Well-equipped cavalry escorted a luxury carriage, slowly heading west along the forest path.
At the end of the road, the outline of the Storm Fortress can already be seen faintly.
In the carriage, Queen Midara closed her eyes slightly, enjoying the peace after the joy.
A charming pink glowed on the soft and flawless skin, and Colin's beautiful long and white legs rested on his body.
Ke Lin, however, moved the ivory-like jade legs away without any interest, got up and began to get dressed.
"What? Still unwilling to cooperate with me?" Queen Midella leaned lazily on the bed, and asked her lover in a coquettish tone.
Colin shrugged and gave silence instead of answer.
That posture, just like a scumbag who has just solved his physical needs and is too lazy to perfunctory.
Queen Midella curled her lips, a little helpless, so she got up and helped Colin put on her clothes intimately, and did not forget to take the initiative to tease him during the period, but unfortunately the man seemed to have entered the time of the sage, and there was no response to this.
"Aren't you even willing to listen to my plan?" Queen Midella patted Colin's chest and said dissatisfiedly.
Colin chuckled and said:
"Unless you tell me first, how did you succeed in persuading Marquis Garcia?"
This is Colin's biggest doubt.
Marquis Garcia was already determined to die, and even the news of Vera's pregnancy could not change his mind, but Queen Midella easily made her give up her original plan.
This is so strange.
Colin couldn't figure it out.
Moreover, the more Queen Midella concealed it, the more Colin felt that the reason why she made Marquis Garcia give up must be very important.
Queen Midella hesitated for a while, and finally said as if helpless: "Actually, the best way to keep a man alive is to give him a noble mission."
"Mission?" Colin frowned even tighter, "What mission did you give Marquis Garcia?"
Queen Midella stopped talking, but asked instead: "What about you? You don't plan to cooperate with me, and what method are you going to use to get the imperial coalition forces to withdraw from Storm Fortress?"
"Of course I have my own way." Colin also played a guessing game.
Queen Midella chuckled, found the most comfortable angle to stick to Colin's body, and said meaningfully:
"Colin, do you know? I like your confident appearance the most, as if nothing in the world can stop you."
Colin also smiled, stretched out his hand to pinch Queen Midella's delicate chin, and said:
"Thank you for your love, Your Highness, I will continue to work hard to maintain this confidence."
"Very good. Be sure to keep it up, especially after entering Storm Fortress." Queen Midella stood on her tiptoes, gave Colin a sweet kiss, and then distanced herself, returning to her usual dignified appearance. Commanded in a cool tone,
"Now, Count Angelet, help me change my clothes."
Colin smiled gentlemanly and said:
"my pleasure."
After finishing speaking, Ke Lin served Queen Midella to get dressed neatly, and did not touch anything during the whole process.
Afterwards, he bowed and left the carriage with a natural expression, as if he had just had an ordinary conversation with the queen.
After riding on the horse for a while, the Storm Fortress was within sight.
The guards at the gate of the city naturally did not dare to stop them when they saw the royal badge, so they let them go immediately.
After entering the city, a middle-aged man in a bachelor's uniform greeted him.
Colin thought it was the person sent by Emperor Reinhardt to greet him, so he immediately clamped his horse's belly and accelerated to the front row of the queue.
"You should be the guardian of the north, Earl Angelet, right?" Bachelor Yaruge bowed respectfully.
"Yes. What is your address?"
"My name is Yarug, and I am the political advisor to the Duke of the South."
"Duke of the Southern Region?" Colin was a little surprised, wondering why Emperor Reinhardt would send people from the Southern Region to greet him.
Maester Yaruger took the initiative to explain:
"Your Majesty is holding a high-level meeting, so I don't know about the arrival of Her Majesty the Queen and Your Excellency the Earl. I came here to greet you on my own initiative."
Colin nodded, not caring about it.
After all, it's no secret that there are conflicts between the emperor and the empress these days, and he thought the so-called "high-level meeting" was just a clumsy excuse for Emperor Reinhardt not to come to meet the empress.
"Why are there so many people?" Walking on the crowded street, Colin asked a little puzzled, "Don't His Majesty plan to relieve these refugees?"
Bachelor Yarug smiled awkwardly and said:
"His Majesty was already planning to expel the refugees gathered in the fortress, but... the Duke of St. Grian arrived at the Storm Fort just now, and it seems that he has some objections to this..."
"Duke St. Grian?" Colin was stunned for a moment, obviously not trying to understand why Duke St. Grian objected to this.
Upon seeing this, Bachelor Yaruge added in a low voice:
"Arrived with the Duke of St. Grian, Prince Lehi, and Mr. Xie."
Colin's eyes widened immediately, surprised by the two names behind.
Prince Leahy? And Mr. Yu
How did they get to Storm Keep
Then Colin realized that Prince Leahy should have come to help fight the orcs.
No matter what conflicts Prince Lehi had with Emperor Reinhardt, he was a child of the royal family after all, and he would not stand by and watch the Glorious Empire be destroyed by the orcs.
As for Mr.
Seeing that he was able to appear together with Prince Lexi and did not fight again, he should be preparing to fight the orcs... At least on the surface, Mr. Xi should have expressed his position on the side of the Glorious Empire.
But whether there is any other conspiracy behind the scenes, it is uncertain.
Then Colin realized that Bachelor Yaruger said that the Duke of St. Grian did not want to evacuate the refugees gathered in the fortress, but in fact, this should be Mr. Ji's idea.
And the reason why Mr. Ji did this... It's not hard to guess—
He also wants to create [Eye of Judgment]!
The refugees in the Storm Fortress are obviously the sacrifices of Mr. Ji!
And his target should be the orc emperor Saruman.
In just a short moment, countless thoughts turned in Colin's mind.
The situation in Storm Fortress was far more complicated than he expected.
Colin realized that his original plan was no longer feasible.
Emperor Reinhardt is no longer the key to the problem. On the contrary, the three paladins, or more precisely, Mr. Yu, are the key figures in determining the situation in the fortress.
While pondering, a group of people had already arrived in front of the castle in the center of the fortress.
Queen Midella stepped out of the carriage, and when passing by Colin, said with a light smile:
"Count Angelet, do you still have the confidence to control the situation by yourself?"
Colin narrowed his eyes and didn't answer.
He suddenly realized, did Queen Midella already know everything about the fortress
Even... Is this actually part of her plan
Seeing Queen Midella's swaying figure slowly disappearing into the castle, Colin suddenly turned to look at Bachelor Yaruger beside him.
The confidant of the Duke of the Southern Region is obviously a smart person. In just two sentences, he helped Colin understand the situation in the fortress, and pointed out the key points.
Most importantly, he took the initiative to reveal all this to Ke Lin, explaining that Nanjing did not agree with Mr. Xi's plan.
So, it's an ally.
"Bachelor Yaruger, this is the first time I have come to Storm Fortress. Could you please take me around and familiarize myself with the environment here?"
"It is my honor, my lord."
(end of this chapter)