Otto finally met the legendary fourth prince of Greycastle.
After confirming that he was indeed a Dawn nobleman, he was brought into the castle by Carter, and then the attendants brought toiletries, new clothes and hot food. At the same time, Carter searched him all over his body.
This was probably the most disrespectful reception Otto had ever seen.
The fourth prince stayed in a north-facing room on the third floor of the castle. When he opened the door, the first thing he saw was a floor-to-ceiling window that took up half of the wall. The snow scene behind made the room very bright. The fireplace was lit, and the room was extra warm.
The prince sat at a mahogany table and looked at the black notebook in his hand - Otto found that it was his own notepad. In addition, the official documents of the ambassador and the family seal were also put aside, and it seemed that the hotel where he lived had been thoroughly searched.
His hair color is the same as that of Tifeko, and his face can be seen to be similar, but the feeling is quite different. Regardless of his sitting posture or expression, he seemed very casual, which was somewhat in line with the rumor that the fourth prince likes to go his own way.
Seeing himself appear, he closed the book and said with a smile, "You are the messenger from the Kingdom of Dawn? Please take a seat."
Otto bowed and saluted according to noble etiquette, no matter how bad the other party did, he had to follow this routine - after all, the fourth prince might not care if he was regarded as a joke, but he represented the face of the Dawn royal family.
"I took a look at what you wrote," the prince said with a smile. "Some aspects are really detailed, and it's not surprising that you were misunderstood. Also, my subjects don't know where you come from, and they are eager to report because of My order. Here, I apologize to you."
Taken in... Report? Otto frowned slightly, but no amount of explanations could excuse a nobleman for being rudely violated, not to mention that the other party was a man without a title. If it weren't for the heavy responsibility, he would definitely ask His Royal Highness to bring the beating nobleman to justice. He suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, "No, Your Highness, you did this for the sake of the stability of the territory, but... this move may hurt those innocent outsiders, and most of them may not be able to prove their identity like me. document."
"You don't need to worry about this. The Ministry of Justice's collection of evidence has nothing to do with identity documents. We have a series of measures to ensure the innocence of innocent people," the fourth prince waved his hand, "how to say, we don't wrong a good person, and we won't let go of one. Bad guy." He raised the corners of his mouth when he said this, "I also heard about the process of your arrest. If you follow their requirements, you will not suffer any harm. The process is a bit rude and helpless, you must know that some are extremely vicious. The criminals may pull out their weapons at any time in an attempt to counterattack, and since the beginning of winter, two policemen in Border Town have been injured during their arrests."
The police... Probably the patrolmen. What is the Department of Justice, the agency that manages the Patrol? He suppressed the doubts in his heart, "Does this happen often?"
"There are always one or two cases a month," His Royal Highness said, spreading his hands, "Probably in this endless winter, Tifeko is also bored."
He made no secret of his hostility to the new king. Otto realized that the contradiction between the two sides was obviously irreconcilable. He hesitated for a moment, "When I passed through the capital, I heard some folk rumors... You really intend to raise fees. Ke pushed down the throne?"
"Does the rumor say that the throne of the new king is in jeopardy?" The other party said bluntly, "Tifeko should never have been involved in the throne. In order to usurp his power, he murdered his father, framed his eldest brother, and expelled his third sister. Graycastle; the entire southern border was destroyed by war and the people were displaced. These are all crimes he committed. Only by overthrowing it can Graycastle regain its former prosperity."
Otto suffocated slightly, Roland Wimbledon's reaction was even worse than that of the new king, at least in terms of fighting determination, Tifeko was far less active... The status and momentum of the two seemed to be reversed.
He cleared his throat before taking the other person's words, "In this case, the Kingdom of Dawn, as a friendly neighbor, hopes that Greycastle can recover and stabilize as soon as possible. I came here this time because I brought the Lord of Dawn, Degan Moore. Your Majesty's Covenant."
"Oh?" said the prince with great interest, "where?"
"In order to avoid leaking the news, I didn't carry the text, but Your Majesty gave me the power to sign it myself," Otto repeated the offensive and defensive alliance agreement explained by the Lord of Dawn, "If the two countries can be horns of each other, they can Effectively contain the church's offensive and avoid repeating the mistakes of Yongdong and Wolfheart."
"that's it?"
His Royal Highness's response made him stunned for a moment, what does this mean? You must have made it very clear. When he was about to repeat it, the other party shook his head and said, "This plan may not work much. The church's determination to annex the four kingdoms is much stronger than you think. Coupled with the outstanding combat effectiveness of the God's Punishment Army and the Witch, you so-called garrisoned a few troops on the border, it is very likely that they will be surrounded and destroyed by the enemy before they set off."
"God's Punishment Army and... witches?" Otto asked in surprise.
"It seems that you don't know anything about the ambitions of the church," the fourth prince took a sip of tea, "I will tell you all the information I have, and I hope you can bring this information back to the morning so that the king can re-examine this situation. A covenant. If you want to defeat the church, you need to do not deterrence, but a full blow."
The talks did not come to an end until the evening, when the prince put down the teacup, the fields and forests behind him had become pitch black. There was a strange light in the room, brighter and purer than a candle, but Otto had no time to pay attention to it. He felt that the cold sweat on his back had soaked his underwear, his fingers inadvertently clenched into fists, his palms were smooth, and the words of His Highness echoed in his mind.
Using the extraordinary warriors created by wild witches, the pure warrior witches cultivated in secret... And the purpose of the church to destroy the four kingdoms at all costs is to meet an imminent doomsday war! The news is too incredible!
But there are many details that are consistent with the information I have learned, such as the maddening pills used by the church to weaken the kingdom's resistance, the carriages that continuously collect female orphans to go to the holy city, and their attitude towards the defeated nobles - if it is for the sake of Completely erasing the influence of the nobles and realizing a completely unified church kingdom, all this can make sense.
"I... I can't make a decision," Otto stammered. "These matters are too important, and I must report to... Your Majesty."
"Of course, this is related to the life and death of the two countries," the prince said calmly. "It's not enough to be cautious, but don't forget that there is not much time left for us."
…
When he was about to leave, Otto walked to the door and turned his head hesitantly, "Your Highness, I heard that Border Town recruited a group of witches... I wonder if you have heard the name Andrea."
"Ah, she was originally an aristocrat from the Kingdom of Dawn, but unfortunately ended up in Greycastle." The prince raised his eyebrows, "Why, do you know her?"
"Yes!" Otto's heart skipped a beat, "Can you... let me see her?"
The prince nodded, "I can help you arrange it, but whether she will see you or not depends on her own decision."
"Isn't Andrea not your..."
He smiled and shook his head, "The witches are just the people who live here, not my servants, and I can't control their thoughts."
.