Apocalyptic Dragonborn Lord

Chapter 182 Unexpected Allies

Turania pointed at himself and said in a surprised tone: "I also questioned His Royal Highness the Duke because of the sudden death of Uncle Aiya in Wangcheng! At that time, I had a big fight with the Duke's eighth son, Pedro."

They were talking about lords who had a bad relationship with the Garcia family, and they didn't seem to have a good relationship with the Duke either.

Enrique stopped biting his fingers, and continued like a child wanting to attract attention: "My family has also started to lose power since Garcia ascended the throne, and my father complained a lot when he was still there."

"What about you? Wayne?" Everyone looked at the count who had been silent.

Wayne shrugged, "Some personal grievances."

And those dead and escaped lords also more or less contradicted the duke as far as they knew.

Stannis suddenly felt a chill run down his spine as a terrible truth began to form in his mind.

"Perhaps, the Duke already knew what happened here! He deliberately pretended to be ignorant and sent us to investigate."

The air in the entire hall instantly condensed, and they all knew what this sentence meant.

Only the young Enrique asked inexplicably, "Then why did he do this?"

This time it was his retainer Seaworth who spoke, "because he wanted to use this expedition as an excuse to use the hands of those monsters to kill all the lords who disagreed with him."

Such a cruel fact was uttered from Seaworth's mouth, but the simple words presented a bloody reality.

Enrique, who was still too young, couldn't accept it for a while, he sobbed with tears, "How could this be, how could His Royal Highness abandon me, he still appointed me as the commander of this operation, and I want to restore the family Glorious..."

No one answered his question, because if this action was intended to cut off the lord Garcia disliked, it would explain a lot of things.For example, why this investigation was so mobilizing, and it was called through the name selected by the Duke, but the Worf family who was closest did not need to send troops, because this family is now having a fierce relationship with the Duke.

And the best result of this group of lords who are regarded as thorns in the eyes of the duke is to be completely wiped out, so that Wangcheng can justifiably distribute the territories of those perishing families to those close to him. Insignificant, could have strengthened his rule even more.

"But how did he know there was such a monster here?" Robert was still puzzled.

This question is very simple, and it can be explained by Stannis' current IQ, "Maybe when he received the news of the destruction of the Claude family, he immediately sent someone to check it out, and he probably also found the corpses and weird things in the castle. Churches, mutated monsters, but he deliberately hides this fact and still sends us to die."

Robert took a breath. In the impression of most people in the Principality of Tanis, His Royal Highness the Duke has always appeared as a generous and caring image, but this time sending more than 20 lords to hell together is not something that a kind elder can do. of.

"What now?" Wayne asked, not looking as excited as the others.

"Let's talk after we survive!" Robert spread his hands.

Stannis also nodded, if they are all wiped out by those monsters, then this dirty fact will be completely covered up, and they will only become the unfortunate people who died in the crusade against heresy and be forgotten by everyone.He clenched his fists, he had been betrayed one after another, he must live on!
Everyone left the council hall to prepare for the upcoming battle.

Stannis was the last to go out, but just as he turned a corner, he heard someone calling himself again.

He turned around and found that it was Seaworth. At this moment, he was chasing after him alone, as if he had some important private matters to discuss with him.

"What's the matter? Your Excellency Seaworth."

The elderly vassal took a few breaths and looked around to make sure no one was around.

"Your Excellency Justin, you should know what I am looking for you for."

Of course Stannis knew what he was talking about, but he didn't say a word after suffering enough to let the other party tell the story.

"The current situation is very obvious. Although we don't know it, in the Duke's heart, we are already his enemies and targets to be eliminated."

Stannis was still listening quietly, without saying a word.

"So now the only thing we can do is form alliances, not for power but for self-protection."

Finally said the business, but he is still waiting.

"As you saw just now, Marquis Enrique is still just a child, he should not bear this burden. As his vassal, I am obliged to do my best to ensure his safety."

Stannis couldn't help admiring the old knight in front of him. You know, it's normal for the knights in the Westland to switch families. Although these self-righteous guys always talk about "loyalty is my life", but the price is right, they will Abandoning his lord without hesitation, he was even able to kill the original owner himself.

"Your Excellency Justin, I know that you are so silent because you are afraid of being caught by others, but haven't you already started forming alliances with others?"

"How do you know!" Stannis finally couldn't help blurting out.

Seaworth said proudly: "Although the strength of the Mitic family is not as good as before, the intelligence network that surpasses Tanis is still in use, and he is well aware of the small tricks between the lords in private."

How bragging!Since it is so powerful, why do you still know nothing about the Claude family being wiped out?Tucao to Tucao, Stannis is not stupid enough to say this sentence.

"Now that you know all about it, you should know that the main purpose of my alliance is to prevent bandits." Even now, Stannis is still laughing.

"Don't make detours for me, Stannis, your ambitions are far more than that. And the Mitic family joining your little alliance will only strengthen your strength, and it is the best choice for you."

I didn't expect the other party to ask to join. In this case, Stannis of course welcomed it. After all, the other party is a serious Marquis.

"It's fine to join, but I still need to discuss it with my allies. You know it's a secret alliance. Let the Duke know. I'm afraid Lord Garcia will be very unhappy."

Seaworth drew out his sword solemnly and swore, "Of course, I will swear to keep this secret to the death."

The word death is really unlucky, especially in the current situation, "Don't say that, if we all die tomorrow, there will be no secrets to keep."

(End of this chapter)