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What...... Audrey's eyes widened slightly, but probably because her father had been mentally prepared to run away, she unexpectedly found that she was actually much calmer than she had imagined.

So she tightened her grip on her skirt, and made a look of horror that matched that of a simple noble lady, and looked at her father with some disbelief:

"Dad, Hibbert is going to Intis alone? To inherit the noble title there? ”

"Dad, so my mom and I won't see Hibbert again?"

Earl Hall nodded silently, and the countess gently wiped her tears.

Audrey opened her mouth and said nothing more.

If Alfred is still around, he is the one who goes to Intis, and the departure of the second son of a great nobleman will not damage the reputation of Earl Hall and the Hall family, and he can still make the most effective bets on both sides...... Audrey gritted her teeth silently, but now it was Hibbert who was leaving, and the Earl's eldest son was leaving, and this matter would definitely cause an uproar in the social world...... What's more, Hibbert usually has a lot of contacts and nominal positions, although there must be many aristocratic families who do this, but it will definitely attract the attention of others in this period......

But Indis is such a bad country, and Audrey feels that even if she becomes Sequence 5, she will not feel safe being there alone.

Is this the best method of allocation? If, in order to preserve the dignity of the family and the dignity of the nobility, Earl Hall should send his youngest daughter over and leave his eldest son here, just as he is an adult and socially adult, and can be engaged, and use this as a legitimate reason to go to another country. When the Sauron family fell, the promoters of the republic were not crazy enough to do anything to the ladies of other countries and other families......

Although Audrey is good enough to marry a prince in Rune, this is not necessarily the case in Intis.

Because the distant relatives of the Montmar family, found by the Count Hall's family, are marquises, Audrey, as a nobleman who has taken refuge, will definitely not be able to get engaged to her eldest son, and maybe it will be difficult for her family to enter, if that is the case, it will be a great loss.

Count Hall's expression had calmed down, and he said softly:

"Yes, the relatives of the Montmartre family, having lost some vassals in the war and gained excess territories, are willing to 'sell' a title to us, and for only three hundred thousand pounds, they will be able to get a hereditary baronial position, and if it is doubled, it will be a viscount......"

Hibbert, who had been sitting silently beside his mother, couldn't help but speak: "Father, I don't need you to pay so much, I just need the title of a baron, please believe me, I will definitely do my best to maintain the dignity and pride of the Hall family in a foreign country!" ”

Audrey looked at her eldest brother twice, Hibbert's expression and face were very unsightly, it seemed that she had not slept well for a few days, she sighed quietly, her eyes were fixed on her overlapping fingertips, and began to think about whether to tell Mr. "Fool" about her family. She really wanted to talk a little now, but she couldn't say it to her tutor, she couldn't say it to her friends, and it didn't make sense to talk to Susie, let alone the rest of the Psychological Alchemy Society...... Audrey thought about all the people she could talk to, and finally lost the desire to talk.

"Needless to say, my child."

Earl Hall shook his head and said soothingly, "Actually, they are more interested in our family's shares, and it is acceptable to get you the title of viscount." It's just that the fiefdom may be more remote, but it is also convenient for you to develop your life silently. ”

"After all, we're just looking for a way out, not asking you to make a career in Intis."

"But, Father......"

"So be it." Earl Hall took Audrey's hand and softly comforted her daughter, who seemed to be a little difficult to accept the reality, "Don't be afraid, Audrey, Mom and Dad will always be by your side, no matter what happens, we will protect you." ”

Audrey nodded slowly, didn't say anything, and leaned against her father's side.

……

Audrey returned to the bathroom, skillfully using her essential oils and jewelry to begin the ritual, and when the water rippled in the mirror, she suddenly felt that her almost completely disappeared desire to talk returned, but it was as if something was blocking her throat, and she could not say anything.

A figure slowly appeared in the mirror, and Audrey was just about to say hello, only to find that this time it was a complete stranger who appeared in the mirror. This time it turned out to be a middle-aged man who looked old, covered in scars, dressed in a linen robe as simple as an ascetic, and looked at her calmly.

Audrey was stunned for a moment, and quickly stood up and saluted: "Hello! ”

"Hello."

The figure in the mirror looked at her and replied smoothly: "The Angel of Temperance has something that cannot be answered, and your prayers have come to me." I've heard Him mention you, and I'm not going to be against you, what's the matter with you? ”

"I, I want to ask Him for a suggestion."

Being able to accept the prayers of the angel of temperance is certainly also an angel, perhaps even higher...... Audrey, who was instinctively wary of the Rose School, felt embarrassed by the strange angel, and for a moment did not know whether to sit down or continue to stand - in order to show respect, she chose to continue standing, slowly becoming calm, and then spoke with careful words:

"Your Highness, I have encountered something and want to ...... to Him Ask for advice. ”

She quickly found a reason. Actually, I just wanted to talk and ask about something.

"My homeland was at war with another country, and before that, my homeland was in a weak position, the borders were bloody, and even the capital was bombed by airships of enemy countries. Therefore, my father wanted to protect himself and took us to another country for refuge. ”

The angel in the mirror listened quietly, and this attitude made Audrey feel a little more at ease.

"Unfortunately, that country was attacked later, but it was my homeland that won a certain victory in the war, pushing back the enemy army and forcing them back beyond the border. The people of my home country are happy, but I don't feel much joy. ”

Audrey's gaze fell on a bottle of essential oil on the bathroom dresser, bit her lip, and said:

"I ...... I found that I couldn't accept my father's desire to leave the country for refuge, let alone lose my foundation. But I also know he's doing it for our good. I thought my father should stay now, but now he thinks he should bet on my brother to send my brother to another country, so that no matter which country is defeated in the end, our family can survive. ”

"Hmm."

The angel in the mirror still didn't say anything to Audrey: "And what kind of advice do you want to get?" ”

"Dad made decisions for the life and later in our family, and I don't feel like I'm qualified to blame him."

Audrey thought and clenched her hand:

"Leaving my brother alone to go to Intis to inherit the title is also the best way to preserve the power of our family...... I'm a psychiatrist, and I've been a mind reader, and I can read the disappointment and frustration in my heart. It seems like a good thing that I can continue to stay in Rune and live a stable life and continue to be involved in the running of my Foundation, but I, I ......"

The bound god looked at her, the mind reader lowered his head, and she hesitated for a long time before she finally said as if she had made up her mind:

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, this is too hard to say, my life has been so good, but I still don't seem to be satisfied with this, and I don't seem to be satisfied with getting engaged in the future for the sake of profit and disadvantage, I think...... I still have a lot to do, I want to expand my charity, I want to go to sea, I want to go to more places...... I don't want to go on like this, I'm so greedy, sorry. ”

"Maybe it's not your fault."

"Probably because you have a occult connection with us, some of the thoughts in your mind are amplified," Tolzner said. You should know that the 'prisoner' path will amplify your own desires due to curses, and it is normal for you to be too low and be influenced by Richard. ”

Audrey was slightly stunned, but she didn't expect this answer: "...... Thank you. ”

If you think about it, it was a long, long time ago that I longed to go on an adventure at sea because of Mr. "The Hanged Man", and I did look forward to one day becoming stronger and being able to play at sea, and even become a well-known adventurer. But Mr. World's experience also proves that the sea is a chaotic land full of blood and violence, where the danger of accidentally angering a hidden demigod can effectively dispel Audrey's beautiful fantasies.

She always thought that now that she has become stronger and grown a little stronger, she should no longer do these unrealistic fantasies as before, but it is probably that she has been depressed for a while, and those little thoughts have popped up again.

"I always feel that I am still not satisfied, but what right do I have not to be satisfied?"

Audrey sighed softly in the mirror: "I was not born in the Southern Continent, I don't have to worry about being bought as a slave by His Majesty the King, I was not born in a slum, I don't have to worry about food and health, I was born in a noble family, I have everything...... Even if my father sent me to marry other nobles, that was what I should do, because I was the daughter of the earl's family, and I enjoyed such a position, so I should take on such a duty. ”

Yes, these are the things she should do.

As the angel of temperance once said to her, they enjoy too many resources. For Audrey, saying things like "I can't decide where I came from" is nothing more than prevarication and evasion, and Audrey Hall must accept the fate of the future given by her family.

The price is Audrey's own dreams, the future she desires, and everything she wants.

"Welcome to the Southern Continent."

"We also welcome psychiatrists to come and consult," Tolzner said. ”

The conversation didn't end long, and Audrey only remembered that she seemed to have confided something unilaterally without getting any advice. She smiled bitterly, pretended to be after taking a bath, changed her clothes and left the bathroom.

Anne, the valet of the valet, was waiting outside the bathroom, and when the weather turned cooler in mid-September, she saw the young lady walking out in her home clothes, and she immediately stepped forward and draped Audrey in a soft robe.

"Miss, you have no other arrangements this afternoon, are you going to take a nap for a while, or are you going to prepare afternoon tea?" Anne asked.

Audrey thought for a moment and asked:

"I'm going to take a lunch break. Is Mr. Eastland available in the afternoon? I want to talk to her. ”

During this time, the Hall family was very busy, there were servants who died, new people needed to be hired to fill it, and many matters of the fief, as well as some joint-stock companies and other things that were affected in the god war, knowing that there are still large ruins in Queens, and people with noble status can only temporarily live back to their fiefdoms or luxury hotels, and Earl Hall is also very busy, and he has no time to talk to them until today.

In this case, of course, Audrey will not trouble her family because of her own affairs. Naturally, some social activities have been put off, and I can stay at home and not go out - fortunately, no one has the heart to socialize now.

Anne's expression changed for a moment, and Audrey immediately read the other party's nervousness and hesitation, changed her smile, and asked softly:

"What's wrong? Anne, are you tired? ”

"No, it's not, miss." Anne hesitated and said, "Miss Eastrant, she ...... Unfortunately, he was killed. ”

Audrey was stunned for a moment, not hiding her sadness and shock at all: "Oh my God, this is just ...... Annie, I've only just learned about it. Please help me prepare a gift to give to Ms. Eastrant's family in my capacity. ”

"Okay." Anne said.

On the way back to the bedroom, Audrey maintained a sad and depressed mood, nine points of which were true, and only one point of tension caused by Audrey's guessing of the deeper meaning of the matter. She lay down on the soft big bed, Anne closed the curtains and retreated out of the bedroom, and Susie ran over, put her front paws and head on the bed, and tilted her head to look at Audrey, who was still a little sad.

"What's wrong with you, Audrey?" Susie shook her ears, "You look like you're sad." ”

Audrey turned over and moved to Susie's side: "Susie, do you remember Teacher Eastland?" She...... She was killed. ”

"Killed?" Susie was also a little stunned, and her tail no longer wagged, "Teacher of the Psychological Alchemy Society...... I love the stories and occult knowledge she tells, which means we'll never see her again, right? ”

When Susie said this, Audrey suddenly felt a sour nose, she tried hard to suppress her feelings, and nodded: "Yes." ”

Susie was visibly lost.

Then, Audrey thought for a moment and said her guess: "Susie, the psychological alchemy will seem to be very chaotic now, when I want to get the low-order formula, they will spend a long time examining my loyalty to the organization, and I secretly inquired about the name of the potion in Sequence 6, but now they are actually willing to tell me the potion formula of Sequence 5 directly...... I heard Herwin Lambis say 'Dream Walker'. ”

At the mention of this name, Audrey is still a little disgusted.

But now that the other party not only showed favor to herself, but also did not make any more hypnotic hypnosis for her to inquire about the nobles' information, she also endured it.

"Dream Walker? That is, can we enter into other people's dreams? Susie's tail tip swept gently across the ground, "Well, you think they're telling you the recipe to get something out of you, Audrey?" ”

"I was a little unsure, but now I think ...... Ms. Eastrant's death may not have been as simple as a death. ”

Audrey speculated: "There must have been a big change in the Psychological Alchemy Society, so that this part of Beckland's people has lost control to varying degrees...... This out of control means that they have other ideas, such as Herwin Lambis giving up the idea of finding out through me and starting to woo me instead, because he thinks I still have trust and affection for him because of hypnosis......"

"I seem to get it a little bit." Susie looked at her curiously, "He wants to pull you into his camp?" ”

I felt a little sick to my stomach as she spoke, but Audrey was silent for a while and then insisted on analyzing with Susie:

"That's how it should be."

"The Psychological Alchemy Society seems to be in chaos right now, and I'm really lucky that I was able to take advantage of the chaos to get the recipe for Sequence 5. But if I accept Herwin Lambis's gift, it means that I want to join him, at least on the surface, and he probably just wants to use the position and power of the Hall family, and me, to be his gunman, I can confirm that. ”

"Moreover, I was hypnotized by him, and I will definitely accept this gift."

"Susie, my idea is that I'll continue to pretend to be hypnotized, get this recipe first, become Sequence 5, and then help you become Sequence 5, and then see what Herwin Lambis wants. If he wants to be bad for my family and others, I stop him. ”

TBC

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Why do you feel like people think it's easy to start a church...... Considering that it is "secretly" and the cultural level of the colony, Klein said it very seriously, in fact, it is to draw a pie to delay time, let them do it as seriously and perfectly as possible, without the help of the professionals in Silver City, I think that the rebels can list the outline of the holy canon within this year.

There was another quarrel at home, a little late. Bother.

(End of chapter)