George silently counted the ten people on the other side, and it was not higher than the normal pomp of the royal family - six of them were obviously guards, wearing short robes and leather pants that were easy to move, and when they entered the hall, they scattered in all directions, occupying several corners.

It was not surprising that the lord had female guards under his command, and he kept two of them in his mansion, not so much to be very powerful, but to improve his taste, especially when hunting in the wilderness, which always made him happy when he shed his leather armor that was more tempting than protective and pressed them into the mud.

But it would be strange to bring them to such a formal occasion.

There is an insurmountable gap between women and men in terms of strength, which is determined by birth, so those outstanding guards and knights are basically men. No one would have fun with these vase attendants outside of their time.

What's more, the faces of these people look simply ...... Difficult to look at directly.

It's not that George is picky, but the slightly high-grade hook bar in Chishui City will not put such a woman in it.

The facial features are ugly, even the skin is extremely rough, and he looks to be thirty or forty years old, and the wrinkles and dark spots left by the wind and sun almost spread from his forehead to his chin. Although the body looks fairly well-proportioned after a long period of exercise, as long as you see their faces, you will lose all interest.

Could it be that Roland Wimbledon loves this?

However, when he moved his gaze to the woman holding the new king's hand, he immediately rejected his speculation.

It was a young woman who was impeccable from every angle, her lake-blue eyes were like sheer gems, and it was hard to take her eyes off the sight, and he had no doubt that they were the most beautiful he had ever seen.

The presence of this man caused a brief silence in the hall, which not even Edith Kant, the pearl of the Northland, had ever caused. If she hadn't gotten too close to the new king, I'm afraid most of the nobles would have rushed over.

The last two wore veils and didn't seem to want others to know what they looked like.

It's not that it's impolite, it's just that it's very rare at a banquet - if you don't want to be seen, you can choose not to attend, and it's even more noticeable.

"Would you like a drink?" Guy walked over with two glasses of wine.

"Thank you," he said, taking his glass and following him to the corner of the hall, "anything new?"

"The woman next to Roland...... It's a little weird," said the Earl of Three Rivers in a low voice, "don't you think she's a little too good-looking?"

"Did you notice that too?" George said quietly, touching the Divine Punishment Stone on his chest, "I guess...... She's probably a witch. ”

"I also think so, if it is a woman from a big family, it is impossible that she has not heard of it at all. ”

Roland's wanton solicitation of witches is not a secret, from the royal capital to Chishui, similar news has been circulated. At first, it was just rats spreading, but when the royal capital changed hands and the church was uprooted, the news intensified, and it was no different from straightforward propaganda. The persecution of witches and the like gradually subsided, and no one wanted to annoy the new king who was in the limelight because of it, but few nobles took the word "recruitment" seriously.

In their opinion, the role of witches is the same as that of female guards, who can be watched by their side and enjoyed when they need to—after all, witches are so visible that even when the church and Tifeco are harshly searched, some people can't help but take risks.

Just bringing the witch to the banquet is incomprehensible.

Was it the victory along the way that made the new king no longer have any worries and let his own way in his private life, or did he really treat the woman as a ......

As soon as the second thought came to him, George threw it out.

Witches can't have children, so it's impossible to be a wife just by that, and taking a witch to a banquet should just be a whim for the other party.

But that's fine, when Roland falls into his hands, this is undoubtedly another excellent "incriminating evidence".

To say that it is to ignore etiquette, to regard aristocratic traditions as nothing, and to say that the point is to insult the female dependents carried by other nobles. Of course, this accusation had little impact on the royal family, but for the witch it was an unforgivable felony. As for how to deal with it, it is naturally up to him to decide.

The Earl of Trois-Rivières apparently saw what he was thinking, and grinned, "You can't be alone. ”

"No one can forget you, old friend," George said, raising his glass, "and I'll make sure I'll let you have the best time first." ”

The two looked at each other for a moment and couldn't help but laugh.

The feast went well, and after clinking glasses with the new king, it was free time, and the nobles gathered in groups according to their titles and genders, with the men talking about recent hunts, harvests, and sexual encounters, and the women exchanging ideas about which house had the smoothest silk and which place had the most luxurious jewelry.

George Nari also surrounded many nobles, at least his momentum did not seem to be weaker than the lord of Chishui City, and some of the wall grasses in the past also moved closer to him, obviously hearing the rumors that the new king was preparing to make a move on the fiefdom, which made his grasp in his heart increase a lot, and even the inexplicable uneasiness from before was diluted a little.

That's right, time is on his side.

Roland Wimbledon was an outsider after all, and it would take exponential effort to make any change, and the Panshi family had been here for more than a hundred years, and it was more powerful at the time and place, and the opponent's contempt and arrogance had exacerbated this - he even felt that now with the squires he brought with the Earl of the Three Rivers, plus Leviathan, he could directly take the new king.

However, after thinking for a while, George still gave up this idea, after all, the lakeside villa is transparent on all sides, which is not conducive to the defense, and it is easy to lose all the efforts in case of accidents during the transfer, so it is more appropriate to wait for the other party to enter the castle before attacking.

Just wait two more days, and the young king will be a caged bird.

"Everyone, please be still," said the Earl of Delta, clapping his hands suddenly, and gathering everyone's eyes in the center of the hall, "Your Majesty Roland Wimbledon has something to tell you. ”

Is this the intention to end the curtain?" George disapprovingly put a tender rib into his mouth, and it seemed that the banquet was finally over.

"First of all, I have to thank the Earl for arranging this sumptuous dinner, and I'm glad to see so many people invited to attend," Roland said with a smile as he looked around the hall, "If I'm not mistaken, almost all the nobles around Chishui City have arrived, right?"

Seeing the other party's smile, George's heart suddenly sank, and he came again...... The smile without a smile is obviously the corners of the mouth raised, but there is no emotion at all...... What the hell was he thinking?

"All but two who are unwell have arrived, Your Majesty," Delta nodded.

"Very well, take this opportunity to tell you straight," Roland said unhurriedly, holding his hands behind his back, "From today onwards, Chishui City ...... and all the surrounding territories will belong to the King of the Greykeep, which is me, and will not be divided again. In other words...... "all of you here, you are no longer hereditary nobles. ”