At this time, it also started to rain in Azuchi Castle, but fortunately, the rain was not heavy, and it was hazy and drizzling.

Rosalind sat by the window, sipping black tea, while watching the light rain outside the window, the rain trickled down the flowers in the courtyard, and occasionally a few petals were knocked down on the soil, the rain, petals, and soil blended together, and it was very harmonious. The rustling of the leaves in the wind makes a beautiful nocturne in the icy rainy night.

"Julian, what are you doing? I don't know how the rain is going to be, whether there is a place to shelter from the rain, whether he can endure the incessant beating of the rain, whether the soaked shirt will make him heavy and difficult to walk, what if he is sick, whether he will be willful to anger others and lose his temper. Rosalind looked at the dripping rain in the sky outside the window, looked at it intently, and couldn't help but mutter.

On the eve of Julian's expedition, he approached Rosalind.

"Sister, I have something to ask you. Julian said, sitting upright, different from the pompous, serious abnormality of the past.

"Julian, you call me sister, I miss it so much, I don't know how long it has been since the last time. ”

"Yes, but Rosalind, you are my sister, we are blood-related, mother-in-law, our nose, our mouth, our eyes, our hair, our everything, always have the same, even God cannot erase the fact that we are conceived by the same mother, we grew up together, we know each other, we love each other, you are my sister, I am your brother, we are all descendants of McCarvey, we all bleed the same blood. Julian's voice was strong with unprecedented sorrow.

"Say, Julian, please ask me for something. ”

"War is about to break out, the wilderness is about to fill with bones, rivers of blood are flowing, and the vultures have smelled carrion and hovering over the army, waiting to be fed. ”

"I understand. But this is your decision, and I respect your decision. You won't regret it, will you?!"

Julian, who was sitting in the shadows, smiled slightly, revealing his teeth, "Rosalinde, I will not regret any decision I made, I want war, war must break out, no one can stop me." ”

"And what do you want from me?" asked Rosalind.

"All I ask is your betrayal, Rosalind, my sister, and I hope that you yourself will push me from behind and break me to pieces when I am about to fall into the abyss. ”

"What are you talking about Julian, even if you are defeated in battle, you will not be guilty of death, your father will protect you, and I will protect you. ”

"Listen to me. The most important thing is what will happen after that, once I am defeated, my scepter will break, my sword will be shattered, and the ministers will despise me who have lost my glory, and then abandon me, so that I can no longer be the lord of the south, but my father will definitely protect me, and he will make compromises and concessions to the ministers, so that I can continue to ascend the throne of the lord of the south. But the vassals would not respect such a lord, and McCarvey's authority would be dimmed and his glory would be dusted, so ......." Julian paused slightly, and then said, "I cannot fail, and the only way that awaits me is destruction." In order to ensure the glory of Mykawi, you, who also have Mykavey's blood in your veins, must destroy me with your own hands, push me down the abyss, and when the news of the defeat is brought to Azuchi by the doves, you must raise the banner of rebellion, occupy Azuchi, and write a letter denouncing my crimes, so that I will be betrayed and my relatives will be separated. In this way, I will not be representing the McCarvey family, and you, who have defended the interests of the nobles, will be elected by the nobles to the throne of the King of the South. ”

"No, I can't do that, Julian, how can you bear to let me do such a cruel thing. ”

"Why not?!"

"Because you call me sister. Rosalind sobbed, tears falling on her fingers, which were as white as mutton fat.

"Just because you are my sister, I ask you for help, we are born of the same blood, and we love each other. ”

"At the end of the day, why are you doing such a crazy thing, are you crazy? Why are you going to challenge the rules, the prince attacks his vassals, unprecedented, unheard of. ”

"Why?" Julian smiled, "because I want to take this world, this is the world I was born into, and the world gives me the meaning of existence." Only conquest can make me happy. ”

"Sebas will help you, as well as help me take care of Charlotte and Christine. After Julian said this, he moved forward without hesitation and began his path of survival.

.........

"Mademoiselle, Lady Christine and Miss Charlotte have arrived. The maid's words revived Rosalind from the whirlpool of memories.

"Let them in. Rosalind said.

After Julian left, Rosalind became the owner of Azuchi Castle, enforcing his rights in Jurian's place.

"Miss Rosalind, is there anything going on?" asked Charlotte.

Rosalind simply pointed to the chair next to her and said, "Sit." ”

With that, Charlotte and Christine pulled out their chairs and did it.

"Julian is gone, so Azuchi Castle is in my hands for the time being. Rosalind said.

"Yes, as it should be. Charlotte and Christine had no objection, for Julian had instructed them to follow Rosalind's instructions before leaving.

"You're all important people to Julian, and I'm his sister, so I want us to get along. Rosalind looked at Charlotte and Christine, fine, both agreed with her.

"There were some cracks in our relationship because of something, so I wanted to fix it so that it didn't create a gap between us. Rosalind turned to Christine and said, "Christine, I apologize to you for what happened before, I was angry with you for no reason, so I hope to get your understanding." ”

Christine said in a panic: "There is nothing to do, I have never resented you in my heart, you don't have to mind at this time." ”

"That's fine. Rosalind then said to Charlotte, "Charlotte, I hope you can also apologize to Christine and make us reconcile." ”

"At that time, I was indeed too impulsive, all because I loved the young master too much, so I acted so irrationally. Charlotte never hid her love for Julian, "Christine, believe me, I never really hated you, we used to be so friendly, didn't we?"

"I've never hated you, Charlotte, and although there have been some conflicts between us in the past, everything has gone away, so I can't accept your apology, because you've never done anything to be sorry for me, and there's no need to mention the past. Christine replied that the words of the nobles, the manners of the nobles, were taught by Julian's words and deeds, and were integrated into her body.

"Julian is out on the battlefield now, so I hope we can stick together, unite behind him, support him, give him strength. Rosalind said.

The empty glass overflowed again, and the three women were in harmony.

"Christine, if you want to go back to see your parents in the near future, go ahead, Julian gave permission before leaving. ”

"Huh!"