When the autumn breeze finally arrived, only one captain remained confident in the skill of his crew and in the ship itself, and was willing to carry out the task of raiding the shores of the outer islands;

The captains of the other warships, on the other hand, thought that it would take at least an entire winter to practice sailing skills on the rough coasts of the territory, and another summer to practice the battle shadows, to achieve this ambitious goal.

Hermes would not send anyone unwilling to fight, but he could not hide his disappointment, which was evident when he equipped the only ship willing to fight. The battleship, renamed the Revenge, was resupplied with the best supplies possible, as was the crew, hand-picked by the captain.

They wore armor of their choice and were assigned the finest new weapons a craftsman could make.

The launch of the Revenge was a grand and eventful ceremony, attended by King Creek, who was declining in health, and the queen herself hung seabird feathers on the ship's mast in such a way that it was said that the ship would return to her home harbor quickly and safely.

When the Revenge sailed out, the crowd cheered with great fanfare, and countless people raised their glasses that night to bless the captain and crew.

To Hermes' chagrin was the message he received a month later. A ship identical to the Revenge plundered the calmer waters south of the Five Duchies, causing great suffering to the merchants of Bincheng and Chas, and that was pretty much the only news that came back to Fort Stag about the captain, the crew, and the ship.

Some blame the Outer Islanders among the ship's crew, but the good Five Duchy crews were as numerous as the Outer Islanders, and the captain himself was a well-bred resident of Fort Tag.

This was a blow to Hermes' own self-esteem and leadership, and some believe that from then on, he decided to sacrifice himself in search of a final solution.

Filin thought it was the servant who encouraged her to do so. He did spend a lot of time in the garden at the top of the beacon to spend time with Floya, and he sincerely admired all the efforts she had put into rebuilding the garden, and sincere praise always won many kind reciprocations.

Towards the end of the summer, the servant's jokes not only made her and the maids laugh, but he persuaded her to visit the king in his chambers often.

Floya's status as princess saved her from Vales' emotions, and she herself took on the great responsibility of concocting a tonic for the king, who for a time did recover under her watchful care.

Personally, it was the servant who decided to use her to accomplish the task he couldn't talk about Hermes and Firin.

She first mentions it to Filmin on a cold autumn night.

At the top of the beacon, Filin helped her tie hay to the weaker plants to make them more resistant to winter snow. This is something that Constellation had confessed, and she and Rem were doing the same errand in a windshield plant seedbed behind Filin.

She became Queen Floya's gardening advisor, albeit a very shy one. Little Rosemary was also at Film's hand to bring the twine that people needed. The other two or three maids, wrapped in warm clothes, whispered to each other at the other end of the garden;

When Floya noticed the others shivering and blowing on their fingers, she sent them back to the warm fire in the house. Firin's bare hands and ears were frozen in the snow, but Floya seemed to be at ease.

Hermes also stayed comfortably in Firin's mind. When he knew that Filin would hunt down the smelted man alone again, he insisted that Filin take him with him. Now Filin can barely feel that he is in Filin's heart anymore.

But when Floya asked Filmin about the spirit while tying a knot in the bundle of plants he was holding, he believed he sensed that he was taken aback.

"I don't know much about Filin, my queen. Filming replied, once again promising himself that he would find time to study these long-neglected tablets and scrolls.

"Why didn't you know more?" she asked.

Well, in fact there are very few records of them, and he believed that this was because there was a time when knowledge about them was so widespread that there was no need to write them down, and that small part of them was scattered around, and not entirely concentrated in the same place.

Probably only a scholar can trace all the remaining records......"

"A scholar like a servant?" she asked bitterly, "he seems to know more than anyone Flynn has asked." ”

"Well, he loves to read, you know that, but ......"

"People don't talk about the servant anymore, he wants to talk to you about the spirits. She said suddenly.

Her tone surprised Film, who gazed at the distant sea again with gray eyes. She didn't blame Filin or deliberately mean to be disrespectful, she just wanted to achieve her goal.

In the months that Filmin has been away from Fort Stag, she has become more sure of herself and has more of the majesty of a queen.

"Filmin knows a thing or two. Fei Lin said hesitantly.

"Me too. Let people see if what they know matches each other. It was up to Filmin to say first. ”

"As you wish, My Queen. ”

She cleared her throat. "Once upon a time, the wise king was besieged by robbers from the sea.

He feared that the five principalities and the Zhiyuan family would be destroyed in the sunny summer of the following year, but when he couldn't think of any other way, he decided to spend the whole winter looking for a legendary people, that is, the ancient spirits. Do people know each other and do they know each other?"

"Mostly. As far as Filin knew, the legend did not refer to them as a people, but as a gods. The people of the five principalities have always believed that Wise is a religious fanatic, almost a madman, to pay attention to these things. ”

"People with passion and vision are often seen as insane. "He left his castle in the autumn of one year, knowing only that the ancient spirits dwelt in the Rainy Plains, behind the highest peak in the realm of the Mountains;

But in the end he found them and won their support.

He returned to Fort Tag and worked with the Spirits to drive the robbers and invaders off the shores of the Five Duchies and re-establish peace and commerce, and the Spirits swore to him that they would return if they needed their help in the future.

Speaking of which, do people still know each other in the same way?"

"It's still the same as before, mostly yes. Filmin has heard many bards say that things end like the adventures of standard heroes and knights.

And they always promised that they would return if their help was needed in the future, and some of the spirits even vowed to come back from the dead if it was really necessary. ”

"Actually," Xingcai suddenly interjected, staggering to her feet, "Wise himself didn't return to Fort Buck, so Gu Ling came to his daughter, Princess Liuxin, which means that she is the one they are helping. ”

"How did you hear about this?" asked Floya.

Starlight shrugged. One of Film's father's old bards always sang like that. She said casually, and then went back to continue tying the straw-wrapped plants with twine.

Floya pondered for a moment. The wind blew away a strand of her long hair, which fluttered like a net on her face. Then, she looked at Filin through the pale net. "The part of the story about their return is perhaps not so important.

If a king had visited them, and they did help, do you think that if another king or even queen had begged them, they would have helped?"

"Perhaps!" said Firin, reluctantly, wondering privately if the queen was so homesick that she made up an excuse to go back and see. And people have started talking about how she wasn't pregnant yet.

Moreover, even though there are many maids who accompany her now, there is no one she is particularly close to and can call her friends.

She's so lonely, he guesses. "Filin wants to ......," Filin said gently, pausing to think of a reason to dissuade her.

Tell her to come to Filin about it, he wants to know more about what she's gathered.

Hermes's mind trembled with excitement, making Filin feel uneasy.

"Filmin thinks you should discuss your views with the crown prince. Filin dutifully proposed.

She was silent for a few moments. When she spoke again, her tone was very low, as if she were only speaking to Film.

"Filmin didn't think it was right. He'd think this was another stupid idea on Filin's part, and after listening to it for a while, he'd start looking at the map on the wall, or listening to me and tidy up the table so that Filin could finally finish and smile at Filin and ask Filin to leave.

It will definitely be like that again. Her voice sounded hoarse as she uttered the last word, and then she brushed the hair back from her face, rubbed her eyes again, and turned to look out the window at the sea again, feeling as detached as Hermes had spoken in the dark.

She cried?

Filin couldn't hide from Hermes that he was annoyed by his surprised reaction.

Take her to Film. Come now, quickly!

"My queen?"

"Wait. Floya turned her face away from Filin and pretended to scratch her nose, but Filyn knew she was actually wiping away tears.

"Floya?" said Film, boldly trying to reclaim a friendship that had been abandoned for months.

"People are going to talk to him about the idea now. Go now and let Filmin accompany you. ”

She hesitated, not looking back at Film. "You don't think that's stupid?"

Filmin reminded himself not to lie. "Filin thinks that things have come to this point, and it is time to think about all possible sources of assistance. ”