In the midnight red blood castle, the dome is a bright star, and the courtyard is shrouded in a faint cold fog; The mist as thin as gauze will be divided into morning dew at dawn, dotted with a little crystal for the delicate summer flowers.


    "What''s up?"


    In the dark courtyard, the dark haired wizard sat on the cool chair opposite the countess, his fingers rubbed the edge of the cup, and the mellow wine revolved with the shaking of the cup mouth.


    Playing with the wine cup in his hand and sniffing its fragrance, Loren didn''t mean to drink. His eyes looked puzzled at Charlotte who had specially left him.


    "Yes."


    The countess, who had no smile on her face, just nodded slightly. She was also not interested in drinking. She didn''t even look up at him. She just hummed a reply.


    When the other party is silent, Loren can only guess the reason why the other party will stay; The countess is not a broad-minded person. Her style in the palace hall today can be said to have greatly offended her, so she asked herself to stay in order to scold herself when there was no one?


    Well... That''s very in line with her character.


    Being able to save face when outsiders and small wizards are around is probably the limit for the proud Countess; If you don''t give her a chance to vent, something will happen sooner or later.


    This is not a deliberate accommodation, but at least respect... People, because their educational background and birth environment are bound to be very different. The unnecessary face abandoned at the key time may be more important to some people than their life, because this is the idea that they were infused since childhood. They would rather die than be ashamed.


    Forget it, for the sake of the interests of both sides, anyway


    "Sorry."


    "Alas!"


    Before the dark haired wizard could react, Charlotte with wrinkled eyebrows had put down her glass, stood up from her seat with a serious look, put her hands in front of her and bent down.


    Without any precaution, Loren sat rigidly in his chair, stared at the countess bowing to him, and didn''t feel the glass falling to the ground.


    "Although I know later, I''m not stupid..." slowly got up and straightened up her chest. The countess''s expression was very calm and calm:


    "Your behavior in the palace hall seems rude, but actually saved my life... Otherwise, I''m afraid the palace has been dyed red by blood and become a real ''red blood Castle''."


    "Even if I can die with Gaspar, governor Byrne, as a symbol of imperial power, died in the palace of red blood castle, and the Turin family will inevitably suffer heavy losses... Maybe one generation or even two generations can''t recover the situation!"


    "In order to save me and the Turin family, you took a dangerous move and shifted the target of Gaspar''s hatred to yourself... I owe you this favor."


    "You''re welcome, count; I did it only because..."


    "I am not afraid of death, but... I want to live; I want to restore the glory of the Turin family that has declined in the hands of Roland Turin, the black Duke, and let the flag of the Golden Lion fly on this land again!" Charlotte''s expression was determined, and there was no tremor in her voice:


    "In order to achieve my goal, even if I make a deal with the devil and evil god, I will not hesitate!"


    Loren did not open his mouth, calmly looked straight into his eyes and nodded slightly.


    Going to the imperial capital alone and negotiating with Brandon de sallion... Even such a slim hope is enough to show her determination.


    After a long silence, the garden became very quiet at midnight.


    "In addition, I want to thank you."


    The countess''s voice was very slight, and the corners of her mouth seemed to want to smile, but the next moment it turned cold again.


    The dark haired wizard looked at her and stopped talking.


    "Before today, no... Before Gaspar spoke that sentence..." Charlotte gripped the glass, and the bright red wine kept shaking in the glass:


    "I can''t imagine that he could do such an excessive thing and trample on the dignity of the Turin family without fear!"


    "All along, I think he will at least be a little afraid of the Golden Lion of the red blood castle. Even if he goes too far, he should maintain equal respect; even if we lose the Duke title, we have controlled the red blood castle for hundreds of years. It is deeply rooted in this land, and no one dares to humiliate us even if it declines!"


    "I was wrong, and very wrong... In Gaspar''s eyes, the status of our two sides has never been truly equal!"


    Charlotte took a deep breath, with an unparalleled sense of humiliation in her voice: "in his eyes, we are just a puppet. The so-called respect and courtesy are just a fig leaf and a way to appease; as long as you are willing, you can step on us at any time!"


    "I want to thank you... If you didn''t show up, maybe I was blinded by Gaspar''s hypocritical mask and thought he was afraid of the Turin family... Maybe I would never see such a bloody truth like this!"


    "Now that I have seen the truth, I will not escape... As you said, this is a fighting game between the Turin family and governor Bain." the countess''s eyes were determined:


    "What do you need me to do?"


    The black haired wizard raised his eyebrows, picked up the slipped wine glass from the ground and raised the corners of his mouth: "first... Make clear your enemy."


    "What we have to fight is Gaspar, not governor Byrne... And the Empire behind it. That''s a force that the red blood castle can''t resist!"


    Charlotte looked at him quietly with dignified eyes.


    "Now people are in panic and the red blood castle is divided. It is precisely because of the confrontation between the governor''s office and the Turin family that they have lost their loyalty - and now you have ten days to bring them back under the command of Turin, which is the most important thing to do now."


    "Conquer them with your wrist and spirit! Let them only see the glory and glory of the Turin family and a strong and unexpected count of red blood castle, rather than Charlotte Turin with heavy responsibility."


    "Let them forget your gender, age, experience and experience, and then bend their knees in front of the count of red blood castle."


    Playing with the cup in his hand, Loren''s joking expression was very serious: "we want to cut off the running dogs and wings of the governor''s house and turn the red blood castle into an iron piece they can''t start, so internal loyalty and stability are necessary."


    "After integrating the red blood castle, we can focus on the whole Bain... Turin is the family that ruled Bain. The old prestige can give you a lot of convenience, and your status as a woman can make the other party ignore you to a certain extent and don''t see you as a threat equal to them."


    Women


    This statement made Charlotte frown slightly, but she also knew that what Loren said was the truth: "is it too early to unite other earls now? I''m afraid it will attract the attention of the Empire..."


    "Union? No... on the contrary, what you have to do is find the contradiction between them and divert their attention; then become the mediator in their confrontation and reap profits!"


    The dark haired wizard slowly got up, took the wine cup from the countess''s hand and poured it into his empty cup: "do you really think that the situation faced by the Turin family and the red blood castle is not what they want to see? Or... He is still loyal to the Turin family and has not reached any secret agreement with governor Bain in private?"


    "Rumors, rumors, unrest, riots... Shine your eyes and you will know who is secretly encouraging, funding and promoting behind the scenes to make the situation beneficial to them."


    Looking at the silent Charlotte, the smiling Loren stuffed the wine glass into her hand again:


    "It doesn''t matter."


    "Whether they are enemies, friends, traitors or loyal ministers... When the dust settles, they will have to quit the game;"


    "Because there can only be one winner!"


    He knocked lightly on the countess''s glass, drank it up, and then turned away.


    At this moment


    "Thank you!"


    Charlotte, who suddenly spoke, stopped the black haired wizard, but didn''t look back, just smiled: "didn''t I say that..."


    "Thank you..."


    "Loren Turin!"