Heart of the Castle

Chapter 154 Herbert's Decision

"Lord Herbert!"

Shouts came from above, and Herbert, who was walking down the last step outside the main entrance of the Viscount's Castle, stopped in his tracks, and then turned around halfway. The helmet shaped like a lion's head was sleeping in his arms, and the dark eye sockets Reflecting the swaying firelight, there is a mysterious and majestic atmosphere.

Hasty footsteps sounded, and then three knights in full armor appeared in front of Herbert. These three knights did not look too old, but their cheeks had been baptized by wind, frost and war early on. scar.

"Hall, Gavin, and Liat, it's you three." The old knight smiled, but the eyes of the three young knights who respected him showed anger and disbelief His expression was like seeing a respectable elder suddenly tear off his hypocritical mask and reveal the face of a devil.

"Lord Herbert!" The knight who seemed to be the oldest among the three roared. He tried his best to calm down his excitement and try to make the following questioning appear calmer.

"We don't understand why a respectable elder like you wants to cater to Viscount Lane's unreasonable order and attack Li Wei! What crime did Li Wei commit that requires you to go out in armor?"

Herbert's eyes flickered for a moment, but he didn't answer right away, but turned to the other two knights.

"Do you have the same question?" The old knight said calmly.

"That's right, and I have other questions." The Riat knight, who seemed to be the youngest, puffed out his chest and said, "Master Herbert, you once told us that a true knight must be loyal to his beliefs, In order to protect my duty and justice, I will sacrifice everything... am I right?"

"You're right." Herbert nodded appreciatively and said, "This is exactly what every real knight must do."

"But what you did just now, doesn't it seem to have violated the belief in justice all along? You actually went to attack a person who did not commit any crimes because of Viscount Lane's wrong order, and... you also allowed the person who stole Ston Sinners in the name of the teacher, join this crusade! Sir Herbert, can you tell us that what you did is still a true knight, should you do it?" Riat Knight's voice became hoarse, and his There was fire in his eyes, and he stared fiercely at Herbert's majestic face.

Knight Gavin remained silent all this time, but he took off the iron glove from his right hand. It seemed that as long as Herbert's answer did not satisfy him, this iron guy representing a duel challenge would hit the Grand Knight Commander in the face superior.

"Iron-headed Hall, the silent Gavin, and the quick-tempered Ryatt, if Knight Ston knew that you dared to question me as the Grand Knight Commander for his funeral, I would be very pleased." Hull Burt was not angry at the offense of the three knights, but a gentle smile appeared on the face of the elder Grand Knight Commander.

"If Mr. Ston knew what you did this time, he would definitely be very angry, and he would stop you to question you before you left the castle... just like what we are doing now." Knight Hall did not feel sorry for Herb at all. Moved by Te's gentle attitude, his tone was still rigid.

"Hahaha, this is something that old guy can do. Only people like Ston Knight can train young people like you." Herbert laughed a few times, and then the old man's eyes There was an inexplicable light flashing, and the voice sank.

"At the meeting just now, His Excellency Viscount Ryan has already expressed his thoughts. You should know how self-righteous this Lord Viscount is. If I don't take the initiative to assume the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Crusade Army this time, then the position of Commander-in-Chief will be very difficult. It may fall into the hands of others. If the candidate is Wilpus, there may be room for improvement, but what if the commander is the viscount's cronies?"

"...then the bloody conflict with Levi is inevitable." Ryatt's personality is impatient, but his quick thinking is indeed the fastest among the three knights, and he immediately thought of the one in Herbert's description. possible outcome.

"It is precisely because of this that I have to get the position of the commander of the Crusade Army. Only in this position can it be possible to control the situation in a direction that is beneficial to Li Wei."

"Lord Herbert!"

The same content now contains full of gratitude and joy, completely opposite to the cold and hard tone at the beginning, Knight Gavin showed a dull and honest smile, and quietly put the iron gauntlet back on his hand.

"Human blood has been shed enough. I don't want to see such precious power consumed in the internal friction between us. If there is a day when you need to make a choice, I hope you can all follow your own Faith, make a choice that is worthy of your heart.”

After Herbert finished speaking, he waved to the three knights who were still standing there in surprise and a little bit at a loss.

"Now, do you understand my intention? If you understand, pack up your equipment immediately. I want you all to join this crusade, so that the number of knights who are inclined to Li Wei can be more in the crusade. "

"Obey, Lord Herbert!" Three loud voices responded to the old knight's order, and then there was the rapid sound of iron boots hitting the ground, and the three knights taught by Knight Ston galloped towards their respective directions. Go, they're ready to go

Watching the backs of the knights galloping away, Herbert's white eyebrows were tightly knit together, his face showed a pensive expression, and he whispered to himself.

"...Your Excellency Viscount's behavior has exceeded a certain bottom line, but..."

The crusade against the refugee camp departed from Viscount Lane's Castle at noon. Considering that the distance between the refugee camp and the Viscount's castle was about one day, no militia troops participated in the crusade.Herbert carefully selected 50 elite cavalry from the troops guarding the castle, plus 8 knights including Hall, Gavin, and Liat, forming a small but powerful combat force. crusade army.

Viscount Lane led the other knights who stayed in the castle and sent the crusading army out of the castle before stopping.

"Master Herbert, may the Supreme Father God bless you, and may the great God of War, Barut, be with you." A middle-aged man wearing a robe symbolizing a senior priest stood by the side of the road, holding a The golden holy water jug, with his right hand dipped in the holy water, blessed loudly, and flicked it several times in front of the head of Herbert's war horse.

The old knight looked at the bleak holy emblem on the priest's chest, and an inexplicable smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you for your blessings, the whole army, let's go!"

Following Herbert's order, the knights urged their horses to run. Behind them, elite cavalrymen in black studded leather armor and half-faced helmets followed closely, and the smoke and dust raised by the horseshoes soared into the sky. He got up and ran towards the distance with a murderous aura.

(End of this chapter)