"Dick, welcome."
The Queen stood quietly by the marble pillars, her gilt robes rippled in the draft.
She slowly stretched out her right hand, her movements gentle and graceful.
Dick walked up to the queen unhurriedly, knelt down on one knee, held up the back of the queen's hand, hovered her lips half an inch away from the skin, completed a ceremonial kiss, and then stood up.
Then he responded respectfully, "Queen Meve, long time no see. Your call is my lifelong mission."
A smile appeared in the Queen's eyes, "Okay, there is no need to go through the red tape one by one. Now come with me back to the palace."
As the hem of the velvet skirt dragged across the steps, the attendants bowed and left one by one.
At this time, Kebi took the opportunity to wink at Dick, and finally lowered his voice and said:
"Dick, it's so nice to see you!"
"Me too. When you get married, even if I swim past Drowner's lair, I will definitely be there."
"Hmm???!!!"
After hearing this, Kebi remembered what Vanessa relayed to him in the letter, and knew that the story he had boasted about had been known to Dick.
But when he saw that Dick just raised his eyebrows and chuckled, knowing that this was a joke by his best friend, the stone in his heart fell to the ground.
After returning to the palace, Queen Meve was sitting on the throne, and she softly ordered a servant beside her.
The servant nodded repeatedly and trotted out of the palace.
In the palace at this time, only Dick and Queen Meve were sitting at the end of the long table, while Kebi was standing behind the queen dutifully.
"Dick, to make a long story short, the tragedy that Witcher Order suffered was indeed something I did not expect." The queen looked serious, with a hint of guilt in her tone.
"Ruiwen's betrayal, I really can't understand why she suddenly became so abnormal?
"She has been working diligently since she became my royal warlock, and she has never shown any signs of anything unusual before.
I also asked Magic Academy, and they also didn't know why Ruiwen became like this."
"Maybe he was bewitched by Master." Dick responded lightly, not wanting to continue talking about Ruiwen.
The Queen looked sincere:
"I have clearly dealt with the families involved in the conspiracy, and I have also warned the other nobles that they will not cause trouble again."
Dick nodded frequently after listening.
"As for the barbarian army of Manslayer, according to the news from the sentry, they have arrived near Longsong Harbor, but they did not stay too long and continued to move forward.
"They probably want to work together to find me, defeat me, and try to make Northern Kingdoms leaderless, and then slowly realize their ambition to unify Northern Kingdoms.
"So we don't have to be too anxious tonight, we just have to wait and see.
"Now the army has camped a few miles away from Ravenstern City, and the logistics and civilians are constantly coming to support them, waiting for a decisive battle with Manslayer to defeat them.
"And most of the villagers in Northern Kingdoms have also moved to nearby fortresses to make room for the battlefield.
Dick, what do you think about this? You can give me some additional information."
"Everything is in compliance with your orders, Your Majesty.
Now the Manslayer army is about to attack. Our enemies are external invaders, not our own people from within. We should fight against the enemy together."
Dick lowered his head, his expression hidden on his chest. The light in the hall shone slantly, dividing his figure into two parts, making it half light and half dark.
"Dick, I didn't expect you to be so reasonable." Queen Meve said with emotion.
Although she received a reply from Barbara saying that Dick would no longer pursue Brownie's case, she was still a little worried, but she really didn't expect that the young man in front of her was so concerned about the overall situation.
Kebi, who was standing behind him, felt vaguely that something was wrong after listening to Dick's words.
He remembered that when he and his father Odin III went out with the sorceress Xiya, they were ambushed by the Jatu army. He escaped in embarrassment and Xiya was captured.
Dick's attitude was not like this at that time. He knew that Jatu's camp was in great danger, but he still insisted on going alone to rescue Xiya.
At that time, Dick's eyes were burning with endless heat, but now he was as frozen as the ten thousand years of snow deep in the Misty Mountains.
Dick's current attitude seems inconsistent with his past personality.
Just as he was about to say something to the queen, he saw Dick glance over from the corner of his eyes. His eyes were cold and biting, completely unlike the close friend he was familiar with in the past.
The cold bloodthirsty also froze the words under Kebi's Adam's apple.
However, the cold gaze disappeared in an instant, and Dick showed a warm smile again.
"In that case, Queen, should we go back and rest now, or should we go meet the nobles who are about to go to war and get familiar with each other in advance so that we can better cooperate on the battlefield?"
"Dick, you are really thoughtful." The worries in the Queen's heart disappeared.
"I have sent someone to convey the order to West. Later, a grand banquet will be held in the palace. At that time, families who participated in the resistance against Manslayer and have contributed human and financial resources will come. My brother Prince James will also come with Brownie.
"When the time comes, I will ask them to sincerely apologize to you.
In addition, Vigo and Xiya will also be brought along by Barbara."
"Vigo? Who is Vigo?"
"He is a male sorcerer who did not receive formal training in the Magic Academy. Instead, he was raised by druids in Druid Circle in the southern countries. He is now a lecturer in a certain subject in the Magic Academy.
"He is extremely talented and can be said to be a master of magic and martial arts. With him joining Northern Kingdoms's army, our chances of winning have increased a lot."
"Oh, it turns out that the warlock Barbara is talking about is him. I really want to meet him. By the way, you said Xiya will come too?"
"Yes, although Barbara said that Xiya has recently had some problems with the operation of the magic elements in the magic meridians in the body, it is no longer a serious problem.
"When I learned that you were here, I petitioned Mary, the dean of the Magic Academy, to join Northern Kingdoms's army. Don't let this good girl Xiya down."
"This is really a good thing. Thank you Queen for preparing the banquet for us. Should I go and inform Vesemir and Geralt now?"
"No, I've asked my servants to inform them. Just wait here quietly. The banquet will be held in about two hours. If you feel tired, you can go to the small room next to you to rest for a while."
"No need, I'll just walk around in this palace. Don't worry, I won't go to other places I shouldn't go."
"Relax."
Then, Dick stood up and walked around the palace.
When Kebi saw Dick walking away, he quietly lowered his head and whispered in the Queen's ear.
"Isn't this impossible?" The queen looked shocked,
"Dick is not that kind of reckless person. Since he promised me, he will never go back on his word."
"Your Majesty the Queen," Kebi gritted his teeth and his expression turned firm,
"Dick is my best friend, but I have to say these words at the risk of destroying our friendship. I only think about the safety of the nobles and the royal bloodline."
After a short silence, "Just... do as you do."