"No! Your Highness Catherine, please listen to my explanation!"
Lemoste panicked, knowing that the town was now filled with the Kingdom's troops.
The huge fear gripped his heart tightly, making his head faint.
Catherine sneered.
“I can give you a chance to defend yourself, but you must put down your weapon!”
Lemoste actually hesitated.
The attendant next to him immediately sternly said: "Put down your weapons and it's all over. Let's cover the adults and attack outside. Maybe there's still a chance!"
Yes! Maybe there is still a chance!
Lemoste immediately turned his horse and rushed back out of the town, with his attendants surrounding him.
Phew!
Continuous sounds of breaking through the air were heard, the kingdom's army fired crossbows, and several knights of the Bradley family fell off their horses in response.
The crossbowmen avoided Lemoste in the middle and only attacked the knights around him.
It wasn’t until Lemoste and his party ran into the Kingdom’s cavalry who came to intercept them that the rain of crossbows stopped.
The collision of iron armor and swords made a violent sound. The townspeople who had originally peeked out of the building were so frightened that they quickly retreated and closed the windows tightly.
The knights of the Bradley family fought hard, hoping to cover their lord and rush out of the town, but with only light armor and swords, they were no match for the kingdom knights equipped with heavy armor and lances, and soon It fell into decline.
He was about to rush out of the town, but in the fierce melee, a flying rope caught Lemoste. He was violently pulled off the horse and dragged on the ground in embarrassment.
"Ah——!"
Lemoste let out a heartbreaking scream. He was stepped on by the horse's hoof in his calf, and the severe pain spread throughout his body in an instant.
"Your Highness, I'm sorry, I almost killed this guy accidentally!"
The knights escorted the second son of the Bradley family and reported to the princess with some fear.
Seeing Lemoste grinning in pain, the anger in Catherine's heart eased a little.
This guy was rude to her not long ago, and she really wanted to pierce his throat with a sword.
But she held back.
"Your Highness, I am willing to confess everything to you! I just hope you can forgive me for my sins."
Lemoste, who has become a bereaved dog, humbly begged her for mercy.
"Everything?"
"Yes, everything, my father's conspiracy, and... and his cooperation with the orcs."
"Hmph! Take your time on the road. Tell me! Watch carefully, don’t let him escape or die!”
There was a cold chill in Catherine’s voice.
“Where is his attendant?”
"Three are still alive, and the others are dead!"
"A convoy loading supplies?"
"It's all genuine goods, and the people transporting them are all ordinary civilians."
“Hurry up and prepare to retreat to the Black Stone Plains!”
“Yes, Your Highness!”
Catherine did not hesitate for long and quickly gave the order to set off to the west.
There is reason to believe that the Bradley family is not just a fool like Lemoster who has arranged this place.
The knights of the Kingdom's army were galloping on horseback. The residents of Maun Town who were hiding in their homes looked outside in panic. The streets were covered in flying dust.
Many residents already know a worrying fact - the kingdom's army from afar clashed with the Duke's army, and some people died. Does this mean that the land of loess is going to confront the kingdom?
Many people are uneasy and pray to the Lord of Light to protect themselves and their families, because the confrontation between the local lords and the king often leads to war.
However, what made them temporarily relieved was that the kingdom's army did not seem to have any intention of burning, killing and looting in the town - this was a very common treatment for rebel territories.
After forming their formation outside the town, they headed to the far west.
——
In a valley somewhere, the orc general Callum squinted his eyes and looked up at the sun in the sky.
Has this day just passed?
When his eyes returned to the ground, he happened to see Longfellow returning from walking his horse.
“Human!”
Callum shouted to stop him.
Ferrandro turned his head helplessly, "What's the matter? General Callum."
"My soldiers and I have been wasting here for two days. When will that little girl you mentioned come?"
The orc's voice revealed deep anger.
"We have sent someone to contact Master Lemoste. It seems that he has already led the target on the road to here. It is not far away."
"Hmph! Yesterday The guy named Boyle said the same thing! The spirit of the grassland!"
The strong orc yelled in pain.
"Our other army has already rushed towards the Watcher's Fortress. They have already accomplished extraordinary feats and may have even beheaded that old guy Morton."
"And I...dignified Callum, the warrior of the prairie, is here to snatch women for your master. How ridiculous!”
“I shouldn’t have followed your arrangements at that time, but went directly to the fortress. Perhaps this time I got the most credit! It’s me!”
Faced with the orc’s nagging complaints, Franro reminded him calmly: “General Callum, the Royal Capital Knights are a powerful force. I don’t think you want to be here. When attacking the enemy's back, his own back was also attacked by others." Callum stared, "Hell, can't you even delay them for a few days?"
Just when the quarrel between the two was about to escalate, a knight hurriedly came to report.
Looking at his panicked expression, Ferrandro and Callum had a bad premonition in their hearts at the same time.
"I didn't meet Lord Lemoste on the road. When I arrived in Maun, the people there said that he was kidnapped by the kingdom's army."
Damn it!
The sudden change made Ferranlo curse secretly.
While he was thinking about how to deal with it, Kelem next to him asked: "Has the kingdom's army entered the loess land?"
"Uh... yes!"
" Since they kidnapped your master, which direction did they go to?"
"The west! People in the town said they went to the west?"
Ferrandro wrinkled? He raised his eyebrows and asked: "General, what are you going to do?"
"Pursuit!"
Callum shouted loudly, his tone full of excitement.
"Now that we know the movements of the kingdom's army, of course we must catch up with them, defeat them, and kill them! Uh...rescue your master by the way, hahahaha!"
Him They may have missed the battle to attack the Watcher Fortress, but it is said that the Knights of the Royal Capital are a more elite force than the Watcher Legion.
If this army can be annihilated, the credit will be no less than attacking the Watcher Fortress.
In fact, Callum had targeted the Royal Capital Knights from the beginning, otherwise he would not have agreed to the ambush here by Ferraro and others.
His complaint just now was mainly caused by his irritation due to the delay in getting news from the enemy.
Now there is finally a clear direction.
Under his order, the army ambushing in the valley became restless.