"Your Highness."
The sound of footsteps stopped outside the walnut door, followed by a female voice. It was the female Knight that Brando saw the other day. "Maynild?" Gryphine held her hair with one hand and smoothed out the wrinkled dress with the other.
"And this old subject, Your Highness." A low and crisp voice replied.
"Lord Oberwei." Gryphine let out a sigh of relief, and in a few seconds, she returned to normal. "Please wait a moment, I'm about to go to bed … Okay, please come in." The door opened, and Maynild and Oberwei stood outside with a cold face. The wolf knight seemed to have been caught in the rain or had just returned from outside, and his body was wet.
Maynild closed the door, and Oberwei immediately said, "Your Highness, Makarov and the others have gone to meet His Highness —"
"You don't have to say anymore, I know everything, Oberwei." Gryphine interrupted him and looked up at her two close subjects with bright eyes. She and Maynild had known each other since they were young, and their relationship was more like that of close friends and sisters. Maynild had once vowed to become her knight, and she was now fulfilling her promise. The princess of Aouine couldn't help but smile. She wondered if her sister still remembered the oath she had made back then.
She then looked at Oberwei. Although Fleetwood was her and the little prince's teacher in name, in reality, her swordsmanship and political knowledge were all taught by this lone wolf. "Teacher, Sister Maynild, please get ready, we're leaving Ampere Seale immediately."
Oberwei was slightly startled and could not help but look up. He had prepared a long speech to cheer up the princess, but he didn't expect that his student's endurance would exceed his expectations. He was very familiar with the princess's character, and immediately guessed that something had happened during this time.
Thinking of this, the backbone of the Royal Faction looked around the room suspiciously, and his eyes quickly fell on the open window.
"Teacher, you don't have to guess, I've thought it through. I can't give up the future of Erouine, and I can't let Duke Anthony divide the kingdom. You said that the glorious flag is still in Erouine, but can I pick it up again, no matter how difficult the future is? "Gryphine asked.
"How do you know the result if you don't try, Your Highness?" Oberwei retracted his gaze and looked at the princess with approval.
"But the most important task now is to return to my territory, where I will launch a crusade against House Seifer and the Holy Cathedral. I believe the people will stand with us. The people of Erouine have never forgotten that they fought bravely against the people of Cruz, only those who have forgotten the oath of the nobles." Princess Gryphine nodded.
Oberwei bowed slightly in agreement and said, "Then the Holy Cathedral must have known that there was a disagreement among us, but they must not have expected us to break up so quickly. This is our only chance." He turned around and said, "Maynild, how many Royal Knights can you mobilize?"
The head of the Royal Knight Regiment, Cadler, was a student of Fleetwood and a diehard member of the Royal Faction. At this time, he would definitely not side with the princess. Oberwei had previously arranged for Maynild to enter the Royal Knight Regiment in order to curb the power of the head of the regiment. But until now, Maynild only had prestige among the younger Knights.
Maynild lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then said with a cold face, "Not more than 30%, and they are all students who graduated from the Knight Academy. They lack actual combat experience."
"That's a little less." The princess frowned.
"Maybe we can seek outside help." Oberwei smiled slightly.
"Outside help?" Erouine's princess panicked and couldn't help but look at the wardrobe.
"Count Audine seems to be very appreciative of Your Highness' opposition to splitting the kingdom. When I sent him out earlier, he said that he intended to side with us. He has a group of mercenaries who came back with him from the Black Forest. If we can persuade him to join us, it will not only help us in our current situation. "The wolf knight slowly explained the origin of his wet clothes.
"Teacher, can you persuade Count Audine?" Gryphine's eyes flashed with a trace of surprise, not only because of this unexpected foreign aid, but also because her idea had been approved by the traditional nobles. Although Brando's forces that stood on her side had already made a name for themselves in the war in Tónigel, the princess still didn't think that a new force could have much power.
In comparison, she valued Brando's personal use as a Gold-ranked swordsman more. That was indeed the case. In comparison, Count Audine's mercenaries who had returned from the Black Forest and had experienced hundreds of battles could play a much greater role in the current situation in Ampere Seale.
Moreover, Count Audine had an ancient family behind him, as well as a large number of nobles who had the same political aspirations as him. This was a huge help. To be able to gain the goodwill of this force was really precious to the princess's forces who were in danger.
However, Brando, who was hiding in the wardrobe, scoffed at this. Oberwei and the princess still wanted to rely on the power of the nobles. Of course, this was understandable. The shackles of thinking were not so easy to break. Besides, the kingdom indeed needed capable people to govern. Brando had to admit that there were many knowledgeable and capable people among the nobles in this world.
Oberg the Seventh established the Youth Guards and established the academy to select talents from the local areas in order to break the monopoly of power of the old nobles. However, all of this had just begun, and Erouine had already fallen into the flames of war. However, the future Erouine still benefited from this. A large number of talented people were selected from the Youth Guards to enrich the kingdom, bringing about a decade of prosperity for the ancient kingdom of Erouine.
If it wasn't for the second and third War of the Black Rose that interrupted this process, perhaps the Princess Regent would have been able to slowly get the broken car of Erouine back on the right track.
Thinking of this, Brando couldn't help but sigh softly.
He continued to listen to Maynild's cold voice outside, "The secret passage leads out of the city, but the nearby areas are under the control of the Holy Cathedral. Further south is the territory of Duke Arreck. The students of the Knight Academy had already planned their escape route in advance, and the only conclusion was that they had a chance to escape Ampere Seale by water. "
"But we don't have a ship," Oberwei replied.
"A ship won't work either. The storm on the sea of the New Moon is coming, and we can't go out to sea at this time of the year," Maynild added.
"No, we might have a ship." Gryphine suddenly thought of something. She looked hesitant, and Maynild and Oberwei looked at the princess strangely. The royal family had arranged spies and hidden escape routes everywhere. If there was a merchant ship here, they wouldn't be surprised. There was a saying in Erouine that the king had the most secrets. Although it wasn't completely true, it was still accurate.
Unexpectedly, after hesitating for a moment, she suddenly said, "Let me introduce you to a guest."
"A guest?"
Maynild was slightly taken aback, but Oberwei was stunned for a moment before a look of realization appeared on his face. Gryphine bit her lips and knocked on the wooden table with her finger. "Come out, Mr. Brando. I hope you will fulfill your promise and help us leave this place wholeheartedly."
Brando didn't expect the princess to push him out at this time, but he was only surprised for a moment and quickly returned to normal. The two people outside seemed to be close to the princess. If she was willing to let him appear at this time, it meant that the princess had at least acknowledged him as a member of this circle.
He exhaled, opened the door of the wardrobe and walked out.
"It's you!" Maynild raised her eyebrows slightly.
Oberwei also raised his eyebrows, but didn't rush to speak. On the other hand, Brando was a little embarrassed. Why not? A man and a woman alone in a room, and she was even a princess of a kingdom, it was inevitable that others would have some guesses. Moreover, he did do something that wasn't so honorable. Although it was just a moment of impulse, Brando couldn't help but blush a little.
He couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sir Oberwei, we meet again. I heard that you've seen me before, but it's a pity that I didn't have the chance to meet you before. " He was naturally talking about the matter of Oberwei secretly following them. It wasn't the princess who told him about it, but the little female dragon who reminded him. In addition, the princess unintentionally revealed some details in the letter. Brando only needed to guess who he met.
In fact, there were only a few people who could move freely around the princess. Makarov was still the leader of the mercenaries in the mountains in the south, so naturally he couldn't appear in Fortress Riedon.
Oberwei heard this and smiled slightly, "Mr. Brando's swordsmanship is really unexpected. I didn't dare to believe it when I heard that you were nearing the Elemental Realm. I didn't expect the truth to be right in front of me. Now I believe that there are indeed geniuses in this world." He complimented Brando, but immediately changed the topic and asked, "But why is Mr. Brando here now? I want an answer."
"Teacher," Princess Gryphine's face was slightly red, of course, not because of shyness, but because she was nervous about being exposed, "Mr. Brando has long been my Knight. He is my spy, and this time he came to Ampere Seale to secretly help us. You already know about this, but I asked him to come here tonight because he has a ship that can be put to good use. "
"If I remember correctly, Mr. Brando came to Ampere Seale on Tónigel's ship, right?" The half-elf princess glanced at him.
"Since when do I have a ship in my hands? So I'm a ship captain now? "Brendel was slightly taken aback. Of course he came here on a ship, but it was a genuine merchant ship. Now that the storm was coming, no merchant ships dared to go out to sea. Tónigel's relationship with the major merchant guilds in Ampere Seale was not that close. He did not expect the princess to be able to lie so well. However, he did have a way to get his hands on a ship. It was not by buying, borrowing or renting, but by robbing. The Nagas were born to be good at robbing. Oh, they were pirates.
He thought for a moment, quickly sorted out his thoughts, and nodded. Princess Gryphine's words seemed flawless, but in fact, there were many loopholes. Who would have thought that the Royal Faction would be divided internally? Moreover, the news of the Lion Beastmen starting the war in advance had only been sent to her desk one or two hours ago. Her prearranged story was actually very easy to fall apart.
However, at this time, Oberwei's thoughts were still focused on Brando and the ship in his hands. He glanced at Brando and reluctantly accepted the princess's words, then asked, "But even if we have a ship, we can't go out to sea because of the storm. Does Princess Gryphine intend to go through the Ampere Seale Strait to the Wall of the Dead? But the sea route there is close to the sea in Arreck Province. Duke Arreck will definitely use the navy to stop us."
"No, there's no need." Gryphine shook her head, "In the collection of the Anderla Cathedral, there is a ship's head from the time of King Erik. It is said that the ship's head was made from the teeth of the Demon Whale. It is said that the ship with this head can calm the storm."
"That's a good idea." Oberwei's eyes lit up, "But the vault of the Anderla Cathedral is not that easy to enter."
"I will ask Magadal for help. As for the person to sneak into the cathedral …" Gryphine looked at Brando.
"Me?" Brando was stunned. He knew about the legend of the ship's head, but he did not know if it was true. Of course, it would be good if he could get this item. It was not to deal with the current situation, since he had the Demon Whale. Instead, he could use it to prepare himself for entering the Village of Storms in the future. The Village of Storms was a sea area south of the Loop of Trade Winds, outside of Marsha's Protectorate. There was a huge Instance Dungeon there, where he could obtain a level 70 equipment set and a quest item to reforge a Bronze Body.
The Village of Storms was ravaged by magic storms all year round, and it was a forbidden area for the Nagas. Without the Naga's Demon Whale, the only way was to obtain items that could calm the storm. For example, the Breath of Holy Water, the Statue of Martha, or a forbidden spell that could control the weather.
Of course, Brando did not want to complicate matters at this time, so he silently noted down the information and nodded.
Gryphine seemed to be satisfied with Brando's attitude. She could not help but comfort him, "Don't worry, Mr. Brando. Magadal can move freely in the cathedral, and entering the vault is not a problem. Treasures are not important to the Saints, but it is difficult for ordinary people to enter. Your mission is just to meet her and bring the items back. Besides, you are the only one who can move freely and gain Magadal's trust. "
Brando thought for a while and realized that what the princess said was true. He nodded pretentiously, but in his heart, he thought that he could use this opportunity to meet Magadal. The Nun Princess should be gathering information in the cathedral.
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