Chapter 109: Canonization Performance
Miranda's action of drawing her sword surprised everyone in the court. Several guards of the Imperial Forest Army drew their swords and rushed to the front of the palace.
"What are you trying to do, Mistress Miranda?" asked Ecbert, "don't you know that it is disrespectful to the king to display your weapons in the palace hall?
"Master Ecbertor, put away your ridiculous thoughts!" Miranda said, holding her crystal sword to her chest with both hands, and said to Parsa, "Your Majesty, this crystal sword has been a divine weapon that has been passed down from generation to generation in our family, and has been with me for many years. Now that I have retired from the position of head of the Blue Dragon Knights, it means that I am no longer a member of the Imperial Knights. Please accept my crystal sword as an example that I don't care about the Order's affairs. When I get my husband Roger back and return him to the position of head of the Blue Dragon Knights, you can give it back to me!"
"Mistress Miranda, I am very grateful for your contribution to the Empire. And I'm just trying to give you a break for a while, not to completely expel you from the ranks of the Imperial Knights. Maybe one day, I'll need to rely on you to lead the Blue Dragon Knights again!, so I refuse to accept your sword. Parsa laughed.
"Since that's the case, then I'll thank you. With that, Miranda thrust the crystal sword back into her waist and turned to leave the palace.
Miranda walked slowly towards the outside of the hall. As she passed by Ecbeldo, the other party suddenly showed a grim expression. "Mistress Miranda, I have heard that you fought the pirate king of Roger's pirates on Mick Island. Do you see who he is?"
"I'm sorry, but the man was wearing a disheveled head, and he had partially covered his eyes with an eyepatch. I had a hard time recognizing him for what he really was. But one thing I know for sure is that he is not my husband. Although the name of their pirate group is exactly the same as that of my husband. Miranda paused and said to Ecberdo without looking back.
"Mistress Miranda, to tell you the truth, your husband has been away from you for more than six years. In the past six years, the Empire has mobilized many people, including you, to find his traces, but to no avail. Maybe Mistress Roger has changed his face and become something we don't recognize. Ecberdo laughed, "I also hope that the leader behind the Roger Pirates is not our dear Lord Roger. β
"In the days to come, I will do my best to find my husband's whereabouts. Miranda laughed, and with that she continued walking towards the outside of the hall.
"Mistress Miranda, please feel free to ask us if you need our help. Now that you are no longer the head of the Blue Dragon Knights, it is not easy to transfer personnel. Ecbeldo added to Miranda.
"Thank you for your kindness, I will remember your words!" Miranda's figure had long since disappeared from the palace hall, leaving a voice in everyone's ears.
"It's just a small episode, let's get back to the original issue, Your Majesty!" said Ekbeldo, stroking Parsa with one hand.
"Since the red dragon and the blue dragon can't fight, then only you White Dragon Knights are left!" Parsa said to Kai in front of the palace, "Kai-sama, don't you want to say that the current White Dragon Knights also need to be repaired?"
"I'm sorry, I think so, Your Majesty the King!" Kai knelt down on one knee again, "In the recent battles of the Empire, our White Dragon Knights have suffered the heaviest losses. In the Battle of Mallory, our orc forces were almost completely wiped out. And the battle of Mick Island, a large number of lawbreaker troops were lost. In the recent encounter in Flamechase City, our griffin troops of the White Dragon Knights were also lost. In this situation, our army is unable to fight anymore?"
"Damn!" Parsa slapped one of her hands on the armrest of her throne. But since he was still in the court, he had to maintain the proper demeanor of a king, and the swear words that wanted to be spit out of his mouth were immediately swallowed back into his stomach.
"Your Majesty, our Golden Dragon Knights have been in charge of guarding the royal family in Floating City. "We have not had an expedition for several years, and after six years of rebuilding, the troops have returned to their original size. I beg your Majesty to give us a chance to wash away the shame that Byron's traitor has brought upon the Golden Dragon Knights. β
"Golden Dragon Knights?" Parsa looked at Bolton in surprise, his train of thought paused for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders and smiled at Bolton, "You should continue to be in charge of guarding the Floating City." Moreover, after the two royal dukes, Wisels and Windis, rebelled openly and were suppressed by us, their fiefdoms of Hurricane Castle and Harrenhal were also taken over by your Golden Dragon Knights. If you were to be sent on an expedition to the province of Isaro, it would inevitably cause instability in both places. β
"Your Majesty the King, Lord Bolton is loyal to the royal family, and his heart is commendable. Since you are unwilling to send him to lead an army to conquer Flame Chase City, please also give him an official rank and knight in recognition of his courage. After all, the other major knights are now unable to fight for the Empire for various reasons. Ecberdo bowed deeply to Parsa.
Obviously, Ecbertor was speaking to the other Knights. Parsa was more than happy to reach such a tacit agreement with his men.
"General Bolton, I have long wanted to reward Byron for his devotion to his duties and dedication to washing away the disgrace that this traitor has brought to the Knights of the Five Dragons. Parsa laughed, "Let the Council of Kings take placeβSir Keyman declares my will." β
Ser Keyman came to the front of the temple and knelt down on one knee before Parsa, and then stood up to face the people in the hall: "At a time when the Empire is still in turmoil, General Bolton, the commander of the Golden Dragon Knights, is an exemplary example for the Empire with his usual integrity. In accordance with His Majesty's wishes, he was to be commended and announced to the world, and to make General Bolton an earl, and to grant taxes to historic Harrenhal and all its fiefdoms, except that all the valleys under the jurisdiction of Harrenhal were to be governed by the Governor of the Earl of Bolton. However, due to the Golden Dragon Knights as the guardian of the Empire, although the Earl of Bolton inherited such glory, he could not enter Harrenhal, and was temporarily put in charge of the deployment of the Golden Dragon Knights. His Majesty has an order, and the Prime Minister and the important ministers have expressed their approval. β
"Thank you for your Majesty's gift, I will definitely do my duty for the Empire and work hard to wash away the shame that Byron brought to the Golden Dragon Knights. Bolton got down on one knee.
"Hmph, this singing and harmonizing is really funny!" Schroeder couldn't help laughing as he watched the clumsy performance in the hall, "Although Byron betrayed the king, Burton betrayed Byron. β
Kai smelled something special during this canonization ceremony: "Parsa did it on purpose to show us several other knights. It seems that the empire is about to enter an eventful season. Lord Baiao, come back quickly!"
"Master Kai, I have one more thing to ask you. At this time, Parsa suddenly changed his words, "Listen to Sergeant Simon's report, this battle for Flame City, the most wanted criminal in the Empire, Geraint, is also in the ranks of the Aika family?"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" said Kay, "both Sergeant Simon and Lord Lance have fought against him. Observing the appearance of this person, he was no different from the knight of Geraint of the Golden Dragon Knights back then. β
"It is said that he is accompanied by two children, a man and a woman?"
According to the information we investigated, the girl should be the daughter of the rebel Freedom Wings leader, the Great Sword Hague. As for the boy's identity, it is still under investigation. Kai replied.
"Hmph, I don't think there's any need to investigate!" Parsa thought, a grim smile on her face.
"Your Majesty the King, could that boy be the king......" Bolton suddenly thought of something.
"Shut up!" Parsa shouted to stop Bolton, "the identity of this boy will be investigated by my Black Dragon Knights Shadow Mage unit, don't make any unnecessary assumptions at this time." I'll wait for the results of the investigation to come out!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Bolton responded.
"Ah...... What kind of monster is this...... Suddenly, outside ......the palace hall, there were bursts of cries for help......