As the knights departed, the gates of the palace of the Red Blood Castle were closed again, and Captain Euron Ekt, armed with a great sword, stood with the knights of the Red Blood Castle with their swords, blocking everyone from the stairs of the gate.

Accompanied by McAfee, the black-haired wizard walked down the stairs and promenade in the direction of the garden.

Along the way, knights from all over Byrne kept staring at the two, and when they passed, the ones who walked in front even took the initiative to stop and get out of the way, and bowed to the black-haired wizard one after another.

Only the mountain rock guards from the west deliberately stood far away, and raised their chins at the black-haired wizard with a cold snort, which was considered to have said hello.

Loren, who pretended not to see it, continued on his way, only nodding slightly to the other when the person in front of him stopped.

"That's... I mean, Lord Loren, how did you do that?"

McAfee, who was pulling his cloak, followed behind the black-haired wizard, looking incredulous, and desperately lowered his voice: "These Byrne masters, all of them are very proud... How did you get them to be so respectful to you?"

In humble reverence?

Just a few minutes ago, the knights you said were "respectful" to me, and they were eager to pounce on me and tear me to pieces, and to eat me alive......

Loren sighed heavily, and turned his head tiredly: "That's what you want to know?"

McAfee nodded hurriedly.

"That'...... Can you keep it a secret?"

"Uh... Of course. He hurried in.

Loren leaned in too, and then smiled mysteriously at him face to face: "I can too." ”

"......" Andrew McAfee.

With McAfee, who rolled his eyes and twitched, the black-haired wizard with the corners of his mouth curled up left the corridor happily.

By the time the two of them finally reached the garden, someone had been waiting here for a long time.

Loren was slightly stunned when he saw the other party's figure, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "How did you get here?"

"Tell someone to forget to say hello to the butler of the Red Blood Castle and hang me out of the gate... Find a way to bribe a knight's squire and replace the one who got in. ”

Little Yode, who had a bad face, said angrily, since the black-haired wizard woke up, the frequency of his distractions has increased geometrically:

"Trouble a wizard to be serious next time, especially if you have something to ask me... Can you not make it look like I can't wait to beg you?"

"Oh, and next time? Then we'll settle the matter as ......."

"No! there's no next time!" Jr. Yod couldn't bear it anymore, his angry eyes staring at the black-haired wizard and McAfee, who was gloating on the side, as if you dared to speak again, I would die with you.

Well, this guy is really boring......

Pushing against his throbbing temples, Yode Jr. struggled to bring himself back to his senses, even though he wanted to do it in front of this dark-haired wizard... Damn it's hard:

"I just came from the palace gate, and it looks like your plan and that of the Earl of Red Blood Castle have basically succeeded?"

"It should be said that it has basically succeeded. The black-haired wizard shrugged indifferently: "With the absolute support of the northern lords, the counts of the south will not easily oppose it, plus the mountain rock fort and the ...... of the Hope Peak"

"If nothing else, it's almost a success. ”

Even so, it doesn't mean she's guaranteed to win. Little Yode snorted coldly and pursed the corners of his mouth: "Even if she can survive the first hurdle, she may not be able to solve the letter of help from the Duchy of Boi." ”

"It's a test—if handled well, Charlotte can immediately earn a huge reputation for herself and Byrne as a whole, but if anything goes wrong... It was basically the last time she would appear at the Round Table Council. ”

That's right, that's it.

With a sigh, Loren's flickering gaze had a more solemn meaning.

Duchy of Boy... This powerful force, which has been closely related to Byrne since the time of the Old Kingdom, has a relationship with Byrne as if it were brothers, supporting and interdepending on each other.

Byrne's knights raised their flags and marched together with the Boi hussars against the invasion and raids of the centaurs, and the warriors on horseback also exchanged their staunchest support for Byrne's powerful voice in the east and even the south of the empire.

The survival of Boi is of paramount importance to Byrne, even to the prestige of Turin within Byrne and the Empire...... How this question is handled will determine whether Charlotte's reclaimed title of duke is worthy of its name or not.

"It's going to be hard, and it might even be counterproductive, but... Charlotte will make it. ”

"Why?" Little Yod raised his eyebrows: "With the conditions for sending troops, those knight lords can have a bargaining chip to blackmail her, and if they don't send troops... It's self-defeating!"

"That's why I said, we're not the same, because I have something that you don't have. Loren looked at him with a wry look:

"Trust!"

This time, Yode Jr. and McAfee, who was behind the dark-haired wizard, rolled their eyes at the same time.

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“............ So, I'm sure all of you here have no objections, right?"

In front of the round table, Count Angit, who was sitting beside Charlotte, pressed his sword in his right hand and looked solemn: "This is a letter from the Grand Duke of Boi—even that old thing from Laszló Varna has spoken, and I don't need to say that you should know how far the situation has been!"

"The entire eight centaur tribes are united again, and there are no less than 100,000 iron horsemen in the vanguard alone!" Count Bosival's expression was cold, and his cold eyes swept around the round table:

"I don't care what you think, the knights of Peak of Hope will rush to help—it's better to die in the Great Green Sea than to let those bastards run to Byrne!"

"If you want to fight, then you will fight!" Count Angit of Mountain Rock Fort and several Western Lords nodded to each other, and said like a bell:

"Don't say 100,000, 300,000 is not afraid... We were able to get them back, and we can do it now!"

Count Eckert of the Castle of Fury knocked on the table, his eyes calm: "The most important thing is that this is not only for Byrne and Boe, but also for the Empire to see... Byrne, or Byrne. ”

"This is important!"

As his words fell, the knight lords of the north nodded their heads.

"Uh... I don't disagree with you, Count Eckert, if Byrne decides to go to Stormcastle, he will definitely go with him. ”

Ayton Grenwell paused, his gaze wandering to Charlotte: "But... We don't think we have asked the Count of Turin for his opinion. ”

As his words fell, the twelve knight lords turned their gazes to the last man.

Slightly stunned, Charlotte took a deep breath: "For the sake of Byrne, I will try my best to maintain the hard-won peace... But Byrne's honor does not depend on blind compromise and forbearance, but needs to be won by our own hands!"

"So ......"

Charlotte looked around the audience and clenched the handrail so tightly that the bruises were exposed:

"The Crimson Castle will respond, Turin... Will respond!"

Before the round table, the twelve knight lords finally stopped hesitating and nodded in unison.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Count Angette suddenly coughed a few times, and his right hand holding the sword knocked on the table: "Since the matter of sending troops has been decided, then the second matter is next......"

The second thing?

Charlotte's eyes flashed with confusion, but she didn't dare to express it.

The old man and Count Eckert, who was sitting at the other end of the castle, glanced at each other, then at Ayton Grenwell, who was beside him, and finally turned his gaze to the countess:

"Charlotte Turin... You know, all of us are behind you, or rather the House of Turin to regain the place they rightfully belonged, but ......"

"But as you can see, in order to regain the dignity of House Turin and Byrne, the knights of Byrne must go to battle and fight the centaurs head-on. Earl Eckert took over and looked at Charlotte gently:

"It's going to be a tough battle, and the knights of Byrne need a commander they can believe in, a commander who can hold the glory of the House of Turin without letting you go into battle. ”

Looking at the kind eyes of the two elders, the countess suddenly trembled and her eyes widened:

"You, you ......"

"Charlotte, what do they mean ......" sighed heavily, and Ayton Grenwell looked at her silently:

"You have to have a husband. ”