The air is filled with the smell of crushed almonds, pistachios, dates and pomegranates are served in crystal dishes, and the turkey is placed in the center of the small table, the skin is drizzled with cloves and wine Mixed sauce.
The young king sat facing each other.
People set aside a space for the newly married couple to be alone. Through the light curtain like a cloud gauze, they can still enjoy the dance outside, but the people outside can't see what the two are discussing.
Both Adele and Orsis deliberately made their posture look more relaxed.
Adele removed the waist-length veil, and took off most of the heavy jewelry on her body. The fireplace warmed the room, and the exposed skin was set off by the crimson palace dress, and it became clearer and clearer like snow. Orsis also took off his coat, which was as heavy as a plate armor because it was inlaid with too many gold and silver threads and pearls, and only wore an elegant shirt inside, with a straight waist. However, his sitting posture should be relatively upright, that is, not to make himself look unfamiliar, but also not to be too dissolute, and skillfully manage the balance between intimacy and gentlemanly demeanor.
"I should thank my brother," Orsis held a silver wine glass in one hand and twirled a white chess piece in the other, without looking at the chessboard between the two of them, "If it weren't for his willful behavior, maybe our meeting would be even closer." Longer at night."
Adele leaned on the soft cushion, lazily hooking a round fan made of sandalwood and peacock feathers with the little finger of her left hand: "Although His Highness Arthur is very curious, he is indeed an interesting person. .”
"Compared with Arthur, I am indeed a boring person." Orsis said, the "White Knight" in his hand jumped straight and crossed the river boundary, "But I should pay more attention to you than him. Earlier. Perhaps you remember, a long time ago, our marriage contract was almost made early."
There is truth to what Orsis said, but that was a long time ago.
Around the time Orsis and Adele were one or two years old, the Root Empire had just implemented the Protestant Reformation and was eager to find a reliable ally. And the Roland Empire was competing with the Free Chamber of Commerce City for control of the waterway of the Sea of Heaven, and the two countries had a short "honeymoon" period.
During the "honeymoon period", Adele's father Edmund III and Orsis' father Charles V did both intend to marry.
"Do you still remember?" Adele moved the "Black Chariot" and pushed it straight forward, "At that time, you and I seemed to be just children."
"Yes, the rooms in the Palace of Richelieu are all ready. If there is no interference from the Pope, we can grow up together." Although Orsis's silver-gray eyes often give people a sense of coldness, they also have a sense of embarrassment. People think of the seriousness of ancient knights, "What happened later will not happen."
Adele smiled.
If the marriage contract is really made, considering the pressure from the Root Empire, maybe Edmund III and the Congress will not pass the death sentence, but will take a more common method—sending her mother to a monastery.
"This is God's will, and mortals can only lament its impermanence."
She raised her round fan, half covered her face, and sighed lightly.
Before the white knight was about to be eaten by the black chariot, Orsis mobilized the white guards to go straight two steps, blocking the way of the black chariot.
"But you don't believe in God." Orsis said, his tone was not harsh or even mild. If you avoid sensitive topics with men and women who meet for the first time without listening to the specific content, there is no difference in casual chatting, "We They don't believe in gods. Do you want gods to bless the next war?"
Cardinal Luvis was able to overcome the blockade and appeared in the Holy City before the Pope's election. The Root Empire did not believe that there was no handwriting of Roland.
But just like Roland was only secretly supporting Cardinal Luvis, after the new Pope took office, the Root Empire would not risk pushing Roland to the Papal State completely, and mention this matter in formal negotiations, but in the chess game Tempted, quietly issued a warning.
"Whether God will bless you, how do we know?"
The woman's sober and almost transparent fingertips pressed on the black guards, and without hesitation, she pushed obliquely, and replaced the white chess pieces with "eating passing pawns".
She neither admitted that Roland had secretly helped Cardinal Luvis, who had an enmity with the Root royal family, nor denied that Roland had an affair with the Pope.
Orsis took a sip of the wine, and moved the pieces slowly.
"For the Holy City, the Old Gods are believers, while Roland and Root are heretics. Jager will raise their crowns high, and the Papal State is also calling for fleets from the end of December. With the cooperation of the White Queen, the "White Knight" of Orsis quickly got rid of the threat of the black chariot, and in turn ate the Black Bishop and the Black Queen successively.
The silver-haired queen who was sitting opposite shook the exquisite sandalwood fan, she didn't understand what he meant at all, and still had a smile on her face: "Which knight order has our lord the Holy See mobilized? Didn't they announce that the temple Are the knights heresy? Which crusader did they call?"
"The Rose Strait is not too far from the Papal State."
Orsis noticed that Adele's wine glass had been sitting for a long time, and the wine in it was cold, so he warmed it for her.
His fingers are slender, with beautiful joints and phalanges, and the cuffs embroidered with gold thread are rolled up to form a smooth forearm. In his capacity, this is probably the first time he has served others, but the whole movement is still very elegant, and the arc of the wine falling into the silver cup is as beautiful as art.
Adele didn't ignore the calluses on his fingertips, jaws and palms.
She glanced at the golden saber that Orsis took off and hung on the wall, and without saying anything, she accepted the other party's kindness with a sweet smile.
"It is said that the commander of the Pope's fleet is the head of the Knights Hospitaller, an experienced sea veteran who once resisted the attack of the Kingdom of Ule on Keerjie Island. Such a famous blade cannot be unsheathed at will."
There are not many guards left around the black king on the chessboard, and the last black bishop seems to be trying in vain to stop the joint attack of the white knight and the white queen.
The silver iris of Orsis took on a metallic cool tone in the firelight, like a knife slowly approaching, motionless.
The blade pointed at the throat of the Roland Empire, and its mistress covered half of her face with a peacock feather fan, revealing the tails of her eyes slender and long, and the corners of her lips still had a smile as soft as rose petals: "That's right. I don’t know which famous blade like this is better than Xiul’s famous sword.”
The black and white pieces on the chessboard are criss-crossed, and it has reached the end.
Seeing that the White Queen was about to approach the Black King, Queen Roland pushed an unobtrusive Black Guard at the corner with her fingertips.
The Black Praetorian marched straight forward, reached the bottom line of the white side, and transformed into a new black chariot, aiming at the white king who had lost all protection on the horizontal line.
A small soldier who was originally insignificant turned the whole battle situation around at a critical moment.
"What do you think?"
Adele raised her eyes slowly, drew out her voice softly, and pronounced his name affectionately and ambiguously like all newly engaged lovers.
"Orsis."