Knight with Wand

The accompaniment of the musicians turned to be light and cheerful, and the atmosphere in the hall relaxed.

The dancers dancing slowly in the hall, the nobles walking around and talking to each other, this banquet to celebrate Earlif's becoming an earl, to receive the king and the lords, has also entered the "buffer banquet" stage.

The servants arranged a variety of exquisite desserts on the neat long table for everyone to take.

The wine attendants shuttled among the nobles, presenting the treasures of Farolis and the fine wines collected in Arches.

Leon and other vassals of Thorn Flower came to the lord and his wife one by one to congratulate them.

As for Count Rahman, who was furious in Selva a while ago and angrily planned to skin his son-in-law, now he was full of pride and boasted to everyone about how discerning he was about marrying his daughter back then.

The old earl patted Elliot on the shoulder and laughed heartily, as if he had lost his memory.

Leon also congratulated his boss a few times along with the crowd, but as the crowd surrounding Elliot gradually became crowded, he quietly withdrew and began to enjoy the banquet with his friends.

In addition to several traditional allies of the Faloris family, the ones who were most excited and happy about the Thornflower family's victory were of course his colleagues.

I don’t know what kind of political negotiations Elliot and the king reached in private to obtain the legal principles for ruling the new territory so quickly and smoothly. For the vassals of the Thorn Flower family, after the king and other nobles left, they were The celebration of the Farolis family may have just begun.

So many knights loyal to the Thorn Flower family have sacrificed their lives for today. Glory, land, wealth, everything will rise.

Even if we don't mention the small half of the Nightmare Forest that is still under development, just in the huge Glade County Territory at our feet, we don't know how much land there is for everyone to share.

Arriving at the long table with desserts, Leon picked up a glass of wine from the waiter's tray and just took a sip, intending to fill his stomach with pastries before the dinner. However, he saw the knight Balfe suddenly walking away not far away. Come, raise a glass to yourself.

"Congratulations in advance. I'm afraid that in a few days, everyone will have to call you Baron Leon."

Upon hearing this, Leon said politely: "Isn't it the same for you? Baron Balfe, that sounds so pleasant to my ears."

The two immediately clinked glasses and laughed about the titles they had not yet obtained. As the Lord of Thorn Flower's most trusted confidant for many years, the scar-faced knight's promotion would naturally not be missed by Elliot.

"Speaking of which, the war has not yet ended. Why did His Majesty the King grant Lord Earlive the title so quickly? I don't know much about the situation in the south. Has the original earl of Glade County given up on taking back this county? "Leon asked Balfe, who led the Thorn Flower army.

"The original earl? No, Glade County, it turns out there is no earl at all, and we have already completely defeated the coalition of Cantadar nobles who returned here." Balfe shook his head.

He held the wine glass and explained to the young man in front of him who had resisted the harassment of the Lang family from behind during his family's southern expedition: "The county under our feet was never a complete county before it was captured by us. This is why we moved this place The important reason for choosing the target is that the scattered sandy Glyde County is much easier to chew than the neighboring County of Sussen.

Archersburg was previously ruled jointly by the former Baron Archers and the local city council. As for the towns and villages in the county, it had also been the territory of various local barons and small lords for many years. "

As he spoke, Balfe pointed his eyes at Earl Trossa who was talking to the king in the distance. He couldn't help but grinned and said: "More than half a month ago, we had a big battle with the Cantadar people in the east of Glade County. Lord Earliver As the main force, a small group of reinforcements transferred from Mamol supported and attacked behind, and the battle was won completely!"

Listening to Balfe's slow narration, Leon finally understood the current situation in the south.

Not long ago, the coalition of two thousand Glade lords who received the bad news returned in a hurry, trying to regain the lost territory in the rear. However, they were soon defeated by the Farolis family and General Trossa, who had already expected it. They waited for work and set up an ambush to defeat them.

Compared with the exhausted enemies who hurriedly returned from the southeastern position of Mamor, the Orland Army occupying Glade and the western part of Mamor became geographically the home battle.

After more Orland troops arrived, the kingdom's vanguard was in the east of Glade County, expanding its occupation area along the edge of the Nightmare Forest until it was geographically connected to the western part of Mamore County.

At this moment, after passing the most dangerous gambling stage, the situation has become more perfect than ever for the Thornflower family and the kingdom.

Supplies transported from the country continued southward through the nearby forest road.

The now expanded occupation area can even allow the kingdom's troops to pass through the eastern fortress of Thornland and directly along the eastern edge of Nightmare Forest to transport resources and troops to Glade County.

As long as the main force of the Orland Kingdom is not defeated by the Kantadar people, the Thorn Flower family's rule over Glade County will be rock solid.

However, when the two of them talked about the resistance of the Kantadar people to the Kingdom's army moving south, Balfe also expressed his doubts with some confusion: "The original army of Glyde County was originally the same army that had been with us before. With the tired army that Mamor fought, we took the lead, and with the two reinforcements dispatched by General Trossa, it’s not surprising that we won easily.”

The scar-faced knight took a sip of wine after speaking, and then said in confusion: "But in the past month, the armies of various families in the kingdom have swallowed up most of the territory south of the forest. No matter how slow the Kantadar people are, they should have reacted. , However, so far, we have not seen the enemy form a decent military force to counterattack northward. "

"Has the kingdom not encountered any decent resistance since its march south?" Leon asked strangely.

Even if the county leaders clinging to the edge of the Nightmare Forest can't stop the Orland army from suddenly attacking across the thousand-year forbidden land.

But after more than a month of war, it is impossible that there are no refugees and the defeated army has withdrawn further south. With such shocking movement, the Kantadar Kingdom has not summoned a large army until now to resist such a large-scale invasion from the Northern Kingdom?

"The enemy is indeed slower than a tortoise now. However, it is a good thing for us anyway. Now His Majesty's army has also arrived. Nearly 40,000 troops have gathered. Maybe they can take advantage of the situation and swallow up the four northern territories of Kantadar in one go. ." At this point, Balf paused and asked Leon: "By the way, I remember you are all Serian people, right?"

"That's right." Leon nodded.

"There's a rumor that I don't know whether it's good news or not. You might be interested."

Balfe thought for a while and continued: "According to the confessions of the prisoners of war of the Glade nobles we captured before, King Aviut of Kantadar seems to have withdrawn from the territory of Serian. Maybe it is unfavorable for the eastward invasion. Anyway, , the Holy Land city in your hometown may have been recovered by the Serian army."

Azerion and Rohark on the side couldn't help but cast surprised glances when they suddenly heard this.

The Kantadar people withdrew their troops from the Kingdom of Thrion? !

Although Leon was not a real Serian, he could not help but feel overjoyed.

If this information is true, wouldn't he be able to fulfill his agreement with Miss Laura and repay the favor of saving his life without having to find a way to bypass the Kantadar army?

If Serian regains the Holy Land City, and as a powerful baron lord of Orland, he leads the Guard troops back to his hometown in honor, and then applies to the church in the name of a believer in the Holy Sun to go on a pilgrimage to the catacombs of the Great Temple, the church must have It will certainly not be stopped.

"Sir Balfe, are you telling the truth?" Azarian put down his wine glass, came up to it, and asked the scar-faced knight.

He was even more excited than Roharc, who didn't know that Leon could resurrect the dead.

"I can't guarantee the authenticity of this. Judging from the tone of those noble prisoners of war, it seems that they heard it from other people."

Balfe shook his head truthfully. He remembered that those northern nobles of Kantadar had been cursing King Aviut in prison. According to their angrily words, King Kantadar promised to capture Rolanna before his eastern expedition. After that, they would rush to the north to defend Orland's reinforcements, but there was no trace of them for half a year.

"Are those prisoners of war still in Glade County?" Lohark couldn't help but interjected.

"Those who haven't sent the ransom are all locked up in the cells of Archersburg. When the banquet is over in the past two days, I can take you to ask, but I don't think I can get any useful information. These canta The northern nobles of Dar do not know much about the East," Balfe replied.

The three of Leon nodded, but they were encouraged in their hearts. It didn't matter if they didn't know. With this news as hope, they would have to explore Serian carefully in the future, whether they sent people there or went deep into the eastern part of Kantadar in person. The situation over there.

The three of them and Balfe made an appointment to go to the dungeon to interrogate the prisoners of war. Leon suddenly felt that the originally leisurely banquet had become extremely long and tiring.

Fortunately, since none of the leading nobles brought female companions, except for Earliver's family and a few women like Inis, most of the distinguished guests gathered at Archsburg were men, so after the "buffer banquet" was over, there would be no Arrange a dance party, but then enter the "dinner" eating stage.

Leon estimated that this banquet would last much shorter than an ordinary palace banquet. After all, the lords who came to the banquet had to return to the army to consolidate their victory.

Putting down the empty wine glass, he looked around aimlessly at the nobles of the kingdom, thinking in his mind how to inquire about the current situation of the distant Holy Land City.

Suddenly seeing the pure white palace dress in his field of vision, Leon suddenly remembered that he almost forgot another important event that was equally important to him.

That princess

He looked at Inis not far away and quickly considered his words.

How to strike up a conversation and test the other person's tone of voice?

Hesitating, Leon turned to carefully look at the two people next to the princess.

The tall and majestic woman with the scarred face must be the other party's personal attendant. Looking at her neat men's clothing, she must be a titled female knight, otherwise she would have to wear a palace skirt for this occasion.

The other one is the fat and white aristocratic boy that I noticed before.

Since the day he entered the city, this fat brother, who may have an extraordinary background and the title of earl, has always been with Inis.

He followed him in the welcoming team, and he was still inseparable during today's ceremony and banquet. Maybe this fat little brother who is an earl is Princess Inis's fiancée?

Leon speculated this, and looked around again, and could see many young nobles coming up to say hello to Inis and the fat brother.

Some young nobles and knights could not hide their admiration for the little princess.

The beautiful and noble daughter of the king is naturally extremely attractive to young nobles and knights.

But apart from the elders of each family, no young people stopped to talk to Ines for a long time after the polite greetings.

Could it be that they were concerned about the male companion next to the princess?

Leon frowned. If he rashly approached and chatted with the fat guy, would he annoy him?

Although he wanted to test the impression of the third princess on Olivia.

But he really didn't want to cause some kind of bloody trouble.

Ines maintained an elegant smile and kept nodding to the nobles who came to greet her. Suddenly, she asked Ackerman, who had a reluctant expression beside her, "Does it make you so uncomfortable to walk with me?"

Ackerman smiled bitterly, and felt a chill on his back. He didn't need to look back to feel the cold eyes of Arad.

"Please spare me, Your Highness. If I were to get so close to you, that Roman barbarian would have stabbed me in the back."

"My father is here, how dare he come to trouble you? Can't you muster up even a fraction of the courage to play with the male servant behind your father's back?" Ines glanced at the punching bag beside her who was about to be beaten by the son of Duke Roman and had a psychological trauma.

"Oh, that's right. With His Majesty watching, what am I afraid of?"

Ackerman blinked his eyes and turned to Ines with a wry smile: "So, I guess he doesn't dare to bother you, so there's no need for me to stop him. Otherwise, let me go and eat something by myself. I'm starving after standing for so long."

The girl gently shook her folding fan, her eyebrows slightly frowned, and she almost couldn't hold back her smiling appearance. She whispered unhappily: "Go ahead, go ahead, you fat ball better die here."

"Okay, Your Highness, I obey your order." Ackerman rubbed his fingers as thick as sausages, not caring about the resentment of the princess. Anyway, he had long been accustomed to his father's scolding and teachings since he was a child. If he was beaten with a small stick, he would stay, and if he was beaten with a big stick, he would leave. In comparison, the little princess was kind and would not really beat herself.

With a big belly like a pregnant woman, Ackerman walked towards the table piled with desserts with joy.

He had gone to the kitchen to inquire beforehand. He heard that the cook of the Thorn Flower family had learned to cook several local delicacies of Kantadar. These could not be tasted in Wester, so he had to taste them now.

Inis put away her folding fan and ignored the "horrible hungry beast" that was getting rounder and swollen. She brought Agatha to the Elliver couple and congratulated them.

After chatting with the upstart of the kingdom, she remembered her unexpected discovery in Selva and asked Earl Elliver: "Your Excellency, I have heard a lot of legends when I passed through the Thorn Flower Territory. You have a griffin knight under your command. I wonder if he participated in your enthronement ceremony?"

"Griffin Knight. Your Highness is talking about Leon, right?"

Elliver nodded, raised his eyes, and found his trusted general in the corner in the distance.

"The young man with black hair and black eyes over there is the griffin knight you mentioned."