Chapter 602 604. Lan En of Cintra
“What is this? Is Haxor asking you to give me this and that’s it?”
Lan En asked the little recordkeeper However, since he handed over this tome, he has been stunned, as if a piece of his heart has been ripped out.
Later, Lan En pulled out a letter from the middle of the tome.
The signature is Hacksaw, and the recipient is Lan En.
At this time, Geralt, Gerd, Dandelion and Ciri also came over. They looked at what Lan was holding in confusion and confusion.
The fifty-nine soldiers around seemed to have had their bones removed the moment Lincoln handed over his notepad.
Everyone's originally straight body collapsed in an instant, and the crossbows and swords in their hands fell down.
Lan En glanced at these warriors silently, and then opened the envelope of the letter.
“Dear Master Lan En, I am very happy to say a final farewell to you and your companions in this way. On behalf of everyone in the refugee group, I would like to thank you for your support of this little boy since the beginning of the war. The contribution and dedication of the team cannot be repaid by the people of Sintra.”
"Of course, if things really develop as I planned, you must now feel that I am gloating about my misfortune. At least Master Dandelion would be so mocking. I have listened to many of his poems, and he would probably be like this. "
The man next to him looked at Dandelion, and these glances made him shake his head awkwardly.
“I must express my sincere apologies to you and your companions, Master Lane. Because when Lincoln handed this letter to you, it meant that he already believed that your future course was already in line with the refugees. The group will not be involved."
"And this also means that the despicable and shameless methods I used finally drove you and your companions out."
"This. Among them, I must have taken advantage of the poor people in the refugee group, making them suspicious, dark and selfish, and then letting their darkness hurt people like you who helped me."
"I have no choice and I dare not ask for your forgiveness. My wisdom can only support me to come up with such a despicable method."
"Because I have known your character for a long time, and Geralt Master and Master Gede have also shown their noble character in their long-term cooperation. I know very well that conventional methods are not enough to make you abandon us burdens and weaklings."
"You will definitely treat us. This group of burdens will definitely be escorted beyond the border. Therefore, it must be us to 'drive them away'."
"It will definitely feel uncomfortable to be driven away by the people you rescued. I have no other choice, because in the end, in fact, not a few people in the refugee group will survive.”
“In my most optimistic prediction, there will be no survivors.”
More than fifty people. Because the battle of Soden, which I mentioned in my previous speech, had ended two days ago, and we had failed."
After reading this, everyone's eyes widened.
Lan En looked away from the letter and looked at Lincoln. The half-grown man just lowered his head and sobbed without any expression.
“A large part of the scouts I sent are tracking this matter, so I can be sure.”
“And this means that the border is not uninvaded. It's a foreign country, but it's already a Nilfgaardian military camp. Even because the large-scale battle has just ended, there will be more Nilfgaardian troops there than ever before."
"What else can I do, Master Lan En. ? The Nilfgaardians' attacks were swift and violent as never before, and I, for the first half of my life, was just a steward serving the queen and king in the palace. My knowledge and experience can't tell me what to do. ”
"When I got the news, I went crazy and cried. I prayed to all the gods I could think of, and then complained and even cursed. This is not the pressure and dilemma that a mere royal steward should bear, is it? "
"Before the war started, the biggest pressure I ever experienced was when Princess Xili couldn't find the ingredients for the dish she wanted to eat, which made Her Majesty the Queen angry."
"This book. It’s not the kind of pressure I should be under, but every time I have this thought, I remember what I saw in Sintra. Hell!”
“And then I understood. , Master Lan En. There is no right or wrong. The Nilfgaardians slaughter everyone in this country equally, so everyone has an equal obligation to resist them. Even if I am just a royal steward, I must do it. Go down!”
“After all, the bravest, most responsible, and most glorious group of people in this country have died with the castle, and the master I serve, Queen Calanthe, has also jumped from the castle. Go down. How will they feel if I give up and surrender?”
"I must fight! No matter what! No matter the outcome!"
"Even if the harm I can do to the Nilfgaardians seems ridiculous to them, I have to do it. This is me It is your responsibility as a Sintra person!"
"Lincoln will give you this notebook, and I dare to ask you to record what you have seen and heard since the beginning of the war. Announce it to the north and the whole world. This is the crime committed by the Nilfgaardians!"
"Believe me, Master Lan En, I believe that I have more power than others. Greater insight for you and your companions."
"Perhaps in your eyes, the crimes of the Nilfgaardians are as conspicuous and irrefutable as ink marks on a white paper. In front of the kings, in their court, this is just something that happened thousands of miles away."
"I have seen too much in the court, really too much. The peasants in the countryside could not stand the harsh treatment of the lord, so they came to the throne and cried in tears." "He thought that the harm he suffered was an irrefutable fact. , but in reality? The lord doesn't even need to be present. He can simply hire a few smart-talking legal workers to easily turn the truth around and describe the oppressed farmers as dangerous people who intend to start a rebellion in the territory. "
"This war will also be the same in the courts of various countries. This is not new. I understand, I understand. Even I can think of this failure. The Battle of Soden may not be without people’s unanimity. Not everyone wants to rescue Cintra.”
“It is precisely because I understand that I have to send these records out. I must frustrate the Nilfgaardians' diplomatic offensive and propaganda methods. I cannot let them hold the right to explain the origin and process of this war in their hands!"
"Otherwise, those who have died, How will the war be described in the future for those who fought until their death? ”
"Can the people who were invaded not be able to maintain the justice of their resistance?"
"I can't accept that kind of future, so I made a decision!"
"This decision is crazy. And cold-blooded, every moment after I think of it, I feel extremely scared of myself, and even wake up by myself in the middle of the night."
"I am very uneasy, because I am neither. A wise man has never really participated in national affairs. I am just a steward in the palace. But in this crisis, I can only try my best to do what I think is right."
" If everyone in the refugee group cannot survive, then I should at least make their death worthwhile! I will lead them to die on the border and find ways to kill as many Nilfgaardians as possible. .I will do my best!”
"I want to find a stage for their sacrifices to be shown to the world! The roar and sorrow before death cannot be buried in obscurity in the hands of the Nilfgaardians!"
"Make this decision and It's not easy, Master Lan. Because the angry Nilfgaardians will definitely kill us in the most cruel way, which makes my conscience uneasy, but there is no other way. "
"So I can only pray to the gods again, day and night. I pray that they will only punish my soul."
"The sixty soldiers I sent out are all good Young man. They have a better chance of survival than others, so I asked them to follow you, while I will lead the refugee group in a big way to attract attention."
"Originally, Stewart. We should be there, but I don't know whether I should be happy or sad that he decided to stay with me after learning about my plan. He was a good boy who liked to smile, but he didn't smile much recently. , this is also my failure as a father.”
"What I should explain to you and your companions has been said in this letter. I feel ashamed to say that I gave you a commission, but with my current financial resources and my status that no longer exists, I really have nothing to give you. There is only a little gift from the three masters on the last page of the notepad. "So it's an entrustment, but I might as well regard it as an entrustment from a friend. I don't know if I am qualified to be a master." Our friends, I hope this is not my wishful thinking.”
“I apologize to you again, I let you see and feel the bad side of the Sintra people, but please don’t blame those poor refugees. We are all just mortals, hesitant and hesitant, in this war. Stewart and I are just a little braver than them."
"The people of Sintra are not that bad, I am. The expected 'roar and sorrow before death' also hope to wake up more of them. We Sintra people are all very brave people."
"It's really strange. I was in the past. In the days of stability and prosperity, I never seemed to care about them. But after these days, I discovered that we are actually the same people.”
"Oh, if Her Majesty the Queen knew that I called myself a 'brave man', she would definitely laugh at me, right? In her mouth, I have never been a standard Sintra good man. But what about her? She doesn't have it now. Farewell to me."
"Farewell, my old friend, Geralt. Farewell, Master Ged, and Dandelion."
"Farewell, little Xili. I watched your mother be born, grow up, get married, and then give birth to you. I took care of three generations of the royal family. I thought I could still take care of you until you get married."
“I just hope that during the last period of contact, you were not frightened by the smile on my face.”
At the end of the letter, there were the autographs of Hacksall and Stewart, and a ring. print.
In the final attachment, they sincerely explained what the witchers had done in the refugee group, and they tried their best to refute all the slander and discrimination against witchers in the market.
Claims that he has ‘never met anyone more humane than the three master demon hunters’.
Lan En closed the letter indifferently and opened the last page of the notepad.
There is a coat of arms of Sintra printed on it, a lion coat of arms with a blue background.
The coat of arms is exquisite and elegant, and there are some clichés written where the coat of arms is printed.
‘In recognition of your display of virtue, honor, and loyalty to the crown, I, Calanthe, Queen of Cintra recognized by the gods, by my right and privilege, do hereby knight you. Serve us faithfully. With this sword, I will no longer suffer pain. ’
The name of the person who was canonized is marked on the signature -
Lane of Cintra.
(End of this chapter)