"Why are you targeting a little mercenary like this?"
After Sal left, Vera asked in a narrow tone.
Obviously, Vera also saw Colin's hostility towards Sal, but she thought it was because the two were jealous of her.
Thinking of this, her little face covered by the black veil blushed a little, but a hint of joy involuntarily surfaced in her heart.
A woman always likes to see men fight for her, even if she doesn't like any of them.
"A person who dares to kill his own father doesn't deserve my respect." Colin said righteously, exposing Thrall's background without hesitation.
"What?" Vera was surprised.
"Indeed, Thrall is a poisonous snake, you need to be careful." Bliss chimed in, and the knight obviously looked down on this filial son who killed his father.
"I see." Vera nodded, and put this clever little mercenary on the blacklist.
"Okay, let's get back to business."
Vera began to introduce to Colin the specific situation that the Sentinels had inquired about.
At this time, it was confirmed that there were two wolf cavalry that had caught up, each of which was about 700 or 800 people in size, and the total number was already equivalent to the current number of our own side.
However, the opponent was the most elite wolf cavalry in the regular troll army, and on his own side, except for the elite cavalry with less than a hundred soldiers, the rest were all broken soldiers who escaped from the Jinghu camp.
Moreover, these defeated soldiers were all mercenaries and civilian husbands who were temporarily pulled over by an emergency call-up order.
It's just a bunch of mobs.
Under such circumstances, even Vera, who had no military knowledge, began to panic, so she hurriedly called Ke Lin to discuss countermeasures.
Ke Lin sighed, and made one last effort: "Leave those rout soldiers now, we only have time to take the cavalry."
"Is there no better way?" Vera still did not give up.
In Colin's opinion, the kindness of this female mage was somewhat misused, so he had to persuade again:
"I know you don't want to abandon them, but even if we stay, we won't be able to save them, we will only risk our own lives."
Vera stopped talking, but her eyes remained stubborn.
Colin had no choice but to turn his head to look at Bliss, hoping that this battle-tested knight would be more rational.
However, Bliss Knight's eyes were full of determination: "I pulled these people into this battlefield, and I have already abandoned them once, and I don't want to abandon them a second time."
Only then did Colin realize that Bliss agreed to accept the rout not because of Vera's order, but because of guilt.
Although from Colin's point of view, he was only acting on the order of the Marquis, it was not his fault.
Looking at the resolute-looking Bliss Knight, Colin sighed in his heart.
He knew very well that once a strong-willed person like Bliss made up his mind, it would be difficult to be persuaded by others.
However, Knight Bliss also knew very well that this time it was really a disaster, so he looked directly into Colin's eyes and earnestly asked:
"Knight Colin, I hope you can take Miss Vera and leave first..."
"No! I'm not leaving!" Vera immediately refused.
"Miss Vera..."
"I won't go! These are my people, and I have a responsibility to protect them!"
The atmosphere suddenly became sensational...
Ke Lin only felt a pain in his head, as if he was watching a bloody TV series.
However, the phrase "my people" that Vera said out of desperation surprised him.
Because those who are qualified to say such things must be members of the St. Hilde family, and they must also be members of the direct line.
But the Duke of St. Hilde has no daughter.
Could it be an illegitimate daughter
wrong.
Colin also thought that although the laws of aristocracy in this world are very similar to those in the Middle Ages on Earth, there are still differences. Here, illegitimate children (female) have absolutely no inheritance rights.
The nobles here are particularly obsessed with the purity of their blood.
Even if all the descendants of the direct line are dead, the nobles would rather choose an heir from the collateral line of the family than pass on the title to an illegitimate child (female).
Therefore, even if Vera is really the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of the North, she is not qualified to say "my people".
Just as Ke Lin was making up his mind about Vera's true identity, the argument between the two people on the opposite side also subsided.
Unsurprisingly, Bliss failed to convince Vera to go first.
Although some saints, some silly, but this female mage really showed admirable courage.
There was a moment of silence in the tent.
After a long time, Bliss suddenly said:
"Knight Colin, you should leave here. You must have heard from Knight Raymond that your father, Baron Angelet, has died in battle, so you need to go back and inherit the title."
Colin raised his head suddenly, looked at Bliss's expressionless face, and asked a little abruptly, "Why hasn't this news been sent back to Graycastle?"
Bliss hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "Since the end of last year, Lord Marquis has ordered that all news from the front line be blocked."
"Why?"
Bliss didn't answer.
But Colin could guess the answer too.
It is nothing more than that since then, the battle situation on the front line has taken a turn for the worse. Whether it is to save face or to prevent the people in the rear from fluctuating, Marquis Charles has the motive to block the news.
But he may not know that such a move indirectly killed Colin's predecessor.
Charles St. Hilde.
Ke Lin has quietly put this name on the blacklist.
"Knight Colin, you should go back to Graycastle first, you are needed there..." Vera obviously heard the news for the first time, and immediately felt sympathy for Colin, and wanted to persuade him to leave first.
But Colin put on an impassioned gesture, and refused righteously:
"I won't leave either! Whether it's to avenge my father or protect the glory of the human race, I must stay and fight to the death with the troll!"
Of course Colin would not leave at this time.
But it's not because of those high-sounding reasons, but because I don't want to waste the blood of a high-ranking knight and mage...
"Colin..." Vera's beautiful big eyes sparkled, "You are a real knight!"
Even Bliss was moved, as if he had suddenly taken a new look at Colin.
The three of them looked at each other for a long time, and the tent was filled with the air of generosity...
It's a pity that what Vera and Bliss don't know is that Colin is already thinking about which posture to use to pretend to be dead...
After the three gradually calmed down, they finally began to discuss countermeasures.
Now that the principle of "never abandon, never give up" has been clarified, then, with so many burdens, being overtaken by wolf cavalry is a sure thing.
A battle is inevitable.
Bliss first began to talk about his battle plan, where to meet the enemy, how to build simple fortifications, how cavalry and infantry cooperate, and so on.
Vera listened intently.
As for how much this female mage who lacks military common sense understands, only God knows.
Colin listened absent-mindedly, as if he was thinking about something else.
"Knight Colin, Knight Colin?"
"What?" Colin came back to his senses, and saw two people opposite him staring at him.
"Do you have any comments on this battle plan?"
Colin didn't answer this question, but said after deliberation: "Sorry, I was distracted just now. Because I was thinking, maybe, we might escape this battle."
"Really? How to hide?" Vera asked hopefully.
She doesn't want to be a martyr unless she has to.
Moreover, the previous successful breakout gave her confidence, making her feel that Colin might create another miracle.
Colin calmly drew a simple map on the ground with a horsewhip, and then tapped lightly at a bend in the river:
"We're hiding here!"
(end of this chapter)