Chapter 007: Knights of the Storm

Characters in this chapter: Lord of Sunno - Duke Goerin Quintos, Knight of the Guard - Granmar Wells, Chief Knight - Sarmento, Knights of the Storm - Richard. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

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"The Knights of the Storm will be brought back to Dékiosburg by your lieutenant at once, ready to take orders. As for you, Duke Goering, you must report to King Haraus at once with me back to Paraven. ”

Knight Granmar Wells held King Harauth's lion's scepter high on his horse and announced the king's order to Goering Quintos, followed by a dozen knights who were heavily armed.

As he finished his announcement, there was a sudden silence around him, and only the sound of flags with the insignia of the Knights of the Storm could be heard flapping in the wind.

Duke Goerin Quintus stood in front of his horse in the standard knight's plate armor of the Swadian Kingdom General, tall and mighty, with thick black eyebrows mixed with many white threads, and some confusion in his cold eyes. He raised his left hand and motioned for the soldiers to stop the growing voices of doubt and opposition. He knew the young Granmar Wells, the son of Duke Craggs Wells, and Craggs' sister Saria married King Harauth and became queen, so he was King Harlaus's nephew in turn.

"Why?" asked the Duke of Goering, "we have only defeated the advance of the Vigians, and this victory is not enough bargaining chips for negotiations, and the large forces of the Vigians are gathering in Tyrkburg......"

"That's enough!" Granmar Wells interrupted Goering, showing his majesty as the King's messenger, "I'm very sorry Lord Duke, but I'm here to convey the King's order to you, not to listen to your reasons, and your reasons are too unbelievable—you attacked the Viggia army without taking the orders of King Harlaus, and broke the peace agreement signed by the King, and not only did you want to continue attacking Vigia without repentance?"

"What?" asked Goering, who took two steps and asked aloud, "I received an order from King Harlaus to attack the Vigias, why did I attack the Vigias without permission?"

Granmar steadied his mount and tried to appear calm. "The king has never given such an order, and your actions have made King Harauth very angry!"

Duke Goering nodded and said, "Come to my tent, we need to talk." As he spoke, he strode towards his tent, looked back at the hesitant Granmar and said, "If I don't want you to go, you can't get out of here, believe me." As he spoke, he lifted the curtain and walked in.

Granmar looked around, the cold gazes of countless Knights of the Storm Knights made his eyes not dare to stop on any face, and he wanted to turn his horse's head and flee immediately, but he still turned over and jumped off the horse, trying to take a big breath and follow Goering's military tent. Lifting the curtain, Goering saw that he had taken a letter and a scepter out of the box and placed them on the wooden table with the map in the middle of the tent, "and look," he said, "this royal order brought to me by the previous envoy!"

"Who was the previous envoy?" Granmar finally relieved himself when he saw this, and approached the table to take the scepter and inspect it, it was indeed the real Svadian scepter for troop transfers, and then opened the letter, the handwriting was also in the handwriting of King Harauth, and it gave the order for Goerin to lead the Knights of the Storm to raid the Vigian army that was heading south.

"He said his name was Lucis, and he told me that my son, Jemilyn Quintos, was murdered in Chanda and was taken captive by the Virgians after leaving Chanda, and that I had sent someone to track down my son's whereabouts. Goering's tone was not intense, but Granmar could hear the anger in it, "Tell me, is this fake?" Goering asked, pointing to the scepter, Granmar shook his head, and Goering pointed to the letter in Granmar's hand: "Is this letter fake?" Granmar looked at the handwriting and signature again, and shook his head blankly.

Goering stood behind the table and stared at him, his gaze like a sword: "And how do you prove that you are true?"

Granmar was terrified: "I ...... I don't know, these all seem to be true, I don't know...... I don't know what's going on, but ...... But it was really King Haraus himself who ordered me to take you back to Parabun, the rest of the ......"

"The rest is none of your business, is it? yes, but that's my son!" Goering stared at Granmar with his hands on the table until Granmar was flustered.

Göring pulled over his chair and sat down, took out his pen and paper, and began to write. The tip of the pen moved rapidly, rustling. Granmar let out a sigh of relief, for a moment he thought that Goering was going to kill him. At this point, he took the opportunity to calm his mind and tried to ask, "Who is Lucis? I don't think I've ever heard that name." ”

"I haven't heard of it either, there are countless people in Swadia whose names I don't know, but it doesn't matter, it's the problem that he has a real scepter and letters. Duke Goering quickly completed the letter, then sealed it and handed it to Granmar, "I know you and your father, so I choose to trust you, but I'm sorry I failed your mission, and I can't leave with the Knights." I beg you to bring this letter to King Haraus, tell him what you have seen with me, and ask King Haraus to make representations to the envoys of Virgia on my behalf and return them to my son Jamilin. I will lead the Knights of the Storm to the Fort of Dégeos and wait for news, and if the Virginians refuse to return my son, I will let them know what the real storm is!"

Seeing off the bewildered Granmar, Duke Goering called the captain of the guard into the tent. "Sarmento, I have a personal assignment for you. He stood in front of Sarmento for a few moments, but he stopped talking.

"My lord, my brothers, who have been living and dying with you for so many years, what do you command!" said Sarmento, with confidence and pride, and the captain of the guard, though not handsome, was strong and nimble, and was not only brave and fearless, but also very clever in battle.

Goering paced a few steps in the tent and said, "I have disobeyed the orders of King Haraus, and I am afraid that the safety of my family will be endangered, and I want you to bring your escort back to Suno to protect my family, and to strengthen the city's defenses, and not to let any army enter the city, including the king's men, until I return." ”

"Understood!" Samento punched his chest, "the king...... You can't be so unkind, right?"

"My fear is that repeated disobedience may provoke King Harauth," said Goering, holding Sarmento by the shoulder, "and if the king sends a large army to attack the city, and it is really impossible to defend it, do not fight to the death, but protect my family from the city and surrender, and do not take the lives of my brothers in vain." ”

Samento raised his palms and swore: "My lord, I swear in the name of the god of war! I will protect your family with my sword and life no matter what the circumstances!"

Seeing off Sarmento, Goering immediately ordered the Knights to march to Dégiosburg.

The original camp was near the battlefield of the Nord army and the Vigian army, it was early autumn, and it was a good time to use the army, there was no winter ice and snow, no spring mud, no summer rain, no rich food and grass supplies could be found in the fields or granaries wherever they were.

Goering Quintus looked around on his horse, looking calm and composed, but he was very anxious inside, and Jemilin was a stubborn boy since he was a child, and although he learned his skills in horsemanship, swordsmanship, history, and strategy, he was extremely bored every time he talked about the responsibilities of the family and lord that he would take on in the future.

After Jamielin's departure, Duke Goering did not immediately send someone to bring him back, thinking that it would be better to let him go out for some training, so he only sent guards to follow, and sent scouts to report from time to time, but he did not expect to receive the news of the murder in Chanda and the subsequent capture by the Virginians. Although the Vigians signed a peace treaty with King Harlaus, it did not mean that the Vigians did not hate themselves, and as the iron fist of the Swadian army, the Vigians were defeated and killed by him. Although most of the time captured nobles were used as hostages and bargaining chips, the execution of feuding nobles also happened occasionally, and this time the war between the Nords and the Virgians was triggered by Olafjar's execution of Lal Chapoye's nephew.

"Attack Tyrburg!" was always on the tip of his tongue, and Duke Goering had to grit his teeth to prevent this sentence from jumping out suddenly, but fortunately, Harlaus's order for the Knights to garrison Dégiosburg was an obvious deterrent to the Kingdom of Vegia, and Goering kept telling himself this to suppress his madness.

Standing on the border between Swadia and Vegia, Dékiosburg is very favourable to the Swadian side – the side facing Vegia has a steep and long hillside, while the domestic side has a gentle slope, and the rich and powerful city of Dehrim is in the rear.

The most powerful forces of Swadia's army are the four knights, usually in peacetime, the four major knights of Swadia are stationed in the four major towns, the city of Dehrim is garrisoned by the "spear" knights of Duke Michod, the "Storm" knights commanded by Duke Goering are stationed in Suno, the "double lions" knights commanded by Count Dirinald are stationed in Uxhall, and the "lion" royal knights commanded by King Haraus himself are stationed in Palavon is the "lion" royal knights under the command of King Haraus himself. As soon as the Knights deemed a threat to the other side, they would be transferred to the castle on the border to garrison, even if there was no war, it was a silent warning to the other side, which had become a common practice in Svadia's dealings with other nations. After signing a peace treaty with Virginia, the Lancers were transferred south to join the Royal Lion Order in the war against Rhodok - which was supposed to be the Knights of the Storm.

"Your Excellency!" said Adjutant Richard Goodrich, riding quickly to Duke Goering from the front of the queue, "Our scouts spotted two Vegia scouts in the forest ahead, but let them run away - their horses were lighter in armor and better suited for marching in the mountains. Do you want to send someone to track it down and exterminate it?"

"No," said the Duke of Goering, "leave them to Count Dilinerd, for the Knights are not fit to fight in the mountains. ”

Richard gestured to the scout in the distance not to pursue, and the scout continued to explore the way. Richard, in parallel with Duke Goering, asked, "My lord, the Virginians are a bit excessive, and it seems that the lesson given to them last time was not enough. ”

"That is only a warning," said Goering, "but if we go on the offensive again we will inevitably break the agreement and enter the war, and King Haraus has his arrangements to go to Dégasburg for the time being. ”

Richard frowned and asked, "What about Jemilin?" If the Virgians really wanted to return Jamilin, they should have made a condition a long time ago. ”

"What do you mean?" Duke Goering looked at him, "you mean Jemilin is not in their hands?"

"My lord, according to the news from Zenda, Jemilin and others may have fallen into the hands of the Forest Brotherhood, please allow me to lead a team of knights to that area to find Jamilin's whereabouts. ”

"Go!" ordered Duke Goering. "Remember, don't find any more conflicts with the Virgians when it's not necessary. ”