The Mage's Castle, where the Council of the Sages is located, and the Bauhinia Castle in the Duke's Palace of Lorraine are the two tallest buildings in the city, which also represent the mage's supreme status in the Duchy of Lorraine, faintly on an equal footing with the royal family.

Damian was a frequent visitor to Fort Mage, for one of the towers inside belonged to the venerable "Arcane Tyrant" Merlin, and Damian had heard the oak floor wail countless times in his office on the top floor.

Bauhinia Castle Damien was visiting for the first time, but he didn't have a chance to get a glimpse of the Duke's Palace in the inner city, and his destination was the Knight's Tower in the outer city of Bauhinia Castle, where the military of Lorraine was located.

General Capone's office was even larger than that of his teacher Merlin, and on the wall hung a huge map of the continent, with different powers marked in various colors, separated by a red line between the kingdoms of the Light and the Dark Champions, and sandwiched between them was the Duchy of Lorraine.

There were only two people in the room, Damian and General Capone, who pulled out a roll of parchment from a drawer, with the fire paint of the bauhinia seal.

"Congratulations, Viscount Damian. Capone had a smile on his face and a pride in his eyes that could not be concealed.

"The title of nobility that the Duke of Lorraine personally canonized, and the fief was carved out from the royal domain, in the town of Maple Grove, thirty miles from the city. ”

Damian trembled and took the canonization paperwork, he couldn't believe it, he thought that at most he would be given a baron title, even if there was a fief, it was in a frontier area where birds don't, but he didn't expect the Lorraine military to attach so much importance to him.

"Marshal Moore has reported your matter to the Duke of Lorraine, and His Royal Highness the Duke is very pleased, which is why he has given such a rich reward. ”

General Capone paused and added: "The military does not have so much energy to influence the will of the Duke of Lorraine, our original plan was to divide the Viscount of the Gurley family, and then find you a piece of land in the remote area of the north, it seems that the Duke really values you." ”

Damian was flattered, but he was also a little panicked, his original intention was just to make some money, and he raised the little black dragon safely, but he didn't expect to make such a big move.

"Although Maple Grove Town is not located on a traffic artery and is not a rich place, it is beautiful in its scenery and is one of the places frequented by the royal autumn hunting. Manage well, as a lord, the fief is the foundation of life. Capone taught Damien with great care.

Damian nodded, he originally planned to use the Knights' garrison Dragon Camp as a base, but now there is a new choice, and at the moment, it seems that Maple Grove is better, after all, it is his own territory.

"Siegel, I've got you covered. Capone suddenly said lightly.

Thanks to Evans' deterrence and Medici's covert protection, Siegel did not cause any substantial damage to Damian, so over time, Damian forgot about his grievances.

But Merlin and Capenco were both men of revenge, and the three-headed dragon had to pay his debts, so last night, Marlon Siegel, an important member of the Siegel family, Buchko's nephew, died violently on his mistress's bed, and there was not a single scar on his body.

Perhaps knowing that Damian would not approve of his actions, Capone did not describe the details of what had happened to him, only telling Damian that they had paid the price.

So until Damian left the Knight's Tower, he didn't know that he had a blood feud with a big family.

But it was a long time before Buchko figured out who was behind Marlon Siegel's death.

.........

Madame Rose's Tavern, the meeting place of the high-class ladies of Lorraine, is also a frequent meeting place for the infamous Thousand Bird Knights.

In the suite on the third floor, a group of aristocratic young masters drank together, perhaps out of respect for the new members, they did not summon maids to have the kind of party that the nobles liked the most, but the topic of conversation was naturally inseparable from women.

"The Wick slave girl has the most long legs, and the Habsian woman is the wildest and most conquest-oriented, but the most ecstatic experience is with a nun of the Holy Advent Abbey, and you can't imagine the beautiful scenery under that wide robe...... "The one who spoke was the most experienced Eduardo.

"It's under the statue of the Lord of Light, ...... like this," Eduardo made an unsightly and obscene gesture, "and you understand what it means to truly go to the Holy Church together." ”

Eduardo's eloquent narration made several aristocratic young masters around him gasp for breath, and he wanted to go downstairs immediately to find a beautiful wine girl to extinguish the fire, but Leon still sat on the side as usual, concentrating on tasting the wine in his hand, and did not participate in the discussion at all.

In his eyes, no matter how hot a woman is, she is no more attractive than a bottle of "Eden" from Medici Manor.

"Leon, why didn't your brother come today?" Eduardo did not forget the theme of today's party, Leon of the Foen family, a recent member of the Thousand Bird Knights, and the brightest star among the younger generation of Lorraine nobles.

"He said that he had a little personal matter, and he would not participate in it today. Leon laughed to himself, his brother's so-called private affairs were nothing more than a bedside appointment with a noble young woman, and Billy Fern gave full play to his chivalry in the emptiness and loneliness of noble women.

"That's a coincidence...... Eduardo's tone had a hint of pity, "the third prince is coming today, and I said that we finally have time to have fun together." ”

"Is the Third Prince coming too?" Leon turned his attention to Eduardo for the first time today.

"Yes. Eduardo said of his cousin, his eyes full of admiration, "After killing the soldier of the city defense legion last time, he was locked up for three months by His Royal Highness the Duke, and today he is finally allowed to go out." ”

The Duke of Lorraine has three sons, the eldest prince is wise and martial, and the second prince is eloquent, both of them are very similar to the Duke of Lorraine when he was young, only this third child, perhaps the reason why the duke dotes on him too much, has been arrogant and domineering since he was a child, and his bad deeds are full of grievances. The Duke of Lorraine once commented that they were "as annoying as a thousand crows circling over your head", but he didn't expect that the third prince and his group of fox friends were not ashamed, but proud, so they established the "Thousand Bird Knights" under this name.

Eduardo, Billy Forne, and Buck Siegel were all key members of the regiment, and three months ago, the Thousand Bird Knights had the whimsical idea to go out of the city late at night to hunt in the middle of the night despite the curfew of Lorraine, and were blocked by the city defense corps at the city gate. Without saying a word, the third prince immediately trampled to death the soldiers who were keeping vigil. The Duke of Lorraine was furious, whipped the third prince, and threw him into the tower of the Duke's palace and locked up, saying that he would rot in it for the rest of his life.

But in the end, he could not resist the Duchess's plea, and after three months, he was released.