"Sayali, Sayari......"

The silence of the room contrasted wonderfully with the noise outside the mansion, and Prince Verdor Klein's princess, Shanna, sat in a chair beside the bed and looked out the window, and the only thing in the room was the whispered recitation of the princess's name, except for the occasional sigh.

The princess had visited the mansion in the evening, which was connected with the leafy church, and Shanna was inexplicably moved when she remembered it: her husband, Prince Verdor Crane, was being imprisoned in the Imperial Capital Prison because of the events of the morning, and all kinds of fear, panic and even sadness had dominated Shanna's sanity for a time, and even if it had not been for the gentle words of the princess after dinner, the little prince, Leo Crane, who had been trembling, would not have slept so quietly anyway.

Shanna turned her gaze to Leo, who was lying on the bed with his eyes closed, the blonde-haired boy curled up in a ball. Shanna sighed again, no matter who appeased her, she couldn't drive away the nightmare in Leo's heart, yes, what happened today was a real nightmare for the eight-year-old prince. Early this morning, the mother and son were still thinking that their husband and father would return home with the scepter of the Holy Emperor of the Asser, and many high-ranking figures of the Knights of the Holy Light, that is, the Green Leaf Church, assured them that although the other contender for the throne, Prince Yagu Crane, was constantly trying to win over the lords who had the right to vote, the horrific bloody incident that had taken place in the Chancellor's Mansion a few days ago had frightened many lords. Prince Verdor Klein is set to win the vote and ascend to the throne of the Holy Aserr Emperor.

However, it was not long before several panicked and angry knights of the Holy Light hurriedly knocked on the door of the prince's mansion. The shocking news was reported to her, and then the famous Knights of the Dragon's Tooth, Earl Brad Klein from the South, and Baron Wesley Ruda, the Chancellor. Officially informed her. Her husband, who had left the house smiling and saying that he was going to bring back the Emperor's Scepter to make a toy for Leo, killed his younger brother, Prince Agu Crane.

Shanna was on the verge of collapse from that moment on. If it weren't for the Archbishop of the Green Leaf Church and the head of the Knights of the Light, Zeni Keamo, who rushed to help her receive the guests who came to her door with various purposes, she might have allowed the young and ignorant Leo to run around until he slipped into the Green Leaf Chapel and saw the body of the dead Prince Jagu Klein. The calm on Archbishop Céni Keamo's face was disguised, and Shanna easily saw through the archbishop's attempt to calm her feelings, and after listening to Prince Verdor Klein's account of being imprisoned in the Imperial Capital Prison pending the trial of the National Assembly, Shanna complied with the archbishop's advice and took Leo back to her room on the second floor.

Leo was already terrified. He knew from the words of the hurried adults that his father had been imprisoned as a murderer in the Imperial Capital Prison, and that several tooth-gritting, tear-stained knights had even rushed into their courtyard and shouted something, and although the archbishop and the other knights of light had chased the hostile visitors away, Leo felt that his mother's arms were the only safe place. But he felt depressed again, and his mother held him in her arms and kept crying, which made Leo feel almost suffocated: even his mother seemed to be unable to give him any support and protection, so Leo kept running around the room, and smashed countless glass and ceramic utensils to the ground or into the courtyard, and only the sound of the broken vessels could briefly drive away the fierce faces of the dragon tooth knights that kept coming to his mind.

Shanna's tears, and Leo's bewildered recklessness, came to an end in the evening, when the princess arrived. After politely welcoming the countless guests who had come to visit, the tired archbishop Zeni Keamo led the princess upstairs to the door of the prince's room. Then he quietly left the Prince's Mansion to make up for the lunch he had missed. The archbishop arranged for a number of knights of the Holy Light to guard the gates of the prince's palace, and ordered his men to refuse any visits, and because of the arrival of the princess. The archbishop also felt a little more at ease with Shanna and Leo. Everyone knows that the princess has a close relationship with Shanna, and that the princess's gentle personality should soothe Shanna and Leo's terrified hearts.

The arrival of the princess did play a role. Shanna and Princess Seeari have known each other since childhood, and Shanna's marriage to Prince Verdor Klein has added a layer of kinship, while Leo has grown up loving the aunt who always brings him candy and toys with a smile. Soon after the princess came, the servants downstairs saw the mistress and the little prince, who had not been seen for a whole day, come downstairs to dine.

Shanna stood up lightly and walked to the windowsill, looking in the direction of the Green Leaf Church, from her direction, she could vaguely see a large number of Blood Griffin Knights gathering outside the church door, the surrounded Knights of Light, and the Dragon's Tooth Knights sent by the Count to help defend them. Many of the knights were already stained with bright red blood, and Shanna could hardly resist rushing downstairs to stop them at the thought of possible bloodshed, and it was the princess's words before leaving: "Dear Shanna, something may happen tonight." I think it's a better idea for you to stay in the room and protect Leo. ”

As the princess expected, tonight was not peaceful. First, the archbishop suddenly turned back and reported that he had received news that the Blood Griffin Knights might storm the Imperial Capital Prison tonight, trying to disadvantage Prince Verdor Crane, and then a large number of Blood Griffin Knights came to the door of the Green Leaf Church to demand that the body of their leader, Prince Yagu Crane, be brought back to Prince Yagu's mansion. What will happen next? Perhaps only God knows the answer, and Shanna, as a mortal, can only wait helplessly in her room for her fate.

"Mom, why is it so loud, what's going on?" the sound of weapons clashing outside the door of the Green Leaf Chapel suddenly increased, and even Leo was awakened.

Shanna didn't have time to answer her son's question, and she watched the situation outside the leafy church door. After recognizing Count Brad Crane, who led a large number of dragon tooth knights to suddenly enter the crowd, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay. Leo, why are you getting up? Lie down, good boy......"

Leo ignored his mother's request. Instead, he jumped out of bed and ran behind Shanna. Reaching out and pulling the placket of her clothes: "Mom, I dreamed of grandpa......"

"Didn't Grandpa tell you to sleep well?" Shanna saw as the Dragontooth Knights drew their weapons and fought against the Blood Griffin Knights who had surrounded the Green Leaf Chapel, and the faint white sword in the hand of Count Brad Crane had already chopped several Blood Griffon Knights off their horses. Shanna suddenly noticed that her son's eyes were wide and he was pulling at the hem of her shirt with such force that it almost pulled her to the ground. "Leo, what's wrong with you?"

Leo shuddered, his face looked extremely pained, his mouth kept opening and closing, but all he could do was let out a whimper, Shanna quickly crouched down and reached out to grab her son's arm. He shook vigorously: "Leo, don't scare me, dear, how do you feel? Oh, Foghy, tell me what happened!"

A strong force came from Leo's hand, directly shaking Shanna's hands apart, and a sound came from Leo's mouth, but it was not his daily crisp childlike voice. Shanna...... Behind ...... "It was the voice of an elderly man full of vicissitudes, Shanna felt that the voice was unusually familiar, but for a while she couldn't remember who was speaking; hearing the word "behind", Shanna hurriedly looked back, but only saw in front of the green leaf church. Count Brad Klein had jumped off his horse and rushed straight into the church.

Leo suddenly reached out and grabbed his mother's collar. Pulling her to his face, the old man's voice rang out again: "Enemy...... Book of the Moon...... Ahhh......h

At this moment, two huge breaths suddenly rose from the green leaf church, and Shanna gasped, her mouth wide open but could not close for a moment. This violent, depraved, and unusually powerful aura permeated the air, and Shanna could even smell the smell of bloody evil, which only one creature could emit.

Demon. In the leafy church that is enshrined in the entire Holy Asserr Empire, two demons have appeared.

Count Brad Klein led the way and rushed to the forefront of the Dragontooth Knights. This is the habit of the head of the Dragon's Tooth Knights, whether it is in naval battles, the Earl's warship Caroline, or on land, the Earl's horses will almost always be at the forefront of the team, but tonight the Earl's momentum is more fierce than usual, and the Dragon's Tooth Knights who follow the Count have to be ruthless and whip their horses hard.

The Count found that there were so many things that he could not figure out at all: who and for what purpose was the president of the thieves' guild who was killed the same night as the Emperor, who and for what purpose was the murder that took place in the Chancellor's palace afterwards, and who would benefit from the massacre between the two princes this morning?

The murder of the president of the Thieves' Guild may have been a murderous act made by the Thieves' Guild after assassinating the Emperor, and the bloody incident in the Chancellor's Mansion had completely severed the relationship between the two princes, and this morning's incident had deprived both princes of their chances to ascend to the throne. The next closest to the throne was none other than Count Brad Klein. With the Dragon's Tooth Knights in his hands and his abilities praised by all government officials, and Princess Sayarily Klein has always declared that she is not interested in the throne, could it be that she has done these things in order to ascend to the throne?

There must have been some clues that had been missed, but the Count had no time to think about them at the moment, and the Blood Griffin Knight, who was besieging the Green Leaf Church, saw the Count and the Dragon's Tooth Knights approaching from afar, and invariably turned to look in the Earl's direction. This momentary relaxation allowed several Holy Light Knights and Dragontooth Knights who were stubbornly resisting at the entrance of the Green Leaf Church to escape the killing of them, and they were about to be cut to the ground by the weapons of the Blood Griffin Knights; "It's the Bloody Count!" One of the Blood Griffin Knights shouted, "Kill him to avenge the prince!"

The Count sighed, it was clear that someone was stirring up the hatred of the Blood Griffin Knights against him, just as he had expected. Several arrows flew in the Earl's direction, but they shot completely out of bounds, and the Count reined in his horse's head and shouted: "Listen, the incident of Prince Yagu has nothing to do with me or the Dragon's Tooth Knights, and it will not be the work of the Knights of the Holy Light!

Many of the Blood Griffin Knights seemed to waver a little when they heard the Count's words, but it was at this moment that an arrow grazed the Count's cheek, and the Count, who was not wearing a helmet, reached out and wiped it on his face, and the smell of blood came to his nose. The Count lowered his head, and his whole body began to tremble, and a strange force appeared from nowhere, penetrating the Count's limbs, and the thirst for bloodshed and destruction that often appeared in the Count in battle, began to spread in the Count's heart again; The Count reminded himself as he rode his horse forward a few steps slowly, raised his head and was about to speak, but the face of the Blood Griffon Knight on the other side suddenly changed.

The family characteristic of the Crane family, who ruled the Holy Acer Empire, was the turquoise eyeballs, but as a member of the Crane family, Count Brad Crane's eyes were faintly revealing two red lights at the moment! I don't know who shouted in the crowd again: "Look! This is the Bloody Earl, and his men never have a mouth alive!"

Then the Blood Griffin Knights began to riot again, and a frightened Blood Griffin Knight's sword fell on the stone slabs that covered the road with a loud crashing sound, and the Count's horse seemed to be stimulated, and at this time it ceased to obey the reins of his master's hand, and began to rush straight forward. Seeing the Count rushing towards him, the Blood Griffin Knight raised their weapons and assumed a defensive posture, but the Count finally couldn't control his deep, bloodthirsty desire, and raised his sword to slash the nearest Blood Griffin Knight over him.

The scene descended into complete chaos in an instant. (To be continued......)