"Then I'll go back first, Mr. Kent."

"Go ahead, be careful on the road, it's not that safe outside right now."

Old Kent shook his head and watched Setti's figure disappear into the twilight outside the inn before closing the door and preparing to close. He was already old, and his hands and feet were becoming more and more inflexible over the years, and he turned around slowly, but he found that there was a person standing behind him, and he couldn't help but shudder, and then he found that the other party was the woman among the guests, he didn't know what the other party's name was, she lived here with her companions three days ago, and the beauty she possessed was naturally memorable, not to mention that there were some regrettable faint scars on her almost perfect face, which was even more impressive.

Old Kent didn't know if it was his own delusion, but he felt that he hadn't seen him for a day, and the scar on the lady's face had faded a little. He laughed at himself and wondered how this was possible, maybe he had really seen a ghost and had a delusion.

"Miss, do you have any orders?" Old Kent replied with some humility, and after a few days he had faintly felt that the tone and habits of the other party were full of a sense of encouragement, a feeling that he had seen a lot in the noble ladies and gentlemen in the city, but how could a noble lady come to his remote place to stay in a hotel, he did not want to think too much about the question - the person with the head may not live longer these years: "Is everyone hungry, order a supper or something, and there are still some materials in the kitchen......"

"It's called Seti, this girl." The corners of Delphien's mouth lifted slightly, and her gaze passed through the maple window on the other side, and a few sycamore leaves hung out of the window, dyed the red of the sunset, swaying slightly in the wind. She stared in the direction of Setti's back disappearing in the twilight, her purple eyes silently reflecting the sunset.

"yes, it's a poor girl. I heard that her brother went to war, and Chris Sr. was not in good health, and the work of taking care of her younger siblings and the family fell on her," Old Kent couldn't help but sigh and shook his head: "Old Chris has a good daughter, but luck is too bad, and Lady Luck never pities the most unfortunate people." ”

"Doesn't she live here?"

"Nope. She had to go back every day, and I had it. ”

"Is her brother on the battlefield, in the east?"

"I don't know very well, miss, probably to the south."

"To the south." Delphine narrowed his eyes slightly: "Who is the person who picked her up?" ”

"The person who picked her up?"

Old Kent was stunned.

"Perhaps," Delphine said with a smile, "or maybe I'm wrong." ”

"What?"

"It's nothing, I mean you don't have to bother the old man for a supper or something, and if there is a need, I will naturally ask her to help while Miss Setty is there."

"Martha is on top. Thank you for your kindness. ”

Old Kent couldn't help but glance at this lady very gratefully, such a kind and beautiful aristocratic lady is rare in Rustat now, "I hope Jin Yan can always be by her side and favor this kind-hearted young lady." He couldn't help but think. Delphien only smiled quietly.

……

Outside the inn, a young man in a short shirt grabbed Seti's hand and dragged her in the direction of the Holy Mercury Bridge for dozens of meters, only to stop when she was far out of sight of the Cat and the Beard. "What's wrong, Al?" Setty asked, puzzled. "Someone is spying on you." The young man replied in a low voice.

"Surveillance? I? How so? Setty couldn't help but look back in the direction of the inn. Now it has long since become a small patch on the avenue: "Uncle Kent, he would never do that." ”

"It's someone else."

"You mean the guests?"

"Perhaps, be careful. Setti. The young man turned and looked at her and reminded earnestly.

Seti couldn't help but smile: "You're worried about it, Al, they and I don't have the same world at all, but thank you anyway." She blushed and couldn't help but tighten her grip on the young man's hand. I feel the warmth in my palms all the way to my heart. "Al, what are you looking for me?"

"Don't forget tonight's prayer meeting."

"How so, is there anything important, why is this suddenly mentioned?"

The priests said. Tonight is the most important day. ”

Seti was slightly stunned, a bright brilliance flashed in his eyes, and he subconsciously held his breath and asked, "Do you want to ...... Has it begun? ”

The young man nodded gloomily: "After today, if the old witch is good-looking, I will avenge Peber with my own hands sooner or later!"

"Al, thank you." Setty replied softly, but there was a faint uneasiness in her heart: "But can we really do it?" ”

"Of course, have you forgotten what the old witch did, I heard that this damned country has recently lost another war, and losing the war means that more soldiers are needed, Settie, Uncle Chris, he can't go to war anymore-" The young man didn't have so much knowledge, but it didn't prevent him from using the usual words of the priests-although he didn't necessarily like those people, but he had to admit that the other party had a point, they had never seen so far before, and had always suffered in silence - These words seemed to ignite a fire in his heart, and he pursed his lips, the flame of revenge burning in the depths of his eyes.

Thinking of her elderly father, Setty couldn't help but fall silent, she also had two younger brothers and a younger sister, and no matter what, she had to stand up to protect the family.

"By the way, the chief priest Marian specifically mentioned you," the young man suddenly thought of something, and changed his tone: "He asked me to tell you that you must not be absent tonight." ”

Seti was slightly stunned, not understanding why she had suddenly become important, but then she thought of the harsh canons, and realized that all she could do was obedience: "I understand." ”

Silence fell between the two as they walked quietly on the trail on the Mercury Bridge, watching the golden glow of the setting sun on the river. After a while, the young man spoke again, "Seti." His tone became soft and emotional.

"Huh?"

"I've always felt like those guys aren't good people, so let's get out of here when it's over."

"But I still have a brother and a sister, and my father ...... him."

"Let me take care of them," the young man interrupted her urgently, "and we'll take them." Take everyone with you and get out of here. ”

The last glimmer of light was swallowed up by the river, and only the clouds on the horizon were still burning.

Seti's heart was full of sweetness, she held the other person's hand with her backhand, and nodded slightly.

……

The innkeeper respectfully said goodbye to Delphien, and staggered away. The prime minister's daughter stood by the window. After glancing at the magnificent twilight on the avenue, he smiled incomprehensibly before turning and going upstairs.

In the room on the second floor, Brando was analyzing the information, and the news that had come from the envoys of Antobro, from the Nazel, and from the nobles of the city who had been contacted by Faina and Delphion for several days had come together, and finally sketched a rough outline of what was happening in the city.

Sitting in a high-backed chair with a serious expression, Medisa carefully wrote down the information on parchment with a quill, and Faina dictated softly as she finished writing one. Pick it up and set it aside. Brando then put them together and stacked them on his desk, where the last rays of sunlight were reluctantly leaving, and it was already a haze outside the window.

He turned his head and saw the side face of the Silver Elf Princess, the last rays of the sun falling on the area between her forehead and chin, and the silhouette of the girl's face in the staggered light had a thin layer of imperceptible fluff, which looked particularly cute.

"Your Excellency. It seems that the Silver Queen is not very strict with the nobles who are imprisoned in the moss castle, at least this letter can be seen......"

"Your Excellency?"

Medisa turned her head to see what he was looking at. His face couldn't help but turn red: "Lord Lord......"

Faina on the side stopped at the right time to relay and looked, and couldn't help frowning. Facing the gaze of the two, Brando finally came back to his senses and coughed embarrassedly: "That...... Sorry for that. ”

"Believe ......."

Brando then remembered the letter Medisa had mentioned.

He is no stranger to the owner of the letter, who is the former commander of the Imperial Blue Legion. Faina's mentor, Lady Veronica, who had a two-sided relationship with him in the Ring of the Trade Winds and the Fir Collar, sent this letter to Fayna after she learned that Fayna had used her connections to spy on her and the Grand Duke of Hanaba.

Since Veronica did not know that he was already near the Imperial Capital, the letter only described Fayna as an exactant of her and Grand Duke Mohama in the Moss Castle, and the treatment they received in the Moss Castle was quite lenient. In addition to being restricted in her freedom, she was not punished harshly as rumored outside, but between the lines, you can still see the anxious feelings of the female legion.

She mentioned her worries and uneasiness about the Silver Queen's recent moves in several letters, and it was clear that Her Excellency the Legion Captain was not bent on the opposite side of Her Majesty the Queen, and that she was on the side of the eldest son of the Emperor with the nobles of Ludwig only because she was not optimistic about the choice of the Silver Queen, and did not want the Queen's crazy actions to lead the empire into an abyss from which she could never recover.

Compared with the naked entanglement of interests between the northern aristocracy, the emotion contained in this letter is more acceptable to Brando, which is not something that the egoist can understand, a long-term vision, hoping that the motherland will be stable, and those who live at the bottom of the country can also enjoy the benefits of prosperity, this is a noble emotion, not blind, but with an eye to the future.

Although they belong to different countries, Brando can empathize with this desire, the difference is that he has experienced such a history firsthand, but Lady Veronica has her own eyes to see the future.

It's a pity that at this moment, the empire has fallen into the abyss of war, but this female army commander is in a prison, and it is even difficult to protect herself.

He thought for a moment and replied, "This shows that the Silver Queen has not yet made up her mind, and some of these nobles can be co-opted, but she can't pull her hand." ”

"If we lose at Port Fatan......" Medissa couldn't help but mention.

"Then it is a foregone conclusion who will die and who will live," Brando continued, "Fortunately we won, and Her Majesty will have to find another opportunity to show her strength and intimidate the people." ”

Faina looked a little dazed on the side, she should have been worried—although the news from the moss castle was the best she had heard in the past few days, it did not mean that she could rest easy, the queen was only holding her still because she was not yet sure, and when the situation was certain in Ludwig, the Meholofen family would be like meat on a chopping block, and would be left to the slaughter.

She would never have the illusion that her family was the part of the nobility that the temperamental queen could woo, because even if the Grand Duke of Hanaba had no intention of rebelling, their inextricable connection with the northern nobility was irrefutable.

Brando's words undoubtedly prove it.

But at this moment, the eldest lady of the flower and leaf collar seemed a little distracted, she looked at Brando, and then at Metisa, the look on her face was a little troubled.

Brando didn't notice the eldest lady's anomaly, and continued to ask, "Did the Nazel people come to contact us?" ”

Medisa shook her head, and she put a piece of parchment in front of Brando: "This is a message from Princess Magdal, which mentions a place. ”

"Where?"

"It's not a definite location, but it was mentioned that Constance, the Silver Queen, had been around there twice in the last week...... There's the Tulip Zone. ”

The Eastern Front has just been lost, and at this time of year, the silver queen is obviously not in the mood to participate in the garden activities, or to visit some inconsequential characters, and she will take the time to go to the place at this time, which must not be so simple, although it may also be just a smoke bomb, but I can't help but not pay attention to it.

He was about to look at the map, when Faina finally couldn't help but speak:

"I know that place, Bu and Brando, that is the old prince's villa, the former residence of Prince Siris, the brother of the former king."

Hearing the name of the place, Brando finally remembered the place: "Is that the prince who died in the holy war?" ”

"And his two sons." Faina added.

She stared at Brando and bit her lower lip.

Médisa glanced at the eldest lady of the flower and leaf collar a little strangely, and then looked at her lord, and a hint of intelligent understanding suddenly flashed in her silver eyes, and the corners of her small mouth curled up without a trace, and she couldn't help but feel a little funny in her heart. But she didn't show any clue on her face, and continued solemnly: "There is another place near this old mansion, where there is a heavy guard, and the Antobra envoys will be strictly inspected even if they pass through that vicinity every day—"

"What's that?" Brando frowned, thinking about how it was getting more and more complicated, could it be that Her Majesty the Queen set up forbidden areas everywhere in the imperial capital.

"Colddew Manor."

…… (To be continued......)