The hall fell into silence again.

Thales closed his eyes and seemed to be suffering from his fate.

But no one knew that at the moment Count Linna made his cruel suggestion, the second prince of the stars finally figured out something.

connect.

He said silently in his heart.

The struggle in the Black Sand Territory, the interference of the stars, the rebellion of the Freedom Alliance, the war in Qiyuan City, the storm in Longxiao City...

Most things are connected together.

They all point to a key point.

That is……

Thales clenched his fists.

Is it really as I suspected?

But, if this is the case...

At this moment, a clear female voice sounded in my ears:

"No!"

This made the nervous Thales open his eyes and come to his senses.

He raised his head in astonishment and looked at the Grand Duke's throne at the top, while many other vassals were doing the same.

"No……"

The clear and decisive voice echoed in the hall.

It's Selma.

At this moment, she was gritting her teeth, struggling, and her eyes were constantly wandering among the vassals.

Count Linner, who threatened to release Thales in "stages," was slightly startled: "Madam?"

Thelma looked at Thales blankly, but after a few breaths, she seemed to have made up her mind, turned her head and took a deep breath:

"Everyone, six years ago, in front of the king and the four Grand Dukes, I made a promise in the name of the Grand Duke."

The Grand Duchess seemed a little stuttered and nervous, contrary to her previous toughness.

But she still tried hard to overcome her trembling, and said anxiously: "I promised..."

"Tails, Tails will be a guest of Longxiao City... I will be responsible for his safety."

"In Longxiao City, in front of my eyes," the girl tensed her face and shouted as if she had exhausted all her strength:

"He won't and shouldn't be hurt!"

As soon as this statement came out, the vassals had different reactions, especially the six earls whose expressions were the most complicated.

promise?

Grand Duchess

Thales stared blankly at Selma, who was trying to keep herself calm, and felt uneasy in his heart.

Selma.

you……

"Responsible for his safety?"

Count Linna seemed to be dissatisfied with this sentence, and his eyebrows almost stood up: "With all due respect, madam, but where is our safety?"

"What about the safety of those warriors who risked their lives to kill the enemy for your honor?"

The vassals seemed to resonate with Count Linner's words, and they all responded with low-key nods, hums and other actions.

Count Nazaire looked at the Grand Duchess with a strange expression, as if he was hesitating about something.

Just listen to Count Linner's aggressive words:

"Where do you put these?"

Thelma's face turned pale.

"Don't tell me, in your heart, this prince of the stars is more..."

Lisban saw something was wrong and reprimanded decisively: "Linna!"

Linna snorted angrily, turned his head, and looked at Thales unkindly again.

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became awkward, and no one wanted to talk.

Ian next to Thales looked at the situation in the hall and exhaled heavily.

His Excellency the Viscount knocked on the seat of his chair dissatisfied, venting his dissatisfaction with the unexpected situation: "Damn it!"

This is probably the only time he looks most like a Northerner.

But Thales just lowered his head and listened quietly, ignoring the quarrel in the hall.

After a few seconds, the embarrassed Grand Duchess seemed to have adjusted her emotions.

"I will negotiate with the stars."

She whispered.

"But before that, my guests will not be harmed in any way," the Grand Duchess raised her head and gritted her teeth: "This is our bottom line."

The ministers all frowned.

Thales sighed.

Oops.

Selma, no.

If you insist on this...

"Negotiation?" This time, the person who spoke was Monty from Qiyuan City.

"It takes about a few months to get from Longxiao City to Yongxing City, back and forth," Monty stood in the center of the hall with his arms folded, ignoring the strange looks on the nobles on both sides.

, said coldly:

"As for the military situation, you can wait, but my boys and colleagues cannot wait."

"Furthermore, we cannot turn this inevitable war into a permanent burden and allow the real enemy to succeed."

He did not say clearly who the "real enemy" was.

Thelma was immediately speechless.

The ministers began to discuss again.

Ian frowned and wanted to say something, but under Monty's sharp eyes, he didn't speak after all.

The pressure returned to Thales.

The mean Earl Curtson hummed and sneered: "That makes sense."

"So," he shrugged and turned to Linna: "The easiest way is to send our attitude in a very clear letter with the letter. Are you sure that chopping off only one hand will be useful?"

Count Linner smiled at him.

Thales sighed: We are back to this topic again.

"Someone must let them know that the Northlanders do what they say..."

But they were interrupted again by the Grand Duchess.

"No!"

Thelma gritted her teeth, and beads of sweat could be seen on her forehead, as if she was going through a very fierce struggle: "It's not that simple."

The vassals once again showed doubts in their eyes.

The girl looked at Thales, the anxiety and nervousness in her eyes not lessening.

"I remember that King Kessel once promised," the Grand Duchess took a breath and tried hard to convince the men in the hall: "Anyone who endangers the safety of Prince Thales will become the eternal mortal enemy of the Kingdom of Stars.

His head is the condition for the next star king to be crowned."

"We have to be cautious."

This sentence seems to have quite an effect.

At least, the vassals who had previously looked at him with eager eyes and made rude remarks to Thales paused, put away their discussions, and began to think about more issues.

Only Thales looked at the Grand Duchess with a complicated expression, feeling quite uncomfortable in his heart.

She is protecting me.

Even if this would jeopardize the little popularity she had managed to build today.

She is protecting me.
To be continued...