Chapter 3: Serendipity
"The taste of power is intoxicating, but those in power must always keep a clear head, otherwise they will eventually degenerate into slaves of power and will not die well!"
- Leo's Diary
Riding a mount that covered the one-horned, Leo walked leisurely on the wide road of the imperial capital, not wanting to be too public, followed by only three knight captains, it is worth mentioning that the Marquis of Auston finally ended a few days of fooling around, and accompanied Leo as the master. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the crisp sound of horses' hooves, Auston took a few steps forward and joked with a smile, "It's only been a few days, and the invitations to invite you to the banquet have been piled up in my study, Leo, are you really not tempted at all?" A lot of ladies from aristocratic families will definitely be fascinated by your handsomeness......"
"Forget it, Auston, as a friend who has known you for so long, I have to protest to you, the nobles of the imperial capital are too idle, if I go to these invitations, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave here today next year!"
Leo also smiled and pointed at the marquis and retorted, I have to say that the imperial capital, which is as calm as the backwater, his arrival is like throwing a stone, which makes this Tan stagnant water have some ripples, except for a few dukes and royal families, the rest of the nobles have sent invitations to the marquis's mansion where he temporarily lives.
There are indeed some people with different intentions and such and such thoughts, but most of them are just because of the appearance of new faces, which can find an excuse for themselves to be entertained
Of course, if you can also make friends with His Majesty's henchman, the Marquis of Alston, why not......
After thinking about it, Leo Zhengse said, "Auston, I'm afraid I have to trouble you to help me push down these invitations first, before the House of Lords is authenticated and His Majesty summonsed, too frequent entertainment is afraid that it will cause His Majesty's dislike." ”
"No problem, but if there are those old old-fashioned or certain dukes' invitations, I suggest you still go, after all, these people are so influential that they can even change Your Majesty's mind"
The Marquis of Auston did not continue the topic, and began to tell Leo some interesting anecdotes and anecdotes about the imperial capital......
Wandering around, perhaps because it was still early, on the main road in the center of the imperial capital, only Leo and Auston walked in the middle of the road with the knights of the guard
Unlike the privileged aristocracy, the commoners and merchants who lived here had to walk on the side roads on both sides of the road, even if it was urgent
It is not allowed to disturb the nobles by galloping horses, otherwise the soldiers patrolling around have the right to directly kill the violators on the spot
Leo wasn't stupid enough to change that, after all, it was a feature of the era, and even his own Stormwind civilians weren't allowed to live with the nobles
Of course, even if the nobles agreed, the commoners would probably resolutely refuse, after all, no one wanted to bow to the nobles countless times a day, trembling for fear of inadvertently causing death.
"Hey~ Lord Leo, Lord Marquis is waiting for me!"
During the chat, a familiar shout came from behind them, and several people turned their heads when they heard the sound, only to see Antonis cautiously riding his horse and rushing to this side, and several knights of the Lancastrian family behind him were nervously guarding the side, lest the earl, who was not a good horseman, lose ......
"Wow, what did I see, Antonis, the Duke would be very pleased to see you give up your carriage and go out on horseback."
Pointing to Antonis on horseback, the Marquis exclaimed with some exclamation
After working together along the way, Auston's previous prejudice against the Earl also unconsciously changed, and he understood that he was just a young man who had been spoiled too much, so he now spoke much more intimately.
Antonis ran up to the two of them, and after greeting Leo with a serious forehead, he looked at Auston with a smile
"Come on, Lord Marquis, after seeing the martial arts of His Excellency Leo, I realized that even as a nobleman, I can't be too weak, and in a few days I will have to learn from the swordsmanship teacher sent by my grandfather......"
Without waiting for Marquis Alston to tease, Antonis turned to Leo and said solemnly
"Your Excellency, I have learned a great deal from you and the Marquis over the course of these months, and my grandfather is very pleased with this, and for this reason my grandfather has entrusted me with a formal invitation to meet you, the most sincere invitation from the House of Lancaster."
Putting down the horsewhip, he also solemnly stretched out his hands to accept the invitation handed by Antonis, and the thorn flower representing the coat of arms of the Lancaster family on the entire front, and the signature of the Duke himself, all represented that this was the highest invitation.
"Dear Antonis, please convey to me the honorable Lord Duke, it is my pleasure to accept the invitation, and at the same time, I have to ask your family to give me a certain amount of time, and I need to prepare a gift for the Duke......"
"Of course, Lord Leo, when you are ready, you can always have someone notify me or my family, and the doors of the Duke's Palace will be open to you at any time!"
Perhaps the attention of several people was so caught in the conversation that no one noticed a tavern by the side of the road, when the door was suddenly slammed open from within, and a figure rolled and was pushed out, falling right in front of Antonis's horse
The suddenly frightened mount raised its front hooves high and threw the unknown Antonis on the horse's back to the ground, and the incident happened so quickly that the knight of the earl's family could only react to it, and could only look at the duke's only grandson with a shocked face, and his face had already made close contact with the bluestone ground......
"Damn it!"
After a brief period of consternation, the knights of the Lancaster family quickly moved, and divided four knights to support and protect Antonis who was snorting on the ground, while the knights who led the team turned over and dismounted, took off the sheathed sword, and smashed it on the head and face of the initiator.
At the same time, Fein and several knights of the Marquis's family quickly gathered around the two of them, shouting loudly to forbid the civilians who were watching the excitement to approach in order to prevent this from being a premeditated action.
Leo frowned at the chaos in front of him, pulled Finn and whispered a few words to him to help take care of Antonis, before shouting to the knight who had beaten the perpetrator
"Alright, let's stop, the Earl is fine"
It's not that Leo has any mercy for strangers, it's just that in a place like the imperial capital, he doesn't want to get a few of them into any avoidable trouble
After the Marquis of Auston also spoke, the enraged knight leader of the Lancaster family kicked the people on the ground a few more times before stopping......
Taking a few steps forward, Leo glanced at the bleeding stranger on the ground, and turned his face to look at the thugs and tavern keepers on the side of the road trembling with disgust
The horsewhip in his hand shook in front of several people one by one, and he said angrily
"It's good, because of your negligence, you have caused an Imperial Count to be harmed, you better pray that nothing will happen to the Count, otherwise you ......"
Before he could finish his first threat, after a few glances at the people underground, the Marquis of Auston interrupted him by patting Leo a few times
"Leo, I know this person, it should be said that there are very few nobles in the imperial capital who don't know this person......"
"What? Is it still some big shot? Hearing this, Leo was also a little shocked
Glancing at the people who were busy taking care of Antonis, the Marquis shook his head with a wry smile and whispered in the ear of Leo, who was a little dazed
"Pericles Setopia, not a big man, a scholar, a professor, is an authority on the history of the continent and the history of religion, of course this is not the point, the most important thing is that this guy once accepted an invitation and served as an advisor to His Majesty for a short time......"