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Horn looked at his father lying on the bed. His resolute and serious expression was gone, replaced by peace and serenity, as if he was going to sleep forever and never wake up again.

The old physician came to diagnose him every hour, and half an hour ago had concluded that Lord Kenny would wake up tomorrow morning if he didn't continue to feed the poppy milk, but it would take at least two weeks to get out of bed. "The lord was injured in the shoulder by the fangs of the evil dragon, and the teeth of the beast were not as poisonous as the poisonous snake, but the lord still broke his leg, but he has been holding on to the pain until now, and now he is so angry that no matter how strong he is, he can't stand it. The old physician bowed to Horn to his knees, "Lord Allen, I have served the Dalton family all my life, and now I have the courage to plead with you, if the lord wakes up tomorrow morning, please do not say more than half a word of worship, for advice is often against the ear." ”

"Alan, you shouldn't have refuted his face in front of so many people. He's Kenny Dalton, Lord of Karta and Northtown, leader of the Confederates. Mira stood aside, her words as cold as her expression.

Horn looked at his father's face. He didn't hate Mira Kelline, but he didn't like it either, and as for her and her father's son, Sonny, he had a bit of a liking, and for the eldest son of a lord, there was no sibling pain, and the whole of Sumer was probably the only one he could understand. "Do you think that I should be like those faces, and advise the army to march west before the city of Shotoku and Karta have settled down?" he looked up at his father's lover, his gaze as sharp as his father's.

"But he's the soul of the Confederates, Alan Dalton. Mira sat down on the edge of the bed and took Kenny's hand, "Now that he's down, the southern crusade will stagnate, you know better than me, the military heart, say no, it's gone, and our patchwork coalition army, say scattered, and disperse." She looked up to meet the sharp honey-colored eyes, "Can you tell me, what are you worried about?"

"There are demons among me. Horn got straight to the point, and his bluntness made Mira open her mouth slightly. "The Battle of Shotoku, the Battle of Karta, the dragons who went mad that night, the oath of allegiance to our nobles, including the news they brought, all of this is like a trap. He lowered his voice, his gaze fierce and sly, "Don't you think?"

Mira took a deep breath and shook her head.

"Queen, do you know the history of the First Continent?" Horn asked softly. Mira nodded. "Ever since Lind told me about Bill William's death, it didn't seem that simple. First his death, then the death of many heirs, and finally the real power in the hands of a dark magic wizard, these three things alone make me feel like a trap, a trap that has been carefully set for us. ”

"Do you know how I became queen back then?" Mira continued, without waiting for Horn to reply, "I mean, power struggles are the same everywhere, and where there are people, there will naturally be strife, which is normal, and I don't know why you think it's like a trap." ”

"Because there are demons among us. Horn leaned back in his chair and clasped his hands, "The real ruler of the First Continent, I mean Ryan's teacher, the alien who never showed up. He must have received the news before the southern expedition. Obviously, the Peace Army is no match for the current Alliance Army, and if Bill William continues to wield power, the First Continent will be destroyed. So, if someone asked him to die, he died, and his sons were buried with him, and then the real power fell into the hands of Ryan. To be honest, I don't know what will happen to the march into Black, but my gut tells me...... "You're all going to die, history isn't going to change at all."

"Just your instincts, you want us to stay in Karta and watch what happens, and make Kenny faint?" Mira snorted, "Bastard, what the hell is going on in your idiot's head? How can the Dalton family have such a rat gut as you? What about the wolf nature in your blood, scared away by that dragon?"

Horn lowered his head and chuckled. "Why don't you ask me, Queen, who the ghost is?"

"I don't understand your maneuvers on the sand table, I can't figure out how to arrange your troops, and I can't even read the simplest map. Mira took her eyes off the face of the man she loved, and raised her head to look at Horn as she put his hand back on the covers, "But Kenny said that there is no doubt about employing people, and the cohesion of the army comes from trust, and if you have to be suspicious, you must wait until the battle is over, otherwise it will spread like a plague, corroding the morale of the army and crushing everything." ”

Horn nodded. "Sure enough, it's Kenny Dalton's woman, and he's a fool. ”

"Alan, where have you been all these years, Kenny doesn't ask, and naturally we don't ask, but everyone is really happy that you can come back. Mira wasn't angry, but she clearly didn't intend to shut up. "But you can't always provoke the military like this. As early as the first time you participated in the Southern Expedition Council, you openly announced that there are ghosts among us. Now, with or without guilt, victory is at hand. Yes, we can't solve the problem of the dragon yet, but it will be solved, and when the war is over and I return to Assyria, we will take care of it. Trust me, slaying a dragon is not easy, but it's not impossible, and don't forget, I'm the best dark magic wizard in the world. ”

"I suspect Camille. Horn whispered.

In a few heartbeats, this sentence seemed to echo in the bedroom. Mira felt that the cracks in doors, windows, and even the cracks between the floor and the wall tiles were giving birth to ears, and someone must have spread the word. "Enough, don't say any more. She tried to drown out the lingering echo in her ears with other words, so her voice was raised a lot, "Go back and rest, let me stay with him for a while, there are not many opportunities like this." I promise you, as soon as he wakes up, I'll go—"

"I really doubt Camille, no kidding. Horn interrupted her.

Mira's mouth opened and closed. "Then why did you drive the Guards away and let the Iceborns take over the palace?" she shook her head at a loss, "He's been assassinated twice, and I've been dragged into a pond and almost drowned, do you know how cold the water is and how dark it is?" She paused, "Does Kenny know about this?"

Horn shook his head. "Camille is the Lord of the Ice Plains, and even more so his personal soldier, do you think he will believe it if there is no evidence?"

"You're using all of us as bait?!" Mira said angrily.

"And that includes me," Horn reminded her, "of course, this is just the beginning, I have a plan to tell you, do I want to hear it?"

Mira smoothed her skirt, and the fireplace fire flickered and danced in her dark blue eyes.