The Duke in the Spire of Thorns

There are new news in Briarson every day, no matter how exciting the old news is, it cannot leave a long-lasting impression on people's minds.

Celeste's life quickly returned to the calm state he was familiar with, and the comfortable life made him calm.

However, nothing has changed.

Celeste noticed that Escrito had become more and more silent.

He was very clear about the reason for the other party's silence, so he let it go without hesitation - anyway, everything is fine at the moment, what will happen in the future, let's talk about it later.

Whether it is Celeste or Escrito, they both think that the peaceful life like this can last for a long time. One side endures anxiety and serves silently, while the other side is heartless and enjoys it peacefully.

Until today, the "accident" that broke their peaceful life finally came.

"So, why me?"

Celeste squeezed the beautifully handwritten letter in her hand, and looked at Noyes dissatisfied: "Did she make a mistake? You are the king. Isn't it good to be the queen?"

"Tch." Noyce was very calm, he said nonchalantly: "That princess who was really loved and grown up, how can she think of me who has had seven or eight mistresses before and after marriage? Where is the king?"

"Really?" Celeste couldn't be persuaded by this reason, he put down the letter in his hand, "It's not like I haven't had a lover before."

"Oh!" Noyce said with a smile: "Are you talking about your failed love affair with Miss Darthwick? My dear, in the eyes of that princess, this is not only a deduction, but also a Bonus points."

"Look at you, you're good-looking. Before I had a child, you also had the right to be the first in line of succession. You don't have any messy lovers around you. It's hard to find such a marriage partner." Noyes said: "If she If you want to be a queen, you just need to let me go to God in silence, isn't that all right?"

Celeste frowned, "Can't I refuse her?"

Noyce finally became serious, and he said calmly: "No, my dear, we cannot refuse. The Oss Empire is our strongest ally, and we need to maintain our friendship with them."

Celeste also knows this in his heart. There has always been a tradition of marriage between them and the Oss Empire. The last queen of the Oss Empire was the princess of their St. Peder Empire—of course not a princess like Nali, but a princess. The real sister of the previous king, the true princess of the empire, and the aunt of Noyce and Celeste.

But this time the princess who is going to marry their St. Peder Empire is not the daughter of the previous queen of the Os Empire.

In fact, the princess of the San Pedro Empire did not stay on the throne of the queen of the Os Empire for a long time. She suffered from lung disease only three years after her marriage, and passed away. A son, who is now the Crown Prince of the Os Empire.And this princess who is about to marry the St. Peder Empire is the child of the second Queen Aus.

Generally speaking, it is usually the St. Peter Empire who will marry the princess to the Os Empire (this also reflects the difference in national strength between the two countries), but now, there is no princess in the royal blood of the St. Peter Empire——Princess Nali She is not a princess, and she is not qualified to be the queen of the Os Empire.Therefore, it is rare that the Os Empire offered to marry the princess.

As for the candidates for marriage, it is up to the princess to decide on her own.

Then, the princess chose carefully, and the unlucky Celeste got the trick.

Hillest rubbed his forehead with a headache: "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, it's just a political marriage."

He shrugged. "It's not a big deal."

"That princess is pretty," said Noyce. "Would you like to see a portrait of her?"

"I don't want to." Celeste waved his hand in boredom. He didn't have any expectations for this marriage. It was just a task or obligation. After the marriage was actually concluded, he would be a good husband, but now, he Have no interest in that princess.

He walked into the garden with complicated emotions, and the fresh air in the garden couldn't make him feel any better.

"Did something happen?"

Escrito asked. He was carrying a silver tray and placed all the refreshments on the stone table.

Celeste was silent for a while, and did not answer right away.

Escrito looked at his master's bored expression, and an ominous premonition arose in his heart in vain.

In the next second, this ominous premonition was experienced.

Only Celeste replied: "Ari, I'm getting married."

This sentence was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky, Escrito flicked his wrist, and the warm black tea overflowed the cup and flowed onto the stone table.

"I can't refuse." Celeste's voice was very flat, he suppressed his inner unhappiness, and said calmly: "She is the princess of the Os Empire."

This simple sentence is worth a thousand words. Eskrit has been with Celeste for so many years, and he understands very well what the princess of the Oss Empire represents. She is not only a princess, but also a member of the two countries. covenant.

"Why not His Majesty the King?"

Escrit's voice was a little hoarse, he put down the equipment in his hand, and asked rather aggressively: "You accept it like this?"

"if not?"

Celeste was upset at the moment, and his tone was naturally not very good, "You want me to refuse?"

"Sooner or later, I'm going to get married. If I reject her, there will be another one. What's more, I have no reason to refuse."

"So what do you want me to say?" Celeste said coldly, "Tell them I slept with my servant, so I can't marry that princess?"

Escrit's face darkened instantly, and his tone was filled with dark anger: "Servant? What do you think of me?"

Celeste looked at his expression, and couldn't say the words "you are just my bed partner" in his mouth. Escrito looked like a wounded beast, and the submissiveness and gentleness on his face had been replaced by haze and violence .This kind of Escrito made Celeste feel very strange, and an inexplicable panic rose from his heart. Celeste pursed his lips and said nothing.

"I should have known earlier." Escrit frowned sullenly, with self-mockery in his voice: "You never thought about our future, did you?"

His tone was soft and strange: "In your eyes, I'm just a thing for fun, a worthless bed partner, a slave, a servant... Ha, I should have understood this a long time ago!"

"My disguise is so good that I actually deceived myself."

Escrito's Adam's Apple rolled up and down, and a thick black mist spread around him. Celeste shuddered and subconsciously took a few steps back.

He looked around, the servants in the garden were still performing their duties, and continued their work with a natural expression, as if they didn't notice what happened here at all.

Escrit's figure loomed in the black mist, his face became pale, his pupils also darkened, from emerald green to dark green, and his lips were bright red as if they were about to bleed at any moment.

After a while, he came out of the black mist, the silver-white knight armor disappeared, and a black robe was put on him.The obedient and tame knight commander who looked like a sheep was gone, replaced by a wizard or alchemist with a dark atmosphere all over his body.

This kind of Escrit has never been seen by Celeste, even the Lord of the Spire of Thorns does not have such a great oppressive force.Celeste wanted to retreat, but Escrit held his wrist firmly, and the other's hand lost its temperature, as cold as a dead person.

"What's the matter, where do you want to go?"

Escrito slowly evoked a smile, his other hand opened slightly upwards, and the thick black mist in his hand slowly turned into a yellowed scroll.He unquestionably handed the parchment scroll to Celeste, his tone still soft, as if whispering between lovers, "Why don't you open it and have a look?"

Celeste's chest rose and fell slightly, and with a flick of his wrist, the sheepskin scroll unfolded.

This sheepskin scroll is an arrest warrant jointly issued by wizards and alchemists. At the top is a handsome, almost evil face, with long black curly hair gently draped over the shoulders, and a pair of emerald green eyes that are terrifying. .

The portrait on the parchment was stunningly colorful and so lifelike that Celeste was able to identify the person in it in a split second.

He was still calm now, but when his eyes shifted to the text below, his composure could not be maintained.

"My dear sir." Escrit smiled softly: "Aren't you going to read it?"

Celeste's wrist was already trembling slightly, and so was his voice:

"The undead alchemist, whose appearance is a young male, whose age is unknown...spread three plagues against wizards and alchemists, resulting in the deaths of more than 130 wizards and alchemists, massacred... [-] and three wizards, and arrested wizards wantonly And alchemists used in experiments...for the public enemy...life or death..."

The content on this parchment was unbelievable, but Celeste's intuition made him understand that everything on it was true.

"That's a good read, my dear lord." The corners of Escrit's red lips curled up, and he gently brushed Celeste's face with his cold fingertips, "Why don't we get to know each other again."

"Nice to meet you, my dear Your Excellency the Duke, I am the undead alchemist, Escrit."

After taking off the camouflage, Escrito looked horrific, a chill rose from Celeste's back, and Escrito's fingers were like cold snakes, making him tremble uncontrollably.

Escrito lovingly touched Celeste's bloodless cheek, and sighed slightly: "Actually, I didn't want to scare you, but who made your actions so sad?"

"Okay, now, let's continue our conversation that was unexpectedly interrupted earlier. What did you just say? Could you please repeat it?"

Escrit couldn't resist and led Celeste to the seat to let him sit down, then leaned his hands on the armrest of the chair, condescendingly enveloped Celeste completely under him, and asked gently and politely: "I didn't hear clearly."

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