The Release That Witch
Chapters 102's

After nightfall, Elk Manson was brightly lit, holding his invitation, Petrov was welcomed into the hall. The banquet to celebrate the 3rd birthday of the Elk family's daughter, Aurelia has just begun.

Only people with prestigious or aristocratic backgrounds in Longsong Fortress were allowed to attend the banquet. As for the Count himself, the birthday banquet was also very important. Wool carpets were scattered throughout the hall and all the housekeepers wore custom-made uniforms so they were easy to spot. After all, it was Aurelia's sixteenth birthday, meaning she had reached the age of marriage.

String music was heard throughout the hall, and officers walked among the crowd and handed out wine glasses. The steaming food was placed on a round table spread out within the hall. Aurelia, the protagonist of the birthday party wearing a walnut dress and standing in the corner of the hall surrounded by a group of friends, seemed to be chatting with them.

This is a new popular trend to celebrate, coming straight from the King's city. Earlier banquets were held like this: Usually, there was a long wooden table placed in the hall and all the guests sat at the table, waiting for the chef to serve the food. Then a large bowl with whole pork and chicken is served with butter and bread. In addition, there is also a two-sided fried egg served along with a large pot of lettuce leaves.

But a few years ago the king found a new way to celebrate and today this way imitates a new style but only in form.

For example, the glasses given are all made of different colors, not glasses that are usually transparent. In it, the wine was unable to bring out its soft color. Round tables are also covered with white tablecloths, not the greasy tablecloths they once used. As for cooked food, the Elk family still serves the old western style - very greasy and rough. Seeing this, Petrov shook his head, the cook could at least cut the meat into small pieces.

As usual, Petrov had already filled his stomach at home, not wanting to cut large pieces of meat like surgeons. She was invited to this birthday party as a representative of her family, so she had to eat at least a mouthful of this oily food, even if only to save face. After all, Petrov did not want to be a joke for the women.

"Old unseen, man," Suddenly his neck was tied by someone from behind.

"Heard you were appointed Duke's envoy? How to harvest ore in Border Town. Can you steal a lot of them?

Hearing this familiar voice, Petrov soon finds out that Rene, the second son of the Elk Family, is determined to become a knight, although there is no territory he can manage, an idiot. As a friend, Rene would be considered "not bad", but Petrov still did not want to talk about what he had met in Border Town. So he changed the topic, "Aren't you supposed to be in the camp in the Cold Wind Mountains right now? I thought you were sitting in a bar and shaking."

"Damn it," Rene pushed Petrov away, "it looks like your mouth can't say a word of praise. This time, I can't even enter the New Holy City. The day before the departure of the border guards, I had the flu and had to lie down for a whole week in bed.

"Good, you seem to have improved compared to the last time, but skipping the trip saved the guards a lot of inconvenience."

"This time you're wrong" said Rene suddenly, with a mysterious smile on his face. "If I hadn't been lying in bed for a week because of the cold, I would now be lying on the ice wall of the New Holy City forever."

"What do you mean?" Petrov raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"Listen, there's something I want to tell you," Rene the second son of the Elk family approached Petrov's ears and whispered, "The New Holy City is about to fall, demonic beasts can even rush into the city, if not for the time the church unleashed their strongest warriors, they would not have been able to take control of the city. But during the fight, the forces of the four kingdoms had suffered heavy losses, only a few soldiers from the Cold Wind Mountains could come back alive. In just a month, there are many wives who become widows, without savings ... "He winked, then stretched out two fingers," and now they would get two silver nobles as compensation. Hey, don't don't use that look on me, I can't do anything about it. "

"You're sure this news is true? What happened to the border guards?"

"Of course, I have seen it with my own eyes, when the Lord received the news he fell ill." Rene shrugged, "As for the guards ... What else could they do, rather than slowly recruiting new bodyguards. Now that North Korea desperately needs an experienced army, if not for my call to go home, I will lead a cavalry squad now. "

That is not an important point, Petrov thought inwardly, the border guards of the Cold Wind Mountains are also the main defense against the Church's Army of Judges, now the generals and soldiers of the four kingdoms are buried in Hermes, if it doesn't feel like a conspiracy, then I don't know what it does. If they plan to attack us, the northern part of the Kingdom of Graycastle is now almost like a naked woman, "How many soldiers are missing in the Judge Force?"

"You mean a knight like the one in front of me now?" Perot smiled, maybe I thought too much about it. Even if the Church wants to start a war against the North, it will have nothing to do with us here in Longsong Fortress. If the new king gets a headache from thinking about this.

"Unfortunately, until now, no one has accepted my loyalty, or, perhaps they don't have the qualifications to accept me," Rene stopped, looking towards the door, "The people from the Wolf Family have come, I'll just say hello to them, then I'll come back. "

"Go, but don't come back."

"Oh, that's right," Rene replied as he looked back. "Have you ever noticed the handkerchief on the invitation?"

"Have you put it in?" Petrov asked.

"Oh, if it was me, I would only give you two-day-old socks," Rene shook his finger, "That, is my sister's personal decision. Although the age difference is rather large, but as long as you have the intention; I can only say that you should not wait for my friend. After all, you are already twenty-two years old now. "

Petrov looked at her with a slobber, but Rene just whistled innocently, then turned around and left laughing.

After taking a glass of wine from an attendant, Petrov walked alone to a corner, while quietly looking through the crowded hall. He saw Aurelia still busy chatting with her friends. But at the same time as himself, he also looked secretly at himself, so that for a moment, their eyes met. But soon after that Petrov saw Aurelia quickly changing her gaze and on her cheeks appeared a hint of embarrassment.

Petrov just smiled kindly. In his view, the other was just a little girl.

Suddenly, a fierce discussion voice came from the other side of the hall, attracting the attention of everyone present.

"What! He dared to say that?"

"Yes. Cornelius, that coward, unexpectedly did not even dare to let out a fart, he had just returned with his tail between his legs," said the man with the loudest voice, "Shaming the entire Longsong Fortress!”

Petrov knew the man, if he remembered correctly he was called Simon Elliott, a member of the Wolf Branch Family, who was also married to a very beautiful woman. Petrov had seen the woman once, she was really charming.

"It looks like you have a way to solve the problem." Someone tease.

"I might not be able to do it myself, but if you can make Duke pay attention to this ridiculous affair, I can't believe Roland Wimbledon still dares to act so rampant for much longer!"

Hearing the familiar name, Petrov was startled and started following the conversation, very interested.