Chapter 811 The Shadow in the Heart

The palace, which was in ruins, was permanently banned by the Schlistein family.

The Elector and the Church of Sigmar had a surprisingly consistent attitude on this matter. After consulting Imric, they publicly announced the existence of the Skaven.

These rodents hiding in dark corners were the culprits who used the Black Death to ravage the empire in twelve hundred years.

One of the greatest emperors, Mandred, known as the Rat Exterminator, was also assassinated by the Skaven.

The Skaven are not folklore, they are real and lurk in every dark corner.

Compared to the beastmen who are accustomed to ravaging villages, these highly organized humanoid beasts are a more significant threat to the empire!

As soon as this news came out, it stirred up a thousand waves, and countless records of bizarre deaths seemed to be explained after the Skaven incident broke out.

Professor Nunn, who secretly studied the corpses of rat-men, died mysteriously, sewer workers disappeared mysteriously, food at home was always stolen, and strange bite marks appeared on the fence...

The source of this incident, the Dragon Prince who was temporarily staying at the Caledor Embassy, ​​became extremely silent at this moment and did not express any views or opinions on the Skaven incident.

Occestes, who was covered in rat excrement, urine and blood, knelt on the ground and reported to his lord what he had gained over the past few days.

"After entering the underground crevices of the Rats, I - Occestes, the champion warrior of His Majesty Caledor II, your loyal Dragon Prince, cleared a total of twenty-three thousand four hundred and fifty-seven in the Altdorf underground city. A rat man.

Among them are two Gray Prophets, six she-rats, and several warlords..."

"Thank you for your hard work. It is a humiliation for you to let a legendary warrior enter the rat tunnel. You can make any demands and I will try my best to make up for it."

After hearing his master's words, Occestes, who was kneeling on one knee, slowly shook his head and said firmly and resolutely,

"It is the greatest honor for me, a sinner, to serve the Dragon Lord again. Who am I to ask for it? When necessary, please treat me as a disposable tool and fight for Caledor. This is my mission now.

To die well is the greatest honor. "

It would be false to say that he has no feelings for this loyalty. Imric knows very well where Occestes' obsession comes from.

He returned to Caledor as a passerby. Perhaps countless names were very familiar to him, but in his heart he still felt that he was just an outsider.

The only reason for an outsider who does not belong to the present to arrive in the future is to atone for the past.

Only by dying on this road of atonement can his redemption end, which is why the structure was created only for him.

An obsession that cannot be suppressed. Instead of letting him wait in the ancient dragon capital for the end of time to disappear, he might as well turn his remains into fire in reality just like in the past.

"Your loyalty makes the Dragon Tamer family feel particularly honored."

"It is an honor to express my loyalty to the Dragon Tamer family."

The silent Imrik nodded and motioned to the elf attendants who gave the embassy some status to wash the dirt on the armor of the legendary warrior.

Regardless of whether he is alive or dead, the Dragon Prince must remain the same nobility and not allow a trace of dirt to exist.

After the legendary warrior left, only Imrik and Mishan were left. Mishan, who was familiar with his old friend, joked,

"I never thought that a female elf could fall in love so deeply. The strange paranoia of your race always makes people feel strange."

Knowing that Mishan was talking about Phyllis, Imric let out a breath. What could he do? In the days after the attack, the maid didn't even close her eyes once. She followed him day and night, for fear of accidentally stepping on her. Following in the footsteps of their childhood friends, they entered Nisu's door together.

"Perhaps the only regrettable thing is that the attack left a huge shadow on Phyllis. A total of one hundred and thirty-seven people died, half of whom were attendants who grew up with me..."

"That shadow also shrouded your heart, that's why you chose to face the rat attack alone." Mishan told the truth. As a long-term personal guard, he knew that Imric was rarely assassinated.

On the one hand, the strong strength of the Dragon Prince will make the assassin think twice. On the other hand, Phyllis spared no effort in the outer layer to complete all the preparations. Once there is news that there is a test of the palace's security power, she will definitely use any means. Find out.

Imric smiled, a smile of relief. If he said he didn't feel the catastrophe at all, it would be a lie.

In any case, that was the beginning of it all, a nightmare and a blessing.

Facing the rat assassination alone, in addition to trying to shock the Thirteen Councils, he also wanted to defeat the shadow in his heart.

Without anyone’s sacrifice, I can protect everything I want to protect with my strength alone, whether it’s my own life or Phyllis’s life…

Prince Long said with emotion to his old friend,

"When did you become like Mazov, who likes to play with concepts."

Mishan also laughed, shrugged and said helplessly,

"Although I am a lowly human being, my status is good and I am an honorary noble in the palace. Naturally, I cannot embarrass my prominent position too much. But speaking of it, it seems that I haven't seen Damian for a long time."

"He has become a famous big bad guy. Some greenskin war gangs even think that he is the incarnation of Gorge..." Imric couldn't stop shaking his head when he mentioned the witty barbarian. Who would have thought Damian is waaagh more than the greenskins.

Even all the green-skinned tribes in the Badlands know that there is a super-beatable human thing in the army of pointy-eared things. As long as you defeat him, you will get a super-large weapon and a reputation.

"It seems that Arao also wants to emulate him, um... I mean fighting style."

The two old friends who were chatting couldn't help but lament what happened recently. Who would have thought that things would develop into the current situation. A group of people who were working in the shelter now each have important positions and want to reunite in everything. Fighting is probably very difficult.

Suddenly, a middle-aged elf suddenly opened the door and looked at Imrik's situation anxiously.

It was Aliot, Caledor's ambassador to the empire. After hearing that the prince was attacked by the Skaven, he immediately went from Nunn to Altdorf.

This is not a simple accountability incident. As personnel released from the garrison, several ambassadors in the old world were all Imrik's confidants in the garrison back then, and their friendship with each other has exceeded a hundred years.

Seeing the smiling prince and the former captain of the garrison, Aliot shed a tear on his face. No one knew how uneasy he felt along the way.

Accountability is a trivial matter, just lose your position and suffer a few years of hard work, but if something happens to the prince, then you will be the sinner of Caledo.

Choking, he lowered his head and stroked his chest to give the most standard understanding.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, it's great that you are okay."