Chapter 84 - GDD Chapter 84
The Duke of Rand looked at Evan coldly. He had noticed this person from the beginning, but he didn’t really take him seriously. He thought it was a secretary beside Orlam, but looking at this person now since he dared to speak, obviously his guess is wrong.
“Who are you?” His tone was very cold, but he kept focusing on Lord Orlam and Duke Wilson who were standing beside him through the corner of his eyes.
Evan nodded politely, “My name is Evan Bruce, and I am a priest.”
“Priest?” Duke Rand’s expression was almost sarcastic, “What are you here for? Are you here to pray?”
Facing the rudeness of Duke Rand, Evan’s expression remained unchanged.
Seeing him so calm, Duke Rand felt that this person was a little interesting, and raised his eyebrows and said, “Why are you asking this? Do you want to officiate his funeral?”
Duke Rand laughed after saying that. He looked as if he had told a very funny joke, but everyone else had a cold face and no one showed any expression.
Seeing that none of them responded, Duke Rand also felt bored and stopped his laughter.
“Of course I am not qualified to officiate the funeral of His Majesty the King.” Evan’s tone was still very calm, “It’s just that I am very puzzled. Since the King has passed away, as His Majesty’s brother, why did you not preside over the funeral for His Majesty? But the first thing that came to your mind was nothing but to contain Lord Orlam.”
Evan is not actually a mean person, but at this moment, facing such a scene, he has to say such words because Duke Rand is very suspicious and only by stimulating the Duke of Rand to the maximum extent and showing more confidence would they have more time. The more confident they show, the more doubts the Duke of Rand will have in his heart, and the more time they will gain.
The Duke of Rand was really enraged by Evan’s remarks and he even wanted to rush over to fight Evan, but fortunately he was stopped by Lord Orlam’s bodyguard.
“What are you doing?” Lord Orlam looked at Duke Rand with a half-smile, “Reverend Bruce is just asking you a question. If you don’t want to answer, then don’t answer. It’s too ungentlemanly for you to do this. The identity does not match.”
Duke Rand looked at Lord Orlam viciously, pushed away the restraint of the guards and glared at Evan again, with a gloomy expression that made Evan’s heart skip a beat.
“You will pay for your stupidity sooner or later!” Duke Rand dropped such a sentence with a gloomy expression, this time he didn’t stop any more and left quickly.
The Duke of Rand is gone and Lord Orlam watches him leave, but Evan is relieved. The character of the Duke of Rand was mentioned a little in the original text, and he had only thought of it after racking his brains for the past few hours. He just hopes that the provocation he just made can have some effect.
The Duke of Rand returned to his army, and his deputy hurried up to meet him.
“Lord Duke, are you all right?” Now Duke Rand is the center of their group. If something goes wrong, they will die without a place to be buried.
Duke Rand’s expression was very gloomy. He glanced at his deputy and didn’t speak, but his deputy broke out in a cold sweat.
“Don’t make any moves, transfer some people back to London to stabilize the situation.” Duke Rand said after a long time.
The deputy was a little puzzled by his order, “Are we going to give up the arrest here?” The duke was determined to capture Lord Orlam’s castle before, but he suddenly had to transfer someone back to London. Is it really necessary to give up the arrest of Lord Orlam?
“Humph!” Duke Rand sneered, looking at the gradually brightening sky, and said in a low voice, “Of course I won’t give up, Orlam wants to use a calm performance to make me vigilant against damage, but unfortunately the priest beside him is too obvious. They are too eager for quick success, and they even want to anger me. They deliberately show calmness. There must be no backing. Now I don’t have many guards, so I don’t need to waste time in this place. Now other princes and nobles still need to be dealt with, you should bring some people back first.”
Duke Rand is not a stupid person to be able to do this. On the contrary, he is still very suspicious. For Evan, an unknown priest, the sudden abnormal and almost provocative behavior made him think after the initial anger had passed. After that, he really thought of this.
The deputy was very convinced of Duke Rand’s judgment, and immediately sent a slightly shameful compliment.
“You are really the wisest person I’ve ever met. It’s just those people in London. If they don’t see you, I’m afraid they won’t be easily controlled by my subordinates.”
The deputy said a very real problem. Nobles are very proud, and a small deputy like him cannot convince them.
The Duke of Rand thought for a moment. Now Lord Orlam is basically a turtle in an urn. After attacking the castle, things can be solved here, but things in London are more complicated…
“Alright, then you just stay here, I’ll go back to London.” Duke Rand finally made a decision, but his decision made all his previous efforts to be in vain.
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Lord Orlam and his party returned to the castle, but found that several gentlemen who were supposed to return to the room were waiting in the living room. When they saw them coming in, they immediately greeted them.
“Lord, what did the Duke of Rand say?” asked a gentleman who was relatively close to Lord Oram.
Lord Orlam pursed his lips and said in a low voice, “It’s nothing, it’s just a few old sayings. It’s just that my relationship with him has reached this point, do you think there is any reliability in anything that comes out of his mouth?”
The person who asked the question stiffened, and he couldn’t say what he originally wanted to say. Now the situation is so serious and Prince George is far away, even Duke Wilson, who is in charge of the army, is here at this time. Others may believe what Lord Orlam had promised before, but he has doubts.
“Lord.” He pursed his dry lips, “Although Duke Rand is more extreme, I think he is very cautious this time, you…”
Before he finished speaking, Lord Orlam waved his hand to interrupt him, and looked at him with a sneer, “What’s the matter? You want to take refuge with Rand?”
Looking at the indifferent guards standing behind Lord Orlam, the gentleman suddenly realized that his fate was indeed in the hands of the person in front of him. He was really tied to Lord Orlam’s chariot and could only follow him.
“No no no…” The man took a few steps back, “The Duke of Rand has done something against the law, and now that His Majesty the King has passed away, I will support Prince George to the death.”
Lord Orlam half-smiled as he looked at him, there was a look of sarcasm in his eyes, “Okay, you don’t have to explain it, get out!”
As soon as Lord Orlam finished speaking, the man immediately left in a state of embarrassment. Looking at the anxious back, a dim light flashed in Evan’s eyes.
This is the advantage of power, this is the advantage of mastering the fate of others, and now he is just a man who is forced to try to control his fate, and the only one who can help him is Duke Wilson.
“Now these people have dissent, I really don’t know if they can last until tonight.” Lord Orlam said sarcastically.
Duke Wilson frowned, a bleak expression flashed across his indifferent face, “Don’t worry, these people are just a mob. You can send a few more people to guard the hall. They don’t dare to take their lives as a joke.”
Lord Orlam gently hooked up his lips, Duke Wilson was telling the truth, but he didn’t know whether the truth was a good thing or a bad thing.
After this incident, several of them still dared not go back to rest. This time they completely angered Duke Wilson. Although his doubts about the backup have been eliminated, there is no doubt that his attack on the castle will increase. This plan was originally a precarious plan. It is a double-edged sword, but they can only choose this path at this time, otherwise it will be death anyway.
Sure enough, an hour later, there was a sound of fierce fighting outside the wall. Even Evan was a little frightened when he was sitting in the living room, but the nobles hiding in the bedroom didn’t even show their heads, none of them came out to find out what was going on.
These people are all characters at the center of a political storm. They know the truth of being wise and protecting themselves, so no one wants to stand out, because even if Lord Orlam loses in the end, Duke Rand will not execute so many nobles. At most, they will be expelled from the center of power and their lives could be saved, but if they were in line with Lord Orlam, they would probably lose their lives.
These people’s calculations, Lord Orlam is very clear about, so he did not force anything. For him, these people were actually more of hostages, because after all, for the Duke of Rand, the most important thing is not to eradicate him. The goal of this person with different political views is to ensure that he can inherit the throne, and it is not a very wise way to do so by offending most of the nobles at this time, so even if he is concerned about these nobles, his attack may be moderated. Intermarriage between nobles is very common, and if they inadvertently provoke any big shots, the Duke of Rand will not be able to deal with the consequences.
But in the general direction, these kinds of concerns are just trivial matters. The most important thing now is how long Lord Orlam’s bodyguards can support them.
“This castle was modified by the military before, please don’t worry, it can definitely be supported.” Lord Orlam said suddenly, not knowing whether he was comforting Duke Wilson who was frowning or himself.
Duke Wilson raised his eyebrows and glanced at Lord Orlam. The soldiers under Duke Rand were all elite guards from Buckingham Palace, but these guards under Lord Orlam were only recruited for training from the public. The only issue now is the location. If this castle is really as strong as Lord Orlam says it is, then their hopes are even greater.
“Hopefully we can hold on to that moment.” Duke Wilson whispered, then he turned his thoughts, turned to look at Lord Orlam and suddenly said, “Since we have reached this point, why don’t you tell me? Where did Prince George go before?”
Although Lord Orlam repeatedly assured him of Prince George’s safety, he still had reservations about where Prince George went. Of course, Duke Wilson understood his idea of leaving a hand before, but since they have all arrived at this point, of course Duke Wilson has to ask clearly.
But when he heard this, Orlam gave a wry smile, “Your question has left me stumped. To be honest with you, Prince George didn’t tell me about his movements, you and I are the same, I don’t know where he went.”
As soon as these words were said, Duke Wilson’s expression froze and even Evan, who was sitting beside him, was very stunned.