After the routine kingdom meeting, the dazzling Queen returned to the Hot Spring Tower in a sedan chair under the protection of the palace knights. She usually enjoys singing, dancing and tropical fruits there, leaving her son and a bunch of nobles to deal with endless affairs. As her number one minister, Norman had to rush back to Dragon's Cave Castle from the White Tower to take on the heavy paperwork for the next day. Fortunately, Prince Ister needs to go over the details with him.
The Eastman Kingdom has never been the sole proprietor of the king. The aristocratic parliamentary system ensured the stability and integrity of the kingdom in special periods. It is praised by historians as the most worthy of being recorded in history after the former king conquered Motog. But when they used their slender pens to offer beautiful words, they probably didn't expect that this would also be the beginning of the decline of the kingdom.
Everything is due to the Queen's "leading by example", Norman decided. The aristocratic parliamentary system has never excluded the monarch. In fact, the Queen presides over every cabinet meeting. She participates in the birth and implementation of any laws and decrees, and she also agrees to the replacement of noble titles. This is how it should be. Yes, but now the Queen spends more time in the suburban gardens than on the throne, let alone participating in government affairs. It can be seen that every time Norman asked her to review the newly drafted bill or decree, Flavia wanted Marian to stamp it for her. She wouldn't even lift a finger.
In any case, Flavia Wiggins fulfilled her necessary responsibilities as queen. She doesn't care about the disputes between the royal party and the princes. When dealing with political affairs, she only chooses the party with the most votes in the plan. Daily affairs are simply handed over to the minister of state, Lawrence Norman himself. If the late king was still alive, Norman would have nothing to dissatisfy with Queen Flavia. She was a beautiful lady, docile and lovely, and never plotted evil ideas to fight for power... But the queen needs majesty and strength, not the power of the king. Put it after hot springs and fruits.
Of course, for the royal party, Flavia's biggest flaw is not her ability to govern the country, but that while she is weak and incompetent, she also relies on a large and powerful family behind her. Sir Norman could not trust Tracy Wiggins, and Ister would not let down his guard against his powerful aunt, so the prince hoped to use the power of the Silent School. The Oath Keepers Alliance and the Silent School are weapons that cannot be controlled, which has always made Norman feel very uneasy. Sure enough, today, this uneasiness finally reflected reality.
It was raining outside the window, and the glass was covered with a layer of cold fog. Norman leaned against the pillow and stared at the colorful weaving paintings on the brocade, and the documents he brought with him for today's dignitaries were just a pile of white paper scattered on the table.
When his patience was almost gone, Easter finally opened the door. There was no inappropriate expression on His Royal Highness's face, but Norman could still feel the anger hidden beneath the calmness.
"Come in," the prince ordered.
"You shouldn't have locked the door." Sir Norman scolded, "Dragon's Cave is Eastman's palace, and the guards should guard the door. Where is Sir Valin?"
"I drove him away."
But at this moment, the patrol captain of the palace knight broke in. "Your Highness...Lord Lawrence."
"Look, that's what I'm worried about." Easter Talbot turned to Norman and said. "Don't tell me you're here to ask for leave, Valin. Tell me if you have anything to say."
"Yes, Your Highness. My people saw Lord Lion leaving the White Tower just now and coming to Dragon Cave Castle to find Lord Ravenus."
"Humph, he will find her sooner or later." Easter complained, "Keep your people away from them. Just do whatever you two sirs ask you to do, and come back and report to me in the evening."
"Yes, Your Highness." Valin hurriedly closed the door. The chancellor's nephew feared Norman as much as he feared his mother's teachings, and the former was not happy about it.
"What do you want, Jazz? I'm going to lock the door."
He is the future monarch of the kingdom, Norman thought to himself, determined and full of wisdom...but not yet mature enough to express emotions and anger. Well, my requirements have always been in line with the standards of the late king, but a hero like him only happens once in a hundred years, and even among his descendants, there may be no one who can match him. "It has something to do with Knight's Bay, Your Highness."
"Dog-eat-dog thing in the Alliance? I'm not deaf." This big news was the main dish at the Noble Council today, and this time Istel was not absent.
It would be nice if there was still news about the Gulf War, Sir Norman couldn't help but think. Now Easter was pissed off about it, and his new news wasn't going to please him either.
"It's related to the School of Silence." Norman said. "The Lion was assassinated in the bay. Since battle reports take up most of the correspondence, we didn't know that this happened until now."
"Is this why the lion came back? It couldn't be the wizard, right?" He said this in a positive tone. "He plans to ask Lord Ravenus for an explanation?"
"It seems so. But from our point of view, there is no reason for the wizard to assassinate the tower messenger."
Easter turned around, "You mean the old feud in the mysterious realm?"
"Then the Lion will not come back alone. Helen, the witch of fate, is not a mysterious warrior. It would be more dangerous to leave her behind." Norman said patiently, "The Lion will return to Iron Mountain only if he does not think this is the work of the Silent School." Claw City. Don't forget, Croita advocates caution. If the school intends to go to war with the tower, the astrologer can probably predict it in advance and will not leave a chance to the enemy. Obviously, the Lion only thinks that the assassins and the Silent School It’s just related.”
"It has something to do with the School of Silence." The prince repeated. He looked out the window uneasily, "Could it be a dark wizard?"
Norman knew exactly why Easter was so worried. "Not all orthodox wizards come from the Silent School...but we must be vigilant. Any coincidence at this time is worthy of attention."
"It's not a coincidence. There is no doubt that Laurent Vigt betrayed us. The damn bastard promised me that he would control the situation in Chevalier's Bay from the shadows, but in fact, he tore the bay apart with his tricks. ." The prince raised his voice unconsciously, "The civil war of the Oath Keepers Alliance is still on the land of Eastman? He is really crazy!"
"Maybe he doesn't care about Eastman." Sir Norman pointed out, "Dark wizards have no loyalty. Maybe Your Excellency the Lion left Knight's Bay because he sensed black magic. Your Excellency Shania is the leader of the Silent School. , if you want to find out if there is someone behind this, asking her directly is the most efficient way."
"Don't they think about the tower's revenge?"
He still doesn't understand, or refuses to accept reality? Sir Norman could not tell which aspect of His Royal Highness he was more worried about. "Maybe they thought the vampires would protect them from the beginning."
Dark wizards are easier to master than the Silent School, and Norman knows that the prince will never let go of this power. Earlier, he used dark wizards to block the tower and let the lions search Iron Claw City to arouse the dissatisfaction of the noble people of the royal capital, so that the royal party's bill in favor of the Silent School could be successfully passed in the parliament. The dark wizards completed this task so neatly that even Norman was blinded by their decisiveness in provoking the tower. The royal party thought that they had grasped a sharp blade, but they were cut by it in turn: the outbreak of the Gulf War proved that the dark wizard was indeed untrustworthy.
"Vampires will be defeated in a war."
"But now they have gained an advantage. The warship of the Oath Keepers Alliance on the Gray Wing Island expedition was destroyed. In any case, the vampires have temporarily delayed their own death. Is there any response from Count Herne in the Bay? Your Highness." Man asked knowingly. He disapproved of the use of dark wizards, but never showed it in front of the prince. Compared to the mysterious Fulcrum, such a small organization can indeed be used for one's own purposes... but it needs to choose the right target.
Easter gets angry when he mentions him: "You can't imagine what he did."
The news of Dalton Shadowfang Nathanael's involvement in the rebellion made him furious. The girl the Royal Party sent to the Bay was not for Laurent Vig to be used as a bitch. But Norman also had to admit that neither he nor Easter expected that Dewitt would be fond of Ingrid. When he was in the royal capital, Dewitt hated his half of the alien blood the most.
"The matter has come to this, and now we have to send people to search. After all, DeWitt is the Earl of the Bay, and if we operate it properly, we may not need to risk the second Laurent Vigue." Norman persuaded.
The prince thought for a moment and then agreed with the method of the leader of the royal party. "Okay, anyway, he is just a weird night elf. He is not of my race. Even a high-level knight cannot be trusted. Hmm, let me tell you, this kind of person who betrays his master for a woman cannot be considered a palace knight at all."
Night elves are not humans, and the importance they place on their partners is something humans, especially nobles, cannot understand, Sir Norman thought to himself. I am afraid that in the eyes of the prince, DeWitt does not belong to human beings, and his trust has limits. This is good. "I will inform Duke Yotsuba before he gives DeWitt some crooked ideas. I hope you are satisfied, Your Highness."
"I'm satisfied with getting the Oath Keepers and the vampires out of Eastman," Easter said.
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