[The Chronicles of Narnia] Sin

"Sulphur, saltpeter, charcoal." Edmund got the inspection form from Rolev, and thunder flashed through his mind.

In theory, this is a formula that should not appear in the world of Narnia, where the progress of civilization is parallel to the earth's middle ages.

Black fire/powder.

Just as he was sending off his cronies and finishing the task of secretly cleaning up the suspicious powder in the castle, a figure turned from the window into the balcony.

"Edith?" He couldn't help calling out softly—the castle of Cair Paravel is extremely precipitous, and there are guards patrolling it, it is difficult for even the best executive to break through the window alone, let alone a blind person .

"Gladtoseeyouagain!" The girl rushed in front of him with strides, almost throwing the tall young man to the ground.

Edmund didn't realize the meaning of "see" in her sentence, and stared at her face for a long time in a daze.The other party was radiant and agile, almost like a blind person.

"It's time for you to cut your beard." Edith smiled lightly.

She didn't touch her cheek, but she was able to say such words; when she turned in from the window just now, she didn't fumble and predict.Edmund quickly synthesized information from several abnormal situations, and came up with the only reasonable possibility: "Can you see it?!"

"It's Aslan. I guess it's him." The girl walked up and down the office excitedly, uncontrollably scanning the documents on the Justice King's desk, "It's wonderful to read!" She said with emotion.

Edmund was simply happier than Edith.He clearly knew that most of the factors that hindered their engagement suddenly disappeared.But soon, the apprehension of the gunpowder conspiracy theory overwhelmed the momentary ecstasy.He put his arm around Edith's shoulders and dug up more case materials for her, and the two stood side by side at the table and read.

"Finch, that boy you caught, that thing you dealt with in the middle of the night was probably gunpowder," he said heavily. "Someone's trying to blow up something in Cair Paravel."

Edith picked up the boy's information. He has a clean record and has never acted treasonously in the castle for three years: "Why did Finch do this? Narnia has never owed him, and the Seven Islands have always been loyal to us. "

"I'm afraid that's not what he meant," said the Justice King darkly. "Just like Cleo—they must have been caught by the enemy."

"Saving Kyle Paravel is the top priority now." Edith saw Rolev's inspection sheet again, and her whole body was filled with coldness.She inevitably recalled the dream she had a year ago: the capsized ship in the storm has come true, so in the next scene, will the blazing fire in the castle also be unable to escape?

"Let me stay in the castle to investigate the case for the next few days." Her brown eyes looked firmly at the Justice King. "It happens that Calormenes and Archenlanes are not here, and the castle is short of manpower."

Edmund helped her turn around, and lightly pressed his forehead against her: "My ban on feet was not taken seriously, and I don't want to control you at all. I only have one order - protect yourself."

Edith closed her eyes, trying to control her emotions.She is the person who has the clearest understanding of the situation in front of her, but she cannot disclose more information.Those dreams and prophecies are both reminders and heavy burdens.This sudden "coming-of-age ceremony for Ming restoration" also seems to indicate a fierce battle that cannot be underestimated.

The temperature from King Justice's forehead was transmitted to her steadily, causing her thoughts to gradually become chaotic.If she was still the soldier who went to Narnia alone to atone for her sins, she would be fearless no matter in the face of storm, fire, or rain of blood.But now, she has many comrades-in-arms with deep friendship, a monarch she respects and admires, and a lover she can't give up... Cair Paravel is another hometown she misses so much.She couldn't even go to her life as calmly as before—death was too lonely, and thinking about it was too hard.

Like a ghost, she raised her forehead slightly, turned her head slightly to stagger the tip of their noses, and slowly pressed a kiss on the young man's lips.

"You would never have imagined how terrible things have happened in the castle these days..." Accompanied by Lucy's voice from far to near, the door of the Justice King's office was slammed open.

The two people in the room separated like an electric shock, and Edith clearly heard the sound of the blood in her brain suddenly boosting pressure and rushing up like crazy.

The Supreme King and the Gentle Queen who had just returned to the country, led by the Brave Queen, chatted and filed in.The three of them were stunned when they saw two blood-red faces.

Those few seconds of silence seemed to Edith almost three hours long.

"You two quarreled again, are you still on top?" Lucy, who was the first to slow down God, pulled Edmund in front of Peter and the two of them, hurriedly covering them.

Edmund's mouth was still half open, allowing his sister to drag him around.This kiss was unexpected enough, but in the end, the two parents were killed halfway through——even if he is a smart and eloquent King of Justice, there is no reason for it.

The key is that he is not the most embarrassing person in the audience.As the only person outside the Pevensie family with the lowest status, Edith wished to recover her blindness on the spot.She didn't dare to look up at the Supreme King's face at all, she didn't even dare to take a look - she was already in awe of this powerful monarch, plus the two rarely met and were not familiar with each other, the atmosphere dropped below freezing point.

The stalk thrown by Lucy was not caught by the two, and the expression was not very good.

The Supreme King is a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, and he is much calmer than everyone imagined.He said flatly to Edmund: "I'll see you in the Four Kings Council later, and bring all the materials you have with you." Then he took the other two and left the horror field quickly.

·

"When did you get together?"

"I didn't expect you to be able to hide everything!"

"What position is she now, and what are you going to do in the future?"

……

In the council hall, the issue that was put first was obviously not Finch's death.

The blush on Edmund's face lingered for a long time, and the chaos in his head was like a nuclear bomb explosion, and mushroom clouds rose up.Faced with so many questions, he irritatedly took the case: "Kair Paravel is about to be blown into dust! Can you let me go first?!"

Lucy understood this, and tried her best to cooperate with her brother, and finally brought Peter and Susan's attention back to the murder and conspiracy in the castle.

"Actually, we all suspect Taylor," said the Justice King. "He is one of the few people who knows that Finch is being investigated. But he is really invulnerable, and the people I sent to monitor him found nothing."

"If he was acting, he would be too powerful," the Queen of Bravery added. "I heard from the observation team that he had a long chat with the servants in his bedroom that night, saying 'It's not easy to be a waiter', 'If you can Choose, who wouldn't want to be born in a family with no worries about food and clothing'; in the end, each of the two servants was rewarded with a jade stone from Dorne Island."

Susan, who had the most contact with Taylor, also said: "I really don't believe it is him. Taylor has a gentle personality, and many subconscious behaviors cannot be faked, which proves this."

The men had seen the battle between Taro and Lamanjo, and they had a slight disagreement. "I think he may have an unknown side. The more such a person is usually suppressed, the more terrifying he will explode."

"I think the most important thing is the motivation." Peter concluded, "If he wants to create a riot, what benefits can he get from it?"

A lot of reasoning goes to a dead end here on Dorne Island.As the head of the semi-autonomous region of the isolated island, Taro has no need to expand the inland forces; the two are too far apart and the connection is too weak, unless he wants to abandon Dorne.And this is very unwise, and Taro is not that stupid-the people of Narnia will never recognize him, and staying on the mainland will only make him isolated and helpless.

"If he wanted to unify the three islands, it would make more sense." Susan tried to analyze with her chin propped up.

"Then he should blow up Aphra and Philimas—although there is no living person on the latter." Edmund said awkwardly.

"Mistress Sterrop is so shrewd and powerful, she must be the first to disagree!" Lucy also interjected.

Seeing that everyone gradually deviates from the topic, the Supreme King with top political sense suddenly mentioned a place: "Calormen."

King Justice listened to this and waited for the next article.If you didn't guess wrong, Peter's thoughts were somewhat similar to his.

"When I went to Dorne last August, the Calormenes just attacked Narnia." Peter frowned slightly, thinking hard, "and after Tyro visited the castle a while ago, Lamandro also followed. If What kind of alliance they have struck between the two of them is going to be tricky."

Edmund added: "My informants in Calormen have also been investigating Lamandro. The situation inside Calormen is also very critical. Several princes are intertwined. It is necessary to find out what may be connected with Dorne. which one."

"In this way, the matter of interests may make sense," Susan suddenly realized, "Calormen wants to avenge Youtus, and Taro may be bought by Calormen with a lot of money."

"I'm worried that what Calormen wants is not revenge, otherwise they should have done it long ago, why wait until now? They are playing a bigger game of chess." When the Supreme King spoke here, the four Pevensies were all preoccupied.

"So, what can we do now?" Lucy returned to reality first.

"I've already sent someone to secretly remove all gunpowder that can be found," Edmund reassured everyone, "If these things are all their plans, that's the best—I'm afraid they have other backup plans. Also, we are in the light and they are in the dark, which in itself is very disadvantageous."

Peter also said: "I will find an excuse to send Taylor back to Dorne as soon as possible, and if the persuasion does not work, I will issue an order directly. Only when I see him leave with my own eyes can I feel a little relieved. But in case Taylor has nothing to do with this matter... We can only be prepared to meet unexpected enemies."

It seems that the energy of the four of them was forced to be consumed by the imminent crisis, and they completely forgot to question themselves and Edith.After the meeting was over, the Justice King was secretly having fun when suddenly Peter slapped him heavily from behind.

"Don't get distracted by other things," he urged solemnly; it seemed he hadn't forgotten anything.

Edmund gave him a white look with disdain: "I'm not the kind of person who doesn't want a country for the sake of beauty - I think you have this kind of potential, so I worry about it."

The High King punched him again, and then hurried off to finish Taro.

·

"He said he planned to return to the island tomorrow?" Edith said in surprise in the Prince Justice's office.

Edmund flicked through the case file at the side, and nodded absently.

"Why do I feel that his plan was found out, so he had to run away in desperation?"

The Justice King was very busy right now, and left Edith, who had moved to live in the inner palace specially for investigation, to sit aside for more than half an hour.Edith felt a little upset, so she had no choice but to physically harass the other party.She seldom throws herself into her arms, yesterday's blind kiss was purely accidental; but if there is a precedent for everything, it will be the second time, anyway, her skin is not as thin as ordinary girls.

"I just swore with Pete that country is more important!" Edmund put down the quill, and looked at the ruffian girl in front of him bitterly.

"I'm just worried about your country!" Edith said indignantly, "And what kind of beauty am I? I should be considered a hero."

"Taylor's matter can be put aside for the time being, except for tonight's farewell banquet, which needs a little attention, I believe he can't poke any moths."

Edith was still brooding over the scene in the dream.But she knew that she shouldn't interfere with the other party's work too much, so she quietly took the door and left.In the past two days, because the affair with the Justice King was exposed, she simply entered and left the castle under the name of the maid Aidia to investigate the situation independently.

As she passed the banquet kitchen, she heard some secret and strange voices coming from the crack of the door.