Just as Brando’s prediction was slightly different, just an hour after he finished reading the letter, the same secret letter arrived on Princess Griffin’s desk, lying quietly on the ebony wood table. .
Outside the window is the scene before the arrival of the Ampersel storm, the wind and rain are like gloom; the haze intertwined over the entire port makes it spend the entire day, although it is noon, it is approaching dusk.
Lightning occasionally passes through the clouds, thunder is rolling, and pale electric light casts the shadow of the trees on the carpet through the glass windows.
"What's the situation outside?" Princess Griffin asked.
"It's already surrounded by three levels inside and outside three levels. It's unlikely that you want to break through, but if your Royal Highness decides, I will wait for the Knights to fight for your highness." Kneeled on the ground. The knight was drenched, and the valuable carpet was soaked with water from the red cloak, but no one blamed it.
"No, you go out first and change into dry clothes, Lord Ledel." The half-elf girl nodded and replied.
The knight replied gratefully, got up and backed out.
"What the hell is the sword of the earth?" She raised her head and looked at the others in the house. "Anyone has seen it appear in the country?"
"This..." Overwell looked a little weird: "In fact there are, and it's still ours."
"Our people?" Griffith was a little displeased: "Why don't I know."
"I just learned the news too, Your Royal Highness." Overwell explained hurriedly, "It's Roveres."
"Roves? Is that Roves of Odin? Delal? Delal's youngest son, the current heir of the Odin family, Earl Odin?" The princess thought for a while before remembering this person. "Isn't their party sent to the south to find the whereabouts of the Lionheart Sword..." She fell silent suddenly. In just half a year, the kingdom was changed, and the Lionheart Sword was now in her hands, as if Eruin had undergone earth-shaking changes in a blink of an eye.
"What is going on?" she asked.
"Ou Ting is outside, so it's better to let him describe it personally. It is inevitable that there will be deviations when outsiders spread the word." Overwell replied.
Griffin nodded.
After waiting for a short while, Odin, who was pale, came into the sight of everyone; he almost died in the trade winds battle before, but in the end he was saved by the passing Arch Druid Andrew and survived. Although the trauma healed later, the hidden injuries were still there. After a long time of exhaustion, his expression looked even worse.
But even so, he respectfully saluted Griffin first.
"Earl Odin, does your injury matter? Do you need to take a break?" The half-elf girl looked at him like this and couldn't help frowning. Although on the way he came, she had heard that this group of people had an accident in the ring of trade winds, but she did not expect it to be so miserable.
"A little injury, no need. On the contrary, the business of Her Royal Highness is more urgent." Ouding replied. In fact, before the royal party split, he was more inclined to the eldest son, but in the past month or two, this camp has unknowingly shaken.
Every time he thought of the young man he had met in the ring of trade winds, he couldn't help but remember the choices he made at that time. Therefore, after learning that the Lionheart Sword had fallen into the hands of the princess faction, he no longer hesitated to come directly here.
"Then please tell me about the situation at that time." The princess replied.
Oeting nodded, and then began to talk about the situation of the battle. He is not a good storyteller, but he is better at being organized, logically, and a few months-long adventures of the Tradewind Ring, which he has shortened to a story of less than ten minutes, but even so, it’s still Make it clear about the cause and effect.
After he finished speaking, the room was silent. Overwell had known it for a long time, but Princess Griffin couldn't help taking a breath: "You mean, the sword is in that man's hand? He is the lord of Tonigel? His name is Brando. ,right?"
"Yes." Ou Ting nodded, but thought in his heart that the princess really knew the young man.
"Is it possible for him to return the sword to the Lion?" Lei Woods suddenly broke the silence and asked.
Everyone couldn't help but shook their heads. Although Master Lewoods was a first-class court wizard in Eruin, he still lacked understanding of politics. The Sword of the Earth is certainly one of the goals of the Earth Temple, but it is not the real cause of this war. With or without the Sword of the Earth, the war will inevitably occur and continue.
Ten thousand steps back and said, after the army started, absolutely never retreated.
Oting glanced at the chief wizard with contempt. He was originally from another faction, and he might have prejudice against anyone present except Princess Griffin, especially the surrenderer like Lei Woods. I've never heard that Eru had to give up his interests first because he hadn't been persecuted by war.
"Even if the Earth Temple agrees, the Lions will not agree. The opening of the army is not a trivial matter, teacher." Her Royal Highness also shook her head: "Since things have happened, it is better to consider what to do next."
"Zhuqing?" Her gaze swept across everyone.
"Trying to mobilize the army in the south while expressing his attitude. Grand Duke Vieiro has never expressed his position. He and Count Jean de Nell are mortal enemies and have crossed the province of Enlec. The temple has very little actual control over the south, and we can fight for it. His support." Macaroma replied.
"Who will sink the ship." someone asked.
"No, if we still have three leaders, there is still room for strategic maneuvers. The Lions have taken the lead in the attack. By then, the North will be attacked back and forth, and the temple will not ignore it."
Everyone in the room was silent, and Princess Griffin took a deep look at the sly fox. This plan seems to be completely unfeasible for Pegasus Starry Sky, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually not without chance.
I'm afraid Macaro can see through the mystery at a glance. If Tonigel's army and Vieiro fought against Jean Denell, and reached an agreement with the royal party in private, the southern three would be on the side of the princess. NS.
Coupled with the unclear attitudes of Karasu and Golan-Elsen, the royal party is in fact dividing the north and the north. Although it became a luxury without Anlek’s participation in the North, the current situation shows that once Tonigel’s men and Vieiro start their hands, the temple will not dare to move the ones still in Ampersel. The king's party.
Even in the end, the temple had to compromise with the royal party, but in that case, Eruin would have only one way to split.
This was a wise choice, but Earl Odin frowned. All the people present are smart people, and no one can deceive anyone. Overwell put their hands on the hilt of the sword, and he couldn't help but glance at Macaro. In this way, there was no need to say what this guy meant in front of the outsiders.
Does he want to show his attitude
This is probably the attitude of the Duke of Lantonilan. Once the North and South are divided, the life of Anlek in the middle will be difficult. Everyone knows that the Duke of Lantoniland and Anlek have feuds.
The princess shook her head slightly: "I rejected this proposal. The royal party can fail, but Eluin cannot split."
Everyone's complexion changed, only Overwell frowned slightly. Ou Ting raised his head and looked carefully at the beautiful princess, as if for the first time he noticed some potential power in her.
"Your Royal Highness." Macaro couldn't help but reminded.
"After we die, some people will remember the glorious banner of Xianjun Ake. But if Eru is split, there will be no chance of unity." The silver eyes of the half-elf girl seemed to be able to see through the mist of the future. , She sat there and replied faintly.
This is the sorrow of a small country. Eruin’s fate is still in the hands of the Cruz people. This kingdom has been maintained by internal unity until now. However, once it splits, the Cruz people will no longer give it a chance to reconcile. .
The princess and even everyone present knew this, but some people pretended not to know it.
"Let's discuss the current situation first." Overwell interjected.
"No need." Griffith suddenly understood something, she sighed: "You go out first, I'll be alone for a while. Tomorrow's meeting of the nobles, and the rest of the matter, will be left to you."
The room was silent.
Everyone glanced at each other, then nodded, and walked out. The last one to go out was Ouding. He took a deep look at the princess, then bowed before closing the door and retiring.
The sound of footsteps fades away—
When it was completely quiet, the half-elf princess stood up-she was not very tall, she was petite, who inherited the elven lineage, and looked a little weak. She walked around the back of the chair, holding the back of the chair with both hands, dragging the chair to the window with difficulty.
She took a breath, and then sat down against the window, staring at the stormy view of Ampersel outside the window.
There is an obscurity between heaven and earth, as if the harbour will be swallowed by darkness in the next moment.
a long time.
The door behind him opened, and a voice said, "Your Royal Highness, Lord Macaro and the others have gone to see the little prince. Only Lord Overwell and Earl Odin left together."
Griffin bit his lip, his face pale. They are desperate, but do you want to stop them, do you have the heart to let Haruze die with you? What's more, what is the ability to stop it
She had anticipated this moment, the royal party was already acting according to its own will. As for whether it was not as pure as the first one, people didn't know.
She raised her head, and her face was white with lightning. Mr. Ek, did everything about Eruin come to an end at this moment. She stared at the endless darkness in the east, and she knew that a new empire was growing there.
Eruin will eventually become its nutrient.
The door closed quietly again.
But if Princess Griffin didn't notice, she stared at all the scenery outside the window in a daze, as if she wanted them all in her eyes. No matter how dark, there is always Eruin's territory, at least for now.
Her face was pale, but she had no joy or sorrow, as if she were a puppet.
"At this time, crying is better for your body," a gentle voice said.
Griffin was shocked, her reaction was extremely quick, and she backhand drew a silver dagger from under the skirt. "Chang—" With a sharp sound, the short sword fought with a dark long sword.
Her Royal Highness took a step back and finally saw the young man in front of him who was wrapped in a wet cloak. Brando breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. He didn't expect the princess to react so quickly that he almost let her succeed.
If the difference in strength between the two is not so big.
But Brando never dreamed that Griffith didn't stop, instead gritted his teeth and leaped toward him decisively. what! Brando wakes up like a dream, he suddenly realizes that the princess is now just begging to die.
She wants me to kill him! She wants me to kill him
Is the princess crazy? Brando's heart sank, and even the movements of his hands were slow for a while.
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