"Why are you targeting a little mercenary like this?"
After Sal left, Vera asked in a narrow tone.
Obviously, Vera also saw Colin's hostility towards Sal, but she thought it was because the two were jealous of her.
Thinking of this, her little face covered by black gauze was a little blushing, but a hint of joy could not help but appear in her heart.
Women always like to see men fighting for themselves, even if she doesn't like any of those men.
"A man who dares to kill his own father does not deserve my respect." Colin said righteously, without hesitation, he exposed Sal's background.
"What?" Vera was very surprised.
"Indeed, Thrall is a poisonous snake and you need to be careful." Bliss helped. The knight obviously looked down on this filial son who killed his father.
"I understand." Vera nodded and put this little mercenary who originally thought she was a bit clever, on the blacklist.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic."
Vera began to introduce to Colin the specific situation that the Sentinel Cavalry had discovered.
At this time, it was confirmed that there were two wolf cavalry groups that had caught up, each with approximately seven to eight hundred people. The total number was already equivalent to the current number of our own.
However, the opponent was the most elite wolf cavalry in the Troll regular army, and apart from the elite cavalry of less than a hundred people on our own side, the rest were all broken troops who escaped from the Jinghu Camp.
Moreover, these defeated troops were all mercenaries and civilians who were temporarily pulled over by emergency recruitment orders.
It's just a bunch of rabble.
Under such circumstances, even Vera, who had little military knowledge, began to panic, and then she quickly found Colin to discuss countermeasures.
Colin sighed and made one last effort: "It's still too late to leave those broken troops behind and leave with only the cavalry."
"Isn't there a better way?" Vera still refused to give up.
In Colin's opinion, the kindness of this female mage was somewhat used in the wrong place, so he had to persuade her again:
"I know you don't want to abandon them, but even if we stay, we can't save them. We will only risk our own lives."
Vera stopped talking, but her eyes were still stubborn.
Colin had no choice but to turn his head and look at Bliss, hoping that this battle-hardened knight would be more sensible.
However, Knight Bliss's eyes were full of determination: "I pulled these people into this battlefield, and I have already abandoned them once, and I don't want to abandon them a second time."
Only then did Colin know that Bliss had not agreed to accept the defeated troops because of Vera's order, but because he felt guilty.
Although in Colin's view, he was just acting on the order of the Marquis, and it was not his fault.
Looking at the resolute-looking Knight Bliss, Colin sighed in his heart.
He knows very well that once a determined person like Bliss makes up his mind, it is difficult to be persuaded by others.
However, Knight Bliss also knew very well that this time there was really no danger, so he looked directly into Colin's eyes and asked seriously:
"Knight Colin, I hope you can take Miss Vera and leave first..."
"No! I won't leave!" Vera refused immediately.
"Miss Vera..."
"I won't leave! These are my people, and I have the responsibility to protect them!"
The atmosphere suddenly became sensational...
Colin only felt a pain in his head, as if he was watching a bloody TV series.
However, the words "my people" that Vera said in desperation shocked him.
Because those who are qualified to say such things must be members of the Saint Hilde family, and they must be direct members.
But Duke St. Hilde has no daughter.
Could it be an illegitimate daughter?
wrong.
Colin also thought that although the aristocratic laws of this world are very similar to those of the Middle Ages on Earth, there are still differences. Here, illegitimate children (females) have absolutely no inheritance rights.
The nobles here are particularly dedicated to the purity of their bloodline.
Even if all direct children died, nobles would rather choose heirs from the family's collateral lines than pass the title to an illegitimate child (female).
Therefore, even if Vera is really the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of the North, she is not qualified to say "my people".
Just as Colin was thinking about Vera's true identity, the argument between the two people on the opposite side also subsided.
Unsurprisingly, Bliss failed to convince Vera to leave first.
Although she is a bit saintly and a bit silly, this female mage does show admirable courage.
There was silence in the tent.
After a long time, Bliss suddenly said:
"Knight Colin, you should leave here. You must have learned from Knight Raymond that your father, Baron Angelet, has died in the battle, so you need to go back and inherit the title."
Colin suddenly raised his head, looked at Bliss's expressionless face, and asked slightly abruptly: "Why has this news never been sent back to Graycastle?"
Bliss hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth: "Since the end of last year, the Marquis has ordered that all news from the front line be blocked."
"Why?"
Bliss didn't answer.
But Colin could also guess the answer.
It's just that since that time, the battle situation on the front line has taken a turn for the worse. Whether it was to save face or to prevent people's hearts behind him from floating, he had the motive to block the news.
But he may not know that such a move indirectly killed Colin's predecessor.
Charles St. Hilde.
Colin has quietly put this name on the blacklist.
"Knight Colin, you should go back to Graycastle first. You are needed there..." It was obviously the first time Vera heard the news, and she immediately felt sympathy for Colin, and wanted to persuade him to leave first.
But Colin put on an impassioned stance and refused righteously:
"I won't leave either! Whether it's to avenge my father or to protect the glory of the human race, I must stay and fight the trolls to the death!"
Of course Colin wouldn't leave at this time.
But it wasn't for those high-sounding reasons, but because I didn't want to waste the blood of a high-level knight and mage...
"Colin..." Vera's beautiful big eyes were filled with brilliance, "You are a true knight!"
Even Bliss was moved, as if he suddenly looked at Colin with admiration.
The three of them looked at each other for a long time, and the tent was filled with the atmosphere of generosity and sacrifice...
Unfortunately, what Vera and Bliss don't know is that Colin is already thinking about which posture to use to pretend to be dead...
After the three of them gradually calmed down, they finally began to discuss countermeasures.
Now that the principle of "don't abandon, don't give up" has been clarified, it is a certainty that the Wolf Cavalry will catch up with so many burdens.
A battle has become inevitable.
Bliss first began to describe his battle plan, where to meet the enemy, how to build simple fortifications, how to cooperate with cavalry and infantry, etc.
Vera listened intently.
As for how much this female mage who lacked military knowledge understood, only God knows.
Colin listened absentmindedly, as if thinking about something else.
"Knight Colin, Knight Colin?"
"What?" Colin came back to his senses and saw the two people opposite him staring at him.
"Do you have any other opinions on this battle plan?"
Colin did not answer the question, but said after careful consideration: "Sorry, I was distracted just now. Because I was thinking that maybe we could escape this battle."
"Really? How to hide?" Vera asked hopefully.
Unless she had to, she didn't want to be a martyr.
Moreover, the previous successful breakout gave her confidence, making her feel that Colin might create another miracle.
Colin calmly drew a simple map on the ground with his riding crop, and then tapped lightly on a river bend:
"We'll hide here!"