"Grandma!" said Lola, who ran to the queen's side and hugged her, looking terrified.

Mira let go of the hilt of her sword and took a few steps back, then began to look the three women in the row up and down.

"How many of you are—" Archbishop Roman seemed to try to say something, but she immediately noticed that none of the three were wearing the emblems associated with the White Church—the unbelievers of Suomir in this region of Aurora?—— and the queen reached out to stop and winked, Roman swallowed and retracted.

Naturally, this action did not escape the attention of Mira and Henry.

The last person who was so out of place in the environment that you could easily tell the identity of the other party was Margaret.

And the status of these three people is obviously the same as that of our noble lady.

Suomir's women preferred to wear long dark dresses, which was not much different from the aristocratic class and the plebeian class. But the cloth used by the aristocratic class was usually satin, and the texture and sheen were far superior to that of the high-quality linen that the common people could get their hands on. And there are many details in the cropping of the distinction.

Most of the clothes of the common people on the East Coast were bought in the cheap ready-to-wear stores, while the aristocracy was tailor-made. In recent years, influenced by the Raman culture, the upper class likes waist design, emphasizing the beauty of human curvy. And this is a significant difference between the clothes worn by the three women and the civilians.

There are also designs with long skirt hems. The long skirts of commoner women would have narrow openings at the sides and tie hanging from them. Because long skirts are difficult to move around while working, they roll up the hem to the knees when they need to work, and then tie them with straps.

A big man who doesn't need to work, is pampered and has no power to tie the chicken. I lost my servants because of some unexpected factors, and judging from the appearance of the luxurious clothes and delicate skin that had been torn a lot, and the unkempt cheeks were sunken, I am afraid that I have suffered a lot along the way. And at this time, I happened to meet the mercenaries of their group of three-

Mira noticed that the dark-haired woman in religious attire was reaching for her waist, and she easily judged that the other party must have hidden a dagger or something there.

The white-haired girl thought that this person was a little naïve when she opened her mouth to talk, but at this glance, she was the most vigilant of the three - at least she was not unarmed and did not carry anything.

The Lamanite woman was in a foreign land, perhaps the most experienced of the three of them.

In line with Henry and Mira's reactions, the other party was also observing the three of them. With a little brain, they also realized how luxurious they were, and they were as defenseless as meat on a knife board without protection.

The mercenaries' bad reputation in this area, the rich high-ranking personnel, still women, the lack of guards, and the wearing of gold and silver—as dangerous as they were—as dangerous as they were, and the reason why they didn't immediately run away was that they were too hungry to run, and another reason could be easily judged by the direction of their repeated gazes.

It's our Loan girl.

Female mercenaries are rare, and it is even rarer for a young girl to have such a high level of achievement. There are women in the ranks, and they don't seem to be slaves or servants of other people at all, but equal traveling companions. Perhaps this mercenary team is a reliable partner of justice?—— this possibility makes the queen and the archbishop hesitate to run away without pulling their legs.

Mira judged this, and Henry judged this.

And Kaleva.

He's an idiot.

"Galeva, don't you take out the emblem to salute when you see His Excellency the Bishop?" Henry turned back to the young man and said to him, and then Galeva replied, "Wow!" and pulled out the emblem on his chest. The sage's reminder had a profound meaning, and in addition to breaking the deadlock, it further dispelled the vigilance of the other party—for it was impossible for the highlanders to have believers, and their laxity was almost evident in the name of the innkeeper's eldest son, who was clearly a Suomir.

A teacher is a teacher. Mira thought to himself, he saw through what the other person cared about, and with a simple and obscure gesture he was able to break the deadlock.

"We are mercenaries traveling to Aurora, have you encountered any disaster?" After breaking the deadlock, it was not difficult to continue speaking, Heng said in a very standard Lamanite language that was not in the Suomir style, and walked in the direction of Kaleva.

"Your Excellency, allow me to pay my respects. Galeva said and made a gesture of prayer. Only then did Roman put his hand back behind his back, and the queen let out a long breath.

"Drink some water, Mira, and get some medicine. Henry's actions completely let their vigilance down, and after their side took the initiative to help, the queen and the other three completely opened the conversation.

"yes—encountered a giant—"

"That's unfortunate"

Keeping aside the great sword and other things, the three of them, including the Sage and the Roan Maiden, and Kaleva, began to communicate with the three women they encountered.

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Riding wild in the mountains of Talva-Sutar is a treat.

After the Great Swordsman's return, the number of Lamanite merchants who fled was innumerable. In addition to a small number of large chambers of commerce that were successfully retained, many medium-sized chambers returned to the territory of the empire.

As a result, the wide avenue is rarely used by people except for small individual traders who want to make venture money.

This provides great convenience when the military travels.

Menisdor threw off all the Talva-Suta garrisons.

He didn't carry any infantry, because this mission was so fast that the infantry couldn't keep up with the speed. Second, after being deceived by the Duke's family, he no longer dared to trust anyone except those in his own team.

Her Majesty's disappearance may have been an accident, and preferably an accident.

If it hadn't been an accident but someone had done it on purpose—Menisdo tightened her grip on the reins, her face beneath the light armor so cold that it could condense.

Two brigades of seventy-two horsemen rode like the wind through the winding roads and bridges of Talva-Suta. These are all the elite of the Dragonwing Knights, and the white feathers behind them rattle in the wind. This time it was all light cavalry armor. Small shoulder armor and light helmet, equipped with not a four-meter-long cavalry spear, but only a portable sword, a large axe and a spear. Plus assisted by some short bows and light crossbows.

Considering the possible wounded, there are also members of the Order who serve as military medics in the team.

They travel lightly and every member is well-trained. Although they were ridiculed by the Suomirs who supported the Great Swordsmen for their lack of experience in warfare and simply copied the Lamanites, the Dragonwing Knights, as the absolute elite assembly of the kingdom that can be used now, are absolutely excellent in terms of combat quality and execution.

On the first day of their search, they received another piece of news that the queen had not only gone on her own way, but also brought with her, Her Royal Highness Princess Lola, the only heir to the royal family, and Her Excellency Archbishop Roman of the Archchurch of Heinzswerm in Jetina.

The three men who stood at the political and religious apex of the whole of Suomyr disappeared together - the naïve impulse of Her Majesty really put a pressure on the shoulders of those below who in this case was comparable to that of the Paloshia plateau.

Although they don't want to go in this direction, if the three of them can't come back.

Suomir feared that there would be a catastrophe.

The return of the Great Swordsman has caused a vague upheaval in the domestic political situation, and if this is the case, the archbishop of the church and the current queen and the sole heir of the royal family are all missing.

The power vacuum created by this will inevitably bring misery to a country that has been at peace for more than 20 years.

Her Majesty's wish to make the country as prosperous as the Padrossi Empire. The business reform has not yet been carried out effectively, and more than two decades have only cooled the boiling hot oil of Suomir, and it will still take a long time for her to become prosperous and live in peace and contentment.

And if all these three of them are gone, they will all lose their efforts.

Menisdor remembered the confrontation with the duke. His army seemed to be far more prepared than expected, and this was obviously not to prepare them for the Dragonwing Knights, after all, the Knights were only a regiment no matter how strong they were. Without an infantry garrison, they would not be able to defeat a dukedom's army.

The reason why the dukes were so prepared, and why they still played with fire and withheld information knowing that it would cause a big problem if the East Window incident happened.

Apparently.

is aimed at this power vacancy.

The country may be at peace now.

But there are countless guys who are secretly ready to move.

Her Majesty is lonely, and there are not many of her companions, those who are loyal to her.

The Prime Minister is one, and so are the vast majority of the Dragonwing Knights. And the rest, even if some of them appear loyal, are actually only short-term alignment.

The wolves surrounding her were not only those who had just returned home, but also those who had always existed in the country, eyeing and having a long history, and even the power of the royal family and the church could not be easily shaken.

They are all playing their own role.

If the queen disappears with the princess and the bishop, Suomir will never return.

There will be a civil war.

The major dukes were to use force against each other for the succession to the throne and control of the Church.

This land of snow, which has shed blood for a thousand years, is afraid that it will once again be destroyed by the struggle of the supreme power.

Public and private.

Menisdor couldn't let that happen.

"Drive!!"

The horses galloped through the mountains and forests, and it took only 12 hours to use the various scouts Menisto to lock the queen's direction. The scouts found the knights of the Guards who had been killed in battle, and the experienced hunters in the scout party judged by the faint smell of fishy that they had encountered migrating giants. The broken lances and all sorts of miserable marks on the ground, as well as a large amount of blood stains and several ridden spears that were completely stained red and clearly pulled out of their wounds, made them hastily clean up the bodies and quickly evacuate.

Battered like this, the horrible creature survived and fled.

After ascertaining that the queen had fled in the direction of Menisdor, they sent a letter informing them and withdrew in the other direction.

After confirming the direction, Menisto and the others judged the direction according to the distance that the carriage could move forward, and prepared to go to the confluence, but after running for a whole day, they still did not encounter it. In desperation, he had no choice but to take a shortcut to see if he could judge the direction of returning to the place where the queen disappeared based on the traces that had not completely disappeared.

- And that's where the scene is.

With Mira's help, they bathed and scrubbed their bodies in a leather bucket, cleaned and wrapped their wounds, and then changed into the three of them in ill-fitting but clean clothes. Gathered around the campfire with Henry and the others, the sage was cooking the hares he had hunted with a light crossbow.

The hare that grows fat in autumn is very fat, and with a little condiment, it can be roasted fragrantly. The smoke rose straight into the sky, becoming a clearly visible directional sign within a radius of several miles.

The sound of horses' hooves sounded.

Dense and heavy, known to combat professionals with a little experience.

This is not a mercenary, nor a caravan, but a knight.

Knights of scale, formation.

The banner appeared on the distant horizon, followed by glittering white wings. Henry looked over there with half-squinted eyes, and the three of the queen's party were full of joy. Princess Lola stood up and waved her hand vigorously from afar, her oversized white linen shirt shaking with her movements.

"Menisdor!" called the Queen, her tone full of surprise.

"You're all right!" the knights stopped in unison, all condescending, and Menisdor's eyes swept over Henry, Mila and Caleva, paused on the young man's wounded arm, and glanced at the unwound light crossbow that the sage had placed beside him after he had taken it to hunt hares.

His eyes changed as he caught a glimpse of the outline of something underneath the horse's coat.

"Thank you for your care of this lord, and we will pay you a salary in the future. The Grand Master turned over and dismounted, then looked directly into Henry's plain blue eyes.

"Dare to ask your Excellency what your name is, again. Grand Master Weimar Menisdor's Dragonwing paused for a moment, and then spoke in a tone full of persecution, "Which side are you on?"

"Isn't it common sense to report your home before asking someone's name, or are you Suomyrs so rude?" said Henry, who crouched down and placed the small clay pot filled with oil under the roasted hare, and without looking back, he stood up.

He clapped his hands, then stretched out his right hand: "Henry Mayer, as you can see, is just a traveling mercenary. ”

"I'm Weima, Weima Menisdor, Grand Master of the Dragonwing Knight. He stretched out his hand with his armor and shook it with the sage.

"You can see it, the swaggering false wings. Henry shrugged.

"You still haven't answered my second question, Lord Mel. Menisdor gripped the hilt of his sword at his waist, and the Knights behind him clenched their spears. Mira noticed this and frowned and was about to approach the light crossbow, when she saw someone in the knighthood raise the short bow in her hand and gesture menacingly.

"Tsk-" The Luoan girl, who had been robbed of the opportunity, stopped in place, still looking around and thinking about how to change the situation.

"Don't be rude, it's these people who helped Yu-" "My lord, forgive your rudeness, please be quiet. "Menicedo has made some mistakes, but in this case, he has no other choice. The queen realized the gravity of the matter, and the whole air began to fall silent.

"Can't you, not stand on either side?" the sage shrugged again.

"I'm just a traveler, coming with the wind and going with the wind. ”

"Reaching out is only out of a small kindness, a small self-satisfaction. ”

As he spoke, there was no movement in his gray-blue eyes.

"......" Menisdo lifted his face under the visor and looked straight at Henry, but he couldn't see the slightest wavering from the other party for a long time. He stood there, unarmed against more than seventy Dragonwing Knights, but he showed no sign of fear.

"Neither friend nor foe...... What a slick answer. Menisdo let go of the hilt of his sword, as did the hand they were holding. In an instant, all the other Dragonwing Knights elite also lowered their guard.

Their training was so good that Mira could barely take her eyes off it.

As if accepting Henry's answer, Menisto finally let down his guard and turned around: "The military doctor dismounts, everyone, camp on the spot!"

The Grand Master gave the order, and more than 70 people quickly moved into action.