lord and his dragon

The mansion where Negrim now lived was still too small, and the ball ended up being held at Hugh Nordin Manor.

Although Negrim only has the title of earl, he is now the most popular nobleman in the capital. This ball has attracted the attention of countless nobles who want to get in touch with him and catch up with fashion, but Negrim only Invitations were sent to some nobles.

Normally, under such circumstances, there will be big nobles bullying others, snatching or forcibly buying invitations from small nobles, but the methods Nigrim has shown in the capital during this period are so cruel that no one knows that they are stealing invitations. After the earl's invitation, he was about to face flowers or shackles, so there was a rare scene where the invitee appeared at the ball in a good way.

In a way, this also confirmed Negrim's current influence and power in the capital.

Negrim seems to have no intention of pursuing Abel's previous disobedience. He dressed up Abel for this ball and put him on a gorgeous dress with black background and silver stripes. Tall and handsome, with a little make-up, he is so dazzling that it is almost blinding.

Abel is not used to this kind of dress. The clothes are too tight, which cuts out his body lines neatly, but also affects his movements. He is worried that if something happens in the middle of the dance, he will accidentally take the The clothes are torn.

Abel was going to ask Negrim to allow him to change his clothes, but when he found that Negrim was staring at him in a daze, Abel couldn't help swallowing the words.

He doesn't know what he looks like now, but Abel is very happy that besides his eyes, his body and face can also attract the attention of his master.

Negrim couldn't help touching Abel's tall nose bridge, and then touched his deep eye sockets. He actually knew that his dragon was very handsome, but he never thought that the other party would be like this after dressing up Eye-catching, almost like a diamond, whoever sees it can't help but want to own it.

Negrim couldn't help feeling a sense of crisis in his heart, he grabbed Abel's bow tie, and pulled him to bend down.

"Master?" Abel looked at Negrim's face close at hand, a little puzzled, but more excited.

Negrim took a look at him, took off his bowtie, and fiddled with the leather collar across his Adam's apple, making it appear in the most conspicuous place.

This collar was ordered by Negrim to make it six years ago. The materials and workmanship are already very crude, and it is even more strange to look at it with the current Abel, but Negrim is very satisfied. So does Abel.

This old collar brings a sense of security to both people at the same time.

Abel let his master play with him, his eyes lingering on Negrim's face.

Negrim also groomed himself carefully today. After his leg was healed, his gloomy temperament dissipated a lot, his cheeks were flushed, and he looked soft and cute—provided that he didn't talk or put on a show. grim expression.

But no matter what kind of Negrim it was, Abel liked it very much.

After Nigrim finished finishing Abel's neckline, he looked up and saw him staring straight at him. Nigrim raised his eyebrows. He naturally knew what his dragon was expecting. Fortunately, he was in a good mood today. , I don't mind meeting the other party's expectations.

Negrim held Abel's face, pecked lightly on the tip of his nose, and said, "Okay, pack up and go out, the master can't keep the guests waiting for long."

Abel was taken aback by the sudden kiss. He touched the tip of his itchy nose, and while following Negrim out, he wondered, why did he suddenly want to kiss my nose?Does the owner think I'm cute, or does he want to mate with me?

Abel didn't bother him for too long, because after they went downstairs, they met the Great Swordsman and the Boundary Forest quartet who were also dressed up. Myler looked quite well-behaved. Like Abel, he moved his hands and feet uncomfortably, as if I also feel that the clothes are too tight.

Not only the upper body of the centaur is wearing a dress, but the horse is also covered with a well-made horse coat, and even the tail is braided. Matching his own calm state, he looks quite aristocratic, let alone an elf , he looks like some kind of precious collection, and he will definitely make all the women crazy for him tonight.

The most pitiful ones are probably the dwarves and orcs. Although they have changed their clothes, they just look like more expensive potatoes and bears in dresses—but at least they feel good about themselves, which is why enough.

A group of people got into the carriage respectively, and soon arrived at Hugh Notting Manor.

After a period of repairs and decoration of the collection, the manor has almost returned to its former glory. Everyone was amazed by the completely different scene from the last time they came here, but Negrim did not have a good impression of this place. He sat sternly a little closer to Abel.

The venue is almost set up, and the invited guests are coming one after another. The dwarf likes this kind of lively scene so much. He happily sneaks through the crowd, drinks with the guests wantonly, and will be caught by Ni Of course, the people Graham invited would not discriminate against other races. Even if they had such thoughts in their hearts, they would not show it on the surface, so they made the dwarves and orcs very happy.

Meile has been standing near Negrim. He looked around and said to Negrim, "Why didn't you see the mage?"

Negrim took a sip of the honey water and said, "I asked, but he doesn't like this kind of activity, and he still has a student who defected and hasn't been caught, so he doesn't have the mood to attend the dance for now."

Meile nodded knowingly. If it wasn't for the protection of Negrim's safety, he would not be very willing to attend any dance.

Soon, all the guests arrived, and there were only 5 minutes left before the scheduled start of the dance. Negrim nodded at the steward, indicating that he could announce the start of the dance.

The steward got the order, and quickly walked to the center of the hall to announce the news. At the same time, the band on the side also started to play. The beautiful music filled the whole mansion, and the nobles also became commotions.

Earl Hugh Nordin has a bad reputation. Before the ball, no one dared to strike up a conversation with him. Most of these nobles got together in twos and threes to make friends, but it was different after the ball started. Men can’t attack their dance partners at will during the dance. , and according to the rules, as the host, Negrim should dance the first dance. If he didn't send his daughters to talk to him at this time, he would really miss a great opportunity.

Most of the noble ladies raised in deep boudoirs don't know much about Negrim's past and what he has done. They only know that he is a very powerful nobleman. If Negrim is still crippled, among them There may be some hesitation, but now Negrim is a normal person, at most he looks thinner, he looks quite delicate, and his temperament is noble and stable. There is no girl who is not tempted by him. Consciously or unintentionally, they approached Negrim.

Abel's face was very stiff, God knows how much he wanted to invite his master to dance for the first time, but he was just a servant, and he was still a man, and he didn't dare to make any moves if Negrim didn't speak, he could only watch helplessly Watching the group of women who smelled of incense powder headed towards his master with a clear goal.

Abel couldn't help but look at Negrim, but the latter didn't show any intention of giving him a look. He still sipped the honey water in his hand unhurriedly, until a woman came to him first, shy and timid. It wasn't until Negrim stood up, nodded, and invited the woman to join him in the first opening dance.

Abel couldn't describe the feeling in his heart. He stared at the woman holding Negrim's hand, wishing he could eat her directly in front of Negrim.

This noble lady had long expected that many people would envy her after she invited Earl Hugh Nordin, but she was not only not afraid of these gazes, but even enjoyed it, until a beam of gaze pierced her back, almost It made all the hairs on her body stand up, and she couldn't help but look back.

The noble lady originally thought that the person looking at her would be one of her competitors, but she didn't expect that the other person turned out to be the handsome servant of Earl Hugh Nordin. He stared at her with murderous intent in his eyes. He shuddered, and those eyes didn't look like a human being at all, but gathered into a very thin vertical line, matching his green irises, looked very scary, and made the noble lady shudder.

Because of the man's outstanding appearance and strong figure, she was very impressed with this man. If it wasn't for the fact that Earl Hugh Nordin's power is so enticing, she might be willing to surrender her status to dance with this manservant The last dance, but now it seems that the other party may not be a human being. The noble lady couldn't help but feel scared and strange in her heart.

Having said that, after the Earl Hugh Notting came back from the border, there were too many alien races around him, right?Is he still human?Or is it that he has been assimilated long ago, and is also a human being disguised as a foreign race?

Thinking of this, the noble lady subconsciously distanced herself from Negrim. Sensing the change in the other party's attitude, Nigrim raised his eyebrows and glanced at her, then turned away when the lady gave him a flattering smile. He turned his head and glanced at his dragon.

Abel was keenly aware of his master's gaze, and showed a pitiful expression towards Negrim. Nigrim smiled at him with the corners of his mouth pulled up, and took the woman away without looking back.

Abel: "..."

Abel thought blankly, so the master has not forgiven me yet?Or did you say that you were simply disliked?

After Negrim and the others slid onto the dance floor, many women turned their eyes away in disappointment and started looking for other targets. Their outstanding appearance made many people focus on Abel, but Abel didn't want to pay attention at all. They, the collar around his neck also showed his sense of existence at the right time. After seeing the words "Belongs to Negrim", all the ladies retreated one after another, not daring to try to approach the man who "belongs to the Earl of Hunotting." "Start.

Sagittarius was also popular on the field. His temperament and innate talent for prophecy caused many noble girls to talk to him regardless of his identity as a foreigner, including some men, but Sagittarius obviously didn't care about them. Interested, he relied on his physique to easily push away from the crowd, and he was obviously more willing to eat a few more pieces of sweet cakes than succumb to the human beings who would not have any communication with them in the future.

And the elf who was supposed to be the most popular still cared about his Anna, who hadn't arrived yet, so he avoided the crowd and hid somewhere.The dwarves and orcs were still drinking with the potbellied dukes, while Abel's eyes were fixed on his master.

Negrim's legs had recovered, and he was easily stepping and spinning on the dance floor, but Abel couldn't help but think of the dance he had danced with him in Gaydon, when his master was so fragile that he could only step on the ground. His feet obeyed his movements, whether it was forward or backward, circling or shaking, everything was controlled by him.

His master would never have had the chance to dance with others then.

Abel saw that his master didn't come back to him after the dance, but started talking with another person again, and the desire to move in his heart became more and more intense, just when he couldn't bear to do something out of line. When he moved, Meile suddenly walked up to him, and sighed, "It's time for the lord to be at such an age!"

Abel came back to his senses suddenly. After realizing what he wanted to do just now, he couldn't help being afraid for a while. He shook his head vigorously, throwing those messy thoughts of "domination" and "suppression" out of his mind. Afterwards, he turned to Meile and said, "What did you say?"

Mailer handed him a wine glass, with an elder-like smile on his face, and said, "The lord is an adult now, right? It's time to get married and have children."

Abel's heart skipped a beat. He looked at Meile unkindly and said, "Master has no such plan."

Negrim himself had told him.

Meile didn't know much about Negrim, so he blinked in confusion, and said to Abel: "Really? I thought the master held a ball suddenly to choose a future wife? Ah, look, he I went upstairs with a young lady, and the young lady's father seems to be there too."

Abel's heart tightened, and he immediately stood up and looked in the direction of Negrim. As expected, his master was holding a woman on his arm, who seemed very intimate, and beside him was a middle-aged man, who was talking to Nigrim with a smile. Graham spoke.

Abel suddenly lost his self-confidence. He left Meile behind and quickly chased towards Negrim, while he couldn't suppress a huge panic.

Yes, his master did say that he didn't want to have children or marry people, but people's minds can change, maybe Negrim also changed his mind?Maybe he wanted a wife and a child now, and Abel was so disobedient that his master probably didn't want to take his feelings into consideration.

Abel didn't know how to describe the panic, anger, and sourness in his heart. He would rather hope that Negrim was still angry with him, so doing this deliberately made him uncomfortable. If his master really wanted to have another When a woman gets married, Abel really doesn't know what he will do.

As the guests arrived one by one, the hall gradually became crowded, and there were people everywhere. Abel had to go around them after walking a few steps. He took a little effort, and finally approached the stairs. Suddenly, Abel smelled a trace of blood. He turned his head to look and found that another figure was also trying to go up to the second floor.

There was no one else on the second floor, only his master and the father and daughter, and that figure was so familiar, Abel sensed the danger of the other person, and immediately went forward to grab the person, flipped him over, and After seeing the man's face clearly, Abel said angrily, "Why are you here?!"

At the same time, in the garden at the front door, a blood-stained man staggered to find the elf leaning on a tree waiting for his lover. The news he brought made the elf turn pale instantly.

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Of course, the Negrim ball also invited the Osedore family who had helped him a lot, and unlike other families who only wrote invitations to the head of the family, Negrim also prepared an exquisite invitation to send someone It was presented to Ana Othedo, a clever young lady who deserved the same treatment as her brother.

Apart from the affair between his sister and the elves, the Duke of Othedo had no idea what relationship they had with the Hugh Nordin family. After all, the two of them were sworn enemies ten years ago, but little Hugh Nordin has been in the limelight recently. Sheng was not as disgusted by Osedo as his fathers were, so he accepted the invitation gladly.

Although Anna had a mediocre impression of Negrim, she loved elves deeply, and it was because of her relationship with Negrim that she really got rid of Marus Pavoni, so she was still grateful to the Earl Hugh Nordin Yes, not to mention that he even customized an invitation card for himself, showing how much he valued him. Of course, it was impossible for Anna to refuse this dance.

In fact, she wished she could dance with her elf in front of all the noble ladies, and tell everyone that she had gotten rid of Mallus, and that such a beautiful elf was actually her lover, just imagine the envy of those noble ladies Looking at her, she felt that her love and vanity had been greatly satisfied.

Anna got up early that day to dress up. She changed dozens of skirts and dozens of hairstyles. The maid who braided her hair again and again almost broke her wrist, not to mention the makeup on her face. She is radiant, and she will appear at the ball tonight in the most perfect state. Everyone will think that she and the elf are a match made in heaven.

With such fantasies in mind, Anna urged her brother, and the two got into the carriage early. If there were no accidents, they should have been the first guests to arrive at Hugh Nordin Manor.

If nothing unexpected happens.

It was dusk at that time, and there was only a ray of yellow sunlight in the sky. Because there were many nobles traveling today, there were no pedestrians on the road at all.

But the coachman didn't expect that he just performed a godly effort, and suddenly a person appeared in the middle of the road. He hurriedly reined in, trying to stop the carriage, but it was too late, and the horse's hoof stepped heavily on that person. body, but the man didn't move at all, instead the horse fell hard, and the car couldn't avoid the disaster, it was overturned all of a sudden!

The coachman fell to the side of the road and passed out, and the lady's groans came from the deformed carriage.

The Duke of Osedo also passed out because of the collision. Anna didn't hit her head and was still awake, but her calf was caught by the car and shed a lot of blood. The little maid Emily was also caught between Anna's lower abdomen and the car seat in the gap.

Emily was not injured, but she couldn't see anything because of the angle of view. She was very scared, and tremblingly called out: "Miss..."

"It's okay," Anna began to sob because of the pain, but still comforted her: "It's okay, Emily."

So Emily became quiet, and she heard her young lady start to cry for help, and soon, a footstep appeared, and Emily thought they were waiting for a savior, but she didn't expect her young lady to suddenly quiet down.

Emily didn't know what happened, just when she wanted to call Anna again, her young lady suddenly covered her mouth with her hand in panic, Anna's hand was so hard that Emily could hardly breathe, The little maid didn't know what was wrong, so she could only calm down obediently, and then suddenly, a desperate scream escaped from her young lady's throat, the hand covering her twitched, and suddenly lost strength.

Emily was stunned. She held the hand that still smelled of the powder, but gradually lost its temperature and gradually became stiff, her mind went blank.

The footsteps sounded again, and he left.

Emily finally couldn't bear it anymore and burst into tears.

Duke Osedo woke up quickly. He was a strong man. After struggling to open the car door, he found the maid Emily who had escaped because of Anna's protection. He also found the bodies of his sister and the coachman. .

Duke Osedo could hardly believe his eyes, why did things turn out like this? !His sister is dead, and he doesn't even know who the murderer is!

Emily cried heartbreakingly holding Anna's body, her lady!her poor lady!She has just been freed, and she is about to dance her first dance with her beloved lover, why is there such a tragedy!

Duke Osedo was almost going crazy, he was covered in Anna's blood, and he didn't even know whether he should go back and find someone to collect the corpse or report the crime!

"Go to Earl Hugh Notting's manor!" The little maid Emily screamed like crazy: "It was Marus Pavoni! I know it was him! He must have done it! Go tell the elf this Everything! Let him kill Pavoni! Let Pavoni pay for his life!!"

The author has something to say: Anna: (eating bento silently)