Tome of Blood

"A banner of violets?"

"W... Willett?"

After hearing the sentinel's words, the Violet soldiers were all stunned.

Although the Star-Moon War has passed for more than ten years, as an ancient family that has ruled the Violet Principality for nearly a thousand years, Willett's prestige and legend are still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The same is true of Baron Bettel.

He pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized something, rummaged in his pocket, and soon found a bunch of badges strung together with rope.

The badge looked like a violet flower, carved with exquisite patterns and complicated magic patterns, and at this moment, it was emitting a faint light, as if it had sensed something.

Seeing the light of the badge, Baron Betel's expression suddenly changed.

This is the family coat of arms of the Willett family.

Only the direct descendants of the Willett family and recognized clansmen will have it and be able to sense each other.

"Lord Baron, shall we...shall we try to negotiate with them, or should we evacuate from another direction?"

The Violet Knight following Betel couldn't help asking.

Baron Betel stared at the violet badge in his hand for a while, then looked out of the woods in surprise, with a hesitant expression.

And soon, another vigilant veteran sent news:

"My Lord Baron! My Lord Baron! Their team stopped about 500 meters outside the forest! They played a semaphore to meet you! And... it was a semaphore from the Star-Moon War period!"

"The semaphore from the Star-Moon War period?"

Baron Betel stared slightly.

After hesitating for a few breaths, he said in a deep voice:

"Everyone, enter a state of combat readiness, prepare for combat and evacuation..."

"Come here a few people, go meet them with me."

After picking out a few knights and soldiers who volunteered, Baron Betel walked out of the woods.

Outside the woods, the heavily armed Castel cavalry stood about 500 meters away. There were a large number of them, perhaps one or two thousand.

They held high the flags of violet flowers, and even the leading knights waved white battle flags, signaling a truce.

Baron Betel motioned for the following soldiers to stop, then took a step forward, looked at Castel's army, his eyes kept wandering among the cavalry, and said in a deep voice:

"I am Guillaume, Commander of Violet."

"Who? Who wants to see me?"

Seeing Baron Betel, a knight in full armor on Castel's side immediately left the team on horseback and rushed towards Baron Betel.

He is tall, almost two meters.

Seeing the knights approaching, the Violet soldier suddenly showed vigilance.

Baron Betel, who is a starry first-order transcendent, has better eyesight.

He saw the same mottled armor on the opponent's chest at a glance, and the violet flower pattern on his chest was exactly the same as his knight armor, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

The knights of Castelfang soon came not far from Baron Bettel.

He stopped his horse, stood in the shadow of the big tree, the vicissitudes of eyes behind the helmet fell on Baron Betel, and sighed:

"Little Guillaume It really is you."

Hearing this long-standing title and that somewhat familiar voice, Baron Betel's expression was in a trance for a while.

He looked at the tall knight in front of him in surprise, and said in a deep voice:

"Your Excellency... who is it?"

Knight Castel slowly took off his helmet, revealing a face of vicissitudes and determination.

Seeing that familiar face, long memories suddenly revived in Baron Betel's mind:

"La... Master Lahaier? You... you are still alive!"

Recognizing the identity of the person who came, Baron Betel's eyes widened.

Rachel de Raine.

The last knight leader of the Willett family, the personal guard knights loyal to Willett's direct branch, and also the knights of the last batch of Violet knights who had received knight training in Violet Castle, including Baron Betel. Art and fencing teacher.

I saw Knight Lahaile smiled slightly and said:

"Guillaume, long time no see."

"After so many years, you have become an excellent commander who can stand alone."

Looking at Knight Lahaire, Baron Betel's expression was in a trance for a while, and he couldn't help sighing:

"Lord Rachel, long time no see."

"You...you don't seem to have changed much from before..."

After finishing speaking, it seemed that he had thought of something, and Baron Bettel's face changed slightly again, and he became vigilant in an instant:

"Why...why did you deliberately unfurl Willett's flag in Castel's army?"

"Could it be that you have already pledged allegiance to Castel and betrayed Willett!"

After hearing Baron Bettel's words, Rachel shook his head:

"Betray Willett? No, of course not."

"I have been Willett's personal guard knight from the beginning to the end, before, now, and in the future."

"The reason why I am standing here is because my little master wants to see you. Of course... she was also your little master once."

"Little... little master?"

Baron Betel was taken aback for a moment.

After finishing speaking, Knight Lahaile turned his head, looked at the side of Castel's army, and shouted:

"Miss, it is indeed Baron Bettel! Guillaume de Berthe-Villette!"

Hearing Rachel's words, Castel's army became agitated slightly, and the cavalry in the army slowly moved aside to make way for a path.

Immediately afterwards, a young woman riding a black war horse, wearing a black aristocratic skirt armor, and a cloak appeared in Baron Betel's sight.

The mysterious young woman rode a horse and quickly came to the side of Knight Lahaile, while the knight Lahaile who had dismounted took a step back and stood respectfully behind him.

"You...you are..."

Looking at the aristocratic costume painted with violet flowers on the woman, Baron Betel became more and more suspicious.

Immediately afterwards, the young woman who also entered the shadow of the big tree also took off her cloak, revealing her real appearance.

It was a beautiful girl of seventeen or eighteen years old.

She has beautiful long flaxen hair that can only be owned by the direct descendants of the Willett family, and her amber eyes are full of smiles:

"Brother Guillaume, long time no see."

Looking at the beautiful girl in front of him, the long-lasting memory was completely revived.

The image of the other party gradually overlapped with a certain figure deep in his memory, and Baron Betel's eyes widened, with a bit of disbelief in his expression:

"Ah...Miss Agnes?!"

"You...you are still alive?!"

But soon, he fixed his eyes again, and his expression became puzzled:

"No, is it really you? You...how can you look so young, just like back then?"

"And... why did you stand with Castel's army?"

After hearing Baron Bettel's words, Agnes sighed:

"It's a long story..."

"The grievances between the Willett family and Castel are over. Now Castel is the power to help revive the Willett family, and is also the Suzerain that the Willett family follows."

Saying that, Agnes looked at Baron Bettel, and said seriously:

"Brother Guillaume, Willett is no longer your lord, and the knight contract between you and the Willett family... has also ended."