"Merciful Lord of Light, we are here today to offer our prayers to the Duke of Siris St. Hilde, who has finished his journey in the world and returned to the embrace of our Lord..."
In the quiet and solemn tomb, the pious voice of Archbishop Ajani echoed.
The morning sun shines through the glazed dome, casting colorful rays of light into the tomb.
This is one of the holiest places in Lion's Roar Castle, where the remains of the Dukes of St. Hilde are buried.
Today, a new member will be welcomed here.
In fact, the funeral of the Duke of St. Hilde was held in a hurry.
The Northern Territory has just calmed down from the turmoil. The new Duke of the Northern Territory has not officially inherited the title, and the nobles and commoners have not yet been appeased. However, Colin immediately asked Archbishop Adjani to preside over the funeral for the Duke of St. Hilde .
After all, if the duke's "remains" were not buried for a day, Colin would feel uneasy all day long. He always felt that something might happen, which would make the situation that had finally stabilized become turbulent again.
Moreover, Colin is also planning to take this opportunity to summon the major lords of the northern border to come to Cold Winter City to let them know the fact that the Duke made Vera the first heir in the will.
Of course, to officially become the Duke of the North, Vera still needs to be canonized by Emperor Reinhardt. However, now with the will of Duke St. Hilde, Vera already has a decisive advantage.
What's more, for Emperor Reinhardt and the Senate, Bachelor Dawn already had a solution.
"...from the dust, to the dust!
May your soul rest in peace in the temple of the Lord! "
After Ajani finished her prayer, the four St. Hilde family knights stepped forward, slowly lifted the duke's coffin, and walked towards the center of the crypt.
Because he was a paladin during his lifetime, the Duke of St. Hilde was eligible to be buried in the group of niches in the center of the crypt.
After the coffin was slowly pushed into the niche, Vera and Joyce stepped forward one by one and sprinkled a handful of soil on it.
At this point, the funeral is over.
Colin breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there was a tacit understanding with Archbishop Ajani in advance, Colin could confirm that she would not renege on her promise until the other party had presided over the funeral completely.
Of course, Adjani's cooperation is also conditional.
Her condition is that the St. Hilde family will no longer pursue the betrayal of the Dawson family.
Colin could also guess what the other party wanted to do.
The Marquis of Dawson died, and the eldest son of the Marquis, Earl Falco, was caught trying to blaspheme Archbishop Adjani and was arrested by the church.
From Colin's point of view, this was clearly a frame-up.
No matter how anxious Earl Falco was, it was impossible for him to try to violate Adjani in the church.
And Adjani's purpose should be to let Wells inherit the title of the Dawson family.
This Wells is obviously a fanatic of Adjani and a super dog licker. In this way, Adjani also controlled the Dawson family in disguise.
Of course, Colin was very upset about this behavior of poaching the corners of the northern border, but because he needed to cooperate with the church now, he had no choice but to hold his nose and tolerate Adjani's small actions.
In fact, forgiving the Dawson family now is a good thing for the St. Hilde family.
Because what the northern border needs most now is stability.
This storm of rebellion started by the San Theon family involved a wide range of people. Some people directly participated in the rebellion, while others remained neutral to play tricks on both sides, and some people had ulterior motives to collude with outsiders...
In short, what the nobles in the northern border are most worried about is whether the St. Hilde family will be liquidated afterwards.
And forgiving the Dawson family can just dispel everyone's concerns—
Even the Dawson family that directly participated in the rebellion was forgiven, so will the St. Hilde family continue to pursue the faults of other families
Of course, in Colin's view, this is just a stopgap measure.
The Northern Territory is too weak now to withstand another turmoil, so he is not going to start another war.
However, after recuperating for a period of time and the North has recovered, he will definitely clean up the North.
Like, the Dawsons, like the Morrisons...
Thinking of this, Colin found Earl Morrison among the crowd who came to watch the ceremony.
The young earl's expression was as usual, and he couldn't see anything unusual except for the sadness he should have.
But Colin knew that the theft of the Duke's body was probably caused by this family!
Originally, Colin had already prepared a plan to deal with the other party's sudden attack at the funeral, but unexpectedly, Earl Morrison did nothing.
How is this going
So what are they trying to do by stealing the body of the Duke of St. Hilde
Ke Lin had no choice but to suppress his doubts in his heart, took Vera's hand, and walked out of the tomb together.
Behind them, a group of northern nobles also came out.
"Miss Vera!"
Vera stopped in her tracks and saw Earl Morrison chasing after her.
"Viscount Angelet!" Earl Morrison nodded to Colin again.
Ke Lin smiled, did not speak, and kept guessing what the other party wanted to do.
"Earl Morrison, what can I do?" Vera asked softly.
"It's like this..." Earl Morrison seemed a little awkward, "I have admired Miss Nina for a long time, so...so I want to ask Miss Vera to marry her to me."
really.
Colin's heart skipped a beat.
Earl Morrison really came to propose.
But he was too anxious.
The Duke of St. Hilde had just been buried, and it was a bit too rash for him to turn around and ask for marriage.
Moreover, Vera has not yet officially inherited the duke position, strictly speaking, she is not qualified to marry Nina to Earl Morrison.
"I'm sorry, Earl Morrison." Vera frowned and said, "I'm not the owner of Lion's Roar Castle yet, so I can't influence Cousin Nina's marriage."
Earl Morrison quickly apologized, and said again: "Of course I understand. So, this time, I am just expressing my heart to you. It will not be too late to arrange a marriage after you inherit the Dukedom."
"Okay, I'll think about it and ask Cousin Nina's opinion." Vera didn't agree directly.
But Earl Morrison didn't know whether he misunderstood Vera's meaning, or he was very confident in himself, thanked him again and again, and then left contentedly.
"Colin, do you think I should marry Cousin Nina to Earl Morrison?" Vera asked hesitantly.
"You can ask Nina for her opinion first." Colin smiled. "Also, don't worry about it. It won't be too late to talk about it after you officially inherit the duke position."
"Okay." Vera nodded, "Then when shall we set off for Yulong City?"
Vera officially inherits the title of duke, and needs to go to Yulong City to accept the canonization of the emperor.
Ke Lin pondered: "After I complete the prisoner exchange with the East Territory first, and bring back the Marquis Garcia, let's go to Yulong City. Otherwise, I don't feel relieved that there is no reliable person in the Northern Territory."
Vera's eyes lit up, and she said pleasantly, "Have you made an appointment with Dongjing for the time and place of prisoner exchange? Can I go with you?"
"I made an appointment three months ago. I thought it would be postponed again, but I didn't expect the time to be just right." Colin patted Vera's little hand, knowing that she missed her father, but still shook his head and said, "If you change prisoners, I will Just go by yourself, you need to stay in Winter City, now that the northern border has just been settled, you need someone who can make up your mind to stabilize the situation."
Vera was a little disappointed at once, but also a little panicked: "I... If I am alone, can the situation be stabilized?"
Colin encouraged with a smile: "Have confidence in yourself, you are a Saint Hilde, and you are the first heir personally appointed by the previous Duke, of course there is no problem!
What's more, there is still Bachelor Dawn, you can discuss any political issues with him.
As for the military, you can absolutely trust the Knight of Shire and Viscount Valla. "
Vera nodded, and asked with some doubts: "Where is Knight Nelson? Can't he be completely trusted?"
"Of course Knight Nelson can be trusted. I'm just saying that in the worst case, the only people you can trust with your life are Knight Shire and Viscount Valla."
Of course, Colin couldn't tell Vera that the Knight of Shire and Viscount Valla were his descendants, and there was no possibility of betrayal. As for the others...
Well, it's hard to say.
Vera nodded, indicating that she had written it down.
"Don't worry, I'll be back soon."
"Well, be careful all the way."
(end of this chapter)