That evening in the southern suburbs of Tobesk, in the Duchess's manor, Miss Carina held a tea cup and said to Shade who was sitting on the sofa.
At this time, Shade had just returned from Huntington City. The murder that occurred at the White King Club ended with Miss Martha being arrested, the tobacco merchant and the university lecturer being taken away, and the dead earl being ruined. However, Shade still visited as agreed.
Mr. Bernhardt's estate.
Holding the cat in his arms, Shade thanked Tifa who was pouring tea, with a very sad expression on his face:
"I don't know how I met her. Now that I think about it, it's really not a good idea to touch a relic that brings luck. I feel that since I walked out of that wine cellar, it seems that fate has guided me to be involved.
I got involved in that inexplicable thing and then met Miss Sylvia. Is this good luck or bad luck?"
"Meow!"
The cat opened its mouth and meowed, dissatisfied that Shade's stroking speed had slowed down.
"This should be considered good luck. That young witch seems to have a very good impression of you."
Miss Carina had finished listening to Shade's description, she took a sip of tea with her red lips, and then added:
"All the great witches who have met you so far have a good impression of you."
"Oh, Miss Carina, please stop teasing me."
Shade said, and then heard Tifa laughing. But when he looked up at the beautiful black-haired maid, she clearly had no expression. Instead, she opened her beautiful big eyes and blinked twice in confusion.
"Speaking of good luck, is it okay if I stay overnight at the manor today?"
Shade asked, and Miss Carina raised her eyebrows:
"What does good luck have to do with staying overnight? Are you going to take advantage of your good luck today and come to my bedroom to try your luck?"
She was definitely teasing her. The relationship between the two was still quite close, so a joke of this level was not too much.
"No, no, I used the relic [Golden Lucky Rabbit Leg] today, and I'm worried that something will go wrong at night. If I stay overnight at the manor, and I run into trouble, you can still help me."
"Of course that's no problem, but the [Golden Lucky Rabbit Leg] secretkeeper-level one? You're really amazing, you can even find such a thing."
"But why did the Pantanal Voodoo Society use an ordinary person to poison and murder the Earl of Huntingdon?"
Shade said again.
"According to what you said, the count's social relations and interests are so complicated, and there must be many people who want him dead. However, the Pantanal Voodoo Society is also unlucky this time, and specially asked a six-ring warlock to take care of it.
In order to prevent accidents, the count actually died in front of the princess in the end, and even bumped into you, and then bumped into Sylvia. I can't think of anything more unlucky than this."
The Duchess chuckled. She had nothing to do with this matter, so she could joke about it as a funny thing:
"However, the Ringman organization attacked ordinary people and was discovered. This is a direct violation of the rules set by the church. I am afraid that Huntingdon Parish will not be peaceful for some time to come."
Miss Carina looked at Shade lazily:
"I'm not sure if you have anything else to do when you go to Huntingdon besides bringing me a few bottles of local red wine and snacks."
Schad did not come empty-handed, and the red wine was a gift from Mr. Bernhardt.
"But Shade, try your best to get involved as little as possible in matters involving nobles and magicians, otherwise you will get into big trouble."
"I understand that I went to Huntington City to find something, not to cause more trouble."
Shade nodded, but it wasn't until he took the carriage back to the White River Valley Vineyard that he remembered why he went to that strange city today. Fortunately, the vampire clan to which Mr. Bernhardt belonged, in the local
He is very well-informed and can help find out the news, so Shade is not a waste of time today.
Outside the study is the brilliant starry sky at night in early winter. As the Frost Moon passes halfway, winter has really arrived. However, the first snow in Tobesk usually appears at the end of the Frost Moon, so it has not snowed yet. The temperature at night
It's not unbearably low.
At least in the study room of the manor, even if the fireplace has not been lit, it is still warm and comfortable. Miss Carina chatted with Shade about her bumping into Lesia in Yodel Palace today, and then asked Shade about the next one
Preparation of the time key.
After these topics, Shade mentioned the bounty on "Poison Ivy Magis" and said with some uncertainty:
"Is that Miss Emma Sylvia very short of money? It may be my misunderstanding. She is a little concerned about the reward of 3,000 pounds."
"She is different from us. Although the young Thirteen Seats have inherited a large amount of inheritance from the previous generation of witches, they do not yet have a sustainable profitable industry. I once told you that Sylvia is the kind of person who is very smart, and
A girl who takes a long-term view of things. If you look at assets only, she is not particularly short of money, but from the perspective of the future, she is indeed short of money. After all, a witch also needs to spend money to develop her own followers.
"
Miss Carina smiled at Shade and said:
"Furthermore, she shouldn't particularly care about a small amount like 3,000 pounds. The 3,000 pounds you mentioned should only be a reward from the Natural Church family. A guy like this who is highly rewarded by the Zhengshen Church will definitely not carry only
There is a wanted warrant. Based on this calculation, the ring sorcerer of the Pantanal Voodoo Society is worth at least five figures in gold pounds."
"Oh, this is really not a small amount."
Shade sighed in a low voice, but he didn't feel that Miss Sylvia had embezzled his money. After all, she caught the bald man alone, and she had to find a way to get the reward herself. Shade could handle these things.
Not available.
"Tifa, when is the appointment time for Sylvia and me to meet?"
Miss Carina, who was looking at the starry sky in the window behind Shade, asked her personal maid, Tifa replied:
"Miss, it's eight o'clock sharp."
"Five minutes left."
Shade reminded.
"Shad, then you go to the parliament with us. Sylvia asked me to meet alone. No other people in the parliament will enter at this time. You don't have to worry too much, young Sylvia, Bixiwe and Ka
Granny Sandra is much easier to deal with."
Miss Carina said confidently, stood up, took off her gold necklace, and asked Tifa to hand it to Shade:
"This time, you open the door."
With the cat on their shoulders, Tifa and Miss Carina behind them, with Shade's somewhat off-key singing, the three of them entered the long ancient corridor in the corridor.
After passing through the fog door at the end of the corridor, they entered the white mist. Tifa and Miss Carina reached out and grabbed Shade's arms. Shade held the witch necklace in his hand and whispered:
"May the hidden chaos protect me, who is also a witch!"
The white fog dissipated, and the unknown light illuminated the somewhat dark interior of the parliament. In the center of the circular flat ground was an ancient stone round table, surrounded by stairs leading up. There was no one in the parliament now, and it seemed that the west
Miss Sylvia did not arrive early.
"We discussed something during a meeting some time ago."
After taking back the necklace from Shade, Miss Carina found her own stone back chair and sat down:
"Sister Devlin has become an important partner in the Parliament. Your Excellency the Speaker is discussing with us whether to give her the qualification to attend the Parliament."
There were many more real witches in the Fifth Age than there are now. Although only thirteen were eligible to hold seats, other witches were also qualified to attend the meeting, but they did not have the right to vote.
"Attending the meeting? What good does that do the nun?"
Shade asked while looking around.
"You can participate in our discussions on important issues, and you can obtain limited qualifications to enter the parliament alone."
Miss Carina said, Tifa stood behind her, the cat on Shade's shoulder looked around, and Shade looked at the witch suspiciously:
"Into Parliament alone?"
"Yes, in addition to the thirteen pieces of gold jewelry, ring warlocks attending the meeting can enter the parliament with restrictions through the voucher issued by the Speaker. Oh, Shade, don't look at me, I am not the Speaker, and...
With your credentials, what can you do if you enter here?"
She thought she had seen through Shade's thoughts:
"To enter the parliament, you need to sing the song completely in an environment with no one, so it cannot be used as a temporary refuge when encountering enemies. Even if you are given a voucher, you will not be able to use it here."
"I see."
Shade nodded, he was just thinking that if he could enter here at any time, then the voting rights he obtained through the two witch reverberations might be able to explore more uses.
While the two were talking, footsteps were heard, and Miss Emma Sylvia, who had short black shawl hair, appeared in the parliament as if she had walked out of the air. She was still wearing a red dress.
It's just that the style is different from the one in the afternoon. In addition, the upper body also has a long-sleeved and half-length white fur shawl. The night in Huntington must be very cool.
She first saw Miss Carina who was already seated, and nodded very respectfully. She was not surprised by Tifa's appearance, but when she saw Shad, she frowned deeply:
"So, this gentleman is really a lady?"
As he spoke, he found his seat. When the second great witch sat down, the surrounding light became stronger.
"No, of course it's a man, I checked."
Miss Carina said, seeing Miss Sylvia looking at her suspiciously, she added:
"It's only from the perspective of body structure that he is male, but I think my judgment should be correct. So, let me tell you what the situation is now."
Miss Carina motioned for Shade to come over, and then under Miss Sylvia's gaze, the red-haired duchess raised her arm to ask Shade to lower his head, then held Shade's neck and kissed him for a long time.
Then he looked back at the surprised young witch:
"Shad Suellen Hamilton, a male, a man who can be contacted by a witch, a man who can use the power of a witch. According to the rumors in Tobesk, he is my lover."
Miss Sylvia did not expect to hear such news as soon as she came up. She hesitated:
"So the reality is"
"It's similar to the rumors, but not as extreme as the rumors."
The red-haired duchess smiled, but it was a scary look with a smile on her face but no smile at all in her eyes:
"Sylvia, I think you should know what Mr. Hamilton's existence means to Parliament."