"Earl Luoxi! Damn traitor, how dare he —! " Appen, who was watching the battle from the top floor of the castle, flew into a rage and said, "I'm going to kill him and his son! Minister, where is my minister? "
"Your Majesty, Lord Cologne said he had to... deal with something." After a while, the chief guard replied hesitantly, "But I think he may not come back."
"What did you say?" The King of Dawn suddenly turned around and looked at the chief guard, gasping for breath.
"You agreed at the time," the chief guard bit the bullet and said, "In addition to Lord Cologne, there are also Lord Wylant and Neil, the Golden Hourglass. Your Majesty, now there's only me here."
It was not until then that Appen noticed that only the chief guard and a few lonely servants were left in the large hall.
In an instant, he understood the meaning of the phrase "I might not come back".
"Traitors again!" The King of Dawn gritted his teeth and smashed his scepter on the ground. "One or two are not enough, I want three or four more... My career is ruined by these traitors!"
Their departure had indeed been agreed to by him, but what reason did they use to leave? One said he was going to check the defense of the stone wall, and the other said he was going to the inner court to supervise the maids' preparation for war. These were originally their duties, but now it seemed that they were just excuses!
Could it be that his minister had already made preparations to escape before the enemy launched their attack?
"Your Majesty, those cowards will be punished sooner or later, but now the top priority is to evacuate as soon as possible!" The chief guard came forward to persuade him, "Those mercenaries can't buy too much time. Even the guards can only resist the enemy for about an hour. Any later and it will be too late!"
"No, I want to see the traitors pay the price with my own eyes!" Appen pushed him away and said, "Go to the underground dungeon and bring me Otto Luoxi's head!"
"But..."
"This is the king's order!" He shouted at the top of his voice.
"Yes, Your Majesty." The chief guard had to take a step back and bow.
After the only subordinate left, Appen felt his fingers tremble slightly, and his eyes seemed to be about to split open. Even his whole vision was dyed with a layer of light red.
He slowly sat down on the chair and stared at his hands, wishing he could tear these traitors into pieces with them!
Everything was over.
When the mercenaries at the top of the city wall inexplicably fled and gave up the stone wall, the defeat was already doomed. Count Luoxi's rebellion was just an insignificant stroke. But he did not understand why Earl Luo Xi was willing to risk losing his eldest son to betray him. Why did Horford Quinn's ambition receive the unreserved support of the other two families? This was completely unreasonable. Although the three families in the City of Glow were regarded as a whole, their interests were not exactly the same. In a situation where a slight mistake would lead to eternal damnation, he could not think of anyone who could be so trusted by them.
Appen realized that whether it was the city or the three big families, they were not as well-informed as he thought they were.
In the end, he did not manage to wait for the report from his personal guard captain.
The ones who pushed open the door of the hall was a group of warriors that Soran had never seen before. The weapons in their hands were still dripping with blood, and there were also many bloodstains on their armor. However, judging from their expressions, there was no trace of fatigue or relaxation after a bloody battle. Instead, they looked relaxed as if they had just experienced a street brawl.
The personal guard captain claimed to have resisted for half an hour, but in fact, he could not even hold on for a quarter of an hour.
The difference in strength between the two sides was too great.
Then he saw the usurper, Horford Quinn, who had vowed to assist the Moya family forever.
In addition to Earl Quinn, there were two other traitors and their successors: Oro Tokat and Otto Luoxi.
Seeing the latter, Appen knew that it was impossible for him to retaliate.
"Why is this —"
"Are you surprised that Otto is still alive?" Oro interrupted him. "It's not too difficult to hide two warriors in the secret passage of the palace, not to mention that ordinary iron gates and fences can't stop them at all. As for how they entered the Castle District, you have to ask the guards. I think under the panic, the guards don't care about counting the number of people in the acrobatic troupe. "
Appen's pupils suddenly shrank. If the other side was not bluffing, wouldn't it mean that they could break into his bedroom at any time?
"Yes, just as you think," Oro spread out his hands. Oro spread out his hands. "If the King of Graycastle didn't need to create a ruckus, I'm afraid you would have been beheaded by them. To be honest, you've disappointed me, Your Majesty … I thought you imprisoned Otto just because you were angry. I didn't expect you to use him to threaten Earl Luoxi and even wanted to kill him. " Speaking of this, he sighed. "I thought … even if we can't be friends, you won't forget the past."
"You mean Roland Wimbledon? So all this is a conspiracy planned by him? " Appen did not care about the second half of Oro's words at all. He had all his attention on the King of Graycastle mentioned by Oro. "Do you know what you're doing? You've helped a devil — not only betraying the oath of your ancestors, but also offering your kingdom and people to him! You're so stupid! "
He pointed angrily at Horford Quinn. "And you! Do you really think you can sit on the throne? In fact, you're just a puppet! Haven't you ever thought about the reason why he started this rebellion? If he didn't want to annex the Kingdom of Dawn, why would he go against me again and again? Don't forget, these people can easily overthrow me today, and one day, they will easily push you into the abyss! "
"You're wrong." Suddenly a woman's voice sounded outside the door. "He did this only for two reasons. One is to save Otto, and the other is to protect the witches. "
"Ridiculous —" Appen was about to scold her for her presumptuousness and ignorance, but his voice suddenly got stuck in his throat. "You, you are …"
The person looked very weak and needed the help of others to barely stand, but even so, it could not hide her outstanding appearance. The long blond hair and the familiar face reminded him of a person that only existed in his memory.
"Andrea Quinn." However, the other party's answer confirmed his guess. "Long time no see, Appen."
In an instant, all the questions in the mind of the King of Dawn were answered. Why the Tokat family would support Earl Quinn so firmly, and why Earl Luoxi was willing to take the risk — there was indeed a person who could win the trust of both families at the same time, because their children had fallen in love with each other.
The anger in his heart was extinguished, replaced by a sense of despair and helplessness. He murmured for a moment and finally said, "Why?"
Why did you choose them instead of me in the end?
If being defeated by Roland Wimbledon was destined, why did you also betray me? I could have given more than them. If it weren't for that accident, half of the kingdom would have been yours.
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