Samantha looked at Fred.

Her Royal Highness's face was still calm, and the description of the loss of color was almost never insulated from her, and under the stretched eyebrows, the emerald eyes fell on the side of the man's face.

Her lips twitched slightly, but she didn't make any sound.

A pair of warm, strong hands grasped her soft.

His eyes showed deep concern.

"Samantha?"

Despite the rage in his heart, Fred's attitude towards her was always gentle-

It's a kind of respect and love that goes deep into the soul. Fred's tenderness for her began when the two met for the first time on a drinking night in the royal capital of Elva, and with the subsequent date, after two years, the warmth of each other returned.

It's even a little thicker than before.

Samantha brushed the ends of her hair, "I'm fine, Fred." ”

She knew very well that this man, although he rarely spoke sweet words, but that sincere heart was absolutely unpretentious. At least, that's what she thought in the past.

In this valley, the road ahead was blocked by boulders and trees, and it was inevitable that the obstacles would be cleared and reopened—Fred looked into Princess Samantha's eyes, only to see that clear gaze was looking beyond his figure.

The cavalrymen had dismounted and began to clean up the stuff.

The trees and smaller stones were lifted by the cavalry and thrown into the valley in a relatively open area.

And those obstacles that are heavy and difficult to shake by manpower are bound by strong ropes. The cavalrymen worked in groups and put the ropes around the necks of their horses, and with a shout in unison, the horses exerted their strength, and these things were finally moved from the place where they were.

"Samantha, I know you've always been suspicious of Count Lambert of Ensada."

Watching the cavalry sweating one by one, Fred's face softened slightly, "It's just that these things need some conclusive evidence after all." ”

Princess Samantha nodded slightly, looked at the mountains and forests in the distance, and suddenly froze - in those layers of mountains and trees, she faintly saw a large group of sneaky figures!

Bobcat Mercenary Regiment.

After Stanley and his mercenaries had made their way from the hillside to the jammed road, the mercenary leader glanced back, a smug chuckle on his lips.

In the presence of Master Rock Lambert, he rarely showed his emotions. But now, the people around him are his subordinates, and he has finally let go of his usual forbearance and depression.

From Talen to Karthas, he knew that there were two more passes that had to be passed on the road.

After determining the team of Princess Samantha and her party, he decisively abandoned the plan to fight head-on.

Just this temporary arrangement made the princess's team suffer a lot, and it also delayed a lot of time. To be honest, such a result has already made him feel somewhat satisfied-

The Lynx mercenaries were running through the forest, and at the other end of the valley trail, they were quickly mounted on horseback.

It's a race game.

Stanley believed that as long as he managed the time, he would be able to block the two mountain passes ahead, and the terrain near those two mountain passes was even more dangerous than here.

In this way, the task assigned by Count Lambert is basically completed. Even if the princess had enough men right now, the troubles would be enough to delay them for a day or two.

For this ambush, Stanley had planned carefully early on - as the leader of the Lynx mercenary group, he had always been worthy of the high commission offered by the Earl.

……

Walking along Wild Chrysanthemum Street and passing through a few more streets, Gross and his party arrived at the Church of the Celestial Radiance on Cedar Street.

What appeared in front of them was a silver-gray, imposing Gothic building. A row of closely connected spired towers, each at least ten meters high, open to the bottom of these towers, with arched gates.

Calthas Cathedral.

Compared to the other houses in the surrounding area, the Gothic style is born out of the Romanesque architectural style, and it does not seem abrupt or unusual.

At this time, I had already seen civilians and other ordinary people coming and going inside and outside the church, and in addition, in the square between the church and Cedar Street, several horse-drawn carriages were parked under several tall ginkgo trees—

These carriages are larger and more comfortable to ride in than standard carriages carrying goods. On the outer wall of the carriage, you can also see various silver decorations and emblems of different shapes.

The carriages of the nobles.

Gross remembers that in the previous life of "Strife", many of the nobles of the kingdom were also staunch believers in the Church of the Holy Radiance. At the beginning of the month and on major festivals, nobles and their ladies would come to the church in horse-drawn carriages to attend the service.

Supplication and prayer.

Although most of the nobles of this period were male thieves and prostitutes, this did not prevent them from being unusually religious in front of the gods.

Probably because of a loss in my heart.

Gross saw a horse-drawn carriage driving from Cedar Avenue into the square, and the pedestrians on the side of the street were unable to get out of the way, while the horse-drawn groom was swinging his whip mercilessly.

Syllable!

With a crisp sound, the whip struck the pedestrian's cheek, leaving a clear red mark - the pedestrian did not dare to argue, and silently stepped aside, and the groom's mouth was cursing.

The so-called dog fights human power, roughly like this.

A glance.

Although Gross does not have a good impression of the aristocracy, he also knows the strictness and cruelty of the hierarchical order in this world.

There is such a thing as human rights, and the commoners are relatively aristocratic and usually do not exist.

"It's so imposing."

"Isn't this the style of a noble lord?"

"Damn dog offal."

Levin frowned, and when he saw this scene, he was reminded of the hatred of the nobles of the kingdom, and Scott and Oliver were also related, and they stared at the carriage—

The carriage stopped.

Out of the black carriage with gorgeous silver patterns stepped out of a noble girl with a slender figure.

Her long, drooping blonde hair shone in a slim red woolen jacket with narrow jet-black trousers and riding boots, and she wore a snow-white silk shawl. As Levin cursed, the aristocratic maiden was already walking towards them.

Got in trouble?

Levine's voice was not loud. However, if this aristocratic girl is an inaugurant, it is not uncommon to hear this curse.

Gross muttered quietly in his heart.

Miss Ladia, a mage beside him, looked up.

"Miss Crane, I didn't expect to meet you here."

The aristocratic girl shouted with a smile on her face. At this time, Gross saw her delicate and picturesque face, which was no less than that of Miss Mage.

"Hello, Margaret."

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The first update, make up for it!