The Missing Hat of the Black Mage and the White Prince

Earl Edward is a hereditary lord, and several generations of lords before him like to stay in their own territory, but Edward is the opposite of his elders.

He has been in the capital for more than a year. His handsome appearance and elegant and witty conversation have attracted many high society ladies, and he has become a frequent visitor to the palace.

Just like now, this man who is only an earl can dine at the same table with the king, which shows that the king has a good impression of him.

After dessert was served, the king suddenly said to the blonde princess, "Ivy, what do you think of Earl Edward?"

The blond girl was stunned, looked up at her father and said, "There is no doubt that the Earl is a decent gentleman, Your Majesty."

"Is that so?" The king's voice was flat. "Then, maybe he can be your husband."

The table, which was already very quiet, suddenly became even quieter, and the other three people who were dining all raised their heads in surprise.

Fars looked at the beautiful princess, her face turned green and white, not so much shyness as shock.

But at the next moment, she blinked immediately, her dissatisfied and angry expression flashed away, and after glancing at the black-haired Aina, she said to her father, "Very happy, my lord."

A rare smile appeared on the king's sculpture-like face, and he said to Ivy: "I wish you happiness, my daughter, and I will prepare a grand wedding for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

This sentence was said by Ivy and Earl Edward.

After the meal, Elaine arranged for others to go on patrol, and she planned to go back to her room to catch up on sleep.

"I should congratulate you, your sister is getting married," Fars said after him.

"Oh, you can say that later," Elaine replied teasingly, "I think if Ivy has successfully prevented this kind of thing at least twenty times, then she will not fail this time."

Fars felt a little baffled, but still showed great curiosity. "His Majesty the King proposed twenty marriages for her?"

"More than twenty times, as far as I know." Elaine pushed him into her room, and Fals still looked at him curiously.

Although Elaine is not a person who likes to spread gossip or make irresponsible remarks behind others' backs, but at the moment he is very happy that Fars has shown interest in this, because in this way, he has the opportunity to talk to this black-haired Youth are closer. "Ivy has reached the age of marriage, and my father has chosen some men for her that even I can't fault, but she doesn't seem to like them very much."

"But she quickly agreed at the dining table." Fars said confusedly, and sat on the soft couch beside her, while Elaine took the snacks and fruits handed over by Ural and placed them on the table in front of the soft couch.

"Yes, everyone knows that the father doesn't like people to disobey themselves." Elaine shrugged and told Ural to close the door when she went out. "She is always so docile in front of her father, because our father likes that."

"But she agreed after all." Fars picked up a bunch of grapes and ate them, more like a master than Elaine. "Their marriage has been arranged by the king himself."

Sitting on the table, Elaine looked at him stupidly. "Oh, don't worry, she can always find a way."

Fars nodded indifferently, and began to eat the cheese again. The white cheese stuck to the corner of his mouth, and he ate it all over his fingers.

"You mean, your sister is actually disobedient?"

"Both younger sisters." Elaine stared at the corner of his mouth and swallowed.

Fals was a little embarrassed when he noticed his too focused gaze, and was about to find a handkerchief to wipe it off, but Elaine leaned over and stroked his slender fingers to the corner of his mouth to help him wipe off the cheese residue.

This sudden intimate movement made both of them stunned for a while, and it took a long time for Fals to look away unnaturally. "Uh...thanks."

A black-robed mage is not used to being so close to him, and Fars has never been treated like this.

The atmosphere in the room instantly became a little awkward. Just as Elaine wanted to continue the topic just now, there was a knock on the door.

He suddenly felt a sense of relief, and immediately went to open the door.

Ural stood at the door, looking at the master with purple eyes in surprise. After all, when the master and his followers are in the room, the master shouldn't be able to open the door—he looked into the room, and the servants shouldn't sit there either. Enjoy the host's food on the soft couch.

"Uh, what's the matter? Ural." Elaine asked quickly, the expression on the manager's face made him a little uncomfortable.

"Of course..." Ural frowned, and handed over an invitation card with both hands, "This is an invitation card from Earl Edward—"

"Thank you very much." Elaine hurriedly interrupted him, for fear of being lectured again. "I'll be there on time."

Ural bowed his head and bowed. "Then I'm leaving."

"Thank you." Elaine closed the door and turned to meet Fars' gaze.

"What's that?" Fars looked curiously at the invitation in his hand.

Elaine raised the invitation, shrugged her shoulders, and looked helpless. "The invitation from my future brother-in-law is probably some sort of dance party."

Elaine sat next to Fars and took out the invitation from the envelope. "He moves so fast."

"Perhaps he has mentioned this to the king long ago." Fals said, looking at the invitation card curiously. "Tonight... are you going?"

Elaine sighed. "My brother isn't here, so of course I'm going...how about you?"

Looking at the invitation, Fars nodded immediately. "I'm going, of course." His gut told him it would be fun.

Elaine frowned, looking at his beautiful side face, his black hair was gathered behind his shoulders, forming an elegant arc in mid-air, and a few strands fell down, reflecting his fair skin, The black hair looks extra black - like his eyes.

He is right beside him, can feel his light and slow breathing, see his long eyelashes trembling slightly...

Involuntarily, Elaine leaned over and kissed his lips—but Fals happened to move, so his lips only touched the corners of the other's lips.

After three seconds of silence, Fals immediately pushed Elaine away like a frightened cat.

Elaine was also surprised by his actions. He saw that Fars' fair skin was stained with an alluring pink due to anger, and his black eyes showed complicated emotions, but they disappeared after a while. .

Then he saw Fars bit his lip lightly, and seemed to say something - Elaine didn't hear clearly, and watched him leave his room.

He sat on the soft couch in some astonishment, and there was a hint of cheese aroma on the tip of his tongue, permeating his mouth, it seemed that even the nerves of his brain were occupied by this taste.

Thinking of Fars's appearance just now, it was like a cat's paw was scratching in his heart, so that he didn't hear what Fars said at all.

Sighing a little annoyed, he threw the invitation aside.

"Why did he treat me like this?!" Fars yelled angrily in his room, not worried about being heard by the prince next door.

Walking to the mirror, looking at his hideous self in the mirror, after a while, he sighed.

His skin seemed to be a little flushed, and his heart was beating fast. This was a real feeling, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.

He brushed the corner of his mouth with the back of his hand, not knowing how to explain what happened just now.

Is this... love?Is it love that was raped... I fell down on the bed, and the scene just now kept reappearing in front of my eyes.

With a soft and clean kiss, he could feel the warmth of the tip of Elaine's tongue...

His body seemed to be hot again, and he closed his eyes irritably to calm himself down.For a mage, this kind of chaos is never good—especially a black-robed mage.

Fars seldom expends so much physical energy, such as walking in the cave all night, walking back to the city on foot, taking a short nap, then standing hungry and watching others eat, etc., so he lay down, unexpectedly slept through the night.

When he opened his eyes, candles were already lit in the room, and his gaze immediately met a pair of complex blue eyes.

His breathing stopped for a moment, and he sat up suddenly.

"What, what's wrong?" Fars looked at the blond man sitting on his bed with some vigilance.

"I'm wondering whether to wake you up." Elaine folded her arms and said, "Because Earl Edward has sent someone to remind you three times."

"Uh..." Scratching his messy black hair, he glanced at Elaine, "Sorry, I overslept...do we have something to eat now?"

The blond prince smiled and nodded, and turned around to wait for him to put on his clothes - although he wanted to watch him put on his clothes, it didn't seem like he should add to his tension at the moment.

Hearing the ambiguous sound of clothes rubbing against his skin, he could only exert his self-control as a knight, frowning and waiting for Fars to put on his clothes.

"Since I arrived in Loya, I have hardly had a good meal." Fals complained while getting dressed.

"I assure you, there will be plenty of food at the count's banquet." The prince comforted his entourage.

He shrugged. "I hope there's a little left."

Due to the curfew imposed by Luo Ya, there were hardly any pedestrians on the street at the moment, only the patrolling soldiers saluted quickly when they saw the prince's team.

Earl Edward's mansion in the capital was not far from the palace, so Elaine and Fars walked there with a few entourages.

Arriving at the Earl's mansion, Fars couldn't help but want to praise the God of Light.

People who believe in the God of Light always like clean food, and believers in darkness—it’s really inappropriate to mention them at this time. The smell of rot is their favorite, which is why the dark world is always rumored that the black robe godfather What a misfit Fars is.

There is no way to get along with those guys, Fals thought, looking around the dance in the open-air garden with wanton eyes.

The garden under the night is very beautiful, the dew on the grass blades reflects the beautiful light of the suspended magic light ball, the moving sound of the harp makes people feel happy, the table is covered with a white tablecloth, and the silver plate is full of various Food and fruit, cast candles give off a warm glow that won't be blown out by the wind.

Guests gathered at the ball, and Fals also saw the beautiful twin princesses.

They were wearing dark purple dresses, and the silky drape outlined their graceful and moving curves. Both of them wore expensive jewelry, which made them even more elegant.

They are chatting with Edward, and it is said that Edward has danced three dances with Ivy.

Judging from Ivy's expression, it seems that she is not as unwilling as Elaine said.

As Elaine was a prince, it was natural that someone came to flatter her. Fars took the opportunity to run to the dining table, poured a glass of wine, and began to enjoy the food.

Maybe it would be nice to be a follower, he thought to himself.At least you don't have to sleep in a humid place on a rainy day, you don't have to eat weird food, and you don't have to go to the dance party of those dark creatures-the atmosphere there is simply suffocating.

He watched people dance in the garden while enjoying the food.

The magic light balls float in the air like light fireflies. As long as people wave their sleeves, they will sway with the wind, but they will not fall.

The moving piano sound and laughter made the dance look harmonious and perfect.

Fars took a sip of the wine. The sweet taste of the wine made his body feel comfortable. He squinted his eyes and watched these humans coming and going.

From the first time he saw Edward, he felt a strange aura around the man. Besides, there was another familiar smell at the ball.

Jerk's breath.

While thinking about the connection, his foot was bumped by something suddenly, he frowned and lowered his head, seeing a mouse.

It was a tiny mouse, half the size of a fist, and now it kept bumping against his feet.

Fars moved his foot away impatiently, but the mouse chased after him.

Then, the mouse suddenly raised its head, it was a mouse with red eyes.

Such a mouse shouldn't be here, Fals thought, and if he threw it on the dance floor, he might still see a free farce-but he didn't want to do that just yet.

Frowning, he kicked it aside with his boot, ready to resume his tempting treat, but the rat soon crawled back and continued to ram his feet.

At this time, Elaine came over. He looked at the empty dinner plate and looked at Fars with a smile. "I'm not worried about the food supply, but if you continue to eat like this..."

Fars took a deep breath of the night air before showing an elegant smile. "I'm full." And stood up from the chair.

The mouse seemed to know he was going, and jumped on his boot.

"There seems to be something on your feet..." The tall and slender Elaine kept looking down at Fars, just in time to see a small black shadow pounce on his feet.

"What?" Fals, pretending to be surprised, quickly raised his foot and just kicked the mouse out. As for where he kicked it, it was not his concern.

"What's wrong?" Elaine quickly supported him.

"I don't know...it seems like something bit my foot...maybe it's an animal." Fals grabbed Elaine's arm, preventing him from going to the mouse.

Elaine became nervous, her blue eyes were full of concern, "Maybe it's a small animal, I'll send soldiers to look for it."

Fars quickly grabbed him, "It's okay, it shouldn't be something scary, can you help me to the lounge?" He didn't intend to make trouble with a Yeke, but it's uncomfortable to be stared at by Yeke all the time.Although Yeke's strength is not worth mentioning, their obsession is famously strong.

"Of course." Elaine said immediately, very considerately helping his entourage into the house next to the garden.

Earl Edward's mansion is not big, so the ball will be held in the garden.

For the ball, he also arranged the living room into a lounge, where some ladies and gentlemen were chatting.

Elaine felt that there were too many people here, so she asked the servant to take them to the guest room.

Edward's territory is actually not very rich, so compared to the hall, the guest room is much more plain.

It seems that Edward paid a lot of money for this ball - of course, when he becomes a son-in-law, he will be able to share a more fertile and prosperous territory.

Helping Fars to sit on the bed, Elaine half-kneeled at his feet, ready to check his feet.

"My feet are fine..." Fars immediately wanted to stretch his feet to the other side, but his movement was a step slower, and Elaine had pinched his ankle.

"Ah...the boot is broken." Elaine frowned.

Fars had no choice but to look down. Under the bright candlelight, he saw a few scratches on the leather boots. The skin had been peeled off, but it hadn't been scratched.

"Poor boots, Ural just gave them to me." He frowned.

"Are your feet okay?" Elaine asked worriedly, about to take off his boots. "It doesn't look like a small animal, I should have looked for it just now."

"I'm really fine—" Fars said immediately, but seeing the concern in those blue eyes, he couldn't help softening his voice, "Uh... just take a look..."

Elaine then took Fars' boots off, revealing his white feet.

Fars's feet are very slender, but they look a little swollen at the moment.

"Uh... I think, it should be walking yesterday... I don't walk very much, I hope there is no smell that will smell to His Royal Highness..." Fars explained to the frowning prince.

"Your foot is swollen." Elaine said with a serious face.

"That's walking..." Fars had to explain again.

"Maybe it was hit by that thing." Elaine put down his foot, looking a little annoyed. "Edward is too rude. He shouldn't be raising aggressive animals in the garden... or something else." He stood up and said softly to Fals who was sitting on the bed: "I Send soldiers to check."

"But—" Fars was interrupted by Elaine before he finished speaking.

"You take a good rest here, I'll come and see you later. Do you want to eat anything?"

"No need." Seeing his resolute attitude, Fars stopped persuading him, so he had to put on his boots.

"Then you take a break." Elaine turned and went out.

Fars looked at him angrily leaving with some puzzlement, not knowing where he got so angry.

However, Fars saw something more interesting to him than this.

He knew where the Yeke breath just came from, not from the mouse, but from this room.

On the coat rack in the guest room, a tuft of red feathers was exposed.

He got up and went to the coat rack.

The red feathers were blocked by a piece of clothing, and only the tips of the feathers were exposed. It looked like a canopy of flames, burning by itself.

As a black-robed mage, Fars can smell things that ordinary people can't—most dark creatures have a very sensitive sense of smell.

There is a pleasant smell of blood in this room, and the source is here.

Fars took off the clothes from the coat rack, and under the clothes was a beautiful red hat.

This is a very popular style nowadays. It is made of high-grade velvet, with a red ribbon around the hat and a feather of the same color pinned to one side. When a lady wears the hat and walks, the feather will shake gently, which is very elegant. It is said that Inspired by elf hair.

This hat seems to be the one Yeke wanted, and the mouse with red eyes is obviously Yeke's emissary.

It was reminding him to keep his promise - to help find the hat.

With a snort, Fars took the hat in his hand and sat back on the bed.He thought that the owner here probably didn't like to deal with mages very much, because no matter whether it was a white-robed or black-robed mage, he could find the lingering smell of blood from this house or from Edward himself.

That is not an ordinary smell, but the breath produced by the resentment of the dead. Unwillingness and pain are its constituents. Resentment and curses always exude a frightening bloody smell.

The smell on Edward's body is probably already very weak, so he can easily enter the enchantment of the Church of Light.

Those Yekes only remember the things they missed the most before they died, so that they forget other things, including their original appearance, name, and gender. So, what is the connection between Yekes, hats, and Edward?

Fars was scrutinizing, when the door opened suddenly and unexpectedly, which made him startled, and his hat fell to the ground.

"Look what I caught!" Elaine ran in excitedly and yelled, "A five-clawed monster! I'm sure it hurt you!"

Fars turned his head and saw the handsome prince holding a poor five-clawed monster in his hand as if asking for credit. It was dug out from which hole they didn't know. Elaine was holding it by the neck. waving helplessly in the air.

"Where did you catch it?" The five-clawed monster scattered the dirt all over its body.

"In the cave under the dance floor." Elaine said proudly. "I think this guy bumped your foot."

Looking at the poor scapegoat, he nodded. "I think so too."

Five-clawed monsters are as common as earthworms on the continent of Yag, and they do the same things as earthworms.There are five-clawed monsters like this in everyone's yard, and they don't like to be on the ground at all. There is no soil around them which makes them feel insecure.

"You disturbed Princess Ivy and Earl Edward's ball." Fals said in a sympathetic tone.

"Oh, no," Elaine shook her head seriously, "Ivy thanked me just now. Although Earl Edward's face is not very good-looking, but my entourage was injured here."

Fars sighed softly, then picked up the red hat.

Before Elaine could react, she asked curiously, "Where's the hat from?"

"This is the hat that Jake in the cave is looking for."