Chapter 7: Dunbar Fergus
A wide hard stone road, winding west of the town of Toby, winds through the freshly green Garson hills, past a dozen hills, and is a magnificent castle surrounded by large areas of flat land, and the cheerful singing of people working in the sun.
"Are you going to the wedding ceremony, dressed so solemnly, even with your hair meticulous?" Sarina sneered, "Shamelessly, you are dressed up, but you are also a little handsome, are you going to seduce the young lady of the castle?"
"Wrong! The Fergus family is a real old nobleman, without this family, it can be said that there is no Yamelo Empire, and dealing with such a person requires both respect and caution. Brian touched his bow tie, obviously a little uncomfortable, "When I was in the imperial capital of Tian'en City, I had already heard that this legendary family began to stop participating in political affairs seventy years ago, and went to a remote place to live in seclusion, and the legend is that it is because of the increasing dissatisfaction with the Wisdom Holy Light Church, but the church has no way to take them." ”
"I don't even pay attention to the church, but this is the first time I've heard of it, and it seems that if you do live in it, no one needs to be afraid. Sarina nodded, satisfied with Brian's arrangement, don't look at this young man's oily tone, everything is handled, but there are different means and judgments from ordinary people.
The carriage stopped at the side of the road at a long distance from the castle, and Brian asked Sarina to walk with her, and the woman looked up at the location of the castle, her brows furrowed, and she said dissatisfiedly: "Why don't we go a little further in, and walk through here, are we going to tire the old lady to death?"
Brian looked at the high heels on Sarina's feet, and a malicious smile was piled up on his face: "Miss, don't say it's you, even if the Pope comes, he also wants to park here, this is the rule of the Fergus family, unless you plan to see the otherworldly beast in the castle, spray venom on your head, and then turn into a string of five-colored foam." ”
"Hmph! What a big rule, the Great Temple of Luopeng Gulin is only fifty meters away to get off the bus. Sarina said that she had seen the world and that she had visited the great temple of the imperial capital. In fact, the magnificent castle in front of her has given her a great shock, the white marble buildings built by the mountain, along the terrain are fully divided into more than ten levels, just the defensive towers can not be counted, the highest part of the main building, I am afraid that there are a hundred meters from the ground, isolated on the cliff, like an invincible giant, overlooking the small beings.
Brian stretched out an arm and motioned for Sarina to help her so that she could be lighter, but Sarina walked forward with her eyes crossed and proudly puffed up, and the adjutant smiled awkwardly and followed, "Do you have any special skills?" Miss Sarina, such as music, painting, or dancing, always has to have a reason to be welcome. ”
"I'll mix, delicious fruit wine, you tasted it that night, how did it taste?"
"Yes, but I think you smell better. ”
Sarina stopped, turned around and glared at Brian fiercely: "Regarding your rude behavior towards me, I haven't bothered you yet!"
Brian was greeted by a young porter, who greeted them with a small doorman, "Excuse me, my lord, Sir and Madam, what are you doing at the farm?" ”
Brian bowed and said, "Excuse me, we're here for a temporary visit, and I want to meet Archduke Dunbar." ”
"It's okay to say master, the Fergus family no longer has a title. The doorman glanced at Brian a few times, "But this is very difficult, Master Dunbar has not seen outsiders for a long time, and now the whole farm is in charge of Miss Hellois, if you have something important, I can report it on your behalf." ”
"As long as the young lady understands everything, it doesn't matter. Brian said politely, then handed over a note. "Leave it to your young lady to see, she should be able to make a proper judgment. ”
The doorman read the note, on which were written the words "St. Ossidine", which was the name of the god of creation that Bartlett had spoken, and the boy thought about it and did not know what it meant, so he asked the two to wait in the front hall and go in to pass the word.
Taking the sweet black tea from the maid, Sarina took a sip and glanced at Brian. Brian hurriedly explained: "Seventy years ago, the Fergus family still owned one-third of the empire, and since then there has been a great conflict with the church, and the power of the royal family has been declining, and he refuses to stand up for the grand duke, Dunbar's grandfather Pritt was angry, cut his title, withdrew from the imperial political arena, and came to the most remote place in the Duchy of Sahne to build this castle, after which Alik was made a duke and ruled the whole territory of Sahne, but he was just a puppet of the church. ”
"Don't show your knowledge everywhere, Mr. Brian, I don't want to ask you about the history of the Fergus family, I just want to take off my shoes, and I'm worried that something is wrong. ”
"As long as you don't take your pants off. ”
Sarina was stunned and said angrily: "I can't wait to splash a whole cup of tea on your face." ”
After laughing for a while, a few people walked out of the small arch quickly, and the first one was a well-dressed middle-aged man, who was full of ability, and the little doorman followed everyone at this time, looking at Brian curiously, thinking about why this mysterious guest, with just a few words, was received by Lord Dunbar, and the castle even opened the ceremony to welcome the guests, and the chief butler personally came to receive him.
Palmer, the butler, solemnly asked for the visitor's first and last name, bowed respectfully, and made an inviting gesture to signal himself to lead the way. Brian immediately coughed and asked Sarina to put on her shoes, but the woman raised her shoes and asked, "Mr. Butler, can I be barefoot?"
"Of course, you can, Miss Sarina. Palmer smiled kindly.
It took Brian half an hour to remember how many corridors, arches, and small gardens he had traversed to reach his final destination, the main building of the Evacuation Farm. Palmer stopped and said to Brian, "Master Dunbar wants to have a private conversation with Mr. Dunbar before having dinner, please come upstairs with me." Miss Sarina, the servant will arrange for you to go to the lounge, whatever you need is as you ask. ”
Brian climbed the sixth staircase to a dark bronze door, watched Palmer tapped the doorbell lightly, and then retreated, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous, what would he be like to meet the person who once ruled the fate of the empire?
"Come in, young man. An old voice came from the room, it was Dunbar Fergus's voice.