At the beginning of July, Ke Lin returned to the north from the ice field of the sky.
However, he did not go directly to Cold Winter City, but returned to Ice Rock City.
Not because he was homesick, but because Vera was here.
After hearing the disastrous defeat of the imperial coalition forces and the sad news that Marquis Garcia was declared a traitor by Emperor Reinhardt, the distraught Vera went all the way north, wanting to seek her husband's help.
The two just met in Ice Rock City.
In fact, although Bingyan City is Ke Lin's family fiefdom, he has been fighting in the east and west in the past few years, and he hasn't stayed here for long.
The castle inherited from the Su Duo family has also been completely renovated and has become a "Red Castle" that truly belongs to the Angelet family.
And Colin who just came back got lost in his castle...
After taking a bath and changing clothes, Ke Lin took off the dust all the way and came to the study.
Cathy, the half-elf maid, smiled slightly at Colin and said:
"My lord, my lord is still taking a bath, I'll be here soon, please wait."
Colin nodded and sat down on the sofa chair.
Meow-
A gray-blue figure flashed past Colin's back, and Colin realized that he was so preoccupied that he failed to find Xiaobai lying on the sofa and almost sat on it.
Long time no see, Xiaobai has become much rounder. It seems that the food is too good and the exercise is too little.
It's just that after seeing Ke Lin, Xiao Bai's eyes were particularly wary, and it seemed that he didn't know this irresponsible master.
"My lord, what would you like to drink?"
"Cafe."
"good."
Cathy stretched out her small snow-white hands and began to make coffee. Her dexterous movements and graceful postures were pleasing to the eye, but it was a pity that Colin was absent-minded and immersed in his own thoughts.
To be honest, Colin really didn't expect the imperial coalition forces to lose so quickly.
You know, this kind of confrontation between millions of troops may not be able to tell the winner after a year or so, but how long has passed now, and the news of the disastrous defeat of the imperial coalition forces came.
What shocked him even more was that Marquis Garcia actually ran away!
In Ke Lin's impression, the Marquis of Garcia is definitely not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and this kind of behavior of running away from battle cannot happen to him.
Colin guessed that either Marquis Garcia was wronged, or that Marquis Garcia had other plans...
Cathy had already placed a cup of fragrant coffee in front of Colin, and added milk and a spoonful of sugar according to Colin's habit.
Colin picked up the cup and took a sip of the coffee. The mellow taste refreshed him.
Just at this time, there was a light knock on the door, and then Vera walked in.
Cathy quickly got up and saluted, and then asked, "My lord, what would you like to drink?"
Vera looked at the brewed coffee and said, "Just coffee, no sugar."
"Okay." Cathy poured a glass for Vera, and then quietly retreated, leaving the study to the Colins.
Colin stepped forward and held Vera in his arms, kissed her smooth forehead, and said:
"Why don't you wait for me in Winter City?"
"I'm in a hurry." Vera tightened herself into her husband's warm embrace, and her restless mood immediately eased a lot.
"You are about to become a mother, don't run around like this anymore." Colin stretched out his hand to caress Vera's slightly protruding belly, and warned.
"Hmm." Vera nodded, then took out a letter from her bosom, handed it to Colin, and said, "This is a letter from my father back to Winter City, detailing what happened, take a look .”
Colin quickly took it, sat on the sofa with Willa in his arms, and looked carefully.
Instead, Xiaobai crawled over at this moment, lying on Vera's pregnant belly, and even snored.
Colin didn't have time to pay attention to the kitten who forgot about its owner. After reading the letter from Marquis Garcia, he finally understood the truth of the matter.
"The Marquis is taking too much risk this time." Colin sighed, "Besides, he is betting his reputation and even his life..."
"Colin, is father okay?" Vera asked nervously.
"Probably not." Colin could only comfort his wife, "As long as we succeed in repelling the orc army according to the Marquis' strategy, it will help him clear his name."
Vera breathed a sigh of relief, but still said with some concern: "Why do you think father insisted on taking such extreme measures? Why didn't you persuade His Majesty to take the initiative to retreat?"
"It should be persuasion." Colin can probably guess some of the situation on the front line, "Emperor Reinhardt is too headstrong, and Duke St. Grian doesn't want to let the Western Territory fall, these two people will definitely not agree Marquis García's retreat strategy...
Therefore, Lord Marquis had no choice but to make such a decision. "
Vera sighed, feeling a little helpless.
She was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Then when are you going to leave for the western region?"
"As soon as possible." Colin thought for a while, and said, "I'll spend a day in Ice Rock City, and I'll lead the army out tomorrow morning."
"So soon?" Vera was a little bit reluctant to part with her husband, but she also knew that the situation was urgent, so she didn't keep her.
Ke Lin straightened his wife's hair, kissed her delicate pink ear, and said softly: "I have to find out the specific situation in the western region as soon as possible, so let's start early. When I come back this time, I will go anywhere If you don’t go, I’ll stay with you until you give birth.”
"Well. You don't have to worry about me." Vera didn't want to make the atmosphere too sad, and said with a smile, "I was going to confer you a marquis based on your great achievements on the ice field again this time. Now I have to wait Let’s talk about it when you come back from the western region.”
"Marquis?" Colin smiled slightly and said, "Is there still enough fiefdom in the northern border to confer a new Marquis?"
Vera pursed her lips and smiled, and said: "Of course it's enough, I've already planned it, and I will confiscate all the land on the west bank of the Nushui River to you. Anyway, the Nushui River is now under our control. If one day you dislike My territory is not big enough, and I can continue to develop eastward."
Of course Colin understood what Vera meant, and immediately laughed loudly, saying:
"Okay, then you save that piece of land for me first, and wait for me to return from the Western Expedition."
Seeing her husband's passionate and heroic appearance, Vera was filled with pride, and immediately kissed her.
Colin, of course, responded enthusiastically.
During the lingering time, Xiao Bai was squeezed off the sofa.
Meow! Meow!
It yelled at Colin in dissatisfaction, but Colin grabbed the back of its neck with one hand and threw it out of the window.
Fortunately, the study room was not high from the ground. Xiaobai deftly found his balance in mid-air, landed on all fours, and then yelled louder towards the window, venting his dissatisfaction.
Boom!
The window was closed by Colin, blocking the sound from inside and outside the study.
(end of this chapter)