As if to suppress his anger, the Earl paused, his voice was slow, but the emotions contained in it were a stormy situation.

"You've been telling me that you've been practicing martial arts every day, but when the Knight of Dardanelles found you, you were in the Eye of the Black Dragon, and you were fooling around in bed with those filthy women."

"But, Father—"

"Sidney! Do you want to tell me that the Knight of Dardanelles lied to me? ”

As if slapping his palm on the desk, Count Madoc Collins' tone suddenly became more stern, "Sidney, tomorrow morning, Knight Pine will accompany you to Drool Castle, and you are not allowed to leave half a step without my warrant." ”

"Huh? What are your grievances? ”

Madock's eyes widened when he saw the aggrieved look on his young son, Sidney. At this time, he was not only a powerful earl of the kingdom, but also a majestic father.

"So, how long are you going to stay?"

Sidney asked, stunned.

The castle of Drore was located within the baronal fiefdom of Sidney, on the edge of the Nogo hills, and there was only a sparsely populated hamlet nearby, except for the lush mountains and woods.

He had lived there for a while, and his current happy days were completely different from the prosperity of Karthas.

There was nothing, and every day he stood on the edge of the ridge and watched the farmer swing his hoe and plow the ground one by one, and occasionally he could see a few village girls with weed-like hair and shriveled bodies like air-dried turnips, those ugly and seeping faces, those sallow skin that was so rough that he shuddered at the thought of it.

Or, or the knights and squires accompanied him into the mountains and forests to hunt—

However, long rides and mountain treks can be a terrible chore for Sidney.

His temperament, except for the greedy and lustful side, is more like a standard closed-door otaku. Hunting, which was loved by most young nobles, did not have much fun for him.

Recalling the years he had lived at Drohr Castle, he felt that life was about to go into a dark place.

"How long?"

Like the sound of the hard soles of boots rubbing against the smooth floor, "Until you have the strength to be a mid-level job, stay there and reflect on me." ”

It was only then that Count Maddock Collins noticed that Roy, standing in front of the door of his study, was straight, his gray uniform was covered with dust and wrinkles, and his hair was covered with sweat.

Roy is a captain of the Karlsas City Guard, who happens to be under Andrew's command.

"Roy, what's going on?"

After adjusting his mood slightly, he turned to the young man and asked.

"Lord Count, Her Highness the Princess's team has encountered a group of assassins."

"What about Andrew?"

"Lord Andrew is at war, and the strength of that group of assassins is too strong for us to resist."

"Oh? Andrew couldn't resist it...... Sara—" Roy was only talking about the battle on Sauron's side, but the count was clearly misunderstood.

However, at this time, Roy did not explain much.

The valet who had stayed in another room hurried in, and the earl immediately ordered, "Call the Knights of Dardanelle and Pyne, and we will go." ”

"Yes, sir."

When Roy talked about how the assassins made his eldest son, Andrew, an awakened knight, unable to resist, the earl finally realized the seriousness of the situation—

The other party put in more power than he expected, and at the moment, it seems that this is a completely determined action.

However, as the lord of Karthas, he must not let the princess have any accidents under his nose-

Leaving aside the intimate blood relationship between the Countess and Princess Samantha's aunt and niece, he was well aware of the significance of this on a political level.

It would be nice if evidence could be found and the perpetrators of this group of assassins could be found, otherwise, the breakdown of the tripartite pact would be a small matter, and Karthas would have suffered the monstrous wrath of His Majesty within the white walls of the royal capital Elva.

For Count Maddock Collins, a good thing turned into a bad thing, and it was not what he wanted.

Swift as the wind left the study, he turned his head to look at Sidney one last time, "Wait for me to come back." ”

……

In the Northlands of Nogo, the three powerful counts are not only powerful in their own power, but after hundreds of years of operation, the entire territory has been built by them like an iron barrel, and under their command, there is a group of loyal knights.

Dardanelle, a knight who has been with Maddock Collins since his youth.

The knight's father was also a knight under the previous Calthace lords, and in fact, the Dardanelles and the Collins have been together for a hundred years.

Then add to this, Pine, a knight who was born as a commoner and was promoted after the "Fog Pine War", and this knight is currently on duty in the Lord's Mansion in Karthas.

The most important thing is that these two knights not only have the strength of the first order of awakening, but they also have another identity - the griffin knight of the kingdom.

In order to obtain meat for convenience, the Griffin Knights of Karthas were stationed near the Nogo Mountains, and the only Griffon Knights left in the city at this time were Dardanelle and Pyne.

But that's enough.

As one of the top troops of the Elantra Kingdom, the Griffin Knight has a regular formation of more than fifty people in the entire Northlands, and only Calthas, the capital of Nogo, has a regular formation of more than 50 people.

More than half of the candidates have the strength of the first order of awakening.

This is also the seat of an old-fashioned aristocracy, these powerful griffin knights nominally belong to the kingdom, but in reality, they only obey military orders from Karthas.

The griffon has a lion-like body and sharp talons, an eagle-like head and wings, and a long, powerful tail with pompoms—

And most importantly, it flies.

It is most appropriate as a force for rapid response.

The Dardanelles and Pyne Knights came to the rescue, while the Count himself planned to lead a group of men and horses himself.

Assassin?

It seems that no one has dared to offend the dignity of the Collins family for a long time - the assassination of the princess of the royal family in the city of Karthas is undoubtedly a matter of disgrace to the local lord.

His gloomy face was like a dark cloud in the night, and as Mardok Collins walked through the forecourt garden of the Lord's Mansion, there was already a loud chirping of eagles and the sound of huge wings beating the air in the griffon cage near the stables.

Dardanelle and Pyne move faster than he thought.

Behind him, the rooms in the spire towers were still lit.

"Father's gone."

When the sound of Maddock's footsteps had gone down the stairs, the young master Sidney breathed a long sigh of relief, and sat down in the chair in front of his desk, and he casually opened a thick stack of papers.

Suddenly, his eyes seemed to be firmly attracted by something special.