Eagle’s Glory

Although the night was extremely long and painful, Agnes finally fell asleep in the early hours of the morning. \u003c/p\u003e

When she woke up, it was already close to noon, and the sun finally broke out from the clouds that had been covering it for days, shining bright sunshine into the window. \u003c/p\u003e

Agnes, who had just woken up, blinked her eyes to adjust to the blazing light. \u003c/p\u003e

A new day greeted her with sunshine. Although the first clear sky after the rain could not warm her heart, it at least brought her a sense of comfort. \u003c/p\u003e

Yes, no matter what happens, you can only face it bravely. Crying and giving up on yourself cannot solve the problem. You can only face the difficulties and push through it. \u003c/p\u003e

She quickly got off the bed, and after a brief familiarity, she changed her clothes again and pushed the door open. \u003c/p\u003e

She didn't eat all day yesterday, and now she was ravenous. It was definitely past breakfast time, so she ran to the kitchen to get some preserves to satisfy her hunger temporarily and replenish her strength for the new day. \u003c/p\u003e

"Agnes!" her father called to her just as she was walking downstairs. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dad?" Agnes stopped and then looked at her father doubtfully. \u003c/p\u003e

At this time, the Duke was also observing his daughter. After confirming that she seemed to have returned to "normal sanity", the father also breathed a sigh of relief. \u003c/p\u003e

"You're in a bad state of mind, so I didn't let anyone disturb you. It looks like you slept well. Are you feeling better now?"\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes nodded slightly. \u003c/p\u003e

Agnes naturally still remembered the quarrel last night, and she felt quite embarrassed at this time. \u003c/p\u003e

The father hesitated again, then suddenly apologized to his daughter. \u003c/p\u003e

"Sorry, my mental state was too bad yesterday, so I may not have taken care of your emotions and said something that made you unhappy. Please don't take it seriously."\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes clearly noticed that her father's face showed unspeakable fatigue at this time.

And the helplessness that middle-aged and elderly men feel when they face the disasters of life but are unable to cope with it. \u003c/p\u003e

Agnes was already feeling guilty, and she felt even more distressed when she saw her father in this state. \u003c/p\u003e

"Dad, it's me who should apologize to you... I shouldn't have spoken like that." So, she solemnly apologized to her father. \u003c/p\u003e

"That's good...child, although I don't know what happened yesterday, I believe that no difficulty can stump you. You have always made me proud." As usual, the father patted his daughter's cheek affectionately. In order to reconcile with her daughter, "I have asked people to prepare snacks. Come and eat."\u003c/p\u003e

The long-lost warmth filled Agnes's heart with emotion. \u003c/p\u003e

Now she is a little less naive, so she can guess that the kindness shown by her father today is also a kind of gentleness. He was frightened by his performance last night, so he tried to comfort himself and let himself Act according to His will. \u003c/p\u003e

However, even if it is mixed with too much utilitarianism and calculation, it is still the fetters of family ties that she cannot break away from. \u003c/p\u003e

After all, a father is a father. \u003c/p\u003e

"Thank you, I will taste it well." So, she responded to her father with an innocent smile, "By the way, I will go out after eating."\u003c/p\u003e

"Are you going out again?" The Duke was surprised and quickly asked, "Where are you going this time?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Go find a solution for our family." Agnes replied briefly, "Don't worry, I will find it——"\u003c/p\u003e

Then, she ignored her father who was still in shock and walked straight towards the restaurant. \u003c/p\u003e

After eating, Agnes rushed to the Earl's residence that she knew without stopping. Of course, she didn't know now that the Earl had found another "comfort home" for herself and was no longer here often. \u003c/p\u003e

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As a frequent visitor here, she came to the house easily. \u003c/p\u003e

However, this time she missed the opportunity and did not find the count. \u003c/p\u003e

She did not give up and suspected that the count was deliberately hiding from her, so she searched for the count everywhere regardless of the obstruction. In the end, she was stopped by a tall man. \u003c/p\u003e

"Miss Agnes, I'm glad we met again." Captain Foresty asked the others to leave and looked at Agnes warily. "Originally, I was worried about you, but seeing that you are so energetic today, I I feel relieved."\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes stared at the person opposite with wide eyes. She remembered that he was one of the people present when the master was attacked yesterday, but she could not remember who he was - after all, although they had met several times in Switzerland, She had met in person, but had not communicated with him, so she had no impression. She was not that attentive to begin with, so naturally she would not deliberately ask or remember the other person's identity. \u003c/p\u003e

"Sir, I'm here to see the count. Can you please let him come to see me? I have important things to discuss with him." So Agnes used a general address. \u003c/p\u003e

"Are you really looking for the count? Or are you looking for someone else?" the captain replied coldly and doubtfully, "Unfortunately, no matter who you are looking for, they are not here now."\u003c/p\u003e

Hearing the other party's allusion to the master who was still alive and dead, the pain in Agnes's heart was aroused again. For a moment, a fierce look flashed in her eyes, which made the atmosphere here a little colder. \u003c/p\u003e

Fortunately, she has finally grown up and ignored this provocation. \u003c/p\u003e

She deliberately spread her hands to show that she had no intention of taking action, "As you can see, I am not here to cause trouble today, but I am unarmed and here to visit my friend as a friend. As an unrelated person, you are not qualified." Interjecting the matter of friends, please let the count come to see me! If he personally says that he does not admit that we are friends, then I can turn around and leave."\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes's response made the captain frown. \u003c/p\u003e

Hostility quickly spread between the two people, and it seemed that it was about to explode violently. However, the defenseless Agnes smiled and looked at the opponent with a fearless attitude. \u003c/p\u003e

Perhaps out of respect, perhaps out of pity, the captain backed down slightly. \u003c/p\u003e

"I told you, he's not here. I won't lie."\u003c/p\u003e

"Then let him come to see me! Anyway, I want to see him. If he doesn't come, I will wait here for as long as I want!" Agnes replied loudly. \u003c/p\u003e

Then, she found a seat and sat down directly, as if she was waiting until the count showed up. \u003c/p\u003e

Seeing her stern yet stubborn expression, no one could misunderstand her determination. \u003c/p\u003e

What exactly do you want to do? What's the point of being so stubborn? Do you really think you can undo what has happened? The captain questioned in his mind. \u003c/p\u003e

Although he left early yesterday and did not witness the scene of the sisters turning against each other with his own eyes, he could imagine how heartbreaking the pain was for the innocent Miss Agnes. \u003c/p\u003e

And this kind of pain was caused by my own participation. \u003c/p\u003e

So, how much sadness is hidden in her smile? \u003c/p\u003e

The more he thought about this, the more guilt and sympathy aroused in him. \u003c/p\u003e

After all, he violated the honor he upheld out of loyalty. \u003c/p\u003e

At least in this matter, let's make it up to her a little bit. Anyway, it's up to the earl to decide. \u003c/p\u003e

"Then you wait here for a while, I will go find him." So, he turned away from his previous alertness and hostility, bowed and saluted Agnes, and then drifted away. \u003c/p\u003e

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Time passed slowly, and the anxiety in Agnes's heart became more and more intense, but even so, she was still glued to her seat like a statue, never moving at all. \u003c/p\u003e

She didn't know if her waiting would be fruitful, and she didn't know if the person just now also lied to her and didn't inform the count at all. She didn't even know if this kind of waiting would be self-defeating, but she still waited, no matter how long she waited. To wait for. \u003c/p\u003e

After an unknown amount of time, the door was opened again, and then another tall man walked in. \u003c/p\u003e

And this is exactly the person Agnes is waiting for. \u003c/p\u003e

With a sense of relief, Agnes finally stood up from the chair, then dragged her stiff body and looked at the Earl with a smile on her face. \u003c/p\u003e

"Earl, it seems that you finally recognize me as your friend, I'm relieved."\u003c/p\u003e

This smile and these words made Edmund feel a twinge of pain in his heart. After all, he could be said to be one of the main persons responsible for Agnes being in her current situation and suffering so much pain. \u003c/p\u003e

Although this is something that must be done, how can it be done with a clear conscience? \u003c/p\u003e

"Miss Agnes, what are you talking about? I am sorry for you. It is my lifelong honor to be regarded as your friend. I am only afraid that you will take back this honor-" He answered from the bottom of his heart . "I...I'm sorry for you. I know that any apology is just hypocritical, but I still want to say, I'm sorry."\u003c/p\u003e

"It's okay, I'm not angry with you." Agnes shook her head slightly, "You were just following orders, and I can't blame you. The person who planned the attack is my sister, and I won't vent my anger on you. Yours."\u003c/p\u003e

Although he was not good at discerning people's hearts, the Earl was not a profound person, so Agnes could easily see that the Earl was indeed feeling guilty about her. \u003c/p\u003e

She didn't know that this guilt came not only from Bianca's matter, but also from the fact that the count had secretly brought her family to a desperate situation - but she knew that this guilt could help her achieve her current goal. \u003c/p\u003e

"Is my master okay?" Agnes asked after a moment of silence. \u003c/p\u003e

"It's not very good, but at least we are out of danger." The Earl replied with a wry smile, "Miss Agnes, I can only tell you this about Bianca. If you want to ask about her whereabouts, I can only You can say I have no comment."\u003c/p\u003e

This answer made Agnes feel a little confused on her face - but this was also the result she expected. Friends do not mean that the other party will help her unconditionally. \u003c/p\u003e

With what the master has done, if he falls into their hands, they will definitely not let him go. \u003c/p\u003e

"I won't embarrass you, so I won't ask any of these questions." Then, she steeled herself and asked the other party, "Then can you take good care of her?"\u003c/p\u003e

"Of course it is." The count immediately replied decisively, "Only your Majesty is qualified to judge the crimes she committed. I will never let her die before receiving your Majesty's order. You can trust me on this ."\u003c/p\u003e

This reply made Agnes smile again.\u003c/p\u003e

"Then...it's up to you."\u003c/p\u003e

Agnes expected that the decisive battle, whether victory or death, would be full of honor, but reality, with this cruel humor, made everything completely different. \u003c/p\u003e

Who was wrong? She couldn't tell clearly, maybe everyone was wrong. \u003c/p\u003e

Agnes put aside all the sadness and emotion that came her way and cheered up again. \u003c/p\u003e

"In fact, I found you today because I have something else to ask of you."\u003c/p\u003e

"Please tell me - as long as I can do it, I will be happy to do it." The earl nodded immediately. \u003c/p\u003e

Like the captain, the earl felt guilty about her, even to a degree several times higher, so he was naturally very happy to help the girl as much as possible without violating his principles. \u003c/p\u003e

Agnes opened her mouth, but found herself speechless. \u003c/p\u003e

So she calmed down again, subconsciously pushed her hair behind her ears, and then relaxed. \u003c/p\u003e

"Give me a message to your master." Her voice suddenly changed from crisp to hoarse, showing both unwillingness to bow her head and confusion about the future. "I thought about it carefully. Maybe he had His suggestion is quite interesting... I want to try it and ask him..."\u003c/p\u003e

When she said this, Agnes's originally fluent voice suddenly stopped, but she still bit her lip and continued, "Please forgive me for my previous rudeness and offense, and let me also be able to forgive him." I would like to contribute - it would be a great honor for me."\u003c/p\u003e

I did it, I really did it...\u003c/p\u003e

When he heard these words, Edmund knew that this meant that Miss Agnes bowed her head to His Majesty personally. \u003c/p\u003e

This also includes his huge "contribution". \u003c/p\u003e

However, what filled Edmund's heart at this time was not a trace of relief or pride, but only a sense of loss. \u003c/p\u003e

As a client, he knows almost better than anyone else the difficulties and disasters this girl faces. So many blows happening intensively to any one person may lead people to despair, but even so, Miss Agnes But he still smiled and tried desperately to defend what was left of him. \u003c/p\u003e

Is this more than just sadness? It's simply tragic. \u003c/p\u003e

You, weren't you also forced to spend more than ten years in jail because of a group of people's secret conspiracy? You knew how painful it was, so why did you let the disaster happen to her? \u003c/p\u003e

There was a voice in his heart questioning him, torturing his remaining conscience, making him painful and guilty. \u003c/p\u003e

"Earl?" Seeing that he was silent, Agnes was a little confused. "Do you think...I am not sincere enough in saying this?"\u003c/p\u003e

"No, too sincere, simply too sincere, Mademoiselle Agnes." Edmond Dantès replied loudly in a stirred mood, "I believe your Majesty will be very satisfied. Not only will he be satisfied, but also I will be grateful to you...I think he will also try his best to repay you so that you will not regret it!"\u003c/p\u003e

"As for saying it so seriously?" Agnes felt a little funny. \u003c/p\u003e

"Of course, you are worth it." Edmund nodded again. "If His Majesty fails to live up to your friendship in the future, I...I would rather give my life to remonstrate with him! I understand what you have faced and what you have let go of!"\u003c/p\u003e