Gelbod's body shook slightly on the horse's back, and he glanced at Viscount Ivanles with a complicated look, and did not immediately answer the sudden question, but turned his head to the right, looking at the frozen inland sea to the south, avoiding his father's eagle-sharp gaze. Viscount Ivanles was not looking for an answer that was destined to disappoint him, nor did he want to look at the back of his son's head, which was covered in a helmet. He turned his head to look at the curves of the rolling misty mountains in the north, and suddenly unconsciously overlapped the vigorous lines with the broad eyebrows of the "fierce dog" Setanda. Viscount Ivanles always remembered that in the old years in the council hall of Raven City, the young man who stood far away, silent and terrified, did not look like a super-first-class warrior who had reversed the decline of war. He stood in the darkest part of the hall and watched Viscount Ivanles and Gregory IV arguing across the great round table, until the messenger slammed open the door and brought the bad news of Fenbrebrough...... Viscount Ivanles had always known why Setanda was silent and why he was terrified. The youngest son of the Gregory family is not actually close to his second brother Eldo, but is inseparable from his eldest sister Ursula, but he became Eldo's strongest supporter in the coup. If it weren't for this, Ursula wouldn't have left the North after recovering from her injuries - as the crown prince of Gregory III, she was not without the capital to fight with her brother at that time, and the Alaric family of Shendefu and the Alderma family of Poimbru were all friendly with her, and the Evanles family was her steadfast supporter at that time, but she still lost completely, because Setanda and Frost Alexis both chose Eldo, and these two also played a great role in the first battle of the dragon and lion. Their fame is enough to justify any ill-gotten power.

But Setanda still feels guilty about it, right? So when Gregory IV roared to him and ordered, "Setanda, drag this old thing out of here!" He just shook his head silently and stood farther away from the round table.

Viscount Ivanles was actually very envious of Setanda that no matter how power changed in the North, the crown was always engraved with the coat of arms of the Gregory family, in other words, it was always a family affair rather than a state affair. Although family affairs are difficult to break, no matter the palm of the hand, the back of the hand is always the hand and a part of the body. But for Viscount Ivanles and the other wealthy dignitaries of the North, it was an inextricable whirlpool, with all kinds of filth surging under the undercurrent, all of whom were struggling to get close to the center of power for various purposes, even if they were torn to shreds.

"It turns out that your relationship with Duke Alexis is not as bad as it is rumored." Viscount Ivanles finally heard Gelbord's voice, "But, why?" ”

"For the stability of the North." Viscount Ivanles replied calmly, "I am completely in line with Frost's philosophy, but our political positions in the early years are different. I will defend Her Highness's position, while Frost will guarantee the power of His Majesty IV. For this reason, I did not hesitate to force His Majesty to surrender the crown and return the crown to the throne in Raven City, and Frost was more resolute and cruel than me—" The old man closed his eyes and was silent for a moment, as if enduring the intense pain of uncovering his old scars, "He slaughtered almost all the falcon knights in Fenbre Castle, and at the same time forced you and your mother to be under bloody butcher knives to force me to submit. I hate his methods, but I have to admire his courage to suppress any potential variables in the simplest and bloodiest way possible—including a theoretical civil war. And the moment the bad news reached Raven City, I realized that I was powerless to change the fait accompli. The Falcon Knights have fallen, and whoever the Dragon Knights support will be the ruler of the North. He sighed heavily, "Is there really going to be a civil war because of this?" Not to mention the strong enemies outside the northern border, we can't afford the attrition of an infighting. I understand, and so does Frost. Beyond hatred, we have long been on the same page. ”

The past was told in the deep voice of Viscount Ivanles, like a dusty scroll slowly unfolded. Gal Bod listened silently, it was a past he didn't know, and it was also a history that many nobles in the North kept secret, and he could still smell a faint smell of blood after many years. But the person concerned has stopped chewing on the hatred repeatedly, he is just facing it calmly and calmly.

"Why didn't you say it earlier?"

"Why didn't you ask earlier?" Viscount Ivanles asked rhetorically, "I told you when you were an adult that it was your freedom to go to the Dragon Knight Academy to study or not, and not to be bothered by the family background. But you came back after less than half a month in Ryan City and said you'd rather stay with me and study. What have you learned? A whistleblower? ”

"How could it not be bothered! Am I going to ditch my family name and tell my classmates that it has nothing to do with me? Gelbold turned his head and yelled, "And I don't have any classmates? There are no my peers in the academy! I'm the oldest, but I'm the lowest. The little ones who didn't even have a beard pointed at me all the time, and I wasn't Gelbord, but 'the youngest son of that old thing'! I'm twenty-eight years old, and I'm still a baron! But those little ones are now on an equal footing with you! Like an angry bull, he spewed the white air rushing from his mouth and nose into the face of Viscount Ivanles, "Father, you tell me! How can I not be bothered by your past 'great achievements'? ”

But Viscount Ivanles remained calm, even though the horns of his words were fiercely confronting him, the lines of his face never changed, but the gaze he looked at Gelbold was no longer sharp, but sad and deep, like some god sitting on the clouds.

"If that's what you think, you should have said it a long time ago. One of the virtues of a knight is honesty. Viscount Ivanles spoke slowly, his voice was not loud, but it penetrated the wind and snow sonorously, "As long as you have the courage to confess, many problems can be solved, and hiding in your heart will only breed violent toxins." And you're twenty-eight years old, how much more can a father's preaching help you out? ”

"When this battle is over, I will ask Frost to let you join the Dragon Knights. If he doesn't agree, you can go to Wang Li College for further study. ”

"Father, is this going to exile me?" Gelbod pursed his lips.

"Yes," Viscount Ivanles said no more, but looked at the vast snowfield ahead, "you are not to return to Fort Fembre without my orders." Now, back to the team. ”

"Yes, Your Excellency, Viscount." There was a hint of stubborn fierceness hidden in Gelbod's calm tone, "No matter where I am, I will climb up, no matter what. ”

Viscount Ivanles didn't seem to hear, but just clenched the reins in his hand, and the metal joints of his handnails squeezed and collided with each other, and the sound was muffled and dull.