Days and nights of women's clothing in front of the Duke

"I was wondering how to tell you not to think I'm crazy."

Darwin hesitated and struggled, but he had been with Andy for two years and knew that he hated deception and concealment the most, so he took a deep breath and said, "I'll tell you something, don't be afraid."

Andy cast him a slanted glance, raised his eyebrows: "What's the matter?"

Darwin looked around, approached, and whispered, "Do you believe in dragons?"

Andy's fingers trembled slightly, and he narrowed his eyes silently. In Darwin's eyes, this expression was an expression of distrust, as if mocking his whimsy and innocence.

Darwin touched his forehead with his fingers, and anxiously said what he knew: "It's true, I swear to the goddess of mercy!"

He said seriously: "After you went out today, I saw Miss Oliver. She disguised herself as a man and hid in Themis. In order to facilitate the conversation, I let her into the yard. Well, you told me that if you see She must exchange money with one hand and exchange information with the other.”

"So I didn't disclose what happened during this period. Miss Oliver seemed a little anxious, but she didn't bring five thousand gold coins, so I didn't say anything. She wanted to change her identity back, and said that she was very unhappy during this period. Safety."

"Of course I can't be persuaded by her. Without money, everything is useless. Miss Oliver wanted to be violent at first, but a person suddenly jumped in from the yard. Well, to be precise, he might be a dragon."

A look of fear appeared on Darwin's face: "I think he looks like a dragon, but he has a human head, black scales all over his body, and he can breathe fire from his mouth."

"It sounds more like a monster." Andy put down the Suoye tea, and affirmed: "After the end of the age of dragons, there will be no dragons in this world. You may be wrong, or it may be some kind of scary trick."

Darwin doubted: "But he has golden vertical pupils, can breathe fire, and has a tail."

Andy clicked his tongue, took a sip of water, and suppressed the strong taste of coconut in his mouth: "That's a trick, there are no dragons in the world, you should tell me what happened next."

Darwin always felt that something was wrong, but Andy's eyes were frank and firm, without any shock, as if he just saw a juggler's clumsy performance.

Well, maybe I was really wrong, and Andy didn't have to lie to me.

Darwin shrugged and continued: "Then Miss Oliver quarreled with the thing that broke in suddenly, she accused the thing of not following the agreement, and then the thing said 'dragons can't be fooled by tricks', and then Miss Oliver was very anxious left."

Andy nodded and comforted: "Don't worry about it, I will take care of it, you can write poetry at ease, if you see Oliver again, tell her to come to me with five thousand gold coins, otherwise don't say a word to her explain."

Darwin was skeptical, but he never doubted Andy, so he didn't ask or question. He had to get up early the next day. He stretched himself, said good night to Andy, and went back to his room.

Andy put on his nightgown, lying on the bed, unable to fall asleep, recalling what happened during this period, there is always a feeling of absurdity.

He wondered whether the crazy woman Oliver was instigated to explore the dragon ruins, why she found the entrance that no one had ever found, and even stole the dragon's things without any risk.

Andy wondered whether Oliver of the aristocratic class learned about the existence of the dragon through some secret channel, so he would explore with a strong purpose.

This may rule out Themis's research on ancient magical creatures. She kept it from Baron Morton, so the baron would not tell her that maybe there are records about the age of dragons in her family's collection, or that she loves exploration by nature. She is tempted by some mysterious creature.

She should ask for her identity out of self-preservation, but this also proves that Oliver does not know the existence of the wizard, which has caused her identity to be exposed.

Knowing the occult, but not knowing enough, it seems that I still overestimated Themis or the royal family's control and defense against the mystical field. No wonder, the person I first came into contact with was a duke.

Not everyone is as rich and powerful as him, and has so much involvement with the mysterious field.

And the royal family should also be very aware of this. Did the danger mentioned by the duke come from Isa's court, or was it the disaster that dabbled in the occult itself?

It's dangerous.

Andy couldn't help sighing. He once wanted to ask the wizard to find Annie's whereabouts, but after thinking about it, he chose to give up.

One was that he didn't want Anne to be exposed to the prying eyes of unknown creatures, and the other was his suspicion of magic and witchcraft, and he didn't think he could take the liberty to make such a request.

The last level of worry is that deep in Andy's heart, he is not sure whether Anne... is still alive, and how he should face the bad news he may hear.

With so many doubts, Andy fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, he had just finished washing when he heard the news from Darwin that a humanoid boy had come to visit.

Although Darwin was not a professional male servant, he knew a lot about popular etiquette: "Goddess, what's wrong with this guy, who would come to visit others at this time, and he's still a young lady. If he wears this reputation, he will probably Be ridiculed for a lifetime."

Andy came to the living room and opened the folding fan: "I remember the Duke also came to interview at this time."

Darwin said strangely: "But he is your suitor, fiancé, and he also brings a bouquet of beautiful white roses, how romantic it is."

Andy pulled the bow on his waist: "...you can shut up now."

Darwin glanced at Andy with your puzzled eyes, opened the door and led the humanoid boy into the living room.

Compared with the immature embarrassment last time, Dan looked much more mature in spirit. The young boy's pale green skin was like a new bud of a tree, and his beautiful eyes were round and round like a cat. He politely thanked Andy for his help.

Andy smiled: "This is in response to your kindness at that time, please don't be polite."

Dan's cheeks were reddish, his tone stuttered, his eyes didn't dare to stay on him: "I am very grateful for your help, thank you very much, without you, I really can't believe what would have happened."

Andy shook his head: "You are the first nobleman to come to Themis, which is of great significance. The royal family will not give up saving you."

There was disgust on the humanoid face: "No! No one wants to listen to me at all. They judge me guilty because of my identity."

Andy paused for a moment: "To be honest, I don't understand politics, but I remember when I was very young, humanoids were not allowed to enter the city-state. Five years ago, Isa recruited humanoid soldiers to fight in order to win the war with centaurs. Four months ago Before, the king signed a treaty, making you the second citizens of Isa."

"Your Majesty the King is very kind to us." The humanoid nodded in agreement, and Andy frowned almost invisible.

Dan has been paying attention to her emotions, and he finds that Miss Rose seems a little helpless and anxious.

"The alliance has always been related to interests. People are like this, and clans are the same. You should think carefully about why your father sent you out."

Dan opened his eyes wide, as if considering this possibility for the first time, his expression was full of naive confusion, which made Andy speechless for a while, and after a brief aphasia, he still couldn't hold back, and opened his mouth.

"You are the first humanoid to come to Themis. Your people are allies of the king, but the Red Knights did not protect your rights. Why?"

"Besides studying, isn't the reason why you can leave your hometown so far away for refuge? You should ask a reliable person to bring a message home."

After Dan listened to Andy's words, the shock on Dan's face became even worse. He wasn't stupid, he just simply didn't think in that direction. He never even dared to doubt his father's allies, thinking it was blasphemy. What about the loving king with gray beard? Possibly the bad guys.

There was no fluctuation on Andy's face. Dan stood up suddenly and put on his hat in a hurry: "I'm sorry, Miss Oliver, I want to say goodbye first."

Andy nodded, and the humanoid boy who was greatly stimulated bent down to salute, and then left quickly. Darwin, who was carrying breakfast, came in and no one saw him.

"Huh? Where's that little human?"

Andy didn't answer, but sniffed, his eyes lit up: "Well, milk and strawberry cake."

He happily folded the napkin and enjoyed a hearty and delicious breakfast.

On the other side, the duke's residence.

The manservant chose a dark three-piece suit for him, and a set of dark blue gemstones for his accessories, including cufflinks, rings and all the trinkets a gentleman would need.

The face of the person in the mirror was cold, gloomy, and looked arrogant and unreasonable. He took off his pajamas indifferently and put on his shirt, showing no discomfort to his scarred body.

The servant put down the candlelight, tied his long curly black hair behind his head with a jeweled headband, smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes with a small broom, and knelt down on one knee to put on his master's shoes.

The old housekeeper stood aside, respectfully stating all the news that he got up early for the master.

"His Royal Highness is very annoyed at Miss Oliver. His Royal Highness used a lot of tricks, but because of you, he didn't go too far."

The Duke's expression remained unchanged, and a cold light flashed in his green eyes: "Don't be too nervous, create some opportunities for him at the right time, the crazier he is, the easier it is to show his flaws."

The butler couldn't guess what the duke was thinking. The lord loved Miss Oliver very much, but he seemed to want to use her as a bait at the moment. He hesitated and said, "This may hurt the innocent lady."

The Duke stared at the person in the mirror, raised the corners of his mouth, and said indifferently: "It's okay."

The butler nodded, expressing his understanding.

He has never been able to understand the mind of his employer. He may be as changeable as the weather in summer, but there is no doubt that the Duke is decisive and ruthless. From the time he returned to the Wild Jade Sea, the housekeeper can feel his affection for the first time he came into contact with the Duke. Crazy and scary.

He almost offended the royal family of Issa, and made enemies everywhere, so that he was assassinated repeatedly, but what is frightening is that he provoked the young Phelps together, unless he was completely killed, Otherwise there will be dire reprisals.

He once thought that nothing could shake his heart, and it still does so far.

That beautiful sea-buckthorn rose is probably playing tricks on the occasion.

The butler lowered his head, the Duke put on his cuff buttons, turned around, his eyes reflected the dancing candle flame, he smiled, and reached out his hand to snuff out the candle wick.

"Prepare the carriage."

"Yes sir."