I Am Louis XIV

A man in his thirties, apparently, is sitting on a high-backed chair waiting for the duke. This high-backed chair, which was completed around the 13th century, is the most typical "pope" chair. That is to say, the backrest is extraordinarily wide and consists of three pointed arches, and then there are three pointed arches on each of the three sides formed by the chair foot and the chair foot, so that people can see a total of ten arches on the chair. There are two arches, dozens of thin columns, and the armrests of chairs are covered with curly lines, without armrests. The seat is covered with brocade cushions, and gold tassels hang from the four corners of the cushions, except for this chair. , there is no other furniture in the room, only curtains and tapestries, the wall panels are dark black, and on the hanging brass brackets, candles exuding fragrance are burning.

The Duke of La Rochefoucauld dared to step forward when he saw the other party reaching out to him, and kissed the ring on that hand. The coldness coming from that hand made the Duke shiver uncontrollably.

"Your Highness..." the Duke murmured, and the hand was withdrawn and waved, "I know what you're going to say," said the Highness, "but it's not necessary, Duke, it's not necessary, because we've been Watching you, my good sir," he said jokingly, "we know what you've done."

The Duke's knees became weak immediately, and he knelt on the ground involuntarily, "Your Highness...oh, Your Highness..." He begged, "I swear, I can swear to God..."

He heard someone giggling before realizing he had said the wrong thing.

"Well," said the highness, "have you really done something? I believe you, duke. It's hard to say how loyal you are, but I don't believe that you have such courage. "

This sentence is humiliating to most men, but to the Duke of La Rochefoucauld, it is tantamount to an amnesty. He raised his head gratefully, but when he saw those strange red eyes Sometimes he involuntarily lowered his head. "Raise your head." The Highness ordered, and he had to look at those eyes again, and he saw his own shadow reflected in those eyes, like the Duke of La Rochefoucauld who was soaked in blood, The sight filled him with dread and an uncontrollable fascination.

"Come closer, Duke," said the voice, and the Duke obeyed at once, moving his knee so that it almost touched the footstool in front of the chair, and he could clearly see the relief on the panel of four oak leaves and a dove. , and lilies, the four-leaf decoration symbolizes the four Gospels; the dove and the lily represent the Holy Spirit and holiness respectively-how ironic that such a solemn and sacred chair is occupied by a vampire.

Amon, the patriarch of the Zmihi family in the Demon Party, according to the tradition of the blood clan, he is the prince and the head of all the vampires in the Zmihi family. Youth, with beautiful appearance, strong body and flexible skills, and attractive to women and even some men. It was precisely because of this that Amon didn't think he could betray him, because compared with money, honor and faith, what he could give the Duke was much more important and precious to the Duke.

"You didn't betray us," Amon said, "Then I can only think so. You have been delaying the meeting with me because you couldn't meet my request."

"Yes," said the Duke in a low voice.

"You don't have to be like this," Amon said with a smile, although the dark creatures, including the secret party and the neutral clan in the blood clan, all think that the Zmixi family in the demon party are all lunatics. But purely from the appearance and attitude, as long as you don't look at the red eyes, no one will think that this gentle and gentle man who always smiles is an extremely cruel and cruel monster.

In fact, not a few vampires in the Zmihi family were killed by Amon. The Duke may not know it, but he can feel it occasionally—the desire for power makes him unable to refuse Amon's offer, even if the other party wants him to do more and more dangerous things, "You know I have always been tolerant to you. Amon said: "And sometimes I miss you very much. Although you are not my child, there are not many people around me who can discuss literature with me."

He paused: "Some are too rigid, some are too frivolous."

"It is a great honor, Your Highness," said the duke.

"I know you've always been cautious," Amon said, "Maybe you just don't want to come to see me empty-handed, but it doesn't matter, Duke, even if you just tell me some interesting rumors, I'd be very willing to listen. "

"What kind of rumors do you want to hear?"

"How about your king, Louis XIV?"

"All I can say is he's still a kid."

"Heart, or body?"

"The body," said the duke, "he is still young, but he is already a lion."

"It sounds really surprising," Amon said. "There are rumors that he has not received an orthodox education."

"Some people seem to be born to be kings without studying," said the duke.