8 Beloved

"Well, Sevia is my fiancé, but we haven't had time for an engagement banquet yet." Erin replied to the wind chimes.

Near dinner time, Erin and Wind Chimes were resting in an empty room in the castle, and although Sevia allowed Erin to take Wind Chimes to visit the castle, it was a military stronghold, and the two of them still didn't wander around. Wind Chime takes the opportunity to ask Erin about her and Sevia, as Sevia has said "thank her for her fiancée".

"My adoptive parents saw that I was of marriageable age, and they wanted me to get married quickly, but they were actually worried that I would stay in the army for fear that I would be in danger." Erin began to tell her own story, and the wind chimes listened patiently.

"The people I was looking for at the beginning were all some aristocratic sons, and they weren't bad, but they were all the kind of people who were literal and went to the territory to be lords in the future. I don't like that kind of person, but the soldier looks more handsome. In fact...... The main thing is that I like life in the army. ”

"Because you Akayi are from a military family, and you are also exposed to it every day, so you prefer this kind of life and experience." Wind Chime said that she seemed to know a lot about the Akayi family.

"Yes, yes, it seems that I have been a nobleman of the empire for a long time, and it is said that the family has cultivated a lot of talents who can fight well, and has made a lot of contributions to the empire. I do envy my grandparents, as well as my adoptive father and brother, who are very kind to me. "As an adopted daughter, Erin has never forgotten the kindness that her family brought her." So, I refused all the sons I saw at the beginning, until I hit ...... Alas, I always feel sorry for my parents......" Erin's eyes dimmed slightly, and the wind chime was curious about what she "hit". "But a year ago, Sevia came to visit our house, and I knew at a glance that he was the person I had been looking for. However, my parents were very worried, they said that he was an orphan and had not made any contributions in the Imperial Army, and they were afraid that I would suffer with him...... Alas, fortunately, everything is clear now, Sevia became the chief lieutenant of Duke Risson, and my parents also took the initiative to discuss the engagement with him, but I didn't expect him to really agree! It's been a long time to think about it......"

At this moment, the voices of two guards were heard at the door of the room, and Erin stopped narrating. Since she and the wind chime were sitting in the corner of the room, the guards at the door could not see and did not deliberately lower their voices.

"I heard that the duke's assassin has been found, a criminal expelled from our city!" Said one of the guards.

"Where did you catch it, here (referring to the inside of the castle)?" The other guard said suspiciously.

"Yes, but when I found him dead, I only had poison on my body. Probably because he was afraid that he would not be able to escape, and he did not dare to be a prisoner, he committed suicide. ”

"Hmph, killing the duke, it's really cheap for him to die like this. How did he sneak in? ”

"I haven't found the reason yet, but the magician has already prepared to explore the magic circle, and now as long as you use magic in the city, you will be discovered, so you are not afraid of a magician who can transform into a magician running in."

"Well, that's good. I had just gone to the Great Hall to admire the Duke's appearance, and I was eager to kill all the beasts outside the city. Do you know? They poisoned the duke's food, and poisoned his neck purple......"

Wind Chime and Erin listened to the conversation of the two guards with their ears sideways, and they also felt sad in their hearts for the end of Duke Risson, who had saved mankind and was finally poisoned, which was really a great shame and sorrow.

"Also, in the council hall just now, Sevia is really amazing......" As soon as she heard the guards suddenly mention Sevia, Erin leaned in the direction of the door, her eyes turned smartly, and the wind chime couldn't help but snicker in her heart when she saw this.

"What's wrong? I wasn't there. Another guard asked.

"Since this morning, the United Kingdom has been pouring in from outside the city, and I can't count how many I can't count. But the content of the letter is all to persuade Saivia, think about it, even the enemy knows his reputation, and the people who are fighting for both sides of the enemy and the enemy are not powerful? Just now in the council chamber, in front of the other lieutenants, Savia tore the letters of surrender to shreds, vowing that he would never surrender. The more the guard spoke, the more excited he became, as if he were about to cheer for what had just happened.

"That's amazing, everyone says that Sevia is Ryson's successor, and it's really good......" The guard finished and talked about some other topics.

Erin had been smiling proudly from the beginning, and she was quite satisfied to hear others praise her fiancé. Wind Chimes also heard the guard's words, but she had a completely different idea, but there was no real evidence, she was thinking about whether to tell Erin, Erin spoke first: "Wind Chimes does you have a beloved?" ”

Facing Erin's expectant eyes, the wind chime also nodded shyly. "What kind of person is he? Can you tell me about it? Erin was a little excited when she received an affirmative response, and like most girls, she was very fond of exchanging such topics.

"My beloved?" Wind Chime raised his head slightly, looked at the ceiling and said, "He is a very gentle, kind, and beautiful person......

"So what does he do? It won't be a soldier too. Erin's speed of questioning made the wind chimes a little overwhelmed.

"It's a member of the royal family, and I've always felt that I'm not worthy of being a commoner." Wind Chime replied, a crimson on his face.

"That's good," Erin said happily at the wind chimes, "which country's royalty?" ”

Wind Chime makes a sly expression that means "it's a secret", and Erin understands what she means and doesn't pursue further. Of course, the wind chimes didn't say the core content, otherwise Erin would have been shocked.

Wind Chimes didn't continue the topic, she came to this city to find her beloved, she had visited almost the entire continent to find her beloved, but she didn't find it, and she didn't know how many times she had been to Anseison City, all in vain, this time she came more to find memories of the past - memories have been lost for a long time, and memories have become distorted like hallucinations and dreams, and they need to revisit the old place to slowly get back.

"Wind chimes," Erin's tone changed suddenly, becoming a little sad, in sharp contrast to the liveliness just now, "I think...... Go and see the remains of Duke Risson. ”

"I'll go with you."

From the conversation of the guards just now, it was learned that the body of Duke Risen was placed in the auditorium of the castle, and the funeral had not yet been held, and according to his status, the body was to be sent to the capital for a state funeral, but in times of war, it was necessary to be cremated in time. In the auditorium, the body of Duke Risen was placed in the center, flanked by guards. As the guards said, Risson's throat was purple, which contrasted strongly with the pleated white shirt he was wearing, making people feel a little horrified, and it was a clear sign of poisoning.

As a member of the Wanyuan Sect, Erin should follow religious etiquette when viewing the remains, she knelt down facing the body, straightened her upper body, folded her hands, and closed her eyes to recite the eulogy:

"May your kindness in the world give back to the soul of the Source......" is the funeral eulogy of the Wanyuan Sect - people will always return to the source, always.

The wind chimes bowed, she was not a member of the church and did not have to kneel or recite silently, she bowed deeply and looked at the body.

Erin opened her eyes, got up and walked to the duke's body, bent down and kissed the family crest ring on the ring finger of her left hand, showing Wanyuanjiao's respect for the duke's body, and the guards on both sides also cast approving glances at her.

The two then left the auditorium. "I'd like to be alone for a while," Erin said to the wind chimes, "and we'll meet in the hallway at dinner." ”

Wind Chimes nodded and left Irene for a moment, and she walked around the castle alone for a while.

When it was time for dinner, everyone went to eat in the castle canteen, and the corridor was empty and deserted, and the miserable crying outside could be faintly heard—it was the spontaneous mourning of the Duke of Ryson. Erin has no appetite, and the wind chimes have found her, accompanying her from the hallway to watch the night outside.

"Don't you have to go back to church?" Wind Chimes asks Erin.

"I am the liaison between the church and the castle and can live in the castle. I also want to accompany Sevia, and when the battle meeting is over, I will go to him. Erin replied as she looked thoughtfully out the window, it was already dark outside, and she was tired. I've had my equipment taken from the church to the castle room, and I'm going to pack up that gun in a moment, press a few more magazines, and be ready for battle. ”

In the deep blue sky, the six-pointed star exploration magic array was gone. Torches began to dot the city, and patrolling soldiers changed shifts.

"I should go," said the wind chime, "I'll go find an inn, I'll be a trouble for the guards to stay here." Erin also understood Wind Chime's concern, so she didn't persuade her, and nodded silently. Just when she wanted to say goodbye to the wind chime, the wind chime said something she couldn't think of:

"But...... Before I go...... I'd like to tell you about Sevia. Wind Chime said hesitantly.

Hearing Sevia's name, Erin suddenly turned her head to the wind chime and asked what the wind chime was going to say with a surprised look.

"If you're going to listen, be prepared, I think this might be bad for your relationship with Sevia—" Wind Chime's words made Erin's eyes widen in surprise, and her beautiful face began to tremble.

"—I think that Sevia has a lot to do with the assassination of the duke."