The morning sun shines through the curtains and shines on Vera's white and flawless pretty face.
She turned over and slipped lazily into Colin's arms, as if she could find a sense of security there.
But before she fell asleep again, a baby crying woke her up again.
"Let me go." Vera pressed her husband who was about to get up, rolled over and got out of bed, put on a silver nightdress, tied a thin belt around his waist, and stepped on the wool carpet with her delicate snow-white feet. Go to the baby room next door.
The maid had already held the crying little guy in her arms and softly comforted her. When she saw Vera, she hurriedly saluted.
Vera took Caesar from the maid, hugged him in her arms, unbuttoned her nightgown, and fed the little guy.
The crying stopped suddenly, only a slight sucking sound was heard.
The smell of burning rosin and amber filled the room with a sense of tranquility and tranquility.
After a while, the little guy who had eaten and drank enough fell asleep again.
Vera put Caesar back on the cradle, and knelt in front of the bed without moving, staring intently at this pink and tender little guy.
He has the same black hair as Colin, a round face, chubby little hands, eyes closed, and he is sleeping soundly.
Vera looked at him raptly, as if she saw a miracle, a treasure, or a gift, and she couldn't bear to blink her eyes.
Subtle footsteps sounded behind him, and he was surrounded by a warm embrace.
Colin's voice immediately rang in her ears:
"Are you hungry? Let's have breakfast too."
"Okay." Vera got up slowly, and walked out with her arms around Colin.
After breakfast, the two strolled to the shore of Agate Lake.
After the funeral of Marquis Garcia, in order to relax his wife, Colin took her to the Onyx Manor on the outskirts of Winter City.
The beautiful scenery here is a good place for leisure and vacation.
Today's sunshine is just right, shining warm and comfortable on people.
The thin breeze blows across the surface of the agate lake, creating layers of ripples.
The tern skimmed across the lake and picked up a plump white-bellied crucian carp, which attracted the same kind to fight for it.
Along the path by the lake, Ke Lin walked with his wife's slender waist in his arms, enjoying the rare warmth and tranquility.
"Colin, in fact, you don't have to stay here with me all the time, I'm fine."
Hearing this, Ke Lin looked at his wife's side face in surprise, and said with a smile:
"What? I've only been back for a few days, are you going to drive me away?"
Vera stopped, turned around and hugged her husband, leaned her head against Colin's chest, listened to his heartbeat, and said:
"No, of course I hope that you will always be by my side and never leave. But... I know this is impossible. You are now the guardian of the empire. You are not only mine, you have your responsibilities... "
Ke Lin's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did someone tell you something?"
Vera shook her head and said:
"No. But I'm not stupid. You came back this time with a blood cavalry army. Naturally, you can't just visit me or escort my father's body.
Moreover, I also heard that there are some changes in the East Territory. You should be planning to go to Bailu City, right? "
Seeing this, Colin could only nod and said:
"Yes, there are always some dishonest people in the Eastern Realm. I suspect that this incident has something to do with the mage..."
Having said that, Colin paused for a moment, and when Vera raised her head, he looked into her eyes and said in a deep voice:
"This time I plan to go to Yevil, the mage council, either become a vassal of the empire, or, destroy it!"
A trace of sadness flashed in Vera's eyes, but then she nodded in agreement and said:
"Well, Yevil is indeed a hidden danger to the empire. I support your approach. However, not all mages are willing to be enemies of the empire. As far as I know, many mages are friendly factions. They have been calling for reconciliation with the empire. , to seek a way of peaceful coexistence."
"Don't worry, I will give them a chance to choose. Of course, as for that damned Mr. Yu, I must kill him!"
"Mr. Xie really deserves to die!" Of course Vera would not have any objection to this, she thought for a while and then said, "By the way, if you go to Yeville, you can ask the teacher to accompany you, he can be a bridge for you to communicate with the mages , so that you can win over the friendly faction among the mages."
Colin knew that Vera's so-called teacher was Master Cushius.
Back then, when Mister Ji launched [Eye of Judgment] to sacrifice the City of Falling Eagle and kill Sirius St. Hilde, this person was guarding outside the City of Falling Eagle to prevent anyone from disturbing Mr. Ji's spellcasting.
However, later, Master Cusius approached Vera on his own initiative, claiming that he did not know that Mr. Xie's target was the Duke of the North, otherwise he would definitely stop Mr. Xie's actions.
Moreover, Master Cusius also provided Vera with some help in the process of retaking Winter City, and gave Vera the spell scroll of [Eye of Judgment], which is why Vera chose to believe in her teacher and let him The reason for staying in Yulong City
Of course, Colin never trusted this guy from the beginning to the end, and just let him go for Vera's sake.
"Okay, I'll take Master Cusius with me."
In front of Vera, Ke Lin naturally couldn't refuse, so he had to agree.
But after thinking about it, Colin felt that this might also be a good opportunity to see what the plan of this Cushius mage was, otherwise he would not be at ease with such a time bomb in Winter City .
Immediately, Colin didn't delay any longer, returned to the manor and took another look at Caesar, then said goodbye to his wife and children, and returned to Winter City.
According to Vera, since joining the St. Hilde family, Master Cushius seems to have really planned to live in the north. He even married a noble daughter from the St. Hilde family and gave birth to a son.
Some time ago, Master Cusius approached Vera and wanted to help his son get a baptism qualification, saying that he wanted him to become a knight and make great achievements in the future.
It seemed that this mage Cusius was really planning to bid farewell to and cut off his past mage career, and wanted to integrate into the circle of imperial nobles wholeheartedly.
While pondering, Colin had arrived in front of a mansion in the west of Winter City.
Of course the butler recognized the famous Duke of St. Chapman, so he led Colin respectfully to Master Cusius.
Passing through the front hall, the two entered the backyard. Before the housekeeper had time to report, they froze on the spot.
Because, they were stunned to see that Master Cuxius jumped out on all fours, with a two or three-year-old child sitting on his back, shouting excitedly:
"Come on! Charge! Charge towards that enemy!"
(end of this chapter)