Chapter 160: Born Helpless
Austin squinted his blood-soaked eyes and smiled, his tone full of exhaustion that did not match the momentum: "Anna...... You're here. You're here to get me, too? When did you start that?"
Anna was silent for a moment and said, "Please don't use the word 'catch', Austin, that will make me feel guilty." I'm just here today to take you back, and if you want, I can do without any drastic measures, not even restricting your freedom of action. ”
With that, she took out the shackles she had been wearing at her waist and threw them to the ground, and the white horse neighed under her crotch, and the horse's hooves stomped the ground twice uneasily, and stepped the shackles into the snow.
Moroji was behind her, his eyelids jumping, but he didn't say anything to stop him.
"Oh – the victors always want to show their benevolence in some unreasonable way. I always thought we were friends, I always thought I was pretty accurate......"
"That's enough!" Seeing Anna's head lowered again, as if hesitating about something, Moroji shouted loudly, "Austin, just because we are friends, I didn't let the Dark Rider put the knife on your neck! This is Lord von Lantlin's order, you don't have to embarrass Anna! If you hadn't colluded with Sauron's treason, we wouldn't have come to this point!"
Austin ignored Morogie's words and still stared at Anna, the turquoise and blue light shining through the bloodstain, stabbing people's hearts with a sense of panic.
"Uh...... Sorry for the delay, Miss Anna, but I'm still a little unwilling, so I'd like to ask. I've always felt that you and von Lantlin are not in the same line, and should even belong to the opposing party of the Inquisition in politics. The Golden Finch Swordsman, the Dharma-Control Order, as far as I know, belong to His Majesty's lineage. ”
When Anna heard Austin's respectful salutation, she didn't feel the slightest sense of superiority, but trembled slightly, but she still listened carefully to Austin's words, sighed and replied, "Yes...... You guessed it right, my full name is Anna Burton, the sister of the Third Prince. Remember Tila and the Young Guards we founded, which was originally built to support my brother. ”
Austin's heart suddenly felt a little abrupt, and many of his previous doubts were connected. Why did the people around her, especially Moroji, have such a strange attitude towards Anna, it turns out that she is a member of the royal family of the Bolton Dynasty!
And judging from his somewhat short-sighted political vision, it can also be seen that His Majesty the King is devoted to the eldest prince, and the position of the prince is decided, so why should the three princes fight? Now it seems that the winning side of the three princes is not the favor of His Majesty, but the Holy See, which has always respected the power of the king with divine power!
For the Holy See, it is better to support a prince who is ambitious for the throne than to wait for the eldest prince to take charge of government affairs and then suppress or co-opt again.
His Majesty's health has always been good, but lately he has been moving away from the government, and although he is still in good shape, many powers have been delegated to the prince and ministers.
In the eyes of those who care, this is an exciting and frightening signal, and in the turbulent undercurrent, standing in line, buying, and forming gangs have become the norm. His Majesty sat firmly in the court, and ignored all this, which corroborated the judgment of some people.
In the same way, the call for a halt is a bit impatient, and there are frequent attacks between various forces, who are originally the largest faction, and naturally want to take the historical trajectory on the path indicated by the possession.
If Austin and the others hadn't come to this ghost place, they would have been extra busy at the night in Apocalypse City at this moment, playing the role of a moonlight dancer in blood. Who's taking that place now?
The thoughts in Austin's mind flew away in an instant, and when he came back to his senses, the sound of explosions behind him had gradually fallen silent, and the embalming operation was nearing its end, and Anna was still waiting for his reply.
"Time is running out, if we wait for Khorrog's group to kill, I'm afraid we won't be able to talk so calmly. Austin was a little melancholy, but the sword in his hand was slightly tilted, and a reflection slid over the sword and reflected on Anna's body.
This somewhat childish woman is quite beautiful. Or that she is actually a beautiful girl, but she has endured too many things that she shouldn't bear.
But in this filthy age, who is more relaxed and noble than the other? The young girls of the royal family who have worked hard to train their swords, the noble girls who have been raised as tools of marriage since childhood, or the prostitutes who sell their bodies to obtain bread in the lower city, are all just trying to survive better. In different ways, there is no difference in essence.
The same is true for men, who always put life first, and to live for the sake of living, their souls and dignity have long been traded to the devil, or to the Father who has led them along the way.
If you want to blame, you can only blame the first creature that awakened the "source power"! It gave the world a hierarchy.