The Release That Witch
Chapters 51's

Sunlight falls through a narrow window into the room and is reflected as deep red streaks on the wall.

There are only a few places within the Kingdom where you can still see the sun, and the Clear Water Port is one of them. In this place, the Demon Moon, with its cold wind and heavy snowfall, had little effect. With the exception of Blacksail-Fleet being unable to leave the harbor, the entire city was still as busy as ever.

The city governor and port chief Garcia Wimbledon were sitting at a square table under the window, seriously studying the contents of the letter. His gray hair was snagged at sunset and had a touch of gold. His face produced a shadow of light, adding definition to his facial features and, giving him a unique charm filled with heroic spirit.

Ryan had been standing next to her for quite a while.

Even though he had exceeded his usual time to read the letter all this time, he still chose to wait quietly for longer - he did not want to disturb the silence.

Finally, Garcia sighed softly, put down the letter, and then said to him, "My father is dead."

Hearing this, Ryan was surprised, and he had to ask, "What?"

"My father, Ali Wimbledon, King of Graycastle."

He rarely repeated what he said, he thought, because when he usually asked again, he would only look at her as if he had said nothing. However, he really wasn't kidding, was he? The king is really dead?

"..." - ".Ryan opened his mouth, trying to say comforting words, but in the end he just asked, "How could he die?"

Fortunately, she did not care about this - she was the daughter of the King, the Governor of the Clear Water Port, and the Commander of the Blacksail Fleet, she did not need anyone to comfort her, "the letter said that my brother Gerald killed my father, but he was arrested by the guards. He did not commit suicide to avoid punishment, so in the end he was tried by several ministers, there he was sentenced to death by beheading. "

"That doesn't sound right" Ryan subconsciously couldn't believe it.

"Of course that's not true" Garcia said, expressionlessly, "It's true that my first brother was a relatively ignorant person, but he wasn't that stupid to go on a suicide mission. If no one had guided him, he would never have done such a thing. "

"Someone set him up?" ask Ryan.

"Let me guess ..." The 3rd Princess closed her eyes and thought for a moment before replying, "Someone might set up this detailed plan, please, and teased Gerald by saying that they would help him - bring people to my father's yard This must have been arranged by someone before, including the eradication, exchange and bribery of the guards. But it wasn't an area where Gerald had his powers, because he was too lazy to set up something like this. The rest will be simple, it's only important to get someone Gerald trusted, but in the end it will still betray him. "

Ryan could not add anything. Anyway, this is just a guess. What actually happens is not important, the only important thing is the result. He believed that this was also the thought of the 3rd Princess.

Sure enough, Garcia opened his eyes and continued, "I'm 90% sure that it's not the First Prince, he's a person who only knows violence. His brain is one big muscle so he's usually fooled. Just ... "when saying this, his voice has courage," my 2nd brother would be this cruel. "

"You mean Timothy Wimbledon is the real culprit?"

"Other than him, who else knows so much about Gerald? Also after this matter, he was the one with the greatest advantage." As he spoke, Garcia involuntarily tapped his finger on the table, "Even a blind man can see this! But he's dad's favorite, so he really doesn't have to do this!"

Your Majesty is really angry, Ryan noticed. Seeing this heated Princess was truly rare. It seemed that even though he had complained that his father was too eccentric, in the end he still did not want to see his father dying like this.

"But he ... Why is he doing this?"

"Because he was afraid of me," Garcia took a deep breath, trying to control his emotions, "he was afraid of my Blacksail Fleet."

Realizing that Ryan was unwilling to answer, he continued to explain, "Timothy seems to have a spy in our city, which in itself is not surprising, I myself have also set eyes and ears in Valencia. When he discovered the whereabouts of my Blacksail Fleet it became easy for him to imagine what I would do later. Valencia was unable to support an army capable of confronting my fleet. So, he came to the conclusion to use Gerald as bait to get what he wanted. "

"So you mean, he wants an army?"

"He wanted the throne" said Garcia, "With the death of my father and now even the death of Gerald, he has become the first heir. I fear he will pressure the ministers to crown him as soon as possible. Only when he became Wimbledon IV would he be able to mobilize all his followers with their troops. "As he said this he shook his head," However, as I have said, as father's beloved son he really didn't need to do this! "

"Isn't that worse?" ryan asked, worried, "If your 2nd brother is crowned, won't he announce the battle for the throne is over and call you and your brothers back? What are you gonna do?"

Garcia replied as if he felt it was completely under his dignity, "This move would be too easy, just because he is our father's beloved son, he said, not that he would have the support of the ministers, especially for his move to assassinate the former king - though he encouraged the assassination on Gerald and might have fooled the civilian population, I estimate it will take a long time until he can gain full authority in Graycastle. So .. "he looked cunningly at Ryan and said, "I have to change my plans a little."

Ryan immediately knelt down and said, "I'm willing to serve."

Garcia stood up, walked to the window and spoke to Ryan while turning his back to him, "The first thing he should do after he claims the throne is deal with me. However, the only possibility he had of suppressing me was to order Joe Kohl, Duke of the Southern Territory. I predicted that the latter would use the king's mourning period to delay the dispatch of his troops - the old fox was always reluctant to do business where he would lose. At most he would call her into a feud and send them out to surround the Clear Water Port. "Garcia paused for a while and then spoke further," However, this move would give us unnecessary trouble, so we'll sail tomorrow. "

"sail? Your Majesty, don't tell me you want to ..."

“Eagle City is located more inland and almost unprotected. We can reach the Clear Spring City by using the Sanwan River tributary, from there we only need one day to arrive at Eagle City. Once we seize Eagle City, the entire Southern Region will be under my control. The situation after Timothy claimed the throne would be different from what he thought. When Timothy wanted to know the Duke's progress but found that the entire South was under my control, I really wanted to see his Face."

"But, you also said that Wimbledon III had just died, and after this"

"What, do I need to shed a tear first?" Garcia turned around, a sunset light fell on his body and covered him with a red veil. His face was hidden in the darkness, only his eyes were reflected by the light. The emotions that were seen in his eyes were as solid as a huge rock, Ryan thought. Even if he was angry or felt regretful, he would never show sorrow.

Showing sorrow would not be suitable for a King or Queen.

"No, you don't have to do that" Ryan said seriously.

Garcia nodded in satisfaction, "Go and tell the Captain that I want to talk to him. Since Timothy won't wait until the end of five years, I won't let him down. After I conquer Eagle City, I will declare independence from the Southern Region. "

All this is not important to himself, he thought, Garcia will always find a solution to every possibility. Once he decided on a path for himself, he would walk on that path boldly. This is where her charm lies and is one of the reasons why she follows it.

"Yes, Your Majesty .. no," Ryan corrected himself, "Your Majesty."