Avi also wanted to wake up Fan, who was sleeping in the chair, and Faulkner, the former head of the Knights of the Iron Wall, asked the young men behind him to drape Fan with a warm scarf. The young subordinate was a little familiar, and before Avi could see the other party's appearance clearly, the other party had already withdrawn from the box and closed the wooden door.

"You may know him, his name is Theophon," Faulkner's deep eyes seemed to be able to see everything, and in front of him, Avi became extremely reserved, "He used to work in the underground research institute of the White Orphanage, and he had a misunderstanding with you in order to protect himself. ”

Faulkner was just a reminder, and Avi remembered who this young man was. The short-haired Diophon was threatened by Felisty and Big-Nosed Van to lead Avi's group, but in the end he found the guards, which almost prevented them from escaping from the chaos.

However, it has been a long time since the White Orphanage problem was completely solved after Bradley came to power, and most of the gardeners who had harmed the orphans were convicted, but it was not expected that Theophon, who was working underground, would be able to go unpunished.

"Faulkner... Captain Faulkner?"

"I'm no longer a knight, the Knights of the Iron Wall no longer exist, and now I'm just an ordinary person, an ordinary person living in Mallot. ”

Avi smiled reluctantly, "Mr. Faulkner, then I'll call you Mr. Faulkner." ”

"Avi, we had a relationship in the Capital Prison, I don't know if you remember?"

"Of course I do," Avi recalls Demps, the head of the Snake Spear Knights, the man who had King Byron so angry that he had shouted into the depths of the prison, and Faulkner on the other side, "but I didn't have a chance to see your face, Mr. Faulkner. ”

Faulkner slapped his thigh hard and laughed twice, "I should have gone a little earlier, I didn't think about you at the time, after all, I have known Demps for more than thirty years." Faulkner immediately drank Fando's Creep in front of Avi, and talked about the process of getting to know Demps, joining the army together, and then being promoted to knight by virtue of his strength, serving as an important officer of the Knights, and finally becoming the famous "Kingdom Twin Horseman". Avi gradually let go of his restraint in front of the casual Faulkner, he didn't expect that the former knight captain, who had been repeatedly mentioned in the history of the Kingdom of Salins, would have such an easy-going side, and he drank so much that the wine brought in by the big-nosed fan was drunk by Faulkner before the past was finished, but Faulkner was not drunk at all.

"Master Demps, he's free now, and the innocent deserve justice!" Avi couldn't help but say after listening to Faulkner's past.

"Well, he's free, you should know that he returned to the south of the kingdom before, disbanded those subordinates who had followed him but fell into the grass, and brought back a lot of heroes who were willing to join the regular army. ”

"Yes, I was able to see him on the new school yard of the barracks the other day. Avi recalls the political turmoil of six months ago, and the day King Byron wanted to publicly execute Demps, as if it were all this morning, unforgettable.

Faulkner handed the last bottle of wine to Avi, "Avi, although you are young, your courage and loyalty have been tested, and I also want to thank you for all you have done for those orphans, the White Orphanage is the result of my brother's blinding, thank you." ”

Flattered by the sincere thanks, Avi subconsciously took the bottle and glanced at Theophon outside the wooden door. He never felt that he had saved those orphans, after all, he was only to help Xiaomi find Cynthia and Adie.

"Mr. Faulkner, I have one thing to ask. With the strength of the wine and the easy-going attitude of the other party, Avi planned to understand something.

"Before I ask a question, there's one thing I need to ask you first. Faulkner suddenly gathered all his kind and cordial feelings, and sat upright, like the strictest teacher in the Kestrel Academy, watching the late cadets.

"Mr. Faulkner, excuse me. ”

"That red-haired girl beside you, Miss Felisty from the Theoguna Empire, was she sent by St. Golia?"

The air seemed to be frozen and difficult to be inhaled by Avi, and for the first time, attention was paid to Phylistie, although the girl would always appear by Avi's side, but compared to Van and Stitch, Phylisty's life in Mallotte was already extremely low-key.

"I..."

"You don't have to rush to answer me, because I know she's your important companion," Faulkner replied in a serious tone, every word unambiguous, "but Avi, I believe that you and I are the same kind of people, regardless of status, and will be grateful for the acceptance and recognition that have been, and for us, the Lord Regent Bradley has brought new life to this country, and at the same time hope for this country, and also brought us something that no one else can give." ”

"I..."

The two did not speak again for a while, Faulkner asked Dior to bring some dessert after the meal, and Avi returned to tension and restraint, because he knew that a character like Faulkner would not be willing to be a commoner, as evidenced by the fact that Theophon, who should have been guilty, standing behind him.

"I heard you used to work under the Potato Mercenaries?" Faulkner said suddenly, as he put the last piece of pastry in his mouth.

"No... I didn't..."

"Then you must know the leader of this mercenary group, that young man named Feide. When Faulkner mentioned Field's name, Avi felt for a moment that the person in front of him was related to Fielder's predecessors, because the other party's facial features were too similar to Field's predecessors. But Avi dispelled this idea after a second thought, if Fed's predecessors really had two relatives, Faulkner and Evan, how could he appear in a remote area and make a living as a mercenary?

Avi hesitated for a long time before saying, "I do know Fried's predecessor, he is a very different mercenary, I believe..."

"What's the difference?

"Ordinary mercenaries will fight for a little profit, but Senior Fei De will put his companions first, and he also has higher ideals, and it is Senior Fei and other seniors who have changed my understanding of mercenaries. ”

Faulkner swung his legs: "Then do you know what he calls a higher ideal?"

"I guess... I can't guess..."Avi has secretly planned to investigate after leaving here to see if Fried's predecessor, who is from the Kingdom of Salins, has anything to do with Faulkner and Evan.

"He is a native of the Kingdom of Sahlins, but he has abandoned all the responsibilities of the country, such a young man has no hope, and a person like you, who is a foreigner but can give everything for this country, is the hope of this continent. Faulkner put the cloak back on the ground and stood up to leave, "But mercenaries are indeed a force worth using, these chess pieces that have no sense of belonging and mission, and are played with must be guarded against, even if it is a special means..."