"17th day of the Late Autumn Moon, written in Tonyger, Lengshan Barony——To Her Highness Griffith Corcovado Odefis. During the battle the night before yesterday, the Undead Army from Madara under the 'Black Lord' Instarlon bypassed the Southern Four Dominions and launched a sneak attack on Fir Castle—not only causing significant casualties but also resulting in the honorable death of Baron Gruding. As soone who was passing through this place and was graciously hosted by the Baron, and in my dual capacity as both a Pioneer Knight of the Kingdom and a Lord of the Valhalla region, I believe it is my duty to temporarily take charge of the local defense. After a night of battle, the Undead have now been repelled. However, to prevent further invasions, from today onwards, I will temporarily oversee the defense and administrative work of this place until the newly appointed lord personally appointed by Her Highness arrives——"
Macaro took the letter and started to read it, but halfway through, his expression beca sowhat strange. However, being quite knowledgeable, he coughed and continued reading:
"Additionally, I hereby question Count Rangdenier's responsibility for concealing the information regarding the Undead Army's presence in the Southern Territory from Instarlon, and for failing to prevent the silent crossing of Madara's army through the Four Dominions. Secondly, I hope for Her Highness's understanding, and lastly, I have enclosed a magic stone recording battlefield images as evidence of my claims."
He looked up.
"The magic stone is with ," Her Highness replied calmly: "Please continue reading, Macaro."
"There's nothing more, Your Highness."
"No, there's one more sentence." The Princess's thick eyelashes slightly lowered.
Macaro picked up the letter and indeed saw a small line at the bottom. Seeing that line, he imdiately felt his eyelid twitch and his eyebrows slightly raise: "——Brand."
The scene fell silent.
Macaro awkwardly placed the letter back in its place and glanced at the others, joking: "I know Baron Gruding was dutiful, but this young man is overly bold..."
He thought for a mont and couldn't find a word to describe such boldness: "It's simply..."
"Absurd!" Master Liwuz said coldly: "This is a challenge to the Kingdom, he is disrupting the noble gas' rules."
Princess Griffine frowned slightly at the ntion of gas' rules, this subtle expression did not escape the keen eyes of Count Violet.
"What do you all think?" the Princess asked.
"I believe Mr. Brand," the first person to speak surprised everyone; it was Ecco, this young man, although sowhat uneasy, stood up and said: "Mr. Brand I know is a true knight."
"People can disguise themselves, young man," Master Liwuz said.
This was indeed true; Macaro and Count Violet both nodded slightly. As long-term experienced nobles, they understood human nature and intentions far more deeply than ordinary people.
The Half-Elf Girl's expression was sowhat indifferent; she said nothing, her deanor neither agreeing nor disagreeing. She just flitted her lashes slightly, her pale silver eyes watching this young man who spoke for the first ti.
"Master Liwuz," Ecco respectfully bowed to the elder but did not back down: "In life-or-death situations, people do not lie, moreover, I see actions, not just words."
The innocence on the young man's face gradually faded, he glanced around at everyone present——except for Princess Griffine——and said: "Otherwise, I don't believe Mr. Brand could so righteously rebuke us, and even the legendary Divine Artifact acknowledged his words——"
"Huh?"
The Half-Elf Girl slightly stunned, she had previously heard Macaro and others ntion the Divine Artifact sensing. But what this young Ecco said about Brand rebuking them righteously and causing the Divine Artifact sensing, what did it an?
She curiously looked at the others, this curiosity was no different from the curiosity of a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl towards the outside world, just that there was an added degree of reserved composure in the Princess's deanor.
Liwuz did not expect Ecco to bring this matter up; they originally planned to cover up this little episode, after all, it was not a dignified situation. However, seeing the Princess's rarity in displaying a young girl's curiosity, he knew it couldn't be hidden, if the Princess wanted to know sothing——she definitely would——given her intelligence.
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