"Since...that's the case, I'll say goodbye."

After a few unsatisfactory conversations, Roddy no longer wanted to continue talking. Knowing that the other party did not seem to have pulled him on the stolen frame to be burned to death, he simply stood up and prepared to leave.

Benjamin continued to greet a few words without changing his expression, then looked at Roddy who was walking out of the house, and her eyes couldn't help but feel a little "satisfaction".

Ha...After all, I'm just a young man who is ignorant of the world.

Roddy, who had successfully handed in the mission, was in a very bad mood. In the empty church, his heavy footsteps were echoed with some echoes, and the cold atmosphere made his figure look extremely desolate.

Roddy tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart, but what he felt was a boring sleepiness - he wanted to save the Russifron family, save the old duke, save Sally, and plan to kill Francis, but in the end he ended up with such a result. Speaking of which, he felt really uncomfortable.

Between the rows of seats in the neutral gear, Roddy took a few deep breaths and stopped, and his originally energetic body seemed to be filled with lead. He closed his eyes, held the back of the chair with one hand, and suddenly raised the other hand, pulling the bandage on his shoulder hard. The electric pain made Roddy frown. He tried to get rid of the bad emotions that enveloped him in this way - but then he found that... this method that was easy to use in the past did not work at this time.

After thinking for a long time, he realized... In fact, Sally was no longer a simple "bargaining chip" in his heart.

The beautiful figure with a clever smile had already taken root in his heart. Although Roddy had never had any "other" thoughts about her, after experiencing so many things together, his trust in her has long exceeded that of others. And because he cared too much, he felt even more unbearable for her "betrayal".

His mind was very confused, but Roddy was still trying to analyze his current situation: now that his identity has been exposed from his "completely hidden" state, he may have to face the danger of being discovered by Francis in the future...

It's really troublesome.

The pain on his shoulder gradually eased, Roddy sighed, walked out of the church - but then there were rapid footsteps behind him. He frowned, but did not look back and continued to walk forward.

When Sally rushed into the church in anger, she saw the figure leaving behind at first sight.

Through the door and through the foyer, the cold stone floor made Sally feel that things were going worse than she thought - and when she came behind Roddy, the two were already standing in front of the steps outside the church door.

"Wait, wait..."

Finally, Sally called Roddy. She looked at the familiar back in front of her, but felt that there seemed to be something invisible between the other party and herself.

Roddy almost turned into substantial indifference, making the sensitive Sally feel her heart sinking little by little.

It shouldn't be like this... it shouldn't be like this...

Her lips were stammering and thinking about saying something, but she noticed that blood was oozing from Roddy's shoulders - this discovery made Sally's heart feel even more painful as if she was stabbed by a needle.

"Your wound..."

Roddy stopped, but did not look back. He was originally shrouded in anger and actually wanted to turn around and roar and question everything, but when Sally really appeared, he suddenly felt that it was meaningless to do so.

"You don't need to care."

After a long silence, Roddy finally said this, then strode out of the monastery, never looking back from beginning to end, and never even looked at Sally once.

Sally wanted to say something, but opened her mouth but felt her throat was dry, and tears blurred her vision... The feeling of heart being tumbling made her even cover her chest.

"Why—this is happening…?"

The crowd blocked the sight, and the distance between the two became farther and farther. In the end, Roddy's figure was submerged at the end of his vision, and the figure standing in front of the monastery did not leave for a long time.

*******

September 8th.

Moria Manor no longer has the leisure of the past. On the contrary, it is like a fortress command center ready to fight at any time, and the atmosphere is extremely tense.

Fully armed guards were everywhere, and every carriage entering was strictly inspected and inspected. The subordinates who hurried into the manor all had a gloomy face, trying to integrate the information from the city of Halle and report it to the current owner of the manor, Earl of Frances.

Since the assassination of Sally failed, Francis has not taken a step out of the manor for a long time. The continuous setbacks have caused a considerable impact on his mental state, who has always been arrogant. However, he was not defeated by failure. Instead, he has forced himself to gradually emerge from the shadow of setback with his own series of measures.

The temperature gradually dropped, and the manor far away from the city had a slightly cool chill at night. As the sun set, the fireplace in the main hall ignited, and the orange light brought by the flames brought some warmth to the deserted living room.

At this time, the young count sitting in the armchair was staring at the red-burned charcoal in a daze.

This manor was once the favorite of his father, Duke Angmar. Because it is close to Hollier City and has a beautiful scenery, there is also a hunting ground for hunting, so every autumn, the old duke asks some nobles in the city to come here for safari and entertainment.

In my memory, the last time I hunted here was seven years ago. At that time, Francis was just a young boy who just knew how to ride a horse. He only knew how to run back and forth in the jungle with his father. I remember that for the first time, he shot a few arrows, but he didn't even touch a rabbit fur. In the end, the knight named Titus deliberately shot a hare, and asked him to catch up and make up for it. It was considered a reward.

Francis remembered that his father was smiling happily at that time.

When the nobles enjoyed the game they had hunted at night, each knight praised him, who was young, saying that if Francis inherited the Duke in the future, the territory of Iversa would definitely be higher.

Haha. I haven't heard such words for a long time.

The flames reflected on Francis' face. The mature face had long lost its childishness. With a frown, he seemed to have a little bit of his father's aura. However, after all, it was a young man who had never left the territory of Everta. At this time, he said "aura" too early. If there was, it would be just the momentum brought by "resentment".

For a few days, Francis was obsessed with the idea of ​​planning how to deal with Sally. His lack of sleep has caused his eyes to turn black, and his slightly swollen bags made his face look extremely gloomy. So when his subordinate Willie asked for a meeting at the door, he was too lazy to answer anything, and waved his hand to signal the other party to come over, not even willing to turn his eyes.

"Master, we have confirmed the intentions of those pagans. They are ready to launch an attack while the Bishop of Rubens gives his speech."

"Certified, how did you confirm it? Rubens is not clear about the news? Benjamin doesn't know?"

Francis' figure was still half-sitting in the armchair, his words were deep and exuding some majesty that he had never had before, "Say the point."

"Master, there are quite a lot of pagans in the city with the Viper Cross, probably more than forty or even more. Although they tried their best to hide, some of them were still easy to identify in the end. I sent someone to follow them and found that at least four teams of people had specifically surveyed the terrain in the city square, and they were conducting drills."

Willie whispered the information he received - "Although Bishop Rubens's team was on the road, we received news that he still had two teams of knights hidden in the dark, and these days the monastery also transferred a large number of guards from other places. Obviously, it was already prepared. It seemed that the "Rose Cross" actually knew this and wanted to plan to catch all these pagans in one fell swoop!"

After saying these words, Francis did not respond, but just sat there quietly looking at the fire. He narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, and then hummed in a low voice: "These geniuses are pretty thinking."

After pausing for a moment, he turned his head slightly and asked in a low voice: "So, is another news confirmed?"

"Mr. Earl, it has been confirmed that Miss Sally will be in the ranks of the sect."

It seemed that the wait for several days was for this sentence. When Willie said this, Francis breathed a sigh of relief without any concealment, then he suddenly sat up from the sunken armchair and continued to ask: "Then - call everyone together!"

“Yes, Master!”

Willy knelt down on one knee, showing his loyalty and obedience - Francis nodded with satisfaction and said, "If you have enough staff, then what you need to do next will be simple."

He had already thought about how to arrange it, so at this moment Francis began to talk to his subordinates about his plan in a plain tone. Willy, who was kneeling in front of him, kept nodding, but at some point, it seemed that because what Francis said was too amazing, he suddenly raised his head and shook his head to refute something, but was stopped by Francis.

The two had a rare dispute for a moment, but in the end, Willy's compromise was caused by Francis' strength and persistence. When they finished what they should say, Francis breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "There is still time, be sure to prepare everything."

Willie nodded, then remembered something and said, "Sir Earl, the person who came back from the border has probably confirmed the identity of 'that guy'."

"That guy" was like a thorn stuck in the throat to Francis. All the failures during this period were related to this damn bastard, so at this moment Willie's words immediately made him raise his eyebrows - "Say!"

"He is the captain of the scouts of Nolan Village, named Roddy." Willie paused for a moment and continued to explain: "When our people went to investigate, the scouts of Nolan Village disappeared collectively, saying that they were going to the Orc Kingdom, but obviously they were lying, because the number of scouts in the second investigation was quite large. And our third investigation was just a while ago, the captain named Roddy came to Hollier City."

There is no need to say anything else. Obviously, Willy has more evidence to prove that Roddy was the one who blocked Francis' plan, so he stopped at the right time and waited for the response of the count in front of him.

"Can you confirm where he is now?"

"Master, because he wants to order the concentration of manpower, he has sent someone to search, but his whereabouts have not been confirmed yet."

Wei Li responded with a little swelling in his heart. Just when he was thinking about whether he would be scolded, he found that the count's reaction was beyond his expectations. Francis looked at the jumping fire and said, "Ha. Just know who it is. This kind of ant can be killed at any time. There is nothing to be careful about except playing tricks. When I solve all this, don't talk about dealing with him alone..."

Then a hint of cruelty appeared in his eyes, "No one of those scouts who have something to do with him will run away!"

"yes!"

Willie nodded and was about to leave, but unexpectedly, Francis turned slightly, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is there any news about the Duke's Mansion recently?"

"Everything is normal, there is no abnormality, Master." Willie thought for a while and added: "But the Knights of Titus and the Knights of Wellington are coming towards Hollier City, I don't know why."

Francis frowned slightly. Titus and Wellington were the two most trusted knights under his father. In the past, when his father was not sick, these two highly capable "guardian knights" were always inseparable from his father. Later, his father's condition was difficult to improve, so they went to their fiefs. Now that they suddenly came back... what does it mean?

It's almost time to pay taxes, so they probably came to pay taxes and visit their father.
Chapter completed!