Whispering Poems

Chapter 2672: Earl Collins Manor Banquet

"Beas is the chosen one, Danister. As a teacher, you can't just care about his studies."

"Yes, then why don't I ask him not to go to the wedding with the girls for a while, and let him stay with me tonight to read a book? We can sit on the sofa together and cuddle and talk about the stories in the book, or we can hold hands and go to the woods and practice magic under the moon."

Danister Gustav said this deliberately, and then she saw her friend's angry expression.

The family that took advantage of the Moondance Festival to hold a grand wedding that even interested Prince William was the Collins family, the real aristocratic family in Vesta City.

The party which Shad and Miss Winslet had attended before the Moondance last week had been given by the Earl of Collins, the most powerful family in the country since the days of Creekwood.

In 1802, Mr. Ogg, the elder of the hermits, said that the sheriff, the mayor, the chairman of the lumberjacks' association, and the bishop of the local church were the four pillars of the town, and the Collins family served as the local mayor for many years. Even in modern times, even if the family gradually disappeared from the stage, the mayor of Vista is still a relative of the Collins family.

As for the one who got married this time, it was the second son of the Collins family. And the one that Mr. Collins married was not a local girl, but the youngest daughter of Earl Gother, a good friend of Earl Collins in Willendell.

Therefore, in addition to local nobles, many relatives of the bride from Willendel City also attended the wedding. According to Miss Winslet, the Earl of Gother's family is also a distant relative of the royal family:

"Earl Gowther is one of the few earls with real power. He even has his own fiefdom. He is a big shot in Willendel."

The Collins family's wedding was not held in the city, but in the old house of the Collins family in the north of the city. Similar to the Bennet family, it was also a house that the Collins family had passed down from the Creekwood era. It was said that every generation of boys in the Collins family got married there, so the old house of the family was well maintained.

Shad, Iluna, Miss Winslet and Miss Bell set out from the hotel at 5:30 in the evening, and by the time they arrived at Collins Manor in the north of the city, it was already completely dark.

Collins Manor is not in the urban area, but on the edge of the city. However, it is connected to the urban area by roads, and there are family farms, forests, a small cemetery and nearby villages nearby, so it is not remote.

When Shad saw the manor from afar from the window, the lights had already lit up the usually deserted Collins old house. Even though he hadn't arrived yet, Shad could feel the liveliness of the scene.

"This will probably be the last large-scale open-air banquet held locally before next spring."

The witch on the carriage sighed, and Iluna asked Shade:
"Remember the last autumn banquet we attended in Tobesk last fall?"

Xia De smiled and nodded:

"Of course I remember. Princess Mona Cavendish and Mr. Randolph Asperger held their wedding at Lake View Manor. At that time, Margaret, I mean Princess Margaret of the Southland, happened to be visiting Tobesk and also attended the wedding. I remember it was very, very lively."

At that time, not only them, but Shad also met Sir Prisha, the chosen one of "Knowledge and Wisdom", and met Miss Pavo, the vice president of "Truth Society" in the Rhodes card game at the wedding.

Of course, now the lady who firmly believes that "mathematics is omnipotent" has become the president of the Truth Society.

"If you were expecting a banquet for a wedding of that magnitude, you would probably be disappointed. Compared to Tobesk this is just the countryside."

The witch said, still thinking about how Miss Sylvia followed Margaret when she visited Tobesk last year, and then she thought of how Carina asked Shade to avoid the young space witch at that time.

"It's okay. I've attended weddings in the countryside before."

This refers to the wedding that I attended during the Randall Valley incident in order to find the demon Stone Oxenfurt, but there are not many interesting memories of that wedding.

Although the city of Vista cannot be compared with the city of Tobesk, the couple getting married this time are, after all, a young man and woman from two earl families, so calling it a "country wedding" is actually a bit discriminatory.

The red carpet stretched from the front of the manor house to the entrance of the manor, and the butlers and servants responsible for welcoming guests stood in two rows at the entrance.

In the courtyard of the manor, white wooden tables are arranged in rows along the central axis of the manor. The candlesticks on the tables and gas lamps of various shapes that can be seen everywhere in the courtyard landscape illuminate the rich food and gold and silver utensils on the tables.

Even every tree and flower bush in the courtyard was decorated with ribbons, and the fountain in the center of the courtyard, where a knight rode on horseback and raised his sword, was hung with garlands and ribbons.

It was a little late when the four of them arrived, and most of the guests who came to attend the wedding had already arrived. As an important guest, Miss Winslet temporarily separated from Shade and Iluna after entering the manor. She needed to take Miss Bell to greet the Earl and the newlyweds first.

"I've been wanting to say today that the air in this city is so good."

Iluna, who was holding Shade's arm and wearing an indigo dress, said to Shade standing beside the long table in the courtyard. They were given gifts when they came in just now, but it was prepared by Miss Winslet, and they didn't know what the gifts were.

"This is a city in the woods after all, and there aren't many steam plants in Vista."

Shade took a cupcake from the table and handed it to Iluna. This was a new dessert that had only become popular in the South in the last decade. Shade had just noticed that Iluna had been looking at him curiously.

"Actually, it doesn't matter if there are more steam factories. I don't hate the smell of Tobesk. Although it's pungent, it's also a symbol of the city's development."

Iluna stood beside Shad, watching him tear open the cupcakes, and then did the same herself:

"And the advantage of a big city is that the church has enough manpower. Although problems are more likely to occur due to the dense population, there are always thirteen rings guarding it, so there is no need to worry about a big problem that cannot be handled. Is that William of Anjou over there?"

She had seen the prince of the Southland twice when she was in the Randall River Valley, so she recognized him.Shade looked up and saw William of Anjou talking to an old gentleman he had never seen before, under the long row of sheds with desserts on the right side of the mansion.

The prince deliberately changed into a low-key red dress today. Besides, not everyone had seen him before, so he didn't have to worry about being seen standing in a remote location.

"Yes. See that officer coming up to him? The one in uniform? That's York Bronte."

"Understood~"

Iluna ate the cake in small bites while leaning against Shade, using the witch's eye shadow to cover her left eye, which had temporarily turned brown. She was not using the ability to stop time, but was trying to observe.

Xia De did not urge them. After they had finished their cakes and Xia De brought two glasses of champagne, Iluna said:

"I saw some very cruel scenes. It seems that he ate a deer in the surrounding woods not long ago. If this is the Dead Apostle you mentioned this afternoon, this kind of thing is indeed cruel."

“Can you really see the past?”

Shade was very surprised, but Iluna shook her head:

"I haven't found a pattern to this ability yet, but it seems to work better on people who are defined as 'unbalanced'. And I didn't just see what he did just now, I also saw."

She frowned slightly as if she had encountered some difficulties:
"There is no trace of death on this person. This is absolutely abnormal. Even you and I, because we live in this world, will have some traces of death on our bodies, but he doesn't. Especially since he just ended his life, it is impossible that there is no trace of death left."

"Hold on."

Shade took out an acorn from his pocket and ate it, then activated the induction again:
"That's right. He still doesn't belong to this time point. Based on the current information, John Bronte most likely relied on time travel to permanently avoid death."

"This kind of person should not exist in this world. His existence alone is destroying the balance of the world."

The eighteen-year-old girl took the glass from Shad and clinked it with him gently. Then she shifted her gaze from York Bronte in the distance and looked at Shad instead:

"Xia De, it just so happens that I took a leave of absence today, so why don't we go kill him now."

Shade tried his best to hold back his laughter. It was really funny to see Iluna's expression at this moment:
"We definitely can't let him go. His life form is wrong. But not now. First of all, we haven't figured out what happened to him. Secondly, Dead Apostles can't be killed casually. I'm waiting for a deadly weapon."

"OK then."

Iluna gently shook the wine glass in her hand:

"So what are we going to do now? Just stand here and wait for Miss Winslet and the others to return?"

"Let's just walk around and see if York Bronte does anything unusual. I'm curious to see what form his time curse will take."

The faces of both men were disguised to a certain extent, and although they still had northern looks, they were not very eye-catching. Although Shad wanted to observe York Bronte, he just wanted him to stay within their sight.

The two of them not only looked at the scenery in the manor at night, but also sat down to listen to the soothing serenade played by the band on the side of the manor house. York Bronte stood beside William of Anjou and talked with several local nobles who looked very old together with the prince.