Section 367 is not dead

Ashrufat followed Rhodia's direction and soon came to the door of the room. The door was not locked, but hidden. Ashrufat pushed open the door and saw Hoshimi, who was half-seated on the bed with an unusually pale face.

He had already heard the news that Her Majesty the Queen and her attendants were sick in Gaohua City - at that time, he had just conquered the White Castle and was dividing his troops to attack in all directions, sweeping away the remnants of Chaos. However, the little girl's life was not a serious illness, but a minor illness caused by excessive fright in Newstria City, coupled with the fatigue of the journey, and irregular diet (or unhygienic). At least when Ashrufat heard the news, he didn't take it seriously.

However, at that time, he did not realize that the twins were also in the queen's retinue. In fact, he still didn't figure out why the little girl brought the two of them over. When did she make them female officials?

"Ashrufat!" Hoshimi let out a feeble cry and held out a hand towards him.

......

The little girl finally gritted her teeth and took the letter away from Rhodia. She quickly opened the envelope and began to read it.

It must be noted that the letter is sealed, so Rhodia does not know what the letter is about. But with her experience, she could also guess that the old woman must have some purpose in writing to the little girl at this sensitive moment. Moreover, nine out of nine is to advise the little girl to give up.

Prince Boer is really smart. He knew he was completely incapable of strength, so he played the emotional card and wanted to win without a fight—but from another point of view, maybe he could really win a qiē in this way. Because Rhodia also knows that the little queen is a very emotional person. Or to paraphrase the book: sensitive and vulnerable. What sustains her in times of crisis is not the desire for power, profit, or the throne, but the sense of responsibility that arises from her family lineage. It's a rarity.

However, the expression on the little girl's face (despite her best efforts to hide herself) slowly changed as she read. When she saw the end, the little girl's expression was already full of surprise.

"陛xià...... The letter ......," Rhodia asked curiously.

"They're coming. The little girl put down the letter and said thoughtlessly.

"They're coming, who's coming? Mother-in-law?"

"Mother-in-law probably won't come. But others...... will come. The little girl's expression was complicated. "Including my brother. Look. With that, she handed the letter back to Rhodia.

Rhodia looked at the letter with great curiosity. Indeed, contrary to what she expected, the mother-in-law did not make any requests in the whole letter. She was just talking bits and pieces—to be honest, exactly what the nagging grandmother said to her granddaughter who was about to leave the house.

But at the end of the letter, the old woman made one thing clear: Prince Boer would go to the White Castle to meet the little girl. In the letter, the old woman asked the little girl to take care of her brother.

This is...... What do you mean?, Rothea put down the letter suspiciously.

"What's going on, Rodia?" asked the little girl.

Since Rhodia has made it clear that she will leave in the near future, the little girl is not very willing to discuss with her. But since she is by her side at the moment, then it is also by the way.

"This ...... I think...... It's ......" Rhodia wanted to speak, but found her mind confused. This kind of weird thing made her unable to think through it for a while.

In the current battle for the throne, Prince Boer's advantage is that he has been recognized by Eagle Falcon City and the entire court, and the little girl's advantage is the army (in addition to actual political achievements). According to normal human logic, Prince Boer must do two things if he wants to win. First, relying on the king's position to buy, divide, and break up the army's support for the little girl (which he did, in fact). Second, it is necessary to hastened to reorganize and train the new army in case of emergency. This is not to say that he can get the military strength to confront the little queen in the short term, but at least he has the certainty of holding Eagle Falcon City and delaying it for a few days.

But no matter what he did, he shouldn't have come to see the little girl here in the White Castle. Of course, it should not be the mother-in-law who writes such a letter.

This is not a compromise or negotiation attitude, because after he quietly ran to Eagle Falcon City and became king, the two sides were already completely opposite in terms of positions. Humans are not elves, and a country does not need two kings, even if they are brothers and sisters.

"In any case, judging by the time on the letter. Rhodia decided to put aside the parts that she couldn't guess. "He's probably coming soon. ”

"In the near future...... That's the time of early spring......" the little girl said softly.

When she left Eagle City, she thought it would be a short trip, starting at Eagle City and ending in Newstria City. Once back and forth, the time is only about two months. But so much has happened along the way, that now three or four months have passed, even winter has passed, and spring has come, and she is still far away from home and has not returned.

Of course, from another point of view, she can't go back for the time being.

This winter is not cold. In fact, it's a rare warm winter. There were only a few snowfalls throughout the winter, and it didn't fall much. Moreover, the coldest time of the year has passed, and it will definitely be warmer day by day in the future. I can't see it on the White Castle, but it's in Eagle Castle...... At this point, the branches must have quietly spit out the buds, right?

"Well, almost. Rhodia didn't pay much attention to the meaning of the little girl's words.

"Did something happen? Let's say, Bayrell ......"

"Impossible!" Rothea immediately dismissed the conjecture. "Remember, Majesty, Beller...... The Lord and the Church have made their position clear...... Not involved in this matter. He himself had already left with his troops. Although he was now halfway through, how could he have defected to Prince Boer's side since he had expressed such an opinion? ”

The little girl also hesitated for a while. According to what she could understand, unless he had some kind of trump card, her brother shouldn't have done it. However, from another point of view, she knew that such a meeting would be beneficial to her.

......

Hoshimi sobbed as he finished talking about what had happened that night.

Ashrufat's face was gloomy and he didn't say a word. It wasn't until he had finished listening to Hoshimi's description that he let out a long sigh. Intellectually speaking, it was really an accident within an accident, essentially walking peacefully and falling like a fight, a power beyond human beings.

"I'm sorry, but ......" he hugged Hoshimi's shoulders hard. "It's an unfortunate thing. Your sister ......"

He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but found that he couldn't. He didn't know if it was because he wasn't good at comforting a woman, or if it was because he had been hit much harder in the accident than he thought.

"They cleaned out ...... Is there a corpse?" Ashrufat eventually found that he could only say such dry, worthless words.

"Sister...... She didn't die. Hoshimi said suddenly.

"Rhodia told me that the next day they saw nothing but burned to the ground...... Temple. Ashrufat said.

"Yes, the temple is in ruins, but my sister is still alive. She...... She must have been captured by the Chaos Legion!"

"How do you know?"

"I'm ......" Hoshimi hesitated slightly, but said it anyway. "Between me and my sister...... There is a natural connection. She saw Ashrufat's confusion and quickly explained. "A long time ago...... When my sister and I started studying black magic......"

Hoshimi's eyes looked out the door. But when Ashrufat came in, he closed the door, and there would be no eavesdropping here. "At that time, we actually saw some records about black magic in books. Black Magic ...... It can change the physique of human beings, prolong human lifespan, and even cure some evil diseases that cannot be cured. ”

This effect of black magic is a fact that even the church cannot deny, and it is one of the important reasons that attract many newcomers to join this dangerous and evil profession. But, in the same way, the Church also elaborates on the changes caused by the practice of dark magic, such as pale skin, decreased body temperature, distorted personality, and so on.

"So at that time, we had the idea that maybe we could control the black magic...... Impact on humans. In this way, black magic will no longer be a taboo, but a ...... Making humanity better...... Because of this idea, we came into contact with some books on black magic, learned some skills, and then summed up some knowledge based on our own speculation and reasoning, and finally recklessly carried out the first experiment of black magic...... We want to harness the influence of black magic on humanity......"

"Did the experiment fail?" Ashrufat decided to ignore all the details and ask directly about the results.

"It's not clear whether it succeeded or failed. Hoshimi replied. "Our initial goal was achieved...... We...... Or sister, in her mind, she has constructed an absolutely rational ...... 'third person'. But for reasons we couldn't understand, I found that I could no longer touch the winds of magic, and I could only be an 'extension' of my sister. This is a term we invented, which means that although my sister can use the power of magic in a very simple way, I have lost the ability to cast spells. I guess I played a part-sharing effect...... Anyway, a kind of ...... was established between me and my sister The connection in terms of thinking. is the constant kind by which we can feel each other's existence......"

"So, I'm sure my sister is still alive!" Hoshimi gripped Ashrufat's hand tightly.

"Can you sense where she is?" asked Ashrufat. "Exact location or general direction?"

"I don't have the ability. All I know is that she's alive!" Hoshimi said in a helpless tone.