Chapter 857 (1/2)

”I don't agree. It's absolutely OK!”

The whole round table began with Charlotte's sharp refutation - no surprise.

”Are you crazy?” the countess stared at the black haired wizard opposite the round table. ”This is a naked threat. He wants you to die!”

The atmosphere of the meeting was the worst-case from the beginning.

”It's not that serious. It's just going to the ancient wood forest as an imperial envoy.”

Facing Charlotte's angry eyes, Loren could only explain hard: ”I'll be back in three months or six months.”

”What's more, I have been there. The elves there are a little stubborn and biased, but most of them are just like a group of children - most importantly, I have fought side by side with them, and they will never hurt me.”

”That was several years ago. Who cares what the barbarians living in the forest have become!” seeing the black haired wizard retort, Charlotte trembled with anger and her white face turned pink: ”do you want to place your safety and Byrne's safety on the promise of a group of barbarians?!”

”The elves are not barbarians. They are all good people!”

A soft refutation came from a corner of the round table.

In an instant, the whole hall was quiet - everyone looked sideways at the same time and turned their heads in the direction of the sound.

”Oh, what are you looking at me for?” the little wizard, who was slightly stunned, looked a little evasive, but couldn't help but retort: ”in a word, in a word... The elves have no bad people, they will be a little proud, but... They are a very friendly race!”

None of the stunned people at the round table heard his protest and were all surprised.

Others were shocked that someone dared to stand up and refute the Countess of red blood castle, while Loren was shocked that Ayn would one day refute outsiders - or anyone except himself and Isaac.

”I... I apologize for my impolite words, Lord Ayn Rand.” in a slightly awkward atmosphere, Charlotte, who tried to keep calm, bowed very hard to the little wizard, and then pointed the spear at the black haired wizard again the next second:

”But even if this is true, Byrne cannot accept that his Duke will leave for half a year without reason; the emperor in the sky palace has no right to kidnap and drive our Duke like a servant!”

The loud voice echoed in the hall like the roar of a sword.

”Er... In fact, he has the power.”

Sitting beside Charlotte, the steward of the red blood castle, who has been ”promoted” to the head of the principality in the past two years, Charles glenwell raised his hand and continued his words:

”According to the imperial code, the Duke is obliged to provide troops, supplies and open the towns and roads in the principality to the imperial Legion during the war; and obey all orders of the Emperor himself or his designated supreme commander.”

”In peacetime, the Dukes have the obligation to govern the principality, maintain the smooth flow of trade and goods, and maintain the authority of the Empire in diplomatic occasions - as Imperial Envoys, even part of maintaining the authority of the Empire...”

Under the countess's increasingly embarrassed and even cannibal eyes, Charles's voice became lower and lower. Finally, he curled up in his chair and dared not move.

With a cold hum, Charlotte turned her eyes aside.

”I don't approve of the Duke leaving Bain for so long, but...”

The silent Earl of the fort of wrath, Eckert - the round table Council, the elder of the thirteen earls - frowned and sighed: ”it is morally bad for Byrne to refuse orders from the sky palace.”

The countess looked at count Eckert in surprise.

”It's a trap, and it's probably a well-designed trap, that's right... But it's hard for us to explain to the people and Knights of Byrne that they don't understand why the sky palace wants to murder the Duke.” Eckert shook his head and looked at Charlotte with some persuasion:

”If we can't get the support of the people and knights, it's difficult for us to resist the instructions from the heavenly palace - after all, it's the imperial order personally issued by the emperor. In the eyes of simple benefactors, it's an honor to represent the Empire; they will feel that the Empire finally begins to pay attention to the status of benefactor and rely on our Duke.”

The people around the round table were stunned, and their expressions were slightly dim... Although they were a little direct, count Eckert said the truth.

As long as there is no flagrant rebellion, the Principality of Byrne will still be a part of the Empire, and Loren Turin will still be the courtiers of the de sallion royal family - it is natural for the courtiers to obey the emperor's orders; It is even more glorious to represent a foreign country as an empire.

Most importantly, since the Centaur war, the heavenly palace has never suppressed Byrne for any reason... Even if it did, it did not happen in the open.

The people and nobles of Byrne can only see that the principality is becoming stronger and stronger, gradually returning to its rightful position in the past, and their hatred for the sky palace that once split Byrne is decreasing day by day - after all, the ancient kingdom era was hundreds of years ago. The baptism of 12 generations and the silent movement of the church have made them begin to accept the concept of ”Byrne is a part of the Empire”.

But Charlotte refused to give up.

Biting Bei's teeth, she struggled and never wanted to bow her head - or watch a ”fool” take the initiative to jump into the fire pit.

”Is it really the only way?” facing the eyes around the round table, she asked tenaciously: ”there is no way to stop the ambition of the heavenly palace?”

”I really can't find a decent excuse to turn down the emperor in the heavenly palace and let him get rid of such a vicious idea?!”

”Tell me, are you really going to watch this bastard... This Duke Byrne jump into the emperor's trap and die?!”

The hall was silent.

The people around the round table either looked at each other, or bowed their heads in meditation, or had already made up their mind and closed their eyes; Or because of struggle, I haven't made up my mind yet

The dark haired wizard shrugged.

If he really wants to, of course, he has some ”reasonable ways” to refuse the emperor's ”invitation”, but either result will not be very good - rejecting the ”honorary title” of the imperial envoy is tantamount to responding to the ultimatum of akhat II, which is no different from the positive declaration of war.

At least for now, at least when akhat II, the supreme emperor dressed in the ”dragon Aotian template”, is still alive, it is wise to ”cooperate” with each other as much as possible.

After all, the other party is not his real enemy. The real enemy should be