Guidebook for the Dark Duke

Duke Rand looked at Evan coldly. He had noticed this person from the beginning, but he didn't really take him seriously. He thought it was a secretary next to Oram, but now he looked at Evan. Dare to speak, obviously his guess was wrong.

"Who are you?" His tone was very cold, but the corner of his eyes was always focused on Lord Oram and Duke Wilson standing beside him.

Evan nodded politely: "My name is Evan Bruce, and I am a priest."

"Priest?" Duke Rand's expression was almost sarcasm: "What are you doing here? Are you here to pray?"

Facing Duke Rand's rudeness, Evan's expression remained unchanged.

Seeing him so calm and composed, Duke Rand felt that this man was a bit interesting, raised his eyebrows and said: "Why are you asking this? Don't you want to preside over his funeral?"

After finishing speaking, Duke Rand laughed loudly, as if he had told a very funny joke, but everyone else kept their faces cold, and no one showed any expression.

Seeing that they didn't respond, Duke Rand also felt bored, and stopped his laughter.

"Of course I am not qualified to preside over the funeral of His Majesty the King." Evan's tone was still very calm: "It's just that I am very puzzled, since the king has passed away, as a brother of His Majesty, why you are not the first to think of presiding over the funeral for His Majesty the King , but to surround Lord Oram?"

Evan is actually not a bitter and mean person, but at this moment, facing such a scene, he has to say such words. Duke Rand is very suspicious, so he can only stimulate Duke Rand to the maximum extent, expressing The more confident they are, the more doubts Duke Rand will have in his heart, and the more time they will buy.

Duke Rand was really irritated by Evan's remarks. He even wanted to rush to beat Evan, but luckily he was stopped by Lord Oram's guards.

"What are you doing?" Lord Oram looked at Duke Rand with a half-smile: "Pastor Bruce is just asking you a question. If you don't want to answer, you don't answer. It's really ungentlemanly. identity does not match."

Duke Rand looked at Lord Oram viciously, pushed away the restraint of the guards, and glared at Evan again, his cold expression made Evan's heart skip a beat.

"You will pay for your stupidity sooner or later!" Duke Rand dropped such a sentence with a gloomy expression. This time, he left quickly without stopping any longer.

Duke Rand is gone, and Lord Oram has been watching him leave, but Evan is relieved in his heart. The character of Duke Rand has been dabbled in the original text, and he only came up with it after racking his brains these days , I only hope that the provocation I just had will have some effect.

Duke Rand returned to his army, and his deputy hurried up to meet him.

"My lord, are you alright?" Now Duke Rand is the center of their group, if something goes wrong, they will die without a place to bury them.

Duke Rand's expression was very gloomy. He glanced at the deputy and didn't speak, but the deputy was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Don't make any moves yet, transfer some people back to London to stabilize the situation." Duke Rand said after a long time.

The deputy was a little puzzled by his order: "Are you going to give up the arrest?" The Duke was determined to win Lord Oram's castle before, but at this moment he suddenly wanted to transfer people back to London. Could it be that he really wanted to give up the arrest? Lord Oram?

"Hmph!" Duke Rand sneered, looked at the gradually brightening sky, and said in a low voice: "Of course I won't give up. Oram wants to make me guard against losses through his calm performance, but unfortunately the priest beside him is too They are too eager for quick success, and they want to provoke me. They deliberately show calmness, so they must have no backup. Now that I don’t have many guards in my hands, there is no need to waste time in this place. Now other princes and nobles still need to deal with it. , you can take some people back first."

The Duke of Rand is not a stupid person who can do this. On the contrary, he is still very suspicious. For Evan, an unknown priest, the sudden abnormal and almost provocative behavior, after the initial anger After that, he really thought of this.

The deputy was very convinced of Duke Rand's judgment, and immediately sent a slightly shameful compliment.

"You are really the most intelligent person I have ever met. It's just those people in London. If I don't see you, I'm afraid they won't be easily controlled by their subordinates."

What the deputy was talking about was a very realistic issue. The aristocrats in London had their eyes set high, and a small deputy would not be able to convince the public.

The Duke of Rand thought about it for a while, and now Lord Oram is basically a turtle in the urn. He only needs to attack the castle, and the matter here can be resolved, but the matter in London is more complicated...

"Alright, then you can stay here, I'll go back to London." Duke Rand finally made a decision, but his decision made all his previous efforts come to naught.

**

Lord Oram and his party returned to the castle, only to find several gentlemen who were supposed to go back to their rooms waiting in the living room. When they saw them coming in, they immediately greeted them.

"My lord, what did Duke Rand say?" A gentleman who was fairly close to Lord Oram asked.

Lord Oram pursed his lips, and said in a low voice: "It's nothing, it's just a few clichés, it's just that my relationship with him has reached this point, what do you think there is any value in the words that come out of his mouth?" Is it reliable?"

The person who asked the question couldn't help but froze, and he couldn't continue what was on his lips. The situation is so serious now, and Prince George is far away. Even Duke Wilson, who is in charge of the army, is also in prison at this time. Others may believe Lord Lamb's promises, but he has doubts.

"My lord." He pursed his somewhat dry lips: "Although Duke Rand's actions were extreme, I think he acted very cautiously this time. You..."

Before he finished speaking, Lord Oram interrupted him with a wave of his hand, and looked at him with a sneer: "What's the matter? You want to join Rand?"

The man was startled by Lord Oram's eyes and broke into a cold sweat. Looking at the indifferent guard standing behind Lord Oram, he suddenly realized that his fate was indeed in the hands of the person in front of him. Those who were tied to Lord Oram's chariot had no choice but to follow him.

"No, no, no..." The man took a few steps back: "Duke Rand has done something against the law. Now that His Majesty the King has passed away, I will support Prince George to the death."

Lord Oram looked at him with a half-smile, with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes: "Okay, you don't need to explain, get off!"

As soon as Lord Oram finished speaking, the man immediately left in a state of embarrassment. Looking at their slightly anxious backs, a dark light flashed in Evan's eyes.

This is the benefit of power, this is the benefit of controlling the fate of others, and now he is just a person who is forced to control the fate, and the only one who can grasp it is Duke Wilson.

"Now that these people have changed their minds, I really don't know if they can persist until tonight." Lord Oram said mockingly.

Duke Wilson frowned, and a gleam of gloom flashed across his cold face: "Don't worry, these people are just a mob. You send a few more people to guard in the hall, they dare not risk their lives."

Lord Oram slightly hooked his lips. What Duke Wilson said was the truth, but he didn't know whether the truth was a good thing or a bad thing.

After this incident, the few of them still dare not go back to rest. This time they completely angered Duke Wilson. Although he eliminated his doubts about the backup, there is no doubt that his offensive against the castle will increase. This plan was originally a plan. It is a double-edged sword, but they can only choose this path at this time, otherwise they will die anyway.

Sure enough, an hour later, there was a fierce fighting sound outside the wall. Even Evan was a little terrified sitting in the living room, but the nobles hiding in the bedroom didn't even raise their heads, and no one Come out and find out what's going on.

These people are all figures in the center of the political storm. They understand the principle of being wise and safe, so no one wants to be the first bird, because even if Lord Oram is defeated in the end, Duke Rand will not execute so many nobles. At most, they were expelled from the center of power, but their lives could be saved, but if they joined forces with Lord Oram, they might lose their lives.

Lord Oram is very clear about these people's small plans, so he didn't force anything. To him, these people are actually more hostages, because after all, for Duke Rand, the most important thing is not to eradicate him. This person with different political views, but to ensure that he can inherit the throne, and offending most of the nobles at this time is not a very wise approach, so even if he is concerned about these nobles, his attack may be eased, Otherwise, intermarriage among nobles is very common, and Duke Rand may not want to face it if he offends some important person.

But from a general perspective, these concerns are nothing more than trivial matters. The most important thing now is how much Lord Oram's guards can support.

"This castle has undergone military modifications before. Please don't worry, it can definitely hold up." Lord Oram said suddenly, not sure whether he was comforting the frowning Duke Wilson or himself.

Duke Wilson raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lord Oram. The soldiers under Duke Rand were all elite guards in Buckingham Palace, but these guards under Lord Oram were recruited and trained from the private sector. It's not the same, the only thing they occupy now is the location. If the castle is really as strong as Lord Oram said, then their hopes will be even greater.

"I hope we can persist until that moment." Duke Wilson whispered, and then he turned his head to look at Lord Oram, and suddenly said: "Since we have reached this point, why don't you tell me, Where the hell has Prince George been?"

Although Lord Oram has repeatedly assured him of Prince George's safety, he still has reservations about where Prince George has gone. Before, Duke Wilson certainly understood his idea of ​​keeping a hand, but now that everything has come to this point, Duke Wilson of course wants to Ask clearly.

But when talking about this, Oram smiled wryly: "You have stopped me from asking this question. Actually, to be honest with you, Prince George didn't actually tell me about his movements. I and you Same, don't know where he went."

As soon as this sentence was said, Duke Wilson's expression froze, and even Evan, who was sitting by the side, was stunned.