Walking briskly through the castle gardens, Sir Lawrence, who seemed to be forever straight, had a resolute expression and did not seem to shake his eyes in the scenery around him. The steady footsteps on the mud and bluestone slabs of the castle did not even make the knight blink an eye, even the knights and servants who saluted him.

Viscount Edward Witwood of Fort Clarion is about to marry Miss Allen!

Despite being in the City of Bright Stars, not ...... He had foreseen all this when he was in Turin, but when it actually happened, Sir Lawrence did not feel anything happy. Even if he knew that all this was correct, Sir Lawrence did not feel any joy, especially the lingering shadow that Edward brought to him, which made Lawrence always think that this guy was very dangerous!

But in fact, he was the only one who had such emotions - the entire servants of The Hague Castle were preparing for the upcoming wedding, and it had not been such a lively time in the Hague Castle for a long time in so many years, and the joyful expression was on everyone's faces.

More than once, Lawrence had heard the fellows talking privately about the young lord, as if they were all meeting Edward for the first time. The thought of this makes Lawrence feel a sense of irony, for the man who had once been so contemptuous of Edward Witwood now wanted to kneel down and kiss his boots, as if he could not prove his loyalty if he did not do so.

Naturally, the reason for this is also very simple - Sir Serra is dead, and the person who can inherit the territory must be Miss Allen's husband, and there is no doubt that Edward Witwood will become the future lord of The Hague Castle, and everything of the Kwyn family will be inherited by him, and the guys who depend on the castle for their livelihood will naturally be eager to flatter their future masters.

But isn't it the same for yourself? Sir Lawrence, who was standing outside the door, laughed to himself and looked at the old door with some distracted eyes—the key to this room used to belong to Master Otto Kwyn alone, but now even the room has changed owners.

I knocked lightly on the door, only to find that there was no lock at all. Sir Lawrence, who was slightly surprised, pushed the door straight in. The steady eyes staggered a little in a quiet optical fiber.

Leaning back in his chair, Edward stared intently at the map on the table, the quill in his hand moving back and forth as if looking for something, and the parchment scrolls piled up next to him even occupied a quarter of the table. At the other end of the spectrum was a cold lunch, and he didn't even notice that Lawrence had walked in.

Although it was only for a moment, when he saw Edward sitting behind his desk with his back to the window, Lawrence even felt that he saw Otto Kwyn thirty years ago, the man who had just inherited the Hague Castle and married Lady Angelica, who was bent on making the Kwyn family a strong new star, the man who had sworn allegiance and was willing to die for him.

Of course, it was only for a moment. Sir Lawrence quickly returned to his normal state, closing the door with a calm expression: "Lord Viscount Edward Witwood. Are you looking for me?"

"Sir Lawrence!" Edward, who had a sincere expression, seemed not to hear the coldness in the other party's words, and directly threw the quill in his hand on the table and walked over with a smile: "Please sit down quickly, sorry there is nothing to entertain, if you need it......"

"Thank you very much, but no more. Lawrence refused in a cold tone, "I know this room better than you - I have served the lord of The Hague Fort here for thirty years. ”

“...... In other words, as long as you are the lord of The Hague Castle, will you be loyal to you?" Edward asked, "whoever it is, whoever this person has been in the past?"

"What exactly do you want?" Lawrence finally pursed the corners of his mouth.

"I want Fort Hague to rise from a small port with no name to a major town in the south - like Maple Leaf Harbor. Only then will we be able to have the power to fight against the Minest family, and only then will I truly have the power to protect Ellen!"

"To do this, I must unite Fort Hague and Fort Clarion into one territory. to be able to accomplish this project -- it would be a huge undertaking that I could not have done alone. Edward turned his head slowly, staring at Lawrence who was standing there, "I need someone who can help me accomplish this." ”

Seeing Sir Lawrence's almost silent expression, Edward's heart couldn't help but flash a trace of smugness - for Lawrence, the only force that could continue to let him swing his sword after Sir Serra's death was Alan. Even he himself probably wouldn't want to admit it.

What most inspires our strength is often our greatest weakness...... Revenge, faith, sacrifice, fame, wealth, ...... These Dingxi, which look beautiful, often don't even want to believe that it is true at the moment when it is really revealed.

Edward was not at all worried that Lawrence would disagree—knights who bore oaths and beliefs in their hearts were often bound by reality, just as he knew it well. When Allen's wedding to him is over, he must also be loyal to himself.

But the more you do that, the more you have to respect him and make him feel valued. Lawrence was the most prestigious knight in the entire Hague Castle, and his attitude could almost determine whether half of the knights were willing to be truly loyal to themselves, and not just to Allen, who meant nothing to Edward.

He needs to establish himself in the south as soon as possible, provided that he becomes the true lord of Fort Hague, not just Allen's husband - it is cruel to say this, but this is the reality, everything about Fort Hague is extremely important to Edward.

Lawrence's thick face seemed to tremble slightly, as if he was hesitating whether to agree to Edward, but finally sighed, and looked at the black eyes with a wary gaze: "What do you need me to do?"

"Fort Horn. The corners of Edward's mouth curled slightly smugly: "That castle will be the key to everything - I need a strong and courageous knight to defend it for me, if I can't secure the trade routes, all plans will be in vain!"

"This small island will become the 'watchtower' of The Hague - I use this term not for nothing, all cargo ships from The Hague will be able to dock there for supplies, and all cargo ships bound for The Hague will inevitably pass there. I can't take care of two castles at the same time, someone has to take care of the other for me. ”

"You want to give me Fort Bugrums?!" Edward's words were simply too much of Lawrence's surprise, and even extremely shocking: "That's your own territory, so you can give it to me so safely?"

No matter how dilapidated and cramped, Hornfort was Edward's most important domain—and the meaning of which, according to his will, was almost entirely entrusted to Sir Lawrence, the meaning of which did not even need to be explained.

In other words, anyone who has just received the title of nobility will probably not hand over the territory to others for "trusteeship" so "casually", right?

"Because I believe that only you can be worthy of my entrustment of such a great mission, and only you can protect it for me. Edward smiled and nodded, "I can even tell you that the most desired loot of the Minest family in this battle for Bright Star City is this island, because controlling this place is equivalent to controlling the port of The Hague!"

"And now, both are yours. Lawrence nodded silently: "I will take on this duty - I will never let any merchant ship be in danger in this sea!"

"And I believe in your loyalty. Edward nodded heavily, "And will never live up to this precious oath!" (To be continued......)