Through the narrow high window of the terrace, the afterglow of the setting sun shone on the ground, reflecting a dark red stripe on the walls.
There were only a few places in the kingdom where you could still see the setting sun, and the Port of Clearwater was one of them. According to legend, the Months of Demons, which was covered in snow and cold wind, had little effect on the port. Except for the Blacksail Fleet, which was unable to leave the port, the whole city was as busy as usual.
And the owner of this harbor city, Garcia Wimbledon, was sitting in front of the square table under the window, seriously reading the letter in her hand. Her gray hair was dyed with a touch of gold under the setting sun, and the crisscrossing light and shadow of her face set off her angular facial features, giving her a unique charm and full of heroic spirit.
Farrion had been standing by her side for some time now.
Although the time it took her to read the letter had exceeded the normal time, Ryan still chose to quietly wait – he didn't want to disturb the peace.
Finally, Garcia sighed softly and put down the letter.
"My father is dead."
Ryan was startled, "What?"
"My father, Aaron Wimbledon, the King of Graycastle, is dead."
She rarely repeated what she had said, he thought, if he had asked her this question normally, she would have turned a blind eye to it. But she really wasn't joking? The King was dead?
"…" Ryan opened his mouth, wanting to comfort her with a few words, but the words that came out turned into a question, "How did he die?"
Fortunately, Garcia didn't care about this – she was the Third Princess of the Kingdom, the Lord of the Port of Clearwater, and the Supreme Commander of the Blacksail Fleet, she didn't need anyone to comfort her. "The letter said that my brother Gerald killed my father and was later captured by the guards. He didn't commit suicide, so he was put on trial by the Hand of the King and several other ministers, and was sentenced to be beheaded. "
"This is not normal," Ryan subconsciously said.
"Of course it's not normal," Garcia said with an expressionless face, "My brother, although stupid, is not stupid enough to commit suicide. If no one had guided him, he wouldn't have done such a thing. "
"Someone framed him?"
"Let me guess …" The Third Princess closed her eyes. "Someone probably set up a detailed plan to tempt him into saying that they were willing to help him ascend the throne. To bring him into the inner court of King's City, someone had to make arrangements in advance, including eradicating, exchanging, and bribing. But that was not what Gerald was good at, or rather, he was too lazy to do such trivial things. The rest is simple. The person who set up the plan was deeply trusted by him, but betrayed him in the end. "
Ryan declined to comment, after all, these were only speculations, the process was not important, the key was the result. He believed that Her Royal Highness also thought so.
Sure enough, Garcia opened her eyes and continued, "There are at least nine, if not ten, people like this in the first prince's camp. They have brute force, but their brains are all muscles. It's normal for them to be fooled by others. It's just that … "There was a hint of anger in her tone." My second brother is too violent. "
"You mean, Timothy Wimbledon did it?"
"Besides him, who else knows Gerald so well? After this incident, who would benefit the most? "Garcia's fingers unconsciously tapped the table," Even a blind man can see it! However, just based on my father's preference for him, he simply doesn't need to do this! "
Her Royal Highness is angry, Ryan realized, it was rare to see the Third Princess reveal such an expression. It seems that although she had always complained that Wimbledon III was too biased, but in the end, she didn't want her father to end up like this.
Ryan could more or less understand this feeling, in a big family, the family head always gave the younger generation such a feeling – a mountain that they wanted to surmount, a mountain that they both feared and hated. If what she said was right, and this matter was really done by the second prince, then his actions could indeed be called brutal.
"But he … why did he do this?"
"Because he is afraid of me," Garcia took a deep breath, seemingly controlling her emotions, "he is afraid of the Black Sail Fleet."
Seeing that Ryan didn't answer, she continued to explain, "Timothy has informants in the Port of Clearwater, this is not surprising, I also have informants in Valencia and King's City. After knowing the existence of the Black Sail Fleet, it was easy to guess what I would do next, Valencia can't raise an army that can fight against the Black Sail Fleet. So he used the stupidest method, using Gerald as bait to get what he wanted. "
"You mean, he wants an army?"
"He wants the throne," Garcia said, "After Gerald's death, he is the first in line to succeed to the throne, coupled with the death of my father, I'm afraid he is on his way to King's City. As long as he can become Wimbledon IV, he can mobilize his vassals and troops without any territorial restrictions. " At this point, she shook her head, "However, as I said, as my father's favorite son, he doesn't have to do this."
"Isn't that bad," Ryan worriedly said, "If the second prince is successfully crowned, he will announce the end of the fight for the throne, and order you to return to King's City?"
Garcia disdainfully said, "This step is too straightforward, even if my father favors him, it doesn't mean that all the ministers will support him, especially when it comes to the murder of the King – although Timothy pushed the blame on Gerald, he can only fool the common people of the kingdom, if he wants to fully grasp the power of Graycastle, I estimate that it will take a long time. So … "She looked at Ryan," I have to slightly change my plan. "
Ryan immediately knelt down on one knee and said, "I am willing to serve you."
Garcia stood up and walked to the window, with her back facing Ryan, "After he ascends the throne, he will inevitably deal with me at the first moment. However, I'm afraid the only means he can use is to order Joey Cole, the Duke of the Southern Territory to pressure me. And the latter will probably use the excuse that the King has just passed away, and the whole country is in mourning, so it's not appropriate to use troops as an excuse – that old fox has always been unwilling to make a loss. At most, he will gather his vassals and surround the Port of Clearwater's border, "Princess Garcia paused a little," But these actions will bring us unnecessary trouble, so, we will set sail tomorrow. "
"Set sail? Your Highness, do you want to … "
"Eagle City is located in the interior of the kingdom, it is almost an undefended city. Through the tributary of the Sanwan River, we can reach Clear Spring Town, and from there, we will only need one day to reach Eagle City. After I capture Joey, the whole Southern Territory will be under my control. This is an interesting time difference, when he sits on the throne and wants to order Duke Joey, he will find out that the whole Southern Territory has become my territory, I don't know what kind of expression he will have. "
"But, you also said, Wimbledon III has just passed away, so –"
"What, do I still need to shed tears first?" Garcia turned around, the setting sun fell into the horizon, covering her whole body with a layer of purple and red gauze. Her face was hidden in the darkness, only her eyes were bursting with a subtle light. Her eyes were as firm as a rock, Ryan thought, even if there is anger, there is regret, there will never be sadness.
Sadness is not suitable for a king.
"No, you don't need to," he said seriously.
Garcia nodded with satisfaction, "Go, summon all the captains to me. Since Timothy is not willing to wait for five years, I will not let him down. After obtaining Eagle City, the whole Southern Territory will be independent. "
It doesn't matter if all of this is done by Timothy or not, he thought, she can always find a suitable path in the unpredictable situation, and once she decides, she will move forward bravely. This is her charm, and also the reason why he followed her.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
