The view of the Sushui River is really beautiful, so beautiful that you can forget your worries, especially near the Lobida Bridge. In normal times, Rena would have struck a horse and wandered around the nearby flowers and streams to relax her mind.

But at this moment, these scenes were not more tangible in her eyes than the steel sword at her waist.

Her mind kept echoing Gray's words, although she sometimes thought about some questions, but obviously didn't think too far, plus her position, it would also make her thoughts have certain limitations.

Not only Rena, but also Gray, the young lord, thought things too simple at the beginning, so that he was tired of dealing with a series of events that happened later.

As early as a few years ago, Maester Mick had warned him when he left that human nature is the most complex.

But what was Gray's state at that time? A knight who seemed to have no future and became one of the most influential nobles in the South in just half a year, would he care about the words of an old man who was about to be expelled from the country?

At that time, he had long forgotten that the old man was a wise bachelor.

A few years of comfortable aristocratic life and the sycophants of his servants and subordinates made Gray even more empty-eyed.

What is an orc?

In the beginning, although Gray maintained the caution he had cultivated since childhood, deep down he also thought the same as other nobles - orcs were just stepping stones to bring honor to his family.

Although there will be some costs to exterminate these greenskins, eventually his name and his family will be passed on to future generations because of the war, just like the families in the books, even if his family eventually disappears into history, their reputation will be preserved and passed on to future generations.

Therefore, Gray didn't care about the little abacus of Archduke De Rooney,

He was confident that he didn't care about the orc expeditionary force coming from afar.

However, the facts have frustrated Gray time and time again, and the internal and external enemies have left him physically and mentally exhausted.

Defeat taught the young lord to be humble, and he began to think about how to face the situation that followed.

...

Rena fiddled with the saddle, which was a little hot from the sun, looked at Gray very seriously and said, "You should trust me more, sir!"

A few years ago, Rena had spoken the same thing to Gray, feeling a bit derelict as Gray's captain of the guard, and feeling that Gray was a little alienated from her.

Gray looked at her as well, "Goddess testify, Baron, my trust in you has never changed, but there are some things that are not for you to do. He shrugged, "I think you should know that." ”

"My lord, I have never forgotten my oath!" Rena, who was born as a commoner, is even more committed to her oath than some nobles, and she wants to tell Gray that she can do anything for Gray's family.

"So, I thought of you at this critical time, Baron!" said Gray, and then he changed his tone and asked, "Do you know why orcs always hold on to our lifeline?"

"I've heard... Similar rumors, there are some freelancers... Yes, the freelancers, who seem to be from Cook City, told me that some nobles are selling our information!" Rena said uncertainly, "They shouldn't be lying, because they don't behave like liars on the battlefield." ”

"Perhaps, this information should be valuable. Gray smiled helplessly, "Freelancers, you mean the mercenaries who have been baptized as knights?"

"Your Excellency, you shouldn't question these knights, their beliefs are even stronger than the knights of the noble family!" said Rena, frowning.

Gray said, "I didn't question them, I'm just telling the truth, their faith comes from the bloodline they think is nobler than us, but the noble bloodline makes them unable to recognize the reality, so they can only be reduced to mercenaries!" he said, looking at the strange retinue that Rena had brought.

When the man saw Gray looking at him, he politely took off his hat and saluted.

"There's nothing to argue about this kind of, Baron, and I think we'd better get back to business, right?" Gray said to stop Rena, who was going to continue, "Where did we just go? yes, the nobles who leaked information about our military deployments!"

Raina seemed to think of something suddenly, "You mean to say it's the Ella family, the people who assassinated you?"

Gray sighed, "When Zamba first started reporting, I didn't believe it, because they didn't have any interest in helping the orcs at all, but as more and more evidence appeared on my desk, I had to admit that I underestimated the greed and stupidity of those people. ”

"Huh?" Rena looked down and thought for a few seconds before saying, "So, they are working with the orcs, and they want to weaken your power through the power of the orcs?"

Gray nodded, he frowned and said: "This is also where I am confused, it stands to reason that these people should not be so stupid, and their methods of doing things are very inferior, there is no appearance of hiding at all, this is undoubtedly playing with fire and self-immolation, because, with the evidence I have so far, it is enough for these people to be hanged after the war!"

"Could it be someone else in their name?" asked Rena, as if talking to herself.

"It's possible, but it's not very likely, you know, not one or two people are mobilized to do these things, and if that's the case, then those who are in their name are the real terrible!" Gray clearly didn't believe the inference.

"My lord, I think—" Rena wanted to continue.

"Rena!" Gray called out the other man's name, which he hadn't called her in a long time, "don't get too attached to that. ”

He stared into Rena's eyes, "You should understand what I'm telling you these things for, my family needs you to carry out your oath now!"

"Of course, if this battle can be won, I will solve those problems myself. Gray withdrew his gaze and tugged at the reins, "So, go prove your loyalty..."

Gray walked as he spoke, and by the time he had finished, the man had already ridden a long way away.

Seeing this, Baron Taqia immediately led the personal guard team to follow, and when he passed by Rena, he gave her a serious look, the captain of the personal guard seemed to want to say something, but did not say it.

Rena knew that the conversation was over.

At this moment, his entourage, the one who had been drafted into the army halfway through the Byan Command, walked in, and he looked at Gray's back as he left, and then at Rena, "Look at you like this, that adult won't be giving you an account of the aftermath, right?"

Rena shuddered when she heard Al's words, then glanced at him coldly, "Shut your foul mouth." ”

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Ps: Well, let's read these chapters carefully, otherwise I won't be able to understand the things explained later!