When Rod saw Caroline, she was sitting on her chair playing with a kitten with black and white fluff. She was wearing fresh and elegant clothes that set off her slim and charming figure. Her top was light blue velvet.
Shirt, with a rose-patterned belt around her waist, tightening her slender waist. A brocade cloak hangs from her shoulders and hangs behind her, with Varrel's family emblem embroidered on it - a white elk with its head held high.
.
She didn't have a ring on her hand, but Rhodes knew that tonight, this beautiful Frost Witch would have an exquisite sky blue sapphire diamond ring on her ring finger. It was purchased by him from Baker Harbor and produced in
The price is high in the remote Arabi region, but considering that a woman only lives once, it is worth it no matter how expensive it is.
"The invitations to the wedding were sent out a month ago. Except for Lord Digel of Snow Rock Castle on the eastern border, who may not be able to come, all the other lords will probably come."
Rod approached Caroline, knelt down on one knee and leaned on her leg, petting the kitten.
"When did you start playing with cats?"
Rod asked.
"I've always liked it, but I've had so many things to do in the past two years that I don't have any free time to play with cats."
Caroline returned with a smile, a blush creeping onto her cheeks.
"Cats have many benefits. They can make you relaxed and caring, and more importantly, they can catch mice. There are many enemies of human beings, but I think the most important enemy is mice. They eat food and spread plague.
Groups of rats are sometimes not even afraid of people and will bite them to death in broad daylight. Such a species is definitely a terrible nightmare. Cats can catch rats and are very good helpers for humans."
Caroline said, reaching out and rubbing the kitten's back again. The kitten escaped from her "claws" with a meow. As she was about to get up, she was pressed down on the chair by Rod. His
His lips immediately came up and kissed Caroline's thin lips.
The guard consciously avoided it and stood outside the door waiting.
"OK OK……"
After kissing for a long time, Caroline pushed Rod away from her.
"We should go take a shower. Guests are expected to arrive one after another this afternoon. I don't want to appear in public with a bad smell then."
Caroline puffed up her cheeks and acted coquettishly.
"Okay, let's go together. It's a good choice to take a hot spring bath in the cold late winter."
Rhodes said shamelessly.
…
In the underground hot spring pool of Blackhammer Castle, Rhodes held the naked Caroline, and a feeling that time flew by and a world away came to his heart again. Two years ago, he met the daughter of the Lord of Heidelberg here. At that time, Caroline
Lorraine was still like a naughty child, full of interest in everything. She heard that Blackhammer Castle had a hot spring, so she sneaked into the castle to find the hot spring, and took a dip in it regardless of her cold constitution. She heard that Rhodes was going to go
The Empire refused to let her go with them when discussing business, so they secretly hid in the cabin and showed up again at night, leaving Rhodes helpless. She also stood at the top of the Black Hammer Castle with the reinforcements from Heidelberg to resist the beastmen... all kinds of things,
When Rhodes recalled it at this moment, it felt as if it was a lifetime ago. The only thing that was the same was Caroline's still cute and beautiful face and her slim figure like a girl.
In the afternoon, carriages from nobles and lords from all over the country arrived at Blackhammer Castle one after another. Viewed from above the castle, the road into the city was like a flowing ribbon, with carriages and people walking slowly on it.
Among the crowd, the motorcade of Siril, Lord of Watchfort, was the most luxurious. His carriage was pulled by four strong horses. The carriage was covered with brocade curtains and decorated with silver trim and animal skins. There were as many as three hundred attendants and knights accompanying him.
His pomp far exceeds that of other lords from all over the world.
Rhodes led the knight Virgil, the dwarf Bogur and a group of attendants to greet him at the gate of the castle.
Inside and outside the cement city wall, people also lined the streets to watch this gorgeous and heavy procession. For people living in the north, this kind of pomp was already big enough, and there was almost no event that would attract all the northern lords to gather here.
Except for this marriage between Lord Rhodes of Blackhammer Castle and Lord Caroline of Heidelberg.
Rhodes noticed that among all the convoys, Dean, the young lord of Iron Ring Castle, was the most beautiful. His attendants were all absolutely beautiful boys, with fair and handsome faces, thin arms and legs, and well-proportioned figures.
Tall. According to modern parlance, they are pretty boys. Dean chose such a group of people as his attendants. Rhodes was very doubtful about their fighting ability. If it were a battle, these people would probably break out and run away at the sight of blood.
Among all the lords, the convoy of Lord Edmund of Binglan Castle is the simplest. It should be said that his team is not a convoy at all, because there is not even a carriage in the team. There are only Lord Edmund himself and two simple knights.
, and finally followed by four horse-riding attendants. There were only seven people in the entire team.
Rhodes knew that this was Edmund's style of doing things, informal, simple and true. Binglan Castle was like Blackhammer Castle two years ago, with a sparse population and fewer soldiers. Therefore, when the lord went out, it was impossible to mobilize people from the castle.
It needs more people to follow, and it must always keep an eye on the enemies outside the Great Wall. Because it is located at the northernmost tip of Kislev, geographically further north than Black Hammer Castle, it is said that this time the Erengrad rebellion
Refugees who escaped from the border rarely went to Binglan Castle. The living conditions there were simply the most miserable in the entire Northern Territory. However, they also produced the best warriors and archers.
"brother."
As soon as they met, Edmund greeted Rhodes cordially and hugged him. During the Erengrad rebellion, they fought side by side and resisted the attack of the Blood Hand Mercenary Group. In the Whispering Forest, Rhodes also rescued Edmund.
Demont. The friendship between the two can be described as profound.
The last one to arrive at Blackhammer Castle was the convoy of Snow Rock Castle. Rhodes originally thought that this guy would not come. Snow Rock Castle is located in the northeast corner of Kislev. It guards the east gate of the north. To the east of Snow Rock Castle is the world.
Edge Mountains. Greenskins, beastmen, ratmen, ogres and various dark creatures are active there all year round. Snow Rock Castle, as a forward outpost, is often attacked by these creatures. The latest greenskin invasion was three
Months ago, the Erengrad Rebellion was coming to an end. However, the Greenskins invaded at this time. Rhodes, Caroline, and Edmund led their respective armies to relieve the siege. Together, the march took a full time
It took one and a half months. At that time, Rhodes had a clear idea of the geography of Kislev. It took about two months to travel from north to south, and one and a half months to cross from east to west. It is a vast area but sparsely populated.
country.
He sent the invitation a month ago, which meant that Digel, the lord of Snow Rock Castle, set off immediately after receiving the letter and only had time to catch up with Rhodes' wedding. This made Rhodes a little grateful.
"I thought you wouldn't come."
When they met, Rhodes hugged Digel and said with a smile.
"I have to come to your wedding."
Digel patted Rhodes on the shoulder, like a friend he hadn't seen for many years. In fact, the three-month battle with the greenskins really made Digel feel grateful to Rhodes. It was the chosen one who risked his life.
Danger rushed into the greenskin group and killed the greenskin leader, so that the battle was resolved so quickly. Without Rhodes, the siege of Snow Rock Castle would not have been resolved so quickly. So Rhodes, Digel, Ai
Demon and Caroline have become almost close friends.
Rhodes counted the numbers and unknowingly, he had handed over 40% of the lords in the ten northern cities. If there is a war in the future, these people will definitely come to support as soon as possible. The situation is not better than two years ago.