"If that's the case, then I'll take my leave."
After a few awkward words, Roddy did not want to continue. He knew that the other party did not seem to have the intention to burn him at the stake as a heretic, so he simply got up and prepared to leave.
Benjamin's expression did not change as he continued to exchange pleasantries. After that, he looked at Rody who was walking out of the room with a 'satisfied' expression.
Heh … after all, he's just a young man who doesn't know the ways of the world.
And Roddy, who had successfully completed his mission, was in a terrible mood. In the empty church, his heavy footsteps echoed, and the cold atmosphere made his figure seem unusually bleak.
Roddy tried to suppress the anger in his heart, but what he felt was a kind of dull sleepiness — he wanted to save the Lucifron family, save old Duke, save Sally, and plan to kill Francis, but in the end, he ended up like this. His heart was really uncomfortable.
Between the empty rows of seats, Roddy took a few deep breaths and stopped walking. His originally energetic body seemed to be filled with lead. He closed his eyes, one hand holding the back of the chair, the other hand suddenly raised, and fiercely pulled the bandage on his shoulder. The electric pain made Roddy frown. He tried to use this method to get rid of the terrible mood that enveloped him — but then he found that this method, which used to work in the past, did not work at this time.
After thinking for a long time, he finally understood … In fact, in his heart, Sally was not just a simple "bargaining chip".
That beautiful smiling figure had long taken root in his heart. Although Roddy did not have "other" thoughts about her, after going through so many things together, his trust in her had long been far beyond that of others. And because he cared too much about her, at this time, he felt that her "betrayal" was even more unbearable.
Although his mind was in a mess, Roddy still tried to analyze his current situation: Now that his identity had been exposed from the "completely hidden" state, he may have to face the danger of being discovered by Francis in the future …
Really troublesome.
The pain in his shoulder gradually subsided, Roddy sighed and stepped out of the church — but then came the sound of hurried footsteps behind him. He frowned, but did not look back, and continued to walk forward.
When Sally rushed into the church out of breath, the first thing she saw was the back of the leaving figure.
She passed through the door and walked through the foyer. The cold stone floor made Sally feel that the situation was much worse than she had imagined. When she arrived behind Rody, the two of them were already standing in front of the steps leading to the church.
"Wait, wait a minute …"
Finally, Sally stopped Roddy. She looked at the familiar back in front, but she felt that there seemed to be something that she could not see.
Rody's cold and detached aura made the sensitive Sally's heart sink little by little.
It shouldn't be like this … It shouldn't be like this …
She wanted to say something, but noticed that blood was oozing from the shoulder of Roddy's leather armor — this discovery made Sally's heart hurt even more as if it was pricked by a needle.
"Your wound …"
Roddy stopped, but did not look back. He, who was shrouded in anger, actually wanted to turn around and roar at everything, but at this time, when Sally really appeared, he suddenly felt that it was meaningless to do so.
"I don't need your concern."
After a long silence, Roddy finally said such a sentence, and then strode out of the monastery, from beginning to end, he did not look back, not even once did he look at Sally.
Sally wanted to say something, but when she opened her mouth, she felt that her throat was very dry, and tears blurred her vision … She even covered her chest with her hands, feeling as if a knife was twisting in her heart.
"Why — did this happen …?"
The crowd blocked their line of sight, and the distance between the two was getting farther and farther. Finally, Roddy's figure was submerged at the end of her sight, but the figure standing in front of the monastery did not leave for a long time.
*****
September 8th.
Moria Manor was no longer as leisurely as it used to be. On the contrary, it was like a fortress headquarters ready to fight at any time, and the atmosphere was unusually tense.
Armed guards could be found everywhere. Every carriage that entered the manor had to undergo strict checks and inspections. The subordinates who hurried into the manor all had gloomy faces, trying their best to integrate the information from Hollier City and report it to the current owner of the manor, Count Francis.
Since the failure of the assassination of Sally, Francis had not stepped out of the manor for a long time. The continuous setbacks made him, who had always been proud and arrogant, suffer a great psychological impact, but he was not defeated by the failure. Instead, with a series of his own actions, he forced himself to gradually walk out of the shadow of setbacks.
The temperature gradually dropped, and the manor far away from the city had a slight chill at night. When the sun went down, the fireplace in the main hall was lit up, and the orange light brought some warmth to the cold living room.
At this time, sitting in the armchair, the young Earl was staring at the burning red charcoal.
This manor was the favorite place of his father, the Dukes Of Angmar. Because it was close to Hollier City, and there was a hunting ground behind it, every year after autumn, the old Duke would invite some of the city's nobles to come here for hunting and entertainment.
As far as he could remember, the last time he hunted here was seven years ago. At that time, Francis was just a young boy who had just learned how to ride a horse. He only knew how to run back and forth with his father in the jungle. He remembered the first time he hunted, he shot a few arrows, but he did not even touch a hair of a rabbit. In the end, the knight named Titus deliberately shot a wild rabbit, so that he could catch up and shoot it.
Francis remembered that his father laughed very happily at that time.
At night, when the nobles were enjoying the game they hunted, the knights all praised the young Francis, saying that if he inherited the Duke's title in the future, Eiffta's territory would definitely rise to a higher level, and so on and so forth.
Heh. He had not heard such words for a long time.
The light from the fire shone on Francis' face. The face that had matured had long lost its childishness. As he frowned, he seemed to have some of his father's aura back then. But after all, he was a young man who had never walked out of Eiffta's territory. At this time, it was still too early to say that he had an aura. If he had one, it was just an aura brought about by his resentment.
For the past few days, Francis had been planning how to deal with Sally. The lack of sleep for days had caused him to have dark circles under his eyes, and the slightly swollen eye bags made him look extremely gloomy. So when his subordinate Willie asked to see him at the door, he did not even bother to answer. He just waved his hand and signaled for him to come over, not even willing to look at him.
"Master, we have confirmed the intentions of those heretics. They are planning to attack when Viceroy Rubens is giving a speech. "
"Confirmed? How did you confirm it? You confirmed the news just like that, but Rubens doesn't know? He doesn't know? "
Francis was still half sitting and half lying on the armchair. His voice was low and had a hint of authority that had never been seen before. "Tell me the main points."
"Master, there are quite a number of Viper Cross heretics in the city. There might be more than 40 people or even more. Although they tried their best to hide, some of them are easy to identify. I sent someone to follow them, and found that at least four teams of people had specially surveyed the city square. They are practicing. "
Willie reported the information he had received in a low voice. "Although Bishop Rubens's team is on the way, we received news that he still has two teams of knights hidden in the dark. These days, the monastery has also transferred a large number of guards from other places. Obviously, they are already prepared. It seems that Rose Cross has already known about this and is planning to wipe out all these heretics in one fell swoop! "
After finishing these words, Francis did not respond. He only sat there quietly and looked at the fire. He squinted his eyes and thought for a moment. Then he said in a low voice, "This group of scammers, they are really dreaming."
After pausing for a moment, he turned his head slightly and asked in a low voice, "So, the other news has been confirmed?"
"Count Willy, it has been confirmed that Miss Sally will be in the procession of the cult."
As if he had been waiting for this sentence for the past few days, when Willie said this, Francis could not help but let out a sigh of relief. He then sat up from the sunken armchair and continued to ask, "Then, gather everyone!"
"Yes, Master!"
Willie knelt on one knee, expressing his loyalty and obedience. Francis nodded in satisfaction and said, "Now that we have enough people, what we need to do next is simple."
Francis had already thought of the arrangements in his heart, so he began to use a calm tone to explain his plan to his subordinate. Willie who was kneeling in front of Francis kept nodding his head in agreement. However, at some point, as if what Francis said was too shocking, Willie suddenly raised his head and shook his head to refute something, but Francis raised his hand to stop him.
The two of them argued for a moment, but in the end, it was because of Francis's stubbornness that Willie compromised. When he was done, Francis once again let out a sigh of relief and said softly, "There is still time. Make sure everything is ready."
Willie nodded his head in agreement. He then remembered something and said, "Count Willy, the people who came back from the border have roughly confirmed the identity of 'that guy'."
"That guy" was like a thorn in Francis's throat. All the failures during this period of time had something to do with that bastard. So when Willie said this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "Speak!"
"He is the leader of the Norland Village's scouts. His name is Roddy." Willie paused for a moment and continued, "Previously, when our people went to investigate, all the scouts in Norland Village disappeared. They said … they said that they went to the Orc Kingdom. But obviously, they were lying. When we investigated the second time, the number of scouts was still there. When we investigated the third time, the leader called Roddy came to Hollier City. "
Needless to say, Willie obviously had more evidence to prove that Roddy was the one who obstructed Francis's plan. So he stopped talking and waited for the Count's response.
"Can you confirm his location now?"
"Master, because we have to gather our men, we have sent people to search, but we have not confirmed his whereabouts yet."
Might lowered his head and responded. His heart was beating like a drum. Just when he was wondering if he would be scolded, he found that the Earl's reaction was beyond his expectation. Francis looked at the dancing fire and said, "Oh, it's not a big deal. It's good enough that we know who he is. This kind of ant can be squashed to death at any time. Except for some tricks, there is nothing to be worried about. Wait until I take care of all of this. When the time comes, let's not talk about dealing with him alone … "
Then a trace of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes, "All the scouts related to him, don't even think about escaping!"
"Yes!"
Willie nodded and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, Francis turned around slightly and asked after a moment of hesitation, "Is there any news from the Ducal Palace recently?"
"Everything is normal. There is nothing unusual, Master." Willie thought for a moment and added, "But Knight Titus and Knight Wellington are both coming to Hollier City. I don't know why."
Francis frowned slightly. Titus and Wellington were the two most trusted knights under his father. In the past, when his father was not sick, these two highly skilled "guardian knights" had always been by his father's side. Later, when his father's illness could not get better, they went to their own fief. Now that they suddenly came back … what did it mean?
It was almost tax day. They were probably here to pay taxes and visit his father.
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