Jude led the men to chase along the riverbank for a while, but could not find any trace of Ash, and finally had to return the same way.

Thomas was patrolling nearby at the time of the incident, and the arrow in Gray's left shoulder was the one he struck, said the captain of the guard.

"He must have been seriously injured and swept away by the river, could it be because he was dead that you didn't find him?"

"Don't underestimate a beast's survival instincts, especially when it's dying." Jude said.

"But even if he survives, he won't be able to reach Runetera before we do."

This little episode that happened halfway down the road did not cause much of a stir, and with the death of the black hand, the battle that was taking place in this land had already been decided.

Miss Rabbit sent a cavalry of 2,000 people to Runeterra City first, originally just planning to scare the people inside, so that they would not dare to leave the city easily, and wait for the army to arrive and then take it in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the cavalry arrived, the gates of this famous fortified city in the northern part of the Golden Valley were opened, and the nobles in the city did not resist at all, so they handed it over.

It is said that this was due to the decision of the black hand's wife, Tamara, and the night before the cavalry arrived, the nobles of the city were still arguing, and some people wanted to resist any longer, even if they finally surrendered, they could get more bargaining chips.

Others advocate escaping Runetera and going to Allister to avenge the Black Hand.

Tamara sat behind a long table with her three-month-old son in her arms, listening to the arguments with a blank face.

Her father was a minor lord in the North, but he was not taken very seriously by the Duke until Allister arrived in the North and found her in her thin veins of the Vespaxian family, and recognized her as his sister.

Later, under Allister's arrangement, Tamara married a black hand who was one hundred and forty years older than her.

This political marriage can strengthen the trust between the Black Hand and Allister.

Tamara has no complaints about this, the children of noble families are rarely able to decide their own marriage, and Edra is an important member of the Campbell family, although he is older.

In Allister's territory, the Black Hand will also become the owner of the Golden Valley in the future, and Tamara, whose father is only a knight, is more like the one who takes advantage of this marriage.

After the marriage, Tamara followed her husband back to the Golden Valley and lived a good life.

With the prestige of the Vespasian and Campbell families, coupled with his own military prowess, the Black Hand managed to gain a foothold in the land, and his territory grew larger and closer, and his ultimate ambition seemed to be getting closer and closer.

It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, but this time she went to Tamara to get the news that her husband was defeated and died.

But she wasn't too sad, not only because she hadn't spent much time with the black hand, but also because there were more important things at the moment, and there was no time for her to cry.

Tamara looked down at the awakened child in her arms, patted him on the back and hummed a lullaby until the child fell asleep again, and Tamara looked up to see that all the nobles in the hall were looking at her.

"The Black Hand is gone, but his widow is still here, and we should follow her orders." An elderly nobleman spoke.

His name is Wood, and he is one of the people who strongly advocated abandoning Runetera and taking the rest of the men to the Crescent to join Allister, and at this time he suddenly mentioned Tamara not because of how much he respected him, but because Tamara had the blood of the Vespasian family.

Wood thought that Tamara should be on his side, but what he didn't expect was that Tamara said, "Lord Wood, you can go to the Crescent Land by yourself, and my son and I will stay here." ”

Wood was stunned when he heard this, "With all due respect, madam, you may not know much about our current situation, and with the current forces at our disposal, it will be difficult to hold Runetera City. ”

"I know." "But it's too dangerous to get to Crescentland from here through Elk Valley and the Red Plains, which are Conley and the Wing-Clan's territory. ”

"We can protect you and your children." Wood said solemnly.

"You're really sweet, but Thor and I won't leave, and as for the others," Tamara said, glancing at the nobles in the room, "I said that those who want to leave can leave." ”

"I know you're grieving the loss of your husband, but it's not time to give up, and Your Majesty will do justice to you and your son." ”

"How much do you know about Allister, Sir Wood?" Tamara asked suddenly.

Wood was a little embarrassed, "I ...... I had seen His Majesty from afar at the tournament before, although I had not been able to speak at the time. ”

"So I should have more say in Allister than you, and believe me, he takes the opinion of Duke Schröder very, very seriously, especially politically and militarily.

"And Duke Schroeder has little interest in administering justice for us. He cared about my husband before only because my husband might offer him the Golden Valley, but now that Edra has failed, how much do you think we can use him? ”

Wood was dumbfounded.

"Let me tell you what will happen if we do flee to the Crescent, there is a good chance that Schroeder will take my son and use him as a hostage to force us to continue to fight Ilea in the Golden Valley.

"And my husband has personally demonstrated how foolish it is to be an enemy of the Chosen King."

The nobles in the hall were dumbfounded, as if they had met Tamara on the first day, and in their eyes, the new wife of the black hand had no merit other than youth and a little bit of Vespasian blood.

Since giving birth to a child, she has only revolved around her son, knowing nothing about politics and military affairs.

It is only today that they find out that they are wrong.

Ignoring the men's astonished gazes, Tamara continued, "I'm going to surrender to Ireya, I've heard she's a benevolent person.

"And Thor still has the blood of the Campbells in his veins, and Lilania and Pippo don't have children yet, I believe...... They will definitely treat this child well.

"There has been a lot of blood shed in this land, and it's time to restore peace."

Tamara's words made the nobles in the city completely discourage the desire to continue resisting.

It also allowed Miss Rabbit to recover Runetera City peacefully, and with the help of the city's nobles, she also found the mysterious companion who was hiding in the city.