The cold wind is blowing outside the high attic window,

In the attic, the fire in the fireplace was burning brightly.

The heat wave that hit his face drove away the cold, and Julian, who walked in and sat down, felt a drowsy warmth.

Ms. Queletta, who are you?

The childhood sweetheart wife of General Darius, 'Hand of Noxus', the adopted daughter and student of General Cyrus,

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Ever since she was discovered by Cyrus from Besilico twenty years ago together with the Delai brothers, she has been serving in the military, fighting in all directions with her lover and brothers.

From soldier to general,

Throughout the history of the Delai brothers, this female general can be found everywhere.

In the Iron Armored Army, she is the unquestionable third person under the two brothers. In the Empire, she is also the person with outstanding reputation who is expected to succeed Ms. Claire's title as the first female general.

For such a female general who is famous for her military exploits and wisdom in the eyes of everyone, decades of ups and downs have already forged a strong heart.

But what appeared in front of Julian now was a look he had never seen before————

With long blond shawl hair and a beautiful face, this should be the most attractive appearance of a thirty-year-old woman, but what is revealed in the corners of her eyebrows is indescribable confusion and uncertainty, and even a little...

.panic.

The three sofas and chairs were arranged opposite each other. Except for the north wind outside and the dancing firelight in the fireplace, everything seemed to have stopped.

Queletta lowered his head slightly, letting his hair fall down to cover half of his face, revealing only the corners of his lips that were tightly pursed but slightly trembling, and the fists that were firmly clenched on his legs. For a long time,

Not a sound was made.

Seeing this situation, Swain on the side took the initiative to speak and told the truth here in simple words:

"Something happened in the north."

"North? Something happened?!"

With just one sentence, Julian's eyes suddenly widened, "How is this possible in the north of the empire!"

As the place with the most wars in the empire, it has always had a military force second only to the imperial capital! In addition, the 'Hand of Noxus' who has rarely lost since his debut is in charge, even the beggars on the streets of the Immortal Fortress are in charge.

I had never worried about the safety there, so how could I suddenly...

"General Darius, is he...?" Julian spoke tentatively, but was interrupted by Queletta,

The female general tremblingly raised her hand to cover the other half of her face covered with tears, and said in a trembling voice:

"No...not just Darius, but also Decius..."

Decius?

Hearing this name, a blond figure flashed in Julian's mind.

He remembered that the other party came to contact Swain as Queletta's envoy before the incident. During that meeting, Julian was deeply impressed by the other party's elegant demeanor and extraordinary wisdom. After the incident was successful, he also

I had wondered why I had not seen him by Ms. Queletta's side, but I never thought that she had gone to the north.

"He...is my son." After a moment of choking, Queletta wiped away her tears, lifted up her fallen hair, looked at Julian with slightly red eyes and said:

"Before that night, according to the agreement between us, I sent someone to carry the tokens of me and Delavin to the north. That person was Decius, and he took the initiative to carry out this task."

"At that time, I lacked enough trustworthy people around me, and the overthrow of the tyrant was related to the lives and fortunes of countless people. For the sake of safety, I could only agree to Decius's request. But I didn't want to, but I didn't want to...

..”

Visible to the naked eye, the corners of Queletta's eyes sparkled again. Julian, who was sitting opposite, hurriedly fumbled for a clean square handkerchief from his arms, stood up and wanted to hand it over, but Queletta waved his hand and refused.

"Heh-huh--" Queletta did not let the tears fall from the corners of her eyes again. She tried to take a deep breath and said:

"That was probably the worst decision I've ever made. Three months... More than three months have passed from that day to now, and I still haven't received any news from the north."

"I once thought that it was because of the frequent wars in the north, or because Darius did not agree with our overthrow of the tyrant, that he never gave me a reply,"

"But in the past three months, neither my envoys nor the messengers sent by the empire to contact the north have received any news... It was only at this time that I realized something was wrong and hurriedly contacted Si

Commander Wei Yin exchanged information, but...but..."

"But I received this."

Swain took the words at the right time, took a scroll and handed it to Julian on the opposite side.

After opening it, Julian glanced at the information above and heard Swain say: "We decided to revolt to overthrow the tyrant for the future of the empire. This move was recognized by most people, but there are still many

Those who don’t follow.”

"They are distributed throughout the empire, especially in the north!"

"The Noxians, the ancestors of Noxus, originated from the Lokrond Plain in the south of Valoran. Since taking over the Immortal Fortress, the empire has been in constant war, but the true conquest of the north has to start with Darkwill.

Beginning in the early years of the reign,"

"Eighty years ago, the Empire conquered Fort Diver and since then declared its rule over the towns, states, and provinces in the north."

"But the cold north is not as good as the warm and pleasant south and the immortal fortress. Over the years, the north has been in constant rebellion, and in the past two months, I have received no less than a dozen secret letters about the north to tell me about the situation there now.

How bad.”

Swain's voice was always calm. Even though the letter he handed to him described something more severe than what he said, the commander-in-chief did not show any fluctuation in his tone.

"Does this matter... have anything to do with the Freljord people in the north?" Julian asked.

"According to a secret report sent back by the Imperial Military, one month ago, Queen Sejuani of the Winter's Claw Tribe in the Freljord led her troops to conduct a winter raid as usual and invaded the Empire's borders."

"Aren't their usual targets of plundering the Demacians to the west?"

"Yes, but since the Avarosa tribe was defeated and relocated a few years ago, the Demacians took the opportunity to send envoys to form an alliance with their War Mother and deliver a large amount of supplies to them. In return, the Ashe War Mother

Promise to flank the Demacians' invasion of Winter's Claws."

"Speaking of which, it was thanks to the war that they were able to reach an alliance." Swain looked at Julian with a meaningful look. Julian's expression was as usual, but he felt a little embarrassed in his heart, but neither of them felt it.

Tangled up in this matter, Swain quickly continued to explain:

"With the help of the Avarosan people, the Queen of Winter's Claw has been unable to successfully plunder Demacia in recent years. But because of her victory in that war, her reputation in the North has been greatly enhanced.

The tribe rapidly expanded and attracted countless fans. Driven by them, the queen turned her attention to the east."

"Especially in the past few years, the empire has been experiencing frequent wars, but its results have been mediocre. The defeat in the Battle of Presidence made those people think that the empire was weak, and they increased their harassment of the north. Coupled with the death of the tyrant this time, they took advantage of the situation to raise their clans.
Chapter completed!