Visiting someone else's house late at night does not seem to be in line with aristocratic etiquette.

But the Grande family never had this rule, and Mogan didn't take it seriously, unless it affected his earnings, and to some extent, the "odd soldier" strategy helped him to carry out his hobby - to control everything.

Because of this, he was also happy to see that the second time Frank, who opened the door in the middle of the night and was sleepy-eyed, saw him, and forcibly pinched his own person to wake himself up, and then looked at him with a pair of dark circles.

"Why am I not so surprised......"

Frank was just about to complain about something, but suddenly saw another person behind Mogan, and was so frightened that he took a half step back.

Mogan added the second half of the sentence for him, "So I brought you a little surprise - but don't worry, it's not this harmless nobleman." ”

But Frank didn't listen to a word.

Maybe it's because of a closer look at the past, the king's solemn demeanor really doesn't look like any random passer-by, even if Mo Gan deliberately reminded him, he didn't directly look back, and even seemed impolite.

"Don't look at it." Rao is Mogan also felt helpless about this unexpected and reasonable shift of gaze, "Frank, I'm not here to visit you this time, nor to ask you for anything, or even to ask you for Boss Fleming's personal information. ”

Frank came back to his senses and was surprised, "What? ”

It was an accident within an accident that Mr. Grande, who had come to the door five times three times, did not treat him as a tool.

"Of course, you won't be paid." Morgani made a point that only he cared about, and then threw out the purpose, "I'm going to tell you a story." ”

"I hope you really just want to tell a story, not some kind of scheme......" Frank felt uncomfortable and rubbed his eyes, "You don't know, I have to work overtime during the day for no reason, and I watched the stall all day alone, and I was tired to death......"

But Mogan's next sentence made him sober again.

Not to mention rubbing the sand out of his eyes that he didn't know existed, or soothing his tired and overly tense eye muscles, Frank almost slammed his fist into his eyeball, and just half-clenched his fist, frozen in place.

"The story I'm going to tell takes place almost a year ago, and the main character is a fourteen-year-old boy named Will."

In a prosperous city in the kingdom of Kor, a knight captain has led the local knight order for decades, and with vigorous strength and great strength, they have jointly guarded the stability of the city.

The knights of the Kingdom of Cole have the title of "knight" from top to bottom, and only the prefix specially granted by the queen exists, which is used to recognize the knight's own special ability or represent merit, and will not directly distinguish the general name of knight because of the strength of the position.

Along with this is the title system, which is currently the only way to distinguish between high and low positions in the Kingdom of Cole, but the Kingdom of Cole is not the only country whose rank is determined by blood.

The knights of the kingdom who defended the side deserved to be rewarded. Because of this, the captain of the knights, who was born poor and was later called into the Knights, also became a viscount at the age of forty because of his good achievements.

The captain of the knights is extremely powerful and prestigious, and he has almost never been in the way of his career life. In terms of family life, he did not slack off, and raised two children with his wife.

It was a pair of twin siblings, the daughter was named Connor and the son was named Will.

The two children were born late, and the knight captain and his wife thought that they would have no successor, and they loved them very much, but they would not relax in education.

The promotion coincided with the arrival of a pair of children to go to school, and the couple also used the income of the knight captain to arrange a noble tutor for the two children, and the daily classes were filled.

They say they don't need anything outside of their bodies anymore, but for children, knowledge and upbringing are gifts of life – and it is in this environment that Will grew up.

Both siblings were surrounded by teachers of aristocratic children, who not only taught them abundant knowledge of astronomy and geography and the beauty of art and literature, but also taught them humility and etiquette.

Because of the influence of the family, the sister and brother still retain the simplicity and enthusiasm of their parents who were born in poverty, as well as some of the real "weapons" belonging to the knights.

Be brave and strong.

Especially her sister Connor, who has loved to watch the Knights practice on the wall since she was a child, fantasizing about when she too can become a warrior.

As an initial exercise, she also had to practice her combat skills with branches at home, retreating and advancing, at least bluffing, and even tried to lift heavy objects at home every day, often accidentally making a mess.

Will, by contrast, was timid and not as explicit in his zeal.

He only thought that in addition to being the sister of a knight like his father, there should also be someone in the family who fulfilled his parents' wishes and became a knowledgeable aristocratic scholar.

Will wasn't sure if he wanted that future, but he couldn't think of any other option.

On her fourteenth birthday, her father allowed her two children to make their own hopes for the future, and Connor excitedly asked her father to take time out of her "warrior's training", which was also approved.

But Will was unusually confused, and in such a serious conversation, he felt empty-headed, and he didn't know what he wanted.

Fortunately, his mother was understanding, and saw his doubts, so she communicated with his father, and the two of them jointly decided not to interfere, and took the initiative to put Will's wish on hold for the time being, leaving it for tomorrow to decide.

Will still remembers his father repeating the Queen's words to him in such earnest terms.

"Her Majesty once said, 'There is no 100% outcome in the world, you can create your own future'. Will, we also hope that you will not be bound by our desires and can create the future you want. ”

In order to find what he wanted, Will began to read a variety of books.

Strange books.

It was something that the aristocratic governess would not mention in the classroom, including anecdotes between the mountains and the sea, anecdotes about the kingdom continent, and the history of all races - Will knew that there were true and false, but he had no purpose but to look for them everywhere.

Will thought it was all interesting, but it wasn't very happy to spend his life choosing one or the other.

Before he could find what he wanted, he was approached by Connor.

"You're also interested in pirates?" Connor leaned over to Will's side.

The relationship between the sister and brother is actually very good, but as they get older, they often don't study together.

Since Connor decided to become a knight and participate in the knight training arranged by his father, the two rarely play together, and even their work and rest time "go their separate ways".

Will muttered quietly, "I'm not like you, with such a clear goal...... But aren't pirates robbed? And how could you care about that. ”

In his mind, Connor, a future warrior destined to become a knight, must be the embodiment of justice, and of course he must be at odds with the evil pirates in the books.

"It's not just that, you still see too little!" Connor couldn't stop talking about the topics he was interested in, "In addition to the pirates who burn and loot, there are also teams that are not recognized by the state. They sail freely on the high seas in search of treasure, such as the recently famous Blue Eagle Pirates......"

Will still couldn't understand. But he did not find a result after reading so much, and he did agree that he had seen too little, and perhaps he could not find a goal all the time.

"Then you might as well train with me." Connor suggested, "Even if you're going to be a scholar, it's not a bad thing to be able to fight, at least get some exercise." Maybe you'll be a mage in the future! ”

So Will did, but after a few days, he regretted it again.

"Come on, it's half a lap away!"

Looking at his sister, who was running around the city wall and running in front of him, still had the strength to turn around and shout to greet his sister, Will felt more and more that he was on a thief ship.

He even had some doubts that his father had secretly given his sister a potion in advance, otherwise he would have been so much worse than his twin sister in terms of physical fitness if he had just missed a month of special exercise.

In this way, Will practiced hard for a week, and finally mustered up the courage to give up, but when he was too weak to see his father, he was still ready to find his sister who took him on the thief ship to talk first.

It was early spring, and there was still a while before the evening special training.

With years of acquaintance, Will finds his sister in the backyard who is trying to boxing with Big Tree.

But he obviously didn't make his meaning clear at the first time.

"Actually, I also think this kind of special training is a bit annoying." Connor was very frank, "I finally waited until my father said he wanted to teach me how to be a warrior, but he didn't even give me a sword. It's useless to say that he doesn't have the physical strength to do anything - I think he just doesn't have time to teach. ”

Finding that his sister, who was willing to train, felt the same way, Will was quite surprised for a while,

He finally had the illusion that "this blood relationship is not a decoration in commonality", and he had a desire to pursue the matter, even beyond the idea of correcting what he didn't say clearly.

"And what do you want to do?" Will blurted out.

"In the evening, during the special training, we will go to the Knights to get two swords!" Connor clenched his fists, "Don't say whether you use it or not, at least you have to touch it." If we were really caught, we went straight to the showdown with my father! ”

Will knew that his sister Connor had always been resentful.

Obviously the children of knights, compared to the children of other knights, although their father gave them tutors, he kept them from learning combat skills, and did not let go until his fourteenth birthday Connor officially asked for it.

He also wanted to help his sister fulfill his wish, so he agreed to the bold plan of the Night Knights.

It's just that what neither of them expected was that the mutation would happen before nightfall.

That night, Connor and Will, who had made a symbolic half-circle around the city, slipped back to the city through the south gate and jumped over the wall into the camp of the Knights in the city, but did not see any knights training or patrolling.

The two didn't feel wrong at first, so they took their swords and ran.

In fact, Will had already sensed that something was wrong on the way, because the bustling and noisy city seemed to be quieter than ever, and most of the houses on both sides of the road were closed - he was particularly sensitive to this subtle change.

Observing the Knights often, Connor, who was familiar with their routines, found it even more incredible.

"Let's go home." Connor immediately decided, "Something happened in the city, otherwise the Knights would not be left behind, maybe they encountered a mission that everyone went out together, and my father might also be there." Then tell your mother. ”

Before they could get closer to the door, they saw smoke and fire rising from a familiar spot.

The two children already had a bad premonition in their hearts, and they didn't dare to approach directly, so they tried to stand on the roof of another house, and supported each other to climb for a while, but Will was pulled up by Connor, who jumped up first.

All that catches your eye is the fire.