Act 60: The Last Night in Pragues (Part II)

The thick wooden door with a gilt pattern slowly pushed open, and the air flowed, and a low roar pierced through the ear drums, as if an ancient kingdom was opening its doors to visitors.

The light outside the hall gradually brightened, and behind the door stood a girl with an angry face.

The half-elf princess wore a silver-white princess dress, with a ruffled skirt that hung down to the smooth marble floor; She stood there with her head held high, her silky silver curls falling down her shoulders, her hands folded on the skirt, and she stood there coldly, looking at the few people who slowly came out of the gloom.

The deep marble sets off this beauty, and it is a lily that blooms in the darkness.

"Your Highness the Princess." Marquis Kluger, who had been at the forefront, had a gloomy smile of surprise on his face, and the important minister, who had been serving the Corkova family since the time of Glam, placed his hand under his side and bowed deeply.

He looked up, his lips slightly upturned, and there always seemed to be a sneering smile on his thin face.

"You're welcome, Lord Marquis," the girl asked, without glancing at the old fox, looking ahead coldly, "Is my father inside?" ”

"I'm sorry, Your Highness Princess, Your Majesty is receiving the ambassador of Madara, I'm afraid I won't be able to see you for the time being." Klug replied with a slight smile.

A hint of worry flashed between the brows of the eldest daughter of the king of Eruin, but she quickly returned to normal.

"Then I'll wait here," she replied, holding her head high, "and the ambassador of Madara won't stay long until it's late at night." ”

"Your Royal Highness, please take care of yourself—" Marquis Kluger glanced at the proud flower of the royal family, his eyes showing appreciation, but he still smiled without smiling.

"Thank you for your concern."

"Then the old minister will take his leave."

"Please."

The girl remained motionless with pale silver eyes, and watched indifferently as these people left. However, when the Marquis of Kluge, who was wearing a purple and gold minister's uniform, staggered past him, the eldest daughter of the king of Eruin, suddenly spoke up again: "Klugeqing, play with fire and harm yourself, so that you can do it yourself-"

Marquis Kluge was slightly stunned, this princess said this, already with a stern warning. The important minister trusted by Obergu VII stopped in his footsteps, and when he thought of something, a gloomy smile appeared on his face again.

"Your Royal Highness, Princess, what are you talking about?" He asked.

"You know for yourselves what I say. I can't stop what is happening in Pragus and Fort Kurko, but don't forget whose side the Sanctuary of Fire is on in Eruin. The princess replied coldly.

Kluger's face changed slightly, but he quickly recovered as usual. This old fox took a hard breath and replied with a smile: "Thank you for the reminder from Her Royal Highness the Princess." ”

Neither side seemed willing to talk any further, and after a mistake, the Marquis of Kluger and his party left in a hurry.

Instead, a young man behind the Marquis asked, "Lord Marquis, what does she mean?" ”

"This royal flower can't be underestimated, Wilma." Marquis Kluge replied with a gloomy face, "Although we are in good shape now, she is not idle. Judging from the news from outside the government and the opposition, Her Royal Highness the princess is raising money through the hands of the Havel Church, although I don't understand what she wants to do, but I think there will be some action. ”

Marquis Kluger glanced back at the dark night outside the floor-to-ceiling arch windows of the promenade and said, "Today, she is here to remind us. But the fact that she was able to do this shows that our Highness the Princess still has some scruples—"

"Rat-thrower."

He sighed and wiped the ring from his glove. On the dark ring tray, an Ouroboros hovered as if it had come to life, the edge of which reflected the faint bronze light.

Everyone was silent.

The half-elf princess watched Marquis Kluger's party leave without saying a word. When she turned back again, she saw Sir Benninger, dressed in a pale gold robe, coming out of the shadows behind one of the pillars in the hall.

"How?" The girl waited for him to approach and immediately asked.

The young man shook his head with a bitter expression: "No, Your Highness the Princess." I still haven't seen His Majesty."

The girl's face fell silent.

"Your Highness the Princess?"

"Tonight, I'm going back to my territory. You take Hazel with you, and come with me. The girl stared ahead and calmly replied, "Be careful not to attract the attention of those people." ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess, can't we think of any other way?" Benninger asked with a bitter face, he was the youngest son of the Duke of Sifah, and his status was extremely prominent. But since meeting Princess Griffiin a year ago, he has been amazed and has since succumbed to the charm of this half-elf princess, and is willing to serve her before and after the saddle.

It stands to reason that Benninger had stayed in the royal capital longer than a young nobleman had expected, and his father urged him to return home and inherit the land, but the young man lingered in the area.

Everyone with a discerning eye knows that the person who holds the heart of this young man is nothing more than the eldest princess of the Eruin royal family.

Princess Griffiin turned sixteen in July, the age when the royal family talked about marriage. It's just that Obergu VII loves her very much, and would rather she be by his side for two years with his father - not to mention that Obergu VII also understands that his youngest son Hazel is cowardly by nature, and indeed needs the help of this sister.

But it was a good thing for Benninger, for he knew in his heart that there was nothing possible for him and the princess, and that the more she stayed with Obergou, the longer he could stay here.

Of course, he was not without self-pity, and if he was the eldest son of the Duke of Siphah, and not the youngest, I am afraid it would be a different situation.

But at this moment, the girl's words made his heart pound: Her Royal Highness said that she wanted to return to her own territory, which was probably a huge turnaround. There are not many cases in Eruin's history where members of the royal family return to their own territory, but every time, something terrible happens.

Benninger looked at the princess with both anticipation and fear of the unknown future, and he seemed undecided. He felt that their departure would probably set off more than a storm in Eruin.

In the dim candlelight, the determined gaze of the sixteen-year-old eldest princess Eruin and the young man's hesitant expression contrasted, and the hall was silent for a moment.

"What are you worried about, Benninger?"

"I have some apprehensions," the young man ...... at a moment's loss as to what to make of his thoughts at the moment.

In fact, since the arrival of the envoys of Madara after June, to be exact, none of Obergu VII's former revered ministers has seen him, except for the prime minister Kluge. Even his daughters and sons were forcibly grounded, and their activities were confined to the royal capital.

Suspicion that Obercourt VII was under house arrest spread, but this did not cause much reaction among the nobility. Since the appointment of Kluge as prime minister, Obercourt VII has grown in favor of him, and it has long been a well-known fact that Klug's faction is in power in the government and the opposition.

However, this group never had contact with the localities, which was trusted by Obergo VII. As a result, the royal party also let them go, and Kluge was indeed impeccable in governance and strategy, and was hailed as the greatest politician of the Korkova dynasty since the time of Anson XI.

Some even compare him to the name, Pois, the archbishop of the Havel church in the days of Anson XI.

It's just that the situation took a turn for the worse after April and May of this year, Klug seemed to be intent on seizing power, and the War of the Black Roses was in full swing, and for a while the domestic political situation in Eruin seemed to have some stormy flavor.

But suspicion and suspicion spread not only among the upper echelons of the aristocracy. However, Overwell and Everton, the core figures of the royal party, were on their way to settle the deal with Mardala, and the only remaining archbishop of the Havel Church, the most prestigious of the three left, was also closed.

As a result, the form of the royal capital seems to be more obscure and dim.

But at this time, the eldest daughter of the king of Eruin proposed to him to return to her domain. Not to mention whether they can escape from this big cage, but this princess is so willing to leave her father alone?

Princess Griffiin's relationship with her father is well known to the world. Benninger, as a close minister of the princess, knows this even more.

But the half-elf girl's face did not change, and she replied quietly: "With my father's character, I would not agree to such a ridiculous agreement with Madara. I don't know what Klug's purpose is, but one thing is clear, we're not going to help here. ”

"First of all, I'm going to send my brother out, and that's one of my responsibilities. I had to get ahead of the curve and put the interests of the royal family first - if there was anything wrong with my father, I think he would understand it. ”

"Your Royal Highness Princess......" The young man stared blankly at this half-elf girl who was a head shorter than him, as if it was not sixteen years old, but an excellent politician with mature thoughts.

Griffiin glanced at him: "Don't worry, Begnin, I'm not unprepared. With the help of my mentor's connections, we can play our own chess - and don't forget that I never trusted the little guy Klug, and they didn't dare to risk the world's condemnation against my father. ”

The princess stopped as she spoke, just as she saw the gloomy-looking envoy of Madala coming out of the door.

At this moment, the living and the dead glanced at each other.

And then staggered.

……

However, when King Eruin was stormy and ready for the chaos that followed, Brando, who knew this, was sitting in the 'Doji' bar in Pragues' White Swan district. He tapped beside the bartender for news about the Golden Wine, and every once in a while he went to look at the clockwork clock hanging from the shelf.

The hour hand points to twelve o'clock.

Brando didn't expect his character to explode in one night to start this continuous quest clue and complete it easily. He just waited for someone to find something to pass the time.

Outside, when the church bell rang twelve, the door to the bar finally opened again.

Outside the door stood a girl dressed in a dark blue military uniform, with a long ponytail tied behind her head, with a slightly flushed face, looking at him with light brown and bright eyes.

Freya seemed to be a formal knight, dressed in the proper sash and knightly sash, a church-issued sword with a cross handle at her waist, and a pair of polished riding boots.

It's like a heroic female knight.

But her look of concern clearly betrayed her. As soon as she entered the door, she glanced left and right, her eyes fell on Brando, and she took a breath and immediately walked over and asked:

"You're leaving? Brando? ”

"Yes."

Freya was silent.

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