"Merciful God of Light, we are here today to offer our prayers to the Duke Of St. Hilde. He has finished his journey in this world and has finally returned to the embrace of our Lord …"
Archbishop Ajani's pious voice echoed in the quiet and solemn tomb.
The morning sun shone through the glass dome, sprinkling colorful light in the tomb.
This was one of the most sacred places in the Lion's Roar Castle, where the remains of the Duke Of St. Hilde were buried.
Today, a new member would be welcomed here.
In fact, the funeral of the Duke Of St. Hilde was held in a hurry.
The Northern Frontier had just calmed down from the turmoil, and the new Dukes Of The North had yet to officially inherit the title of Duke. The nobles and civilians had yet to be appeased, but Colin still asked Archbishop Ajani to conduct the funeral for the Duke Of St. Hilde.
After all, Colin felt uneasy as long as the "body" of the Duke was not buried. He always felt that something might happen, and the situation that had just been stabilized would become turbulent again.
Moreover, Colin was also prepared to take this opportunity to summon all the lords of the Northern Frontier to Winter City and let them know that the Duke had made Vera the first heir in his will.
Of course, in order for Vera to officially become one of the Dukes Of The North, she still needed to be conferred by Emperor Reinhardt. However, now that she had the Duke Of St. Hilde's will, Vera had a decisive advantage.
Moreover, Scholar Dauen had already prepared a plan to deal with Emperor Reinhardt and the Senate.
"… Come from the dust, return to the dust!
May your soul rest in peace in the Lord's Temple! "
After Ajani finished reciting the prayer, four knights of the House of Saint Hilde stepped forward, slowly lifted the Duke's coffin, and walked towards the center of the tomb.
As he was a Paladin, the Duke Of St. Hilde was qualified to be buried in the centermost shrine of the tomb.
After the coffin was slowly pushed into the shrine, Vera and Joyce stepped forward and sprinkled a handful of soil on it.
At this point, the funeral was over.
Colin heaved a sigh of relief.
Although he had a tacit understanding with Archbishop Ajani beforehand, Colin could only be sure that she would not go back on her words after the funeral.
Of course, there were conditions for Ajani's cooperation.
Her condition was that the House of Saint Hilde would no longer pursue the Dawson family's betrayal.
Colin could guess what the other party wanted to do.
Marquis Dawson was dead, and his eldest son, Count Falco, was caught trying to blaspheme Archbishop Ajani, and was arrested by the Church.
In Colin's eyes, this was clearly a set-up.
No matter how lustful Count Falco was, he would never attempt to violate Ajani in the church.
Akani's goal should be to let Wales inherit the Dawson family's title.
This Wales was clearly a fanatic of Akane's, as well as a super bootlicker. This way, Akane would indirectly control the Dawson family.
Of course, Colin was very unhappy with this act of poaching the Northern Frontier, but because he needed to cooperate with the Church, he could only pinch his nose and tolerate Ajani's little tricks.
In fact, forgiving the Dawson family now was a good thing for the House of Saint Hilde.
Because what the Northern Frontier needed the most now was stability.
This storm of rebellion caused by the Saint Theon family had a wide range of implications. Some people directly participated in the rebellion, some remained neutral, and some had other intentions of colluding with outsiders …
In short, what the nobles in the Northern Frontier were most worried about was whether the House of Saint Hilde would settle the score after the event.
Forgiving the Dawson family would dispel everyone's concerns —
Even the Dawson family, who directly participated in the rebellion, was forgiven. Would the House of Saint Hilde continue to pursue the mistakes of other families?
Of course, in Colin's eyes, this was only a temporary measure.
The Northern Region was too weak now and could not afford another upheaval. Therefore, he did not intend to start another war.
However, after a period of rest and recuperation, and after the Northern Frontier recovered, he would definitely clean up the Northern Frontier.
For example, the Dawson family, or the Morrison family …
Thinking of this, Colin found the figure of Earl Morrison in the crowd of people who came to watch the ceremony.
The young earl's expression was as usual, and there was nothing unusual about him except for the grief that should be there.
However, Colin knew that the theft of the duke's body was most likely the work of this family!
Originally, Colin had already prepared a plan to deal with the other party's sudden attack at the funeral, but he did not expect that Earl Morrison did not do anything at all.
What was going on?
Then what did they want to do by stealing the Duke Of Saint Hilde's body?
Colin had no choice but to suppress his doubts in the bottom of his heart. He held Vera's hand and walked out of the tomb together.
Behind them, a group of nobles from the Northern Frontier also came out one after another.
"Miss Vera!"
Vera stopped in her tracks, only to see Count Morrison catching up to her.
"Viscount Angley!" Earl Morrison nodded to Colin again.
Colin smiled and did not speak, but he was constantly guessing what the other party wanted to do.
"Earl Morrison, what can I do for you?" Vera asked softly.
"It's like this …" Earl Morrison seemed to be a little embarrassed. "I have admired Miss Nina for a long time, so … so I would like to ask Miss Vera to marry her to me."
Sure enough.
Colin's heart skipped a beat.
Earl Morrison was really here to propose.
But he was too anxious.
The Duke Of Saint Hilde had just been buried, and it was too rash of him to propose a marriage alliance right away.
Moreover, Vera had not officially inherited the title of Duke yet. Strictly speaking, she was not qualified to marry Nina to Earl Morrison.
"I'm sorry, Earl Morrison." Vera frowned and said, "I am not the master of the Lion's Roar Fort yet, and I cannot influence Cousin Nina's marriage."
Earl Morrison quickly apologized and said, "Of course, I understand. So, I am just expressing my feelings to you this time. It will not be too late to arrange a marriage alliance after you inherit the title of Duke. "
"Well, I will think about it, and I will also ask for Cousin Nina's opinion." Vera did not directly agree.
However, Earl Morrison did not know if he misunderstood Vera's meaning or if he was very confident in himself, but he thanked her again and again, and then left with satisfaction.
"Colin, do you think I should marry Cousin Nina to Earl Morrison?" Vera asked hesitantly.
"You can ask Nina's opinion first." Colin smiled and said, "Moreover, you are not in a hurry. It will not be too late to talk about it after you officially inherit the title of Duke."
"Okay." Vera nodded, "Then, when are we leaving for Imperial Dragon City?"
Vera officially inherited the title of Duke, and she needed to go to Imperial Dragon City to accept the emperor's conferment.
Colin thought for a while and said, "After I complete the prisoner exchange with the Eastern Region and bring back Marquis García, we will go to Imperial Dragon City. Otherwise, I will not be at ease if there is no reliable person at the Northern Frontier. "
Vera's eyes lit up and she said in surprise, "Have you made an appointment with the Eastern Region to exchange the prisoners? Can I go with you? "
"We made an appointment three months ago. I thought it would be postponed again, but I didn't expect the time to be just right." Colin patted Vera's little hand, knowing that she was worried about her father, but he still shook his head and said, "I will go by myself if you want to exchange the prisoners. You need to stay in Winter City. Now that the Northern Frontier has just been settled, we need someone who can make decisions to stabilize the situation."
Vera was a little disappointed, but at the same time, she was also a little scared, "I … if I am alone, will I be able to stabilize the situation?"
Colin smiled and encouraged her, "You need to have confidence in yourself. You are Saint Hilde, and you are also the first successor appointed by the previous Duke himself. Of course, you will not have any problems!
What's more, you still have Scholar Dwayne with you. If you have any political problems, you can discuss them with him.
As for military matters, you can absolutely trust Knight Charles and Viscounts Valla. "
Vera nodded, and she was a little confused, "What about Knight Nelson? Can't I trust him completely? "
"Of course, you can trust Knight Nelson, but I am just saying that if the worst happens, you can only entrust your life to Knight Charles and Viscounts Valla."
Colin certainly could not tell Vera that Knight Charles and Viscounts Valla were his blood descendants, and there was no possibility of them betraying him. As for the others …
Well, it was hard to say.
Vera nodded, indicating that she had remembered it.
"Don't worry, I will be back soon."
"Well, be careful."
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