It's not yet dusk, but the guests attending Henry VIII's 80th birthday party have already begun to arrive.
Annan did not keep Dmitri for long.
Before the guests arrived, Annan and Kafni had already returned together. Kafni even changed into a fluffier, more formal and gorgeous dress.
Seeing that Kafni was able to dress up and comb her somewhat fluffy hair neatly, Elizabeth nodded with satisfaction and showed a gentle smile to them.
——And seeing that Annan was able to keep his promise and come back on time before dinner, Dmitri also relaxed his brow slightly with satisfaction, showing a less indifferent look.
Dmitry is always like this... He doesn't like surprises, and values tradition and commitment. When he was a teenager, he liked to mediate other people's conflicts, reason with others, and set rules. He looked very mature.
And his behavior is indeed very steady.
When Dmitri was thirteen or fourteen years old, he already followed his father in handling government affairs, and he took care of his younger brothers and sisters. Grand Duke Ivan was very busy with work... Annan and Maria were both taken care of by Dmitri.
big.
He always has a serious look and doesn't understand the jokes told by others, coupled with his brows that are always frowned and rarely relaxed... Maria always said that he looked like an old man, and it was natural.
But now, seeing Annan and Kafni huddled in the corner holding hands, Dmitri's expression suddenly became a little subtle.
It's like constipation.
...You have only known each other for one afternoon?
It wasn't even an afternoon yet...why did the relationship suddenly become so close?
Is this appropriate?
However, with Annan's timid temperament, it is already very difficult for him to take the initiative to interact with others... Although Dmitri felt it was inappropriate, he did not stop the two children from playing together.
——Anyway, you won’t be able to see me again when I return to winter.
As for friendships and stuff...
Reconsideration.
But what Dmitri could never guess was... why Annan and Kafni were holding hands.
At this age, girls are usually taller than boys of the same age - of the two, Kaifni is obviously the stronger one.
Her right hand held Annan's left hand and put it in the side pocket of her skirt. This was undoubtedly a very bold move... so much so that Kaifni's own face turned slightly red.
And their two hands are placed in the same pocket...
...holding the same gun.
That's right.
——Annan gave "miss.quiet" to Kaifuni.
Ferdinand is the third prince, and there is a high probability that Prince Philip will learn some of the properties of Ferdinand's powerful spell.
Annan has already done experiments a long time ago - except for himself and the players who own the system, others cannot know all the properties of a certain cursed object. They can only know the field where the cursed object belongs, and then rely on experience and
knowledge to judge.
Except for wizards of the prophet school who can use "test spells" to obtain the properties of curses below gold level. Only extraordinary people of silver level and above can gradually understand its related properties when sleeping with a curse object.
Although Prince Philip may not necessarily know all the attributes of "miss. Quiet"... Annan still plays it safe.
Since having an awkward chat with Philip alone might make him wary...then let two people chat with him.
Conversations between two strangers often fall into embarrassment and silence because of losing the topic. But if a "middleman" who knows both people is inserted to thread the needle...it is not necessarily whether the conversation will be pleasant, but at least it will not be so silent.
.
"Your Highness Annan, and...Kafni?"
A somewhat surprised, but very happy and cheerful voice sounded: "Wow, the relationship between you two... is progressing very quickly!"
Annan's eyes widened slightly and he turned his head.
I found that the person who took the initiative to talk... was none other than Prince Philip.
Prince Philip sat down on the right side of Annan and started chatting with them familiarly: "Your Highness, have you known each other before? Couldn't you have seen each other in a dream?"
Before Annan could take the initiative to find Philip, he came over on his own.
——But this was within Annan’s expectation.
Because the two of them were sitting on the edge of two or three positions outside the "stage", he deliberately seduced Philip.
Philip came here not to chat with them...but to have a reasonable excuse to sit outside the "ceremony venue".
All this was within Annan's expectation.
And Annan also reflected from his attitude - he indeed had no thoughts about himself, at least he didn't try to fool himself into the ceremony venue...
...Or, for him, the only enemy in winter is Dmitri?
Annan took a careful look at the prince sitting next to him.
Although Philip Noah was older than his brother Albert, he looked much younger than Albert, and he was also shorter than Albert.
He wears a black dress with dark gold embroidery, and like other members of the Noah family, the buttons on his body are golden lion patterns. He has the iconic black hair and red eyes... and a round baby face.
He looked particularly harmless, with an optimistic and cheerful expression on his face. When he sat down, he secretly stuffed a piece of candy into Annan's hand.
Philip himself picked up another piece of candy, peeled off the sugar coating and stuffed it into his mouth, showing a happy and carefree smile: "Why don't you say anything, Your Highness? Come and try one, this is a very delicious toffee!"
"
"...Brother doesn't let me eat other people's food."
Annan said seriously with a straight face.
"I'm not an outsider either. I'm Philip - Philip Noah. Even though I look young, I'm Kaifuni's uncle, right?"
Philip laughed and said in a coaxing tone.
Annan's eyes widened and he made a childish voice: "...really?"
"If you don't believe it, just ask Kaifni!"
Philip's face showed an ambiguous smile like an adult asking a child, "Who are you friends with in school?" He lowered his voice and said, "Speaking of which, brother Philip also has a lovely daughter, no worse than Kaifuni?"
"...Aren't you Kaifuni's uncle?"
Annan blinked and asked.
Philip laughed again, pinched Annan's face, and said with a smile: "Let's talk to each other, let's talk to each other! I'm so young, and you're a big kid, so of course you have to call me brother."
"I still have to call you uncle."
Annan said with a straight face, "My brother will be unhappy if I call you brother."
"Oh? What will His Highness Dmitry do?"
Prince Philip asked with interest.
A look of horror immediately appeared on Annan's face, as if he was about to tell a horror story, he threatened with his teeth and claws:
"--kill you!"
"Hahahahahaha you are so cute!"
Philip didn't know what the point of his laughter was, and he suddenly burst into laughter: "Then let him do it! If he can't kill me, then you can be my brother from now on!"
"What are you talking about? You are so happy?"
Maybe Philip laughed too loudly, and Albert came over.
He looked like he was more than ten years older than Philip. He was over 1.85 meters tall, with broad and thin shoulders, wearing thin-rimmed flat glasses, and a well-groomed mustache.
Philip was not polite to him, he just laughed and shouted: "Hey, Albert! This kid is much more interesting than you, hahahaha! If you don't want him to be my brother, why don't you go to the cold winter?" Annan
Your Highness, eat sweets, eat sweets, I still have a lot of sweets!”
Albert frowned immediately when he heard such frivolous words.
But before he could say anything more, several guards suddenly rushed in, looking panicked.
Elizabeth's expression changed, and instead of scolding the soldiers, she immediately called out the panicked guards.
"What happened?"
She asked in a low voice.
The guard stammered: "The eldest son of the Geraint family... Count Geraint is dead!
"On the corpse... traces of cold contact spells were detected!"
Elizabeth was stunned when she heard this.
Then she immediately subconsciously turned her gaze to old Merlin - and then she immediately shook her head in denial.
"Don't make any noise."
She whispered: "Take me there..."
Philip noticed something and took the initiative to get closer.
"What happened, Sister Wang?"
He took out another piece of hard toffee and stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and asked proactively: "Do you need help?"
Seeing him, Elizabeth frowned slightly.
——This was the first time that Annan saw a similar "unpleasant" expression on Elizabeth's face.