When the feast was over, Arold came to the bedroom that the Count of Lübeck had arranged for him, and Ausvid and Harlan stood guard at the door, and as squires they had to take care of Arrod's safety while he rested, so that their monarch could sleep peacefully in his sleep.

The next morning, when the sun shone through the window, Arold opened his eyes to see the fine dust flying in the sunlight, and the servant pushed open the bedroom door to convey Arold's invitation to the Count of Lübeck.

"Your Excellency Earl, invite the honorable Duke of Mecklenburg to breakfast."

"Got it." Arold got up from the wooden bed, and Osvid and Barron at the door hurriedly came in to serve Arold and put on his clothes, and then went to the lord's hall to be entertained by the Earl of Lübeck.

"Thank you for the Lord's gift, Amen." The Earl of Lübeck and his courtiers prayed before their meal, and they drew a cross in front of them.

"Honorable Duke, are you heading to Argy?" The Earl of Lübeck said to Arrod.

"Yes, His Royal Highness Prince Otto wants me to go to the palace of Ark, where I will pledge allegiance to His Majesty the King and become his vassal." Arold took the wooden spoon, scooped a spoonful of green boiled peas, and ate it, and said to the Count of Lübeck.

"You have established your own tribal principality, why would you give up your freedom of independence to pledge allegiance to the crown? I really can't figure this out. Count Lübeck said, shaking his head.

"Maybe you're right. But when the five thousand troops of the Pomeranians attacked my territory and burned the town of Mecklenburg. I know how far away freedom is in this day and age, and we all need a loyal master who can help our tribe in times of crisis. Arold put down the wooden spoon and looked at the Count of Lübeck in front of him.

"I, the Lübeck family, have always lived independently in this land, and by the grace of the Lord without foresight, it is like putting a shackle on myself to find a master, and devout believers do not have to worry about these things." The Earl of Lübeck said disapprehantly.

"Well, my uncle, why talk about these disappointing things early in the morning, why don't we go hunting today." Catherine, niece of the Earl of Lübeck, said to Arrode.

"Catherine is right, now is the time for the animals to get fat, and we'll take the hounds and go hunting in my forest." The Earl of Lübeck was not angry when he heard Catherine say this, and he seemed to be very keen on hunting.

"Hunting, not bad." Arold also felt that he should relax and relax, after all, the current shape of Mecklenburg was very good, and he also went to Aaron to be made a duke, and it was not bad to have a few pastimes.

At the edge of the dense forest in Lübeck, the sound of horses' hooves and the roar of hounds sounded, and the animals in the forest immediately fled in panic, the forest, swamp and land belonged to the lord, and the civilians were not allowed to destroy every grass and tree in the forest except for picking up some dry branches as fuel, let alone hunting without permission, so the vegetation and resources of the forest were very rich.

"Drive it~~~." The Count of Lübeck rode on his horse, and he was followed by four spotted hounds, which, as soon as they reached the woods, barked and rushed in, driving their prey out of the deep grass, and the attendants fanned it with sticks in their hands, and drove the prey in front of the nobles as far as they could.

"Whoosh~~." Arold saw a running deer and threw out the spear in his hand, but the spear was quickly dodged by the deer, and the animals were very agile in the woods, and they looked back curiously at the humans on horseback as they ran.

"Damn it, I should have brought Ted." Arold said a little discouraged.

"Why doesn't the Duke usually hunt?" Catherine rode to Arjod's side, and it is said that women do not usually go to the hunting grounds themselves, but usually stay in the makeshift camp and wait for the men to bring back the game, which is then pickled into food.

"It's been a long time since I've hunted a prey." Arold recalled carefully, it was true that he was busy with the war and the affairs of Mecklenburg, and he hadn't hunted for a long time, and the last time he hunted seemed to be with his father Baron Wendell and others, thinking of Baron Wendell who was in a different place, Arold's face couldn't help but have a sad look.

"What's wrong, is something going on?" Catherine was keenly aware of the change in Arrod's feelings, and she urged her to look at Arrod who lowered her head, and asked with concern.

"Oh no, it's all right, ha, Count Lübeck is so in high spirits that he can't be seen anymore." Arold did not want Catherine to see the sadness in his heart, so he straightened his horse and looked in the direction of the Earl of Lübeck, who had already chased his prey into the woods.

"It's boring here, but thank you for not telling my uncle about the woods." Catherine whispered to Arrod.

"It's okay, now I am followed by my henchmen, and they are trustworthy." Arold smiled and said to Catherine, telling the Count of Lübeck that it was not a good idea for his niece to have a tryst with a man in the woods, not to mention that Catherine, at least on the surface, should maintain the standard of a virgin, because Catherine would be the bride of the baron.

"Hehe, they look very strict." Catherine glanced at the young men behind Arrod, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but smile, these young squires were full of vitality, not to mention that they were not bad looking.

"Rustle~~." While Arold and Catherine were talking to each other, a noise sounded from the bushes of the woods, and Arold thought that the beast might be fleeing to them in a panic, so she tightened the reins of her horse and stopped to watch.

"Ahhh But it was not wild beasts that jumped out from behind the bushes, but a group of swordsmen in gray cloaks, who jumped out of the bushes with shouts, covered in leaves and dust, and startled the servants of the Count of Lübeck when they leaped out of the bushes.

"Who?" The servants clenched the sticks in their hands in shock, but they were no match for this group of strong swordsmen, who were slashed or kicked to the ground by the swordsmen, and the servants who had never been through such a battle scattered in panic.

"Protect the Duke, defend the formation." Perhaps the servants of the Count of Lübeck would have been broken by this sudden attack, but the Mecklenburgers were calm, and Arold's retinue, under the orders of Ausvid and Harun, immediately formed a square formation and surrounded Arold and Catherine, and they drew their swords at their waists and pointed them at the periphery. R1152