Violet's actions were quite quick.
Perhaps because the failure of the war caused the situation within the Violet Principality to become somewhat unstable, the Duke of Violet was very efficient in fulfilling the terms of the treaty.
Less than half a month after the peace talks between the two sides, Violet delivered the first batch of supplies for redeeming the extraordinary equipment to Castel, and along with the supplies came one third of the ransom.
In addition, the contract documents regarding the Barony of Bethel and the relevant documents for the transfer of the Barony of Bethel were also sent to Beigang.
From this moment on, the Barony of Bethel was actually ceded by Violet to Castel.
A week after Castel and Violet signed the peace treaty, envoys from the royal capital arrived in North Port and brought two pieces of important news.
First, five of the nine dukes of the Crescent Kingdom have jointly signed with three high priests and other 28 noble vassals of the kingdom to apply to the Council of Nobles and the royal court to convene a central meeting to discuss the legitimacy of the inheritance rights of Philippe de Valva, the third prince of the Crescent Kingdom, who blatantly violated the "Sacred Code" and the "Royal Contract".
It was obvious that with the failure of the war, the three princes had lost the support of most of the nobles. King Louis V wanted to use the three princes to weaken the power of local nobles and strengthen centralization, but this approach was also counterattacked by the nobles.
The messenger brought news that the Kingdom Central Conference will be held in the capital in a month and a half, and Castel will also need to attend as an important representative.
Second, King Louis V issued an edict requiring Bold, Violet and Castres to end the war and return to peace within a week.
Of course, the decree of armistice arrived a little late, as Castel and Violet had already reached peace talks a week ago.
As for the Bold side, after Eleanor was captured and the expeditionary force was destroyed, the war was actually over, and all that remained were the post-war negotiations.
"Lord Buat-Lint, the war is over. You can leave here with the Knight of Violet."
In the Earl's Palace, Viscount Ryan Castel looked at Count Lint who was under house arrest and said with a smile.
Count Lint, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed meditating, slowly opened his eyes and was silent for a long time before saying:
"Negotiations... over?"
"Yes, it ended a week ago. Violet has sent your ransom, and you can leave now."
"What is the ransom?"
"2.43 million quintana, and extraordinary materials worth 20 million quintana. Of course... this is for soldiers, other nobles, and enchanted equipment. As for you, the Earl's offer is for the Barony of Belter."
Viscount Ryan-Castell said.
"Baron Bert's territory..."
After hearing the old viscount's words, Count Lint had a complicated expression.
He closed his eyes gently and let out a long sigh of helplessness.
And Viscount Ryan Castel continued:
"Lord Buat-Lint, news has come from the capital that a central meeting will be held in more than a month to investigate the third prince Philip for his crimes in the Boulder-Violet War."
"This war was essentially caused by the willful actions of the Third Prince Philip. You should know exactly what kind of person the Third Prince is and what he did to Lady Eleanor..."
"Most of us have heard of your name. You are a true knight. The Earl said that he hopes you can stand up and expose the third prince's crimes at the central meeting in more than a month."
After hearing the old viscount's words, Count Lint fell silent.
"Of course, it is your freedom to stand up or not. The Earl just hopes that you can do so. You should know whether the Third Prince is suitable to be the heir to the throne."
Viscount Ryan-Castell added.
After a long time, Count Lint sighed:
"Let me... think about it..."
"That's natural. There's still some time before the meeting, so you have plenty of time to think about it carefully."
The old Viscount said with a smile.
After saying this, he looked at the time and bowed to Count Lint:
"Lord Buat-Lint, the knights of the Earl's Palace will take you to meet up with Violet's team. I still have to report to the Earl, so I won't go with you."
After saying this, the old viscount turned around and prepared to leave.
"etc… "
Count Lindt suddenly called him.
"Lord Boat-Lint, do you have anything else to say?"
The old Viscount asked.
Count Lindt hesitated for a moment and said:
"Please tell Lord Castel that Baron Bert... is a vassal worth recruiting."
"He is an excellent commander and a true knight."
After hearing his words, Viscount Ryan Castel raised his eyebrows slightly. He did not expect that as the heir of the Buat-Lint family, he would have such an evaluation of the last bloodline of the Willett family.
"I will, but... Baron Bert has been missing for many days. Some soldiers said that they saw him being cut off his horse that night and falling into the Dorne River. I think he must have died."
Recalling the news obtained two days ago, Viscount Ryan Castel said.
After hearing what the old viscount said, Count Lint opened his mouth and finally sighed:
"Maybe... this is fate."
…
After Violet handed over the contract documents, Count Lint and the other first batch of captives were released.
During this period, Castel did not abuse these people. At most, he made the captured soldiers work as laborers for a few days, cleaning up the ruins left by the North Port War and repairing the city walls.
As for the nobles, they were actually kept under house arrest and provided with good food and drink. To the victor, these people were all walking Quintana.
"Have you sent him away yet?"
In the noble lounge of the North Port Mission Hospital, Charlotte asked as she sipped her sweet milk gracefully.
She came to the mission hospital today specifically to see Eleanor.
Although Eleanor's mental state improved a lot with her comfort, she was still too traumatized and needed recuperation and treatment.
In this regard, the Holy Court is better than her.
So, these days Eleanor has been receiving treatment from priest Lottie in the church hospital.
And today is the last course of treatment.
"Yes, Lord Earl, Earl Lint has been taken back by Violet's people. However, he did not explicitly state that he would expose the Third Prince's crimes at the central meeting in more than a month."
Viscount Ryan-Castell said respectfully.
"It doesn't matter. He is not the only witness. It would be better if there are witnesses, but it doesn't matter if there are none."
Charlotte said nonchalantly.
"By the way, Lord Earl, before Earl Lint left, he said a few words and asked me to convey them to you."
Viscount Ryan Castel hesitated for a moment and said respectfully.
"Oh? What did he say?"
Charlotte was curious.
"He said that Baron Bert is a vassal worth recruiting, an excellent commander and a true knight."
The old Viscount replied.
"Baron Berthe..."
Charlotte chewed on the name and pondered:
"If I remember correctly, there was a report a few days ago that the baron had fallen into the Dorne River and disappeared?"
"indeed so."
The old viscount nodded.
"I've made note of this. We'll talk when we have news. The battle that day was quite chaotic, and quite a few nobles are missing. After so many days, there is still no news. I think it is very likely that they have met with an accident."
Charlotte said.
As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something, and asked again:
"By the way, how's the situation in the north?"
The old viscount said respectfully:
"The war in the north is going smoothly. Our army has advanced to the last direct territory of the Legris family. Viscount Roman Fore and the mercenary group have also arrived to support us. I believe that the rebellion will be completely quelled soon. However..."
"But what?"
"However, we encountered some problems near Beigang. There were too many fleeing soldiers that night, and we have not been able to capture them all. In recent days, they have been attacking towns more and more frequently, causing great trouble to the nobles and people..."
Charlotte frowned.
"It's been so long, and you haven't caught all the deserters yet?"
Seeing Charlotte's dissatisfaction, the old viscount lowered his head quickly, sweat oozing from his forehead:
"I have arranged for the cavalry to clean up the area. I will give you a satisfactory answer in a week at most!"
Charlotte nodded slightly in approval.
At this moment, the door of the ward was gently pushed open, and the priest Lottie, wearing a divine robe, walked out with a look of fatigue on his face.
Seeing Charlotte, she bowed respectfully:
"My Lord Count..."
Charlotte waved her hand to indicate that she was excused, and then asked:
"How is it? How is the treatment effect?"
Lottie sighed and said:
“The situation… is not very good.”