Section 12: Enthusiasm

Ashrufat returned to the door. Like the giant man named Phalysis he had just seen, he stood on guard. It must be said that while wearing armor gave him a sense of familiarity, standing guard was something else entirely. He believed that he must have never stood guard in the past, or at least rarely stood guard, for he soon became extremely bored and did not know how to pass the time.

This is mainly due to the fact that this area, the Queen's bedchamber, does not have any third party present. Although Skadera had previously suggested that this was an "apse", there were relatively few outsiders. But the problem is that it's not "relatively few", it's that there are no people at all. From this position, Ashrufat hadn't seen anything moving on two legs outside.

Minutes and seconds passed. When Ashrufat was so bored that he felt like he was going to mold, he heard the door behind him.

"Alright, Your Majesty, I'll send your cutlery away. In this time, I will finish my assignments. If I come back and find that I haven't finished it......" There was a hint of sternness in Jana's voice. "Then double the self-study time tonight!"

With these words, Jana walked out of the room. She held the tray in her hand, and on the tray was the Queen's breakfast cutlery. When she came out, she squinted at Ashrufat, but immediately closed the door and turned her head away.

It's a little strange, isn't the queen's food and clothing supposed to be the responsibility of the maids in the court? even if the queen is a little girl...... As Ashrufat pondered the strange things he had seen today, he heard a cry coming from inside the door. "Ashrufat, come in!"

Although it is a very immature child's voice, there is a faint authority in it. Of course, this may also be just a psychological delusion. If Eshurufat didn't know that the other party was the queen, he might have thought that this little girl was just pretending.

Ashruphat walked through the door. According to the rules of etiquette, he was supposed to do a half-kneel salute, but he was standing. It's not because he doesn't know the rules, it's because he doesn't feel necessary. Of course, it doesn't matter at the moment, anyway, the old supervisor Skadera has also said that he is a newcomer and does not understand etiquette.

The queen was leaning against the table, pen in one hand and paper in the other. The movements were not much different from those of an ordinary aristocratic girl of this age, but she stared fiercely at Ashrufat with a pair of eyes. Maybe she wanted to pretend to be fierce, but she was too young, and that cute face really couldn't give people the concept of "fierce". Truth be told, it's just a fun look.

"What happened that day...... Don't say it!," said the Queen. "In particular, you can't tell Skadra and Jana, or I'll send you to jail. ”

"What can't you say?" asked Ashrufat. Sure enough, it was a child, and the first thing was that he couldn't hold his breath.

"If you tell them...... I'm going to be nagged to death!Anyway, I just can't say it, do you know the truth?!"

"Okay, I got it. Ashrufat replied. If you think about it casually with your toes, you can know that this kind of "queen gets lost out of the palace" thing must not be able to say it. Even if the little girl doesn't mention it, he can't just take it out and say it, otherwise it will definitely bring a lot of trouble.

"You really can't say it?" This time, it was the little girl's turn to express her doubts. Perhaps she didn't expect Ashrufat to agree so easily.

Ashrufat shrugged, did not answer, and then walked out of the hall and returned to his post. This is extremely rude, but since Skadera has said that he does not understand etiquette, what else can anyone say?

This little girl should be angry and anxious to shout "rude!". But Ashrufat was a little surprised to find that he didn't hear the expected voice.

Ashrufat turned his head and saw the little girl's angry expression. But because of her appearance, even if she is angry, she will not look terrible, but will only look cute.

But this guard ...... It doesn't look good. Although she is just a queen with no actual power, she should definitely have a bunch of troubles.

Ashrufat suddenly realized that he hadn't done a good job of preliminary information. This wonderful atmosphere, the unmanned apse, the remote queen's bedchamber...... A part-time maid's governess...... Study in the dormitory...... There were originally eight but now there are only three personal guards...... The queen who sneaked out of the palace...... All of these kinds reveal a clear incongruity, what is the reason for this?

It was as if he had been thrown into the center of a storm without being prepared at all. But why didn't Aunt Mary explain it before she set out? Did she fail to see it, or did it all happen on purpose?

Jana soon returned. But she was accompanied by another strange man. This person's outfit was exactly the same as that of Ashrufat, and it was immediately clear that this person was also one of the three personal guards.

"Hey, this is Ashrufat. The strange man raised his hand from afar. "Good day. ”

"Good day. Ashrufat looked at the colleague carefully. This person is about the same size as him, similar in age to him, with good facial features and a smile, but if you look closely, you can detect that the other party's body behavior naturally reveals a kind of sharpened agility.

Jana quickly walked into the room and closed the door once inside. And the strange man came to Ashrufat.

"My name is Essien," the man introduced himself, smiling as brightly as a spring flower. "I've heard about you from the Grand Director. From today on, it seems like we're colleagues. Ha Luha, to be honest, I knew that a third person was coming from Lu Dao, so I wouldn't have to take Pharysses' class today. ”

"Ah, how are our shifts on duty?" To tell the truth, this is what Ashrufat wants to know most about at the moment.

"Before you, of course, Pharysses and I took turns. Essien replied. "Everybody is a day of work and a day off. To be honest, it's really tiring...... But with you, things are much better. So be it," Essien said. "It stands to reason that the first day should be familiar with the environment, and it is really not appropriate to perform the task directly, since you have been here for a long time, you must be a little familiar with the situation. ”

"It's all like this...... Nothing?"

"Oh, actually, there's still something. Essien replied. "Sometimes it is necessary to accompany our little queen to the main hall to attend the royal council. In that kind of meeting, you have to learn to keep your mouth and ears closed. Sometimes we would accompany our little queen to the garden to learn how to ride a horse, and of course occasionally we would have to be her opponent and practice toy swords with her. Plus stand guard here...... That's pretty much all we're working on. ”

"That's all?" asked Ashrufat. Of course, this is also a casual question, and he himself doesn't think that being this guard will have any other daily work content.

"That's all. I'd rather there really be a bunch of assassins infiltrating or something. It's a pity that in this palace," Essien made a helpless gesture. "That's all there is to it. ”

"But," Essien patted Ashrufat on the shoulder warmly, "since you're a newcomer today, let me be on duty first." Go back and get a good rest and be mentally prepared for this boring job. Let's make an agreement, today I am on duty, tomorrow there is Pharysse on duty, and the day after tomorrow you will take Pharysse's shift, how about it?"

"This shift...... Can you just decide like that?"

"Of course, it's just the three of us, who else can decide! You go back first. ”

Strangely, one colleague was strangely hostile to me, and the other was a little unusually enthusiastic about me...... But I've seen enough strange things today, and I don't care about one more. Ashrufat thought. Then he suddenly realized that when Essien mentioned the queen just now, he didn't seem to have the slightest respect.

"Your Majesty, please let me be on duty in place of Ashrufat. Essien turned to the room and screamed. "He's a newcomer and needs a little bit of time to get used to the situation. ”

"Okay. A woman's voice came from inside. However, Ashrufat could hear that it was not the Queen's voice, but Jana's voice.

Ashrufat was just about to leave, but saw a slightly rickety figure in front of him.

It was an old woman in a black cloak. This old woman is not the type of Aunt Mary who is old (of course, Aunt Mary is not very old), but has nimble hands and feet, but is a real old man who is slow to move. The old woman walked slowly towards this side, obviously coming to the queen's bedchamber.

"This is ......," Ashrufat asked Essien.

"Ann, Ann, this mother-in-law is a special person. You don't have to worry about her at all...... If she wants to go in to see the Queen, you can just pretend that you didn't see it, and don't stop her. ”

"Special people?"

"Hmm," Essien said in a soft voice. "I heard that it was the first king...... That is, the Queen's grandfather...... of lovers. Although he said that he did not leave any heirs, because of this relationship, he said that he had been living in the palace. Don't look at her age, but in this palace, no one dares to look down on her. Because the queen seems to have entrusted her with care from birth...... So it has a special status. In short, she didn't have any conflict with our work at all. ”

Ashrufat nodded.

"By the way, when I go out, tell the chief Skadera about the duty, and ask him to inform Pharysses, lest he forget to take over my shift tomorrow. Essien added something extra.

"I got it. Ashrufat replied. It seems that the position of knight can be obtained in one year is far from being as simple as expected.