Catalina held the provocation note, feeling a sharp pain in her heart. Not only because she lost Landao, but also because she lost an entire legion. Elengrad was even more dangerous...
Katarina cares about Randyll, but the severe cold in Kislev froze the queen's heart. If she had to choose between power and her lover, she would choose power without hesitation. Only a coward will be fettered by emotion.
.The Snow Queen is such a person, she is tough and ruthless. Just like this palace, everything is filled with hard ice.
However, she was furious. After all, the feeling of losing a lover was not pleasant. As a queen, it was the first time she was threatened by others, and Lando was Rhodes' hostage. However, Catalina also had important interests.
The hostage was Dennis, the daughter of Rhodes. She did not expect that Rhodes would rebel, because Dennis was in her hands. She seemed to be a cold-blooded and ruthless person, and she didn't even want her daughter.
Catalina thought about humiliating Dennis, but it was useless to think about it. As a hostage, Dennis must be alive, so that she could have the capital to blackmail Rhodes. The only thing Catalina was worried about was the new northern border.
The king is a white-eyed wolf who doesn't care about his own flesh and blood, so she will really have a rival.
…
In the coalition camp in the north, the noble Landao was locked up in a specially-made cage. The Duke of Kislev, who used to be well-dressed and well-off, was now locked up in a dirty prison car like a wolf dog. Staring at him was
A huge snow-white bear. Ursock eats and sleeps next to the Duke almost every day, guarding this noble prisoner dutifully.
Only it could hear Lan Dao's thoughts. Although it seemed to understand, the white bear never paid attention to him. It just stared at him with a pair of blood-red eyes. Those eyes seemed to be able to see through everything, always letting Lan
Tao felt uneasy. He had never been afraid of wild beasts, but White Bear seemed to be no ordinary beast. He was full of spirituality...
Zhizhizhi...
The door of the iron cage was opened, and the man wearing a manticore cloak appeared in front of him.
"Rhode, ah, the winner came to see me again with a proud head. I really don't know how long your pride can last. The great Ice and Snow Queen will send legions to attack you again. I am just the vanguard of this war.
That’s it. The blizzard will come to the north again, and it will fall on you and your army.”
In the cage, Landao said disdainfully. His hands and feet were imprisoned on the silver stakes, unable to move. The lack of water for many days made him look exhausted, and the skin on his face seemed to be dehydrated, wrinkled and stuck to the
The bones looked a bit horrifying. Of course, the most important thing was that he had not eaten fresh blood for more than a week.
"That's just right. The blizzard will make all the Kisli ladies see clearly what kind of devil your queen is. She is willing to sacrifice everything, including the people, in order to consolidate the throne."
Rhodes returned coldly.
"Humph, what kind of species are civilians? They are weak, timid, and unarmed. They are just rats hiding in the corner and shivering. The royal power is in the hands of a few elites, not those who are nothing and know nothing.
In the hands of the people, they have no value in using it.”
Lando mocked.
"Really? It's such a pity that the people who support this army to attack Catalina are the same people you call assholes."
Rhodes smiled, walked up to Landao, and looked down at him. The former noble Duke of Kislev now had messy hair, sitting in his own feces, and his clothes were covered with fleas and bugs. He exuded a wave of odor.
A foul stench.
"kill me!"
Landao roared angrily. He roared and opened his mouth with blood. Two fangs were exposed, but before he could bite Rhodes, his hands and feet were tightly locked by thick silver chains.
"Kill you?" Rhodes laughed, "No, you still have a lot of value. Katarina will miss you, just let her miss you for a while. Duke Landau is worth an entire army. If not, at least
It’s worth a castle.”
Roar……
The vampire lord roared, and the one who roared louder than him was the giant bear approaching the cage. Ursock opened his bloody mouth and roared at Landao. Soon, all the pride of the vampire lord was gone.
There was nothing left. He knelt on the ground, the blood in his eyes gradually fading away.
At this time, Bear Knight Captain Sibes handed a letter with the seal of the Kislev Tsar to Rhodes.
[Return Landao, otherwise, your precious daughter will suffer inhuman torture.]
[Don’t think that if you attack my legion, I will compromise with you. Traitors will eventually be punished, and the North is your grave.]
Catalina only had a few lines in the letter, but to Rhodes, it was like a bolt from the blue. Dennis... wasn't Dennis on his way back to Blackhammer Castle? Why was he taken back to the Magic Academy again? What on earth is going on?
What happened? Could it be... was Edmund lying to me? Dennis never escaped from the beginning to the end?
Rhodes's heart was filled with mixed emotions. Without caring about humiliating Landao, the King of the North hurriedly walked out of the cage and came to the tent of Lord Edmund of Binglan Castle.
"Tell me what's going on!"
Standing in front of Edmund, Rhodes questioned sternly. The Lord of Binglan Castle drove away the soldiers and officers in the tent with a straight face, and then stood alone in front of Rhodes.
"What is supposed to come will eventually come. Okay, I admit, I deceived you about this matter, Rod."
Edmund stood up straight and answered frankly.
"Why did you lie to me? You said Dennis was rescued!"
In anger, Rhodes knocked Edmund to the ground. It was uncomfortable to be deceived by the person he trusted most. Now, he had to face the double blow of losing his friendship and his daughter. I thought that capturing Lando would be something worth getting excited about.
But now it seems that the Queen still has a bargaining chip in her hand. She can be cold-blooded to the end, but Rhodes can't. Dennis and Caroline don't want to lose any of them.
"King of the North...King of the North, Brother Rhodes, if I hadn't said that, would you still be king? If I hadn't done that, the North would still be a mess, and you could only be
Just a lord, just a timid little lord!"
Edmund wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, stood up, and continued speaking calmly——
"However, the north calls for a king. Kislev calls for a new king. The people of Kislev need a real leader to lead them out of the tyrannical and bloody rule! In the entire Kislev, only you can do that
So, I must deceive you."
Edmund walked to Rhodes, "Brother, your daughter is in Kislev City, and my daughter is also there. Your daughter is not the only one who is the Frost Witch. There are many, many of us among us.
The father, mother, and their daughters are all apprentices of witches. However, for the future of this country and the rejuvenation of Kislev, they resolutely decided to support you."
"You were born to be a king. The bear god Esun chose you, and the thunder god Thor chose you. This is your destiny!"
Edmund said seriously and seriously.
In great pain, Rhodes gradually regained his rationality. It is not easy for reason to overcome emotions. But no matter what, Rhodes knew that he could no longer vent his anger on this person. What he said was right.
Yes, it just takes some time to accept this reality...