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Diffonor consulted with their great retainer, Count Chiling, who was not good at concealment, but demanded that he be obscure, which made the conversation very difficult, but fortunately Finelyn had patience, and he may not have understood, but he was willing to listen.

And Dino also has his own small circle -

He first went to find Shekha Hawthorn, his swordsmanship lessons, and then took him with him to visit Mo Shi.

He hadn't seen him since he had been separated from him yesterday afternoon, and Dino hoped that Moshi's conversation with the Holy Priest would not be complicated. He always felt that the priests were like the angels mentioned in the Holy Scriptures, if not all of them were good-natured, they should be the embodiment of justice and goodness.

The person who opened the door was the civilian girl.

She is still Mo Shi's only servant. Despite her vulgarity, ignorance, and youth, Moshi seems to be pleased with her.

Dino remembers her as if she were called "Duna".

"Is Mr. Moser there?" he asked.

"Your Excellency, he's practicing spells. Duna said. She looked back, and then left the door open for Dino.

Mo Shi sat on the carpet and looked at them, and Dino could clearly see the way the bed was gently placed on the floor.

Mo Shi looked a little cramped.

He stood up and saluted them.

Dino noticed that Moshi was not wearing gloves, and that the tips of his fingers still had a residual pale cyan halo. Dino had a talent for magic and had studied some spells, but he had never condensed such a physical sense of magic.

"Did your conversation with Lord Holy Priest go well yesterday?" Dino asked.

Moshi relaxed a little and sat down on the carpet again.

Dino and Shekha sat down. The three of them seemed casual when they were together. Dino also likes this relaxed atmosphere.

"It went well. The adult told me a lot of things that I should remember. Moshi smiled a little.

"That's great!" Dino was genuinely happy for him, "so you are indeed from the homeland of the Holy Priests, the land in the south?"

"I think so," said Moshi, "I heard from the Lord that I had been sick and weak since I had been a child, so I sought the blessing of God and entered the temple to practice, and then embarked on an ascetic journey, walking along the borders of the country to praise God. Presumably, this is how he traveled all the way to the western border. ”

He paused for a moment, then continued, "I seem to be an illegitimate child, so I don't have a father's surname. ”

In this land, the population is small, there are few children, and no one does not welcome new births, so there is no shame in the status of an illegitimate child. People would see these children who had not been adopted by their fathers as a blessing from the gods.

"The lord said that I followed the old practice and had the surname 'Toyoho', a symbol of the harvest left over from the old farming era. ”

"Ah, that's beautiful. Dino exclaimed, "And you, you have finally come to home." I think with that adult's assurance, no one will question your superiority in magic. ”

"Yes, young master. Mo Shi laughed, "So, how is the thing you and Master Difen are praying for?"

At the mention of this, Dino had to hang his shoulders in frustration.

"It doesn't look like things are going well. Mo Shi sighed, "Mind my ......"

"What?"

Mo Shi raised his palm. Dino didn't understand what Mo Shi meant, but nodded.

So Mo Shi waved his fingers and summoned a cup on the table next to him into his palm, and after drinking the water in the cup, he did not put it down, but flipped it in the air between his hands. He didn't chant and seemed effortless, tiny dots of light flickering in the air, while Moshi seemed calm and happy, and he seemed to enjoy the magic. Dino was a little fascinated.

Sheka picked up the topic in time: "You said before that Prince Manka had a private meeting with you and Master Difen yesterday afternoon and said something very important?"

"Ah, yes. Indeed it is. He told us...... "Dino should have gone on in order of importance, but suddenly he remembered the princess Jelota that Prince Manka had mentioned, and his cheeks instantly turned red.

Mo Shi sensed his reaction and raised an eyebrow.

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Five days later, Prince Manca knocked on Diffonor's door again.

"As a sign of my sincerity," said the Prince, "I have arranged for my sister, Miss Dia, to accompany her as the Queen's lady-in-waiting to the Platinum Temple to pray for the King's blessing." The queen would spend a lot of time there purifying, chanting, and manuing. ”

The Platinum Sanctuary is a tall complex of buildings located in the Central Castle, the most prestigious temple in the entire kingdom.

Its spire overlooked the towers of the royal palace, and it was the only place where the royal family would go to confession, prayer, and sacrifice, and its administrators, the holy priests, were no less senior than the king. Blood is not allowed to be splattered on the stone bricks there, and blasphemous words are not allowed to echo among the columns there.

"First of all, I must thank you for your care of Deya, for the exercise of your authority and kindness. "And, may I doubt that you are in a hurry to send the queen out of the court?" said Diffandor.

The prince smiled: "You are sharp. Of course, as you say. The queen favored Mansey as his biological mother – but that was not the most important thing, the important thing was that almost all the ladies of the noble family were with them – and they should not be affected if the unrest began. ”

Diffonor was stunned.

"You...... You are more thoughtful than I thought, and you are more ...... than I thought" is more so-called kingly.

Prince Manlun gracefully turned his wrist and bowed.

"That's what a court officer should do. Even though it's just a part-time job, I'm never careless. He smiled and said, "Well, I've shown my sincerity somewhat." I hope that the firesparrow will also give me what I deserve. ”

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A few days later, the raven of the Firesparrow flew back to the royal capital, bringing with him the duke's handwriting:

With regard to what you have said, I think my children have the right to choose the path for the glory and destiny of the firesparrow. If you can't find the answer to "right or wrong", the choice does not have to be "right or wrong".

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When Dino walked into the room, he saw his brother standing by the windowsill, where the pitch-black raven stopped to groom his feathers. Diffonor took the letter and handed it to him.

As Dino looked down to read, he spoke: "I think my father made it clear that he allowed us to help Prince Manka, not hinder him, which shows that he at least did not think it was a bad possibility." But in any case, he still gave us the right to choose. ”

"So, what was your decision?"

Dino looked up at his fellow brother.

Diffendo looked at him for a moment, the light and shadow in his eyes changing several times as the raven's wings opened and closed.

Finally, he took a deep breath and said, "Dino, I ask you to stay in the royal capital as a 'sincerity' expressed by the firesparrow. And Count Chiling and I will leave for Chisha Castle tomorrow. I would consult with my father, and then I would organize an army and lead them to display the border, ready to leave for the royal city. ”

Dino shuddered.

But he didn't say "no."

"You can keep the people you wish to stay, you are not alone. Diffonor's tone softened, and he could see his brother's fear. His brother wasn't even differentiated, he was just a child, "And, Dino, our sister is here." She needs you. ”

Dino closed his eyes for a moment, then finally nodded.

His words sounded a little unsettled, but he tried to calm himself, hoping that he would not look like a child who was afraid of the dark:

"Shekha...... Shekka can stay here to meet you, so I think he should stay, along with the guards we brought with us. And Mr. Moshi...... I hope he'll stay here too. Besides, I don't think his body can stand the fast journey. ”

He felt Diffonor's hand on his shoulder, and it was very warm, symbolizing everything a brother symbolizes, even the part of his father: "You are a man now, Dino, you will do well." ”