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"Why are you targeting a small mercenary like this?"
After Thrall left, Vera asked in a narrow tone.
Obviously, Vera also saw Colin's hostility towards Thrall, but she thought it was the two who were jealous and were fighting for her.
Thinking of this, her little face covered by the black gauze was a little blushing, but involuntarily there was a hint of joy in her heart.
Women always like to see men fighting for themselves, even if she doesn't like any of those men.
"A person who even dared to kill his father is not worthy of my respect," Colin said righteously, and he did not hesitate to expose Thrall's old story.
"What?" Vera was surprised.
"Indeed, Thrall is a poisonous snake. You need to be careful." Bliss said on the side, and the knight obviously looked down on this filial son who killed his own father.
"I see." Vera nodded and put the little mercenary who had thought to be a little clever on the blacklist.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic."
Vera began to introduce to Colin the specific situation which had been detected by the sentry.
At this time, it was confirmed that there were two groups of the wolf cavalry that had caught up, each of which was almost 700 to 800 men in size, and the total number was already equal to the current number of their own group.
However, the opponent is the most elite wolf cavalry in the regular troll army, and on their side, except for the cavalry squad with less than a hundred people, which is still elite, and the rest are all defeated soldiers who escaped from Mirror Lake camp.
Moreover, these defeated soldiers were mercenaries and civilians who were temporarily pulled over by an emergency call-up order.
It's just a mob.
Under such circumstances, even Vera, who had no military knowledge, began to panic, so she quickly asked for Colin to discuss countermeasures.
Colin sighed and made his last effort: "Now let's leave those broken soldiers behind. We only have time to go with the cavalry."
"Is there a better way?" Vera still didn't want to give up.
To Colin, the kindness of this female mage seemed to be somewhat misused, and he had to persuade her again:
"I know you don't want to abandon them, but even if we stay, we won't be able to save them, we will only lose our own lives."
Vera stopped speaking, but her eyes were still stubborn.
Colin had no choice but to turn his head and look at Bliss, hoping that the experienced knight could be more sensible.
However, the eyes of the knight Bliss were full of determination: "I brought these people into this battlefield, and I have abandoned them once, and I don't want to abandon them a second time."
Only then did Colin know that Bliss had agreed to accept the defeated soldier, not because of Vera's order, but because he felt guilty.
Although in Colin's view, he was only acting on the order of the Marquis, and it could not be counted as his fault.
Colin sighed in his heart as he looked at the tough-looking knight Bliss.
He knew very well that once a determined person like Bliss had made up his mind, it would be difficult to be persuaded by others.
However, knight Bliss also knew very well that this time it was really bad luck, so he looked directly into Colin's eyes and earnestly asked:
"Knight Colin, I hope you can take Miss Vera first..."
"No! I'm not leaving!" Vera immediately refused.
"Miss Vera..."
"I won't leave! These are my people, and I have a duty to protect them!"
The atmosphere suddenly became sensational...
Colin only felt a pain in his head, as if watching a TV show with dog blood.
However, the phrase "my people" that Vera said in a hurry surprised him.
Because those who are qualified to say such things must be members of the Saint Hilde family, and they must also be members of the direct lineage.
But the Duke of St. Hilde has no daughter.
Is she an illegitimate daughter?
Wrong.
Colin also thought that although the laws of nobility in this world are similar to those in the Middle Ages on Earth, there are still differences. Here, illegitimate children have absolutely no right to inheritance.
The nobles here are particularly obsessed with the purity of blood.
Even if the direct children die out, the nobles would rather choose an heir from the collateral line of the family than pass the title to the illegitimate child.
Therefore, even if Vera is really the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of the North, she is not qualified to say "my people".
Just as Colin made various brainstorms about Vera's true identity, the dispute between the two opposing people also calmed down.
Unsurprisingly, Bliss was not able to persuade Vera to go first.
Although she is somewhat naive and somewhat silly, this female mage does show admirable courage.
There was a moment of silence in the tent.
After a long time, Bliss suddenly said:
"Knight Colin, you should leave here. You must have learned from knight Raymond that your father, Baron Angele, has died in battle, so you need to go back and inherit the title."
Colin suddenly raised his head, looked at Bliss's expressionless face, and abruptly asked: "Why hasn't this message been sent back to Greycastle?"
Bliss hesitated for a moment, but told the truth: "Since the end of last year, the Marquis has ordered the blockade of all information from the front lines."
"Why?"
Bliss has no answer.
But Colin could also guess the answer.
It is nothing more than that since that time, the battle situation on the front line has taken a turn for the worse, and Marquis Charles has the motive to block the information whether it is to preserve his face or to prevent people from retreating in the rear.
But he may not know that such a move indirectly killed Colin's predecessor.
Charles St. Hilde.
Colin has quietly hated this name.
"Knight Colin, you'd better go back to Greycastle first, there is a need for you..." It was obviously the first time that Vera heard this message, and she felt sympathy for Colin and wanted to persuade the other party to leave first.
But Colin put on an impassioned posture and rightly refused:
"I will not leave either! Whether it is to avenge my father or protect the glory of the human race, I must stay and fight the trolls to the death!"
Of course, Colin would not leave at this time.
But not because of those high-sounding reasons, but because of not wanting to waste the blood of a high-level knight and mage...
"Colin..." Vera's big beautiful eyes were full of brilliance, "You are a real knight!"
Even Bliss was moved and looked at Colin in admiration.
The three looked at each other for a long time, and the tent was filled with generous air...
What a pity that Vera and Bliss don’t know that this guy Colin is already considering which pose to use to pretend to be dead...
After the three of them gradually calmed down, they finally began to discuss countermeasures.
Now that the principle of "don't abandon or give up" has been made clear, then, with so much cumbersomeness, being overtaken by the wolf cavalry is an ironclad matter.
A battle is inevitable.
Bliss first began to talk about his combat plan, where to meet the enemy, how to build simple fortifications, how to cooperate with cavalry and infantry, and so on.
Vera listened very attentively.
As for how much the female mage who lacks military knowledge understands, only God knows.
Colin listened absently as if thinking about something else.
"Knight Colin, Knight Colin?"
"What?" Colin came back to his senses and saw the two opposite people staring at him.
"Do you have any comments on this battle plan?"
Colin didn't answer this question but thoughtfully said: "Sorry, I just lost my mind. Because I was thinking, maybe we might have a chance to escape from this battle."
"Really? How to hide?" Vera hopefully asked.
She didn't want to be a martyr even as a last resort.
Moreover, the previous successful breakthrough gave her confidence and made her feel that Colin might create another miracle.
Colin calmly drew a simple map on the ground with his horse whip, and then tapped it on a river bend:
"We are hiding here!"
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