The bright sunlight poured in through the windows, and the bustle outside never stopped, but the room was eerily silent. Helena sat alone at the round table by the window, her chin in her hands, and the lost sapphire looked out the window at the towering tower, which was just blocking her view.

A slight thud pushed open the door, and Knight Al Ain Talboa, always dressed in knight's attire, carefully held a delicate tin pot to prevent it from spilling. Walked on tiptoe.

"I've made you some black tea from the Noldor Elves, Your Highness Helena. As she spoke, Ain cautiously looked at Helena's expression and gently poured the reddish-brown tea into her cup: "They say that this thing helps to relieve fatigue and also nourishes the spleen and stomach. ”

"Xiexie you, Ain. Helena chuckled and took a sip of her glass. The elegant pine fragrance has a long meaning, lingering in the mouth for a long time, sliding down the tea into the throat, as if the whole body is much more relaxed, so that the girl can't help but smile and moan: "Whew, it's really much more comfortable." ”

"Nothing, it's my greatest pleasure to serve you. Ain, who was a little "flattered", had two pinks on her face, and stood beside Helena holding the tray where the teapot was kept: "I never dreamed that I would have the opportunity to meet a real Pendragon and be so close to me!"

"It must be not easy for you to learn this, right?" asked Helena with a sudden smile, "I heard the knight chief of the Talboya family mention it, and he told me that Miss Ain has aspired to be a true knight since she was a child, practicing swordsmanship and riding for four hours a day, and is not interested in poetry or needlework at all. ”

"It's not very difficult~. Ain scratched his head a little embarrassedly: "But I really wish I could be a knight, a real knight." Weishenme is always the only man who can be a hero? Weishenme girls must wait for them to come back from afar? Can't women go to war?"

"There was once a female knight. Helena said, "She once fought side by side with the Human Emperor Aragorn, and led her father's knights to join the human army and fight bravely on the battlefield!"

"I've seen this, I've seen this too!" said Al Yin excitedly, "In order to fight with Aragorn, she also gave a male name of 'Atolis', a sword from her father called the Eternal Star, and the mark on the shield is a fire-breathing red dragon!"

Her children founded the Holy Empire and passed on the surname Pendragon. Helena said with a little emotion, holding a teacup that kept emitting water vapor in her hand: "They must not have imagined that this once glorious empire is only half of the country left, and the once glorious surname is only one descendant." ”

The atmosphere in the room returned to awkward silence. Seeing Helena's lost expression, Aine panicked all of a sudden: "Yes, I'm sorry, Your Highness." I'm not supposed to say this to you...... Sad!"

"Nothing, I don't blame you, Ain. Helena smiled coldly: "It's all gone, isn't it?We're all alive now, that's enough, we shouldn't ask for too much." ”

"The ...... Emperor Bixia, your brother. Ain asked in a low voice, "Did he give up when he sent you away?

"I don't know, maybe he had his considerations. He is the emperor and he cannot give up his dignity of zuihou. Helena whispered, "Helena is the emperor, so he must fight until the moment of zuihou." ”

"Ahem! Your Highness. Terenus walked to the door, coughed lightly and bowed deeply, then put his hand in front of him, "Can I have a few words with you?"

"Then I'll step aside, Your Highness Helena. Ai Yin walked backwards to the door with the tray: "I'll go inside the pantry and see if there are any other types of tea." ”

With that, the girl left the room and gently closed the door. saw Adjutant Will still standing at the door with a tangled face, and immediately gave him a roll of his eyes: "Useless guy, you can't even do a little thing!"

"Can you please explain it clearly?!" Will whispered angrily, "I don't want to bring those guards in, who knew there would be such a nosy." ”

"The lieutenant of the chief flag officer of the dignified Knights of Dawn can't even find a stalker, what do you tell me to say about you?" The girl's tone was full of disdain, and she commented on the adjutant in front of her: "Don't you claim to be able to control all the environments at the first time?

After saying that, the girl turned her head arrogantly, threw Mr. Adjutant behind her, and strode out of the corridor. Will was left alone and kept rolling his eyes, and he couldn't tell the bitterness.

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"What's the matter? Lord Terenus. Helena seemed to have expected what the old man would ask, but she still said politely: "You must have something to do with me, right?"

"Ahem, cough, cough......" His Excellency the Chief Flag Officer coughed a few times in succession, leaned on the table and said, "I just received a report from the commander of the Haringus garrison that you were being attacked by someone in a small alley...... The robbers had taken it hostage, so they hurried back to find out what was going on. ”

"Of course, we all know now that it was just a minor misunderstanding, nothing happened!" said Terenus, "and it didn't cause any commotion or panic, which was a blessing in disguise." ”

"But I also want to say that you are a descendant of the Zuihou family of Pendragon, and your safety is the safety that the empire wants. Terenus bowed deeply, "Please also pay attention to your personal safety, and at least inform the castle guards when you leave." ”

"The servant told me that this year's market was livelier than usual. Helena looked out the window: "Do you know this is weishenme?"

"Because...... The Caesar of Rome, Lord Theodore Julian, paid off the debts of all the tenant farmers in his territory and set them free. Terenus commented quite objectively: "This is indeed a benevolent government, and it is indeed very difficult to be a ruler. But we still can't deny that his purpose in doing this was not only to free the peasants, but to have more soldiers and workers, which should have been his original purpose!"

And this Caesar's newly established 'Roman War College' in Caesarea can also test this conjecture. Terenus said eloquently: "On the one hand, he wants to deprive the lords of the right to administer, and on the other hand, he wants to increase his army and form more armies. The most important example of this is the hukou system he is implementing, which aims to register all the farms in order to train more reserve soldiers!"

"Therefore, we must not trust this Lord Theodore Julian too much, and we must maintain a considerable degree of vigilance and ............ against him at all times."

"Weishenme, you always distrust him so much?, did he ever betray me?!" Helena retorted, "He saved my life." If it weren't for him and his knights, I wouldn't even be alive until now, and the bandits and robbers in the woods could have taken my life. ”

"I know that very well, Your Highness. Terenus sighed, "Indeed, such a noble act is commendable, but it cannot be denied that he also had another purpose in saving you, or that when he saved you, he had already begun to make plans, otherwise Weishenme would have agreed to your request so happily?"

"When he saved me, he didn't know that I was a descendant of the Zuihou family of Pendragon. The girl turned her head: "He had many opportunities, but he didn't take action. ”

"But you are the princess of the Empire! He is the Caesar of the Romans! His kindness to you alone is enough for him to gain a foothold in the North. Terenus reluctantly explained, "Do we still want to send more land to his arms? The empire can only be yours, Your Highness!"

"Yes............ Is it because of his looks?" asked Terenus tentatively, but Helena did not answer, still silent. The old man sighed: "Indeed, when I first met this adult, I was also frightened. His mannerisms and speech, including his personality, bear many similarities with Emperor Bixia. Even those who knew Bixia well would probably confuse him with the emperor. ”

"You're wrong. Helena turned back coldly and said, "He is completely different from his brother. Theodore can only be Theodore, he will not be my brother's, never. Helena's voice grew lower and lower, and Zuihou was so small that she could only hear herself: "He's only half a prince!"

"Well, I hope you can tell the difference between the two of them. The old man shrugged his shoulders: "Don't be ...... because of your memento of Bixia"

"I'm tired, Lord Terenus. Helena said, "I'm so tired today, can you give me a rest alone?"

"............" Terenus stared at the girl's back for a long time, and finally deflated: "I'm very sorry, Your Highness, to disturb you. ”

After saying that, the old man saluted slightly and left the room softly.

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"Obviously, you asked me to go out with Your Highness, but Weishenme still wants to mention this matter?" Outside the door, Will looked at the old man and asked puzzledly, "Isn't this an extra move?" ”

"You'll understand when you sit in the same seat as me one day. The old man sighed: "Some things, even if they are clear in their hearts, must be told to their faces, otherwise...... It's tantamount to breaking your oath!"

(Thank you for 2175s (is there any special meaning) for the reward of children's shoes~!

The other is,It seems that some children's shoes are not very satisfied with the heroine of this book?How to say?It's hard to reconcile?,And I'm writing the female owner I want to write.,I feel that such a soft girl paper is more in line with the empty character.,Of course, I'll try to make this character more distinct.。

As for the plot...... All I can say is that I haven't started the water yet, and every chapter is written after careful thinking. And also...... What is Caesar? Maybe a qualified politician should abandon human nature, but I want to write about Caesar, there should be more shining lights of human nature, and my Caesar is an "unsuccessful Caesar" who strives to be a good Caesar. I think that people who don't have humanity and tolerance can't have contagion and affinity, so I can't love the black prince Lelouch all the time. ）