"There seem to be fewer people going back to school today, and I've heard that they've all gone to petition Demps for a retrial of the original rebellion. Stitch said to Avi and Felistie as he ate his lunch. Avi and Felistie glanced at each other, and there was no news of King Byron after he fainted in the central square, and they didn't know what happened to the king, who was over sixty years old, and the king was apparently angry about the "rehabilitation" of the academy ghosts, including the key figure Demps.

"In addition to the students of our academy, there are many civilians who have spontaneously called out outside the prison in Mallot, hoping that those who have been wronged can be rehabilitated and no longer bear the false accusations," said a student who has a good relationship with Stitch, "They all believed the words of the ghost of the academy, and heard that this incident has made many people question the fairness of the kingdom of Salins, and they have asked Prince Bradley to retry the original case..."

"Why Prince Bradley?" Avi already had an answer in mind when he asked this sentence, but he wanted to be able to say it from someone else's mouth.

"Because Prince Bradley has always adhered to the principle of fairness and justice!" the cadet blurted out, "The people in his realm are very supportive of him, and the people who live in that place are probably the happiest people in the kingdom of Salins... But that's what I've heard. ”

Most of the other students who were having lunch were discussing King Byron's condition, some people said that King Byron had been vomiting blood, as if it was a very serious and life-threatening disease, and some people said that King Byron might have died of illness, so there was no news, after all, the final prince had not yet been decided, and Prince Bradley had just completed King Byron's test, and Walter had not made any progress.

For the next few days, King Byron's illness hung over Mallotte like a haze. Every time Avi walked home, he could see many commoners kneeling outside the palace door praying for King Byron's blessings, most of them chanting prayers, but there were also some commoners calling the name of a certain prince, hoping to identify the prince as soon as possible.

Coral brought a letter one night, "from the Empire, addressed to Stitch." She said in sign language.

Stitch immediately called Avi and Fan to check it out, and the content of the letter was presumably that the East Oguna Empire was very concerned about King Byron's condition. King Byron, who had been ill for ten days, had neither news nor shown up, and had become the focus of attention of foreign countries - even the Eastern Oguna Empire, which was separated by a Western Oguna Empire, wanted to know the ownership of the prince's position.

The letter refers to the attitudes of other countries. The Papal States issued a statement the day after King Byron's illness, in which they strongly opposed the illegitimate son of Amsey becoming a prince, claiming that the provisional prince would never be allowed to inherit the throne. Such a clear and strong statement came as a bit of a surprise to the other countries, followed by statements from the Duchy of Dramain and the Duchy of Noor, both of which hinted at their support for the third prince, Walter, who believed that Walter was wise and suitable to take the place of King Byron at this time.

Bernardo, Duke of Grape City, who wrote this letter, hoped that Stitch would make the Empire's neutrality clear to the royal family of the Kingdom of Salins as soon as possible, and that he would be ready.

"Get ready?" Fan saw that only these four words were written on the letter, and did not explain what kind of preparation it was.

"Aha! this is my secret name for my father and me!" Stitch pointed to the four words, "which means that I should protect myself and keep in touch with the Imperial diplomats in Mallot, and try to protect the people of the Oguna Empire who live and do business here!"

"There was no fighting, why?" said Fan Gang, and both himself and Avi realized the seriousness of the problem.

Sure enough, Avi noticed an increase in the number of soldiers patrolling the streets early the next morning. The heavily armed patrol soldiers were the same as they had seen during the martial law in the Holy Light City, but they did not come up to stop the civilians from taking to the streets, they just patrolled vigilantly, as if the enemy would rush out of the alley in the next second.

Avi and the other students, who had just returned to the Kestrel Academy, heard the order of the head of the academy, Dugol, "The Kestrel Academy will provide food and lodging to all students in the next two weeks, and all students can stay in the academy. ”

Avi was taken aback by the news, and when he asked, he learned that this situation had only occurred once in the history of the Kestrel Academy, which happened to coincide with the civil strife in the Kingdom of Salins, and the nobles who wanted to rebel had already lined up their troops outside the gates of Mallot, and there were many people in the city who were suspected of being rebels. At that time, in order to protect the future pillars of the kingdom, the Kestrel Academy decided to close the gates and let the students avoid the rebellion.

"It's been more than ten days... King Byron hasn't heard anything yet, is it possible?" whispered a cadet sitting in front of Avi.

"Those neighboring countries have expressed their support for the third prince Walter to become the prince, if it weren't for the fact that there is no king in the current kingdom of Salins, they wouldn't be so eager to make a statement, right?"

"I have heard that the Marquis of the Duchy of Deramain named Roberto has left Mallot, and that he and the army he brought with him have chosen to camp in a hilly area somewhere outside the city... They are the armies of other countries, and to do so is not to offend the majesty of the kingdom!"

"Condescending! This is a gesture of waiting to see what happens, that marquis must have other plans!"

Avi listened to the conversations of the academies, and he suddenly felt a sense of crisis rushing over his face, and goosebumps all over his body. Silanes was lying next to him, unconcerned about the other students' discussions, and likewise unconcerned about the instructors on the podium. However, Avi had just heard that Silanos had received a perfect score in a recent mock exam, and it was estimated that he would not have to stay here for classes soon.

In the evening, Keth found Avi, who told her everything she knew. It turned out that King Byron was indeed seriously ill and bedridden, but King Byron did not die of illness.

"I don't know when King Byron will recover, but the situation inside the palace is calmer than outside, at least the three princes are keeping their duty, and no one has made any dangerous moves..."

"What do you mean by a dangerous move!?"

"Marquis Roberto's move is a dangerous move," Kesi looked worried and her eyes were uncertain, "I can only tell you this, the situation about King Byron should not be leaked casually, but I hope that you and Fan can take care of themselves, if King Byron's condition changes, I don't know what will happen next." ”

"Well, I will, and you have to protect yourself... Let me know if there's anything you can use to me! I'm one of your few friends!"

Kesi smiled, "I know, I'm safe now, as long as King Byron's condition is stabilized, nothing bad will happen." ”

Avi made it clear to his instructor that he would not stay overnight at the Kestrel Academy after Kiss turned to leave, and he and Felisty agreed that if there was any real emergency in Mallotne, Felisty would immediately go to Stitch's house to find them and face the possible changes together.

"You hold the white lion sword that Prince Bradley gave you, which could be seen as a move to choose a side. ”

"I sincerely hope that the Grand Prince will ascend to the throne, but my status is Lord Stitch's bodyguard, and the affairs of the Kingdom of Sallins themselves should be handled by themselves. ”

"I'm relieved you'll say that, remember! I'm just here to protect you. ”

That night, Avi saw more patrols patrolling the streets from his window, and many people were too frightened to go out, even those who were praying in front of the palace were gone.

Stitch came home late, and when he returned, he brought the bad news: "It's over! King Byron may not really be alive!"

"No, it won't!"

"There is no need for us Empire to deceive each other," Stitch raised his hands and shrugged his shoulders, "The Imperial diplomat stationed in Mallotte just now told me that something big happened at today's court, that is, Queen Rosemande, who was closest to King Byron, publicly supported Prince Amsel as the ultimate prince. Do you know that after King Byron fell ill, the government was controlled by Prince Amsol and Queen Rosemund, who were temporarily princes, and Prince Bradley, whom you admired the most, did not even set foot in the palace, and stayed in the barracks outside the city. And the Prince Walter didn't say anything, and even when Queen Rosemund's choice for the prince was decided today, Walter didn't say a word..."

"It's over, it's going to change!" Fan said in a strange voice, like a wolf in the forest.

Coral patted Fan's head lightly, and she said in sign language, "Does the diplomat have any orders?"

"Yes, he'll let us live in his mansion, and he'll set up the Imperial merchants and let the Imperial guards protect them... His meaning is obvious, the coup has already taken place!"

"Coup d'état!?" this time even Avi could not sit still, he had learned the word in books, and the struggle between the archbishop and the pope was a coup d'état.

"If King Byron dies suddenly, who will inherit the throne?" Stitch pretended to be confident, "Of course, it is the current prince, the second prince Amsey! The diplomat told me that Prince Walter did not have a high prestige in Mallot because he had not yet completed the test given by King Byron, and the solidarity of other countries had harmed Prince Walter. ”

"It's really unfair, being a hostage in a foreign country but losing the opportunity!"

"So we have to hurry up!Avi, Fan, and Sango, you go and pack up immediately, our identity is different from the ordinary Kestrel Academy students, they want to hide in the Military Academy, and we have the protection of the Oguna Empire!"