"Master Colin, it's really you!"
Colin was startled, and when he looked back, he found a patrolling cavalry gathering behind him.
The leader quickly got off his horse and took off his helmet, revealing a face that Colin was very familiar with.
Raymond Mauben.
The three loyal to Baron Angelet, oh no, are now one of the two knights.
"Master Colin, why are you here?"
"I..." Colin looked at Raymond who was bending over to salute him, and didn't know how to explain to the knight, so he changed the subject, "Where is my father? Is he in the camp now?"
Lei Meng's expression was suffocated, and there was sadness in his eyes: "Didn't you receive the letter I sent back?"
"What letter? How long ago did you send it?"
"About more than a month ago... It stands to reason that the raven should have arrived in Graycastle long ago."
"I haven't received any letters." Colin frowned, thinking that his previous guess was indeed correct—someone was really blocking the news from the front!
"How could this be?" Raymond was also a little stunned.
"What did you say in your letter?"
Raymond lowered his head, his tone became low and sad, and full of guilt: "I'm sorry, Master Colin. I wrote to tell you that Lord Baron was unfortunately killed in the battle more than a month ago..."
"What?" Colin was stunned for a moment.
Although Colin would not have any feelings for this cheap dad, he was still caught off guard by the sudden bad news.
The expected protection just disappeared.
Moreover, it disappeared forever.
However, in this way, wouldn't the title of baron of the Angelet family fall to him
wrong!
Knighthood!
Colin suddenly realized a problem.
If he didn't come here through time travel, his predecessor should have been assassinated and died.
Therefore, after the death of Baron Angelet, Colin was assassinated again, and the title should fall to...
On his sister—Caitlin Angelet!
So, Colin instantly realized that in this assassination incident, the person who really benefited the most was his sister Caitlin!
Therefore, she is also the most suspected.
Colin suddenly felt cold all over.
My sister actually deliberately wanted to kill herself!
Fortunately, I didn't go to Falling Eagle City.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be self-inflicted...
In addition, Colin noticed another problem.
That is, his elder sister must have heard the news of his father's death, otherwise she would never dare to attack Colin.
After all, if Baron Angelet returned to Graycastle alive and found his only son dead, he would definitely not let it go.
Even if Caitlin's hands and feet are clean and the baron can't track down the murderer, but he is in his prime after all, he can marry another wife and have children, and the title of title may not necessarily fall on Caitlin's head.
Under such circumstances, Caitlin would definitely not take such a big risk to murder her younger brother.
Therefore, Caitlin must have learned of the news that her father died in the front line through some means, and then she felt evil...
Just when Colin was thinking wildly, Lei Meng pulled out the long sword from his waist with a choke, knelt down on one knee in front of Colin, held the long sword with both hands, and said generously:
"I failed to protect Lord Baron and violated my original oath. Master Colin, you have the right to judge me!"
Colin came back to his senses, looked at Knight Raymond who was half kneeling in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Where is Knight Valla?"
Raymond was obviously stunned, and obviously didn't understand why Colin would suddenly ask this, but he still replied honestly: "The Valla knights were scattered during the battle, I'm afraid..."
"So you didn't see Valla's body."
"No."
Valla Uman, the husband of Colin's sister Caitlin, and the illegitimate son of Earl Uman, the lord of Fallen Eagle City.
At the beginning, Baron Angelet strongly opposed this marriage.
Although Valla was the earl's illegitimate son, his blood was impure and his status was low.
And Baron Angelet is not the kind of person who clings to the powerful, and he doesn't want his legitimate daughter to marry an illegitimate child.
Unexpectedly, Caitlin and Valla saw each other rightly, and they were desperate for love, and almost staged a different version of the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Later, the baron really had nothing to do with his daughter, and seeing that Valla herself was really outstanding, and she was already a second-level knight at a young age, so he nodded and agreed to the marriage contract between the two.
During this expedition, Walra also went to the front line, and, unexpectedly, disappeared during the battle...
Now, Colin was 90% sure that it was the message from Valla to his sister.
As for why his news was not blocked, I am afraid Earl Uman also contributed to it.
Perhaps, Earl Uman was the real mastermind of the assassination.
After all, after Caitlin inherits the title, her and Valla's child will be the next heir.
In this way, the baronship of the Angelet family naturally flowed into the Uman family.
Count Uman...
Colin chewed on this powerful name in the northern border in his heart, and the sternness in his eyes flashed away.
Afterwards, he took the long sword from Raymond Knight who was half kneeling in front of him, and slowly swung it towards the opponent's neck.
Raymond closed his eyes and remained motionless.
The long sword landed on Raymond's shoulder.
But it didn't move forward.
"Knight Raymond Mauben, are you willing to serve me?"
Raymond suddenly raised his head and looked at Colin, his eyes were filled with shock, guilt, and a trace of rejoicing for the rest of his life.
Of course Colin would not kill Raymond.
Through the temptation just now, he has confirmed Raymond's loyalty.
A traitor will not expose his neck to his master's long sword.
Colin admired Raymond's almost pedantic loyalty very much.
Especially after experiencing the betrayal of Knight Carter and witnessing the filial son Sal's father-killing and seeking glory, it is even more rare for an honest person like Raymond Knight.
"Boom!"
Lei Meng hit his chest hard with his left hand, maintained a half-kneeling posture, and swore loudly:
"I, Raymond Mauben, today offer my incomparable loyalty to the great Roaring White Bear, Baron Colin Angelet!
As long as I live, your will will be my goal, and your sword will be my goal!
I swear in the sacred name of the ancestors of the Moben family, to be loyal to you forever! "
The roaring white bear is the emblem of the Angelet family.
As for the title of baron, strictly speaking, it has not yet fallen on Colin's head. After all, he still needs to be recognized by the Duke of St. Hilde.
However, as the first in line heir of the Angelet family, it is not wrong for Raymond to call Colin that way when the old baron died in battle.
After all, as long as the Angelet family's territory is not lost and Colin is not treasonous, then even the Duke of St. Hilde cannot prevent him from inheriting the baronship.
"Get up."
Colin smiled and asked Raymond to get up, and returned the long sword to him, and then asked:
"Where is the camp of Marquis Charles? I want to meet him and learn about the current situation of this army and the next move."
"Master Marquis..." Knight Raymond's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, "Master Marquis is not in the camp."
"What?"
(end of this chapter)