The halls of the North City seemed very empty to the three lonely diners, and even if this hall was not as large as the three thousand people, the silence was enough to suffocate it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

A long shadow sprinkled on the wall, and a brazier was silently extinguished, leaving only five remaining. Nina sat silently, glaring at the glass in front of her, the wine on her lips tasteless and sour. Winnie sat across from her, Sersi beside her, and behind the three of them, Kenny's former high position was as empty as the other seats in the hall. Even the servants left, and she allowed them to go to the celebration.

The walls of Fort Horn were unusually strong, but even so, the revelry of the people in the courtyard was faintly audible. Old John brought out twenty barrels of wine from the cellar, enough for the guards and servants to celebrate the good news of the Alliance's defeat at the Battle of Sainte. Everyone raised their glasses filled with red liquid and drank heartily, and the cheers contrasted with the tranquility of the side hall.

Nina couldn't blame them, they didn't know about it, and even if they knew, it would only add to the panic. For a territory, their lord is on an expedition to the south, and the sole heir does not say goodbye, which is simply ..... Bad news, bad news that has never been seen before, she never thought that her son would leave a letter and run away, she has tried her best to control the panic in her heart. From her husband's southern expedition, to the news sent by the first crow, to the corpses of the noble heirs being returned, she was so scared, she was afraid that there was her son's cold corpse there, and when she saw her son's return, how warm her heart was, but in just half a month, rumors spread in the city, and then the turmoil of the people broke out.

She looked at the dinner in front of her: charcoal-grilled lamb's trotters, bacon-wrapped trout, creamed pigeon, buttered bread, salad made of red fennel and beets. Wine and good meat do not arouse interest, and songs and laughter seem strange. I am a monster of sorrow and dust, with nothing but confusion and fear in my heart, and the place where my heart used to be is now empty, like this empty hall.

"Nina," Sersi rarely called her by her name, "whatever happens, eat something, and while the bad news is bad enough, the good news is good enough." Kenny defeated the pacifists at the Battle of Sainte, and all goes well for the southern expedition, and you may soon be able to return to Karta and the Angolan steppes. ”

"Thank you. She lifted her hands from her knees, but they felt like they had never been so heavy. After some hesitation, she tore off a buttered loaf of bread with her hand, and then stared blankly at the bread cube, as if she had forgotten what she was doing, and stopped there for a moment.

"Nina?" Winnie's voice had been like this since she learned of the death of her eldest son, Ulf, with vicissitudes and hoarseness. "Don't do that, Horn is already an adult, he's seventeen years old, and he can take care of himself. I'm sure he'll soon find out it's a hoax and come back and admit his mistake to you. ”

"Another bird came this morning. Nina didn't know why she spoke. The bachelor immediately woke me up. It was his responsibility, but it was inconsiderate, not considerate at all, and I managed to fall asleep with great difficulty, I haven't slept for two days. The young maester told me that there was no news from Corrien. ”

"News about Rolaiburg?" asked Winnie.

"Yes, I've found everything I can find in Beicheng. Nina put down the bread she had just torn and didn't eat a bite. "If we continue like this, we'll probably have to start with the town and then the village, but the North City is so big, and Kenny only has a few of us left, and we can't put up a notice telling them that the heir to the North City has run away because he believes his mother is a ..... Whore. "It's hard to say that word. "When I learned about this rumor, I was afraid that he would come and ask me, but now, I really want to tell him to his face that his mother is not a good bitch, and I am ..... to his father Damn it!"

Sersi looked at Nina, who was hiding her face and crying, and didn't know what to say. "Cheer up, Northside needs us now. He could only say this, "Also, if we can't find the castle in the territory of the North City, we will give up the search of towns and villages, I am sure that the boy will not be stupid enough to be a farmer, Sumerian is so big, he can go to so many places, such as Sonny in Assyria, Sula in Daylight, and Uncle Lawrence in the Ice Field." ”

"Lawrence?" looked at the tears, and Sercy's face was blurred. Nina stopped sobbing but was still twitching. "Why hasn't that guy come yet, it's been a week, is he going to wait until we're kicked out of North City?"

"It's already snowing on the icefield," Winnie shrugged, "If Lawrence had taken the mountain road, I guess he would have been there for at least three days, after all, the icy mountain road is not so easy to walk." ”

"I reminded Kenny to fix that damn mountain road. "He just can't hear the advice, and now even our strongest ally can't come, and if the snow covers the mountain, we'll have to be trapped in this castle." ”

The abrupt change of subject left Selsi a little confused. "Don't worry, ma'am, there's only been one riot so far, and only twice, plus the one I had with Horn. He took a sip of his drink, "Besides, that's a good excuse, I'm afraid they'll not continue to riot, and then Horn won't be able to continue his 'bed recuperation.'" ”

"It's ridiculous that we should rely on the townsfolk to cover up the flight of the acting lord. Nina smiled sadly, "After all, Kenny is still a little anxious, he should be two years late in his expedition to the south, and then Horn will not be as naïve and gullible as he is now." She picked up her glass and took a sip lightly, "Speaking of which, I would like to ask, hasn't that person's identity been found out yet?"

"There's a little progress, but it's better than nothing. Sersi shook his head helplessly, "Loras searched everywhere he could, and finally found the charred parchment in the embers of the fireplace in the study, and he deduced that the man had contacted Horn by letter, and that old John had sent piles of parchments every day, so there was no way to verify. As for the place where they met was in the North City Forest, since Kenny's southern expedition, the guards of the hunting grounds have been reduced by half, and the rest of the people have been transferred to the Guard, so this inference is worthless. ”

"I think it's pretty obvious. Winnie sneered, "It's just those nobles who have killed their sons who are taking revenge, who else can there be?"

"We can't arrest all the nobles and interrogate them one by one. Sersi added.

yes, we can't do anything. Nina thought she could only hide behind the fortified fortress and pray that the crazy townspeople would not tear down the walls. She took a long sip of her glass, the cold liquid running down her throat and into her stomach. She swallowed another big gulp, the glass was already at the bottom, and she hoped that the wine would make her sleep earlier tonight.