Chapter Seventy-Eight: Thousands of Miles of Snow Drifting (Part II)
Constantine didn't know what Gayan was thinking, he just felt that at this moment, it was very pleasant to talk to Ysera, which made his constant tension relax a lot.
The dragon lance woman in front of her was not an empty force, and Ysera's conversation and knowledge were far beyond the scope of ordinary nobles.
Her knowledge covers many fields such as history, politics, and military affairs, and many of her views on the current situation on the mainland are to the point.
In particular, Ysera's discussion of the Holy Empire made Constantine even more amazed.
"In the eyes of people in many countries, His Majesty the Emperor of this generation of the Holy Empire is very mediocre, and most of his achievements are due to the huge heritage of the Holy Empire and the capable generals under him, but I don't think so. ”
"He understood the power of the people before any other emperor, and during his decades in power, the Holy Empire was unscathed, despite internal and external troubles, and carried out changes at a very smooth pace, liberating the power of the empire from the hands of the rotten noble families. ”
"The Palatine Academy was no longer the domain of the old aristocracy, with knights of commoner origin rising to prominence in the barracks, nouveau riche who had made their fortune in trade and finance gaining the qualifications to enter the upper classes, and the Church becoming less and less secular and becoming more of a purely religious organization. ”
"A large number of local nobles gave up administrative power to the high-ranking officials selected by examination, which greatly improved the administrative efficiency of the empire;
"Even the seemingly rigid magical guilds have played a huge role, and mages and alchemists, encouraged by worldly interests and honor, have become less obsessed with speculation and experimentation, and more and more focused on combining theory and practice. ”
Kayan said with a serious expression and a somewhat worried tone: "Perhaps, in the shortest half a century, the Holy Empire will be reborn, complete an unprecedented power transfer, and finally dominate the entire continent, in the future, if the dynasty wants to defeat the transformed Holy Empire, I am afraid it will have to pay a huge price." ”
Constantine let out a deep sigh of relief, shocked by how well Ysera knew about the Holy Empire, and her analysis of the Empire's future strategic plans was almost identical to many of Morgan's papers from years ago.
Teutonic College is really talented!
Although he doesn't like the Dragon Lance Dynasty, Constantine also has to admit at this moment that there may be a lot of people who understand within the dynasty, and not all Dragon Lance people are immersed in the glory of the past like the Dragon Vein family and become empty-eyed.
"Miss Ysera, I am struck by your incisive insight. Constantine, seemingly nonchalantly, picked up a twig and threw it into the campfire in front of him. "If the Dragon Vein family is full of smart people like you, I'm afraid that even if the Grand Duke of Winterfell is still here, he won't be able to keep the principality. ”
Hearing Archduke Eliotgard, Ysera's expression darkened a little, but Constantine, who was bowing his head, didn't notice.
"His Excellency the Grand Duke is a remarkable man. Kayan said softly.
Seeing Ysera praising his father with such a serious expression, Constantine was slightly surprised, and subconsciously nodded, "Well, I also think that father... His Excellency is indeed a very powerful sword master, and I grew up listening to the story of him defeating the dragon knight on the snowy field. ”
"He's not just a powerful sword master, he's also a great lord. "You may not believe it, Dean, I've been chasing him for so many years. ”
"Your Excellency would be glad to hear your words. Unbeknownst to Constantine, Ysera was one of his deceased father's admirers.
He didn't know what kind of expression he should put on at this moment, so he could only squeeze out a stiff smile.
Obviously talking about the closest person in his life, but he had to pretend to treat strangers, even Constantine, who was good at disguise, felt that this performance was a bit difficult, and his face was faintly sour.
Fortunately, "Ysera" did not test his acting skills further, but lowered his head and fell into silence.
Constantine didn't know how to speak, and Gayan's words brought back memories in his heart, making him inexplicably sentimental, and his emotions became a little trance-like, and he didn't speak further.
Then the atmosphere fell into silence, and in the valley, only the sound of the cold wind blowing through the north and the crackling of the campfire beneath his feet remained.
After a long time, it was getting dark.
Gayan suddenly stood up, glanced at the depths of the woods, and then looked at Constantine, his eyes were a little hesitant, he wanted to speak and stopped, and his face was a little strange.
"What's the matter, Miss Ysera?" Constantine, who was in a trance, noticed that the atmosphere was a little strange, and raised his head to look at the woman in front of him, his tone was very surprised.
At this moment, in front of him, a rare trace of shame appeared on Isera's beautiful and moving face, "I...... I'm going to take a shower, Dean can you stay where you are and don't move. ”
I see.
Constantine smiled dumbly, and then remembered that the Isera in front of him was a girl, and she was not much older than him.
It's just that in the past few days, Ysera's amazing ability and temperament often made the teenager involuntarily ignore the fact that the other party was a woman.
"You go wash it, I'm looking at the fire. Constantine forced a laugh.
Seeing the look on the young mage's face, Kayan coldly warned, "Don't peek, and don't use the Eagle Eye Technique, otherwise, even if you become a high-level mage now, I can cut you down in a few seconds." ”
She didn't laugh, even a great mage like Salen suffered a big loss at her hands, and Dean was just a mid-level mage, and it would take a few blinks of an eye to kill.
Constantine's gaze wandered quickly over her bumpy and graceful body, and even lingered for a few more seconds on the two thrilling peaks in her chest, before he half-jokingly said, "Okay, Miss Ysera, I've finished reading, and you can now wash it with confidence." ”
Kayan snorted heavily, but found that the boy seemed frivolous, but his eyes were as calm as water, and he gradually relaxed his mind and walked towards the lake deep in the woods.
Watching the back of the Issera disappear into the woods, Constantine smiled and closed his eyes.
There was a faint sound of undressing in the forest, exuding an incomparable strange temptation.
Constantine was unconscious, as if listening to a beautiful and moving song, and slowly entered a meditative state, looking free and breathing peacefully.
In the woods.
The unclothed woman put her clothes aside and sat on the grass by the lake, her white feet in the cold water, and at the same time glanced back behind her unintentionally.
Dragonveiners are extremely sensitive to magic, and if Constantine used detection magic to spy on her bathing, she would be able to find out right away, and then let him get a good feel for what the real dragon power is.
But to her surprise, the guy didn't do it at all, which made her relax, and suddenly felt a little lost in her heart, didn't she have any attraction to him?
Women's minds are complex, even Kayan is no exception.
Her body jumped up lightly and plunged into the water.
Under the cold clear waves, the woman's plump and graceful body rises and falls, and her feet gently flapp, swimming flexibly and gracefully like a snow-white fish under the water, and the moving curves are enough to make adult men crazy.
It was a long time before she surfaced, exhaled with satisfaction, and returned to shore, droplets of water dripping down her long, wet hair.
A flame ignited from her bare toes, quickly evaporating the cold droplets of water from her body into bursts of mist.
Changing his clothes as quickly as he could, Kayan came out of the woods and found Constantine seemingly meditating, motionless, as if asleep. ,
So Kayan found a rock and sat down, supported his chin with one hand, and quietly looked at the delicate eyebrows and eyes of the young man in front of him, who were vaguely familiar, and felt familiar, and suddenly remembered the little boy many years ago, and his heart couldn't help but move.
Constantine finished from the meditative state, slowly opened his eyes, and saw that the woman in front of him was looking at him without blinking, and couldn't help but be stunned, and subconsciously touched his face to make sure that there was no such thing as insects on his face, so he asked in a puzzled tone, "What's the matter?" Miss Ysera. ”
"Nothing, seeing you reminds me of someone. ”
"Who?"
Kayan hesitated, "He'...... It's my former fiancé. ”
Catching the word "once upon a time", Constantine couldn't help but ask with interest, "And what happened between you?"
"Our marriage is really a political covenant. ”
Kayan turned his gaze to the campfire on the grass, the rippling sparks like the snowflies that fluttered in Winterfell in those years, "You know, this kind of thing is common between two large families. ”
Constantine nodded.
"When I was a child, he and I were very good friends, and then later, his family declined, and my marriage contract with him naturally did not exist. ”
"It's a pity. After hearing this slightly bloody story, Constantine also sighed.
"What kind of person is that fiancé of yours?"
Remembering his time in Winterfell, Kayan muttered to himself, "For a long time, I thought he was a naïve fool, he didn't understand politics, he didn't understand military affairs, he didn't know swordsmanship, and that guy's favorite thing was a bunch of childish fairy tales. ”
"I didn't think much of him at first, and even felt a little disappointed that my fiancé could be such an innocent and ignorant little boy. ”
But later, I found out that he was actually a very good man, but for the sake of his declining family, he finally had to become the existence he hated the most before, he went to many places, killed a lot of people, and became less and less like himself. ”
After listening to Kayan's description, Constantine suddenly felt a little sympathy for the hero in the story who had never met.
He shook his head disapprovingly, and looked at the woman in front of him seriously: "Miss Ysera, I want to say that the saddest feeling in this world is that a man chooses to put on a mature mask to face this cruel world, leaving the most immature side to his beloved woman, but being treated as a fool by the person he loves the most. ”
Kayan smiled bitterly. "What do you mean...... Makes sense, Lord Dean. ”
"Of course, people always have to be mature, and they can't be children for a lifetime. ”
Constantine noticed Kayan's stunned expression, and his tone softened a little, "Anyway, the past is over, and I hope Miss Ysera can find your own happiness." ”
Kayan smiled slightly, "Thank you." ”
"By the way, have you slept with your fiancé, well?" the curious Constantine suddenly said, "Don't get me wrong, it's just that as a commoner, I just want to know about the erosive life among your dragon lance nobles." ”
The Dragonlance Dynasty was extremely open-minded, especially the upper class, and it was very common for men and women of the Dragonlance nobles to have fun with each other, and for a Dragonlance nobleman, having a lover of high status in the social circle was an unusual thing to brag about.
Gayan frowned, glaring at Constantine fiercely, but there was no shame.
War and sex are the eternal themes of the Dragonborne, and due to their strength and superior bloodline, the high-ranking Dragonborne are often just as strong in strength as lust, such as the famous epic hero Nibelungen, who is said to have dozens of mates.
The degree of openness of the Dragon Vein family in this regard is even more staggering, and many elders in the family are even eager to find a bunch of lovers for the heirs of the family so that they can give birth to a large number of offspring.
Because of the strong bloodline, the fertility rate of dragon veins is very low, and the stronger the dragon veins, the higher the probability of giving birth to high-quality offspring.
At the same time, the fierce competition between siblings also made the inheritors of the Dragon Vein family who finally stood out generally have superb scheming skills and secular force, and have enough ability to lead the family.
Kayan was a member of the royal family, and at her age, many of her brothers were surrounded by more than double digits, and she had never been shy about such things.
So Kayan knew and accepted his fate from a very young age, and he also knew that he, like most women born in the Dragon Vein family, actually did not have the right to choose a partner.
Not to mention the fiancé, it is not surprising that there is a skin-to-skin relationship between strange men and women who have nothing to do with each other.
"We did sleep in the same bed, but we didn't do anything. Kayan said calmly, "He never touched me. ”
Constantine's eyes widened and his expression was a little strange, "Miss Ysera, a beautiful woman like you sleeps next to him, and your fiancé actually watches?"
Kayan took a deep breath, "So what? He was young at the time, and it was natural that he didn't know these things. ”
Constantine shook his head and sighed: "I'm sorry, I take back what I just said, your fiancé is really a fool." ”
Kayan: "......"