The atmosphere was solemn, and Bran asked for another drink.

Christian said in his hoarse voice, "According to the nobles of the country who have returned from Rome, there are now refugees everywhere, and you don't know if your manor is still okay?"

"It's going to be fine." "Friend, give me two horses tomorrow, a knight who can speak Italian or French, and take me to the market." ”

"You're going to collect your intelligence again, and you really can't change it when you get to."

I couldn't sleep all night, and the next day Bran had just walked out of the room, and a sixteen-year-old boy, more than a year younger than Bran, had already eaten and waited.

"My lord, I was sent by the lord to be your guide."

The boy took the guide, the travel purse, and two horses, and then, at Bran's request, went to the largest bazaar near the territory.

Arriving at the market, Bran rode gently along.

"How many people are in this market?"

"More than 60 shops, about one or two thousand people."

Most of them were from the principality, but there were also beggars and some foreigners.

Bran writes about stopping, sometimes asking some passers-by.

I guess I figured out the local prices.

It was concluded that it was becoming more and more difficult to live in the principality.

The rampant thieves of the Rus, coupled with the fact that almost the entire Bright Continent is at war.

When he returned to the castle, it was already curfew, and Bran gave the boy the coins given by Christian, told him to go to the kitchen to get something to eat, to fill his shriveled stomach, and then came to himself.

As Bran had been allowed in the morning, he did not disturb his friend, who was already asleep, but entered the nobleman's study in the castle.

It can't be compared to Rome or the bustling places of the peninsula, and the rooms of the nobility are not too much furnished.

Bran was in these studies, one by one, watching Christian not take it away, allowing Bran to look at the letters.

"The prices of goods in Venice have risen all the way, and the rubles we have brought with us, after one night, can only buy twenty pieces of leather armor, fifteen swords, thirty carts of wool ......"

"The area heading to Northern Italy was all captured by the Purple Room Army......"

"Rome imposed a new law on the administration of the clergy."

There were letters from the principality to the local lords, and letters from the local knights denouncing the Rus.

There is the peninsular side.

Some of the letters were written in Latin and Italian, and Bran was able to read them on his own.

The candle in the room, Bran lit two beeswax, but due to the bad location and the dark night, it was not clear to see, and the door was slowly pushed open.

The boy walked in, with hot goat's milk in his hand, and a large plate of dry bread, topped with some meat dishes.

This is the local way of eating.

"My lord, you've been on the road all day."

The young man was quick-eyed, and although he was not interested in Bran's business in the market, he also knew that he cared about people with more status.

"You can help me look at these letters."

Bran didn't look up, his fingers comparing to the other one he couldn't read.

While watching, the boy couldn't help the emptiness in his stomach, and secretly ate two bites, with some food on his mouth.

In the dim line of sight, Bran sorted out the information, and then looked at the location of the neighborhood.

The teenager has not been out of the country, and with his identity, he cannot fully answer.

The boy only heard Bran speak unintelligible words.

How do I get to Bohemia well, so far apart, my sword ......

Grandfather, how did they retreat, and did anyone still die?

These places are often committed by the Rus' people, but among them they also passed by these lords, avoided censorship, and after grabbing the goods, they calmly retreated, and every time they were so lucky, there must be fraud in this.

Bran saw that the place was suffering from the Rus' and wanted to give advice to his friend.

In the dark space, one of the two beeswaxes burned out, and one remained.

The two could only get closer.

Bran was dressed simply, wearing an almost transparent white dragon feather coat and a short shirt to show off the curves of his well-trained body.

The boy looked at Bran's eyelashes and chest, and for a moment he was fascinated.

When Bran had finished reading, he saw a plate of food on the long table, and he reached out with a fork to take it and tore off a piece.

Since there was no movement from the boy, Bran raised his eyes, just in time to meet the boy's eyes.

The boy suddenly looked down in a panic, pretending to read the letter.

Bran shouted a boy.

"Your Excellency?" The boy raised his head timidly, and this time may be called a girl.

"Can you become a knight by cutting your hair almost as flat as a friar, pretending to have a deep voice, walking with great strides, and deliberately spitting while eating?"

In fact, the girl was originally arranged to warm Bran's bed, but she deliberately made such a gesture.

Pinch your throat and smear your face.

It looks very unobtrusive.

Said to be right, the girl wanted to go out, but bumped into the candle flame on the table

The girl hurriedly set it up, but when she looked up again, Bran's fingers reached over and wiped it over the girl's lips, wiping the food off the water

"It's dirty." Bran said.

At this point, both of them thought something was going to happen.

Girls have become commonplace.

But Bran didn't move.

"You're a member of this family?"

Bran corrected the beeswax.

"No, I come from a fallen family, and I lost my freedom because my father was accused of seducing witches, but because I have some connections with Lord Ivan, I came to work in this castle."

"How much of a sin is it for you to seduce witches?"

The so-called seduction of witches, according to Bran's understanding, is more of a means of attacking political opponents.

The girl shook her head and said, "Father is on the wrong side in the battle of the Grand Duke. ”

This sentence is sufficient.

"So are you Baron Ivan's lover, or Christian's lover?"

in Eastern Europe.

The women who served in the castle, in addition to relatives, nuns, were the property of the lord

The girl was stunned, slowly withdrew the wide robe on her body, untied the restraint rope, and then turned around, the dim light was full of scars.

Bran counted more than twenty.

The maiden said, "Half baron, half knight." ”

In Bran's eyes, Christian is a friend who can help him.

But in front of someone lower than him, there is another face.

When things don't go well, these two nobles will not hesitate to be angry with others, and then put on a friendly face to deal with the nobles.

Especially Christian, who was young and young, but lost his voice because of the loss of a leg by the Ross and accidentally drank dirty water, he treated his subordinates even more irritablely.

Women had seen too much of unrighteousness, and Bran said, "Put it on." ”

The emotional effect brought by the power of the dragon.

Bran continued to look at the letter, "And say, are you okay these days?"

The girl said, "Sometimes, I have to help with other guests. ”

She laughed at herself, adding, "Some knights like teenagers, so I need to dress up like this." ”

"You don't have to accompany others, follow me these days, what do I eat, what do you eat, you are in the territory, come and tell me everything you hear, do you know how to ride a horse?"

"Yes, sir."

"Alright, when the sun comes out, I'll ask Christian to give you directions, you leave here and go to a bigger town to help me gather information." Bran named several towns.

The girl was a little suspicious, what did Bran want to do with this?

But thinking of what Bran said just now, I thought a little bit clear, and guessed that Bran was looking for the route of the Ross.

There were some things that the girl didn't say explicitly, and as a local, she knew.

The Rus' bring destruction, but also take items looted from other places, open the black market, and enter items.

This was protected by certain lords.

The Rus' were entrusted by the lords of support to rob others.

Maybe then he turned his face because of something.

As far as she knew, her father, who was a border baron, had said that the Rus' people did not like to kill people at all, they only liked gold, and with a full amount of gold coins, they bought farm tools, ploughed cattle, and went back to Kievan Rus to buy property.

"You're tired too, you go to sleep first, sleep until you want to wake up and get up, go ahead."

Bran continued to look at the map, trying to memorize the route.

In the midst of predicament and confusion, you must be good at making use of everything in front of you and find a place where you can break through.

Judging from the situation of today's day, it is particularly difficult to go south alone, and if you go further south, you will be the lords of the Byzantine military town.

With the giants taking control of the peninsula, a large amount of money flows back.

Purple Chamber's ambitions grew, and he began to increase his troops to control the northern border and eliminate disobedient independent forces.

Now bandit groups are in Eastern Europe, ten times more active than usual.

And if it is changed to go north to find Roland Sword, the customs and languages of those countries, the nobles have no favor, and they are also looking for death.

For now, Bran plans to help Christian clean up the Rus, and then borrow someone to go south.

After the girl left, Bran opened the seven-star sword beside her, felt the power of the dim starfire, and said slowly, "Old friend, we still have a long way to go home...... But will definitely come. ”