Chapter 305: The Kingdom's Princess
It only took Leon a few days to pull Inna back halfway from the hopeless business of being a heretic follower.
He took Inna to meet Ors.
The father and son looked so similar that each side could recognize who the other was, and after they met, it became easy for them to talk about things.
Ors had seen the methods used by the three prophets. After he told Inna all his experiences, Inna immediately understood what kind of species he was following.
But the reason why it was only pulled back halfway was that even though Inna knew that Anna was the heretic prophet, he was still unwilling to break with Princess Anna - he knew that Anna was the prophet, he had always known it.
Unlike his mother, a devout nun, Inna did not believe in God.
Yes, he was an atheist, and although he followed the Three Prophets, he didn't even believe in the Dark Goddess...
He followed the Three Prophets simply because of Anna.
Anna is an orphan raised by Sister Clancy. She is indeed an adopted daughter, not an illegitimate daughter or mistress of a nobleman.
But Inna, the biological son, did not know that he was Sister Clancy's son - for the sake of her son's future, Sister Clancy never told him.
Just like Ors, the father who refused to recognize his son in order to protect him, Sister Clancy also raised her own son as an orphan and did not tell him the truth to avoid implicating her son.
When Inna was seven or eight years old, the Kingdom of Sarleon went to war with the Firdsvain.
At one point, Firdsvain's troops invaded Howling Keep and abducted some boys - this was a common practice among the Vanskerry pirates. Many children would be raised by them as half-slaves and half-adopted children, and eventually become their loyal subordinates.
And Inna is one of them.
As a result, he got the pirate name "Inna", which means "the power of the sea".
But Inna was lucky, because the pirate leader who kidnapped him was not a very evil person.
The pirate leader was called Gondor (Gondor), the great lord of the Firdsvain, and his nickname was "The Doomseeker".
Gondor is an atypical pirate, as he was originally from Sarleon.
His nickname "Doomseeker" is actually somewhat related to the guidance of the Three Prophets. When Gondor was young, he went to the Three Prophets to ask about his future in order to seek wealth and status.
At that time, the three prophets had no idea of forming a legion, so after collecting a lot of offerings, they gave Gondor a guide - "Your future lies in the sea."
As a result, Gondor became a pirate, looking for his future on the sea, and he actually found it...
Because of the guidance of the prophet, Gondor probably felt that he would not die on the sea, so his performance as a pirate was very crazy - he would always install a super-large ram on the bow of the ship, and when encountering a naval battle, he would ram the enemy like a death knell, as if he was actively seeking death.
This way of fighting is indeed tantamount to seeking death in the eyes of other pirates, but those who are not afraid of death often will not die.
Within a few years, Gondor's trident emblem became the pass to the West Sea, and Gondor was nicknamed "The Doomseeker" - a nickname that represented the pirates' awe of Gondor.
But Gondor is only very ferocious in battle, but not evil in normal times. He can be considered kind and upright, and is one of the rare good people among pirates.
So, after abducting Innar, Gondor actually treated him very well - he adopted Innar as his son, raised him like his own son for more than ten years, and even planned to let him marry his daughter Gudry.
Because Gondor had no biological son, he really treated Innar as his own son.
In fact, Goodry is very beautiful, a rare beauty, and has many suitors.
But the problem is that Inna and Gudry have lived under the same roof as brother and sister for more than ten years. He has watched Gudry grow up. Now he can't bring himself to marry Gudry...
So Inna ran away - he really didn't want to be forced into marriage by his adoptive father. Gondor the Doomseeker was not only formidable on the battlefield, but even more formidable when forcing marriage...
So Inna became a wandering knight, hiding from marriage in Sarleon.
Perhaps it was fate, or perhaps he still had some impression of his hometown, he returned to Howling Castle, and met his true love, Anna, there.
That might be love at first sight, because the bodies chosen by the three prophets were indeed very beautiful.
But the problem is that when Inna met Anna, Anna was already the Anna she is now - her soul had been taken over by the prophetess.
In other words, the person Inna was fascinated by was the prophet himself, not the former orphan Anna.
Since his adoptive father Gondor had also received guidance from the heretical prophet, Innar was not averse to the Dark Goddess.
Even after Anna became the king's princess, Inna was still obsessed with her.
Because Anna was indeed pregnant, and the baby in her belly was Inna's.
After all, Princess Anna needs a child, and since Inna is obsessed with her, Princess Anna is of course willing to create a real child with this handsome guy.
…
A few days later.
The top floor of the House of Lords Tower.
King Ulrik stood outside the room on the top floor, looking at the closed door, somewhat hesitant.
In this room, his cousin, Ms. Philina, is imprisoned.
Ulrich, who had just taken back the king's order, knew very well that Godric and Amy would obey the order and return to their respective territories. In other words... the so-called heresy and treason would be overturned.
Since Leon was sent as a messenger to deliver the message, Ulrich knew that Godric's family would definitely be "proven innocent".
But now, he didn't know how to face Philina.
He stood outside the door for a long time but never opened it. He just stood there quietly like a confused and lonely child.
"Your Majesty, why are you standing here alone?"
Princess Anna's voice came from the corridor behind me.
"Anna…you shouldn't be here."
Ulrich turned around as if awakened: "This is an ominous place."
"I just want to ask you whether we should leave for Lion Lake City... You are still needed to preside over Alanric's funeral."
Anna did not go upstairs. She poked her head out from the corner of the corridor like a little girl: "Your Majesty, perhaps I can entertain Princess Firina on your behalf..."
It was obvious that Anna was trying to give the king a way out.
Not only would this allow her to accompany the king to Lion Lake City, but it would also help Ulrik solve Philina's problem.
And the king's self-esteem was also taken into consideration.
"Yeah... we have to go to Lion Lake City..."
Ulrich sighed, turned around, took out the key to the door, but hesitated again.
"Let me do it..."
Anna came over from the corridor and took the key from the king: "You don't have to stay here. Things like entertaining relatives should be done by me."
Indeed, if it was a relative visiting, the princess should have been the one to entertain them...
Besides, as for the relative , Ulrich really didn't know how to face her.
The king hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded silently and went downstairs.
"Princess Firina, can I open the door and come in?"
Anna knocked on the door politely and waited for a response.
"Mrs. Anna, I'm just a prisoner. I can't stop you from doing anything..."
Philina's voice came from inside the door, a little hoarse, and it was obvious that she had been suffering during this period.
"His Majesty has rescinded his previous order. What happened before was just a misunderstanding. You are still the honorable princess and the guest of His Majesty."
Anna answered while opening the door: "Maybe, I can do something for you..."
This room is where Prince Alanric once discussed things with Igor, and it is also the only room on the top floor.
Philina stood at the window sill, which was Alanrick's favorite place to stay.
This room is the highest location in the entire Sarleon City. Through the windows on all four sides, you can overlook almost every place in the city.
This is probably the most suitable place to detain people of high status - except for birds, it is basically impossible for other animals to come up.
"Ahem... Is it a misunderstanding... I may know better than you. Anna, you should know why Ulrich did this... Ahem..."
Philina didn't look back, but kept looking out the window, occasionally covering her mouth with a handkerchief and coughing a few times, apparently she had caught a cold.
"Yes, I know. But everyone has his or her own frustrations. You have them, I have them, and Ulrich has them too..."
Anna walked to Filina and also looked out the window: "It's too windy here, you can't stay here for long... I can take you home if you want."
"Go home? I don't have a home anymore..."
Felina's voice was very soft, but full of resentment: "My territory has been killed and there is no one left... Anna, you should know who did it, right?"
Princess Anna was stunned and silent for a while, probably not knowing what to say.
After a while, she shook her head and advised: "Princess Firina, you still have children, a husband, and new territories. Don't dwell on what has happened..."
"Stop talking, Ana...it's all because of your child that he killed so many people...that's why he became exactly like his father!"
There was a sneer in Felina's words: "But, is the child in your belly really Ulrich's?"
"…What nonsense are you talking about?"
Anna's face gradually turned cold.
"Ha, I can see everything from this high tower... Now I understand why Alanric liked to live here. I can see everything from here!"
Filina leaned against the window frame and turned her head, her eyes bloodshot: "Anna, you are a heretic..."
Anna's face changed drastically.
"Anna, you are one of the three prophets, right? You probably didn't expect it, did you? I have seen you... I have seen you thirty years ago. Although you looked completely different then, you had a halo on your head that others could not see... What does that halo mean? Does it mean that you are the messengers of the Dark Goddess?"
Felina asked softly.
"Can you see? You can see!"
Anna suddenly became excited: "You are the chosen one of the goddess?! Then you should be my sister!"
"No……"
Felina smiled, she looked at Anna carefully and shook her head: "Of course I can't see it just like this. But you may not know... Looking down from this high tower, you can see everything! You should know that this tower was built by the former High King of the Kingdom of Pendor! This is a place that gods cannot set foot in!"
"I see...I see! No wonder Kavala could defy the gods!"
Anna suddenly realized that this was the reason why the House of Nobles would not be spied on by the gods - in contrast to the invisibility circle of the city of the Noldor elves, the tower of the House of Nobles could both ban magic and reveal it.
"But Ulrich won't believe you..."
Anna sneered and shook her head.
"Yeah, he won't believe me... I told him, and he really doesn't believe me! Haha... Actually, he knows that something is wrong with you, but he is still willing to pamper you!"
Felina suddenly laughed miserably: "Ulric wanted his only biological child to inherit the throne...but he didn't expect that all his children were from other people...ha, his son is his biological brother, his daughter is the result of the queen's affair...and his current princess, the princess he dotes on so much, is pregnant with someone else's child! It's that knight's, right?"
"Filina, your daughter's friend has finally found a way for your family to survive, don't seek death yourself..."
Anna's words had turned cold.
"You mean Leon? I saw him come in this morning..."
Felina looked at Anna seriously with her head tilted. "When I saw him come in, I knew that my husband and daughter would be fine. As for me, Anna, you should know that no matter what happens, Ulrich will never kill me. But I feel that I need to do something for the Sarleon Kingdom..."
"what you up to?"
Anna's face changed, and she quickly took a few steps back, looking at Philina warily.
She probably thought Felina was planning to assassinate her.
"You want to be the regent queen, right? But how can I let a heretic child sit on the Silver Throne?"
Felina looked out the window again, with a proud smile on her face: "Ulric can die, this country can perish, and everything can become history... But I am the eldest princess of the Sarleon Kingdom, and I will never let it fall into the hands of heretics!"
"Ulrich!!!"
After saying that, Felina suddenly yelled the king's name...
This roar probably gathered all her strength and seemed unexpectedly loud!
At the same time, she jumped out of the window - the window frame was only slightly higher than her waist, and jumping out like this... she was going to jump off the building!
"No!"
Anna's eyes widened and she quickly rushed forward to try to stop it.
But even though she was highly skilled and had quick speed and reaction, after rushing to the window sill, she still only had time to grab a piece of the skirt.
A small skirt certainly cannot bear the weight of an adult.
With the sound of cloth tearing, Filina still fell from the top of the tower which was tens of meters high...
Anna leaned against the window, holding the hem of her skirt tightly in her hand, and watched the eldest princess fall into the garden of the House of Nobles, then closed her eyes helplessly.
——Ulrich just walked into the garden of the House of Nobles at this time.
Philina jumped down on purpose just as she saw the king walking into the garden!
Ulrich probably heard the roar coming from the top of the tower and was looking up.
Then he saw his sister falling from the top of the tower.
And his favorite princess, his favorite princess, was leaning out of the window at the top of the tower, with half of her body sticking out, and a half piece of cloth in her hand...
After a few seconds, there was a heavy sound of falling to the ground.
Philina fell heavily into the flowers, right next to Ulrich.
Blood spurted out from the iris, along with the raised branches, and splashed onto Ulrich's body.
Ulrich was obviously greatly frightened. He stared blankly at the corner of the skirt sticking out from the flowers, then raised his head to look at the top of the tower, as if he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.
"No……"
The king swallowed helplessly and stretched out his hand towards the flowers, but seemed unable to move his legs.
“Sister… No!!”
The guards in the garden obviously noticed all this, and almost all of them came forward and surrounded the tower, but no one spoke.
Ulrich trembled, pushed aside the scattered irises with his own hands, and knelt beside his sister's body.
“How could…how could this happen!?”
Ulrich took off the crown on his head and tears began to flow from his eyes.
At this time, the door of the House of Nobles was opened, and several people rushed in hurriedly - they saw someone falling from a building outside.
The person who opened the door and rushed in was Inna, the deputy commander of the Royal Guard. He was the only one who could enter the House of Nobles without notifying the king - the Royal Guard was responsible for the security of the king's private residence.
Behind Inna were Leon and Ors.
