When Mark returned to his prey to peel off the boar's fur first, he sensed a hint of someone else's scent. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Lord Luce." Mark read out the other man's name.

"Ah, I didn't mean to hide, I just happened to leave." Thorgrande stepped out from behind a nearby tree.

"Yes, I understand, it's just a father's worry about his daughter, you won't come to see me." Mark sneered.

"Indeed, just passing through, dear Highness Maximilian Hermez Heineel." Thorgrande smiled, and immediately drew his sword, parrying a slash from the side. "Hey, that's not friendly, Your Excellency Sir Berlusconi."

"Don't care, how can you hurt the last Sword Master of Mastar." Berlusconi's hoarse voice was heard very clearly in the quiet woods, and at Mark's motion, the loyal servant of the Rossi family put away his sword and stood behind his lord.

"Lord Luce has come to give me some kind of advice, I am listening to it, and everyone on the continent is counting on your golden words to be a useful inspiration for their cause." Mark said.

"Hey, the big truth is that there is nothing, I just hope you don't have any wrong thoughts about Celedora."

"What are these words, fair lady, good gentleman, why have I been excluded from your suitors? It is said that you are very open-minded when it comes to the marriage of your children. ”

"Oh, I forgot, under the laws of Marstar, it's not incestuous for you to think like that. But it was in Farensi, and I remember that when I compiled the code, blood relatives within three generations were not allowed to marry. She's your niece, and who gave her a law-abiding father? It's just bad luck on your part. ”

"You can't stop me."

"I knew you would say that, it's a lot like your sister, but she doesn't succeed in everything."

"You'll know later why I'm better suited to be Emperor of Mastar than she is."

"Hey, if you interfere in the affairs of young people, you will be vulnerable to backlash, forget it, I don't expect to dispel your crazy thoughts today, let's go in the future. I'll take my leave. ”

"No."

As soon as she came out of the woods, Theodora saw her sister waving to her, which made Theodora's heart warm, and she dragged her horse towards her.

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, the wild boar was robbed by someone else." Cyodora apologized.

Reinhardt snorted and shook his head, "It's okay, Sister Theodora is fine." By the way, Brother Reinster has been looking for you for a while, haven't you met him? ”

"I didn't see him."

As soon as Theodora's words fell, the sound of branches and leaves rubbing against leather reached their ears.

"Brother Reynster!" Reinhardt shouted.

"Ah, Your Highness, you came out first." Reinster touched the back of his head and said.

"You're sorry." Cyodora's tone was still cold, which made Reinst unable to speak, so he had to step aside in silence. Cyodora ignored him, turned away, and got together with Reinhardt affectionately, leading the horse and talking as they went.

After walking like this for a while, Andak suddenly let out a chirp in the sky.

"Sister Cyodora, let's go, Andak has found prey again, this time we don't let others take the lead." Reinhardt laughed and pulled up Theodora, and the two maidens stepped on their horses and drove them to the place where the falcon was circling. Seeing this, Reinster had no choice but to follow with his horse.

As Saugland walked out of the woods, he saw the Grand Duke of Antaras and the two princes coming this way.

"Lord Luce!" Antaras shouted at him.

"His Royal Highness." Thorgrande bowed to the Queen's husband.

"Daddy." Hearing such a call, Sogrerd hurriedly stretched out his arms to catch Maximis who pounced on him, it turned out that she was riding on a horse with the Prince of France before, and was blocked by the prince, and Sogrerd had not noticed her before.

"Ah, she just couldn't find you, and I saw that she was sad, so I brought her with me." Francis said with a bothered head.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince, Messydis, you should thank him for the help you have received from others." After saying thank you, Sogrend bowed his head and said to the little girl in his arms.

"Thank you." Messys whispered.

"By the way, Your Highness Theseus, my falcon has flown to the northeast." Thorgrend said to the prince of Hitaros.

"Huh? Oh! Thank you very much for your advice. Theseus's reaction was not too slow, "Francis, let's go, drive!" ”

Sogrend and Antaras watched the two young men leave.

"Francis is still a little reluctant." Antaras said.

"Good luck to them, I think there are many things that we as parents should try to interfere with as little as possible, what do you say, Your Highness?"

"That's true, let's go back, I really don't like the bumps right away."

"As you wish."

On the other hand, the Renoskes also decided to put an end to their hunt today. Nastascia had always felt that her maid was simply absent-minded, and several times when she was reminded that a prey was being driven in their direction, Floris shot an arrow at the prey in a perfunctory manner. It's not so much a hunt as it is a way to get out of trouble. The accuracy of the shot is simply smashing the golden sign of the Hellman people, the steppe people.

"I say, Floweravis."

"Yes, Your Highness Princess."

"Let's go back."

"Yes, Your Highness Princess."

"Let's go back to Lenosk today."

"Yes...... Ay! Do you want to go back today? Florise exclaimed.

"I'll go back today." Nastasya said with a blank face.

"But...... But...... Didn't you plan to stay for a while? ”

"If you stay any longer, you won't know which man your soul has been hooked away!"

"Your Royal Highness Princess, I don't have it."

"Look at your virtue just now, I don't know that you think you are a princess and I am a squire. Let's go back to camp, I'm tired. Nastasya had plenty of reason to express her displeasure.

"Hey, Your Highness Princess, wait for me."

The rest of the Mastars didn't go hunting, not least because their central figure had been on the side of the medical team. Fiona had only been riding for a while when she said she was dizzy and asked her brother to take her to the medical tent, so the Fiore and Rednap brothers were naturally there.

Lan Feng had declined the invitation of others to hunt and volunteered to help with medical work. With such a large number of people and horses operating in the wild, it is inevitable that some people will be injured, not to mention that they will encounter many fierce beasts to counterattack. Messelvis happily accepted Lan Feng, he had heard that this was an experienced doctor, which would save him a lot of energy. Because today he brought out a group of rookies who had just graduated from domestic medical schools.

The most common injuries encountered in hunting are fractures, dislocations, sprains, etc., and occasionally a few guys are cut open by wild boars. McSelves didn't expect Lan Feng to be such a sophisticated guy, and his handling of dislocations and sprains was eye-opening. It was the first time that Messelves had seen someone who could dislocate a joint so quickly and accurately, and all Lan Feng had used was some vegetable oil. He is also very familiar with sprains, and the choice of cold and hot compresses is very targeted. However, over the treatment of the fracture, Messelwis almost got into an argument with Lan Feng because Lan Feng decided to completely break the leg bone of an unlucky guy. In the end, the old barber of the royal family supported Lan Feng's opinion, and the poor fellow took another beating.

When the black swan from Reynolds walked into the medical office, she happened to see Lan Feng sitting on the ground, playing chess with Sogrand, while the others gathered around to watch the game.

"I didn't really notice you brought checkers." Nastasya said.

"It's not a checkers, Your Highness Nastasya." Fiona muttered, and held out her hand to gesture to her.

"So what new gadgets did Mr. Lan Feng bring?" Nastasya knew that the Mastar wouldn't be kind enough to tell her the answer, so she leaned straight behind Lan Feng to take a look. What she saw was a checkered chessboard drawn on a dirt floor, the pieces were black and white pebbles picked up from the river, and the pieces did not fall into the grid like checkers, but on the intersection of the straight lines that divided the board.

It was a brand new game, and Nastaxia wanted to look more closely, but the act of leaning down alerted Lan Feng. The latter felt a soft mass of something press down on his shoulder with a scent, which made the Oriental man excited, and as a result, he dropped the chess piece that was still hesitating in his hand.

"Aha, Mr. Lan Feng, I can 'do work' here." Seeing this, Thorgrande quickly dropped his sunspot.

"Well, this chess piece has indeed become a 'living chess'." After Lan Feng found the black swan-like and elegant princess behind him, he quickly turned around and glanced at the chessboard, and answered Sogrend's question with a red face.

"It seems to be quite interesting, Lord Lan Feng, you have time to teach me how to play this game." Nastasya smiled.

"Good...... Okay, there's always a chance. ”

"Alright, Your Highness Nastaxia, please move the place, you are in the way of Lord Lan Feng's chess." Fiona stepped in between the two of them, blocking Lan Feng behind her, like a hen protecting her chicks.

"Okay, I see, but, Miss Hayes, it looks like you're dizzy."

"That...... There seems to be a little bit more ......" Fiona's voice weakened.

"Fiona, I'll help you go over there and continue to rest." Yusuf wasted no time in offering his courtesy.

"Miss Hayes, let's go and lie down over there, Lord Luce, and that's all for today. It's time for me to go see the other wounded. Lan Feng stood up and said.

"Okay, go get busy." Sogrend didn't keep anyone.

So, Fiona naturally asked Lan Feng to help her back by the way, but Lan Feng directly entrusted Miss Hayes to her own brother. He walked over to some of the other wounded.

"Teacher, I'll play chess with you, but you have to teach me this new thing first." Nastasya didn't leave.

"I'm still a rookie, so I'll just learn and sell it, it's really a fun game." Thorgrande tossed off the original chessboard and put the four seats again. (Note: In ancient times, when playing Go, two black and white chess pieces would be placed on the stars in each of the four corners, called "seats".) ）

By the time it was nearly evening, the hunters had returned to the camp one after another. Some people return with a full load, while others come empty-handed. Cyodora and Reinhardt were among the last to return, and of course they had three men in their ranks. The Prince of Francis didn't achieve much, but he didn't seem to care. His cousin, Prince Theseus, had a great harvest, acquiring a total of three red deer and five rabbits, which his attendants carried back. Reinster also did not gain anything, and his duties limited his movements.

Saildora catches a boar for her sister, and although it is smaller than the one they were chasing, it is still very difficult to handle. Reinhardt first shot it with an arrow, and then Andak the Falcon scratched the boar's back and pecked it in one eye, but the boar dragged the falcon a mile away. When Reinhardt shot the boar's front hooves again, it allowed Cyodora to catch up. Princess Marstar held the javelin behind her back, and after shouting at the falcon to take away, a sharp stab directly pinned the wild boar directly to the ground from the cervical vertebrae, which ended the hunt.

Queen Margaret had the results of each hunter registered, and then her prize was awarded to the three who caught the most prey, selected from among the items presented by the Mias. The first place was won by Mark, whose results were three wild boars and two red deer, and his prize was an ivory; Second place went to Rucido Beta, a young man with a wild boar, a red deer and a badger, and a rhino horn as a prize; The third place went to Prince Theseus, and the prize was a pair of sapphires the size of beans.

"I'll use these sapphires to create a pair of earrings for you, and I think the sapphires and silver are perfect for you." When Prince Theseus had received the reward, he said to Miss Lyus.

"Thank you for the compliment, but I don't think my sister needs this third-rate jewelry." Cyodora directly rejected Prince Cetarus's courtesy on behalf of her sister.

"Your Highness Theodora, Miss Leuss hasn't answered yet, you don't represent her thoughts, do you?" Theseus was not convinced. Of course, in Cyodora's opinion, this imp about the same age as Rayman is not qualified to pursue her lovely sister.

"Since Sister Theodora said so, I'm really sorry, Your Highness Theseus, I can't accept such a valuable gift from you, I think you might as well use this pair of sapphires somewhere else." Reinhardt said, hugging Cyodora's arm.

"It's a shame that so, and I'll be sure to find a fine piece of jewelry for Miss Leuse next time." Theseus could only maintain his demeanor by saying this, "Then, on the other hand, I hope you will favor me, and how many songs may I ask you to dance at the campfire dance in the evening?" ”

"Then it depends on your luck, I'm sure there will be a lot of competitors by then." Once again, Cyodora answered the question for her sister.

At night, the Pharians lit a roaring bonfire in the wilderness. The clear night sky was filled with stars, and the silver light of the lower quarter moon mingled with the red of the flames. The grounds had long been trampled flat by the people and horses who came and went during the day, but there were some that did not make people feel hard, and braziers were lit all around. The flesh of all sorts of beasts was set on the fire, roasted to a rattling sound, and the smell filled the air. The music played, and an open-air bonfire dance began.

Usually on this occasion, the whole night is a bonfire round dance. It is a group dance in which dancers form a circle around a campfire and dance to the beat of the music with their dance partners. On the one hand, this dance is very free and casual, you can join at any time, or you can quit at any time to take a break; On the other hand, when the musician changes the rhythm of the dance, you have to quickly change your dance style, and there are many variations in this regard, of course, you can only pick the ones you know how to dance.

Often, musicians start with simpler pieces, then gradually increase the difficulty, then decrease the difficulty, and finally end with the simplest dance music. So before the first song, the men began to actively look for their dance partners.

Reinhardt looked around uncertainly, expecting someone to invite her, but unfortunately Miss Luce was not expecting the Crown Prince of Hitarus. When she saw Theseus walking towards her with great ambition, she immediately wanted to turn around and run away. Theodora, of course, saw her sister's situation, and she was stumbling over Mark. It was at this moment that Saugland walked over and made an invitation to his daughter, and Reinhardt happily gave his father his hand and got rid of Theseus.

"Don't you really like the prince of Hitarus?" Sogrend asked.

"It's not that I hate him, it's just ......"

"Oh, I see, it's not easy to be a princess. It's okay, my sweet little princess, and I've turned down the marriage on Hitarus' side, so they'll be able to withstand another rejection. "Ah, by the way, I won't dance the next one, you'll have to change your partner." ”

As he spoke, Thorgrande snapped his fingers and beckoned to Reingst.

"Well, then, my daughter will be in custody for the time being, don't be sorry for her, Lieutenant Randyre."

"Uh...... Yes, Lord Luce. Reinster was about to salute, and Reinhardt was smiling.

Thorgrande stepped out of the circle and bumped into Eclair head-on. This adopted daughter always gave him a headache, and at first he only thought it was an adolescent rebellion so he didn't pay much attention to it, but now he finds that things are not showing signs of getting better.

"Well, you surprised me today, I thought you didn't want to wear a dance dress." Thorgrande and Eclair always spoke carefully, even with honorific addresses.

"Why don't you invite me to dance and enhance the relationship between father and daughter?" Young Mademoiselle Lanfonte said unceremoniously.

Thorgrande looked behind her, then struck a gesture of invitation to dance. Eclaire agreed and walked onto the dance floor with her adoptive father.

"The head of the Templar Order in Mastar and I have a pretty good personal relationship, and although those two boys in their family are stunned, they are not casual people......"

"Uncle, you're doing the wrong thing!" Eclair coldly interrupted Sogrend.

"Uh...... I'm really sorry, I'm not very good at this tune. ”

"Even if you're not good at dancing, you're always favored by women, which is a kind of talent, right, aunt-in-law?"

"Huh...... You say yes, yes. Thorgrande replied with a wry smile.

The difficulty of the dance music was getting higher and higher, and Sogrend felt that his movements were getting worse and worse. It was at this point that Eclair finally decided to let him go, agreeing to replace Frank Redknapp, Jr., who had been waiting outside for a while. "Don't think that if you dance with me, you can get the ransom waived." It was the last thing Thornland heard when he left.

The rest of the song is something that Sogrand doesn't know at all, and he is happy to be a spectator on the sidelines. There are many people who are tired of dancing and come out to fill their stomachs with barbecue; There are also people who like to start with difficult pieces and are new to the dance circle. Queen Margaret and Grand Duke of Antaras belong to the latter group.

"Hi, Lord Leus."

"Good evening, Lord Sauer."

"I say, you should be preparing to be the ruler of the country, not only Farensi, but also Hitarus and Iberia?" The Praetorian Guard commander hooked his shoulder.

"How is that possible?!"

"How impossible, just give birth to a daughter, look at a family like us that has given birth to a bunch of boys. I'll count it for you, that little pervert of Hitaros with his father's will, and the target is our little Rhine; Then I heard Jayne tell me about the Iberian Crown Prince fighting a duel for the daughter of Sigrani; Again, look over there, your little daughter who came out of nowhere is in a hot fight with our Highness Francis. ”

"What's hot, Messydis is only 9 years old, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is only 13 years old."

"That's the right age, well, it's hard for you to endure so many years since Chenna left."

"What are you talking about, it's getting more and more outrageous." Thorgrande was disgruntled.

"Forget it, this night is the world of young people, let's go over there for a drink."

"This one does."