Violet and the Thorn Bird

"At this moment, I have to say." The old wizard Wolf was quiet, "I believe Randolph will not steal the eyes of the devil. Green Rose once paid a heavy price in the crusade against the devil, and they are also the backbone of mankind's resistance to the abyss Strength. Randolph is His Majesty's loyal knight. He once swore in front of the god Ankh that he would only fight for His Majesty in this life. A knight will not betray his promise. But I also need your explanation, Randolph, your behavior is indeed weird."

"Maybe I can explain it for him." Fanny drank the tea, "The proud Meadow Rose thinks that her guard is the strongest guard in the world. It is indeed impossible for Randolph to steal the eyes of the Demon King and give them to others, because he will take them with him." Go back to the grasslands of the Eastern District. This seems reasonable to them, and robbery has always been the code they believe in."

"Then you can talk to Lake in the name of the family." Gray said, "The theft is beyond the scope of the family's honor. This is a shame!"

Randolph stepped back a little, which made his chair screech.

"From now on, I will swear on the honor of the Green family that everything I say is the truth," Randolph said.

"From now on." Heloise sighed slightly, "Sir, time is precious."

"I went back to my room after the banquet last night, Mr. Wolf testified, and we went up the steps together. I drank so much that I called the servants to clean the room at midnight, and I stood on the balcony to blow the air. This is what everyone does after throwing up, and I don't think it's surprising." Randolph turned to Sean, "It's strange to me that Sean still hasn't returned to the room at this time. A guest is in the host's yard late at night. Hanging around, I think this is far more strange than me getting close to the eyes of the demon king because of the breath."

"Come on," Gray said. "You're popular in St. Vers, too, and you've stayed out all night after parties. It's an affair, and you know it. You're just paying a lot of attention to Mr. Sean."

"Even so," said Randolph, "I can say frankly that I would pay as much attention to any 'Sean' in this kingdom as the Longman dwarves do to gold. The truth is, when I When it was time to go to bed at two o'clock, Sean still hadn't come back."

"I know where he is going," Heloise said.

"I have excellent hearing due to bad sleep." Randolph continued, "I heard Mr. Worf open the door at about four o'clock, which was too early for Chen Yong, but I would not doubt that a respected Elder, I left the room at six o'clock, everyone, Green sealed the horns of the Demon King, and no one cared more about the status of the seal than us. I was suspicious of Mr. Xiao En who hadn't returned all night, so I found the ice sculpture and wanted to confirm the eyes I was safe and sound. Then I found that there were no guards here at all. Touching the ice sculptures is no more difficult than touching the flowers in the garden, but I still firmly believe that there will be no accidents under the guard of the Valkyrie's spear, so I left quietly without raising any doubts before just now. Sound, that's respect. I guess it's not surprising."

"Yes." Worf said, "Toke came to my room at four o'clock and told me that the seal had disappeared, and the demon king's eyes disappeared without a sound."

"When I returned to the room again, my rose was gone," Randolph said. "I believe no one in Lake Manor would steal my medal. I only doubt anyone who has done it."

"Come on," Gall said. "You're always trying to get me involved, but I'm sorry Randolph, I'm with my accomplice until breakfast. We're inseparable, at least at night, and your medals don't Valuable, items marked with a rose can't be resold. I don't even want to take your stuff with me at all, it makes me sad."

"Borg has no credibility," Randolph said. "He can even betray the Knight's Proclamation. Your arguments are not convincing."

"Borg will always be a reliable friend to me." Heloise said slowly, "I know him better than you, Randolph, don't doubt my friend. You already have someone to suspect, but you are Entered Sean's room without permission."

"I know where my things are." Randolph raised his voice again, he was already irritated by the constant suspicion, "I know Heloise! ​​Just as you know where the spear is, I also know my things Where will it be! Don't look at me like this! I don't need to steal, I don't need to! I just took back my own things, you should ask Sean why my medal is in his room!"

"Yes," Sean said, "I want to ask you too. I swear I haven't seen any medals. It's a coat of honor for nobles, not for merchants. It's useless to me."

"But it's in your room!" said Randolph.

"Only you know," Gal said. "It's so unfair. You're saying something that no one has proven. Don't be angry. I'm more curious about why you knocked the valet down than about medals and eyes? You think Want to leave the living room, when you are checking the room in the temple?"

"You were the one who knocked down the servant!" Randolph slapped the table heavily, "You touched him! I saw it, and everyone present saw it too. You touched the back of his neck, and he passed out not long after! "

"Why should I knock him down?" Gal laughed, "He won't faint when I slap him, he will die. You know my friend best. We greeted each other friendly not long ago, have you forgotten? And I have always been in the eyes of others and never left. I think your 'truth' has been finished, so how about listening to mine? Everyone, the temple used the time in the living room to check every My own room, trying to find the lost eyes. Thieves will definitely not take this thing with them, so it must be hidden somewhere. And Randolph left the living room at this time, wandering in all the rooms alone... I say so Is that okay? Uh huh, since we live on the first floor, you can go into any room at will, which is not difficult for you."

"I didn't steal... I had no reason!" said Randolph. "If I wanted to get the eyes, I could ask Heloise. It's no problem for my family."

"Indeed." Gray commented briefly.

"That's common sense." Gal licked his little fangs. "Now is a special period. The demon king's subjugation order has been issued again, and Liao has already accepted the task. You have always shown your unfriendliness to Borg. Maybe this time you can Let us innocent people become a poor gang of thieves. The crime of stealing the eyes of the demon king is enough to make Lian become the target of the kingdom's crusade, as if we have already cooperated with the abyss, and this consequence can even make Lian completely wiped out."

"I'm already scared." Borg poured himself a cup of hot tea.

"Do you have to do this to us?" Gray said in surprise. "I thought we had a little friendship."

"No!" said Randolph, "don't be fooled by his words, dwarf! Think with your big head! A knight would never provoke a man! For we face the abyss together!"

"For a guy who's been doing genocide on a regular basis," Gall said, "the so-called moral code is like... um, fart? Yes, fart."

"I'm going to arrest Borg someday and even kill him!" Randolph said, "but never in this way."

"It scares me even more when you say that." Borg held up his steaming cup of tea. "Especially when you use the word 'forever'."

"Then we will ask His Majesty and the temple to judge together!" Randolph said, "Let the kingdom and the temple decide who stole the eyes and who is the devil's accomplice."

"This is Ice Lake City." Heloise said.

This is Ice Lake City, and the narcissus flag is flying all year round. No one else has the right to speak here, not even the king and the pope, at least not on matters related to the family’s reputation and glory. Heloise will never where the concessions are made.The Lake family's heritage has its own pride. Losing both eyes will certainly require huge public criticism, but they will never bow their heads before the thieves are caught and give up the initiative in this matter to others.

Gal's suspicions gave rise to some ideas.Randolph could suspect that the free mercenary group was an accomplice of the devil, and Heloise could also suspect that the Green family was an accomplice of the devil. This sounds unbelievable, but it is not impossible.Human beings often use the slogan of "family friendship", but in fact, there are too many betrayals.Just as Violet once swore to be friends with the elves, but soon after robbed the elves of the mountains.Green once swore to be friends with the Seldon family, but after the rise of Firth, he betrayed the oath and killed his former friends.

Commitment is the most unreliable word, and friendship bred by profit is also the most fragile relationship.

"We have reached an impasse again." The old wizard was a little tired, "I don't want to doubt anyone here, especially you, my son, Randolph. Your swordsmanship teacher Richard is an old friend of mine, and he is also Xia Tian. Ge's friend, you were an excellent student...don't let your teacher down."

"I won't let him down," Randolph said firmly. "Never."

Gal found Borg looking at him.

"Your gaze is so hot," Gal whispered. "It just doesn't fit right now, what Borg are you thinking? Don't tell me it was last night...that's not a pleasant memory for me .”

"It's the opposite for me," Borg said.

"You're so weird." Gal said, "Although I'm indeed handsome, I don't think I'm handsome enough to make you obsessed. I'm not someone worthy of your possessiveness. I'm just an ordinary person."

"You don't know your own charm." Borg put down his glass, "The greatest hunter, you took me as your prey from the beginning."

"Are we talking about this here?" Gall whispered to him, "in this serious moment?"

"It's also a serious matter." Borg whispered, "It's just the right time to discuss it now."

"Okay," Gall said, "I did...have you as prey, but that was just the beginning. We're friends now, aren't we? Or an employment relationship."

"You don't understand." Borg looked at him and said word by word, "It is because you still regard me as prey that we have the current relationship. A great hunter, I am sorry for him being torn apart by his own prey." Biting, captivity has unexpected excitement and anticipation."

"...I don't quite understand." Gal also looked at him, gradually revealing a subtle smile, "but I know a truth now."

Borg glanced at him to continue.

"Everyone here is lying," Gal said. "Only you are telling the truth."

"I'm always honest when I'm hunting." Borg smiled back politely.