190 Fear
***[Richard Wang]***
“… Yes… The Duchess…”
Hearing the report from the count in the private room, King Richard murmured as if moaning.
I was thinking that the duke might not be in the castle.
Since it was a duke who had warned of barbarian raids from before, he must have been prepared, and he might have gone out to look at other areas of the dukedom.
And I secretly hoped that it would be nice to go out like that.
It would be much easier to deal with the duchess, the agent of the lord of the scarecrow, than the skillful duke.
‘But…’
The world is not that easy.
It never occurred to her that the young Duchess could so skillfully spurn the Earl of Court that it would happen.
King Richard sighed grimly.
‘Damn it.’
but.
Yes, Viscount Kruger was next to the Duchess.
Benno, who almost raised the duke, would be properly supporting the duchess.
Viscount Kruger is good at helping someone for generations.
With someone like that attached, I wouldn’t really care about raising children.
His father also said it like a habit, but it’s an enviable thing.
‘But that’s not the problem now.’
It is more urgent to determine whether what Duchess Catherine said is true or not.
Someone had already been sent to the border before the count was sent to the duchy, but no report had arrived yet.
‘The Duchess’ words are the same as those of Viscount Kruger. What she said is probably true.’
Glancing at the chamberlain, he nodded slightly.
As expected, the thoughts of the chief chamberlain were similar to those of King Richard.
After dismissing the court earl, King Richard turned his gaze to the side.
Prince Emile was lost in thought with a pale face.
“Emil, don’t you know anything?”
He knew that there was someone from the duke’s family beside Emile.
When I asked, wondering if there might have been some news over there, Emil lowered her head slightly.
“I don’t know anything about what the count said. Just a few days ago, the duchy sent some more soldiers.”
“What! That’s the case! If that’s the case, I should report it immediately. Why did you keep your mouth shut?”
King Richard’s face brightened.
Again, the duke did not abandon the royal family.
The Duchess’ words were only a superficial position, but it was clear that she was worried about the royal family and the royal capital.
Contrary to King Richard’s face, however, Emile continued with a troubled expression on his face.
“But they say they operate separately from the kingdom army. They have said from the beginning that they do not take orders from this side, and it was difficult to tell my father because the number is very small. It was only about.”
“…”
The rising feeling subsided as if it had been covered with cold water.
‘What is the Duke thinking?’
Of course, the duke knew that the number of barbarians was unimaginable.
No, you know more than anyone else.
Even so, if a soldier were to be sent here on purpose when a single soldier was important, it would have been to protect someone, whether it be the capital or the royal family.
But only a hundred people.
It can’t protect anything.
‘Couldn’t it be… that soldier was sent for Emil.’
The fact that the duke had turned to Emile’s patron was now visible to all.
The duke, who at first seemed conscious of others’ eyes, no longer hides that fact.
Emil was always surrounded by soldiers from the duke’s family as escorts.
The captain is sloppy and doesn’t seem to have much ability, and his job seems to be to seduce ladies who come and go from the court, but the duke deliberately sent him to Emile’s side.
He may not be as loose and useless as he seems on the outside.
1 Since the duke would know that the queen has taken Emile in her eyes and sometimes resorted to bizarre tricks, she couldn’t have sent a foolish person.
There are only two princes who can succeed the throne, Robert and Emile, and now that Robert’s condition is unknown, Emile’s safety is even more important.
It would be a big deal if the first queen tried to kill Emile out of a sense of urgency.
I heard that the chief chamberlain has been paying special attention to Emil’s surroundings lately as well.
It was only natural that the Duke thought Emile was important.
Yes, of course.
However, at a time like this when the barbarians invaded, shouldn’t he prioritize himself and the king rather than Emil?
If the king, good or bad, is killed by barbarians, chaos in the kingdom is inevitable.
It’s really upsetting.
‘So of course you have to protect me. A duke would know that, but why?’
It seems that he unknowingly clenched his fist.
Emil was examining his complexion with a worried face.
King Richard forced an unpleasant rage into his chest.
“Yes, I know why you didn’t say anything. But it’s wrong to act that way. If you’re also descended from the royal family, you should look at everything from this side rather than from the duchy.”
“…”
“We should try to find out as much information as possible from the dukes we are in contact with. Even a small amount of information is very valuable to us now.”
“I understand, Father.”
Emil meekly bowed her head.
Unlike Robert, this son doesn’t get angry or excited about anything you say.
Unlike royalty, he was so docile that at times he complained about his lack of ambition.
After the duke came to the back, he developed his own self-assertion, but he is still very docile in front of his father.
Previously, it was pitiful and pitiful.
But now, for some reason, a remnant of emotion remains.
‘I wonder if it was like this in front of the duke.’
I felt uncomfortable.
King Richard spoke again, not hiding his displeasure.
“If there is any contact from the dukehouse or if there is a change in response, please let me know immediately. This will not happen again.”
“I understand, Father.”
After Emile withdrew, King Richard stayed there for a while.
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Displeasure does not go away.
The chief chamberlain just stood there quietly.
After quieting his mind for a while, King Richard finally opened his mouth.
“Robert… what happened to the child?”
“Still unconscious. I’m enshrining them as the royal road, but I got a call saying they’re taking a detour because of the barbarians’ invasion. It’ll probably take some time.”
“…”
It might be dangerous to bring Robert to the royal capital.
It might be better for the King and Crown Prince to disperse to different places than to gather in one place.
But when the duke was pushing Emile away, he was also uneasy about sending Robert away.
If the duke with Emile on his back took advantage of this opportunity to do something.
After thinking that far, King Richard realized why he felt so bad for the duke’s soldiers.
It seems that, implicitly, he was afraid of the duke’s treason.
If it was the previous duke, he wouldn’t have thought of it this way.
The former duke was also an outstanding person, and although he tried to keep himself in check, the feelings did not leave such a sticky residue.
‘But that guy…’
At a young age, he can do anything, and he jumps over the secret struggles in the court as if laughing.
I had never seen Duke Weiss in trouble.
No matter how ardently Viscount Kruger and his aides assisted him, the first time the Duke entered and exited the palace was when he was less than ten years old.
Such a position would be impossible if one’s own abilities were not outstanding.
King Richard muttered inwardly.
‘It’s a monster.’
Since I was a child, I have noticed this strangeness.
Every time I see him, my heart goes crazy.
At the time, I didn’t know why I was so distracted.
But when I face a real crisis, I understand.
I realized.
“…”
It’s fine in normal times.
No matter how monstrous it is, when the world is calm and orderly, it looks around and lives quietly in hiding.
But what if people are all running and running and screaming?
If everything in all directions became a rampant world, wouldn’t the monster throw away its mask and jump over the low fence?
I am anxious because I have such thoughts in my heart without even knowing it.
King Richard murmured weakly as he buried himself deeply in his chair.
“… I heard that Emil said that before. Why, when the locust demon appeared… that the duke was afraid…”
King Richard stared blankly into the corner.
“I’m scared of the duke right now. I’m really scared.”
“…”
The chamberlain quietly stood by his side without saying anything.
***[Chief of Silvermoon]***
After getting a map, the road is easy.
Previously, you had to plunder villages along the way.
I couldn’t tell whether the village was big or small, and when it came out, I couldn’t figure out where to go to the big city, and I didn’t even know where the king of this country lived.
After entering the kingdom, he tried to use prisoners as guides several times, but no one could speak the language of the grassland.
I never thought that there would be no one who knew the grassland horse this far.
‘I thought it would be easy to find because Gorukawa and the Red Hawk tribe were interacting with the kingdom.’
I had no choice but to go ahead.
It was because I was so desperate that I found the map and used it.
I was desperate because I couldn’t just march forward unconditionally.
But after that was solved, a new problem arose.
When you encounter a castle, it takes time to attack it.
There was a possibility that the castle gate, which was only made of wooden gates, could be destroyed.
It seems that the people of the kingdom do not use the energy of the earth in their weapons, but the steppes are different.
Steppe tribes use the energy of the earth to create tremendous power.
It will take a lot of time, but if you persistently aim for one point, there is a high possibility of destroying the gate.
However, if there is an iron door attached, it is difficult unless you climb over the castle wall and open the door from the inside.
If there is a forest or something blocking the view, it is possible to make an ambush before the gate closes, but the chance of success is reduced in the open plains.
Until now, success had been achieved by raiding the city gates from all sides at once.
But as time goes by, they will hear the rumors and be wary.
It will be difficult in the future.
‘I have to come up with a way.’
The Silvermoon Chief stood on top of the tall castle and looked down at the screams.
The second day since the capture of this city.
Because it was a fairly large city, a large army of over 100,000 ate and enjoyed themselves.
They were able to secure enough food and women to send to the grasslands.
Currently, we are collecting the carts and horses needed for transportation.
I looked down for a while holding the bottle, but I heard footsteps running behind me.
When I turned around, my son approached me with twinkling eyes.
“Father! I found something good.”
The 15th son has the same mother as the heir, the eldest son.
He had a good brain and got along well with his eldest son.
If he steps down as chieftain, the two will make good chieftains and advisors.
A smile appeared on the Silvermoon chieftain’s lips.
“What’s the fuss about?”
“Come and see. There’s a very large log. It may need some repairs, but if it’s that big, it’ll be suitable for destroying a castle.”
“Hey, is there such a thing?”
‘yes. I think it may have been originally made for that purpose. This place is different from the meadow. In order to wage war, the people here would have needed to destroy the castle too.”
When I was led by my son to a huge warehouse on the edge of the city, there were several items that looked like covered wagons.
A few triangular-roofed carts have long, pointed logs.
“It has wheels on the bottom so I can push it like this.”
My son pushed the cart a bit.
Certainly, this doesn’t seem like something you’d normally use.
Looking around the warehouse, there were several other items besides the cart.
Most of them are hard to figure out how to use.
“They’re not in good condition. Maybe they’ve been left for a long time, some have missing wheels, and some have rotted wood.”
The son grinned.
“But the structure isn’t too difficult, and if you combine the intact parts, there will be quite a few usable items. It seems that other items are also used for attacking the castle.”
My son licked his lips as if he was sorry.
“I think I know what some of them are for, but I don’t know what the rest are for. Besides, many of them are rotten or broken, so most of them are probably unusable.”
At first glance, the log cart looked the most intact.
The structure seems to be the simplest.
The Silvermoon Chief gave his son a strong punch on the back.
“It’s okay to have this much. You did well enough.”
“Give me a few days. I’ll pick out useful ones and fix them.”
“okay.”
The Silvermoon Chief watched for a moment as his son and the warriors inspected the logs and carts, then came out of the warehouse.
Cuckoo Cuckoo.
A smile came out involuntarily.
The moon is helping.
Goruka betrayed the meadow, saying that the child of the moon was over there, but the will of the great moon was here.
‘Ira of the moon…’
All the warriors I have met say that the moon child is in the kingdom, but it may be a mere illusion.
The strange death of the wolf before leaving the meadow washed away refreshingly in my mind.
‘The meaning of the moon lies with us, the silver moon.’
In the future, everyone will know.
The legend like the child of the moon is just a fantasy.
The fact that the love of the moon is poured into the silver moon, everyone will know when this war is over.