Chapter 4: The Trouble in Lyons
As night fell, the whole town had already fallen into silence except for a few people in the tavern. The www.biquge.info group quietly left the residential area, and no one noticed this scene.
"Your Highness, Miss Riley has brought it back. The Knight of York came to report that he had been in the Executive Hall since the prince had returned from the afternoon, and for the first time in a year.
"Arrange her on the second floor, she must be tired from being scared these days. "Leon had already arranged for her, and living in a castle was undoubtedly the safest thing to do.
"Don't see her tonight?" the Knight of York thought the prince was so anxious to get her back that he would at least see her for a while.
"Let her rest well, and there will be no need to trouble her for a while. ”
The Knight of York withdrew, leaving Leon to continue sitting in the Executive Hall.
Under the careful governance of the previous generation, the kingdom of Snowman has flourished in parts of the country, but of course it does not include a few border towns, and Ravenwood is one of them. Such border towns were areas that the kings were reluctant to develop, and they were the first to suffer in the event of future conflicts with neighboring countries.
Lyon's goal is not to overthrow the new king, but to be accountable to the people of the land. I didn't understand it before, but now I suddenly realize that there is another thing called rights and obligations.
At night, a torrential rain hit inexplicably.
It stands to reason that there will be a few light rains at most this season, which is too rare.
Leon woke up from his sleep, and a terrifying sound came from outside, not thunder and lightning, but a roar, a powerful penetrating roar.
Leon didn't bother to light the candle, and with the direction he remembered, he bypassed the obstacle on the ground and came to the window.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed, and two hideous faces appeared in Leon's eyes.
These are two stone statues standing outside the windowsill, a pair of winged monsters, because the surface of the stone statues is broken and broken, at least Leon can't tell what kind of creatures they are from their faces, and suddenly seeing them at such a time period, he only feels a chill behind them.
The rain outside was dense and the view was severely obstructed.
The roar came again, and he felt closer.
A black shadow struck, yes, even in the dark night of the storm, he could really feel a black shadow passing through his body.
Leon had an inexplicable feeling in his heart, this kind of thing was not a good thing in anyone's eyes.
The sound grew weaker and weaker, and soon disappeared, but the rain outside continued to pour out, perhaps masking it.
"Bang bang bang. An eager knock sounded at the door, "Your Highness, Your Highness." The Knight of York rushed to the door.
Candles were lit in the house, and Leon saw the Yorkie Knight looking like he was facing a great enemy.
"Your Highness, this is probably an ominous omen. "The Knight of York has never encountered such a thing when he is so old, but he has been here for more than a year, and he has more or less heard the stories circulating in the local area, but he didn't expect to encounter it in this life.
"Oh, what signs?" said Prince Leon, who was not clear about this.
"Dragons. Your Highness, maybe it's a dragon. The Knight of York emphasized, because in this world, there are indeed dragons. He also gave himself a mental hint that at least one definite enemy was much better than an unknown creature.
"Dragon?" Leon's heart suddenly cooled by half, the panic brought by the witch has not been dispelled, and now there is another dragon?
In the court, when Leon was under house arrest, he passed the time by reading, and of course he knew about dragons. Thousands of years ago, it was the most terrifying existence, many kingdoms were destroyed because they could not resist the dragon's attack, and people were like ants in front of it, helpless.
There are many accounts of dragons, and there are a few passages that Leon remembers more clearly.
[Ciel's adventures say that when it spreads its wings, the whole land falls into darkness, and people see no hope and can only silently pray for the protection of the gods, but most of the time they sleep with the night. 】
[Olaf's military intelligence report: The evil dragon is heading straight for Hagenburg, damn it, that is our last line of defense against the enemy, will the evil dragon also obey the enemy's orders? If that is the case, the entire continent will probably fall. 】
However, on the mainland, it is still the "story of Ashley and the dragon".
[The book reads: Dragons are huge creatures, adult dragons can easily swallow a warrior into their mouths, and they can spew thick fire from their mouths, and the soldier's shield is like a thin layer of paper in front of it. They are cruel by nature, and whenever they appear in one place, disaster strikes. 】
This creature disappeared about a thousand years ago, and no one knows why. For the sake of tranquility, each kingdom once formed a dragon alliance army, and searched every corner of the continent, but found nothing but a few skeletons. From this, it was believed that the dragon had disappeared.
"I know the dragon is long gone, but ......" the Knight of York knew that his words seemed amusing, for a dignified knight would say such a thing, and he was not an old woman sitting by the fire telling stories to children.
"But what?" Leon was sure that the Yorkie Knight would not say such a thing for no reason.
"The remains of dragons have been found here. These are the words that York had heard when he was in the tavern, "found at the foot of the Endless Mountains." Locals also say that dragons have taken refuge in the mountains and will fly out of the mountains one day. ”
"When, how did I not know?" Leon had never been to the tavern, and he didn't know anything about the local legends. He had never seen what the dragon bones looked like, and the dragon bones left behind thousands of years ago had long since become powder in the alchemist's pot.
I don't know how many years the dragon skeleton under the mountain range has existed, and even the original dragon slayer alliance army has not been found.
Hundreds of years ago, it was inadvertently learned by the people of the town, and the consuls at the time thought it was a bad omen, and if it was reported to the king, not only would it not be rewarded but also cause unnecessary trouble, so he had to hide the matter, and the dragon bone was nowhere to be found.
Since then, the townspeople have been sitting around the fire at night when they are bored and telling stories to their children and grandchildren, and it has been passed down as a story.
"Whatever the creature, at least the town is safe tonight. Leon took a deep breath, he had to stay calm.
There was little point in their discussion now, the creatures outside had been lost and it was impossible to make a judgment at all. Since it appeared once, it is very likely that there will be a second time. What needs to be done now is to prepare it for the next time.
"York, you go back and rest first. We'll be busy from tomorrow. ”