After a brief silence, the trio crossed the stream in the forest, and under the guidance of Walker, Duke of Ella, and Wayne Landmark, Queen Agnes found the body of his bride-in-waiting.

Agnes hung her head, wiped tears from her face, and leaped off her horse with a swift leap into her arms, embracing the body of her maid.

"My Monica! Arcana, why do you treat an innocent woman so cruelly? Is it because of me, a cursed woman? The sobbing Queen Agnes was so grief-stricken that she kept wiping the blood from her maid Monica with the cuffs of her men's clothes, but she could not wipe it clean.

"Her Royal Highness. Cremate her. This way her soul will also return to the temple of the goddess, not because you have been cursed, but because the goddess has summoned her soul. Let her rest in peace. Wayne Landmark found dry wood and used it to build a simple cremation wood stand.

"Her Royal Highness. There is no resurrection from the dead. Please mourn. Walker, the Duke of Ella, jumped off the dot and reached out to Queen Agnes to hold her back, though the Queen was not allowed to touch her in a formal setting.

"I said it, Your Highness. Don't call me Queen anymore. I'm not a queen, and the true queen of Rinston should be sitting in the palace and being worshiped by her subjects hand in hand with a true king, not being insulted by those guys as she is now. I'm just Agnes, the daughter of Count Carchand! The former downcast queen is dead! Agnes reluctantly stood up.

"I'm sorry, Miss Agnes. Let me see you, a faithful servant, on her final journey. Walker's palms were hot, but he quickly let go of Agnes' small hand, leaned down, picked up the body of the maid Monica, placed her body firmly on the cremation wood stand, and took the torch from Wayne's hand.

"Wait, I hope her soul will go to the temple of Arcana with my blessings." The words of Queen Agnes rang in the ears of Duke Walker of Ella. Queen Agnes took the torch from his hand and placed an amethyst necklace on the chest of the dead maid.

"It's getting dark, Your Highness. The door to Arcana's temple has been opened. Wayne looked at the sky and bowed his head.

"Agnes. The sun has sunk in the west. Let's go. Lord Ella nodded, clasped his hands together and chanted the prayer with Wayne.

Agnes walked slowly to the cremation wood stand with the torch in hand, her Bitan-like eyes hardened in the light of the torches.

"Farewell. Dear Monica. Let's sleep in peace. A life of pain is over. Queen Agnes lowered her torch and lit the four corners of the cremation pyre. The rising flames opened a path of light to the Spirit Temple, and the flying sparks were like dancing souls.

"Agnes. Monica's soul has been sublimated. Let's go. Duke Ella turned, untied his horse from the trunk, and walked to Agnes' side with Dotting and Queen Agnes' horses.

"Yes, it's not safe at night in this forest, especially since the smell of blood in the caves attracts hordes of wolves and carnivorous beasts." Wayne chimed in, checking the weapons on his horse.

Queen Agnes nodded. She pressed the saddle of the war horse, stepped on the stirrup with skillful movements, and stepped on the horse's back with great ease, winning the admiration of Walker, the Duke of Ella.

With the sunset of the western mountains, the dense forest is even darker. Occasionally, a terrible wolf howl or two came from the depths of the forest.

But Agnes was not afraid of the howls of these beasts, firstly because she had never seen these ferocious beasts since she had grown up in the red-crowned woods of El Helinor, and on the other hand, the man she rode side by side, the personal guard of His Royal Highness the Duke, made her feel more at ease than ever.

Walker, the Duke of Ella, had never said so much, and along the way he opened up the things that had been stuffed in his heart without saying. The opened chatterbox made him no different from the bard singing in the tavern. Agnes also gradually put aside her past and told Lord Ella about what she had seen and heard at Kakhande Castle and around her hometown. Wayne, who was behind him, felt like a superfluous man between the two riding in front of him, but he was also happy to be idle, humming melodious songs under the bright night sky.

"Oh, Aini. You just said that your dad caught a hare in Al Heli Nonansen, and what happened to him when he went to catch his prey? "There's a magic to chatting that can bring each other closer quickly, and it can also bring each other closer to each other, and it's clear that it's good for Queen Agnes and Duke Walker.

"Yes, Walker. Heller was overjoyed and fell into a trap he had set for himself. Agnes pursed her lips and smiled, her outstretched jade hand slightly covering her lovely thin lips.

"What do you call Your Excellency Lord Earl of Karkhand? I don't dare call my dead dad that, I'm afraid he'll get up from the grave and slap me in the back. Walker hadn't experienced such a jovial chat in a long time, and he was a little flustered.

"I'm afraid I'm the only one in Kakhand's territory who can call that 'stubborn' old man." Agnes was always thrilled at the mention of her father, "But Heller seems to me to be a good man, because we are in the depths of the redwood forest in Kakhand, and we are desperately short of supplies, but Heller always thinks of ways to earn enough food and goods, and give food to the poor lords first. Second, he was not like the other nobles, and even though my mother died prematurely, he did not marry another noblewoman. ”

"But why is he a stubborn old man in your eyes?" Walker listened to Agnes' words, and he nodded in agreement with Queen Agnes' words. Even in reality, the foreign relations between Kakhand and Ella are almost tense and on the same footing.

"He is becoming more and more focused on the power of his descendants. He didn't want to start a war to gain more territory and more resources. I have told Heller countless times that I would not marry the scoundrel on the throne, I would rather marry the nobles of his realm. But Heller didn't listen, and forced me to marry the demon Segal II shortly after Queen Mona's death. At the mention of Segal II, a shadow flashed across Agnes' delicate face, and her thin eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"So that future generations may ascend to the throne and put an end to the jungle age of the Karkhandians. I understand your father's considerations. Aini. Walker's brown eyes lit up with wisdom, and Agnes saw it, "So, Queen Mona's death was indeed a conspiracy of Segal Saxon." Segal Saxon saw the good in your father and took advantage of your father. I threatened his position, and I threatened the position of Segal Saxon, and indirectly threatened the position of his descendants. But he didn't think that Segal Saxon was a psychologically twisted sexual impotence. It is impossible for him to have children. ”

Agnes was silent, and her head jerked up, her eyes filled with hatred, "The reason why he lingers among fat women is because of him"

"Are you," Walker immediately shut up. But his heart was inexplicably overflowing with joy, "I mean, didn't you know before you married him?" ”

"How can I possibly know that Heller is the Lord for me? He deceived us House Karkhand! Played with Heller! My increasingly assertive father thought that everything he had done would be rewarded! Curse Segal Saxon. ”

"Let me curse him. Segal Saxon, in order to increase his royal power, poisoned Queen Mona. My chief spy, tell Her Highness what the hell is going on! Walker beckoned to Wayne, who was riding behind him.

"So, is the rumor that guy tried so hard to cover up true? Ah, that damn dirty guy. Wolf's heart and dog's lungs! Queen Agnes exclaimed, "I almost became his next victim." ”

"Your Highness, the truth is as my lord said. The ins and outs of this are fairly clear. I have to praise me for my shrewd lord about your rescue. As soon as he saw that Sehgal's envoy had brought you your little hand axe, he immediately reacted to what was going on. Otherwise, if you are one step too late, the consequences will be unimaginable. Wayne said slowly, "It all started when the Lord succeeded to the throne of Lord Art, Earl of Yafen. The sovereign was once Szal's skeletarian, and naturally the sovereign thought that he had the support of Szel-Saxon, who had succeeded to the throne. Since Segal Saxon's own brother, Prince Lotat, was also deliberately trying to seize the unstable throne, he married the Red Boar, Count of Entle. Segal Saxon, who was deeply in danger, wanted to use my lord and Lotat's supporter Red Boar to kill each other, and deplete their respective strengths so that Lotat did not dare to move lightly in the royal city. But the defeated lord was no longer of any use, so he thought of uniting with the Lords of Kakhand, who were eager to seek power, to fight against Lotat, but His Excellency Heller, Earl of Karkhand, was not close to him, and the only thing that could bring them closer was to let the people of Kalkhand join him through marriage, so that Lotat would not be touched. So Queen Mona, who was no longer of any use, was naturally seen by the ambitious Segal II as a nail in his path to power. One night, he ordered the Assassins to infiltrate the Queen's palace and poison Queen Mona with a poisonous snake. Then he immediately married the Queen, and co-opted the Earl of Sorthand to stand with him. However, shortly after your wedding to Szellock Saxon that year, the monarch happened to be in the royal city again, thanks to the betrayal of Sbicott the viper, who ostensibly wanted to hold a kingdom-wide celebration to curry favor with Earl Heller's daughter, but in fact he wanted to eliminate Lothart and the lord who had lost their use in one fell swoop when the whole country was celebrating with Sidrion Pulling Grass. However, my lord escaped from the crisis with the protection of Arcana, annihilated the invading red boar in the Battle of Lucy's Glade, seized the land of Entel, and established the title of duke. Now for him, everything is back to square one, plus we have emptied his treasury with smuggling in retaliation. makes it difficult both internally and externally. We thought that Saxon would no longer have such ambitions, but we had no idea how they got the news of the monster invasion in my territory, so he thought of repeating the old trick. And this time the victim happens to be you, Your Highness. The purpose is to drag your father into the war he is about to wag. ”

"Despicable! Shameless! Agnes clenched her fists, "I need to go back to Heller!" His stupidity will bring disaster! Reputation and family will be spurned by the north and south of Ella Mountain! I've got to stop him from doing something stupid! Father, Father! ”

"I'm afraid, it's too late. It is estimated that your father has long been ready to raise an army to invade the country. Duke Ella shook his head helplessly, "What's more, it's almost impossible for you to go back." Since Sbicott the Viper was able to get the news of my territory thousands of miles away before I did, he would surely know that you wanted to go back and tell your father the truth. If you go back, you will undoubtedly be sent to death. So, we have to think long-term. ”