Act XXXII. Embarrassed
"YouβWhat do you say!?"
Prince Leotis had no idea that Wendland's army would attack so quickly, and he had planned to leave Keynzburg early tomorrow morning for the Bedwell Plains, so he was quite leisurely. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
And, in his opinion, the main forces of Wendland should have converged at Fort Lothric, and now where would a troop that had run out of it come to trouble Fort Keynzburg?
"Your Royal Highness, we need to leave as soon as possible."
Geralhide persuaded, and he bowed his head.
"But the army is not ready yet, we can only escape with a small number of men, and the Third Army has not yet fully completed the handover, Geralhaide, how long will it take?"
Prince Leotis's ease vanished suddenly, replaced by a panicked expression.
"Your Highness, we can't take the Third Legion with us, and the troops that can be assembled in the castle are limited, so we should evacuate immediately for your safety."
Geralheid replied, without a hint of panic on his face, and the contrast to the like-poker-faced Hicrates as Prince Leotis made a bit dramatic.
"But with just this thousand Kainz garrison, how can we fight against the First Army of the Royal Capital, Geralhaide, isn't it what you said at the beginning, as long as you pretend to accept the support of the Third Army and transfer their commander, can you easily gain control of those northerners?"
Prince Leotis was in a hurry, he stood up, walked up to Geralhide, grabbed him by the collar and asked.
"That's true, Your Highness the Prince, we have led Verahir away. Strass, also put it to those northern nobles, in fact, the Third Legion is indeed in our pocket now, but Wendland's speed is indeed beyond our expectations, Your Highness, which we can't expect. β
Geralhaide explained in a smooth tone, unmoved.
"This Wendland's army is very likely to be the Wendland Eastern Front Legion from the Misty Forest, they suffered defeat before, but they didn't expect to go to the middle line army to converge, but directly rushed here."
Ellifils speculated aloud that she had come to this conclusion based on the information she had previously obtained, and that, judging from the current situation, it was the most likely fact.
"From the Misty Forest? What are you kidding, the Misty Forest is at least three days away from here, are the soldiers we have arranged in those forts in Zedi all made of paper, and even if they are breached, there are no rumors at all, and they have heard no news for three days, and then they didn't find out until the enemy came so close!? β
Prince Leotis roared, and he let go of Geralhaide's collar and turned to look at Ellifils.
"Now, Your Highness the Prince, we can only evacuate."
Repeating, Geralhide spoke again.
"Do you mean to run away in disgrace and be laughed at by Eve Marie and Thetis? No, no, no, I can't do that...... What do they want in Wendland, I have a lot of money, and there are a lot of valuable magic items in the warehouse......"
Prince Leotis said as if muttering to himself, and then glanced at Elifils.
"I still have this guy, give her to the other party's boss, and then just get out of the way, let them pass through Zedi, go to Eve Marie's trouble, and I'll clean up the mess ......"
"Enough!"
A scolding stunned Prince Leotis, who was in a state of confusion.
It was Elie Fils who spoke.
"Your Royal Highness, now is not the time to think about how to escape. Money? Woman? Wendland doesn't need you to offer these at all, because they can get it just as long as they breach the castle. β
Elyfils stood up and took a step forward, but Prince Leotis was somehow shocked by her and took a step back.
"What Wendland wants is the whole Keynzburg, and what they want is your life and mine."
"Huh, nonsense! How dare they kill nobles, or members of the royal family, you, don't be alarmist! β
Prince Leotis's thoughts were exactly what many of the Astre nobles had in mind at first.
In the past wars, the nobles only need to ride on their horses and watch, let their soldiers go to die, and finally the knights and nobles of the two armies toast and reconcile, except for some nobles who were injured by arrows because of bad luck, the war will hardly lose much to the nobles, but will win honor for them, so many nobles raise private soldiers, just to participate in the war games of the big lords.
"This is not alarmist, Lord Erich was beheaded by the enemy in the battle of the Misty Forest, as for the nobles of the south, as long as they have fought with Wendran, they can understand the purpose of Wendlan's battle, it is not a war game, but a real battle to destroy Aster!"
Elevels said loudly, her fists clenched, her body tensed, and her voice trembling a little.
β...... I can't stay here and be captured by Wendland anyway. β
Prince Leotis said as if to change the subject, and he turned to look at Hicrates and Geralheide on the side.
"Geralheide, you let the Third Legion stay and defend, and if the situation is not right, withdraw with your troops, and Hicrates and I will leave the castle together, and we will meet up in Thrandia, north of the Zedes."
Then he glanced at Ellifils again.
"As for this, it's really not good, just throw her to Wendlan, anyway, I can still take Elise to kiss!"
With that, Prince Leotis turned and left the room directly, followed by Hicrates, leaving Geralhide and Elephilus in the room.
"Your Royal Highness Princess, don't worry, I won't hand you over to the Wendland army easily."
It wasn't until the footsteps of the two of them had faded away, and the movement of the centaurs could be glimpsed through the window, that Geralhaide whispered.
"What do you want to do?"
Naturally, Ellifils did not fully believe Gera Hyde's words, but heard a little danger in his words.
"Although it is a pity to let His Royal Highness Leotis leave, but if you gain a princess, there must be a greater benefit, although I don't think Wendlan will treat Her Royal Highness the princess well, but I will still treat you well."
Geralhaide took a step closer, the shadow on her face intensifying.
"What do you mean......"
Instinctively, Alifils protected her chest and took a step back, the man in front of her was completely different from the gentle image before, and at the moment exuded a rather dangerous aura.
"I mean, before I get spoiled by the bedbugs in Wendland, let me take good care of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
Geralhaide reached out and grabbed Elifils's wrist tightly, his eyes full of greedy desire. (To be continued.) )