The rising sun swayed the bright morning glow, coating the Dongquan River with a thousand hectares of glass with a layer of magnificent golden light.
The cool morning breeze blew the water waves, and a stream of undercurrents hit the gray rock foundation of the castle continuously, turning into white waves, which disappeared in an instant, leaving only the never-ending sound of waves.
Colin stood on the balcony of the castle, admiring the sunrise over the Winterspring.
After a night of chaos, Winter Springs is once again calm.
Although the gates of the city were closed and there were more patrolling guards on the streets, the residents of the town did not panic too much.
Perhaps it was because the orc army didn't harass them last night, so the residents didn't have a deep understanding of the brutality of the orcs. Now that the orcs retreated, they lived in peace.
As for what happened in the Grant family castle last night, they didn't know anything.
Of course, perhaps this is a kind of luck for them.
Colin looked down and saw a thick smoke rising from the courtyard on the west side of the castle.
Gradually, the smell of barbecue came in the morning breeze.
But Colin knew that it was the blood slave who was burning the corpses of the royal guards.
During the battle last night, the royal guards launched a surprise attack on the Blood Cavalry squad brought by Ke Lin, but of course they did not know that what Ke Lin brought was not an ordinary Blood Cavalry soldier, but a Blood Shadow Guard—
There are more than three hundred professionals who are not afraid of death and have no fatal injuries. Such a lineup, unless the royal family dispatches ten times more troops to encircle and suppress, it is impossible to win.
Moreover, the orc squad that invaded Winter Spring last night were actually blood slaves.
They were the harvest of Colin's campaign in the Loire Valley.
This time it happened to be used to blame Prince Leahy and Consul Fred for their death.
However, the news of the death of these two people is still in the confidential stage. After all, Colin does not want to startle the snake. He is also planning to make a surprise attack on Gregory at the Grace Day celebration according to the plan suggested by Cardinal Mensay.
That's why he asked the Duke of St. Landers and the Knights of Sparton to go back and mobilize troops from the southern and eastern borders to "encircle and suppress" this orc squad that fled into the hinterland of the empire—
This is to make the Pope mistakenly believe that Winter Spring Town is still under the control of Prince Leahy and others.
Otherwise, if he dispatched the northern army to return to defense, then Gregory would definitely be more vigilant.
With the current arrangement, as long as Cardinal Mensay does not betray Colin, then there will be no problems with this plan.
Of course, Colin didn't expect Mensay to be loyal to him, but as long as the cardinal wanted to ascend to the Pope, he had no reason to leak the secret to Gregory.
Moreover, Colin also thought up a plan in case of emergency...
"Good morning, Count Angelet."
A greeting pulled Colin back from his contemplation.
When he turned his head, he saw Maester Yaruger standing behind him with a smile on his face.
"Good morning, Bachelor Yaruger." Colin also responded with a bright smile.
The confidant of the Duke of the Southern Region once secretly warned him about the trap of the royal family. Although Colin already had a countermeasure, Colin was very grateful for this kindness.
However, because of this, he became curious about this Yaruger bachelor—
Why does the other party want to help yourself
"I picked up a small thing before. I wonder if it was dropped by you?" Colin took out the roll of parchment and asked Bachelor Yaruge.
"Yes." Maester Yaruger nodded frankly, and stepped forward to stand side by side with Colin, "I just didn't expect you to have made arrangements, I was too worried."
Colin stared at Bachelor Yaruger beside him with piercing eyes, and asked in a deep voice:
"Then why did you warn me?"
Bachelor Yaruger smiled slightly and said:
"My lord, maybe you don't know, but I am also from the north."
Colin frowned, a little surprised that the confidant of the Duke of the South was actually a man from the North.
However, this is actually not surprising.
After all, the confidant of the Duke of St. Hilde at the time, and now the political adviser of the northern border entrusted by Colin, Bachelor Dawn is not from the northern border, but from the Crimson Flame collar.
The White Tower Academy has always advertised its neutrality, and its reputation has always been very good. The bachelors who graduate from it will serve them wholeheartedly after determining their allegiance, so nobles generally do not consider their background when choosing a bachelor.
Moreover, the number of bachelors who can graduate from the White Tower Academy is too rare, and the nobles don't have much choice. It is already very difficult to find a bachelor who suits his temperament and is willing to serve him. If he restricts his background, it is simply asking for trouble for himself.
Colin also knew that Bachelor Yaruger definitely didn't warn him for the sake of his "citizens", there must be other more critical reasons.
Sure enough, I heard Bachelor Yaruger continue:
"My hometown is called Blackthorn Village, which is only a dozen kilometers away from Winter City. I also have a younger sister named Ye Lifu, oh yes, maybe you should be more familiar with her other name—
Midella St. Hilde. "
Ke Lin's eyes widened immediately, and he looked at Yerug in disbelief, and questioned after a while, "You mean, your sister is Queen Midella?"
"Yes." Maester Yaruger nodded affirmatively.
At the same time, his hands are raised to his chest, palms facing inwards, fingers intertwined, forming a mudra resembling a lotus flower.
Impressively, it was the handprint that Queen Midara showed Colin at the beginning.
According to her, seeing this handprint is someone who can be trusted.
"Just a handprint doesn't prove that you are Queen Midella's brother?" Colin suppressed the horror in his heart and questioned aloud.
"That's right." Bachelor Yeruge smiled lightly, without any panic in his expression, "Many people know this handprint, including you, and it is the influence that Yellif has worked so hard to win over these years.
And the way she maintains this secret alliance is to exchange their handles.
However, I believe you are also aware that Ye Lifu has never handed over her biggest handle.
And this clue is - she is not a direct descendant of the St. Hilde family at all! "
Colin had already calmed down from the shock at this time. He saw that Maester Yaruger had a serious look on his face, and he didn't seem to be lying. However, unless the other party can produce real and strong evidence, it is impossible for him to be accused of a few words. He got confused casually, and asked in a deep voice:
"Do you have any evidence?"
Bachelor Yaruge shook his head, spread his hands and said:
"Count Angelet, if I really have any evidence for such a matter related to the reputation of the two great paladin families of the empire, do you think I can still survive to this day?"
Before Colin could speak, he continued:
"However, would you like to listen to my story before passing judgment?"
Colin's eyes flickered, and he finally nodded and said:
"Okay, tell me."
(end of this chapter)