When the Slavic warriors led by Julian retreated to Sealand, they handed over the queen of Danish Banuk to the Viking warriors, who are said to have ordered them to lead their wives to Iceland, but the day after the queen of Banuk sailed with the Viking warships, the Vikings returned to Schleisug Fort to report to the Danish king Banuk, who fell ill on the ship and fell into the sea and died. The Danish king Banuk was very sad to hear that he wanted to build a church to commemorate his queen, but the East Frankish nobles in Schleisugburg were suspicious, there was such a coincidence, it was obvious that the Danish king Banuk killed the queen in order to consolidate his power, but this kind of thing is tacitly known, and King Henry has a jealousy of the unscrupulous means of the Danish king Banouk in order to achieve the goal.

"You don't seem to be pleased, Lord Earl?" When Ser Ron saw Arrod hear the news, his face turned very bad, and he asked worriedly.

"King Banuk of Denmark is as untrustworthy as a Norse wolf, and it is a curse for our realm to be so close to him." Arold said to Sir Ron.

"That's right, but as long as we stay vigilant, there shouldn't be any problem at the moment." Sir Ron also felt that the King of Denmark, Banuk, was indeed a dangerous figure, but now that a peace agreement had been concluded, there would be no war for at least three years.

"Yes." There is still a question in Arod's heart that has not been spoken, that is, it is really unbearable to hand over Grace to such a man, but this is Grace's own choice, and Arod has nothing to say.

"Although it was only with Miss Grace for a while. But it was really infuriating to watch her marry such a well-dressed beast like this. Sir Ron muttered.

"But that's Grace's own idea, and we should respect her choice." Standing in the open space of Schleisug Castle, Arold felt that he could no longer be under the same roof as the Danish king Banuk, and that he could brutally kill his wife, a thing that the nobles of Europa might have disdained in their own minds, but Arold was always unhappy and disgusted.

"Lord Earl, I think Miss Grace may be in trouble, I remember that when Prince Otto visited your tent, I seemed to see Miss Grace appear outside the tent." The personal attendant Harun said to Arold.

"You're saying it's possible that Grace overheard my conversation with His Royal Highness Prince Otto?" Arold looked at Harlan in surprise. If what Harlan said was true. Then Grace did everything she did to defend herself before agreeing to marry the Danish king Banuk.

"Woo~~~." At this moment, a trumpet sounded from outside the lord's hall at Schleisugburg, announcing that there would be a banquet tonight, but that the queen of Danish Banuk had just died. Banuk impatiently announced the banquet. It is certain that the date of the marriage ceremony will be announced at the banquet. For the common people, it is of course a good thing to have a banquet and eat and drink for free, and tonight is bound to be particularly noisy.

The night soon descended on the earth in anticipation, and a full moon rose into the sky. The silver moonlight sprinkled on the lord's hall in the wooden Shileisug Castle, the Viking lord's hall full of flowers and monsters, as if exuding a unique charm in the moonlight, ancient and vicissitudes, the Vikings happily walked to the lord's hall, the Vikings who came to the banquet did not know that the Danish king Banuk was going to marry the bride at the banquet.

"Wow~~~~." The noise of the Vikings in the hall of the lords almost toppled the roof, thirty long wooden tables were placed in the spacious hall of the lords, more than fifty Vikings gathered to enjoy the wine and food, and the king of Denmark, Banuk, sat contentedly on the throne, raising his glass and drinking mead.

"Where's Grace? Where is my queen? King Banuk of Denmark looked around curiously, and found that Grace, who was supposed to be sitting beside him, was nowhere to be found, so he asked Krees, who was standing beside him, to ask.

"Need me to find her?" Kreeser said as he bent down.

"No, women are always troublesome." King Banuk of Denmark waved his hand, and now that Grace had agreed to be his wife in public, he was not afraid that she would do something repentant, and King Banuk of Denmark continued to drink and have fun.

"Lord Count Mecklenburg, why are you blocking my way?" Grace braided the blonde hair on her head into several braids and coiled it behind her head, wearing a rare polar white fox fur zuò dress, with five linen rope straps tied on the placket of the clothes, a long skirt with a hem of azure color, and a gold necklace given by the Danish king Banuk around her neck, which set off her fair face and looked very noble, but there was always a trace of sadness between Grace's eyebrows.

"Grace, I know that you decided to marry Banuk, King of Denmark, after listening to my conversation with Prince Otto, and this is not your true will." Arold stopped Grace in the hallway and said to Grace.

"If this is not my true will, what can you do, Lord Earl?" There was a faint contemptuous smile on Grace's lips, whether it was the Vikings or the East Francians, men had seen too much about whether they were fighting or marrying for power, land and wealth, and she did not believe that Arold would really give up the land she had for the sake of her so-called freedom.

"I would rather not have the land in exchange for a woman's happiness, and if you really don't want to marry Banuk, King of Denmark, I'll take you out of here." Arold pressed his hand to the hilt of his sword at his waist and promised Grace.

"Lord Earl, you~~~." Unexpectedly, Arold was willing to risk war with the Danish king Banuk to make such a promise to her, and a faint rosy color appeared on Grace's fair face.

"Thank you, Lord Earl, for your kindness, it's just that I have already made the decision to become Banuk's wife, so I won't change it again." Grace puffed up her chest and raised her chin, and said to Arold with a haughty look, "Thank you for giving me back my freedom, but soon I will be the queen of the Danes, so the Earl of Mecklenburg wants us all to forget what we just said." ”

"As you wish, Your Highness." Arold looked at Grace's fair face, he took a step back to get out of the way, and when Grace passed by, he stopped and turned back.

"Tonight is a time of joy, according to our Danish custom, a beautiful maid will be given to each guest to warm the bed, to help the distinguished guests spend the long night, I know that you have just been married, but for the sake of the friendship between the two countries, please do not refuse this gift." After Grace finished speaking, she winked at Arald's beautiful eyes covered by long eyelashes, and said jokingly to Arald.

"Hmm." Arold was stunned when he heard Grace's words, he knew that some people had the custom of entertaining guests with young girls, but he didn't expect the Vikings to have such a habit, looking at Grace's distant back, Arold suddenly had a melancholy feeling.

"Lord Count Mecklenburg, you're here, it's great, I'm looking for you everywhere." At this moment, an East Franconian royal chamberlain trotted up to Arrod, and when he saw Arrod, the attendant's face showed a happy smile.

"What's the matter?" Arold looked curiously at the attendants who appeared in front of him, at this time, King Henry and the nobles should be attending a banquet in the lord's hall, why did the royal attendants appear here.

"I am Prince Otto's attendant, and His Royal Highness invites you to come to his room to have a conversation." The royal attendant said after bowing to Arrod.

"His Royal Highness Prince Otto?"

Prince Otto's room is in a longhouse near the north in Schleisug Fort, the Viking fortress does not have tall towers, so the nobles can only live in the longhouse in Schleisug Fort, even the royal family members are no exception, but the Viking longhouse is built strong and spacious, and there is a fire pit for heating, which is not to snub Prince Otto and others, when Arold pushed open the wooden door and walked in, Prince Otto was standing in front of the fire with his back to the door, he stretched out his hand to bake the fire, At the same time, several knights were guarded by wooden pillars with their backs, and in the longhouse there was a wooden bed covered with thick hay and a fox fur.

"Your Royal Highness, you summoned me?" Arold bowed slightly to Prince Otto's back and said to Prince Otto.

"Oh, Count Mecklenburg, my friend and advisor, sit down and serve your wine." Prince Otto heard Arrod's voice, turned and looked at Arold with a smile, his tone full of kindness, and Prince Otto's sharp chin stood out in the firelight.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Arold thanked Prince Otto, then lifted his cloak and sat on the wooden bench, and the royal attendant came over with a wine glass, and Prince Otto asked Arold to take one of the glasses before he picked up the other and took a sip of the mead.

"Count Mecklenburg, I have recently heard a lot from the nobles of Mason about you and your brave army, and to be honest, I admire that the kingdom needs a brave nobleman like you." Prince Otto began by praising Arrod.

"It is my duty as a nobleman to defend justice and order." Arold replied modestly, and at the same time pondered in his heart that Prince Otto had suddenly found his reason again, and the night wind whined through the windows, and the firewood in the fire pit crackled.

"Let's talk openly and honestly, my friend." Prince Otto smiled slightly, he knew that Arrod still had doubts in his heart, which was also a normal thing, but Prince Otto felt that he had to gain Arrod's trust. (To be continued......)