The time together is always short.

Sophia and Alice waited for a few minutes at the door of the study, and the door "babbled" and opened a small crack. Apparently it was an invitation to both of them inside.

When the second daughter entered again, Queen Catherine was the only one left in the study, and King Duris was long gone.

"He's gone?" asked Sophia. She felt the remnants of the spatial magical energy in the room.

Queen Catherine did not speak, but nodded slightly. Her face still had undried tears, and it was clear that it was not so easy for her to come back to her senses from the violent mood swings just now—even if she was a woman of considerable ability.

"What kind of play is this? Come as you say, and leave as you say. Alice spat out with some dissatisfaction.

Just as Sophia was about to signal Alice to pay attention to her words, Catherine waved her hand, as if to say, "I don't care." She walked up to Sophia, her expression became serious, and said: "Princess Sophia, the 'Thunder Iron Armor' legion is a legion formed by the old ministry brought by Duris from the Fayeru Empire, and over the years, many soldiers who have achieved brilliant achievements in other fronts have been selected to join it, loyal, reliable, and brave, with a total of 9 squadrons, such a legion is under the command of the princess, I don't know if you are satisfied?"

As soon as these words came out, Alice and Sophia looked at each other. They have all heard of this "Thunder Iron Armor" legion, especially Alice, who has been devoting herself to collecting information about her old enemy Duris for many years, how can they not know what kind of army the "Thunder Ironclad" is? That is the existence of the Guards Legion of the Guards of the Surveyor Duris, the number is not too many, but the combat effectiveness is extremely strong, and more importantly, each of them is loyal, following the Duris to fight in the south and the north, and never give up. Moreover, in the situation of the Pole Kingdom, which is not too stable now, they are also the only military force that clearly supports Queen Catherine, but now Catherine has put an entire army under the command of Sophia so lavishly, there is no doubt that she will open the door to the power fortress in Hansha City.

"Don't look at me like that. Queen Catherine explained, "There are no eggs under the nest. You are right, the truth will not be extinguished, and there will be no real security in this world. After a pause, Catherine wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and continued, "Completely destroying the Truth Society is also the evil wish of Duris all along. The last royal family of the Thumiro Empire had survived for more than a thousand years under the rule of the Society of Truth, and Duris said that such a fate should have come to an end long ago. ”

"What do you mean?" Alice was a little confused. Obviously discussing the matter of sending troops to crusade against the Truth Society, how could it have something to do with the ancient Shumiro Empire, which had been destroyed for more than 1,700 years.

Catherine, who was physically and mentally exhausted, didn't bother to answer them one by one, she had to glance at Sophia, and then said: "General Jenn Rogge is the commander of the 'Blue Thunder Iron Armor' and a royal knight, I will arrange for him to meet with you later, military matters, Your Royal Highness Princess, you can go and discuss with General Rogge." I don't know much about military affairs, and I don't have any plans to go on a personal expedition, so I won't participate in the peace. ”

"And what about Duris himself, will he go to war?" asked Sophia.

Catherine paused for a moment, and it took several seconds before she spat out a few words full of hesitation: "I don't know." ”

Then Queen Catherine departed, leaving the great study to the two of them for a rest room.

Before the general arrived, Sophia told Alice something she hadn't had time to tell her: the true origins of Duris and his feud with the Truth Society.

"What? That Duris, his mother's clan is actually a descendant of the royal family of the ancient Shumiro Empire?" Hearing Duris's background, Alice was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth.

The education she had received in the Revenge camp had told Alice that Duris was nothing more than a villain prince of the Fayele Empire, and that it was because he failed to compete for the throne with several of his royal brothers that he led his army south to invade the great country of the Pole Kingdom.

"In fact, in essence, I am the same kind of person as Duris, both of whom have been forcibly placed on high hopes by others and pushed to the forefront. Sophia said indifferently, "It's just that the country he wants to restore is not the same." ”

"Hmm. Alice nodded in agreement.

In a sense, in fact, Sophia and Duris have one more thing in common: after they took the actual power, they did not really implement the restoration plan according to the will imposed on them by others, but insisted on unyielding in order to realize their ideals.

If Alice had complained about Sophia's decision before, now she no longer had any doubts. After all, from an orthodox point of view, the empire that Duris was given by his ancestors to recover is a behemoth that includes the current Pole Kingdom, the Fayele Empire, and the St. Olufei Kingdom;

Of course, it is one thing to understand in your heart, but in order to fully accept it emotionally, it must take a long time to digest it. Just as Alice was slowly "digesting", there was a sound of footsteps outside the imperial study.

Audible, these footsteps are made up of the steps of two people.

One was the crisp sound of women's high heels slamming against the floor, audible from the frequency and strength of the footsteps, from a well-educated and elegant woman, Sophia and Alice were no strangers to it, and in the entire palace, only Queen Catherine could take such steps.

The other set of footsteps came from the sound of a pair of heavy military boots hitting the floor, and it could be heard that this person walked calmly, his body was strong and vigorous, and he was full of the atmosphere of a battlefield veteran.

"I didn't expect that General Jenn Rogge to be brought in by Catherine so soon. Sophia smiled at Alice and said. At the same time, she also vaguely expressed her appreciation for Catherine's outstanding efficiency.

Sophia, Owen, and their allies weren't the only ones who sensed the approaching battle, but Julian was waiting for his reinforcements on Pope Island, looking out at the sunset in the distance to the west.

Just before the sun was about to sink above the horizon, a pitch-black ship finally appeared in Julian's monoculars.

"It's good to come, Harun, you didn't miss your appointment. Julian put down his binoculars and muttered to himself.

However, although the long-awaited reinforcements had appeared, Julian did not have any joyful expression on his face at this time, but made people feel a faint sadness......