Chapter 282： funeral

"The shining Lord of Mercy, we are here today to pray for Prince Sirius St. Hild. He has completed his journey in the world and finally returned to the embrace of our Lord..."

The pious voice of Archbishop Ajani echoed in the quiet and solemn tomb.

The morning sun shines through the glazed dome, sprinkling colorful light in the tomb cellar.

This is one of the most sacred places in Roar, where the remains of the Duke of St. Hild are buried.

Today, a new member will be welcomed here.

In fact, the funeral of the Duke of St. Hilde was held hurriedly.

The Northern Territory has just subsided from the turmoil. The new Northern Duke has not yet officially inherited the title, and the nobles and civilians have not yet been comforted. However, Colin still requested Archbishop Ajani to preside over the funeral for the Duke of St. Hild. .

After all, if the "remains" of the Duke is not buried for a day, Colin will feel uneasy for a day. He always feels that something may happen, and the current situation that has finally stabilized is turbulent again.

Moreover, Colin was also prepared to take this opportunity to summon the major lords of the northern realm to Winter City to let them know the fact that the Duke had Vera as the first heir in the will.

Of course, for Vera to officially become the Duke of the North, he still needs to be canonized by Emperor Reinhardt, but now with the will of the Duke of St. Hild, Vera has taken a decisive advantage.

What's more, for Emperor Reinhardt and the Senate, Bachelor of Dawn had already had a solution before.

"...Comes from the dust, returns to the dust!

May your soul rest in the temple of the Lord! "

As Ajani finished reciting the prayers, the four Saint Hild family knights deceived her and slowly lifted the duke's coffin and walked towards the center of the tomb.

Because he was a paladin during his lifetime, the Duke of St. Hilde is eligible to be buried in the niches in the center of the tomb.

When the coffin was slowly pushed into the tomb niche, Vera and Joyce stepped forward one by one, and sprinkled a handful of soil on it.

At this point, the funeral is over.

Colin was relieved.

Although there was a tacit understanding with Archbishop Adjani in advance, only when the other party had completed the funeral, could Colin confirm that she would not break her promise.

Of course, Adjani's cooperation is also conditional.

Her condition is that the St. Hild family will no longer pursue the Dawson family's betrayal.

Colin could also guess what the other party wanted to do.

The Marquis Dawson died, and the eldest son of the Marquis, Earl Falco, was caught trying to blaspheme Archbishop Adjani and was arrested by the church members.

From Colin's point of view, this is obviously a set-up.

No matter how anxious Count Falco was, he couldn't try to assault Ajani in the church.

And Adjani's purpose should be to let Wells inherit the title of Dawson family.

This Wells was obviously a fanatic of Adjani and a super licking dog. In this way, Adjani also controlled the Dawson family in disguise.

Of course, Colin was very upset about this behavior of digging the corner of the northern border, but because he needed to cooperate with the church now, he had to pinch his nose to tolerate Adjani's small movements.

In fact, it is a good thing for the Saint Hild family to forgive the Dawson family now that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Because the most needed thing in the North is stability.

This storm of rebellion set off by the St. Theon family has a wide range of implications. Some people directly participated in the rebellion, others remained neutral on both sides, and others thought to associate with outsiders...

In short, what the Northland nobles are most worried about now is whether the Saint Hild family will be liquidated afterwards.

And forgiving the Dawson family can just dispel everyone's worries——

Even the Dawson family who directly participated in the rebellion has been forgiven, so will the Saint Hild family continue to investigate the faults of other families?

Of course, in Colin's view, this is just a stopgap measure.

The Northern Territory is too weak now and can no longer withstand another turmoil, so he is not prepared to start the war again.

However, after waiting for a period of rest and recuperation, after the Northern Territory is relieved, he will definitely clean up the Northern Territory.

For example, the Dawson family, such as the Morrison family...

Thinking of this, Colin found Earl Morrison among the crowd coming to observe the ceremony.

The young earl looked as usual, and apart from the sorrow he should have, there was nothing unusual.

But Colin knew that the Duke’s body was stolen, and that 80% of it was caused by this family!

Originally, Colin had prepared a plan for the other party's sudden trouble at the funeral, but he did not expect that Earl Morrison did nothing.

How is this going?

So what did they want to do when they stole the body of the Duke of St. Hild?

Colin had no choice but to press his doubts to the bottom of his heart, holding Vera's hand, and walking out of the tomb together.

Behind him, a group of northern nobles also came out one after another.

"Miss Vera!"

Vera stopped and saw Earl Morrison chasing after her.

"Viscount Angley!" Earl Morrison nodded again to Colin.

Colin smiled, did not speak, and kept guessing what the other party wanted to do.

"Earl Morrison, is there anything wrong?" Vera asked softly.

"It's like this..." Earl Morrison seemed to be a little twisted. "I have admired Miss Nina for a long time, so... So I want to ask Miss Vera to marry me."

really.

Colin's heart moved.

Earl Morrison really came to propose.

But he was too anxious.

The Duke of St. Hilde had just been buried, and he turned around and asked for a marriage, which was a bit too rash.

Moreover, Vera has not formally inherited the title of Duke. Strictly speaking, she is not qualified to marry Nina to Earl Morrison.

"Sorry, Earl Morrison." Vera frowned. "I am not the owner of Lion's Roar. I can't influence Cousin Nina's marriage."

Earl Morrison quickly apologized and said: "Of course I understand. Therefore, I am just expressing my heart to you this time, and it will not be too late to arrange marriage after you inherit the title of Duke."

"Well, I will consider it, and I will also seek the advice of cousin Nina." Vera did not directly agree.

But Earl Morrison didn't know if he had misunderstood Vera's meaning, or he was confident in himself, thanked him again and again, and then left contentedly.

"Colin, do you think I should marry Cousin Nina to Earl Morrison?" Vera asked hesitantly.

"You can ask Nina's opinion first." Colin smiled. "Moreover, it's not anxious. It's not too late when you formally inherit the title of Duke."

"Okay." Vera nodded, "Then when shall we leave for the Dragon City?"

Vera officially inherited the title of Duke and needed to go to the Dragon City to accept the emperor's canonization.

Colin groaned: "When I complete the exchange of prisoners with the Eastern Territory first, and take the Marquis Garcia back, let's go to the Royal Dragon City. Otherwise, there is no reliable person in the Northern Territory, and I am not relieved."

Vera's eyes lit up and she said in surprise: "Have you made an appointment with the East Territory for the time and place to change prisoners? Can I go with you?"

"I made an appointment three months ago. I thought it was going to be postponed again. I didn't expect the time to be just right." Colin patted Vera's little hand, knowing she missed her father, but still shook her head. Just go by yourself. You need to stay in Winter City. Now the northern border has just been settled, and you need someone who can make decisions to stabilize the situation."

Vera was a little disappointed at the same time, but also a little panic: "I... if I am alone, can the situation be stabilized?"

Colin smiled and encouraged: "To have confidence in yourself, you are a Saint Hierde, or the first heir appointed by the previous duke himself, of course there is no problem!

Not to mention There is also a Bachelor of Dawn. If you have any political issues, you can discuss with him.

As for the military, you can absolutely trust the Shire and Viscount Valla. "

Vera nodded, and said with some doubts: "Where is Knight Nelson? Can't he be completely trusted?"

"Knight Nelson can of course be trusted. I just said that in the worst case, you can only entrust your life to the Shire Knight and Viscount Varla."

Of course Colin couldn't tell Vera that Knight Shire and Viscount Valla were his blood, and there was no possibility of betrayal. As for others...

Well, it's hard to say.

Vera nodded, motioning to write it down.

"Don't worry, I will be back soon."

"Well, be careful all the way."

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