Chapter 005: Urgent Message

Characters in this chapter: Count Arassis, Tesa Boye, and Maester Cordion. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

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Knock knock, Tessapouye's words were interrupted by a quick knock on the door.

"Lord Earl, Tesa Boye, I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, we have received very urgent news!" said the voice of the old Lady Cordion from behind the door.

Pushing open the door, Maester Cordion handed Count Arassis two scrolls of paper, and the old maester turned to Teschaboye: "Lord Boyer, there is a copy of your letter here. ”

"My?" Tessapeyeh was amazed, he didn't expect to receive a letter here.

"A Virgian courier just arrived. Maester Cordion handed the letter to Tessa Boye and took his leave again.

Count Arassis walked back to his desk and opened the bundled scroll of paper, while Teschapoye stood under the candlestick in the doorway to open the letter.

Tessapouye looked at the letter, the two caterpillar-like eyebrows tightly twisted together, and after reading it, he slowly folded it in half twice and stuffed it into his pocket.

"It seems that your peace treaty with the Kingdom of Svadia is not reliable," Count Arassis shrugged, looked at Teshaboye, and put the first roll of paper back on the table.

"I have received news that the Storm Knights of the Kingdom of Svadia have suddenly attacked your army, and it seems that His Majesty Taishaboye and Yarogark have more to worry about?" he said, unfolding a second scroll of paper.

"Goering Quintos, damn bastard!" Tessapouye waved his arms in anger. "How dare you openly trample on a peace treaty signed by the gods in the witness of the gods, signed by his king Harlaus himself!"

Teshapoye then turned to Arassis and said, "Whatever his reason, he will definitely be punished!" Lord Count, I am going to rush back to deal with the Knights of the Storm at once, and I suggest that you consider the advice of His Majesty King Yarogerk! Give me your answer before next month!"

The second scroll in the hand of the Count of Arassis reads: "Father, we are under attack by unknown ships on the way back from the established course! They have hundreds of warships! They are flying blood-red bat-wings and cross-patterned flags, and our ship is sinking!"

"Berners!" Count Arassis stood up suddenly, stared at the letter in his hand, and suddenly called out loudly: "Bolton!

"What are you going to do?" Teschaboye immediately realized that he was calling out to the guards, so he reached for the sword at his waist but grabbed it empty, leaving the weapon in his residence before attending the dinner.

Knight Bolton, the captain of the guard, who was waiting outside the door, heard the shouts of the Earl from inside the house, pushed open the door, and strode into the study.

"Your Excellency?" Knight Bolton's right hand was clenched into the hilt of his sword, his eyes wary as he watched as Tessapouye prepared to unsheath it.

"Go find Captain Hibbert," Count Arassis walked quickly to the Knight of Bolton. "Berners wrote that they were under attack by a fleet of unknown origin, and that their ships were ...... It may have sunk, ask him to look at the charts, gather the sailors, and prepare to go to sea to search for survivors, be sure to choose a fast ship, and send back the news as soon as possible!"

Knight Bolton nodded heavily and quickly left the study. I heard the sound of a hurried run outside the door.

"Aracis!" was frightened, and Tessapeyeh was clearly unhappy that the other party had ignored him. "Think about our proposal!" he reiterated.

"No!" Aracis, who had been smiling all along, seemed to suddenly turn into an angry lion, his white eyebrows standing up like a sword.

"Chanda is a free city-state, a continental trumpet, not a vassal of any kingdom. Freedom is the belief of the Chanda people, and honor is the life of the Chanda people!" said Count Aracis, his voice low and full of anger.

"I'm sorry," said Count Arassis in a non-negotiable tone. "Please convey to His Majesty King Yarogark that I must reject your offer and hope that the Kingdom of Vigia will be able to live in peace with the four countries. ”

Taishapoye stared coldly into the eyes of Alassis for a long moment before he said, "If you change your mind, send someone to Zhivadin, otherwise, please go to the temple of the gods and pray sincerely for Zenda and your people!"

After saying these words full of intimidation and threat, Tessa Boye, who was full of anger, walked away without looking back.

Count Arassis immediately ordered the guards to summon Harrick, the magistrate, Maester Cordion, and Candida, the captain of the city guard, to his private study. He also instructed the guards to inform the city guard that they did not need to stop Tessapoye and his troops from leaving, and to prepare all the supplies for them.

After the arrival of several of his cronies, Count Arassis said straight to the point: "King Yarogerk wants to annex Chanda to the territory of the Kingdom of Vigia, but I refuse, and the Vigians are likely to attack us. Ladies and gentlemen, I need your advice. ”

"I am willing to fight to the death for Chanda!" Captain Candida punched his chest, sonorous and powerful. Candida didn't offer any useful advice, but he had a loyal and reliable heart.

"We'll have to prepare war supplies at once, food, arrows, ballistas, wood, ......," Harrick said without thinking. "The city of Chanda is well defended, if they really want to fight, they will definitely use the method of besieging the city, we have to make long-term plans. ”

Maester Cordion shook his head, stroked the long beard on his chest, and said, "In my opinion, King Yarogerk may not dare to act rashly, and Zenda has remained neutral for thousands of years, and has been at peace with all nations. If Virgia sends an army to attack Chanda, the other four kingdoms will have an excuse to intervene, and we can send emissaries to ask for help from the other four kingdoms, and such an opportunity is what these kings desire. ”

Count Arassis put his hands on his chin and nodded slightly. "Captain Candida, send more scouts to observe the movements of the Viggia army, report any situation in time, and step up the training of the reserves; Harrick, you will supervise the preparation of the war preparations, and it is feasible to send envoys to the four countries, but these kings have always been reluctant to recognize my title, and without a comparable status, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet them, and it will be even more difficult to convince them, can there be a candidate for an envoy for the Cordion?"

Master Cordion thought for a moment and shook his head: "In this way, there is really no suitable candidate to send......

"There is no hurry to send a messenger," said Aracis, frowning. "It's okay to send the Virgian when they have offensive intentions, and if they don't have the right candidates, it doesn't make a difference who they send. Then the captain and the sheriff, you should go and prepare first!"

After Candida and Harrick were gone, Count Arassis paced restlessly back and forth in his study.

"Lord Count," said Maester Cordion, coughing. "Berners is a good boy...... But war is imminent, and I hope that Lord Earl will take care of his health. ”

"I know," said Aracis, putting his knuckles to his nose, "I know that there are unforeseen circumstances, and who would have thought of these things?"

"My lord, the letter only says that their ship is sinking," said Master Cordion's voice with a lingering heaviness. "Berners may still be alive. ”

"Now we're worried about who attacked them?" said Count Aracis, trying to hide his emotions that were about to get out of control. "Is it a pirate? or is it a fleet of which country?"

The Count of Arassis leaned back in his chair, and said no more, as if Eugrief had suppressed his tongue, and he could only pour out the infinite sorrow in his chest with his eyes that were tired of contemplating life.