According to Nicole, not long after they left Gray Castle, they were hunted down. The other party claimed to be from Gray Castle and took their heads back under the instructions of the old Duke.
Thanks to the heroic fighting of the knights, they broke out of the siege.
However, the attack did not end there. When they checked into the hotel that night, they were attacked by a second group of people with the same clear intentions, followed by a third wave, a fourth wave... and the knights were doing the same.
One by one died heroically in the strangulation.
The last Riva Knight was also seriously injured by the enemy's attack. As a last resort, he had to let Nicole leave alone with her children, leaving her alone to watch the thousands of troops.
"...Knight Riva asked me not to go to Eagle Castle again, and asked me to find a place to hide, waiting for you or someone from Eagle Castle to find me..."
There was a chaos of war outside, and her maid couldn't run very far with the baby, so she followed Knight Riva's instructions and hid with the baby in a nearby forest, wandering around until they reached the wild forest.
"Crazy! This old madman is really crazy! He won't even let go of such a big baby! That's his grandson!" After hearing Nicole's description, Varna was furious.
The soldiers also looked incredulous. Although they had heard some anecdotes about Duke Rawls when they were in the deep-water port, they really did not expect that the Duke would lose his mind to such an extent.
Heath was silent and didn't speak.
Klein asked: "Then those will-o'-the-wisps outside and those rumors about banshee are all caused by you?"
Nicole nodded and said: "I...I was worried that bad guys were chasing me...so I made those. When I was working, I heard from my uncle that when some ores burned, blue flames would appear, like will-o'-the-wisps.
He is a miner from White Town."
Heath asked: "Did you also do what the residents said about the hands reaching out of the water and dragging the animals down?"
Nicole lowered her head and nodded: "That's right...I hid in the river in advance, waiting for the animals to come to the river to drink water, catch them and drag them into the water..."
She described a very complicated technique. Heath felt that it was a bit outrageous, but he didn't care and didn't ask in detail.
At this time, he still didn't know what he almost missed due to his negligence...
The mystery was revealed and everyone suddenly realized.
So what to do next?
Klein said: "You can't stay in this forest any longer. Come out with us and return to Gray Castle."
In fact, the main reason why he came out with Heath this time was to inquire about Albert's bloodline. No news has come back since they left. Klein had a vague premonition, but he didn't expect it to come true in the end.
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Fortunately among the misfortunes, he happened to meet her again. In this case, they must not be allowed to continue to live outside.
Nicole's pretty face turned pale: "But...but..."
What to do with those who are chasing you?
The hunter Varner next to him said quickly: "Miss Nicole, don't worry, that old madman is dead, haha, no one will do such crazy behavior to chase you down again."
Nicole was taken aback and had been hiding in the forest. She knew nothing about the situation outside during this period.
"Your Majesty the Duke..."
She quickly looked at Klein, who nodded and confirmed Varner's words.
Nicole breathed a sigh of relief, but soon showed a guilty look. No matter what, the Duke was always her lord, and besides, except for the last madness, the old man had always left a very good impression on her.
Heath glanced at her and then asked Klein, "Is it okay?"
Only ordinary people would believe that those killers were sent by the Duke. If the old Duke wanted to deprive himself of his inheritance, it would be enough to kill his eldest son, right? There is absolutely no need to pursue and kill this grandson, except to give himself a stigma that will last a thousand years.
Nothing can be caught.
Heath speculated that the killers in the name of the old Duke were actually sent by Prince Albert's brothers and sisters and various nobles. Because his stance favored the poor, this prince had offended many people.
Take the opportunity to take revenge or complain?
Bachelor Klein glanced at Heath in surprise. He really didn't expect that a young boy could have such profound wisdom.
But after thinking about the other party's identity, he quickly felt relieved.
That's a wizard!
The omnipotent and omniscient wizard!
He nodded and confirmed: "Yes, it's okay."
Assassination is extremely taboo in the laws of the nobility, especially the assassination of a bloodline heir of a fallen noble, which will be despised and punished by all nobles. Once exposed, serious cases may even be removed from the nobility.
In the past, the main reason why those nobles dared to do that was because there was the old Duke's sign in front of them. No matter how dirty water was poured on him, now that the old Duke is dead, no noble with a sound mind can risk it.
It's a shame that the world will vent its anger on this little baby who doesn't even have the right to inherit. Wouldn't it be nice to have this energy and focus on the fight for the throne and power?
then.
Two more members, one senior and one junior, were added to the team of Heath and his team.
...
After resting for one night, the return journey continued.
The journey was uneventful, and the few people left the forest smoothly. Varna parted ways with them in the town. The hunter kissed the reward he received and laughed: "Haha, now I have enough travel expenses to leave here."
Klein persuaded him: "Actually, you should stay."
He could see that he loved this land deeply.
The hunter gave up and said: "I will lose my life! For those who are not worthy, to defend their power!"
When parting, the hunter only asked for Klein's permission, left a pious kiss on the baby's forehead, and solemnly told Nicole: "Take care of him."
After having lunch at the tavern, the group set out on the road back to Gray Castle that afternoon.
It's just that at this moment, everyone still doesn't know what kind of surprises are waiting for them at their destination, Castle Gray... That's a huge surprise...
Gray Castle in the evening.
Under the wide city gate, Heath sat on a horse and stared at the city gate in front of him with dumbfounded eyes.
The soldiers next to them also had similar expressions. They all looked dumbfounded, as if they had seen a ghost, and all their eyes were fixed on the city gate in front of them.
However, right above the city gate, where the flag was planted before, there was now a lonely head hanging. The blond hair was dyed red with blood. It looked arrogant no matter how you looked at it. It was Heath who had just become familiar with it.
The Sixth Prince of Gray Castle, the new Grand Duke of Gray Castle who just entered Gray Castle and took over the scepter of power——