Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1401 1373. White Rose

“It’s a little hard to believe.”

Lan looked at the red-haired sorceress in front of him and tilted his head.

"Let's not talk about who can allow 'Fearless Merigold' to hide. Just take the title of Magic Advisor to the Royal Family of Temeria as an example. Anyone in the Northern Kingdoms who wants to cause trouble for you will have to think twice, right?"

"Of course it's like this normally, yeah, normally." Triss reluctantly pulled her hand out of Lan's palm.

If the physical contact continued, she doubted how long her legs could support her, after all, they were already a little weak.

The sorceress with a flushed face pushed her burgundy hair behind her ears and sighed.

"If someone is malicious and wants to cause trouble, I will definitely teach him on the spot how to respect others."

"But if that person comes to trouble me with a legitimate reason and even a valid reason according to the procedures and rules, then my reputation will restrict my actions."

The sorceress has always been portrayed as "open, strong, and unrestrained" in public opinion, but of course it is impossible for her to be truly unrestrained.

Triss was infatuated and seductive when she was with Lan, but from the first half of her words, you could tell that if anyone really caused trouble for her, she would immediately show the temper of a sorceress.

But at the same time, since she enjoyed the power of a royal advisor to Temeria, she was naturally subject to the constraints of this position.

The sorceress can cast spells to play tricks on people just because she is angry, because everyone knows the sorceress's style.

But with status and position, how can one have the qualifications to lose temper at will?

"It's the Templar Council."

Speaking of this name, Triss sighed again, looking quite troubled.

But Lan En raised his eyebrows and almost figured out the whole thing in an instant.

Sure enough, Triss's next complaint completely confirmed Lan's guess.

"The Templar Council is after me. The Knights of the White Rose have filed a lawsuit against them for what we did in the Pontar Valley."

The sorceress counted on her fingers for Lan to see.

"First, 'After the Embers arrived in the Principality of Elland, they did not follow the etiquette to contact and reveal their identities to the Grand Duke of Elland.' Then, 'They concealed their identities and infiltrated the Grand Duke of Elland's troops.'"

"Finally, 'kill five registered White Rose Knights and seize command of the troops.'"

“They can’t find you, they’re at odds with Aretuza, and they won’t enter Goth Velen. What else can they do? They can only target me in Vizima.”

The Templar Council is the organization in Temeria responsible for managing the affairs of the Knights Templar.

Since the founders and members of each knightly order were basically nobles or descendants of nobles, the management of such an armed organization must of course be coordinated by an institution.

This is the rule in all countries.

This kind of knightly management organization had considerable power. In order to win over the Knights of the White Rose, Duke Heward of Elland granted fiefs to their knights, making them wealthy knights.

A lot of effort has been put into the Cathedral Council.

The Templar Council not only holds the power to grant fiefs to members of the Order, but also has many rules that need to be maintained.

For example, what Lan En had done before with ten Embers Knights in Elland was indeed against the rules.

If you enter a territory with organized armed forces, you must say hello to the local owner, otherwise who will know what you are here for?
But this is not a big deal. After all, Lan was invited by Foltest to deal with the problems in Pontar Valley.

It was like he had already informed the king, but after arriving at the place, he found that the local lord did not get along with him, so he simply refused to meet him. This was not without precedent.

But for any matter, big or small, whether or not to pursue it depends mainly on whether the other party wants to pursue it.

Moreover, in the emergency at that time, the Embers Knights did kill five members of the White Rose Knights in a nearly execution manner, and then took over the command.

"Break one thing into three steps, count each step separately, and then we have three times the crime?"

Lan En was calm in the face of the news brought by Triss, and even spoke in a bored tone.

"They just want to annoy us, otherwise why would they use such boring means?"

"Foltest ordered the Templar Council to supply this place with materials, and they didn't dare to provide even a little less."

After the Battle of Sodden Mountain, the Knights of Embers have been affiliated with the Temerian Templar Council under the name of the 'Outcast Knights of Cintra'.

Today's castles and material supplies are allocated to the Knights of Embers under this system.

Triss thought so too.

The Templar Council did not even withhold the daily supplies of the Knights of Embers, and even symbolically blocked the transportation procedures. This shows that in their eyes, this matter was just a statement of stance.

They even stated that they went to the Vizima Palace to find Triss, instead of going directly to High Hill Castle to find the Knights of Embers.

"That's why I came out to hide." The sorceress spread her hands.

"I had to see the people from the Templar Council. They didn't say anything unpleasant when they came, but they just wanted to take up my time. Of course, the old man thought I didn't see the way he looked at me."

"I don't usually see the Templar Council paying so much attention to conflicts between the Knights."

"I think it was the White Rose Knights. They may have put a lot of effort into the Templar Council for the honor of the Knights this time."

"The Knights of the White Rose," Lan En frowned slightly when he heard the name again. "Did they react strongly and violently?"

"How could it not be intense?" Triss looked at Lan in disbelief, as if she couldn't believe why he would ask such a question. "You've trampled the honor of their Knights into a mud pit!"

"You killed their knights like they were being executed, and you still expect them not to fight back?"

The witcher scratched his head and said nothing.

But Lan Enxin said: I have no idea how many knights we have crushed on the battlefield of Sodden Mountain with the Knights of Embers, and I have never seen them dare to stand in front of me and say anything about "fighting back".

They didn't even react when I killed them on the battlefield. Who knows that killing a few knights in an execution-style manner would "endanger their honor"?

But on the other hand, although Lan En could not quite empathize with the magical medieval knightly thought, he could understand this thought from an objective perspective.

'Insult' equals 'mortal enemy'. This equation appears in many places at many times.

On the other hand, the prevailing belief within the Order of the White Rose seems to be the Eternal Fire?

Thinking of this, Lan En looked outside the castle wall thoughtfully.

Gaoqiu Castle was built for military purposes, which is different from the residential manor castle style built by the nobles for tradition and comfort.

The main body of the castle is built with large rocks, and the walls are not equipped with windows with sashes, but more with long and narrow shooting holes that are wide open.

It is cold in winter and hot in summer, but convenient for combat and observation.

Looking out from the long shooting hole, one can see the terrain of the Weiren area on the hill, which is sparsely populated and covered with overgrown vegetation because it is difficult to develop.

At first glance, even with Lan En's eyesight, he could not see any signs of human activity.

The rich biological activities have left too many traces.

For example, there is a hill in the distance from the hill where Gaoqiu Castle is located, and a group of harpies are hovering above it.

'There are more monsters than people in this damn place called Velen', and this saying is mostly true, except around Gos Velen.

"I heard about it." Triss looked at Lan En seriously, "When you came here, did you find someone staring at this place?"

"That's pretty chilling, but don't worry, you now have a powerful sorceress in your crowded little castle, etc."

The sorceress said this with a bit of pride and sarcasm before she suddenly raised her head and looked at the witcher who was looking out of the observation hole in the castle wall thoughtfully.

"What you asked me just now, don't you think the people staring at this place are the Knights of the White Rose?"

"I just thought of that, too." Lan En did not deny this statement. "The Church of the Eternal Flame has been increasingly radical in its propaganda in recent years. It's hard to say how many fanatics there are in the White Rose Knights now."

The Church of Eternal Fire was initially a very tolerant and moderate faith, but in an increasingly chaotic and cruel world, radical faith is what attracts the most people.

So much so that today, Eternal Flame has become an out-and-out extreme radical church.

They produce fanatics, and the fanatics in turn give blood transfusions back to the church, and the situation is getting worse and worse like a wild horse that has run away from its reins.

“Fanatical.” Triss felt a headache when she heard the word. She covered her forehead. “But they are a knightly order officially registered with the Templar Council! How dare they send troops to fight privately?”

"A madman of honor, a madman of religion, or simply a combination of the two. I think the atmosphere in the White Rose Knights is quite suitable for the birth of such a character, isn't it?"

Triss had a headache, but Lann spoke in a low voice with a mocking smile.

"Besides, if they really defeat the Embers Knight, can the Templar Council really punish them?"

"It's more likely to be a small punishment with a big reward, right? Maybe a fine of a moderate amount, and then the fiefdom of the Knights that Seaward has been trying to get for several years will be quietly given to him?"

The Knights of Embers is a top knightly order that emerged through war, so all the participating countries recognize it.

And if there were a knightly order in Temeria that could break through the High Hill Castle, it would be strange if the Templar Councillors were not happy.

Let’s put aside whether the hard power is up to standard or not, we must first secure the reputation.

"But they don't know that you are here now."

Triss glanced at the demon hunter beside her and spoke without much worry.

"I guess they thought you would be distracted on Thanedd Island and couldn't get away. I wonder what happened here?"

(End of this chapter)