10 p.m., Regent's Park, Villa Complex, No. 17. Like the villa where the eldest prince and the second prince lived, Villa 17 was magnificent, with walls as white as milky jade, and a small palace in appearance. His mother's only relic.

This villa was bought by Rhodes IV as a gift to Arthur's mother, who often lived here when he was a child.

It is worth mentioning that although the villas in the Regent's Park area are luxurious, they are not the permanent residence of the princes.

The official residence of the eldest prince Charles is Clarence Palace, not far from Buckingham Palace, the second prince lives in Kensington Palace in the Chelsea district, and the third prince is the most favored, living in St. James's Palace, the residence of successive kings, and only Arthur does not live in a palace in the city of London.

Since returning to London, Arthur has been living in his mother's villa, and on weekends, King Rhodes IV orders the four brothers to go to Windsor Castle, southeast of London, where family gatherings are held to promote the bond between relatives.

"Arthur..."Gulhana, who had just finished taking a shower with wet hair and a nightgown, walked into the lounge in her dressing gown and said to Arthur, who was sitting in front of the fireplace drinking alone, "Aren't you sleeping yet?" ”

"I'm not sleepy yet." Arthur said, staring at the huge portrait hanging above the fireplace. The portrait shows a beautiful woman, sitting upright, blonde hair and blue eyes, with a smiling smile at the corners of her mouth, and her eyes are gentle as if they can drip water.

Princess Sophia, Arthur's biological mother.

"Arthur, do you miss her again?" Gulhana walked up to her husband and took his palm.

"Over the years, there hasn't been a day I haven't missed her." Arthur picked up his wide-sucked glass and took a sip of whiskey, "I know she's watching me, in the flower-covered Avalon..."

"Does Avalon really exist?" Gulhana is skeptical: "I think it's just a legend. ”

"The gods have appeared, and of course Avalon exists." Arthur said expressionlessly: "It is an island of God blessed by mist, one day, I will find it.... Aren't you sleepy? Hurry up and go to bed, I'll sit down for a while. ”

"Hmm." Gulhana was indeed a little sleepy, she yawned silently, and walked out of the lounge, Arthur poured himself another glass of wine, facing the crackling fire, staring at the woman in the portrait.

This villa is the last memorial left by Princess Sophia, here, he can find traces of his mother's life, the luxurious palace where the eldest prince and they lived, Arthur didn't care, and he didn't want it.

Since Arthur returned to London, Rhodes IV has more than once asked him to build him a palace in the suburbs comparable to Clarence House and Kensington Palace, but each time, Arthur refused.

In his opinion, those cold houses are far less important than this villa with memories, he does not fight for favor, from the day and moment when the arrow was shot into his mother's chest, he no longer needs his father's favor, he does not envy his three brothers, no matter how much wealth they have gained, how many people have touted them, how many people follow .... Arthur never thought that he was a family with them, the so-called blood relationship was just a bond that was difficult to give up, Arthur didn't care, his ambition was far greater than desire.

The vicious-eyed Baron Frederick thinks that Arthur is an extremely dangerous man, and he is right, Arthur does not fight for anything, does not want money, does not want palaces, does not want the praise of his father, does not want the maintenance of his brother.... By all indications, Arthur was an ambitious man.

Only the wild wolves that are waiting for the opportunity will lurk in the night and hunt bigger prey with the fat meat at their fingertips.

If he could, Baron Frederick would never want to provoke Arthur, this kind of person is terrible, he will not give up until he achieves his goal, and once he is locked, there will be death and injury.

"Mother, wait, soon...."Arthur's eyebrows lowered,

"I'll send them to you."

"Princess Sophia has already been killed by them once, if you send them over, won't you kill Princess Sophia again?" In the corner of the room, in the shadows, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.

Arthur's arm holding the wine glass paused slightly, and without looking back, he said, "Do you have a better way?" ”

"I know how to make the souls of the living into potions so that they die completely, forever.... Disappear. Arthur grinned: "Father, I haven't seen you for so long, you have become cruel." ”

"To deal with the enemy, you have to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, don't you?"

"Agreed." Arthur drank the liquor from his glass in one gulp, got up and looked into the corner, where several figures appeared in the shadows at some point, completely blending into the darkness and making it difficult to notice.

"Father, welcome back."

"Long time no see, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." Ma Wei stepped out of the shadows, took off his hat and pressed it to his chest, and said sincerely: "Truth is supreme. ”

"I shouldn't call you Father Priest now, but His Holiness the Pope..."Arthur looked Mavi up and down and asked, "Do I need to kneel down and kiss the back of your hand?" ”

"Your Highness, you really look down on me when you say that." Ma Wei smiled and responded: "I haven't let anyone kneel and kiss the back of my hand, although it is true that my status in the church is very high, but that does not mean that I should do this, I have power, this is a fact, there is no need to satisfy my vanity with this kind of behavior, not before, in the future.... Not even so. ”

"And what shall I call you?"

"It's fine as before, Your Highness." Looking into Mavigujing's eyes, Arthur raised his arm, placed it on his chest, and said, "Priest." Ma Wei also pressed his chest, and said with his chin bowed: "Your Highness." After the temptation, after learning that Ma Wei was still the same Ma Wei, and his temperament had not changed drastically, Arthur looked at the few people who came with him, the incoming, Edward and Unia had already met, and after a brief greeting, Arthur's eyes stayed on Daniel's body.

"Who is this?" Daniel took the initiative to step forward and performed a standard royal etiquette: "When we meet for the first time, I am Daniel, the first crown prince of Frederick's kingdom. ”

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Arthur suddenly replied, "If I'm not mistaken, the three Manstein brothers should be your fake identity." "If Daniel hadn't shown up tonight, Arthur wouldn't have been able to guess the disguises of the Mavi and the others, and as soon as Daniel appeared, many mysteries would have been solved immediately.

"Yes, we came to London more than a month ago, and we have already entered the camp of the second prince, so for the sake of safety, we did not meet Your Highness for the first time." Ma Wei said.

After inviting Ma Wei and a few people to sit down, Arthur sighed: "The action is very fast.... Within a month, he joined Shukri's camp and gained their trust.... Why don't you choose Charles? ”

"Because Your Highness, you have already joined the camp of the eldest prince Charles, and with you, we don't need to join in this extra move."

"What about Andrew?"

"The third prince's side...."Ma Wei smiled: "There are also people who have entered his camp, and they will play a role at the critical moment." Arthur nodded slowly, glanced at the communication rummaging through the wine cabinet, and muttered: "I am currently a marginal person in Charles's camp, and they all respect me, but that is a superficial phenomenon, in the short term, they will not let me enter the core, and it is difficult for Charles to fully trust me..."

"You need a guide." Ma Wei said: "I came this time to discuss this matter with you. ”

"Go on."

"I plan to forge a second fake identity, disguise myself as a gentleman, join the Nightingale Club, and win the trust of the eldest prince, and after I gain the trust of the eldest prince, I will pull your Royal Highness again, so that you can also enter the core of the eldest prince's camp smoothly."

"It's like a relay, I'll carry you up first, and then you turn around and pull me..."Arthur rubbed his earlobes, his eyes narrowed, "It's doable, so Father Priest, you want me to help you create a fake identity, right?" ”

"That's right, Your Highness, you should have a way."

"Among the Knights of the Round Table, there are several gentry, priests, you can disguise yourself as they and carry out activities in London." Speaking of this, Arthur paused: "I have to think carefully about who to choose, Father Priest, do you have any requirements?" ”

"First of all, this person must be trustworthy, and secondly, during my disguise, he will leave the Windsor Kingdom or use another identity, and must not appear at the same time as me, even if it is a different place."

"Well, no problem, anything else?"

"It's better to be a merchant, and not a gentry from the West Island, and try to avoid arousing the suspicion of the eldest prince." The first two conditions are simple, but the third and fourth conditions all at once narrow down the range of options.

Among the Knights of the Round Table formed by Arthur, most of them are nobles and gentry born and raised in the West Island, and there are only a handful of members who were born and live in the East Island, most of them are early members of the Knights of the Round Table.

"Gawain, it's just him."