Chapter Seventy-Eight: Before It All Begins (Part II)
Marco Tasker, who was pale in his face, didn't dare to delay for a moment - although he didn't know what was going on, Angela had a lot to do with the Mineste family, and even a little longer would make things very dangerous, not to mention that the Blood Flag Brotherhood was already on their way to Pipetown.
Thanks to Rose Glass's consideration of the customer, the walls of each room are so thick that no one can hear you screaming in the room, or the few Minest people standing outside the door would have figured out that something was wrong—it would have been unwise for a wizard not to keep any surveillance.
Even Marco suspected that there were people from the Mineste family in the secret passage, but they happened to not know that there were just two secret doors in this room - so they were quite lucky, and the one-in-half hit rate was a one-time hit.
Because he was already familiar with the way, it was Edward who was ahead of the curve when he returned the same way. The three of them rested in the room for a while, until it was almost dawn, Edward grabbed a handful of silver coins and two gold coins from his money bag and put them on the bedside, and then found a simple-looking cloak for Angela to change, and in order to hide her identity, Edward also changed her shirt.
Angela did it without saying a word from beginning to end - the tool would not have a problem.
"Mr. Marco Tasker, please leave with Angela first-I'm sure you can protect the lovely Angela, right?" Edward asked, packing up his gear, "We might want to split it for a while." ”
"I'll be waiting for you at our ancestral home. Marco looked at Angela who was glaring at him viciously, he knew better than anyone how terrifying this Dominic wizard was, but now he had no choice: "But you have to do your best, it's not close to Pipe Town from here!"
"Bang!" the door shut, and Edward took a long, deep breath, took a glass of cider from the table, soaked his throat slightly, and glanced at Miss Gilly, who was still lying unconscious on the bed.
"Okay...... Now it's time to think about how you can tell that coffin-faced Lord Gaio Valence about all the mess that happened last night!"
.................. The streets of silk in the early morning didn't look very lively, at least compared to the glorious cross church of the daily pilgrims, and after a night of merriment, the adults in silk satin were clearly unable to welcome the sun of the new day, and a nap was what they wanted to do now.
And right down the cobblestone avenue, there was an extravagant four-wheeled carriage moving slowly - the two proud and majestic thoroughbred horses could understand the mind of their master without the help of a coachman, and the beautiful bronze lamps and carvings on the spacious carriage were a sight to behold from a distance. In a place as rich as Turin, it is not uncommon to own such a carriage, but when people see it, they still think of the family that is the envy of everyone.
"I have to say, my dear cousin Alan, you are so lucky that you have been in Turin City for less than a week to come across such a great opportunity. The blonde young man gently stroked the girl's right hand: "The Quiet Forest Orchestra is very prestigious in Dominica, and it often tours around - the last time I had the pleasure of seeing it in person was in Seahorse Harbor, when I was only eight years old. ”
"Then you must remember it vividly, right?" the girl smiled reluctantly, this cousin Lusen was much better at poetry and literature than he was at swordsmanship and riding. However, Alan, who had grown up in The Hague Castle, had few opportunities to do so, and it was impossible for Mrs. Angelica to allow her little Alan to listen to the bard's lewd songs in the vulgar taverns.
Although she didn't have much interest in the so-called "orchestra" Alan at all, it was really difficult for her to say no to this cousin who treated her so well - no matter what reason this Lusan Minest approached her, that gentleness and tolerance were something that the girl could not ignore.
"What is that place?" the girl suddenly looked out of the window, pointing to the manor-like building standing not far away, "There seems to be a sign on it—rose glass?"
"Uh?!, that's, that's ......" The expression of the blonde young man who was still smiling just now was immediately embarrassed, and of course he knew what it was: "It's probably one place...... Well, a place of socializing, where many people relax and look for some more vulgar entertainment. He avoided the terrible word as best he could, and the atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became much colder.
"The horse seems to be ...... Is it Edward?!" Seeing the figure leading the horse out of it, the girl seemed to be a canary flying out of the cage, and the face that was still a little lonely just now immediately showed a smile, and she couldn't wait to rush out of the carriage, and her right hand suddenly broke free from the arms of the blond youth.
"Allen...... Old John hurried to stop the carriage!" In the panic, the blonde young man had only time to call the coachman to stop, when he saw Allen's sturdy figure leap out of the carriage like a light swallow, and ran towards the black-haired boy riding on the horse in the distance.
"Your former squire salutes you, the Honourable Sir Alan Kwyn. Still with a bit of a joking tone, Edward rolled down from his horse and saluted Allen, "Is there anything you're looking for me?"
"I should ask that!" The girl who was still a little happy just now, when she heard this guy's pretentious tone, she immediately became angry, stared straight at Edward's eyes, and crossed her hands on her hips: "Why don't you come to see me when you come to Xicheng District, you have been here for many days, right?"
"I'm really sorry, but I'm just an attendant below, and those adults can't get away from their busy tasks with the slightest order. Edward raised his head with a smile and squinted at the blonde young man who got out of the carriage behind him and ran out of breath: "Can I ask the gentleman behind you by his name?"
"Horn Minest, grandson of Holard and son of Tetos. Although he was obviously panting, the blonde youth still walked directly behind Alan unceremoniously and "protected" the girl: "It's nice to meet you, I'm from Allen's watch...... My cousin heard about you. ”
It was only when he was introduced that he remembered that Allen's identity had not yet been revealed. However, the girl behind him blushed slightly, especially after seeing Edward's imperceptible smile, which burned a lot.
Lusen stared at the squire angrily, as if he was afraid that he would do something wrong—the blonde young man still had a slight affection for him after hearing about Edward's deeds, after all, whether he was really resurrected or not, he did save those poor people and avenge his master, and Edward's appearance all the way from Fort Hague also added a lot to him.
But the moment he saw him come out of the rose glass, the blonde young man immediately labeled the squire a "vulgar pervert", as if he had forgotten that he himself was also a "regular" here—the honorable young master of the Minest family, the eldest young master of Lusen, would never admit that he was jealous of his cousin's behavior just now, and he showed hostility.
"I guess Mr. Witwood had a great time last night. Lusan said unceremoniously: "Are you even trembling your legs now?"
"I'm sorry, if it were normal times, I would be very interested in discussing some details about last night with you, but I am on a mission, and it is extremely urgent!" Since the other party was not interested in chatting with him at all, Edward was too lazy to talk nonsense, and directly ignored the "Young Master Lusen" and looked at the girl behind him: "Sir Allen, I need your help now!"
"What's the matter?" the girl almost subconsciously stiffened, and Edward's extremely heavy expression was the first time she had seen it.
"I need to send a letter to the Palace of Marcherus at once, and give it to the Grand Master of the Knights of the Sacred Tree, Lord Mercer Kane, but I am afraid it will not be easy, and a commoner like me would not be welcome in such a noble place. The anxious Edward was still in the mood to make a cold joke: "Maybe you can do a favor, if you ...... of course"
"Where's the letter?" the girl didn't ask any more questions, which made Edward laugh, and took out a letter from his pocket covered with ink—the seal on it had been lent to him by Leonardo, and it was obvious that the coffin-faced knight could not be so kind.
"Is there any slogan or a common word that will allow me to meet the Grand Master?"
"It's easy, just tell him - Edward Witwood has found the rat's nest and is running after it, and they'll understand. The black-haired boy was in a good mood: "I wish you a good luck!"
"Shut up, you squire!" Lusan interrupted the conversation with a surprised expression, and stretched out his hand to point at Edward's nose, "How dare you give orders to the heir of a proud family, and that is your former master?!"
"I'm sorry Cousin Luceen, you might have to go to the opera alone!" Just as he was saying, Alan had already led a horse from the carriage, and rode directly without even a saddle: "I must go to the palace now and find the Grand Master of the Knights of the Sacred Tree!"