Sinjid stood on the station platform, looking at the end of the tracks.

As a member of the staff of Prince Michel VII of Pritown, Singid was extremely trusted by the Prince. He was in charge of the spy agency in Pritown, and before the war, he was in charge of liaison with the other southern princes, and perfectly avoided the eyes and ears of Beria's Ministry of the Interior, so he was particularly valued by the prince. In addition to this feat, Sinjid also planned the previous attack on Deweide, and also deceived Beria's Ministry of Internal Affairs flawlessly, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs still does not know how much trouble Sinjid has caused them.

The smoke-smoking train rumbled into the platform, and the soldiers behind Sinjid immediately lined up, but their guns were clenched in their hands, although they were lined up to welcome them.

The door opened, and the first to come down was a group of royal guards, who also lined up in formation, and stood out in formation opposite the soldiers of Pritown. Baron McCool walked up to Sinjid and saluted solemnly.

"I'm Baron McCool, the captain of the Royal Guard. He said.

"Prince Michel VII's personal staff, you can call me Sinjid. Sinjid grinned on chapped lips, but did not return the salute.

The baron lowered his hand and looked at the man with a furrowed brow. Sinjid wears a dirty coat like a white coat, but under the open placket it can be seen that it is a military uniform, indicating his military status.

After only a few seconds of staring, the baron looked away and walked into the ranks of the soldiers, waiting for the appearance of the eldest princess.

After the royal guards had finished the queue, Princess Celestia stepped out of the carriage, followed by the Marquis of Swain and Metternich and the rest of her attaché. Princess Celestia looked at the queue that had received her, especially the strange officer standing in front of her.

Sinjid dressed like both a soldier and a soldier. He wore a long white coat over his military uniform, which obscured his epaulettes, while the collar was also obscured by the straps of the papers on his chest, so that the princess Celestia could not see the man's rank at all. In addition to dressing up strangely, Cinjid's appearance also makes Princess Celestia care. On such occasions, people who come to pick up the car will generally dress meticulously and try their best to keep their bodies free of impropriety. Sinjid was different, he wore thick glasses, the lenses were so thick that people couldn't see the glasses behind him, and his hair was quite messy, and his thinning hair seemed to have not been taken care of for a few days, and he was staggered to the bare scalp in the center of Sinjid's head, which looked quite ugly.

"Hello, Your Highness Princess. Despite such a dignified countenance, Sinjid's etiquette was not lacking, "His Royal Highness has prepared a place for you to stay, please let me show you the way." ”

Princess Celestia frowned and looked at Baron McCool.

The baron immediately understood, walked up to Sinjid, and blocked the figure of the eldest princess. "Please lead the way, and we will take responsibility for protecting Her Highness. ”

Sinjid nodded, not dwelling too much on this point. He walked out of the station with his own soldiers, and outside the station they had already prepared carriages and horses.

"Please. He bowed down and opened the car door for Celestia.

Although she didn't like this ugly and dirty man very much, the eldest princess couldn't lose her royal demeanor at this time, and boarded the carriage with her head held high. The Marquis of Metternich, because of his age, also walked into the carriage.

A few men who were relatively young and vigorous mounted their horses and followed the carriage.

As the chief envoy of the legations, Swain's status was slightly higher than that of the Marquis of Metternich, so he led the way at the front of the procession, next to Sinjid, who was also on horseback, and Baron McCool and Franz were behind, accompanying the carriage on both sides.

"I wonder what your position is in Pritown?" Unlike Celestial Princess, Swain was not prejudiced against Sinjid's appearance, and chatted with him with great interest.

"His Majesty is only a staff member of His Royal Highness, but fortunately he is trusted by His Highness and entrusted with some internal affairs. Sinjid replied politely.

Sven nodded, his gaze moving to the surrounding Pritown soldiers. The soldiers were dressed differently from the average Pritown soldier, with high collars and collars that were buttoned up to obscure their faces. And their exposed eyes seemed rather sluggish, dull and unfocused.

"Very elite soldiers. Swain complimented expressionlessly.

If they had heard this, they would not have understood what Swain meant, but Sinjid laughed happily when he heard this.

"They've all been trained by me for years. Sinjid didn't seem to care about Swain's identity, and didn't treat him as an outsider at all, "Not only are they much better than ordinary soldiers, but they are also hard-working, completely obey orders, even if they are told to die, they will carry out orders without hesitation." Sinjid said loudly, and the soldiers could hear these words, but they didn't react at all.

"But it doesn't seem like they're getting a place. ”

"IMHO. The curvature of Sinjid's mouth was like the makeup on a clown's face, making people wonder if the corners of his mouth would suddenly crack, "If these people are the ones who fight on the battlefield, Lands Town will be able to take it in one day, and you will not have a chance to negotiate with us here." ”

"It seems that you are confident. ”

"Of course. "Please believe and remember my words, my troops, even if they are against the entire Southern Army, will never be inferior in the slightest, they are real war machines." ”

"I remembered. Swain nodded.

It didn't take half an hour for the team to arrive at the hotel. Swain dismounted first, then opened the carriage door for the eldest princess, and reached out to caress Her Royal Highness to get out of the carriage.

"His Royal Highness the Prince will be able to meet you tomorrow, and you will be tired of traveling today, so please rest well. Sinjid exchanged pleasantries and prepared to leave.

"Is His Royal Highness free tonight?" asked Swain suddenly.

Sinjid was stunned for a moment, but he quickly replied, "Yes, do you want to see His Royal Highness now?"

Seeing the puzzled look from Princess Celestia, Swain also explained: "I hope to meet Prince Michelle in private first, there are still many problems between us that are worth solving first." ”

It's a strange request, but it's reasonable. The Prince went to war on the grounds of the legal demands of Midnight Castle, but he had a very good relationship with the Jericho family before, and it was only natural for Swain to clear up these misunderstandings with the Prince first, which would be beneficial to the peace talks.

"I see. Sinjid nodded, "I will inform His Royal Highness." ”

After Sinjid led the people away, Princess Celestia deliberately stopped and waited for Swain to follow. "What are you going to say when you see Knoiille?" she asked.

"There's a lot to talk about. Whether it's about the past or the current situation, it's crucial to understand Michel VII's attitude now. Swain walked slowly towards Celestia.

"That said...... "Celestia mused," muttered Celestia, "makes sense. ”

Princess Celestia glanced at Franz, who was helping the Marquis de Metternich upstairs. "Do you need to send someone with you?"

"No need. Swain shook his head, "We should show some sincerity." ”

"I thought you'd hate Michelle. Princess Celestia said a little provocatively, "After all, he took your territory and castle, didn't he?"

"Ah, yes. Sven didn't mean to stop, and walked directly past the eldest princess, "I don't like this prince right now. However, sometimes people can't act on their own feelings alone. ”

Princess Celestia watched Swain's figure disappear slowly down the stairs, the corners of her eyebrows drooping, savoring the slight emotion that Swain had just said as she said this.

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Michel VII sat in the drawing-room, a mansion that once belonged to the family of Philip, Count of León, but now belonged to him. It's a special feeling to meet a former enemy in the house of a former enemy.

But now Michel VII didn't have the heart to savor this feeling, and his mind drifted away, haunted by some special memories. In his heart, he was not very willing to see the Count Jericho, especially on this occasion. The thought of Swain's hateful face made Michel VII's heart irritable and angry rise for no reason, and an impulse flowed through his veins, urging his hands to do crazy things. But as Swain said to Princess Celestia, sometimes people don't act on their own feelings.

So the prince is now sitting here, holding back the inexplicable irritability in his heart, waiting for the arrival of the guests.

"Your Royal Highness. "Singid walked in," Count Jericho arrived. ”

The prince nodded, he had a lot of trust in this cronie, very, very trust, unconditional trust, complete trust......

He stood up and went to greet the guests. Walking to the door, Swain was walking towards him through the long hallway.

"Do you remember this man's ridicule of you?"

The Prince's mind suddenly flashed through this sentence, and the irritability that he had just barely pressed down took over his heart again. The world in his eyes suddenly became distorted, and Sven's expressionless face mocked him viciously like a clown, his mouth cracked wide, tearing his cheeks open, and he was saying sarcastic words like crazy. An extreme negative feeling was infinitely magnified in Michel VII's heart, and even his eyes were red, and the whole person was occupied by hatred and anger in his heart.

His hands trembled unconsciously, and the frequency of this trembling gradually increased with each step Swain took, and even the prince could no longer stop this obvious gaffe. Suddenly, Michel VII drew the pistol from Sinjid's waist and aimed it at Swain without hesitation.

"Bastard! Damn bastard!" the Prince's eyes were blood-red, and he lost his mind, and the nerves that seemed to control his reason were broken through the limit by extreme hatred in an instant, and this slender nerve burst in an instant, "I'm going to kill you, to die! Die-" The entire magazine was empty in a matter of seconds, but the prince still desperately pulled the trigger, even though the pistol was out of bullets.

The prince's attendants were stunned by the prince's sudden madness, and the pestle was at a loss, and Sinjid was also startled, and hurried to stop the prince, but when he snatched the pistol from the prince's hand, the prince still rioted, like a wild beast, and tried to pounce on Sven and bite off Sven's neck.

Swain had been on guard when the prince raised his hand, and he ran quickly, turning back and running down the hallway. He was quick enough to dodge Michelle's shot, or the Prince's shooting was so bad that he didn't hit Swain with a single shot.

The soldiers guarding the corridor didn't know what to do, and they watched Sven run out of the corridor, neither chasing nor daring to stop the prince like Sinjid, but just stood stunned.

"What are you doing in a daze!" Seeing these soldiers stunned in place, Sinjid, who suppressed Michelle, immediately roared, "Hurry up and chase it! Surround the hotel where the mission stays, don't let the news spread back to Deweide!"

"Yes. The soldiers were immediately awakened by the yell, and immediately chased after Sinjid.

I didn't train it, it's really a bunch of waste. The soldiers and the Prince's retinue chased after him, and Singid left Michel VII, who had been knocked unconscious by him, and stared coldly at the end of the corridor. Why do you do this?" he clenched his fists, and looked at the fainting prince at his feet in confusion, thinking silently in his heart.

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As soon as Swain left the manor where Michelle lived, he grabbed a horse, mounted it, and hurried to the inn where the mission was staying. At first, the coachmen watching the carriage did not understand what was going on, and looked at Swain in confusion as he was speeding away, but when the prince's soldiers and attendants chased him out, they immediately sensed that something was wrong.

Princess Celestia and her party arrived in Puerto León close to evening, and it was already dark. Sven was speeding down the road, and he remembered the way back to the inn as quickly as he could, from the nearest route.

The royal guards who were guarding around the inn could not help but be surprised to see Count Jericho return so soon. Swain didn't have time to explain much to them, just told them to gather as soon as possible.

"Your Highness. Swain didn't knock on the door, and regardless of the maid's obstruction, he pushed open the door of the eldest princess's room. What is embarrassing is that he has just finished bathing at this time, and he is only wearing light gauze pajamas, and his hair is still wet.

Caterina was stunned for a moment when she saw Swain, and then she immediately realized how thin the clothes she was wearing were now. Even a girl like the eldest princess, in such a defenseless situation, couldn't help but scream, and easily picked up the things on the table and threw them at Sven.

"Get out! Jericho, you're such a bastard!"

Ignoring these painless attacks, Swain stepped forward and grabbed Celestia's hand as the maids behind him looked at them in amazement. "We don't have time to mess around here, Knooille has no ill intentions, he wants to kill us all. ”

Swain's words made Princess Celestia quickly calm down, after all, she had royal blood, and when she was involved in these things, they could completely forget their shyness and fear for a while.

"How do you know?" Princess Celestia looked at Swain, but there was complete trust in her eyes. Princess Caterina didn't think it would do Swain any good to lie at this point.

"When I went to meet him, he suddenly pulled out his gun and shot at me, and I ran out and got back here as fast as I could. In a moment, the army of Prytown will be in pursuit, this is not the town of Lands, we cannot hold on, let alone reinforcements. ”

"Michelle wants to kill you!why?" The eldest princess was so confused by these sudden messages that she didn't have time to carefully sort out the logic, so she could only pick the most critical question.

"I don't know. But since he did, he wouldn't let us get out of here. ”

The eldest princess was silent, and at this point, other questions can be explored slowly in the future. Once Michelle VII shows his killing intent, then he will definitely not let go of the eldest princess and others, because the necessary trust for him to cooperate with the empire is gone. Then, for him, the best way to deal with it now is to take the eldest princess and the others hostage, and immediately march to gain an advantage.

"I see, you go and organize a defense with Baron McCool first. Princess Celestia pushed Swain out and closed the door, "I'll be there later." ”

Swain knew that Princess Celestia was going to change her clothes now, and he could understand that, as for the immediate priority......

Baron McCool quickly assembled the royal guard, listened to Swain's explanation in the shortest possible time, and without asking too much, he asked his men to prepare the fortifications, and the extra beds and tables in the inn were used as rudimentary fortifications, blocking the doorways and windows.

Because of the embassy, the inn did not receive other guests, only a few waiters stayed in the hotel to provide the necessary services, and now these ordinary civilians were concentrated in a large room, after all, the inn was chosen by Pritown, and no one knew if they would plant some spies.

The Marquis of Metternich was also alarmed, and he sent his grandson down to inquire about the situation, but was told that he was about to be surrounded by the army of Pritton, and the situation was very critical.

The eldest princess who had changed her clothes also quickly rushed to the hall, and she deliberately changed into a simple men's dress, if there was a real fight for a while, at least she would not trip over her skirt.

Baron McCool glanced at Princess Celestia and said with a worried expression: "The situation is very bad, we can only hold out for a few hours at most, if the enemy does not take into account the artillery attack of Her Royal Highness the Princess, then we will be buried by this building in a few minutes." The most important thing now is to guarantee the safety of Her Royal Highness the Princess. ”

"Now that Pritown's army has not yet arrived, it is better to let His Highness leave here in disguise. Then pin down the enemy head-on so that they don't notice the fact that the princess has left. Swain said quickly.

Princess Celestia bit her lip, and the Baron and Swain's words made her feel like a burden. "It's too late to disguise yourself, and besides, the princess of the empire will never run away. She vetoed Swain's proposal.

"But ......"

"No more," Princess Celestia interrupted Baron McCool.

"You don't really need to dress up too much. Swain said, "Your Highness shouldn't be recognizable in this outfit right now. ”

"But it's still a little too dangerous to let Her Royal Highness escape alone. The baron is still a little worried, after all, the eldest princess has always been surrounded by heavy protection, and now let her alone to try to escape from this Longtan tiger's den, but I am afraid that it may be even greater to send sheep into the tiger's mouth.

"I will protect Your Highness, with my life. ”

"I refuse!" Princess Celestia pushed Swain away with a resolute expression, she was not willing to flinch in such a humiliating manner.

"Then I refuse to obey your orders, and don't forget, I am the envoy of the Mission. Swain looked at Princess Celestia with a blank expression, not bowing to her at all.

"Can you?" Baron McCool was also a little skeptical about Swain's ability, after all, this earl was not much older than the eldest princess, and he didn't look like he had experienced any big scenes.

"I can escape alone from the Manor de Cnoille, which is surrounded by soldiers, at least, you should believe that I can leave safely with Your Highness. ”

"Then Your Highness, Your Excellency, please leave it to you, I will lead the guards here to hold on to attract the attention of the enemy. Baron McCool looked at Swain with a complicated expression, there was really no other way now, the red uniforms of the baron and the royal guard were too conspicuous, and there was no time to change their clothes now. In desperation, he had no choice but to entrust the eldest princess to this midnight earl who didn't know if he was trustworthy.

"If I don't go, Marquis de Metternich, what are they going to do?, do you want me to leave my royal vassals and run for my life alone?"

"Please take care, I should be able to reach a safe place with Your Highness in an hour, and if necessary, please put your life first. Swain said to the baron.

"I will, and please be sure to protect Her Royal Highness. The baron nodded, but he didn't see the dim glint in Sven's eyes as he turned around.