Dear Broom Knight.

Chapter 542 Communication and Listening
The northern nobles have always been very wary of the High Tower Church.

The main reason is that he always pulls in more than one church force as cover when he takes action.

Those orthodox religions, when they have an excuse to eradicate evil forces, can do so much.

Sometimes, a cult will at most kill a few people, but once a regular religion comes in, people will be thankful even if half of the family dies.

Most nobles expect others to make sacrifices for the sake of justice.

Basically no one wants to put themselves in the spotlight and soar to the sky.

Who knows on which big rock your body will fall and be gone forever.

This is just the level of danger faced by the high-ranking cultists in the tower.

Baron Watson is facing the Lord of the Tower himself.

"That's a problem!" Ezra took a deep breath, "What Watson said won't be credible."

Baron Watson himself may not even know who he is working for.

Moreover, from top to bottom, it is estimated that one-third of the Watson family have problems... The Lord of the Tower will definitely not mind connecting them to other churches.

Ezra couldn't help but feel a headache at the thought of another mess.

He thought for a while before saying, "How about letting Almes come back?"

"What do you want to do?" Countess Hamilton frowned, "If Al was free, why would he let others bring things back for him?
It's not like you can't solve it, don't try to cheat my son!"

Ezra smiled awkwardly and turned to stare at Bowen: "Bowen must be missing his son too!"

“Don’t…” Bowen was about to retort, but suddenly raised his head, “Baron Watson is over there!
You two weren't watching! That was Miss Pearl!"

Normally he would remember to be polite unless the couple was being extremely unkind.

Is this the time to be distracted?

Ezra was stunned for a moment before turning around to look at the hall: "It seems that ever since I knew that he was actually tricked to death by the people of the Ice Church, I suddenly lost my vigilance against Watson."

The Countess also walked over slowly: "Maybe, it's because we have enough confidence in our daughter?"

"It's better to say that Miss McMillan, who can interact with our Master Al, is very trustworthy."

Bowen, who was dissatisfied with being framed by the couple again, did not hesitate to expose their past.

Who doesn’t know who?

If Miss Pearl had these two skills, how could their family be so well protected?

When young men and women reach a certain stage, they will inevitably be interested in certain things.

Many parents who are confident in their daughters' intelligence and abilities will let them see a life full of decadence and luxury.

Noble ladies love to keep gigolos, but they rarely get taken advantage of by the gigolos because they have been well-informed since childhood.

Especially those great nobles who have no need for marriage alliance will basically make their daughters have a heart of stone.

But all this has a prerequisite, that is, the girl herself can harden her heart.

If she can't do that, the family would rather send her to an arranged marriage.

Even if I'm not happy, at least I can save my life.

Even if you have a marriage agreement with someone, it is better than losing control of the situation and being controlled by others.

Miss Pearl was one of those children who couldn't even manage an arranged marriage.

It's not that she is naive, but that she is easily influenced.

Bowen couldn't help but sigh... He just treated Miss McMillan as his enemy!

Why are you standing with them now?
To put it nicely, Earl Hamilton was skeptical of Baron Watson's position and disapproved of some of his actions, but he did not regard him as an enemy.

To put it bluntly, what does the internal strife in the Storm Church have to do with them?
Just be a bystander. How can you put yourself in the same position as McMillan!
Although Miss Pearl did not feel that she and McMillan had become allies, her behavior of standing behind Miss McMillan instead of stepping aside after introducing both parties gave people such an impression.

She must have been influenced to forget this.

Those who know her will definitely know, but...how many people in the North can understand her?

Just looking at the eyes looking at them from far or near, openly or secretly, you can tell that most people are a little worried about the Hamilton family's position.

As expected, no one wanted to get involved in the internal strife of the Storm Church.
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Pearl, who had no idea what was going on, was still listening carefully to the two people's greetings and exchanges with her ears perked up, her expression a little strained.

"Miss McMillan, if you stay in the North for a while, you must go to the Great Iceberg." Baron Watson had completed the initial compliments and began to introduce the North. "I wonder if Miss Pearl has mentioned it? The most exciting place in our North is right there."

He even slightly slandered Pearl. After all, the Hamilton family might not want McMillan to stay here for that long, and he might even go to Qingfeng to cause trouble.

“Pearl just mentioned it,” Celestia replied calmly, “But I probably don’t have that much time.

You can't spend the winter in the North, can you?
As the heir of the McMillan family, I have to be present at both the year-end celebration and the new year's sacrifice!

After all, the person who presided over the ceremony... you should know! Baron Watson.

It’s my great uncle.”

Pearl's eyes moved slightly, but although she involuntarily showed a listening posture, she was still rational and her expression did not change.

Then, as if she realized her mistake, she slowly and gracefully withdrew from the two people who were "passionately" communicating, and walked to the dining table, seemingly suddenly interested in the snacks on it.
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"It's just in time." Ezra laughed.

"That's right. I gave you a special reminder!" Countess Hamilton answered rationally.

"It's good that you can understand, ma'am." Ezra said solemnly, "We protected her too well in the past, it's good that Pearl can do this.

Moreover, I believe that we can protect her in the future as well.

It's just that she has not seen those cruel things with her own eyes, and she has been taught seriously. Pearl is not the kind of stupid child who ignores her parents' words. You don't have to be so nervous, dear. "

Countess Hamilton stretched out a hand and gently pressed it against her forehead: "Oh... I lost my composure!"

"How can you be so flustered because you're too worried that your daughter might get hurt?" Ezra calmly pulled down her hand and held it in his palm, "Believe in our children, and ourselves.

At this point in time, we are capable enough to protect our children from harm, or to hold them up when they run towards danger and cannot prevent themselves from falling.

Dear, I know you don't want the children to be hurt in the slightest, but this is not something we can completely control.

Children always have their own little thoughts, and they can’t be suppressed.”

Countess Hamilton's eyes warmed slightly, and she couldn't help but put her head on Ezra's shoulder.

She was really worried.

Bowen raised his head from behind a table piled with documents, looked out through the gap, and couldn't help but smile, but immediately retracted his smile... It was rare for this lady to show weakness like this.

He was distracted for a moment.

Having worked as a military aide for so many years and being in charge of the promotion and demotion of many officers, Bowen was actually very clear about Mrs. Hamilton's so-called "weaknesses", and the same was true for Mrs. Yagris. Their most important problem was that they were too sentimental.

The management corps can do this, and the subordinates are willing to follow such a leader.

But at the top level, when a plan may affect the life and death of tens of thousands of people, emotions are the easiest thing to go wrong.

An overly merciful military commander would certainly not be able to watch his men fight a battle that 'might' lead to their deaths.

There are indeed some people who can let reason overcome emotion as time goes by, and finally stand on the command podium full of guilt, issuing orders that affect the lives of countless people.

But some people will never be able to do it.

Ezra is actually much crueler than he lets on, but he does have a soft side.

But this side also needs reliance.

The reason why Ezra resolutely gave up the marriage partners found by the royal family that could bring him huge benefits and pursued the Countess who was half-abandoned by her family and whose dowry was definitely not generous enough was because he saw the shining points in his wife.

As the chief officer, those feelings may not be "very good", but they are the sincerity that many people want but cannot get.

In the end, Ezra did get what he wanted: a steadfast but loving wife, a smart and lovely daughter, and a trustworthy and steady eldest son.

Although the North seems to be a world ruled by men, smart people understand the importance of the hostess to a family.

But most people will still choose benefits over warmth.

Following such an Ezra, Bowen naturally chose a loving marriage back then... It's a pity that the warm family could not pull back the limit of time.

Bowen blinked slightly, it seemed that he really missed his son.
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"Of course I never thought of letting Miss MacMillan stay until the big wind season next spring." Baron Watson smiled brightly, "But autumn has always been the season for harvesting big icebergs!
Even if you don’t go up the mountain, you can still see all the specialties of the Big Iceberg in the Adventurer Camp.

There are even resources and products from various countries!"

He said mysteriously, "The last time I went there, I also bought the Wind Ring."

“What?” Celestia raised her head suddenly and stared at him without blinking.

"Really?" Baron Watson said proudly, "After seeing it, Priest Schroeder liked it very much and bought it from me at a high price."

"That's a pity!" Celestia regained her composure, "Of course my family would want it too.

After all, it is the symbol of the Storm Riders!"

(End of this chapter)