"What?!!Is there a vampire in the palace?And it's in your room?"

In the dimly lit hall, the chief knight, Virgil, the head of the Praetorian Guard, asked.

As Rhodes' most loyal knight, Virgil was arguably the only person Dennis could trust in the palace.

Once a Fallen Knight, he followed Rhodes all the way from Blackhammer Castle, was loyal, and even had the opportunity to take his place when Rhodes went north to lure Greenskin away, and did not betray him. If Dennis doesn't trust such a person, there will be no one in this palace to trust.

"Yes. Remember? Roy, the one who secretly teamed up with me to overthrow Katerina. ”

"Yes. Virgil frowned, "What is he doing at the palace?"

"She came to me and asked me to be one of them. ”

"What?!, she wants to turn you into a vampire?"

Virgil exclaimed.

"Yes. I didn't say yes. ”

"Of course you can't say yes, Your Highness the Queen!"

Virgil said angrily, and at the same time, he also regretted his dereliction of duty. As the commander of the palace forbidden army, he actually let the vampires get mixed in and didn't know that he was worthy of this position, and even more ashamed of the trust that Lord Rhodes had placed in him over the years.

"I will find her and bring her to you and listen to you. ”

Virgil swore that promised.

"Forget it, you can't find her, if you could, your men would have found out. And not wait until now. Besides, if she appears once, she will be more careful the second time. She's so well disguised that you wouldn't normally notice it. At the same time, she's so fast that even I can't keep up, let alone you. ”

Dennis sighed.

"I'll step up guard patrols. Do you want me to do a thorough investigation of the palace?"

Virgil was reluctant, and the queen's sigh seemed to him to be an uncertainty about his own abilities.

"No, this palace is not mine, and I don't want to do whatever I want. And part of the tsar. It should be said that he was originally Pavel's. It's just that I was too strong and pressed him before. Now the situation is more complicated, and he and I have torn our faces, and we will never go back. In such a complex environment, it is better not to make any big moves. ”

Dennis sighed and continued—

"And, there is a terrible fact that we must recognize. The appearance of a Roy represents that there is more than just one vampire in the city of Kislev. You have to know the tradition of the Leña family to appear in public as a beautiful woman. They may be aristocratic women, courtesans, or queens...... We don't even know how many of the family's people are in Kislev City. If you act rashly, you will only create a new enemy for yourself. ”

"Now, the political situation in Kislev is in turmoil, and the nobles, although victorious, have not mutinied. But Pavel's side would never stop like that. He will have other thoughts and actions. And his disgusting uncle, Samiel, was also peeking in the shadows, waiting for the right moment. You and I don't know if vampires have an affair with these forces. My father was right when he said that it was easy to build a kingdom, but it was hard to keep it. ”

Dennis lowered his voice, his words full of exhaustion.

"Then I'll send someone to investigate first. ”

Virgil was about to leave when he was stopped again by Dennis.

"You're not good at this kind of thing, your position is the head of the palace forbidden army, responsible for guarding the security of this palace, you just need to strengthen the guards. As for investigating the vampire family's manpower in Kislev City, I'll leave it to someone else. There are only a few people in the Royal Forbidden Army, and even half of them are not enough. ”

After Dennis finished speaking, Virgil fell silent.

......

Pavel sat on a throne encrusted with rubies, looking at the familiar and strange woman, his gaze half lustful, half desolate.

"So, you know what happened in Kislev during this time?"

The Tsar asked in a low voice.

"Know, who wouldn't know? Even ordinary civilians know. ”

Roy's words were like a dagger, deeply piercing Pavel's sensitive and fragile heart. What he cares most about is what others think of him, princely and noble, and the common people, and what happened in the past month is undoubtedly a great blow to his reputation. All the while, he wanted to prove that he wasn't a waste, and in the end, it proved it even more.

Everyone in Kislev knew that the Tsar had abused his power and was forced to sign an agreement with the nobles. The most cowardly tsar in Kislev's history? Would they say that about themselves? Pavel asked himself in his heart. The answer is yes, it's just that I don't want to admit it.

"I am the most failed king Kislev has ever had. ”

Pavel laughed at himself, his gaze dimmed, and the pride of the king vanished. On the throne it was as if a wounded child, and not the tsar, the ruler of Kislev.

"Don't be discouraged, Your Majesty the Tsar, you still have a chance. ”

Roy said, stepping forward and looking at Pavel with those pretty eyes.

"No, there's no chance. Rhodes is the real ruler of Kislev, and I am nothing more than a pawn, a puppet in their hands. No, not even a puppet, a waste who is ridiculed by all the people. ”

Without pride, Pavel lost his soul. He lowered his head and looked at the throne pedestal, the smooth marble floor reflecting his stumbling face. When a person reaches middle age, he achieves nothing, his wife has an affair with someone else, and he becomes a loser in the eyes of others......

"No, my honorable Tsar, you still have a chance. Back then, under the coercion of Katarina, we also used to despair, but in the end, we still stood up, didn't we? There is always a chance, it just depends on whether you want to or not. ”

Roy came closer, almost face to face of Pavel. Pavel looked down, staring at the heaving mass on her chest.

"What chance? No...... Gone...... I'm just a ...... of rubbish."

Pavel returned depressed.

"Listen, my noble Tsar, there is still a chance, as long as you and I join forces again, this kingdom can still obey you again. ”

Roy cupped Pavel's face and said.

"There is a chance that you will be able to defeat all your enemies and reclaim the throne that belongs to you, the real one. ”

Roy paused for a moment and continued—

"That's to be one of us, and you will have access to endless power. My people will support you. Destroy your enemies, destroy our enemies. Just like we did with Katerina. ”

"Become a vampire?"

Pavel was shocked, and his whole person couldn't help but fall backwards.

"Yes. ”

Roy replied categorically.

"Don't be afraid, the process won't be painful, you just need to know that when it happens, you will gain great power. Your face will remain forever young, your life will be extended indefinitely, and you will no longer be limited by any fragile emotions of mortals. ”

Roy said, a strange smile on his lips.

Pavel was nervous, on the one hand, he longed to turn the tables and gain strength. On the other hand, the fact of becoming a vampire scares him. He'd seen his mother go crazy, just like the devil, so in order to turn the tables and gain power, do you want to become a monster like Katarina?

"What? Are you afraid of death?"

Roy asked softly, with a mocking tone that made Pavel's heart ache.

"Well, it looks like I'm looking at the wrong person. You are not worthy, your wife has been taken away, your kingdom has been taken away, and you are still greedy for life and afraid of death. To live like you, I'd rather die. ”

After Roy finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. was stopped by Pavel...... Indeed, what is there to fear? Everything that you hold dear has been taken away, what is the difference between living and dying? It is better to live like this than to die...... Thinking of Rod's arrogant gesture, thinking of Dennis's disdainful and cold gaze, Pavel's heart was like a knife, he wanted revenge! Yes, nothing was more important than revenge. He must take back everything that belongs to him – power, status, reputation, and women. He wants Dennis to fall to his knees and admit his mistakes, and he wants the whole Kislev to admit his greatness. Yes, that's what it's like to be alive, otherwise, what's the difference between being dead and dead?

"Help me ......"

Behind Roy, Pavel pleaded in a low voice.

"Of course, I'll help you. ”

Roy turned around and held Pavel's face as if he were his own child.

"What does it cost? What do you want?"

Relying on the last shred of sanity, Pavel asked. He knows that no one in this world will help you for free. If this was a trade, then he would have thought of all the chips a long time ago.