Section 362 After the war

Marven looked at the dark night sky. Last night, he gritted his teeth and planned to skin Ashrufat, and now he only thought that he would survive.

But will he survive?

Go back to White Castle...... But he knew he couldn't hold the White Castle anymore. He had to ...... He could only ...... Find a way to find yourself another Allied army. Before the arrival of Tzeentki's thunderous wrath, restore a qiē to a controllable ......

Then Marvin heard a voice. No, it wasn't actually "heard", but the voice sounded directly in his head.

"You have failed, apostle!" the voice was dark, cold, ruthless, and cruel.

"They reject the truth of chaos," Marven said, trying to shirk some of the blame. "Master, the believers here are not strong enough......"

This is a weak shepherd rebuking his flock, the apostles. The voice said. "Failure is your responsibility, and only you are responsible. ”

"No...... Don't ......" Marven remembered those legends, those unfortunate souls who fell into the labyrinth of Tzeentch. He couldn't help but shout. "I don't want to be trapped in those labyrinths!"

"Fear not, apostle. There was a clear malice in that voice. "Those places are for those who can redeem themselves. ”

"No! Master!" Marven cried out in a pleading tone, begging as he trembled all over. "Please, please. Don't, don't, please give me another chance! I'll do your plan this time! I swear! I ......."

At this moment, the magic disk under Marven's feet suddenly moved, and its edges cracked, transforming into a creature's mouth, and each sharp tooth in that mouth was longer than a human finger. The monster shook violently, threw Marven off his back, and then swallowed the Chaos Wizard who was still trembling and begging for mercy in one gulp in the air.

The monster used its terrifying huge teeth and powerful chewing to directly crush Marven in his mouth, and the noisy and chaotic noise made when the bones broke was endless.

The Chaos wizard didn't even have time to let out one last scream.

......

Prime Minister Irene sat in his office, dealing with it*. With a pen in his hand, he scribbled on a text and wrote some annotations.

Two guests with an obvious military temperament sat in their office chairs, calmly waiting for the Prime Minister to finish the trivial matter at hand. The two men held two copies of the text in their hands. But because I've read it enough times just now, the two of them don't read it anymore.

The Prime Minister finally put down his pen. He sat upright and looked at the two guests.

"Two gentlemen, what do you think...... What's going on with these two reports?" asked Allyn. "It's two versions of a win...... I also know that because of the error in the communication method, the same thing is often reported multiple times by different people. But that doesn't seem to be the case...... There is no doubt that General Ashrufat has won. According to the latter document, General Ashrufar had arrived at the city of the White Castle. ”

"It should be a victory. One of them pondered for a moment and replied. "Prime Minister, you know, this is a great victory. However, it is impossible for the Chaos Legion to be annihilated first by 80,000 and then by another 100,000...... You know, no general with a brain would do such a stupid thing, not even a barbarian. ”

"The forces are different from the battlefield. Irene noted.

"But that's ridiculous. One person replied. "Prime Minister, you should know how to ......" he realized that his choice of words was not quite right, so he forced his mouth shut.

At this time, there was a violent knock on the door, and then a messenger rushed in. The messenger glanced at the two guests, then ran to the prime minister's side and spoke in his ear.

Even the two guests immediately noticed that Prime Minister Ellen's face had changed drastically. That's not the look that a calm and experienced old prime minister should have.

Anyone can immediately realize that something big has happened. Both guests knew very well what they should do in this situation, so they quickly took their leave after a little polite sentence or two.

The next qiē was in a hurry. Soon after, a gang of messengers, messengers, or servants of the entourage was seen running out of the Prime Minister's office and into the streets of Eagle City. Later that day, Prime Minister Arlenn held an emergency meeting in the small conference room of the palace.

It's been a long time since such an eager meeting has been held in Eagle City. Almost all the ministers were present, and the sick were no exception. After the last time they knew that Ashrufat had won a big victory, many even felt that such an emergency meeting would not be held again in the foreseeable future.

The attendees quickly discovered someone who wasn't supposed to be in the room - or rather, someone who wasn't supposed to be in Eagle City.

It was an old man with a barren figure, a scorched complexion, deep-set eyes, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, dressed in pure black all over his body, except for the white bow tie at the neckline. In addition to that, he wore a classic blue ribbon on his chest.

Everyone knew this man, and this one was none other than Skadra, the Grand Governor of the court. At this moment, the old man's expression was more rigid and stern than he had ever been, and everyone who knew him well knew that something very important must have happened. Otherwise, the Grand Governor should have been with the Queen.

Prime Minister Erynn used the quickest and easiest way to complete the pre-meeting greetings. This meeting does not require such red tape.

"Next, the Grand Governor of the Palace, Lord Skaderra, will explain to you. Eryn said.

"First of all, I have good news for you," Skadera said in the most old-fashioned of tones. "Count Ashrufat has won the victory. He has recaptured the White Keep, and all invading Chaos Legions have been wiped out. ”

Although it has long been known that Ashruphat has a good chance of retaking the White Keep this time (because he wiped out the Chaos Legion instead of defeating the enemy), the news still had a big impact. For a few minutes, there was a lot of talk.

Then came the second message. Waiting for everyone's evaluation, Skadera continued. "You've probably heard rumors of an attack on Neustria before...... This is not rumor, it is true. Of course, Her Majesty was safe and sound, guarded by her loyal guards. It's a pity that the defenders suffered heavy losses. ”

After he said this, he watched everyone's reaction. This is also good news - the death or wound of the guards is never an important thing, as long as the queen is unharmed, then every qiē is a small matter.

But, for some reason, everyone has a hunch. When Skadera said this, it didn't look like he was announcing a piece of good news. So that's obviously a good thing, but everybody senses the weirdness of the atmosphere.

Moreover, everyone has an instinctive question: if Ashrufat wins a complete victory and regains the lost ground, and Her Majesty the Queen is safe and sound...... So why did Skadera return to Eagle Falcon? and both were good news, what was the matter with his expression? Could it be that the Grand Master of the Court had lost the ability to express joy?

Their questions were answered immediately, for after a few minutes of silence, Skadera spoke the third message he had brought.

"One last message. In the White Castle, we find the previous crown prince, the brother of Her Majesty the Queen, Prince Pol. ”

It is impossible to overstate how the announcement shocked the crowd. For for the next few minutes, all the ministers and nobles were silent, and no one even coughed.

"The priests of the Church have confirmed that Prince Boer is only imprisoned by Chaos, and that he is not tainted by the power of the evil gods. ”

Scardra closed his mouth and nodded to Iryn, signaling that he had said that.

Irene cleared his throat, as Prime Minister, he had to stand up in this situation.

"Now, the royal family ...... With two people worthy of allegiance. Elenn looked around at all the people around her. "One king, one queen. ”

Once again, he turned around to face Skadra. "Your Excellency, what is Her Majesty doing now?" he asked.

"Over there in Gaohua City. Skadera replied. When Her Majesty heard that the White Castle had been recaptured, she insisted that she should go and see it for herself. But she had a minor illness in Gaohua City, and she should be recuperating now. He said. "General Ashrufat and Barranca are sweeping away the chaotic forces that have fled on the outskirts of the White Keep...... Generals Essien and Parry hunt for the remnants of Chaos in the northeast, especially near the city of Neustria...... General Beller is at White Castle...... It is estimated that this will last for a month, maybe a little longer. ”

He said calmly. Everyone is now aware of one thing: this is an opportunity to make a choice.

If Her Majesty had arrived at the White Castle, or if it was not Bayor who was stationed in the city, then Prince Boer would never have had any chance. Because whether it is Eshurufat, Barranca, or Essien, it was all pulled out by the queen. There is no doubt about the choice they will make.

But for now, this is the case......

Of course, in terms of military deployment, Ashrufat is actually right. Bayrell certainly wouldn't do his best in such a battle to sweep away the remnants of the enemy - his army was really only Allied (or mercenaries), and he didn't care what the endgame was on this side. In that case, it would be better to keep him in the White Castle. The White Castle does need to be guarded.

Those three people were obviously unaware of this terrible secret. And what about Her Majesty the Queen herself...... Her bodyguards suffered heavy casualties and fell ill...... So she shouldn't know about it now.

And Scardera's presence here speaks volumes about what kind of choice he made.

Now, this choice is really on all of you who are participating in this meeting.