As the herald's words fell, a strong, dark-faced, richly dressed, eagle-hooked Skellig man entered the banquet hall first.

This Skellig man, who looks like a sailor, is none other than the current king of the Skellig Islands, King Easter Tursek.

Behind him were several young men in their twenties and thirties, all children from the families of the major lords of Skellig, and Wayne could see at a glance that Dandrion was following behind this group.

Once inside the banquet hall, the dark-skinned king led his young men unceremoniously towards Queen Carranthor, who was talking to the two witchers.

And Queen Caranthor, who had a fierce expression just now, as if she wanted to get angry, saw that the king entered the banquet hall, and she didn't care about bargaining with the two witchers anymore, and directly pointed to the two seats next to her, and whispered with some gritted teeth:

"Sit down, witcher, we'll talk about hiring later."

When Wayne heard this, Geralt was too stubborn, and immediately pulled him to sit on the two seats next to the queen.

However, in order not to affect the development of this matter related to Geralt's fate, he still gave up the position adjacent to the queen to Geralt, preparing to be a theatergoer who can check and fill in the gaps at any time.

Soon, King Easter Tulsek came to Queen Caranthor, and he first politely led the young men of Skelliger behind him to salute the beautiful queen, and then his eyes unconsciously fell on Geralt and Wayne beside the queen.

The king from Skellig has been courting Queen Caranther for many years, and the two have been close friends for many years, and the kingdom of Sintra has been able to have such a strong strength, thanks to their important ally Skellig Islands.

Looking at Geralt, who was sitting next to the woman he liked, King East, who had the traditional straight temper of Skellig, asked directly:

"Carranther, who is this white-haired nobleman beside you? How do I not recognize? ”

And because this matter was related to the fate of his daughter, Carransor didn't want to involve too many people to come in, and he didn't want to offend his allies because of the marriage contract that her dead ghost husband had set for her daughter in advance, so she just smiled a little reluctantly, looked at King East with soft eyes, and said:

"This is Larvix from Clarion City, and he's my guest."

Seeing that there was something wrong with King East's expression, Caranther quickly diverted the topic and said softly:

"It's been a hard journey, Easter, and you're followed by the Skellig Heroes who are preparing to marry this time?"

King East looked at Geralt with a slightly provocative look, like a male bear who challenged him in order to compete for a mate, and Geralt's handsome, youth-like Wayne, who was also regarded as a princess's suitor, did not pay much attention to it.

Faced with the queen's question, King East said with a slightly proud expression:

"Yes, Carranthor, these lads behind me are all valiant and battleworthy, all the best sailors and captains, and they are not afraid to challenge anyone in order to marry Princess Pavita."

With the introduction of King East, the young Skellig who followed him saluted Queen Caranther very respectfully, and then bravely boasted to the queen about his past exploits, hoping to win Caranther's favor and marry the princess of Sintra.

And the most conspicuous of them all, named Krats Ann Clayter, he is strong, powerful, with red hair, with the title of the boar of the sea, the nephew of the current king of East, the heir of the Quet family, and the most qualified person to be married to this group of Skellig young people.

The young people who came to this banquet knew very well that the most important reason for Princess Pavita's banquet, in addition to choosing a qualified husband for the princess, was to win allies and consolidate the status of the Kingdom of Sintra through political marriage.

And these young people from Skellig are the best choice.

However, although Skellig was Sintra's staunchest ally, he was not the only choice, and after the young men introduced themselves, many nobles from other places soon came to the banquet hall.

For example, Prince Windham of Atry, the three sons of the great nobleman Lord Streep, and a number of other noble heirs from the Sintra vassal states, are all contenders for the princess election.

For the nobles of these vassal countries, if they can marry the princess of Sintra and ascend to the throne of Sintra, it is like a serf turning over and singing, and he instantly turns over and becomes a master.

With the arrival of these people, the banquet officially began, and the king of East did not have time to ask Geralt about his identity, so he could only take the young men of the Skellig Islands back to his seat and start enjoying the banquet.

As the banquet began, Dandrion was immediately excited, and as a bard, what he liked most was the feeling of being surrounded by various nobles.

As long as you can play beautiful poems that are impressive on such occasions, you can quickly spread your fame and increase your popularity.

This time, however, he met with two troubadours, named Duggar and Drague Podeu, who also attended the banquet, one on flute and the other on harmonica, and played songs that were so beautiful that they were better than the monotonous lute, and which the nobles who attended the banquet were very fond of.

And just when Dandrion wanted to save the game with his poetry, a baron named Alenbert stepped forward, this baron had a nickname called Gluckta, he was a vassal of the royal family of Sintra, very good at imitating the sounds of various animals, had a flexible eloquence, and soon made the crowd laugh at the banquet with his own performance.

While the guests were captivated by the bards' performances, Queen Carransor was still talking to Geralt, presumably about whether the witchers should do what the king commanded.

Unfortunately, despite her beauty and majesty, Queen Carantor is confronted by Geralt, who is not a mercenary, and the famous White Wolf insists that he is not a killer or a mercenary, and that it is impossible to use money and power to make him submit to the nobility.

Queen Caranther, on the other hand, believes that she is the employer who hires the witcher, and everything should be done in the interests of the employer, and the so-called witcher principle does not exist at all, and any principle has a price, and the reason why she chose not to do it is only because the price given by the employer is not enough.

Wayne listened to it and thought it was quite interesting.

Unfortunately, in the end, it was Queen Caranthor who won the victory, and she used threats and pleading to get Geralt to promise that during this banquet, she must ensure that Sintra and Skellig can successfully form an alliance and not be ruined by some accident.

After all, for both Queen Carransor and the citizens of the Kingdom of Sintra, only a close alliance with the Skellig Islands could ensure their status and power among the northern states, and prevent their country from falling into war and turmoil due to weakened power.

And in the face of this kind of problem related to the safety of the people, our white wolf Geralt still chose to give in.

Wayne didn't have much of an opinion on this, and the masterful task he received from Geralt was not to ensure the safety of anyone or kill anyone, but to assist Geralt in making the banquet go on peacefully.

It was a very vague but nice task, and all in all, as long as Wayne was able to satisfy Geralt after the party, his mission was accomplished.

And as Geralt and Queen Caranthor finished their conversation, the atmosphere of the banquet gradually reached a climax.

The nobleman, who had drunk a lot, the baron nicknamed Gurglot, suddenly rose out of his seat, and coaxed Queen Carranser and said:

"Your Majesty, the banquet has been going on for a while, should we invite the protagonist of this banquet, our beautiful Paveta, to appear?"

"We have been known for the beauty of Princess Sintra for a long time."

As the baron spoke, both the straightforward nobles of Skellig and the princes of the vassal states all joined in.

After all, although it was interesting to attend the banquet, the biggest purpose of their trip was to gain the favor of Princess Paveta and become the king of Sintra, and no one did not look forward to meeting this young and beautiful princess.

In the face of the coaxing of everyone at the banquet, Queen Caranthor first glared at the leading Baron Gurgata, and then had to stand up to maintain order, and shouted to the palace steward behind her:

"Go and get Princess Pavita out, and tell her that the guests are already waiting."

Then Queen Carlancer smiled and said to the guests at the banquet:

"Distinguished guests, please don't worry, my daughter is shy, in order to face all the excellent suitors, she hopes to face everyone with the most perfect posture, please wait for a while."

It can only be said that Queen Caranthor, who is accustomed to seeing the world, calmed everyone's emotions with just a few words, and her loyal suitor, King East, immediately stopped the coaxing of the young people of Skellig, and the scene suddenly returned to the joy just now.

After a few minutes, the entire banquet hall fell silent under the loud voice of the palace steward, and all the guests looked their faces up the stairs, and the anticipation in their eyes seemed to be visible.

Soon, a beautiful maiden came down the stairs with the help of the maid.

The long light gray hair was tied into two braids and hung down at the waist, the silver-blue long skirt had a gold chain belt standing upright, the skin was fair, the figure was exquisite, the face was extremely beautiful, and under the gaze of everyone, there was even a slight flush on the cheeks.

As soon as this Princess Pavita appeared, everyone present couldn't help but sigh that she was really a beautiful princess.

Under the special arrangement of Queen Caranther, the maids gathered around the princess and walked down the stairs to the empty seat between Duggar and Easter, the table closest to the young man of Skellig at the throne.

Obviously, in the heart of this Queen Caranther, she also hopes that her daughter will choose the young man of Skellig to marry.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on her beautiful daughter, Queen Kalan said to Geralt with some pride:

"I must repeat that your task this time is to ensure that Sintra and Skellig are allied, to overcome all difficulties, and to achieve this goal, for the benefit of the entire Sintra people."

Geralt was silent for a few seconds, then looked at the queen, who had been acting very strongly, and asked rhetorically:

"Make sure of these? Is your own will, Your Queen, not enough to ensure the smooth running of this matter? ”

When Queen Caranthor heard this, her expression was very complicated, and she said in a voice that was not so confident:

"Things may change, and when the time comes, even my will may not be able to guarantee that things will go smoothly."

Geralt was immediately surprised when he heard this, knowing that at present, in the entire kingdom of Sintra, Queen Carranse's orders were absolute, and even the noble council could not fight against the queen's prestige.

So he asked curiously:

"Your Majesty, what is it that is stronger than your will?"

Hearing Geralt's question, the matter came to a critical juncture, and Queen Carranthor no longer hid it, she looked at Geralt, and then looked at Wayne, who had been silent, just drinking and eating, and then spit out a word with a complicated expression.

"Fate."

Geralt couldn't help but laugh when he heard this word, he didn't expect to hear it from the queen's mouth.

Fighting against a fate that is stronger than the royal family's wishes, this commission seems impossible to complete, as a child of fate born because of fate, Geralt respects fate more than everyone else, and even fears fate.

And Queen Caranthor, seeing that Geralt also had a complicated expression, immediately restrained her expression, pretended to be disapproving, and said:

"It is precisely because this task is extremely difficult that I will invite the famous white wolf Geralt to solve this problem."

"You should know my credibility, as long as you can help me complete this commission, any of your requests can be met."

Geralt thought about it for a long time when he heard this, and then looked at Wayne beside him, if he was still a little unconfident alone, but he followed Yennefa's advice and called Wayne, a powerful junior, then with the strength of the two of them, as long as it is not a particularly outrageous problem, it should be able to solve it.

So, Geralt looked at Queen Carranthor, nodded, and promised to fight the so-called fate with her and ensure a smooth alliance between Sintra and Skellig.

However, maybe the two of them don't think so, but the queen and Geralt have been talking for a long time, and many nobles have long noticed this, and they are all looking at them intentionally or unintentionally, and even whispering, discussing the relationship between the queen and Geralt.

This made King East, who had been pursuing Queen Caranthor, even angry, but because of Princess Pavita, who was sitting next to her, she held back her anger and did not attack, but those fierce eyes kept staring at Geralt, who was sitting next to the queen, as if she might stand up at any time and teach him a lesson.

However, as the atmosphere of the banquet was high, the people chatted more and more speculatively, drank fine wine and ate good food, the bards sang their poems loudly, the musicians played cheerful songs, and the young people of Skellig drank and sang out of tune and talked about the interesting things that had happened in their other countries.

And Wayne, seeing that Geralt and Queen Carantor had reached an agreement, walked past Geralt and whispered to the queen:

"Your Majesty, Geralt is on standby here, so let me go to Princess Paveta and keep her safe."

Queen Caranther frowned when she heard this, but considering her daughter's condition, she quickly made a decision and said to Wayne:

"Your name is Wayne, isn't it, young man?"

"Go ahead, protect my daughter and don't let suspicious people come near her."

(End of chapter)