Chapter 325
The welcome ceremony of the expeditionary force lasted until the afternoon. Emperor Bartley Griffin generously awarded rewards to the generals who had made great achievements in battle. Some received higher titles, and some received more honors. Fiefdoms, some gained more wealth.
Then everyone returned to the palace together, and Battery held a banquet for all the court officials and generals.
Kevin, along with his mentors and seniors, once again feasted. This time it was not the emperor’s daily family banquet, but delicacies prepared by famous chefs in the imperial capital.
The king and his ministers left the party happily that night, and it seemed that everyone at the banquet was satisfied.
Kevin drank some wine with the adults, which was a bit exciting for someone like him who doesn't drink often. After returning that night, he went to his room and fell asleep.
Kevin rubbed his sleepy eyes, feeling the discomfort of a ninja hangover, and came to the study of his mentor Aldrich.
The scene inside surprised him. In addition to the teacher Aldrich and the senior Mond, there were three other people - one of them was the second prince Antonio Griffin who returned in triumph yesterday.
At this time, the prince was dressed in ordinary noble clothes and wrapped in a cloak with a hood, probably so that he would not be recognized on the way here.
Two other people were standing behind Antonio, a man and a woman. The man was the royal guard Amberlov whom Senior Mond brought him to meet a few days ago. The woman was unknown to him, but she was very beautiful. It might be someone like a female palace official, just like the eldest prince I met that day who was followed by a female official.
It looked like they had been chatting in the study for a long time.
Kevin was not prepared at all. He suddenly became nervous and stammered, not knowing how to start.
Amborov winked at him, as if to see his joke, while Antonio looked him up and down with interest.
"Kevin, come here and say hello to His Royal Highness, you saw him yesterday."
Aldrich finally came over to rescue the student.
Kevin quickly bowed to Antonio, "Hello, Your Royal Highness."
He turned to the captain of the guard: "Hello, Mr. Ambolov."
Antonio's face showed The smile made Kevin feel like a breath of fresh air.
"You are the teacher's new student. You are indeed very young."
In fact, the prince is only four or five years older than Kevin.
Kevin said shyly: "Thank you to Mr. Aldrich for not taking it personally."
Antonio came over and patted him on the shoulder, "Please study hard with the teacher! You are really lucky, Mr. Aldrich." But I haven’t had a student in many years.”
The prince’s movements reminded Kevin of Antonio’s father, Emperor Bartley Griffin, and their tone and movements were exactly the same.
Antonio asked Kevin carefully about his recent life and studies, and Kevin answered them one by one. He felt that the prince today was like a big brother next door, not the awe-inspiring and inviolable person he was yesterday. It seems that His Highness is not a difficult person to get along with in his private life.
"Teacher, look..." Antonio stood up and put on his hood, as if he was about to leave. Behind him, Ambrolov and the person who seemed to be a palace lady also stood up.
"Well, it's almost time, let's go over." Aldrich picked up the wooden stick, "Mond, you don't have to go this time, stay at home with Kevin, and entertain me if anyone comes."< br>
Kevin was convinced, it seemed that the teacher was going out with the second prince. Mond responded: "Okay teacher, be careful."
Kevin followed the senior and sent Aldrich and his group out of the gate, and heard Mond talking to himself. : "It seems that the teacher is not optimistic about the current situation."
A few minutes later, a carriage left the bachelor's tower area, and Antonio and four other people were sitting in the carriage.
Ampolov, who was sitting opposite the prince, said: "Your Highness Antonio, do you still insist on your original opinion?"
Antonio did not respond, frowning slightly, not knowing what he was thinking.
Aldridge made a gesture of silence: "We'll talk about it later when we get to the place."
Carol, who was sitting next to him, whispered: "Yes, let's go with him." Let’s discuss it together, masters.”
The carriage was very fast, and it galloped out of the imperial city wall and came to a building along the avenue. This building is also surrounded by a tall city wall, with soldiers patrolling and sentrying on it.
In addition to the city guards stationed in the imperial capital, the Gabeira royal family also has a standing military force with a number of no less than 50,000. This is its headquarters in the imperial capital area - the city's north camp.
The carriage approached the entrance of the military camp. The driver showed his sign and the guards immediately let him go. They recognized that it was the carriage of the second prince Antonio. As he served in the army, there was nothing wrong with him entering and exiting this place.
Arriving at a building in the center of the military camp, the four of them got off the carriage. The red-haired young general Siegfried Ephess was already standing there waiting for them. There are already many sentries in the military camp, but this place is even more heavily guarded.
"Your Highness Antonio, Lord Aldrich, they are all here." Siegfried said after saluting the prince.
Antonio nodded: "Let's go in." He walked towards the building, followed by the others.
They came to a large conference room, where there was a huge round table, with nine people already sitting around the table. They were all dressed in black robes. When they saw the prince and his entourage coming in, they all stood up and saluted.
Antonio looked around at everyone, "Only nine people from the ten-man group came? Master Barnet still hasn't come back?"
An old man among the nine people replied: "Your Highness, forgive me, Barnett has not returned from his trip to the northwest bay."
Antonio walked to the main seat and sat down. Aldrich, Siegfried, and Amberlov also sat down on either side of him, while Carol stood. On his side.
The prince continued to ask: "I remember that he went to the Northwest Bay last year."
The same old man replied: "Yes, His Highness came back once during his expedition, but left again a few days later."
"What? Didn't the original plan go smoothly?"< br>
The old man said: "It seems so. The latest news is that the lords there divided into two factions and fought a war. Unfortunately, the faction supported by Barnett lost. Fortunately, we people We have safely withdrawn. As for Barnett himself, we have not yet grasped his whereabouts. As you know, Your Highness, Barnett has always been conceited and will never give up until his goals are achieved. Moreover, the plan for the Northwest Bay was planned by him personally. He must be lurking somewhere, waiting for the next opportunity. And..."
At this point, the old man coughed awkwardly, "He has always been alone, and he doesn't know what to do with a group of ten. There are also other people who don’t contact us for months and a half.”
Antonio nodded, knowing that Barnett was a “lone wolf”.
(End of this chapter)