It seems that the lord has gained a lot of benefits, but if you think about it carefully, after this series of events, it is actually the king himself who actually benefits the most.

The first is the gateway to the Lion City, the Seven Forks Fortress.

Second, Eldred died in a duel, so the king easily took control of the army at the Seven Forks. These are thousands of elite soldiers.

Eventually, Andrew, the leader of the royal guards, was relieved of his duties, and Ulrique did not appoint anyone else, and the hundreds of noble sons of the guards were now under the king's own command. This is hundreds of elite cavalry.

King Ulrik was also clearly aware of the role of the lord in this.

Therefore, he agreed with the territorial transaction between Leon and the Countess, and even ignored the price of the 1 dinar.

Dealing in territory is actually illegal.

In order to avoid large-scale annexation of land, the exchange or sale of land required the permission of the supreme lords of both sides, which was also an important matter managed by the House of Nobles.

So, King Ulrik is actually unleashing a 'fair' attitude.

The funeral was over, but the lord didn't go back immediately.

He was going to accompany Amy to visit Lady Filina.

Amy's mother, Ms. Filina, has always been in poor health, and some time ago she was seriously ill again, and her body was already weak.

Hearing that her son had been accused of treason, she rushed to the Lion City overnight to ask Ulrike about the situation, only to fall ill again in her anxiety.

King Ulrik apparently still cared about this sister, and sent a number of court doctors to treat him, but it didn't seem to work well.

Filina stayed in the King's private residence, the former Pande House Tower.

This was the first time Leon had entered the tallest building in the Lion Kingdom - though it was only ten stories tall.

Contrary to what you might expect, the interior of this building is extremely austere.

King Ulrique, who was fond of gold, did not seem to have added any ornate ornamentation to the building.

It looks like an ordinary private house of a small nobleman, only with a little more floors and a larger area.

However, the garden outside the ground floor is extraordinary.

It's the coldest time of the year in January.

But this garden is full of irises of all colors, including golden iris and purple iris - this kind of flower, which usually blooms from April to June!

Perhaps because of the unique vitality of the garden, the court doctors advised Lady Filina not to go back and to recuperate here for a while—most of the doctors of the era were very godly and valued the occult more than the art of medicine.

Ms. Filina now reclined on a soft couch in the garden, and even though her face was haggard, she still looked graceful, and she must have been a very outstanding beauty in her youth.

"Mother!"

Amy cried softly from the edge of the bed.

Filina turned sideways with some difficulty: "Amy...... How do you dress like this...... Godric is teaching you something again! ”

Amy wore a swordsman's suit, light half-body, high-top inlaid boots, a sword pinned to her waist, and a knight's cape - this was Leon's greeting gift to him, a light women's knight's outfit that could be used for almost any occasion.

"Ah, this ...... Isn't there a possibility of an enemy on the road...... It's safer to wear this. ”

In fact, she wore it all the time - she loved the lightweight, nimble yet combative gear, which made her feel like a true heroine......

Amy doesn't seem to want her mother to know that she's practicing martial arts, and presumably Filina wants her to be a lady.

Although this lady has been on the battlefield and has shot the enemy with her own hands, she seems to be a little worried about being exposed in front of her mother, and subconsciously gives Li Ang a look behind her.

Later, Filina also saw the lord behind Amy.

The haggard lady's eyes widened suddenly, as if she had seen something extraordinary, and she carefully looked at Li Ang several times.

"What's your name, young man?"

Filina's voice trembled a little.

"I'm Leon Griffin, Lady Filina, and my fief is next to Fort White Hart."

The lord was very polite, after all, Lady Filina certainly didn't want her daughter to mess around with some hooligan or something.

"Griffin? Ha...... It's a shame that they can figure it out......"

Filina laughed suddenly, her eyes revealing a complicated look, as if there was relief and memory.

Leon could probably guess that Lady Filina must have known her parents, perhaps better than Godric.

Looking around, the attendants were all standing far away, and the palace attendants were very sensible.

Li Ang didn't want to guess all day long, so he simply asked directly, "Does Ms. Filina know my parents?" ”

Filina also looked left and right to make sure that no one could hear except Amy, and then said, "You are exactly like your father." If I'm not mistaken, you're from Barkley...... Are your parents okay? ”

Leon was stunned: "I told Master Godric that they died. ”

Filina's eyes darkened for a moment: "How could it be...... Godric didn't tell me...... Doesn't he believe me......"

"Ms. Filina, what happened back then?"

The lord's curiosity was completely aroused, and Amy also stepped forward to take her mother's arm, looking very expectant.

"It all started when we were young......"

……

——Thirty years ago, in the year 325 of the Pande calendar, Lion Lake City.

"Come to Oonardo, you can't do that...... That's the will of the king! ”

"The will of the king? Godric, we are Lion Knights! The Lion Knight will only protect the country, believe in chivalry, respect the common people, and abide by the spirit of chivalry - except for any king! ”

"Don't do that! Come to Leonardo, don't you want to restore the legitimacy of the Lion Knights? ”

"Is it the king who has the final say on what is legal or not? Is the Lion King's will legitimate? Why did they slaughter that village? Is it legal to kill civilians? Is it legal to snatch a woman's child? Is adultery and plunder legal? These are the will of that mad king? ”

"Come to Leonardo, those nobles are really hateful to play on the subject...... But you managed to get the king to acquiesce to the existence of the Lion Knights...... If you do, the Lion Knights will be banished completely! You won't be able to live on this continent! ”

"Get out of the way! Godric! You shouldn't protect those madmen! You're my best friend, and I don't want to point a sword at you! ”

"But I have my duty...... I've got a baby, come to Onardo! You see, Filina is pregnant! I can't go on any more adventures with you......"

"Princess Filina! Godric, what are you bringing her to Lion Lake City for! If it weren't for her foolishness and mobilization of the nobles to do some relief, that village would not have been slaughtered! ”

"It's not Filina's fault, she's just trying to help the villagers!"

"But her help killed thousands, Godric! That's more than a thousand lives! I've got to kill those bastards! You'd better take Filina out of my sight right away...... Immediately! ”

Filina didn't dare say a word, she was terrified by her angry friend......

But she also learned that if you want to help others, you must first have the right methods.

She also knew that those noble knights were not as upright as the knights, and they were not as chivalrous as her knight friend.

That night, in the banquet hall of Lion Lake City, a total of one hundred and forty-five nobles, one hundred and forty-three people were killed.

Rivers of blood.

They died at the hands of an elite army with a bright red lion coat of arms.

Like blood.

"Alma Houghton? I know you're not involved in those bastards, get out of the way......"

"Come to Leonardo, if the king dies, the kingdom of the Lion will be in turmoil! I was also a lion knight, and you should remember the first creed of the lion knight's oath! ”

"I swore to maintain the stability of the country - but the way he is now has affected the stability of the country! Alma, just because of a girl and a rumor, he can order a wanton arrest and slaughter the village! Let those nobles rape and plunder...... Thousands of lives! Can such a king still maintain the country? Alma, look at him now—he's lost in wine and poison...... How could he be awake for a minute? ”

"Come to Leonardo, the question is, what will the other nobles do if the king dies suddenly? What will the Bacchus Empire, Fieldsway, and Raven Kingdom do? This is not simply light and darkness, and chivalrous spirit cannot be used to govern the country! Enough people died today! I'll block the news, and while the king is still awake, you can go quickly! ”

"Good...... Alma, you better not make me regret it! ”

Alma Horton, the only one who survived because she had done no evil, fled back to the Lion City with the drunken and unconscious king.

A few days later, Alma was made Lord of Lion Lake.

And this tragedy is as if it never happened.

- Twenty-five years ago, in the year 330 of the Pande calendar, the Lion City.

"Do you regret it? Come to Leonardo, you are the invincible 'Blood Lion'...... Originally, you would have become a famous general, earl, or even duke of the kingdom......"

"Regret. I regret that I didn't kill the mad king in the first place...... Are you now the captain of the castle's guard? These three irises are beautiful...... But are you still going to stop me? Lord Lord Godric? ”

"Are you sure you want to do this? With your skills and fame, you could have become the head of the Royal Knights! But now, you're going to be wanted by the whole country, and you're going to be killed! ”

"A group of robbers broke into my house and snatched my fiancée, shouldn't I come to the rescue? What would you do if someone else caught Filina? ”

"I'm going to fight all the way in...... Hahaha......"

"And what are you doing here?"

"Come onardo, I just want to tell you that the Mad King is dead, and he died violently! Before he died, he cleared all information related to the Lion Knight! King Ulrique, who succeeds him, is not a madman, and he doesn't know anything, so you don't really have to. ”

Godric ...... What happens to Ulrik is none of my business, the Mad King seemed wise when he was younger, but what happened? I'm just going to take my fiancée away, and it has nothing to do with Ulrique. ”

"Okay...... I didn't expect the Mad King to catch her before he died. But what about your Knights? ”

"The Mad King's men can snatch her from my station, what do you think will happen to my Knights? You think I'm here to catch up? ”

“…… Come to Leonardo, you have fought everyone together, and now you are injured like this, do you still plan to kill a city by yourself? ”

"Come on, don't talk about it. Godric, I know your struggles, but I have my principles...... I am the last Lion Knight, and I cannot let the glory of the Lion Knight fall into my hands! ”

"Well, with my skills, of course I can't stop the unparalleled Blood Lion Knight in the world - oops, you see, I'm injured...... My subordinates can't stop me...... You're still looking at a! After talking about it for so long, you should have rested, right? Hurry up and get out of here! ”

"Godric ......"

"Get out! I don't know you brainless idiot! …… Alas, Filina, what are you here for? ”

"I'm here to see off His Highness Griffin......"

"I'm not called Griffin...... Filina, my name is ......"

"Your name is Griffin! Remember, from now on you can only be called Griffin! Take the money and go! Go to Buckley and don't come back! ”

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Now, January 20, 355 Pander, the garden of the House of Lords.

Ms. Filina was still telling the story, her eyes full of nostalgia.

The day after they left, Godric resigned from the Royal Guard and was sent to Whitestagburg to guard the border. The reason is that he can't stop the enemy alone......"

"This is actually the order I asked Ulrik to order. Godric and I both wanted to stay away from those troublesome things. ”

"Ulrik's father, the Mad King, is my uncle. But if Godric and Ulrique hadn't protected me, I would have almost been ...... by him Hum...... He's really a madman......"

"This mad king slaughtered a lot of people - just for an inexplicable rumor...... He had completely lost his mind, and he had done anything that was not done by men, encouraged by the nobles around him who could only eat, drink, prostitute and gamble. ”

"Actually, at that time, everyone, including King Ulrik himself, was looking forward to his early death."

"But it wasn't until twenty-five years ago that he died drunk in the palace toilets."

"When Ulrique succeeded to the throne, he had great ambitions to change the country. So, he met with a lot of resistance...... For the first dozen years, he was not even able to build up his true power. ”

"It wasn't until nine years ago that Ulrique rebuilt the Lion Knights and really took control of the country. But alas, it's a compromise......"

"The new Lion Knights built with the Royal Guard are not the same thing as the previous Lion Knights."

"There are no more lion knights who serve the country and the people and serve the people. Your father, who came to Onardo, was the last true lion knight. ”

"As for Griffin...... That's not your mother's name, it's the coat of arms on her sword......"

Ms. Filina finally finished talking about this long past, looked at the coat of arms on Li Ang's body and smiled bitterly: "That coat of arms is golden. ”

Probably talking too much, Filina was visibly tired, she helped Amy to her feet and looked at Leon again.

"How the hell did your parents die?"

"I want to know ...... too"

Lord Lordship smiled bitterly.

Ms. Filina looked at Leon and was silent for a while, and finally sighed: "It's okay if you don't know......"

Li Ang also nodded seriously: "Indeed, it's okay not to know." ”

With that, Lord Lord looked at the tall towers of the House of Nobles, let out a long breath, and then bowed respectfully to Filina.

"Thank you for your help, Ms. Filina, but there is one more question I would like to know...... What was my mother's original name? ”

Filina was stunned for a moment, then came to her senses, with a melancholy smile on her face: "Since they have passed away, they should indeed let you know...... Her name was Helen, Helen Pendragon. ”

Amy's eyes widened and she covered her mouth.

Pendragon ...... This is the surname of the founder of the kingdom of Pande, the former king Kavala.

Leon didn't show surprise, he just wanted to know the name, this surname, he could guess.

The one who can be caught by the Mad King into the palace will of course only be the last Princess Pande.

"Thank you for telling me this, rest assured, I don't remember at all. Again—my name is Leon Griffin, Baron McChanel. ”

The lord knew that both Filina and Amy would understand what he meant by introducing himself again.

Filina looked at Leon's calm face, smiled and nodded, "Very good, Baron Leon Griffin...... Actually, you can call me Auntie, I used to be like sisters to your mother, 'Griffin'. ”

Ms. Filina did quite understand, because she was talking about 'Griffin'.

"Thank you for your kindness, Ms. Filina...... But I can't do that, and Mistress Godric doesn't want me to call him uncle......"

Leon shook his head seriously, saying that he didn't want to implicate your family: "By the way, where did Lord Godric go?" ”

Filina smiled: "I asked him to take a detour back to White Deer Castle from Lion Lake City, probably still on the way." ”

Amy was a little puzzled: "Why did you let your father leave alone?" ”

Lady Filina stroked Amy's hair: "Andrew was accused of treason at the time, if Godric didn't return to White Hart Fort to lead the army...... The whole family is in the Lion City, and who knows what will happen? ”

Amy understood, and her brows furrowed slightly: "Are you threatening the king with your father?" Is King Ulrik no longer willing to listen to you? ”

"Everybody is like that, right...... When he is young, he can have pure feelings that have no interests, but anyone will be different from him when he was young. The king is also a human ......"

Filina shook her head slightly.

Amy's brows furrowed even deeper: "Then you don't have a good place to live here......"

"As long as there are people, there is no absolute stability. I'm here to reassure the king about Godric...... And Godric is in Fort White Hart, which can keep Andrew and me safe......"

“…… The army and the castle are the real guarantees. ”

As she said her last words, Ms. Filina looked at Leon.

Lord Lords nodded and bowed again, "I understand, Lady Filina, thank you again. ”

The army and the castle are the real guarantees.

The lord thinks so.

Since he was not a relative of Count Auden, Leon did not go to Kwen Village to participate in the funeral, after all, Pande Continent did not really do anything for ten people at a table.

After bidding farewell to Lady Filina, he took Amy directly back to McHilling, intending to build an army.