Chapter 507 - v3c286 - Conflict (1/2)

Maynild and her knight pulled out their sword, and no one in the hall still realized yet. Princess Gryphine was in front of Dilferi then, and smiled at her. The latter looked at the most beautiful princess in Aouine and nodded. She could feel the hint of loneliness and sadness behind those eyes. Gryphine and DIlferi’s acknowledgment stirred another wave of whispers. House Yanbao and House Covardo were both ancient families, and since the birth of the Kingdom until now, it was normal for the heirs of both families to know each other.

It was said that there was a secret connecting them both together, and Princess Gryphine’s action seemed to have warranted that rumor today. It alerted the attention of many others, and only Marquis Yoakam was smiling by the side. He raised his gla.s.s full of wine, and said, “Viruysatt.” [T/L: Eleven tongue for “Now the show begins”]

But then he heard the movement from the people outside the hall. After greeting Brendel, he stood alone by the window side, and was why he was the first person to hear their motions. He turned, only to see the Royal Cavalry’s activity and his face paled.

Brendel’s POV

Gryphine’s gaze turned towards Brendel, “Seems like House Yanbao will have a chance to reclaim its former glory once more. You’re so lucky, Dilferi. But then again, are you a knight? Why is it that I’ve never seen you before?” Her silver pupils contained a slight bit of admiration and regret, but her tone was mellow and filled with honest blessings.

And everyone there knew why she would phrase it that way.

It would have to take a genius to reach the Gold rank, and an extraordinary one at that to be an Elemental Awakener. The Elemental Awakeners could easily leverage the power of a faction, and House Covardo had always had the most number of Elemental Awakeners. But ever since the separation of the North and South, Princess Gryphine was sure that some of the Dukes may have more military power than her. If not for Buga the Cross, her state would be even worse off.

But in the end Buga the Cross did not serve the throne, and she was clear of that fact. She looked at Brendel and felt jealous and sour, Why can’t the heavens look over House Covardo? Especially a dire time like now? I can sacrifice everything for this Kingdom and my brother, even my soul, and body, but why wouldn’t the heavens help us out?

Dilferi just nodded, and spoke carefully, “That was because the last time my father did not consider hiring a knight for me, so this is the first time you would have met him.”

Brendel looked at Dilferi, Wow, I didn’t expect her to be so good at lying.

“I see,” Gryphine seems to have realized something and looked at Brendel, “I don’t know why… Although I’ve never seen you before, but you give off a familiar feeling… Truly fascinating.”

Brendel could feel tow sharp gazes on himself, and his body tightened. But soon he realized it was Makarov and Grandmaster Fleetwood who had probably figured him out.

He did not panic, and just relaxed. He did not come with a disguise today, and the reason to that is that he hopes the two old geezers would help him create an opportunity to meet up with Princess Gryphine.

Brendel knew that, no matter it was House Seifer or House Covardo, they would not let go of the whereabouts of the Lionheart Sword. The two of them were back when he activated the artifact, and he was sure, with Fleetwood’s wisdom, he would easily determine that it was related to the Lionheart Sword. Back when the envoy group had appeared in the Emerald Tower, Oberg the Seventh seems to have some idea. And being his beloved daughter, Brendel did not believe that she would not catch onto his goals.

And the person involved in the incident is here before them, so he was sure the Royal Faction would definitely make a move.

But Brendel did not know that the Lionheart Sword is currently in possession of Freya, or else he would not have come up with that idea. It was just that the news of the Lionheart Sword was sealed tightly even among the Royal Faction, plus not many people knew about it in the first place. That was why Freya’s sword did not attract much attention back in the Knight Convention, and it also explained why Brendel was not informed about the sword itself.

At her question, Brendel had no intention of answering. He was supposed to be a servant of House Yanbao, so he should not have the qualifications to answer it. He looked at Dilferi, who felt slightly uncomfortable, “Your Highness…”

Gryphine interjected, “Dilferi, are you worried that I would dig too deep into this?”

“Of course not!”

But she thought otherwise in her mind. It can be said that the relations.h.i.+p between House Covardo and House Yanbao was one of the Kingdom’s biggest secrets and it should not be exposed. She had known Gryphine since young, and she clearly understood the princess’s compet.i.tive behavior. It was just that Brendel was her ‘servant’ and that fake ident.i.ty made her worry.

At that moment, a silhouette appeared in front of the princess. Brendel could see that he was wearing black formal attire, and his face oblong. His gaze was sharp, and he must have quite the ability to sneak in here. But he found the man to be fairly familiar, so he could not help but take another look. Oberwei noticed that and turned only to be shocked.

Brendel did not recognize the stealthy man, but the latter did know him.

He was the Wolf Baron that Brendel met back in Fortress Riedon. He had told Gryphine of Brendel’s prowess once, but he still could not believe that he would see the man here in this meeting.

‘Why is this b.a.s.t.a.r.d here?” He still thought that Brendel was a Highland Knight, and did not think that the person would attend an event meant for the n.o.bles.

“Oberwei, what is happening?” Gryphine noticed his change in complexion and asked.

The Wolf Baron looked at Brendel with a stare that made Brendel s.h.i.+ver. A wolf would never leave its prey unhunted.

Brendel did not remember where he saw this person, but since the other person knew him, he continued to scratch his head to find the answer. However, Oberwei was already talking to Princess Gryphine.

“There’s a situation outside, please ask everyone to take cover,” Oberwei’s voice was not loud, but unexpectedly, the chatterings had died down with his sentence.

“What’s going on?” Gryphine’s perfectly shaped eyebrows arched up. This is the territory of the Holy Cathedral. If anything were to happen, it would definitely be serious.

“There are unorthodox cultists outside,” he replied.