"Mother couldn't have convinced Louie. Michelia shook her head helplessly, looking a little dejected, "Because she herself agrees with this marriage." ”

"How about you try to convince the Duke yourself?" the archbishop was not in the slightest affected by Michelia's frustrated expression, and still smiled.

"How could I have persuaded him. Michelia smiled bitterly, "I still know a little bit about this brother, he has always thought very highly of himself, indeed, he was born with talents beyond everyone else, and has the qualifications to despise others, but he is so arrogant, confident that he looks down on everyone, except for you, I really can't think of anyone who can say anything about him." ”

"Miss, you shouldn't think so. The archbishop smiled and shook his head, his expression still so relaxed, perhaps in his opinion, Michelia's troubles were just a trivial matter that young people must have avoided and were not worth mentioning.

"This matter, in the final analysis, is your own business, whether you marry or not, the protagonist is you, not someone else. If you don't want to marry Alfred Northway as Lord Duke wants, then you should tell Lord Duke that your marriage should be your own decision and you don't want your family to interfere. ”

"Where can a person like us have the qualifications to decide his own marriage......" Michelia's smile became even more bitter.

"If you think so, there's another way, but that's the last resort. ”

Michelia's eyes lit up suddenly, and with hope, she asked eagerly, "What is the solution?" Your Excellency the Archbishop, would you like to persuade Louie?"

"It is impossible for me to persuade the Duke, neither from the standpoint nor from the point of view of possibility. ”

The archbishop shook his head, but Michelia was not disappointed, she knew that since the other party said that there was a way, there must be a way, but he was not willing to say it directly.

"The marriage proposed by Northville is a marriage between the three families of Tamska, Northville and Figlaf, and as long as one of the three families does not agree, the marriage cannot be realized. Although both Northway and Duke Louis are currently in favor of this marriage, if Figraf vetoes it, then the marriage will be difficult to achieve, at least the three alliances will not be realized, and in this way, even if Tamska and Northville marry alone, the value will be much smaller. ”

Michelia's eyes widened as she listened.

"Fegraf...... By the way, my cousin Arnold, who is now the Duke of Cold Mountain, if he doesn't agree......"

Michelia's eyes suddenly widened, but after a while, she was relieved again.

"But how can I get him to disagree with this marriage, and though he is my cousin, I have never even seen him in person, and he ......"

She frowned, half of her words stuck in her throat.

"What's wrong?" the archbishop smiled kindly at the girl's distress.

"My uncle, that Tigerman...... Mistress Tegman...... "Michelia's face was wrinkled, and it seemed that the mention of Tegman really made her very unhappy," he had a bad temper, and what if he insisted on agreeing to this marriage, after all, Fegraf was going to marry his daughter, and he could talk. ”

"Then why don't you go talk to Lord Tegman first?"

"Oh, then how dare I!" Hearing the archbishop say that he wanted to talk to Tegman himself, Michelia was shocked, "He has such a bad temper, and besides, he has been ...... was also exiled by his own son, who would dare to provoke him. Ever since that uncle came to Whitehorse, no one dared to look at him, not even Louie, so arrogant Louis, who had gone to Lord Tegman and returned in disgrace. ”

Hearing the last sentence, the archbishop couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes, Master Tegman is very scary. However, because of this, if Lord Tegman resolutely disagrees with this marriage, with his temper, who would dare to contradict him?"

"Then he has to disagree...... "Michelia dragged her cheeks, her expression like a toothache.

"Don't worry so much, you can go to Duke Arnold, although I haven't spoken to him, but one of my disciples knows this Duke well, it's not a bad person, when he comes to Whitehorse, you can go and meet him, after all, you are still relatives, he should be happy to see his mother's mother's family." ”

"But I've heard that he wasn't very friendly with Louis, and that he almost got into a fight when he was in Vortagan......," Michelia muttered quietly.

"Who do you think Duke Louis can get along with in private?"

Michelia thought about it, and it seemed that with Louie's arrogant personality, there was really no one who could get along well with him, at most some sycophants were just sycophants around him, which was not a good relationship.

"Then as you say, I'll get rid of Arnold when the time comes. Michelia sighed, it seemed like her last resort, "Maybe I shouldn't have too much hope, after all, Fegraf has no reason to refuse this marriage?"

"Do you really think so?" the archbishop laughed.

Michelia glanced at the archbishop suspiciously.

"Alright, it's late, do you need me to send you back?"

"Well, then please. ”

"It's a gesture. ”

The archbishop whispered a few verses, and the candlelight suddenly brightened, and a white light rose from the candle flame, bright but not dazzling. In the archbishop's chanting, the white light formed the shape of a door.

"You should have come out to hide from the people, this portal leads directly to the hallway of the castle, and no one will find out about your trip tonight. ”

"Thank you so much. Michelia breathed a sigh of relief, thanked the archbishop solemnly, and passed through the portal.

After the girl left, the archbishop closed the portal opened by the magic, the candlelight dimmed again, and the old man sat back down under the lamp and continued to read his scriptures.

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"Compared to Whitehorse, Lionheart is indeed a lot less prosperous, but it is also a little more grandiose. ”

Juan, the Bishop of Vodahara, looked at the seventh-story main fort of Fort Lionheart and suddenly sighed. However, the plan of walking beside Juan as a guide can be heard from the other party's tone.

This is understandable, after all, the city of Vodahara, the Norsville family, is a fortified city on the famous continent, and the empire's three Asca conquest wars have failed to take this city, and after Duke Erren seized this city, he used Northway's own strength to resist the entire Askar Alliance, and even had the atmosphere of anti-guest and annexation of the Askar Alliance.

Compared to Vodahara, both White Horse and Lionheart are dwarfed, and it is no wonder that Juan looks down on the scale of Lionheart.

"Your Excellency Bishop, the Duke is waiting for you on the top floor of the castle. ”

Juan looked up at the lookout on the top floor of Fort Lionheart, and saw Arnold's figure faintly.

He smiled, turned and beckoned, for the minions who followed him to carry the box over.

"When Lord Arnold inherited the throne of the duke, Northway didn't have time to give a suitable gift, and this time it's a penny. ”

Fonner glanced at the two heavy boxes, then politely thanked Juan.

And in the large hall on the top floor of Lionheart's Castle, Arnold also silently looked at Bishop Juan who walked into the castle.

"You look so young. In the shadows in the corner behind Arnold, Serena spoke in an arrogant and contemptuous tone, "He is more than twenty years older than the Duke of Æthelwolf, and the same age as his nephew Alfred, so he really admires Duke Erren." ”

Although he was young, it was enough that Northway had sent him as an emissary. Arnold didn't have the playful whimsy of his sister, and there was no lightness on his slightly gloomy face.

Duke Erren had a total of four sons, the eldest son is now the Duke of Æthelwolf, the second son died young, the third son is now the important town of the Eastern Territory, and the fourth son is the Bishop of Juan. The fact that Norsville sent one of Duke Æthelwolf's only two younger brothers as an emissary was indeed very sincere.

This also shows that they are bound to win this alliance. Serena's eyes narrowed, "They need this alliance very badly, they need Fegraf and Tamska behind them as solid allies to back them up, and the only thing that can force them to have such needs is the extremely urgent pressure on the front line." ”

"It's a pity that we don't know much about the Ascar Alliance. Arnold's fingers unconsciously tapped twice on the railing, "And this information is the key to leading this alliance." ”

"I need to know what Northway is up to. ”

"It's not impossible. Serena walked up to Arnold and stroked her brother's cheek, "It's just that the price is ......."

Serena didn't say more, and Arnold already knew it.

"I'll wait until I've met Juan, and then I'll think about it. ”

Serena nodded, then took a step back, disappearing into the shadows behind the pillars.

Juan had already come up, with a few panting servants behind him, and it seemed that the gifts he had brought to Arnold were not light.

"Hats off, Lord Duke. Seeing Arnold, Juan did not immediately step forward, but asked the servants to carry the box first, "It's a pity that Northway couldn't catch up with your succession, and I apologize to you on behalf of my brother for coming this time." In addition, I also gave a small gift to show respect. ”

Arnold glanced at the two heavy boxes, which had been opened, and the contents were presented to Arnold.

Not a glittering gold coin, not a priceless art treasure, but a complete set of knight's armor.

And a knight's sword.

Arnold picked up the knight's sword, a traditional broadsword that could be held in one or both hands, and was considered the most common weapon used by knights. However, since it was a gift from the Northway family, the dignified Duke of the East, Arnold naturally had its own outstanding features, and Arnold knew just by looking at the shape of the sword body that it was a magic weapon produced by the famous Waldahara Mathematics craftsman.

"Thank you very much Duke Æthelwolff for his kindness. Arnold accepted the knight's outfit, and it had to be said that it was a gift that was hard to refuse, "but I'm a little curious how the Duke of Æthelwolf knew that I was missing a ......"

Arnold picked up the arm guard again and put it next to his own to compare them.

"How do I know I'm missing a suit of armor that fits this way?"

Bishop Juan laughed, a little confident and a little smug in his smile.

"Because my brother believes that you and him are like-minded people, the gift he gives you must be appropriate. ”

Arnold raised an eyebrow.

"Like-minded?

"Because ......," Juan's smile grew more and more mysterious, "you, like us Northway, have had enough of being held hostage by Snowlon, and Tamska is an obstacle, both Fegraf and Northway, don't you think?"

After saying that, Juan closed his lips tightly, stared into Arnold's eyes, and glared at the other party in reply.