Estheu glanced at Kia with some surprise, the essence of Pande? He had asked the old drunkard this question, but the noisy man was lying on the damp and moldy thatch in the basement and picking his teeth, and when he heard Estheau's question, he lazily turned over. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Why do you want to know the nature of Pander?" Essho heard his own voice overlap with the old drunkard's feeble rhetorical question, roaring through the void of time like a bell.

"My father was just an unknown nobleman, but he was destroyed because of the family name he inherited from the old Pande. Could it be that Pande is such a cruel world? Forcing everyone to hold their swords and hurt others. ”

"My father and my teacher gave me different answers, so I wanted to see it for myself!"

"Even if you do, what can you do? Will you put down your sword and have a good time with Marius? The old drunkard choked on Eshua and snorted to himself, leaving him with a silent and gloomy back.

"Even if you do, what can you do?" Eshua heard the old drunkard's voice coming from his throat, drowsy and tired. At this moment, Eishu was shocked to realize how vicissitudes and exhaustion the person was when he asked the question, like a dying old horse, whose physical strength and ambition were all worn out by time and reality.

Got it, so what? Kia was struck by this question, and he felt that as long as he walked to Pande, all the doubts in his heart would be solved. But what about after that? I opened my arms to the darkness of this world, to be embraced by it? Or is it swallowed up by it?

Got it, so what? Estheu silently chewed on the question of returning from the deepest part of time after many years, and with it there were some familiar and unfamiliar figures: the back of his father standing in the firelight; Jeno who died on the yellow sand of the gladiatorial arena; caravan mercenaries pierced by spears; the villagers of Kwen, plagued by bandits and military service; Anson, who admired chivalry; Jeffrey with blue blood foaming in his mouth...... The faces of those people, whether kind or innocent, loyal or treacherous, flashed in his mind, rising and falling like duckweed on the black ocean, and finally gradually swallowed up by the black wave.

No! Essho could hear a roar coming from his chest, as if in response, a few sparks erupted in the deepest part of the darkness! The blazing red flames pierced through the sea level like a sword, sweeping across the endless black ocean!

"I can hold a sword...... Go shred it! ”

"I can use the light...... Dispel the darkness! ”

Esher and Kia slowly raised their heads to look at each other, each other's eyes dancing with the same scorching fire. At this moment, there was no need for more words, and the two young men reached out at the same time, holding each other's arms firmly.

"Change Pande?" Kia's voice trembled slightly in anticipation, "Can the two of us do it?" ”

"No, I think there will be a lot of them." Eshua said, his voice stoic, like a rock.

The waning moon in the canopy has reached the sky, and in a few hours the morning sun will rise in the east, but the silver ghost still hasn't returned. Ned was still standing by the window, his expression getting colder and colder.

"Looks like that bastard of yours won't be coming back." The man's polite voice sounded behind him, "Although I don't know if you have been exposed or if there has been some other accident, my gut tells me that it is time for me to take my leave. I suggest you leave quickly, too. Although I know that there are very few people who can move you with your background without sufficient evidence, but," he smiled darkly, "if you want to die alone, a quick knife is enough." ”

……

Duke Brenus had returned to the royal city with his victory over the Empire, and the hundred-meter golden red velvet hanging from the twin towers had not yet had time to land, the nobles who had gone out of the city to greet him had not yet set up their formations, and even the commoners who wanted to see the famous generals were still crowded at the city gates, and the flaming lion banner had already reached the end of the lion's remains surrounded by a group of lion knights. They had been a mighty army of more than 2,000 men, and it took only three hours to break through the Seb Bridge, which Antonius was guarding, and trample the imperial army like a lawn in the desert in front of Thurbuk. There are only thirty people who can still follow Duke Brennus now, and the army is no longer strong, but the military power is still there.

Dante stood on the city wall, looking at the man holding the lion flag from a distance of hundreds of meters, and his eyes were full of emotion: "I really didn't expect that the stunned young man who once watched the drunkard group walking away outside the city of Alfendor has grown into a fierce beast that can take charge alone." ”

"Well done." Duke Al Avan stepped forward and wanted to embrace the hero who had turned the tide, but was unceremoniously pushed away by the latter, "Why are you here?" Aren't you supposed to have captured Fort Carindeen and are now directing the siege of Issos? ”

Duke Elfwan shook his head and whispered, "I am defeated. Kairos tricked me into Fort Carlindern and set me on fire. ”

Duke Brennus stared at Duke Elfwan coldly, and also lowered his voice: "If it weren't for the fact that there were too many onlookers, I would have knocked you off the horse with one punch." He planted the lion flag on the side of the road with a "snap", and anger grew in his eyes, "How many Shadow Wings can he Keros?" Even if you count the defenders of Fort Carlindeen, are there 4,000 men? You can't take a castle of 4,000 people at Kallindeenburg? You are also the father of the two dynasties who experienced the first dragon and lion battle, and you don't know how to attack the fire? If I die in defeat in front of Thurbuk, do you know the consequences? Before Duke Elfwan could reply, Duke Brenus rode past and coldly dropped four words in his ear:

"Set up a banquet and catch the wind."

Duke Elfwan turned his horse's head and chased after him: "I'm afraid now is not a good time. The heretics had attacked the royal city not long ago, and Schneider had been disemboweled, and his life was in danger. At this time, a banquet is held, and I am afraid that someone with a heart will take advantage of it-"

"Now that I, Brennus, have returned, those little ones will naturally know how to converge." Duke Brenus indifferently interrupted Duke Elfwan, "I've made up my mind. ”

"Vincent!" No matter how good the Duke of Elfwan was, he was also angered by the arrogance of the Duke of Brenus, and he shouted in a low voice, "Don't lose the big because of the small! Don't forget, the dark clouds of war still hang over our heads! ”

"No, the moment I set foot on the territory of Sarion, the war is over." Duke Brennus stretched out his finger and pointed behind him, "See this person?" Once you've written the invitation, you'll be ready to start negotiating with the Empire. ”

Duke Elvwan looked in the direction of Duke Brenus's finger and saw a man who had been tightly tied to his horse's back with several whips. Although the bumps along the way made the blood and mud clump up on his face and hair, covering his somewhat awkward face. But thinking of the content of the good news, Duke Elfwan still recognized the identity of the captive: "Commander of the Tower Sword Cavalry, Sidonus?" ”

"Titus, who was caught at Seb Bridge, should also be tied to him. But I sold Darsha a favor and kept Titus with them. Duke Brennus raised his horsewhip, "You can do what you want to do with him." ”