Act III-Hundred, IV
Griffiin seemed to have really untied the knot, and under her arrangement, Yiqiē became orderly again. Looking at Her Royal Highness the princess who has become shrewd and capable again, Brando also breathed a sigh of relief, although Her Royal Highness the princess, who showed a rare hesitant and helpless side at first, was also very moving, but he preferred the princess in front of him in comparison.
Probably because it was more real, and it was closer to the image in his mind.
But Brando did not let her guard down, and although the princess was temporarily reinvigorated, it could not change the fact that they were now in a difficult and dangerous situation; At least until the arrangements were made, Brando knew that the princess faction had a problem to deal with—
He wasn't going to speak, but someone was going to bring it up. Overwell, who was present, was thoughtful, and the black-haired knight Nimesis didn't look like a fuel-efficient lamp, so he didn't need to be smart.
It's just that every time Brando looks there, his eyes can't help but be attracted to the black-haired female knight. Nimesis stood there quietly, with an aura that struck him all over her that felt very familiar.
Familiar yet unfamiliar.
There was a moment of silence in the room, and Nimesis naturally noticed the young man's gaze that fell on her all the time, but every time she turned her head, she saw the other person's gaze quickly moving away.
"Hmph." The black-haired female knight frowned slightly. Not far from her, the half-elf girl seemed to be in order, and she turned her head to look at Overwell, where the former sharp-tongued Sir Wolf was silent, and Nimesis knew that the other party was hinting at her own words.
"Your Highness the Princess. What to do with His Highness Haruzer's side? ”
After a moment, she asked quietly; This sentence seemed to hit Her Royal Highness the future eldest princess of Eruin, and the girl froze for a moment, and Brando even trembled slightly when she saw her slender fingertips.
This is a problem that cannot be bypassed. As early as the Knight Academy, the little prince's daily life has always been in charge of the royal party, which at first seemed like a kind of protection, but now it has become surveillance and control. Now that her brother has long since fallen into the hands of the royal party, and Macaro and the Count of Baal are all dragons and phoenixes, it may not be so easy to snatch people from them.
"Naturally, they want to take people, and they must not let my brother become their bargaining chip." But how to take people is a problem. The princess frowned deeply—all she could command was a cavalry of young cadets who had not yet completed their studies, less than half the number of the Royal Knights.
What's more, on the surface, the princess has not really torn her face with the royal party, and it can be said that both sides have no way out, once the royal party loses the last bargaining chip. Maybe it will fall to the side of the Flame Temple. It's unlikely, but she has to worry.
There was silence in the huge room.
"Why don't you take a trip." Overwell replied, "No, you can turn to the Knights of the Lake, maybe ......"
"I'll try to convince Freya." Nimesis replied quietly, no trace of worry on her face. It's as calm as a sculpture.
The last time the Lake Knight showed strength was only second to Andessa, whom Brando had seen in the Ring of the Trade Winds, and it was no wonder that Overwell thought of him. It's just that although the Lionheart Sword is still in Freya's hands, the Knight of the Lake seems to have been protecting the future Valkyrie, but only for protection. Freya may not be able to command this great god.
In fact, Overwell may not be unaware of this, but the princess faction really can't come up with any good solutions at the moment.
Brando shook his head. Finally, I couldn't help but interject, "I'm afraid it won't work, Lord Overwell." In fact, it is not difficult to take people. It's just a matter of adjusting the itinerary. ”
"Adjust your itinerary?" Everyone present was stunned.
"I advise yì not to leave so early, it is better to wait until after the meeting of nobles begins." Brando replied: "Actually, it doesn't make a difference if you leave sooner or later, even if we leave now, there will be a sea of swords and fires outside, and it is not much easier than directly killing out of the venue." ”
"What's more—" He wanted to continue, but Her Highness the Princess's eyes lit up and interrupted him, "What's more, the most dangerous place is also the safest place, and if we want to escape, we will definitely not choose to be in the venue." Because of this kind of thinking, maybe it will be easier for us to break through at that time. ”
"Of course, we don't necessarily have to get out of the venue, we can choose the time period before entering or leaving the Temple of Under-Fuller, and that must be the time when the other party's vigilance is most relaxed."
"And the point is, when we go to the venue, Macaro and the others will let their guard down, thinking that Her Royal Highness the princess will not have the courage to tear their faces with them." Overwell nodded.
There were smart people in the room, and Brando thought of it before they didn't mean he was superior, but he was better at what was going to happen in the next meeting from the perspective of a bystander, even beyond the history. And the princess faction has to face more fear of the unknown future, who knows if the Temple of Fire will be more swordsmen at the next meeting.
But as soon as Brando pierced the window paper, everyone present reacted.
"Then it's set after the meeting, the royal party still has a battle to fight with Grand Duke Sifah, let's watch the show." In an instant, the ability to grasp the situation seemed to return to Her Royal Highness the Princess, and she smiled lightly, slightly sarcastic: "If the Flame Temple wants to do something against us, I'm afraid it won't be in a short time, after all, they have to wait for the arrival of the northern coalition army, right?" ”
"Since we are going to attend the meeting of nobles, can you please Mr. Brando, please escort His Royal Highness the Prince out of the manor?"
said it was an escort, but it was actually similar to a Ming robbery. But Brando shook his head: "This candidate is not suitable for the next one." First of all, I don't know Her Royal Highness the Prince, and secondly, the army under Her Royal Highness the Princess's breakthrough this time is probably not enough, and I also have an army in Ampesel now, and I will personally command them to assist Her Royal Highness in breaking through. ”
Everyone present was amazed when they heard this, and they couldn't help but raise their heads to look at Brando. They never thought that this 'knight of the princess' would actually bring an army here. Of course, Brando's current identity is a 'secret agent' of the royal family, so naturally this credit falls on the princess.
Overwell couldn't help but look at her student again, could she really have expected today's situation?
Only Princess Griffiin's eyes lit up.
……
"Her Royal Highness the Princess asked Viscount Begnin to escort His Royal Highness Prince Haruzer?"
Thunder and storms are converging over the city. The clouds are like a gray and black canvas, dipped in layers, the paint spreads along the rain streaks, and the storm clouds change shape.
The rain washes over the eaves.
The torrential rain soon weaved into a silver ribbon of light, and the droplets of water rolled down the brim of the hat to form a thin trickle, but fortunately the tarpaulin cloak was not soaked; Freya turned her head, her taupe eyes sparkling in the night, and she looked sideways at Brando. The fair skin shimmered, as white as jade.
Brando nodded.
The Viscount Begnin, whom he knew, was the youngest son of the Grand Duke of Siphah, and stood in this camp with admiration for the princess. This man did not have a great reputation in history, and later seemed to have become the head of the Sifah family, nothing more.
However, this person is loyal to Her Royal Highness. At the same time, he is outside the royal party, and he is the perfect person for this task. It's just that he doesn't know why, he faintly feels that something is wrong, is it because of jealousy?
"I heard......" Freya stopped talking.
"What did you hear?" Brando looked back at her, the future Valkyrie had shed a little of her former youthfulness. But there is still the shadow of the stubborn female militia captain in the countryside of Buchi.
"I have heard that Viscount Begnin admires Her Royal Highness the Princess, who was originally the youngest son of the Grand Duke of Sifach, and that he has come here to represent his betrayal of his family. I think. There is a reason why Her Royal Highness the princess trusts him so much. ”
Brando let out a noncommittal 'um'.
Brando knows that the princess of Girls' Generation may not be without tenderness in her heart. It's just that she looks more hard-hearted than ordinary people. It is impossible for the Kolkova family she represents to be combined with the Sifach family represented by Begnin, but perhaps Viscount Begnin really once won the heart of Her Royal Highness the princess.
Heavy rain invades the basin. Lightning occasionally lights up the entire world, melting the world into a white expanse. The Great Basilica of Andrévour stands silently in the rain, and the whole building is like a silent wall with statues of gargoyles and dragons, each of which is a priceless artistic treasure.
The two of them were hiding in an alley across the street from the Temple, just a short time before the time they had agreed with Magdal.
He said he had come to steal the ship's head, but he had only come to get in touch with Magdal. Now that he has the sea devil whale in his hands, he can't afford to make a mistake in this eventful season.
Freya was slightly envious on the side, probably girls lack resistance to such romantic things. I have to say that Begnin's behavior is indeed shocking in this world, as a nobleman, he turned his back on his family just to chase his love.
That's a story that only exists in chivalric novels.
However, Freya, who showed her girlish side, was also quite cute, and Brando couldn't help but look at the future Valkyrie carefully. For some reason, he felt that he could only show his natural side in front of Roman and Freya, as if he could relax.
Speaking of abandoning a qiē for the sake of ideals, this Valkyrie Highness is actually the same person. And now for the sake of this future Valkyrie and the future of this kingdom, it seems that he is doing the same thing.
It's just an effort for a different kind of history.
Freya turned her head and was taken aback by his look: "Is there something on my face?" ”
"No, there isn't." Brando quickly shook his head.
"Why hasn't Princess Magdal come out yet?" Freya didn't notice the strangeness in his heart, but asked, she had always been an impatient person.
Brando looked at the time—just right—but he looked up at the back door of the temple. There was still no one there, which made him frown, generally speaking, both sides of the joint should be very sensitive to time, unless something went wrong, it was rare to be late.
Besides, Princess Magdal doesn't look like such a careless person either.
A hint of unease flashed through his heart.
"Is there something wrong, Brando?" Freya saw the clue.
"The scheduled time has passed."
She frowned slightly: "Will it be ...... Is Princess Magdal in trouble? ”
"Possibly." Brando can only guess.
"So what do we do?"
Brando's brow was almost furrowed, and if he didn't need a bullshit bow statue, he could come and get it at any time; In fact, the content of the letter that the new celebrant Merroth handed to Wood, after getting the news from the north, he could almost guess that he would connect with Magdal, but in fact, it was just to confirm.
The safest way now is undoubtedly to turn around and leave. But Brando felt a little uneasy in his heart, and he felt that if he left without saying a word, it would be like a betrayal to Princess Magdal, who might be in trouble in the temple of Andrvour.
It's like abandoning his comrades, and Brando doesn't think he can do such a thing.
"Brando, do you want to go in and find her?" Freya asked in a low voice, "Magdal is a good friend of Her Royal Highness......
"Well, how are you going to get in?"
"I don't know, but we can try, don't we, we'll find a way."
This is too much to take for granted, and sure enough, this stupid woman's nature has not changed. Brando shook his head, "No need," and before Freya could glare at him, he added, "I know, come with me-"