It felt like using his tongue to find a tooth decay in his mouth, which made Filin very uncomfortable.

Fihrin had to resist the danger, no matter how hard Filin's heart beat when he saw her, she was the queen after all, he was not Hermes, and she was not Filin's lover.

However, she was a friend of Firin, and she had proved it back in the Kingdom of the Mountains, so I should also give her the warmth of friendship between friends.

"Filin has gone to visit the King. She told Filin, and motioned for Filin to sit down while she sat down in the chair by the fireplace opposite, and Rosemary moved her little stool over and sat at Floya's feet.

Even though there were only three people in the room, the queen lowered her voice and leaned forward to speak to me.

I asked him directly why he hadn't informed Filin when the knight came, but he looked puzzled, and before he could answer Filin's question, His Majesty came in.

I could see that he was in a hurry, as if someone had run to report that Filin was there, and asked him to immediately put down what he was doing and rush over. ”

Filin nodded heavily.

He made it impossible for Filin to talk to the king at all, and instead insisted on explaining everything to Filin.

He claimed that the knight had been brought directly to the king's chambers, and that he had met him while visiting his father, and that he had let the boy go to rest while he himself talked to the king. They unanimously decided that nothing could be done now. Crick then instructed him to explain the state of the treasury to the boy and the nobles who had gathered together.

According to him, people are going bankrupt, so every penny has to be watched closely.

Velotru should take care of it himself, he told Filin. And when he asked him if the people of Vilotlu were not the people of the Five Duchies, he told him that Firinvilotlu had always been more or less self-sufficient, so it didn't seem reasonable to ask the Duchy of Stag to defend such a long coast to the north.

Kaz, did you know that the neighboring islands had been ceded to robbers?"

Filmin almost lost his feet. "I know that's not true!" Filmin was furious.

"Your Majesty said that it had been ceded. Floya also had a hard time calming down. He said that Hermes had decided before his departure that the people would not be able to protect them from raids by robbers, so he called the battleship Steadiness back.

He also said that Hermes had whispered a cowardly voice, that is, a member of the arcane spelling team on the ship, and had told him to let the ship sail back for repairs. ”

"The ship was refurbished after the harvest and then went out to sea to guard the coast between Seal Bay and Gull Island, if the neighboring islands called for help.

It would be ready, the captain's command, so that everyone could practice their sailing skills on the winter seas, and Hermes would not abandon the coastline.

If the robbers build up their presence in the neighboring islands, they will never be able to escape their aggression, so they can raid people from there in both winter and summer. ”

"Your Majesty declares that they have occupied it, so now we can only negotiate peace with them. Her blue eyes were fixed on Firin's face.

Filin gradually became depressed and almost fainted. How could this be true? How could it be that Filmin didn't know anything about it? Hermes in Film's heart also reflected Filmin's confusion, because he himself didn't know about it.

"I don't think the crown prince will make peace with the robbers, except for bringing a sword to slash and kill, how can there be any reason to make peace with the robbers. ”

"Isn't it just to keep this secret from me?

His Majesty also hinted that Hermes was hiding these secrets from Filin because he could not understand the situation. Her voice trembled.

Her husband thinks she doesn't deserve to know these secrets, which makes her even more angry than the abandonment of the neighbouring islands and falling into the hands of robbers.

How much Filyn longed to embrace her in his arms and comfort her, his heart ached because of it.

"My queen. "Listen to me tell you the truth, just as Hermes told you."

You have always been sincere, but this argument is not.

Filmin would find out the details of the intricate lie of the net, and then cut it open so that people could see what kind of fish would fall out. ”

"Can Filin trust you to spy on this, Kaz?"

"After me, few people know as well as you what kind of training Filin has to carry out covert investigations. ”

She nodded heavily. "You know, the King doesn't deny these things, but he doesn't seem to understand much of what His Majesty says. He ...... Listening to the elders like a child, nodding her head but not understanding......" She glanced down at Rosemary sitting at her feet with loving eyes.

"Filin will go and see the king, and he promises to give you an answer as soon as possible. ”

"It has to be before the Duke of Velotru arrives. She reminded Film. "By then, Filin should know the truth, and he will at least have to tell him the truth. ”

"People should be able to give him something other than the truth, My Queen. Filmin promised. The emeralds in Film's pocket were still heavy, and Filmin knew she wouldn't skimp on them.

During the years when the Red Ship struck, the five principalities suffered from the brutality of the robbers, and the people of the five principalities felt a stronger hatred for the islanders than ever before.

During their grandfather's and father's time, the outer islanders were both merchants and pirates, and ships raided the seas individually.

But since the time of King Wise, people have not really experienced so-called "wars" of raids, and while pirate attacks are not uncommon, they are much less frequent than ships from the outer islands that come to the coast to do business.

The blood relationship between the royal family and relatives in the outer islands is also an open fact, and many families have "cousins" living in the outer islands.

However, since the brutal looting that preceded the Smelttown incident, and the atrocities committed in Smelttown, all friendly rhetoric about the Outlanders has vanished. Their ships became more and more accustomed to coming to the people's shores, and their merchants visited their frozen ports and choppy canals less often.

Nowadays, all commercial activities have stopped, so when people are caught up in the misery of the Red Boat, the people of the people cannot hear about their relatives on the outer islands. As a result, "outer islanders" became synonymous with "robbers", and people had the impression that all outer island ships also had red hulls.

But one man, King Creek's personal adviser, Etro Choise, volunteered to visit the outer islands at such a critical moment.

Here's what his log says:

The people of the five principalities had never heard of the name of Cober Robbe, and no one in the outer islands dared to mention his name.

The lone ranger from the outlying islands had never been loyal to any king, and no one there regarded Cober Robbe as a king. He was an evil force that covered the ship's rigging with ice like a gust of wind, and capsized in the sea in less than an hour.

Filming met a small number of people who were not shy about talking about him, and they said that Cober had gained power by subduing pirates who sailed alone and by plundering and controlling ships.

With this in mind, he turned to "recruiting" the best navigators and the most capable captains, as well as the best warriors he could find in these scattered villages.

Those who refuse him have to watch their families being tortured and abused, or what people call them, smelted, and then confronted with their dead family members alive.

Most were later forced to take the lives of their family members because of the strict requirements placed on the head of the family to maintain order among family members in the Outer Islands. Once the news of these events spread, there were far fewer people who rejected Cober Robbe.

Some fled, leaving their families at the mercy of torture and ill-treatment, while others chose to take their own lives, but their families survived, leaving few to openly rebel against Robey or his ships.

Even speaking out against him can lead to torture and ill-treatment.

Although the information obtained by Filin on this trip was pitiful, it was not easy to come by.

I've also collected some rumors, even though they're as rare as the black sheep in a flock of white sheep. Film's list is as follows: a "white ship" is mentioned, and this is a ship that separates souls, not to plunder, not to destroy them, but to break them apart.

They also whispered about a pale woman who even Cober Robey was in awe. Many blame the devastation on their land on an unprecedented "ice whale" or glacier.

They are always entrenched above their tiny settlements, advancing faster than anyone can remember, quickly obscuring the small cultivated land owned by the outer islanders, and causing a "water change" that no one can explain to Film.

When Filin visited the king that night, he was still terrified.

He should have remembered what people had said about Hermione last time, but he remembered it better than Film. But Filin firmly reminded himself that he was not here for personal matters, but for Floya and Hermes.

Then he knocked on the door, and Vales reluctantly opened the door to let Filin in. The king sat on a chair by the fireplace, and the servants sat at his feet, gazing anxiously at the fire.

King Creek looked up at Filmin as he entered, greeted Filmin cordially, and then told Filmin to sit down and tell him how Filmin was doing today.

Filin took the opportunity to quickly give the servant a puzzled look, only to see him return Filin with a bitter smile, and he sat down on the stool opposite the servant and waited.

King Creek looked down at Filin kindly. "How's that, boy, tell Film, how are you doing today?"

"Film...... A day of worry, Your Majesty. ”

"Is that so? Well, a cup of tea is good for calming the nerves. Servant, pour his lad a cup of tea. ”

"Utterly willing, Your Majesty, he is willing to do what he is told. The servant jumped up unexpectedly and briskly.