"Whistle?" Filin asked incredulously.

The woman, named Whistle, gave her famous toothless smile, fended off a blow from her companion, and then jumped back again.

"yes, how?" she asked, breathlessly, and her fellow martial artist, seeing that she was delayed, politely lowered his rod, but the whistle immediately raised it and struck at the other man.

He almost easily raised his stick to fight back, and then she smiled and raised her hand in peace.

"Yes," she repeated as she turned to Film, "Filmin is coming...... In fact, everyone sent me to ask you for help. ”

Filmin pointed to her clothes. "Filmin doesn't understand. You've left Hermes' guard?"

She shrugged her shoulders slightly, but Filin could see that the question was pleasing to her. "But it's not that bad, he's now the queen's bodyguard. Medal of the female fox, do you see it?"

She tugged at the placket of her white jacket and held the piece of fabric tightly so that Fihrin could see that the fine wool handmade fabric and the white embroidery on a purple background were a roaring fox.

The purple of her dress matched the purple thick wool trousers, the loose cuffs were cuffed into knee-length boots, and the outfits of her companions were very much in keeping with hers.

The Queen's Bodyguard. Floya's adventures led to the uniform.

"Hermes decided she needed her own guard?" Filin asked happily.

The smile on the whistle's face dimmed. "Not exactly. ”

She avoided answering, then straightened up and said as if to report, "The decision that the people decided that she needed her own guards was decided by Firin and the man who rode with her two days ago. People discuss ...... together

Everything, but that's for later. People talk about her performance on the battlefield and after she returns here.

It was said that someone should be allowed to form the queen's bodyguard, but no one knew what to do. People understand that it is a must, but others don't seem to care......

But Filin was at the city gate last week when she heard you lose your temper at the fact that she was walking out of the city alone. By the way, it's you! Filin heard you say it in the next room!"

Filin wanted to protest a little, but nodded hastily. "So, the people decided to do it," Whistle continued. People were evenly distributed and wore purple and white uniforms to distinguish themselves.

Most of Hermes' guards were a little tired and ineffective from staying in the fort for too long, so it was time for a new infusion.

So people reorganized, awarded ranks to those who should have been promoted years ago, and then recruited new people to fill the vacancies.

It's a great program because newcomers give people a chance to hone their skills and people can teach them.

The queen will have her own guard, whether she wants it or if she wants it. ”

"I see. An uncomfortable feeling arose - "Then what do you want from Film?"

Explain to Hermes that the queen has her own guard. She said succinctly and calmly.

"It's close to disloyalty," replied Filin, equally briefly, "Hermes's own soldiers set aside the uniforms of the guards, but were to be replaced by his queen's ......"

Some people will think so, and others may say the same. She faced Filin calmly, losing the smile on her face. “

But you know it's not infidelity, it's something that has to be done.

Yours...... If Silverglow had seen this need, he would have helped her organize the guards before she came here, but Crown Prince Hermes ...... Let's put it this way, it's not disloyal to him.

People are loyal to Him because they love Him, and it has been the same so far. People were always guarding behind him, and this time they took a few steps back and then regrouped and defended again, and that's it.

People thought he had a good queen and didn't want to see him lose her, that's all.

People still respect the crown prince the same, you know. ”

Yes, but Filin still didn't think it was appropriate. Ignoring her pleas, Filin shook his head and tried to think.

Why are you looking for Film? Filmin was a little annoyed. Then Filin understood, and when he was furious and accused the guards of not protecting the queen properly, he volunteered to protect her.

At this point, he remembered that Borges had warned Filin not to forget his situation. "Filin will tell Crown Prince Hermes, and if he allows it, he will also tell the queen. ”

The whistle smiled. "People know you're going to do this a favor. Thank you, Kaz. ”

She quickly spun away from the film, wielding her stick at her companion as if threateningly, but he had to give in.

Filin sighed and left the courtyard, thinking that Ariana would be coming to fetch water, and that I wanted to see her.

But she didn't show up, which really disappointed Film. Filmin knew that Filmin wasn't supposed to play this kind of game, but sometimes he really couldn't resist the temptation.

Filin left the courtyard.

The past few days have been as difficult as a special self-torture, and he refuses to allow himself to visit Ariana again, but still can't resist following her.

So, he came to the kitchen shortly after she left, fantasizing that he could still catch a hint of her perfume in the air.

Or, he'd stay in the hall one night and try to find a place where he could watch her without being noticed.

No matter what kind of after-show, whether it's the dedication of a bard, a poet or a puppeteer, or a handicraft person chatting, there's no stopping Filin from casting her eyes on where she might be.

She looked serious and dignified in her navy skirt and blouse, and never looked up at Film. She always talked to the other women in the castle, or sat beside her with extreme concentration on the evenings when Starlight rarely made an appearance downstairs.

Completely refuses to admit the existence of Film. Sometimes Film's brief encounter with her was a dream, but whenever he returned to his room at night and pulled out the shirt hidden under the closet and put it close to his face, he imagined that he still smelled a hint of her perfume.

Filmin relied on this to support himself.

In the days following the cremation of the smelters, in addition to the organization of the queen's bodyguard, there were other transformations inside and outside the castle.

Hermes was so pleased that two unsummoned shipbuilders volunteered to help build the ship, and even Queen Floya was so moved that they offered her their service and their apprentices came with them to the dockyard, thus increasing the number of shipbuilders in rows.

Now that the dockyard was brightly lit before dawn and after dusk, and everyone was working at an unusually urgent pace, Hermes was less often in the room, and when he visited Floya, he found her increasingly depressed.

Film's attempts to pique her interest with reading and going out for a walk were to no avail.

She sat mostly in the weaving room, pale and listless, and her deep and gloomy mood also affected the maids who accompanied her, so that coming to her room was as boring as a corpse.

Filin didn't expect to see him in Hermes' study, so he wasn't disappointed.

He was busy at the dockyard as usual, and Filin left a message for Charin to say that he was ready to accept the summons whenever Hermes had time.

Filin decided to keep himself busy, so he followed Etro's advice, went back to the room to get the dice and scorestick, and walked to the queen's room.

Filin decided to teach her some of the gambling games that the noble maids liked to play, hoping to expand her range of entertainment, and also hope that these games would allow her to socialize more with others and reduce the time that Filin spent with her.

Her desolation began to feel like a heavy and oppressive burden for Firin, so she always sincerely longed to be away from her.

"Teach her to cheat first, and of course, you have to tell her that this is allowed by the rules of the game, and that the game allows the participants to cheat.

It's easy to teach with a little trickery on your hands.

In this way, she could easily empty his pockets before His Majesty suspects her, just once or twice, and how can he accuse the maid of Fort Bucks of cheating in the roll of the dice?"

This is, of course, said by the servant. He was with Film's hand, and the rat head token shook gently on his shoulder. Fei Lin wasn't really startled, but he knew that he had taken him by surprise again, and his eyes sparkled with pleasure.

"Fei Lin thinks that if Fei Lin doesn't teach her well, the princess of the people will definitely make mistakes, why don't you follow Fei Lin to make her happy? Fei Lin can throw the dice away and let you juggle. Filin suggested.

"Juggling for her? Why? Kaz, that's Filin's daily routine, and all you see is Filin's stupid words and deeds.

You see Film's work as fun, and Film's view of you playing games so seriously that you don't even know that you were designed!

Listen to the servant's advice, not teach her to roll dice, but teach her riddles, so that you can both become wiser. ”

"Riddles, isn't that a game of the city?"

"There's a riddle that's popular in Fort Stag, answer it if you know it. When a person doesn't know how to summon something, how can he summon such a thing?"

"It's never been a game that Filin is good at, servant. ”

"Your blood relatives too, that's what he's heard. So, try to answer this riddle.

What has wings on Crick's scrolls, a flaming tongue in Hermes's books, a pair of silver eyes on the parchment of Riel, and a skin like golden fish scales in your room?"

"Is that a riddle?"

He looked at Filin with pity. "Nope. What Filin asked you before was a riddle, and the answer to that question was the Spirit. To get people back to the first riddle, how do you summon it?"

Filin strode slowly over to him and stared straight at him, but his gaze was always hard to catch.

"Is that a riddle?

"Yes. "The servant's appearance was heavy.

Filmin stopped, confused, and had to stare at him.