At night, the castle halls of Chishui Castle are brightly lit, attendants walk through the crowd with wine glasses, musicians pluck strings and sing softly, plates of delicious food are served to the table, and tall glasses are filled with crystal red wine. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The aristocratic men and women gathered in a cluster, talking and laughing with their glasses, and Edith was the center of attention, and was in and out of the clusters of nobles with Count Delta, and seemed to be enjoying it all.

Brian felt out of place with all of this.

With the collar of his shirt choking his neck, his black coat and his arms unable to stretch out, let alone the pointed-toe heeled boots on his feet, it was hard for him to understand how the nobles could walk on the smooth floor in such awkward shoes.

Brian couldn't help but be a little envious of Vanna, as the keeper of the First Army camp, he at least didn't have to suffer this hardship.

But when he thought of what Edith said they represented in the face of His Majesty Roland, Brian's waist couldn't help but straighten up a little more.

Suddenly, someone patted him on the shoulder, "It seems that you are very uncomfortable, is it the first time to participate in this kind of banquet?"

He looked back and saw that it was none other than Sir Sears. The other party was wearing a dress with wide shoulders and a white veil around his neck, and his momentum looked completely different from usual.

"Relax, you don't have to be so nervous. ”

"I'm not nervous—"

"It's not a bad thing," Jazz waved his hand, "everybody has their own different strengths, and that's normal. ”

Brian was silent for a moment, "Where's Lord Iron Axe?"

"Playing the role of Flower Protector," Sears pointed to the other side of the hall, "Ife and Miss Sylvie are no less popular than Miss Edith. ”

Brian looked in the direction he was pointing, although the two of them were wearing makeshift dresses that Edith had improvised, and their expressions were extremely stiff, but in terms of appearance, they were a little more beautiful than the Northland Pearl, "Those people don't know their witch identity, and Lord Iron Axe is not protecting Miss Witch." ”

"Oh," Sir shook his beard, "is it?"

"To be precise, he's protecting the nobles," Brian nodded, "and if Miss Iffie gets angry, the people around her will suffer." ”

The two looked at each other and chuckled in unison.

"You see, your expression is much more natural now. ”

"I ......" Brian was slightly stunned, then came to his senses, "Thank you." ”

"Ha, you're welcome," the old man beckoned his attendant, picked up a glass of wine, and looked at him, "Would you like one?"

"No...... His Majesty said that military personnel should never drink alcohol during their mission. ”

"Not during breaks?"

"It's the rule. ”

"Well," he took a sip of his own, "that's a pity." ”

"What do you think......" Brian hesitated, "is what Miss Edith said true?"

"For example?"

"A knight represents His Majesty when he is away, and it is a matter of courtesy not to refuse such an invitation at will. ”

"Hmm...... That's pretty much it. Jazz nodded.

Brian was a little frustrated, "I may not be fit to be a knight, I can't be as easy and natural as she is in this situation." ”

"This is normal," said Sir with a shrug, "some people are born to be good at this, and a knight who performs well at a banquet can indeed bring boasting and admiration to the lord, and even diplomatic convenience, but it is not the whole of knighthood. In fact, my son was very bad at socializing among the nobility. ”

"You mean...... Dawn and morning light?"

"Yes, he rarely interacted with other nobles, and even the lord's invitations were often absent, but no one could deny that he was an excellent knight. ”

"I didn't know Mr. Filin had such a side," Brian said, surprised.

"You don't know much," laughed Sir Silt, "that he was as stubborn as a stone, and that he had married a commoner woman from the theatre, which made me so angry that I broke off all of him. But then I realized that I was wrong, that Lady Irene was impeccable as a wife, and that she was not much worse than the other noble ladies except that she did not have a family title, and it was difficult for the two of them to persist during that time. He changed the subject, "I heard that you fought desperately against the rebels to protect the grain and grass in the border town?"

"Uh...... It was the Nightingale who really stopped them," Brian replied with some embarrassment, "and if it hadn't been for her, I'd have died in the basement." ”

"But you at least stepped forward, didn't you, this is already braver than most nobles, and there are not a few nobles who have the name of knights, and they flee when they meet their enemies. I think Your Majesty is willing to canonize you as a knight, and it is certainly not your societic ability that you are interested in. As long as you stick to what you do best, it's enough to be a good knight. ”

"I see," Brian couldn't help but be a little moved, "thank you for saying this to me." ”

"It's okay, just think of it as a small talk between the two of us," said Sir stroked his beard, "and when I see you, I can't help but think of Film, and I can't help but talk a little more." ”

After a while, Brian asked in a low voice, "What about the other thing Miss Edith said......?"

"You really care about her," the old man looked at him with interest, "is it ......

"No, no, I'm just curious," Brian said with a quick wave of his hand, "you didn't think much of her when you looked at her, but now you look like you're enjoying it." ”

"Well," smacked his lips at the smack, "well, there are people who can handle everything properly even if they don't like it, and I think Miss Edith is probably the best of them." ”

"It's okay to do it if you don't like it?"

"It is not unusual," said Sir Sears, shrugged his shoulders, "that they are gifted and adept at countless things, and that does not mean that they like everything, and that she is the daughter of a duke, and that kind of communication must have become an instinct for her. ”

"Your Majesty must need someone like her," Brian sighed.

"Perhaps," the old man was noncommittal, "but that doesn't mean that Your Majesty doesn't need other people, as I said before, everyone has different things to do, and "focusing on one thing" to achieve the ultimate will never be much worse than "doing anything", because one's energy is always limited. That's why he's focused on you......" He paused, "Since seeing the changes in Neverwinter, I think he's right. ”