Just as Brando's prediction was slightly different, just an hour after he had read it, the same secret letter came to Princess Griffyne's desk, lying quietly on the ebony table.

Outside the window was the scene before the storm of Ampesel, stormy and rainy; The haze that permeated the harbor made it through the day, and although it was noon, it was approaching dusk.

Lightning occasionally pierced through the clouds, thunder rolled, and white electric light cast the shadows of trees on the carpet through the glass windows.

"What's going on outside?" Princess Griffiin asked.

"It has been surrounded by three layers inside and three layers outside, and it is unlikely that you want to break through, but if Her Royal Highness the princess decides, I and the knights will definitely fight their way out for Your Highness." The knight on one knee was soaking wet, the water from his red cloak soaking the valuable carpet, but no one was to blame.

"No need, you go out first, change into dry clothes, Lord Leddle." The half-elf girl nodded and replied.

The knight replied gratefully, got up and withdrew.

"What the hell is the Sword of the Earth?" She raised her head and looked at the others in the room, "Has anyone seen it appear in the country?" ”

"This ......" Overwell's face was a little strange: "Actually, there is, and it's still our people. ”

"Our people?" Griffiin was a little displeased: "How I don't know. ”

"That's why I just learned about it, Your Highness the Princess." Overwell hurriedly explained, "It's Roweis. ”

"Roweis? Is that the Oldin Collar of Roweis? Dral? One of the youngest sons of Draar, the current heir to the House of Outing, Earl of Outing? The princess thought for a moment before she remembered the man, "Didn't my father send them to the south to find out the whereabouts of the Lionheart...... " she fell silent. In just half a year, the kingdom has changed, and the Lionheart Sword is now in her hands, and it seems that Eruin has changed drastically in the blink of an eye.

"What the hell is going on?" She asked.

"Outin is outside, it's better to let him describe it in person, outsiders will inevitably have deviations." Overwell replied.

Griffiin nodded.

After only waiting for a short moment, the pale Outin came into everyone's sight; Previously, he almost died in the battle of the Ring of the Trade Winds, but in the end he was saved by the passing Great Druid Andrew, who survived, although the external injuries on his body were later healed, but the dark injuries have always been there, and after a long time of travel, his expression is even more discouraged.

But even so, he respectfully bowed to Griffiin first.

"Count Outin, does your injury matter? Do you need to take a break? The half-elf girl couldn't help but frown when she saw him like this. Although on the way here, she had heard that this group had an accident in the Ring of Trade Winds, but she didn't expect it to be so miserable.

"A little injury, no need, but Her Royal Highness the princess's matter is more urgent." Outing replied. In fact, before the split of the royal party, he was more inclined to the eldest son faction, but in the past month or two, this camp has been unconsciously shaken.

Every time he thought of the young man he had seen in the Ring of the Trade Winds, he couldn't help but remember the choices he had made at that time. Therefore, after learning that the Lionheart Sword had fallen into the hands of the princess's faction, he no longer hesitated to come here directly.

"Then tell me about the situation." The princess replied.

Outing nodded, and then began to tell the story of the battle. He wasn't a good storyteller, but he was better at being methodical and logical, and the months-long adventure of the Ring of Trade Winds was shortened to less than ten minutes in his mouth, but even so, the cause and effect were clearly explained.

When he finished speaking, there was silence in the room. Overwell knew about it for a long time, but Princess Griffiin couldn't help but take a soft breath: "You mean, the sword is in that person's hand?" Is he the lord of Tonigel? His name is Brando, right? ”

"Yes." Ou Ting nodded, but in his heart he thought that Her Royal Highness really knew the young man.

"Is it possible for him to return the sword to the lionman?" Leigh Woods suddenly broke the silence and asked.

Everyone couldn't help but shake their heads, although Master Lewoods was a first-class court wizard in Eruin, he still lacked understanding of politics. The Sword of the Earth is certainly one of the goals of the Temple of the Earth, but it is not the real reason for this war, and with or without the Sword of the Earth, the war is bound to occur and continue.

Take 10,000 steps back and say, after the army started, there was no retreat.

Outing glanced at the chief wizard with some disdain, he was a different faction, and he was probably prejudiced against anyone present except Princess Griffithine, especially a capitulationist like Lewoods. I have never heard of Eruin being forced by war to give up his interests in the first place.

"Even if the Earth Temple agrees, the lionmen won't agree, and it's not a trivial matter to march the army, teacher." Her Royal Highness also shook her head: "Since the matter has happened, it is better to think about what to do next." ”

"Zhuqing?" Her gaze swept over everyone.

"Trying to mobilize the army of the south, and at the same time make an attitude, the Grand Duke of Vieiro has not taken a position, he and the Count Jean Denel are mortal enemies, crossing the province of Anlek, the actual control of the Temple in the south is very small, we can enlist his support." Makaroma replied.

"Who's going to sink the ship." Someone asked.

"No, if we still have three collars, there is still room for strategic maneuver. The lionmen have already taken the lead in attacking, and the north will be on their backs, and the temple will not ignore it. ”

The room was silent, and Princess Griffiin gave the fox a deep look. This plan seems to be completely unfeasible, but if you think about it, it's not impossible.

Macaro probably saw through the mystery at a glance, if Tonigel's army and Viero flanked the Denel Leader and reached an agreement with the royal party in private, the three southern leaders would be on the princess's side.

Together with the unclear attitude of Karasu and Golan-Elson, the royal party is de facto divided from the north and the south. Although it would have become a luxury in the north without the addition of Anlek, in the current situation, once Tonigel's men and Vieiro moved, the Temple would no longer dare to move the royal party that was still in Ampesel.

In the end, the Templars even had to compromise with the royal party, but in that case, Eruin would have no choice but to split.

It was a wise choice, but Count Outing, who was on the side, frowned. Those present are all smart people, and no one can fool anyone. Overwell's hands were pressed on the hilt of his sword, and he couldn't help but glance at Macaro, so that he didn't need to say what this guy meant in front of outsiders.

Is he trying to make a statement?

I'm afraid this is the attitude of the Grand Duke of Lantonilan, once the north and the south are divided, the life of Anlek in the middle will not be easy, everyone knows that the Duke of Lantoniland and Anlek have a common enmity.

The princess shook her head slightly: "I vetoed this proposal, the royal party can fail, but Eruin can't split." ”

Everyone's faces changed, except for Overwell's brow, which frowned slightly. Ou Ting raised his head and carefully looked at the beautiful princess, as if for the first time he sensed some kind of latent power in her.

"Your Highness the Princess." Macaro couldn't help but remind.

"After we die, there will be people who will remember the glorious banner of the ancestor Ek. But if Eruin is divided, there will be no chance of reunification. The half-elf girl's silver eyes seemed to see through the fog of the future, and she sat there and replied faintly.

This is the sorrow of a small country, and the fate of Eruin is still in the hands of the Cruzians, who have maintained this kingdom until now by relying on internal unity, but once it is divided, I am afraid that the Cruz will not give it another chance to reunite.

The princess and even everyone present knew this, but some pretended not to know.

"Let's talk about the current situation first." Overwell interjected.

"No need." Griffiin suddenly understood something, and she sighed: "You guys go out first, I'll be alone for a while." Tomorrow's meeting of the nobles, and the rest of the matter, will be left to you. ”

There was silence in the room.

Everyone looked at each other, then nodded, and each stepped back. The last to go out was Outin, who gave the princess a deep look, then bowed before closing the door and withdrawing.

The footsteps are getting farther and farther away.

It was only when there was complete silence that the half-elf princess stood up - she was not very tall, and she was a little weak because of her petite inheritance of elven blood. She walked around to the back of the chair, grabbed the back of the chair with both hands, and dragged it to the window.

She gasped, then sat down against the window, staring out the window at Ampesel's view of the storm.

There was an obscurity between heaven and earth, as if the next moment, this harbor would be swallowed up by darkness.

Long.

The door behind him opened, and a voice said, "Your Highness Princess, Lord Makaro, they have gone to see the little prince." Only Lord Overwell and Earl Outin left together. ”

Griffiin bit his lip, his face pale. They are going to make a desperate bet, but do you want to stop them and let Haruzer die with you? And what power can be done to stop it?

She had already expected this moment, the royal party was already acting with its own will, and as for whether it was as pure as the first one, people did not know.

She looked up, and the lightning turned her face white. Ekexianjun, did Eruin's one qiē end at this moment? She stared at the endless darkness of the East, where she knew a nascent empire was growing.

Eruin will eventually become its nourishment.

The door closed quietly.

But Princess Griffiin was dumbfounded, and she stared at the scenery outside the window in a daze, as if she wanted to take them all in. No matter how dark it was, it was always Eruin's territory, at least for now.

Her face was pale, but there was no joy or sorrow, as if she were a puppet.

"At this time, it's better for the body to cry." A gentle voice said.

Griffijn was taken aback, her reaction was extremely fast, and she backhanded a silver dagger from under her skirt. "Bang-" There was a sharp sound, and the short sword and a dark long sword clashed together.

Her Royal Highness took a step back, and finally saw the young man in front of her, wrapped all under a wet cloak. At the same time, Brando also breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't expect the princess's reaction to be so fast, almost letting her get it.

If the difference in strength between the two is not so big.

But Brando never dreamed that Griffiin didn't stop it, but gritted his teeth and threw himself at him with a determined face. Yes! Brando woke up from a dream, and he suddenly realized that Her Royal Highness was now afraid that she was only bent on death.

She wants me to kill him! She wants me to kill him?

Is Her Royal Highness the Princess crazy? Brando's heart sank, and for a moment even the movements of his hands slowed down a little.

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