"Sir, your guest is here." The curtain was lifted and a waitress poked her head out and said.
"Invite him in." Otto Luoxi took out a silver royal and handed it to the waitress beside him. "You don't have to do anything for now. I'll call you if I need you."
"Yes, sir."
"Is this the hidden place you mentioned?" The man who came in took off his hood and looked around with a frown. "If it weren't for the Luoxi guards standing outside, I would have thought that I came to the wrong place."
"It's not easy to invite you here. Of course, I can't just casually deal with you." Otto grinned.
The visitor was Hill Fawkes, a member of the envoy group who "betrayed the trust of the King of Dawn, killed the Guardian Knight, and fled the City of Glow with his fallen minions." Appen Moya, the King of Dawn, flew into a rage when he found out that Yorko and his team had left without saying goodbye. He claimed that Graycastle was openly provoking and despising the Kingdom of Dawn and that it was the witches who killed his father. He would never allow such evil beings to exist in his territory.
Of course, Otto knew much more than that. For example, while Appen was searching for the witches, he sent a team of knights to chase after the emissary delegation. The order he gave was that apart from Yorko, the rest of the witches could be punished at will, especially those who dared to collude with neighboring countries. At the same time, King City also launched an investigation. Denise, a businesswoman who was close to the envoy group, was taken to the palace for questioning several times. Hill and the others who volunteered to stay as contacts seemed to have disappeared into thin air.
It was not until a few months later that he received a message from Hill again.
This was also the first time they met after their farewell.
"Would you like something to drink?" Otto patted the soft chair beside him. "You don't usually have the chance to enjoy these things, do you?"
Hill did not sit down but walked to the window and looked out. "This is the second floor. Where's the reliable escape route you mentioned in the secret letter?"
The eldest son of the Luoxi family sighed helplessly. He stood up and lifted the soft wooden board, revealing a dark hole below.
"Slide down from here and you'll see the back garden. There's not only a secret door in the yard, but also a dry well. You can go anywhere you want."
"No one knows about this route?"
"Of course, this tavern is run by the Luoxi Family." He spread his hands and said, "Lord Yorko was right to call you a fox. You're still as cautious as before."
"If I couldn't do this, I'm afraid I'd be hanging on the gallows now." Hill took out a coin and threw it down the secret passage. After listening for a while, he closed the plank. "If you want to tell me any news in the future, it's better to contact me through secret letters. It's not safe to meet like this."
"But it's also risky for me to communicate by secret letter. If the information in the palace is leaked, His Majesty Appen will first suspect the three big families." Otto sighed. "He's no longer the friend he used to be."
Hill raised an eyebrow and said, "So, what's the new move of the King of Dawn?"
"He plans to attack the Church of Hermes to avenge his father." The eldest son of the Luoxi Family slowly told Otto the conversation he had heard during the court meeting. "Although some ministers dissuaded him, His Majesty insisted. Now the City of Glow has begun to collect food. When the Months of Demons are over and the snow melts, the Knight Group of the Royal Family will go to war with Duke Carb, who is in charge of the Western Wilderness. "
"I was wondering why the price of porridge has increased by one copper royal recently... Fortunately, the Kingdom of Dawn is rich in resources. If it was Graycastle, the lord wouldn't have prepared for war during the Months of Demons if he didn't want to cause a riot," Hill said thoughtfully. "Did something happen to the Church of Hermes?"
Otto knew why Roland was asking this question. Although the church and Graycastle had fought a great battle in Coldwind Ridge and the news of the Holy City's defeat had spread, further information was that both sides had retreated to their own territories. All the ministers agreed that the church might have suffered heavy losses, but it was not completely defeated. Otherwise, the King of Graycastle would have led his troops to the Holy City to loot it. As the core city of the church, there must be a lot of wealth there.
It was probably because the God's Punishment Warriors brought by the Pure Witches had left a deep impression on Appen that he had stopped sending spies to gather information and had not taken any other action.
Now that the situation had changed, it could only be that the other side had discovered something new.
As for whether it was to avenge his father or to take advantage of the situation, it did not matter at all.
"His Majesty didn't disclose the specific information to us, but I heard from merchants returning from the west that there seemed to be a lot of refugees in the old Holy City."
"Refugees..." Hill touched his chin and nodded. "I'll send this information back to Neverwinter."
"One more thing." Otto hesitated and said, "Last week in the court, the Foreign Affairs Minister mentioned Graycastle. He said that Roland Wimbledon is not the real ruler of Graycastle. He did not hold an enthronement ceremony, nor did he live in the palace. Even within the kingdom, there are many nobles who oppose him, especially in the Eastern Region. Since he tramples on the alliance between the two kingdoms, the Kingdom of Dawn needs to take precautions and contain him. For example, we should support the nobles to continue to resist the rule of Wimbledon. "
"Oh?" Hill suddenly became serious. "What's the response of the King of Dawn?"
"His Majesty didn't reply immediately, but judging from his expression... he seems to be very interested in this matter."
Otto did not know why he told these things to Hill... or rather, to Roland. Judging from the current situation, the relationship between Graycastle and the Kingdom of Dawn was deteriorating. He should be on Appen Moya's side, just like the Luoxi family had been supporting the Moya royal family for generations.
But he still could not convince himself to accept His Majesty's policy. Exterminating all witches meant including Andrea Quinn, who was by no means evil as Appen said. He had explained to His Majesty the relationship between the church's Pure Witches and witches more than once, but in the end, it was in vain.
Appen no longer regarded them as his arms.
Otto also found that although he still called Appen Moya "Your Majesty", he did not have the respect he used to have for the old king.
After thinking about it, he realized that he could not change the current situation of the Kingdom of Dawn and could only pin his hope on Graycastle. In Neverwinter, he saw Andrea living a free life. In order not to break that life, he hoped that Roland's rule could continue.
"I see," Hill said in a low voice. "Don't worry, this plan won't succeed."
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