"If you really want to do it to this extent... I'm sorry, I haven't been able to meet the requirements yet," Avi was silent for half a minute before answering Eggsie, "but I really want to be a subordinate of Prince Bradley, even if it's just a lowly official position, I'm willing to put in my own efforts." ”

Eggsy crossed his arms, he kept shaking his head, "What's the use of hard work! You see those five elite masters have this realization, they are willing to sacrifice their lives to their subordinates, and they have this will to become knights of the kingdom!"

Just as Eggsy had made what he thought was right, Gadia's voice came from behind them. Gardia's voice was accompanied by Prince Bradley, who looked rather frail, but much better than he had been last night.

"Agesie, your shouting has awakened the entire barracks," Gardia carefully helped Bradley, and Eggsy and Avi immediately walked over quickly, but Eggsy deliberately did not let Avi support the eldest prince, "Your Royal Highness already knows that your companion is being held hostage. ”

Avi, who didn't know how to face Prince Bradley, was stunned, and Bradley had already spoken before he could speak.

"I believe in you, Avi. The sneak attack team disguised as the Spark Mercenary Regiment was sent by Heck, who also captured your companions and coerced you into approaching me with those men. Bradley's face was pale, and his left hand, which had lost two fingers, was still trembling slightly.

Avi fell to his knees with a "plop" and said like a child who had made a mistake, holding back tears: "It's all my fault that my weakness caused His Royal Highness to be injured... If I had been braver..."

"You're already brave," Bradley grinned reluctantly, "I already know what you want to do, and if it weren't for the sudden appearance of King Walter's brother, you would have carried out that extremely dangerous plan." ”

Avi's guilt deepened, he and Felistie had planned to jump into the moat and escape, "Prince Bradley... I... I..."

"Eggsie, you enter Mallott now with the handwritten letter I just wrote... Put the letter in Heck's hands and let him release Van and Coral..."

Avi couldn't help but look up, his stunned eyes were already soaked with tears, but he was greeted by Bradley's gentlest smile. Eggsy didn't say anything and immediately took the order. Gadia, on the other hand, said that Prince Bradley wrote the letter as a negotiation as soon as he learned the truth, on the condition that the queen's faction would not attack the city of Mallot.

"So... To exchange such conditions for Fan and Coral..."

Bradley glanced at Gadia, obviously the weakened eldest prince needed a spokesperson, "His Royal Highness has already judged Prince Walter's plan, so Mallot's dispute will be over for the time being, and with Walter's communication skills, he can definitely calm the conflict between the queen's faction and us for the time being." Moreover, His Royal Highness the Prince never thought of swords against Mallot, after all, there were countless innocent civilians there, as well as His Royal Highness's relatives. ”

Avi wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with the back of his hand, "But the people sent by the queen..."

"Then you don't have to bother, His Royal Highness the Prince has his own arrangements, you and your companions are in order first, and we may be able to enter the city at any time. Bradley nodded after Gadia said this, Avi's mood was very complicated, but it was certain that he had a little more uneasiness and guilt in his heart - because of his own fault, Prince Bradley negotiated on his behalf, in order to save two civilians, how could such a favor be repaid?

"Avi, from today onwards, you are me... Knights by my side, I hereby canonize you. Gadia, who was standing on the sidelines, understood, and she immediately drew her white lion sword, pressed one side of the sword on Avi's right shoulder, and then handed the hilt to Bradley.

"Get down on one knee. Gadia whispered to Avi. At this time, Avi was still in a daze, but his right foot was already unconsciously erected, and he also lowered his head, as if waiting for the barber to cut his hair.

Avi felt the blade of the sword touch on his shoulder three times, "In the name of the Heavenly Father, you will use justice as the sword, and in the name of the kingdom of Salins, you will use loyalty as a shield." From this moment on, Avi, honor and courage will bless you! Bradley Feremiz hereby canonizes you as a knight of the kingdom of Salins!"

At the age of eight or nine, Avi practiced repeatedly, reciting the vows he needed to take when he was canonized as a knight, but by this time Avi was overwhelmed by great surprise and excitement. Since I can remember, the important things I have experienced in the past 20 years of my life have flashed in my mind at this moment - despair, sadness, confusion, emotion, happiness, determination, glory... All kinds of things passed in an instant, and the childhood dream came true at this moment, and the indescribable feeling was like putting a big handful of sand into a small bottle, without the slightest gap. At this moment, Avi could even recall his father's face, a very strange, very distant, but a face that he remembered when he was still unconscious.

"Promise quickly. Gadia reminded quietly.

"I promise... Will always be loyal and protect Prince Bradley!" Avi wanted to say in his throat, not because the words were too embarrassing, but because there were too many promises to say.

Bradley's right hand holding the sword was slightly released, and Gadia immediately took the white lion sword, "That's enough..."Bradley almost fell backwards because he couldn't stand steadily, and Avi, who was still stunned on the ground, couldn't react at all, but Gadia hugged Bradley's waist like a noble man in a banquet and held the other party steady.

Bradley was then sent back to the camp to rest, and at this time Fenrir also appeared, apparently not knowing much about Avi's canonization by Bradley himself as a knight of the Kingdom of Salins.

"I'm sorry to say to you," Fenrir with red lips and white teeth with long diagonal curls and a faint aroma from his reddish-brown curls, "not for anything else, just for the slap." As you can see, I, Gadia, and Eggsy may have moments when we don't understand each other, but we are all absolutely loyal to Prince Bradley, and the prince's everything is our everything. Since you have also been canonized as a knight by His Royal Highness the Prince, you will be our companion from now on, so I must apologize to you. ”

Avi was still in a state of surprise, and he immediately accepted Fenrir's apology, and kept talking about his mistakes, saying that he did not expect to be crowned a knight for such a serious mistake.

Fenrir looked at the city of Mallot, standing to the east, "His Royal Highness the Prince trusts you, and has trusted you for a long time, and I have never seen such unconditional trust. Choosing to canonize you at this time, it can be seen that His Royal Highness does have a preference for you," Fenrir's words made Avi feel invisible pressure, "You must not live up to His Royal Highness's trust in you, and you must not betray His Royal Highness." ”

In addition to leaving such a heavy sentence to Avi, Fenrir also gave Avi a new white lion sword. He said that this was a long iron sword that everyone in the prince's army must have, and although he and Gadia were both masters of war horses, they would also wear long swords engraved with the mark of a white lion, and although they were also soldiers of the Kingdom of Sallins gathered under the banner of the white lion, they had only one master, and that was Prince Bradley.

Avi understood what the other party meant, and Avi was only loyal to Prince Bradley, not the Kingdom of Salins or King Byron.

Returning to his tent, Avi wanted to rest for a while, after all, his body that had only slept for a few hours could not bear the fatigue of a whole day, and something extremely important to him had happened. However, the more people who wanted to fall asleep, the more they couldn't sleep, and the sunlight had slipped in from outside the tent, Avi, who was in a complicated mood and had a head like mush, could only lie there with his eyes closed.

Avi began to fantasize about his life after being canonized as a knight, and he imagined that when he opened his eyes again, he would be greeted by a knight's attendant who would bring him toiletries and breakfast, and who would also dress himself in armor and bring a tall warhorse. He fantasized about living with the other soldiers, graduating from the Kestrel Academy and becoming a subordinate like Fenrir.

When Avi was woken up, he was completely unaware that he had slept for four hours, perhaps because thoughts and dreams had merged at some point, making it difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion.

Felisty had already washed up, she ate most of the breakfast that was brought in, "The rest is for you, I heard that you have been canonized as a knight, knights are regular soldiers, regular soldiers have to learn to starve." Actually, Felistie didn't have to say such a thing at all, because Avi would never forget the help Felisti had helped her, and that was not something that could be repaid with a few slices of bread or a piece of meat.

"I didn't expect that... I will be canonized by Prince Bradley himself..."

"I didn't expect it, but I really wanted to get it, right?" Felistie used a special tone to pause, she saw through Avi's thoughts at a glance, "You look even happier now than you were to get the first place in the exam, even if the news of Fan and Sango's death suddenly came, I guess you won't be sad for long..."

"Van and Sango!"

"That's just a metaphor, stupid! You should worry about yourself and not about other people, and forget how selfish you are so quickly?"

Avi thought for a moment before saying, "I'm already a knight of the Kingdom of Salin now, and honor and loyalty are extremely important to me, so I'm selfish or something..."

"Selfish loyalty and selfish honor are the right choices in this day and age," Felistie said solemnly, Avi's disapproval, "and if you look at the knights of other countries, the knights you have met, most of them are like this. ”

While Avi and Felisty were having a relaxed conversation, a soldier walked in briskly.

"Lord Gadia has an order, please go to the tent at once. ”

"What's the matter?"

"It seems to be about entering Mallot," the soldier's voice had unconcealed joy, "the war is over. ”