Charlotte stood up and looked at him, staring at him deadly.

"Loren Turin, you always ask me what I think, what do I think of myself......" she murmured, her eyes a little misty:

"What about yourself... What do you think, and what do you think of yourself again?"

Slightly stunned, Loren raised his head and looked up at the expressionless countess.

"Huh, my lord. ”

"Who are you in your eyes?"

"A knight, a wizard, a stranger in his homeland......" the countess stared at him deadly, "or the lord of Turin, our duke?"

After being stunned for a moment, Loren laughed out loud: "You, what are you talking about? I almost don't understand, what happened to make you ......"

"Smack!"

Looking at Charlotte, Loren was completely stunned.

The collar was clutched, and the faces of the two were close at hand.

She, what was she going to do? Or was it the same as last time......

"If you really think of yourself as the Lord of Byrne, you will not be indifferent to what is happening at hand. Charlotte looked at him seriously, and their pupils reflected each other's eyes:

"There's something more important... What could be more important to a duke than something that would tear his principality apart?"

"No, I didn't mean that!" Loren said decisively, hastily defending: "You misunderstood, I just wanted to say ......"

"What do you want to say, what do you want to explain?" interrupted the countess again, "if you really think of yourself as the Lord of Byrne, you will not be indifferent to such things!"

"No, you should take advantage of your triumphant return and prestige to accumulate more power, land, wealth, and authority to strengthen your family and your own power, this is what a duke should do!"

"Even the Black Duke once joined forces among the thirteen realms of Byrne, and controlled the south by marrying the daughter of the Earl of Stormcastle, forcing the Broken Sword Tower to give up several farmsteads adjacent to the Red Blood Castle. ”

"Even that stupid 'knight idol' really thinks of himself as a duke, what about you?"

Charlotte muttered softly, her eyes inquiring, "Are you a stupid person who doesn't know anything about all this? You've won the Imperial Judgment, you've expelled the Empire's governors, you... Won back the title of Duke of the House of Turin. ”

"In that case, why are you indifferent to this situation?"

"Is it because you still haven't switched from your past identity, and you still see yourself as a stranger, 'rule' the duchy from the perspective of a bystander, so you don't notice these changes?"

"Or ......" she bit her lower lip, and her palm holding the collar of the black-haired wizard trembled slightly:

"All of this was expected by you, and even arranged by you?"

Loren looked at Charlotte, who was suddenly shocked, and was dumbfounded.

"yes, I almost forgot... You are Loren Turin. Suddenly, the countess, who had just looked solemn, sneered and shook her head:

"The wizard who can tell me that he has no interest in power or wealth... How could I care about such trivial matters that I care about?"

"No, I definitely didn't mean that, you misunderstood......" The dark-haired wizard hurriedly defended as she looked at Charlotte, who was becoming more and more unsettling.

"If you don't want to be misunderstood......"

Charlotte clenched his collar suddenly, and her sonorous tone carried undoubted power: "Then take out the decisive momentum of killing, and show what you should look like a duke——!"

A shrill voice echoed in the study for a long time.

"If you don't want Byrne and Turin, who have been reborn, to be reduced to the even more terrible situation of the past again......" The countess looked cold:

"Then do what you have to do!"

"Depose me, strip me of my title, concentrate the power of Turin on you alone, choose the family you see fit, marry me off—forge an unbreakable alliance by marriage, make Byrne bow to you and Turin, and let the glory of the age of the knight-king shine on this land once again!"

"In this way, a calamity can be vanished, and grand weddings and ceremonies can divert everyone's attention, and from engagement to formal wedding, it can be bought for at least a year!"

"One year... The Witcher Legion will at least be able to form a fighting force, and the Red Blood Fortress will once again be under the authority of one person, and you will have enough strength to face any enemy you think of!"

Looking at Charlotte's resolute appearance, the black-haired wizard took a deep breath and hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Charlotte, these... You came up with it because of the rumors and the Round Table Council?"

He wanted to take the opportunity to change the topic and disrupt Charlotte's train of thought.

But... What a shameful failure.

"A competent ruler should not care about the eyes of his vassals, but he must not ignore them either. The countess's eyes were still solemn: "Rumors... At best, it's just a trigger. ”

"The hidden dangers of the two 'Turin' have been exposed when you went on an expedition to the Great Green Sea... way, I thought about it for a long time. ”

She pursed the corners of her mouth and gritted her teeth: "This is already the best way - the existence of two Turin at the same time will only reduce the authority of the Turin family, loyalty and attention must be focused on one person!"

The two men looked at each other for a long time.

The high-spirited Countess, at this moment, was like a martyr ready to die—she didn't mind walking to the stake or putting herself on a silver platter in order to restore the Turin family to its former glory.

It's like a candle that is about to burn out, ready to burn out the last bit of light.

"Charlotte, uh, that, cough cough cough ......" The black-haired wizard coughed a few times, hesitated for a moment: "I don't think you're in a hurry, even if it's a marriage, it doesn't have to be now!"

The countess's face immediately showed a disappointed expression, and her sharp gaze was cold and piercing!

"Uh, I, I'm not saying you're wrong!" Loren quickly waved his hand and quickly explained, "I think what you said is very right, very correct, marriage is indeed the best way to build an alliance!"

"And the current gossip in the Red Blood Castle must also be resolved as soon as possible, otherwise it will greatly hurt the authority of the Turin family, and we must change this situation!"

"So... What I'm trying to say, what I'm trying to say, what I'm trying to say... It's ......"

Charlotte stared at him intently, her gaze getting colder and colder.

"I think the marriage is correct, but the person who should marry is not you......" The black-haired wizard became more and more speechless, scratching his head desperately, looking for a reasonable reason for himself: "The person who should really marry should be... Be...... It's ——! me."

The air was quiet for a few seconds.

Charlotte squinted her eyes slightly, her expression a little surprised:

"You... What did you just say?"

What the?

What did I say?

Loren was stunned for a moment, and after realizing that it was too late to change his words, he immediately nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, I am the one who should be married." ”

"I am the Lord of Turin, the Duke of Byrne, and only I can focus everyone's gaze!"

Slowly raising her gaze, Charlotte did not speak immediately, but looked at him intriguingly.

"So......" asked the countess softly, "our Duke has already chosen a match?"

For some reason, Loren suddenly felt a chill on the back of his neck.

"Not yet, not yet. The black-haired wizard pursed his lips: "You know, I don't really know much about the nobles of the Thirteen Lords of Byrne, and I have a complete ...... about who is suitable."

Suddenly, Charlotte pressed her lower lip and chuckled.

Loren laughed dryly.

"Salika Jonah. A smiling Charlotte said suddenly.

Well?

"Salika Jonah... Lord of Boi. The countess was full of spring: "It seems that it will be a very good marriage partner." ”

"Comrades who fought side by side, allies who supported each other, together faced the most dangerous enemy of the Boi so far, won a victory worthy of the 'Great Conquest', and a Byrin and a Boi... The people of the two principalities will bless your wedding, wouldn't it kill two birds with one stone?"

"In the prime of life, at the prime of life... The most important thing is that you are both dukes and know each other well. ”

The corners of his mouth twitched, Loren, looked at Charlotte, whose expression changed suddenly, and a not very good premonition arose: "It's not ripe to that point...... That you, you know?"

"Recognize... It's more than just knowing!"

Charlotte "poofed" and shook her head with a light sigh: "We first met a long time ago, but her smile... To this day, I still remember it vividly. ”

"Yes, yes?!" Loren sneered.

"Why, didn't she tell you that she once visited my coming-of-age ceremony?" Charlotte's eyes widened in surprise: "This is really rude, if I have the chance, I must teach this mother a good lesson... Naughty friends. ”

Mother what?

Loren's smile grew stiffer.

"But it's impossible, isn't it......" the black-haired wizard said with a dry laugh, "Even if I mean! I mean even if we really have this purpose... It was absolutely impossible for the Heavenly Dome Palace to agree, they would not watch the two principalities merge into one. ”

"yes, it can't be successful. ”

The smiling Charlotte sighed, and her eyes never left the black-haired wizard's dodging eyes: "So... Who are your real targets?"

"If you don't want me to get married, but use your own marriage to solve this mess, which 'lucky' girl are you going to marry?"

"Who in your mind is the most suitable person to ask for a marriage, who can help you solve the current crisis and help you win the authority that a duke deserves?"

"My Lord Duke, I need your answer. ”

That expression was like telling his last words.

Loren, who was laughing dryly, couldn't laugh at all, and his scalp was numb for a while.

Thoroughly... There is no room for manoeuvre.

But at this moment.

"Squeak ......"

The door to the study was opened.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang......"

The sound of hurried footsteps was also a little panicked, as if it would fall straight to the ground in the next second.

Charlotte and Loren turned their heads at the same time, turning their gaze to the hurried footsteps.

Really... Sweaty little wizards weave back and forth between bookshelves, golden ponytails and hair sweating in the running wind.

The two of them were stunned, and they remained motionless in the posture they had just held.

With an anxious face, Ain finally caught a glimpse of a black-haired wizard out of the corner of his eye: "Loren, you are really here!" Charles told me......"

Before he finished speaking, the little wizard also stood still in place, and his excited tone instantly stammered: "You, you two are ......"

At this moment, Loren and Charlotte realized how embarrassing their posture and movements were—the countess with a "hideous" expression crossed the table and grabbed the black-haired wizard by the collar, as if she would lift him up and beat him up in the next second.

"Ah——! that, what... I, we ......" Loren, who realized something, was the first to react: "We were just discussing something very important, and... You know... There was some controversy......"

"Well, that's right... Dispute. Charlotte, who was frowning, snorted coldly, spit out these words from between her teeth, and loosened Loren's collar very unhappily:

"And we're on the same page now, right?"

Loren could only smile awkwardly and nodded hurriedly.

"Oh... I see. ”

The little wizard nodded suddenly, scratched his head with a smile and seemed to breathe a sigh of relief: "Scared me to death, I thought you two really had a fight." ”

"Luckily... We've encountered this kind of thing once before, and sometimes it's really easy to be overwhelmed by the awkward situation!"

Glancing at Ain, who was still "giggling", Charlotte focused her meaningful gaze on Loren, and the stunned black-haired wizard quickly turned his head away from her.

"Yes, is there anything?" asked a relieved duke, tentatively.

"Ahh

Ai Yin, who woke up, hurriedly ran over and pressed Loren's shoulder: "Loren, he's awake!"

"He's awake?!" Loren, who was shocked, also had an expression of disbelief:

"When?!"

"Just now... When I was about to change his dressing... Suddenly, he ...... the little wizard who was at a loss, and explained incoherently: "Anyway... He's awake!"

"And how is he doing now?" the black-haired wizard asked impatiently.

"Uh... Huh?"

"I'm asking you if he's still awake?!"

"Yes, yes!" Ai Yin nodded hurriedly, his expression equally excited: "His current condition is very stable, and the spiritual hall that has been eroded by the void has obvious signs of recovery!"

"Wait!"

Charlotte, who had been sitting next to her and had never interjected, frowned slightly, with an interrupted anger in the corners of her eyes: "Who is the 'he' you are talking about?"

"An experienced, well-informed and often crow... of the elderly. ”

Loren, who barely held back the last few words, barely squeezed out a smile at the corner of his mouth:

"Haringvan Ashamai!" ()

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