The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

It is Hecate's usual style to threaten people by drawing his sword at every turn.To this day, she has not given up her code of conduct in dealing with people using force as a bargaining chip.Even Selene often encounters situations where she threatens her with a crescent blade. Although she knows she won't cut it off, the gleaming blade clings to her skin, and it still feels uncomfortable.

"Are you prepared not to listen to me?"

She looked at Hecate calmly.

Selene felt that she could make Hecate obedient, in large part because she never showed fear in front of Hecate.Not only when facing Hecate, she always looks like she is not afraid of heaven, earth, and even death, and she has made up her mind to always be such a fearsome desperado.

Like every Northlander who has become a hero, she ignores death from the bottom of her heart.

"Even if I'm really your sister, I don't need to listen to you in everything." Hecate took a step forward and moved the blade closer.

"Then what are you going to do now? Do you think you can threaten me with a knife, and you can threaten Talis' councilor with a knife? Do you think everyone is willing to cooperate with you to play childish temper?" Selene squeezed suddenly Hecate put the crescent blade back into the scabbard at her waist, "I'll ask again, do you want to follow me, or just wait obediently in the hotel and wait for my return?"

Hecate snorted and sat down on the sofa in the corner: "Come back soon."

After Selene left, the room in the small hotel became extremely quiet. Hecate poked his head out of the window and watched her walk to the corner of the street. Then he closed the window and drew the curtains to block out all the noise outside the window. The business in my mind became more vivid.

Those forty pieces of souls have not been completely absorbed, and they still retain their own thoughts. They will not speak at the same time, but there are always a few people discussing something, or trying to interfere with Hecate's thinking and change her. Decide.As they slowly merged into Hecate's body, the situation not only didn't get better, but worsened. It became more and more difficult for Hecate to distinguish whether what appeared in his mind was his own thoughts or those of his ancestors.

They could talk to each other in Hecate's head, but Hecate couldn't communicate with them, he could only listen to them passively-so they probably didn't know that Hecate was going crazy with these voices in his head.

Selene was not there, and there was nowhere to vent his irritability. Hecate simply lay on the bed, closed his eyes and tried to force himself to sleep to avoid the voices in his head.

"This is the younger generation you trust? Is this the once-in-a-hundred-year genius Selene you said? Come to such a country and beg for help, it really insults my reputation in the North!"

"At this time, you still say such things? You are really lucky. You came to the throne in a peaceful age, and you have never really fought. People with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the current Nord army and the Nord army back then can Compare? What was Nagrand like when we were alive? What kind of soldiers are you holding, and what kind of soldiers are Selene holding?"

"That's true. Nord's economy is indeed getting worse every year. It can't take advantage of its military equipment, and its number is not as large as that of the enemy. It is already very good that she can achieve this result with this army."

"At this moment, everyone is speaking for Selene? Didn't you scold her for forgetting her ancestors and believing in the God of Light in Wilton? If you want me to say that, it is true. A northerner, he pretends to be a ghost all day long. Magic."

"That's right, and right now I just want to learn from Nagrand and wantonly expand my belief in the God of Light to please Wilton. It's impossible for the people of the Northland to follow the God of Light. "

"From this point of view, forming an alliance with Talis is completely the right choice. They also don't like the God of Light, and they also hate the Holy Church of Wilton."

"The right choice? Did you fall asleep when he called us barbarians from the North yesterday?"

"Speaking of this... Hecate didn't go with Selene today? It stands to reason that she should be able to hear the voices of the council hall by now."

"With Selene's character, it's probably because she's afraid of causing trouble."

"In any case, Selene herself is the one who understands the whole situation best now, and it's up to her to make the decision."

Hecate fell into a deep sleep amidst the quarrels of dozens of ancestors.Her body needs much less sleep than ordinary people, and she rarely dreams. This time, it may be because the voices in her ears are too messy, and she is rarely caught in a complicated dream.

She seemed to be six or seven years old again, and she was standing in the courtyard of the Royal Palace in Yoda City. As long as she moved a little, the unicorns not far away would start to flee desperately to avoid her approach and touch.There were many busy servants and guards around, and one or two ministers could be seen occasionally, but none of them seemed to see Hecate—this was not surprising, because it was a dream.

Hecate habitually wanted to draw out the crescent blade, but his hand found a hole in his waist.She blinked suspiciously, and realized that she didn't even know when she brought this knife with her, and she didn't even know how she got it.

"Hecate!" A voice called her name, but she heard it vaguely, and she couldn't see anyone beside her saying, "Hecate!"

She was awakened from this absurd dream by the knock on the door, she rubbed her head and stood up to open the door, but there was an uninvited guest outside the door that she never expected to see again.

Except for Selene and the people who were already acquainted through Selene's introduction, Hecate's reaction to seeing everyone was to press his hand on the crescent blade first. Joshua saw her as if she was about to do something, and hurried He took a step back and raised his hands to show that he was innocent: "Hecate, it's me, Joshua, don't do it!"

Hecate looked at him carefully for a moment, then pressed the crescent blade that had been pulled out into the scabbard, and turned around to let him in, but he kept holding on to the handle of the knife without letting go. Be vigilant.

After figuring out the ins and outs of the matter, Hecate immediately relaxed his unnecessary vigilance.Joshua escaped from the Frosted City and came to Talis after asking about the traces of "two Northlanders who look alike".

Having been with Selene for so long, Hecate has also learned a little bit of this way of thinking.

From an emotional point of view, Joshua, who was deliberately isolated by Hussein in Nagrand since he was a child, is closer to Nord; from a standpoint, the Nord people feel that Joshua will return to Nagrand at any time. The Nagrand people felt that Joshua would turn against Nord at any time, and Hussain was a particularly suspicious one among the Nagrand people.

When he was young, Joshua was still a kid who had never had any contact with Nord and had no special talents in politics. Hussein, who was ten years older than him, would try his best to suppress him, let alone have a proton. After this embarrassing identity.

If you go deeper into the suspicion, it is also possible that Hussein gave him a chance to come to Selene and Hecate as an undercover agent. After thinking about this level, Hecate still remained calm on the surface. After all, in this regard, she herself believed in Selene's judgment even more, so it's better to hold back and let her make a decision after Selene returns.

Joshua was alone now, and even if he was indeed sent by Hussein to approach Selene and Hecate, Hecate was absolutely confident that he could subdue him.

When Joshua sat down, Hecate remembered that he had grown up with Selene, and he understood Selene’s thoughts better than Hecate—Hecate didn’t want to admit this, but This is indeed true.

Joshua sat down at the table somewhat cautiously, took the empty glass on the table and poured himself a glass of mead, and drank it in small sips.Hecate thought for a long time, and finally asked, "Do you think Selene really trusts me?"

Joshua was stunned for a moment, put down the cup in his hand, and shook his head: "No, that's not trusting you, but favoritism."

Hecate wanted to continue asking, but the door of the hotel room was suddenly pushed open, interrupting their conversation.

The one who walked in first was Selene, who was expressionless and could tell she was angry at a glance. She was wearing Talis's costume, and she had a stabbing sword at her waist as a saber. Gu Yi who was following her Nuo, with a gloating smile on his face.

"I'm talking about you, I'm afraid that your sister will not let her go to the council hall impulsively, and you will make more noise than your sister."

Selene coughed twice in embarrassment, avoided Hecate's gaze, pulled a chair and sat down silently, and asked Joshua silently why he was here.

"Wait...you escaped here from Frost City?" Selene stood up excitedly from her chair, "How is Frost City now? Teacher... is Raymond still alive?"

"Alive." Joshua sighed, "Hussein did not massacre. Raymond and other ministers who did not want to surrender were imprisoned in the prison under the Frost City. At any rate, they all survived. Several ministers who resisted particularly fiercely were not executed."

"That's good." After all these days, Selene finally let go of her heart that had been hanging.

Hecate looked at her and then at Joshua, and couldn't stop the words that rushed to his lips: "Selene, what if he is sent by Hussein as an undercover agent?"

The sip of water that Selene just took into her mouth almost spewed out. She put down the glass and wiped the water from her mouth: "It's okay, I can trust Joshua."

Hecate nodded, turned his head and asked Gu Yinuo: "By the way, Mr. Gu, what happened to my sister?"