"How? Pavel agreed?"

Caroline sat on the edge of the bed, sniffing curiously.

"Hmm...... However, it can be seen that he is not very satisfied with this arrangement, from the fear in his heart, which cannot be helped. ”

Rhodes took off his cloak and hung it on a hanger, a special wide hanger, to hold the huge manticore cloak.

Time will dispel his worries, and he should have seen more of the cruelty of war. The poor child, who grew up in the deep palace, is still full of beautiful fantasies about everything in the world. ”

Caroline said, but there was a sadness in her words. In general, she has also gone through this journey, from an innocent little girl to a cold and stern lord.

"It takes time, I advised Dennis, but she didn't listen, she liked the place, alas, the palace...... Hell for some, heaven for some. Perhaps the day Dennis was caught in the first place, it was destined that her life would be so different. ”

Rod sighed as he took off his coat and prepared to go to bed.

"Like you, her character. ”

Caroline muttered.

"Haha, it's ...... too"

"So, what are you going to do with that book. It's better to freeze forever than to burn it directly. ”

Caroline then asked.

"It's a real problem. ”

Rod frowned, and pulled a dagger from his arms, the dark dagger, the Soulbinding Blade.

"Like this dagger, in my hands, it is a sharp weapon that kills people, but in the hands of others, it may be a demon, and it can drive people crazy. ”

Caroline took the dagger, and she recognized it. At the beginning, it was he and Rhodes who went deep into the crypt and got it. The weapon is so secret that no more than five people know about it.

"Katerina's research notes are like this dagger, in the hands of some it is a weapon, a weapon against chaos, but in the hands of others, it is the devil in Pavel's mouth. ”

Rhodes said.

"We need some loyal necromancers. ”

Caroline added.

"Yes, but I don't have that at the moment. Most of the existing necromancers in Kislev were Caterina's subordinates, or she had trained them, and after the war, almost all the necromancers in the territory were dead, and even if they didn't die, they escaped from Kislev. In addition, the people are very reluctant and hostile to this profession. Now, it's too hard to find the right people to study and use this book. Loyalty and ability are needed, if you are not loyal, this person is likely to become a new enemy, if you are loyal, but not if you are not, Katarina's research notes are not readable by anyone, and some of the words on them are not even read by me. So, the people who studied the use of this book, for the time being, did not. I can only freeze it and talk about it later. ”

Rhodes finished undressing, leaned comfortably on the head of the bed, and put his arms around Caroline.

"One more thing, I have to state with you first. You can't study it, I mean Katerina's research manuscript, and I don't want my wife to go mad. Promise me!"

"Well, well, I promise you. ”

Caroline smiled and rubbed into her husband's arms.

"Alas, my dear, I think, the time is almost up. ”

Hugging his wife, Rod suddenly sighed and said.

Caroline looked confused.

"What is almost?"

"I mean, it's time for me to go back to the North. ”

"Back to the North, what are you doing? You are good here, not a king, but more prestigious than a king, Lord Protector of Kislev! The capital is very good, why go back?"

Caroline almost sat up from bed, staring at her husband with a look of incomprehension.

"You lie down first, I'll talk to you slowly. ”

Rod smiled and took Caroline into his arms again.

"The capital is good, but don't you realize that Kislev's focus is long gone. Kislev City, it's the capital of the city, yes. However, the city has been severely scarred by the civil war and has long ceased to be the center of the entire kingdom. Do you know where the main source of income for this kingdom is now?"

Caroline shook her head.

"In Errengrad. ”

Rhodes said categorically.

"Errengrad was liberated peacefully, but the city of Kislev, after the siege of the city, on the day the city was breached, the army of the undead poured out, and how many civilian casualties were caused? Even now, the city has not recovered from the trauma of the war. People's lives are miserable, and there is no improvement in the short term. Most of the food and supplies in the city were transported by foreign convoys, and more than half of the food and supplies provided to the city came from Erengrad. The core team of Blackhammer Castle has been stationed in Erengrad, and it can be said that the whole of Kislev is now supported by Erengrad, and there can be no more accidents there. I must go back and secure Errengrad so that more supplies and food can get into Kislev. Also, the city of Kislev will not be able to sustain this army for long. I'm talking about the Northern Alliance, it's time to go back to the North. The soldiers have long been homesick, and they go back before winter, and in the spring, the farmers have time to farm......"

"Wait, are you going to leave such a mess for your daughter?" Pavel was helpless in the face of this situation. ”

Caroline objected.

"It was far more useful for me to go to Errengrad than to stay in Kislev. Staying here will only steal the limelight from Pavel again and again, and make the king's presence less visible again and again. He believes in us now, but as this situation continues, people's hearts change. In addition, and more importantly, the corps had to be stationed in Erengrad, not Kislev. It would be enough to leave a part of the army to maintain order in the city and guard the walls. I'll let Virgil lead the guard. The large army staying here will only increase the pressure on the supply of grain and grass. After all, the cost of food rations for tens of thousands of people has to be transported from other places, which is too high. The corps is useless here. Return to the north and guard the frontier, which was once their homeland. Besides, the North can't be left unused for long. ”

"Pavel deserves to make you Grand Duke. ”

Caroline muttered.

"It doesn't matter, Black Hammer Castle and Erengrad are all my territories, which Duke of Kislev has so many territories?"

"Pavel is the titular king. ”

Caroline sighed.

"Some people just like things in name, and they do what they like. It's just that hopefully Dennis can really stabilize the overall situation. ”

"Isn't it too far-fetched for you to expect a seventeen-year-old girl to stabilize the overall situation?"

"She's not a little girl anymore, I let her continue to be a girl, but she doesn't want to, she wants to be a queen...... However, before I leave Kislev, I do need to arrange for some more people to help her. Even if you help her secretly. ”

After Rod finished speaking, he stared at Caroline for a long time.

"If you have something to say, just say it. ”

Caroline broke the silence, for all these years she had known the virtues of a man.

"I want you to stay. ”

After Rod finished speaking, Caroline's face immediately turned unpleasant.

"What do you mean? ”

"Don't get me wrong, dear. I hope you can stay and help Dennis. Witches have always been a very important role in Kislev's territory, and many high-ranking witches have even been involved in court politics during Katerina's reign. Erin is dead, and the position of Headmaster of the Academy of Magic has been vacant for a long time. If you can be the principal, I'll be relieved on Dennis's side. ”

"Don't look at me like that, when Kislev is stable, we can meet again, wherever we are. When the time comes, you can leave Kislev, or I will leave Errengrad. In short, we must join forces to govern the country before Kislev is truly stable. ”

Rod comforted.