The night approached like a haze, and it became heavy, as if darkness was rising from all corners at the same time with the night, and even flowing down from the heights.

The panicked Earl of Bremont walked up and down the room, muttering incoherently to himself, "Damn, how could I be here? All he remembered was that Brant suddenly appeared in front of him last night, and then he felt dizzy.

The 'jailer' leather holding the spear stood silently outside the door. From morning to noon, and then to night, he never left an inch. He and Ammon were the only ones left to guard the entire baron's castle, and all the soldiers were transferred to the southern walls to fight the enemy. As jailers guarding the dungeon, they are lucky.

The elm door was gently pushed open from outside, and Brant entered the room, walked up to the middle-aged man, and greeted politely, "Lord Vikney, are you resting?"

The Count of Bremont looked displeased and said, "Where is this?"

Brandt told him, "Salt Town, the domain of the Grell family. ”

Count Blemon looked incredulous, "You brought me here?" He couldn't believe that this qiē was true, and in just one night he appeared in Baron Kane's castle from Rock City, hundreds of miles away. How did Brant do it? Was it because of magic?

Brandt nodded his head in undeniable acknowledgment, and said with a look of apology, "You're scared." ”

"Put away your hypocritical manners," immediately shot a resentful look into Count Bremont's eyes. Staring at each other viciously. "Don't you already know my plan, are you going to leave me at your grandfather's disposal?" he snorted. To show contempt, "Boy, there is no evidence, even if Duke Philip believes your words, he can't dispose of me at will without any evidence. His face was scorched, his cheeks bulged, and his little sly eyes contained two dripping eyeballs.

Brandt's tone was always polite and respectful. "Lord Vikney, you have misunderstood, I have no intention of leaving you at my grandfather's disposal. "If you weren't Angela's father, Brandt thought to himself, I wouldn't hesitate to execute you, a traitor who had plotted to betray the Islamic family.

The Earl of Blemon stared at him with suspicion, "What did you want to do with me here, and leave me to Baron Kane in private?" A dark cloud swept through those eyes, he didn't believe the other party's hypocrisy at all, he always thought that the boy in front of him had some conspiracy.

"I promised Angela that I wouldn't hurt you," Brandt explained to him respectfully, "I just wanted to settle your long-standing feud with Baron Kane." ”

"Angela?" Master Vikney clenched his fists tightly as the size of an oil hammer. "What happened to your daughter?"

"You don't have to worry. She's fine, she'll stay in Crag Rock for the time being. Brandt told him without hurry. "Lord Gaiss Wald is leading the knights of House Vikney to Salt Town at this moment, and the garrison in Crag Rock City led by Master 'Strong Man' Wicks has also set out. ”

"Without my orders, they couldn't—"

"—I gave the order. Brandt's dark eyes were full of confidence, fortitude and optimism.

He grinned, revealing a mouth full of blackened teeth, "You, are you kidding me?"

Brandt casts a transfiguration spell that transforms himself into the Count of Bremont, and after a few breaths, he reverts back to his own form.

Mistress Vikney's face turned gray in an instant, and he poked there in astonishment like half a piece of wood. "Are you pretending to be me to give them orders?" he was sure of it, but he still wanted to hear it from the other person's mouth.

Brandt nodded slightly, "They are undoubtedly loyal and brave knights, but I can't allow them to be enemies of the Islam family, which is why I must take you away from Rock City." ”

'The Strong' Wicks is a truly feared warrior, and the soldiers he trains are just as brave and good at fighting. If he becomes an enemy of the House of Islam, it will cause even greater casualties to the Knights of Glory. Brandt remembers that seven years ago, in celebration of his grandfather's 70th birthday, Captain Luke held a joust tournament, and he sat in the audience and saw Knight Henry Sweet defeat 20 well-armed knights in a joust. In the final match, the Weeks Knight from the Vickeney family defeated the brave Knight Henry and won the first place in the tournament.

The bulging muscles under Lord Vicney's face twitched constantly, "Now that things have come to this point, I don't have a choice. Those eyes as vigilant as rats were filled with hatred that they wanted to vomit but didn't dare to vomit.

"I'll keep it a secret for you," said Brandt, "and you only have to promise me one thing." ”

"What's the matter?"

"You must return the seized Grell family's lands and reach an understanding with Baron Kane. ”

"What good has he done you, and you are going to favor him like this?" Lord Vikney's face flushed, and he glared angrily, like a beast that had been forced to be embarrassed, waiting there to fight back. "I remember that Baron Kane only gave birth to three sons, could it be that this old boy still has an illegitimate daughter?" he said silently, the wild seed and the illegitimate daughter, this is really a perfect match.

Brandt tried his best to suppress the anger burning in his heart, and said in a firm tone, "I just don't want the soldiers of the Vikeney family to have any friction with the soldiers of the Grell family in Salt Town. ”

Bremont looked disdainful, "The good boys of the Grell family are almost dead, what trouble can they cause?"

"Don't forget," Brandt reminded sharply, "that Baron Kane's son died by Lord Walder's sword. He still can't forget that day, and perhaps most of those present still remember the tragedy of a young knight dying in the jousting ring on Duke Philip's birthday.

Jalen Grell is a very brave knight, but also a knight who is easily proud. Brant remembers that he used to walk around behind him as a child, as well as his younger brother Paul and Jason, and that the three of them were always playing knightly jousting with wooden swords in the arena of Boulder City, and Jalen was always the referee for them.

"It was just an accident. ”

But a lot of people don't believe it. ”

"Believe it or not," replied the Earl of Bremont coldly, "if Kane holds on to this, he can go to Walder to duel and avenge his son." ”

If Baron Kane is a rival to the Wade Knights, then he will definitely find a duel with the other party. "Knight Gaiss Walder is your subordinate, and Baron Kane may choose to duel you, and you happen to be in his castle at the moment. ”

The motivations and meanings of knightly jousting are varied. Initially, the military factor was definitely dominant. The early group jousting was tantamount to a realistic military exercise, which could train the knights in formation and practice the tactics of dense attacks. Young aristocrats can quickly improve their military skills and make contributions on the battlefield as soon as possible.

"He wants to duel with me, a powerless man?" said Brammon Veckney, grimacingly, "and that's his knightly honor?"

Brandt reminded him, "Don't forget, you also have a knighthood. ”

"That's just a false title. The Count of Bremont emphasized.

"Even so you are a knight," Brandt noted, "and Baron Kane has the right to challenge you under the provisions of federal law. ”

A challenge is usually a friendly competition, but if there is a grudge between the two sides of the contest, it can easily end the contest with a death in battle. The loser in the joust is captured and must be offered horses, weapons, and armor as a ransom to be paid to the victorious side.

The Count of Bramont retorted in a loud voice to what he said, "I can refuse. ”

"Your reputation and that of your family will be discredited. ”

"Boy, what the hell do you want?"

Brandt repeated what he had just said, "Return the occupied Grell family's lands and reach an understanding with Baron Kane." ”

The Count of Bremont glanced at him coldly and replied calmly, "What if I don't agree?"

Brant's eyes were large and dark, and in the stillness of the time they shone with a radiance like fire, as if they were thoughtful and searching, but in the blink of an eye, there was a terrible, cold expression in his eyes. "Then I'll leave you at the disposal of Baron Kane. His gaze was sharper than a hateful language, as if it was about to shoot into the other party's internal organs.

"I'm hungry. ”

"Dinner was ready and we could sit down and talk while eating. (To be continued......)