With that, Gregory IV straightened up and left the conference room. With the king in front of him, even if the other lords were unwilling, they had no choice but to give up and leave one after another. The Count of Bogdan was at the bottom of the round table due to his rank and seniority, and was at the end.

"Bogdan, you stop." Duke Alexis' voice sounded behind him, like a spear reaching at him. The Count of Bogdan couldn't help but feel cold, and looked back in fear: "What does the Duke command?" ”

"There's one thing I don't quite understand, Count." Duke Alexis stood up, "Ryan City, when will it be your turn to be in charge?" He walked slowly to Bogdan, no emotion could be seen in the depths of his eyes, cold and hard as an ice floe on the surface of the sea, but Bogdan felt a long-suppressed anger in his face, not as burning as fire, but as piercing as frost. Keep Ivanles out, you're a big face. ”

"Lord Duke, it's just—" Bogdan just wanted to defend himself, but found that Duke Alexis's eyes were pressing straight towards him, and for a while Bogdan was cold and silent.

"Just what? Give me a justified explanation. Of course, the frivolous excuse that Ivanles and I are political enemies doesn't work. Duke Alexis paced around Bogdan in a creepy tone, "I remember that at the beginning of the Second Battle of the Dragon and Lion, you were guarding the Western Front. First he was defeated by Brenus in Darkfal Castle, and then he was chased all the way to Frostbreath Mountain, and even the Dragon Guard Fort was lost. However, your ability to lead troops to fight is not good, but your ability to judge the situation is first-class. Knowing that he was no match for the lion, he fled back to Livingston overnight down the trail before Brenus attacked the city. ”

Although the fire in the conference room was blazing and the windows were tightly sealed, cold sweat soaked Bogdan's back. Although he did not know what Duke Alexis's intention was to bring up the old story at this time, Bogdan knew very well that his previous self-proclaimed dedication would not taste any good fruit.

Later, Brenus was invincible in the north, and His Majesty and Alaric were defeated at his hands. It wasn't until I gathered a heavy army and besieged him near Bazek that there are still stories of bards in Ryan's tavern who sang the story of the name of the fire who broke through the whole formation, and gave it a very disgusting name, the Battle of the Burning Snow. Duke Alexis paused, "You may have forgotten the battle that was not glorious for you—not glorious for the entire North. But I still remember every detail of that battle. ”

"The direction of the breakout chosen by Brenus is the same ice bridge you are guarding." Duke Alexis looked at Bogdan coldly, "Bogdan, I'm disappointed in you. In the past few years, you have not made any progress in your strategy, but you have become more and more adept at things like whiskers and horses. I've heard you've been pretty close to Clovis lately, and it looks like you're licking him pretty well? ”

"Don't dare." Bogdan's head was almost buried in his chest.

"Don't dare, don't dare, what are you not dare?" Lista said with some disdain, "I don't understand your logic. ”

"Please also ask the Duke to punish him." Bogdan simply went straight to the point, he would be reprimanded anyway, it was better to be single.

"You're pretty good at that." Duke Alexis turned around, "Then you can take your troops to Poimbro to assist in the defense." ”

"This-" Bogdan was shocked, he could hear it clearly at the round table, the east of Fort Daron Carla had already been blocked by the Misty Mountains mixed with the raiding team of the Wolf of Omen's Honor Guard, wouldn't it be better to go to Poimpur at this time to send him to the wolf's mouth? "Lord Duke, didn't you say that there was a possibility of being sniped by the Omenwolf on the way to Poimbro—"

"What are you sniping for? You think you're Crino? Duke Alexis choked Bogdan with a word, "Are you thinking I'm sending you into the wolf's mouth?" But what qualifications do you have to let the Omenwolf gnaw at you? He patted Bogdan lightly on the shoulder, "What did you say when you swore to me?" 'Willing to share the worries of the Duke'? Nine years have passed, and you have not won the qualifications and ability to share my worries, but you have used my name to do things everywhere. In that case, you have to help me sweep the snow in front of the door, right? Duke Alexis then lowered his voice again, "Your wife is in Ryan City, did she just give birth to a son for you?" If you cringe any longer, I'll have to bury them in a snow pit outside Ryan. Even his whispering breath was cold, as if frost was born in his lungs.

"I'll go! Lord Duke, I'll go! Bogdan was almost screaming in mournful.

"Very well, you can go."

……

"Lista, you seem to have a problem with my approach?" After Count Bogdan left, only Duke Alexis and Lista were left in the huge conference room. Duke Alexis stood in front of the round table with his hands behind his back, looking at the map of the North in distraction. Lista was standing right behind him.

"My lord, you really went too far just now." "It is too immoral to take women and babies hostage," said Lista, "and I know that if Count Bogdan really spares his life to the point of disregarding his wife and children, you will be able to do it." ”

"But Bogdan is on his own, isn't he? So there is no point in discussing this topic further. And Lista, you've been with me for so long, and it should be clear that I've never been the kind of person to be bound by morality and chivalry—this kind of cocooning is something that only Ivanles and Stephen can do—and maybe Clinor is one of them. He proposed to give up Boimbre just now, and it must have been that boring sense of morality. Bah! Duke Alexis snorted expressionlessly, "Boynbru is not the Boynbru of his Creno Alderma alone, that is Livingston's territory!" Fortunately, the lords did not go crazy with him. ”

Before Lista could say something more, there was a knock at the door, and the guards came in to report: "Viscount Ivanles asks to see you." ”

The roundtables are over, what is Ivanles doing at this time? Lista looked at Duke Alexis with some surprise, only to find that the corners of the latter's mouth twitched slightly, and even the ice-like face was covered with layers of soft ripples.

Duke Alexis, who is known for not smiling, is he actually - laughing?

"I've been waiting for him for a long time. Let him in. Duke Alexis said lightly.