Section 130 Introduction

The Marquis of Ellenn was indeed waiting in the reception room. Those who know anything about the Governor will know that he is not much older than the Countess Marianne, but that he is at least twenty years older in appearance. Among other things, his hair was completely white, and the wrinkles on his face were much more noticeable.

However, looks are faces, and Marquis Iryn's body is still very tough. At least, there was no such sluggishness of an old man in his gestures, and on the contrary, he was no less agile than a young man. It's hard to say if he's always been like this or if he's just recently burst into this energy.

Psychic people already knew that the old nobleman had been at odds with the regent Byron, and that he had been ostracized (or, to put it mildly, exiled) to the town. However, fate is unpredictable, and the old nobleman who was originally destined to retire in Brassian and live his whole life has now burst out with the second spring of his life - half a year after the fall of Byron, Queen Luvia61 Angel61 Queen Macrémiz has sent an edict to let the old nobleman leave for Eagle Falcon City immediately, because he is about to be appointed prime minister.

"Countess Marianne, it's a pleasure to meet you. "When Aunt Mary entered the reception room, the Marquis of Ellynne was waiting a little impatiently. "Your business ......"

"It's all done. Aunt Mary replied.

"Ah, that's a real bother. "The Marquis of Ellinn expressed his sincere gratitude. "Without your help, I really don't know how long the road would have been delayed. ”

"It's just a matter of effort. Aunt Mary replied. "After all, it's nothing to me. I was going to Eagle Castle. It's my pleasure to serve you. ”

"Thank you very much. May I venture to ask, how prepared are you?"

"Three cars," replied Aunt Mary. "There are two horses for each car. Enough for me to ride and carry my luggage. In addition, I hired a caravan of twenty people, each with a horse. In addition to this, ten horses were prepared for replacement on the road. ”

"Madame, we must consider the possibility of accidents along the way, and if the traitors notice our actions, things are likely to turn out to be ...... It must be resolved by force. Are your twenty mercenaries reliable?"

"They are all knights from the Stygia region. Aunt Mary replied. "I think it's infallible. It is said everywhere that although they have been reduced to mercenaries, they still maintain the noble and loyal nature of knights. ”

"Stygian's knight? Well, that should be pretty reliable. Then I would venture to ask again, what is our estimated departure time......"

"If I could, I would like to leave at dawn, or at night. Horses, carts, and retinues are now in my niece's castle. I know you want to be as secluded as possible, so I suggest you pick a time and sneak up to my niece's castle, how about you?"

"Good idea. I think without further ado...... Tomorrow...... How about leaving at dawn the day after tomorrow?"

"I have no opinion. ”

"Once again I thank you, dear madam. ”

"You don't need to be so polite. Your Excellency Prime Minister. Aunt Mary replied with a smile. "Anyway, you will be a colleague of my niece-in-law, and I hope you will use your experience to take care of him. ”

This concludes the meeting. A few minutes later, Aunt Mary was back in her famous carriage. With such a simple order as "hurry up to the castle", the coachman immediately turned the head of the carriage and sped away towards the outside of the city.

Just outside of Brasian, there is a well-known local mansion. It was a beautiful, delicate and striking castle. It was once the property of a local squire nobleman called Dale, but it is known that Dale moved away with his family and the castle was resold to Aeshurufat. Later, Ashrufat himself went to the city of Falcon, so the castle was inhabited by his fiancées. And Ashrufat's fiancée is none other than the niece of Countess Marianne.

In the past, many people wondered how Countess Marianne would marry her niece to a mercenary of unknown origin, Aerufat. Although it is said that this is because of the marriage contract set by the father, the conditions of the two parties are obviously not matched. Especially when two sisters marry a husband at the same time, many people can't guess and can't figure it out. As those who are familiar with this matter know that the Countess Marianne has no children of her own, she cares very much about these two nieces and treats them as her own.

Now, however, everyone privately admired the brilliant vision of the Countess Marianne. Because Ashrufat was a really outstanding person, he had become a local celebrity and one of the richest people in Bracian after only a year or two. He went to Eagle Falcon City, and in only one year, he made himself Chancellor of the Exchequer and received the title of Earl.

The carriage proceeded rapidly along the good road of Brasian. The driver had a good driving skill and did not slow down even when it was dark. So it didn't take long for the carriage to arrive at the gate of the castle.

Marianne's Countess Caress is quite famous in the neighborhood. So when the gatekeeper of the castle saw the car, he immediately understood who the visitor was. It didn't take long for Countess Marianne to arrive in the owner's living quarters of the castle.

In particular, due to the absence of her niece-in-law, Aunt Mary did not live in her own house, but in this castle during this time.

A young woman dressed in a maid's costume approached her. When she saw Countess Marianne, she immediately stopped and bowed her head.

"Fana, are they waiting for me inside?" said Aunt Mary, who nodded, but did not speak. She wasn't mute, but because of some magical curse, her voice was only audible to a few. This "few" includes Ma Xingjian and Xingke, but does not include Aunt Mary.

"Okay, you just have to get busy. Aunt Mary walked briskly, now knowing the layout of the castle so well that she could not go wrong even with her eyes closed. After turning a small corner, he came to the reception room.

Except for Fana, the other three were waiting here.

"Auntie!" the twins saw Aunt Mary come in, and immediately got up to greet her. "Things ......"

"Things are pretty much ready. Aunt Mary began. "Have a good rest today and tomorrow, I guess the time of departure should be tomorrow night. When the time comes, the Marquis of Elynne will come and join us, and we will hit the road together. ”

"What about the road?"

"From what I have inquired," replied Aunt Mary. "At the moment, the road is clear, and no one seems to have taken any drastic actions. But the queen has already ...... All of those lords were declared traitors. In other words, ordinary businessmen may be able to get through, but we don't have to. If they knew about our actions, they would even attack them on purpose. You see, it was not in vain that we found so many mercenaries. ”

The northern part of the Stygia Basin is connected to Gruny, so it is common for knights who have lost their territory (or simply traveled far away) to enter Gruny along this road. Although they are very popular mercenaries, it is not too difficult to find a group of them by virtue of the advantage of being close to the water and getting the first month.

At this moment, dozens of mercenaries were already living in the castle. If one goes to the stables, they will see that the castle stables have become quite crowded now.

"But aunt, why do you have to act with the Marquis of Ellene?"

"Is that old-fashioned?" replied Aunt Mary. "Actually, it wasn't me looking for him, but he found me. Hey, I don't know how he knew that we were going to the royal city...... But since he knew the truth and offered to go with him, I couldn't refuse. Forget it, in the future, he is also a colleague of Ashrufat, and it will always be good for him to owe him a favor. That's it, I'm going to go and take a break first, I've been running around for a few days, and I'm exhausted. ”

"Wait a minute, aunt...... This one...... Ashrufat just let Shirley pass, and we pass...... Is it appropriate?"

"What's right or not?" asked Aunt Mary curiously. "Whether it's suitable or not, you must pass. I have a hunch that things must not be that simple. ”

"Are you afraid of our safety, but Ashrufat says we're safer here than Eagle City......"

"No, I'm not worried about security. Auntie replied. "Byron, that little one...... It's a complete piece of shit, and he's not going to find a way to get you to threaten Eshurufat. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Because that little guy is obviously a bad guy, but it's not completely bad. To tell the truth, if he really does everything, killing, setting fire, kidnapping, extorting and extorting innocent people, he will become a difficult person to deal with. But this guy is not like this, he always expects to use fair and honest means to achieve dirty and shameless goals. The reason why I let Ashrufat go to Eagle Falcon City is because I know this. Aunt Mary said. "Because I know that even if he recognizes Ashrufat, he will never use those indiscriminate means to assassinate him, but will try to use some means that are at least legal, even if they are not legal, and do not leave obvious evidence. He may secretly send people to poison and assassinate political opponents, but he will never trick people into his mansion, shoot them indiscriminately, and then insist that this person assassinated him and killed him. In a word, he is shameless, but he is not shameless without a bottom line. In the final analysis, it is that he is very timid, and he only dares to do it when it seems foolproof, and he does not have the spirit of small and broad adventure. Of course, if he is very discerning, this is not necessarily a shortcoming, but his vision is ...... Hum...... The coup d'état in Eagle Falcon City already speaks for itself. ”

"But, Auntie, the other lords may ......"

"It's just a bunch of people who don't have a vision. Aunt Mary replied. "Don't worry too much. If they have an eye, they will choose the team as soon as possible, either to support Byron or the little queen. But they want neutrality. Well, now, in the eyes of the little queen, they are already traitors. In Byron's eyes, they defected to their camp when they had no other choice, and they were not worthy of being looked at differently. In short, it is counting on speculation at both ends, and it turns out to be angry at both ends. Anyway, I've decided on this matter, let's go to Eagle Falcon City together! I don't believe that when we get there, Ashrufat will drive us away!"

With that, the old woman walked towards the room inside.