"My name is Leo Porter, guard of Kislev Krem, direct subordinate of the Snow Queen."
The knight of the kingdom said, he obviously emphasized the second half of the sentence. Rhodes listened, but pretended not to care. He continued to ask——
"Knight Potter, which castles have you visited so far?"
"Nethergarde Keep, Midwinter Keep, Snow Rock Keep, Cracked Stone Keep, Iron Ring Keep, Heidelberg, and here you are, Blackhammer Keep."
The knight replied. He was half lying on a wooden chair, looking around at everything in the hall. Obviously, the environment here was not as good as his house in Kislev. It was simply decorated, and the windows did not have high-end fabrics.
And curtain decoration, the floor does not even have carpets, it is a smooth bluestone slab, which has been worn for many years so that it can reflect the human figure. The fireplace is simply a groove dug, filled with charcoal, and the fire provides the entire room.
of warmth.
"Have they all sent out troops?"
Rhodes continued to ask.
"Of course, it's the Queen's order."
The knight held his head high and returned proudly.
"Well, what I mean is that it is winter now, and it is the middle of winter. It is actually very inconvenient for the troops to travel far at this time."
Rhodes answered and poured himself a glass of warm wine. This was dwarf liquor shipped from Dulong City. It looked just like goat's milk, but its taste was completely different from goat's milk.
"I told you, this is the Queen's order."
The knight replied coldly.
Rhodes pushed the drink in front of him and motioned for him to take a sip.
Knight Potter didn't even look at it, he picked up the cup and drank it in one sip. But the next second, the knight of the kingdom couldn't stand it anymore. His face was very ugly, as if someone had given him toilet water, he held his throat and drank it.
The remaining drink in his mouth was vomited out.
"What's wrong? Knight Potter?"
Rhodes asked "concernedly".
"What kind of wine is this? It's even hotter than the strongest vodka!"
The knight clutched his throat and searched the room for water.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, this is dwarf fire liquor. Indeed, it has a stronger taste and a higher alcohol content than what we usually drink. I heard that in the darkest times, the dwarves used it as fuel to burn down mines.
To stop the rat-men's invasion..."
Rhodes said with a smile.
"Water! Where is the water?"
The Kingdom Knight had no intention of listening to Rhodes' explanation. He felt that his throat was about to burn.
"Jim, get our guest a glass of cold water. He needs to calm down."
Rhodes shouted loudly. After a while, the servant brought a pot of cold water from behind the door. Porter also grabbed the kettle and drank it without looking at it.
"Let's do this for now, Knight Potter. Jim will take you to the room and rest here for a night before heading out tomorrow. I will carry out the Queen's request."
Rhodes said.
The drunk knight in front of him was boring. He just wanted to go back to his room and drink two bottles of water to relieve the burning pain in his throat and stomach.
However, as soon as he went out, he was frightened by a huge shadow. The giant bear Ursok was standing at the door, staring at him with a pair of blood-red eyes.
The kingdom knight was so frightened that his face turned pale. He stood at the door, motionless. Although he was a kingdom knight, he had never seen such a big bear in his life... Even if the white bear was sitting, it was taller than him, let alone standing.
After getting up, it will be enough to crush him.
The queen's knight stood at the door. The white bear Ursock came up and sniffed the knight's scent with its black nostrils, then opened its big mouth and pretended to bite his head.
The knight was so frightened that he quickly called out Rhodes' name...
"Lord, save me! Save me..."
Potter cried, and Rhodes walked out slowly. First he stared at the poor knight, and then asked curiously——
"What's wrong? Potter?"
"This, what is this?"
The knight was so frightened that his legs and feet were trembling, and his voice was a little bit choppy. You must know that the size of the spirit bear, even the strongest beastman, is no more than this. It can stand up to three meters, and it is a complete beast.
"Bear, white bear, my friend."
Rhodes smiled. Then he slowly walked to the knight, put a hand on Ursock's back, and gently stroked the white bear.
"Let it go away... let it go away... please... please..."
The kingdom knight begged, the arrogance and contempt just now were completely forgotten. Ursock's saliva dripped on his head, but he still stood upright, not daring to move even half a step.
At this time, Rhodes patted the white bear on the back and let it go away. Ursock seemed to be reluctant and walked away. He growled twice, as if to say - the game is over so soon? I thought I wanted to play for a while longer.
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"Lord, do you really plan to send troops to participate in this chaos? It seems that the situation is a bit complicated."
The next day, after the queen's knights left, the butler Muros expressed his concerns to Rhodes. Snowflakes fell on them, and in the distance, the kingdom knight Porter gradually disappeared, and his figure turned into a little black figure in the sky and earth.
point.
"Well, it was precisely because of the complexity of the situation that I had to participate. This riot in Erengrad was not an ordinary riot. The city magistrate tied up all the Queen's people. This is unprecedented. The nobles are determined to resist the Ice Queen.
This is a big deal. It’s not just vampires making trouble. If we don’t participate, we will definitely not be able to escape the Snow Queen’s accountability.”
"Then let her be held accountable. In the cold winter, I don't believe that all the lords are willing to send troops to cooperate with her actions."
Muros was unhappy.
"Muros, my old man, I know you don't like that old woman. In fact, I don't like that old woman either. Denis was also forcibly taken to Kislev Magic Academy by her, but there is nothing we can do now. We are just Kislev now.
One of the many castle lords in Rif. There are many castle territories like Blackhammer Castle throughout Kislev. We cannot disobey the Frost Queen’s orders, at least not now. We cannot refute any of her demands.
She. If I say this, you won’t betray me, right?”
After Rhodes analyzed it, he joked to lighten the atmosphere.
"Why do you say that? Of course I will not betray you, Rhodes. I have watched you grow up..."
When there was no one around, Muros finally showed the intimacy between friends. His identity is so special in Blackhammer Castle, he is Rhodes' steward, Rhodes' elder, and Rhodes' close friend... If
Even he couldn't be trusted, and Rhodes knew that he had no one he could trust.