Chapter 196: Walking together

After Ailin snorted coldly, he bypassed these guys who were blocking the way and walked back to his office, leaving those people looking at each other. Indeed, this is a bit unreliable, such as massacre... Unless it is in despair, or the siege tactic that harms the innocent (such as fire attack, water flooding, etc.), this situation will never happen in the civil war.

Perhaps because of this common sense, they chose to leave after a while.

There was a stack of documents on the Prime Minister's table. Among them were the material support work on the northern front. Rafah apologized to the Queen as a minister. Although this avoided internal cracks, it also brought new pressure to the financial and material resources of the Eagle City. Although the treasury could still cope for a while, it would definitely not be able to sit in the empty house. Ellen is racking her brains to deal with this issue. Of course, in addition to this aspect, there are a lot of other chores. This is the so-called "one point of power, one point of responsibility". The Prime Minister is a very critical official position in the palace. The Queen is not there, and all the important resolutions - if there are important resolutions - are made by Ellen. His power even includes convening a royal meeting on behalf of the Queen. However, in order to avoid suspicion, Ellen should try to be careful not to use it.

He kept his mind clear and then dealt with a lot of tedious and boring trivial matters in one breath. After the desk's documents finally reduced to an acceptable level, Elinn leaned his head against the back of the chair and had a small rest.

"...General Ash Rufate ordered the killing of all the residents in Fornoros..." For some reason, the words of the man just now sounded in Ailin's heart again.

"Damn... how to deal with this situation..." He whispered to himself. The Prime Minister was indeed the most powerful position, but it was also the focus of all troubles. "That Ash Rufate... is so bold!"

His hand reached into the office drawer. The information contained there was a secret that even the trusted entourage and the cleaning maid could not read. Ailin picked up a document from the top, which was a secret letter.

"That guy... did it any more! Isn't this on the storm of the wind!"

Ailin had read the contents of the secret letter long ago, but now he can't help but read it again.

In politics, if a person wants to stand firm, in addition to being able to properly handle his job, there is another key skill, which is vision. In other words, it is to stand in a sideline. Some people may foolishly think that everything (such as factional struggles or something) is enough to remain neutral, but a true politician will never believe in this dogma. You should know that sometimes neutrality is indeed allowed, but more often it is either a friend or an enemy. Neutrality will only cause your own isolation and eventually besieged and failed.

Alinn may be considered a conservative, steady person, or even a diehard. But he is by no means a fool. Although he despises the civilians, he also knows that there are some qualities among the civilians that cannot be ignored, such as cunning, vicious, and violent.

This matter will definitely have a profound impact. Which level will public opinion reach? The view among the nobles... The view among the civilians... The attitude among the church... The attitude among the church... and the most important thing is, what attitude will the queen adopt? According to time, the little queen will definitely not ignore the achievements of Ash Rufate before... But public opinion will most likely pursue it to the end... This is an opportunity, or the beginning of a reshuffle in the palace? The situation is indeed not good at this time. The war in the north is still continuing. Although the current situation is stable for the time being, it is only temporary. The battlefield changes rapidly, and no one knows how it will develop below...

"Sir," the servant's voice temporarily interrupted the Prime Minister's thoughts, "Countess Marianne asked for a visit."

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Seeing that the Prime Minister had no reaction for a long time, the entourage asked carefully again. "Sir, do you want to see her?"

Countess Marianne... That old woman is not easy to mess with. Of course, in terms of status and power, Ellen can ignore the other party, but the trouble is that Countess Marianne is a woman who is very good at using her various conditions, especially she is very good at using her own female and widow identity. Because according to a man's nature and default moral code, it is difficult for everyone to pursue a widow's small misconduct problem.

In the past, she was kicked out of the Eagle City in a tacit way, but now the old woman is back. Well, she chose a good time. At that time, Byron was driven out for not long. The little queen's court had just been built, and all the past forces were washed away. At that time, the power in power was either irrelevant or from the old woman (such as Ash Rufate), and naturally she would not do such a grudge but not pleased - maybe she didn't even know the cause and effect of this matter. So the old woman came back blatantly.

It's not just about returning to the Falcon City. Countess Marian soon re-entered the noble social circle of the Falcon City and began to formally expand her influence. Although she has long since disappeared, she always has a way to get welcome to the reception rooms of different families. A very important point is Shirley, who temporarily takes over the position of Minister of Finance, and her unmarried niece, Asu Ruffat.

"No see... When you go back, tell her, just say I'm not feeling well," Ellen pondered for a while, and finally decided not to see the other party. Because he was too busy during this period, he couldn't spend his energy and time to deal with the woman's conspiracy. In addition, the light outside the window was already dim - it was almost dark without realizing it. It was not reasonable to visit others at this time, especially the prime minister who wanted to meet a country in the office.

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The moonlight is cool.

Ashu Rufate walked down the stairs of the tavern. It was already late at this time, and everyone else had rested, leaving only the group of gamblers still busy in the lobby to continue gambling. Compared with dinner time, the number of gamblers seemed to be a few more. The two tables were surrounded.

Of course, for the tavern owner, this is a desperate need. The gamblers kept drinking while shouting.

No, in fact, except for these gamblers who were very enthusiastic about gambling, a lonely figure sat in an inconspicuous corner of the lobby. The figure looked thin, wearing a cloak, and a hood on his head. His face was hidden in the shadow of the hood, but his chin was clearly surrounded by a short white beard. From this point of view, this person is quite old.

Ashu Rufate was very sure that he had never seen this person before, in other words, this person arrived later.

There is a lot of evidence to prove this judgment. The man was eating slowly, and to be more specific, he was eating an onion and mutton. Although he was eating calmly, it was obvious that the food on his plate was too complete. This was enough to show that he had just started eating.

Asu Ruffat walked out of the tavern door and came to the street. As mentioned earlier, it was too late at this time, and the town was very quiet, with only the occasional barking of dogs or birds singing. The moonlight shone on the gravel pavement, dyeing the entire street into a cold silver glow.

The surroundings were too quiet, so Ashu Rufat didn't need to spend any special attention, and he heard the footsteps behind him. His footsteps were steady but not rapid, unlike those gamblers who were gambling lively...

"Ash Rufate." A voice he didn't expect came from behind. Ash Rufate turned around and looked at the diner who had followed him out of the tavern. The voice was so familiar that he could recognize who the other party was without the other party dropping his hood.

"Supervisor Scadra?" Asu Ruffat asked in surprise.

"It's me." Scadra took off her hood and revealed her silver hair.

"You should... be with the Queen." Asu Ruffat estimated the itinerary. Scadra should have accompanied the little queen to return to Eagle City before coming to find him. But what did he do when he came to see him? Also, why did he know his return route?

This... should be considered a private meeting, right? But why?

"There is nothing in the Eagle City." Scadra smiled slightly. As mentioned earlier, Scadra is a serious person, so his concept of "smile" is different from that of ordinary people. If it were not for someone who was very familiar with him, he would not be able to detect this smile. However, even if Asu Ruffat was very familiar with him, he could not see the meaning of this smile.

"It's also a blessing from Byron. I have almost no work to do now," said Scadra. "Her Majesty the Queen has no intention of returning to the palace. As for the temporary palace... Well, there are really limited people there. I almost don't need to care about anything. This is the first time I have experienced this feeling of doing nothing in my life for so many years."

Although these words are quite interesting, Asu Ruffat knew very well that Scadra came to him so specially, and was definitely not the leisurely person who discussed court work with him.

"So, can I ask a question," facing this former boss, Ashu Rufate tried his best to consider the words and sentences so as not to appear rude. "Sir Scadra, how do you know I am here? Or is it really just an encounter arranged by fate?"

"In fact, your itinerary is not difficult to guess." Scadra replied. "Although this side seems a little farther, the ferry here can be easily accessible, not as military takeover there. I guess you will try to hide your identity and return to Eagle City secretly, so I guessed right. What's more coincidental is that there is only one tavern in this town... so it's more convenient. Even if I haven't met you now, I will definitely find out where you are going tomorrow." He nodded. "This encounter tonight is exactly what I want. It should be said that the weather is better than I expected. Because there seems to be a rare opportunity to be alone. For us, there are not many opportunities. Sometimes it seems to be alone on the surface, but it cannot be prevented from being separated by the wall."

"Are you trying to talk to me? You're looking for me... it's not within your responsibilities, right? Some things..." Asu Ruffat asked.

"It's the opposite. You may have heard that the royal marriage... is indeed within my responsibilities." Scadra said. His words were so direct and clear that there was no possibility of misunderstanding.

"We should not influence others' interests here." Asu Ruffatt's eyes glanced at the lights in the tavern and shouts coming from the crack of the door. "The night tonight is very cute, I plan to go out for a walk. Lord Scadra, would you like to be with me?"

"Very happy," said Scadra.

The two walked side by side and walked forward along the street. The houses on both sides of the street had entered darkness and could not hear any alien sounds. However, the two of them still walked forward silently and came to the end of the street, outside the town.
Chapter completed!