Charlotte looked at Swain, her eyes showed a little fear, she was afraid of Sven, although she had been provoking Swain all along, hanging hatred on her face, and seemed to have no fear, but in the deepest part of her heart, the nightmarish memories that Swain left her at the beginning were deeply engraved in her heart after all, and she never forgot them.

Clenching her teeth, Charlotte still refused to admit defeat in front of Swain.

"Tell me, what the hell is going on at Tiamat Palace, did Karin tell me anything?"

Swain gently caressed Charlotte's young face, this touch, to Charlotte, was like the cold scales of a poisonous snake gliding across her face, and the cool feeling on her skin not only did not make her feel comfortable, but gave her goosebumps in her heart.

However, even though she hated Swain and felt infinite fear of this demonic man, Charlotte, who knew the truth in Tiamat's palace, knew that only Swain could save Caterina now, and only Swain would save Caterina.

Struggling to suppress her hatred for Swain, Charlotte told Swain everything she knew.

"In other words......" Sven's eyes were silent, not surprised by what Charlotte had told him, "Alexander has reached a critical point, is he about to lose all this pressure?"

Charlotte ignored Swain's words, her mouth pursed, still looking uncooperative.

"Did anyone know that you came out of Tiamat's palace?"

Charlotte glared at Swain, but answered his question anyway. "No one knows, and now the people in the palace of Tiamat are afraid, but no one dares to speak. And apart from Queen Anna and Her Royal Highness, no one really cared about me, and even if I was gone, they wouldn't care. ”

Speaking of Queen Anna, Charlotte's eyes darkened, the amiable queen was really good to her, taking care of food and clothing, and thinking of the good queen ending up like this, Charlotte was sad, but also hated Alexander, and this hatred was different from the hatred of Swain, she knew that she could take revenge on Alexander.

Swain took all of Charlotte's look in his eyes, and from Charlotte's words, he could get a lot of information. Obviously, Tiamat Palace is now completely chaotic, although it is still calm on the surface, but the calm on the water cannot hide the turbulent undercurrent brewing underwater, those people in the court, those close attendants around the royal family, are already in danger, even if they know that Charlotte is gone, they dare not report it to Alexander, because they dare not take this risk, betting on whether Charlotte will be another victim of Alexander's men in this palace riot.

It is no wonder that these people were so shallow in their loyalty to Alexander, the new emperor was no better than Nicholas I, and even inferior to his miserable brother Beria, who could neither convince his subjects nor win the hearts of the people with kindness, what Alexander had always wanted to do was to imitate his father Nicholas I, to intimidate his ministers with an iron fist and authority, to make them submit to him, and preferably to look at himself with fear. However, he can't do this, no matter how he imitates, he is not Nicholas I, he does not have that kind of talent, and he does not have the prestige that Nicholas I has accumulated over decades, in this regard, Beria is much better than him, the fear of the Ministry of the Interior is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, Beria is very skillful in taming his subordinates with intimidation and conspiracy, but Alexander can't do this either, he expects his subordinates to fear him at the same time, but also wants them to love him, so at least until Nicholas I dies, he is holding the attitude of a traditional Hadrianian scholar, hoping to be an enlightened monarch。

Alexander's clumsy imitation ended him with nothing, neither the awe of his subjects nor the love of his subjects, and he was like a clown, to be exploited by sophisticated conspirators, even Prime Minister Pitt, whom he trusted and supported him the most.

Alexander, the wretched king, could neither reach the top of the clouds nor possess the earth. And he was forced to this point of not being able to go up or down, not only could he not break this embarrassing situation, but he couldn't even bear these pressures, trying to use the most efficient and brutal means to break the situation, but once he broke everyone's default rules, no matter who it was, he would inevitably become the target of public criticism, even if he was the emperor, it would make others nervous: the next time he broke the rules, would he be dealing with himself?

The pleasure of breaking the rules, once tasted peacefully, will also become an irrepressible impulse.

After pondering for a long time, Swain already had a rough judgment of the situation in Tiamat Palace, judging from the actions of Prime Minister Pitt and Franz after this incident, they will at least not be an obstacle to themselves, although they still support Alexander, but this must be on the premise that Alexander does not become a threat to them, otherwise, they will only cause trouble for themselves.

The rest of the cabinet is not easy to say, they may not even know about it, after all, the emperor can refuse to tell other cabinet ministers about what happened in Tiamat Palace, and they may not even hear the news. However, royal affairs are never private, and if Swain wants to rescue Katarina, then he must face the collective attitude of the cabinet.

On the other hand, the problem is the army, the Imperial Capital Guard Swain has no need to count on, even if he has a bright tongue, Ernest will not listen to him, not to mention that Swain can't ask Ernest. Of course, Ernest was not strictly a big fan of Alexander, and although Alexander granted him the title of Earl of Glamorgan, he would side with Alexander when the two princes fought, more of a relationship with Wood.

Therefore, the only thing Swain needed to win over was the current commander-in-chief of the main garrison of Dwein, Swain's old acquaintance, Baron Isel Noe O'Brien. Baron O'Brien had shown his loyalty to Caterina, but after Alexander's return to Wade and He, he immediately saw the wind and betrayed his sincerity to the new emperor, and the relationship between him and Swain was very delicate, and the attitude of Baron O'Brien, once a staunch comrade-in-arms, and now a stranger on the side, could determine the success or failure of Swain's operation.

Swain had to convince him.

"You don't want to go back to the palace of Tiamat for this time, it is enough to pass on these news. Swain said to Charlotte, "How's Karin?"

Charlotte stared at Swain, although she and Swain hadn't known each other for long, Charlotte had noticed some of Swain's changes, and if it had been two months ago, he would never have asked Caterina about her current situation.

Charlotte was silent for a moment, although the hatred for Swain in her heart was still there, but in the matter of Princess Celestia, she had no intention of lying. "It's not very good, I secretly watched her once before, Her Royal Highness doesn't seem to be in good spirits, and ......" Charlotte paused, frowning, as if thinking about what kind of wording to use, "and she seems to be a little different from the original, as if she was angry, and as if she wasn't." ”

Swain listened to Charlotte's words silently, and the image of Caterina sitting in a dark corner with her stomach in her mind seemed to be melancholy, and she seemed to care about nothing.

"I see. After a long time, Swain's eyes refocused, "You go directly to Karin Castle, don't show up, although the people in the court will not tell Alexander the news of your disappearance, but the emperor is not unsightly, he is likely to find out about your disappearance by himself, after all, in the court, you and Karin are the closest." ”

Charlotte stared at Swain coldly, but this time, the coldness in her eyes was not directed at Swain.

"No, he doesn't have eyes, and if he had eyes, he shouldn't have been blind to all this. ”

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As Swain's carriage made a turn on the dilapidated Triumphal Boulevard and headed west toward Karin Castle, someone was in a tall building near the Place of Justice and Glory, staring coldly at his carriage.

"It's the little girl he brought out of Pritown, nothing special, just very close to Princess Celestia. Thresy put down his binoculars, the carriage was already far away, and he didn't need to stare at the square anymore.

"In this case, Jericho should already know the truth about the palace in Tiamat. ”

Even if he didn't have this little girl, he would have known that someone would have told him that even if he took a step back, Jericho, who had all the secrets, if he really wanted to know what was going on in Tiamat's palace, then no matter how silent and tight-lipped those in the know, Jericho would know what he wanted to know. ”

"So do you want to reveal this news to the emperor?"

"Tell Alexander?" said Seresi, his smile still so sickly, a strange laugh that made people feel uncomfortable in the bottom of their hearts, "ha, why? Why should we help him, help a barbarian emperor who prides himself on being an arrogator?"

"But you're helping Jericho, Alexander is easy to deal with, Jericho is difficult, and if you do this, you'll give Jericho a respite - you've finally emptied the magic in his body, but you've been quietly watching when you can give him a fatal blow, and you've let go of the best opportunity to kill this guy so easily, I can't understand what you think. ”

"Ha, haha, ha......hahahaha

"Oh-Hecarim, my dear Hecarim-" Thresy smiled and turned to look at the man who had been hiding in the shadows to talk to him, "of course you can't understand what I think, for you, there are only two kinds of people, enemies, and enemies that can be exploited. So your idea is to finally destroy the opponent, and I'm not, I don't want Jericho to die, not at all. ”

Standing in the shadows, the former commander of the Southern Legion, Hecarim Noe Wittin, still stood motionless, guarding the shadows, as if he was guarding his position.

"And what is your purpose? Don't tell me that you have a conscience, and you have mercy to help Jericho for free. ”

"Conscience found?great mercy?hahahaha......"

The shrill laughter of Thressi annoyed Hecarim, and he was tempted to give Thressi a shot, but he knew that even if he did punch dozens of holes in Thressi's body, the ghostly man would not be harmed in the slightest.

"Why do you think that? Do you think that life is good and death is bad?"

Hekarim in the shadows was silent.

"Look at it, look at this world, people are struggling ugly in the quagmire of pain, they are alive but not dead, knowing that hope will not come true, but they refuse to face the coldest reality, they can only continue to deceive themselves, put their hearts on ethereal wishes, and then live in a muddy nightmare. ”

Of course, Jericho is not such a person, he is a person who knows that despair awaits him on the road ahead, and he will continue to move forward without hesitation. Strong, and persistent, while deeply knowing that fate cannot be changed, and at the same time trying to change fate with all their might, I just like them, forever cursed, never able to get out of the Jericho family!"

Thresy raised her hands as if to embrace the sun.

"So, let's come back and give them liberation......"