In the dining room, after breakfast, Brant was about to get up and leave.

At this time, little Fanny ran over, tugged at the corner of his clothes and said, "Brother, play with me." ”

"Sister," Brandt whispered, looking down at the little girl, "my brother has something to do." He also wanted to take some time to play with his lovely sister. But today there are very important things waiting for him to deal with.

"What's the matter?" asked Fanny curiously, looking up, "Can you sue me?"

Just when Brant was about to speak. "This is an adult's business, and a child should not ask," instructed Mrs. Anne Sweet, who was sitting beside her, "and Anna, take Mademoiselle back to her room." ”

"Yes, ma'am. The maid hurried forward and took little Fanny, who had a pouting mouth, upstairs. As she walked, Fanny kept looking back and looked at her brother with a pitiful look. And Brandt had no choice but to smile helplessly at his sister.

"Sit down, Brandt," said Mrs. Sweet in a gentle voice, "I have something to discuss with you. ”

Facing this plump young woman, the titular stepmother, Brandt asked a little reservedly, "What's the matter, you say." ”

"I heard that you put Sir Witton in prison," asked Mrs. Sweet, "what are you going to do with him?" she said nothing about Sir Witton's assassination of Brandt. There are some things that can be asked, and some things that should not be asked, and she has her own measure.

Brandt said with a very serious expression, "Until the matter is investigated, I will not deal with him for the time being." "Brandt wondered, why did she ask this, something that had nothing to do with her?

"What about the Redwings?" she continued, "and what are you going to do?"

"Sir Colin will take care of this for me," said Brandt, in no uncertain terms, "and he will make it clear to the Redwings who the Earls of Rocky Harbor are, and to whom they owe their allegiance." "Brandt believes that with the strength of Sir Colin and the Black Dragon, it will not be a problem to turn the Griffonburg upside down.

"Eve, she is your sister," Mrs. Sweet noted, "and the wife of Baron Hopper Redwing." ”

"What do you want to say?" thought to Brandt, she was my sister, my half-sister, the sister I had never met.

She looked at him expectantly, "I only hope that you can be merciful to the Redwin family in the care of blood and family. "As Mrs. Sweet was now, she didn't want Roger Tyrell to win the title of Rocky Harbor, but as a mother, she didn't want her daughter to end badly.

"I won't hurt her," Brandt said in a firm tone, "as for the Redwin family, it depends on Baron Hopper's attitude, if he continues to support ...... Roger, I don't show mercy. He called him by his first name. Even though he was my uncle, he wanted to take my title and power. For this man who controls the Rock Harbor fleet, Brant has no family affection at all.

A golden sun was embedded in the blue sky, and a white cloud was like a lone sail on the blue sea floating in the clear sky.

At this time it was noon, the Earl's Castle, inside the secret chamber. Brant, Roy, and Glia were now discussing their plans from a few days ago.

Brandt first asked with concern, "Wick, how is he?"

"He's recovering quickly," replied Glia, "and he'll be cured in five or six days." A warm current suddenly rose in her heart, and she could see that the other party was not a false courtesy, but a genuine concern.

"So fast?" said Brandt's face was surprised. He clearly remembered that Wick's whole body was burned to the ground, and if he were an ordinary person, he would have died a long time ago.

"Your Excellency, have you forgotten?" Glia reminded him, "Wick is a half-werewolf with a special ability to regenerate flesh. ”

If it weren't for the flames on the flamingo's body, ordinary injuries would not pose any threat to Wick at all, and it would only take a few moments to heal automatically.

Brandt's face was slightly embarrassed, and he grinned at his companions, "I just didn't expect him to recover so quickly. ”

Roy spoke aloud, "Sir Colin came to me in the morning. ”

"What is he looking for you?"

"He ordered me to stay by your side!" Roy said with a disgraced face, "Lord Brandt, please sue me, when did I become your full-time bodyguard?"

"Roy Ranger," Brandt gave him a modest smile, then said in a perk voice, "as long as you want!"

"You call me a Ranger," Roy shrugged, "What does a Ranger do?"

"Teasing you!"

Glia interjected, "Sir Colin has also sought out me. ”

"You?" took Brandt by surprise. Uncle Colin has always looked down on assassins, thieves, bandits, etc. Why did he suddenly go to Grea? He thought to himself, could it be that Uncle Colin approved of her and Wick because Wick risked his life to defend me from the flamingo's attack?

"Surely Gria will protect you," Roy declared, "Brandt, Sir Colin has been so loyal to you. ”

Glia nodded undeniably, "Sir Colin knows our plans, and he knows that Lord Tyrell is the key to this operation. "She always believes that time will tell. Only time can make the other party recognize their loyalty and courage.

Brandt asked, "Are you ready?"

"Paul and Jason have already set up their crews over there," Roy chuckled, "just waiting for your fishing bait to get the trick." ”

"Sir Colin is not here," said Glia, with some concern, "I'm afraid it will be a little difficult for us to catch them. No one knew better than she did about the forces of the assassination organization, and she wasn't sure if they had any other secret chess pieces in Rock Harbor.

"If Sir Colin had been here," Roy pointed pointedly, "they wouldn't have shown up at all. He also knows very well that the opponent's ability and means are indeed a little special, and it is indeed not completely certain to capture them alive, but it is better to take the initiative than to sit still.

"Enough of us," said Brandt, suddenly snapping up, "I'll deal with the illusionist, and the witch will be left to you." "The net has been cast, and it must not be left halfway.

"Okay, that's it. Roy chimed in.

"Yes, sir. Glia bowed in response.

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The streets and alleys of Rock Harbor present a busy scene. Hundreds of migrant workers carried stones, wood, bricks and other materials from outside the North Gate to and from the city, while masonry craftsmen busily cut stone bricks into the newly dug foundation. It won't be long before brand new houses will be erected.

Outside the South Gate, Sir Maureen was busy training the more than 2,000 recruits he had recruited some time ago. The armor and spears and swords in the hands of the soldiers were all excellent weapons, but their faces were yellow, their bodies were thin, and they all looked malnourished. The terrible plague tortured them to the point of not being human, but fortunately they all survived.

Brandt's figure appeared in front of the gates of the Earl's Castle, followed by two knightly guards. They walked towards the street to the east, and after passing through several crowded neighborhoods, they came to the square of the church of Wisett. Brant stepped up the stone staircase in front of him and walked towards the open church door above.

In the crowd, the witch 'Aina', disguised as a peasant woman, asked with a puzzled expression, "What is he doing in the castle and running to the church?" Since the last failed assassination, she and her companions have been hiding in the shadows, monitoring the movements in the Earl's castle these days.

"What do you care about him," Kelya, dressed in a white robe, said beside her, "This is an opportunity, and we will follow up and quietly deal with him." The only thing that puzzled her was that the flamingo's trail suddenly disappeared, and she couldn't sense a trace of the flamingo's breath using the spell summoning.

"Are you sure?" Aina asked in a low voice, "what if he finds out and brings in the soldiers?"

"I don't have the face to go back if we can't complete the mission," Kylia reminded her companion, "and with our ability, even if we miss, it won't be difficult to get out." ”

"Proceed carefully and see the right moment to strike. ”

"Don't worry, I know what to do. Kellya pulled up her hood to cover her face and walked to the church across from her head bowed.

Aina stood still until she was some distance away from her companions, then slowly moved her steps to follow the crowd of people who had gone to church to pray.