The Hermitage of Palma is located on the far north wall of the Upper Town, next to the frozen sea, but the high walls obscure the view of the ocean, except for the sound of the waves that only occur in the two short seasons of summer and autumn in Palma.

As the name of the Winter Palace suggests, the dilapidated palace pavilions are covered with a thick layer of snow silver, and the king's guards on the stone towers around the high walls keep their hands rubbing together to keep warm. The king's guards standing at the palace gate are also fully armed, vigilantly guarding the deserted palace, and strictly performing their duties, whether it is the queen's maids or the objects added by the maids to the Winter Palace, as long as they enter and exit the Winter Palace gate, they will be strictly checked.

Queen Agnes, who was protected by the king's bodyguards throughout the Winter Palace, did not seem to be the owner of the Winter Palace, but more like a prisoner of the Winter Palace.

According to the customs of the Kakande, on the first day of the third week of each winter, any of the sons and daughters of the Kakander need to cut down a red crown tree of El Helino with a small axe, which represents the cutting of the regrets of the old year and the new hope of the new year. This is the right day.

Queen Agnes wore a crown and a crystal headdress, an amethyst pendant hanging from the headdress on her pale pink forehead, two clear lakes of light green under two thin eyebrows, and two thin green lips under a delicate, straight nose with a red agate color. The moment she walked out of the door of the Winter Palace, there was a faint sadness on her face, making her delicate face look like a white flower with morning dew. People can't help but think of a white swan's slender neck and a slender black tunic dress, which perfectly shows the curves of a noble mature woman's body. Two powders of powder were draped over a ferret cape, and her slender jade hands pinched the lace neckline with one hand, and the other naturally hung down from her hips, but she held a small hand axe in a very discordant manner. Even so, the combination of black and white made the king's guards secretly marvel at the beauty of the queen.

The imagination of the king's bodyguards is always a fantasy of the senses. They don't know why Segal II doesn't cherish this stunner in front of him, but he goes to the convent almost every day to look for those fat fairies who are plump but have no feminine charm, they only know that the king has ordered them to confine Queen Agnes in this deep winter palace, and the king's guards saw that Queen Agnes was about to leave the winter palace, so they immediately recovered from their admiration, and quickly closed the palace door nervously, and walked to the front of the winter palace gate one by one to block Queen Agnes' way.

"Get out of the way. Today is the day of our Kakhand traditions. Queen Agnes walked gracefully to the palace gate surrounded by the bride-in-waiting, and when she saw that the king's guards had no intention of letting her go, a red glow of annoyance appeared on her face, even if she was angry, but her appearance was still so charming.

"I'm very sorry, Your Highness the Queen, Your Majesty has ordered us to keep His Highness safe, and you must not leave the Winter Palace without his permission." The captain of the Winter Palace Guard, who was guarded by the King, lowered his eyebrows and did not dare to look at Queen Agnes, not out of fear of the Queen, but out of an extremely uncontrollable desire and fire, which was ignited again and again by the fragrance that wafted from Queen Agnes's skin.

"Are you going to get out of the way?" The pale green lake was rippling with waves, and the small axe in her slender hand was lifted in front of the undulating peaks on her chest, "Segal II can treat me like a caged bird, a prisoner of the court. I tell the shameless man that my daughter of a great Karkhand would never be so cowardly! ”

"Your Highness, let me say it again, if you want to disobey Your Majesty's orders by force, we will only be able to seize your little axes, and you will not do anything, but the fate of your bride-in-waiting is not as good as that of Your Highness!" The captain of the Winter Palace guard subconsciously pressed the sword at his waist, and the guards on the stone towers around the Winter Palace also untied the iron bow and held it in the palm of his hand.

The handmaidens of the Canalde behind Queen Agnes looked at the beautiful mistress in front of them one by one, with a look of fear.

"My father really killed your daughter! You have always regarded your daughter as the jewel of your hand, but how did you take the initiative to fall for the despicable and shameless man of Segal II! Be willing to be his pawn! Tears slid down Agnes's cheeks, and the dancing snow carried her thoughts as if to Palma's far east of Karkhand, "Father! Do you really think that guy is going to leave Kakander with any descendants? Power is blinding you! ”

"Your Highness, what are you going to do!?" The captain of the Winter Palace Guard looked terrified, in front of his eyes, although the beautiful queen made him feel moved, but the tough attitude and words made his heart tremble, the queen in front of him put the axe blade close to his beautiful neck, and the neck that was about to break with her fingers seemed to be pulled out of a bloody mouth in a short moment, "Don't! Your Highness! I'll go to Your Majesty to report on your behalf! I'm sure you'll be able to get out of the Winter Palace soon and complete your traditional Kakhandan rituals! I promise! ”

"No need!" A proud voice came from outside the door of the Winter Palace, the captain of the Winter Palace guard recognized this voice, he immediately bowed his head and stood aside, outside the open door of the Winter Palace, Segal II strode into the palace gate with several royal guards, his face was full of contempt and sarcasm, "I heard you say that I am a shameless person, my queen." If you're going to kill yourself, then please. I don't think anyone here has seen our beautiful Queen commit suicide in the Winter Palace, but is still living happily in the beautiful palace of the Winter Palace. ”

"Segal Saxon, your bad heart is like foul-smelling sewage that makes me sick. Let me tell you, I, Agnes, am going out of this cage-like palace gate, and I am going out to complete the sacred rites of our Kakhand. If I could, I would like to use this little axe in my hand to chop down trees while hoping that there is no king like you in this kingdom! Queen Agnes put down the little axe against her neck, and her clear eyes were no longer visible, but a look of utter disgust swelled with them.

"Ah, my queen is going to be a bird that flies out of her cage! What's not to do with that? Segal II feigned surprise, especially with the collapsed bridge of his nose and his withered pale face, and his outstretched hands as exaggerated as heretical magicians throwing a dove of peace.

"Then get out of the way, there's nothing more to talk about between us." When Queen Agnes finished speaking, she tried to pass by Segal II, but Segal II suddenly stretched out her hand and once again blocked Queen Agnes' way.

"Queen Stick, I didn't promise you that you would leave this 'cage' right away. I didn't come here to listen to your insults to me. I have a business that you need to promise me, and as a condition that I allow you to leave the Winter Palace freely, and that you will not be guilty of any previous insults you have made to me. Segal II tilted his face slightly, his cloudy gaze as if threatening.

"Hmph." Agnes sneered and said contemptuously, "How do you know that I will agree to your request." Your request has always been difficult for me to accept. ”

"People always change, and so do requirements. You know, I'm not here to ask you, but to let you decide what to do or not to do, because you don't want to help us Saxons for free, but you always think about your father and your Karkhand subjects, and your decisions will affect the lives of many innocent people. So you'll do it. And it's not a request you can't accept. Segal II smiled slyly.

"Segal Saxon, what your virtue is, I, Agnes Karkhand, have already understood. No matter what decision you make, you will always put everyone, including your loved ones, at one end of the scale, as a weight of power, you are a despicable scoundrel, now you don't need to tell me so much about it, the power to decide to say yes and no is between my lips, not you. I'm going to leave the palace to complete the rituals that the children of Kakhand are supposed to do, and I'm going to have to trouble you to hurry up. Queen Agnes pushed away the hand that Segal II had in front of her chest.

"So I have something to talk to my queen. Since you're going to play a 'game' of cutting trees, as your husband, I'd love to join in. Segal II raised his hand and hooked his index finger, and the royal guard stepped forward, "Prepare horses for me and Her Highness the Queen, and by the way, prepare a small axe for me." ”

"If I could, I'd like to get rid of you scoundrel right away." Queen Agnes walked out of the gates of the Winter Palace with her dowry maids, accompanied by the guards of the Winter Palace.

"I wish you could." Segal II gritted his teeth, as if swallowing a belly of rage, and followed the queen.