"And you've seen the kid too......"

Doyle let out a painful sigh.

"God, how can we be so complicated when we are fourteen or fifteen years old, shouldn't we all be simple, stupid, impulsive, and lustful?"

He looked at Glovo with dismay, seeking approval:

"There's nothing you can't solve with a trip to Hongfang Street at night, right?"

To his surprise, Glofo, who had always been passive, spoke up this time.

"It's not us," the silent vanguard snorted coldly, turning his head to the side:

"It's just you. ”

D.D's smile disappeared instantly.

At this moment, another voice suddenly sounded:

"How is everything?"

Doyle and Gloover were shocked!

In a second, the two of them straightened up at the same time, turning in the direction of the iron gate.

I saw that the supreme commander of the royal guard, the captain of the guard, Lord Adrian, was standing at the iron gate, accompanied by two retinues, looking at them with a smile.

Doyle was struck by lightning, first tried to squeeze out a smile, felt that it was inappropriate, and then struggled to straighten his face, and stammered:

"Ai, Eddard...... Team, team, team...... Chief, sir?"

Grove was also stunned for a moment, but he quickly reacted:

"Sir. ”

Adrian nodded and walked in with a smile on his face, and the people around him recognized him and saluted.

"Everyone is busy, what are you two doing?"

The smile on Doyle's face froze.

He quickly stood still and took a step forward:

"Ahem...... We are evaluating and evaluating the defense vulnerabilities of the Mindis Hall and preparing for the future sentry plan......"

But Colover spoke stiffly, and Doyle's voice rang out:

"We're pretending to be busy, sir. ”

"Then avoid the requisition of the logistics wing. ”

As soon as these words came out, Captain Adrian's smile froze for a second.

Doyle shook his head and looked at his companion in disbelief.

At that moment, first he trembled inexplicably, and then Doyle, who was desperate, just wanted to slap Glover to death.

And then shoot yourself to death.

In the unspeakable silence and embarrassment, it was the experienced Adrian who reacted first:

"Oh, you're all ...... Marhros's people?"

Doyle, who was in a heavy mood, felt that the captain had no sense of accountability, and hurriedly remedied:

"That, ah...... Lord Marlos was inside, as if in ......"

Glovover's answer was as simple as ever:

"I'll go and report. ”

But Adrian stopped him:

"Wait. ”

The Supreme Commander of the Royal Guard folded his hands behind his back, slowly walked towards the other party, and squinted at his muscular figure:

"You're the Vanguard Wing's Glenn Glover?"

Glove's expression was shocked:

"Yes. ”

Adrian nodded, his eyes showing nostalgia, "Good." ”

"I know your grandfather. ”

"Forty years ago, it was he, as a watchman, who personally promoted me to the guard. ”

Doyle's face on the side changed.

The way he looked at Groover immediately changed.

Adrian sighed:

"He's a stern guy, but he's respectable. ”

Glove's eyes moved:

"Yes. ”

"I hope you're as respectable as he is," Adrian's tone was kind and friendly:

"But...... You don't have to be as harsh as he is. ”

"In the team, be a gentle and easy person, and you will find that you have gained more. ”

Glove was slightly shocked, and his answer was slightly cramped:

"Yes, yes. ”

Adrian nodded, looking at Doyle.

The latter immediately stiffened unnaturally like a rat that had eaten poison.

Adrian smiled:

"So, you're the ...... D.D？”

The corners of Doyle's mouth twitched, and his smile was awkward:

"Yes, sir, sir...... But, that is, yes...... Everybody's shouting and playing......"

His voice was very unsubdued, getting weaker and weaker.

"Bridge told me about you. Adrian said leisurely.

"What?"

Doyle's eyes lit up, and he swept away his previous timidity:

"Really?"

He was slightly expectant: "Well, what did ......the chief say about me?"

"He said the first thing you wanted to go to was the Vanguard Wing," Adrian said lightly.

After losing the election, he had to go to his guard wing. ”

Gloover subconsciously glanced at Doyle as well.

At that moment, D.D's face turned red.

"Sir, I, I'm ......"

But Adrian was stunned:

"There is no shame in admitting defeat. ”

He said slowly:

"Only by accepting failure can we deserve success. ”

"Just as the first thing to do is to be a 'guard', then there is a 'pioneer'. ”

Adrian's sudden sternness made Doyle subconsciously tense his body:

"Yes, sir. ”

Adrian nodded, looking back at the two of them.

"You are very young, and you are all important arms of Marios, and you are the reliable sword of the kingdom," Adrian regained his kindness:

"Work hard. ”

"Yes, sir!" said Doyle, who was silent.

"Yes. "This is the still stiff Glovor.

Adrian smiled.

"Also, don't get caught by your master when you're lazy," At this moment, Adrian suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance with a focused gaze:

"Especially...... He is standing behind you. ”

Doyle and Golover shook and turned around.

Hiding behind a tree, Tails, who was suddenly called to break the hiding, was also startled.

He had to awkwardly walk out of the tree under the odd eyes of D.D and the zombies, adjust himself, and smile gently and politely.

Adrian bowed respectfully to him:

"Your Excellency, Duke. ”

Tails nodded hurriedly in return:

"Lord Adrian. ”

"...... are you?"

Adrian smiled and shook his head:

"Don't worry. ”

"I'm just here...... I will give you the official Decree of Ducal Canonization. ”

He turned and handed a scroll to Croover (Doyle tried to reach for it, but the scroll swerved towards him just as it was about to fall into his hands).

"By the way, let's see how the boys are preparing," the captain of the guard, who was over half a hundred years old, smiled at Doyle and Glove, the former quickly smiled awkwardly, and the latter stood even more stiffly:

"After all, this is the first time in many years that a special unit has been drawn from the royal guard. ”

Tails looked at the writ in Croover's hand, and didn't have time to delve into the meaning of the other party's words:

"Thank you for your concern. ”

The Commander of the Guard's smile remained: "I hope Tormund didn't cause you any trouble. ”

Tails was stunned:

"To...... Who?"

Tormond.

His first reaction was the portrait of King Fuxing in the Mindis Hall.

But Adrian just sighed:

"I heard Count Cassel speak of your conflict with him on the road. I want to apologize to you for his actions. ”

Tails reacted at this time, and the person the other party said was ......

"But believe me, Lord Marios is not disrespectful, much less stubborn," Adrian said earnestly:

"He's just ...... Too casual. ”

Tails blinked.

"Casual?"

He took a deep breath, remembering the way Marios had just told him, 'Nobody will care about you,' and wondered:

"My Captain of the Guard?"

Even Doyle and Glovor, who didn't dare to take a breath of the atmosphere, couldn't help but look at them curiously.

Adrian chuckled.

"Don't get me wrong, Your Highness, when I say 'spontaneous', I don't mean lazy and negligent, Lord Marlos's ability is beyond doubt. ”

Adrian looked at the Mindish Hall on the other side of the fountain and said with emotion:

It's just that he hates complexity and trouble, and when faced with problems, he would rather choose solutions that are within reach. ”

"That's kind of a ...... Be arrogant. ”

Hates complexity and hassle......

Arrogant.

Hearing this assessment, Tails had a slight understanding.

Adrian said helplessly:

"For example, the easiest way to protect the prince is to keep him from leaving the house. ”

"I don't know...... Sometimes this leads to more trouble. ”

Tails nodded, smiling in response.

I saw Adrian sigh:

So, he often needs someone...... Push it. ”

"Push him to do better. ”

Doyle and Glove looked at each other.

"Yes," Tails nodded politely, "I'll keep an eye on it." ”

"By the way, Lord Marios is ......"

But Adrian raised his hand:

"Oh no, I'm not going to see him. ”

The captain of the guard looked at Tails with a smile:

"It's enough to see you. ”

"Six years ago, when you became a prince, I happened to be in the family and missed your important moment by not being there. ”

Adrian's gaze suddenly became serious:

"But thankfully, I didn't miss your time as a duke again. ”

Feeling the meaning in the other party's gaze, Tails was stunned.

"Your Highness. ”

I saw Adrian staring at him, and said seriously:

"A good warrior can withstand, and he must withstand. ”

"A qualified nobleman can and will shoulder a heavy burden. ”

The captain of the guard said lightly:

"The same is true of kings. ”

In the next second, he added a sentence meaningfully

"The king is even more so. ”

Tails froze in place.

Adrian saluted again, then turned to leave.

Watching the back of the captain of the guard disappear, Doyle took a big breath, as if he had been holding his breath for a lifetime.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa...... Unbelievable, the captain of the guard spoke to me......"

D.D said excitedly:

"Seven and a half years after joining the team, this is the second time I've met Commander Adrian face to face, and I've talked to each other alone!

Well, yes, three years ago.

It was in the guard room,

It seems to be a sentence of "Captain, captain, do you want to drink water" and "No, thank you"?

Doyle thought excitedly.

"Hmph. ”

Gloover snorted disdainfully, a look of disdain for "you haven't seen the world."

Three years.

In the same Fuxing Palace, how far does this kid have to be so marginal that he won't have the opportunity to talk to the commander alone for three whole years?

As for themselves......

Hum.

With a faint sense of self-pity, Grove recalled his last conversation with the captain of the guard.

A few years ago......

Strange, why can't you remember?

Next to the two people in different moods, Tails was thoughtful.

"That's ......," he said slowly.

An excited Doyle answered Tails' doubts:

"Oh, you don't know, do you? That's the most hanged man in the royal guard. ”

"Captain of the Guard, Lord Adrian. ”

I saw Doyle's face colorful:

"He has enough qualifications to crush everyone else in the Guard, a witness to both glory and destruction. ”

Qualifications?

Glory or destruction?

Tails was slightly puzzled.

Gloover nodded, looking in the direction Adrian had left, with a serious face:

"It is said that the captain has witnessed the bloody year and is the only survivor of that legendary royal guard...... Guards Old Man. ”

Witnessed the bloody year......

Tails' face changed slightly.

"You mean, the one from my grandfather's time...... Former royal guard?"

Doyle took a deep breath and nodded yearningly.

Thinking of the prisoners in the Prison of Bones, Tails couldn't help but be shocked:

Adrian...... How did he live past the age of blood?

Glovo shrugged.

"Congratulations, Lord Duke," D.D. sighed, spreading his hands:

"You just asked about the third place in the 'Top 10 Unsolved Mysteries of the Royal Guard'. ”

Tails was stunned.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the iron gate.

"No, no, no, it's closed today...... You can't ...... if you're a nobleman."

The trio's attention was drawn to the past, and Doyle walked towards the Iron Gate, followed by Glove.

The curious Tails was about to step forward, but was pressed behind by Glove, firmly blocked.

"What's going on?" Doyle called out to a Bright Star privateer outside the iron door.

The soldier turned around and pointed angrily at a man in the distance who had been stopped by several soldiers:

"Lord Guard, this guy wants to break in...... He said he was a nobleman, otherwise we would have ...... long ago."

Doyle narrowed his eyes and saw the man who had been stopped.

His eyes dilated.

"Wait, wait, I know him......"

Doyle looked dumbfounded at the man who was waving to him outside the door:

"How are you?"

The man outside the door desperately broke free from the suppression of the soldiers and straightened his clothes, and he was equally surprised when he saw Doyle:

"Eh, I'm just going to ask, D.D., why are you?"

Doyle's expression darkened:

"Nonsense, I'm a royal guard...... No, no, no, I'll ask you first: Why are you?"

The man outside the door blinked, he looked around, and seemed puzzled:

"That's it...... That's me!"

Behind Glovover, Tails, who heard the inexplicable conversation between the two sides, chuckled.

Gloover looked at him strangely.

"Nothing, just ......" Tails shook his hand apologetically:

"I remembered a joke told by a Northlander: 'How are you?'"

Tails couldn't help but laugh again.

Without understanding, Glove's expression became more and more strange.

Outside the door, between Doyle and the uninvited guest, the dancing and inexplicable conversation continued:

"What are you going to do?"

The guest touched his head:

"I ...... I took a leave of absence today, and I came here just to see the prince - ah no, now the duke...... I heard he's back today......"

Doyle shook his head:

"No, you have to make an appointment to visit the nobles......"

But D.D reacted:

"Wait, how do you know that the prince is back today, and how do you know that he is a duke......"

"Oh, my letter crow is faster...... Okay, get out of the way, don't get in my way to see him......"

"No, how do you know he's here......"

"Have you forgotten, when you sent the prince here today, we were responsible for clearing the road and opening the way......"

"No, no, no, you wait...... I mean, in what capacity and in what qualifications do you come to visit the prince......"

"What are you kidding, at my age, I'm the only promising young man in our hall who holds the title of Lord Royal......"

"Lord Yufeng, do you mean that because you have a hard relationship, a deep background, and a good father, you got the title of gentleman?"

"Phew, get out! I'm knighted, of course, because of my merits to the kingdom!"

"Merit...... You mean, go out on the streets and catch thieves?"

"you...... Six years ago, I made a heroic expedition to defend the kingdom from war!"

"Hey, I'll see how long you have to blow this cow......"

"I'll tell you, D.D., you're Hongguoguo's jealousy, and you're blushing if you can't figure it out yourself......"

"Phew, you're a person who has been single for more than 20 years, do you still have a face......"

Behind the iron door, Croover pressed his head in shame.

Obviously, Doyle's negotiation with the man outside the door will not end for a while, UU is reading a book, and the bright star private soldiers around him who are tired of listening to it have already returned to their posts.

But Tails heard something.

"Doyle?"

Ignoring Glove's face, the Duke of Star Lake decisively crossed over to the former and reminded in a loud voice:

"Doyle!"

In front of the iron gate, Doyle, who was arguing endlessly, finally came back to his senses and remembered his duty, he quickly turned his head and said with a smile:

"I'm sorry, Your Highness, to disturb you...... That, let me introduce you, it's ......"

Doyle turned to the side, pointed to the uninvited guest outside the door, and awkwardly shouted a string of nouns:

“...... My grandmother's brother-in-law's nephew. ”

Gloveover sighed again and slapped his face.

At that moment, Tails saw the guests outside the door.

He froze.

"That, the heir of a certain archcounty, working and vacationing in the royal capital......"

Doyle smiled dryly and said the person's name and surname:

"Cohen Karabiyan. ”

Tails stared blankly at the man outside the door.

"Eh, eh, eh, Your Highness, do you remember me? I'm the ...... That one...... The ...... who eats more fruits and liver"

Outside the iron gate, Cohen, a tall security officer, looked at Tails, who had grown up a lot, in surprise, and then pointed at himself, showing a mouthful of big white teeth and a smirk of "it's me".

Doyle looked at Cohen in horror as he tried to wave his hand, and coughed in embarrassment.

"By the way, Your Highness. ”

Not noticing his master's strange appearance, Doyle lowered his voice and put his head to Tails' ear:

"The nobles of the royal capital are all passing ...... This guy ......."

Doyle pointed at Cohen, who couldn't stop smirking and waving, nodded his head covertly, and whispered in a solemn voice:

"There's something wrong with the brain. ”