Chapter 284 I wanted to exchange my sincerity for my sincerity, but unfortunately...
"No, Duke Lannister!" Lann's last words frightened Heilaila. "I never thought about trapping Cintra into injustice. situation."
Helena took a deep breath and tried her best to defend herself:
"It is no secret that the Scoia'tael are supported by the Nilfgaardians. Especially these Scoia'tael are extremely vicious in Aedirn. Wanted criminals, as a captain of the special forces, I cannot turn a blind eye. Killing them is to weaken Nilfgaard's power." "
And... after the events during the day, I believe you can also see - those who spend money The young people of the Lenz clan have a lot of ill will towards human society. For the Scoia'tael, they are the best source of soldiers." Heilela couldn't help but gasped because of the wounds on her body caused by Milva, but Still holding on, he continued, "If left unchecked, they can easily be instigated by the Scoia'tael to become enemies of mankind, so I plan to eliminate the hidden dangers first..." What Heilela said is actually not completely
unreasonable. It can be seen from the fact that Grimm and his party stayed outside for so long and insisted on each other with the Scoia'tael. The young people of the Ferentz clan were wavering between returning home and joining the Scoia'tael, which was the main reason why Kolgrim and the others were unable to return. If Lann's appearance hadn't given them a blow, these dwarf young people might have hesitated even more. Long.
Lann sighed: "Your reasons are fine, and even I can't fault your starting point. But Captain Layla, have you ever thought about the consequences your actions will have on Cintra and even on the people behind you?" How much trouble will it cause?"
Heilela lowered her head: "I will use my blood to calm the possible anger of the dwarves, and I will bear all the consequences."
Lann laughed out of anger.
He strode forward and grabbed Heileila's chin, raised the female captain's head without comment, and said to her condescendingly: "
You bear it all? You, a captain of Aedirn, can't extinguish the dwarves even with ten lives." The anger of you! And then Cintra and Aedirn will have to pay the price for your recklessness!" In
this era, there is a primitive legal tradition such as "let the life of the instigator be paid, and let the hatred come to an end". But many times what comes with the dripping of blood is not the end of the conflict, but the beginning of a new hatred. All the suppressed anger will burst out at the right time in the future.
"I don't believe that you, as Demavi's confidant, have the political acumen cultivated by living in the court of Vengerberg for so many years, that you don't know the consequences of doing this. What you do will not only hurt Cintra, but also you." Allegiance to Demavi!" Lann's strength almost suffocated Heileila, "But you were blinded by your own hatred, so you ignored the flames of war that may have been ignited by you in the distance." "You are ashamed of yourself
. The badge on your collar, be glad you are not from Sintra, Captain Layla, otherwise you would have been judged for your actions." "But you will
lose your freedom in Mahakam, and my attendants will always guard you. Until I hand you over to Demavi."
Lann didn't even bother to add the honorific suffix "Your Majesty" after "Demavi" at this moment. And Heileila had no intention of defending her name as king. She had long known that she would end up like this after being caught, and even this was considered a good thing.
But when her thoughts were pointed out by Lan, the conjectures that she had suppressed that might have consequences for her actions came to the fore, leaving her devastated. So much so that she didn't resist at all when Milva took her down for custody.
...
This temporary farce episode is over, and everything has been explained tonight.
Everyone briefly greeted Lan and then exited the room, except for one who remained where he was. Lann looked over and saw Geralt.
"Kolgrim." Before Geralt could speak, Lan stopped the serpent witcher first and said in his confused eyes, "Geralt seemed to have something to say, but I expected what would happen next. It's better for you to listen to the topic together."
Geralt had no objection to Lann's reaction, but took the initiative to pull Kolgrim in, who was not sure whether to advance or retreat. Then he closed the door, leaving only three witchers in the house.
"I think what Layla said is not unreasonable." Under Lan's teasing eyes, Geralt said, "It is indeed easy for those young people from the dwarf clan to become members of the Scoia'tael. Captain Layla's handling method was too drastic. , but it also reminded us that maybe we really need to make some plans for possible dangers that may arise."
Lann stood up and poured a glass of wine for Geralt and another glass for Kolgrim: " Are you sure you have such thoughts and it's not because of Layla's status as your fan?"
Geralt drank the ale in the glass with an expressionless expression, and then snatched Lann's glass.
Lann smiled and shook his head: "Okay, I'm joking. But Geralt - why do we want to stop these Scoia'tael?"
Geralt had expected countless answers that Lann might have, but there was no such thing. One, which made him stunned on the spot not knowing how to respond.
On the contrary, Kolgrim's eyes gradually brightened.
"You mean..."
"Mahakam has remained neutral for centuries, and they want to continue to remain neutral. But they live in the territory of the North, being nominal citizens of the North, and making money It's too cheap for them to continue to bet on both ends of the money in the North, isn't it?" Lann shook his head, "Although they promised to give us soldiers through trade, this kind of assistance is not enough... I want to add more later. A fire will make them completely fall to the north."
"Of course, the existing resources we can obtain are barely enough. But the appearance of this group of Scoia'tael is an unexpected surprise, and since they have already appeared, so conveniently Why not?"
Perhaps anticipating what problems Geralt might have, Lan blocked his mouth first: "You don't have to worry about the situation getting out of control. After all, Brovard... Hog has firmly ruled Mahakam for centuries. I didn't have a good impression of him during my short time with him, but I have to admit that he is indeed a 'wise king' better than most kings in the north. With the Scoia'tael Party His ability won't cause much trouble here, it will only ignite Brovar's anger towards Nilfgaard." "
And this is exactly what we want."
Lann took advantage of Geralt's stunned opportunity to grab it. He returned his wine glass, filled it up and sipped it one mouth at a time, waiting for the two demon hunters to digest his information.
"So, we don't do anything?" After hesitating for a while, Geralt asked.
"We don't do anything," Lane affirmed.
"But... this is Mahakam, the hometown of Yalpan, and Gabo and Petrit will also go to Sintra later." Geralt hesitated, "We really have to let the Scoia'tael here. A plan? Although it will be suppressed by Brovar in the end, there will definitely be some losses in the process." "
They are them, Mahakam is Mahakam." Lann shook his head, and after pondering for a moment, he said to the Wolf Faction The witcher asked, "Geralt, what do you think of the treatment we received during this time in Mahakam?"
Geralt pondered for a moment: "It seems good?"
"That's compared to your previous witcher. As for life." Lann chuckled, "For me, I just feel that there are calculations and conspiracies from across the belly everywhere."
"Brovar wants everything but doesn't want to give anything. He reluctantly compromised under my coercion and inducement, and even tried to kill us. The Zigrin clan used you to weaken and try to control monsters. I even doubt that if you let After Zygrin successfully eliminates Fuchs, we will also become their nominal accomplices; the Ferentz clan is slightly better, but it was only after we were pressed that the whole story of the dragon's rage was revealed. I believe that as a demon hunter, you must What I hate the most is a client who gives a commission but conceals the information."
Geralt and Kolgrim couldn't help but nodded slightly after hearing Lan's last words.
"I don't want to plot against my allies. I hope that all the partners who cooperate with me can cooperate with Queen Miwe sincerely. But if it weren't for good luck after coming to Mahakam, we might have already lost our troops and turned into ashes. I rolled out."
"In this case, I think it is very reasonable to take some extraordinary measures without causing any harm." Lann looked at the two people in front of him, "This is also the case after the establishment of the Demon Hunter Order in the future. The key point I want to emphasize is: when accepting a commission, if the other party is sincere and really needs help, then we will fulfill our duties and missions as witchers; but if the other party is secretive or even secretive for personal reasons, There is a purpose, so I don't think we need to be pedantic about dogma - what do you think?"
Bai Lang lowered his head, this was not in line with his usual behavior. Faced with the kind of situation Lan mentioned, he usually turned around and left, rather than retaliate in the "debts must be paid" style.
But the situation is different now. If he really wants to revive the Wolf Sect and establish a religious order in the future, his way of doing things may indeed be closer to what Lan said.
"I seem to have heard a similar saying, is it 'Lannister, all debts must be paid'?" Kolgrim was very excited. He completely agreed with Lann's point of view. But then he became a little troubled.
"Lan, you know that our snake sect has changed our behavior due to various reasons. I think it will be uncomfortable to adapt to the change... I mean, who are we going to point the dagger at in the end, or do we still need to pull it out? A dagger?"
Lann chuckled: "Don't worry, Kolgrim. Your snake sect will always be the most important part of the plan."
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The moon is dark and the wind is high.
The Cintra guards responsible for guarding the Scoia'tael were reduced by one-third, but they were still sufficient to perform their duties.
There was a sudden noise in the darkness not far away, which made the people of Sintra who had just experienced Heilela's "visit" tense up and immediately drew out their weapons in unison.
"Who is it?"
There was a sudden movement in the darkness for a moment, probably because Li He was frightened. Then several strong and calm short figures walked out of the darkness. The people of Cintra took a closer look and saw that they were all young Ferenc dwarves who had just returned to their clans.
"How many...sirs?" The dwarf used the honorific title he learned in human society unfamiliarly.
"We are not knights." The leader of the guards shook his head, "What do you want?"
The eyes of the people of Cintra were strange. They knew that these dwarves were twice or even three times their age, but these dwarves The behavior shown by people still has the youthfulness and nervousness of young people.
"We... want to give them some midnight snacks." The dwarf young man raised his hand, holding a wooden basket there.
He pointed to the room behind Cintra, where the Scoia'tael were imprisoned: "After all, they were also the brothers of our clan before, and I still know some of them. After that, they will be sent to Carbon Mountain, and I don't know what is waiting for them. What is theirs? Like us, they suffered outside and just returned home - they even suffered more." The
dwarf young man lowered his head: "So at the very least, now I want them to recall the taste of their hometown. If they can't return to their hometown because of the punishment of the Great Elder, I hope that when they think back to Ferenz's last face, it won't be just a prison."
This sentence was very touching, but the people of Cintra narrowed their eyes when they heard it.
The dwarf came to deliver supper in the middle of the night, but he was sneaking around and hadn't turned on the light yet. Although it can be explained by the fear of being punished by the clan leader, some of these Sintra people have served as guards in the palace, and their sense of abnormal smell is not generally sensitive.
However, the leader of the Cintra guards just looked at the dwarf youth inexplicably for a few times, and then let him go in the face of surprise in his eyes.
"Don't worry, we won't tell your clan leader." the Cintra guard added.
The dwarf youth thanked the Cintra people profusely and praised them loudly for their understanding.
But after entering the room behind the Cintra guards, the expression on the dwarf young man's face suddenly changed.
He felt guilty for a moment, but that guilt was then suppressed by more and more complicated emotions.
"Humans..."
The Scoia'tael in the house had long heard what was going on outside. They immediately started talking loudly when they saw the person coming, loudly eating, drinking, praising the clan delicacies brought by the dwarf youth, and lamenting the warmth of their hometown.
Amidst the noise, a Scoia'tael dwarf with three pigtails on his beard approached the young dwarf's ear and whispered: "Have you
thought about it?"
The young dwarf also lowered his voice to confirm the content of the conversation. It was enough to be covered by the surrounding noise:
"I want to join the Scoia'tael... We were bullied outside. We originally expected to have a good life after returning home, but..." The dwarf young man closed his eyes, and the story of the red dragon kept flashing back in his mind. Flames, houses burned to charcoal, and compatriots who have lost their loved ones and are crying.
"Mahakam is not the Mahakam in our dreams. We need a new, more open country that gives us more dignity." The dwarf young man wiped his eyes and asked the three-braided Scoia'tael dwarf, "Is everything you promised us true?"
"That's not what we promised, but what we will fight for and obtain together." The three-braided dwarf emphasized.
"Okay." The dwarf young man took a deep breath, "You are locked in there and can't come out for a short time. I will take care of your subsequent actions." "
What do you need me to do?"
(End of Chapter)