Hearing the servant's report and seeing Luo Peini? Gwen immediately guessed what had happened when he saw the change in expression on Galen's face.
It was just as he had guessed — Patty was the daughter of Galen's daughter. And the little girl's current condition was definitely not very good. The reason why she was connected to the Psychic Network of the Eternal Sleepers was probably related to her physical condition.
Gawain concealed the ripples in his heart and asked with pure curiosity on his face, "Ms. Glen, what happened?"
"Please don't worry, just wait here for a while." Countess Luo Peini controlled the worried look on her face. She bowed slightly to Gwen and said quickly in a low voice, "I need to leave for a while. I'll be back soon."
Gwen thought for a while and nodded. "… Do as you please. Don't mind us. But if there's anything you need help with, I'm always happy to help. "
Countess Luo Peini quickly thanked him and then hurriedly followed the servant out of the reception hall.
Gwen watched her figure disappear behind the door. But in the end, he controlled the urge to ask further. He also did not mention anything about meeting the daughter because it would be too abrupt.
Patty? Gollan should be a child of about ten years old, while Gawain was a duke who had just been resurrected not long ago. He was currently exploring wastelands in the Great South. It was a little suspicious for him to suddenly want to meet the other party's daughter under such circumstances. He couldn't just ask the other party's single mother and say, "Fellow countryman, I heard that you have a daughter?". If he really did that, his reputation would be ruined.
In order to avoid triggering Luo Peini's vigilance and resistance, he had to make his words and actions more natural. So Gwen just silently watched the countess leave the room. He knew that he would eventually find a chance to meet the daughter of Galen. "Galen."
After waving his hand to silence the noisy harps and seven-stringed instruments, Gwen began to walk around the reception hall with great interest. He observed the collections and creations of the former Viscount Galen. While looking at the unique things, he recalled the various narratives and rumors about the former Viscount Galen in his mind. Some of the stories were only a few years ago, while some were only a dozen years ago. But because of the chaotic habits of the era and the distortions of some ulterior motives, they had become absurd. It was like a dark story passed down hundreds of years ago.
In the various versions of the stories, the former Viscount Galen was a mental patient who was plagued by evil spirits or genetic diseases. He was both intelligent and insane at the same time. He used his wise means to amass wealth, but he also squandered his wealth wantonly, ruined his family's tradition and reputation, and made chaos in the territory. He used to be one of the best of the younger generation of nobles in the Southern Territory and was the ideal lover of many noble ladies. But in the end, he fell into the thirst for forbidden knowledge and was unable to extricate himself. He even died in the magic laboratory.
Gwen kept piecing together the true and false stories in his mind. Most of the stories were the results of investigations sent by Amber. When he sorted out the stories again, he turned to the half-elf who was licking the plate and nodded. "Are you full?"
"Yes, I'm full!" Amber patted her belly. "Look at your expression and tone. You must want me to work again, right?"
"It's not very troublesome." Gwen smiled. "Go to the gate of the castle and check that door."
…
Before the ball began in the evening, Luo Peony Galen came back to Galen. Gwen finally appeared in front of Gawain again. Of course, Hu Po had returned to Gawain earlier than her.
The countess looked tired, but she had calmed down. When Gawain saw her, he asked curiously, "I overheard the servant's words just now. Patty, are you sure you don't want to die?" Galen is … "
"She's my daughter." Countess Luo Peony Galen smiled faintly. It seemed that only when talking about her daughter would her smile become softer and more natural. "She's not very healthy."
"I hope she can recover soon," Gwen said. "If there's a chance, I'd like to see the child. I have a very good Druil in my territory. Maybe he can help."
Luo Peony Galen's expression became softer, and her tone was more sincere when talking to Gwen. "Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid there's no Druil that can cure Patty's illness. Of course, you can go and see her. I think Patty would be happy to meet a legendary figure like you. She often listened to your stories when she was young. "
The ball began as scheduled.
In the largest banquet hall of Galen Castle, delicious food and wine filled the dining table. The performers provided by the Galen family were playing soothing and beautiful Ansu court music on a wooden stage in the corner of the hall. Gentlemen and ladies in splendid attire walked into the banquet hall, socializing in this prosperous and luxurious place. These small nobles and aristocratic heirs from around the Galen territory did not ignore the person sitting on the platform at the end of the hall. From time to time, some of them cast their eyes on the platform above the ground, looking at Duke Cecil and Countess Galen, and tried to guess what they were talking about.
In fact, Gwen was just chatting with Luo Peony Galen. After looking at the specifications of the ball, the quality of the tableware, the number of musicians and their costumes, he smiled and praised, "It's a good ball."
"It's my honor to receive such praise from you," Countess Galen replied. "I've done my best to make this ball worthy of you."
Gwen just nodded gently. Then, he noticed Luo Peony Galen's expression. When she looked at the nobles in the hall, there was a slight change in her eyes.
It was a deep enmity, contempt, and a flame that bordered on hatred.
The change in her eyes was well hidden. If Gwen had not caught it, he would have missed it.
The corners of Gawain's mouth curled into a smile as he said in a casual tone, "How many of you who appeared here today also appeared in Karlov ten days ago? How about Count Hosman's banquet hall? "
Luo Peony Galen? Gollan's expression seemed to stiffen for a moment, but all her strangeness disappeared in an instant. In the next moment, she opened her mouth calmly, "It seems that even after seven hundred years, nothing that happens on this land can escape your eyes."
"No, a lot of things can. I just happened to know one or two of them after the event."
"Count Hosman used dishonorable means to steal the wealth that should have belonged to you. Fortunately, Galen Castle did not touch it." Countess Galen said after two seconds of silence. She quietly avoided Gwen's initial question and did not lead the conversation to the nobles who gathered here.
However, Gawain wasn't here to pursue the matter. He was just casually mentioning it. He glanced at Luo Peini. Then, she pretended to forget about the topic and suddenly said, "Your husband, in my opinion, is a great man."
"… That amazing person only left me with a mess."
Gawain smiled and turned his head to look at the Southern Border nobles who were dancing and talking elegantly in the banquet hall like stage actors. Suddenly, his gaze was attracted by a blurry shadow at the entrance of the banquet hall.
He could not see what it was, but he knew there was someone at the crack of the door. Was it because of Penny Luo? Galen had already stood up and looked at the same place with a surprised, nervous, and worried look.
Countess Galen seemed to be at a loss. "Your Grace, please allow me to …"
Gwen had already stood up. "Don't mind me. Go ahead."
Countess Galen left her seat almost immediately. She quickly passed through the side of the hall and walked towards the door of the banquet hall. Gwen naturally followed her.
Some people in the banquet hall were surprised to see this scene, but after Luo Peini waved her hand, the music continued. The nobles who were attending the ball did not leave, but their attention was obviously on the door, and they followed Luo Peini and Gwen.
Luo Peini pushed open the door of the banquet hall. Gwen stood behind her and looked out.
A wooden chair with wheels was parked in the corridor outside the door. A slightly panicked maid was standing behind the chair, and a small figure was curled up in the chair.
The small figure was a girl. She was wearing a white, specially tailored 'dress'. The dress only had one sleeve, and there was a large opening at the waist. The wearer's skin was fragile and festering, and it probably could not touch any fabric. She was sitting in the chair in a slanted posture, with several straps holding her body in place to prevent her from rolling down. Under her dress, one of her legs had been cut off at the knee, and the shriveled stump was draped weakly on the chair. Half of her torso looked like it had been roasted by fire. Her skin was charred and wrinkled, and there were layers of cracks and scabs everywhere. A lump of twisted flesh was sticking to the charred and wrinkled half of her body. It used to be one of her arms.
Just like that, she was tied to the chair like a tattered doll. Her head was supported with difficulty, and she constantly trembled slightly, as if it was difficult for her neck to be fixed at any angle.
But she still had a pair of bright eyes, which were staring curiously at Gwen.
One-third of her face was covered with ugly and twisted purplish-red scars, but she still smiled and looked very happy.
"You are so tall!"
Then, she added, "It's just like what Dad told me in the story!"
Gwen squatted down in front of the chair so that the little girl did not have to struggle to raise her head. He looked at her bright eyes, which were exactly the same as the lively girl in the City of Dreams.
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