Act I: The Burning City

"Don't go, there's someone hiding in the alley." Sue grabbed Freya's hand. The girl with braided hair stood at the junction of light and darkness on the street corner, one hand against the wall, staring warily outside.

"Is it a guard?" Freya was taken aback.

"I don't know, but there are two fresh faces there, and they're certainly not from this town." Su shook her head and replied quietly.

Freya pressed the hilt of her sword to her mouth, hesitating nervously. At this time, most of the people who appeared in the Bonoan market were soldiers of the White-Maned Legion, and he expected that those people had indeed found Hood. I just don't know if they've ever met? Is she going up and knocking at the door?

The future Valkyrie frowned, and suddenly remembered what Brando had told her:

"Don't worry if you find traces of the army, they won't surprise until we don't know our relationship. They also want a chance to catch us all. ”

Thinking of this, Freya took a breath. She turned around and asked, "Sue, can you answer me some questions?" ”

"How?"

"I ask you, do you know how you can tell a person is lying?"

The dark-skinned girl smiled: "That's why I ask that because I often help out at the bar?" ”

Freya, who was seen through her thoughts, blushed, she really took a fancy to Su Yuan's much richer experience and knowledge than herself. In the previous conversation with Su, she and everyone naively thought that the nobles would save them, but Su only pointed out the essence of things in a sentence or two.

Therefore, in her heart, this somewhat cold girl is an extremely sensitive and assertive girl.

"It's okay, I do someone a favor occasionally," Su smiled, "Freya, you look at me." ”

"Huh?"

"What's your friend who said Lydonberg was going to be breached?"

Freya was stunned, not knowing why the girl in front of her suddenly mentioned this problem. She panicked in her heart, and her eyes couldn't help but flash: "Cloth, Brando." ”

Su Yan's eyes moved: "You have a crush on him, right?" ”

"No, no, Brando, he, he likes Roman."

"Eyes, look at me, Freya," Su Ping looked at Freya, her dark brown eyes as calm as a pool of water, "Who is Roman?" ”

Freya's face seemed to be on fire, and she dared to look at Sue there, her eyes wandering, and she wanted to explain, but she didn't know where to explain. She felt that she was the No. 1 fool in the sky, or the one without discounting, and for a while she just wanted to find a crack to hide in.

"Understood?" Sue asked.

"Clear, understood." Freya lowered her head and nodded vigorously.

She took a breath, grabbed her sword and wanted to walk out, but immediately turned back and grabbed Sue's arm: "Su, can you wait here for me?" ”

Su was stunned, but nodded anyway. Freya suddenly felt a little inexplicable, but she always felt that having Sue by her side was like Brando, which could give her some confidence.

Then she walked out of the alley, pretending not to pay attention to the stares around her, and went straight to Fifty-One of the Bonoan Market, where she raised her hand—hesitating, Freya felt at least two sharp strikes fall on her back, but at last she struck them down with a bang.

There was a bang, a knock on the door that sounded like it sounded in her heart, and Freya waited for a moment before the door creaked open. Behind him was a man with a slumped back, bald, barely able to tell his age, he was visibly flustered when he saw Freya, and his eyes subconsciously shrank back.

"Once you've found the woollen merchant named Hood, don't identify yourself, give him a time, and ask him to meet us at the bar. You have to pay attention to his reaction and you will know that this person is not reliable. ”

"Freya, look at me."

Freya caught this subtle change in expression at the first moment, and the words of Brando and Sue came to her mind at the same time, making her heart cold.

"Who are you, what's the matter with me?" The short man was stunned for a moment, then asked.

Freya was silent for about a second, and she just looked at each other, cold. Then, just when the short man couldn't help but want to retreat, he suddenly pulled out his sword and put it on the other party's neck, his eyes sinking slightly.

said that it was too late and that it was fast, and when the shape of the scene suddenly changed, Su saw that several people on the street subconsciously moved. But they soon fell silent, and returned to the way they had been—the movements were so subtle that only the girl hiding on the corner could see the qiē.

Freya had no idea what was going on behind her, she just held her sword as calmly as she could, and said in a calm tone, "You're the witch's accomplice?" ”

"Don't kill me, they forced me to ......, woman...... Witch? The short man was so frightened by the sudden change that he sat down on the ground before he realized what the pony-tailed girl in front of him had asked.

Freya only thought of what Brando's wizard servant, the young man named Charles, had said:

"Your aunt knows a lot, it's a secret that has been passed down among wizards in this world, and there's a book called 'Dark Epic' that tells the story of what happened in the past countless years......"

"But not necessarily, people who have something to do with magic. Some country witches are aware of some rumors about this. ”

In fact, she didn't even think that she could be so strain before she drew her sword, or should she say that her mind was in an ethereal state. She said coldly, "You should call her 'Jenny', forget it...... It doesn't matter, I'll teach you a lesson first. ”

As she spoke, she raised her sword, and the textile merchant named Hood immediately wailed in fright: "Wait, wait, my lord I have nothing to do with her...... No, no, it's not okay, I mean I'm not on the same party as her. I mean, she's just a relative in general, no, no, a distant relative! ”

"Oh?"

"Really, really! You believe me, you believe me, she only comes to the city occasionally to collect the goods - the witch, yes, the witch! She does collect some weird stuff - yes! She lives in Buchi, with her niece! ”

Freya looked at the man and held back her disgust. One lifted him up: "But my informant told me that she entered the city a few days ago, you better not deceive me, as a wizard I can extract your memories and memories at any time!" ”

The little merchant was already paralyzed by the sword around his neck, and he did not hear Freya's words: "I said, I said, she had left Rydenberg for the north two days ago. ”

Freya looked him in the eye and then disgusted the guy away, she gasped slightly, but heard Sue whistling around the corner of the alley, she knew that her big move had caught the attention of those people, and she had to get out of here quickly.

But she didn't expect Aunt Jenny to be here, she went to the north? To the north is Pragues, where is she going? But it doesn't look like this person is lying.

She gritted her teeth, hesitated for a moment.

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Afternoon sunlight pours in through the castle's vaulted floor-to-ceiling windows, brightening up the softly coloured room. The young girl in a silver princess dress sat at a small round table in the style of a rococo, leaning back in a high-backed chair in a standard position, holding a cup of black tea in her slender palm, and holding a silver spoon in the other, motionless, her soft pale silver-gray eyes staring ahead—as if listening to a story.

She had beautiful silver curls and half-pointed ears peeking out of the curls with a fair tip, and she was the most favored daughter of this Obergu VII and recognized as the first beauty of Eruin.

If in Brando's time, both players and NPCs called her Princess Regent, and if there was anyone in Eruin who could compare to the prestige of the Valkyrie, it was Her Royal Highness the princess who was still a little immature.

"Quite a smart little girl, the Everton family is a real person." After a while, the princess put down her teacup and asked quietly, "And then, Lord Overwell?" ”

The grim-looking middle-aged man standing in front of her would have recognized Brando if he had been here. Because this is the 'Earl of Doon' who was sealed by his sword. But in fact, if in the aristocratic circles of the capital, there are not many people who know this Earl, but he has a nickname that is more widely known:

'Sir Wolf' Overwell, a close minister of His Majesty's side, one of the core leaders of the royal party, has a good personal relationship with Everton and Woodrow.

Overwell looked at this princess, knowing that the other party was not simple, but she was the pearl of His Majesty's palm today, and he didn't dare to do things casually.

This time he went to Lidenburg under the name of Doon of the House of Lulesbullman, for both were master connoisseurs and had very similar interests in a hobby. Although the appearance is not similar, it is not a big problem in the days of closed news - he is there to do something for Obercourt VII, a secret mission.

Thinking of this, he realized again that the princess was asking him a question, and came to his senses: "Naturally, the daughter of the Earl of Everton seems to be at least as good as her father, but it's a pity that ......"

He originally wanted to say that it was a pity that it was a woman, but he suddenly realized that the princess in front of him, who was known as the crown of the royal family, hurriedly swallowed the second half of the sentence against his will.

Of course, the girl understood what he was trying to say, but she didn't ask. Just changed the subject and said, "But Lord Earl, I have some doubts about your previous story. You deliberately troubled that young man, which seems to be a bit of a superfluous move. ”

It would be strange that you didn't understand it, but he replied respectfully, "I'm just worried about his intentions." A Highland knight, along with his henchmen, appears at Lydenberg, beside Everton's daughter. Your Highness Princess, you know that the white knights of Karasu and your father are not on the same path—"

"I know, but they didn't object."

"That's why I want to give him a try. Anyway, it's just a shadow, and I can tell which is more important than Karasu. For the sake of His Majesty, even if I try it myself, why not. Beater replied.

"I thank you on behalf of my father, Lord Verver." The princess thought to herself, it turned out that her father and this guy wanted to live in Karasu Province, but could they succeed? She guessed that their intentions were nothing more than making something out of nothing.

She thought about it, and the recommended number of places for the Bastar Royal Cavalry Academy might be added again. However, she wanted to remind something, but after thinking about her identity, she gave up.

Finally, he said, "And then, Lord Overwell." I'd like to continue listening to the rest of the story, and I'll probably have time to listen to you for two or three sections before my history class starts. ”

"Of course, gladly."

(PS. Thank you to Brother D Blade for being the first alliance leader again!)

Is it going to erupt today? )