Early in the morning, on William's flagship, William's head was covered with a navy blue blanket with brown edges. He was sleeping soundly on the ship, but with his brows furrowed, he did not seem to be sleeping very well.
"Your Majesty." One of his men carefully woke him up. The reason why he was so careful was not only because he was facing a ruthless king, but also because their helmsman might have made a big mistake. Even though the poor helmsman was still confused, he did not understand why he, who had been so cautious and conscientious, would face such a situation — in fact, no one could explain what had happened.
William pulled the blanket off his head. He stood up and looked around for a while. His face was full of doubt and panic. He opened his mouth in surprise. He had been trapped in his own territory for two months, and now that he had finally gone out to sea, he would never have dreamed that he would encounter such a situation — in the vast sea, there was only one ship left.
He stood up and looked around, looking for his fleet. "Where are they?"
"Your Majesty, in the wee hours of the morning, there was a sudden thick fog. You know, this is very common around England. Although there was no way to see the surroundings clearly, we could still see the shadows of our fleet and their voices. We thought that after the fog dissipated, we could get in touch with the other fleets and regroup. After all, we did not dare to set sail in the thick fog. Unexpectedly, when the fog dissipated, the fleets that should have been around just now were all gone, and only our ship was left. Your Majesty … "Before the guard could finish his words, William raised his hand and stopped him.
"You, go to the mast and take a look." William ordered without batting an eyelid. In fact, he knew that even if he did so, it would be difficult to find traces of the fleet. After all, as far as the eye could see, it was all blue sea water, and there was no sign of a ship at all. Obviously, his flagship had drifted away from the fleet and was alone in the strait.
The guard walked back from the mast with a dejected look. William did not need to ask to know that he had found nothing. However, he pretended to be unmoved and enjoyed his breakfast accompanied by wine. Deep down, he was worried and didn't know what to eat. He had invested a lot of time and money in the past year to gather his expedition fleet, but now, his fleet was nowhere to be seen. Faced with the military and dangerous storms, William had taken great risks to sail in the unpredictable autumn wind and low visibility. Even if he lost some of his ships, he could accept it. But now, except for the ship he was on, all the other ships had disappeared without a trace!
Pushing the empty plate in front of him forward, William, who had finished his breakfast, stood up and walked to the railing beside the ship. He held the railing with both hands and looked at the sea. His heart was full of worry and anxiety.
"You don't have to be so anxious." A voice suddenly sounded from behind him. William quickly turned around and saw a strangely dressed young man walking out from the shadows of the ship. In his hand was a magic staff with the skull of a beast that William had never seen before.
William's heart was in his throat. The person in front of him was definitely not a good person. To be able to suddenly appear on his ship, he must be a Magus.
He immediately called out to his subordinates and shouted, "Catch him!" At the same time, his hand vigilantly grasped the sword at his waist.
However, his subordinates did not seem to be able to hear his shouts, nor could they see what was going on. It was as if nothing strange had happened on the ship, and they were still carrying out their own tasks. William was shocked. He knew that things were not going well, so he immediately grabbed his cross and shouted, "Get over here!"
"You don't have to be so alarmed. I have no ill intentions towards you." Allen smiled and comforted him. However, his smile seemed to have pierced the other party's nerves. The vigilant William followed Allen's approach and pulled out his knight sword from his waist, pointing it at Allen.
William forced himself to calm down and defeat the evil Magus in front of him. After all, he was a knight who had persisted in training his martial arts for many years.
Suddenly, the sword hilt was still in William's hand, but the blade turned into a huge python with iron-like scales. It suddenly turned around and quickly coiled around William, tying him firmly to a chair. No matter how much he struggled, he could not break free.
William, who had never seen such a strange situation, constantly prayed to the gods he believed in. At the same time, he tried to order his subordinates loudly, trying to wake them up, "Catch him quickly, catch him for me." However, no matter how William ordered and threatened, his subordinates did not move an inch.
At this moment, with the black smoke caused by Phantom Shift, a middle-aged Magus with light blonde hair appeared out of thin air. After teleporting, he saw the scene in front of him and understood. "Audacious boy! Don't you know that Lord William is supported by the Malfoy family? I, Armand, will make you pay the price for your arrogance! "
As he spoke, Armand Malfoy raised his staff at Allen, but then his staff automatically left his hand and floated in the air, burning from the tip of the staff in front of him, and finally turned into ashes. This made the Malfoy, who wanted to show off his skills in front of Duke Muggle and teach this arrogant boy a lesson, cower like his descendants. His expression was as terrified as Draco when he saw the figure of Lord Voldemort in the first grade. He screamed and ran back, only to find that he was now on the ship, and he could not use Phantom Shift without a wand. So, after understanding all this, the Malfoy directly knelt on the ground to show his allegiance …
Allen looked at the ancestor of the Malfoy in front of him with great interest. The reason why William did not summon a wizard during the storm was that he thought it was just a natural disaster, and did not want to expose the fact that he, as a devout believer, actually had a wizard. Although in fact, when William was trapped in the north wind of the English Channel, he had privately asked for the advice of his wizards, but obviously, a wizard like Allen who could control the weather on a large scale was not something William could afford.
In his mind, information about the Malfoy family flashed through Allen's mind. The surname Malfoy originated from the ancient French, which meant "untrustworthy". Like the ancestors of many pure-blooded British families, the wizard Armand Malfoy in front of him was part of the Norman army that invaded England, and followed Duke William of Normandy to Britain.
The Malfoy family had been using magic to help William deal with some gray matters that no one knew about, and thus obtained the golden land in Wiltshire, which was seized from the original Anglo Saxons after their victory.
The descendants of the Malfoy family had lived there for ten consecutive centuries.
And the cunning ancestor in front of him, Armand, had many of the characteristics of the Malfoy family, as implied by their unflattering surname. The Malfoy family had a reputation for cunning, and they did not forget to seize power and wealth wherever they went. Although they supported the pure-blooded theory and believed that wizards were superior to Muggle, they would curry favor with the Muggle family as long as they were motivated by interests. In this way, they became one of the richest wizard families in Britain, and for many years in Allen's time, there were rumors that the Malfoy family had successfully dabbled in Muggle currency and assets.
In the days that followed, they expanded by annexing the nearby Muggle lands, and by currying favor with the Muggle royal family, they collected more and more Muggle treasures and works of art. The Malfoy family had a clear boundary between the poor Muggle and the rich. Until the implementation of the International Act of Secrecy in 1692, the Malfoy family was active in the Muggle high society. It was said that their strong opposition to the Act of Secrecy was partly due to the fact that they had to leave the happy social life. Although the descendants of the Malfoy family vehemently denied it, there was ample evidence that the first Malfoy, Lucius, had pursued Queen Elizabeth I, but was thwarted. Some historians also asserted that the reason the Queen refused to marry was because of the Malfoy's curse. For nearly ten centuries, the Malfoy family had followed the code of conduct of self-preservation. As soon as the International Act of Secrecy was implemented, the Malfoy family stopped all contact with the noble Muggle. They knew that if they continued to oppose and protest, it would only lead them away from the new core of power — the newly risen Ministry of Magic. Their attitude took a 180-degree turn, and like those who supported the Act of Secrecy from the beginning, they quickly denied that they had any dealings with the Muggle family, and even their previous marriage.
William was speechless as he looked at the most powerful Magus he had secretly raised, who was actually unable to retaliate in front of this young Magus. Although he didn't know why the other party was stunned and didn't make any further moves, he finally understood that he had really lost this time.
"Now, can you listen to me quietly? I suggest that you don't move. " Following Allen's teasing voice, the python head that the sword had transformed into opened its mouth wide and approached William's face.
"If you don't want to be like your soldiers and lose their lives in this sea …" Allen tilted his head, "That's right, the storm you encountered was created and controlled by me."
(Author's note: I used some information related to the Malfoy family from the official website, but I wrote more to make it 2000 words free of charge.)
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