The sound of the brass doorknob turning seemed to pierce through the dark emptiness and solitude. Princess Gryphine opened the wooden door with a creak and walked out of the room. Her silver curly hair set off her elf-like slender face. Her eyes were still a little red, but she had already regained her usual cold expression.
"Magadal, she … has been sleeping all this time?"
"Yes, it's no different from being dead. Although her basic physiological functions are still maintained, that's just on the surface. "A self-conscious girl's voice answered before Brando could reply. Looking towards the direction of the voice, Princess Aloz's curly hair shone like gold in the dark. She held a red wild fruit and took a bite. The juice flowed down the corner of her mouth and the curve of her chin. But the little female dragon did not care. Instead, she stared at Brando and Princess Gryphine with her golden cat eyes." In fact, you can say that the one lying on the bed is just a shell that has lost its soul. According to the words of you humans, this description is very apt. If she was a human, she would have died long ago. "
"Her Royal Highness is asking me, Aloz." Brando replied with a straight face. Ever since this little female dragon came to his territory alone, she had been using his name and the deterrence of the Dragon Clan to eat and drink until today. The only praiseworthy thing she did was to check on Magadal's condition. But that was also driven by her curiosity. And it was obvious that even though she had been traveling in human society for a long time, she had not learned how to be tactful when talking to people.
"If she's asking me, I won't answer. What do you take me for, Brando? " Aloz narrowed her eyes dangerously. But with the height of a 13-year-old girl, she was hardly intimidating.
"Stop arguing, it's nothing." The princess interrupted them. She did not want Brando to provoke the Dragon Clan because of her. She walked forward and asked quietly, "My Lord, about the alliance between Arreck and Radner, do you have any thoughts?"
Aloz snorted coldly.
Brando was startled. He thought that Princess Gryphine would ask him about the Nun Princess, but she brought it up again. He had already thought about this problem on the carriage. The most suitable way to deal with Count Radner was to kill him.
After all, things were different now. Unlike when he first came to Tónigel, Count Radner had overwhelming power. In terms of high-end combat power, even Duke Arreck and Count Radner together might not be his match. Duke Arreck had the Eagle Swordsman and Silver Knight, as well as a few famous swordsmen and some retainers, while Radner only had seven or eight Gold-ranked lackeys. Even if Radner did not die in Ampere Seale, Brando could easily take care of them.
After all, this was Wohnde, and personal strength accounted for a considerable proportion of the war. In the history of Wohnde, most of the higher-ups of the several legions were outstanding people, and there was no lack of outstanding people like his grandfather, Darius.
The only problem was that the calculations in war were always mutual. If he schemed against the other party here, Duke Arreck might beat him at his own game. The strength he showed in the Battle of Ampere Seale was already shocking. Although most people thought that Williams died under the gunfire of Erouine's First Fleet, just the battle with Eagle Devard and the battle against the Titans was enough to make people pay attention to him, the rising star of Erouine.
The name of Count Tónigel had long been spread throughout Erouine, and even among the higher-ups of Cruz, he was familiar with it. Whether it was in the tundra of the north or the countryside of the south, everyone knew that Erouine had another Sword Saint.
He was even the descendant of Darius.
Such news naturally could not escape Duke Arreck's eyes and ears, not to mention that the old fox had personally experienced the war that day. Since he dared to show up in public despite knowing the disparity in strength, he was either too arrogant, or he had other plans. Brando would rather believe that it was the latter.
Therefore, it was best to prepare for a conventional war in addition to the strategy of beheading the leader. However, the territory of Arreck was vast, and there were many mountains in Randner's territory. Without considering the participation of Cruz, it would take a lot of time to fight in both places. Count Randner had been at war with Duke Viero for many years, and maintained a large number of private soldiers in his territory. As for Duke Arreck, he had been planning for a long time, and most of his subordinates were elite soldiers.
On the other hand, other than the First Royal Fleet that was still resting in Ampere Seale, the princess could only rely on Frada's army and the Southern Legion. In addition, she also had the support promised by Duke Anthony and the Highland Knight. However, the Southern Legion had not received any supplies for a long time, and most of their structures were incomplete. Duke Anthony's army had also suffered heavy losses in the war in Ampere Seale, so the only ones that could participate in the war were Frada's nobles' army and the Highland Knight's reinforcements. In addition, Tónigel's pitiful little military strength.
These miscellaneous troops together could not form an absolute advantage over Duke Arreck and Count Randner's forces. Even if they did not consider Arreck's schemes, it would probably be a long and arduous task to conquer Randner and Count Randner. The problem was that Brando was very clear that Erouine did not have the time to engage in such a long and drawn-out war.
He could only look for other reinforcements.
The best choice was naturally Duke Viero, who had a feud with Count Randner for generations.
Princess Gryphine silently listened to Brando's thoughts. When the sunlight from outside the courtyard shone on her face through the arched door, the half-elf girl stopped and turned around. "I understand … … The war with Count Randner will be handed over to you, Mr. Brando. Frada's army will also be under Tónigel's command. "
Brando suddenly froze. "Your Highness?"
Of course, he understood the meaning behind this sentence, but he did not seem to react for a moment. He subconsciously stopped and looked at the princess.
The sun after noon seemed to have just flooded the wild grape shelves in the courtyard, and the lush green color passed through the last section of the corridor before the arched door and imprinted on the princess' long dress.
There seemed to be a moment of silence, and not a single sound could be heard.
Princess Gryphine looked at him, and there was only a very calm color in her silver eyes. "There's no need to say anymore. I believe in you, Mr. Brando."
"But —" Brando's mouth was a little dry. Although Princess Gryphine had handed over the key stone to him that day in Ampere Seale, it was different from before. Now that Princess Gryphine had handed over almost all of her forces to him, it seemed a little indulgent.
This did not seem like the behavior of a clear-headed politician.
However, Princess Gryphine did not seem to want to give him a chance to speak. She lowered her eyelids, blinked her thick eyelashes slightly, and continued quietly. "There's one more thing."
"Hmm?"
Brendel heaved a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Aloz, the little female dragon, had already walked away in boredom. Otherwise, she would have laughed at him for making a fool of himself.
"Magadal, she … … is my dear friend. I understand, she became like this because of me. No matter what, as long as there's a glimmer of hope, I hope you can save her. "
"You're the only one by my side who has such an ability."
"So, can you promise me that?"
Brando did not look at the expression on Princess Gryphine's face, but he could hear the rare weakness in her voice. He did not say much, and only nodded. In fact, even if Princess Gryphine did not mention it, he would have thought of a way to save Magadal.
After fighting side by side, they were considered companions. This was what Senior Gryphine had said.
"I understand." He replied.
Princess Gryphine raised her head, looked at him carefully, and then took two steps forward. She reached out a hand and pressed on his nobleman's scarf, and smiled with some relief. "Thank you, my Knight. You have never disappointed me."
Then she stepped back, took one last look at him, and walked down the stairs. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from the courtyard, leaving Brando standing alone in a daze under the arched door.
"Princess Gryphine seems to have a good impression of you, Brando." Until a crisp voice interrupted his thoughts.
Brando's eyebrows twitched slightly. He turned around and saw a familiar face. Roman was wearing her thick merchant's clothes. She crossed her arms and stood a little behind him, curiously looking at the direction Gryphine disappeared in.
He didn't know when this guy had arrived.
Brando looked at her face full of question marks, and could not help but ask a little unhappily: "So, you don't know how to be jealous at all?"
"A little."
Brando stared at her.
"Is … Is my answer wrong, Brando?" Roman looked at him and shrunk her neck.
Brando sighed and reached out his hand: "Give me your hand."
"Why?"
"This is an order."
"Oh —"
Romaine thought for a moment, and wiped her hand on her coat, and then put her hand in his palm. Brando felt the slightly cold temperature, and could not help but look at the young lady, and his heart softened: "Have you been out on the streets?"
"Not yet, Fela did not let me go out. If I knew this would happen, I would not have asked Scarlet to borrow that gun. It's too much, I already returned it to her. "Roman was unhappy.
"I'll accompany you for a walk."
"Really?" Romaine asked in surprise.
"Of course."
"Then … … Brendel, can you really wake up that Princess Highness? It sounds like a Knight's story, a prince and a princess. When she wakes up, will she marry you, Brando? "
"This is not something you need to worry about."
Brando replied unhappily.
… … (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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