The Amber Sword

The autumn breeze, known by locals as Ankaral, south of the Anfer Mountains, is passing from the vast plains, sweeping waves of darkness like waves on a vast sea surface, the fluctuating hills like waves on the sea surface, and a lion teenager riding a golden lion is standing atop the peaks of the waves, looking at the flashing horizon north of the plain.

The lion beneath it is dressed in gorgeous armor with a beautiful drop on its beard, standing in a white dead grass bush with all its shoulders, swinging his big head from time to time and sneezing a little. The white wilderness is the symbol of Tokenin and the origin of the name of the Plain of Santa Blanc, which rises from the silver sand coast to the eastern border of the Kingdom of Humanity, and to its north, beneath the endless mountain range, holds the mighty empire named Cruz.

The lion teenager stared closely in that direction.

“Neil, it's time for us to go back. That's the limit of today's patrol. I can't take that responsibility if you go any further.” Behind the short hill, another lion stood beside his ride, shouting at the young man on the hill.

And the Lion teenager said, “It's okay, we'll cross there tomorrow.” Its green gemstone-like eyes sparkle with a firm glow, even by human standards, it is quite a handsome lion, a golden bristle with a tassel and a generous physique. Although stronger than most humans, the lines of the muscles are very smooth, with its bare upper body, wearing only a thick shoulder armor on the right shoulder and arm, and a necklace made of veterinary teeth on the chest.

The lion below could not see the view behind the dunes, but he knew that there was once a magnificent fortress stacked with pure white stones from the plains, and now there was nothing left but scattered rubble in the grass to prove it still existed.

“Neil, man will pay.” It says.

“Yes, Amon.” Lion Junior replied.

……

With the help of the waitresses, Sydney took a great deal of effort to cross the long corridor to meet Sidney's mouth ‘the man' in a bird-language floral courtyard. Unlike her imagination, she appeared before neither a harsh nobleman nor a noble lady with a magnificent face, but a little younger than her age - Let's just call it that, because, apart from the ageless indifference on her face, her body is nothing like a 14-5-year-old human girl, a blonde hair and waist, her face sophisticated like a doll —— she's wearing an extremely masculine silk robe, and the edge of the robe rolls around a circle of ferret fur, and the robe is extremely spacious, almost dragging it to the ground.

The young girl looked in this direction with blue eyes, a single dignified look made the waitresses feel like cicadas. They retreated half a step and let Si go. She respectfully folded her waist to salute her, leaving Si alone somewhat disturbed to stand where she was, wondering whether she should do it.

“Are you the one they brought back from the south?” As soon as Silver Queen Constance opened her mouth, she sounded like a string of silver bells landing on the marble surface of the corridor. The sky was crisp, and she looked at Sy and her eyes flashed with a hint of colour: “What a beauty. ”

“My name is Sy, may I ask... what exactly is this place?” Seeing that the other girl was a few years younger than herself, her anxiety subsided a few points and she asked quietly. Without thinking of her own words, she frightened the maids behind her half to death. Her Majesty, as a woman, was more ruthless than a man, and they had never seen anyone dare speak to Her Majesty in such a vehement manner, fearing that the Count would inadvertently anger the Supreme One who was uncertain in his anger.

But Constance didn't mind, but rarely smiled: “This is the palace of the widow. ”

“You said... what?” Silly look at her.

The maids who had been chattering before were pale and His Majesty's words were so obvious, but this seemingly untouchable Count still asked ‘what are you talking about', what's the difference between calling his name directly in front of His Majesty? They could almost have imagined Her Majesty's outrage, followed by sin and anger, and they could not help but tremble as if it were a fallen leaf in the wind.

But unlike what they imagined, Constance was very interesting. She had never seen such a simple girl in her decades of palace life. She looked as if she was frightened. Her heart rose with pride, and she smiled somewhat narrowly: “You're not mistaken. This is the White Rose Garden of St. Cantipe's Palace. I think you've heard of this place. And as for me, let me say that the entire palace, and even the wider land beyond, belongs to me personally, and I'm afraid no objection will be raised. ”

Constance thought it might totally spook the poor little girl, but she didn't think it would deter Sy much more than the previous one - because the Mountain Girl knew what ‘this is a widow's palace' meant, but didn't necessarily know what the profound meaning was in the White Rose Garden at St. Cantipe's Palace. Under the Temple of Fire, one should have heard of the White Rose Garden at the Palace of St. Cantipe, the centre of power of the Cruz Empire, but unfortunately Cee, who grew up in the Chablis Hills since childhood, was the rare exception, a place with a strong political colour that she heard was no different from the front door of Valhalla, 35, or the Baron's Castle Gate on Cold Cedarwood Avenue.

Constance looked at the Mountain Girl with some disappointment and blinked her eyes, some anxiously asked her, "But how did I get here? ”

“I asked you to come here.” After all, the Silver Queen is the queen, and this suddenly rising prank of failure is like a whirlpool on the surface of the water in her heart, disappearing at a glance, and she answers softly.

The phrase silenced Sy.

Constance's words seemed to inject countless pieces of chaotic memory into her mind, linking the chains of memory loss and forming a complete chain, and she finally remembered what happened after Ovina sealed herself into an indestructible junction to protect herself, and what really existed in that dream. She was transported from Lantoniland to the sea, then through Gray Feng Harbor and Swallow Castle, across most of the empire, to the political centre of the empire and finally liberated from the crystals in the temple.

Though she still doesn't quite understand how she became a countess, she is not an idiot and reacts at this time, realizing who this' girl 'is standing in front of her.

“Your Majesty.” She obviously replied with some uneasiness.

Constance nodded satisfied.

And the maids behind Sy are finally relieved, almost glad to slap her chest, the Count doesn't seem too stupid; but Sy obviously wants to fight them to the end, because what she says immediately brings them back to the bottom of the valley.

Constance watched Sy go silent in front of herself, frowned tightly, her fist tightened, she slightly picked her eyebrows and asked, “I invite you to come here and make you count of the Empire. Do you seem reluctant? ”

“I don't want to be an Earl, Your Majesty, I just want to go back to Eruin. ”

The maids listened to their Count and almost fainted - if I may - but after all they were still in front of Her Majesty the Queen, and she could only be wary, biting her teeth and counting on her countess with all her heart, but don't say anything very contrary.

Constance seemed a little upset, too, and she asked, "Why do you want to go back to Eruin, because you want to answer to your lord? I've heard that the Count is still the young man —— the young man, the charming one, it's only natural for a little girl like you to send her love.” She shook her head: “But you have to understand that you and he are doomed to be fruitless, he has a great future, how can he possibly see you, who will be in his bed in the future, either a daughter of a duke or your princess, and you, destined to be only a mistress who cannot see, ask yourself, is that what you want? ”

Sy glanced at the young girl, who looked younger than herself. She wanted to rebut, but she couldn't say anything. No, the Lord is not in her mind, but what difference does it make to her that the Lord already has a fiancée, and all she can do is watch this happen in silence. The words of the Silver Queen pierced her heart like a spike, and as the mistress of the Lord, she suddenly realized that she seemed to have such delusions. “No, no, Sy, you can't ever think that.” She shook her head and said so to herself in her heart.

The Mountain Girl raised her head and her cheeks were hot.

Constance glanced over and asked, “Do you still want to go back? ”

Sy nodded.

Constance's face cooled down: "Do you think I'd let Tianqing's gun leave the empire, little girl? I'd rather destroy it than see it happen.” Her voice was so cold that the majesty that had accumulated over the years belonging to the Supreme Almighty was called to fight with the hands and feet of several young mountain girls behind Sy, who were like sieve bran, as if they were going to be paralyzed at any moment.

But Sydney looked stubbornly at Her Majesty, and her eyes seemed to have answered the question —— even if she died, she was dying beside Brando.

Constance didn't have a hard time feeling this insistence, and she snorted coldly: “If you're going to die, don't be afraid to involve your lord, he's got a big future. ”

The mountain girl shivered for a moment, holding her fists and looking at her angrily.

Constance looked at Sy like this and couldn't help shaking her head. She raised her head and said to the frightened maids: "Go down first. ”

The maids, as amnestied, hurried back, but they couldn't help but sneak a peek at Hitch before retiring, as if afraid that this unspeakable Count would offend His Majesty too harshly and accidentally lose his head. The round-faced maid even risked her life to grab Sy's hand and shook it hard. The little move naturally fell into Constance's eyes. Her Majesty, the young lady, pretended not to see it at all. After the maids left, she said: "Although this is the first time we've met, I can see they care about you. Do you know the situation of the mountain people in the empire? ”

Sy is not a puppet and naturally feels the concern of these fellow girls. She is slightly moved, but still silent.

“What a stubborn little girl.” Constance replied, "But it's no good for you to insist on me like this. You are the Earl of the Empire today, and you will always be the Earl of the Empire. Whether you accept this status or not, you must be loyal to me with your sword.” She also warned, "I can tell you clearly, Sy, that if you leave the Rose Garden at St. Cantipe's today for half a step, I will attack Eluin and hang your beloved Count. ”

Her face was pale and she looked at her unbelievably, but Her Majesty the Queen of the Empire did not care and continued: “Of course, until you swore allegiance to me, I would return the land of the Four Realms to you as a seal, as promised. But remember, there's not much time left for you. You don't want to bet on the future of your Lord Brando, do you? ”

When the Mountain Girl heard her say that name, her whole body almost swayed. She seemed to feel the sky spinning for a while and lost her mind; but she didn't know where to build a courage, suddenly biting her teeth up and raising her hand, the jade holy gun suddenly appeared in her hand, and she shouted a beastly roar in her throat, lifting a long gun and stabbing Constance in the stomach. With a slight chirp, Tianqing Long Gun almost stabbed the silver queen in a pair. At that moment, Sy looked weak and gasped, but she raised her head and saw that Constance had no pain on her face. Instead, she looked at her in the shadows: "… Count, is that your answer? ”

“You...” looked at the gun in his hand.

Constance raised one hand and placed it on Tianqing's gun, then pulled the blade out of her body inch by inch. She glanced at the bloodstained belly and looked at the mountain girl. She shook her head disappointingly: “You are recognized by Tianqing's knight. You and your Tianqing gun can't hurt me. Go down, you need to wake up. But remember me, if you dare to move again, I'll be the first to open the knife with Eruin. ”

Sy almost freaked out and looked stunned.

“Guards!” Constance covered his abdomen with one hand and shouted coldly: "Bring Count Mitra down. ”

But for a moment, the Silver Queen looked at the guard and left, finally revealing her unhappy look in her eyes. She gently rubbed her teeth, which released her hand on her stomach, and her palm was already red. But instead of summoning a cleric or a doctor, she glanced behind a bush in the garden and said coldly, "Come on out, sneak into something.” For a moment, the bushes shook up and drilled out a man in an inner uniform. The man looked at Her Majesty with some courage and compliment: “Your Majesty, are you okay? Do you want to...”

“Who told you you could say anything in front of me," Constance interrupted him: “What are you doing hiding out there? Are all the people out there dead? ”

“Your Majesty, of course not, because it is a secret of the Four Realms.” The man was frightened and answered in haste and without warning.

“Secrets of the Four Realms,” Constance frowned: “What happened to the elves? ”

The man hurried closer to some of the ears and whispered a few words to her.

Constance listened and looked slightly heavier. “Is this letter true? ”

“Indeed, Your Majesty. ”

……

Toquinin lion incursions are decreasing north of Janilassou and Grey Mountains, a situation that is particularly unusual in the north, where tensions persist for a day. As the scourge of mankind progressed north, an unprecedented army was soon discovered on the grasslands, and this army, which was gathering from all directions, was moving towards the north and approaching the mouth of the Anfer Mountains - a message that quickly crossed the sea of sparkle, crossed the Ambethel of the South, deepened inland and reached those who needed it.

“Lord Brando.” When Her Royal Highness called Brando in the courtyard, the latter was preparing saddles for the horses. Brando saw Princess Griffin walking out of the house and couldn't help but smile: “Your Highness, I was about to go to your place. ”

“Come to say goodbye to me? ”

Brando grabbed his hair with little nobility, although he did intend to do so, but it was embarrassing to be so face-to-face with His Royal Highness. Speaking of which, this is his home, His Royal Highness is his guest. It is a little rude to leave the guest so cold while he hurries back to his territory. But now is not the time to be rude to him.

“I'm sorry, Your Highness, but my subordinate has been missing for some time, and I must hurry.” That's all he can say.

Princess Griffin was slightly dissatisfied: "You weren't so polite that evening when you broke out of my study. ”

“Did I break the door?” Brando was frightened and dared to slam the door with His Highness. Then, the title of Kwon Sen could not escape. That night, he was just lazy to talk to Makaro. He only took one step first, how could he fall into the door?

Princess Griffin looked at him quietly: "Lord Brando, it was nothing like you and the royal party. I understand your ideals - but the old aristocracy is deeply ingrained in the kingdom and the royal party is part of them. You have offended them three or five times and they will not necessarily stop. ”

Brando was a bit of a jerk. His Royal Highness knew too much about these old aristocrats in his previous life. It was simply a bunch of useless people among whom the Royal Party could make a difference, but that was all. "I'm just showing my attitude," he said. "I admire the courage of Mr. Makaro and his masters to break their wrists, but I dare not compliment them. Today the Krutz can take a man from the land of the kingdom, tomorrow they can take more, if Eruin can't even protect his people, then what about the dignity of this ancient kingdom? ”

“I understand," replied Griffin, "but what are you going to do, Lord Brando, really declare war on the Empire as you say? ”

“Are you here to dissuade me, Your Highness? ”

Griffin shook his head gently: "I can't talk you out of it, but I'm sure you'll have a point, won't you, Lord Brando? ”

Brando heard the helplessness of Her Highness's tone, the impatience and weakness, and in front of the lady, it did not seem to be anything long standing. He silenced for a moment and nodded: “I am not blind to that point. War or not depends on the attitude of the Empire, but I must bring my men back from the Cruz people. After that, whether Her Majesty will be angry with Thunder, it is not easy to say. But in any case, Eruin needs to be ready for war. ”

Her Royal Highness took a slight relaxation.

“I knew you'd have a point. ”

She paused: "Well, I'll appoint you as the next head of Eruin's mission to the Empire. Well, look, Count. ”

When Brando saw Her Royal Highness raise her head and look at herself, her pale silver-grey eyes seemed to be hiding some sort of sly light, and she couldn't help but faintly stunned: “Mission, what mission?” His mind hasn't turned a bit for a while, but it's not surprising that His Royal Highness, in order to take back the hostages, has set up a special mission to cry out for the Empire, and so on. He was going to sneak a small group of people into the empire and rescue Sy, but the princess's brilliant idea was so much better than his.

It's like hitting the face of an empire in the face...

“Her Royal Highness, this... is a bit of a bad idea.” Brando was shocked and answered with caution and discretion.

“Why?”

“This…” Brando thought, thinking that the princess might be a little too idealistic, he had to explain: "The Krutz are still a better face, especially the Silver Queen. If we do this, won't we let them off the stage? ”

“Where do you think you're going, Brando King?” His Royal Highness looked at him with surprise: "I am the envoy of the belligerent nation that made you part of the temple of jihadist flame, Eluin. ”

“Jihad?” Brando couldn't bear to lose his voice: “Jihad begins? ”

……

(PS: It's another 6,000 word chapter today, so it's a little late, everyone begs for a monthly ticket, it's the end of the month again. Tomorrow's sword spirit test, intentionally to play can come to the telecom Erbamboo forest coast to find a nest, my name is Fedgie, 36 assassin, we'll play together.)