However, he did not expect Brando to say such a thing, and the dark-skinned youth was overjoyed. He knew that this young man's position in his lord's heart was very important, and Brando's words were a great help to him.
As expected, he saw his lord giving him a look of praise, and he could not help but feel elated. At the same time, he felt a little guilty. No matter what, he still could not answer Brendel's question.
He did not know that Brendel actually did not need to get any information from him. From Lord Rosaleen's reply, Brendel knew that this letter should be from within Rosaleen Castle. Then this person's identity was somewhat interesting.
The other party seemed to be a female.
Brando could not help but turn around and ask, "My lord, do you have any spies in the castle? If you send someone to retrieve the blueprint, will they threaten your family?"
Rosaleen shook his head, "Don't worry, my lord. I am usually alone. Even though I have two sons, they are not in Rosaleen right now."
But when he said this, he suddenly paused and revealed a somewhat hesitant expression.
Brando thought to himself that he did not even have a daughter. That was strange. Other than that, what other women would have a higher status in the castle? Could it be that the butler was a woman?
Other than Andina and Flofa, he had not seen any other nobles using female butlers. Hence, Makarov and the rest looked at him strangely. In fact, Tónigel and Radner had said that he was a lecherous man.
It was not that he did not know about such rumors.
Brando did not notice Rosaleen's expression immediately, and asked casually, "My lord, do you have any guests in the castle?"
He did not expect that his casual question would cause such a huge reaction from the other party. Rosaleen immediately stuttered, as though he had suddenly thought of something, but could not say it out loud.
If he had not noticed the flash of hesitation in Lord Rosaleen's eyes before, he could not help but notice the huge change now. He wondered if he had hit the nail on the head. He subconsciously asked, "What is it, my lord?"
Rosaleen opened his mouth and was about to answer, but at this moment, a group of people riding on wingless dragons rushed over in a panic, causing the stones on the ground to jump up.
Brando turned around and saw that those people were Kasaff and his men that he had sent out earlier. Before they even got close, they saw Brando and his lord and shouted, "Bad news!
My lord, Miss Delfien has been taken away by Ghost Chariot's men! "
"What!" Rosaleen's expression immediately changed, as though his worries had come true. He swayed on his horse, and if it was not for Brando's quick reflexes, he would have fallen off his horse again.
At the same time, Brando heard another shout from behind him.
"What!"
He heard it clearly, it was the voice of the young man called Sebas.
Brando's heart was suddenly clear, as he had heard it clearly. "Miss Delfien has been taken away by Ghost Chariot's men." There might be many people in this world named Delfien, but he did not doubt that Miss Delfien was the daughter of the prime minister. Although he was not sure how she came here, or how she knew that he was looking for the Nature Pearl, the contents of the letter in his hand had proven everything.
No wonder he felt that the writing style was familiar. Back at Fathom Port, this prime minister's daughter had been doing paperwork for him, and he had seen many of her reports on the frontline and supplies.
When he heard this name, Brando could not help but frown. Back at Fathom Port, he had forgiven this woman, and after that, she seemed to have let go of her hatred. However, later on in Rushta, when the Roman's aunt went to the Cat and Beard Inn to save the waitress, she discovered something. Later on, she had privately mentioned this matter to him in the White Rose Garden. Although he was not completely sure, when the Roman was plotted against by the Tree Herders, this prime minister's daughter might have played a part in it.
Brando actually believed this at that time.
Later on, he had carefully thought about Delfien's motives. She had meticulously planned to help him fight against the Empire, and on the surface, it was for the Nidevan family. However, this statement was a little abrupt, and not only him, but Metisha and Amandina had also reminded him more than once.
Even the little princess, who was usually aloof from worldly affairs, had a conflict with her.
In fact, he knew in his heart that her intentions were not that simple, but when this woman was caught in the dragon flames, she was indeed a little pitiful. For the sake of the Silver Dragon Lady, he had agreed to let go of his hatred.
But later on, he realized that Delfien had done this to create an irreconcilable hatred between him and the Silver Queen. Because the Empire could not be overturned, the hatred would continue. She just did not expect the Silver Queen's final outcome, or else her target of revenge would not only be him, but also the entire Kingdom of Erouine.
After the trip to the Elemental Barrier, especially after the battle with Dusk, he gradually understood this matter. It could only be said that this woman's heart was really too crazy.
He recalled the time at Fathom Port, the prime minister's daughter who often buried herself in writing records in the study room. The sunlight that penetrated through the grated window fell on her body, and she seemed so quiet and skilled. He really could not believe that such a woman's heart could be so vicious and paranoid.
Thinking of this, Brando could not help but hesitate.
First, he doubted whether the letter was real or fake. No matter how Delfien knew that he was looking for the Nature's Orb, after playing the trick of crying wolf for so many times, it was natural for people to have this kind of association, which made him suspect that the woman was lying.
To be exact, he did not want to save such a woman, nor did he want to have any dealings with her. In fact, because of the Roman's experience, if she was in front of him at this moment, it was still a question whether he could control himself from killing her.
On the other hand, there was only one Nature's Orb in this world, and it might be the only way to save this world and save the Roman. If he missed this opportunity, who knew how much time he would have to waste?
If the Nature's Orb was really in Ninephoenix, he did not know when he would be able to return here. Going back and forth would take almost a year.
While he was still hesitating, Lord Rosaleen could not help but say, "My Lord, Miss Delfien is the most distinguished guest in my territory …"
He subconsciously looked at Brendel and Blanche with pleading eyes, but he did not dare to say the words out loud. There was no such thing as a free lunch in this world, and he could make the Rosaleen family owe him a favor if it was someone else.
However, to someone like Brando, a favor from the Rosaleen family was not worth much.
In fact, Brando did not need to turn around to feel that the young man named Sebas was also looking at him with a burning gaze. Thinking of Delfien's usual behavior, he could not help but shake his head. He thought to himself that this woman really liked to play with people's hearts.
It was impossible for him to have any good feelings towards such a person.
However, Huang Huo did not know that the person at the center of this topic was such a person. She could not help but show a look of disgust. "The people from the Ghost Chariot actually kidnapped a lady. They are getting more and more despicable!"
However, she did not ask her teacher to help. In Nine Phoenix, a teacher was like a father. The decision of the elders was not something that the juniors could interfere with.
Brando did not say anything. He made the best choice, which was to pass the crumpled letter to Huang Huo. Huang Huo was slightly stunned. She raised her head and looked at him with her clear black and white eyes, puzzled.
"Take a look. This might have something to do with the royal family of Nine Phoenix," Brando answered.
Huang Huo nodded seriously. She opened the crumpled letter, glanced at it, and cried out in surprise. Then, she raised her head and looked at Lord Rosaleen, who was not far away, with a burning gaze.
"My Lord, do you know about the Mystery of Emerald?"
Lord Rosaleen's expression changed immediately. He looked at Huang Huo suspiciously, then at Brando.
Huang Huo seemed a little anxious. The Mystery of Emerald was related to the legitimacy of the royal family. For a long time, the jade phoenix bloodline and their allies had been searching for the whereabouts of the Heart of the Azure Dragon in Nine Phoenix. They did not expect the Ghost Chariot Clan to take the lead here.
She had previously asked Brando for help in a hurry, which was actually against the etiquette of the Nine Phoenix. However, as a daughter of the royal family, she had to put down her reservations for this matter. One could imagine how important this secret was.
Her fixed gaze seemed to have seen through Lord Rosaleen's heart. She immediately said, "My Lord, no one knows better than the jade phoenix bloodline what the Mystery of Emerald means to the Rosaleen family. The Nine Phoenix can give you what the Ghost Chariot Clan cannot. You should know what I'm talking about …"
Lord Rosaleen seemed to have understood at once. He turned to look at 'Mr. Boban', who nodded at him immediately.
As an important minister of the Rosaleen family in the previous dynasty, the marshal obviously knew some of the secrets of the Rosaleen family. The Mystery of Emerald might mean the legitimacy of the Nine Phoenix bloodline, but to the Rosaleen family, it was just a bargaining chip. If they wanted to rely on this thing to ascend to the throne of the Nine Phoenix, they were really thinking too much.
Lord Rosaleen obviously understood this. He suppressed the ambition in his heart and quickly nodded at Brando and Huang Huo.
Brando's heart sank immediately.
He was almost certain that Delfien did not lie to him about this matter. The Mystery of Emerald was indeed in the hands of the Rosaleen family, and that thing was very likely related to the whereabouts of the Nature Pearl.
Then.
He had no choice but to take action.
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