In the Name of the Queen

In one's life, there are always things that must be faced sooner or later.

For example, Adam, the bard, was about to report his personal problems to his leader.

Standing outside Roland's temporary office, Adam was inexplicably nervous and his heartbeat was particularly chaotic.

He had to say something difficult to say in front of Governor Roland.

He wanted to marry a golden kite girl.

This was not a big deal, but she was a spy, at least she used to be.

They met by chance during the mission, and the little head dominated the big head for a night of romance. Who knew that in the end, the female spy could not be separated.

He dared not imagine how Roland would respond.

Was it anger, shock, or disappointment?

He knew very well that Governor Roland had high expectations of him.

If he had not valued him, he would not have taken him in at the risk of making enemies with the Vladimir Empire in the imperial capital.

In this special crusade, Adam received the main task of spreading the story of the return of the Vengeance Saint, and he did a good job.

The side task was to collect as much intelligence as possible, and he did an even better job.

Not only did he take the opportunity to sneak into the blockaded Xidai City, he even got the city defense map and a lot of information about the generals of the defending army.

This city defense map played an important role in the process of forcing Xidai City to surrender.

When the Fourth Fleet approached the city wall along the wide Xidai River, set up cannons, and hung the enlarged city defense map on the mast, the morale of the defending army collapsed instantly.

The defenders of Xidai City did not disappoint, pretending to think, and then decisively opened the city to surrender.

Except for a few diehards who tried to resist, everyone else laid down their weapons honestly.

Roland gave Adam a very high evaluation, and Her Majesty the Queen, who played the role of Count Sif, generously told him that he would be made a baron after returning home.

In addition, he also received a special reward of 500 pounds.

This is a huge sum of money that can buy four houses in the wealthy area of ​​the imperial capital.

Governor Roland won the essay championship that year with only this much prize money.

This adventure brought him both fame and fortune.

However, he soon faced a soul-searching question. Should he persist in his [love] with Miss Lilith?

Or, is the spark between them passion or love?

Adam was silent.

Her Majesty the Queen and the Governor were generous and tolerant, but they would never allow important subjects to marry foreign spies.

Even if they were former spies.

The political review would not pass.

No one was willing to take the risk.

Who could see through a woman who had been a spy, and who dared to trust her absolutely?

Adam was an important piece of Roland's future blueprint, and there was no room for error.

There were two paths before Adam.

Either choose Lilith, and his career would be bleak, and he would lose the opportunity to avenge his family.

Or give up Lilith and reach the peak of his life.

To be fair, Lilith was a gentle and romantic girl, and an excellent wife, especially her superb cooking skills, which allowed Adam to find the taste of his mother's life.

How to choose?

Maybe in the eyes of others, this was just his hypocrisy. There was no need to hesitate for such a question, and he would definitely give up.

Three-legged salamanders are rare, but there are many beautiful girls with two legs.

Men have power and influence, and they can have as many beautiful women as they want.

Adam clenched his fists.

No, that's not the case. Lilith is different from them!

He shouted silently in his heart, took a deep breath, and knocked on the door.

"Governor, are you there? I'm Adam."

"Come in." After a short silence, a soft voice came from inside.

It's not Roland, but the voice of Her Majesty the Queen.

Adam was not surprised. Queen Sif and Governor Roland were lovers, and everyone knew it.

Gently pushing the door open, Adam moved into the room and stood not far from the door.

"Please sit down and pour your own tea."

Sif did not look up, but continued to flip through the documents on the table.

Three minutes later, she finally finished reading the document, left a graceful signature at the end of the document, and then looked up.

Seeing Adam's cautious look, Sif smiled and comforted him:

"General Adam, don't be so restrained, is there anything wrong?"

The title of general made Adam feel nervous.

Because of his outstanding contribution, his rank was promoted to brigadier general.

The overseas three provinces have only one corps, and brigadier general is a senior officer, with the same gold content as the major general in the empire.

He was only a lieutenant colonel before, and this time he was promoted by exception, which was equivalent to jumping a level, which shows the emperor's grace.

Adam had a headache. If Her Majesty knew that he was going to give up his future for a woman, I don't know how disappointed she would be.

He was brewing words, but found that he couldn't speak at all.

Her Majesty's eyes were full of joy, and she seemed to be in a good mood. He shouldn't make things difficult for her at this time.

But this is the last chance to confess.

The expeditionary army will return home tomorrow.

A small number of elite troops will follow the fleet, and most of the army will leave along the avenue.

Adam received an order to follow the fleet.

If he didn't make it clear, he couldn't even find a reason to take Lilith with him.

The marriage of ordinary people is a private matter, but the marriage of officials around the queen is obviously not.

Seeing Adam hesitate to speak, Sif smiled and asked: "Adam, you are now my direct vassal. You can tell me if you have any private matters. I will try my best to help."

Compared to when she was in the imperial capital, Sif is now very familiar with winning people's hearts and will never do the stupid thing of refusing the bribe of the Minister of Justice.

Faced with the care of the leader, Adam was naturally flattered.

He gritted his teeth and said softly: "My Lord, do you have time to listen to the story? It is a true story that I encountered during this operation."

Sif's eyes lit up.

She liked to listen to Roland's stories, but unfortunately everyone was busy recently, and Roland told her less frequently and for less time than before.

Adam was the best bard. His stories might not be as fantastic as Roland's, but they were definitely worth listening to.

"It's my honor." Sif smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

Adam's heart moved. Sif was the queen, but also a young girl. Maybe she could understand him?

He immediately cheered up, cleared his throat, and entered the storytelling mode.

To be fair, Adam was indeed a top bard. His stories were full of appeal. If there were a few young girls around, they would definitely be moved to tears.

However, Sif was not an ordinary audience. She was well-informed and would certainly not be moved by such things. She just listened quietly until the end of the story.

Seeing the Queen's expression unchanged, Adam was also a little frustrated. At the end of his speech, his tone was a little more desolate.

"My Lord Earl, as you have heard, this matter."

Adam was speechless for a moment, because he didn't know how to describe it.

The confused encounter touched his heartstrings.

It was all the fault of the moon, which sprinkled on Lilith's soft body and hooked his heart.

After listening to Adam's story, Sif asked calmly:

"So, you met a girl who was engaged in a special profession while on a mission?"

"Yes." Adam lowered his head and spoke a little softer.

"Then you had a one-night stand?"

"Yes." Adam lowered his head even more and spoke even softer.

"Then you went to Xidai City together and lived together every night?"

"Yes" Adam's face was burning hot, and his voice was almost like a mosquito humming.

He couldn't help it, raised his head, and whispered like begging for mercy: "My Lord Earl, I..."

"This is love!"

Sif slapped the table hard and interrupted Adam's words.

Adam: "."

Hey, what does your majesty mean?

He stared at Sif in amazement, his burly body swaying like a wind chime.

Sif stretched out a finger and whispered, "Your behavior is not rational at all. If this is not love, I don't know what is."

Ah? What kind of logic is this?

Adam's mind was completely blank.

Sif smiled at Adam and reminded him softly, "Go call that girl. I want to see who makes you fall in love."

Although his mind was still blank, Adam still resolutely followed the order.

He left quickly, and even kicked off half of the threshold when he went out.

Looking at his excitement, Sif smiled a little more at the corner of her lips.

She can bet with anyone, this is love.

Soon after Adam left, Roland appeared at the door.

He looked at the corridor in surprise, and said with a smile, "Did Adam get upset? He forgot to say hello when he saw me just now."

"Nothing, he just lost his intelligence by the god of love." Sif smiled and stood up, giving the chair in front of the desk to Roland, and sat down on the sofa next to him, pouring tea and drinking tea.

Looking at Sif's smiling face, Roland was a little puzzled, but he didn't know how to ask.

Sif couldn't help but motion Roland to sit down, "Roland, do you want to listen to a story?"

Roland wanted to say that he would leave tomorrow and there was still a lot of work to do, but he couldn't refuse Sif's expectant eyes, so he returned to his seat and sat down leisurely.

Feeling the body temperature remaining on the cushion, Roland's heartbeat accelerated fiercely.

"Of course I want to listen."

"This is a pure love that breaks through the secular gaze." Sif's eyes gradually softened.

Her storytelling skills are far inferior to Adam's, and she is not as good as Roland's, but her voice is melodious and beautiful, and she speaks as well as sings, so Roland certainly likes to listen.

However, the content of the story made Roland a little dissatisfied.

In order to hear Roland's true thoughts, Sif replaced the names of people and places in the story with pseudonyms and told the story of Adam and Lilith in a different way.

"Roland, how would you rate this love?"

"This is not love." Roland shrugged and said disapprovingly.

This is because he can't control his little head from visiting brothels. It was the first time he saw someone talk about being tempted by beauty so fresh and refined.

Sif didn't like to hear this.

She frowned slightly and asked dissatisfiedly: "This young man is a smart man. If he can't make him lose his mind, what else can it be but love?"

Of course it's sperm.

Roland almost blurted it out, but considering that Sif was in a good mood these days, he still changed his way of expression tactfully.

"Just being attracted by the beauty of the girl is not true love."

Sif didn't like to hear this even more. Beauty is not wrong.

She stood up with an extremely serious expression and started the Queen's love class.

"Roland, you don't understand love at all. The original form of love is the attraction between opposite sexes."

"Whether it is external conditions such as talent, knowledge, identity, and status, or bonus points such as character and personality, they are all correcting this most primitive attraction."

Sif's eyes flashed with dazzling brilliance, and she said softly and firmly:

"Only mutual attraction without external conditions is the purest love. Love that grows over time is love, but isn't love at first sight?"

Roland was stunned.

He always felt that what Sif said was wrong, but he couldn't find any fault.

He figured it out soon.

He habitually tied love and marriage together, but what Sif said was pure love that transcended marriage.

Facing Sif's clear eyes, he chose to surrender.

"Okay, I admit that you are right, but there is no such love in reality. Your story is good, but it doesn't exist in reality. How could a man give up the title bestowed by the Queen for an unidentified girl picked up on the side of the road?"

"This is a love story, not reality."

Sif smiled and asked, "What if there is in reality?"

"Then I admit that this is true love, is there?" Roland disagreed.

Footsteps were heard in the corridor.

Two people, one light and one heavy, with messy footsteps, sounded uneasy.

Sif pointed to the door with her slender fingers and said softly, "Love is coming."