By the time Roland returned to the Wild Horse Tavern from the cemetery, it was already evening.
Because the queen's abduction was over and the curfew had been lifted, there were still many vendors and pedestrians on the streets even though it was now close to night, and there seemed to be more drinkers in the Wild Horse Tavern.
It was also noisier.
Roland went up to the second floor under the watchful eyes of a large group of people and entered the room.
Husseret had already returned to the room. He was bragging to a group of friends, and when he saw Roland, he patted the chair beside him and said, "Sit down and have a drink first. I have something to tell you."
After a glass of sweet wine, Roland's dry throat felt much better. "All right, go ahead."
At this time, the voices of the other friends chatting subconsciously became much lower, not wanting to disturb the two of them.
Husseret's temperament was getting gloomier and gloomier, and his voice, which was flat with a hint of coldness, was already a bit like a viper's. "According to the information that our Guild of Rogues has gathered, the queen was kidnapped because the Association of Mages has an appeal to the royal family. They are using this method to tell the king that we can kidnap the queen and threaten your safety. You'd better agree to our terms. "
Roland frowned. "The Association of Mages is so arrogant?"
"Of course!" Husseret spread his hands and said, "Seventy percent of the members of the Association of Mages are nobles. This is a feudal society, and although the royal family is the largest and strongest noble family, the local lords are not much worse than it. And most importantly, the Association of Mages' alliance effect is too strong. They may not be as good as the royal family in terms of pure combat power, after all, they have no military power, but all kinds of intricate relationships are like a big net that has caught the entire country of Hollevin. Even the royal family is very afraid, and now they are in a situation where they can't escape."
"So, what is the Association of Mages' appeal?"
Husseret shook his head. "I don't know. Even our Guild of Rogues didn't find out. We only know that the general chairman talked to the king in person."
Roland listened carefully and subconsciously took a sip of fruit wine.
"The queen was not mistreated, and it is said that the Association of Mages deliberately threw the queen's clothes into the river for people to find." Husseret thought for a moment and said, "And why the Bards were used as sacrifices, no one but the two big shots know the reason. Kaka's fate was doomed from the beginning. After all, the Queen was kidnapped while he was patrolling. "
"In other words, I want to avenge Kaka, but I can't find the murderer now?" Roland said unhappily, "Do I have to go to the headquarters' chairman or the king to ask them?"
Husseret smiled and said, "Not necessarily. We can ask the other party."
Roland could not think of anyone.
"Queen!"
Roland was a little surprised.
Three hours later, Husseret took Roland to a relatively remote manor on the west side of the palace.
The manor was surrounded by dense woods, and there was a path at the front gate that could only accommodate one carriage. Husseret led Roland through the woods, and the hustle and bustle of the capital seemed to be blocked out by the woods.
The two of them arrived at the entrance of the manor. Under the moonlight, they saw a white mansion bathed in the moonlight.
However, the mansion in the manor was very quiet. There were no sounds of people coming from it. Only a candle was lit on the balcony on the second floor.
The candle flickered in the night breeze, as if it would go out at any moment.
There was a guard at the entrance of the manor, and Husseret went over and handed the guard a strange white scroll.
The guard revealed a strange smile and opened the door to the manor.
Then Husseret pointed inside and said, "Only one person can go in."
Roland nodded. After he entered the manor, the guard immediately closed the door.
He was a little surprised that meeting the queen gave off a sneaky feeling.
But he didn't think too much about it and followed the blue stone path to the entrance of the mansion.
As soon as he looked up, he could see a beautiful woman sitting on the balcony on the second floor. She was wearing a thin silk gown, and in the moonlight, certain special parts were faintly discernible.
Roland frowned, feeling that something was wrong.
Then an old butler came out of the door, bowed slightly, and said, "Honorable Mage, please follow me."
Even if he came, he wouldn't think so much. Roland took a slight breath and followed the old butler up to the second floor, then to the entrance to the balcony.
The old butler bowed and left silently.
Roland walked into the balcony, where he saw a beauty with long brown hair sitting in a chair.
She was wearing very light clothes. Silk was a kind of fabric with high visibility. The higher the quality of the silk, the higher the visibility.
And the silk dress this beauty wore should be the highest kind, usually used as a ceremonial outerwear.
For a moment, Roland felt that he had nowhere to put his eyes, and in the end, he could only look at the woman's face and then sit down opposite her.
"May I ask if you're Her Highness the Queen?"
The beauty's face, which had been looking outside, turned back. She looked Roland up and down and was a little surprised. "You're actually a young and promising Mage? I thought it would be a fat old thing. In this way, I didn't lose out too much. "
Roland seemed to understand something.
"Before we begin, I want to know your name." The queen's expression seemed to be conflicted.
There was a kind of helplessness, and also a kind of resignation.
Roland shook his head slightly. "I'm here to ask you something."
"Huh? You're asking me something? You used a very valuable atonement scroll just for this? "
So what Husseret gave the guard was an atonement scroll? Very valuable?
The queen had been watching Roland's expression, and seeing his confusion, she was instead curious. "You didn't know what was going on before you came?"
"I don't know, I really just want to ask you some questions."
"Ask away. If we chat, we'll get to know each other a little better, and when we do things later, maybe it will make me less resistant."
The wind suddenly became a little stronger, blowing out the candles.
In the moonlight, the queen's smooth face reflected a bright luster, and there was a kind of plaintive look on her face that was very charming.
Roland took a deep breath, feeling a little incredulous. "You're the queen, how can you be so down and out?"
"Queen?" She chuckled, her voice crisp and mixed with a kind of resentment. "After tonight, I will no longer be a queen. How can a woman whose reputation is tarnished and who has to sleep with other men be qualified to be a queen again? "
Roland was even more puzzled.
"It seems that you don't know anything." The queen looked at Roland again for a moment and asked, "Who gave you the atonement scroll?"
"My good friend."
"Then he's really generous."
Roland's expression was quite strange. "I still don't understand, why would the king let you do such … things?"
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