Chapter 209: Geraint's Worries
"Terrence, take a step to speak. β
While Terrence was bewildered, Thompson had leapt off the griffon's back and landed in front of him, calling him aside and whispering a few words in his ear.
"What? That's not what I was told. β
After Terrence listened, his eyes swept over the Higg army on the other side, and his confused expression did not disappear, but became more intense.
"This is a command directly from the Lord. β
Thompson didn't explain any more than one sentence, but it was enough.
"Yes!"
If there is anyone who can invalidate the military order from Stephen, then the Lord God in Thompson's mouth, S. Hepburn, is obviously one, so Terrence does not dare to disobey it.
"Brothers, come with me. β
Terrence jumped on his horse, waved his hand, and rode away with his equally bewildered men the way they came. Thompson was left alone to face Higg's army.
"Listen to the people on the other side, go back and tell your General Geraint that all this is a misunderstanding, and that Lord Gutesian will come to your door another day to solve the matter. β
Thompson looked at the cavalry opposite, a mysterious smile on his face, and then jumped on the back of the griffin with a flap of his wings. On the ground behind them, only a group of Hig cavalrymen were left looking at each other, all with a puzzled surprise on their faces. The arrival of the griffin knight originally made their hearts tighten, thinking that the opponent had come to reinforcements, but they didn't expect things to turn around, and the person who came was actually the cavalry who helped them persuade them to retreat from the Holy See, as for the reason why the griffin knight persuaded their own people to retreat, the important thing was that they finally didn't have to fight the cavalry of the world-famous Templar Order to bring the Benn family back.
"Your Excellency, now that it's safe, let's hurry back to the city to meet General Geraint. β
Worried that the night would be long and dreamy, and the Holy See might change its mind at some point, the Higg cavalry, who had calmed down, immediately began to hit the road, but it turned out that their worries were unfounded, and the Holy See did not appear again on the way back to Baden, and it seemed that Viscount Benn had really been released.
"We don't know how to express our gratitude to you, General Geraint. β
As soon as they entered Baden City, the guard Geraint was already waiting inside the city gate, and the couple hurriedly stepped forward to thank them.
"You're welcome, Jenny. I'm sorry that I can't leave the station to meet you because of my duties. Now I am glad to see you escape your pursuers and arrive in Baden. β
Jenny is Mrs. Benn's name, Geraint and she have known her since childhood, and even pursued her back then, but she finally chose Benn, but the friendship between the two is still maintained, plus her father's relationship, so Geraint is very enthusiastic about her.
"I'm afraid this matter is really a bit troublesome. β
After the two sides met, Geraint took the viscounts back to their mansion and inquired in detail about their tracking by the Holy See, and then frowned with a thoughtful expression.
"yes, otherwise we wouldn't have come back to my father for help. β
The Viscountess said helplessly.
"Where is the culprit magician now?"
Geraint quickly finished his thoughts, and looked sharply at the Viscount.
"He went the other way to attract his pursuers, and his whereabouts are now unknown. β
Speaking of Allen, Viscount Benn was really a little worried, judging from the current situation, Allen's delaying tactics had worked, but the people from the Holy See finally rushed over, and they didn't know what happened to Allen.
"You are confused! you shouldn't have let that magician go, he might have run away quietly, and without him, your suspicions would be difficult to clear. β
Geraint slapped the table, unimpressed by the Viscounts' belief in Alan.
"Alan is not that kind of person, if he really wanted to run, he would have run a long time ago, and we couldn't stop him at all. β
The viscount shook his head, he believed in Allen's character.
"You two are still too naΓ―ve, too easy to trust others, and not cautious enough to be framed by others. β
Geraint waved his hand, interrupting the two men, and then beckoned to summon the head of the cavalry who had brought the viscounts back to him, and asked:
"Tell me how you brought the Viscounts back from the Papal pursuers. β
His men immediately reported to Geraint the sight of the Viscountess and his wife, who were intercepted by the Holy See's cavalry, and finally the Holy See's pursuers retreated on their own. Geraint asked very seriously throughout the whole process, not letting go of any detail, and it was obvious that he still had some questions about this matter.
"You just said that the griffon knights of the Holy See said before they left that Gutsien would personally come to me to settle the matter?"
"Yes, General. That's what the griffon knight said. β
"It doesn't sound like he's saying it casually, but what does he mean?
Geraint frowned and muttered to herself.
Maybe he just threw a cruel word to save face. β
Viscount Benn guessed.
"No, the Templars don't do such boring things. I don't think this matter is over yet, and the Holy See is not so easy to let you go. So don't stay here for a long time, or you will have many dreams at night. You will leave tomorrow, and I will personally escort you back to Triumph, just in case. β
Geraint, who had fought with the Templars back then, knew more or less about the other party's style of behavior, and knew that the Templars were by no means people who were not talkers, so there must be an implicit meaning in saying this, and it didn't sound like a good thing, so he decided to leave Baden City quickly and hand over the Bennes to Minister Blat, so as not to cause trouble.
"General Geraint, please arrange a team to search for Allen's traces, and if we see him take him to Triumph City, we should thank him well. β
Benn asked.
"Don't worry, even if you don't ask for it, I will send someone to find him, your trouble is caused by this guy, you can't let him escape. β
"Geraint, you're overthinking, Alan is definitely a good guy. β
Mrs. Benn corrected.
"You don't have to speak for him, we'll see you later. β
Geraint was very disdainful of the unreserved trust that two men had in an outsider.
"Gerant, joke aside, treat him well for us. β
"Oh! I can't help it. β
The three of them talked together for a while, and Geraint instructed the servants to take the viscount and his wife down to rest, and at dawn the next day, Geraint gathered in the barracks, arranged the defense of Baden after he left, and then took more than 200 personal soldiers to personally escort the carriage of the viscount and his wife to Baden.
On the third day of the carriage's departure from Baden, a day's way to Triumph, Geraint's own men were stopped by a Higg army approaching from the opposite side.