Chapter 505 – Intervention 4
Chapter 505 – Intervention 4
“My wife?”
The Grand Duke first froze, then said with softness in his eyes, “She is certainly the most perfect woman in the world in my heart.”
Helen, who was at the side, heard her husband praising her so much, her heart was sweet, and she made up her mind that she would do everything she could to help her husband get through this difficult time, even if it meant exposing her spellcaster identity to the world.
Mariana smiled and said: “That’s too broad, I mean how is her heart? Is it good or evil, lax or mean?”
Cabrera replied with a straight face, “If Helen is evil, then I can’t imagine anyone else in the world who is virtuous.”
As soon as his words left his mouth, he felt himself being tugged by the flaming pupils of his eyes. Although the word “tugged” was a strange word to describe it, the Archduke did feel that something was gripping or binding his soul at that moment.
After a few breaths, the feeling disappeared.
But Archduke Cabrera did not suspect that the witch in front of him was up to no good, because with his knowledge of spell casters – of course, all of this knowledge was obtained from his wife – spell casters have to make thorough preparations before casting spells, what kind of casting materials, runes, spell formations, and so on, and so forth. The casters had to make careful preparations before casting the spells, such as the materials for casting the spells, the runes, the spell formations, and even the simplest of things, such as reciting an incantation or making a few hand gestures. But it was the first time for this Lady Mariana to come to Eton’s court, so it was impossible for her to set up anything – of course the Archduke would not suspect that his wife would cooperate with the other party to prepare anything in advance, even if she was his wife’s teacher – and she didn’t say or do anything strange either! words or did any strange actions, so he did not suspect Mariana.
Cabrera attributed his peculiar sensation to the unique aura of Ms. Mariana – an aura that mixed extreme beauty with deadly danger that was hard to describe. And the not-so-unusual crimson pupils of her eyes – in fact the Archduke had never really seen that color on anyone else in his entire life.
Only to hear Mariana say, “Your Majesty, I can already tell from your attitude that deep down, you have actually eliminated your prejudice against us spellcasters as far as yourself is concerned, it’s just that there’s one thing that closes your heart.”
“What thing?” Cabrera was curious.
“Cowardice!”
“Cowardice?”
Archduke Cabrera was a bit angry, even if the other party was considered her elder, how could she slander a brave knight and a just lord in such a way?
He took a deep breath and said, “I am sorry, I did not feel my cowardice.”
“No, Grand Duke.” Mariana said confidently, “It is precisely because of cowardice that you do not dare to fight against the world’s prejudices – even if you do not agree with them in your heart, you can only keep deceiving yourself with self-references such as [Even though I know the casters very well, there is still something in my heart that I have not been able to eradicate], to anesthetize yourself, and in this way find a way to get rid of them, to find a way to get rid of them, to find a way to get rid of them. , to anesthetize yourself as a way to find a point of connection between yourself and the secular masses.”
“Ms. Mariana!” Helen raised her tone to her mentor, surprising even herself at how she dared to do so.
“Please don’t slander my husband like that, he is a man of noble soul and honest heart, not as bad as you make him out to be.”
“No, my dear.”
The Archduke reached out to stop his wife’s defense of himself, and something seemed to click in his mind.
“Ms. Mariana is right, I am indeed a coward, I am indeed a coward.”
“When the Church wantonly brutalized spell casters in the name of the Witch Hunt, I retreated, even though in my heart I knew they were good people.”
“When the fanatical populace overwhelmed reason with ignorance, I flinched, though in my heart I knew their actions were unjust.” “Even now, when rebelling against the Church, it is under other guises, but not daring to point out their most unjust behavior – the unjustified brutalization of what would have been innocent spellcasters.”
“I have deeply violated my own knightly ways; I should have upheld justice and protected the weak, but instead I have pretended over and over again that I, too, have been blinded by worldly prejudices, and in the end, I have believed even myself.”
Archduke Cabrera became emotional and tore at his hair, a chagrined expression on his face.
“Helen, I do not deserve your love.”
“No, my dear.” The Grand Duchess kept her husband close, trying to calm him down.
“I know that you have your difficulties, and that what you face is too powerful to be fought by you – no, by us – at all.”
Helen had stung her husband, though she had changed her words in time.
Mariana spoke up at the right time, “Your Majesty, now is an opportunity.”
Cabrera looked up at her, “An opportunity?”
“Yes, an opportunity to practice the true justice that lies deep within you, an opportunity to remove your remorse.”
The Archduke looked at her with a look in his eyes that wished she had said it more clearly.
Lady Mariana’s eyes sparkled, “In the name of the state, to publicly acknowledge the existence of spellcasters, while recognizing that they have rights no different from those of regular people, so that spellcasters can walk freely in the sun without fear of being somehow arrested and maimed.”
“Let spellcasters wander the streets, enter taverns to drink, sit in theaters to watch plays, and …… join your army without having to hide their identities.”
“In short, what ordinary people can do, they have the power to do.”
With what he had just laid out, the Archduke was not too surprised by Mariana’s suggestion.
On the contrary, it was Helen who was doubtful and uncertain and asked, “If we do this, won’t Eton be attacked by a swarm of other countries?”
Her mind even conjured up a scenario where the coastal countries and the church united to attack Eton.
“Now is the best time!” Mariana explained, “The high-pressure policy of the Horned Bay Church has caused the coastal countries that have suffered greatly from it, from the rulers down to the lower class people, to be generally stirred up into a rebellious mentality, similar to an adult telling a child not to do something but the child bets on it, and by the time the war is over – whichever side wins – the two sides will have eased off. side is victorious – the two sides are eased, and this rebellious mentality is gone, then I don’t know how many more centuries we will have to wait for this kind of good opportunity to appear.”
“The shock of the allied nations after Eton was the first to recognize the legitimacy of the casters was sure, but the casters had never acted to the detriment of those nations’ interests, whereas the Church was literally oppressing them, and it was naturally self-evident what choices they would make.”
“Especially, when the spellcasters are able to assist you, Archduke, in winning victories on the battlefield, in the face of such a great enemy as the Church, the probability is that those countries will follow Eaton’s initiative and recognize the status of the spellcasters as a means of recruiting them into their armies.”
(End of chapter)
Chapter 505 – Intervention 4
“My wife?”
The Grand Duke first froze, then said with softness in his eyes, “She is certainly the most perfect woman in the world in my heart.”
Helen, who was at the side, heard her husband praising her so much, her heart was sweet, and she made up her mind that she would do everything she could to help her husband get through this difficult time, even if it meant exposing her spellcaster identity to the world.
Mariana smiled and said: “That’s too broad, I mean how is her heart? Is it good or evil, lax or mean?”
Cabrera replied with a straight face, “If Helen is evil, then I can’t imagine anyone else in the world who is virtuous.”
As soon as his words left his mouth, he felt himself being tugged by the flaming pupils of his eyes. Although the word “tugged” was a strange word to describe it, the Archduke did feel that something was gripping or binding his soul at that moment.
After a few breaths, the feeling disappeared.
But Archduke Cabrera did not suspect that the witch in front of him was up to no good, because with his knowledge of spell casters – of course, all of this knowledge was obtained from his wife – spell casters have to make thorough preparations before casting spells, what kind of casting materials, runes, spell formations, and so on, and so forth. The casters had to make careful preparations before casting the spells, such as the materials for casting the spells, the runes, the spell formations, and even the simplest of things, such as reciting an incantation or making a few hand gestures. But it was the first time for this Lady Mariana to come to Eton’s court, so it was impossible for her to set up anything – of course the Archduke would not suspect that his wife would cooperate with the other party to prepare anything in advance, even if she was his wife’s teacher – and she didn’t say or do anything strange either! words or did any strange actions, so he did not suspect Mariana.
Cabrera attributed his peculiar sensation to the unique aura of Ms. Mariana – an aura that mixed extreme beauty with deadly danger that was hard to describe. And the not-so-unusual crimson pupils of her eyes – in fact the Archduke had never really seen that color on anyone else in his entire life.
Only to hear Mariana say, “Your Majesty, I can already tell from your attitude that deep down, you have actually eliminated your prejudice against us spellcasters as far as yourself is concerned, it’s just that there’s one thing that closes your heart.”
“What thing?” Cabrera was curious.
“Cowardice!”
“Cowardice?”
Archduke Cabrera was a bit angry, even if the other party was considered her elder, how could she slander a brave knight and a just lord in such a way?
He took a deep breath and said, “I am sorry, I did not feel my cowardice.”
“No, Grand Duke.” Mariana said confidently, “It is precisely because of cowardice that you do not dare to fight against the world’s prejudices – even if you do not agree with them in your heart, you can only keep deceiving yourself with self-references such as [Even though I know the casters very well, there is still something in my heart that I have not been able to eradicate], to anesthetize yourself, and in this way find a way to get rid of them, to find a way to get rid of them, to find a way to get rid of them. , to anesthetize yourself as a way to find a point of connection between yourself and the secular masses.”
“Ms. Mariana!” Helen raised her tone to her mentor, surprising even herself at how she dared to do so.
“Please don’t slander my husband like that, he is a man of noble soul and honest heart, not as bad as you make him out to be.”
“No, my dear.”
The Archduke reached out to stop his wife’s defense of himself, and something seemed to click in his mind.
“Ms. Mariana is right, I am indeed a coward, I am indeed a coward.”
“When the Church wantonly brutalized spell casters in the name of the Witch Hunt, I retreated, even though in my heart I knew they were good people.”
“When the fanatical populace overwhelmed reason with ignorance, I flinched, though in my heart I knew their actions were unjust.” “Even now, when rebelling against the Church, it is under other guises, but not daring to point out their most unjust behavior – the unjustified brutalization of what would have been innocent spellcasters.”
“I have deeply violated my own knightly ways; I should have upheld justice and protected the weak, but instead I have pretended over and over again that I, too, have been blinded by worldly prejudices, and in the end, I have believed even myself.”
Archduke Cabrera became emotional and tore at his hair, a chagrined expression on his face.
“Helen, I do not deserve your love.”
“No, my dear.” The Grand Duchess kept her husband close, trying to calm him down.
“I know that you have your difficulties, and that what you face is too powerful to be fought by you – no, by us – at all.”
Helen had stung her husband, though she had changed her words in time.
Mariana spoke up at the right time, “Your Majesty, now is an opportunity.”
Cabrera looked up at her, “An opportunity?”
“Yes, an opportunity to practice the true justice that lies deep within you, an opportunity to remove your remorse.”
The Archduke looked at her with a look in his eyes that wished she had said it more clearly.
Lady Mariana’s eyes sparkled, “In the name of the state, to publicly acknowledge the existence of spellcasters, while recognizing that they have rights no different from those of regular people, so that spellcasters can walk freely in the sun without fear of being somehow arrested and maimed.”
“Let spellcasters wander the streets, enter taverns to drink, sit in theaters to watch plays, and …… join your army without having to hide their identities.”
“In short, what ordinary people can do, they have the power to do.”
With what he had just laid out, the Archduke was not too surprised by Mariana’s suggestion.
On the contrary, it was Helen who was doubtful and uncertain and asked, “If we do this, won’t Eton be attacked by a swarm of other countries?”
Her mind even conjured up a scenario where the coastal countries and the church united to attack Eton.
“Now is the best time!” Mariana explained, “The high-pressure policy of the Horned Bay Church has caused the coastal countries that have suffered greatly from it, from the rulers down to the lower class people, to be generally stirred up into a rebellious mentality, similar to an adult telling a child not to do something but the child bets on it, and by the time the war is over – whichever side wins – the two sides will have eased off. side is victorious – the two sides are eased, and this rebellious mentality is gone, then I don’t know how many more centuries we will have to wait for this kind of good opportunity to appear.”
“The shock of the allied nations after Eton was the first to recognize the legitimacy of the casters was sure, but the casters had never acted to the detriment of those nations’ interests, whereas the Church was literally oppressing them, and it was naturally self-evident what choices they would make.”
“Especially, when the spellcasters are able to assist you, Archduke, in winning victories on the battlefield, in the face of such a great enemy as the Church, the probability is that those countries will follow Eaton’s initiative and recognize the status of the spellcasters as a means of recruiting them into their armies.”
(End of chapter)