Chapter 8: Flower in the Darkness

"Until you are put on the stake, the empire cannot rebel." The archbishop said, steel-blue eyes like blades glowing under the moon, "that's all."
"really?"
Adele said she grabbed the archbishop by the collar abruptly.
The archbishop reflexively grabbed her wrist: "What are you doing?"
He still vigilantly remembered Adele's deception in the church before.
"Who is there?"
Shouted.
Following the clear footsteps came from the other end of the corridor.
The two changed their faces at the same time. The guards on the patrol were all Dalton's people. Once they saw the queen and the archbishop meeting privately, it would be clear who betrayed Dalton before.
The patrol guard pressed the hilt of the sword around his waist and quickly walked toward the pillar.
The moonlight is cold and there is no one behind the pillar.
The queen and the archbishop hide behind a mural. There are always countless secret doors in the royal palace, and Adele knows them well. The problem is... the dark room is short and small. The queen leaned on his side, and all the muscles under the monk of the archbishop became stiff.
The incident was urgent, he forgot to let go of the queen's hand.
The darkness makes the senses extremely keen. He clearly feels the warmth under his fingertips. Her blood flows slowly in the veins like a river, flowing to the depths of darkness, into the unknown secrets.
Footsteps sounded outside the mural, and the guard walked in with a torch.
The two tried their best to lower their breaths, and the time in the narrow space was extended bit by bit, the misty fragrance and dust mixed together, just like all the obscurity and sorrow that were covered in this luxurious palace. Gorgeously, leading people to fall and go away.
The fire dispelled the darkness and illuminated the inside clearly. There was indeed no one.
The guard checked it several times, and he left suspiciously.
"He's gone," the archbishop reminded.
Adele was not in a hurry to go out, she chuckled in the dimness: "Why are you looking for me? My dear Mr. Bishop."
My dear, I read ambiguous and intimate words from her mouth, with an indescribable breath, like the strong fragrance of roses in full bloom, and like a mermaid who lures sailors to touch the rocks in a storm.
"The danger is far from over," the archbishop warned. "If you still have wisdom, you know that you should stay away from the heretics of the new religion, rather than fuel their evil flames."
The queen was silent for a while.
Just when the archbishop wondered if her reminder was too vague, she spoke slowly.
"Do you know?" Adele said, "Your tone almost makes me think you are jealous of Dalton."
The archbishop's breath cooled down.
Adele pushed away the mural, and the moonlight entered the dark room. She pulled up the overlapping skirts with one hand, and wanted to walk out. But she soon stopped again. Archbishop Rodry uttered a single questioning tone behind her.
"You still hold my hand."
Adele tilted his head to look at him.
The archbishop loosened it sharply, as if being burned by the fire.
The queen in a beautiful dress stepped on the cold stone bricks, and the moonlight quietly laid on the ground. She let go, and the skirt was scattered, and the gems and pearls inlaid on it instantly reflected the brilliance of stars. She turned away lightly, the layers of the skirt blooming like flowers.
The archbishop stood alone in the dark, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, he found a little light in the place where the queen was just standing. A jewel was lying there quietly. It should have rolled off the queen's skirt-or the queen had dropped it.
He hesitated for a moment and hid it.
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Adele thought about the warning brought by the archbishop.
She locked the source of danger almost instantly—religious disputes.
The Roland Empire is located on the right side of the Sea of ​​Heaven, and controls the Rose Strait connecting the Sea of ​​Heaven and the Chi Sea. Maritime commerce has always been prosperous. Since the three-mast ship technology matured, a new vitality was injected into the life of the empire with the expansion of business, and people asked the gods for the right to enjoy themselves.
Today, within the Roland Empire, the new sects and the old sects are at war.
The most recent major conflict between old and new sects occurred in the second year of Adele's reign. Appointing Dalton as the commander of the knights and the marshal of the empire, coming to the believers in the country, is equivalent to a signal that an empire chooses the new gods as the state religion.
This can easily lead to a new conflict of beliefs, and she will bear the brunt.
What is the specific danger?
Another secret identity of Archbishop Rodry is the deputy commander of the Knights of the Temple of Roland. Adele is sure that if he knows what the old gods are planning, he will not hide from her. Even he can't know the details, just aware of the crisis... assassination? Or something else?
Adele understood what the archbishop meant--
He hoped that she would show her respect for the old sect in order to ease the situation and avoid danger.
But the contradiction will not disappear, she is determined to solve it completely.
Therefore, not only did the queen not neglect Dalton, but on the contrary, she even agreed to his invitation to go hunting together in a sunny morning.
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To the left of the summer palace is a royal forest.
Although it was for hunting, the Queen’s mind seemed not to be here. She rode a silver horse along the winding white river tributary. The wind blew her dark blue cloak, and she was wearing a top A hat with pearls and black swan feathers, and a net gauze covers the beautiful face.
Hunters serving the royal family drove deer, wild wolves, wild boars and other prey from the forest. This was not only to ensure that the nobles would not return empty-handed, but also to ensure that no bears or other more dangerous animals would hurt important people. .
Dalton followed the queen. He changed into a knight's costume, and his slender fingers played with bows and arrows.
"Do you have anything you want?"
Dalton did not participate in the containment of the deer by the other hunters, but turned his head to look at the queen. The sun shines through the dense leaves and falls on the corner of his eyes. The cold facial features are similar in temperament to the unsheathed sword.
"What can you hunt for me?" Adele asked back.
When they were talking, the attendants who followed behind let out uneasy exclamations. Accompanied by a wild roar, the bush in front of them trembled, and a brown bear with red eyes stepped out. The hunters who drove the beast made a mistake, and their negligence allowed the dangerous beast to break into the hunting ring.
Adele stopped the horse.
She restrained her instinct to take off the crossbow around her waist.
The brown bear seemed to be irritated by the noise and blood, and after letting out a low roar, it rushed towards them.
咻咻
Three arrows shot from the side at almost the same time, one into the brown bear's forehead, one into the throat, and one into the heart. The roots were never reached, blood was flying up in the air, deducing the beauty of violence.
Dalton let go of the bowstring, his expression cold.
He invited the queen this time to hunt, and if something happens, the responsibility lies with him.
"Do you want a bear skin as a cushion?" Soon, Dalton concealed the gloom, he turned his head and smiled at the queen and proposed.
Adele moved her fingers away from the crossbow, and she gently accepted the gift.
The brown bears were quickly dragged down by the attendants. In order to avoid more accidents, under Dalton’s suggestion, they did not continue to go deep into the forest. Instead, they walked down the stream and came to the so-called "Swan Picnic by the lake of "Tears".
At the same time, Heinrich and the MP rushed to the forest with a document.
"I'm sorry, the queen is hunting and has no time to receive it."
The attendant stopped them and said to Heinrich politely.
Heinrich exchanged glances with the Senator, and both of them looked very ugly.
During this period of time, Dalton's right to speak at the Imperial Conference was clearly elevated to an unbearable level. When he confronted the nobles, the queen would often stand on his side. In addition, with the help of a knight leader, he used the excuse of "defending the queen's safety" to strengthen his control of the court.
It can be said that no one can bypass Dalton and see the queen directly. Even if they see the queen, there must be Dalton or his people in the audience room.
The queen's attitude is particularly conniving.
Heinrich stopped the congressman who wanted to get angry.
He knew that Dalton had come to him for this level-perhaps there was the Queen's acquiescence.
"It's the same at the meeting." Heinrich said, he returned to his usual appearance, and no one could see whether he was angry.
The congressman walked away cursing, Heinrich thought for a while, chose a path and circled around.
When he walked through the forest and arrived at "Tears of the Swan", the scene in front of him suddenly stung his eyes.
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