Minister Drost took Aiwass to Queen Sophia's palace.
Not even Diomedes entered the house - he stood guard outside the door and refused to let anyone near.
The queen had just died less than an hour ago, and the place was still full of life. However, the maids and guards had all been removed, making it seem a bit empty.
Of course Sherlock is not imprisoned here, after all there are windows here.
Considering that Drost does not want Shylock to be found, he is probably in the underground ceremony room now. In order to prevent outsiders from affecting the ceremony, the ceremony room is isolated from the inside and outside.
Therefore, even if you use divination, precognition or rituals and prayers with similar functions on Sherlock, it will be difficult to pinpoint his location accurately. And this is still underground, so even if you want to run away with him, you can't run away. Place the trap directly underground,
You don’t have to worry about accidentally injuring your own people.
Then the other way around - since this is the most suitable prison, given Shylock's importance to Drost, he will probably be imprisoned here.
As for putting it outside, that is absolutely impossible.
As a regicide, Drost is already full of hatred. Not only a few big-name transcendents, but even those knights may want to kill him. Even an elf steward who suddenly rushes out and kills him is not impossible.
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So until all the dust settles, Drost will only hide in the Palace of Silver and Tin. At least there is the protection of the Star Antimony people here.
But the Queen's palace must also have some meaning.
Droste is a man with a deep mind, and it is impossible for him to do something useless.
And when Aiwass saw Drost come in and close the curtains without turning on the lights, he almost laughed.
He was even certain that Drost's next move was to walk to the tea table and light the lamp.
That was the table where Isabel usually had snacks and had afternoon tea. It was also the place where Aiwass and Yulia played cards and chess.
Isabel usually has afternoon tea in the study, sometimes in the doll house, and sometimes in the bedroom.
Like other girls of this era, Isabel loved playing with dolls. She had her own dollhouse, a collection of 1:12 miniature palaces, and hundreds of dolls of all kinds. From knights, kings, princesses
, to dragons, griffins, pegasus... there are even pocket wine cellars, pocket study rooms and pocket round tables.
This was originally a dollhouse shared by the children of the entire royal family, but now it belongs to Isabel alone.
And on this desk lamp, there is a "fire of truth" used to detect lies. Different from the silver model used in the arbitration hall that gives people psychological pressure, this lamp is specially made to confuse. From the appearance
Just like a normal oil lamp, only brighter.
It is a trick used by the Queen to detect lies when she invites some important ministers to talk.
Later, Aiwass felt that it was not necessary... With Sherlock and his brother here, there was no need for such methods, so he removed it.
...Obviously, the fact that Drost knows its existence means that Queen Sophia trusts him very much. Otherwise, the Queen would not be able to tell him this secret.
But this trap is of no use to Aiwass.
All joking aside, Aiwass may even be more familiar with the Queen's palace than Queen Isabel.
After all, Isabel is quite busy as queen.
After she wakes up every day, there is always something for her to deal with. For example, hosting a round table meeting, or discussing some government affairs with the Privy Councilor Hermes, accepting interviews and attending events, meeting with some important people. Or practicing singing,
Drama, painting, musical instruments, performances, sculptures, all running around every day.
When she was in the bedroom, she was either painting or playing the piano, or reading some books or sleeping. She probably never paid attention to the pattern of the bricks on the wall of the Queen's palace.
But Aiwass is different.
He often walked over and huddled under Isabel's quilt to take a nap.
——Of course he has a room of his own. But Isabel's room has better lighting, is more spacious and more gorgeous.
Of course, it may simply be that someone else's quilt is more pleasant to sleep on. Just like the cat food in other cat bowls tastes better.
And Isabel is the queen, so this can be regarded as a kind of sleeping on a dragon bed - it sounds very exciting, and has the smell of a powerful minister. It is even more delicious when she sleeps. Anyway, it has been more than a month since they confirmed their relationship, and Isabel also
Don't dislike him.
After Aiwass wakes up, he will take a leisurely tour. Look through her to order some snacks, or see if there are any mechanisms or treasures hidden in the room by the craftsmen, or even ask Yulia to come over and do it together.
Play chess and cards. Or chat with the Queen's guards and practice speaking Elvish.
He even specially studied what kind of route can be used to approach the window of the palace from the outside, and specially set up a barrier outside the window with the Queen's Guards... Even Aiwass made a special trip to climb in the ventilation duct.
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So now Aiwass felt like laughing after hearing Drost's words.
——No one knows the Queen's palace better than me.
Aiwass even deceived the Great Guardian in front of the True Fire. Drost could not possibly use it well.
Thinking of this, Aiwass already had a new plan in mind.
Sure enough, Drost pretended to light the candle naturally.
"It's a little dark." Aiwass said casually, pretending not to know what he was doing.
But Minister Drost just had a straight face and shook his head seriously: "You don't want people outside to know, so we are having a secret conversation in the queen's palace, right?"
"Are you still afraid of this?"
Aiwass asked half seriously, half sarcastically.
"You don't know, Monsignor."
Droste just pretended to sigh: "I am also standing on the edge of the cliff, in danger."
"No, I know."
Aiwass said lightly: "I even know that the Star Antimony people plan to kill you after they have finished using you."
The candle flame did not flicker.
Seeing this, Drost was suddenly shocked.
He didn't resist and said things like "This is impossible" and "Produce evidence". It was obvious that he had already had similar conjectures in his mind.
Therefore, he just remained silent for a while and made a gloomy and ferocious expression: "Your Majesty Bishop, where did you get this information?"
"Don't scare me, Minister Drost."
Aiwass laughed and said without fear: "How did I know this? You know it yourself.
"Star Antimony's economic situation is worse than you think. They simply can't afford the remuneration you're asking for...let alone give you a title or a manor.
"The forces within the Star Antimony Kingdom are severely divided, and no one party can afford this price. If they dare to raise it, they will be pulled down by the other two families by relying on the public opinion of Star Antimony. And they hope to control Avalon, but they are unwilling Destroy Avalon...so you, minister, will be cleared away by them after the matter is settled.
"I guess you will be abandoned by the Avalon people as an outcast who pleases them."
The cardinal spoke slowly.
Drost was sweating from his temples.
He quickly glanced at the candle from the corner of his eye and found that the flame of reality still did not waver.
"...How did you know all this?"
He could only repeat what he said before. But his tone no longer dared to be so harsh, but softened a lot.
Aiwass was unfazed.
He just crossed his fingers and looked at him with a smile. His face was full of fun and joy.
Seeing Drost become nervous involuntarily, Aivaska casually said before the other party exploded: "Do you know Emma?"
"...Which Emma?"
Drost's heart skipped a beat, so he could only pretend to be calm and said calmly.
"The 'daughter' of the Red Prime Minister, his first secretary. The person behind the Noble Red, and the connector between the Noble Red and Rosicrucian..."
Aiwass said with a half-smile: "The incarnation of the succubus, a famous star all over the world... What other names do you want to know about her?"
Minister Drost's pupils were trembling.
There are some secrets here that he has only recently had the opportunity to come into contact with; there are also some names that even he doesn't know about.
And Aiwass not only knew this, but also knew Xing Antimony's attitude towards him.
This made Minister Drost couldn't help but blurt out: "Are you from Countess Emma?"
——It turns out that Bishop Moriarty is an ally?!
Aiwass just smiled and shook his head.
"It's not 'I am hers'," Aiwass said word by word, "To be more correct... it should be said, 'She is my thing'.
"Every day she lies quietly in my arms, her magic flows through my fingers, and her fragrance wraps around my body. As long as I want, I can summon her anytime, anywhere. Just... haha
, it’s just not convenient to show you.”
Looking at Aiwass, whose attitude was almost arrogant and the corners of his mouth were raised in pleasure.
After hearing this, Drost was silent for a while.
He looked at the candlelight.
The candle flame remained motionless.
——The Fire of Truth is broken?
Such thoughts came into his mind.
So Drost, with the idea of testing, said in a deep voice: "Stop talking about this, Bishop Moriarty. Are you here to see Sherlock? It's a pity... I have already killed the great detective.
"
As soon as he finished speaking, the candle began to tremble violently for a moment.
...isn’t it broken?
Realizing something, Drost looked at Aiwass with some horror.
So if Aiwass is telling the truth...
Then Aiwass is more than just his ally.
——He is basically his leader, his superior, and his supervisor!
Thinking of this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
It turns out that the Star Antimony Man had already planted a spy in Avalon that was more covert than himself... Now that he had successfully assassinated Queen Sofia and could no longer take a step back, the other party finally revealed his identity.
Seeing the half-smiling look on Aiwass's face as he looked at him, Drost immediately reacted - his temptation had long been seen by Aiwass.
The Fire of Truth is Avalon's top secret, and Aiwass definitely doesn't know about it. So he can only see through his own lies.
"...No, please forgive me for lying just now. Sherlock is not dead, I just locked him in the ceremony room... Please save me, Lord Bishop!"
Drost immediately knelt down on one knee and bowed his head to Aiwass like a knight saluting Queen Sophia.
There was no trace of the leisurely and proud feeling when I saw Aiwass from outside.
He didn't care about his dignity at all, but sincerely requested: "I actually felt it before... because His Highness the Prince looked at me in the wrong way, which made me very uneasy."
It was like looking at a dead person. It made him feel uneasy.
And now, he finally got the reason to feel uneasy from Aiwass.
——The Star Antimony people want to default on their debts! Eat both ends!
This made Drost grit his teeth.
The monarch of Star Antimony clearly promised himself. He said that the people of Star Antimony would not be like the Iris people, who would just throw away people as garbage after taking advantage of them...
It is indeed not lost!
They even want to use their waste——
How hateful!
More hateful than the Iris Man!
"Your Highness Lucien... I really can't hold my anger back."
Aiwass squinted his eyes, leaned forward slightly, slowly tapped the armrest of the chair with his right index finger, and said calmly: "You guessed it right. But how to solve it depends on your sincerity."
"I have 150,000 gold coins here..."
"Do you think I'm short of money?"
Aiwass interrupted Drost.
Without waiting for Drost to say anything, he just said to himself: "Of course, I don't lack women. Likewise, I don't lack power either."
"…Then what do you want?"
Droste gritted his teeth and realized that this young man who looked young did not seem to be that easy to fool.
……etc.
Looks young?
He was stunned for a moment and realized something.
Of course Countess Emma cannot obey Aiwass Moriarty. The last time she came to Avalon, Aiwass wasn't even born yet.
As a person who has never left Avalon, it is unlikely that Aiwass knows the secrets that only Star Antimony's top executives know.
At the same time, Aiwass's tone did not seem to be that of a gentle and tolerant priest...
...But what if he is not Aiwass Moriarty?
Drost looked at Aiwass's meaningful and dangerous smile, and suddenly felt a chill running down his spine.
The amber craftsman can put one person's soul into another person's body.
The black figure of Xing Antimony’s generation is the amber craftsman with the pinnacle of skills!
——And among the two top transcendent beings who arrived in Avalon this time, there is a direct disciple of the Black Phase!
Realizing this, Minister Drost was greatly shocked.
