TOV11
"Master Colin, it is really you!"
Colin was startled, and when he looked back, he found a group of patrolling cavalry gathered behind him.
The headed person quickly turned over and got off his horse, took off his helmet, and revealed a face that Colin was very familiar with.
Raymond Morburn.
One of three loyal to Baron Angele, oh no, now one of the two knights.
"Master Colin, why are you here?"
"I..." Colin looked at Raymond who was leaning over to salute him, and didn't know how to explain to the knight, so he changed the subject, "What about my father? Is he in the camp now?"
Raymond's expression was suffocated, and there was a sad look in his eyes: "Have you received the letter I sent back before?"
"What letter? How long ago did you send it?"
"About a month ago... It stands to reason that the letter should have arrived in Greycastle long ago."
"I haven't received any letters." Colin frowned, thinking that his previous guess was really right, someone was actually blocking the messages from the frontline!
"How could this be?" Raymond was also a little surprised.
"What did you say in the letter?"
Raymond lowered his head, his tone became low and sad, and he was full of guilt: "Sorry, Master Colin. I wrote to tell you that Lord Baron was killed in battle more than a month ago...unfortunately... "
"What?" Colin was stunned.
Although Colin would not have any feelings for his cheap father, he was caught off guard by the sudden bad news.
The asylum he expected disappeared like this.
Moreover, it is gone forever.
However, in this way, wouldn't the title of the Angele family fall to him?
Wrong!
Knighthood!
Colin suddenly realized a problem.
If he didn't cross here, his predecessor should have been assassinated and died.
Therefore, after Baron Angele died in battle, Colin was assassinated, and the title should fall on...
His sister - Caitlin Angele!
As a result, Colin instantly realized that in this assassination, the person who really profited the most was his sister Caitlin!
Therefore, she is also most suspicious.
Colin suddenly felt cold all over.
His sister is deliberately trying to kill him!
Fortunately, I didn't go to Fallen Eagle City.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be self-inflicted...
In addition, Colin noticed another problem.
That is, his sister must have learned the news of his father's death, otherwise she would never dare to attack Colin.
After all, if Baron Angele returned to Greycastle alive and found that his only son had died, he would certainly not give up.
Even if Caitlin's hands and feet are clean and the Baron can't track down the murderer, after all, he is in his prime, and he can marry another wife and have children, and the title may not fall to Caitlin.
Under such circumstances, Caitlin would certainly not take such a big risk to murder her brother.
Therefore, Caitlin must have in some way learned the news that her father died on the front line, and this is what she thought...
Just as Colin was thinking about it, Raymond drew out the long sword around his waist, knelt down on one knee in front of Colin, and offered the long sword with both hands, and said:
"I didn't provide good protection for Lord Baron. I violated my original oath, Master Colin, you have the right to judge me!"
Colin returned to his senses and looked at the knight Raymond who was half kneeling in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Where is the knight Varla?"
Raymond was stunned. He obviously didn't understand why Colin suddenly asked about this, but he honestly replied: "The knight Varla was lost in the battle, I'm afraid..."
"So you didn't see Varla's body."
"No."
Varla Uman, husband of Colin's sister Caitlin, and the illegitimate son of Lord Uman, Lord of Fallen Eagle City.
In the beginning, Baron Angele strongly opposed this marriage.
Although Varla is the illegitimate son of the earl, after all, his blood is impure and his status is low.
And Baron Angele is not the kind of person who clings to power and he didn't want his daughter to marry an illegitimate child.
Unexpectedly, Caitlin and Varla had fallen in love at first sight and they had a desperate posture for love, and almost staged a different version of the story of Romeo and Juliet.
Later, the baron had really reconsidered it, and he also saw that Varla himself was really good. He was already a second-order knight at a young age, and then he nodded and agreed to the marriage contract between the two.
This time, Varla also went to the front line, and he was still missing in the battle...
At this time, Colin was ninety percent certain that it was Varla that had sent a message to his sister.
As for why his message has not been blocked, I am afraid Earl Uman also contributed to it.
Perhaps, Earl Uman was the real mastermind behind the assassination.
After all, after his sister inherits the title, Caitlin and Varla's children will be the next heirs.
In this way, the Angele family naturally flowed into the Uman family.
Earl Uman...
Colin chewed inside of this powerful name in the northern territory, and the sharpness in his eyes flashed away.
Afterwards, he took the long sword in the hands of the knight Raymond who was half kneeling in front of him and slowly swung it towards the opponent's neck.
Raymond closed his eyes and didn't move.
The long sword fell on Raymond's shoulder.
But it didn't do further forward.
"Knight Raymond Morburn, would you be loyal to me?"
Raymond suddenly raised his head and looked at Colin, with shock, guilt, and a hint of rejoicing in his eyes.
Of course, Colin would not kill Raymond.
Through the test just now, he has confirmed Raymond's loyalty.
A traitor will not expose his neck to his master's sword.
Colin admired Raymond's almost pedantic loyalty.
Especially after witnessing the betrayal of the knight Carter and witnessing the murder of Saru by his son Thrall, an honest person like knight Raymond seemed even more rare.
"Boom!"
Raymond severely hit his chest with his left hand, maintaining a kneeling posture, and loudly said:
"I, Raymond Morburn, today offer my unparalleled loyalty to the great roaring white bear - Baron Colin Angele!
In my lifetime, your will will be my goal, and your sharp sword will be my direction!
I swear by the sacred name of the ancestors of the Morburn family, that I will always be loyal to you! "
The roaring white bear is the emblem of the Angele family.
As for the position of baron, strictly speaking, it did not fall to Colin, after all, he still needs to be recognized by the Duke of St. Hilde.
However, as the first heir to the Angele family, in the case of the old baron's death in battle, it is not wrong for Raymond to call Colin this way.
After all, as long as the Angele family territory is not lost and Colin is not treasonous, then even the Duke of St. Hilde cannot prevent him from inheriting the baron title.
"Get up."
Colin smiled and made Raymond get up, returned the long sword to him, and then asked:
"Where is the tent of the Marquis of Charles? I want to visit him to learn about the current situation of this army and the next plans."
"Master Marquis..." Knight Raymond's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, "Master Marquis is not in the camp."
"What?"
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