Sir Aaron's appearance was sudden, but it was also in Loren's arrangement—under normal circumstances, with a large amount of baggage, it would take at least a month to make a round trip from Deepwood. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

But if you advance lightly with only cavalry, then this time can be greatly reduced, even to less than twenty days!

According to the note that Loren had left him before he set out, Sir Aaron threw down his infantry and dragged baggage after his departure, and led the cavalry army supported by the Duke to the deep forest fort as fast as he could.

After the army of the nobles of Shenlinburg took control of the castle, they did not even remember to close the gates, and as a result, the cavalry took control of the castle without hindrance, and only held out for less than a quarter of an hour before disarming and surrendering.

The soldiers who flaunted their might in front of the refugees, under the iron horses of Lothair, brandishing the banner of the Cross Blood Sword, were immediately turned into lambs to the slaughter, and did not even have the slightest thought of resisting.

After all, neither Barry Senna nor the nobles could tell these soldiers their true intentions, and they really thought that they were only here to quell the rebellion of the Earl, so how could they stop the Duke's cavalry?

In despair, Barry Senna and the other nobles were all thrown into the dungeon without any resistance, waiting for Leuven Fried to make the final verdict.

A day later, the Senna family had a new head, Will Senna - and Barry Senna, who was beheaded by Rubén Fried and turned into a corpse.

The remaining nobles, a small part of whom went with Barry Senna to the Holy Cross, surrendered to the new Earl of Deepwoodburg once and for all, handing over large tracts of land, hunting grounds, and farming, as well as a large ransom.

So far, after nearly four months, the entire county of Shenlinburg has finally been completely controlled by Ruben Fried, and the originally arrogant nobles have either chosen to bow their heads and submit, or their vitality has been completely damaged.

The Senna family, which had lost Barry, was even more devastated, and Will Senna, the new head of the family, had no prestige at all, and it was entirely by the count that he would not be overthrown - even the Senna family hated this traitor to the bitter teeth, not to mention the remaining nobles.

A few days later, the infantry of the Duke of Lothair finally arrived at the deep forest fort with the grain, and at the same time, the nobles who had paid the ransom one after another also arrived with the wheat and oats full of grains, which greatly alleviated the dilemma of the deep forest fort due to the lack of food.

With a heavy army, land and food, Leuven Fried finally got his chance to make his mark - the scattered refugees, and many more landless poor people were attracted by the land to become yeoman farmers in the county of Deep Woodburg.

These new farms are like seedlings growing on this barren land, fragile but vibrant. And when they grow into towering trees, flying under the dome of the deep forest, it will be the Cross Blood Sword Banner of the Fried family.

.................. On the rooftop of the tower of the deep forest fort, the little wizard leaning against the battlement of the wall looked out at the scenery in the distance, as if even his heart had gone away with the birds.

Loren stood cautiously behind her, carefully observing the man's expression, beware of saying something wrong.

"In your eyes, I'm actually a liability, right?"

Although her voice was calm, every word she uttered was one of self-defeating: "Never told me anything, like a child—that Miss Leah has confessed that you have entrusted her to protect me." ”

Loren silently took two steps forward, carefully reassuring the little wizard: "Actually...... You can think of it this way, everyone has things that they are good at and what they are not good at, and this time it just happened that you happened to run into something that you are not good at. ”

"In fact, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't have known what a terrible mistake I had made - if I hadn't known in advance how terrible this harsh winter was, I wouldn't have even had time to remedy it, and I would have been able to defeat Barry Senna and the nobles of the Deep Limburg. ”

"So half of this victory is due to you!"

"Is that so......" Ain Rand's expression was very confused, and he bit his lower lip lightly, as if he remembered something from a long time ago: "My mother is the youngest daughter of the previous generation of the Rand family master, and she is a particularly timid person. ”

"She was married to a man I had never met by Vesalius Rand, the fat man, for a farmstead, and I had not even seen the 'father,' and the mother who refused to remarry became a burden to the family. ”

Although his surname was Rand, he was bullied by his servants and family members at will, and he could do nothing but cry. Ain clung to the wall, his fingers digging into the cracks in the wall: "I have made up my mind since I was very young that I will never live like that. ”

"Before she died, she knelt before Visa, begged him to give me a better way out, and told me never to forget my last name, and to die with the honor of my family—and the fat man sold me to the Vimpal Academy, and I became a servant of the Academy. ”

The smiling Ain Rand had an extremely lonely expression: "What happens next...... I'm sure you've guessed it all, right?"

"I want to be an alchemist because I can live in this world on my own, not like my mother...... She was never a strong person. ”

"On the contrary, your mother is incredibly strong. ”

"Huh?" the little wizard looked back curiously.

"Not all bravery can be seen and touched. Loren sighed long: "There are always people who can sacrifice everything, give up everything, even status, wealth, dignity and life, for the sake of someone, and even do some extremely crazy acts. ”

"And we generally call this kind of bravery 'mother's love'. It's not only brave, it's noble - you have a mother who loves you and cares about you. ”

"Y-how can you be clear......" The little wizard who lowered his head was unconvinced, and his tone was so slight that only mosquitoes could hear it.

"Because what an honor we have to have such a gentle, kind, strong, and always kind-hearted, genius alchemist as Ain Rand!"

Loren, who raised the smile on the corner of his mouth, sighed softly as if he was emotional: "This is all from a strong and great mother, the best gift to this world!"

The little wizard who bowed his head deeply, his hands trembling even when he pressed against the wall, his cheeks buried deep in his chest, and a pair of delicate little ears had turned pink.

What the hell is going on with this big liar, how can he even say such a thing?!

When he said these words, he didn't feel any shame at all?!

Ain Rand, whose body trembled slightly, didn't even notice that his eyes were already full of tears. My mind is full of the voice and smile of my former mother.

The one who was always shushing himself and asking for warmth, over and over again, even tiresome, the way he was holding himself and crying, kneeling in front of the Visa and begging for the fat man......

How many precious things are you missing?

"I have business to attend to, and the Count is waiting for me. Loren said softly: "Enjoy the sunshine today, and allow you to retire first." ”

Turning, Loren walked towards the stairs, his expression somewhat melancholy - how could he not be like this compared to Ain?

Of course, emotion is always irrational, always stupid, and cannot be carried away by emotions, only by staying calm can it ......

"Loren!"

The little wizard who suddenly turned his head called out to him, his eyes red, his cheeks still slightly tear-stained, and his narrow shoulders still trembling slightly.

"Is there anything you want to order?" the black-haired wizard who stood in place bowed slightly, quietly waiting for Al Yin to speak.

"Don't lie to me again, and don't leave me alone. The little wizard said in a non-questioning tone, "Whatever you face, you have to face it together, fight side by side - that's what you promised!"

Loren, who flashed a trace of astonishment in the corner of his eye, still smiled slightly:

"And I'm not going to break my word. ”