Chapter 009: Betrayal

Characters in this chapter: Jamilin Quintos, Cole, and Brunn, Free Knights. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

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There was the sound of horses' hooves on the mountain road, and Jamilin got up from the rocks and approached the edge of the jungle where he could see the road, and it wasn't long before he saw Cole in Virgian's robes, alone.

"How did you go so long and find the messenger?" asked Jemilin.

"Yes, Lord Sir," Cole urged the horse into the woods and dismounted, "it took some time to find someone, and your letter has been handed over to the sender, and it will not be long before it reaches the Earl." ”

"Not long, how long?" said Jemilin, turning to his horse, "half a month, or a month?" I don't want to wait too long. ”

Cole replied as he led his horse to follow: "Ten days at most, my lord, Sambuga will only be ten days' journey from Suno if the horse is fast, and I instruct the messenger to deliver it safely, even if there is some delay on the way, it will be delivered in ten days anyway." ”

Jemilin sat back down on the rocks and motioned for Cole to sit down and rest, "Is the messenger reliable?"

"Of course," Cole took off his Vigian robe and put it into the package on horseback, the exposed chain mail and dagger clashing slightly, "these people are not Vigias, they are the eyes of our King Haraus in these villages, they go to the city every day to inquire about the news, and if the Vigians make any moves, they will reach the ears of King Haraus, so that our country can stand tall in the midst of wolves, and it is not only the credit of those knights." ”

"You don't seem to be happy with the Knights?" said Jamilin, looking at Cole.

"How dare you?" said Cole with an indignant expression, "Those old men of the Order of Knights always talk about humility, honesty, bravery, justice, etc., and often make all kinds of sacred vows 'in the honor of knights', deceiving those ignorant girls, and where they go, they don't hug left and right? I really don't know where their honor is!"

Jamilin smiled and shook his head, "Aren't you also a knight? ”

"That's different," Cole disdained, "I'm a knight with a fief, nine out of ten in the Knights have no fiefdoms, and they depend on the salaries and weapons provided by the Knights, these people are just ordinary soldiers in other countries, if it weren't for the wealth of our country to support the Knights, what are they?"

"Do you think my father would agree to my suggestion?" asked suddenly.

"Of course ......not," Cole's eyes and mouth widened slightly at the same time, and he put down his wine bag and looked at Jamielin.

Jamie Lin looked indifferently into Cole's eyes: "You peeked at my letter. ”

"I'm sorry Sir Lord," Cole coughed, "your father, Duke Goering, has ordered me to take care of you, I ...... I'm just doing what I'm told. ”

Jemilin nodded: "My father wants you to take care of me, I understand, but why are you reading my letter to my father?

"Yes, Lord Sir. Cole was speechless for a long time, bowed his head and whispered in reply.

"It's okay," Jamilin pulled the corners of her mouth and smiled slightly, "tell me what you think." ”

"I'm afraid Duke Goering won't agree to your suggestion," Cole wiped the corners of his mouth and said, "Our two countries are at war, you don't have any tokens that can be used as envoys, and you haven't reported it, it's dangerous to be discovered by the Vigians, the Vigians hate the Duke's Storm Knights to the core, and they can't take you hostage, and you still want to swagger into Zhivading City to negotiate?"

"You have a point," Jemilin nodded, and stood up to tuck his wine bag and hang it on his horse's back, and straighten his bags, "but I have found that the war between our two countries was provoked by some people with ulterior motives......

"Lord Sir," Cole stood up, holding the dagger swinging at his waist with his left hand, "the war between us Swadians and the Virgians is not a matter of a day or two, and the hatred between the two countries has long been deep-rooted! The Virgians once occupied half of our land! Even your Quintos' Suno, who was captured by Yarogerk, didn't Master Tegel teach you?"

"I know," Jemilin turned, "that in that war my grandfather Gaia Quintus was wounded by the Virgias, that my uncle Ritar was killed by Jarogerke's brother-in-law Dorupoye under the city of Decherim, that my uncle Bolier was killed by Rodrapoye at Fort Lundia, and that we finally took back our land and town from the Vigias, and after the war King Haraus and Yarogark signed a ten-year non-aggression pact, am I right? We're feuding with Virginia - I've always thought so, but this departure has changed my mind—" Jemilin turned and went back to packing his bags.

"Ahh

Brune walked out from behind a large tree next to him, put his bow on his shoulder, and pouted: "It is said that bows and arrows are weapons used by scumbags, but they are really useful. ”

"- I'll find out the guys who are behind the war. Jamilin said, turning back, picking up the short sword on the ground, looking at it, sighing and continuing to finish.

Cole was already on his knees in pain, and Brune stepped forward with a big grin, put the knight's sword in both hands in front of him, and said, "Look, I said that this guy next to you was already bought, right? You still have such a scum by your side, my good student, it seems that you have a lot to learn!"

"Why? You've been a guard at our Quintos house for so many years...... How I wish it wasn't you who drew the sword just now!" Jemilin ignored Brunn's teasing, his young face was already a little distorted by anger, he remembered that Cole had grown up watching him grow up, this man had carried himself to pick dates from a tree, had pulled him up to the river bank when he had drowned, and had made up lies to justify himself for breaking his father's crystal bottle......

Growing up, Jamilin couldn't even think of a time when Cole had been away from him for even three days, but such a person actually drew his sword behind him today! "Who instructed you?"

"Who instructed me?" Cole's body trembled with pain, but he sneered and sat down on the ground, his face as pale as the parchment of the woodland, his gray eyes tangled with fear and madness. "That's something you should be thinking about! You've been studying with Tergel since you were a child, don't you have any brains? I've had enough of you little bastard! I've been serving you every day in front of and behind the saddle, and I should be grateful to you, right? I've had enough of your Quintos! How much has Lao Tzu done for you? How many years have I served your family? Canonized my knight and still not like a slave to you? Think about it! Who wants to get rid of you? Hahaha! Think about it! Fuck you damn bastards! Bastard!" Cole pulled a black glass bottle out of his bosom with a trembling left hand, bit the plug off with his teeth, and poured the powder on the wound in his right hand.

"You haven't pulled out the arrow yet!" Jemilin reminded him by pointing to the arrow in his hand, but he was shocked by the sight before him.

Cole's wound on his right hand was stained with powder, and immediately rose into blue flames, and ran down his arm to his body like a snake, and in the blink of an eye, Cole's whole body was wrapped in a ball of blue flames, followed by a creepy scream: "Ah...... I will destroy you, I will destroy you! Ahhhh......h