Following Roland back to the office, Nightingale whispered, "I failed to protect you..."
"No, you did a good job," Roland shook his head. "Think about it, why did this assassin named Theo want to do something in the conference hall? Because he knew that there was a witch protecting me, and this witch was extremely powerful, so she wouldn't let me When she was transferred, there was no chance at all. The more arrangements, the more flaws, so in the end he could only attack with a small dagger."
"But he almost made it."
"I can't be considered a success without killing me on the spot, and your presence limits that possibility." He smiled, "What would he do without you? Wait patiently for a chance to launch a lethal attack. Just lurk in the castle. In this country, such opportunities will always exist. So, you have protected me well, in fact, the safer the territory, the safer I will be.”
This is not consolation... Nightingale thought, His Highness really thinks so, and this made her feel a warm current in her heart, and most of the feeling of remorse that had been uneasy at first dissipated, "I understand... But you can't this time. Forget Lightning and Maisie again!"
"Uh, what happened to them?"
"When I'm not here, the two of you should be by your side to guard against those potential enemies!" Nightingale said bluntly, "For example, in today's situation, as long as the lightning takes you up, the assassin will have absolutely no chance of hurting you."
"She's just more lively"
"No! If Wendy and Scroll were there, they would definitely agree with me. If I don't make them feel that they were wrong, what should I do next time something really happens?"
"Well..." The prince touched his chin and thought for a while, "I understand, then punish them to stay in the house and not be allowed to go out until they finish the three sets of comprehensive math, physics and chemistry exercises?"
Nightingale couldn't help but took a deep breath, and practiced comprehensively... The math part was okay, elementary physics and chemistry were even more terrifying than the basic principles of nature, just reading the previous page would make people drowsy, especially those weird formulas And the diagram, and the spell in the legend is no different. In my own words, I am afraid that it will never be able to get out. But thinking that it was his own opinion, it was hard to take it back at the moment, so he nodded resolutely, "In this way, they should realize their mistake."
…
The afternoon meeting continued, and Nightingale stayed behind Roland until sunset. The general framework of the secondary city hall and the first-generation candidates were finally determined.
Peiro Hermon was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Changge District. In addition to being in charge of the City Hall, he also served as the Minister of Finance. His father, Earl Hermon, served as the Minister of Construction. He was the biggest winner among the fortress nobles. Even Nightingale sighed to herself that His Highness really did not blame the Honeysuckle Family for the assassination, which was considered an extremely fair and benevolent performance among the lords.
As for the heads of other departments, some outstanding people among the small nobles were originally barons or knights, and they were not qualified to participate in high-level government affairs.
Although it sounded true at this time, Nightingale knew that once the situation changed, if Tifeko and the Church overwhelmed the Western Region, they would most likely forget their oath.
Before the meeting, His Highness repeatedly emphasized the two principles of employing family members, but the proportion should not exceed 30%, and the files should be sent to the higher-level city hall for reporting. Another point is that regardless of whether the family is employed or not, the salary will be paid by the city hall, and violators will be punished as a crime.
Nightingale had no interest in these contents, and yawned repeatedly until she saw Maisie flying into Longsong Castle carrying Earl Spell, and she was only refreshed.
After the dinner, the group followed Earl Elk to Theo's residence, which was an ordinary bungalow in the castle area. Obviously the other party was well prepared and had destroyed all the evidence before the action.
"Theo needs to stay in the castle area during the day, so just reproduce the content of the night," the prince told Asha, "I need to see everything he did from contacting the former patrolman Mance to today, Just in this house, every segment."
Earl Spell summoned a magic channel to connect Maisie and Axia.
Axia, who had temporarily gained abundant magic power, began to retrace the detailed process of each night. Theo seemed to be alive again. He sometimes sat by the fireplace and pondered, and sometimes he wrote something on paper, all of which were recorded by Soraya. in the eyes.
On the fourth day, he sat cross-legged by the fireplace as usual, only this time with an extra emblem in his hand.
"Wait... I seem to have seen this thing," Roland's voice sounded a little surprised, "Draw it down for me to see."
The emblem was quickly drawn onto the paper by the magic pen. It was about the size of a thumb. The body was a round gemstone polished into a button shape. The standard tower spear emblem was engraved on both sides. This is a typical royal emblem.
"Could he be from Tifeko?" Nightingale couldn't help asking.
Roland frowned, as if thinking about something, before shaking his head slightly after a long time, "No, this is a token of Wimbledon III."
"You mean... your father?" Ren was surprised.
"The king has not been captured by the great prince Goron" Peiro was also surprised.
"When I was a child, I once saw this emblem on Wimbledon III's desk, and I asked him what it was. He said that each gem represented a warrior loyal to the royal family. The more gems, the more Wimbledon The throne of the lineage is also more stable." His Royal Highness sighed, "It seems that Theo should be the secret chess that the king placed next to Duke Ryan to monitor the movements of the entire Western Region for him."
"Then why did he do it to you?" Ren asked in confusion.
"Probably Tifeko found the list of gems and conveyed the assassination order... For them, the emblem means everything, and no matter what order it is, it will be implemented."
"I see..." Nightingale stared at the assassin composed of magical illusions. He stared at the emblem for a long time, and finally threw the gem into the fireplace. His expression was a little lost, and at the same time, he showed a hint of relief. Probably in Theo's eyes, this order was the same. means liberation.
However, Roland, who figured out the reason, did not show a relaxed expression, but looked solemnly at the fireplace bursting with sparks, and did not look away for a long time.
…
Late at night, after A-Xia fell asleep, Nightingale quietly sneaked into Roland's room.
Since being blamed by Wendy, she has never done it again. But today's assassination made her feel up and down, and the absence of Wendy and Anna's castle also made her less restrained.
Looking at the sleeping Roland Wimbledon, she escaped the fog, quietly walked to the bed, leaned over and kissed his forehead.
I'm sorry, Your Highness, I can't hold myself back. (.)