Chapter 9 Knight Kirby
After everyone left one after another, the queen turned her head slightly, looked softly at the guardian knight beside her, with her lips raised and said softly:
"My Knight, take off the armor, go to the chair and take a break. There is nothing important to do now, let's talk casually."
"As for orders, Her Majesty the Queen."
Upon hearing this, Kerbi took off his facial armor neatly and respectfully, placed it gently on the long table, and then sat steadily in the side position next to the queen.
At this time, his face was much darker than when he was in Odinburg. The hideous scratch on his right cheek not only did not destroy his heroic spirit, but instead added a bit of tough temperament.
The queen stared at the scars on Kebby's face and spoke slowly:
"It's really hard for you to accompany me to fight against Gatu these days. If you hadn't been trying hard to block the shot for me, I'd probably have died at the hands of the evil ghost of Gatu."
Kebi clenched his left fist, put it solemnly on his chest, lowered his head slightly, and spoke sincerely:
"Queen, as a member of the Falcon Knights, I will always follow you in my life. Even if I sacrifice my life for you, what's wrong?"
"You kid are so honest.
"Although the queen is noble, isn't your life worthless?
“Remember my words, the lives of each of you are as precious as mine.
"If you encounter a critical situation in the future, you must focus on protecting yourself."
"this……"
"Don't let this happen, you will understand this truth in the future."
"Yes, Queen."
Kerby's short and slightly overwhelmed answer made the Queen chuckle.
She paused and continued:
“Now, your father, Odin III, handled it very well in dealing with the army of bloodthirsty barbarians.
"With the early warning of the sentry and the timely message, he moved almost all the population of Odinburg to Xiaolu City safely, successfully avoiding a tragedy.
"However, this ultimately violates the lord's oath to protect the territory, so his baron's identity has been deprived."
"I understand, Her Majesty, we will definitely follow the rules."
"I haven't finished speaking yet, silly boy." The queen looked at Kebi, full of the love of the elders for the younger generation.
"Please continue to give instructions."
"This time you followed me to attack the Gatu army and made great achievements.
“It is natural to be promoted to a baron as your original aristocrat.
"However, I plan to officially win you off after repelling the savages in the Mist Mountains.
“If you perform well in this battle, you’re likely to be promoted to Viscount directly.
"At that time, you will officially become the new owner of Odinburgh. Do you understand what I mean, Kebi?"
"Thank you for your promotion!" Kerby's voice was filled with irrepressible excitement.
The queen smiled:
"This time I was able to successfully kill a warlord in Katu thanks to the strong help of the Lion Hunting Army.
“Unexpectedly, Odin Jr. is now also named Baron.
"Kerby, you don't have to worry about this. Odin's choice may have his reasons.
“In this Pande Continent, there are not many noble families with names and surnames.
"Hundreds of years ago, a certain noble family might still be serving the Bacchus Empire, but a hundred years later, they may turn to serve our northern border.
"As long as these nobles can take root and develop in the corresponding countries, there is actually not much difference for me who they serve."
"Her Majesty the Queen is broad-minded and admirable." Kerby gave a compliment at the right time.
"You, this skill of flattery is not as good as my manager West."
Without waiting for Kebi to respond, the Queen continued:
“Now Dick and the others are almost at Raven City.
"From West's letter, there were only three people coming to the Witch Hunter Cult this time, and it seems that Dick is still a little dissatisfied with me.
"Fortunately, these three people are all masters of swordsmanship, and I don't know how much power they can exert.
"However, Dick's ability to survive the disaster of the sect shows that his strength has increased significantly recently, which is comparable to your ability to kill five or six water ghosts in this breath."
When Kebi heard this, he felt a fever on his face and his cheeks flushed in an instant.
He knew the Queen was teasing herself.
A few days ago, Vanessa wrote to her letter and mentioned her encounter with Dick and recounted what he had once boasted about Vanessa.
However, this shy feeling fleeting, and a look of joy soon appeared on Kebi's face:
"I haven't seen Dick for a long time, and I miss him a lot. If it weren't for him, my fiancée Vanessa's family might have been poisoned by the monster."
“The Duke of Amara is eager to study how to deal with the [Slayer], and this time the banquet connected to Dick is rejected.
"But I don't believe that I can't defeat the 2,000-man mobs of bloodthirsty people," he said.
"Under the wise leadership of Her Majesty the Queen, we will surely win." Kebi once again gave a compliment.
"You, don't learn from that West. You only know how to flatter and flatter all day long.
"In our northern border, if you want to gain a foothold, you rely on real skills.
“Just like Duke Amara, even though he is a little unkind, he is capable and can still occupy an important position in the North.
"We in the northern border cannot make a fortune by talking." The queen said earnestly.
As he spoke, the queen frowned.
"Her Majesty, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"It's not because of my physical condition. I'm worried about my brother Prince James. He really gave me a big problem this time."
When Khbi heard the Queen mention the Prince, he became cautious and knew that this was an internal affairs of the royal family. He obediently shut up and did not dare to express his opinions at will.
When the Queen saw that Kbi was like this, she was not angry. Instead, she seemed to have found a partner to talk to and continued to say:
“I am now in my forty years old and have fought on this continent for more than twenty years, and I still have no children.
"So, the next ruler in our northern border must be the son of my younger brother's prince, but it cannot be that illegitimate son, Brownie.
“I talked to James about Brownie, and I knew in my heart that my brother was not involved in the extermination of the witch hunting corps.
“I know his character very well. Although he is almost forty years old, his mind is like a child who will never grow up. Everything he does is just to prove that he is useful in front of me.
“He has never coveted the position of the king, but Brownie is different. He actually wants to pave the way for my brother and want James to become the new king of the North.
"The Duke of Changge Harbor must have overestimated his ability to set up an ambush when we return. It should have been bewitched by Brownie. It may not be him, and many nobles also wished that I would die. The policies I have implemented now are infringing on the infringement of the policy Too many noble interests.”
After hearing this, Kerby quickly lowered his head.
“I asked James for Brownie, but my brother rarely toughened in front of me this time, just refused to hand over the person.
“Now Dick is coming soon, and although he lets Brownie go, I have an ominous feeling.
“I have a headache about this and don’t know what to do.
"Kebi, tell me what you think, don't worry, speak freely, I won't blame you."
Kebi opened his mouth, and his mind was filled with thoughts. He quickly wondered in his heart how to answer would satisfy the queen without offending others.
Just as he was thinking hard, there was a knock on the door outside the palace.
"Come in."
In the blink of an eye, Maeve regained her former inviolable aura, while Kebi quickly put on her armor and stood behind her again, covering the two of them.
The door slowly opened, and a servant bent down and walked in slowly.
"Her Majesty the Queen, Dick, the chief of the Witch Hunter Cult Corps, came to pay homage to you."
"They are indeed here." The queen stood up and walked straight out of the palace, with Kerbi following closely behind.