Section 59: Conspiracy
The sound of horses' hooves was getting closer and closer, and Count Ivan and Bruce, who were deadlocked on the road, couldn't help but look, only to see a Black Widow's banner appear, followed by a group of knights from Randallburg, who were led by a knight wearing an open-helmet approach.
"Who is in the Countess Randall's domain?" The knight, who wore the canine-beak helmet, tightened the reins of his horse as he approached the devastated arena, and the knight shouted loudly from his mask as the horse whirled around in his crotch.
"Help, help me!" Count Ivan screamed at the sight of Randall's knight, but the knife on his neck immediately made him recognize his current form, so he tried to keep his mouth shut.
"Bold fellow, dare to kidnap Lord Earl." Seeing Eve put the knife on Count Ivan's neck, Randall's knight shouted angrily.
"This is my personal vendetta with Count Ivan, and I have been attacked by Count Ivan." Of course, Bruce couldn't let Randall Knight pin Eve for attacking the nobles, and he immediately said loudly to Randall Knight
"Lord Greenton?" The Randall knight seemed to know Bruce, and he watched in amazement at what was happening in front of him, only to see Glynton's soldiers lying on the ground, many wounded on the ground, blood seeping into Randall's land.
"Count Ivan, what's going on?" Knight Randall asked Count Ivan.
"Of course not, uh." Count Ivan instinctively retorted, but his neck was caught by a knife, and the cold blade made him shut up immediately.
"It's unjust, the Count is held hostage by this stinky woman, and he can't speak for himself." Count Ivan's knight said angrily.
"Please let Count Ivan go." Randall Knight said on his horse.
"No, if we let him go, these knights will continue to attack us." Stukov immediately objected.
"Let go of Count Ivan, this is Randall's land, and you have the protection of the countess." Randall's knight immediately announced, assuring Bruce and the others that they were protected.
"Let go, Eve." Bruce looked at the Randall knight on horseback in front of him, nodded to Eve, and said.
"Crazy Bruce." However, Stukov immediately objected, and he always scoffed at the so-called promises of the nobility, but Eve put down the knife that was hanging from the neck of Count Ivan.
"Bastards, I'm going to slaughter them, I'm going to hang these bastards, and let their corpses hang on the trees and let them stink and rot." Count Ivan, who was rescued by his own knights, immediately became alive as soon as he returned to his guards, and he yelled at Bruce and the others.
"Scandium~~." The knights of Count Ivan immediately carried their swords and surrounded Bruce and the others.
"Damn, I knew it was going to happen." Stukov scolded and held his dagger, he complained a little about Bruce's naivety, but Bruce looked at him coldly, he didn't believe that the Randalls would allow Count Ivan to be so arrogant.
"Gray Law~~." Sure enough, Randall's knights waved their hands, and the thirty knights in red and black robes behind him immediately stepped forward, and they pointed their spears at Earl Ivan's knights, separating Grinton and Earl Ivan's people.
"Stop, Count Ivan, are you going to challenge the countess's rights in this land?" The tall knight, wearing a canine-beak helmet mask, said loudly.
"Damned." Count Ivan's brows furrowed, he knew that if he had to have a dispute with the countess here, then his long-term efforts would be in vain, not to mention that he only had twenty knights to escort, and now some of them were killed and wounded, and it was extremely disadvantageous to fight with the Randall knights, Count Ivan suppressed the anger in his heart.
Count Ivan led his entourage away, and he looked at Bruce with a threatening gaze before leading away, but he was greeted by Bruce's eyes full of anger, Earl Ivan's surprise attack damaged most of Grinton's soldiers, and Bruce had built up an armed force that was now basically half-crippled, and Bruce himself almost died at the hands of Count Ivan's knight.
"Lord Greenton, let's escort you out!" The knight in the canine helmet said to Bruce.
"Your Lord." At this time, little Lorianne ran forward, she saw Bruce's face was bloodless, and asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, see how the brethren are?" Bruce waved his hand to Anne, and he saw that only two of Greenton's spearmen were still standing, and the others were lying on the ground groaning in pain, and the crossbowmen had killed three of them, and there was no joy or anger on the faces of the soldiers, and the cruel death and wounds had caused them to have a certain transformation.
"Don't worry, Mavis has brought some herbs, she's already helping you heal, but there's a strange thing I have to report to you." Anne blinked, eyes said to Bruce.
"What's the matter?" Bruce asked, a little puzzled.
Anne rushed Count Ivan's knight to the carriage, seemingly specifically to assassinate Shield Splitter, and Shield Splitter Danny also seemed to know Earl Ivan's knight, and this news was heard in Bruce's ears, so he couldn't help but frown.
"Are you telling the truth?" Annie's words were heard not only by Bruce, but also by Randall, who was wearing a canine mask, and he immediately jumped off his mount, strode over to Bruce and Annie, and asked.
"Hmm." Anne nodded, she stared at the tall knight, and the voice always felt familiar.
"It looks like it's kind of funny!" Bruce looked at the Randall Knight who came over and sneered, no wonder Count Ivan was so concerned about pirate affairs, in Bruce's opinion, this kind of weak chicken-like conspiracy was very low-level.
"Oh, Lord Greenton, what do you think of it?" Randall's knight said to Bruce with interest.
"This is an obvious thing, it is obvious that this pirate was instigated and even financed by Count Ivan, and the purpose should be very clear!" Bruce touched his chin, he knew Count Ivan's plan almost without any deduction.
"Are you accusing Count Ivan of financing pirates? In the absence of evidence, I hope to be cautious. But Randall's knights were a little embarrassed, and it was very difficult to accuse an earl, and if there was no solid evidence to back it up, it might even lead to war.
"Proof it? Hey, isn't that what Split Shield Danny is? Bruce lifted his hand and pointed in the direction of the carriage, the pirate who was almost killed by Count Ivan was not a witness.
"Uh~." As Randall Knight was about to speak, Anne, who had been staring at him, suddenly exclaimed.
"I know who you are, you're the knight who accompanies that beautiful young lady, Sir Hilton, right?" Anne clapped her hands in realization, and she pointed to the knight wearing the canine-muzzled helmet.
"Oh." At Anne's reminder, Bruce also reacted, and he looked up at the tall knight.
"Haha, I didn't expect it to hide from your eyes." Sir Hilton smiled and took off his helmet, sure enough, it was the knight who was fighting side by side on the way back to Glinton, but he didn't expect him to be a knight from Randallburg.
"So you're a knight of Randallburg, so you're a knight of the countess's family?" Bruce asked curiously.
"That's right, I'm the knight of the countess's family, and I'm responsible for protecting the countess and her family." Sir Hilton said as he straightened up and tucked his helmet under his armpit.
"The noble lady of that day, is it the family of the countess?" Bruce originally wanted to say if it was a countess, but that day he saw the countess presiding over the festival with the bishop in the cathedral, so it should be the countess's family who was traveling with them.
"Uh, yes." Sir Hilton paused, and he nodded.
Bruce saw Sir Hilton, and a smile appeared on his face, with the friendship of fighting side by side last time, in retrospect, it is no wonder that Sir Hilton leaned towards them just now, and he was a little strange, after all, Earl Ivan was a guest of the countess, and his strength and title were above him, but Randall's knights were willing to stick a bar in the middle, and it looked like a big forty board, but in fact, it protected him.