The 138th Victory Banquet
At night, the castle was filled with merriment and feasting, and the main tower of Mason Castle held the most sumptuous banquet of victory to celebrate the complete defeat of the hateful Bohemians, and even Abel was drunk at this time, he was already dizzy with the title he had obtained, although he was the legal heir of the duke according to the inheritance law, but because of the long-term suppression of the Count of Lauzitz, Abel lived in fear of losing the title of duke of his father, and today he can finally get drunk with peace of mind.
And Count Lautzitz sat alone in the corner drinking wine, and he looked gloomily at Arrod, who was surrounded by courtiers, and at this time the power of the Wendell family could be said to be far more powerful than him, and Brother Robert's so-called plan to lure the Bohemians to attack was now a lame plan to shoot himself in the foot, and Count Lauzitz had not only lost his castle, but now he had to lose the coveted title of duke.
"Great Miya-sama, we have always thought that there should be a more appropriate title to call you." A flattering courtier, holding a glass of wine, said to Arrod.
"Oh? What is it. Arold asked curiously with a faint smile on his face, shaking the wine glass in his hand.
"We call you, Lord Arrod, the victor and the favored by God." Another courtier hurriedly interjected, which caused the displeasure of his companions beside him, but it was not good to attack in front of Arrod.
"That's a long title, haha." Arold knew if it was a few years ago. These courtiers of the Mason court didn't even want to look at him out of the corner of their eyes, but now he not only owned a border county, but also the core of the court of the Duchy of Mason, and now with the aftermath of defeating the powerful enemies of the Bohemians and supporting the new duke, he was already a significant figure in the court of the Duchy of Mason, and it is no wonder that these political/politically sensitive courtiers surrounded him like hard-working bees.
"Hmph~~." Suddenly, a nobleman below stood up angrily and slammed the wine glass in his hand on the wooden table, Arold casually swept his eyes and saw that it was the champion knight Andrew, it seemed that jealousy had tormented the champion knight.
"It's really a rude reckless man, please don't care about it. We'll keep an eye on him. If he does anything out of the ordinary, we will definitely get rid of him and his father. One of the courtiers beside Arold immediately frowned and angrily rebuked the knight who had been praised not long ago.
"Well, then there will be labor." Arold leaned back in an oak chair. Squinted at the back of the champion knight Andrew leaving. This is where the advantage of being a superior person lies. He knew that Andrew, the champion knight, was not worth his bothering at all now, and that these courtiers who were close to him would be able to deal with him for themselves.
The atmosphere of the banquet gradually intensified, and the loud laughter and the rhythmic sound of the wooden table being tapped with wine glasses were made. Yves was writhing and dancing like a clumsy bear in the open space of the hall, everyone around him clapped their hands and laughed to beat the rhythm for him, every noble lady wanted to come forward to dance with him, no one would have thought that a few years ago Yves was a knight who couldn't even get a seat, but now with the rise of Arrod's water, people in this court that seemed to be drunk all over the world were very clear and understood that the Wendell family was going to become the most powerful in this court.
"Lord Arrod, here's this." Just when Arold was laughed by Yves's clumsy dance steps, a maid suddenly came next to him, and put a handkerchief in his hand, Arold looked down and was tempted by the fragrance of lilies on the handkerchief, he knew who was waiting for him, so he quickly got up and left the pestering courtiers under the pretext of going to the toilet, just as he left the banquet hall, Sean, the assassin apprentice who was Arold's entourage in the banquet, also hurriedly put the wine glass in his hand on the marble fence and followed closely behind Arold, At this time, Arrod was slightly drunk, and it was a good time to assassinate him alone.
In the circle, Sean followed Arold out of the hall, they actually came to the courtyard of the castle, tonight it is also very strange that the moon in the sky is round like a silver plate, sprinkling white light in the castle, and this has become a headache for Sean, he had to carefully avoid the bright moonlight, hiding his figure in the shadow between the columns of the cloister.
"Arold." At this moment, Sean saw that Arold did not come to the courtyard alone, and rushed out of the pavilion in the courtyard A girl in a white dress rushed out, and threw herself into Arrod's arms, Sean was surprised to recognize that it was Princess Josie, I didn't expect this princess Her Royal Highness to be so eager to see Arold, but as a young and promising Arold with this princess Her Royal Highness is indeed a very good match, but it is a pity that today this young nobleman who is favored by Her Royal Highness the princess is going to die in his own hands, Thinking of this, Sean actually felt a little unbearable, because Princess Josie has always been very amiable to him, so she actually gave Sean a trace of compassion.
"No, I'm an assassin who will do whatever it takes to complete my mission, and I don't think I can afford to have any personal feelings." Sean closed his eyes slightly and told himself in his heart, and then when he opened his eyes, a thin sharp flying knife slipped out of his sleeve with a shake of his right hand, and he only needed to aim the flying knife at Arrod's back, and the flying knife that had been contacted for a long time would take the life of Arrod, the powerful minister of the Duchy of Mason.
"Your Highness the Princess." Arrod's nose was full of the fragrance of Princess Josie's body, looking at the rose red on the cheeks of Her Royal Highness the princess, it was a shy look, he held the princess's fair and delicate little hand, and gently put it on his mouth and kissed it.
"Come here, Arrod, I've got something for you to see." Suddenly, with an excited look on her face, Princess Josie took Arold's hand and walked to the other side, where was a place full of strange flowers, but it was precisely in this way that she avoided the action of the throwing knife that Sean was about to throw.
"Damn." Sean bit his lip and said angrily, "But a good assassin must have the patience of a cat, so he moved deftly behind Arrold and Princess Josie.
"What is this?" And Princess Josie took Arold to the flower bed, where the flowers were spitting out their fragrance, a tulip that grows at night. (To be continued......)