under the field

Karl

Winter is coming.

Frost began to form in the morning, the temperature dropped sharply, and the wind that blew was biting, like a blade across the cheek.At this time, Wellsburg looks more and more silent, and as the sun sets earlier and earlier, the time for the long night to envelop the tomb-like base is getting longer and longer.

At least it makes every morning walking down the long hallway seem barely acceptable.

"Good morning." We always meet at the fourth pillar of the tower gallery, between the third and fourth pillars to be precise.

"Going to breakfast?" she asked.

"No, there's a letter from the study, I'll go there first." I said.

Her eyes lit up, but she restrained herself and didn't ask, probably because she was afraid of disturbing me: "Then go do your work first." Going downstairs after passing me.

"It's not a letter from him, it's from another area." I said, she turned her head when she heard the sound, and smiled knowingly. "I see, thank you."

Usually no news is good news, as he has always done in the past.However, I don’t know why the style has changed a lot recently. In the first three days, rain or shine, I sent a letter to report the record. The Duke’s guard was temporarily restrained by Jacob and fell into a disadvantage.

Every time a letter from the war zone tells good news about the situation, there is a burst of joy in the study, especially her. I also believe that he deliberately took the time to write the letter, to reassure someone, and then Nigel, thinking of this guy, I have a headache, I don’t know why How many times have I celebrated the good news by sipping my bottle of wine, he and Selena, with them, sooner or later my wine cellar would be bankrupt.

However, there have been no letters in the past few days. In the last letter, the date of victory and return could already be predicted, but it did not prevent her from being cheered up every time Wilsburg sent her a letter.She had already gone down the stone ladder to the cafeteria, leaving only a shadow of white and slim brown hair.

"Good morning, handsome guy." I withdrew my gaze and turned around. Selena was leaning against the pillar and staring at me with a smile. I don't know how long she had been standing there.

Not embarrassed by being bumped into, I nodded to her.

"I feel that winter is coming, which is not conducive to our invasion of the imperial city." She said looking at the scenery outside the wall.

"We'll take the next step before winter hits."

"I'm curious as to where it all ended with these Jacob men," she said, looking at me.

"If you're a good monarch, I don't think the rebels will need to exist by then."

She laughed, "I'll take your word for it, and I'll do my best."

She went on to ask, "You can take my word for it, I'm just curious what happens to Wellsburg, which was Jacob's base, after that?"

"Ruins? Maybe that's what it used to be." The fort has long lost the Lovett family, and it doesn't even call it home anymore. I'm also curious about the fate of Wellsburg after that, but it won't change it sooner or later The fact that will be buried in this mountain.

"And the remaining Jacob men?"

"I don't know. Those who should get married may want to start a family." I said.

"Such as the Duke and Duchess of Nottingham?" In fact, her eyes are sharp, and sometimes people don't dare to look directly at these sharp eyes, after all, it will make you feel powerless.

I let out a breath and said indifferently, "Maybe."

"What about you?" This woman is really difficult to deal with.

I asked back, "I'm more curious about you and Otis."

Sure enough, she put away her teasing expression and gradually returned to being expressionless.Who said no?I lift my foot to leave.

Her voice as cold as lake water came from behind again: "When I take over, Jamie will become my hand in front of the king. I wonder if Mr. Lovett is willing to become the queen's iron guard?"

"My body and soul have been dedicated to the land of Carolina," I said.

"To me, dedicating to Carolina is the same as serving a ruler," Selina said.

"I need strong iron guards and guards, resourceful advisers and prime ministers. These are the talents of Jacob who can give me. I will be willing to give Jacob unlimited opportunities." She stepped forward.

"As long as they are loyal to me, they can build the future of Carolina with me."

……

In the evening, there was a sudden thunderclap.

"It's getting dark all of a sudden." Jamie looked at the window of the cafeteria, "It's really changing."

The heavy rain came suddenly, and the trees and flags outside the window began to shake violently.Everyone was not paying attention to the meal, Nigel was holding the wine jug, I think the wine inside must have been smuggled out of the wine cellar, he crossed his legs, "we have encountered worse weather than this " He said, obviously speaking to the Hastings girl on the table, humming and laughing: "It will be hard for the dog soldiers in the quagmire to get out."

"Come back soon, right?" Jamie asked me.I picked up the chicken on the plate and answered him, "If there are no accidents, that's what the letter said."

"I'm more curious if you have whispered anything to Colin, hahahahaha!" Nigel thought it was funny, but still laughed.Then he found that no one cooperated with him, so he could only lower his lips in embarrassment and mutter: "It's just a joke, you are too serious."

Selena jokingly said from the side: "I found out that after Otis left, the embarrassing talker was replaced by you."

"Xiao! I think you miss that guy, right?" Nigel is not easy to mess with, "Do you understand that this is a lively atmosphere for me? Share everyone's worries!"

I didn't forget to add: "Yes, share the sorrows of my wine cellar." He glanced at the flagon in his hand, and he drank at least [-]% of the wine cellar by himself.

The Hastings girl laughed from the sidelines, "You're a real drunk, Nigel."

Selena reached for his flagon, "Let me see what a good thing this is..."

Nigel took a quick look at me and said guiltily, "It's just regular wine..."

Selena had already sniffed the spout, and said in surprise, "Isn't this 'Voyager'?"

"What?" I stood up abruptly, 'Voyager' is the wine that has been kept in my wine cellar for the longest time, and my father traded it with a wine merchant from the Southern Continent. I am so angry and funny , "You actually found this wine at the bottom of the wine cellar? I only have this one left!"

"Well, this little Mr. Lovett..." Nigel stepped back as I approached step by step, "I swear, I only fell a little..."

Selena shook the body of the pot, pretending to be puzzled: "It doesn't feel like it's just a little..." Girl Hasdin and Jamie laughed so hard that they couldn't stand upright.

Amidst the commotion, the door of the cafeteria was knocked open, and the noise of people outside and the sound of thunder and rain became more and more obvious, while Shay and Bolt who broke in ran towards our table in panic.

"What the hell is this?" Nigel asked, looking at them.

"They...they're back!" Bolt found his voice faster than Shay, and repeated: "Everyone who went that day is back, Otis..." He gasped, "He's hurt! Now outside..." When she said this, Selena had already rushed out.

Jacob's men are all back, just as described in the letter a few days ago, but this return is earlier than I predicted.The sky was completely covered by the torrential rain, and the scenery outside was completely unclear. The lobby was filled with all the men who had returned from the torrential rain. mood.

This is not how every battle or mission is won. I walked by everyone, and the more I looked at it, the more my heart sank, and the more I looked at it, the more something was wrong. There was a large space in the middle, and the wounded men were lying there.

Medical troops in Wellsburg are already bandaging them.I walked to where Otis was, and Selena and others had already surrounded there.

Scarlett stood there with a pale face. I knew that there was still one person who hadn't come back.

When Otis saw me, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, his abdomen was scratched, and the ground he occupied was covered with his blood.The pain made him tremble violently, and he refused to use anesthesia. He looked at me and gritted his teeth to speak. I squatted down beside him, and his hand immediately grabbed my collar, saying with difficulty: "He was taken by them." gone."

"what?"

"Colin," he continued, his words cut short by the pain, "he got a letter and he resigned and went with them."

"What are you talking about?" I confirmed the unbelievable news to him word by word.

I can hear his teeth chattering, "He'll be taken to Clink Prison." Still struggling, "They're asking for a princess in exchange."

"Fuck! Why did he go with them!" I questioned him.

"Three days." Otis groaned in pain, his fists clenched in his stomach

On the morning, the doctor cut open his blackened flesh, "They asked for three days, in exchange, or, the death penalty." He said.

"Give him anesthesia." I said to the doctor, but the collar in front of me was tightened. "He asked me to tell you, go to Clink Prison and find him." The anesthesia alcohol was poured on his wound , he grunted in pain.

I took a deep breath and stood up. The hall was full of Jacob's soldiers, they were either sitting or lying down, and they had exhausted all their energy from fighting for many days.

I feel angry and full of absurdity that is about to overflow.I walked to the door of the lobby and couldn't help but hit the wall with my fist.

Colin Nottingham, what on earth are you up to?

I leaned my head on the arm supporting the wall, calmed down the furious emotions, and asked the man who made such a decision at the critical moment over and over again, thinking about the reason why he did this, over and over again, this time, What on earth are you going to do again?

I looked up, and the woman standing in the corner was also looking at me, I don't know how long I stood there.There were helpless tears in those eyes, but she stood there, reminding me of the way Joyce and Francis looked before they parted. When the accident inevitably came, they did not choose to catch it with nothing, even if they were weak and vulnerable, But you could see her determination in those eyes.