Chapter 19: Truth or Dare
Ruby and Raymond chatted for a while, and soon figured out which family the fastest horses in the pen belonged to and their owners.
At the same time, he knocked on the side, asking if anyone else had approached or wandered around during this time.
From Raymond's answer, Ruby locked on several suspicious targets, but felt that these people had little chance of succeeding, and it would be difficult for them to break out of the castle with a few fast horses.
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The guards of House Arias were not ornaments, especially the archers on the walls.
Even if their arrows can't penetrate the steel armor of the knights, they can easily hit their horses in the crotch.
Could it be that this time Herodotus was going to pay some price to get rid of Yin Leia, and the assassin had already made up his mind to die?
It's not impossible, but Ruby still feels like she's missing something.
She left the stable, returned to the castle, climbed straight to the top floor, and stood in front of the narrow stone window, looking out, from which she could see a large field of wheat, in which the wheat grew pleasantly.
If nothing else, this year's Greenfield will usher in an unprecedented harvest.
But that wasn't Ruby's focus right now, as she shifted her gaze from the wheat fields to the path outside the castle and saw a carriage approaching in the distance.
Ruby couldn't make out the picture on the banner because of the distance, but she thought it was a nobleman who lived far away, and she didn't hurry until the banquet was about to begin.
This would have been a normal thing, but Ruby was stunned when she looked at the carriage, and then she thought of something, and trotted all the way down the castle.
Instead of going to the owner of the carriage, Ruby came to the southwest tower.
There, a group of guards, who had just finished changing their guard with their comrades who had come to take over, withdrew from the city walls, rested on the second floor of the tower, and played poker.
Since this kind of small game unique to the Shuangxiu Sect was brought to this plane by Li Yu, it has quickly become popular in the green field.
At present, the main ways to play are to compare the size, blackjack, pull the train and fight the landlord.
Especially fighting landlords, it can be said that it is suitable for all ages, as long as you save enough three, you can come anytime and anywhere.
And when the blank sheet of paper was developed, the last factor that limited the popularity of poker - the lack of cards - was gone.
Li Yu's recent return feels like going to the wrong set, the field, the village entrance, and the roadside...... You can see people playing cards in many places, and I don't know if I think this is the world of The Witcher.
Miss Bunny's card addiction is not small, and the rest of the people in Teacup Castle have of course quickly fallen in love with the tabletop game.
However, Alfred did not allow the guards to gamble money when playing cards, firstly, if someone loses, it is easy to destroy the good atmosphere in the squad, and secondly, he is also worried that outsiders will take advantage of this to set up a game and blackmail the guards on duty.
So the guards substitute something else, such as the winner can drink the loser's wine, or knock the loser's ass with the hilt of his sword...... In short, there are all kinds of bizarre bets, and every time you play a lot, it's a lot of fun.
Ruby's first job when she first came to Teacup Fort was to wash the clothes for those guards, so she was familiar with many of them, and now she was Yin Leia's personal maid, so she was not stopped from entering the tower.
But Ruby didn't take it lightly, because coming here was like being on Alfred's territory, and she was just as jealous of the old knight, especially if she was hiding something.
Ruby was thinking quickly about how to get the information she wanted without attracting the attention of the others.
When she reached the second floor of the tower, she was soon spotted.
This little maid, who had only arrived at Teacup Fort more than a month ago, was already well-known among the guards of the Arias family.
The main thing is that Ruby is beautiful and kind and sincere, and soon attracts the affection of a large group of young guards who are not married.
However, before these people could confess, Ruby was taken by Alyssa, and not long after that, she was recommended to Yin Leia to become a personal maid, realizing the N consecutive jumps in the workplace.
While they were happy for Ruby, the teenagers couldn't say anything in their hearts, but they were still happy to see Ruby again.
Someone said, "Is there any command from Lord Yin Leiya?" ”
"No, Miss, she took Gritsa to deal with the nobles in the castle and gave me a vacation, but the rest of the castle is basically busy at this moment, and no one can play with me."
"So you're coming to us?" A young guard with blonde hair said happily.
"That's right, I think there should be cards to play here."
There were some people who had worried that Ruby would become as arrogant as Grissa and no longer want to associate with them after becoming Yin Leia's personal maid, but now Ruby's answer personally shattered this doubt.
Charlene still looks like the kind and sincere Charlene, and she hasn't changed in any way because of the change in position.
Seeing that no one answered her, Ruby said, "Why, am I not welcome?" ”
"How is that possible," a middle-aged man with a long beard stood up from the wooden bench, "Little Charlene, you can take my place, just as I was going to sleep for a while." ”
"Come on, Bass, you're just losing and trying to escape."
"Nonsense, obviously I let you go, otherwise you will have to brush my horse in a while." The bearded man said something serious, but his actions were very fast, and he directly threw the deck of cards in his hand under the pile, and rubbed two handfuls.
His move drew boos.
The other two at the table also scolded him for being despicable, but when they saw that the bearded man had been replaced by a young and beautiful Ruby, the two raised their hands in agreement.
So he didn't say anything more, and soon reshuffled the cards.
There are special referees responsible for the issuance of cards, 17 per person, and another 3 are left as landlord cards.
Before calling the landlord, Ruby suddenly said, "What were you gambling on just now, it seems to be quite interesting." ”
"Well, we just said ...... Whoever loses, the winner is brushed. ”
"I can also farm horses, but I don't have war horses." Ruby said distressedly.
"Then don't gamble, just play casually."
"But then it doesn't feel like it's going to be that interesting."
The two looked at each other when they heard this, and then looked at Ruby, "Then how do you want to play Charlene?" ”
"Well, we can play another little game called Truth or Dare."
"Truth or Dare?"
"Yes, the rules are this, the person who loses in the game of cards has to choose one of the truths or dares to complete."
"What is truth or dare, what is daring." The rest of the room was also interested at this time.
"Truth or dare is that the winner asks a question, the loser swears in the name of Saturday, and your answer is true and unmistakable, and as for the big adventure, the winner says an order, and the loser must complete it."