In the early morning, the dew that had accumulated overnight rolled off the olive leaves. The frightened birds flew up from the forest, and the sound of horses' hoofs went from far to near. On the avenue near Maggie Tan Gray Pine Castle, a gray-clothed knight was seen galloping on his horse from a distance.
The castle lowered the suspension bridge, pulled up the gate, and the knight went straight into the gate, then turned over and got off the horse. He handed over the mount to the guards without sweating, took off the cloak, walked up to the tower, and handed a letter. To the clerical officer sitting there. After the clerical officer verified that the imprint was correct, his complexion changed, he stretched out his hand and rang the bell, then got up and pushed the door behind him hurriedly out.
The urgent documents passed between the towers, and soon fell into the hands of the waiter in the inner court. Under the leadership of the two female officials, the waiter knocked on the heavy wooden door of the Losargar Palace in Ashpine Castle.
Several people inside the door stopped talking, and turned around to look here.
"Is it the news from Lantonilan?" Antitina asked, looking at the blue tie on the document rolled into a cylinder on the tray in the waiter's hand.
"Yes, Ms. Antitina, Your Royal Highness, is an urgent message from Lantonilan."
Freya looked at Princess Griffin, the half-elf girl had an uneasy look on her face, and she walked down the steps and took the tray.
After Levin Onesson returned to Westfah, the process of reunification of the North and the South was actually put on the motion, but the southern aristocrats still had doubts about this. The royal family communicated with each other.
Although Bai Jia was suspicious about this matter-because Dnell was too close to Golan-Elson, the activities of pagans in this southern province are becoming more and more active.
But she also understands that the situation in the south has reached a boiling point, and the royal family's statement is necessary to ease the increasing tension. Fortunately, in terms of safety, Dnell has always had the White Lion Guard, and Brunhild and her Valkyrie have also struggled with it since the end of the Second Black Rose War, which seems to be quite satisfactory.
Therefore, after a compromise, Bai Jiarang Freya, who had just returned to China, accompanied Antitina and Princess Griffin on the trip, and this time, Denell's trip was made possible.
The team of Her Royal Highness departed from Bilantonilan’s envoy from Frada-Pace for a week at night, and did not arrive at Jeanneil until the end of the Sleeping Moon. At this time, it was around the New Year in the local area, but after several wars, there was no New Year's atmosphere.
The situation in the southern border seems to be more serious than expected. Just after the end of the year, there was a riot in the Wenomar area. In addition, news about the shallow water town of Lantonilan was suddenly interrupted, and the direction of the White Lion Guard's defense was changed. Attention shifted eastward.
This aroused the vigilance of the lady of the staff. Under her suggestion, Brunhild and her Valkyrie riders have moved their garrison three times in a row, and they are now extremely close to the north of Ashpine Castle.
However, the tense situation and the lack of news from Lantonilan made Princess Griffiy more and more worried about the safety of her younger brother, Eluin, the future of His Majesty the King. These days, she has less and less time to sleep peacefully.
And this urgent document from Lantonilan seemed to faintly reveal something, and silenced the entire high arched hall of Lothar Palace.
There seemed to be disturbing messages in the air.
Antitina's eyes turned back and forth between the paperwork and the princess, her lips were pursed, and she was thinking about something in her heart. Freya held the tray in both hands and walked back to her Royal Highness. Griffiy nodded to her. Although she tried hard to behave like a wave, her frowning brows already showed the fluctuations in her heart.
She picked up the paper, opened the flame paint, and shook out the real secret letter. After reading two lines, she shook her hand slightly, and accidentally knocked over the gilded cup on the table.
With a crisp bang, the cup rolled down to the ground, jingling all the way to Freya's feet, the Valkyrie bent her waist and stretched her hand to hold it, and stopped the sudden noise in the empty hall.
Griffith turned his head up and almost fell back because his face was like a white paper. Fortunately, Antitina rushed to hold the former with swift hands and eyes.
"your Highness?"
Freya picked up the cup and raised her head. She was shocked when she saw this scene.
"your Highness!"
The female officials and the servants also exclaimed.
But Antitina sternly scolded these servants: "Go back and notify the priest to come over immediately, and remember to take care of your mouth!"
The lady of the staff is no longer the unnamed daughter of the unsung noble of Braggs. The head that made Denell a few months ago made her fame here. The servants and female officials did not dare to disobey her orders, immediately Quitted tremblingly.
"Go and see if the door is closed, Freya." Antitina helped the pale princess to sit down, and then ordered.
The Valkyrie understood it, she immediately checked whether anyone was eavesdropping, and then turned back and shook her head.
"Go get the news." Antitina winked at her.
Freya nodded, then opened the door and walked out.
After Freya left, Antitina asked, "Your Royal Highness?"
"Haruze has something wrong with him..." Princess Griffin murmured.
"what happened?"
"Bernichell rebelled and thugs took over the city. The old Duke Lantonilan’s army has now surrounded the city, but they have not attacked the city. Since this letter was sent, Haruze and Duke Eco have lost Contacted for three days."
"So," Antitina breathed a sigh of relief, at least the worst she imagined had not happened: "His Royal Highness may not have really suffered misfortune, but how did these thugs come? Lantonilan is not stationed in large numbers. Didn’t the Highland Knights and Dark Tower Wizards also be invited to participate in the ceremony?”
"I don't know," Griffith finally recovered some of his heart at this time, and seemed a little calmer. She carefully recalled the contents of the document, and then shook her head feebly: "The letter was written by Lord Rogdia. According to the Highland Knights, the old duke has not yet figured out the identity of the attacker. It is quite possible that the local heretics, but there are a large number of wizards among them, so the highland knights and Lantonilan's coalition forces will attack again and again and be frustrated."
"The Duke of Lantonilan is really confused. How can the local heretics have such strength? There must be foreign forces intervening behind this," Antitina concluded: "When did this happen, Your Royal Highness?"
"It's been a week since the time the letter was sent," Princess Griffin frowned at this time: "Strange, why is this letter delayed on the road for three days, the knight who delivered the letter?"
"We will know soon."
The lady of the staff raised her head, her frowning brows seemed to reflect the same anxiety in her heart, but even so, her answer was still determined to be abnormal.
As if to confirm her words, but for a moment, Freya, who was also worried, opened the door again and walked in. The female knight closed the heavy wooden door of Lothar Palace with her backhand very carefully, until the huge maple door made a light click, and the lock springs were fastened to each other.
Then Freya turned her head and said, "His Royal Highness, Antitina, I have already asked the question clearly. This letter was delivered to Maggie Tan after it was delivered to Fort Kurk."
"Why did the letter from Lantonilan to Maggie Tan be forwarded to Fort Kurk?" Her Royal Highness frowned and questioned slightly dissatisfied: "The nearest route between the two places is not through the Ring of Dwarves. The mountain road? Who deliberately delayed the timing?"
The female knight shook her head.
"Because its first messenger is dead, the unidentified army blocked the road to the north of the foggy forest. The knight who sent the letter desperately broke through their blockade before sending the letter to Kurk, and then passing there through Lord Silman. Ke Wen’s people sent it to us."
"Actually," Freya said with a frown, "We may be in trouble, Your Royal Highness."
Antitina couldn't help but interject: "Freya, you said that an unidentified army has penetrated north of Maggie Tan. Are you sure that the messenger is telling the truth?"
"I have confirmed his secret code, and the magic method used is exactly the technique taught to Ke Wen by Lord Lord."
The lady of the staff took a deep breath: "But why does the White Lion Guard know nothing about it?"
"Because the movement of the believers of Manowell All Things One has attracted our attention," Freya has clearly sorted out his thoughts: "So this can only be the army of Golan-Elson, and the South Legion, besides that, there is no other army of this kind in the southern border."
She thought for a while and said: "This is obviously a premeditated move. The other party may be colluding with the insurgents in Lantonilan, and they can order the believers in Eruin to unite all things in the land-more importantly, they can Hidden marching under our noses means that they at least got the help of the local nobles."
Antitina felt her scalp exploded, and the aristocrats in the south were colluding with each other. This was the last thing she wanted to see: it almost meant a coup and treason.
But now there is no luck. The other party's such large-scale mobilization in the southern border is certainly not just as simple as an armed demonstration. And when she felt the most chilling, Valhalla's military and administrative forces were completely kept in the dark during this incident-this is by no means a sentence of intelligence oversight that can explain it.
This can only show that the other party’s organization is more efficient and stronger than Valhalla. This may be excusable. After all, Valhalla’s intelligence system was only gradually established after Sillman King Kewen joined, although behind the scenes There is some support from the Buga, but the time is short after all.
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