. "N\u1EB1m \u1EDF ph\u00EDa B\u1EAFc Pardu c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ng\u1ECDn \u0111\u1ED3i thoai tho\u1EA3i, c\u00E2y m\u1ECDc th\u01B0a th\u1EDBt. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y 3.000 qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche \u0111ang \u0111\u00F3ng t\u1EA1i qu\u1EA3 \u0111\u1ED3i \u0111\u00F3. Kho\u1EA3ng 50 k\u1EF5 binh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EED \u0111i ra t\u1EE9 ph\u00EDa \u0111\u1EC3 canh g\u00E1c, s\u1ED1 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i th\u00EC ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i \u1EDF d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED3i. \u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 Urz \u0111o\u00E1n, h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i, thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i d\u00F9ng xe tr\u01B0\u1EE3t \u0111\u1EC3 v\u01B0\u1EE3t qua \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng n\u00FAi \u0111\u1ED3i. Tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n, v\u1EA7ng th\u00E1i d\u01B0\u01A1ng y\u1EBFu \u1EDBt \u0111ang ch\u1EADm r\u00E3i chuy\u1EC3n m\u00ECnh xu\u1ED1ng b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi ph\u00EDa t\u00E2y. B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t b\u00F3ng m\u00E2y, l\u1EDD \u0111\u1EDD d\u00F5i theo \u00E1nh m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t m\u00E0u xanh nh\u1EE3t nho\u00E0. \u201C3 ti\u1EBFng n\u1EEFa m\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1ED1i h\u1EED\u2026\u201D \u0110ang d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n, Ilda ng\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u00EAn tr\u1EDDi m\u00E0 m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m. \u00D4ng ta \u0111ang m\u1EB7c m\u1ED9t b\u1ED9 \u00E1o gi\u00E1p tr\u00EAn th\u00E2n h\u00ECnh cao r\u00E1o c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, tay c\u1EA7m m\u0169 gi\u00E1p, ki\u1EBFm \u0111eo b\u00EAn h\u00F4ng. Cho d\u00F9 g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t r\u00E1m n\u1EAFng \u0111\u1EA7y quy\u1EBFt \u0111o\u00E1n c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ta l\u1ED9 r\u00F5 v\u1EBB gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7y quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m, xen l\u1EABn v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F2n c\u00F3 c\u1EA3 m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi. Sau 10 ng\u00E0y t\u00EDnh t\u1EEB khi kh\u1EDFi h\u00E0nh t\u1EA1i Bydgauche, Ilda \u0111ang \u0111\u1EC3 qu\u00E2n l\u00EDnh ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i cho l\u1EA1i s\u1EE9c, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n Ilda h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 th\u01B0 gi\u00E3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t gi\u00E2y ph\u00FAt n\u00E0o. D\u00F9 cho t\u1EEB x\u01B0a t\u1EDBi nay ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ki\u00EAn c\u01B0\u1EDDng, t\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 cho d\u00F9 chi\u1EBFn tr\u1EADn \u0111ang di\u1EC5n ra xung quanh v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh m\u1ED9t gi\u1EA5c ngon l\u00E0nh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng l\u1EA7n n\u00E0y th\u00EC \u00F4ng ta l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 ng\u1EE7 ngh\u00EA \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1EA5y. N\u1ED7i \u0111au bu\u1ED3n v\u00E0 t\u1ED9i l\u1ED7i b\u1EDFi c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EADn, c\u01A1n th\u1ECBnh n\u1ED9 v\u1EDBi B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu, s\u1EF1 ho\u00E0i nghi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc Nh\u00E0 vua, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u01B0 ho\u00E0 v\u00E0o nhau, c\u00F9ng nhau khu\u1EA5y \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u00E2m t\u00ECnh c\u1EE7a Ilda. V\u1EEBa nh\u00ECn \u00E1nh m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi y\u1EBFu \u1EDBt \u0111ang c\u1ED1 r\u1ECDi s\u00E1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, Ilda ng\u1EABm ngh\u0129. --- C\u1EE9 theo \u0111\u00E0 n\u00E0y m\u00E0 h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam th\u00EC ch\u1EB3ng m\u1EA5y ch\u1ED1c c\u0169ng s\u1EBD t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Pardu. T\u00EDnh \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a g\u1EB7p b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 ai c\u1EA3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, t\u1EEB th\u1EDDi \u0111i\u1EC3m n\u00E0y cu\u1ED9c h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n s\u1EBD kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 su\u00F4n s\u1EBB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. Binh l\u00EDnh Eugene s\u1EBD t\u00ECm m\u1ECDi c\u00E1ch ch\u1EB7n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng m\u0169i ti\u1EBFn qu\u00E2n Bydgauche h\u00F2ng b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 L\u00E3nh ch\u00FAa c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA5y, ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn s\u1EBD c\u00F3 c\u00E1c qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c \u1EDF nh\u1EEFng v\u00F9ng l\u00E2n c\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0110\u1EE9c vua ra l\u1EC7nh c\u1EA3n \u00F4ng ta l\u1EA1i. Th\u1EF1c t\u1EBF, qu\u00E2n trinh s\u00E1t c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E3 ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra binh l\u00EDnh v\u01B0\u1EE3t qua m\u1ED9t con \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i n\u1EB1m g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00F3. --- Theo nh\u01B0 b\u00E1o c\u00E1o, \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n n\u00E0y mang c\u1EDD hi\u1EC7u H\u1EAFc Long v\u00E0 Lebus. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 binh l\u00EDnh n\u00E0o \u1EDF mi\u1EC1n B\u1EAFc V\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt t\u1EDBi l\u00E1 c\u1EDD c\u1EE7a Lebus, m\u1ED9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1nh cung m\u00E0u vang v\u1EA1ch ra tr\u00EAn n\u1EC1n c\u1EDD m\u00E0u t\u00EDm \u0111\u1EA7y huy\u1EC1n \u1EA3o. V\u00EC v\u1EADy, \u00F4ng ta tin l\u00E0 binh l\u00EDnh c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 b\u1ECB nh\u1EA7m l\u1EABn. --- Xem ra c\u1EA3 Vanadis-dono c\u0169ng tham gia truy \u0111u\u1ED5i ta h\u1EED. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, Ilda v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a nh\u1EADn ra s\u1EF1 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz d\u01B0\u1EDBi tr\u01B0\u1EDBng Ellen. B\u1EB1ng \u0111\u1ED1m l\u1EEDa v\u00E0 kh\u00F3i b\u1ED1c l\u00EAn tr\u00EAn n\u00FAi \u0111\u1ED3i, \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EA7n n\u00E0o n\u1EAFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c qu\u00E2n s\u1ED1 c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 v\u1ECB tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng Ilda v\u1EABn t\u01B0\u1EDFng r\u1EB1ng ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u00ECnh qu\u00E2n Lebus. \u00D4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0 c\u1EA3 Leitmeritz l\u1EABn Lebus \u0111\u1EC1u c\u00F3 qu\u00E2n s\u1ED1 t\u01B0\u01A1ng \u0111\u01B0\u01A1ng nhau. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 qu\u00E2n trinh s\u00E1t \u0111\u00E3 ti\u1EBFp c\u1EADn g\u1EA7n h\u01A1n th\u00EC c\u00F3 l\u1EBD h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 nh\u1EADn ra ng\u1ECDn c\u1EDD v\u1EDBi thanh ki\u1EBFm b\u1EA1c tr\u00EAn n\u1EC1n \u0111en c\u1EE7a Leitmeritz. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, thay v\u00EC thu th\u1EADp th\u00F4ng tin v\u1EC1 \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng, Ilda l\u1EA1i n\u00F3ng l\u00F2ng mu\u1ED1n kh\u1EA9n tr\u01B0\u01A1ng di chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh b\u1ECB \u0111\u1ECBch ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n. Th\u00EAm n\u1EEFa, hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 qu\u00E1 m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi, kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o suy ngh\u0129 k\u1EF9 c\u00E0ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u00D4ng ta th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F2n kh\u00F4ng t\u00EDnh t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c, ngo\u00E0i Elizavetta ra, c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u00EAm 1 Vanadis n\u1EEFa. Ilda l\u1EC7nh cho g\u1ECDi 3 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i. Nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00E0y, ngo\u00E0i v\u00F5 ngh\u1EC7 cao c\u01B0\u1EDDng ra, c\u00F2n \u0111\u1EE7 s\u1EE9c \u0111\u1EC3 c\u1EA7m \u0111\u1EA7u 1.000 binh l\u00EDnh. Ilda \u0111\u1ECBnh cho chia \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh th\u00E0nh 3 \u0111\u1EA1o, giao cho 3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 m\u1ED7i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EA1o. Khi 3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 m\u1EB7t, Ilda li\u1EC1n b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u00ECnh b\u00E0y k\u1EBF ho\u1EA1ch c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh ra. \u201CH\u00F4m nay ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD c\u1EAFm tr\u1EA1i l\u1EA1i \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc t\u1EA3ng s\u00E1ng, ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD ti\u1EBFn t\u1EDBi con \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i g\u1EA7n nh\u1EA5t, t\u1EEB \u0111\u00F3 nh\u1EAFm th\u1EB3ng t\u1EDBi n\u01A1i \u1EDF c\u1EE7a B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu, th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n Litomysl.\u201D \u0110\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh b\u1ECB ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n, t\u1EEB tr\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u1EDBi nay qu\u00E2n Bydgauche \u0111\u1EC1u tr\u00E1nh tr\u1EE5c \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ch\u00EDnh ra, ch\u1EC9 d\u00E1m \u0111i b\u1EB1ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u1ED3i n\u00FAi. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u0111\u01B0\u01A1ng nhi\u00EAn l\u00E0 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy so v\u1EDBi h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng x\u00E1 lu\u00F4n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c s\u1EEDa sang li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c s\u1EBD ch\u1EADm ch\u1EA1p h\u01A1n r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u. N\u1EBFu l\u00E0 v\u1EADy, binh l\u00EDnh s\u1EBD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ti\u1EBFn l\u00EAn m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB qu\u00E1 m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, xung quanh th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n Litomysl, n\u01A1i \u1EDF c\u1EE7a Eugene, l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 n\u00FAi \u0111\u1ED3i g\u00EC h\u1EBFt. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc sau g\u00EC h\u1ECD c\u0169ng s\u1EBD ph\u1EA3i \u0111i tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i. \u201CTh\u01B0a \u0110\u1EE9c Ng\u00E0i, sao ch\u00FAng ta l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa \u0111\u00EAm? T\u1EDBi t\u1EADn b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD ch\u00FAng ta v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a c\u00F3 b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 ai b\u1ECB r\u01A1i r\u1EDBt l\u1EA1i, qu\u00E2n s\u0129 c\u0169ng ch\u01B0a m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi. \u0110\u00E1ng nh\u1EBD ra ch\u00FAng ta ph\u1EA3i cho l\u0169 h\u00E8n nh\u00E1t ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u1ED9c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c th\u1EA5y \u00FD ch\u00ED c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n ta ch\u1EE9.\u201D M\u1ED9t vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng l\u1EDBn ti\u1EBFng ph\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED1i. Ri\u00EAng vi\u1EC7c \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n t\u1EDBi t\u1EADn l\u00FAc n\u00E0y v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a c\u00F3 ai \u0111\u00E0o ng\u0169 hay m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi cho d\u00F9 ph\u1EA3i \u0111i b\u1EB1ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u1ED3i n\u00FAi l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EA5y t\u00E0i n\u0103ng c\u1EE7a Ilda ra sao. Ilda quay l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn 2 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i. Nh\u1EADn ra \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u00E8n l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng. \u201CT\u00F4i c\u0169ng th\u1EA5y l\u00E0 v\u1EADy. Cho d\u00F9 \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 Zhcted, n\u01A1i n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo nh\u01B0 mi\u1EC1n B\u1EAFc c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. T\u00F4i cho l\u00E0 ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 v\u00E0o ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng l\u1EA1i g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u1EA7y qu\u1EA3 quy\u1EBFt. Nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy l\u00E0 c\u1EA3 3 \u0111\u1EC1u c\u00F3 chung \u00FD ki\u1EBFn nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Ilda l\u1EA1i l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EDDi can gi\u00E1n c\u1EE7a thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 m\u00ECnh. \u201CMong c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i nh\u1EDB r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 c\u1EE7a B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc. \u0110\u1ECBa h\u00ECnh \u0111\u1ECBa th\u1EBF th\u00EC l\u1EA1 l\u1EABm, kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o khinh su\u1EA5t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D \u201CTh\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, nghe n\u00F3i B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 k\u1EBB quen m\u00F9i \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u1EADn, cho d\u00F9 h\u1EAFn ta c\u00F3 b\u00E0y m\u01B0u t\u00EDnh k\u1EBF g\u00EC \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1EEFa th\u00EC ch\u00FAng ta kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0o l\u1EA1i m\u1EAFc b\u1EABy \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D \u201CB\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 k\u1EBB th\u00F9 duy nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta.\u201D Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EDDi g\u1EAFt g\u1ECFng c\u1EE7a Ilda, 3 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng \u0111\u1EC1u gi\u1EADt m\u00ECnh m\u00E0 h\u00E1 h\u1ED1c m\u1ED3m ra. Qu\u00E2n Lebus d\u01B0\u1EDBi quy\u1EC1n ch\u1EC9 huy c\u1EE7a L\u00F4i Oa Thi\u1EC3m C\u01A1 Elizavetta Fomina \u0111ang \u1EDF ngay s\u00E1t n\u00E1ch h\u1ECD. Ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o m\u1ED9t ch\u1EC9 huy n\u1ED5i danh qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA3m nh\u01B0 Ilda th\u00F4i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EA5y binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche thi\u1EC7n chi\u1EBFn ra sao. Cho d\u00F9 \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u00F3 l\u00E0 l\u00EDnh Lebus \u0111i n\u1EEFa, h\u1ECD c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0o ch\u1ECBu r\u00FAt lui, cho d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t b\u01B0\u1EDBc. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 v\u1EADy, \u201CVanadis\u201D v\u1EABn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 qu\u00E1 to l\u1EDBn \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi h\u1ECD. C\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng m\u1ED9t Vanadis d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n, tho\u1EA3 s\u1EE9c v\u00F9ng v\u1EABy v\u1EDBi Long kh\u00ED, h\u1EA1 g\u1EE5c m\u1ECDi k\u1EBB d\u00E1m c\u1EA3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EABn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t h\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh \u0111\u1EA7y ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng m\u1ED9 v\u00E0 h\u00E3i h\u00F9ng. V\u00E0, c\u1EA3 Ilda c\u0169ng hi\u1EC3u qu\u00E1 r\u00F5 th\u1EF1c l\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng th\u00E2n chinh ch\u1EC9 d\u1EA1y ki\u1EBFm thu\u1EADt cho c\u00F4 g\u00E1i. \u00D4ng tin ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh n\u1EEF Vanadis Laziris [M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng] c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u1ECBch l\u1EA1i c\u1EA3 ngh\u00ECn qu\u00E2n. Ngay c\u1EA3 binh l\u00EDnh d\u01B0\u1EDBi quy\u1EC1n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 c\u00F3 l\u1EBD c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD h\u01A1n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u. Cho d\u00F9 qu\u00E2n s\u1ED1 ch\u1EC9 b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n ba qu\u00E2n C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc, Elizavetta v\u1EABn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch \u0111\u00E1ng g\u1EDDm. \u201CTa hi\u1EC3u c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i \u0111ang r\u1EA5t n\u00F3ng ru\u1ED9t. Pardu \u0111ang n\u1EB1m ngay ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u00FAng ta. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 l\u00FD do t\u1EA1i sao l\u00FAc n\u00E0y ch\u00FAng ta ph\u1EA3i c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng h\u01A1n.\u201D Nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi Ilda v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i ra, thay v\u00EC \u0111\u1EC3 nh\u1EAFc nh\u1EDF thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c ch\u00EDnh \u00F4ng ta. \u201CGi\u1EDD th\u00EC cho d\u1EF1ng tr\u1EA1i ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c. Sau \u0111\u00F3 c\u1EED trinh s\u00E1t \u0111i d\u00F2 la kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i. Ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1EA3m b\u1EA3o l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch n\u00E0o b\u00E9n m\u1EA3ng t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n \u0111\u00E2y cho t\u1EDBi sau ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n.\u201D Ba vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u00F9ng \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u xu\u1ED1ng, sau \u0111\u00F3 h\u1ECD h\u1ED1i h\u1EA3 ch\u1EA1y \u0111i thi h\u00E0nh m\u1EC7nh l\u1EC7nh c\u1EE7a ch\u1EC9 huy m\u00ECnh. T\u1EA7m m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng sau, trinh s\u00E1t quay v\u1EC1 b\u00E1o c\u00E1o, c\u00F9ng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3 qu\u00E2n Bydgauche c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EF1ng tr\u1EA1i xong xu\u00F4i. Ng\u1ED3i trong l\u1EC1u c\u1EE7a ch\u1EC9 huy, Ilda ng\u1ED3i nghe c\u00E1c trinh s\u00E1t tr\u00ECnh b\u00E0y. \u201CC\u1EA5p b\u00E1o! Ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n 1.000 qu\u00E2n \u1EDF ph\u00EDa B\u1EAFc c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y 5 versta. C\u1EDD hi\u1EC7u H\u1EAFc Long v\u00E0 Lebus!\u201D \u201CV\u1EADy l\u00E0 Vanadis-dono \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5y r\u1ED3i\u2026!\u201D M\u1ED9t c\u01A1n \u1EDBn l\u1EA1nh ch\u1EA1y d\u1ECDc s\u1ED1ng l\u01B0ng Ilda. \u00D4ng ta nhanh ch\u00F3ng ph\u00E1c th\u1EA3o m\u1ED9t t\u1EA5m b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3 trong t\u00E2m tr\u00ED m\u00ECnh. 5 versta. N\u00F3i c\u00E1ch kh\u00E1c, l\u00E0 1 ti\u1EBFng c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a. Ilda li\u1EC1n \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy, \u00F4ng ta \u0111i\u1EC1m t\u0129nh b\u01B0\u1EDBc ra kh\u1ECFi c\u0103n l\u1EC1u. C\u1ED1 ra v\u1EBB b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh, \u00F4ng ta kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n binh l\u00EDnh ph\u1EA3i lo \u00E2u. B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E3 nhu\u1ED9m \u0111\u1EA7y \u00E1nh ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n, v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng s\u1EAFc m\u00E0u ch\u00E0m v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ECF xuy\u00EAn th\u1EE7ng c\u1EA3 kh\u00F4ng trung. Nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y, tr\u1EDDi v\u1EABn c\u00F2n n\u1EAFng ch\u00F3i l\u1ECDi, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa \u0110\u00F4ng, b\u00F3ng \u0111\u00EAm \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EA7n ph\u1EE7 xu\u1ED1ng. Xa xa v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y, \u0111\u1EC9nh n\u00FAi nh\u1EA5p nh\u00F4 t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng g\u1EADp gh\u1EC1nh r\u1EF1c v\u00E0ng s\u00E1ng \u00F3ng \u00E1nh, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n d\u00E3y n\u00FAi l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 1 b\u00F3ng \u0111en s\u1EEBng s\u1EEFng. V\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa \u0110\u00F4ng l\u00E0 c\u1EA3 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1nh \u0111\u1ED3ng c\u1ECF kh\u00F4 h\u00E9o \u0111\u1ECF r\u1EF1c d\u01B0\u1EDBi v\u1EA7ng th\u00E1i d\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u201CM\u1ED9t c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng tuy\u1EC7t \u0111\u1EB9p, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng n\u00E0o? Th\u1EADt ti\u1EBFc l\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 c\u00E1nh \u0111\u00E0n \u00F4ng ch\u00FAng ta m\u1EDBi bi\u1EBFt t\u1EADn h\u01B0\u1EDFng th\u1EE9 n\u00E0y.\u201D Th\u1EA5y Ilda bu\u00F4ng ra m\u1ED9t c\u00E2u \u0111\u00F9a g\u01B0\u1EE3ng g\u1EA1o nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1EA1nh \u00F4ng ta c\u0169ng \u1EE9ng kh\u1EA9u \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. \u201CV\u1EDBi t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 l\u00F2ng t\u00F4n k\u00EDnh, th\u01B0a \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc. T\u00F4i cho l\u00E0 s\u1ED1 ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF bi\u1EBFt chi\u00EAm ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng c\u1EA3nh ho\u00E0ng h\u00F4n nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EBFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u ng\u00F3n tay m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. C\u00F3 khi \u0111a s\u1ED1 b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD ch\u1EC9 ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi \u0103n t\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi th\u1EDDi ti\u1EBFt ng\u00E0y mai ra sao l\u00E0 c\u00F9ng.\u201D \u201CCh\u1EA3 tr\u00E1ch nh\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u01A1i 30 tu\u1ED5i \u0111\u1EA7u r\u1ED3i m\u00E0 v\u1EABn gi\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u01A1n g\u1ED1i chi\u1EBFc nh\u00E9.\u201D Ilda nh\u00FAn vai m\u00E0 c\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn. Nh\u1EEFng ai nghe th\u1EA5y cu\u1ED9c n\u00F3i chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1ECBp c\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EA3 phanh. Kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ai trong s\u1ED1 binh l\u00EDnh t\u1ECF ra b\u1EA5t m\u00E3n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc cu\u1ED9c h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC1u h\u1EBFt m\u1EF1c t\u00F4n tr\u1ECDng Ilda, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng \u0111i theo \u00F4ng ta t\u1EDBi b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 \u0111\u00E2u, mi\u1EC5n l\u00E0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EC7nh t\u1EEB ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD. B\u1EDFi v\u1EADy, h\u1ECD m\u1EDBi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 b\u0103ng b\u0103ng v\u01B0\u1EE3t qua n\u00FAi r\u1EEBng gi\u1EEFa th\u1EDDi ti\u1EBFt l\u1EA1nh gi\u00E1 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. V\u1EEBa quan s\u00E1t t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh qu\u00E2n s\u0129, trong \u0111\u1EA7u Ilda l\u1EA1i \u0111ang ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n kh\u00E1c. --- Sau ch\u01B0a t\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng n\u1EEFa l\u00E0 m\u00E0n \u0111\u00EAm s\u1EBD bu\u00F4ng xu\u1ED1ng. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 c\u00F3 r\u00FAt ng\u1EAFn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch n\u1EEFa th\u00EC qu\u00E2n Lebus c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng t\u00E0i n\u00E0o m\u00E0 chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng\u2026 V\u1EA5n \u0111\u1EC1 l\u1EA1i n\u1EB1m \u1EDF ch\u1ED7 qu\u00E2n Lebus hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i \u0111ang n\u1EB1m \u1EDF ph\u00EDa B\u1EAFc. N\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c ti\u1EBFn v\u1EC1 Pardu nh\u01B0 d\u1EF1 ki\u1EBFn, ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn v\u00E0o m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc n\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA5y h\u1ECD s\u1EBD b\u1ECB qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111\u00E1nh t\u1EADp h\u1EADu. --- N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu m\u00E0 gom qu\u00E2n l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1nh t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y, qu\u00E2n ta s\u1EBD r\u01A1i v\u00E0o th\u1EBF g\u1ECDng k\u00ECm ngay. B\u1EB1ng m\u1ECDi gi\u00E1 kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u1EA5y x\u1EA3y ra. Ilda ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c v\u1EA1ch ra m\u1ED9t ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u00E1n. Quay l\u01B0ng l\u1EA1i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc ti\u1EBFng c\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a binh s\u0129, \u00F4ng ta ra l\u1EC7nh cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EADn trong khi quay v\u1EC1 l\u1EC1u. \u201CC\u1EED m\u1ED9t s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 t\u1EDBi qu\u00E2n Lebus. \u0110\u1ED3ng th\u1EDDi truy\u1EC1n l\u1EC7nh cho binh l\u00EDnh s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 l\u00FAc n\u00E0o.\u201D . . \u0110\u00E3 4 ng\u00E0y tr\u00F4i qua k\u1EC3 t\u1EEB sau cu\u1ED9c h\u1ECDp b\u00E0n b\u1EA1c chi\u1EBFn l\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u1EDBi Ellen, qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y b\u00F3ng d\u00E1ng c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. Ti\u1EC7n c\u0169ng n\u00F3i, h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y qu\u00E2n Bydgauche s\u1EDBm h\u01A1n h\u1ECD v\u00E0i gi\u1EDD \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3. \u201CAi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0 h\u1ECD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EADn \u0111\u00E2y. Th\u1EADt l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1ED5 danh Ilda-sama.\u201D Sau khi nghe trinh s\u00E1t b\u00E1o c\u00E1o l\u1EA1i, Elizavetta li\u1EC1n th\u1EA7m th\u00EC \u0111\u1EA7y th\u00E1n ph\u1EE5c. Ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EBFn mu\u1ED9n m\u1ED9t ng\u00E0y th\u00F4i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 qu\u00E2n Bydgauche t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ranh gi\u1EDBi c\u1EE7a Pardu. \u0110\u00F3 th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t pha h\u00FAt ch\u1EBFt. \u201CT\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 nh\u1EDD ng\u01B0\u01A1i \u0111\u00F3, Urz \u1EA1.\u201D V\u1EEBa c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a. Elizavetta quay sang nh\u00ECn Urz. Ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB ch\u1EC9 c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t binh l\u00EDnh, anh kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m l\u00E0m g\u00EC qu\u00E1 n\u1ED5i tr\u1ED9i. Elizavetta c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. Ngo\u00E0i m\u1EB7t c\u00F4 c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng t\u1ECF v\u1EBB \u01B0u \u00E1i Urz h\u01A1n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c l\u00E0 m\u1EA5y. T\u1EEB khi Urz c\u00F2n \u0111i ch\u0103n ng\u1EF1a, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 n\u1EA3y ra m\u1ED9t suy ngh\u0129 trong \u0111\u1EA7u. D\u00F9 Urz \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC anh bi\u1EBFt, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng li\u1EC7u \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 s\u1EF1 th\u1EADt kh\u00F4ng? --- Tigrevurmud Vorn l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 h\u1EA1 g\u1EE5c C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Thenardier, k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc cu\u1ED9c n\u1ED9i chi\u1EBFn \u1EDF Brune. Cho d\u00F9 c\u00F3 m\u1EA5t tr\u00ED nh\u1EDB \u0111i n\u1EEFa th\u00EC nh\u1EEFng t\u00E0i n\u0103ng \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 l\u1EBD v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111\u00F3. Elizavetta l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u th\u1EADt m\u1EA1nh, c\u1ED1 xua tan c\u00E1i suy ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00F3 kh\u1ECFi t\u00E2m tr\u00ED m\u00ECnh. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 c\u00F4 c\u00F2n kh\u00F4ng tin v\u00E0o b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n m\u00ECnh th\u00EC c\u00F3 l\u1EBD c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o l\u00E0m cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c tin theo \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CVanadis-sama. Ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F3 n\u00EAn g\u1EEDi s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 t\u1EDBi \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CCh\u01B0a ph\u1EA3i v\u1ED9i. Ch\u00FAng ta v\u1EABn c\u00F2n vi\u1EC7c ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E3.\u201D Th\u1EA5y Naum h\u1ECFi nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, Elizavetta tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. Ch\u1EC9nh \u0111\u1ED1n l\u1EA1i h\u00E0ng ng\u0169 qu\u00E2n s\u0129, c\u00F4 l\u1EC7nh cho trinh s\u00E1t to\u1EA3 ra xung quanh \u0111\u1EC3 xem x\u00E9t \u0111\u1ECBa h\u00ECnh \u0111\u1ECBa th\u1EBF c\u1EE7a khu v\u1EF1c. \u201CLi\u1EC7u s\u1EBD c\u00F3 \u0111\u00E1nh nhau \u01B0?\u201D \u201CTa kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt.\u201D V\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7y nghi\u00EAm ngh\u1ECB, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E1p. \u201CTa kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC s\u1EBD x\u1EA3y ra ti\u1EBFp theo n\u1EEFa. V\u00E0 ta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1 khi m\u00E0 c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC x\u1EA3y ra \u0111i n\u1EEFa. Ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i ch\u00FAng ta \u0111ang \u1EDF tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng sao?\u201D Cho d\u00F9 qu\u00E1 kh\u1EE9 c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 ra sao, cho d\u00F9 g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 g\u00EC b\u1EA5t th\u01B0\u1EDDng so v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F9ng l\u1EE9a, sau c\u00F9ng th\u00EC Elizavetta v\u1EABn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t Vanadis. Naum quay ng\u1EF1a l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 ra l\u1EC7nh cho binh l\u00EDnh. D\u00F5i theo ng\u01B0\u1EDDi hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 t\u00F3c x\u00E1m, Elizavetta l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m. \u201CN\u1EBFu m\u00E0 l\u00E0 Ilda-sama th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0m g\u00EC\u2026\u201D Theo nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 Ho\u00E0ng gia truy\u1EC1n l\u1EC7nh t\u1EDBi c\u00F4 v\u00E0 Ellen cho bi\u1EBFt. Ilda nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chai r\u01B0\u1EE3u t\u1EA9m \u0111\u1ED9c khi c\u00F2n \u0111ang \u1EDF trong ng\u00F4i bi\u1EC7t th\u1EF1 t\u1EA1i Kinh th\u00E0nh. Sau khi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh ch\u1EBFt, \u00F4ng ta li\u1EC1n nhanh ch\u00F3ng tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 Bydgauche, gom qu\u00E2n l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB kh\u00ED gi\u1EDBi, l\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u1EF1c v\u00E0 ch\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ED1t. --- Kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt \u0111i t\u1EEB Kinh th\u00E0nh Silesia t\u1EDBi Bydgauche l\u00E0 m\u1EA5t bao l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E2y. C\u1EE9 cho l\u00E0 10 ng\u00E0y c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a c\u1EA3 \u0111i l\u1EABn v\u1EC1 \u0111i, n\u1EBFu m\u00E0 c\u00F3 \u0111\u1ED5i ng\u1EF1a v\u00E0 \u0111i nhanh th\u00EC ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 s\u1EBD c\u00F2n kho\u1EA3ng 6,7 ng\u00E0y. Con \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i n\u1ED1i gi\u1EEFa l\u00E3nh \u0111\u1ECBa c\u1EE7a c\u00E1c C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u1EDBi Kinh th\u00E0nh ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tu d\u01B0\u1EE1ng c\u1EA9n th\u1EADn. Ilda kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 gi\u1ECFi c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a m\u00E0 l\u1EA1i c\u00F2n r\u1EA5t d\u1EBBo dai. \u00D4ng ta c\u0169ng c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nhi\u1EC1u ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u1EC3 thay th\u1EBF tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111i. N\u1EBFu mu\u1ED1n, v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a su\u1ED1t c\u1EA3 ng\u00E0y l\u1EABn \u0111\u00EAm. V\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n Elizavetta, c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi \u0111\u1EB7t ra l\u00E0 t\u1EA1i sao Ilda l\u1EA1i quay v\u1EC1 l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, thay v\u00EC t\u1EDBi th\u1EB3ng n\u01A1i \u1EDF c\u1EE7a B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu \u0111\u1EC3 h\u1ECFi t\u1ED9i ho\u1EB7c t\u00E2u l\u00EAn \u0110\u1EE9c vua trong khi v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang \u1EDF Kinh th\u00E0nh. V\u00E0 \u0111\u01B0\u01A1ng nhi\u00EAn, Ilda kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 ch\u1ECDn m\u1ED9t trong hai ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u00E1n \u0111\u00F3. \u00D4ng ta quay v\u1EC1 l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, t\u1EADp h\u1EE3p binh l\u00EDnh v\u00E0, hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i, \u0111ang s\u1EAFp s\u1EEDa ti\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E1nh l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 c\u1EE7a B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu. M\u1ED9t vi\u1EC7c kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 t\u1ED1n c\u00F4ng s\u1EE9c v\u00E0 th\u1EDDi gian. Cho d\u00F9 k\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3 c\u00F3 ra l\u00E0m sao \u0111i n\u1EEFa, d\u00F9 cho V\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c c\u00F3 r\u1ED1i lo\u1EA1n t\u1EDBi m\u1EA5y, Ilda s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o tr\u00E1nh kh\u1ECFi b\u1ECB tr\u00E1ch c\u1EE9. --- Li\u1EC7u \u0111\u00E2y c\u00F3 \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh \u0111\u00FAng \u0111\u1EAFn, hay l\u00E0 c\u00F2n c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t l\u00FD do n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c n\u1EEFa? Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC3u n\u1ED5i t\u00E2m tr\u1EA1ng l\u00FAc n\u00E0y c\u1EE7a Ilda ra sao. C\u00F4 c\u00F2n t\u00EDnh t\u1EDBi chuy\u1EC7n \u00F4ng ta s\u1EBD coi c\u00F4 l\u00E0 k\u1EBB th\u00F9 m\u00E0 b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD \u0111\u00E1nh t\u1EADp k\u00EDch. Ch\u00EDnh v\u00EC th\u00F4ng tin m\u1EADp m\u1EDD nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy m\u00E0 Elizavetta quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh theo d\u00F5i \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u0129nh c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Bydgauche, trong khi gi\u1EEF nguy\u00EAn kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch 5 versta. C\u00F4 c\u0169ng cho m\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB h\u00F2ng s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng giao chi\u1EBFn b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 l\u00FAc n\u00E0o. C\u00F2n ch\u01B0a \u0111\u1EA7y m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng n\u1EEFa l\u00E0 tr\u1EDDi t\u1ED1i th\u00EC 1 s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 t\u1EEB qu\u00E2n Bydgauche \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tr\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Lebus. \u0110\u00F3 c\u0169ng tr\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi th\u1EDDi \u0111i\u1EC3m qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111ang d\u1EF1ng tr\u1EA1i. M\u1ED9t khi giao chi\u1EBFn n\u1ED5 ra, \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u1EE1 v\u01B0\u1EDBng v\u00EDu, h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1ECBnh tr\u00EC ho\u00E3n vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y cho t\u1EDBi gi\u00E2y ph\u00FAt cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, khi tr\u1EDDi b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u t\u1ED1i s\u1EA7m l\u1EA1i, binh l\u00EDnh \u0111\u00E0nh ph\u1EA3i b\u1EAFt tay v\u00E0o l\u00E0m. Sau khi b\u1ECF v\u0169 kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i, vi\u00EAn s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1EABn t\u1EDBi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t Elizavetta, l\u00FAc n\u00E0y v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang ng\u1ED3i \u1EDF tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a. \u201CNg\u01B0\u1EDDi x\u1EE9 Bydgauche. Ta m\u1EEBng l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u01A1i \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D D\u01B0\u1EDBi b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi \u0111ang d\u1EA7n t\u1ED1i x\u1EA7m l\u1EA1i, v\u1EEBa nh\u00ECn vi\u00EAn s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 t\u1EEB tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, Elizavette n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y t\u01B0\u01A1i t\u1EAFn. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, Urz \u0111ang c\u1EA7m trong tay m\u1ED9t ng\u1ECDn \u0111u\u1ED1c. V\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n Naum, tay c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 thay v\u00EC c\u1EA7m \u0111u\u1ED1c l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EB7t s\u1EB5n l\u00EAn tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1ED1c ki\u1EBFm, ph\u00F2ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC b\u1EA5t tr\u1EAFc x\u1EA3y ra. Vi\u00EAn s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 c\u1EE7a Bydgauche k\u00EDnh c\u1EA9n c\u00FAi xu\u1ED1ng v\u00E0, sau v\u00E0i l\u1EDDi ch\u00E0o h\u1ECFi x\u00E3 giao, b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u truy\u1EC1n l\u1EA1i l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a Ilda. \u201CL\u00E3nh ch\u00FAa c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i, \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u00E0n chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi ng\u00E0i. Ch\u1EC9 xin ng\u00E0i r\u1ED9ng l\u00F2ng cho ph\u00E9p\u2026\u201D Sau khi Elizavetta h\u00E0o ph\u00F3ng g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u, c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EB7t ra th\u00EAm 2 \u0111i\u1EC1u ki\u1EC7n n\u1EEFa. M\u1ED9t l\u00E0 m\u1ED7i b\u00EAn ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u00E9p mang theo hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, v\u00E0, th\u1EE9 hai l\u00E0 hai b\u00EAn s\u1EBD g\u1EB7p nhau t\u1EA1i ch\u00EDnh gi\u1EEFa hai \u0111\u1ED9i qu\u00E2n. Sau khi l\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1, t\u1EA7m m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng sau vi\u00EAn s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 l\u1EA1i quay l\u1EA1i. \u201C\u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn n\u01A1i g\u1EB7p m\u1EB7t. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, v\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i theo, ng\u00E0i c\u00F2n th\u00EAm v\u00E0o l\u00E0 ng\u00E0i mu\u1ED1n m\u1ED7i b\u00EAn s\u1EBD mang theo 50 k\u1EF5 binh n\u1EEFa.\u201D Trong l\u1EC1u ch\u1EC9 huy, \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh Elizavetta, Urz m\u1EDF tr\u00F2n xoe m\u1EAFt ra \u0111\u1EA7y kinh ng\u1EA1c. Anh kh\u00F4ng ng\u1EDD l\u00E0 C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EA1i c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng t\u1EDBi m\u1EE9c \u0111\u00F3. D\u00F9 v\u1EADy, \u1EDF c\u1EA1nh ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB, Naum v\u1EABn t\u1ECF ra h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c b\u00ECnh th\u1EA3n, nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E3 l\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc y\u00EAu c\u1EA7u n\u00E0y t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u. C\u00F2n n\u1EEF Vanadis, ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD, l\u1EA1i m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y duy\u00EAn d\u00E1ng m\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1p. \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00F4i. Ta ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn \u0111i\u1EC1u ki\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3.\u201D Sau khi s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Bydgauche r\u1EDDi \u0111i, Elizavetta quay sang nh\u00ECn 2 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u c\u1EADn c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u201CUrz. Naum. Ch\u1EC9 m\u00ECnh 2 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i theo ta th\u00F4i.\u201D \u201CLi\u1EC7u ng\u00E0i s\u1EBD c\u1ED1 thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u1EE9?\u201D Th\u1EA5y Urz h\u1ECFi d\u00F2 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, v\u1EDBi m\u00E1i t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF r\u1EF1c ph\u1EA5t ph\u01A1 gi\u1EEFa b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi l\u1ED9ng gi\u00F3 l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo, m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EBB loi hi\u1EC7n ra tr\u00EAn b\u1EDD m\u00F4i c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis Laziris [M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng]. \u201CN\u1EBFu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u00EC ta s\u1EBD c\u1ED1. Ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o t\u1ED1c \u0111\u1ED9 h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ta th\u00F4i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7 th\u1EA5y Ilda-sama quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m t\u1EDBi b\u1EADc n\u00E0o. B\u1EDFi v\u1EADy, t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n h\u1EBFt l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EEBng c\u00F3 qu\u00E1 k\u1EF3 v\u1ECDng v\u00E0o \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3.\u201D Cu\u1ED9c b\u00E0n b\u1EA1c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c di\u1EC5n ra \u1EDF ngay ch\u00EDnh gi\u1EEFa v\u1ECB tr\u00ED hai \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n. L\u1EA7n n\u00E0y h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng cho d\u1EF1ng l\u1EC1u nh\u01B0 cu\u1ED9c h\u1ECDp b\u00E0n chi\u1EBFn l\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EE7a Elizavetta v\u00E0 Ellen. Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 nh\u1EEFng ng\u1ECDn \u0111u\u1ED1c tr\u00EAn tay binh l\u00EDnh c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi sao tr\u0103ng tr\u00EAn b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi \u0111\u00EAm chi\u1EBFu s\u00E1ng cho cu\u1ED9c g\u1EB7p m\u1EB7t gi\u1EEFa hai b\u00EAn. Elizavetta, \u0111i c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi Urz v\u00E0 Naum, \u0111\u00E3 \u0111i t\u1EDBi n\u01A1i. \u0110\u01B0\u01A1ng nhi\u00EAn c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u binh l\u00EDnh d\u01B0\u1EDBi quy\u1EC1n c\u00F4 ph\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED1i \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EF1 \u0111\u1EE9ng ra thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c h\u1ECD. \u201CCh\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn Ilda-sama s\u1EBD mang 50 k\u1EF5 binh theo. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 ta c\u0169ng l\u00E0m nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn s\u1EBD c\u00F3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00F4ng gi\u1EEF b\u00ECnh t\u0129nh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u00E0 g\u00E2y chuy\u1EC7n. B\u1EDFi v\u1EADy, \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh k\u00EDch \u0111\u1ED9ng \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng, ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECDn ta \u0111i th\u00F4i. N\u1EBFu hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i th\u00EC h\u00E3y y\u00EAn l\u1EB7ng m\u00E0 d\u00F5i theo b\u1ECDn ta.\u201D K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 th\u1EBF, m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EABn nh\u01B0 mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i \u201CH\u00E3y mang m\u00ECnh t\u00F4i \u0111i th\u00F4i\u201D, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n hai m\u00E0u m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng d\u00E1m n\u00F3i g\u00EC. Thay v\u00EC l\u00E0 thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c, \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt \u0111\u00F3 gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi \u0111e do\u1EA1 h\u01A1n. Khi Elizavetta c\u00F9ng hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi tu\u1EF3 t\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC3m h\u1EB9n, Ilda v\u1EDBi 50 k\u1EF5 binh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111ang ch\u1EDD s\u1EB5n t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. D\u01B0\u1EDBi ng\u1ECDn \u0111u\u1ED1c tr\u00EAn tay h\u1ECD, b\u00F3ng c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED9i k\u1EF5 binh nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 ho\u00E0 v\u00E0o trong khung c\u1EA3nh \u0111en t\u1ED1i. Trong khi Urz t\u1EF1 d\u01B0ng c\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EDD ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i, Naum v\u1EABn th\u1EA3n nhi\u00EAn d\u1EABn ng\u1EF1a t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n anh m\u00E0 n\u00F3i. \u201CC\u1EADu c\u00F3 nh\u1EDB nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC Vanadis-sama \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Urz \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt sang nh\u00ECn Naum v\u00E0 g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. N\u1EBFu c\u1EA7n c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i c\u1EE9 vi\u1EC7c ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n. Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 v\u1EDBi v\u1EDBi Urz v\u00E0 Naum. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 50 hay 100 l\u00EDnh \u0111i n\u1EEFa, c\u00F4 tin ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EF1 m\u00ECnh xoay s\u1EDF \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Urz tin r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i d\u1ED1i. H\u00ECnh \u1EA3nh Elizavetta \u0111\u00E1nh h\u1EA1 \u0111\u00E1m h\u1EA3i t\u1EB7c trong t\u00EDch t\u1EAFc khi hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi g\u1EB7p nhau l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111\u1ECDng l\u1EA1i trong t\u00E2m tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a anh. Naum k\u1EC1 s\u00E1t tai Urz v\u00E0 n\u00F3i. \u201CNghe n\u00E0y. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC x\u1EA3y ra th\u00EC c\u1EADu c\u1EE9 vi\u1EC7c ch\u1EA1y v\u1EC1 tr\u1EA1i ngay. Kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i lo cho Vanadis-sama hay ta \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D \u201CNh\u01B0ng m\u00E0, t\u00F4i\u2026\u201D \u201CN\u1EBFu c\u1EADu m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EA1y tr\u01B0\u1EDBc th\u00EC kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng l\u00E0 ta kh\u00F3 m\u00E0 tho\u00E1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Th\u00EAm n\u1EEFa, \u0111\u1EC3 Vanadis-sama \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1ECBp tho\u1EA3 s\u1EE9c tung ho\u00E0nh th\u00EC t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n h\u1EBFt l\u00E0 ch\u00FAng ta nhanh ch\u00E2n ch\u1EA1y \u0111i l\u00E0 hay h\u01A1n c\u1EA3.\u201D Naum n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang c\u1EE3t nh\u1EA3. Trong khi Urz c\u00F2n \u0111ang b\u0103n kho\u0103n kh\u00F4ng r\u00F5 v\u1ECB hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 \u0111\u00F9a hay th\u1EADt, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 ti\u1EBFn t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n Ilda. \u201CVanadis-dono. C\u1EA3m \u01A1n ng\u00E0i \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn th\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u1EA3o cho d\u00F9 th\u1EDDi gian g\u1EA5p g\u00E1p nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. V\u1EADy th\u00EC ch\u00FAng ta c\u0169ng v\u00E0o vi\u1EC7c lu\u00F4n, t\u1EA1i sao ng\u00E0i l\u1EA1i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y?\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc s\u1EAFc l\u1EBBm t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 l\u01B0\u1EE1i dao c\u1EA1o. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Elizavetta v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 ch\u00F9n b\u01B0\u1EDBc, c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E1p. \u201CNg\u00E0i bi\u1EBFt r\u00F5 nguy\u00EAn nh\u00E2n r\u1ED3i \u0111\u00F3, \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng n\u00E0o, Ilda-sama? T\u00F4i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u1EC3 ng\u0103n ng\u00E0i l\u1EA1i.\u201D \u201C\u2026 Ng\u00E0i \u0111\u00E3 bi\u1EBFt chuy\u1EC7n r\u1ED3i ch\u1EE9?\u201D Sau m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i im l\u1EB7ng, Ilda m\u1EDBi l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng. Elizavetta g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CT\u00F4i hi\u1EC3u l\u00FAc n\u00E0y ng\u00E0i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y th\u1EBF n\u00E0o.\u201D Sau khi Elizavetta h\u1ECFi t\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u x\u1EA5u s\u1ED1 c\u1EE7a Ilda, c\u00F4 li\u1EC1n c\u1EA7u nguy\u1EC7n cho linh h\u1ED3n c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 khu\u1EA5t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c y\u00EAn ngh\u1EC9. Ilda bu\u1ED3n b\u00E3 c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u xu\u1ED1ng. \u201CC\u1EA3m \u01A1n ng\u00E0i \u0111\u00E3 c\u1EA7u nguy\u1EC7n cho thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i.\u201D Ng\u1EA9ng m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn, \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a Ilda l\u00FAc n\u00E0y h\u1EEBng h\u1EF1c nh\u01B0 r\u1EF1c l\u1EEDa. \u201CVanadis-dono. Ng\u00E0i n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u1EC3 ng\u0103n ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i l\u1EA1i. V\u1EC1 chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u1EA5y, t\u00F4i c\u00F3 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y mu\u1ED1n nh\u1EDD t\u1EDBi ng\u00E0i. Li\u1EC7u ng\u00E0i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 v\u1EDD nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng t\u00ECm th\u1EA5y ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng?\u201D V\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u00E1ng run run n\u00F3i. \u201CCu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng t\u00F4i c\u0169ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EADn \u0111\u00E2y r\u1ED3i! T\u00F4i h\u1EE9a s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 l\u00E0ng m\u1EA1c hay th\u1ECB tr\u1EA5n n\u00E0o kh\u00F4ng can d\u1EF1 v\u00E0o vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y. B\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 ai c\u1EA3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD ti\u00EAu di\u1EC7t h\u1EBFt, nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i th\u1EC1 s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1ED9ng t\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00E0o kh\u00F4ng kh\u00E1ng c\u1EF1. T\u00F4i th\u1EC1 tr\u00EAn t\u00EAn tu\u1ED5i c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. V\u1EADy---\u201D \u201CT\u00F4i t\u1EEB ch\u1ED1i.\u201D Kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n suy ngh\u0129 g\u00EC th\u00EAm, Elizavetta ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. Kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED xung quanh n\u01A1i g\u1EB7p m\u1EB7t ngay l\u1EB7p t\u1EE9c tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0 n\u1EB7ng n\u1EC1. \u0110\u1EB1ng sau Ilda, h\u00E0ng ch\u1EE5c ti\u1EBFng lo\u1EA3ng xo\u1EA3ng c\u1EE7a \u00E1o gi\u00E1p vang l\u00EAn li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c. 50 k\u1EF5 binh Bydgauche tr\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 l\u00FAc n\u00E0o. Urz nu\u1ED1t \u1EF1c m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng. Anh \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt sang Naum \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u1EA1nh m\u00ECnh. Cho d\u00F9 nh\u00EDu m\u00E0y l\u1EA1i, Naum c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn, hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u v\u1EDBi nhau m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i. Elziavetta \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u00E9p b\u1ECF ch\u1EA1y n\u1EBFu c\u1EA7n, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng c\u1EA3 Urz l\u1EABn Naum \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 m\u1EA3y may ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c b\u1ECF l\u1EA1i ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. N\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u00E2y \u0111u\u1ED1c, Urz nh\u00ECn ch\u00F2ng ch\u1ECDc v\u00E0o 50 k\u1EF5 binh. B\u1ED7ng d\u01B0ng, Ilda gi\u01A1 tay l\u00EAn. Quay l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn qu\u00E2n s\u0129 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, \u00F4ng ta th\u00E9t l\u00EAn. \u201CNh\u1EBD n\u00E0o c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111e do\u1EA1 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi tay kh\u00F4ng t\u1EA5c s\u1EAFt \u01B0? Ch\u1EB3ng nh\u1EBD l\u00E0 v\u00EC Vanadis-dono \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u00E3 tin t\u01B0\u1EDFng ch\u00FAng ta \u0111\u1EBFn n\u1ED7i ch\u1EC9 mang theo 2 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y m\u00E0 c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i h\u00E0nh x\u1EED nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy sao! C\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i mu\u1ED1n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EDDi coi t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 chi\u1EBFn c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a Bydgauche \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt bao nhi\u00EAu t\u01B0\u1EDBng l\u0129nh v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED3ng \u0111\u1ED9i b\u1ECF c\u00F4ng ra x\u00E2y d\u1EF1ng n\u00EAn ra c\u00E1i g\u00EC ch\u1EE9?\u201D D\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng qu\u00E1 to l\u1EDBn, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng t\u1EEBng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i d\u00F5ng d\u1EA1c c\u1EE7a v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EC1u h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c nghi\u00EAm trang v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7y \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng ho\u00E0ng. To\u00E0n b\u1ED9 s\u1ED1 k\u1EF5 binh \u0111\u1EC1u c\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EDD ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 b\u1ECB s\u00E9t \u0111\u00E1nh. Kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED s\u1EB7c m\u00F9i nguy hi\u1EC3m ban n\u00E3y c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t tan bi\u1EBFn trong nh\u00E1y m\u1EAFt. Ilda quay sang Urz v\u00E0 c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u xu\u1ED1ng. \u201CMong ng\u01B0\u01A1i th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 ta. V\u00EC ph\u1EA3i \u0111i \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng d\u00E0i cho n\u00EAn h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tho\u1EA3i m\u00E1i cho l\u1EAFm. D\u00F9 bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 n\u00F3i m\u1ED3m th\u00F4i l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EE7, nh\u01B0ng li\u1EC7u ng\u01B0\u01A1i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tha th\u1EE9 cho b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Urz kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i ngay; anh ch\u1EC9 nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m v\u00E0o Ilda v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7y kinh ng\u1EA1c. Trong khi Urz \u0111i\u1EC1u ho\u00E0 l\u1EA1i h\u01A1i th\u1EDF, anh ch\u1EA7m ch\u1EADm v\u00E0 c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn. \u201C\u1EEAm, th\u01B0a \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc, ng\u00E0i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 cho ph\u00E9p t\u00F4i h\u1ECFi chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng? T\u00F4i t\u00EAn l\u00E0 Urz v\u00E0 t\u00F4i l\u00E0 thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n t\u00F4i\u2026 Vanadis-sama.\u201D Ilda l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0 cho ph\u00E9p anh n\u00F3i. Urz l\u1EA1i nu\u1ED1t n\u01B0\u1EDBc mi\u1EBFng m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa. Anh c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 m\u00ECnh \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a Ilda v\u00E0 binh l\u00EDnh, m\u00E0 c\u00F2n c\u1EA3 c\u1EE7a Elizavetta v\u00E0 Naum \u0111ang d\u00F5i theo anh. \u201CN\u1EBFu ng\u00E0i \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1ED3ng \u00FD th\u00EC t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c h\u1ECFi \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y. Ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i ng\u00E0i n\u00EAn h\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u01A1n gi\u1EADn d\u1EEF c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u00EAn Ho\u00E0ng cung \u1EDF Kinh th\u00E0nh m\u1EDBi ph\u1EA3i ch\u1EE9? Qu\u1ED1c v\u01B0\u01A1ng \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EA3i nh\u1ECDc c\u00F4ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 c\u1EED Vanadis-sama t\u1EDBi t\u1EADn \u0111\u00E2y. Sao ng\u00E0i \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng th\u1EED g\u1ECDi B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u00EAn Ho\u00E0ng cung, v\u00E0, n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 \u00F4ng ta kh\u00F4ng ch\u1ECBu \u0111\u1ED3ng t\u00ECnh, th\u00EC h\u1EB5ng mang qu\u00E2n t\u1EDBi\u2026\u201D \u201CTa kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 \u00FD \u00F4ng ta mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDFng. G\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a Ilda \u1EA3m \u0111\u1EA1m t\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 d\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 m\u1ECDi th\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9 c\u1EED ch\u1EC9 ban n\u00E3y c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ta ch\u01B0a t\u1EEBng x\u1EA3y ra, ngay c\u1EA3 gi\u1ECDng n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u0169ng tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo. Urz c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 n\u00F4n n\u00F3ng v\u00E0 kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu. Tr\u00F4ng Ilda kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 gi\u1ED1ng m\u1ED9t k\u1EBB th\u00EDch g\u00E2y chi\u1EBFn. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, xem ra l\u00E0 \u00F4ng ta kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n l\u1EF1a ch\u1ECDn n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i chi\u1EBFn tranh. D\u00F9 th\u1EBF, Urz v\u1EABn c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng n\u1EA5n n\u00E1 th\u00EAm n\u1EEFa. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi anh k\u1ECBp m\u1EDF mi\u1EC7ng ra, m\u1ED9t b\u00E0n tay ch\u00ECa ra v\u00E0 gi\u1EEF ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB l\u1EA1i. \u201CUrz, \u0111\u1EE7 r\u1ED3i. Ng\u01B0\u01A1i \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0m r\u1EA5t t\u1ED1t.\u201D \u0110\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 Elizavetta. Trong khi Urz lui l\u1EA1i, n\u1EEF Vanadis Laziris [M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng] li\u1EBFc m\u1EAFt nh\u00ECn Ilda v\u1EDBi binh l\u00EDnh c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ta m\u00E0 n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EA7y ki\u00EAu k\u1EF3. \u201CN\u1EBFu ng\u00E0i b\u1EB1ng b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 gi\u00E1 n\u00E0o m\u00E0 v\u1EABn quy\u1EBFt kh\u00F4ng r\u00FAt lui, ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n l\u1EF1a ch\u1ECDn n\u00E0o kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i ch\u00EDnh ng\u00E0i, Ilda-sama.\u201D Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc th\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9 c\u00F3 v\u1EBB tr\u1ECBch th\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00F3 c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis, Ilda c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y r\u00F5 r\u00E0ng, \u1EA9n sau \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta nh\u01B0 mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i \u201CXin ng\u00E0i, h\u00E3y r\u00FAt lui \u0111i\u201D. D\u00F9 th\u1EBF, \u00F4ng ta v\u1EABn \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i, \u0111\u1EA7y l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo v\u00E0 l\u00E3nh \u0111\u1EA1m t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t t\u1EA3ng b\u0103ng. \u201CVanadis-dono, ta \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i r\u1ED3i. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i, tay c\u1EA7m th\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u1EA7m ki\u1EBFm, gi\u00E1p tr\u1EE5 m\u1EB7c tr\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD \u0111\u00E1nh h\u1EA1 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng k\u1EBB n\u00E0o d\u00E1m c\u1EA3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng, cho d\u00F9 \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 l\u00E0 ng\u00E0i \u0111i n\u1EEFa.\u201D \u201CK\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 khi bi\u1EBFt ngo\u00E0i qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i ra c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u00EAm 5.000 qu\u00E2n n\u1EEFa \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn v\u1EC1 \u0111\u00E2y \u01B0?\u201D Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a Elizavetta, Ilda m\u1EDF cho\u00E0ng m\u1EAFt ra. \u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 d\u1EF1 li\u1EC7u, 5.000 qu\u00E2n l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t con s\u1ED1 \u00F4ng ta kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o l\u00E0m ng\u01A1 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u00F4ng ta nhanh ch\u00F3ng tr\u1EA5n t\u0129nh l\u1EA1i. \u201C5.000 hay 10.000 qu\u00E2n c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng lay chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u00FD \u0111\u1ECBnh c\u1EE7a ta \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c.\u201D M\u1ED9t b\u1EA7u kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED im l\u1EB7ng ph\u1EE7 l\u00EAn hai b\u00EAn. Kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi n\u00E0o th\u1ED1t ra t\u1EEB mi\u1EC7ng hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1EEFa. S\u1EF1 im l\u1EB7ng \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 minh ch\u1EE9ng cho vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3. Ilda l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1ED1t l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn. \u00D4ng ta m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 n\u00F3i. \u201CCh\u00FAc may m\u1EAFn, Vanadis-dono.\" \u201CC\u1EA3m \u01A1n ng\u00E0i. T\u00F4i s\u1EBD d\u1ED1c to\u00E0n l\u1EF1c m\u00ECnh \u0111\u1EC3 chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng.\u201D Elizavetta c\u0169ng m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. Sau \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F4 cho quay ng\u1EF1a l\u1EA1i. \u201CHai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, \u0111i th\u00F4i n\u00E0o.\u201D Urz v\u00E0 Naum c\u00F9ng theo sau ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n m\u00ECnh. H\u1ECD c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y t\u1EEBng \u00E1nh m\u1EAFt sau l\u01B0ng hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 mu\u1ED1n x\u1EC9a x\u00F3i h\u1ECD. V\u00E0 th\u1EBF l\u00E0, cu\u1ED9c th\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u1EA3o t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc. . . Sau khi ti\u1EC5n 3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i, Ilda c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi 50 k\u1EF5 binh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh quay v\u1EC1 n\u01A1i \u0111\u00F3ng qu\u00E2n. Tr\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EC1, v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u00E1ng t\u1ECF ra \u1EE7 r\u0169 su\u1ED1t d\u1ECDc \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng. Nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC Urz n\u00F3i \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0m \u00F4ng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. --- L\u00FD do \u01B0. L\u00E0m sao m\u00E0 ta n\u00F3i ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ch\u1EE9. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 v\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c \u00F4ng ng\u1EDD v\u1EF1c Vua Victor, Qu\u1ED1c v\u01B0\u01A1ng Victor. Ilda \u0111\u00E3 ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC Urz n\u00F3i t\u1EEB l\u00E2u. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Eugene, k\u1EBB th\u00F9 c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng, l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u00E0 Vua ch\u1ECDn ra l\u00E0m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi k\u1EBF nhi\u1EC7m. Cho d\u00F9 \u00F4ng ta c\u00F3 t\u00E2u l\u00EAn th\u00EC Nh\u00E0 vua ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn c\u0169ng s\u1EBD b\u00EAnh v\u1EF1c cho Eugene. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 mang qu\u00E2n t\u1EDBi bi\u1EC7t th\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a Eugene n\u1EEFa th\u00EC k\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3 c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 thay \u0111\u1ED5i. B\u1EDFi s\u1EF1 nghi ng\u1EDD nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, Ilda nhanh ch\u00F3ng quay v\u1EC1 Bydgauche, l\u00E3nh \u0111\u1ECBa c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 quy\u1EBFt ti\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E1nh Pardu, l\u00E3nh \u0111\u1ECBa c\u1EE7a Eugene. \u00D4ng ta quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh s\u1EBD t\u1EF1 tay gi\u1EA3i quy\u1EBFt m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi Nh\u00E0 vua k\u1ECBp can thi\u1EC7p. Sau khi v\u1EC1 t\u1EDBi tr\u1EA1i, Ilda cho g\u1ECDi 3 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng d\u01B0\u1EDBi quy\u1EC1n c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i. Trong khi y\u00EAu c\u1EA7u h\u1ECD chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB b\u00E0n gh\u1EBF v\u00E0 b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3, Ilda th\u00F4ng b\u00E1o cho h\u1ECD l\u00E0 s\u1EBD giao chi\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi qu\u00E2n Lebus. \u201CV\u1EDBi L\u00F4i Oa Thi\u1EC3m C\u01A1 \u0111\u00F3 sao\u2026?\u201D Cho d\u00F9 3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng k\u1EBB nh\u00E1t gan, h\u1ECD v\u1EABn run r\u1EA9y t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng gi\u1EEFa b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi \u0111\u00EAm l\u1ED9ng gi\u00F3. Ilda c\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn h\u00F2ng xoa d\u1ECBu n\u1ED7i c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD. \u201CC\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i kh\u00F4ng vi\u1EC7c g\u00EC ph\u1EA3i lo. Ch\u00EDnh ta s\u1EBD giao \u0111\u1EA5u tr\u1EF1c ti\u1EBFp v\u1EDBi Vanadis-dono.\u201D \u201CTh\u01B0a \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i, ng\u00E0i mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i l\u00E0 ng\u00E0i s\u1EBD d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n sao?\u201D M\u1ED9t vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng m\u1EDF tr\u00F2n xoe m\u1EAFt ra. Vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 \u0111i\u00EAn r\u1ED3 t\u1EDBi m\u1EE9c n\u00E0o. \u201CTa kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EAFng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c hay kh\u00F4ng n\u1EEFa. D\u00F9 ta kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 ng\u00E1n \u0111\u1EA5u ki\u1EBFm, nh\u01B0ng\u2026\u201D V\u0169 kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a Elizavetta l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00E2y roi, v\u00E0, l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t Long kh\u00ED, m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 v\u0169 kh\u00ED ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u1ED7i m\u1ED9t Vanadis m\u1EDBi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 n\u1EB1m trong b\u00E0n tay nh\u1ECF b\u00E9 c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i, th\u1EE9 v\u0169 kh\u00ED \u0111\u00F3 v\u1EABn th\u1EEBa s\u1EE9c \u0111\u1EADp n\u00E1t l\u00E1 ch\u1EAFn, c\u1EAFt \u0111\u00F4i m\u0169 gi\u00E1p v\u00E0 th\u1ED5i bay gi\u00E1p tr\u1EE5 c\u00F9ng m\u1ECDi th\u1EE9 n\u1EB1m d\u01B0\u1EDBi n\u00F3. Thanh ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE7a Ilda l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm th\u00E9p \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u1EB7t h\u00E0ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EE3 r\u00E8n n\u1ED5i ti\u1EBFng, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u1EA3 V\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c Sachstein c\u0169ng bi\u1EBFt t\u1EDBi. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE9ng c\u00E1p, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 ch\u00E9m v\u00E0o \u00E1o gi\u00E1p c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 s\u1EE9t m\u1EBB. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 th\u1EBF, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng l\u00E0 Elizavetta, xem ra l\u00E0 \u00F4ng ta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n t\u1EF1 tin \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CD\u00F9 sao \u0111i n\u1EEFa, \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a Vanadis-dono s\u1EBD l\u00E0 ta. B\u00F9 l\u1EA1i, ta mu\u1ED1n c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i d\u00E0nh h\u1EBFt c\u00F4ng s\u1EE9c \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1EC9 huy qu\u00E2n s\u0129.\u201D Trong khi m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi r\u1EA3i b\u00E0n \u0111\u1ED3 ra, Ilda b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u00ECnh b\u00E0y chi\u1EBFn l\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CT\u1EDBi n\u1EEDa \u0111\u00EAm, ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD b\u1ECF tr\u1EA1i l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam --- th\u1EB3ng ti\u1EBFn Pardu.\u201D Ng\u1EA9ng m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn nh\u00ECn m\u1ED9t l\u01B0\u1EE3c to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Ilda l\u1EA1i n\u00F3i ti\u1EBFp. \u201C\u0110\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 k\u1EBF nghi binh. Qu\u00E2n Lebus t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 ng\u0103n kh\u00F4ng cho ch\u00FAng ta t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Pardu. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 \u0111i v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam th\u00EC ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn h\u1ECD s\u1EBD b\u00E1m theo ngay.\u201D \u0110\u1EC3 nguy\u00EAn tr\u1EA1i l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 qu\u00E2n Bydgauche h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n trong \u0111\u00EAm, trong khi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u00EC l\u1EA1i v\u1EDD nh\u01B0 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang \u1EDF l\u1EA1i tr\u1EA1i. Sau \u0111\u00F3, Ilda li\u1EC1n v\u1EA1ch ra m\u1ED9t v\u00F2ng cung tr\u00EAn b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3. \u201CKhi qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111u\u1ED5i theo, ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD b\u00ED m\u1EADt \u0111i v\u00F2ng ra ph\u00EDa sau \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E1nh t\u1EADp k\u00EDch h\u1ECD.\u201D \u201CCh\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD t\u1EADp k\u00EDch trong \u0111\u00EAm ch\u1EE9?\u201D M\u1ED9t vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng nh\u00ECn sang l\u00E3nh ch\u00FAa c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. M\u1ED9t trong nh\u1EEFng b\u00E0i hu\u1EA5n luy\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD l\u00E0 h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n trong \u0111\u00EAm. H\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 qu\u00E1 quen v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u1ED9ng trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Ilda l\u1EA1i l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CTi\u1EBFc l\u00E0 ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng v\u00E0o l\u00FAc b\u00ECnh minh.\u201D N\u1EBFu \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, Ilda c\u0169ng mu\u1ED1n t\u1EADp k\u00EDch trong \u0111\u00EAm. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 n\u1EAFm v\u1EEFng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1ECBa h\u00ECnh \u1EDF n\u01A1i n\u00E0y. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, sau khi \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u1ED9ng, m\u1ED9t khi t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng th\u00EC s\u1EBD r\u1EA5t d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng d\u1EABn t\u1EDBi r\u1ED1i lo\u1EA1n. \u0110\u1EB7c bi\u1EC7t l\u00E0 khi t\u1EADp k\u00EDch trong \u0111\u00EAm, do kh\u00F4ng ai c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 bi\u1EBFt r\u00F5 l\u00E0 m\u00ECnh \u0111ang \u0111i \u0111\u00E2u, m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n s\u1EBD c\u00E0ng d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng \u0111i t\u1EDBi th\u1EA5t b\u1EA1i h\u01A1n. Ch\u01B0a n\u00F3i g\u00EC vi\u1EC7c b\u1ECB \u0111\u1ECBch ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra v\u00E0 ph\u1EA3n c\u00F4ng, t\u1EEB chuy\u1EC7n \u0111i l\u1EA1c \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng m\u00E0 g\u1EB7p tai n\u1EA1n, cho t\u1EDBi gi\u1EBFt nh\u1EA7m l\u1EABn nhau, nh\u1EEFng chuy\u1EC7n nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 hi\u1EBFm. \u201CT\u1EA1m th\u1EDDi ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD t\u00E1ch ra th\u00E0nh 3 nh\u00F3m. 2 nh\u00F3m s\u1EBD \u0111i t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng qu\u00E2n Lebus. Nh\u00F3m c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i s\u1EBD \u0111\u00F3ng vai tr\u00F2 l\u00E0m qu\u00E2n d\u1EF1 b\u1ECB.\u201D \u201CD\u1EF1 b\u1ECB?\u201D C\u1EA3 3 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng \u0111\u1EC1u cau m\u00E0y m\u00E0 n\u00F3i. Ilda g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7y kh\u00F3 kh\u0103n. \u201CQu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n \u1EDF gi\u1EEFa tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3, c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u00ECnh qu\u00E2n Lebus v\u00E0 qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Eugene l\u00E0m \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta. Vanadis-dono \u0111\u00E3 n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng 5.000 qu\u00E2n \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y,\u2026\u201D \u201CCh\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 n\u00F3i d\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EC3 ng\u0103n \u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i l\u1EA1i sao?\u201D Nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a Elizavetta l\u00E0 ng\u0103n ch\u1EB7n, kh\u00F4ng cho Ilda t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Pardu. \u201CB\u00EAn ta c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u qu\u00E2n\u201D l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t b\u00E0i qu\u00E1 c\u1ED5 trong \u0111\u00E0m ph\u00E1n. \u201CTa c\u0169ng cho l\u00E0 v\u1EADy. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, ch\u00FAng ta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o b\u1ECF qua kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng c\u00F3 qu\u00E2n ti\u1EBFp vi\u1EC7n ho\u1EB7c ph\u1EE5c k\u00EDch, cho d\u00F9 5.000 qu\u00E2n xem ra ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 khoa tr\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. M\u1EE5c \u0111\u00EDch cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta v\u1EABn l\u00E0 B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu. Vanadis-dono v\u00E0 Lebus v\u1EABn l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u1ECBch th\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EA7y m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, mi\u1EC5n l\u00E0 c\u00F2n binh l\u00EDnh trong tay, ta mu\u1ED1n \u0111i theo k\u1EBF ho\u1EA1ch \u0111\u00F3 t\u1EDBi c\u00F9ng.\u201D Nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 mu\u1ED1n \u0111\u1ED9ng vi\u00EAn thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Ilda c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng vui v\u1EBB n\u00F3i ti\u1EBFp. \u201CD\u00F9 l\u00E0 v\u1EADy, tr\u01B0\u1EDBc 1.000 qu\u00E2n Lebus, ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F3 t\u1EDBi 2.000 qu\u00E2n. Trong khi ta thu h\u00FAt s\u1EF1 ch\u00FA \u00FD c\u1EE7a Vanadis-dono, c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i s\u1EBD c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i h\u1ECD. M\u1ED9t khi qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD b\u1ECB t\u1ED5n th\u1EA5t, ngay c\u1EA3 Vanadis-dono c\u0169ng s\u1EBD ph\u1EA3i r\u00FAt lui.\u201D 3 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u00F9ng nhau c\u00FAi ch\u00E0o l\u00E3nh ch\u00FAa c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD. Ilda b\u1EA3o g\u00EC h\u1ECD c\u0169ng s\u1EBD s\u1EB5n s\u00E0ng tu\u00E2n theo. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD c\u0169ng c\u00F3 ni\u1EC1m ki\u00EAu h\u00E3nh r\u1EB1ng kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0o h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EC3 thua qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis. \u0110\u1EC3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nhanh ch\u00F3ng chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB cho cu\u1ED9c giao chi\u1EBFn, \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n nhanh ch\u00F3ng r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi tr\u1EA1i. V\u00EC ph\u1EA3i h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n v\u00E0o ban \u0111\u00EAm, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 binh l\u00EDnh \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c thay nhau ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD c\u00F2n r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u vi\u1EC7c kh\u00E1c ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m. Gi\u1EDD ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i m\u00ECnh trong l\u1EC1u, Ilda l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD xem x\u00E9t t\u1EA5m b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3 tr\u00EAn b\u00E0n. Trong khi m\u1EB7t tr\u0103ng \u0111ang treo v\u1EAFt v\u1EBBo tr\u00EAn b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche c\u0169ng chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB xong xu\u00F4i. H\u1ECD l\u1EA5y v\u00E1n che ng\u1EF1a l\u1EA1i, t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 m\u00F3ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1ECDc v\u1EA3i. \u00C1o gi\u00E1p v\u00E0 binh kh\u00ED \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u1EE7 b\u00F9n \u0111\u1EA5t l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh b\u1ECB \u00E1nh tr\u0103ng chi\u1EBFu v\u00E0o. B\u00EAn ngo\u00E0i b\u1ED9 \u00E1o gi\u00E1p, h\u1ECD c\u00F2n kho\u00E1c th\u00EAm m\u1ED9t t\u1EA5m \u00E1o cho\u00E0ng b\u1EA9n th\u1EC9u n\u1EEFa. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, c\u1EE9 m\u01B0\u1EDDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u00EC l\u1EA1i c\u00F9ng c\u1EA7m m\u1ED9t s\u1EE3i d\u00E2y. V\u00EC kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng, h\u1ECD ph\u1EA3i ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn ph\u00E1 b\u1ECF \u0111\u1ED9i h\u00ECnh v\u00E0 v\u1EEBa \u0111i v\u1EEBa n\u1EAFm d\u00E2y \u0111\u1EC3 kh\u1ECFi l\u1EA1c nhau. \u0110\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t l\u01B0\u1EE3ng binh l\u00EDnh \u00EDt \u1ECFi l\u1EA1i ph\u00EDa sau, x\u1EA5p x\u1EC9 3.000 l\u00EDnh b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u1EBFn b\u01B0\u1EDBc. V\u00E0i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EABn c\u00F2n quay l\u1EA1i nu\u1ED1i ti\u1EBFc h\u01B0\u1EDBng v\u1EC1 ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa tr\u1EA1i v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang r\u1EF1c r\u1EE1 ch\u00E1y b\u1EEBng. D\u01B0\u1EDBi \u00E1nh tr\u0103ng sao, \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111i tr\u00EAn b\u00E3i c\u1ECF, d\u1EAFt theo ng\u1EF1a \u1EDF ph\u00EDa sau. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, cho d\u00F9 \u0111i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2u \u0111i n\u1EEFa, v\u1EA7ng tr\u0103ng c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng v\u00EC sao kia v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 thay \u0111\u1ED5i. Ngay c\u1EA3 b\u00F3ng d\u00E1ng c\u1EE7a d\u00E3y n\u00FAi xa xa ph\u00EDa tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t h\u1ECD c\u0169ng chung thu\u1EF7 m\u1ED9t b\u00F3ng h\u00ECnh. Tay ph\u1EA3i c\u1EA7m c\u01B0\u01A1ng, tay tr\u00E1i n\u1EAFm l\u1EA5y s\u1EE3i d\u00E2y th\u1EEBng. V\u1EEBa \u0111i, nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFng h\u00EDt th\u1EDF nho nh\u1ECF l\u1EA1c v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa \u00E2m thanh c\u1EE7a mu\u00F4n ng\u00E0n b\u01B0\u1EDBc ch\u00E2n. C\u1EE9 \u0111i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t kho\u1EA3ng t\u1EA7m 500 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00E0 \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EA1i d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i m\u00E0 l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1EC9nh \u0111\u1ED1n h\u00E0ng ng\u0169 v\u00E0 l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD h\u00EDt m\u1ED9t h\u01A1i th\u1EADt s\u00E2u. V\u00E0 sau \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c l\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng. Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n l\u1EA1i d\u1EC5 r\u1ED1i lo\u1EA1n h\u00E0ng ng\u0169 t\u1EDBi v\u1EADy. Ilda \u0111\u00E3 v\u1EA1ch ra c\u00E1ch n\u00E0y \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh cho binh l\u00EDnh kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i b\u1EDFi b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i. H\u1EBFt h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n r\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i d\u1EEBng, h\u1ECD \u0111i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c 1 ti\u1EBFng th\u00EC m\u1EDBi d\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i. M\u1ED9t trinh s\u00E1t ch\u1EA1y t\u1EDBi ch\u1ED7 Ilda, l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111ang d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n, \u0111\u1EC3 b\u00E1o c\u00E1o t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 ch\u1EA1y b\u1ED9, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng do qu\u00E2n Bydgauche h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n kh\u00E1 ch\u1EADm r\u00E3i, h\u1ECD v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111u\u1ED5i k\u1ECBp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ngay. \u201CQu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u1ED9ng.\u201D \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a Ilda lo\u00E9 l\u00EAn l\u1EA5p l\u00E1nh, tr\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA7y \u00FD ch\u00ED chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u00F4ng ta v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o h\u00E0i l\u00F2ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CH\u1ECD c\u00F3 d\u1EE1 tr\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng. H\u1ECD v\u1EABn \u0111\u1EC3 nguy\u00EAn tr\u1EA1i \u1EA1.\u201D --- Xem ra l\u00E0 h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra l\u00E0 ch\u00FAng ta \u0111\u00E3 di chuy\u1EC3n cho n\u00EAn m\u1EDBi nhanh ch\u00F3ng \u0111u\u1ED5i theo \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i c\u1EA3 tr\u1EA1i. Tuy nhi\u00EAn\u2026 C\u0169ng c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0 qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 khi\u1EBFn cho phe Bydgauche tin l\u00E0 v\u1EADy. \u201CD\u00F9 sao \u0111i n\u1EEDa, qu\u00E2n Lebus c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u di chuy\u1EC3n.\u201D L\u1EC7nh cho to\u00E0n qu\u00E2n d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n, Ilda \u0111\u1EC3 h\u1ECD tranh th\u1EE7 ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i trong khi thay \u0111\u1ED5i l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1ED9i h\u00ECnh. T\u1EDBi t\u1EADn gi\u1EDD ph\u00FAt n\u00E0y h\u1ECD v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang ti\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n l\u1EA1i chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB r\u1EBD sang h\u01B0\u1EDBng T\u00E2y B\u1EAFc. Th\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u00EC nh\u1EEFng l\u00FAc nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n s\u1EBD d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng r\u01A1i v\u00E0o c\u1EA3nh r\u1ED1i lo\u1EA1n n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 ch\u01B0a t\u1EEBng c\u00F3 kinh nghi\u1EC7m chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 x\u1EA3y ra v\u1EDBi qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. \u201C\u0110\u00E3 \u0111\u1EBFn l\u00FAc ph\u1EA3i kh\u1EA9n tr\u01B0\u01A1ng l\u00EAn. D\u00F9 sao th\u00EC m\u1EAFt ch\u00FAng ta c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 quen v\u1EDBi b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i r\u1ED3i, c\u00F3 g\u00EC th\u00EC coi nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 kh\u1EDFi \u0111\u1ED9ng cho \u1EA5m ng\u01B0\u1EDDi lu\u00F4n.\u201D D\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n v\u1EA1ch th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1nh cung, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EA7m l\u0169i b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111i tr\u00EAn c\u00E1nh \u0111\u1ED3ng c\u1ECF. M\u1EA5t g\u1EA7n 2 ti\u1EBFng \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3 n\u1EEFa, h\u1ECD c\u0169ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u01A1i c\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EBFn, doanh tr\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Lebus. \u0110\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn, Ilda cho c\u1EED 1 nh\u00F3m trinh s\u00E1t \u0111i v\u00E0o n\u01A1i c\u1EAFm tr\u1EA1i. C\u00F9ng l\u00FAc d\u00F3, \u00F4ng ta cho 1 nh\u00F3m kh\u00E1c \u0111i v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam. Nh\u00F3m \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn quay l\u1EA1i ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 nh\u00F3m v\u1EEBa v\u00E0o khu tr\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Lebus. H\u1ECD th\u01B0a l\u1EA1i r\u1EB1ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 b\u00F3ng d\u00E1ng ai t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. \u201CXem ra b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECF \u0111i m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 thu d\u1ECDn g\u00EC h\u1EBFt, c\u1EA3 h\u00E0ng r\u00E0o xung quanh l\u1EABn l\u1EC1u tr\u1EA1i v\u1EABn \u0111\u1EC3 im t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00F3. \u0110\u00E3 v\u1EADy l\u1EA1i c\u00F2n nhi\u1EC1u ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa tr\u1EA1i v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang ch\u00E1y.\u201D Sau \u0111\u00F3, nh\u00F3m trinh s\u00E1t th\u1EE9 hai c\u0169ng quay v\u1EC1. \u201CCh\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111ang h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n. H\u1ECD \u0111ang \u1EDF c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y 2 versta v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam.\u201D Ilda ng\u1EA9ng m\u1EB7t nh\u00ECn l\u00EAn b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi. B\u00F3ng \u0111\u00EAm bao ph\u1EE7 l\u1EA5y tr\u1EDDi \u0110\u00F4ng \u0111ang d\u1EA7n phai nh\u1EA1t \u0111i. G\u1ECDi 3 vi\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDBng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i, \u00F4ng ta l\u1EC7nh cho h\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC3 binh l\u00EDnh ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i trong v\u00F2ng n\u1EEDa ti\u1EBFng \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3. \u201CV\u1EE9t b\u1ECF l\u1EA1i to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 nh\u1EEFng th\u1EE9 kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n thi\u1EBFt \u0111i. Ch\u1EC9nh \u0111\u1ED1n l\u1EA1i h\u00E0nh ng\u0169. B\u00ECnh minh s\u1EAFp t\u1EDBi r\u1ED3i.\u201D . . Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 \u0111o\u00E1n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c k\u1EBF ho\u1EA1ch \u0111\u00E1nh t\u1EADp k\u00EDch c\u1EE7a Ilda. \u0110\u1EC3 l\u00E0m cho \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng tin r\u1EB1ng h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB m\u1EAFc b\u1EABy, qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111\u00E3 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi tr\u1EA1i m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 thu d\u1ECDn hay th\u00E1o d\u1EE1 g\u00EC h\u1EBFt, \u0111\u1ED3ng th\u1EDDi ti\u1EBFn v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Nam v\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u1EEDa \u0111\u00EAm. Elizavetta c\u00F2n d\u1EB7n d\u00F2 t\u1EEBng \u0111\u1ED9i tr\u01B0\u1EDFng trong qu\u00E2n. \u201CQu\u00E2n Bydgauche s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u1EF1c di\u1EC7n. H\u1ECD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u1EBD l\u1EBBn ra ph\u00EDa sau l\u01B0ng ch\u00FAng ta. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n th\u1EA5y b\u00F3ng d\u00E1ng c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng, c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i ph\u1EA3i l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c quay l\u1EA1i m\u00E0 ch\u1EB7n h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i. Kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng l\u00E0 h\u1ECD s\u1EBD d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi k\u1EBF s\u00E1ch \u0111\u00F3.\u201D Do \u0111\u00F3, khi ph\u00EDa \u0110\u00F4ng v\u1EE9a m\u1EDBi h\u1EEDng s\u00E1ng, cho d\u00F9 nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tin l\u00E0 qu\u00E2n Bydgauche \u0111ang \u1EDF \u0111\u1EB1ng sau, c\u00F4 v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u1ECF ra ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn hay h\u1ED1t ho\u1EA3ng, \u00EDt nh\u1EA5t \u1EDF ngo\u00E0i m\u1EB7t l\u00E0 v\u1EADy. Trong l\u00F2ng c\u00F4 th\u1EA7m l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng run run. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 \u1EDF n\u01A1i m\u00ECnh quen thu\u1ED9c, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng m\u1EA5t \u0111i kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng c\u1EA3m nh\u1EADn ph\u01B0\u01A1ng h\u01B0\u1EDBng v\u00E0 kho\u1EA3ng c\u00E1ch m\u1ED9t khi m\u00E0n \u0111\u00EAm bu\u00F4ng xu\u1ED1ng. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 l\u00E0 c\u1EA3 m\u1ED9t \u0111o\u00E0n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn th\u00EC \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i c\u00F2n t\u1EC7 h\u1EA1i h\u01A1n nhi\u1EC1u. \u0110\u1EB1ng n\u00E0y, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 h\u00E0nh qu\u00E2n v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa \u0111\u00EAm khuya t\u1EA1i n\u01A1i m\u00E0 h\u1ECD m\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EBFn l\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u, \u0111\u00E3 v\u1EADy l\u1EA1i c\u00F2n t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u01A1i c\u1EA7n t\u1EDBi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1EA3 khi m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi m\u1ECDc. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng kh\u1ECFi k\u00EDnh ph\u1EE5c Ilda. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 l\u00FAc \u0111\u1EC3 ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng m\u1ED9. C\u00F4 ra l\u1EC7nh cho to\u00E0n qu\u00E2n quay l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1ECBnh. Elizavetta v\u1ED1n \u0111ang d\u1EABn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng v\u00EC quay l\u1EA1i, n\u00EAn gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y th\u00E0nh ra c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i \u1EDF ph\u00EDa h\u1EADu qu\u00E2n. \u0110\u00F3 c\u0169ng l\u00E0 l\u00FAc qu\u00E2n Lebus b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u r\u01A1i v\u00E0o c\u1EA3nh r\u1ED1i lo\u1EA1n. B\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i \u0111\u00E3 khi\u1EBFn cho binh l\u00EDnh di chuy\u1EC3n h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c l\u1ED9n x\u1ED9n. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 ng\u1EF1a va \u0111\u1EE5ng h\u1EBFt ch\u1ED7 n\u00E0y l\u1EA1i t\u1EDBi ch\u1ED7 kh\u00E1c, binh kh\u00ED v\u1EDBi gi\u00E1p tr\u1EE5 ch\u00E0 x\u00E1t nhau l\u00EAn nhau. Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u00EC th\u00FAc ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c l\u00EAn tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u00EC l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EADp v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EB1ng sau. Kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng \u00E2m thanh la h\u00E9t \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED5 ng\u00E3, vang v\u1ECDng kh\u1EAFp c\u00E1nh \u0111\u1ED3ng c\u1ECF. \u201C\u00D4i th\u00E1nh th\u1EA7n \u01A1i\u2026\u201D Qu\u00E1 kinh ng\u1EA1c, Elizavetta nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng th\u00EA th\u1EA3m tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t m\u00ECnh. Urz v\u00E0 Naum \u0111\u1EC1u im l\u1EB7ng, m\u1EB7t m\u00E0y t\u00E1i m\u00E9t. D\u00F9 ch\u01B0a th\u1EC3 b\u00EC \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c qu\u00E2n Bydgauche, \u0111\u00E1ng l\u1EBD ra qu\u00E2n Lebus c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 di chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i m\u1EDBi ph\u1EA3i. V\u1EADy m\u00E0, h\u00E0ng ng\u0169 c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD l\u00FAc n\u00E0y nh\u1ED1n nh\u00E1o \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EA3m h\u1EA1i, \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n th\u1EADm ch\u00ED kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n c\u00F3 th\u1EDDi gian \u0111\u1EC3 m\u00E0 ngh\u0129 t\u1EDBi tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt n\u1EEFa. Elizavetta tuy\u1EC7t v\u1ECDng ra l\u1EC7nh tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a. Naum c\u0169ng c\u1EAFt c\u1EED binh l\u00EDnh \u0111i li\u00EAn l\u1EA1c, c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng l\u00E0m ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00ECnh h\u00ECnh hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i. C\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EA7y b\u1EE9c b\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi ch\u00EDnh b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n do kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o gi\u00FAp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c 2 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, Urz ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD \u1EDF b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh Ellen. Anh ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt nh\u1EE7 th\u1EA7m trong l\u00F2ng r\u1EB1ng anh c\u0169ng c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a ri\u00EAng m\u00ECnh. R\u1EB1ng anh kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn l\u00E0m g\u00EC th\u1EEBa th\u00E3i, v\u01B0\u1EDBng ch\u00E2n ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i, qu\u00E2n Lebus cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9nh \u0111\u1ED1n l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c h\u00E0ng ng\u0169. D\u00F9 cho vi\u1EC7c Elizavetta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 trong kho\u1EA3ng th\u1EDDi gian ng\u1EAFn nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy l\u00E0 1 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00E1ng ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng m\u1ED9, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng qu\u00E2n Bydgauche \u0111\u00E3 ti\u1EBFn s\u00E1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n h\u1ECD. Gi\u1EEFa c\u00E1nh \u0111\u1ED3ng c\u1ECF nh\u00E1 nhem t\u1ED1i, m\u1ED9t \u0111o\u00E0n k\u1EF5 binh \u0111en t\u1ED1i lao ra, k\u00E9o theo \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFng v\u00F3 ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u1EA7y d\u1ED3n d\u1EADp. V\u00F4 v\u00E0n ti\u1EBFng th\u00E9t xung tr\u1EADn g\u1EA7m vang gi\u1EEFa b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo tr\u01B0\u1EDBc bu\u1ED5i b\u00ECnh minh. Elizavetta quay l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn Urz. \u201CUrz, cho g\u1EEDi t\u00EDn hi\u1EC7u \u0111i.\u201D Ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u, anh nh\u1EDD Naum gi\u00FAp ch\u00E2m l\u1EEDa cho 3 m\u0169i t\u00EAn \u0111\u00E3 chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB s\u1EB5n t\u1EEB tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. M\u1ED9t mi\u00EAng v\u00E3i t\u1EA9m d\u1EA7u b\u1ECDc tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u m\u1ED7i m\u0169i t\u00EAn, ch\u00E1y b\u1EEBng l\u00EAn l\u00E1ch t\u00E1ch . \u0110\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 m\u00E0 Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 giao cho Urz. N\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u00E2y cung treo tr\u00EAn vai, Urz tra m\u0169i t\u00EAn l\u1EEDa v\u00E0o, b\u1EAFn t\u1EEBng m\u0169i m\u1ED9t l\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng trung. M\u0169i t\u00EAn r\u1EF1c ch\u00E1y bay l\u00EAn cao t\u00EDt t\u1EAFp \u0111\u1EBFn b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD, v\u1EA1ch ra 1 v\u00F2ng cung v\u00E0 r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t v\u00E0o trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i. Sau khi m\u0169i t\u00EAn th\u1EE9 3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EAFn l\u00EAn tr\u1EDDi, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche c\u0169ng b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng. T\u1EEB b\u00EAn qu\u00E2n h\u1ECD, h\u00E0ng tr\u0103m h\u00F2n \u0111\u00E1 x\u00E9 to\u1EA1c khung tr\u1EDDi \u1EA3m \u0111\u1EA1m, r\u00F3t xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA7u qu\u00E2n Lebus t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn m\u01B0a sao b\u0103ng. M\u1ED7i vi\u00EAn \u0111\u00E1 \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng to h\u01A1n m\u1ED9t n\u1EAFm tay l\u00E0 m\u1EA5y, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng ti\u1EBFng \u0111\u1ED9ng ph\u00E1t ra khi ch\u00FAng d\u1ED9i l\u1EA1i v\u00E0o l\u00E1 ch\u1EAFn v\u00E0 m\u0169 gi\u00E1p l\u1EA1i khi\u1EBFn cho binh l\u00EDnh c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y \u0111\u1EA7y c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng. H\u00E0ng t\u00E1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00FAi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi xu\u1ED1ng do b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1 va tr\u00FAng m\u1EB7t m\u00E0y ho\u1EB7c tay ch\u00E2n, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED c\u00F3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F2n m\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E0 m\u00E0 r\u01A1i kh\u1ECFi l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a. T\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn l\u00E0 c\u1EA3 ng\u1EF1a c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng tr\u00E1nh kh\u1ECFi. Qu\u00E1 ho\u1EA3ng h\u1ED1t, h\u1EBFt con n\u00E0y t\u1EDBi con kh\u00E1c h\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ED5 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u01B0\u1EE1i kh\u1ECFi m\u00ECnh ch\u00FAng, h\u00ED l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn. Sau \u0111\u00F3, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche li\u1EC1n chuy\u1EC3n sang d\u00F9ng th\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u00E0 x\u00F4ng l\u00EAn. Nh\u1EEFng c\u1EA3m x\u00FAc \u0111\u1EA7y cu\u1ED3ng b\u1EA1o k\u00E8m theo c\u01A1n k\u00EDch th\u00EDch \u0111\u1EA7y hoang d\u00E3 d\u1EA7n th\u1EBF ch\u1ED7 c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0 s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i. Th\u01B0\u01A1ng ch\u1EA1m th\u01B0\u01A1ng, ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u1EE5ng ng\u1EF1a, kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i tr\u00E0n \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFng g\u1EA7m th\u00E9t v\u00E0 ch\u1EEDi r\u1EE7a. Qu\u00E2n Lebus c\u1ED1 g\u1EAFng ch\u1ED1ng ch\u1ECDi l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EE3t xung phong m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD c\u1EE7a binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche. H\u1ECD n\u00E2ng th\u01B0\u01A1ng l\u00EAn, ch\u00ECa th\u01B0\u01A1ng ra v\u00E0 c\u1ED1 th\u1EE7 trong khi t\u1EF1 \u0111\u1ED9ng vi\u00EAn l\u1EABn nhau. Cu\u1ED9c \u0111\u1ED5 m\u00E1u c\u1EE9 th\u1EBF m\u00E0 di\u1EC5n ra. Qu\u00E2n Lebus ch\u1ED1ng tr\u1EA3 l\u1EA1i, \u0111\u00E2m th\u01B0\u01A1ng, ch\u00E9m ki\u1EBFm, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED d\u00F9ng c\u1EA3 l\u00E1 ch\u1EAFn m\u00E0 vung ra. B\u00E3i c\u1ECF d\u01B0\u1EDBi m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t ch\u01B0a k\u1ECBp \u01B0\u1EDBt s\u01B0\u01A1ng s\u1EDBm \u0111\u00E3 nhu\u1ED9m 1 m\u00E0u \u0111\u1ECF th\u1EABm. M\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo c\u01B0\u1EDBp s\u1EA1ch h\u01A1i \u1EA5m t\u1EEB c\u1EA3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 ng\u1EF1a s\u00F5ng so\u00E0i tr\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3. Th\u1EE9 th\u00FAc gi\u1EE5c h\u1ECD lao v\u00E0o cu\u1ED9c ch\u00E9m gi\u1EBFt kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 h\u1EADn th\u00F9 hay th\u00F9 gh\u00E9t. Thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA5y, \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt long s\u00F2ng s\u1ECDc c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u0110\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 ti\u1EBFng binh kh\u00ED c\u00F9ng ti\u1EBFng la th\u00E9t \u0111\u1EBFn ch\u00F3i tai. \u0110\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 thanh ki\u1EBFm, ng\u1ECDn th\u01B0\u01A1ng n\u1EB7ng ch\u1ECBch trong tay h\u1ECD. \u0110\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 ti\u1EBFng ng\u1EF1a h\u00ED, l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 m\u00F9i \u0111\u1EA5t v\u00E0 m\u00E1u. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 g\u1ED9p l\u1EA1i b\u1EB1ng 2 ch\u1EEF: \u0110i\u00EAn lo\u1EA1n. Qu\u00E2n ti\u00EAn phong c\u1EE7a m\u1ED7i b\u00EAn v\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111\u1EC1u \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng l\u1EABn nhau, d\u00F9 l\u00E0 ta hay \u0111\u1ECBch, \u0111\u00FAng ngh\u0129a c\u1EE7a c\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn. D\u00F9 d\u00E0nh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EBF ch\u1EE7 \u0111\u1ED9ng, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng t\u00E0i n\u00E0o \u0111\u00E1nh \u0111\u1ED5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c k\u1EBB \u0111\u1ECBch. Trong khi \u0111\u00F3, qu\u00E2n Lebus d\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EA9y lui nh\u01B0ng c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng t\u00E0i n\u00E0o m\u00E0 ph\u1EA3n c\u00F4ng l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Gi\u1EEFa l\u00FAc n\u01B0\u1EDBc s\u00F4i l\u1EEDa b\u1ECFng, b\u1ED7ng d\u01B0ng c\u1EE5c di\u1EC7n chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u1EA1i xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n 1 thay \u0111\u1ED5i. 1 to\u00E1n qu\u00E2n Bydgauche t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa \u0110\u00F4ng x\u00F4ng ra, v\u1EEBa h\u00F2 h\u00E9t v\u1EEBa lao v\u00E0o c\u00E1nh ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Lebus. \u0110\u00E2y ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 to\u00E1n qu\u00E2n th\u1EE9 2 c\u1EE7a phe Bydgauche; h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 di chuy\u1EC3n ngay sau khi to\u00E1n qu\u00E2n th\u1EE9 nh\u1EA5t t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng qu\u00E2n Lebus. Cho d\u00F9 b\u00ECnh minh s\u1EAFp l\u00EAn, b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi l\u00FAc n\u00E0y v\u1EABn c\u00F2n ch\u1EADp cho\u1EA1ng t\u1ED1i, \u0111\u1EE7 khi\u1EBFn cho hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EA1nh nhau c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng nh\u1EADn ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ai v\u1EDBi ai, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n l\u1EAFng nghe l\u00E0 ph\u1EA7n n\u00E0o n\u1EAFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u1ECB tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u00ECnh c\u1EA3nh b\u1ECB 2 c\u00E1nh qu\u00E2n bao v\u1EADy, qu\u00E2n Lebus nh\u1EADn ra l\u00E0 qu\u00E2n s\u1ED1 c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD thua k\u00E9m h\u01A1n h\u1EB3n. Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 nh\u1EADn ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u1EA3 khi c\u00F3 b\u00E1o c\u00E1o. --- Bi\u1EBFt ngay l\u00E0 \u00F4ng ta s\u1EBD d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi k\u1EBF n\u00E0y m\u00E0. Qu\u00E2n Bydgauche v\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 \u01B0u th\u1EBF v\u1EC1 qu\u00E2n s\u1ED1. N\u1EEF Vanadis Laziris [M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng] \u0111\u00E3 t\u00EDnh tr\u01B0\u1EDBc t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c h\u1ECD s\u1EBD chia qu\u00E2n ra v\u00E0 t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y. N\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u00E2y roi \u0111en \u0111ang cu\u1ED9n tr\u00F2n b\u00EAn h\u00F4ng, Elizavetta n\u00F3i. \u201CNaum. Gi\u1EDD th\u00EC quy\u1EC1n ch\u1EC9 huy thu\u1ED9c v\u1EC1 ng\u01B0\u01A1i.\u201D \u201CTh\u01B0a Ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n, t\u00F4i c\u0169ng s\u1EBD ---\u201D L\u00F4i Oa Thi\u1EC3m C\u01A1 l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u, k\u00ECm Urz l\u1EA1i, l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3 \u0111ang \u0111\u1ECBnh c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a theo. \u201CNg\u01B0\u01A1i \u1EDF l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi Naum.\u201D N\u00F3i xong, Elizavetta phi ng\u1EF1a x\u00F4ng l\u00EAn. Urz d\u00F9ng d\u1EB1ng d\u00F5i theo c\u00F4 g\u00E1i, \u0111\u1EC3 r\u1ED3i \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt v\u1EC1 b\u00E3i chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng xa x\u0103m. D\u00F9 r\u1EB1ng khi tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 s\u00E1ng l\u00EAn m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng anh kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o d\u1EE9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E1i c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c r\u1EB1ng \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3, v\u00F4 v\u00E0n c\u00E1i b\u00F3ng \u0111en \u0111ang c\u1EF1a qu\u1EADy trong m\u1ED9t khung c\u1EA3nh \u0111\u1EA7y t\u1ED1i t\u0103m. \u201CNaum-san. C\u00F3 vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n nh\u1EDD t\u1EDBi ng\u00E0i.\u201D Sau m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i suy ngh\u0129, Urz quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh g\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 t\u00F3c x\u00E1m l\u1EA1i. \u0110\u1EE9ng gi\u1EEFa m\u1ED9t ch\u1ED1n b\u1EA1n v\u00E0 th\u00F9 \u0111\u1EE9ng l\u1EABn l\u1ED9n v\u00E0o nhau, Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 n\u1EAFm ch\u1EAFc L\u00F4i Oa trong tay. \u0110\u00E1p l\u1EA1i \u00FD ch\u00ED c\u1EE7a ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n m\u00ECnh, ng\u1ECDn roi \u0111en ph\u00F3ng ra m\u1ED9t lu\u1ED3ng s\u00E1ng \u0111en t\u1ED1i \u0111\u1EA7y nh\u1EEFng tia l\u1EEDa \u0111i\u1EC7n. \u201C---Vanadis!\u201D \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng 1 binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche k\u1ECBp th\u1ED1t ra. Ng\u1ECDn roi s\u1EA5m s\u00E9t c\u1EAFt ph\u0103ng \u0111\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 \u0111i, k\u00E9o theo c\u1EA3 m\u0169 gi\u00E1p, cu\u1ED1n theo m\u1ED9t d\u00F2ng m\u00E1u th\u1ECBt \u0111en ng\u00F2m v\u00E0o kh\u00F4ng trung. M\u1EB7c k\u1EC7 c\u00E1i x\u00E1c \u0111\u1ED5 s\u1EA7m xu\u1ED1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, Elizavetta l\u1EA1i vung L\u00F4i Oa v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa bi\u1EC3n \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng. \u00C1nh s\u00E1ng nh\u1EA3y m\u00FAa \u0111i\u00EAn cu\u1ED3ng, thi\u00EAu \u0111\u1ED1t con m\u1EAFt c\u1EE7a binh l\u00EDnh. C\u1EE9 m\u1ED7i khi Elizavetta qu\u1EA5t roi, s\u1EA5m s\u00E9t l\u1EA1i v\u1EA1ch m\u1ED9t \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng gi\u1EEFa b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi m\u1EDD t\u1ED1i, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 th\u00EAm m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i c\u00E1i x\u00E1c b\u1EA5t \u0111\u1ED9ng n\u1EEFa \u0111\u1ED5 xu\u1ED1ng. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 2, th\u1EADm ch\u00ED l\u00E0 3, ch\u1ECDi 1, ng\u1ECDn roi c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis v\u1EABn lanh l\u1EB9 h\u01A1n ki\u1EBFm v\u00E0 th\u01B0\u01A1ng c\u1EE7a l\u00EDnh Bydgauche. Ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3, s\u1EE9c m\u1EA1nh c\u1EE7a ng\u1ECDn roi kinh ho\u00E0ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 d\u00F9 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 s\u01B0\u1EE3t qua c\u1EB1m th\u00F4i, c\u1EA3 h\u00E0m d\u01B0\u1EDBi c\u0169ng b\u1ECB qu\u1EA5t ph\u0103ng theo. \u0110\u1EADp n\u00E1t s\u1ECD l\u1EABn c\u1EA3 m\u0169 gi\u00E1p, x\u00E9 \u0111\u1EE9t c\u1EA3 tay c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi l\u00E1 ch\u1EAFn, ph\u00E1 h\u1ECFng c\u1EA3 \u00E1o gi\u00E1p v\u00E0 h\u1EA5t v\u0103ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, c\u00E2y roi lu\u1ED3n l\u00E1ch nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 m\u1ED9t tia s\u00E9t, kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ai c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u0110\u1EEBng n\u00F3i t\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c ch\u1EA1m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0o c\u00F4 g\u00E1i, t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EE9ng ch\u1EB7n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00F4 ta th\u00F4i c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 d\u1EC5 d\u00E0ng g\u00EC. M\u1ED9t n\u1ED7i s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i v\u00E0 run r\u1EA9y d\u1EA5y l\u00EAn trong l\u00F2ng qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. Trong khi \u0111\u00F3, qu\u00E2n Lebus \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c d\u1ECBp h\u00F2 reo \u0111\u1EA7y vui s\u01B0\u1EDBng. Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EA5y l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tinh th\u1EA7n \u0111ang tr\u00EAn b\u1EDD s\u1EE5p \u0111\u1ED5 c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n m\u00ECnh, m\u1ED9t h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng x\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00E1ng \u0111\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t Vanadis. \u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E0 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, Elizavetta \u0111\u1ECBnh ti\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o doanh tr\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, t\u1EEB gi\u1EEFa qu\u00E2n Bydgauche, m\u1ED9t k\u1EF5 s\u0129 h\u00F9ng d\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 k\u1ECBp lao ra. Elizavetta m\u1EDF tr\u00F2n xoe m\u1EAFt ra m\u00E0 nh\u00ECn. \u201CC\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche!?\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi k\u1EF5 s\u0129 v\u1EDBi thanh ki\u1EBFm trong tay kia kh\u00F4ng ai kh\u00E1c ngo\u00E0i ch\u00EDnh Ilda, ch\u1EC9 huy qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. Lu\u1ED3ng s\u00E1ng t\u1EEB L\u00F4i Oa xua tan \u0111i b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i, s\u00E1ng r\u1EF1c l\u00EAn nh\u01B0 c\u1EA3nh gi\u00E1c tr\u01B0\u1EDBc s\u1EF1 xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n c\u1EE7a Ilda, l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111ang ng\u1EAFm t\u1EDBi Elizavetta. Kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u1ECF ra m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt run s\u1EE3 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc n\u1EEF Vanadis Laziris [M\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng] c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 L\u00F4i Oa, Ilda th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a ti\u1EBFn l\u00EAn m\u00E0 vung ki\u1EBFm l\u00EAn, k\u00E8m theo m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng h\u00E9t \u0111\u1EA7y kh\u00ED th\u1EBF. \u201CRoi S\u1EAFt!\u201D \u0110\u00E1p l\u1EA1i l\u1EDDi k\u00EAu g\u1ECDi c\u1EE7a ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n, ng\u1ECDn roi trong tay Elizavetta li\u1EC1n bi\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t kh\u00FAc c\u00F4n. Ki\u1EBFm v\u00E0 Long kh\u00ED ch\u00E9m v\u00E0o nhau \u0111\u1EBFn to\u00E9 l\u1EEDa. C\u1EA3 Eliavetta l\u1EABn Ilda \u0111\u1EC1u nh\u1EADn ra r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t h\u1ECD l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t k\u1EBB \u0111\u00E1ng g\u1EDDm, \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt m\u1EA5t t\u1EADp trung c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Elizavetta nghi\u00EAng m\u00ECnh n\u00E9 tr\u00E1nh l\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm \u0111ang lao th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t c\u00F4. \u0110\u1ED5i l\u1EA1i, ng\u1ECDn Roi S\u1EAFt trong tay Elizavetta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EA1m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0o thanh ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE7a Ilda. C\u1EA3 hai \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o \u0111\u00E1nh tr\u00FAng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0o \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng, t\u00EDnh t\u1EDBi th\u1EDDi \u0111i\u1EC3m n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi ch\u1EE5c chi\u00EAu qua l\u1EA1i m\u00E0 v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a ph\u00E2n th\u1EAFng b\u1EA1i. D\u00F9 cho \u0111\u00F2n \u0111\u00E1nh c\u1EE7a Elizavetta c\u00F3 uy l\u1EF1c h\u01A1n h\u1EB3n, chi\u00EAu th\u1EE9c c\u1EE7a Ilda l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 ph\u1EA7n nh\u1EC9nh h\u01A1n, bu\u1ED9c cho Elizavetta ph\u1EA3i quay sang ph\u00F2ng th\u1EE7. Tr\u00EAn m\u1EB7t Ilda ch\u1EE3t ph\u1EA3ng ph\u1EA5t m\u1ED9t v\u1EBB \u0111\u1EA7y nghi ng\u1EDD. M\u1EE5c \u0111\u00EDch c\u1EE7a Ilda l\u00E0 c\u1EA7m ch\u00E2n Elizavetta. Nguy\u00EAn do l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi m\u1ED9t khi t\u00E1ch \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u00E2n t\u1ED1 \u201CVanadis\u201D kh\u1ECFi chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn s\u1EBD c\u00F3 \u01B0u th\u1EBF h\u01A1n v\u1EC1 qu\u00E2n s\u1ED1. M\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u tay \u0111\u00F4i dai d\u1EB3ng s\u1EBD r\u1EA5t c\u00F3 l\u1EE3i cho Ilda. Elizavetta c\u0169ng hi\u1EC3u \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, c\u00F4 c\u0169ng hi\u1EC3u r\u1EB1ng k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh th\u1EADt nhanh l\u00E0 \u0111\u00FAng nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u0111\u00E3 d\u1EF1 li\u1EC7u. C\u00F9ng l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng th\u00E9t t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y ch\u1EE3t vang l\u00EAn. \u201CC\u00F3 \u0111\u1ECBch!\u201D M\u1ED9t binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche la l\u00EAn. M\u1ED9t \u0111\u1ED9i k\u1EF5 binh t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y \u0111\u00E2m th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o c\u00E1nh ph\u1EA3i qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. Ilda l\u1EA7m b\u1EA7m trong h\u1ECDng, m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7y v\u1EBB nghi ho\u1EB7c. \u201CL\u1EBD n\u00E0o ng\u00E0i \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE3i ch\u1EDD \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y sao, Vanadis-dono?\u201D Elizavetta kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. C\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. \u0110\u1ED9i k\u1EF5 binh \u0111ang \u0111\u00E1nh th\u1ECDc s\u01B0\u1EDDn qu\u00E2n Bydgauche ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz d\u01B0\u1EDBi quy\u1EC1n ch\u1EC9 huy c\u1EE7a Ellen. Ch\u00EDnh x\u00E1c h\u01A1n, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 li\u00EAn qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz v\u00E0 Pardu, trong \u0111\u00F3 bao g\u1ED3m 1000 k\u1EF5 binh Leitmeritz v\u1EDBi 30 k\u1EF5 binh Pardu. \u0110\u1EABn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u1ED9i qu\u00E2n l\u00E0 n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim xinh \u0111\u1EB9p v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7y uy nghi\u00EAm. Sau cu\u1ED9c h\u1ECDp c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E2y 4 ng\u00E0y tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, Ellen \u0111\u00E3 cho g\u1EEDi s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 t\u1EDBi Eugene \u0111\u1EC3 k\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i c\u1EE5c di\u1EC7n hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 \u0111\u1EC3 xin m\u01B0\u1EE3n binh. Sau \u0111\u00F3, h\u1ECD th\u01B0\u1EDDng xuy\u00EAn trao \u0111\u1ED5i th\u00F4ng tin v\u1EDBi qu\u00E2n Lebus c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 x\u00E1c nh\u1EADn l\u1EA1i v\u1ECB tr\u00ED c\u1EE7a hai b\u00EAn. Ellen cho r\u1EB1ng qu\u00E2n Bydgauche s\u1EBD t\u00ECm m\u1ECDi c\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EC3 t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n Pardu, v\u00E0, cho d\u00F9 h\u1ECD c\u1ED1 tr\u00E1nh t\u1EDBi qu\u00E1 g\u1EA7n Pardu, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC c\u00F4 d\u1EF1 li\u1EC7u \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng sai. Cho t\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ng\u00E0y, v\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u1EEDa \u0111\u00EAm, c\u00F4 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u00E1o l\u00E0 qu\u00E2n Lebus c\u1EE7a Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng \u0111u\u1ED5i k\u1ECBp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Ilda. Ellen \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn l\u1EDDi th\u1EC9nh c\u1EA7u t\u1EEB Elizavetta v\u1EC1 vi\u1EC7c mu\u1ED1n qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz tham gia v\u00E0o gi\u1EEFa tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh. Ellen \u0111\u00E3 \u0111i\u1EC1u qu\u00E2n \u0111i ngay sau khi Elizavetta th\u1ED1ng nh\u1EA5t c\u00E1ch li\u00EAn l\u1EA1c gi\u1EEFa hai b\u00EAn, c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng ti\u1EBFn qu\u00E2n trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i. Khi tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u, 3 m\u0169i t\u00EAn l\u1EEDa do Urz b\u1EAFn ra ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 t\u00EDn hi\u1EC7u cho qu\u00E2n Ellen \u0111ang \u1EA9n n\u00E1u \u1EDF ph\u00EDa T\u00E2y chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. Ti\u1EC7n c\u0169ng n\u00F3i, ch\u00EDnh Ellen l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 ngh\u0129 ra c\u00E1ch ra t\u00EDn hi\u1EC7u n\u00E0y. V\u00E0 hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i, qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u00E3 ti\u1EBFp c\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E1nh ph\u1EA3i c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. B\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 khi n\u00E0o thanh Ng\u00E2n Thi\u1EC3m trong tay Ellen v\u1EA1ch ra 1 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng tr\u1EAFng xo\u00E1 d\u01B0\u1EDBi b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi m\u1EDD t\u1ED1i, l\u1EA1i c\u00F3 th\u00EAm m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche ng\u00E3 ng\u1EF1a, m\u00ECnh m\u1EA9y \u0111\u1EA7y m\u00E1u me, v\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1EEFa. Vung ki\u1EBFm h\u1EBFt tr\u00E1i l\u1EA1i sang ph\u1EA3i, Ellen ki\u00EAu h\u00E3nh th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a phi l\u00EAn, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1EA1i sau l\u01B0ng m\u1ED9t c\u01A1n gi\u00F3 \u0111\u1EABm m\u00E1u. Qu\u00E2n Bydgauche d\u00F9 h\u1ED3 h\u1EDFi ng\u0103n c\u00F4 t\u1EDBi m\u1EA5y, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ai c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ch\u1EA1m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0o ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE7a Ellen l\u1EA7n th\u1EE9 hai. T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u r\u01A1i kh\u1ECFi l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, b\u1ECB c\u00F4 g\u00E1i h\u1EA1 g\u1EE5c h\u1EBFt ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00E0y t\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c. K\u1EF5 binh Leitmeritz c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 Pardu sau khi x\u00F4ng v\u00E0o chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00F9ng \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t vung th\u01B0\u01A1ng v\u00E0 ki\u1EBFm ch\u00E9m g\u1EE5c binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche. Qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz ph\u00E1 v\u1EE1 ph\u00F2ng tuy\u1EBFn nh\u01B0 v\u0169 b\u00E3o, qu\u00E9t s\u1EA1ch m\u1ED9t c\u00E1nh c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1EA1o qu\u00E2n th\u1EE9 nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a Bydgauche. \u201C--- Rurick.\u201D Kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 ng\u01A1i tay, Ellen g\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 tr\u1ECDc \u0111\u1EA7u l\u1EA1i. Rurick l\u00FAc n\u00E0y c\u0169ng \u0111ang chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u quy\u1EBFt li\u1EC7t nh\u01B0 ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. Ng\u1ECDn th\u01B0\u01A1ng trong tay anh ta l\u00FAc n\u00E0y c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 nhu\u1ED9m m\u1ED9t m\u00E0u m\u00E1u \u0111\u1ECF, t\u1EDBi c\u1EA3 \u00E1o gi\u00E1p c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng k\u00E9m ph\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EABm m\u00E1u. \u201CM\u1ECDi vi\u1EC7c t\u1EA1m th\u1EDDi ta \u0111\u1EC3 cho anh lo. Nh\u1EDB ch\u00FA \u00FD qu\u00E2n d\u1EF1 b\u1ECB c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u0111\u1EA5y.\u201D \u201CR\u00F5!\u201D Nghe th\u1EA5y Rurick \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau, Ellen lao qua n\u01A1i chi\u1EBFn tr\u1EADn, ch\u00E9m g\u1EE5c t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 nh\u1EEFng k\u1EBB n\u00E0o d\u00E1m c\u1EA3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng. M\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i l\u00E2u sau \u0111\u00F3, cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u00F4 c\u0169ng nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y b\u00F3ng d\u00E1ng c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. Long kh\u00ED trong tay Ellen cho c\u00F4 bi\u1EBFt ph\u1EA7n n\u00E0o v\u1ECB tr\u00ED hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i c\u1EE7a Long kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a Elizavetta. \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EAFm, Arifal.\u201D Nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c \u0111\u1ECF \u0111ang giao \u0111\u1EA5u quy\u1EBFt li\u1EC7t v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t ai \u0111\u00F3, Ellen vung Ng\u00E2n Thi\u1EC3m ra, h\u1EA5t tung nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ECDt m\u00E1u \u0111ang b\u00E1m tr\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3 m\u00E0 th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a lao l\u00EAn. Nh\u1EADn ra c\u00F3 ai \u0111\u00F3 \u0111ang t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n, c\u1EA3 Elizavetta v\u00E0 Ilda quay ra nh\u00ECn v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Ellen. N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim n\u1EDF n\u1EE5 m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi r\u1EA1ng r\u1EE1, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 \u0103n nh\u1EADp g\u00EC gi\u1EEFa n\u01A1i chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng, v\u00E0 h\u1ECFi. \u201CNg\u00E0i l\u00E0 C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche?\u201D \u201CCh\u00EDnh l\u00E0 ta. C\u00F2n ng\u00E0i?---1 Vanadis \u01B0?\u201D \u00D4ng ta nhanh ch\u00F3ng hi\u1EC3u ra. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt r\u1EF1c l\u1EEDa s\u00E1ng b\u1EEBng l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7y \u00FD ch\u00ED, Ellen g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u1EA7y ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng m\u1ED9. \u201CTa l\u00E0 l\u00E3nh ch\u00FAa x\u1EE9 Leitmeritz. Eleanora Viltaria. Cho ph\u00E9p ta \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0m \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a ng\u00E0i.\u201D \u201CNg\u00E0i l\u00E0 Ng\u00E2n Thi\u1EC3m Phong C\u01A1 \u01B0. Nghe danh \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E2u.\u201D Nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB ti\u1EBFng binh kh\u00ED kho\u1EA3 l\u1EA5p m\u1EA5t. Hai thanh ki\u1EBFm \u0111\u1EE5ng v\u00E0o nhau to\u00E9 l\u1EEDa, l\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm s\u00E1ng l\u00EAn l\u1EA5p l\u00E1nh. 1 ti\u1EBFng \u1EA7m \u0129 \u0111inh tai nh\u1EE9c \u00F3c vang l\u00EAn. Nh\u1EADn ra \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t m\u00ECnh kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 h\u1EA1ng t\u1EA7m th\u01B0\u1EDDng, c\u1EA3 Ellen l\u1EABn Ilda \u0111\u1EC1u m\u1EDF tr\u00F2n m\u1EAFt ra. L\u00FAc n\u00E0y tr\u1EDDi kh\u00F4ng c\u00F2n qu\u00E1 t\u1ED1i n\u1EEFa, \u0111\u1EE7 \u0111\u1EC3 hai b\u00EAn nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t l\u1EABn nhau. N\u1EEF Vanadis v\u00E0 v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a nh\u1EA3y l\u00EAn, ki\u1EBFm ch\u1EA1m ki\u1EBFm. M\u1ED7i \u0111\u00F2n ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE7a Ellen \u0111\u1EC1u s\u1EAFc b\u00E9n t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t c\u01A1n b\u00E3o, trong khi m\u1ED7i nh\u00E1t ch\u00E9m c\u1EE7a Ilda th\u00EC l\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EA7y m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD. Elizavetta \u0111\u1ECBnh x\u00F4ng ra gi\u00FAp Ellen, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 ch\u1EE3t nh\u1EADn ra \u0111\u1ED9i h\u00ECnh c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n phe c\u00F4 \u0111ang d\u1EA7n s\u1EE5p \u0111\u1ED5 \u1EDF \u0111\u1EB1ng xa. \u0110\u1EA1o qu\u00E2n th\u1EE9 3 c\u1EE7a Bydgauche \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u h\u00E0nh \u0111\u1ED9ng. Ellen c\u0169ng nh\u1EADn th\u1EA5y c\u1EE5c di\u1EC7n \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u0111ang d\u1EA7n thay \u0111\u1ED5i. \u0110\u00F4i m\u1EAFt \u0111\u1ECF v\u00E0 c\u1EB7p m\u1EAFt C\u1EA7u V\u1ED3ng g\u1EB7p nhau trong gi\u00E2y l\u00E1t. \u201C\u0110i \u0111i!\u201D \u201CM\u1ECDi vi\u1EC7c c\u00F3 g\u00EC nh\u1EDD c\u1EA3 v\u00E0o c\u00F4.\u201D Hai c\u00F4 g\u00E1i h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 c\u00F9ng \u0111\u1ED3ng thanh h\u00E9t l\u00EAn. Elizavetta quay l\u01B0ng l\u1EA1i v\u1EDBi Ellen v\u00E0 Ilda, tay c\u1EA7m Long kh\u00ED m\u00E0 c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a \u0111i. Trong khi \u0111\u00F3, Ellen v\u00E0 Ilda v\u1EABn ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u tay \u0111\u00F4i n\u1EA3y l\u1EEDa. V\u00E0i s\u1EE3i t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim ph\u1EA5t ph\u01A1 r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, trong khi \u0111\u00F3 b\u1ED9 \u00E1o gi\u00E1p c\u1EE7a Ilda c\u0169ng th\u00EAm 1 v\u1EBFt n\u1EE9t m\u1EDBi. Tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u t\u01B0\u1EDFng ch\u1EEBng nh\u01B0 s\u1EBD c\u00F2n k\u00E9o d\u00E0i th\u00EAm n\u1EEFa, tuy nhi\u00EAn m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n l\u1EA1i k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc \u0111\u1EA7y ch\u00F3ng v\u00E1nh. Thanh ki\u1EBFm c\u1EE7a Ilda b\u1ECB ch\u1EB7t g\u1EABy l\u00E0m \u0111\u00F4i. L\u01B0\u1EE1i ki\u1EBFm quay t\u00EDt trong kh\u00F4ng trung, bi\u1EBFn m\u1EA5t v\u1EC1 n\u01A1i chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. \u201C\u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm kh\u00F4ng t\u1ED3i.\u201D V\u1EEBa th\u1EDF, Ellen n\u00F3i v\u1EDBi gi\u1ECDng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 m\u1EC9a mai, thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA5y \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi khen th\u1EADt l\u00F2ng. \u00D4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EA1m tr\u00E1n v\u1EDBi L\u00F4i Oa c\u1EE7a Elizavetta, gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y l\u1EA1i giao \u0111\u1EA5u v\u1EDBi Ng\u00E2n Thi\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a Ellen. M\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00F3 l\u1EBD \u0111\u00E3 v\u1EE1 tan t\u1EEB l\u00E2u r\u1ED3i. Ellen \u0111ang \u0111\u1ECBnh \u0111\u00E2m Ng\u00E2n Thi\u1EC3m v\u00E0o Ilda th\u00EC ch\u1EE3t c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t chuy\u1EC7n x\u1EA3y ra. T\u1EEB b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh, m\u1ED9t binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche vung th\u01B0\u01A1ng x\u00F4ng ra t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng Ellen. \u201C\u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc, xin ng\u00E0i h\u00E3y ch\u1EA1y \u0111i.\u201D Kh\u00F4ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi. Nhi\u1EC1u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00EDnh Bydgauche n\u1EEFa lao ra gi\u1EEFa n\u1EEF Vanadis v\u00E0 v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc, \u0111\u1EE9ng th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t b\u1EE9c t\u01B0\u1EDDng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 s\u1EAFt. M\u1ED9t v\u00E0i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c c\u00F2n th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a h\u00F2ng \u0111\u00E2m th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o c\u00F4 g\u00E1i. Ellen do d\u1EF1 vung ki\u1EBFm ch\u00E9m g\u1EE5c h\u1ECD, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng cho d\u00F9 to\u00E0n th\u00E2n \u0111\u1EABm m\u00E1u, cho d\u00F9 b\u1ECB \u0111\u1EA9y ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t, h\u1ECD v\u1EABn c\u1ED1 t\u00F3m l\u1EA5y n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim, v\u1EABn c\u1ED1 \u00F4m ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y ch\u00E2n ng\u1EF1a c\u00F4. \u201CL\u00F2ng trung th\u00E0nh nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy th\u1EADt l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1ng n\u1EC3\u201D Ellen l\u1EA7m b\u1EA7m \u0111\u1EA7y b\u1EF1c b\u1ED9i, c\u00F4 quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh ngh\u00EAnh chi\u1EBFn v\u00E0 ti\u00EAu di\u1EC7t b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 k\u1EBB n\u00E0o d\u00E1m c\u1EA3n b\u01B0\u1EDBc ti\u1EBFn c\u1EE7a c\u00F4. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, khi m\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111i l\u1EA1i t\u1EF1 do \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, Ilda \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECF ch\u1EA1y qu\u00E1 xa. \u201CXem ra l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 Rurick lo l\u00E0 \u00FD ki\u1EBFn kh\u00F4ng t\u1ED3i.\u201D Ellen li\u1EC1n th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a \u0111u\u1ED5i theo Ilda. \u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c binh l\u00EDnh b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7, Ilda quay v\u1EC1 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u1EA1o qu\u00E2n th\u1EE9 hai c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, d\u00F9 cho \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u00E2y, \u00F4ng ta v\u1EABn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 khuy\u00EAn nh\u1EE7 b\u1ECF tr\u1ED1n. \u201C\u0110\u1EE9c ng\u00E0i. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1ECDn ra 10 k\u1EF5 binh l\u00E0m h\u1ED9 t\u1ED1ng. Xin ng\u00E0i h\u00E3y ch\u1EA1y \u0111i, \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i \u1EDF l\u1EA1i c\u1EA7m ch\u00E2n.\u201D \u201C\u0110\u1EEBng c\u00F3 n\u00F3i n\u0103ng v\u1EDB v\u1EA9n nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy n\u1EEFa.\u201D Ilda \u0111\u1ECF m\u1EB7t m\u00E0 h\u00E9t l\u00EAn. \u201CCh\u00EDnh ta \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EC7nh cho c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y. N\u1EBFu c\u00F3 r\u00FAt lui th\u00EC c\u0169ng ch\u00EDnh ta s\u1EBD l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ra l\u1EC7nh \u0111\u00F3\u2026\u201D \u201CN\u1EBFu ng\u00E0i m\u00E0 ch\u1EBFt th\u00EC ng\u00E0i s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00F2i l\u1EA1i c\u00F4ng b\u1EB1ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n ng\u00E0i quay v\u1EC1 Bydgauche \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0 s\u1EBD c\u00F2n c\u00F3 c\u01A1 h\u1ED9i. Xin ng\u00E0i, ng\u00E0i ph\u1EA3i s\u1ED1ng.\u201D C\u1EA3 thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ta c\u0169ng c\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EA7u kh\u00F4ng k\u00E9m, ra s\u1EE9c thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n m\u00ECnh. C\u1EA3 v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u00FAc n\u00E0y c\u0169ng h\u1EBFt s\u1EE9c tuy\u1EC7t v\u1ECDng. Vi\u1EC7c 2 Vanadis c\u00F3 m\u1EB7t tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 \u0111\u1EADp tan ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n tinh th\u1EA7n c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Bydgauche. N\u1EBFu m\u00E0 ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng tho\u00E1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, n\u1ED7i s\u1EE3 2 Vanadis s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EBFn t\u00ECm gi\u1EBFt \u00F4ng ta li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c l\u1EDFn v\u1EDFn trong \u0111\u1EA7u h\u1ECD. R\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c th\u00EC, ch\u00EDnh Ilda \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEB ch\u1ED1i b\u00E0n tay m\u00E0 Elizavetta \u0111\u00E3 ch\u00ECa ra. \u201CTh\u01B0a ng\u00E0i. D\u00F9 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 r\u1EA5t kh\u00F3 n\u00F3i, nh\u01B0ng qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a ta \u0111ang ho\u00E0n to\u00E0n b\u1ECB \u00E1p \u0111\u1EA3o.\u201D \u0110\u1EA1o qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB tr\u1ECDng th\u01B0\u01A1ng b\u1EDFi qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz. \u0110\u1EA1o th\u1EE9 2 li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c r\u00FAt lui, kh\u00F4ng ch\u1ECBu n\u1ED5i s\u1EE9c \u00E9p t\u1EEB m\u0169i ti\u1EBFn c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Lenus. V\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA1o qu\u00E2n d\u1EF1 b\u1ECB, h\u1ECD hi\u1EC7n t\u1EA1i \u0111ang ph\u1EA3i \u1EE9ng c\u1EE9u cho \u0111\u1EA1o th\u1EE9 2, l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u0111\u00E2y \u0111ang cu\u1ED1ng cu\u1ED3ng t\u00ECm c\u00E1ch n\u00EDu k\u00E9o h\u1ECD kh\u1ECFi b\u1EDD s\u1EE5p \u0111\u1ED5. D\u00F9 v\u1EADy, ch\u00EDnh nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFng la h\u00E9t th\u1EA5t thanh t\u1EEB chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng xa xa m\u1EDBi l\u00E0 th\u1EE9 khi\u1EBFn cho Ilda ph\u1EA3i d\u00F9ng d\u1EB1ng \u0111\u1EA7u h\u00E0ng. \u201CC\u00F3 \u0111\u1ECBch \u1EDF ph\u00EDa sau.\u201D Ilda v\u00E0 thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 \u0111\u1EC1u h\u00E1 h\u1ED1c mi\u1EC7ng ra. Qu\u00E2n Lebus v\u00E0 Leitmeritz xem ra kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng duy nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD. K\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E0nh ph\u1EA3i ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn b\u1ECF cu\u1ED9c. V\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 m\u1EA5t thanh ki\u1EBFm y\u00EAu qu\u00FD c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh, Ilda v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i v\u1EEBa ch\u1ECDn m\u1ED9t thanh ki\u1EBFm kh\u00E1c. \u201CNghe \u0111\u00E2y. Khi c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i th\u1EA5y ta r\u00FAt lui th\u00EC h\u00E3y \u0111\u1EA7u h\u00E0ng ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c.\u201D \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u00F4i. D\u00F9 sao \u0111i n\u1EEFa th\u00EC t\u00F4i c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1ECBnh ch\u1EBFt \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D D\u01B0\u1EDBi b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi xanh bi\u1EBFc, Ilda r\u00FAt kh\u1ECFi chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi 10 k\u1EF5 binh. . . D\u00F9 b\u00ECnh minh \u0111ang t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n, m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t v\u1EABn c\u00F2n ch\u01B0a h\u1EBFt m\u00F9 m\u1ECBt. Chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EABn c\u00F2n quay cu\u1ED3ng trong nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFn g\u00E0o th\u00E9t, g\u1EA7m r\u00FA cu\u1ED3ng b\u1EA1o. D\u00F9 \u0111\u00E3 tho\u00E1t \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c an to\u00E0n, Ilda b\u1EA5t ch\u1EE3t nh\u1EADn ra c\u00F3 k\u1EBB \u0111ang \u0111u\u1ED5i theo \u00F4ng. D\u01B0\u1EDBi \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng m\u1EDD m\u1EDD, nhi\u1EC1u ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa l\u1ED1m \u0111\u1ED1m t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u1ECDn \u0111u\u1ED1c r\u1EADp r\u1EDDn di chuy\u1EC3n tr\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng trung. Trong khi h\u1ED1i h\u1EA3 th\u00FAc ng\u1EF1a ch\u1EA1y \u0111i, h\u1ECD nghe th\u1EA5y ti\u1EBFng m\u0169i t\u00EAn x\u00E9 gi\u00F3 lao t\u1EDBi. M\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 \u00E2m thanh th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 m\u1EDBi m\u1EBB. Nguy\u00EAn nh\u00E2n l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi c\u1EA3 hai \u0111\u1ED9i qu\u00E2n t\u00EDnh t\u1EDBi t\u1EADn th\u1EDDi \u0111i\u1EC3m n\u00E0y v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi cung t\u00EAn. Ngay t\u1EEB \u0111\u1EA7u, qu\u00E2n Bydgauche \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB cung t\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC3 gi\u1EA3m b\u1EDBt h\u00E0nh l\u00FD mang theo, c\u00F2n qu\u00E2n Lebus th\u00EC qu\u00E1 ch\u1EADt v\u1EADt \u0111\u1EC3 d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi. Qu\u00E2n Leitmeritz kh\u00F4ng d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi cung t\u00EAn v\u00EC s\u1EE3 b\u1EAFn nh\u1EA7m v\u00E0o \u0111\u1ED3ng minh. M\u1ED9t m\u0169i t\u00EAn c\u1EAFm xuy\u00EAn qua ng\u1EF1a c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t binh l\u00EDnh Bydgauche \u0111ang c\u01B0\u1EE1i b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh Ilda. Con ng\u1EF1a h\u00ED vang \u0111\u1EA7y \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn v\u00E0 quay ng\u1EAFt sang 1 b\u00EAn, h\u1EA5t tung ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u01B0\u1EE1i xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t. Th\u00EAm ba ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1EEFa ng\u00E3 ng\u1EF1a v\u00EC b\u1ECB d\u00EDnh t\u00EAn. Ilda c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y r\u1EE3n s\u1ED1ng l\u01B0ng, ch\u1EC9 d\u00E1m quay \u0111\u1EA7u l\u1EA1i nh\u00ECn. Nh\u1EBD n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 do may m\u1EAFn, hay l\u00E0 \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng m\u0169i t\u00EAn \u0111\u00F3? Gi\u1EEFa h\u1ECD v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E1m \u0111u\u1ED1c kia ph\u1EA3i t\u1EDBi 300 arshin. Ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3, kh\u00F4ng l\u00FD n\u00E0o c\u1EA3 hai b\u00EAn c\u00F9ng c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a m\u00E0 l\u1EA1i nh\u1EAFm b\u1EAFn ch\u00EDnh x\u00E1c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF. \u0110\u00E1ng nh\u1EBD ra \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 may m\u1EAFn m\u00E0 tr\u00FAng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Ilda kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o k\u00ECm n\u00E9n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c n\u1ED7i s\u1EE3 h\u00E3i v\u00E0 c\u0103ng th\u1EB3ng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u00D4ng ta c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 tay cung th\u1EE7 \u0111ang \u1EDF gi\u1EEFa \u0111\u00E1m \u0111u\u1ED1c kia \u0111ang nh\u1EAFm th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o l\u01B0ng m\u00ECnh C\u00F9ng m\u1ED9t c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, 6 k\u1EF5 binh c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i c\u00F9ng nhau quay ng\u1EF1a l\u1EA1i. \u201CNg\u00E0i C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc. Ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD c\u1ED1 c\u1EA7m ch\u00E2n ch\u00FAng. Trong l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, xin ng\u00E0i\u2026\u201D V\u00E0o l\u00FAc \u0111\u00F3, c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y c\u00F3 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng \u1ED5n, Ilda c\u1ED1 ng\u0103n h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, nh\u00F3m k\u1EF5 binh v\u1EEBa d\u1EE9t l\u1EDDi xong \u0111\u00E3 lao ngay v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa k\u1EBB \u0111ang truy \u0111u\u1ED5i. M\u1ED9t m\u0169i t\u00EAn th\u1EE9 2 bay t\u1EDBi, ngay l\u1EADp t\u1EE9c c\u1EAFm ph\u1EADp v\u00E0o m\u00F4ng ng\u1EF1a c\u1EE7a Ilda. Con ng\u1EF1a ch\u1ED3m d\u1EADy v\u00EC \u0111au \u0111\u1EDBn, l\u00E0m cho Ilda ph\u1EA3i quay cu\u1ED3ng. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc b\u1ECB qu\u0103ng xu\u1ED1ng ng\u1EF1a, v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc nh\u1EADn ra t\u1EA1i sao m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y b\u1EA5t an nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. T\u1EA1i sao ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 duy nh\u1EA5t 1 m\u0169i t\u00EAn? L\u1EBD n\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi v\u00EC ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 duy nh\u1EA5t m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang b\u1EAFn t\u1EEB t\u1EADn \u0111\u00F3? Ph\u01B0\u01A1ng \u00E1n h\u1EE3p l\u00FD nh\u1EA5t trong tr\u01B0\u1EDDng h\u1EE3p n\u00E0y l\u00E0 ph\u00E2n t\u00E1n 7 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, trong \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 \u00F4ng ta, ra, l\u1EBD n\u00E0o \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 th\u1EA5y phi\u1EC1n v\u1EDBi \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 ch\u0103ng? B\u1ECB v\u1EE9t xu\u1ED1ng m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA5t t\u1EEB tr\u00EAn l\u01B0ng ng\u1EF1a, Ilda l\u1EA7m b\u1EA7m v\u00E0i ti\u1EBFng. Cho d\u00F9 \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy l\u1EA1i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ngay, ti\u1EBFng v\u00F3 ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi g\u1EA7n tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi \u00F4ng ta k\u1ECBp b\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111\u1EBFn ch\u1EE5c b\u01B0\u1EDBc. L\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB bao v\u1EADy. \u201CC\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB \u0111\u1EE9ng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t Ilda l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng g\u1ECDi \u00F4ng ta v\u1EDBi gi\u1ECDng c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Brune. \u00D4ng ta nh\u1EDB ra \u0111\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 ai \u2013 ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB \u0111\u1EE9ng c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi Elizavetta v\u00E0o bu\u1ED5i th\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u1EA3o. \u201CTh\u01B0a ng\u00E0i\u2026 Li\u1EC7u ng\u00E0i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EDBi ch\u1ED7 c\u1EE7a Vanadis-sama kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Ch\u00E0ng trai tr\u1EBB \u0111ang n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t c\u00E2y cung kia ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 Urz. Th\u1EE9 m\u00E0 Urz th\u1EC9nh c\u1EA7u Naum l\u00E0 30 k\u1EF5 binh. Anh mu\u1ED1n m\u1ED7i k\u1EF5 binh s\u1EBD mang theo 2 ng\u1ECDn \u0111u\u1ED1c h\u00F2ng g\u00E2y r\u1ED1i cho \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng b\u1EB1ng c\u00E1ch \u0111\u00E1nh t\u1EADp k\u00EDch t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau. \u201CV\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y, d\u00F9 l\u00E0 30 k\u1EF5 binh th\u00F4i c\u0169ng qu\u00FD l\u1EAFm, hi\u1EC3u ch\u1EE9? Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, n\u1EBFu m\u00E0 c\u1EADu c\u00F3 m\u1EC7nh h\u1EC7 g\u00EC, Vanadis-sama s\u1EBD l\u1EA5y c\u1ED5 ta m\u1EA5t.\u201D Trong khi \u0111i chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB, v\u1ECB hi\u1EC7p s\u0129 t\u00F3c x\u00E1m g\u00E3i \u0111\u1EA7u m\u00E0 th\u1EDF d\u00E0i. Sau \u0111\u00F3, Urz \u0111i v\u00F2ng qua ph\u00EDa \u0110\u00F4ng chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng, t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u00EDa sau c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1EA1o qu\u00E2n Bydgauche th\u1EE9 hai. Nh\u1EADn th\u1EA5y qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ECBch \u0111ang r\u1ED1i lo\u1EA1n, Urz v\u1EEBa \u0111\u1ECBnh r\u00FAt lui th\u00EC ch\u1EE3t anh \u0111\u1ED5i \u00FD ngay khi nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y t\u1EA7m ch\u1EE5c k\u1EF5 binh lao ra kh\u1ECFi qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ECBch. Qu\u00E2n Bydgauche v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a t\u1EDBi m\u1EE9c tan r\u00E3, kh\u00F3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u00F3 vi\u1EC7c ai \u0111\u00F3 r\u00FAt lui kh\u1ECFi chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. \u201C\u2026 V\u00E0 sau \u0111\u00F3, c\u1EADu ta n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng ph\u1EA3i t\u1EDBi khi b\u1EAFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EADu ta m\u1EDBi nh\u1EADn ra m\u00ECnh \u0111\u00E3 t\u00F3m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t m\u1EBB l\u1EDBn t\u1EDBi c\u1EE1 n\u00E0o.\u201D V\u1EEBa l\u1EAFng nghe Naum tr\u00ECnh b\u00E0y m\u1ECDi vi\u1EC7c l\u1EA1i, Elizavetta \u0111\u01B0a m\u1EAFt v\u1EC1 b\u00E3i chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. Nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EC7nh t\u1EEB c\u00F4, l\u00EDnh Lebus hi\u1EC7n \u0111ang \u0111i kh\u1EAFp chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng, loan tin r\u1EB1ng h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 b\u1EAFt s\u1ED1ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Ilda. Ho\u00E0 l\u1EABn gi\u1EEFa ti\u1EBFng binh kh\u00ED, nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i \u0111\u00F3 d\u1EA7n d\u1EA7n l\u1ECDt v\u00E0o tai c\u1EE7a linh Bydgauche. L\u1EA7n l\u01B0\u1EE3t h\u1EBFt ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00E0y t\u1EDBi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c v\u1EE9t b\u1ECF v\u0169 kh\u00ED c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh \u0111i, nh\u1EEFng ai \u0111ang c\u01B0\u1EE1i ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u1EC1u b\u01B0\u1EDBc xu\u1ED1ng v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA7u h\u00E0ng. Ch\u1EE9ng ki\u1EBFn c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u00F3, Elizavetta n\u00F3i v\u1EDBi Naum. \u201CTh\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 ta kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt ph\u1EA3i tr\u00E1ch c\u1EE9 hay khen ng\u1EE3i c\u1EADu ta n\u1EEFa.\u201D \u201CN\u1EBFu ng\u00E0i mu\u1ED1n tr\u00E1ch th\u00EC c\u1EE9 vi\u1EC7c tr\u00E1ch t\u00F4i \u0111\u00E2y. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, li\u1EC7u ng\u00E0i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 khen ng\u1EE3i Urz \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0o ta l\u1EA1i l\u00E0m \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3.\u201D Elizavetta ra v\u1EBB b\u1EF1c b\u1ED9i, quay m\u1EB7t kh\u1ECFi Naum. Sau 1 h\u1ED3i l\u1EB7ng thinh, c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i n\u00F3i. \u201CNg\u01B0\u01A1i c\u00F3 ngh\u0129 \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 may m\u1EAFn kh\u00F4ng?\u201D \u201CK\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 t\u00F4i c\u00F3 b\u1EAFt ch\u01B0\u1EDBc Urz \u0111i n\u1EEFa th\u00EC c\u00F9ng l\u1EAFm t\u00F4i c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m cho ch\u00FAng b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD l\u00E0 c\u00F9ng.\u201D Naum th\u1EA3n nhi\u00EAn \u0111\u00E1p. \u0110\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 khi\u00EAm t\u1ED1n, s\u1EF1 th\u1EADt l\u00E0 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. D\u00F9 l\u00E0 thu\u1ED9c h\u1EA1 c\u1EE7a Ilda c\u00F3 c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD b\u1ECB qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ECBch b\u1EAFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00E0 gi\u00FAp cho \u00F4ng ta t\u1EA9u tho\u00E1t th\u00E0nh c\u00F4ng hay kh\u00F4ng \u0111i n\u1EEFa, c\u1EA3 Ellen l\u1EABn Elizavetta \u0111\u1EC1u kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 nh\u1EADn ra l\u00E0 Ilda \u0111\u00E3 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi b\u00E3i chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. D\u00F9 cho Urz v\u00E0 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u00F3 ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n ra Ilda \u0111i n\u1EEFa, kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn l\u00E0 h\u1ECD c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 b\u1EAFt k\u1ECBp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u00F4ng ta ch\u1EC9 b\u1EB1ng ng\u1EF1a \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. \u201CTh\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho t\u00F4i, nh\u01B0ng l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t cung th\u1EE7, c\u1EADu ta th\u1EADt l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t con qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt.\u201D Urz c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u00E0nh c\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u l\u00E0 nh\u1EDD v\u00E0o c\u00E2y cung trong tay anh. M\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u m\u1ECDc l\u00EAn, \u0111\u00E1nh d\u1EA5u k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc c\u1EE7a tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh. Qu\u00E2n Bydgauche m\u1EA5t 400 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi, v\u00E0 s\u1ED1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u00EC g\u1EA5p \u0111\u00F4i. M\u1EB7t kh\u00E1c, li\u00EAn qu\u00E2n Lebus v\u00E0 Leitmeritz ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 100 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi thi\u1EC7t m\u1EA1ng, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng s\u1ED1 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng l\u1EA1i l\u1EDBn h\u01A1n r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 b\u1EDFi ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u00E1nh gi\u00E1p l\u00E1 c\u00E0 trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i, ch\u01B0a k\u1EC3 nhi\u1EC1u ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECB c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1ECBch l\u1EABn ta gi\u1EABm \u0111\u1EA1p l\u00EAn trong khi chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u. C\u1EA3 3 \u0111\u1ED9i qu\u00E2n d\u1EF1ng tr\u1EA1i ri\u00EAng nhau ra, t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EC1u b\u1EADn r\u1ED9n v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c ch\u00F4n c\u1EA5t c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 ch\u0103m s\u00F3c nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECB th\u01B0\u01A1ng. V\u00E0, t\u1EA1i l\u1EC1u ch\u1EC9 huy c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n Lebus, Ellen v\u00E0 Ilda \u0111ang \u0111\u1ED1i m\u1EB7t nhau. \u201CCho ph\u00E9p t\u00F4i \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c gi\u1EDBi thi\u1EC7u l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa, th\u01B0a C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche. T\u00F4i l\u00E0 Vanadis Eleanora Viltaria x\u1EE9 Leitmeritz.\u201D N\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim l\u1ECBch thi\u1EC7p c\u00FAi ch\u00E0o tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t Ilda. B\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh c\u00F4, Elizavetta \u0111\u1EC1 ph\u00F2ng l\u1ED9 r\u00F5 ra m\u1EB7t. V\u00EC Ellen kh\u1EA9n kho\u1EA3n n\u00E0i n\u1EC9 n\u00EAn c\u00F4 m\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EC3 Ilda g\u1EB7p c\u00F4 ta v\u1EDBi s\u1EF1 c\u00F3 m\u1EB7t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng kh\u1ECFi lo l\u1EAFng tr\u01B0\u1EDBc nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC Ellen \u0111\u1ECBnh n\u00F3i ra. Cho d\u00F9 Ilda kh\u00F4ng b\u1ECB tr\u00F3i l\u1EA1i, m\u1ECDi v\u0169 kh\u00ED tr\u00EAn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u00F4ng ta \u0111\u1EC1u b\u1ECB t\u01B0\u1EDBc b\u1ECF, k\u1EC3 c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t con dao \u0111i n\u1EEFa. V\u00E0 l\u00FAc n\u00E0y \u00F4ng ta c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng m\u1EB7c c\u1EA3 \u00E1o gi\u00E1p. M\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00F4ng ch\u00FAt th\u00F9 \u0111\u1ECBch n\u1EDF ra tr\u00EAn m\u00F4i v\u1ECB C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc. V\u00EC l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1EA1i tr\u1EADn, \u00F4ng ta mu\u1ED1n c\u01B0 x\u1EED cho th\u1EADt nho nh\u00E3 v\u00E0 hi\u1EC1n ho\u00E0. \u201CTh\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho t\u00F4i v\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EC5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng. T\u00F4i l\u00E0 Ilda Krutis, \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c B\u1EC7 h\u1EA1 ban cho x\u1EE9 Bydgauche. Eleanora-dono, ki\u1EBFm thu\u1EADt c\u1EE7a ng\u00E0i c\u00F2n v\u01B0\u1EE3t xa nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ta \u0111\u1ED3n \u0111\u1EA1i.\u201D \u201CC\u1EA3m \u01A1n ng\u00E0i. Ti\u1EC7n th\u1EC3, th\u01B0a C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc, c\u00F3 \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n h\u1ECFi ng\u00E0i. T\u1EA1i sao ng\u00E0i l\u1EA1i \u0111i\u1EC1u binh? M\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u1EA7m c\u1EE1 nh\u01B0 ng\u00E0i ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EA5u tr\u00ECnh l\u00EAn B\u1EC7 H\u1EA1 sao?\u201D \u0110\u00F3 c\u0169ng ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi m\u00E0 Urz th\u1EAFc m\u1EAFc v\u00E0o t\u1ED1i h\u00F4m tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. Ilda ch\u1EC9 m\u1EC9a mai c\u01B0\u1EDDi. \u201CTh\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho t\u00F4i, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng ng\u00E0i s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 c\u00E2u tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi n\u00E0o t\u1EEB mi\u1EC7ng t\u00F4i. V\u00E0, m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n s\u1EDBm mu\u1ED9n g\u00EC r\u1ED3i c\u0169ng s\u1EBD s\u00E1ng t\u1ECF th\u00F4i.\u201D \u201C\u2026 C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc. Nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC t\u00F4i s\u1EAFp n\u00F3i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u1EBD khi\u1EBFn ng\u00E0i n\u1ED5i gi\u1EADn, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, theo nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC t\u00F4i bi\u1EBFt, B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi x\u1EA5u. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i l\u00E0 t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n ng\u00E0i hi\u1EC3u cho, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i mu\u1ED1n ng\u00E0i bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 suy ngh\u0129 c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i m\u00E0 th\u00F4i.\u201D \u0110i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1ED3ng ngh\u0129a v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c n\u1EBFu m\u00E0 Ilda \u0111\u1ECBnh t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng Pardu m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa, c\u00F4 s\u1EBD l\u00E0 \u0111\u1ED1i th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a \u00F4ng ta. V\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n Ellen, c\u00F4 s\u1EBD b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 Eugene tu\u1EF3 v\u00E0o ph\u1EA3n \u1EE9ng c\u1EE7a Ilda, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng n\u1EBFu m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n v\u1EDF l\u1EDF, c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u00F4 s\u1EBD t\u00EDnh to\u00E1n l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 thay \u0111\u1ED5i quan \u0111i\u1EC3m c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. Nh\u1EEFng chi\u1EBFn c\u00F4ng c\u1EE7a n\u1EEF Vanadis \u0111\u1EE7 cho \u0111\u1ED1i ph\u01B0\u01A1ng ph\u1EA3i d\u00E8 d\u1EB7t. \u201CLi\u1EC7u c\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 Vanadis-dono \u0111\u00E2y quen bi\u1EBFt v\u1EDBi B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu \u01B0?\u201D \u201C\u00D4ng ta l\u00E0 \u00E2n nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i.\u201D \u201CRa v\u1EADy. T\u00F4i s\u1EBD ghi nh\u1EDB \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3.\u201D Kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u1ECF ra b\u1EA5t ng\u1EDD tr\u01B0\u1EDBc l\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E1p nhanh ch\u00F3ng c\u1EE7a Ellen, Ilda ch\u1EC9 g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CT\u00F4i s\u1EBD c\u1EA9n tr\u1ECDng h\u01A1n l\u1EA7n sau.\u201D . . Sau khi ch\u00F4n c\u1EA5t \u1EDF ch\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED3i xong xu\u00F4i, Ellen \u0111\u1EC3 Ilda v\u00E0 qu\u00E2n Bydgauche l\u1EA1i cho Elizavetta v\u00E0 r\u1EDDi \u0111i. \u201CLi\u1EC7u c\u00F4 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u00F9ng t\u00F4i \u0111i g\u1EB7p B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu ch\u1EE9?\u201D Ellen l\u00EAn ti\u1EBFng \u0111\u1EC1 ngh\u1ECB, th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng Elizavetta ch\u1EC9 l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CKh\u00F4ng nh\u01B0 c\u00F4, t\u00F4i v\u1EABn nghi ng\u1EDD B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc. Th\u00EAm n\u1EEFa, t\u00F4i t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche th\u00F4i.\u201D \u201C\u0110\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD n\u00F3i cho B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc bi\u1EBFt v\u1EC1 c\u00F4.\u201D Th\u1EA5y Ellen n\u00F3i v\u1EADy, Elizavetta kh\u1ECBt m\u0169i ra v\u1EBB kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu. C\u00F4 ta b\u1ECF \u0111i c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi qu\u00E2n Lebus v\u00E0 Bydgauche. Ellen l\u1EB7ng l\u1EBD d\u00F5i theo b\u00F3ng d\u00E1ng khu\u1EA5t d\u1EA7n c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 g\u00E1i. Sau \u0111\u00F3, trong khi ra l\u1EC7nh nh\u1ED5 tr\u1EA1i, Ellen ch\u1ECDn 30 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi trong s\u1ED1 binh l\u00EDnh ra. Sau khi chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB r\u00FAt lui xong xu\u00F4i, n\u1EEF Vanadis t\u00F3c b\u1EA1ch kim g\u1ECDi Rurick l\u1EA1i. \u201CRurick. Ta s\u1EBD \u0111i g\u1EB7p B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc Pardu c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 mang tr\u1EA3 qu\u00E2n cho ng\u00E0i B\u00E1 t\u01B0\u1EDBc. Ng\u01B0\u01A1i h\u00E3y quay l\u1EA1i Leitmeritz c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111i.\u201D Khi v\u1EEBa m\u1EDBi t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 Pardu, s\u1ED1 binh l\u00EDnh \u0111i theo c\u00F4 \u0111\u00F4ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u1ED9 khi\u1EBFn cho nh\u1EEFng ai nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i lo l\u1EAFng. Tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh ng\u00E0y h\u00F4m nay th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn \u0111\u00E1nh \u0111\u1EABm m\u00E1u. Th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3, t\u1EEB \u0111\u00E2y c\u00F4 s\u1EBD ph\u1EA3i d\u1EEBng ch\u00E2n t\u1EA1i Litomylsl, l\u00E3nh th\u1ED5 c\u1EE7a Eugene, th\u00EAm v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F4 c\u00F2n ph\u1EA3i chu\u1EA9n b\u1ECB l\u01B0\u01A1ng th\u1EF1c cho s\u1ED1 binh l\u00EDnh quay v\u1EC1 Leitmeritz. V\u00EC th\u1EBF c\u00F4 ch\u1EC9 mang theo m\u1ED9t \u00EDt qu\u00E2n l\u00EDnh c\u0169ng nh\u01B0 cho s\u1ED1 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i quay v\u1EC1 c\u00E0ng nhanh c\u00E0ng t\u1ED1t. \u201C\u0110\u00E3 r\u00F5.\u201D Sau khi \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, Rurick nh\u00ECn v\u00E0o m\u1EB7t ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n m\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, anh ch\u1EC9 th\u1EA7m ngh\u0129 \u201CCh\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EDBi l\u00FAc ch\u00FAng ta n\u00F3i t\u1EDBi chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3 sao?\u201D."@en . "N\u1EB1m \u1EDF ph\u00EDa B\u1EAFc Pardu c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ng\u1ECDn \u0111\u1ED3i thoai tho\u1EA3i, c\u00E2y m\u1ECDc th\u01B0a th\u1EDBt. V\u00E0o l\u00FAc n\u00E0y 3.000 qu\u00E2n c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng t\u01B0\u1EDBc Bydgauche \u0111ang \u0111\u00F3ng t\u1EA1i qu\u1EA3 \u0111\u1ED3i \u0111\u00F3. Kho\u1EA3ng 50 k\u1EF5 binh \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u1EED \u0111i ra t\u1EE9 ph\u00EDa \u0111\u1EC3 canh g\u00E1c, s\u1ED1 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i th\u00EC ngh\u1EC9 ng\u01A1i \u1EDF d\u01B0\u1EDBi ch\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED3i. \u0110\u00FAng nh\u01B0 Urz \u0111o\u00E1n, h\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 d\u00F9ng t\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng c\u00E1i, thay v\u00E0o \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i d\u00F9ng xe tr\u01B0\u1EE3t \u0111\u1EC3 v\u01B0\u1EE3t qua \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng n\u00FAi \u0111\u1ED3i. Tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111o\u00E0n qu\u00E2n, v\u1EA7ng th\u00E1i d\u01B0\u01A1ng y\u1EBFu \u1EDBt \u0111ang ch\u1EADm r\u00E3i chuy\u1EC3n m\u00ECnh xu\u1ED1ng b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi ph\u00EDa t\u00E2y. B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi h\u1EA7u nh\u01B0 kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t b\u00F3ng m\u00E2y, l\u1EDD \u0111\u1EDD d\u00F5i theo \u00E1nh m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t m\u00E0u xanh nh\u1EE3t nho\u00E0. \u201C3 ti\u1EBFng n\u1EEFa m\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1ED1i h\u1EED\u2026\u201D . . \u201CT\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 l\u00E0 nh\u1EDD ng\u01B0\u01A1i \u0111\u00F3, Urz \u1EA1.\u201D . . . . . . . ."@en . . "Madan no Ou to Vanadis:T\u1EADp 9 Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 2"@en .