Chapter 223: Black Lion
Under Earl Lewis's strange questioning, Dele's face remained as usual
"In front of you is Tyre......"
But Lewis then laughed and waved his hand to interrupt Dele's introduction
"Don't be nervous, it's just a joke, of course I know where he is......"
Dele, who was interrupted, turned grim.
"Here, let me see ......"
In Deloit's silence, Lewis slowly turned his horse's head and looked sideways at Tails with a deep expression.
The prince took a deep breath, endured the discomfort in his heart, and accepted the attention of the Black Lion Count with a smile.
After a few seconds, Earl Lewis, who had almost circled Tails, finally laughed
"Your Highness, I have long heard of your great achievements in the Northland, and it is a great honor to be here. β
He narrowed the distance between him and the prince, leaning back, his expression still proud
"Maybe you don't remember me......"
But unexpectedly, the prince raised his voice and interrupted the other party
"The black lion who is good at fighting, will he still fight for the lions?"
Lewis was stunned when he heard this.
"'Fight to the death,' that's how you replied to my father," the second prince looked straight at the ruler of the Black Lion family under everyone's gaze
"'As long as the lion is still wise and brave, take care of the lions'. β
Lewis looked surprised.
Even Dele, who was on the side, frowned slightly.
"Yes, I remember you, Count Lewis Bozdorf from Castle of Heroic Souls. β
"Six years ago, you were sitting near me. β
Tails cleared his throat, his eyes starting to turn cold in the setting sun
"And I remember when they voted for whether I was a prince or not......"
"You voted me no. β
Tails' words had a warning tone.
Bozdorf's face changed instantly.
He sat up straight on his horse, looking at Tails differently.
Even Dele, who was on the side, pursed his lips.
Lewis coughed slightly
"Your Royal Highness, ...... in the past"
But the prince's cold noodles suddenly dissolved, like iceberg meltwater.
Tails sneered and interrupted the Earl
"Don't be nervous, it's just a joke......"
With both Lewis and Dele frowning, Tails leisurely lifted the reins and rode past the Black Lion Earl
"Here, let me see ......"
The prince calmly looked at the black-armored soldiers behind the Count, as if he were reviewing his own army.
A few seconds later, Tails followed Lewis's example and returned to his horse, smiling smugly
"Your Excellency, I admire the reputation of the Black Lion family for their good fighting. β
With that, he smiled kindly, and held out his right hand to Count Lewis.
"It's an honor to see you today. β
Lewis looked at the prince in amazement.
The Black Lion family of Heroic Castle.
Another surname that resounded in the Western Wilderness.
Historically, Bozdorf's ancestor was a heavy foot soldier who participated in the Battle of the End, and was repeatedly promoted by the Revival King for his bravery and skill, and finally became a count on the day of the founding of the country.
At the beginning of the second century of the second century, when Tormund II, the "King of Blades", conquered the Dragon's Kiss and conquered the Duchy of the Mist, it was Bozdorf's infantry regiment that beheaded the first and last Grand Duke of the Mist.
After the First Continental War, the momentum of the Heroic Soul Fort reached its peak for a time, and in the Western Wilderness, the Black Lion family even suppressed the guardian duke, until they were unfortunately on the wrong side of the line in the late second century in the "Twin Star Confrontation" - after the death of the "Cloud King" Horace II, the tragic internal conflict between the two lines of the Bright Star royal family fighting for the throne.
The stunned Earl of Lewis stared at the prince's outstretched right hand, looked at Tails' smile again, and was silent for a moment.
On the side, Dele, who was speechless, looked at Tails' appearance and slightly curled the corners of his mouth.
"Thank you, Your Highness. β
Half a second later, the Black Lion Count reined in his previous arrogant look, urged his mount to take a step forward, and without hesitation, shook off his iron glove, and vigorously squeezed Tails' palm
"I promise, you'll see that we live up to our name. β
Tails only felt the thud of his clenched palm.
The Black Lion Count's hand is not small.
Count Lewis narrowed his eyes
"And the lion is really extraordinary. β
Count Bozdorf let go of his palm and waved his hand back
"Your Highness, come and see my eldest son and heir, Paul. β
A resolute-looking, silent, low-key brown-haired young man rode forward in armor with the insignia of a black lion.
"Paul Bozdorf," said young Paul, with a straight face and a fist pressed to his chest, not as complicated as his father, "Your Highness, it is my pleasure to serve you. β
Tails smiled
"It's also my pleasure. β
Earl Lewis, who had been looking at Tails, laughed and reached out to the black-armored soldiers behind him
"Your Highness. β
"My son and the two hundred elites of the Black Lion Family, as well as the hundred people formed by the fourteen families around the Heroic Soul Castle, will escort you home with Dele. β
Lewis added
"Forgive me for not being able to accompany me personally, but please do not doubt our passion and loyalty to the Fuxing Palace. β
Tails looked at the Black Lion banner behind Lewis, as well as the other fourteen flags of the minor nobles.
The prince frowned slightly, then smiled
"Never doubted. β
Lewis smiled too
"I never doubted you. β
But the next moment, the Black Lion Count looked to the east and his tone changed
"But I suspect others do. β
Tails' smile froze.
Well, that's a good way to put it.
In the awkward atmosphere, Dele next to him coughed intentionally or unintentionally.
But Lewis said suddenly, as if he didn't understand
"So I've heard that our Duke of the Western Wilderness, Lord Cyril, has already gone to look for you, Your Highness?"
"And gave you a good sword?"
Tails' slightly relieved nerves were immediately lifted by this sentence.
Damn it.
How did he know?
The prince, who had a headache, changed direction, and subconsciously tried to block the "warner" in the saddle.
"About that, I would have liked to return ......"
But Lewis sighed, and he pointed to the army he had brought, his eyes unangry.
"Me and Delew. β
"Together, we first mobilized countless people, and then mobilized six or seven hundred elite guards, but the Duke did it with only one sword. β
The Count of Bozdorf snorted softly
"It's a good deal. β
He suddenly turned to the owner of the one-winged crow
"What do you say, Dele?"
The Earl of Wingburg looked up, but did not answer, only gave Lewis a friendly smile.
Tails looked at Dele's expression and realized.
In the next second, Earl Lewis's gaze returned to the prince, and his attitude seemed to be casual
"So, did he 'throw' you with a sword too?"
Tails was stunned
"Dump?"
Dele, who was on the side, coughed again.
But the Earl of Lewis still smiled as if he had not heard it, and gestured to the prince on his mount
"You know, it's just deliberately throwing a sword in front of you, and if you're scared out of the water, he'll smile and 'ahh β
I saw Lewis wave his hand with disdain
"After bluffing people, of course, he will be able to take care of things and talk at length. β
Deliberately holding a sword in front of you......
Tails was puzzled for a moment, then stunned.
What the?
The day before yesterday, the scene of the Duke of the West Wilderness alone with him surged into his brain like a tide.
"What?" asked the prince in surprise.
As if anticipating the other party's reaction, Earl Lewis smiled with a "I'll just say" expression
"I guess that the Duke probably told you from the bottom of his heart and heart, expressed his worries, and showed that he loved the West Wilderness deeply, madly, reasonably, inextricably, and movingly, and in the end solemnly declared that everything was a last resort, and in the big and small chaos, he actually just wanted to remain neutral and didn't want to choose sides?"
Tails blinked, a little stunned by the amount of information in this sentence.
What the?
But Lewis continued
"And did he use that set of dozen words around dozens of turns, turn around and come back to the word game, what power is used to start violence, violence gives birth to a lot of nonsense and then back to power to confuse you......"
Power Comes from Violence......
A play on words that went around and came back in circles......
Listening to the other party's words, Tails was stunned, and his brows rose and fell several times.
The Black Lion Count's tone was playful
"Does he feel unfathomable, far-sighted, and different?"
Dele, who was next to him, turned his head away and coughed heavily.
Tails finally found a gap and asked suspiciously
"How do you ......"
But Lewis wouldn't give him a chance to ask a rhetorical question
"You know, after a bunch of crap, the time has come, and he's going to snap his fingers like that......"
The Count of Bozdorf waved his hand contemptuously, and his fingers rang
"Blink your eyes again, flick your teeth 'Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else, but I'm with you!'"
His shaking head and disdainful look on his face also had a bit of the flavor of Duke Falkenhause.
But this shocked His Royal Highness the Prince
"W-what?"
Lewis smiled coldly
"Don't be surprised, Your Highness. β
"That's the unpopular Lord Cyril, when we were younger, he ...... to everyone"
He put away the playful look, and his face turned cold
"That's what I do. β
Tails stared at him stunned, trying to control his expression.
What do you mean?
For everyone...... That's how you do it?
That......
What he heard yesterday in the Ghost Prince's Tower, what the Duke of the Western Wilderness said......
[Do you think I'm going to go out on the street and bring a random fourteen-year-old cub and tell him this?]
Tails felt a little messy.
Lewis turned his head dismissively
"Am I right, Dele?"
In this room, Dele saluted politely, but still smiled silently.
Looking at Dele's performance, the Black Lion Count snorted dissatisfiedly.
But at this moment, Tails's heart was already in turmoil.
That one......
That Duke of the Western Wilderness who looks like a boss, what's ...... Actually...... But...... Wrong...... So......
"I'm going to visit the Duke in the camp to-day, and I hope he won't try to fool me in the old ways. β
Lewis snorted
"But in any case, whether it is the beginning or the end of this farce. β
"We thank you so much, Your Highness. β
The Count of Bozdorf looked fixedly at Tyers, who was thinking hard
"And from the ruins to the Wing Fort, whether it is Lord Cyril or Dele, including so many of our lords, if it weren't for your presence, it would be rare for the Western Wilderness to have such a time of people. β
"You must be our savior, Your Highness, to reunite us who have not been in touch with each other, both six years ago and now. β
"You say yes, Dele?"
Dele pulled his lips back a third time and smiled politely.
Looking at the Earl of Wingcastle, who was unable to enter the oil and salt, Bozdorf turned his gaze back to Tails
"And I have a gift. β
I saw Count Black Lion wave his big hand, and in the next second, several powerful black-armored soldiers erected flagpoles and raised an exaggerated and surprisingly large flag in the air.
Tails was about to say thank you, but his smile froze again.
"Did you miss your family coat of arms, Your Highness?"
Amid the unanimous exclamation and uproar of the residents on both sides of the town, the flags were unfurled in the wind.
It was a nine-pointed star flag.
It's just that the nine-pointed star on the flag seems to use a special material, as long as the flag surface moves slightly, it shines with a dazzling silver light, like a starry sky, which is difficult to ignore.
It shook many people, including Tails, subconsciously raised their hands to cover their eyes.
the groove.
It's also too ......
Tails looked back in embarrassment
"I'm grateful for your gift, but it's too high-profile......"
"High-profile?"
Lewis interrupted him quickly, and he raised his arms unwittingly at the surrounding towns and fields
"For the sake of the goddess, this is your kingdom, this is your home, and we will all be your vassals, walking in your own home, we should be freeβ"
Tails whispered
"I'd rather keep a low profile......"
But Lewis continued to speak loudly as if he hadn't heard him
"-And if there really comes a day, as a member of the Bright Star Royal Family, when you have to look forward and doubt even in your own home, then maybe ......"
Lewis leaned forward and slapped Tails on the shoulder, the exaggerated look on his face cooling
"It's the family that's wrong. β
He said coldly
"What do you say?"
Tails' heart sank.
Lewis pressed Tails' shoulder, exuding an extremely unsettling sense of disobedience.
Tails took a deep breath.
A second later, he curled the corners of his mouth, but said nothing, just released a ......
Impeccable smile.
"Forgive me for the excuse," and at that moment, Dele, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke
"It's time for you to go, UU reading .com Lord Earl, it's still a half-day walk from here to Bladetooth Camp. β
Tails was unusually grateful for his interruption.
Not knowing if it was because of Dele's help, or because he finally had nothing to say, Earl Lewis was silent for a while before letting go.
He put away his strange expression and smiled slightly
"Of course, don't let me disturb you. β
"Paul, protect the prince with your life," Lewis told his son pointedly
Just like the prince who risked his life to defend his homeland for six years. β
Paul pressed his chest and bowed his head solemnly
"I will, father. β
"I will. β
The Count of Bozdorf bent the corners of his mouth and pointed with his thumb at the silver nine-pointed flag
"And remember, even though the flag is heavy, you have to make sure it is in the air. β
"Don't let it fall. β
Lewis gripped his tongue and didn't know who he was talking to
"It's going to hurt people. β
Tails' face did not change.
This time, Paul didn't answer, just nodded silently.
"Well, go well, Your Highness. β
The Black Lion Count took the reins of his horse, faded his cold color, and smiled confidently
"The roads in the West Wilderness have been in disrepair for a long time, and they have never been easy to walk. β
Surrounded by soldiers, Lewis Bozdorf swayed and rode past Tails, leaving the prince with a back and a meaningful remark
"Presumably, the gallop of the center collar ......"
"Will it be flatter?"
Facing the Far Away team of the Black Lion Earl, Tails breathed a sigh of relief.
He and Dele glanced at each other, and both smiled impeccablely, but also helplessly.
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