"We have drawn into line with the Duke of Alama of Marions, and if the time is right, we only need to send an emissary, and the Grand Duke will stand with us and send the Gatu Rangers to support us. Ludwig said softly: "Maybe these northerners are not trustworthy, but as long as they can be used by you, they are worth wooing." ”

"It was only a matter of time before Laria was unified, and with five thousand direct troops, it would be easy to defeat them. Bran nodded his finger and said, "But if they take this opportunity to take refuge in that stupid girl, we will be at an impasse, and we will be able to give Laria's territory to her." ”

"Please advise me, my lord. Ludwig bowed his head slightly: "I will let these lords give you the most suitable reason, Laria can only be yours." ”

"Besides, sending an emissary to Haringos Castle, I don't mean I don't declare my will, and I can't let that stupid girl succeed easily. Bran cocked his nose and snorted coldly: "Those princes of the Kwyn River are all a bunch of wall grass! ”

"Understood. Ludwig solemnly said: "By your will, my lord, in the name of the Radiant Cross." ”

Bran breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at the black knight, his eyes flashing with an extremely complicated light: "Sometimes, I don't even know if I really trust you, Ludwig. I don't even know where you came from, but I've been more faithful than anyone else. ”

"Your life-saving grace will never be forgotten, my lord. Ludwig knelt on one knee and bowed his head in a deep voice: "If it weren't for you, you would have become a dried corpse in that meadow early in the morning." ”

"Cut!" Bran pursed his lips and turned his head away from him, "Someone like you who is capable of saving your life can make you die?"

"Hehe......" Ludwig smiled undeniably: "Then, let's go to the messenger of Haringos Castle, please rest well, the kitchen will prepare more haode dishes." ”

"Wait a minute!" Bran stretched out his hand to stop Ludwig, who was about to turn away, and said with some hesitation, "Well, you go to the gatehouse and take a look, if the maid is not ...... Just let them let her go. ”

"Is that really good?" asked Sir Willis softly, "she must have made some serious mistake to be hung in the gatehouse?"

"Anyway, I'm the Duke, so I'm up for it!" the little duke shouted loudly with his glowing blue eyes and some nonsense, clasping his hands to his chest: "Now go and let her go, just say it's my order!"

"Your kindness and generosity bring tears to your eyes. The smile on Jazz's face deepened: "I'll do it in the next place, please don't worry." ”

Hearing this, Bran sat down in his chair contentedly, waved his hand at Ludwig very casually, signaled that he could go out, leaned back in the chair by himself, closed his eyes and rested.

Ludwig shook his head and sighed softly, then turned and walked out of the castle hall, closing the door tightly, leaving Bran alone with the sound of breathing.

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Theodore looked at Helena, who was very worried beside him, and an indescribable pain rose from the bottom of his heart, and he squeezed out a smile from the corner of his mouth and looked at the girl: "It's okay, you already have the support of half of the north, whether it's Aaron, or Zalard, and me." If Duke Alama of Marions dares to do that, you can clean him up! ”

As he spoke, Theodore also symbolically waved his fist, which made the girl laugh involuntarily, and the originally depressed heart relaxed a little.

"Even without Marions' allegiance, Salion can still be used as a source of supply for cavalry, isn't Salion's war horse the best war horse in the whole Shijie?"

"But when it comes to trust, in fact, the closest relationship with the Pendragon family should be the Elfwan family, who rule Larria, and half of their blood is Pendragon. Helena suddenly said, "Actually, in the beginning, Brother Elendil wanted to take me to Larria. ”

"But it's not safe there, that's why Elendil took you to the north, to Caesarea. Theodore smiled and replied, "It must have been the arrangement of the gods that we should have the opportunity to meet in that wood, and to be friends, all by providence." ”

"When we first arrived in the north, not long after the death of the Duke of Laria, the side tribes began to prepare to attack Laria. Helena shook her head sadly: "There are soldiers who capture farmers and robbers who loot everywhere, and I don't know how little Bran managed to hold on." ”

"Little Bran?Bran Elfwan?!" Diodore looked at Helena with some surprise: "I remember a certain lady once told me that she never left the city called Issos. ”

"You know little Bran too, Aaron, they told you, right?" Helena smiled, "He came to Issos once when I was very young, and we met back then. ”

"He seemed to be only four years old at the time, and he always pretended to be an adult, and he put up a show everywhere, and he had the stinky temper of Elf's ancestors. As if remembering an interesting incident from her childhood, Helena had a sweet smile on her face: "But in fact, he is very kind, much kinder than many people." ”

"He used to smear the beeswax on the floor, trying to slip the passing ministers. But he was always afraid that the other party would blame the servant who scrubbed the floor for this, so Zuihou had to slip and fall in front of everyone, and then secretly wiped off the beeswax on the ground with his cloak!" Helena covered her mouth and said while laughing: "As a result, after he went back, he was treated as a greedy child because of the beeswax on his cloak, so his uncle scolded him." ”

"It seems that I used to think wrong about this guy. Theodore muttered to himself, "Such an interesting duke will not be casually someone else's puppet and be at the mercy of others." ”

"So, did this guy try to play tricks on you?" asked Theodore with a smile, "There must have been, right? You are so easy to bully and so innocent." ”

"I haven't been. Helena said a little unconvinced, puffing up her chest proudly: "He is not my opponent, so he never dares to mess with me." ”

"It's great that you can maintain such a posture, and when the lords arrive at Haringos Castle, they will be amazed and genuinely surrendered. ”

Terenus suddenly walked up behind them and said with a little joy, "Thank you, Lord Julian. Your courtier, Mr. Virgil, has been of great help, and I dare say that there is no second expert in the North who knows how to organize a banquet better than he does. ”

"I've only done what I can, Lord Terenus. Theodore looked at Terenus with a somewhat stiff smile: "Haringos is now a Roman territory, and it is a Roman tradition to entertain foreign guests. What's more, we are now an alliance and helping Helena is also part of our agreement. ”

"It's great that you can think so. Terenus twitched the corners of his mouth, "I also hope that you can keep the covenant in the future as you do now, and not have other plans." ”

"If I had other intentions, I would break the covenant between us first. Theodore was calm: "Instead of doing some sneaky little gestures like the previous incident." ”

"I hope so. Terenus said an ambiguous word, and then slapped Helena's chest in salute, "Then, Your Highness." I'm going to arrange a rotation of positions, so please forgive me leaving. With that, Terenus strode away, not even looking back.

Theodore looked at the figure of the commander of the Knights of the Dawn, and felt rather uncomfortable: he always felt as if he was on guard against himself. Of course, there is nothing wrong with this, but what Terenus did was so obvious that it was almost like a few words on his face, "I don't trust you".

Probably sensing that Theodore and Terenus were not having a pleasant conversation just now, Helena took the initiative to stand up and explain: "It's okay, he didn't actually mean that, Terenus has always had such a temper. ”

"We knew this when we went to war with the Taar tribe in the Silent Forest. Theodore smiled and shook his head: "I didn't get mad at him because of these few words. ”

"Let's talk about the future, according to you, Laria will definitely be loyal to you, and the unification of the north is a foregone conclusion, so what do you plan to do in the future?" Theodore asked with a smile: "What are you going to do after you defeat all the orc tribes and sit on the throne of Issos?"

"I've never thought about this. Helena looked at him, and the corners of her mouth crooked into a smile: "Maybe, I will find a suitable person, and then marry him, and have a few little princesses and little princes and so on." ”

"It had to be the biggest wedding ever. Theodore made an exaggerated gesture and smiled: "All the lords, the Noldor elves and dwarves, the highlanders of the northern ice fields and the Cato people of the emerald steppe, must be very lively." ”

"It's also possible that I will never marry anyone for the rest of my life. Helena's voice was low: "Wait, wait for the fool who promised me to come to me and fulfill the promise he promised me." Even if you wait until Shijie is destroyed, you will never give up Zuihou's hope. ”

"What do you say, Theodore. Helena tilted her head and looked at him indifferently in a dark color: "Which future do you think I will choose in the future?"