The king looked earnestly at the prince of Van Zhuo, and saw that he had changed the cane from his right hand to his left, and then reached into the pocket of his coat and touched it—he took out a soft, round mass, and put it in front of Louis, and opened his fingers, so that Louis saw a little kitten lying soundly.

Prince Fanzhuo saw the king raise his head and look at him with an indescribable expression.

"Ahem, please take it, Your Majesty. Prince Fanzhuo said, "This is my ...... Part of me. ”

"Part of you?" repeated the king, for he did know and had seen the vampire fly away in the form of a swarm of bats, but he never imagined that a flock of bats could produce a kitten boy - he looked Prince Van Zhuo up and down uncontrollably to see what part he was missing—Theoderick, feeling uncomfortable by this subtle look, raised his hand to show Louis his left hand, where a ring finger was missing, presumably the part of the cat.

"It's supposed to be a bat, but it's clear that a cat is better suited to appear in front of people than a bat. ”

The question of cats and bats begins in the 11th century or earlier, compared to the exalted position of cats in ancient Rome, after the whole of Europa was ruled by God, cats and lizards. Along with the toad, bats and toads are considered to be witch-bred animals, perhaps because they are too agile and difficult to fathom, and people associate them with evil signs, saying that cats and witches will fly through the sky on brooms to find poisonous herbs, that witches will turn into cats and enter their homes to attack babies, or that cats will jump over the dead and turn them into zombies.

But compared to bats, which were never recognized, after the cats of the thirteenth century (for cats) - the Pope ordered people to burn all cats - after the Black Death came back in 1347, people gradually realized that cats can curb the proliferation of mice, and the infestation of rats can be curbed, which means that the plague can be eradicated, but at that time cats will still be wary and fearful - If there is a time when cats were truly accepted again, it is probably that the people of Europa entered the age of Discovery, in order to eradicate the rat infestation, there were one or more cats on each ship, and they slowly became a symbol of good luck, especially those who survived the shipwreck.

Now in some villages and towns, you can also see people with cats, and people no longer make a fuss when they see cats, except for pure black cats.

"Doesn't that hinder your actions?" asked Louis, "I thought you would give me a descendant." ”

"I have no descendants. Theodric said.

"What about your courtiers?"

Theoderick shook his head, Louis didn't continue to ask, after all, even in the inner world, vampires are the most secretive and self-contained race, and as a mortal, Louis is not sure if Theoderick's thoughts can be understood by himself, so why bother?

"What can it do?"

"You can think of it as a little me," Theoderick said, "and it can do most of the things I can do, except for a foreign object or a spell that requires enough magical power, and it can take a full blow of Amon's rank on your behalf." ”

Louie pinched the kitten.

"And," said Theoderick, "and because it's me, you'd better not take it with you if there's anything you don't want people to know." ”

"I will. Lewis said that Theoderick's voice was that he could lend his power to keep the king safe, but he did not want the king to give him a glimpse of something that he should not have known, or even a danger that he should not have touched.

"Will it be detected?" asked the king, who now had the clergy of the Inquisition with him, and although the Grand Inquisitor Elarius did not seem to care about what was on the king's side, he had to at least make sure that there would be any bothersome problems if some of Theoderick remained with him.

"As long as you don't use your strength, don't expose yourself to the sun – it's going to be weak," said Theoderick, "and it's just a normal kitten." ”

"Does it need to eat?"

"It takes a small amount of fresh blood, if you want. ”

Louie nodded.

Theoderic, who glanced at the king, sighed sadly, lifted the cloak behind him, and when the cloak fell, he disappeared with it, and a wisp of gray smoke came out of the crack in the window, and the wind blew it, and it quickly disappeared from the king's view.

The king took the cat out of the room, and when he saw Bontang, he took the cat's paw and put it in Bontang's hand, and Bontang didn't find out what it was at first, and when he realized that it was a kitten, he couldn't help but stroke it: "Where did it come from?"

"From that room," said Louis, "I think I probably disturbed its good sleep." ”

"Are you going to let it go?"

"Find a birdcage and put it up," said Louis, "and hang it in my room." ”

The next day the court knew that the king had a kitten, and a little furry whirlwind blew among the dignitaries, and the king was glad to see it, for cats were much cuter and safer than mice.

The first time she visited the kitten was Marie Mancini, but it's hard to say whether she came to see the kitten or the king. When he saw her, the king remembered that he didn't seem to have seen a cat around Mancini.

"It's all in Lazio. Mary sat lazily at the king's feet, her head resting on his knees, the cat fell asleep in her dress, her belly lay together, and Bontang gave it a fresh quail in the morning, and it devoured it, and seemed quite satisfied, which reassured Louis a lot——- in a bright light, the cat boy had blue-gray fur, had amber eyes, and the body and head were two round balls, which did not correspond to its body at all.

"I've got a couple of lizards," said Mary, "but my father wouldn't let me bring them." ”

"The maids will shout when they see the lizards. Louis said that he was warm by the place where Marie was leaning, and the king reached out and touched Marie's curly hair, and she purred softly like a cat, and Louis's eyes softened, he knew that he should reject Marie, it would be easy for him, but he must admit that he was also attracted to Marie.

"But I asked Felipe to bring me my cat, I mean my cat," said Marie, "and it is said that many people in the court now have cats, so my uncle promised me." ”

"What kind of cat are you?"

"Angora cat, from Turkey. "You are only Charlotte the blue cat," said Mary, "and she held up the cat boy to look at it, and gave the king an answer in its uneasy cry: "There are bells, male." ”

The king thought that this was for sure, and he pinched the cat boy by the neck and lifted it out of Marie's hand, hoping that the connection between Prince Van Zhuo and him would not be too close—he put the cat in a drawer, and in order to distract Mary, he asked, "Who is Felipe?"

"My brother. "The most annoying one." ”

"Then it's also a Mancini. Louis said that he seemed to have heard the name mentioned by Mr. Bishop, who was said to have sought a duke title for him, "why is it the most annoying?"

"Have you ever seen a skunk?" said Mary, "multiply by ten." ”

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Felipe Jules Mancini was in fact not as hateful as Marley said, the Mancini family was beautiful, so was Marie, and so was Marie's sister Ann, who was about to marry Prince Conti, and Felipe was no exception, compared to Marie, he was already an adult, dark gray eyes and long tan hair, the tails of his eyes were exactly the same as Marie, they were slightly upturned upwards, with a smile, his lips were ruddy and full, better than any noblewoman, and if there was anything really disgusting, it was also his eyes, those eyes that were always sparkling, and they deserved pity when they were in a woman, in a man's body, is – at least for Louis – uncomfortable.

His outfit was no more modest than that of the Duke of Anjou and his royal brother Philippe, and the elegance and pretension of the Italians were evident in him, and he exuded a rich fragrance, like a rose at its peak, and the crimson velvet and satin against pearls and diamonds made him shine from his fingers to the tips of his toes.

It was undeniable that Felipe was loved by the vast majority of noblewomen, and the Queen Mother allowed him to pour himself wine at dinner, which was obviously a privilege for a young man without a title, and his temper was not as bad as Mary had said, and he treated praise and curses alike—not because he was broad-minded, but because he didn't care. He was indeed frivolous by nature and adept at cunning, and within a few months of his arrival in Paris he had several sweet nests in and out of the court, which even the Count of d'Artagnan, who had no less than three noble ladies.

But apart from these this man can only be said to be useless, the king saw him a few times and put him on hold completely, he could indeed give him the title of duke, but even for the sake of complimenting Bishop Mazarin, he did not want to do so, he did not want those whom he approved to think that an incompetent prodigal son could be compared to them, and perhaps, when the situation was completely settled, he would do something else, but now, no.

Felipe also realized that he was not favored by the king after several unsuccessful requests for an audience, and later Louis often saw him around the Queen Mother, which was normal, and many people would walk the way of the Queen Mother or Mr. Bishop after encountering a wall with the King, and Felipe was indeed blessed with women.