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lion talks (4)
– Pot!
And the air from all directions was blocked. The blue eyes rolled quickly.
It didn’t take me seconds to realize that the cardinal in front of me had cut the sound.
It was an instant when I realized he had something to say to me.
The long barracks alley was drenched as if submerged in water.
The man bowed respectfully to the Crown Princess, and began to pick up the fallen paper as if it was nothing special.
The circlet wrapped around his forehead was glistening in the autumn sunlight.
The soldiers following Elissa sneered from the other side.
She immediately waved her hand to indicate that there was no need to help.
This kind of rest was originally done by myself.
“·················ogue.”
– Crumb, Crumb
However, it was somewhat ‘dangerous’ that those who possess the air attribute and those who control the air were arranging the fallen papers by hand.
It was a scene that could be seen as suspicious enough to some.
But, unfortunately, that was the only way for them.
The Crown Princess kept her mouth shut and hung the gimmick in the air and teased her hands.
Soon a low voice came out.
“Keep moving like that. I will only speak.”
“·················ogue.”
“I heard that you haven’t talked to Duke Sneijder since your return. It’s a wise decision. For him, the less information you shed, the better. Even your majesty’s glance has a price, so please be more careful from now on.”
“·················ogue.”
“I do not know how far Archduke Kamingha taught, but there is one thing you should know.”
“·················ogue.”
“Don’t try to beat the peacock with words.”
The man’s grayish purple hair ran down and covered the shape of his mouth.
Elisha silently picked up the paper without even giving him a glance.
The letters on the paper were all trivial.
From https://noblemtl.com
Or the report was out of date a few months ago.
The Count had deliberately gathered phages and brought them. Just for a few minutes of secret talk.
The Crown Princess remembered that he had sacrificed his life to defeat Sneijder.
“Don’t try to make up your own logic, and give up your greed to beat him fairly.”
“·················ogue.”
“The more you struggle, the stronger your opponent will be.”
His lips twitched at those words. She already had an agreement with the Archduke.
The direction had been firmly established, and now there was nowhere to return or retreat from.
What does this mean? What the hell does Count Roy want from me?
What do you mean all of a sudden?
“What do you mean,”
-widely!
Arno quickly stole the Crown Princess’ paper bundle.
It was unbelievably disrespectful. Then he made a polite bow without any extravagance.
‘Spot!’ At the same time, my ears were pierced.
All kinds of noise from the barracks came again, and footsteps echoed from the front.
This time, they were not soldiers who could easily be fooled, but knights trained by the Duke.
Elisha was greeted with a calm face at that time.
The handsome man crept to the other side without making eye contact with her.
That was the end. What happened when the wind blew.
“majesty. They say they are ready to negotiate.”
Fortunately, the knights did not seem to notice the abnormal airflow. There were no paladins in the crowd.
“The Duke of Sneijder and the Marquess Caroline Mute of the Lister Empire, Duke Cecil Blanquere are waiting.”
“······okay.”
The Crown Princess gently teased her feet. The knights escorted her and moved to the barracks.
– Bukkake, bum buck, bum buck
“·················ogue.”
However, the Count’s advice (or warning) was difficult to understand.
Do you mean to give up at this point because you can’t break the peacock no matter what?
No, there was no prelude to the counterattack, but there was no way.
A person the Archduke trusted would not have had the right to say such a thing.
Does this mean that we should use a method other than logic? force?
But Elisha could not strike Wilhelmina without any excuse.
That was an overly risky idea.
It is not easy to gather troops separately under the current circumstances, but there is a high possibility that it will escalate into a family fight in the new kingdom.
In addition, she would be forever remembered as a leader who, despite the cause of royalty, could not save the country, murdered a powerful noble and started a civil war.
This did not end with personal disgrace.
He did not know that the honor of the Penetian royal family would be swept to the ground, and furthermore, the faith of the whole new kingdom would be shaken.
‘A prince should always be serious. All words and actions must have justifiable reasons and reasons, and those who cannot have them will eventually be remembered as tyrants.’
This was also my mother’s teaching.
Elissa struggled to capture and suppress the wild thoughts running through her head.
– Clap, Clap, Chuck!
“Your Majesty Crown Princess Elissa Penetian!”
‘Flutter!’ A white tent opened in front of me. Arrival was a breeze.
As Elissa entered, Wilhelmina Sneijder and the Imperial representatives stood up to meet her.
After receiving their bows, the Crown Princess took a seat on the side of the New Kingdom. The interior was very simplistic.
A large square wooden table was placed in the area covered by the veil, and among them, only the chair of the Crown Princess was splendid.
The other three took their seats back on the plain wooden chairs.
The soldiers brought out simple beaks and water.
The food was also half neo-national and half imperial.
“I do it with alcohol.”
Then, unbelievable words were heard from the other side.
Elissa looked at her opponent, trying not to frown.
The middle-aged man with wavy dark green hair looked back at me and Wilhelmina and shrugged.
Marquee Carolyn Mutte, famous for commanding the northern part of the Empire.
The one who wields the greatsword as light as a cotton bat and shouts the plains to leave.
Sword Master.
“I’m not the type of person I take easily. He is also a person who speaks well when he has a drink. I don’t even want to be sober in the yard where my daughter is lying.”
“·················ogue.”
The way he spoke and behaved was very bad.
Elissa, the king’s representative, suppressed his emotions and turned his gaze to the other representatives of the emperor.
But Cecil Blanquer didn’t blink.
No, there was nothing that could be called an expression on the middle-aged man’s face.
The Crown Princess realized it again.
No one except me is optimistic about today’s negotiations. This is also the will of the emperor.
She gave me a chance, but no further mercy.
because that’s a reasonable thing to do.
“Do whatever you want.”
“I put ice on anything. I need a bite. you are?”
“It’s done.”
As Elissa created a dull voice, Caroline and Cecil exchanged a few words.
The imperial soldier who received the order disappeared to another area to bring alcohol.
Meanwhile, Wilhelmina sitting next to her was strangely quiet.
The Crown Princess clenched her fists under the table.
Not long after, Caroline, who received a glass of vermouth, spoke bluntly.
“So, what is the Crown Princess saying? I would like to know what is the meaning of the conversation if it is not an apology for me.”
“How can you apologize when no mistakes have been made, Byung-baek.”
Then Sneijder responded immediately. He had a gentle voice like a child.
Caroline frowned.
“Hey, is it starting again? If that’s the case, what did you call it for? Is it a craft to pass the time?”
“Changeback.”
Cecil briefly restrained Caroline.
Then, the dark brown eyes of the wizard moved quickly.
“If you are willing to maintain the position that there is no fault in the new kingdom, there will be no change in the attitude of the empire. Today’s meeting will also be a fleeting moment.”
“·················ogue.”
“However, there have been cases in our land equivalent to three attempted assassinations of the imperial family, there was a case in which a great nobleman who was under the influence of the new kingdom plotted a civil war, and Berner Penetian Gukseo of the returning country was his majesty’s chief commander. What could cover up the fact that you killed the Marquis Serenite? After all, isn’t this the sin of the new kingdom?”
Then Wilhelmina tilted her head. There was a faint smile on her lips.
“Duke Blanquer’s statement is partly valid, but if we want to point out a country’s mistakes, shouldn’t the party to prove it first have to present a clear and clear testimony? His Majesty Kuk Seo has always been arguing for your innocence. Does your country have any witnesses or evidence acceptable to the new country and the royal family?”
“As I said last time, Sir Johann Haines, the Crown Prince of the Imperial Family…”
“We also told you last time. Sir Haynes, the Archbishop of the Holy See, was a notorious wanted man in the New Kingdom. He is the one who slaughtered dozens of people, including the lord, and destroyed even the village he lived in. When he left Penethian, truly no one there regretted it.”
“·················ogue.”
“I don’t think you are going to present a person who used to be a felony in the New Kingdom as a ‘clean’ witness. It is difficult for us to believe his faithfulness. Rather, isn’t that the intention to use him to frame the High Commander Guk-seo?”
“Why would the Empire do such a thing?”
“Since you took the precious First Prince, His Majesty as a hostage, was it not a situation where you could accomplish a great cause if you had the will?”
The peacock’s eyes gleamed with an insidious light. Caroline, who understood the meaning of the words at once—
– Aww!
“Hey! Who knows who only thinks like you?”
I got up halfway from my seat, kicking the leg of the table.
‘Byung Baek-nim!’ The contemplative counties soldiers rushed to her and grabbed her by the shoulders and dried her.
A glass of wine poured and a strong scent came up, and Elisha looked at Caroline and tried to catch her breath.
Cecil only blinked a few times with a blank expression on his face.
Wilhelmina’s eloquence continued without interruption.
“I am sorry to say this is inconvenient, but looking back, it is not easy to come up with such a speculation. Were the children who tried to assassinate the Prince only thirteen? In the end, he admitted that he was ordered by a knight belonging to the Royal Guard. Even if the testimony of young children is true, what does a single article have to do with Grand Master Daejeol Guk-seo?”
– Dumpling!
Caroline twisted her body and growled like a beast.
What struck me the most was the fact that all of those words were true.
The twin assassin, still imprisoned in the zodiac prison, never mentioned Berner Penetian’s name directly.
What the Imperial Guard was able to save was only heartbreak and circumstantial evidence.
The soldiers trembled with their whole body under the pressure of the Sword Master.
There were also several people who bit their lips in anger.
“The tragedy of the renowned Duke Simon de Sarnaise is also regrettable to me. However, where is the letter from His Majesty King Guk-seo that the Duke received? It is a clear testimony that Guk-seo ordered the assassination of His Majesty the Prince. If it doesn’t exist, then who else can risk their lives to testify before the Crown Princess, who is acting as the king’s representative? Duke Sarnez has already lost his fame. But what should we believe?”
“… His Majesty the Emperor proceeded with his trial and reigned as judge. Many nobles, including myself, were present as spectators and witnesses. So the great Lister Empire will soon be the proof.”
Cecil received the word with a cool attitude. Her hands were stained white under the table.
The wizard was the man who lost his son Robert in the Duke of Sarnez incident.
Even if they didn’t love deeply, they were children.
Although we didn’t spend much time together, the ten months we embraced were forever.
Then Wilhelmina lowered her eyebrows as if she was genuinely sorry.
“You are mistaken, Duke. We are not vassals or princes of an empire. You cannot call the King’s companion a sinner just because you believe. How do you not know rudeness?”
– Kaaan!
“Eugène Kessie, that motherfucking motherfucker ripped through the Vatican! Who doesn’t know that Sarnez and the priest were your gangsters?”
“I am sorry, change bag. I don’t like to say the same thing over and over again.”
Veins appeared on Caroline’s forehead as she stood up, and Wilhelmina was always calm.
Since she entered the barracks, she has never raised her voice or hardened her face once.
“But where is the evidence? Wasn’t Eugene Kessie the one who eventually disappeared with the dew of a death sentence? The cardinal who claims to have had an affair with him is no longer a member of the New Kingdom. He gave up his nationality a long time ago and belonged to the Holy See, and last winter he met a beast in the desert and lost his life. How can a living person capture the dead and ask about their circumstances? So, who else should we trust? It can be really frustrating and embarrassing. The whole process of the Empire constantly accusing His Majesty King Guo Seo as a murderer, insisting that all evil deeds belong to the new kingdom, and making the holy country the cradle of mortal sin…”
A mournful light shone on the wrinkled eyes. Soon the duke’s voice was filled with sorrow.
“In the end, isn’t it the proper trend to think that the Emperor’s majesty is the black screen? If he really wants to devour the continent, as a new nation, uniting and fighting is the only reasonable way.”
– Kudangtang!
“How dare you despise Frederic Lister!”
In the end, Caroline couldn’t contain her anger and threw her chair.
The soldiers, tired of the pressure, begged in tears.
“Byeon Byeong-baek, please think of your daughter and His Majesty…….”
“Let go of this! My author just…!”
“·················ogue.”
Elisha did not open her mouth and quietly closed her eyes.
It wasn’t the time yet. Not yet.
But it’s almost there.
*
-…
“I write like this.”
I stopped the branch and smiled brightly.
Suddenly, three large letters were written on the dirt floor of the training ground.
‘Jeong Ye Seo’.
“… it’s round.”
That was the Prince’s first impression.
Ga-in was not brushing his broom, but rumbling.