It was already late at night, and the Hunting Festival banquet finally came to an end. The guests left one after another.
Viscounts Fiin also bid farewell to Queen Aisha. Just as he was about to leave, he was stopped by an attendant.
"Viscounts, His Highness Prince Harrison invites you to attend the tea party later."
Viscounts Fiin turned around in surprise and saw Prince Harrison looking at him from not far away. He hurriedly nodded his head in greeting and then said to the attendant, "Okay, it's my honor."
Then, Viscounts Fiin was led to a reception room by the attendant.
The interior of the hall was luxuriously decorated with a distinctive style.
There were three crystal candlesticks hanging from the ceiling. The candlelight was refracted through the pure crystal and became dazzling, filling every corner of the reception room.
Before Prince Harrison arrived, Viscounts Fiin walked around the hall casually, admiring the specimens of the ferocious beasts' heads and the unique decorative weapons hanging on the wall with great interest.
This kind of bold and luxurious style was obviously not in line with the temperament of a half-elf noble. It seemed that it had been specially modified for Prince Harrison.
Thinking about how this prince of the empire had just personally hunted a brown bear at the hunting party, it meant that although this young prince looked quiet on the outside, he had a martial heart.
While he was thinking, Viscounts Fiin heard footsteps approaching. He quickly turned around and saw Prince Harrison walking in.
"Your Highness … Count Angele?"
Viscounts Fiin thought that Prince Harrison had invited him alone, but he did not expect that Colin Angele would also be there.
However, he was not too surprised.
After all, Colin was Prince Harrison's teacher. He reckoned that this private meeting was not Prince Harrison who wanted to see him, but Colin!
Viscounts Fiin had a few thoughts in his mind in an instant, but on the surface, he bowed and greeted the two people who came in elegantly and indifferently.
Prince Harrison sat down on the main seat. Then, the half-elf maids quickly walked in and served the three of them flower tea and honey.
Viscounts Fiin tasted the flower tea in his hand. From time to time, he would peek at Colin from the corner of his eye, trying to see some clues from his face.
Unfortunately, he didn't find anything.
Prince Harrison put down his teacup, cleared his throat, and said in a slightly immature voice, "I'm sorry.
"Count Angele, Viscounts Fein, I invited you here to tell you some bad news."
Viscounts Fiin's heart skipped a beat. He quickly looked at Colin and saw that he was also puzzled. He continued to listen to Prince Harrison.
"I just received a letter from Imperial Dragon City. The expeditionary force sent by the Western Region to the west of the Broken Sky Mountain Range met with an accident. The Radiant Empire is likely to face the threat of the Orcs again …"
"What?!" Viscounts Fiennes was obviously shocked by this news and could not help but exclaim.
At this moment, he no longer cared about the conflict with the Northern Frontier. He immediately asked, "Your Highness, has the Orc Empire been unified again?"
Colin also had a shocked expression on his face as he asked in a deep voice, "How many casualties did the Western Expeditionary Army suffer? What about the Duke of Sangre? How is she now? "
Prince Harrison's eyes flashed. He coughed lightly and said, "I'm not sure about the specific situation right now, but my father has asked me to return to Imperial Dragon City immediately.
But before I leave, I hope that the Eastern Region and the Northern Frontier can resolve some misunderstandings and conflicts. After all, the threat of the Orcs is too great. The lords of the Radiant Empire need to unite and cooperate sincerely to survive this disaster together. "
Viscounts Fiin gradually calmed down from his shock. His first thought was, could this be a conspiracy by the Northern Frontier?
After all, Colin Angele was Prince Harrison's teacher. Would he deliberately instruct Prince Harrison to deceive the Eastern Region with fake news?
But soon, Viscounts Fiin denied this guess.
First of all, fake news was too easy to be exposed. The House of Saint Prospero was not stupid. They would definitely verify it themselves.
Secondly, according to the Earl Of Avon's previous inference, Colin Angele's strategy at this time should be to stall for time and wait for the support of the Northern Frontier Army to arrive at Silvermoon City. Then, he would have a showdown with the Eastern Region and announce the death of Marquis Vincent.
In this way, even if the Eastern Region wanted to take revenge, they would not dare to cross the Raging Water River and fight the Northern Frontier Army in the half-elf kingdom.
The House of Saint Prospero could only helplessly accept this humiliating result.
Therefore, this time, Viscount Fiin's attitude was tough as soon as he came on this diplomatic trip. He even deliberately caused trouble at the hunting party because he knew that Colin Angelo was just bluffing at this time. Before the army of the Northern Region arrived, he did not dare to fall out with the Eastern Region.
Thinking about it this way, Colin Angele did not need to make up such a lie that was very likely to be exposed to forcibly stop the Eastern Region's revenge.
However, if the Orcs were really about to invade, it would really be a great help to the Northern Frontier.
A trace of worry rose in Viscounts Fiin's heart. He raised his head and looked at Colin Angele opposite him, but he saw that the other party's face was also dignified. It seemed that the news of the Orcs had also caught him off guard.
Therefore, Viscounts Fiin said tentatively, "Your Highness, as I have always reiterated before, the Eastern Region has no intention to be enemies with the Northern Frontier or the half-elf kingdom, not to mention now that the enemy is in front of us. Of course, we are willing to work hard to eliminate the misunderstanding between the two sides and reach a settlement.
Therefore, as long as Count Angele agrees to release Marquis Vincent, we will not take the initiative to provoke and cause more trouble. "
Prince Harrison nodded with satisfaction, then turned his gaze to his teacher.
Colin's face was gloomy, and he said coldly, "Marquis Vincent's actions in Silvermoon City have caused great harm to the Northern Frontier and the half-elves. If the Eastern Region does not have enough sincerity, I will not let him go so easily!"
Viscounts Fiin immediately said, "My Lord, the Duke of Saint Prospero has already said that he is willing to exchange three heavy warships, fifty paddle warships, and one hundred logistics transport ships for Marquis Vincent."
"Not enough!" Colin said flatly.
Viscounts Fiin sneered in his heart. He felt that at this time, the Count of the Northern Frontier was still stubbornly holding on, so he said with a troubled expression.
"My Lord, this is already the greatest sincerity that the Eastern Region can give."
"Add three more heavy warships and twenty more transport ships!"
"This …" Viscounts Fiin pondered for a moment, and then, as if he had made a great decision, he said, "Well, my Lord, I will go back and report to the Duke of Saint Prospero. I hope he will agree."
Prince Harrison hurriedly said, "Please hurry. After all, the situation in the Western Region is critical. We must solve this problem as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Highness!" Viscount Fiin bowed to Prince Harrison. Then, without further delay, he immediately turned around and left.
After Viscounts Fiin's back disappeared from the hall, Prince Harrison stood up and moved to Colin's side, asking, "Teacher, how was my performance?"
"Not bad." Colin patted Prince Harrison's shoulder with a smile.
Prince Harrison's face lit up with joy. After a while, he asked, "Teacher, why did you ask me to tell the Easterners this news?"
Colin smiled faintly and said, "Because the same news will have a completely different effect on different people."
Prince Harrison frowned, as if he couldn't fully understand his teacher's intention. He hesitated for a moment and was about to ask again, but he heard Colin say,
"Look more, think more, and ask less. Because the answer you get is likely to be a lie, but a person's actions can't be faked. "
"Yes, teacher." Prince Harrison nodded thoughtfully.
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