The Amber Sword

Time reverted to three days ago, in a different courtyard at Baron Ludwig's Castle.

Brando accompanied Nimatis and Charles to this other courtyard, which was situated in the courtyard behind the castle, the entire courtyard covered by a huge oak shade of lush , under the oak tree, a woman with dark hair shawls sat in a wheelchair, and the sun spilled debris on her through the branches, the woman motionless, standing beside her, another extremely tall silver lady. The silver hair lady is the silver dragon lady Misserille, and the woman in the wheelchair, who can tell from her body that she is a beautiful woman, but her naked skin and face are horrible, covered with burns, a piece of broken brown skin is peeling, and the new red skin after peeling is highly disproportionate to the white skin elsewhere.

If any other woman had suffered such a blow, she might have lost her mind because of the blow, but Delphine, the daughter of the Chancellor, was sitting quietly in a wheelchair. One of her eyes had gone blind and only her orbits had shrunk into clumps, but the other eye was calm and the purple eyes hid a deep glow, as if the great calamity had not happened to her and had no effect on her.

When Brando saw the Chancellor's daughter again, he couldn't help but stand still. When he first saw the woman in the ring of the wind, she did look like this, but then when he saw her again, the Chancellor Qianjin turned into an unbelievable bitch. He couldn't help but be a little stunned for a while, not knowing which one was the real her. But the Prime Minister, Kim Kim, was famous historically and was an empire's famous genius. Nemathis, the knight next to Brando, seemed calm, and saw Brando not speak and spoke on his behalf: "Delphine, do you want to see us? ”

The Chancellor's daughter looked up at her and Brando and nodded: “I want to make a deal with you. ”

“Conditions?”

Delphine didn't mention what happened before. Brando knew that this woman was known for her wisdom in history. She stopped mentioning it, indicating that she had figured it out. She didn't hesitate to mention what happened in the past, because knowing that it didn't change anything or recover the loss was a waste of time. Such a woman was terribly calm, so Brando also took it seriously, got a little spirited and wanted to hear what the conditions were in her mouth.

Unlike the average person, Delphine didn't intend to talk in context, skipping the opening words: “I can come here through a mercenary named Solinz, who is famous around Dido and has a nickname called Owl. He has a subordinate named Polly. The felt, it's a dwarf, but I suspect these two aren't people at all. I was able to leave Didu and find you near the Galaxy, thanks to the mercenaries who were able to escape from the men my father sent to chase me and bypass the siege of the Jorgendigan army to find a small mission of yours, and I thought they were quite capable. ”

Brando hasn't reacted yet, and Nimatis replies coldly: "There are no mercenaries in the world who are so intelligent, that is, you can find them because someone wants you to find us.” Brando couldn't help but look at Nimaisi and think that Nimaisi spoke like the sister he was familiar with.

“No one, Her Majesty wanted me to come to you, and then I knew they had a superior named Rodney, the Earl of the Empire, who I'm sure you've met...”

“Your Majesty? Why?”

Delphine didn't even have a superfluous expression on her face, as if she were stating something that had nothing to do with her: “I'm also curious why you're a little Earl of Eluin, Her Majesty asked for trouble three times and twice. ”

“Twice?” Nimmasis asked.

“There was last time in Tonigal.” This time Brando reacted.

The words of the Chancellor's daughter immediately planted a seed of doubt in his heart. Yeah, well, Constance came to his trouble after the explosion at Death Frost Forest Center, or to test him because of Sky Blue's gun, but before that, he and Her Majesty didn't even have a half-minute. Although he said that he had suffered a lot from the Temple of Fire in Ambesseur, the world knew that the Temple of Fire was the Temple of Fire, and that the Empire was the Empire, and that the Silver Queen should also thank him, let alone come to his trouble. The resentment between Delphine and him was forged during the Ring of the Wind, something that someone as tall as Constance would have thought was simply a trivial thing, but she not only noticed the trivial thing, but was not tired of using it, which was not at all what an imperial supreme should do, unless she was free enough to pay attention to the daily activities of those nobles in the small countries around her.

It is possible to say that there are several emperors in the history of the Empire who have been overrun by the Temple, but the Silver Queen is definitely not such a person, and now it seems that she has not only the affairs of the Empire to deal with, but also a large group of things to prepare for privately.

How could she take the time to focus on her insignificant existence?

This is clearly premeditated.

But the problem is that Brando wonders how the Silver Queen actually knew she existed, and there's obviously only one reason she could have targeted him, which is that she already knew he had a Dark Dragon heirloom, but how did she know that? Or is it a feeling in the middle of the Dark Dragon Herald? But this is obviously ridiculous. Why does Her Majesty have feelings for him when he has no feelings for Her Majesty? And if it's because he's Darius' grandson, it's unlikely that his grandfather's gray stone was absorbed by Constance himself. If she cares about his late man, it should also be out of gratitude.

Now, of course, Brando doesn't expect Her Majesty to remember her grandfather's grace in the past, as long as the other side doesn't bother him, thank God. He shook his head and suddenly remembered what Delphine had said. The Chancellor's daughter said she wanted to negotiate with them. She must have some idea of the context of the whole thing.

That's her condition.

When Delphine saw Brando's eyes come back to her, she understood that he had thought it through and said, "That's my condition. ”

“What do you want?” Brando thought that the only thing the Chancellor's daughter wanted was freedom, and after this one, there was a great deal of resentment between her and him, but she obviously couldn't avenge herself here, and she had to find a way back to Dido, or at least get out of this environment of custody. But what Brando couldn't have imagined was that Delphine said, “I heard you had a clerk in Eruin, and I met that lady once in your territory, and she was an excellent nobleman, and I'm sure she could run your territory in a well-organized manner. At best, however, such a capability can only be considered a good woman, and as a clerk it is far from qualified. ”

When Brando heard the phrase, it didn't react for a while, until he finally understood the true meaning of the phrase, he stunned and stared at the Chancellor's daughter with dismay.

“What do you mean by that? ”

“I mean, it's obvious, it's just that you don't want to believe it, and here's the best person in front of you, depending on whether you want to accept it or not.” Delphine replied softly that her voice was a little dull and wondered if it had been burned before: “I am confident in myself, and I am sure that no one better than me can be found throughout the empire. ”

“But…” Brando was a little dizzy, and the Chancellor's daughter turned out to be like this today. Although he wasn't a direct cause, he couldn't escape if he was angry, let alone "killed" her fiancé before - at least he knew Delphine definitely thought so before. Think about it, Brando feels that if he were to replace himself, he would never want to stab his enemies with a knife, and even if he could not stab them, he would never speak the opposite way. But the lady's thoughts in front of her were obviously somewhat unusual, and Brando thought that her idea of a crosser was already very unique in the world, but compared to this lady, it was too vulgar.

“Why are you doing this, motive?” Nimacees, beside him, asked very calmly the question he most wanted to ask at this moment.

“I thought about it, and Her Majesty forced me to leave Didu for two reasons," Delphine said, “The first is the messenger...”

“Message? ”

Delphine explained carefully: “Obviously I can't really cause you any trouble, although I thought I could, but I didn't really recognize your power at the time, and I wouldn't fool myself, at least from today's point of view, my thoughts were naive. Since I can see this today, and Her Majesty must have known it a long time ago, did she ask me to come to you just to make you sick? I don't think Her Majesty has this idleness, so there's only one possibility that she let me be with you, just for some other purpose. I have carefully recalled the entire course of my actions, which do not appear to have caused you any trouble, so either Her Majesty's plan is flawed, or she must have accomplished her purpose by some means I could not have imagined beforehand. ”

“Lord,” she changed her name inadvertently: "You know, reality is not a bedside story, and the more complex a plan is in reality, the greater the chances that it will fail, and since Her Majesty has bothered to arrange such a piece of chess for me, it is clear that it will not fail on the run. Therefore, after careful argument, I have come to the conclusion that in Her Majesty's plan, as long as I appear before you, her plan succeeds. ”

It took a while for Brando to sort out the logic of the phrase: “You mean, when you showed up to me, you already conveyed a message.” Before he finished, he suddenly frowned. If Delphine's words were not indiscriminate or deliberately seductive, it would be problematic. What message did Constance send and to whom?

That means he's probably surrounded by the Silver Queen.

He immediately remembered what Delphine had said earlier. If Constance had eyes on him in the morning, then her subsequent behavior would make sense. Why would she be so interested in the little figure in this remote area of her, looking for her trouble over and over again? Obviously, the other party knew she existed early on. Brando suddenly reacted, Silver Queen has had the heirloom of Dark Dragon for almost 20 years, compared to him, she obviously knows more about everything about Dark Dragon, he has had the heirloom of Dark Dragon for such a short time, there is no reason for Constance to have no witch followers.

Therefore, it is likely that the Silver Queen had her eyes set on the witch early in the morning, and that Barbasa had entered the sight of Her Majesty when she preached the appearance of his successor, the Dark Dragon. The more Brando thought about it, the more likely it was that he felt lately that someone behind the Port of Fatan was instigating trouble among the nobles, but had never found the culprit, until today he was unhappy.

Brando was silent for a while, frowning tightly, and there was a traitor beside him, but it was not clear who the traitor was. Because there are so many possibilities, maybe mercenaries, maybe adventurers, maybe witches, the ingredients of Cold Cedar Collar's power are really too complicated, but it's also impossible, besides the Brigadier Master's card, he didn't have his own people to use in the early days of Tonigal's development.

When Delphine saw Brando's face, she knew that he had figured out the causes and consequences, and she silently waited until Brando continued to ask, “Miss Delphine, what do you think Her Majesty wanted you to convey? ”

“I said earlier that Her Majesty forced me to leave the emperor for two reasons, and the second reason, to leave my father and my grandfather, was actually a secret in private. Now the NeDevon family has actually been at my helm, my grandfather is old, and my father is far from capable of him. Adding to my grandfather's extreme position, my departure from Didu would be tantamount to falling under His Majesty's control if she pinched each other again..." Delphine stopped: “I haven't heard from the outside world in days, but I think Lord must know what the Emperor is doing now. ”

After listening to her, Brando couldn't help but turn over a wave of shock and horror. The fate of Nederweyn, the empire's number one aristocratic family, was in the hands of this young girl under the age of 20, and she knew her importance and dared to leave the emperor to seek revenge for herself. If this was recklessness, it was actually recklessness. He had even taught such recklessness himself. She sought revenge for herself three or two times, causing her a lot of trouble.

But to say that this woman has no brain, and all of this has proven that even if it were Brando, this Miss Delphine would never have no brain. This can only illustrate how important the man who died in the ring of letters called Viscount Ellman was in the heart of this woman. He couldn't help but be a little jealous at the moment and make such a talented girl inclined. That guy is lucky.

He nodded after a moment of silence: "Your grandfather and father were placed under house arrest and, like other nobles opposed to Her Majesty, the Emperor is now under the control of the Silver Queen without a second voice. ”

Not surprisingly, Delphine nodded: "That's my motive. I'm a member of the Nederweyn family, and I can't watch it fall. Although it is my fault that it has come to this point today, now that I have calmed down, I will not walk alone again. ”

Brando was silent.

Delphine had a good reason and a good motive, but this woman was so smart, how could he guarantee that everything she said was true, not just to gain his trust, but to give him a fatal blow? Ultimately, compared to Delphine, he could only be a mortal, and he asked himself if he could let go of his hatred so sparklingly, especially looking at the staggering scar on the lady's face, leaving her around, which was absolutely a time bomb, and the scariest kind.

And he thought about it, and he said, “You can join me for a while, but you actually have better people besides me. ”

“You mean the Crown Prince?” Delphine shook her head: “I still look after you better than he does. The Royal Prince has a military nobleman who supports him. The Nedevins can't help him at this time. Even if I'm on his side, it won't do me any good. That's not what I want. On the contrary, Count, you, you are a foreigner, but now you are a significant force in the Empire. I hope that if you are strong enough in the future, Lord, you can guarantee the influence of the NeDevons in the Empire. In turn, the NeDevons can maintain their influence at the top of the Empire and also consolidate the Count's position in Eruin, which is a win-win alliance. ”

“Did you know about the Crown Prince?” Brando was so scared that he almost thought there was another traitor around him that he didn't even tell the witch that he only knew the people he was closest to kissing.

“It is not hard to guess, I came with Lord Lune all the way from Port Lune, watching Lord Lune go to this point, has been a desperate situation, and there is almost no way to break the situation. But the lord still has no fear. Obviously, there are already cards. I have summarized recent events and can only conclude that you still have the Crown Prince.” Delphine replied quietly.

As soon as she said this, Brando and Nimmasis frowned, but Delphine seemed to know what they were worried about and said: “Don't worry, Lord, I followed you all the way to guess this. The Silver Queen thinks she put people next to you, walking ahead of you doesn't necessarily mean you have a backhand. ”

“But didn't you say she had eyes around me? ”

The Chancellor's daughter laughed: “I think the Lord must be very careful of his lords, and the line of sight placed by Her Majesty cannot always be passed on to her ears, otherwise she would not have arranged such a plan for me to deliver the message, so that it can be seen that this line of sight is only one step for the Lord, she has arranged the dark chess, and this dark chess has not yet reached the point where it really works. ”

Brando also thinks that his territory is very different from that of other aristocrats. He has many magicians, and it's really not easy to sneak out of the Cold Fir collar through the spell. Think about it, Silver Queen put her eyes around herself, probably really know that there is such a person as herself, but I don't think there will be too many secrets to know.

He nodded and went back to the original one.

“But," Brando asked, "how can you prove that what you're saying is true? I'm a vulgar man. I don't feel comfortable with an enemy. I may be able to let you go, but as a clerk... you know, we have nothing more to do with this than revenge. ”

“I can't prove it.” Delphine replied quietly, shining a bright light in the rest of her eyes: "But I have what you want, and the Silver Queen has obviously decided to use the dark chess that is next to you, and she is secretly targeting you, Lord Lord, but you don't seem to have a clue--”

Brando took a Deep Breath.

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