Path of light

Chapter 267 268. Earl Swinburne

When it was almost noon, the housekeeper came personally to invite the three Roys to the restaurant for lunch.

The restaurant in the manor is actually an independent building. There are three corridors connecting this square spire building. The building has a bit of Gothic style.

The space inside the restaurant is very large. There are six rows of dining tables that are nearly 100 meters long. Some fruits are placed at regular intervals. The elf maids are holding exquisite teapots. There are even elf maids holding elf biscuits and ……cake.

This was the first time Roy saw cake at the elf banquet. Even the bakery in Castletown didn't have such a thing.

The cake was wrapped in butter and exuded an attractive sheen.

The way of dining in this restaurant is that as soon as you sit down, an elf maid will come up and ask, choose the food you want to eat, and it will be served quickly, without having to wait for other guests to eat together...

The restaurant was only half full, and guests were entering the restaurant one after another.

Roy chose a piece of cake, a croissant and a cup of lemon tea. These unknown foods surprised both Sabrina and Woods. They looked at Roy's plate curiously, wondering what he was eating.

Sabrina and Woods chose food very conservatively. They first looked at what kind of fruits the other Silver Moon elves chose. Woods pointed to several rare fruits in the fruit plate and whispered to Sabrina: " I have eaten this kind of fruit before, and it tastes very good. It should be rare here in Castleton City..."

They also chose honey fruit tea.

There was a piece of cut cake on Roy's plate. There were only three thin layers of cake inside, with some fresh fruits and jam sandwiched in the middle. The outermost layer was very thin cream. This was probably specially modified for the elves. taste.

The cake was not very sweet and slightly sour, but it was mixed with the long-lost taste of cream. That taste... Roy felt like he had been away for a lifetime.

As expected, the croissant was stuffed with applesauce, and even had a faint scent of wine, but it was so sweet that Roy might not have been able to eat such sweet bread if there wasn't a cup of lemon tea by his side.

"Miss Christine, I think you will like it. We specially hired a pastry chef from Buenos. It seems that you really like this kind of food!"

The butler came up from behind at the right time and added another piece of cake to Roy's empty plate.

It was obvious that Roy didn't like croissants, so he didn't get another one.

Only then did Roy realize that this was really the case. None of the elves dining around would eat this piece of cake.

"This cake is very delicious..." Roy said.

"Ask the pastry chef to bake a cake and send it to Roy and his family." A sweet voice said.

Miss Christine was wearing a white gauze skirt and a delicate earring in the shape of an ear of wheat on her forehead. She had no other decorations on her body. It was like there was a layer of bright light lingering around her body. Roy felt that she was better than Princess Ophelia still looks like a princess.

Miss Christine sat next to Sabrina, and her arrival immediately became the focus of the restaurant.

Almost all eyes were on her.

"Thank you for coming to this dance."

Miss Christine had a faint smile on her face and secretly winked at Sabrina.

"We also want to thank you for doing so much careful work."

"In the afternoon, my father would like to treat everyone to afternoon tea in the garden over there." Miss Christine said to the three of them.

"Oh, we are also planning to pay a visit to Lord Swinburne."

Roy said to Miss Christine with a smile.

There were too many guests in the restaurant. Miss Christine only sat here for a short while and then left in a hurry to greet other guests.

…

After lunch, Roy, Sabrina, and Woods returned to their respective rooms to take a rest.

Soon it was time for afternoon tea. The butler was waiting for Roy and the three of them at the door. He probably knew that Earl Swinburne wanted to meet the three young people, so his attitude became more respectful.

He took the three of them to a silver grassland, where there was a white awning with some seats under the awning.

There were various fruits and fruit tea on the table. Many of the fruits were rare varieties that the three young people had never seen before.

Miss Christine was already waiting here. She stood up and cordially greeted the three of them to sit down.

A beautiful Silver Moon Elf maid behind Roy thoughtfully pulled out a chair for him and poured him a cup of tea.

When she lowered her head to pour tea, she almost leaned against Roy's body, exuding a sweet scent.

Roy was a little embarrassed and leaned back as much as possible. When he turned to look at Woods, he found that Woods was as embarrassed as he was.

When Roy looked at Miss Christine, Miss Christine winked at him slyly, as if she had been caught out in a prank...

"Sabrina, try this jelly. It's made from berries and has a little honey in it."

Miss Christine asked the maid to bring a piece of delicate pastry to Sabrina.

Woods sat on the chair, looked around and saw that there were no outsiders, stretched his body a little, and praised Miss Christine: "Christine, your manor is so beautiful..."

"If you like, you can come and stay often. It doesn't matter how long you stay." Miss Christine said generously.

"Is this the Silver Pegasus' racecourse?" Roy asked curiously.

"It used to be true, but now there are not many Silver Pegasus kept here. If you want to see it, I can take you to visit it later, but I can't let you try riding it." Miss Christine said.

Lord Swinburne walked alone from the direction of the manor, holding a cane.

He has the aura of a superior person, which makes people remember him deeply at a glance.

He walked under the awning and sat down next to Miss Christine. He looked very easy-going, his movements were simple and meticulous, and he had a military temperament.

"Hello, Lord Swinburne."

Roy and the three stood up and greeted.

Earl Swinburne smiled and nodded to Roy, and said cheerfully:

"Let me guess, you're Roy!"

Roy nodded again.

Earl Swinburne smiled proudly, and then said to Sabrina: "You are Sabrina..."

"You are Woods..."

In fact, the identities of the three of them are not difficult to guess. Roy is a half-elf who looks like a human, and Sabrina and Woods are both half-elves.

But when Earl Swinburne said this, he seemed very approachable.

After he sat down, he naturally became the focus of everyone's attention.

Earl Swinburne looked at Miss Christine with some affection, and then said:

"I just want Christine to see some of the outside world, the most real world outside..."

He reached out and stroked Christine's silver hair, and then said:

“It’s just that she has never been able to find an adventure group worth entrusting to her, so she joined the Elf Academy Adventure Group.

I didn't expect that there would be a riot on Parram Island, or that the prisoners would swim to Partington Island.

There are more than 30,000 mixed-race elves resident on Partington Island. These prisoners happened to meet two children, Christine and Jijilu. Although they had learned some self-protection methods, they had no choice when facing the prisoners. Deal with it calmly..."

Earl Swinburne set his sights on Roy:

“The news that Christine was in danger came back to Castletown and we were all very worried.

Thank you for lending a helping hand to Christine when she needed help the most. The brave actions of you children have gained the friendship of the Swinburne family.

According to Christine, there is a magician among those prisoners? "

"Yeah." Roy nodded.

Earl Swinburne rubbed his forehead and said with some confusion:

"But I checked the escape list of Parram Island Prison, and there is no information about human magicians in it!"

His eyes were still on Roy, as if he knew that only Roy could answer this question.

Roy didn't hide anything and answered honestly:

“He was a slave trader on the Kumquat ship, his name was Benjamin, and he once captured some young elves in the Malaga jungle.

Later, he escaped the big manhunt, and later found a companion named Abut.

Abbot was once a novice priest in the Temple of Liberty. He had been on the run in fear of murdering my friend Jasper.

The two of them are not prisoners in a prison.

I guess they appeared on Partington Island together with the prisoners on the Kumquat, and they should have participated in the escape from Parram Island Prison, because they were the only two who had the ability to take the prisoners out of Parram Island. . "

These are all things Roy has figured out in recent days.

When he said this, Earl Swinburne fell silent.

"..."

Earl Swinburne knew about the slave traders on the Kumquat ship capturing young elves in the Malaga jungle. Even the Silver Pegasus regiment was sent out after his signature.

"It turns out that the initiator of this incident was actually the magician on the Kumquat. This magician successfully implemented the prison escape plan, which led to Christine's disaster."

After speaking, Earl Swinburne sighed softly.

"And you are the commander of the Seventeenth Legion, dear Earl of Winsborne." A graceful elf lady came over from the direction of the manor.

Everyone turned their heads and happened to see the beautiful profile of the elf lady...

She seemed to be carved from the same mold as Christine, except that she had more charm of a mature elf woman than Christine.

The three Roys quickly greeted the countess again.

The elf lady hugged Miss Christine, and the elf maid quickly moved over a chair.

Many times, things just need to be scrutinized over and over again. If you review it a few times, you will be able to find the problems.

Roy, Sabrina and Woods recounted what happened on the island from beginning to end.

Miss Christine smiled bitterly, her smile a little stiff.

That experience was the last thing she wanted to think about, and it was also a little embarrassing. In the woods, her clothes were pulled up to her belly, and Roy helped her pull them up. She felt a little embarrassed when she thought about this. Blushing, he glanced at Roy secretly.

But the guy lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.