Chapter 50: False Accusations
The crowd outside the town did not stop Lothar when he rushed to Cheese and them alone. On the one hand, the troops under the command of the Count of Montenegro are very clear about the temper of their own earl, let alone come forward to stop it, if someone dares to rush out with the lord just now, I am afraid that they will be rectified when they come back. On the other hand, for the other three forces, Lothar's identity is too sensitive, except for the knights of the Knights of the Kingdom, the other two have no reason to stop him, and as for the Knights of the Kingdom, their current leader is a knight in black armor, different from Leon's casualness, whether it is perfectly maintained armor, or well-groomed beard and hair, this middle-aged man gives people a stereotypical feeling from head to toe. In fact, there was no need to wait for Leon and them to approach, there were already people in the army who had good enough eyesight to recognize the knight chief, so when Lothar stepped forward to provoke, there were several young men in the Kingdom Knights who were indeed ready to rush up to protect the blood lion. But they were all pressed back by a gesture from the middle-aged man, and as soldiers who take obedience as their duty, they could not openly disobey the orders of their superiors.
This also led to an eerie silence throughout the group until Leon was less than fifty paces away from the Turbidity group, as if what the Count of Montenegro had just done did not exist in their eyes. Of course, this was not normal, in fact, without anyone to explain, they could read the hostility in the expression of the middle-aged man in black armor looking at Leon. Obviously, the Kingdom Knights of the Greylion Kingdom are not monolithic, and due to Leon's mission this time, some of the long-standing problems may usher in an explosion. This atmosphere also affected the other knights of the kingdom in the cheese procession, and although the chief knight himself seemed unaffected and was still chatting with the Count of Lothar, the rest of the knights looked at their colleagues not far away with puzzled or surprised eyes, surprised by their silence.
"Wait, you can't get any closer!" Someone finally spoke, just as the mages were less than ten steps away from the men.
The person who spoke was from the camp of the Apothecary Guild, and a young man who still looked a little immature shouted out the words at the front of the pharmacists, judging from his face and still a little trembling body, this person should not be the Baron Gray mentioned by Heather in the letter before. Cheese rode a few steps faster and drove to Leon's side, apparently wanting to know who the man was. However, judging from the blood lion's slightly furrowed brows, it seems that the knight chief can't determine the identity of this person.
"I remember that this kid should be Gray's apprentice, but I don't remember what it was called. Strange, why is he here?"
"Maybe it's some Baron Gray who is afraid of hurting himself in the event of a conflict. Looking at the black-armored knight who had been staring at Leon with fierce eyes, the mage seemed to understand why the baron was reluctant to show up in person.
Although he didn't think that these men could do anything to themselves, out of politeness, Leon motioned for the group to stop, he wanted to hear what the apprentice had to say.
"You are all suspected of being infected by the plague now, so according to Lord Gray's instructions, you are not allowed to enter Turbidity Town, and you must stay in a special quarantine area for fifteen days to confirm that there is no infection before you can preliminarily rule out the possibility of infection. The apprentice said boldly. Although the expression on his face looked like he was about to cry. Although he is a disciple of Baron Gray, there are so many disciples of this baron who are favored by many adults, this apprentice is just an inconspicuous one of these disciples, and he has been with the baron for a long time, and he has not learned much about his real skills, and he can only take care of some chores for those students with backgrounds. He had been assigned this unfortunate task by his teacher today because he was the most insignificant of the apprentices who had come with him, and even many of those who had come behind him were far more important to Baron Gray than he was.
"Hmph, joke, Gray's title is just a small baron, and even if his teacher is the chief pharmacist, he will have to wait a few more years to take over that title. Why does he dare to tell me what to do?" The arrogant tone and sneering face made Leon look like a bully at this time. Indeed, since Gray himself did not come forward, it means that the other party did not want to communicate with Cheese and them at all, so in the face of these little minions, it is better to be more arrogant than to reason with them in a low voice.
"You can't say that. Lord Knight, although your knighthood is higher than that of Sir Grey, your profession is different after all. This is not a battlefield, and Sir Grey, as a pharmacist, may his advice be more useful than yours in this plague zone. Besides, I don't think you would be willing to bring the plague into the kingdom, don't you say? Not to mention the suspicious identities of the unknown people around you. And...... There is evidence that you have been in contact with the nezumi for a long time, and we cannot rule out the possibility that you have been bewitched by some kind of witchcraft. The black-armored knight said, as the actual leader of the Kingdom Knights at this time, his words made some people in the Kingdom Knights in the rear excited, and this kind of betrayal of his own knight chief was obviously problematic. But strangely, most of the members of the Order did not react, but they spontaneously controlled the agitated members. None of this escaped the eyes of everyone present, but no one, including the Blood Lion himself, could say anything about it.
"Hahahaha, Gregory, I always knew that you were dissatisfied with me being able to sit in the position of the commander of the second regiment, but I didn't expect that for the sake of your position, you could abandon the glory of the knight and unite with outsiders to frame your knight commander!" Leon laughed angrily, although he knew that this subordinate had always been angry with him because of his background, but this kind of behavior that was close to betrayal, the blood lion's heart didn't know whether to be angry or sad for a while.
"How can this be said to be a sham, Lord Knight. I just agree with Sir Gray, and kindly suggest that you and your team spend a few days in quarantine outside of town. As for the suspicious people around you, we must at least confirm that they are infected before we confirm their identities. If what I say offends you in any way, please forgive me for being rude. The knight, known as Gregory, said with a sneer on his lips and a slight bow.
The "monkey" at the back of the line was anxious when he saw this formation, and he shouted.
"Hey, you Knights of the Hammer, don't you know us, tell them we have nothing to do with those nezumi!"
The representative of the Knights of the Hammer was naturally not Heather, but a knight who had returned to Turbidity Town when he parted ways from Vale City before, and when he heard Jack's words, the expression on his face stopped talking, and after some struggle, he chose to remain silent. When the "monkey" saw that the other party was like this, he wanted to say something, but Mona on the side saw that something was wrong and held the former shoulders to stop him. A few people only noticed now that in the formation arrangement of these four forces, the team of the Count of Montenegro was a little distant from the other three, as if the well water did not interfere with the river water. The other three teams are arranged in a way that is sandwiched between the Knights of the Kingdom and the Apothecary Guild and the Knights of the Hammer. In addition, the Knights of the Hammer were already less personnel than the other two groups, and the feeling of coercion was particularly obvious.
As for the Count of Montenegro, although he had some personal relations with Leon, it was obvious that someone had already greeted him in advance. Lothar walked back to the bear hunter team alone just now, looking at the remaining three families and Leon's team from a distance, as if they were watching a show.
The blood lion's temper is not good, at this time, he was betrayed by his subordinates, and he was framed with the identity of Cheese and others, and Heather, who rushed back to delay the time, was now vague, the knight chief only felt a wave of anger burning from his heart, he stared at Gregory in black armor, and his hand was already unconsciously pressed on the hilt of the sword. Of course, Gregory noticed Leon's movements, but with far more soldiers than the other side as his backing, he was not afraid that Leon would turn his face here, or that if the Blood Lion really drew his sword desperately, he would have a reason to kill Leon here.
"Wait a minute. A hand pressed to the hand of Leon's hand on the hilt of the sword. Cheese's voice rang out from the knight's chief's ears.
"We are willing to quarantine. The mage said.