The wind rustled the branches and the wedge-shaped leaves on the oak tree tips rustled. The broken light between the shade of the trees swayed on Delfien's long skirt.
"Can you tell me more about it?"
The prime minister's daughter nodded gently, as if she did not care if Brando went back on his word after she finished speaking. "Ever since we left Loen Port, Her Majesty should have lost track of us. There are dozens of inland sea routes from the Sublime Sea. We can go to Cloak Bay, Metz, Flower Leaf Ridge, north of the Evergreen Walkway, Rokezi, and even the northwest of Anzeruta. Even in Metz, there are dozens of ports. After arriving at Fathan, even if the spies His Majesty placed around you find an opportunity to send back information, they won't be able to dispatch troops calmly. After all, no one in this world can truly predict the future. "
There was a glass of water on the wheel's armrest. Delfien put her fingertips into the glass and dipped them gently. Then, she drew a few simple lines on the circular flower bed of the oak tree beside her. Brando could tell that it was a simple map. Delfien first drew the coastline, then marked a few key locations. They were the imperial capital, the entrance to Ludwig, East Metz, north of the Evergreen Walkway, and Fathan Port.
She pointed in the direction of the imperial capital, then moved to Ludwig, then to East Metz, and finally stopped at Fathan Port. "It has been a week since we arrived at Fathan Port. It would take at least two days to arrive at Ludwig by Griffin from the imperial capital, and half a week to arrive at East Metz. In terms of time, she wouldn't be able to mobilize any of her troops near us. Even if it's an assassination, she wouldn't have time to prepare. But now, the situation in Fathan Port is unstable. Someone is stirring behind the scenes, which means that Her Majesty has already taken action. She is confident that she can complete the attack on you in the near future. "
Brando didn't ask where Delfien got the news from. He believed that with her intelligence, it wouldn't be too hard for her to pry the information out of someone else. Also, he looked at Lady Silver Dragon. Lady Mithril seemed to like her a lot. If Lady Silver Dragon asked, she probably wouldn't lie. However, this was not considered a secret, so Brando was too lazy to ask.
Delfien's voice was as calm as water as she continued, "Constance is headstrong and opinionated. She likes to show her strong side in front of others. She especially likes to act arbitrarily and rarely listens to the opinions of others. She seems to be a very typical Empress. However, this is just a facade she puts on in front of outsiders. As a supreme being of the Empire, she needs to use this method to maintain her prestige and make it hard for others to see through her. This method seems to be very successful, but unfortunately, some things are destined to betray you. "
"During the reign of her father and grandfather, the Empire and the Holy Sanctum were like fire and water. But during her reign, the imperial power became more and more stable, and the relationship with the Holy Sanctum became more and more harmonious. This is definitely not something that can be done by an arbitrary person. After all, in the history of the Empire, there are only a few female rulers. Although she deliberately hides herself, she has to do something to prove herself. But in the end, her achievements will be recorded in history, making an annotation for her life and character. This is something she can't change. "
"Constance is actually a very calm person. From all her policies and plans in the past ten years, you can also see that she likes to plan before acting."
The map drawn on the stone platform gradually faded, leaving only a faint trace.
"For such a person, once she decides to make a move against you, then she must have done all the preparations. I considered the entire matter from her point of view. Whether it is mobilizing an army to attack your fleet, my Lord, or sending someone to assassinate you, the time is not sufficient — and perfect. Then, we can only look for another way. "
Brando nodded. But even if he excluded the mobilizing of the army and assassination, the Silver Queen could still use thousands of methods, especially in this world where magic was rampant. It was too easy to plot against someone. If that was all, it did not mean anything. It would be very difficult for him to guard against it. The only way he could think of was to catch the people behind this. But since the other party dared to make a move, they were obviously not afraid of being caught.
Delfien did not seem to find it that difficult. "It is actually very simple to know what Her Majesty will do. In the series of events that happened before, there are actually a few hidden details. We did not notice these details before, but after figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, the information contained in them is clear. "
Her gaze fell on the tea beside her hand. The sunlight floated up and down in the dark red tea, just like her thoughts.
She continued, "First of all, the Silver Queen deliberately led me to Vargas to look for you all, to send a message. If this message is taken apart, it means nothing more than: 'She has the situation in the Imperial Capital under control, you can make a move now.' Why did she send this message? "
"We can get many answers from this question. First, this person must be in the diplomatic group, otherwise the conjecture of sending a message cannot be established. Second, if this message does not have any effect on him, then the act of sending a message is not necessary. Therefore, this person is definitely not an insignificant character. Third, if this person is not an insignificant character, then this person must be able to play some role in this plan."
Brando was stunned. What the Prime Minister's daughter said sounded like a matter of course to him, but when he thought about it carefully, it did seem to contain a lot of useful information. He had a flash of inspiration in his mind, but he could not immediately analyze which of the information was useful and which was meaningless. At this time, Delfien continued.
"The role this person can play in this plan is related to what Her Majesty's plan is. The so-called plan refers to the process of action to achieve a certain goal, and this process is only a means to achieve the goal. If the goal does not exist, then the means are meaningless. Therefore, the core of the plan is the goal, not the process. So in the end, there is only one question worth discussing — what is Her Majesty's goal? A person usually has a motive for doing something. Motive is the goal. Motive refers to the benefits that drive people to do something. Simply put, Her Majesty the Queen is targeting you. What can she gain from you? Or rather, what benefits does she gain from targeting you? "
Delfien dipped her teacup again and drew a few symbols on the completely dried up map. Brando recognized these symbols, they were the symbols of wizards — benefits and harm. She then raised her head and said, "Benefits refer to gains and losses, and can be divided into pure good and bad. Her benefits can be gained from you, or it can be prevented from losing. But in theory, you're just a small Count of Aouine, and you shouldn't have anything to do with the Queen. You can't possibly get in her way, and she can't possibly pay attention to you. Now that she's looking at you, it means that you must have something special that can attract her attention, or even threaten her. "
"In this way, looking for a target from My Lord, the range of choices has narrowed a lot."
She thought for a moment and said, "Let me make a hypothesis. Her Majesty calls herself the Dark Dragon and does not hesitate to be the enemy of the entire continent. Since she does not even put the four Holy Cathedrals in her eyes, why would she care about a small threat from Erouine? Let me assume that Sir Lord also has the inheritance of the Dark Dragon. No, it should be a part of the inheritance. Then the real situation should be like this. You and Her Majesty are not the true Dark Dragon, but you both wield a part of the Dark Dragon's authority. But there can only be one true Dark Dragon. "
Delfien paused for a moment, and her eyes flickered. "Yes, this is the only way to explain everything. Why does Sir Lord also have witches loyal to him? Why does Her Majesty have a soft spot for Sir Lord? Why does Sir Lord rise in such a short time? This logic is established. And there is also circumstantial evidence. Her Majesty obtained the inheritance of the Dark Dragon from the battlefield of the last battle. At that time, there was another high-ranking person in the Empire, and that person was Sir Lord's grandfather — Earth Sword Saint Darius. "
Her voice seemed to have stopped.
She can even guess this? Brando was stunned.
Delfien looked at his expression and said indifferently, "I have another piece of evidence, and it is now written on your face."
Brando blushed. Ever since he experienced so many things, he rarely lost his composure like this. But this was mainly because the wisdom of the Prime Minister's daughter was too far beyond his expectations. "It's nothing. You guessed it right." He didn't deny it. Besides, Her Majesty the Queen was taking the blame for him, so he didn't care too much about this matter. But he still asked anxiously, "But did you see anything else?"
"Anything else? I'm not interested in Sir Lord's privacy. Right now, we are only discussing official matters. "
Brando breathed a sigh of relief. Although it was somewhat unlikely, after seeing this lady's performance, he was really afraid that she would see through his origins. At this moment, he felt as if she was looking at him with those light purple eyes. It was as if he was naked in front of her. No wonder people said that smart women were not likable. Brendel felt the same way now.
Compared to these secrets, his origins were the biggest secret in this world. At the same time, it was also a mystery that he had yet to solve. He knew that he was Brando, but he also had Sophie's soul in him.
He calmed down and understood Delfien's words. "What you mean is that Her Majesty the Queen knows that I am the successor of the Dark Dragon. Because of this, she chose to attack me. So, the person beside me is very likely to be a witch."
"Because only a witch can play a decisive role in this matter. Moreover, a witch can control dreams and kill people invisibly without having to personally come to the victim's side." Delfien nodded and said, "Connecting all the lines, the whole line is flawless, and there is no doubt that it is the one we are looking for."
"A witch …" Brando muttered to himself.
"I don't know much about witches. As an aide, this is all I can do. The rest is up to Sir to deal with."
Brando nodded. This was enough. He could not help but say seriously to the prime minister's daughter, "Miss Delfien, if you had used this attitude to deal with me back then, I might have been in big trouble."
"You think too much, Sir. You were just a small noble from Erouine. I didn't take you seriously at all. The first time, I wanted to do it myself. I didn't expect you to have some strength. But that's it. There's no need to use a sledgehammer to kill a chicken." Delfien replied as if it had nothing to do with her: "The second time, I wanted to hire a few mercenaries to assassinate you. After all, you were the leader of Erouine's envoy group at that time. It was not good for me to deal with you openly. Besides, it was too troublesome. After killing you, I naturally had a way to escape. But I didn't expect to be attacked by a dragon. That was an accident that could not be predicted, so I don't intend to hold a grudge. "
Brando finally understood and could not help but heave a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this woman did not take him seriously. He could not help but ask: "Then what about your fiancé, Elman?"
At the mention of Elman, the Grand Chancellor's daughter finally reacted. She raised her head with a sorrowful expression: "Actually, I know that Elman's death has nothing to do with you and Vahina. I know very well that I was venting my anger on you, but at this point, I no longer have the right to do so."
Brando finally understood.
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"Now that we know that the witches are behind this, the next step will be simple. The Silver Queen is the most powerful witch in the world with three inheritances. If she wants to carry out this plan, then the three witches are most likely to be the ones to make a move. This generation's Witch Queen is called Esmeralda, the Witch of Agony from the Dark Moon. She is a follower of Échis' fourth daughter, Astor. As the Witch Queen, it is difficult for her to leave the Kingdom of Winter, so it is unlikely that she will take action. "So that leaves Atatrice from the Dark Moon and the lady in front of us – the Witch of Deceit, Mérietla. But since Her Majesty knows that Greysword Saint-mephistopheles is my teacher, she will definitely send someone to delay him. This person must be Atatrice, a follower of the Golden Sea. She is no match for my teacher, but she is more than enough to deal with me. "
"Of course, it may also be witches of other branches who come to deal with me. But other than the three mentioned above, the others are no threat to me —"
The maze of the righteous was disappearing. After listening to Brando's statement, Roman could not help but answer, "I see." She raised her small eyebrows. "So, Brando, you already knew that there were bad witches?"
"At least a little earlier than you, the so-called Witch Queen," Brando replied grumpily.
"Then don't pretend to be surprised in the future. You scared me just now. I thought I would be scolded by you."
"Bo" Brando bent his finger and flicked her forehead. The latter cried out in pain and buried her head in her hands. "Do you think I wouldn't have scolded you if I had known before? You should be thinking about how to be a competent Witch Empress instead of thinking about these crooked matters. "
With the disappearance of the dream, the castle that was destroyed by the Divine Spear Nadeleer was gradually restored to its original state. The ice on the floor gradually melted and seeped into the ground. Soon, even the water stains disappeared. The broken walls and broken pillars seemed to have returned to their original positions. The house was rebuilt, and the metal that was frozen into powder was reformed. In just a moment, the whole corridor was restored to its original appearance.
Of course, except for the few headless corpses on the ground and the flowing blood.
Brando glanced at Mérietla who was in a coma. Although she had escaped with the substitution technique, she was like a lamp that had run out of oil. It was hard to say whether she could survive or not. However, the witch's inheritance was completely broken. It was likely that she would never be able to use magic again in this lifetime. "Felaern, go and inform the baron to find someone to clean up the battlefield. Don't worry about him asking anything. I think the eldest prince must have encountered some trouble."
Felaern nodded and put away her silver staff. She silently turned and left.
At this time, Brando suddenly felt the communication crystal on his wrist heat up. The Shire's voice came from it. "My Lord, it seems that something big has happened."
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