A thunderous cry woke Alves from his sleep, and he looked up and rubbed his reddened eyes with a tired expression. However, the servant's hurried steps unsettled him, and soon the premonition became a reality.

"Your Excellency, Lord Aubrey ......"

The servant stuttered a little from nervousness, and Alves stared at him like a sword hanging over his head.

"What's wrong with him?"

"What the hell happened to him?"

The dwarf asked. The wrinkles on his face were crumbling, and his brows were about to coalesce.

But the servant still couldn't answer, until the knight behind him broke in.

"Lord Aubrey's life is in danger, his injuries have recurred, his condition has deteriorated dramatically, the doctor is helpless about it, he wants you to come over, my lord. ”

The personal guard of Aubrey said loudly, the Iron Eagle insignia on his chest was so obvious, it was a symbol only the personal guard of the Lord of the Ring, the knight's face was serious and dull, he was not as trembling as the servant, but showing the sadness he deserved, and the calmness and severity of a knight.

As he looked at each other, Alves felt a darkness that had never been seen before coming over him.

As soon as the knight finished speaking, Alves jumped off the bed, and before he could change into his formal clothes, the little dwarf rushed forward, "Take me!" he commanded loudly.

The knight strode forward, leading the little dwarf all the way.

The moonlight poured down the hallway like cold water, and there was silence all around, except for the tinkling of leather boots on the stone floor. It's like a solo from a death instrument.

Finally, two minutes later, Alves arrived at Aubrey's room. There were a lot of people gathered here, all knights, nobles, and a dozen guards of the Iron Ring Castle stood outside the door in full armor, staring at the boundless darkness around them with a pair of cold eyes. Tonight may be the last night for the Lord of the Ring.

Alves stumbled to Aubre's bed, the night before, they were talking about life and reliving the beauty of childhood, and only a day later, his brother was seriously ill, Alves could not accept the fact that he was surrounded by not very friendly eyes, and the dwarf even suspected that it might all be a conspiracy, like the knight in the armor of the Iron Eagle, he was like a ghost, and his black eyes seemed to hide a beast.

"My brother, here you are. ”

Aubrey on the bed lay dying, staring at Alves with kind and trusting eyes. They were childhood friends, the most trusted brothers, and even though the whole castle discriminated against Alves, Aubrey still stuck to his younger brother, and even put him in the most important position - Chancellor of the Exchequer.

And now, he also has important things to say to his brother.

"I'm here, I'm here, my brother. ”

Alves responded with a sobbing sound. He stared at Aubrey, and suddenly remembered that afternoon many years ago, when he was scolded and beaten by his father, and when his skin was open, it was Aubrey who stood up in front of him and took the strong whip for himself. The father's eyes were full of anger, as if he was about to tear himself apart, and it was Aubrey who saved him. "He's my brother, and he's been my brother for the rest of his life, no matter what he looks like. He remembered what Aubrey had said in front of his father. He remembered it for the rest of his life.

And now, his most beloved brother has come to the end of his life. Just because of a poisoned arrow, the injury recurred, and Alves' mind raced.

But Aubrey took his hand and seemed to give him something important.

"Dean, no matter what, is my son, and when I die, you must support him with all your might. Aubrey said in a faint voice, and even though the volume was so small, the people around him could hear it clearly. The stand-in guards stared at everyone present with an alert gaze. They are the most loyal guardians of the Lord of the Ring. The status even surpassed that of those foreign nobles.

"I will!" Alves agreed earnestly as he took his brother's hand. "But my brother, you can't give up, you're a grizzly bear, your body is extremely strong, you can definitely hold on! Tell me, what is the situation with the recurrence of the injury?"

Filled with pain, sadness, and resentment, Alves asked, sobbing.

"Natural recurrence, the poisonous arrows of the mercenary group are too powerful. ”

Aubrey gasped and replied.

"There must be a way to stop the disease!"

"No, I can't help it, I know my own body, and in forty years, I have never been so weak as I am now. ”

Aubrey said, barely squeezing a smile out of his mouth.

"Dean may be young and stubborn, this is caused by my indulgence of him, I have been at fault, but now, this mistake is too late to be corrected, I just hope that you can discipline him well and assist him well. ”

He kept the conversation back to his son.

"I ......"

Alves swallowed it back when he said it, he couldn't bear to see his brother in such pain.

......

When the news of Aubrey's death reached Rod's ears, Rhodes was preparing to leave the city with his men to hunt down vampires. Hearing such sudden news, Rod's first reaction was that the Ring Fort was bad...... Lord Aubrey died at this time, leaving behind a mess. The Ring Castle looks rich and prosperous. In fact, there is a lot of internal crisis, and Alves must not be able to suppress Dean, and the stubborn playboy is not only unlearned, indulged in enjoyment, but also makes disrespectful words to his uncle. Alves is a deformed dwarf in his eyes, needless to say that Alves can't control him, and usually, even Aubrey himself can't control him well.

"Condolences, my friend. In the cold room of Winterscarf, Rhodes was relieved. "Your brother is dead, but there is still a lot of work to be done, and the burden on your shoulders is heavier. ”

"The neglect and exclusion may be more ......," Rhodes said bluntly.

"I know...... The world is dark, and the Ring Castle is even more so. Alves replied, his face still bearing the sadness and anger of yesterday.

"We have fewer and fewer comrades-in-arms, but more and more enemies, and in this crisis, there is charm, blood, violence, and conspiracy. ”

Rhodes said. There was a look of concern and understanding in his eyes.

In fact, Rhodes himself was not having a good time, the more he fought, the more difficult it was for him to control the anger in his body, as if there was a beast in his body that could explode at any moment, and at the same time, there were more and more dreams at night, and scenes of beauty, blood and violence were alternating. He knew it was the whispers of the Chaos Gods...... Yes, while the gods of Kislev noticed themselves, the gods of chaos watched over them. Human beings are complex after all, there are no absolute saints, there are no absolutely pure people, some emotions, some thoughts always affect the fragile human beings in the dark. It is like a source of pollution, always eager to capture the soul of man......

"Tomorrow, I'm going on a 'ghost hunting mission' assigned by the Queen, and Usok will ask you. ”

Rod continued. He dubbed the hunt for vampires a ghost-hunting operation, and in this operation, the giant bear must not be able to go on the road with him, it is too conspicuous, a giant bear swaggers behind him, and normal people will cast attention to it, let alone hunt vampires......

So, Rhodes left his bear in the care of Alves for the time being. In fact, it was also to secretly protect this dwarf. He now has fewer allies, and Spirit Bear can spot dangers in the shadows and alert those he wants to protect. If you can take it to catch vampires, it would be a good companion, but unfortunately not. After all, vampires aren't just in the wild, most of the time, they're lurking in human towns or castles, and the bears are too conspicuous when they enter. The task of discovering the vampires, Rhodes gave it to the Moors, who were professional death hunters...... They have their own methods of monitoring all undead creatures.

"This bear...... Well......"

Alves barely managed to squeeze out a smile, he probably guessed what Rod meant.