Scene 16 Brother and Sister V

Levin Onesen Sifah, the nominal elder brother of Princess Griffin in history.

Compared with Eruin's great reputation before the civil war, after the war, the name of the eldest son of the king disappeared. Some people say that he died in the chaos of the army, some say that he was a puppet of Grand Duke Sifah and the queen, and some say that the princess once spared his life and let him go to the mountains to hide in the mountains. Like the historical truth behind folklore, true stories are often taken for granted and unexpected.

After Wood's introduction, Brando and Her Royal Highness waited in the vestibule for about a quarter of an hour, during which no one spoke, only the voice of the officiant Kachakacha pruning the branches and leaves. Because no one can fathom the meaning of the High Priest of Amperesel, it seems that it is not a wise thing to let a person with a sensitive identity like the eldest son of the king appear in the eyes of everyone.

Her Royal Highness may not want to see her elder brother, and as their enemy not long ago, is the latter really willing to help them? Although it is possible, there must be certain conditions.

Brando cannot guarantee that Her Highness the Princess is willing to compromise with her enemies. But after a while, he heard light footsteps coming from behind the holly wall, and everyone turned their heads to see a maid leading a young nobleman around the path of leaves decorated with shrubs. Behind the wall, appeared in front of him and His Highness the Princess.

Although he had never seen it before, Brando immediately realized that it might be His Royal Highness the prince in history. It can be said that the other party is not gorgeous: a simple military uniform, lavender, and a long cloak that hangs all the way to the green meadow, blending into the afternoon sun, it looks like Prague, Majitan Or a knight with certain assets in places like Fort Kulk, not an invincible crown prince.

A sword hangs from the young man's waist. But not those delicate flower shelves. It was a real cavalry sword, and the leather on the hilt was so worn that it didn't look like something from the royal family. But from this, it is not easy to judge that the owner of the sword is a master swordsman, because there are a pair of tightly closed eyes on that calm and calm face. Long eyelashes drooping softly, as if asleep - or blind.

His Royal Highness the Prince is very handsome, one can even say that he is imposing. But it was a blind man. A blind man obviously cannot practice swordsmanship, and it is difficult to imagine participating in a series of complicated conspiracies, let alone becoming the king of Aruin.

Brando couldn't help but cast a glance at Her Royal Highness beside her, and the expression on the princess's face was also very surprised. A trace of hesitation flashed in her eyes, but she still asked, "...Brother Levin, your eyes?"

The tone was hesitant and surprised.

"Some small things happened, don't mind, Griffin," Prince Levin seemed not to mind. There was a calm smile on his face: "But after losing my eyes, I can see more broadly, and the world is often deceived by everything I see.

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He said again: "Griffin. We haven't seen each other for nearly ten years since Winterhold. You should be seventeen years old this year. You must have grown a lot taller than then, and you should be even more beautiful." Now, I've often heard people talking about you recently."

His tone was very casual, as if he was really talking to his sister—not an enemy. Although in a sense, his embarrassing status today was caused by this younger sister.

Princess Griffin was silent for a while, and said: "That's over, brother, you did a lot of things wrong this time. The kingdom, the father, the people, no one will forgive you, and everything Everything will eventually be on the right track."

"I will not shirk my responsibilities, but as a son of man, I must support my mother. Even now she has failed, Grand Duke Sifah, defeated and killed, and I have become a prisoner. Griffin, you must I thought I was harboring resentment, but it’s not. I’m not here today to seek forgiveness. I hope you understand this. No matter how the situation changes, I’m still a member of Eruin’s royal family.” Levin smiled with his eyelids down .

"Then what do you mean..." Princess Griffin was slightly taken aback, and she glanced at Brando with a little doubt.

Brando also frowned, also guessing the purpose of His Royal Highness. He was thinking about what kind of person Levin Ornesen Sifah was in history. There were many rumors about him, but there were very few people who really described the prince positively. At least before this, he never knew that His Royal Highness was actually a blind man, and he didn't seem to be newly blind.

And what kind of character does such a prince have? Whether it is self-willed or talented, all the legends in history can't be counted. At least judging from the other party's current performance, it is obvious that His Royal Highness is not a simple guy. And whether the other party participated in the conspiracy between Grand Duke Sifah and the queen is really hard to say.

But in any case, the identity of the other party is very sensitive at this moment. The only heir of the queen and Obergo VII, the only qualified heir of the Sifah family, presumably the other party should also understand this.

The purpose of the other party, besides trading, what else? But the key is the content of the transaction. What exactly does His Royal Highness the eldest son want?

If you want to re-inherit the Sifah family, such an idea would be too naive. But since the eldest son Wang said that he didn't expect to be forgiven, he probably wouldn't make such a childish request.

Brando looked up. At this time, the maid next to Levin whispered something to the prince. He saw the eldest son turned around and smiled at him: "This is Mr. Brando? I heard about your deeds, you His performance in the battle of Ampere Sear has already been regarded as a heroic deed, even the first king Eke is nothing more than that."

Brando glanced at Princess Griffin, and saw that the half-elf girl didn't feel unhappy on her face, but instead had a look of approval. He turned his head and replied calmly: "His Royal Highness praised you, the hero of Amperesel is not alone, let alone not so exaggerated, everyone is just out of self-help."

"I deeply agree that it is precisely because we know how to save ourselves and struggle that civilization has continued to this day. The history of human beings and other intelligent races is itself a heavy epic. The emergence of thousands of heroes is not accidental, but a kind of Necessary." Levin nodded with a smile, causing Brando to inadvertently notice that His Highness the Prince had long, shiny dark black hair. Her long hair fell over her shoulders like a waterfall. Such hair color is very rare among Eruin, and there is a touch of dark purple flowing between the hair.

"Brother." Princess Griffin interrupted the mutual flattery, which was not what she wanted to hear: "Master Wood said that you have a solution to the chaos in the north. Are you going to use this to make a deal with me? "

The eldest son Wang stopped, then nodded seriously.

"Exactly."

"You should understand that this is impossible—" Princess Griffin frowned, but her words were immediately interrupted. Prince Levin smiled slightly and said: "I understand, Griffin, but you guessed wrong. I don't want to use this as a condition in exchange for something. I think the two of you can listen carefully to your thoughts, how about it?"

"Brother, what do you think?" Her Royal Highness was slightly taken aback.

Levin nodded. But he said to Wood on the side: "Master Officiant, can you let me be alone with the princess and Mr. Brando for a while?"

Wood held the scissors in one hand and stopped. He glanced at the eldest son Wang. Then nodded, and put the scissors away. Said to Griffin and Brando: "Your Highness, I more or less know some of your brother's thoughts. Although it is a bit extreme, it is still a way. At least at this juncture, you may calm down and think about it. one time."

After finishing speaking, the former priest of Amperesel lightly straightened his robe and walked out of the courtyard.

The princess frowned slightly, she watched Wood leave, and turned her head again.

"So, brother, what do you think?" she asked.

"Griffin, as an enemy not long ago, you must be very suspicious of my plan, right?" Levin didn't answer directly, but asked like this. His tone sounded casual, as if he was joking with a friend.

But this question sounds a little silly, doubts are natural, let alone enemies, even between strangers. Brando knew that His Royal Highness might not be an idiot. He obviously had his intentions when he said this, so he just waited quietly for the answer below.

Her Royal Highness obviously understood this, but she still nodded: "Personally speaking, I know what you are like, and I am willing to trust you, brother Levin. But from our standpoint, you should also understand, Politics cannot tolerate personal feelings and weaknesses."

"Yes, but in fact you may have got some things wrong. There is no conflict of interest between us, and from a certain standpoint, we should stand together - Griffin and Mr. Brando "The eldest son said suddenly.

The courtyard fell silent.

The princess was silent, she frowned deeply, and looked at the man who was supposed to be her brother in name: "Brother Levin, do you think you can gain our trust by saying this?"

This sentence was actually Brando's idea, but Princess Griffin surprised him slightly by using "we" instead of "I".

"No, this is not a lie." The eldest son of the king smiled slightly: "Griffin, you want to solve the chaos in the north, you just want to end the civil strife in this kingdom and make the country finally unify."

"Didn't the split of the kingdom be caused by you alone?" Griffin replied coldly.

"Really?" Levin asked back, "Could it be that Aruin was a unified and stable kingdom before the Sifah family launched an attack?"

The eldest son Wang raised his head suddenly. Although he couldn't see, it gave people the illusion of being watched. That kind of gaze seemed to be tangible, and his 'eyes' swept across everyone present: "Griffin, you know this very well in your heart. Do you still remember what I said to you?"

Her Royal Highness pursed her lips.

Brando saw that her slender brows were almost twisted together. He knew that Griffin had a relationship with her nominal brother in childhood. When the ancient VI changed the decree about changing defenses. At that time, Her Royal Highness went to Winterhold with her father to live temporarily, and met her brother there.

However, the historical records about this experience are just a few words in a hurry, and it is obviously impossible to record the conversation between the two children. But Brando knew very well that there was nothing wrong with what His Royal Highness said now.

Has Aruin ever been unified?

Maybe.

Since Eke integrated the entire southern border, Aruin has since become a unified kingdom. But since the first king left this world and the end of the Sifah dynasty, the Lionheart Sword has been lost, and the majesty of the royal family has become worse day by day. The rule is also very meager.

And after Grand Duke Anleke forced Obergo VI to change the defense law, the unity of the kingdom existed in name only.

When did Aruin ever unite?

When the kingdom gradually collapsed, the majesty of the central kingship could no longer restrain the place where it fell apart. And this is exactly what Her Royal Highness wants to change.

"Griffin, Mr. Brando, don't you just want to return the kingdom to what it was before the king was alive?" The eldest son of the prince continued: "If that's the case, Sifah, Corcova, What's the point of changing the name? It's not what you think, is it?"

Brando and Her Royal Highness fell silent at the same time, because this was exactly their goal.

"The root of the northern nobles' disagreement with you, and even the root of Grand Duke Anleke's betrayal of you, Griffin, is from understanding your true ambitions. You want to carry out reforms like Cruz and St. Osor, trying to Turning Eruin into a truly centralized kingdom-if you succeed one day, it will undoubtedly be a nightmare for those big figures who are powerful today."

Levin replied: "No one will give up their benefits, so they can't support you."

"No... There will always be some people who support me, such as the Highland Knights, and those who still believe in the ideal of the former monarch." Princess Griffin replied.

"And then? Maybe you can count those bankrupt knights and homeless people, maybe you can succeed, Griffin. But don't forget, there is not much time left for you." The eldest son of the prince analyzed calmly Said: "Eruin's enemies don't just come from within."

These words pierced into Brando's heart like a thorn, and he couldn't help but narrowed his eyes. Yes, for Eruin, reform may be inevitable, but at the same time, Eruin's enemies are not only those vulnerable nobles.

Race against time is also what he has been doing all along.

Her Royal Highness raised her head: "Then what can you do, brother?"

The eldest son fell silent.

A little while passed.

He replied softly: "It's very simple, let me be the king of Aruin, Griffin."

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(PS: After a long Calvin, I went out to play for a few days by the way, and found inspiration again. Hey, it’s really difficult. Besides, Miao Niang, I’m not joking with you this time, you just wait Go ahead, hum.)