Warhammer: Return of the Dragon.

"In the Holy Grail Church of Montfort Havre, we were attacked by a Holy Grail guard, and then the Phoenix King came to rescue us. He had a brief conversation with us afterwards. The details are as follows..."

Victor stood up straight and meticulously recounted the scene to the emperor behind the long table. Although he believed that Lona had passed on everything he knew to Altdorf, the emperor still asked the witch hunter to meet him.

"The Phoenix King left a piece of silver armor to Markus Kruber and declared that Kruber had become his groom. He then left for the east, probably to Athel Loren... This is what happened to the group I led in Bretonnia, Your Majesty Franz."

Carl listened attentively to Victor's report and nodded seriously. "Salzpyre, the Phoenix King has revealed to you the top secrets of Altdorf. You are a devout believer of Sigmar and the sword of justice protecting the empire. I shouldn't have let Lona arrange for you to go to Bretonnia, but I need to find out why the Phoenix King arranged for you to go to the Red Moon Tavern."

"This is your sacred duty, to protect the empire in the name of Sigmar." Victor's eyes were firm. He had seen Carl leading by example and personally visiting the wounded and sick after the war. He also saw that while the emperor was struggling to deal with the leaders of several parties at the summit, he was still trying to improve the deployment points of the Rick Guard Fortress late at night and strengthen the weak points of the empire's defense.

He is a sword, a sword wielded only for the Empire and Sigmar.

Hearing this, Carl saw Victor's determined eye, and he also firmly pushed away his chair, stood up, walked around the long table and came to the witch hunter.

"Salzepyre, the empire needs countless wise warriors like you. There is no doubt that the Phoenix King is our reliable ally. You only need to do your best to complete the tasks he assigns. The rest will be left to me, the emperor who has sworn to protect the empire."

A big hand stretched out to Victor, and Victor also stretched out his hand, his eyes became more determined: "In the name of Sigma, I will never let you down!"

After a while, Victor left alone, leaving Karl Franz alone. He was no longer as determined as when he was talking to the witch hunter. He crossed his hands on the long table, as if he was thinking about something.

"Horse herder...it's unbelievable that the Phoenix King is willing to accept humans into his family's retainers."

"Perhaps we can also give this Markus Kruber a knighthood. Perhaps one day these young men will become heroes that inspire the sons of the Empire. They need to be invested in early to avoid being pulled away by the elves."

Kurt responded to the emperor's question naturally. After learning about the elves' traditions, he also understood what the position of the Phoenix King's groom was.

It is no exaggeration to say that, except for the descendants of the Caledorian Noble Council who are not interested in this position, the rest of the nobles are trying their best to serve the Phoenix King's mount.

The emperor heaved a sigh of relief after receiving the marshal's affirmation: "You arrange it, but don't be too exaggerated."

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On the third day, Marcus, who was still drunk in the early morning, was suddenly surrounded by a group of Rick Guards in his hotel room. He was forcibly sent to the Guards Fortress in an extremely difficult manner. In his confused state, he was given a brand new full-body plate armor...

When he woke up on the fourth day, he looked at the messy campsite on the outskirts of the city, patted Bardin's big belly in a daze and asked: "Damn, I seem to have become a knight, and old Kruber has become a nobleman, haha."

Bardin, lying on the ground, stroked his belly and responded with a dazed look:
"Yeah, savage...but that mixed-blood horse tastes really good. Go find another one and stir-fry it this time, eh."

Half-breed horse, half-breed horse...

Marcus suddenly jumped up from the ground. He got a brand new set of plate armor yesterday. He took the reins of the half-blood warhorse from the imperial marshal and loudly declared the knight's commandments: love the horse as you love yourself.

And because he was promoted from a civilian, the marshal took special care of his poor background... The Knights paid the elves the warhorse usage fee. "We ate that horse?!"

"Marcus, what nonsense are you talking about? Didn't you say you were going to treat us yesterday? We kept telling us that this was a symbol of knighthood, but you stabbed the horse's throat with a sword and insisted on letting Barding show his cooking skills." Sienna held up a huge leg bone. Marcus, who had rich experience in outdoor life, knew that this was a horse's tibia.

"Will Marshal Kurt kill me?" Marcus wanted to run away. He had heard about the price of a mixed-breed warhorse. He couldn't pay it back even if he sold it ten times... Something didn't seem right. He had just sold the stolen goods and had some money left, so it would be fine.

"Marshal Kurt won't kill you, but you can forget about staying in Altdorf... Rick's guards regard their mounts as their lives. If the knights on duty in the palace hear that the newly appointed knight ate his mount, do you think they can still live in peace for a few days?"

Victor was extremely calm and slowly stood up from a cornerstone. He was also a person who fanned the flames and ate horses. He had never tasted a mixed-breed horse in his life. Kruber didn't know how to ride anyway, so it would be a waste to keep him. It would be better to treat it as a feast as a reward before departure.

"Then let's..." Kruber's eyes rolled. He wanted to stay in Altdorf to enjoy the life of a superior person for a few days, but he didn't expect that the symbol of knighthood would be eaten up in a flash. He certainly couldn't stay there any longer.

"The boat ticket is for noon, so now is a good time to leave."

"What are you waiting for? Let's go now!"

Marcus, who was originally somewhat reluctant about going to Tyrell, burst into great enthusiasm after getting into trouble, snatched the ticket held up by Victor, and walked quickly towards the gate of Altdorf.

But before that, he still had some things to deal with.

An elf with a guard was standing near the city gate in a panic, looking around as if he was looking for something.

The soldiers who knew the elf's identity also burst out with amazing motivation and kept searching among the crowd.

This confused Marcus. Why did Pointy Ears move more and more frequently? He just wanted to squeeze over, but maybe his new helmet was too eye-catching and was seen by the elf.

Rachel hurriedly grabbed the knight who was walking quickly and asked, "Are you Marcus Kruber?"

Marcus, who thought he was caught eating a horse, immediately shook his head and denied it: "Ah, ah, who is Marcus, I don't have any, what mixed-breed horse, I have never seen one before."

"What nonsense! Are you Kruber, the groom His Majesty just hired?"

"No, I didn't eat half-breed horses, la la la la."

Kruber, whose gaze kept wandering, was grabbed by the ambassador's guards and forcibly dragged to an area with fewer people.

In less than 24 hours, Marcus experienced the pleasure of having sex with two men. (End of this chapter)