Chapter 38: The Black Cross (I)
"I only prepared some coarse tea and light rice, I hope you don't be surprised." Constance Dante said indifferently. Time was in a hurry, and Preskars was always short of eating, so with limited ingredients, this dinner was indeed ordinary.
Constance Dante watched coldly, but as keen as he was, he did not notice the girl's dissatisfaction. But he was too careful, Constance Dante laughed at himself in his heart.
"Thank you for your hospitality." Although Ann Loste is a little restrained, but still does not have the slightest aristocratic frame, perhaps because his mother is a commoner, Ann Loste was only received into the kingdom at the age of ten to become the crown prince of the kingdom, but before that, his own life was... Maybe because of this, he will feel the sin of this world of beasts and cannibalism.
And she didn't mind these simple meals, and several people at the dinner table began to pray before the meal. Surprisingly, as a Rastine, the girl prayed in a formal Orthodox ritual.
After the prayer was done, the feast began.
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At night in Constantinople, the city is still brightly lit, but the countryside is silent and dark.
With only a faint moonlight on the balcony of the villa, Cons Dante stared into the distance and disappeared into the dark wilderness, as if thinking about something.
Sophia and Yulia fiddle downstairs with Professor Preskas' collection of mechanical gadgets. Ann Lother, on the other hand, silently walked up to the balcony.
Ann Loste looked at Constance Dante, "Actually, you should know my identity, I am Ann Lost, the crown prince of the kingdom. Unexpectedly, she directly admitted her identity, and also saw that Constance, Dante and Yulia already knew their identities before.
And Constance Dante didn't bother to deny it, "After all, His Highness is the most eye-catching presence in the city." So what can I do for you, Your Highness? And his gaze was still on the void beyond the balcony.
"You didn't say it, but you didn't see me as someone you could trust, or that you were alienating me." Ann Roester could feel Consité's repulsive indifference, and only when she looked at Sophia did there be a little warmth in her eyes.
It was exactly the same as the look in her father's eyes when Ann Loste first saw him.
"You are a Rasten, and I am only a Herod as a loser. But why does His Highness use Orthodox rituals? And why do you want to be Sophia's friend? If it were mercy, I don't think I needed that. I don't think that as such a noble highness, why do you need so-called trust. All you do is be self-satisfied. Constance Dante said softly, but his expression turned cold, and indeed he was a little unaccustomed to this girl.
"You are only the princess of the kingdom of New Brad, and the Herod do not need the mercy of the Rasteen nobles. Especially after the massacre you did in Findel. I hate this hypocrisy. ”
Constance Dante didn't go on, indeed, he was very serious, and he knew that the girl was not so hypocritical, and that it was indeed a fervor. She may wish to be Sophia's friend, but that is a kind of naivety, just ridiculously naïve, as she was back then. This is why Constance Dante hated her, Constance Dante hated many people, but for the first time he hated such a young girl.
Because at this time, Ann Lotte was like himself ten years ago, he thought he could save the country, but he buried her with his own hands.
At the moment of standing at the pinnacle of power, all the beauty of human nature seems ridiculous and hateful.
But Constance Dante underestimated the girl's stubbornness, "Indeed, many people say the same thing behind their backs." But... You were the first person to say these words to me in front of me. This slightly childish face, but full of firmness, the girl's face was a little red, which may also be the reason for the cold wind blowing on the balcony.
"Knowing that you can't do it doesn't mean you're a brave person, it just means that you're a stupid fool." Constance Dante poured cold water on him without the slightest concern, while Ann Roester stubbornly put forward her idea. For some reason, Ann Lotte completely told the man in front of her that she had hidden and suppressed for a long time.
"I want to stop the tragedy in this country."
Stop? Ridiculous, isn't it? A very cold smile appeared on the corner of Constance Dante's mouth.
"Why should such a great cause tell me such a little person?"
Suddenly, the blinding light from downstairs shone on people's eyes.
"Don't move!" I saw the muzzle of the black hole downstairs pointed at Constance Dante, and if he dared to move, those bursts of fire would not hesitate to tear him to pieces.
"Your Highness!" There were worried voices from under the villa, which seemed to be Ann Lost's attendants.
Constance Dante raised his hands and teased with a relaxed expression: "It seems that what His Highness left behind should not lead to these troubles. ”
Heavily armed palace guards rushed up and stood between Constance Dante and Ann Lost, several long torches pointed at Constance Dante, and these large-caliber firearms could even kill a rhinoceros.
"Stop, Chief Guard, these are my friends." Ann Roste was stunned by the scene in front of her and hurriedly stopped them.
"Your Highness, they are Herodians. You shouldn't be here, it's too dangerous. If Your Majesty knows about this, your subordinates will not be able to redeem their lives. The chief of the guard who was in charge of protecting Ann Roast still pointed at Constance Dante. The young kingdom, which was only ten years old, had deep-seated contradictions between the Rastin and Herodians, and the two sides never trusted each other.
"I'm not mistaken, Your Highness. Your wish is just a wish, and it is impossible to achieve it on your own. Constance Dante faced the terrible muzzle of the gun, but there was no fear or anger, as if the guards only thought Constance Dante was more dangerous, and simply pointed their weapons at him.
Ann Roste lowered her head and was silent for a moment, then looked at Constance Dante and said seriously, "So I need your help to change this world." ”
"So that's the case, it's really stronger than I was back then." Cons, Dante, muttered in a voice that could only be heard by himself.
"Let's go back, I've already said these people are my friends, are you questioning me?" Ann Lost's sudden appearance of the superior was powerful, and the guards immediately lowered their heads and lowered their weapons, and the captain of the guard had to put down his short guns.
"Stop your search and get out of here." Cons, Dante, instead gave the order to evict the guests, because he saw several soldiers searching downstairs for something.
"You are presumptuous!" The captain of the guard shouted angrily and pressed the short gun in his hand to Consitine Dante's forehead.
"According to the Kingdom's Summa de la Cine, which was compiled by Emperor Justinian the Great during the pre-imperial period, private residences are protected by law, and searches require a warrant issued by the judiciary to be valid, otherwise it is illegal to do so without the consent of the owner." Constance Dante replied calmly.
"We are the crown prince's guard, do you think you can still prosecute us?" The head of the guard sneered and joked.
"The wind and rain come in, the king can't go in, that's our right. Are you going to shoot or not? Everything you do now, according to the laws of the Kingdom, can make you take off this uniform and even go to jail. Constance Dantin said.
"You lowly Herod!" The chief guard was visibly annoyed, he would have pulled the trigger if it weren't for Ann Lost's presence, but he didn't want to do that. The man swung his short gun to give Constance, Dante a little bit of power, with the hard pine handle.
"Stop!" No one thought that Ann Loste would actually block in front of Constance Dante, and the chief of the guard had already been unable to retract at this time, and the handle of the gun was about to fall on Ann Lost's face, but the wrist of the chief of the guard was grabbed by Constance Dante in time.
In fact, it was okay for Ann Lotte not to stand in front of Constance Dante, Constance Dante caught the sensation of the other party's shoulders enough to deal with it, but Ann Roester did surprise him to stand in front of him.
But this scene was enough to frighten the guards, and they knelt down to plead guilty.
Constance Dante dropped the short gun in his hand and said indifferently to Ann Lotte: "Let's just assume that today's incident did not happen, I don't want Sophia to lose your friend." ”
The head of the guard raised his head and cast a resentful look, this kid didn't see his status so arrogant at all.
Cons-Dante walked through the kneeling crowd while the chief guard heard a bone-chilling voice, "You should be glad you didn't hurt my sister." And not still challenging my bottom line. Watching Constance Dante slowly walk downstairs, inexplicably, the chief guard couldn't help but shudder.