The Amber Sword - 894. Chapter 894

“Envoy of the Cruz people?”

“A man named Downers Bernie is a Viscount.”

“Wait, I know this man,” Brando interrupted Shire, remembering that Veronica had said this name to him. This man was the emissary of the Silver Queen. After the death frost forest exploded, the imperial side An envoy was sent to investigate the whereabouts of the prince’s eldest son. This person is the main person in charge of the envoy. Veronica also told him that the real purpose of this person is probably to confirm the death of the prince’s eldest son. “I also know about this envoy,” he finally remembered the matter. In the recent period of time, a series of affairs-mainly the autumn evening war and the sudden letter from the princess-made him almost forgot that there was such a thing. “Are these Cruz people ready to return to the Empire? Why did she suddenly tell us this?”

“不，领主大人，事实上克鲁兹人的使节团还停留在兰托尼兰，现在他们的负责人另有其人，根据我们的了解，这位唐纳斯.伯尼先生自始至终都没有出现过。”夏尔答道。

“这究竟是怎么回事？”布兰多皱起眉头。

“据说是因为这位子爵大人突发身体不适，在德尔德塔尔就随船队返回了，他压根没有在安列克上岸。”

布兰多心想这明显是个借口，此人既然是女王的密使，又岂会因为身体不适而无功而返。他第一时间想到是不是克鲁兹人察觉了什么，但忽而又意识到迪尔菲瑞怎么会知道这件事，领地内知道折剑骑士团与莱纳瑞特皇子存在不过他身边寥寥数人而已，他压下心中疑惑，问道：“这不过是克鲁兹人的内部事务，迪尔菲瑞小姐为什么会转告我们这个？”

夏尔自然听明白了布兰多的潜台词，他答道：“领主大人，这件事其实是这样的，据说克鲁兹人返航的船队在闪光之海上猎捕到一头珍兽，想要献给女王陛下，为了防范大地圣殿的袭击，所以他们选择更为可靠的陆上道路。船队在灰风港登陆，唐纳斯.伯尼先生和他随行的仆从、助手穿过灰山领之后，又借道经过燕堡，燕堡现在的情况大人你是知道的，燕堡伯爵情况不明，有人说他得了重病，有人说他已经死了，总之从四五月开始他就一直没在公众面前出现在过，至于迪尔菲瑞小姐……这个嘛……迪尔菲瑞小姐现在正在托尼格尔……咳……作客，”他说到作客两个字时，免不了有些尴尬，其实大家都知道伯爵小姐心中担心自己父亲的状况，巴不得马上插上翅膀飞回燕堡领地，只不过被布兰多软禁在冷杉领而已——当然，这也是在公主殿下的授意之下的，目的是为了保证伯爵小姐自身的安全，免得叫她飞蛾扑火。他停了一下，继续说道：“总而言之，现在燕堡就是群龙无首，以达勒男爵为首的那帮家伙终日散布各种各样的谣言，想要借故夺取伯爵大人的权力。不过燕堡家族的名声尚在，他们一时半会儿也难以得手，而克鲁兹帝国在燕堡长期以来也具有相当的影响力，所以这些人当然不会放过巴结这位唐纳斯.伯尼子爵大人的机会。”

“I don’t know, sir, do you still remember that you and the princess once instructed Earl Yanilasu to investigate the Yan Fort. The Earl sent a group of people into the Yan Fort shortly after that. Counted as effective, they quickly got in touch with Dilphary’s old subordinates and established a secret network.” Brando knew that this matter was actually ordered by the princess, so he didn’t even intervene at all. But in the mouth of this fellow Charles, he, Lord Lord, has given half the credit for no reason. Of course he can hear this compliment, but it is also rare to reveal, or it is better to say that he is used to it. At this moment, he Only then finally heard some clues.

Charles continued: “So these people reported the incident to the Earl of Janirasu as usual, and also used the record crystal to attach the images of the caravan, Mr. Downers Bernie, and other accompanying servants and assistants. Count Yanilasu sent the report and the crystals to Miss Dilfieri intact. The matter itself is not too important, but Miss Dilfieri has heard more or less about you and Veronese Ms. Ka and Prince Lenaret entered the Dead Frost Forest together. After learning the purpose of this mission, she was worried that the Cruz people would be unfavorable to you, so she passed these things to Metisa. It really made our little princess discover the strangeness–”

“What’s strange?” Brando frowned slightly when he heard this.

“This Viscount Donners Burnie, he doesn’t have any problems, but Princess Medissa seems to recognize a person among the entourage and assistants of the team.”

“Recognize someone?” Brando’s heart moved: “Who?”

“This person should be one of the officers from the Cruze and Veronica. I also have some impressions of him, but they are not as impressive as Medissa.”

“Lord Lord,” At this time, Metisa’s voice finally rang, as soft as always, but organized: “If I remember correctly, that person should be called Boymer. I have heard others call him that. He had entered under the glacier with us at that time. He was one of the noble officers who accompanied the Cruz people. He was a little young, but he was in his twenties.”

Brando felt as if there was an electric current flowing on his back, making his hair stand up. He took a breath. Although he hadn’t spoken yet, the expression on his face was so solemn that Antitina and Freya saw the clues, and the two girls glanced at each other, both looking at him with some worry. Brando put his hands on the desk, as if countless pictures flashed through his mind, he carefully brewed for a moment, and then suddenly asked: “When did the Cruze’s envoy arrived in Deldetal.”

“August 19th, that day was the fire-raising festival for the mountain people.” Antitina replied directly without thinking about it.

“August 19th.” Brando murmured and repeated: “We left the Dead Frost Forest for the fourth week, exactly one month.”

“Charles, how long has Viscount Downers Bernie arrived in Yanbao?” He asked again.

Charles calculated: “Miss Dilfieri received the letter last week, but the letter arrived at Tonigel after several twists and turns. At least a month has passed before, and it will only be more, not less.”

For a month, Brando felt cold, and this time was enough time for the Cruz people to walk back to Rusita. Freya watched his face change several times, and finally couldn’t help but ask: “Brando, what happened?”

“I think we were negligent, Freya.” Brando replied word by word.

“Oversight?”

“It’s all my fault, I didn’t think of this direction at all,” he couldn’t help but patted his forehead in annoyance, and then said in a deep voice, “Charles, let the spies we sent out to ask, let them revisit the area around the Dead Frost Forest. Search it again and spread out the image of that guy to confirm if anyone has seen him-no, I think someone must have seen him. The key is where and when, I have to figure out this problem as quickly as possible. In addition, find a way to send a group of people to the Cruz Empire. If that doesn’t work, let Count Yanilasu do us a favor-he won’t refuse.”

“My lord, before I tell you this news, Miss Romance has already dispatched personnel, and now the territory is fully activated,” Charles replied, “but some of the mercenary leaders below are still not clear about the situation. I would like to ask you if this is too trivial. Metis and I have come to ask you for your advice. ”

“She did it right,” Brando took a long breath when he heard the news, and then quietly replied: “Wait for the news, I hope the Cruz people won’t regret–”

Brando felt someone hold his arm, and he turned his head to see Antitina looking at him worriedly.

“Did Akane have news?” the lady of the staff asked keenly.

He nodded slowly.

The victory of Qiumu’s First Battle has not spread throughout the southern border, but various rumors have spread widely in the war-affected areas and surrounding areas, making the Denners panic during the first two weeks, but There are also some faint expectations. They are naturally worried about being liquidated, but the psychology of expectation comes from the legendary young and promising Earl, who is likely to become their new ruler in the future. But compared to other areas in the southern border where various rumors are flying, Vieiro and Tonigel are uncharacteristically quiet and terribly quiet-in Vieiro, Valendenburg is sending a large number of Messengers, they carry this private letterhead back and forth from north to south, day by day.

In Tonigel, only a few keen people can feel that a storm is gestating under the calm surface. The merchants in the Port of Gris gradually began to feel that the number of security cavalry patrols became more frequent, and the investigation began to be strict day after day, and the goods exported in the territory were quietly changing. The magic crystals in the Black Forest were continuously changing. After a continuous decrease in the past few months, it seems that it has finally been exhausted. Fur, cloth, leather and metal ore have also been replaced by other commodities, and the number of sailing ships carrying goods has suddenly increased.

Interested people are speculating in private that the Tonigel people are preparing for a new war.

The weather is getting colder day by day, but the black pine in the forest seems to be getting taller and taller in the cold weather, or the withered leaves set off these evergreen symbols of Eruin, although The rivers everywhere have not yet begun to freeze, but most of them are already a scene of white dew and frost. At the beginning of November, people in Mintai were said to have seen knights descending from the sky and walking out of the flames. These knights, as if gods descended from the sky, disappeared after a week. Those who witnessed this scene with their own eyes vowed to declare that they were the maids of war. Legend has it that when they appear, they often signify the arrival of the era of war.

While these illusory legends were circulating everywhere, a message was tied to the leg of the carrier pigeon and fell into the hands of Charles.

“There is news, Lord Lord.” When Charles spoke out of his spiritual connection, Brando was still telling his mother the stories that have happened these days. This season, the fireplace has been on fire, and the charcoal is in the iron fence. The fire was crackling, and his experience had been repeated ten or more times, but Ms. Windsor didn’t get tired of listening to the slightest–especially when she knew that her son had a good heart in Tonigel. , Very good at housekeeping’-this is Brando’s description. He thought that Roman was pure-hearted and could be regarded as a good evaluation. As for being good at housekeeping, the merchant lady has the ability to hold the white wolf. Barely makes sense-the time of the fiancée.

But when he heard Charles’s words, he suddenly stood up from the sofa, immediately gestured to his mother, Antitina and Freya, and then stepped aside and asked in a low voice: “what happened?”

“Lord Lord, you guessed it right. Someone indeed saw this man near the Dead Frost Forest. That man was a farmer near Bernicel, named Old Bayard. He had a daughter named Qiao Shi. They used to be old. After the explosion, he rented a carriage to the man-it is said that the man gave them a sum of money and has not shown up since then. There was another person with him. According to the girl’s description of the man, Metty Shah thinks this second person should be a nobleman named Babaen.”

“They rented a carriage.” Brando said to himself: “Bernichell has a hostel, why do they rent a carriage at the farmer’s house? Most of the farmer’s carriages are covered wagons, normal Nobles don’t take advantage of that kind of thing.”

“They’re pretending to be something.” Charles replied.

“And then,” Brando asked again, “has anyone seen this carriage near Del Detal, no, if I were them, I would have been more cautious, they should have changed the carriage on the way? ”

“Lord Lord, you can guess everything. They have changed their carriages in Aluche and Winterrose Fort once, but after we have determined their route, it is easy to ask these details-the last time they used it. The carriage, the last time it appeared was in Deldetal, and someone had seen them around mid-August.”

“Mid August.” Brando replied, “Del Detal, from Cruz.”

He took a deep breath, his fist clenched, and almost squeezed the last words from his teeth: “Mr. Donners Bernie and the’precious beast’ they escorted, I’m afraid it was also caused by Was it carried in a carriage?”

“Exactly,” Charles replied after a long silence, “Lord Lord.”

Antitina and Freya sat on the sofa, silently watching Brando’s face almost dripping with gloom.

…

In the fireplace in the study, a fire was also burning, and several faces were reflected.

“Go and invite the Lord Earl, Mrs. Hill, to trouble you.”

Princess Griffin put down the letterhead in her hand and glanced at Macaro—this is the tenth letter she has received in the past two weeks. This letter was personally sent by the sly fox of this kingdom. The party also foresees subtle changes in the situation. It’s not surprising that the empire canonized an earl, and it can even be said that it has nothing to do with Eruin, but the origin of this countess involves a sensitive person with the same identity in the kingdom at this moment-Griffin finished reading This letter, letting go of the last bit of luck in my heart, gently dropped the letter on the desk, and said to his maid with a little exhaustion. The lady opened the door and she couldn’t help but glance back at the yellow leaves outside the window, and sighed slightly.

“Your Royal Highness.” Macaro reminded in a low voice.

“You don’t need to speak, Maka Luoqing, I understand.” Griffith answered with a glance at him.

In a short while, Brando came to her study, his face seemed to have not been converted from the news he had received before, and he still looked a little stiff. He saluted Griffiy first, raised his head, and naturally saw His Royal Highness sitting behind the desk and Macaro standing next to her. Brando looked at the sly fox of the kingdom, and then turned his gaze to Princess Griffin.

Neither of them spoke, but both seemed to understand each other’s thoughts.

The princess lowered her head, looked at the letter paper on the desk, and said softly: “Mr. Brando, I have to tell you about this–”

“It’s about the Azure Spear, isn’t it?” Brando said.

Princess Griffin raised her head and looked at him, her pale silver-gray eyes were full of complicated expressions, but she finally explained the matter of Akane in detail—the Silver Queen had named her the Earl of the Empire. In the past two weeks, the news from all quarters has been confirmed; even the origin of the mountain girl and her relationship with the Earl Tonigel-after she finished speaking, she asked softly: “Bran Duoqing, what are you going to do?”

“Your Royal Highness, guess what would I do if the Cruz people asked me this sentence,” Brando was silent for a moment? Then he replied somewhat coldly.

Princess Griffin held the skirt tightly with her hands lying flat on the skirt, and of course she could hear the anger hidden in Brando’s calm tone.

But she looked straight into the other person’s eyes, her eyes gleaming with thoughts, but she didn’t answer.

Instead, Macaro opened his mouth and said, “Master Earl, they are from Cruz.”

“I know.”

“Lord Earl, the Princess told you this out of respect for you. But I must ask you a question, have you clearly considered the relationship between Tonigel and the kingdom, and between Tonigel and the empire? relation–”

“So what?” Brando asked.

“Don’t put the kingdom in danger because of temporary anger. The Azure Spear is very important to the kingdom, but it is not so important that it can cause many innocent people to bleed and sacrifice for it.” Macaro Sighed, patiently persuaded.

Brando looked at this man, an important member of the royal party, and seemed to have heard a joke. He shook his head and replied, “Mr. Macaro, you made a mistake. I don’t care at all. The Blue Spear, the only mistake made by the Empire today is that you should not take a person away from this land against her will. Of course, you may not care who this person is, but I want to tell One thing for you—”

His voice is not loud, but it seems to be filled with an invisible magic power, making the room silent.

Princess Griffith and Mrs. Hill next to her have never seen a nobleman who can speak to his colleagues so unscrupulously. The eyes of the princess are still gleaming, and the lady is almost stunned.

Macaro’s face was very ugly, and he suddenly realized that this was not the first time Brando reprimanded him like this.

Brando didn’t care about his thoughts, but replied softly: “If the empires think that war is being used, the nobles of the Eruin Kingdom will take care of the overall situation, die down, or retreat immediately, then I will treat them There is only one sentence—I—Brando, Lord Fir, Lord of the Tonigels, Earl of the Kingdom, have not developed the habit of condoning this kind of robber logic.”

He said to Macaro word by word: “I promise that Eru will not bleed for unnecessary reasons, but the kingdom guards its people. This is the most glorious thing in the world-Egypt. Luin’s people can bleed for another Eluin today, and more people will bleed for them tomorrow, Mr. Macaro, this is the pride and backbone of a nation, if anyone thinks it Weakness can be deceived, then he is very wrong.”

Brando finished speaking and bowed to Griffin, like a knight, bidding farewell to his king before setting off.

He turned around, opened the door, and said before leaving: “His Royal Highness, I once promised a little girl that I will protect each of them, and I will keep my promise, no matter if the enemy is Cruz-or Madara, even if it is Enemy with the world, I will never go back.”

“Your Royal Highness, if this is what the Cruz people want, then I will answer them with these two words: war–”

With a click, the door closed in front of the three people in the house.

Macaro’s face was ever-changing, he seemed to want to say something, but for a moment he didn’t know how to speak, and finally he could only sigh helplessly, and resigned to the princess. The two left the study for a long while, and Mrs. Hill seemed to have recovered from the previous shock. She couldn’t help but patted her chest, and said with a bit of fright: “It’s really unreasonable, Lord Earl. It’s so bold, he, he dare to go to war with the Cruz people…?”

Princess Griffin turned her head and looked at her maid in a daze.

“Did you know, Mrs. Hill,” she said startledly, “My father’s nobles faced the same problem that day. Do you know how they answered me?”

She breathed in lightly, her eyes as if returning to the stormy night in Amperethel.

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(PS: I think about the new plot later today. It took a while, but it was a bit late. In order to compensate everyone, I added 6000 words specially.)