The fire in the iron basin creaked and burned.

The guards ran in front of them in two columns.

Gray rode his horse alongside the king's carriage and slowly walked up the slope of the side entrance of the Lion King's Palace.

This is the king's special door for travel, and when you enter the palace of the lion king, it is the stable.

"Why isn't there anyone?" shouted the guard who walked in front.

"It's coming, it's coming!" the little blonde boy hurried out of the corner and ran straight for Gray.

The guard was startled and was about to stop it, but suddenly he tripped over something and fell to the ground with a thud.

Before the others could react, Gray dismounted and handed the reins to the little boy with his own hands.

Vivien quietly landed on the roof of the house next to her: "Whew, I'm glad I caught up." ”

"What did you do?" said Catherine.

"Guess. Vivien smiled.

All of a sudden, everyone's eyes widened and they stared at Gray and the little boy with bated breath. The little boy seemed to realize something, and froze, holding the reins in his hands, motionless.

It was quiet, and everyone held their breath.

"What's wrong?" asked Gray softly.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. The little boy panicked.

The moment the king lifted the curtain of the car, his expression froze. Moments later, he hurriedly got out of the car and ran towards Gray with his robe.

"What are you doing?"

"He didn't do anything. Gray looked back at the King.

"What did he do? Then why is he here!"

"Can't he be here?"

"This ......," the king widened his eyes and was speechless. The guards were also silent one by one, not daring to make a sound.

The little boy lowered his head and held the reins in his hands.

In this meeting, will the people who follow the king every day not know what is happening?

All eyes were on Gray.

Obviously, only Gray was completely unaware of the presence there. He lowered his head and whispered, "Can't you be here?"

"No, I can...... I can't, I ......" The little boy hesitated, and he didn't hold back a whole sentence for a long time, so he could only simply say: "I don't know either!"

After saying this, he looked at the king in a panic, trembling slightly, and his eyes were already filled with tears.

Gray looked at him confused.

"What's wrong with him?" asked Gray the black cat.

"I don't know. He seemed to be afraid, afraid of the king. ”

"Did the king do anything to him, and why should he be afraid of the king?"

"How do I know that?"

"Who is this kid?" Catherine asked Vivien, her eyes wide.

"You don't even know him?" said Vivien with a smile, "the twelfth child of the old king and the seventh brother of the new king, His Royal Highness Prince Bob. ”

"You!" Catherine, who reacted instantly, turned into a faint wisp of white smoke and drifted in the direction where Gray was.

"Lord Paladin!" said the king nervously, "this is just a child, so leave him alone! Go back to your room and rest, and I'll give you a new gift later!"

"But he looks like he needs my help. Gray replied softly.

"Need ...... Your help?" the king froze.

"Gray!" Catherine's voice sounded in Gray's head, "Get out of here!

"But he ......"

"You can't control him!"

"I don't really understand. ”

"You don't need to understand!

After hesitating for a moment, Gray replied softly, "Okay......"

At Catherine's insistence, Gray finally took a step. But he turned back three times at a time, and kept looking back. He saw the weak and helpless figure, the immature face, and the tears overflowing from the eyes that looked at him.

"He's crying?"

"Leave him alone, you can't take care of this! Get out of here!" Catherine urged.

Gray could only slowly speed up his pace, but he was still looking back, and the face, little by little, was imprinted in his mind, lingering.

As Gray was gone, the king's face darkened, "Kill him." ”

The retinue next to him whispered: "Your Majesty, we don't have any reason to ......"

"What reason does it take for a playful child to drown in a moat?"

"Yes!"

The two guards immediately walked over to Bob.

"No, brother, don't kill me, I didn't mean to!" cried Bob.

"It doesn't matter if it's intentional or not. The king said indifferently.

Finally, Gray stopped. The Lich's powerful sentience allowed him to hear everything clearly.

"Catherine, I can't leave, he needs me. ”

Catherine froze.

Turning around, Gray walked back the way he had come. Different from the original doubts and hesitations, the pace is so firm.

A sly smile slowly appeared on Vivien's face.

Just as the two guards set him up and prepared to drag him to the moat, despite Bob's scuffle, a long sword stabbed into the ground with a "bang".

For a moment, everyone froze.

The king froze, his retinue froze, the guards froze, and even Bob, who was sobbing and sobbing.

The wind blew softly, kicking up dust from the ground and blowing past Gray, who stood silently. About ten meters away, looking at Bob from afar.

"What are you doing?" he asked softly.

"We ...... We're playing with him. The king said hesitantly.

"But he doesn't seem to want to play with you. Releasing the hilt of his sword, Gray stepped forward.

Catherine appeared behind Vivien with a grim face, staring at Vivien deadly.

Vivien turned her head, smiled, and said defiantly, "What a righteous scene." ”

Bob looked at Gray with tears in his eyes.

The guards panicked and put Bob down.

The king's eyes widened.

Passing by the king, Gray walked up to Bob step by step, half-crouched down, reached out and touched his head and said, "Do you want to be a paladin's servant?"

Bob nodded desperately, but his eyes unconsciously looked at the king standing behind Gray, and choked up and said, "Yes, but ......"

"I only asked you, not him. Gray said without looking back.

"I want to ......," Bob replied in a mosquito-like voice.

"Okay, from today onwards, you are a paladin's servant. ”

"Really?" In an instant, Bob burst into tears again.

"Of course. I am a paladin sent by the Holy Spirit. ”

Bob pounced on him and hugged Gray tightly, sobbing incessantly.

After reassuring Bob a little, Gray took Bob's hand and slowly stood up to face the king.

"His Majesty has said that today he will meet all my requests. I want him. ”

"No!" the king blurted out.

"Why?" Gray took a step forward.

The king hurriedly took a step back, swallowed dryly, gritted his teeth, and said, "He...... He's my brother!"

"The light of the Holy Spirit shines on everyone, including members of the royal family. Gray's tone was filled with an irrefutable tone.

The king's eyes widened, and this time, it was his turn to look at him with fear.

The guards around them all bowed their heads one by one, not daring to say a word.

"That's a good point, I want to applaud. Vivien sighed softly, "Don't you think?"

Catherine next to her held her forehead, her face was ugly as never before.

"If you don't have a problem, I'll take him away. Gray whispered.

The corners of the king's eyes twitched, and the look in his eyes seemed to be eager to swallow the two of them in one gulp.

It was so quiet that there was not a single sound. Everyone held their breath.

Gray, however, doesn't care.

Under everyone's gaze, he took Bob's hand and walked away.

He ...... What does he want to do? No, I should say...... What does the Holy See want to do?" the king's teeth were already clucking, and with a fierce look in his eyes, he whispered: "Gather the army!"

......

"Do you know what you did? He is the king's brother! He is the heir to the throne of the royal family! The king killed six of his brothers and left only this one! You made him his servant, do you know what it means? The king will think that the Holy See is threatening his royal power! Send him back!"

In the room, Catherine appeared in front of Bob without hesitation.

Yes, without scruples, because she already knew that a great storm was coming.

Young Bob looked at the angel who was looking forward to coming to him day and night, but there was no joy at all, only endless sadness.

"The king killed his six brothers?" Gray took Bob's hand, slowly turned his head, looked at Catherine and asked, "You already knew, didn't you?"

"I ...... Yes, I already knew. ”

"Who else knows? Does Irene know?"

"Maybe everybody knows. ”

"Then why do we stand with such a king?"

"We need his support for the Reformation. It's important to us!"

"We're trying to grow the sacred fruit out of the soil of sin, do you mean that? Gray asked.

"'The soil of sin produces divine fruit,' is a metaphor that I love. The black cat muttered from the side.

Vivien also appeared, standing by and smiling at the show.

The sound of iron armor could already be heard in the distance, and it was the sound of the army beginning to assemble.

The entire palace began to stir, including the unknown Irene , Shelley, and Earl Grugru.

"In short!" cried Catherine, "I don't agree with you keeping him!

"What if I have to?" asked Gray nonchalantly.

Catherine was stunned. She never thought Gray would face herself so hard.

"Hehehehehe. Vivian on the side couldn't help laughing: "The child is stubborn, that's the real stubbornness." Come, carry out justice thoroughly!"

"You're going to cause a war, and this time, I'm not going to help you again!"

"I don't need your help. Gray stretched out his left hand, and a cyan bone fire ignited in the palm of his hand.

"What did you do?" asked Catherine, horrified.

......

On the outskirts of Baicheng, in the pitch-black woods, skeleton knights in heavy armor and skeleton horses in vests broke through the ground and looked to the north in unison.

A broken silver moon banner was erected, reflecting the silver moon in the sky.

This was killed by Jones, a mercenary of more than a hundred who declared his allegiance to Gray before his death.

......

"I'm sorry, Catherine. Gray took Bob's hand, looked at Catherine and whispered, "If the Holy Spirit wants to do but can't, let the paladin do it." 'The sun shines on every corner, leaving no room for shadows'. If our sacred faith can't bring justice to a child, what do we expect it to bring to the world?"