Starry and moonlight.

Calis rode slowly back to the fortress of Elan with a chestnut horse with a long mane.

In front of the gate of the Ilan Fortress, inside the wooden lookout post, two guards were patrolling back and forth with torches held high, and saw a dark figure approaching with two bantam horses, and one of the guards shouted and asked:

"Who?"

"It's me, Calis." Calis replied in a loud voice.

"Why are you alone? What about Gary? The guard inside the outpost asked.

"I don't know, we rested overnight at the Blackstone Tavern, and the next day he suddenly disappeared, but luckily his horse was still there. I had to bring the horse back for the time being," explained Calis, "and the situation is complicated, and it is difficult to explain it in a few words, and I have to explain it to the regimental commander myself." ”

"Alright! But here comes your guests tonight. With that, the guard beckoned one guard after another to open the door.

Calis handed the horse to the groom, who was in charge of the horses, and looked up to the guard in the watchtower, "What kind of distinguished guest has come?" ”

"I don't know, the people who came are dressed tightly, I don't know if it's a man or a woman, you'd better wait until the banquet is over and then go to Captain Edmund."

"Why?"

"Calis, why do you have so many questions? See that carriage there? It must be a big nobleman. Some brothers said that they saw a beautiful girl. The soldier pointed to the other side, "Maybe our regimental commander will soon be the son-in-law of a certain master, and we can all follow suit." ”

Calis looked in the direction the soldier pointed, and sure enough, he saw a carriage that seemed to be of great value, with beautiful wheels and a waxed body; There are also two silver-maned horses in the stable, and their coat color looks much brighter than the fat in the group!

……

The arrival of Prince Raphael was only the first step in Edmund's calculations. Next, he plans to use the night's banquet to obtain more favorable information.

"Ruud, is it really okay for us to sneak out?" The robed adult sat on the wooden bed with his head bowed and whispered.

"Princess Aphia, relax." Ruud, the attendant, replied gently.

"But......" Afia felt a little worried, but she stopped talking.

"I think Your Majesty will agree." Ruud said firmly.

"Is it because my father is dying?" There was some sadness in Afia's tone.

Ruud looked at Afia, his expression becoming a little serious, and there was a hint of pity. He sat down softly beside Aphia. Said slowly:

"Your Highness, you know, you have always been facing the people as a prince, although this avoids the trouble of political marriage, but now the internal contradictions of the empire are deep, and the situation is very tense, and now your status as a prince has become a trouble."

"I'm sorry, Ruud." Afia said.

"Your Highness, you don't have to say sorry to me, I have served Your Majesty for more than ten years, and you are what I grew up watching, I swear, I will definitely protect your safety." Ruud said resolutely.

"So what are we doing here? Ruud, are you going to buy them? Afia sat up and walked over to the table to play with a ceramic cup.

"No, I've heard of a Moro man who has been here for more than a decade, and perhaps he has a way to take us across the Endless Sea to the North. As long as we leave the Western Continent, no trouble will find us. Ruud sat up and paced back and forth in the room.

"What if he's not there? Aren't all the Empire people in the queue today? Afia turned to look at Rudd.

"Your Highness, you don't have to worry about this, I believe they don't have the guts to lie to us." Ruud stood in front of the door, his back to Afiya and said.

……

Knoll sat on a bench, shaking the wine in a wooden bowl. The fuchsia wine exudes a sweet aroma, and the corners of his mouth outline a smile, immersed in it.

Flames crackled in the fireplace, freshly baked bread steamed on plates, and the aroma of honey-roasted meat filled the room.

In the auditorium, the members of the regiment boasted about each other's stories, and the joyful laughter came and went, although everyone did not know what the regiment leader was doing, but in the Ilan Fortress, it was rare to be able to eat and drink a lot, and this opportunity could not be wasted. Let's just enjoy it.

"Noll, what are you laughing at? Do you miss your old mother? Marco quipped dismissively.

"Marko, why is your mouth so badly beaten forever?" Knoll shot back with a sip of wine.

"It's called humor, you know? Humorous men and girls alike. The corners of Marco's mouth lifted and he drank the wine in his hand.

"Humor? I don't think so, I'm sure I'll be a knight in the future, and bravery, humility, and loyalty are the most important things. Knoll sat up straight and took a deep breath.

It was Knor's dream to become a knight, and every night when he fell asleep, he thought of his grandfather. One day, Noel believes that he can make a career on the battlefield like his grandfather, and then the emperor will make a knight a small fief and revitalize the family.

"Knights? Knorr: You still have a good sense of humor sometimes. Marco grinned, then picked up the wine jug next to him and filled the wooden bowl in the hands of the two of them, and then continued solemnly,

"The captain has a better chance of being a knight than you, I think the lord he invited today may really let him get a knight to do it, but what about ...... like us"

Ma Ke picked up the wooden bowl and hesitated for a moment, then said, "It is impossible for us to be knights with mud legs like the foreign army. ”

"Who said that?"

"Noor, if you had gone to the city more, you wouldn't have asked such a naïve question." Marco said with a light sip of wine.

Knoll looked displeased.

"The Outer Legion is just used by the Empire to shelter most of the homeless idlers, and will not be treated as real soldiers, nominally we are part of the Imperial Legion, but others will not give us a second glance at all."

After hearing what Marco said, Nolden felt a little incredulous, and even a little annoyed.

The daily hard work seems to have become a joke, and at this moment Noel also understands why Marco comes to him every day to gag, isn't his innocent self a fool in the eyes of others?

"Marko, you'd better make sure every word you say is true." Knoll was furious. Standing up in an instant, he left his seat like a wind, and pushed open the door to walk out of the synagogue.

However, as soon as he opened the door, he saw Calis now in the courtyard, and he could not help crying out:

"Calis."