Chapter 335 Patty Grant

After hearing what the attendant reported and seeing the change in the expression on Luo Penni Grant's face, Gawain immediately guessed what happened.

As he knew and speculated - Patty Grant is the daughter of the lord of the Grant Territory, and the little girl must not be in a good condition now. The reason why she connected Entering the eternal sleeper's spiritual network may also be related to her physical condition.

Gawain concealed the fluctuations in his heart, with pure curiosity on his face: "Ms. Grant, what happened?"

"Please don't worry, you are here Just wait for a moment." Baroness Luo Penni controlled the worried look on her face, she bowed slightly to apologize to Gawain, and said in a low and fast tone, "I need to leave for a while, and I will be back soon."

Gawain thought for a while and nodded: "...Please feel free to deal with your affairs and don't worry about us. But if there is anything you need help with, I am always happy to help."

Countess Luo Penni thanked her quickly, and then hurriedly followed the attendants out of the living room.

Gawain watched the other party's figure disappear behind the door, but until the end he controlled the urge to ask further questions, and did not bring up any idea of ​​meeting the other party's daughter - because it was too abrupt. .

Patty Grant is probably only a child of about ten years old, and Gawain is a border Duke who has just been resurrected not long ago and is currently opening up wasteland in the south. When these eight poles are out of reach, he suddenly needs to Seeing the other party's daughter is really suspicious. You can't just ask someone's single mother to say, "Fellow, I heard that you have a daughter at home?" - If you really do that, your reputation will definitely be lost...

In order to avoid arousing Luo Penni's vigilance and resistance, he had to make his words and deeds more natural, so Gawain just silently watched the Baroness leave the room. He knew that he could always find a chance to meet the "Pa" Di Gulen" side.

After waving his hand to silence the noisy harps and lyres, Gawain began to walk around the reception room with great interest, observing the collections and creations from the former Viscount Grant. While looking at those things with personal characteristics, I recalled in my mind the various accounts and rumors about the former Viscount Gulen - those things were only a few years ago or more than ten years ago, but But it has become absurd due to the chaotic record-keeping habits of this era and some distortions with ulterior motives, as if it were a dark story passed down hundreds of years ago.

In the various versions of the circulating stories, the former Viscount Grant was a mental patient who was troubled by evil spirits or genetic diseases. He was both extremely intelligent and mentally insane. He amassed wealth with wise tactics, but then squandered the wealth wantonly, ruining the family's tradition and reputation, and bringing order in the territory into chaos. He was once a leader among the younger generation of southern nobles and the favorite of countless noble ladies. An ideal lover, but he ends up succumbing to a thirst for forbidden knowledgeHe couldn't extricate himself from it, and even died in the magic laboratory...

Gawain kept piecing together the true and false stories in his mind, and most of those stories were investigated by Amber. As a result, after he sorted out the stories again, he turned around and nodded to the half-elf who was licking the plate: "Are you full?"

"You are full, you are full! Amber patted her belly in a very unpromising manner, "Looking at your expression and tone...you must be asking me to do some work again, right?"

"It's not a very troublesome thing," Gawain smiled. "Go to the gate of the castle and take a look at that door..."

...

Before the evening dance began, Ropenny Grant finally appeared in the high school again. In front of Wen's eyes - of course, Amber returned to Gawain one step ahead of her.

The countess had a look of exhaustion on her face, but her mood had obviously calmed down. After seeing her, Gawain naturally asked with curiosity: "I heard the attendant just now In other words, Patty Grant is..."

"It's my daughter," Dame Luo Penni smiled faintly. It seemed that the smile on her face only appeared when she mentioned her daughter. It will be softer and more natural, "Her health is not very good..."

"I hope she can recover soon," Gao Wen said, "If I have the chance, I would like to see that child - I There is a very good druid in our territory, who might be able to help."

The expression on Luo Penni's face was softer, and her tone when speaking to Gawain was a little more sincere than before: " Thank you for your kindness, but I'm afraid there is no druid that can cure Patty's illness. Of course, you can go see her, and I think Patty will be happy to meet a legendary figure like you - she often used it when she was a child. Listen to your story."

The dance started as scheduled.

In the largest banquet hall in Granburg, food and wine filled the dining table. Players supported by the Gran family played soothing and beautiful Ansu court music on a wooden platform in the corner of the hall. Gentlemen and ladies dressed in fine clothes walked into the banquet hall and started their aristocratic socializing in this prosperous and luxurious place. And these small and medium-sized nobles or the heirs of nobles from around Glenland did not ignore the man sitting on the platform at the end of the hall. People - from time to time, some people cast their sights to the place high above the ground, looking at Duke Cecil and Countess Grant who were talking above, and guessing what they were talking about.

Gawain was actually just chatting with Luo Penni. After seeing the specifications of the dance, the texture of the tableware used, the number of musicians and their costumes, he smiled and praised: "A good dance. . ”

“It is an honor to receive such a comment from you,” the Countess replied, “I have tried my best to make this ball worthy of you.”

Gawain just nodded slightly, and in the next moment, he noticed a change in the eyes of Luo Penni Grant when she looked at the noble members in the hall.

It was deep hostility, contempt, and a flame that was almost hatred.

This change in his eyes was well hidden. If Gawain hadn't caught it, he would have ignored it with his observation skills.

A smile appeared at the corner of Gawain's mouth, and he said in a very casual tone: "How many of those who appear here today also appeared at Count Karloff Horsman's banquet ten days ago? "What about in the field?"

Luo Penni Grant's expression seemed to be stiff for a moment, but all the strangeness in her was fleeting. In the next moment, she spoke calmly: "It seems Even after seven hundred years, what happened in this land is still hidden from your eyes."

"No, there are many, but I happened to know one or two of them afterwards. ."

"... Count Horsman used dishonorable means to steal the wealth that belongs to you, but luckily Grantland didn't get involved," the countess said after two seconds of silence. He avoided Gawain's initial question and did not bring the topic to the noble members gathered here.

But Gawain himself didn’t come to pursue this matter. He just mentioned it casually, looked at Luo Penny Grant’s reaction, and then pretended to have forgotten the topic and suddenly came up with it. In one sentence: "Your husband, in my opinion, is a great man."

"...That great man left me only a mess."

He couldn't see clearly what it was, but he knew that someone was indeed there at the crack of the door - because Luo Penni Grant next to him had already stood up and looked at him with surprise, nervousness and worry. Same place.

The female count seemed a little at a loss: "Your Excellency, please allow me to first..."

Gawain had already stood up at this time: "Don't worry, go ahead. ”

The Baroness left her position almost immediately. She quickly passed through the side of the hall and walked towards the door of the banquet hall, while Gawain naturally followed.

Some people in the banquet hall noticed this scene in surprise, but after Luo Penni waved her hand, the music continued to sound, and the nobles attending the ball did not leave, but many people's attention had obviously reached the door. and followed Luo Penni and Gao Wen.

Luo Penni pushed open the door of the banquet hall, and Gawain stood behind her and looked out.

A wooden chair with wheels was parked in the corridor outside the door. A slightly panicked maid stood behind the chair, and a huddled little figure sat in the chair.

The little figure is a girl. She is wearing white, specially tailored "clothes" with only oneThere were only sleeves and a large opening at the waist. Because the skin of the person wearing it was fragile and ulcerated, I was afraid that she could no longer touch any fabric; she sat in a chair with a crooked posture, and several belts fixed her body There, to prevent her from rolling down; under the hem of her skirt, one leg had been severed from the knee, and the shriveled and shrunken stump was hung weakly on the chair; half of her torso seemed to have been roasted by the flames, and her skin was scorched black It was wrinkled, and layers of scars formed after cracking and scabbing could be seen everywhere. A twisted and weird mass of flesh and blood grew on half of her charred and wrinkled body: it was one of her former arms.

She was tied to the chair like a tattered doll, with her head struggling to be propped up and shaking slightly, as if it was difficult to keep her neck fixed at any angle.

But she still has a pair of bright eyes, which are staring at Gawain curiously.

A third of her face was covered with ugly and distorted purple-red scars, but she still smiled and looked very happy:

“You are so tall! "

Then she added: "It's just like what dad told in the story!"

Gawain squatted down in front of the chair so that the little girl didn't have to work hard anymore! He raised his head and looked at the other person's bright eyes. Only these eyes were exactly the same as the lively girl in the dream city.

"Hello, Patty."