Eagle's Glory

Just when they came to a place not far from Edgar's residence, Edgar, who had been bleary-eyed, suddenly grabbed Andre's shoulder.

"Andre... my friend, I need your help with something."

Andre was taken aback by his sudden movement, but quickly calmed down, "What's the matter, Edgar?"

"It's about my wife and sister." Edgar replied solemnly, then stood up straight in front of him, facing him.

At this time, although his face was flushed with drunkenness, his eyes were bright and his consciousness was clear, so there was no sign of being overwhelmed by alcohol.

"Miss Agnes...? What's the matter?" Andre was a little surprised.

"As you know, Agnes is growing up slowly, and her parents and sister are also starting to think about her life-long affairs, but she has always had her eyes above the top, but she is really powerful, so that no one People can break her spirit and make her sincerely admire her, so over time, her peers have respected her a little... Alice often sighs about this, after all, there are too few people in the world who can be worthy of her sister... Edgar suddenly exaggeratedly sighed, and then he suddenly lingered in André Davout's ear. "To tell you the truth, before I came, my wife and my father had planned to try their best to match His Majesty and Agnes. Wouldn't this be the best destination for her?"

When he heard this passage suddenly, Andre was very surprised, but soon he accepted it.

In fact, he had long thought that they were an extremely well-matched couple, but unfortunately... God seemed to have made another verdict.

"That's really a pity." He sighed, "Her Highness Teresa has come to His Majesty's side, and His Majesty has promised her to marry her. This should be an unchangeable decision."

"It's true...it's a pity!" Edgar sighed heavily with a strong alcohol smell. "After coming here and seeing His Highness Teresa, I could only cancel this plan in regret, but... Agnes seems to be fascinated by His Majesty, and His Majesty seems to like her too."

Andre's eyes widened, looking at Edgar in disbelief. "Your Majesty...is this really the case?"

As the captain of the guard, he has always been by His Majesty's side, but he has never heard His Majesty talk about Agnes, so he instinctively finds it difficult to believe it.

"Of course...you may not have noticed at our banquet just now, but the two of them have been talking all the time. I can't believe the light in their eyes. They definitely love each other." Edgar didn't change his face. Lying, "Besides, His Majesty specially invited Agnes to go hunting with her—"

"Really...really?" Under Edgar's explanation, Andre gradually wavered and accepted Edgar's words—after all, he seemed to have expected this kind of result in his heart.

"But Her Highness Teresa..." Andre hesitated again.

"Marriage is a marriage, so it's fine to proceed as usual, but who stipulated that His Majesty can only like one person?" Edgar asked nonchalantly, "Didn't our kings come here all these years? We just need not to gossip , Wouldn’t it be good to disturb Her Majesty Teresa?”

Edgar's rhetorical question made Andre speechless.

"It seems to be true—" After a moment, he nodded.

Seeing his appearance, Edgar was secretly happy, and he solved another problem quietly - as long as the captain of the guard around His Majesty would not cause trouble or even offered to help, everything would be easier.

"Actually, I did this not only for Agnes, but also for His Majesty's cause. If they agree with each other, it will be extremely beneficial to His Majesty." In order to make the other party accept his opinion, Edgar He took the initiative to reach out his hand to Andre, and then looked at Andre with expectant eyes. "Don't you think that if the most beautiful roses in France adorn His Majesty's throne, wouldn't it be a great thing? Both for the French people and for Agnes herself."

After hearing this, Andre fell silent again. He thought over and over again, but he couldn't find any loopholes in Edgar's words.

It seems so.

As a native Frenchman, he himself was more than happy to see Miss Agnes on His Majesty's side.

So, he also nodded. "You know, I'm just the captain of His Majesty's guard, and my duty is to protect his safety. As a servant, I have absolutely no right to interfere in his private life...Your Majesty can do whatever you want, and...you and I Happy to see this come true.”

After finishing speaking, he also stretched out his hand, and the palms of the two hit it off.

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Aegron, who was still in the room at this time, of course could not hear the conversation between Andre and Edgar.

He was now struggling with drunken drowsiness.

And Agnes didn't look too well, she looked dizzy and blushed as if she was about to bleed.

"Miss Agnes, are you all right?" Aggron asked.

"I...I'm okay..." Agnes stood up staggeringly, "Okay...I have to go back to rest, good night, Aigron."

After she finished speaking, she took steps to go back, but within two steps, she was already wobbly and almost fell, and finally managed to hold the table.

"Are you all right?" Aegron asked, then walked to her side.

Looking at Agnes's current appearance, he couldn't help but smiled wryly, "It seems that you don't usually drink much?"

"Yes, I usually... don't like it." Agnes replied intermittently. "It's just...it's just that I heard that my sister is safe today... I feel happy, so...so..."

"Okay, I understand. Sorry, this is my responsibility, I will pay attention to it in the future." Aigron nodded, "Then I will take you back to your room."

After finishing speaking, he directly grabbed Agnes' arm, and then led her to her room.

Although he himself is not strong enough to drink, but looking at Agnes's current appearance, if he doesn't help, then someone else will have to come - but he is absolutely unwilling to let someone else come.

So, I had to force myself to work hard one last time.

When he grabbed her arm, Agnes was obviously not used to it, and she struggled subconsciously, but her strength was of course no longer comparable to that of Aigron, so Aigron easily helped her up .

Aigron quietly looked at the girl's face. Even if she was wearing men's clothes, even if she smelled of alcohol, she couldn't hide her demeanor.

It does look good.

Then, he took her, and the two of them walked forward with fluffy steps.

It seemed that Agnes's room was not far away, and they arrived at their destination quickly. Aegron dragged Agnes, walked in, and put her on the bed.

Until then, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He stood by the bed, looked at the girl with eyes slightly closed, and then bowed and said goodbye to her.

"Good night, Agnes, see you tomorrow."

"Aegron..." At this moment, Agnes suddenly opened her eyes, and then looked at him weakly.

"What's the matter?" Aigron endured the fatigue in his mind, and then asked her.

"Sometimes I really admire you... Even though you are only the same age as me, but... you can achieve such an achievement... It's really rare." Agnes's voice was very soft, and her voice was quite vague, but Apparently, it was all from her heart, "The only thing I am proud of is swordsmanship, but even in this area I can't beat you, and in other areas...whether it's poetry or anything else, I can't even match you On par. Why...why can you do it? Could it be that this is the power of blood? The son of a hero will also be a hero..."

"Come on, fuck his bloodline! The bloodline gave me a deceptive sign at best, and was not destined to bring me anything. In those dark days, I had nothing but hard work and anger!" Eggron borrowed Feeling drunk, he replied loudly to her, "But these two things are enough. They drive me to use up my brain and body to fight to regain everything."

"Yeah... that's it..." Agnes smiled slightly, and then looked at Aigron with half-opened eyes, "The blood is nothing more than a deceitful cover. When our family was displaced in Italy, how could there be anything?" Is the superhuman blood protecting us? It's nothing more than a group of poor exiles... You are right, Aigron... You are yourself, no one predestined you to be extraordinary, and all your achievements belong to yourself ...so I admire you."

"Thank you." Aigron replied solemnly, "Actually, I also admire you. You are also a person who transcends the ordinary, and this is only due to your own efforts... You are already dazzling enough."

Then, he covered Agnes with a blanket, and bid farewell to her softly, "Take a good rest, and see you tomorrow... I believe it will be very pleasant."

"See you tomorrow, Aegron..." Agnes replied softly, and then closed her eyes again.　　

172, hunting

After settling down with Agnes, Aegron returned to his bedroom and lay down to rest.

He didn't wake up from the hangover until near noon the next day—his guard captain deliberately kept people from disturbing him so that His Majesty could relax during this rare interval.

After waking up, Aegron, who had freshened up and dressed up, went to visit Agnes, and she had also come to her senses at this time, and she had returned to her usual reservedness and sternness. lazy.

After the two said hello to each other, they smiled knowingly, and they both kept what happened last night in their hearts.

Another day passed, and finally came the day when Aegron was scheduled to hunt.

When the morning just arrived, Agnes was notified by someone, and at this time she was also ready to go, so she came to Aegron soon.

Today, Agnes is still wearing men's clothing, and she looks heroic, but the weapon in her hand surprised Aegron.

"Agnes, you...you use this to hunt?" Aegron raised his hand, pointing to the bow hanging on Agnes' right shoulder.

The structure of this bow is simple, and there are still some cracks on the wooden bow arm, and the bowstring has also been dull.Judging from the volume, this bow doesn't look very powerful, it should be used by ordinary farmers.

"What's wrong?" Agnes asked with a smile. "It shouldn't be a problem to hunt with this thing, right?"

"Of course it's fine..." Eggron spread his hands, "but to be honest, I was surprised... where did you get this thing?"

"I asked someone to buy it from a nearby hunter yesterday." Agnes replied. "I don't hunt with people much, but I think it's more interesting that way."

Perhaps because she was afraid of Aigron's ridicule, she continued to explain a little embarrassedly, "Please don't mind, I'm just a little interested in this... After all, in my opinion, hunting with muskets really loses the beauty of hunting , just pure killing."

This reason makes Aegron dumbfounded-it seems that Agnes does prefer cold weapons.

Since it is a personal hobby, there is no need for him to say anything more.

"It's okay, as I said, this is just a way to relax in your spare time, and having fun is more important than anything else." Aigron smiled generously, and then bowed and made an inviting gesture, " Originally, I wanted to see your heroic hunting posture, and now I look forward to it even more."

Agnes smiled and blinked, then waved to him, "Then I will try my best so that you won't be disappointed."

After all, she is also an active girl by nature. Since she came to this difficult place, she has been holding back for so long along the way, and she also wants to take this opportunity to relax.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, they rode together, temporarily bid farewell to the Nafpaktos harbor, and drove towards the hills in the suburbs.

Along the way, there had been guards clearing the road, so no one disturbed the young man's pleasure.

After arriving in the wild, these guard members also spread out to patrol around according to the previous arrangement - firstly, the cordon was opened to protect the safety of the young man; secondly, they would not get too close and interfere with his fun .

Riding a horse and strolling among the valleys, looking at the lush forests around, listening to the endless singing of birds, Aigron suddenly felt a sense of complacency.

He ran out on purpose, not so much that he enjoyed the fun of hunting in the wild, it would be better to say that he was enjoying the power and awe-inspiring feeling in his hands.

Of course, this scene alone still can't satisfy him. In his heart, the crown is like a cloud, and everyone looks up to him is his final destination.

Just relax a little bit now.

So, Aegron turned his head and focused his attention on Agnes next to him.

Because it was already no one's land at this time, Agnes also took off her hat directly, letting her bundled hair be released again, floating behind her head.

Then, she rode on the horse, opened her bow and set her arrows, and her eyes focused on the front.

What she held was a small hunting bow, which was not powerful but light, and it didn't take too much effort to pull it up, which was just right for her body type.

Under Egron's gaze, Agnes's originally light eyesight was now a little more cold and cruel.She fully drew the bowstring and stepped on the stirrup, her whole body seemed to tense up instantly, and the slightly trembling arrow tip soon became stable and pointed forward.

Then, with a soft "poof", the bow and arrow left the string and rushed forward at high speed.Then, amidst a scream, a flying bird fluttered to the ground, and soon stopped struggling.

Agnes lowered her bow slightly, looking at the slain prey with a calm gaze, her movements were smooth and natural, full of sharp beauty.

"So you really know this?" Eggron was surprised and admired.

"Do you think I hold it on purpose just to pose for you?" Agnes gave him an annoyed look, then waved the bow in her hand in a demonstrative way, "Do you want to try it too?" ?”

Aigron quickly shook his head, "Forget it, I've never played with a bow and arrow before!"

Indeed, the royal education he received in the Austrian court since he was a child can be described as all-encompassing. Whether it is language, etiquette, military, etc., there are special teachers to teach him, but the use of bows and arrows has touched his blind spot in knowledge.

Of course, he didn't feel sorry for it - this kind of medieval remnant, no way.

However, this did not prevent him from admiring Agnes's heroic appearance - under his watchful eyes, Agnes kept drawing and stringing the bow, and shot arrow after arrow at the target.

Although she can't achieve the level of a perfect archer, it is obvious that she is indeed very accurate and has accumulated a lot of prey.

And he just took a gun and fired a few shots, and he didn't care whether he hit the target or not.

If both of them hold guns, then he still has the heart to compete, but Agnes is obviously starting a new track, and he feels that he is a bit weak in comparison with guns.

It seems that Agnes's achievements in swordsmanship are not accidental-her body coordination, anticipation and precision of movements, these indispensable talents can also be displayed in archery.

The two hunted all the way like this, riding the horse forcibly all the way. After a while, Agnes finally got a little tired. Panting, she put down her hand, put the bow on the horse's back, and then shook her sore hand .

"I'm a little tired, how about we take a rest?"

"Of course." Eggron nodded immediately.

Under his gaze, Agnes's forehead was covered with beads of sweat at this time, and the fine strands of hair were stuck to her forehead, but this appearance not only did not detract from her color, but on the contrary made her a bit more Lazy charm.

"How is my performance?" Agnes suddenly asked with a smile.

Egron certainly knew how to answer at this time.

"It's amazing! It breaks my heart—it's just a pity that we are the only ones here, and we can't let everyone appreciate Artemis' demeanor!" Aigron exaggeratedly praised. "It seems that although it has been sunk for so many years, there is still aura in the land of Greece after all!"

"You are exaggerating..." Agnes blushed slightly, but judging from her smile, she was obviously very pleased with Aigron's compliment, "I am not worthy of being a goddess! If others listen to this When it arrives, I'm probably going to laugh to death..."

"But you really give me that feeling." Eggron replied with a smile.

Although he deliberately complimented Agnes to please her, but in his heart, he did secretly admire her performance.

Not even admiration, but a kind of admiration.

"Okay, let's rest for a while—" he suggested as he rolled over and got off the horse.

And Agnes naturally did as well, so the two of them led the horse together and walked along the path in the forest.

"Agnes, did you enjoy your day?" Agron asked.

"Naturally... I haven't had such a good time in a long time." Agnes replied with a smile, "Not to mention after coming to Greece, I rarely had this kind of opportunity in Paris... Well, if you think about it this way , coming here is not purely a bad thing!"

After she finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief from her arms and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Then, she looked back at Aigron again, "You seem to be very happy today."

"Yeah." Aigron admitted without any concealment, "I can be freed from so many complicated things one day, and I feel completely at ease..."

"If you don't like being bothered by everything, why do you have to let yourself take on so many things?" Agnes asked a little puzzled, "As far as I can see, after you escaped from Austria, even if you don't pursue restoration , with your talents, you can still live comfortably... you can go wherever you want, and do whatever you want."

"No, Agnes." Aegron shook his head with a smile, "I can honestly admit to you that I really enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by everyone, being relied on by everyone, and even being harassed by everyone, the feeling of being in the center of power It's enough to make people intoxicated... To be honest, my occasional relaxation is just to make myself more powerful to chase those things I want."

After hearing Aegron's blunt words, Agnes blinked her eyes, seeming slightly regretful.