holy flame

After a fairly happy day—except for Julian, at night, except for Samuel, who was on duty at night, everyone entered the cave and slept on a wolf-skin mat.

Samuel was guarding the bonfire near the outside of the cave. Even in winter, the forest at night was not silent. The cries of wild animals and birds sounded from time to time in the dense forest, and the eyes of the beasts flickering fiercely were sometimes hidden in the darkness. Now, Samuel even heard the sound of wolves hunting and eating poor prey not far away.

Samuel kept the bow in his hand all the time, and not all the arrows were placed in the quiver. He stuck five arrows on the ground in front of him so that he could take them out in the shortest time in case of danger. use.

"If you move again, I'll nail you to the wall." But this night, the first person targeted by Samuel was not a beast, but a human being.

Allen, who thought he was covered by darkness and his actions were not noticed by anyone, had to stop.He had already been taught a lesson by underestimating Samuel last time. Although the final result was good, allowing him to meet Frank and restore his human appearance, it also brought him the worst news.Even Frank has accepted his younger brother's deal, so he has no hope of revenge at all? !Allen also accepted the reality on the surface, but in fact, even if the position of Grand Duke is not wanted, he can't let his parents die in vain!

"You are just an adventurer. No matter what reward Frank Sith or others give you, if you help me, I will pay you three times."

"Tch~" Samuel chuckled, still aiming at Allen, "Your Highness, I will give you three seconds to let go of what you are holding, stand up immediately, and then walk to me Come. 1, 2..."

Allen gritted his teeth, and finally chose wisely to follow Samuel's order instead of taking risks.He let go of the thing in his hand-Frank's sword hilt. Farak put the dagger under his head when he was sleeping. After Alan regained consciousness, he quietly crawled to Frank's side, wanting to get the weapon. By the way, take Frank as a hostage.Obviously he doesn't know Samuel's identity yet, he just thinks they are adventurers hired by Frank to enter the mountain.

What Allen didn't know was that when he walked towards Samuel obediently, the other three "adventurers" who seemed to be sleeping had just removed their hands from their respective weapons.Even Frank, who seemed to be sleeping soundly, breathed a sigh of relief.These people, including Eric, who was only 15 years old, even if there were people watching the night, they would sleep with one eye open. Allen's cautious behavior had already woken them up.

He came to Samuel in three steps and two steps. As soon as Allen sat on the ground, Samuel threw a skin bag on him: "Eat it."

Open the skin bag, there are bacon and rough bread inside, these rough foods that Allen would not even take a look at, but now he just smells the faint smell of meat and wheat, which makes his mouth water!But Allen is not in a hurry to fill his stomach. The most important thing for him now is to persuade Samuel to surrender: "What do you think of my suggestion just now?"

"Although you are not very famous on the entire Crowleyen continent, but in the east of the continent, if you appear in any place where humans gather and shout, 'I am Alan? Chris', then what is waiting for you It must have been beaten to death by the crowd. Do you think that in this case, Alan? Chris, is there any need to live?"

"But I was framed! You know that, don't you? Then why don't others?"

"It turns out that my understanding gave you hope?" Samuel raised his eyebrows, "But obviously you misunderstood something, you were indeed framed, but that neither means that you are just, nor does it mean that you are My brother is evil. It’s just a struggle for power. In fact, from my standpoint, it’s more convenient to kill you, and you can continue to sit here only because of an agreement with Frank.”

Allen's face turned blue after Samuel's words, but before he could defend himself, Frank had already got up from the mattress, and he didn't want the brothers to fight.He didn't understand, Samuel treated him very well, even a little attached, but why was he so unkind to his own brother?

"Samuel."

Glancing at Frank, Samuel curled his lips: "If he wants to go back to die by himself, I won't accompany him, and neither will you." After speaking, Samuel turned his head back to focus on his bonfire.

Frank sighed lowly, and sat beside Allen: "Allen, things are irreparable now, Claudine has won the support of the nobles and the army, and Nachbull has also recognized his rule. You have not Any evidence that can prove his innocence, rashly revealing his identity, will only lead to disaster."

"So, can I spend my life in hiding like this, ignoring the death of my father and mother? Frank, can't you testify for me? And Felina, why is she on the side of Claudine?" Allen Obviously more excited, the raised voice is a bit deafening in the night.

"I can save your life, but I can't testify for you, and Felina... sorry, Alan."

"In that case, you might as well just let me die here." Allen hugged his head and curled up by the campfire tremblingly.

"Actually, you don't need to do anything at all." Frank patted Allen on the shoulder lightly, "Although Claudine owns the Principality, his position as Grand Duke will not last for a few years, and his life may not be saved .”

"What do you mean?"

"Because he killed the officiant." Frank glanced at Alan who raised his head again, and then at Samuel with a calm face, lamenting how well he protected Alan.But if possible, he would rather protect the two children under his wings, but unfortunately...

"I still don't understand." Allen still didn't want to understand.

"Claudy planted all the crimes on you. Once you die, on the surface everything has been explained, but no one in the Holy Court saw through his tricks. Now that they have seen through, wouldn't the Holy Court see through it?" Retaliation? Even if the Holy Court won’t take action in the past few years, it doesn’t mean that the Holy Court will swallow this grievance.” The explanation is Samuel, who is now at the peak of his comparison with Allen , is like a child vying for the favor of his parents-although Samuel is no longer a child in terms of the actual age of the two lifetimes, but from a real psychological point of view, Samuel is a real child !

"Then, why can't I seek help from the Holy Court to avenge my parents?!" Allen's eyes lit up, although he could not feel Samuel's hostility towards him, but at this moment, these matters to him Said to be negligible.

"Because if you appear in front of the world, you will actually help Claudy and transfer his conflicts and malice. Allen, bear with me, as long as you remain anonymous for two or three years, you will most likely be able to come back for revenge." Frank patted Allen on the shoulder, comforting in a low voice.

"But it's only possible, and I can't do it myself..."

"Just say that you still want to be the prince who has no worries about food and clothing." Samuel took a sip of water, pulled out a burning stick from the bonfire, and threw it out of the cave.There was a bestial whimper, and it seemed that Samuel had concentrated some beast that was daringly peeping.

"Of course not! I'm just out for revenge!"

"Then be patient. Don't always act like everyone owes you something. Do you know how much Frank paid to keep you alive? You know that if you go out now, you will not only kill yourself, but also kill yourself." Is there Frank, me, and many others? Of course, to you, let alone just me, even Frank’s life is not as important as your so-called great cause of revenge. But... incompetent and Useless brat, I'll kill you before you kill us. So shut your mouth. You only have two options: either kill me and get revenge, or shut your stinking mouth , follow us honestly and be your adventurer."

Obviously, the words should be spoken in extreme anger, but when Samuel spoke in his flat tone with almost no ups and downs, what the listener felt was not scorching anger, but chills down the back. cold.

"I, why should I listen to you?" In fact, looking at his expression, he knew that Alan didn't understand, but he didn't know his true identity. It is not something that a prince with a smooth life can easily accept.

"boom!"

With everyone watching—including the three who were still lying on the wolf-skin mat and pretending to be asleep—Samuel punched Alan in the stomach, and before the poor prince could groan, he cut Alan with another hand knife. Len's neck.As a result, there was no groan, and Allen fell into a coma again.

Samuel touched his fist comfortably, saying that he didn't feel guilty for hitting his brother. Instead, he got angry from the bottom of his heart with a strange sense of satisfaction. Is this also a way of expressing brotherhood?It's a pity, this guy can't help but fight!

The author has something to say: In other words, fighting between brothers and sisters is indeed a way to enhance feelings.I have an older sister (bis-sister) who was always beaten when I was a child. .Cover your face~

Later, when I grew up, I asked my elder sister to beat me for Mao. The elder sister replied: At that time, I thought that my younger sister was used for beating me, and since you were born, my parents only cared about you. Hit you.Me: o(╯*╰)o