Natasha was not wearing a gorgeous and noble court dress today. Instead, she was wearing a simple white Knight's suit. Her slender legs were completely exposed. She must have just finished practicing her swordsmanship.
She had intended to exchange gentlemanly topics with Lucien with a playful smile, but after sensing Lucien's seriousness, she immediately stopped smiling and asked very seriously, "What's the matter?"
This was completely different from her usual lazy and casual manner. She was like a beast ready to pounce on its prey.
Lucien did not answer directly. Instead, he looked at Camille and the other corners of the piano room.
Natasha was not a stupid person. On the contrary, she was very smart. She understood Lucien's plan as soon as she saw his behavior.
"If I can't even trust Auntie Camille, then I would have died long ago. As for the others …"
As she spoke, Camille stood up. Her blue eyes were shining brightly. Her whole body was also emitting the same deep blue color. She seemed to have become a statue made of seawater.
Then, Camille's body actually turned into blue seawater and flowed on the floor of the piano room.
There was more and more seawater, and the water level was higher and higher. Soon, it reached from Lucien's ankles to his chest.
Seeing Lucien's puzzled eyes, Natasha nodded solemnly, indicating that he could rest assured.
The seawater continued to rise and completely submerged the entire piano room. The blue waves rippled slightly, as if they had reached the bottom of the sea.
But the seawater did not flow out of the piano room at all. Also, Lucien's breathing was normal. He could easily enjoy the air that was no different from before.
However, surrounded by the seawater that Camille turned into, Lucien felt that the blood of "Moonlight" in his body involuntarily lit up with a layer of silver frost-like light on the surface of his skin. On the opposite side, Natasha did not change at all.
Seeing this, Natasha habitually raised her right eyebrow. "Knight's power?"
She then sincerely apologized, "I'm sorry, Lucien. I didn't know that Auntie Camille would deliberately pressure you to check your body."
"This is Madam Camille's responsibility. I understand. Her Royal Highness, you don't have to apologize." Since Lucien was going to tell Natasha part of the story, he was ready to be investigated. Therefore, on Tuesday, besides testing the Argent Horn cult's knowledge about the princess, he was also waiting for his Blessing power to be activated. Otherwise, he would have been discovered as a magic apprentice. If he could not activate his Blessing power, he would have to use a more complicated, indirect, and less effective method.
No matter how the kidnappers emphasized that they should not call the police and that they were showing off their power and control, there was no doubt that the best choice was to tell the truth to Natasha. Only they were capable of dealing with the leadership of the cult. Otherwise, with Lucien's own strength, he would be doomed to death and failure in front of the leadership of the cult who might be as strong as a red robe even though he had the highest wisdom.
The only problem was that he had to choose the right time and not let their actions threaten the safety of the hostages and himself.
Looking at the silver frost-like light, Natasha held her right elbow with her left hand and touched her smooth and beautiful but slightly hard chin with her right thumb and forefinger. She asked in confusion, "Moonlight's Blessing is only weaker than that of an official Knight … Lucien, can you tell me what's going on now?"
Lucien said what he had long prepared, "As you can see, my Knight's power does not come from me, but from someone else. Since the night of the concert, when I was invited by Her Royal Highness to be your music consultant, I've been involved in a conspiracy against you. "
Natasha's lips slightly curled, "So, they used the power of a fake Knight in exchange for your promise?" She knew that the Violet family also had similar methods.
"Not exactly. They kidnapped my benefactor and my uncle Chorre's family. They threatened me and asked me to tell them what I heard from you and your whereabouts. They paid me in advance to activate my Blessing. "Lucien said carefully and calmly.
"I'll ask the intelligence department …" Natasha's mouth moved, and then she raised her head slightly and looked at the sparkling waves, "Aunt Camille, the people who work for me must have been investigated."
"Yes, Her Royal Highness. According to the information we got from the inquisition, although Mr. Evans had been in contact with witches, he did not show any trace of learning magic. This is the affirmation of the inquisition, and I believe in their professional ability. The intelligence department also secretly investigated Mr. Evans's friends, and there's no problem. " Camille had already stopped checking Lucien's body. Her voice seemed to come from all directions, with the sound of the tide.
Hearing Camille's words, Lucien knew that it was not as easy and easy as it seemed to be to become Natasha's music consultant. But this was normal, because Natasha was the future female Grand Duke.
Natasha nodded and asked directly, "What about Mr. Chorre's family?"
"According to the intelligence department's report, Mr. Chorre was invited by Lord Dick from Lombardy. Their evaluation was' very normal '. "Camille's voice had a little bit of anger, which was rare.
Lucien interrupted, "Not only that, on Tuesday, I deliberately showed nervousness and uneasiness in front of Her Royal Highness to let you know, and they found out about it that night. I think Her Royal Highness and the people around you are very suspicious. "
Natasha's expression was very serious, but soon she shook her head and laughed, "Lucien, so you were pretending to be nervous and uneasy. I really underestimated your calmness and self-control."
Then she walked around the piano room with her hands behind her back, "Except for Aunt Camille, no more than ten people know about what happened on Tuesday. But because it was not something important, they might take it as a joke and tell the people around them. We need to investigate carefully, because the intelligence department is not trustworthy anymore. Aunt Camille, you can go to the church directly and ask the two cardinals, Amelton and Gossett, for help."
Grand Cardinal Sardes had been living a semi-secluded life for a long time, and the two cardinals were mainly responsible for the church's affairs in the Duchy of Orvarit.
Then Natasha asked Lucien about his contact with the conspirators in the past few days, and Lucien told her most of the things, including the fact that he bought the Moonlight Rose from Phyllis to activate the Blessing of the Knight in John. Of course, except for the fact that he already knew that the cultists were from Argent Horn.
"Lucien, I think there should be a kidnapper around you for a long time." Natasha easily figured it out from Lucien's description, but she did not know which side the kidnapper belonged to. "Aunt Camille, you should find a chance to catch the kidnapper and interrogate him."
Lucien said in a hurry, "Your Highness, there's no need to be so hasty. I think the people behind this scheme must be very powerful. If we catch the kidnappers who are following me first, they'll be alerted easily. You need to investigate slowly and secretly, starting from the intelligence department and the people who were in contact with the kidnappers around me. You need to find the mastermind behind them and deal with them once and for all. Only then can you completely dismantle the conspiracy and find out all the people around you and in the Duchy. "
If the princess acted directly and decisively, although the conspiracy could be disintegrated, the safety of Chorre's family would be a problem. And if Argent Horn could not be completely defeated, they would suffer heavy losses, and it would be difficult for them to recover in a short time, which would bring a lot of trouble in the future. Since he was going to do it, he had to do it!
Natasha frowned, "Catch the kidnapper directly, interrogate him with magic, and kill him before he can react. There should be a good chance of success. Lucien, you are too unmanly."
"Her Royal Highness, I think Mr. Evans said a lot. Even the intelligence department is involved in this matter. We need to be careful. I believe His Majesty the Grand Duke will agree." Camille's voice came from the depths of the sea.
Natasha curled her lips. "I don't like these things the most. If they dare to assassinate me directly, I will think that they are real men. Well, I'll listen to you, Aunt Camille. I won't tell anyone about this. "
"The kidnapper will give me a magical ball every once in a while. It contains the scene of uncle Chorre's family. If I find clues from it, how should I tell you?" Lucien was a little scared when he saw that things were developing in the direction he wanted. He had underestimated Natasha's character.
Camille's voice came again, "I will give you a few drops of my blood. They contain the power of the 'water element'. Unless the kidnapper has a level seven master with him, he will not be able to find anything special about it. As long as you find clues and put a drop of blood into the water, you will be able to talk to me temporarily."
She did not mention the distance limit, because she also judged that the kidnapper was near Aalto.
Along with her words, three blue, tiny gems were condensed in the shining dark blue water. They looked no different from ordinary sapphires.
After agreeing on the secret language, seeing that Lucien had hidden the three gems well, Natasha became lazy again and asked a little curiously, "Lucien, why did you choose to tell me? The lives of uncle's family, the power of the fake Knight, and the possible treasures are not tempting to you? "
"I am very hesitant, but I believe that the person who can do such a thing will never really release uncle Chorre's family. I can only ask for your help, Her Royal Highness, to save them." Lucien answered seriously, "And my life's creed is to never compromise with the enemy."
Natasha's deep purple eyes slightly brightened, "Never compromise with the enemy? Haha, never give up in the face of difficulties? Lucien, this is really your character, no wonder you can write the Symphony of Fate. I admire your character, I take back what I said just now, you are a real man. "
"Thank you, Her Royal Highness, for the praise." Lucien bowed.
Natasha smiled, "So, man Lucien, you really don't need me to teach you how to pursue girls? I think your character is like mine, you should be very attractive to girls. "
"… I don't think this is the time to joke." Lucien could only answer seriously, "And, Her Royal Highness, please don't tell the Church about the awakening of my bloodline, after all, it was through this way."
Natasha nodded and said, "Lucien, I can understand your concern. Well, since you don't have the bloodline of darkness, when we completely destroy the conspiracy, I'll tell the Church that I gave you the potion to awaken your bloodline as a reward for your tip-off. "
Then she spread out her hands with a smirk, "Relax, Lucien. Only by relaxing can you better face the enemy."
The sea receded and recondensed into Camille. The piano room returned to its original state. Natasha and Lucien sat in front of the piano, discussing music as usual.
At noon, the letter could not wait to ask about Lucien's experience in the Ratacia Palace and his communication with Natasha. Lucien was a little relieved. It seemed that as long as Natasha kept it a secret, the cultists would not know that he had betrayed them for the time being.
At the same time, Lucien used the excuse that John would be back on Saturday morning and asked the cultists to send another "scene ball" on Friday night.
The cultists did not refuse the request.
…
The next day was Friday. After finishing his music lesson, Lucien directly got on the carriage sent by Phyllis in front of Victor's house. Together with Rhein and Lot, they went to Phyllis's manor.
Naturally, Lucien took the divine power letter with him as instructed by the cultists.
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