When Rhodes met Caroline, she was sitting in her chair playing with a kitten with black and white fluff. A fresh and elegant outfit set off her slender and charming figure, the top was a light blue velvet shirt, and a rosette belt around her waist tightened her slender waist. A brocade cloak hung from her shoulders and hung behind her, embroidered with Varell's family crest – a white elk with its head held high.

She didn't have a ring on her hand, but Rhodes knew that tonight, the beautiful Frost Witch would have a delicate Azure Blue diamond ring on her ring finger. It was purchased from Port Baker and produced in the distant region of Arabi. It's expensive, but it's worth it when you think that a woman only has one time in her life, no matter how expensive it is.

"The wedding invitation was sent out a month ago, except for the lord of Snow Rock Fort on the eastern border, Deguer, who may not be convenient to come, the other lords are estimated to come. ”

Rod approached Caroline, got down on one knee and leaned on her lap, stroking the kitten.

"When did you start playing with cats?"

Rod asked.

"I've always liked it, but there have been a lot of things in the past two years, and I don't have time to tease cats. ”

Caroline returned with a smile, a flush creeping up her cheeks.

"The benefits of cats are many, they can make you relaxed, loving, and more importantly, they can catch mice. There are many enemies of human beings, but the main enemy, I think, is rats. They eat food and spread the plague. Swarms of rats are sometimes not afraid of people, and they will bite people to death in broad daylight. Such a species, an absolute terrible nightmare. And cats can catch mice. It is a good helper for humans. ”

Caroline said, reaching out and stroking the kitten on her back again. The kitten meows out of her "clutches". was about to get up, but was pressed into a chair by Rod. His lips then pressed against Caroline's thin lips.

The guards consciously avoided and stood outside the door and waited.

"Alright, alright......"

After kissing for a long time, Caroline pushed Rod away from her.

"We should go take a shower, and the guests will be arriving this afternoon, and I don't want to be in front of the public with a bad smell. ”

Caroline puffed out her cheeks and coquettishly coquettish.

"Okay, then we'll be together. It's a great place to take a hot spring bath in the late winter months. ”

Rod said cheekily.

...... 89 Books

In the underground hot spring pool of Blackhammer Castle, Rhodes hugged the sleek Caroline, and a feeling of time like an arrow, as if a world away from the world, came to his heart again. Two years ago, he met the daughter of the lord of Heidelberg here, and Caroline was still a naughty child, full of interest in everything, and when she heard that there was a hot spring in Blackhammer, she secretly sneaked into the castle to find it, and soaked in it despite her cold constitution. Hearing that Rhodes was going to the empire to discuss business, he didn't let her follow, so he secretly hid in the cabin and waited for the night to reappear, leaving Rhodes helpless. She also stood at the head of Blackhammer with reinforcements from Heidelberg against the Beastmen...... All kinds of things, Rod thinks back at this moment, as if they were a world away. The only thing that is the same is Caroline's still cute and beautiful face and girlish figure.

In the afternoon, the carriages of nobles and lords from all over the world arrived at Black Hammer Fort one after another. Viewed from above, the road into the city resembles a flowing ribbon, on which carriages and people walk slowly.

Among the crowds, Cyril, Lord of the Overwatch, had the most luxurious caravan, his carriage drawn by four sturdy horses, draped in brocade curtains, trimmed with silver trim and animal skins. The number of attendants and knights who accompanied him amounted to three hundred. Its pomp and circumstance far surpassed that of other lords everywhere.

Rhodes was greeted at the castle gates with the knight Virgil, the dwarf Bogur, and a group of squires.

Inside and outside the concrete city walls, the public also watched the gorgeous and heavy procession. For the people living in the North, this kind of pomp is big enough, and there is hardly any event that can bring the Lords of the North together. Except for this marriage between Rhodes, Lord of Blackhammer Castle, and Caroline, Lord of Heidelberg.

Rhodes noticed that among the convoys, the entourage of Dean, the young lord of Hoop Castle, was the most beautiful, and his attendants were all absolutely beautiful young men, with fair and handsome faces, thin arms and legs, and a well-proportioned and tall figure. According to modern parlance, it is a little white face. Dean chose such a group of people as his attendants, and Rhodes was very suspicious of their combat effectiveness, if it was a time of battle, I am afraid that these people would flee directly at the sight of blood.

Among the lords, Edmund, Lord of Ice Castle, had the most modest convoy, and it should be said that his convoy was not a convoy at all, because there was not even a single carriage in the team. Only Lord Edmund himself and two rustic knights, and finally four horsemen followed. There were only seven people in the entire team.

Rod knows that this is Edmund's style of doing things, uninhibited, simple and true. Ice Castle is like Black Hammer Castle two years ago, it is sparsely populated and has fewer soldiers, so when the lord goes out, it is impossible to draw more people from the castle to follow, and it must always keep an eye on the enemy outside the Great Wall. Due to its location in the northernmost part of Kislev, which is geographically farther north than Blackhammer Castle, it is said that the refugees who escaped the Erlengrad rebellion rarely went to Ice Castle. The living conditions there are simply the most miserable in the whole of the North. However, it also produced the best warriors and archers.

"Brother. ”

As soon as they met, Edmund greeted and hugged Rod cordially. During the Erlengrad Rebellion, they fought side by side to defend against the attacks of the Bloody Hand Mercenary Regiment. In the Whispering Forest, Rhodes also saved Edmund. The friendship between the two can be described as deep.

The last to arrive at Blackhammer Fort was the convoy of Fort Snowrock. Rhodes originally thought that this guy would not come, and Snow Rock Fort was located in the northeast corner of Kislev. Guarding the eastern gate of the north, to the east of Snow Rock Fort is the mountain range on the edge of the world. It is teeming with greenskins, beastmen, ratmen, ogres, and all sorts of dark creatures. As a forward outpost, Snowrock Fort often attracts attacks from these creatures. The most recent Greenskin invasion was three months ago, when the Erlengrad Rebellion was coming to an end. But the greenskins invaded at this time. Rod, Caroline, and Edmund led their respective armies to relieve the siege, and the march took a month and a half. It was then that Rhodes had a clear idea of the geography of the whole territory of Kislev. It takes about two months to walk from north to south, and one and a half months to cross from east to west. It is a vast but sparsely populated country.

I sent the invitation a month ago, which means that Deguer, the lord of Snow Rock Castle, set off immediately after receiving the letter, so that he could catch up with Rod's wedding. This made Rod a little grateful.

"I thought you weren't coming. ”

As soon as they met, Rod hugged Deguel and said with a big laugh.

"I have to come to your wedding. ”

Deguer patted Rod on the shoulder, like a friend he hadn't seen in years. In fact, the three-month battle with the Greenskins did make Deguel feel grateful to Rod. It was this Chosen One who risked his life to kill the Greenskins and kill the Greenskins to solve the battle so quickly. Without Rhodes, the siege of Snow Rock Fort would not have been resolved so quickly. As a result, Rod, Deguer, Edmund and Caroline have almost become close friends.

Rod counted, and before he knew it, among the ten cities in the north, he had already handed over forty percent of the lords, and if there was a war in the future, these people would definitely come to support as soon as possible. I don't know how much better the situation is than it was two years ago......