Arnold escaped, and the Davide family was to blame for this incident. Originally, everything was going according to plan, Duke Tagman made Arnold the Earl of Fort Gloomy, and at the same time transferred Hankston and the Davide family to Arnold, so that in the territory of Fort Gloomy, the Davide family, which has more territory, can rely on its own strength advantage to overpower the earl, and Harper used this to coerce Arnold to raise troops against Duke Tagman. Next, Duke Tegman also led his army to quell the rebellion according to the plan, and then he could easily and justifiably get rid of his son.

Harper carefully looked at the back of Tiger Man, this duke in the prime of spring and autumn is by no means a talkative lord, his rough and wild chest, there is an ambition that ordinary people cannot understand, since he became a duke, the war of the cold mountain lord has hardly been interrupted, five years ago he just surrendered to the Holy Helm Lord, forced the Kyle family of Isfahan City to become a vassal of the cold mountain lord, and now only five years of recuperation, this warlike duke began to look for his prey again.

Indeed, Tegman has never liked Arnold's son very much, because Arnold is too weak, his naturally thin body is not suitable to be a warrior, and even swordsmanship training is difficult, so the warlike and martial Tegman has always disliked his son, thinking that he is the same as his mother, and is contaminated with the decadent temperament of the Tamska family's preference for vassal elegance.

As far as Harper knew, the Duke had at least seven or eight lovers outside the home, and Lady Abigaique, who became the new Duchess after the death of Arnold's biological mother, was only one of them, and she was only favored by the three strong sons she had born.

Duke Tegman was one such person, and in his conception that women were merely procreation, or tools used for political transactions, and that only by giving birth to more robust sons could women achieve their mission. This idea is peculiar to him, different from both the Serodib people and the mountain people, and he is the only one who thinks so, and he forces the people around him to accept it.

Of course, if he wants to abolish the heir just because he doesn't like it, no matter how belligerent Duke Tegman is, he won't dare to do it, not to mention the opinions of the vassals within the Cold Mountain Domain, just the maiden family of Arnold's biological mother, the Timska family of Duke Snowman of the Snorren Collar, has to let Duke Tegman weigh it carefully.

Therefore, he specially arranged this war, which could justifiably dispose of this obstructive duke heir, and at the same time, it could also provide a sufficient reason for him to send troops south in the future.

Tigerman's lips were tightly pursed, although in the eyes of most people, he was a rough and cruel warrior who started war at every turn, but he would not easily vent his anger, after all, before any identity, he had to be the Duke of Cold Mountain Lord, even if it was Tigerman Fegraf, he had to be behind.

The Duke looked back and glanced at Harper.

"The Davide family shouldn't let me down, right?"

His voice was low, deep and elusive, and Harper couldn't hear the amount of dissatisfaction in it, and he couldn't know what the Duke's attitude towards the Davide family was.

"I will surely recover Earl Arnold. Harper replied with his head bowed, beads of sweat dripping from his forehead, "I am willing to accept any punishment from you for such a serious mistake." ”

"When you come back with Arnold, let's talk about it. Tegman said lightly, and his eyes returned to the battlefield, as if he didn't care much about Harper, "Look, dusk has come, and it's about to get dark." The mountains and forests of the night are the most dangerous, and countless beasts, as well as those that are more terrible than beasts, will haunt them, and even the best warriors may not have a complete chance of survival. ”

The setting sun reflected on Tagman's face, dyeing his beard and face golden, but Harper did not feel how solemn Tagman's bronze iconographic face was. Although Tegman's hair color is black, in the Holy Helm Collar, people have always called him Redbeard, and this resounding title has even been learned by the people of the Cold Mountain Collar, because in their eyes, this duke is indeed very suitable for such an image.

"Yes, I see. Harper lowered his head, he really understood what the Duke meant.

"Then let's go. Tegman nodded, "May Pastan, the Hand of Battle, bless you." ”

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Arnold and the Knight Judson joined up and immediately retreated into the forest to the south, which grew along Lake Elena and extended to the area of Mamu City, where the Holy Helm was connected. By retreating here, Arnold and the others can temporarily avoid pursuit, but they also have to face another problem - it is almost dark.

After going a little deeper into the forest, and making sure that even if there were pursuers behind him, they could not be found for a while, Knight Judson raised his hand and motioned for the team to stop.

He turned and dismounted, walked over to Arnold's horse, and looked at the lord with a little concern.

"Are you alright, Lord Count?"

Because of the gallop all the way, the blood on Arnold's face had long since dried up, and he wiped his face to wipe the filth off his face as much as possible, and the young man's face appeared in front of Judson again.

Looking at that pale face, Judson sighed slightly in his heart, Arnold's appearance is more in line with the traditional Serodibu people than the Duke of Tegman, and what suits Arnold should be the balls and salons of the imperial capital of Teturin, rather than the battlefield here.

What worries Judson even more is Arnold's face, which is really a little too pale. Although Arnold himself inherited his mother's beauty, with fair skin that most girls would be jealous of, Arnold's face was now so white that there was no blood, and it was whiter than the snow of the cold mountain collar winter. This is not good news, Judson is now very worried about Arnold's condition, not only physically, but also psychologically - just now he saw Arnold cut off one of Payne's arms and was splashed with blood, and he has been worried about whether Arnold can bear it psychologically.

However, in fact, Arnold did not have any psychological problems, but his body could not withstand such a violent ride.

"I'm fine. He grabbed Judson by the shoulders and was half-carried by the knight and dismounted, "It's just...... Some are too tired. ”

Almost everyone in the Cold Mountain Territory knew that Arnold, the heir of the Duke, had not been in good health since birth, not too sickly, but he was fragile and completely unable to withstand training, so Tegman gave up on training him as a warrior early on, and even more.

Arnold gasped for a few breaths, then was helped by Judson to sit down by a nearby tree.

Now Arnold was a little glad that Judson understood what he meant, maybe he didn't fully understand his plan, but as long as he could get to the side, it would be enough to have this move.

Although he was very worried about Arnold's physical condition, Judson knew that he had bigger problems to face, and Arnold should be fine for the time being, after all, he had survived for seventeen years, and he had survived such a difficult juncture today, and he would never die at this time.

But then it's hard to say.

Judson immediately ordered his men to start preparing food and preparing to spend the night here, although they were hastily separated from the battlefield, but the people who lived in the land surrounded by the mountains of Cold Mountain Territory knew how to cook and spend the night in the wilderness, even if they did not have any ready-made cooking utensils and sleeping blankets, as long as they had a sword and a bow, they were the best hunters.

Judson's soldiers began to search for prey in the woods, but they did not dare to shout as they usually hunted, after all, the enemy was probably nearby.

These soldiers were trustworthy men, unlike the conscripted peasants, they were all professional soldiers loyal to the Garcia family, and some of them followed the knights of Judson, relying on their skills and loyalty.

Of course, that's just for now. After a period of time, after Tegman officially announced the abolition of Arnold's heir qualifications, and deprived Judson of the territory that followed Arnold, these people who have no home will inevitably have some ideas, and at that time, Judson, who has no territory and cannot pay these people, can still manage them, which will also become a question.

Even Judson himself is afraid that it will become a problem.

Arnold didn't know what these people were thinking, maybe most of them thought that the culprit of this inexplicable rebellion was nothing more than Harper, and even thought that when Arnold met Tegman, he would explain everything to his father, so that the misunderstanding could be clarified, and they could go back to their old days, maybe there were some other benefits.

Arnold didn't dare to admit or deny this lie, which meant that he had to fill his lies with more lies.

From time to time, the soldiers of the part-time hunters quickly got back a few rabbits, which made them a little disappointed, originally they hoped to be able to hunt a deer, after all, there were more than a dozen people here, and a few rabbits were not enough to eat, but in order to avoid making too much noise, they did not dare to take too many risks, so they could only make tooth sacrifices with these animals that were easy to catch.

Seeing the soldiers on fire, Arnold frowned slightly, and asked the Judson knight on the side, "Is this okay?

Judson pointed to the sky, obscured by the dense branches of the trees, but could still see the bright stars through the gaps in the leaves. "When it's dark, it's basically not too much of a problem, the smoke isn't noticeable, and in the woods, with the branches of the trees, things in the sky are not so noticeable. ”

He stared at Arnold's face, and the orange firelight reflected on the boy's face, like a winter sunrise sprinkled on the snow. However, the young man's body was too weak, and the circles around his eyes were faintly black, and his originally shiny black hair also gave birth to a lot of white silk.

"Moreover, there are too many fierce beasts in the forest at night, and there may even be monsters, and we need the fire too much for them to come close. ”

Arnold nodded, indicating that there were no more doubts.

Soon, the rabbit meat was roasted, although not much, but the soldiers still sent two fat roast rabbit legs to Arnold and Judson, and then a group of people began to eat the remaining roast rabbit meat.

Arnold took a bite, to be honest, the taste was much worse than the roast rabbit meat he ate in the castle, not only did he not put condiments, but he didn't even put salt, and the smell of the rabbit itself was not removed at all, although this rabbit leg can be said to be the fattest place on the rabbit, but Arnold didn't have a taste at all, and the fat roasted from the meat was greasy and unpalatable, almost making him unable to eat.

The Judson knight on the side ate very well, and he glanced at Arnold, who was frowning and reluctant to take another bite, and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Isn't it delicious? In fact, even if they were to give those fellows good spices, they would not be able to make the same delicious taste as in the castle, and the people who fought in the war could eat even the bark of trees as long as they could fill their stomachs. This is not a castle after all, so please bear with me. ”

Arnold nodded silently, then opened his mouth and gulped down the rabbit meat.

There seemed to be a few wild beast chirps from the depths of the forest, Arnold wasn't what it was, but he instinctively felt a sense of unease in his heart, as if danger had befallen him.