The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

Selene felt that she was hardly a cruel and harsh monarch.The Nord Kingdom didn't have much national strength to withstand the mess, but it seemed to be "stability" to some extent. Even a monarch with little ability to govern, as long as he worked hard and didn't mess around, there would be no major problems.But they don't even have the conditions to work hard and not mess around-they have to clean up the mess left by the previous monarch.

Sometimes her luck is not too bad. For example, during her tenure so far, except for the case of Gerrard and Lampas, there has not been any case so big that she has to try it herself.Sometimes, Selene's luck will be very bad. For example, during her tenure, the only two people who signed the exile order, one has died, and the other has made history. Not only survived, but the hatred in her heart has not been worn away at all go.

"Your Highness, Lord Raymond told me in advance that I need to match your level when sparring with you, but he must also know that I am not someone who can easily match the level of others." Gerrard said from the weapon rack He drew a long-handled ax, "So please be careful, and try not to hurt yourself."

Gerrard is not suitable to be a teacher, let alone a training partner.Both he and his elder brother Lampas were born in families that have been in the army for generations, and they don't think about how to defeat the enemy or how to kill the enemy. It is really risky to let such a person who is not easy to control his combat power be a beginner's training partner.

But Selene was still a child who was just learning martial arts at that time. She was full of pride in her own talent and a child's desire to compete. Warrior" Gerrard challenged.

Fortunately, the ax has only one edge, and Gerrard is really trying to restrain himself. Selene just let go of the long sword without any injuries. The only sequelae is that she has killed Gerrard and Lampa The Si brothers became the object of the challenge, and it was not until she was eleven or twelve years old that she gave up the idea of ​​challenging the two men who were also known as the number one warriors in the Northland.

Occasionally, Selene would think that she was probably the same as Hecate in her bones, and she wanted to be a freedom fighter and fight for justice in her heart rather than a ruler who shouldered a heavy burden.

It may be due to nature, or it may be influenced by Roy's knight novels. Facing the heinous criminals, Selene never wants to let them go. As long as they are caught and convicted, they will be sentenced to death, and some will be directly pushed to the guillotine. , and some were tied up and blindfolded, and taken to the half-orc settlement.

In the eyes of many outsiders, the latter is not as deterrent as the former at all, and it is easy to cause criminals to escape, but in fact, since the establishment of the Nord Kingdom and the establishment of this penalty, those who have several or even dozens of lives Criminals, no one has ever successfully escaped from the half-orc territory.Perhaps a few survived by chance, but they no longer had the courage to commit crimes.However, it is also possible that people with disabled limbs have no ability to commit crimes.

It is said that the monarch who enacted this penalty once said at the time: "Whoever has the ability to come out of that place alive and has the courage to continue to serve Nord with weapons, I am willing to pardon his previous crimes on behalf of all the people."

Gerald has made history by being able to survive, and he has even achieved a certain status in the half-orc group. Judging from the command style just now, the entire leopard-headed group obeyed his orders very cooperatively and is still fighting A lot of moves and routines that come from Gerrard are used in it.

"Are you really good at teaching others now?" Selene never put down the long sword in her hand, for fear that Gerald would suddenly attack her. "Or are you better at dealing with beasts than humans?"

Based on the information obtained now, Selene is still unable to determine the specific relationship between Gerald and the half-orcs.Was he advising them on an equal footing?Or do you mean to issue orders to them as a high-ranking person?

"People will always grow, Selene." Gerald lowered the dagger in his hand, his body covered with scars looked very hideous, "at least in some respects."

If only Selene was present, she would not have dared to challenge Gerald with her long sword.The conviction and punishment of the No. [-] warrior in the Northland does not mean that his strength will be weakened. After a few years in the territory of the half-orcs, he will only become stronger. It is not Selene who can rely on conquered by force.

What gave Selene the courage to confront Gerald directly was the presence of Hecate.

She wasn't quite sure that Hecate would follow her every command, but she was pretty sure that Hecate would always prioritize protecting her life in critical moments.From the perspective of pure martial arts, Selene believes that few people in Hindley's continent can stand on an equal footing with Hecate: she is a demigod.And if he encounters an opponent who can use magic, Hecate's immunity to magic can make a priest useless.Even if the luck is bad and you encounter an enemy that cannot be dealt with such as a magician, with Hecate's skill, it is still very easy to take her away.

Gerald seemed to be aware of this too.As a battle-tested veteran, he still has the vision to judge the strength of the enemy.

"Hecate, do you think you can beat him without seriously hurting yourself?"

"Yes." Hecate nodded resolutely, "There is still some confidence."

"Okay, then you are—that coward!" Selene cursed bitterly, watching Gerald who had been standing in the glade suddenly disappear out of thin air, "He used divine magic, I He knew that Nagrand and Wilton must be involved in this matter. He can no longer tell whether he hates me or the Nord Kingdom."

The leopard-headed army, the Guards Corps, and the Central Corps have all retreated to their respective territories, and Gerald escaped with magic again. Now only Selene and Hecate are left in the glade.

Selene realized that this was a good opportunity to talk to Hecate alone.

"You have to know, even though you and I don't want to do this, I'm destined to be a person who doesn't have many years to live." To be honest, before discovering her feelings for Hecate, Selene had already accepted this reality frankly, " I don't know when I will die suddenly, maybe it will be delayed until we return to Frost City at the latest, or it is possible that my death will come after this battle is over."

Hecate stared at her for a long time, then stomped his feet resentfully: "Anyway, I can't talk to you all the time, so don't talk to me."

"We can't just give up on love just because we don't have many years to live." Gu Yinuo's voice came from the bushes not far away. She held a stringed crossbow? The bow turned out from behind the tree, Smiling, he looked at Hecate and Selene, who were both full of embarrassment, "I was worried about you at first, and wanted to go out and look for it, but calm down and think about it, you two have nothing to worry about, I'm here alone Walking around is more worrying.”

After returning to the station, the first thing Selene did was to call all the members of the Guards to a meeting in her tent.On the way back, Gu Yinuo heard her talk about Gerald, knew that Selene was going to close the door temporarily to deal with the "housework" of the Nord Kingdom, and specially ordered other people not to approach it.

"Everyone here, most of you served Nord in the army before I took the throne, so you shouldn't forget Gerrard and Lampas, right?"

"Yes, I remember." There was a low response from all around, "It seems that he was sentenced to exile?"

"First of all, I regret to inform everyone that Lampas is dead, at the hands of the bears." When Selene said this, the soldiers of the Guards in the army tent were already talking about it, and when she said When the most important news came, the roar almost destroyed the military tent, "His younger brother Gerald is still, at present... currently helping the half-orcs to attack us. At the same time, this time the half-orcs' aggressive attack Apparently it has something to do with the Nagrand Empire. That's all I have to say."

Selene understood the complex expressions on the soldiers' faces.She felt that when she saw Gerald just now, she felt almost the same mood.

Hecate, who hadn't entered the situation at all, saw that everyone knew everything, so he couldn't help but tapped Selene's arm, and asked her in a low voice, "This Gerald used to be in the Nord Kingdom. What the hell is it for? Soldier?"

"If they were just soldiers, not so many people would remember them. Brothers Gerald and Lampas used to be called the No. [-] Warrior in the Northland together, but both of them rejected the official position and title given to them by my father , determined to go to the army to serve Nord. According to their strength, they were naturally assigned to the Guards Corps. Gerald was appointed as the commander of the Guards Corps for his outstanding performance after passing.

The resumes of Gerrard and the Lampas brothers can be said to be sparkling and impeccable.One of the most famous warriors in the Northland, the former head of the Guards Legion, and the hero of the Nord Kingdom.Gerrard is undoubtedly a legendary figure, Selene's idol in childhood.

And he was convicted and exiled a few years ago, and now he hangs out with the barbarians, and he may become a subordinate of Nagrand. He needs to ask Nagrand's army to help him, and wants to use this to defeat Selene.It's really ironic.

"Then... what crime did they commit?" Hecate continued to ask.

This time, Selene didn't give an answer right away.