It had already been five days since Prius was locked up here.
Although it wasn't a prison cell, the renovated residence was almost the same as a prison cell – the original wooden door had been replaced with wooden railings, all the furniture in the house had been removed, leaving only a few blankets. The only good thing about it was that the room could be considered clean, with neither wind nor rain leaking in.
In addition to him, there were four other people in the prison. Three of them were from the Ryan Family, one was from the Wolf Family, and he himself was a Knight of the Earl of Elk Family.
"Damn it, how long does he want to keep us here!" The oldest Knight of the Ryan Family shouted, "The wheat fields in the territory haven't been sown yet! My wife doesn't know how to do these things. "
"Your territory?" The young Knight of the Wolf Family sneered, "Do you think His Royal Highness will still keep the Knight Territory, let you go back to collect horses, weapons, and armor, and then wait for an opportunity to take revenge? To be honest, he hasn't sent all of you to the gallows, it's already merciful. "
"What did you say!?" The old Knight stared at him.
"I'm just telling the truth," the young Knight said indifferently, "The Duke is the number one criminal who planned and carried out the rebellion, if he didn't clean up his elite Knight Regiment, would he leave them to his son? As for us, we were naturally forced to go to the battlefield by the Duke's threat. "
"I think you're bringing about your own destruction!" He walked over and picked up the young man, his right hand clenched into a fist, and when he was about to hit him, a hand stretched out from behind and firmly grabbed him.
"Stop, Harlon. Do you want to attract the guards? " A handsome Knight pressed his fist down, "He's right, we are Knight under the Duke's command, when convicted, we will inevitably receive a heavy sentence. Since we've reached this step, we just need to wait for the result. Look at the people of the Elk Family, and then look at you now. Where's your noble demeanor? "
He was the star Knight of Longsong Stronghold, Filin Schilt, nicknamed The Light Of Dawn, who had charmed many noble young ladies. In the end, he actually married a commoner woman as his wife. This matter could be considered to have caused quite a stir at that time. Seeing that he was mentioned, Prius could no longer remain silent and said to the three who were arguing, "I don't know if we can keep the territory, but at least His Royal Highness won't take your lives."
"Oh? Why? "
"Killing you in the stronghold would at least serve as a deterrent. Who are we going to kill you for after spending so much effort to bring you here? His subjects? "Prius shook his head," The Knight regiment hasn't even taken a single step into Border Town. "
The townsfolk naturally wouldn't hate them if they didn't rush in to burn, kill, and loot. Therefore, to the prince, it was better to kill the nobles in the stronghold than to let the townsfolk see. If they didn't kill in the stronghold, their lives would be saved.
Filin thought about it and nodded. "That makes sense. May I ask your name is … "
"Prius Dessau."
"Thank you for your comfort, Sir Dessau." Filin gave him a grateful look and pulled Halon back to sit in the corner.
The young man also sat down, leaning against the wall and humming a song.
He really isn't afraid, Prius thought, and his own "calm" is just a facade.
Prius knew that he really wasn't cut out to be a Knight. He didn't inherit his father's bravery, nor did he inherit his mother's wisdom. Compared to wielding a sword, he preferred to take care of his own small territory. Raising chickens and ducks, fishing by the pond and so on. He had no choice but to fight for the Earl of Elk Family, let alone kill people, he didn't even like to participate in hunting. So when they charged, Prius tried to rush to the back, but he didn't expect to survive.
Wait … Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little strange. As the Duke's star Knight, why did Filin Schilt also survive? Shouldn't he be the first to rush?
"His Royal Highness wants to see you," the guard suddenly shouted from the door, "Sirius Daly, you come out first."
The young Knight jumped up, waved to the crowd, and walked out of the cell.
"Hey, what about us!"
Halon chased to the door, but was forced back by the guard's short stick. After locking the cell door, the guard said in a cold voice, "Don't worry, it will be your turn."
Knowing that the trial was coming, Prius became more and more nervous. Damn it, when there was no result, I always looked forward to this day, but now that the result is coming, I'm afraid. He thought angrily. But his body still couldn't help but tremble, every few breaths he wanted to look up at the door, just like when a child was about to be born for the first time, the feelings of hope and panic coexisted.
Fortunately, the waiting time was not long. About half an hour later, the guard in charge of the escort came again, "Prius Dessau, it's your turn.
He stood up in a panic, but his feet accidentally tripped on the rolled up blanket on the ground. Fortunately, Filin's eyes and hands were quick, he stepped forward and supported him.
"Thank … Thank you." He felt his throat was dry.
"It's nothing." The guard's voice was gentle and powerful, making Prius's nervous mood ease a lot.
He nodded to Filin, and followed the guard out of the cell.
The one leading the way was a young man, about seventeen years old, wearing dark brown leather armor and boots, holding a short stick in his hands.
"Don't you need to tie my hands?" Prius asked.
"You've been searched before you were locked up, without a weapon, what can you do?"
"Where are you taking me?"
"His Royal Highness' castle."
"What about the man before? The Knight called Sirius, what happened to him? "
The other side shrugged, not answering.
Well, maybe he doesn't know, maybe he doesn't want to tell me. Prius closed his mouth.
This escort gave him a very strange feeling, he dressed and looked like an ordinary civilian, but when he spoke to the Knight, he didn't show the slightest fear, he didn't even use the most basic honorifics. He didn't seem to know that, in normal times, these people could easily decide his life or death.
Prius had seen a lot of commoners who had to struggle for survival. They were dull and indifferent, just like a soulless walking corpse. But in the eyes of this little man, he saw pride and pride. He was obviously a commoner, but he had the same demeanor as a knight who was full of honor. This extreme sense of incongruity made Prius very confused.
In the end, what kind of environment can create such a person?
He looked around, although he had never been to Border Town before, he had heard about this barren and desolate place. But now the town was full of vitality, it was very different from the border outpost he had imagined. The streets were full of people, their pace was fast, it seemed that they had endless things to do. From time to time, someone would greet the little man who was escorting him. Everyone's face was ruddy, full of energy, it didn't look like they had just experienced the hardships of the Months of the Demons.
As he approached the castle area, he saw an open space where more than a hundred people gathered – this group seemed to be building a house, and according to the scale, there was more than one house. The materials for the house were piled up on the side, they were all fired bricks. Generally speaking, only nobles would choose such expensive materials, but if it was built for nobles, the area of the house was too small. The houses that had been built in front of the open space were almost a little bigger than his own living room. In addition, the houses were too similar, almost like they were printed from the same mold, which nobleman would like such a house?
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