"Zero no Tsukaima:T\u1EADp 2 Ch\u01B0\u01A1ng 8"@en . "Chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0a Saito \u0111\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi v\u00E0nh \u0111ai g\u1ED3 gh\u1EC1 c\u1EE7a Albion. H\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 bay \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kho\u1EA3ng ba gi\u1EDD \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3, v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u0169i \u0111\u1EA5t c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t t\u00F2a l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i l\u1EDBn t\u1ECDa l\u1EA1c ngay s\u00E1t r\u00ECa m\u0169i. Wales gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch cho Saito, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng \u1EDF tr\u00EAn boong t\u00E0u, r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i Newcastle. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng thay v\u00EC ti\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng \u0111\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh ph\u1ED1 th\u00EC l\u1EA1i r\u1EBD h\u01B0\u1EDBng xu\u1ED1ng ph\u00EDa d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA1i l\u1EE5c. \u201CT\u1EA1i sao ch\u00FAng ta l\u1EA1i bay xu\u1ED1ng d\u01B0\u1EDBi v\u1EADy?\u201D \"Chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n ph\u1EA3n lo\u1EA1n.\" \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u201CT\u1EA1m d\u1EEBng chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m.\u201D \u201CT\u1EEB t\u1EEB t\u0103ng t\u1ED1c.\u201D \u201CV\u00E2ng th\u01B0a ng\u00E0i, t\u1EEB t\u1EEB t\u0103ng t\u1ED1c!\u201D Wardes g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u: \u201CTh\u1EADt gi\u1ED1ng kh\u00F4ng t\u1EB7c nh\u1EC9, th\u01B0a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED.\u201D \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 \u2666"@en . . . "Chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0a Saito \u0111\u1EBFn v\u1EDBi v\u00E0nh \u0111ai g\u1ED3 gh\u1EC1 c\u1EE7a Albion. H\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 bay \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kho\u1EA3ng ba gi\u1EDD \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3, v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u0169i \u0111\u1EA5t c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t t\u00F2a l\u00E2u \u0111\u00E0i l\u1EDBn t\u1ECDa l\u1EA1c ngay s\u00E1t r\u00ECa m\u0169i. Wales gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch cho Saito, ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng \u1EDF tr\u00EAn boong t\u00E0u, r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i Newcastle. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng thay v\u00EC ti\u1EBFn th\u1EB3ng \u0111\u1EBFn th\u00E0nh ph\u1ED1 th\u00EC l\u1EA1i r\u1EBD h\u01B0\u1EDBng xu\u1ED1ng ph\u00EDa d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA1i l\u1EE5c. \u201CT\u1EA1i sao ch\u00FAng ta l\u1EA1i bay xu\u1ED1ng d\u01B0\u1EDBi v\u1EADy?\u201D Wales ch\u1EC9 tay v\u1EC1 ph\u1EA7n tr\u1EDDi \u1EDF ph\u00EDa sau ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i, n\u01A1i m\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m l\u1EDBn \u0111ang l\u01A1 l\u1EEDng \u1EDF tr\u00EAn kh\u00F4ng trung. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, n\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m c\u1EE7a b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD v\u1ED1n \u0111ang \u1EA9n m\u00ECnh \u1EDF ph\u00EDa b\u00EAn kia c\u1EE7a \u0111\u00E1m m\u00E2y. \"Chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m c\u1EE7a qu\u00E2n ph\u1EA3n lo\u1EA1n.\" Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 d\u00F9ng t\u1EEB kh\u1ED5ng l\u1ED3 \u0111\u1EC3 mi\u00EAu t\u1EA3 n\u00F3 \u2013 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m d\u00E0i g\u1EA5p \u0111\u00F4i \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng v\u1EDBi s\u1ED1 l\u01B0\u1EE3ng bu\u1ED3m v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng l\u1EDBn. Chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m \u0111ang h\u01B0\u1EDBng m\u1EB7t v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i Newcastle, c\u00E1c c\u00E1nh bu\u1ED3m \u0111\u00E3 h\u1EA1 xu\u1ED1ng t\u1EF1a nh\u01B0 \u0111ang t\u00ECm ki\u1EBFm \u0111i\u1EC3m \u0111\u00E1p, r\u1ED3i kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 b\u00E1o tr\u01B0\u1EDBc, c\u00E1c l\u1ED7 ch\u00E2u mai tr\u00EAn th\u00E2n chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m b\u1EADt m\u1EDF v\u00E0 c\u00E1c kh\u1EA9u ph\u00E1o li\u1EC1n \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t khai h\u1ECFa v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa m\u1EE5c ti\u00EAu. \u0110O\u00C0NG \u0110O\u00C0NG \u0110O\u00C0NG. Lo\u1EA1t \u0111\u1EA1n ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E1nh s\u1EADp v\u00E0i m\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EDDng th\u00E0nh, nh\u1EEFng ng\u1ECDn l\u1EEDa nh\u1ECF b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u b\u00F9ng l\u00EAn kh\u1EAFp n\u01A1i. \u0110\u00F2n c\u00F4ng k\u00EDch m\u1EA1nh m\u1EBD t\u1EDBi n\u1ED7i \u0111\u1EE9ng tr\u00EAn boong c\u1EE7a \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 c\u1EA3m nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u01A1n ch\u1EA5n \u0111\u1ED9ng \u0111ang lan truy\u1EC1n t\u1EDBi. \u201CChi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m mang t\u00EAn\u300CRoyal Sovereign\u300Dn\u00E0y t\u1EEBng m\u1ED9t th\u1EDDi thu\u1ED9c v\u1EC1 h\u1EA1m \u0111\u1ED9i c\u1EE7a v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c ta. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, khi n\u00F3 r\u01A1i v\u00E0o tay qu\u00E2n ph\u1EA3n lo\u1EA1n th\u00EC ch\u00FAng \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1ED5i t\u00EAn n\u00F3 th\u00E0nh\u300CLexington\u300D. C\u00E1i t\u00EAn n\u00E0y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EA5y t\u1EEB t\u00EAn chi\u1EBFn tr\u01B0\u1EDDng m\u00E0 ch\u00FAng c\u01B0\u1EDBp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn t\u1EEB tay qu\u00E2n ta, v\u00E0 ch\u00FAng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB t\u1EF1 h\u00E0o v\u00EC chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y l\u1EAFm.\u201D Wardes m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00F3i. \u201CChi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m h\u00F9ng m\u1EA1nh \u0111\u00F3 gi\u1EDD \u0111\u00E2y \u0111\u00E3 li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c phong t\u1ECFa v\u00F9ng tr\u1EDDi c\u1EE7a Newcastle. C\u1EE9 c\u00E1ch qu\u00E3ng n\u00F3 l\u1EA1i t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i, ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1EC3 g\u00E2y thi\u1EC7t h\u1EA1i, m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EC3 qu\u1EA5y nhi\u1EC5u ch\u00FAng ta m\u00E0 th\u00F4i.\u201D Saito nh\u00ECn chi\u1EBFc chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m kh\u1ED5ng l\u1ED3 qua \u0111\u00E1m m\u00E2y tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t. Hai b\u00EAn th\u00E2n chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c trang b\u1ECB r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u kh\u1EA9u \u0111\u1EA1i ph\u00E1o, v\u00E0 tr\u00EAn boong l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t con r\u1ED3ng \u0111ang cu\u1ED9n m\u00ECnh n\u1EB1m tr\u1EA5n gi\u1EEF. \u201CT\u1ED5ng c\u1ED9ng \u1EDF c\u1EA3 hai m\u1EA1n l\u00E0 108 tr\u1ECDng ph\u00E1o v\u00E0 c\u00F3 th\u00EAm m\u1ED9t k\u1EF5 s\u0129 r\u1ED3ng y\u1EC3m tr\u1EE3. To\u00E0n b\u1ED9 cu\u1ED9c n\u1ED5i lo\u1EA1n \u0111\u1EC1u b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u t\u1EEB chi\u1EBFm h\u1EA1m n\u00E0y \u2013 chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m \u0111\u1ECBnh m\u1EC7nh. Ch\u00FAng ta ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o \u0111\u1ECBch l\u1EA1i n\u1ED5i con qu\u00E1i v\u1EADt kia \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, n\u00EAn c\u00E1ch t\u1ED1t nh\u1EA5t \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00FAng ta \u0111\u1EBFn Newcastle l\u00E0 di chuy\u1EC3n b\u00EAn d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA1i l\u1EE5c xuy\u00EAn qua nh\u1EEFng \u0111\u00E1m m\u00E2y, t\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t b\u1EBFn c\u1EA3ng b\u00ED m\u1EADt m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 ch\u00FAng ta bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u00E1nh b\u1ECB ph\u00E1t hi\u1EC7n.\u201D \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 B\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi \u0111\u1ED9t ng\u1ED9t t\u1ED1i s\u1EA7m l\u1EA1i khi chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m bay xuy\u00EAn qua m\u00E2y \u1EDF ph\u00EDa d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u1EA1i l\u1EE5c v\u00EC ph\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA5t li\u1EC1n \u1EDF ph\u00EDa tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u h\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EAFn m\u1EA5t to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng m\u1EB7t tr\u1EDDi. H\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 tr\u00F4ng th\u1EA5y b\u1EA5t c\u1EE9 g\u00EC c\u1EA3. Wales gi\u1EA3i th\u00EDch r\u1EB1ng di chuy\u1EC3n b\u1EB1ng c\u00E1ch n\u00E0y n\u1EBFu kh\u00F4ng may s\u1EBD va v\u00E0o \u0111\u1EA1i l\u1EE5c ph\u00EDa tr\u00EAn, do nguy hi\u1EC3m l\u1EDBn nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy n\u00EAn qu\u00E2n phi\u1EBFn lo\u1EA1n kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD \u0111i xu\u1ED1ng ph\u00EDa d\u01B0\u1EDBi n\u00E0y. Kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED l\u1EA1nh bu\u1ED1t v\u00E0 \u1EA9m \u01B0\u1EDBt t\u1EA1t th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o m\u00E1 Saito. \u201C\u0110\u1ED1i v\u1EDBi Hoa ti\u00EAu c\u1EE7a Kh\u00F4ng qu\u00E2n Ho\u00E0ng gia th\u00EC vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u1ECBnh h\u01B0\u1EDBng b\u1EB1ng b\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED3 \u0111\u1ECBa h\u00ECnh, s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng ph\u00E1p thu\u1EADt \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng v\u00E0 \u0111o l\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u00E0 chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EF1c k\u1EF3 \u0111\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n. L\u0169 qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c \u0111\u00F3 r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng t\u00EAn hung t\u1EE3n ch\u1EB3ng hi\u1EC3u n\u1ED5i b\u1EA7u tr\u1EDDi m\u00E0 th\u00F4i.\u201D Wardes c\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00F3i. H\u1ECD \u0111\u00E3 di chuy\u1EC3n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t l\u00FAc l\u00E2u v\u00E0 cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u0169ng \u0111\u00E3 th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i hang \u0111\u1ED9ng \u0111en k\u1ECBt \u1EDF ph\u00EDa tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u. M\u1ED9t c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng th\u1EADt qu\u00E1 s\u1EE9c h\u00F9ng v\u0129 hi\u1EC7n di\u1EC7n ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt h\u1ECD - d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng ph\u00E1p thu\u1EADt ph\u00E1t ra t\u1EEB c\u1ED9t bu\u1ED3m \u01B0\u1EDBc l\u01B0\u1EE3ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng k\u00EDnh c\u1EE7a hang c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i ng\u00F3t ngh\u00E9t 300 mail ch\u1EE9 ch\u1EB3ng ch\u01A1i. \u201CT\u1EA1m d\u1EEBng chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m.\u201D \u201CV\u00E2ng th\u01B0a ng\u00E0i, t\u1EA1m d\u1EEBng chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m!\u201D Bu\u1ED3m tr\u01B0\u1EDFng h\u00E9t l\u1EDBn l\u1EC7nh c\u1EE7a Wardes. \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u ch\u1EADm l\u1EA1i, c\u1EA3 \u0111o\u00E0n th\u1EE7y th\u1EE7 n\u0103ng n\u1ED5 nhi\u1EC7t huy\u1EBFt v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 nao n\u00FAng \u1EDF trong b\u00F3ng t\u1ED1i c\u0103n th\u1EDDi c\u01A1 h\u1EA1 bu\u1ED3m xu\u1ED1ng, v\u00E0 chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m ng\u1EEBng l\u1EA1i ngay \u1EDF ph\u00EDa d\u01B0\u1EDBi c\u00E1i hang. \u201CT\u1EEB t\u1EEB t\u0103ng t\u1ED1c.\u201D \u201CV\u00E2ng th\u01B0a ng\u00E0i, t\u1EEB t\u1EEB t\u0103ng t\u1ED1c!\u201D \u0110\u1EA1i b\u00E0ng ch\u1EA7m ch\u1EADm bay l\u00EAn xuy\u00EAn qua l\u1ED1i v\u00E0o. Theo ngay sau n\u00F3 l\u00E0 chi\u1EBFc Marie Galante m\u00E0 c\u00E1c th\u1EE7y th\u1EE7 c\u1EE7a \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng \u0111\u00E3 kh\u1ED1ng ch\u1EBF t\u1EEB tr\u01B0\u1EDBc. Wardes g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u: \u201CTh\u1EADt gi\u1ED1ng kh\u00F4ng t\u1EB7c nh\u1EC9, th\u01B0a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED.\u201D \u201CCh\u00FAng ta ch\u00EDnh x\u00E1c l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng t\u1EB7c \u0111\u1EA5y, T\u1EED t\u01B0\u1EDBc \u00E0.\u201D \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 Bay xuy\u00EAn qua hang, c\u1EA3 nh\u00F3m c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t lu\u1ED3ng s\u00E1ng ph\u00E1t ra \u1EDF ph\u00EDa tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EA7u m\u00ECnh. \u0110\u00F3 ch\u00EDnh l\u00E0 \u0111\u00EDch \u0111\u1EBFn c\u1EE7a \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng. C\u00E0ng g\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EBFn n\u01A1i th\u00EC lu\u1ED3ng \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng c\u00E0ng l\u00FAc c\u00E0ng ch\u00F3i m\u1EAFt, khi c\u1EA3 nh\u00F3m \u0111\u1ECBnh th\u1EA7n l\u1EA1i th\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 th\u1EA5y chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m c\u1EADp b\u1EBFn c\u1EA3ng b\u00ED m\u1EADt c\u1EE7a Newcastle n\u1EB1m b\u00EAn trong m\u1ED9t hang \u0111\u1ED9ng \u0111\u00E1 v\u00F4i c\u1EF1c l\u1EDBn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c bao ph\u1EE7 b\u1EDFi nh\u1EEFng ch\u00F9m r\u00EAu tr\u1EAFng d\u1EA1 quang. \u1EDE tr\u00EAn b\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t h\u00E0ng d\u00E0i ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EE3i s\u1EB5n. Ngay khi \u0110\u1EA1i b\u00E0ng \u00E1p s\u00E1t, nh\u1EEFng s\u1EE3i d\u00E2y th\u1EEBng li\u1EC1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EA3 xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t. C\u00E1c th\u1EE7y th\u1EE7, v\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E3 quen v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c n\u00E0y, nhanh ch\u00F3ng ch\u1EA1y l\u1EA1i neo ch\u1EB7t chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m v\u00E0 cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng l\u00E0 d\u1EF1ng m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc c\u1EA7u t\u00E0u b\u1EB1ng g\u1ED7 n\u1ED1i th\u1EB3ng l\u00EAn b\u1EDD. Wales gi\u1EE5c Louise v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c b\u01B0\u1EDBc xu\u1ED1ng c\u1EA7u t\u00E0u. Ti\u1EBFp \u0111\u00F3n h\u1ECD l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 \u0111\u1EE9ng tu\u1ED5i v\u00F3c ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1 cao l\u1EDBn. \u201CHa ha, k\u1EBFt qu\u1EA3 qu\u00E2n s\u1EF1 th\u1EADt m\u0129 m\u00E3n, ph\u1EA3i kh\u00F4ng th\u01B0a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED?\u201D V\u1ECB ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 gi\u00E0 n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi t\u01B0\u01A1i khi th\u1EA5y \u0110\u1EA1i b\u00E0ng xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n k\u00E8m theo sau l\u00E0 chi\u1EBFc Marie Galante. \u201CH\u00E3y vui l\u00EAn n\u00E0o, Paris. L\u01B0u hu\u1EF3nh, l\u00E0 l\u01B0u hu\u1EF3nh \u0111\u00F3!\u201D. Nghe Wardes h\u00E9t l\u00EAn nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, nh\u1EEFng binh s\u0129 chung quanh anh li\u1EC1n h\u00F2 reo \u0111\u1EA7y sung s\u01B0\u1EDBng. \u201C\u00D4\u00F4i! L\u01B0u hu\u1EF3nh! C\u1ED1t l\u00F5i c\u1EE7a l\u1EEDa thi\u00EAng! Nh\u1EDD n\u00F3 m\u00E0 danh d\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c c\u0169ng s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EA3o to\u00E0n!\u201D V\u1ECB ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 gi\u00E0 b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u n\u1EE9c n\u1EDF. \u201CTh\u1EA7n \u0111\u00E3 ph\u1EE5ng s\u1EF1 s\u00E1u m\u01B0\u01A1i n\u0103m d\u01B0\u1EDBi th\u1EDDi Ho\u00E0ng \u0111\u1EBF ti\u1EC1n nhi\u1EC7m\u2026. Nh\u1EEFng ng\u00E0y vui nh\u01B0 h\u00F4m nay \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F2n n\u1EEFa , th\u01B0a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED. Sau khi cu\u1ED9c n\u1ED5i lo\u1EA1n x\u1EA3y ra ch\u1EC9 c\u00F2n l\u1EA1i nh\u1EEFng n\u1ED7i \u0111au kh\u1ED5 tri\u1EC1n mi\u00EAn\u2026. D\u00F9 c\u00F3 nhi\u1EC1u l\u01B0u hu\u1EF3nh \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EBF n\u00E0y th\u00EC\u2026.\u201D Wales n\u1EDF n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi. \u201CCh\u00FAng ta ph\u1EA3i cho l\u0169 ph\u1EA3n lo\u1EA1n th\u1EA5y \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00F2ng qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA3m v\u00E0 danh d\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a Ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c, th\u00EC d\u00F9 c\u00F3 b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i ch\u00FAng ta c\u0169ng cam l\u00F2ng.\u201D \u201CM\u1ED9t c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt vinh quang. B\u1ED9 x\u01B0\u01A1ng gi\u00E0 n\u00E0y c\u0169ng \u0111ang run l\u00EAn v\u00EC th\u00EDch th\u00FA \u0111\u00E2y. Ph\u1EA3i r\u1ED3i, th\u00F4ng tin b\u00E1o v\u1EC1 cho bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng ph\u1EA3n qu\u00E2n s\u1EBD t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i v\u00E0o tr\u01B0a mai. Th\u00E1i t\u1EED \u0111\u00E3 v\u1EC1 k\u1ECBp l\u00FAc \u0111\u1EC3 chi\u00EAm ng\u01B0\u1EE1ng \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y, qu\u1EA3 th\u1EF1c t\u1ED1t, t\u1ED1t l\u1EAFm.\u201D \u201CCh\u1EC9 trong gang t\u1EA5c th\u00F4i sao? N\u1EBFu t\u1EA5m th\u00E2n n\u00E0y m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u th\u00EC qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 h\u1ED5 th\u1EB9n cho danh d\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a binh s\u0129 ch\u00FAng ta \u0111\u1EA5y!\u201D Wales v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c b\u1EADt c\u01B0\u1EDDi vui v\u1EBB v\u00F4 t\u01B0 l\u1EF1. Louise t\u00E1i m\u1EB7t khi nghe th\u1EA5y hai t\u1EEB th\u1EA5t b\u1EA1i. N\u00F3i c\u00E1ch kh\u00E1c, h\u1ECD s\u1EBD hi sinh. Ch\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD nh\u1EEFng con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00E0y kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 s\u1EE3 ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1ED1i di\u1EC7n v\u1EDBi c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt? \u201CV\u00E0 c\u00E1c v\u1ECB \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0?\u201D V\u1ECB ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 gi\u00E0 t\u00EAn Paris h\u1ECFi Wales khi \u00F4ng nh\u00ECn th\u1EA5y Louise. \u201C\u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1EEB Tristain. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y t\u1EDBi \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 v\u00EC m\u1ED9t nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 quan tr\u1ECDng li\u00EAn quan t\u1EDBi v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c.\u201D Paris t\u1ECF ra ng\u1EA1c nhi\u00EAn trong gi\u00E2y l\u00E1t, chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC m\u00E0 ph\u1EA3i khi\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t v\u1ECB s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 t\u1EEB m\u1ED9t v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c kh\u00E1c \u0111\u1EBFn m\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EA5t n\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0111ang tr\u00EAn \u0111\u00E0 di\u1EC7t vong n\u00E0y v\u1EADy? Nh\u01B0ng n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00E3 nhanh ch\u00F3ng quay tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i tr\u00EAn g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t \u00F4ng. \u201CK\u00EDnh ch\u00E0o s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3. T\u00F4i l\u00E0 th\u1ECB th\u1EA7n c\u1EE7a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED, Paris. Th\u1EADt vinh h\u1EA1nh l\u00E0 s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 \u0111\u00E3 l\u1EB7n l\u1ED9i t\u1EEB Tristain xa x\u00F4i c\u00E1ch tr\u1EDF m\u00E0 \u0111\u1EBFn v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c Albion b\u1EA7n h\u00E0n n\u00E0y. D\u00F9 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 tr\u00E2n tr\u1ECDng ngh\u00EAnh ti\u1EBFp \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, song t\u1ED1i nay ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i s\u1EBD t\u1ED5 ch\u1EE9c m\u1ED9t y\u1EBFn ti\u1EC7c nh\u1ECF \u0111\u1EC3 chi\u00EAu \u0111\u00E3i. Hi v\u1ECDng s\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3 s\u1EBD \u0111\u1EBFn tham gia c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi ch\u00FAng t\u00F4i.\u201D \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 C\u1EA3 nh\u00F3m Louise theo ch\u00E2n Wales \u0111\u1EBFn ph\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a anh ta, n\u01A1i cao nh\u1EA5t trong ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i Newcastle. Tuy nhi\u00EAn kh\u00E1c v\u1EDBi suy ngh\u0129 c\u1EE7a h\u1ECD, ph\u00F2ng c\u1EE7a Wales kh\u00E1 \u0111\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n, ch\u1EB3ng h\u1EC1 g\u1EE3i cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 n\u01A1i \u1EDF c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t v\u1ECB Th\u00E1i t\u1EED. Ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc gi\u01B0\u1EDDng, m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i b\u00E0n v\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u1EB7p gh\u1EBF g\u1ED7, c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t b\u1EE9c tranh mi\u00EAu t\u1EA3 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c treo \u1EDF tr\u00EAn t\u01B0\u1EDDng. Th\u00E1i t\u1EED ng\u1ED3i l\u00EAn gh\u1EBF r\u1ED3i k\u00E9o m\u1ED9t ng\u0103n c\u1EE7a chi\u1EBFc b\u00E0n, \u0111\u1EC3 l\u1ED9 ra b\u00EAn trong l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc h\u1ED9p \u0111\u1EF1ng ch\u00E2u b\u00E1u nh\u1ECF. Anh th\u00E1o chu\u1ED7i h\u1EA1t \u1EDF tr\u00EAn c\u1ED5 m\u00ECnh xu\u1ED1ng, tr\u00EAn chu\u1ED7i h\u1EA1t c\u00F3 x\u00E2u m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc ch\u00ECa kh\u00F3a nh\u1ECF. Wales \u0111\u00FAt ch\u00ECa kh\u00F3a v\u00E0o trong l\u1ED7 kh\u00F3a r\u1ED3i m\u1EDF chi\u1EBFc h\u1ED9p ra. Ph\u1EA7n n\u1EAFp h\u1ED9p b\u00EAn d\u01B0\u1EDBi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c kh\u1EAFc h\u1ECDa m\u1ED9t b\u1EE9c ch\u00E2n dung c\u1EE7a Henrietta. Nh\u1EADn th\u1EA5y Louise \u0111ang nh\u00ECn chi\u1EBFc h\u1ED9p, Wales ng\u01B0\u1EE3ng ngh\u1ECBu n\u00F3i. \u201CN\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc h\u1ED9p \u0111\u1EF1ng ch\u00E2u b\u00E1u.\u201D B\u00EAn trong chi\u1EBFc h\u1ED9p l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t l\u00E1 th\u01B0 mang b\u00FAt t\u00EDch c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa. Wales t\u1EEB t\u1ED1n l\u1EA5y l\u00E1 th\u01B0 ra r\u1ED3i ch\u1EADm r\u00E3i \u0111\u1ECDc. L\u00E1 th\u01B0 tr\u00F4ng kh\u00E1 c\u0169 v\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB s\u1EDDn nhi\u1EC1u ch\u1ED7, c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n c\u1EE7a n\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111em n\u00F3 ra xem \u0111i xem l\u1EA1i kh\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u l\u1EA7n. Sau khi \u0111\u1ECDc xong Wales nh\u1EB9 nh\u00E0ng g\u1EA5p l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 b\u1ECF n\u00F3 v\u00E0o trong m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i phong b\u00EC r\u1ED3i \u0111\u01B0a cho Louise. \"\u0110\u00E2y l\u00E0 l\u00E1 th\u01B0 m\u00E0 ta nh\u1EADn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EEB c\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa. Ta c\u0169ng s\u1EBD tr\u1EA3 l\u1EA1i n\u00F3 lu\u00F4n.\" \"Xin \u0111a t\u1EA1.\" Louise c\u00FAi th\u1EA5p \u0111\u1EA7u nh\u1EADn l\u1EA1i l\u00E1 th\u01B0. \u201CS\u00E1ng mai \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng s\u1EBD kh\u1EDFi h\u00E0nh \u0111\u01B0a m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 Tristain, v\u00EC ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng s\u1EED d\u1EE5ng n\u00F3 cho tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn n\u00E0y.\u201D Louise nh\u00ECn l\u00E1 th\u01B0 m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i l\u00E2u r\u1ED3i c\u1EA5t gi\u1ECDng qu\u1EA3 quy\u1EBFt. \u201CNh\u01B0ng th\u01B0a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED\u2026. Ng\u00E0i c\u00F3 \u00FD g\u00EC khi n\u00F3i t\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t th\u1EA5t b\u1EA1i vinh quang, ch\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD qu\u00E2n \u0111\u1ED9i Ho\u00E0ng gia kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt c\u01A1 h\u1ED9i chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng n\u00E0o c\u1EA3 sao?\u201D Louise ng\u1EADp ng\u1EEBng h\u1ECFi, nh\u01B0ng Wardes \u0111\u00E3 tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi r\u1EA5t ng\u1EAFn g\u1ECDn. \u201CPh\u1EA3i. Qu\u00E2n ta ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 300 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi trong khi l\u1EF1c l\u01B0\u1EE3ng phe \u0111\u1ECBch l\u00EAn t\u1EDBi 50000 qu\u00E2n. Ngay c\u1EA3 m\u1ED9t ph\u1EA7n v\u1EA1n kh\u1EA3 n\u0103ng c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3. \u0110i\u1EC1u duy nh\u1EA5t m\u00E0 ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c, l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 cho nh\u1EEFng k\u1EBB kia th\u1EA5y ch\u00FAng ta ra \u0111i trong vinh quang m\u00E0 th\u00F4i.\u201D File:ZnT02-201.jpg Louise c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u nh\u00ECn xu\u1ED1ng. \u201CTh\u00E1i t\u1EED, ch\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD ng\u00E0i c\u0169ng \u00E1m ch\u1EC9 c\u1EA3 ch\u00EDnh m\u00ECnh khi n\u00F3i \u0111\u1EBFn chuy\u1EC7n hi sinh trong tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn?\u201D \u201CT\u1EA5t nhi\u00EAn r\u1ED3i. Ta d\u1EF1 \u0111\u1ECBnh s\u1EBD ra \u0111i \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn ngay khi c\u00F3 th\u1EC3.\u201D \u0110\u1EE9ng b\u00EAn l\u1EC1 quan s\u00E1t cu\u1ED9c \u0111\u1ED1i tho\u1EA1i t\u1EEB n\u00E3y gi\u1EDD, Saito bu\u00F4ng ti\u1EBFng th\u1EDF d\u00E0i. Th\u1EADt kh\u00F3 hi\u1EC3u l\u00E0 v\u1ECB Th\u00E1i t\u1EED n\u00E0y ch\u1EB3ng m\u00E0ng quan t\u00E2m \u0111\u1EBFn chuy\u1EC7n s\u1ED1ng ch\u1EBFt trong tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn ng\u00E0y mai. Nghe c\u1EE9 nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t s\u1EF1 ki\u1EC7n trong m\u1ED9t v\u1EDF k\u1ECBch ch\u1EE9 ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 hi\u1EC7n th\u1EF1c v\u1EADy. Louise g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0 c\u00FAi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u1EADt s\u00E2u tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t Wardes. C\u00F4 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i n\u00F3i v\u1EDBi anh ta. \u201CTh\u00E1i t\u1EED\u2026. Th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho th\u1EA7n v\u00F4 l\u1EC5, d\u00F9 lo s\u1EE3, nh\u01B0ng c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t v\u00E0i chuy\u1EC7n m\u00E0 th\u1EA7n mu\u1ED1n th\u01B0a v\u1EDBi Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi.\u201D \u201CC\u00F4 mu\u1ED1n h\u1ECFi \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC n\u00E0o?\u201D \u201CN\u1ED9i dung l\u00E0 th\u01B0 m\u00E0 th\u1EA7n \u0111ang gi\u1EEF\u2026 l\u00E0 g\u00EC \u1EA1?\u201D \"Louise!\" Saito ph\u1EA3n \u0111\u1ED1i. \u0110\u01B0\u01A1ng nhi\u00EAn b\u1EDFi l\u1EBD c\u00E2u h\u1ECFi \u0111\u00F3 ch\u1EB3ng h\u1EC1 hay ho m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt n\u00E0o. Song Louise sau khi h\u1ECFi Wales v\u1EABn ng\u1EA9ng m\u1EB7t l\u00EAn v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t th\u00E1i \u0111\u1ED9 \u0111\u1EA7y qu\u1EA3 quy\u1EBFt. \u201CKhi C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa giao cho th\u1EA7n tr\u1ECDng tr\u00E1ch n\u00E0y, tr\u00F4ng Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng, gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t thi\u1EBFu n\u1EEF \u0111ang lo l\u1EAFng cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi y\u00EAu v\u1EADy\u2026. H\u01A1n th\u1EBF n\u1EEFa b\u00EAn trong n\u1EAFp h\u1ED9p l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t b\u1EE9c ch\u00E2n dung c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0111i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1, ngo\u00E0i ra th\u1EA7n c\u0169ng \u0111\u1EC3 \u00FD th\u1EA5y Th\u00E1i t\u1EED kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c vui sau khi ng\u00E0i h\u00F4n v\u00E0 \u0111\u1ECDc l\u00E1 th\u01B0\u2026. Ph\u1EA3i ch\u0103ng Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u00E0 C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0110i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1\u2026.?!\u201D Wales m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi. Anh \u0111\u00E3 \u0111o\u00E1n ra \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Louise \u0111\u1ECBnh n\u00F3i g\u00EC. \u201CC\u00F3 ph\u1EA3i c\u00F4 mu\u1ED1n n\u00F3i r\u1EB1ng em h\u1ECD ta Henrietta v\u00E0 ta c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t m\u1ED1i quan h\u1EC7 t\u00ECnh c\u1EA3m v\u1EDBi nhau c\u00F3 \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng?\u201D Louise g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CTh\u1EA7n c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 v\u1EADy. Th\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho th\u1EA7n \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng \u0111\u1ED9t m\u1EA1o ph\u1EA1m. N\u1EBFu th\u1EBF th\u00EC n\u1ED9i dung c\u1EE7a l\u00E1 th\u01B0 n\u00E0y l\u00E0\u2026.\u201D Sau m\u1ED9t h\u1ED3i g\u00E1c tay l\u00EAn tr\u00E1n v\u00E0 l\u00E0m m\u1ED9t c\u1EED ch\u1EC9 th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n s\u1EF1 lo \u00E2u v\u1EC1 nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC m\u00ECnh n\u00EAn v\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn n\u00F3i, Wales c\u1EA5t gi\u1ECDng. \u201CM\u1ED9t l\u00E1 th\u01B0 t\u00ECnh, gi\u1ED1ng nh\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111o\u00E1n. Th\u1EADt ng\u1ED1c ngh\u1EBFch, n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 l\u00E1 th\u01B0 n\u00E0y r\u01A1i v\u00E0o tay ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c Germania nh\u01B0 Henrietta \u0111\u00E3 nh\u1EAFc qua th\u01B0, n\u00F3 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh m\u1ED9t m\u1ED1i \u0111e d\u1ECDa l\u1EDBn. Trong th\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y \u0111\u00E3 nguy\u1EC7n th\u1EC1 s\u1EBD m\u00E3i m\u00E3i y\u00EAu ta nh\u00E2n danh \u0110\u1EA5ng s\u00E1ng l\u1EADp Brimir. M\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u1EB3n \u0111\u1EC1u bi\u1EBFt r\u00F5 l\u00E0 th\u1EC1 nguy\u1EC1n y\u00EAu nhau tr\u01B0\u1EDBc \u0110\u1EA5ng s\u00E1ng l\u1EADp ch\u1EC9 c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EF1c hi\u1EC7n khi hai ng\u01B0\u1EDDi k\u1EBFt h\u00F4n v\u1EDBi nhau. N\u1EBFu b\u1EE9c th\u01B0 n\u00E0y b\u1ECB \u0111\u01B0a ra ngo\u00E0i \u00E1nh s\u00E1ng, c\u00F4 \u1EA5y s\u1EBD b\u1ECB kh\u00E9p t\u1ED9i l\u0103ng lo\u00E0n. Ho\u00E0ng \u0111\u1EBF c\u1EE7a Germania ch\u1EAFc ch\u1EAFn s\u1EBD h\u1EE7y b\u1ECF vi\u1EC7c \u0111\u00EDnh \u01B0\u1EDBc v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t n\u00E0ng c\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0111\u00E3 vi ph\u1EA1m gi\u1EDBi lu\u1EADt. V\u00E0 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy th\u00EC s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 li\u00EAn minh n\u00E0o c\u1EA3. Tristain r\u1EA5t c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 s\u1EBD ph\u1EA3i ch\u1ED1ng l\u1EA1i b\u00E8 \u0111\u1EA3ng qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c \u0111\u00E1ng s\u1EE3 \u1EA5y m\u1ED9t m\u00ECnh trong t\u01B0\u01A1ng lai.\u201D \u201CV\u1EADy Th\u00E1i t\u1EED v\u00E0 C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0111i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1 \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng c\u00F3 y\u00EAu nhau sao?\u201D \"\u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chuy\u1EC7n x\u1EA3y ra kh\u00E1 l\u00E2u r\u1ED3i.\" Louise n\u00F3i v\u1EDBi Wales b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng kh\u1EA9n thi\u1EBFt: \u201CTh\u00E1i t\u1EED, xin Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u00E3y tr\u1ED1n \u0111i! Xin Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u00E3y tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 Tristain!\u201D Wardes \u0111\u1ED9t ng\u1ED9t \u0111\u1EB7t tay l\u00EAn vai c\u1EE7a Louise. Song Louise v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 t\u1ECF ra nao n\u00FAng. \u201CTh\u1EA7n c\u1EA7u xin Th\u00E1i t\u1EED! L\u00E0m \u01A1n, xin Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi h\u00E3y tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 Tristain c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi ch\u00FAng th\u1EA7n!\u201D \u201C\u0110i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3.\u201D Wales c\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00F3i. \u201CTh\u00E1i t\u1EED, \u0111\u00E2y kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 th\u1EC9nh c\u1EA7u c\u1EE7a th\u1EA7n, m\u00E0 l\u00E0 c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0111i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1! Kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n r\u00F5 trong th\u01B0 \u0111\u1EA5y sao? Th\u1EA7n \u0111\u00E3 t\u1EEBng l\u00E0 b\u1EA1n c\u00F9ng ch\u01A1i v\u1EDBi C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa h\u1ED3i nh\u1ECF, n\u00EAn th\u1EA7n bi\u1EBFt r\u00F5 C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa ngh\u0129 g\u00EC. C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o khoanh tay \u0111\u1EE9ng nh\u00ECn ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00ECnh y\u00EAu m\u00E0 ch\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c! L\u00E0m \u01A1n h\u00E3y n\u00F3i \u0111i, th\u01B0a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED! Th\u1EA7n tin l\u00E0 C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0111i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1 \u0111\u00E3 khuy\u00EAn Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u1ECF tr\u1ED1n \u1EDF d\u00F2ng cu\u1ED1i c\u1EE7a l\u00E1 th\u01B0 \u1EA5y, th\u1EA7n tin ch\u1EAFc l\u00E0 v\u1EADy.\u201D Wales l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u: \u201CKh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 d\u00F2ng n\u00E0o nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF c\u1EA3.\u201D \u201CTh\u00E1i t\u1EED!\u201D Louise n\u00E0i \u00E9p Wales. \u201CTa l\u00E0 th\u00E0nh vi\u00EAn c\u1EE7a m\u1ED9t Ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c. Ta kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i d\u1ED1i. Ta l\u1EA5y danh d\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a ta ra th\u1EC1, kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t d\u00F2ng n\u00E0o trong th\u01B0 c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa khuy\u00EAn ta b\u1ECF ch\u1EA1y c\u1EA3, m\u1ED9t ch\u1EEF c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng.\u201D Wales n\u00F3i nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 anh \u0111ang b\u1ECB gi\u00E0y v\u00F2 kh\u00F4n xi\u1EBFt. C\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a Louise \u0111\u00E3 ch\u1EA1m tr\u00FAng v\u00E0o n\u1ED7i \u0111au c\u1EE7a anh. \u201CHenrietta l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD \u0111\u1EB7t chuy\u1EC7n ri\u00EAng c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh l\u00EAn tr\u00EAn vi\u1EC7c qu\u1ED1c gia \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EF1.\u201D Louise hi\u1EC3u \u00FD \u0111\u1ECBnh c\u1EE7a Wales: anh ta \u0111ang b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 Henrietta. Th\u00E1i t\u1EED kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 mu\u1ED1n c\u00E1c qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c kh\u00E1c ngh\u0129 r\u1EB1ng Henrietta x\u1EED tr\u00ED m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n b\u1EB1ng t\u00ECnh c\u1EA3m ch\u1EE9 ch\u1EB3ng b\u1EB1ng l\u00FD tr\u00ED. Wales v\u1ED7 vai Louise. \u201CC\u00F4 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i trung th\u1EF1c, Valli\u00E8re. V\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t c\u1EB7p m\u1EAFt th\u1EADt th\u00E0, trong tr\u1EBBo v\u00E0 t\u1ED1t b\u1EE5ng.\u201D Louise nh\u00ECn xu\u1ED1ng v\u1EDBi v\u1EBB b\u01A1 v\u01A1. \u201CNh\u01B0ng h\u00E3y \u0111\u1EC3 ta cho c\u00F4 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi khuy\u00EAn. M\u1ED9t s\u1EE9 th\u1EA7n kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn qu\u00E1 th\u1EADt th\u00E0 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF. H\u00E3y ki\u00EAn \u0111\u1ECBnh h\u01A1n n\u1EEFa.\u201D Wales n\u1EDF m\u1ED9t n\u1EE5 c\u01B0\u1EDDi quy\u1EBFn r\u0169. \u201CTuy nhi\u00EAn, c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 s\u1EE9 th\u1EA7n th\u00EDch h\u1EE3p nh\u1EA5t cho m\u1ED9t v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c s\u1EAFp s\u1EEDa di\u1EC7t vong nh\u01B0 c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta, b\u1EDFi l\u1EBD m\u1ED9t v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c s\u1EBD b\u1ECB h\u1EE7y di\u1EC7t ngay ng\u00E0y mai th\u00EC lu\u00F4n th\u1EADt th\u00E0 h\u01A1n bao gi\u1EDD h\u1EBFt, v\u00EC ngo\u00E0i danh d\u1EF1 c\u1EE7a ch\u00EDnh b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n n\u00F3 ra th\u00EC n\u00F3 ch\u1EB3ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 b\u1EA5t k\u1EF3 th\u1EE9 g\u00EC n\u1EEFa.\u201D Sau \u0111\u00F3 anh ta r\u00FAt th\u1EE9 g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 ra t\u1EEB t\u00FAi c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. T\u1EEB h\u00ECnh d\u00E1ng \u0111\u1EBFn m\u0169i t\u00EAn \u0111ang ch\u1EA1y th\u00EC c\u00F3 v\u1EBB nh\u01B0 \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chi\u1EBFc \u0111\u1ED3ng h\u1ED3. \u201CAhahaha, \u0111\u00E3 \u0111\u1EBFn gi\u1EDD cho bu\u1ED5i ti\u1EC7c nh\u1ECF c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta r\u1ED3i. V\u00EC m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng v\u1ECB kh\u00E1ch cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng c\u1EE7a v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c, ta hi v\u1ECDng m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi s\u1EBD t\u1EDBi tham d\u1EF1 \u0111\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EE7.\u201D Saito v\u00E0 Louise \u0111i ra kh\u1ECFi ph\u00F2ng. Wardes \u1EDF l\u1EA1i c\u00FAi \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u01B0\u1EDBc Wales. \u201CNg\u00E0i c\u00F2n c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC c\u1EA7n n\u00F3i n\u1EEFa sao, T\u1EED t\u01B0\u1EDBc?\u201D \u201CTh\u1EA7n c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t kh\u1EA9n c\u1EA7u mu\u1ED1n nh\u1EDD c\u1EADy Th\u00E1i t\u1EED.\u201D \u201CC\u1EE9 n\u00F3i.\u201D Wardes th\u00EC th\u1EA7m v\u00E0o tai Waldes, anh m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi. \u201C\u1ED2 m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi \u0111\u1EC1 ngh\u1ECB th\u1EADt ng\u1ECDt ng\u00E0o, ta r\u1EA5t h\u00E2n h\u1EA1nh.\u201D \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 B\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1ED5 ch\u1EE9c t\u1EA1i \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh c\u1EE7a ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i. Vua c\u1EE7a Albion, James I, ng\u1ED3i tr\u00EAn ngai v\u00E0ng nh\u00ECn nh\u1EEFng qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c v\u00E0 ch\u01B0 h\u1EA7u kh\u00E1c xung quanh v\u1EDBi c\u1EB7p m\u1EAFt \u0111ang ch\u1EF1c kh\u00E9p l\u1EA1i. D\u00F9 ngay mai c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 s\u1EBD hi sinh, nh\u01B0ng \u0111\u00E2y v\u1EABn l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c \u0111\u1EA7y m\u00E0u s\u1EAFc v\u00E0 th\u1ECBnh so\u1EA1n. C\u00E1c qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c \u0103n v\u1EADn nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111ang tham d\u1EF1 v\u0169 h\u1ED9i ngo\u00E0i tr\u1EDDi, c\u00F2n tr\u00EAn b\u00E0n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u00E0y ra v\u00F4 s\u1ED1 cao l\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u0129 v\u1ECB. Saito v\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c \u0111\u1EE9ng nh\u00ECn b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c xa hoa n\u00E0y t\u1EEB g\u00F3c c\u1EE7a \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh. \u201CNg\u00E0y mai m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n s\u1EBD ch\u1EA5m d\u1EE9t, nh\u01B0ng sao h\u1ECD v\u1EABn c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 b\u00ECnh th\u1EA3n nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy nh\u1EC9.\u201D Nghe Saito n\u00F3i v\u1EADy, Wardes g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u \u0111\u00E1p. \u201CV\u00EC m\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n v\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E3 k\u1EBFt th\u00FAc n\u00EAn h\u1ECD m\u1EDBi vui v\u1EBB h\u1EBFt m\u00ECnh nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF th\u00F4i.\u201D Khi Th\u00E1i t\u1EED Wales xu\u1EA5t hi\u1EC7n, c\u00F3 nh\u1EEFng ti\u1EBFng reo h\u00E1o h\u1EE9c xu\u1EA5t ph\u00E1t t\u1EEB c\u00E1c qu\u00FD c\u00F4. V\u1ECB Th\u00E1i t\u1EED tr\u1EBB tu\u1ED5i \u0111\u1EB9p trai \u0111i \u0111\u1EBFn \u0111\u00E2u l\u00E0 \u1EDF \u0111\u00F3 c\u00F3 ti\u1EBFng hoan h\u00F4 vang d\u1EADy. Anh ti\u1EBFn l\u1EA1i g\u1EA7n ngai v\u00E0ng v\u00E0 th\u00EC th\u1EA7m \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 v\u00E0o tai vua cha. James I c\u1ED1 \u0111\u1EE9ng th\u1EB3ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u00EAn \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00E0o anh, song tu\u1ED5i gi\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 khi\u1EBFn \u00F4ng l\u1EA3o \u0111\u1EA3o su\u00FDt ch\u00FAt n\u1EEFa l\u00E0 \u0111\u00E3 ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng s\u00E0n. M\u1ED9t v\u00E0i ti\u1EBFng c\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u1ED5 ra trong \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh. \u201CB\u1EC7 h\u1EA1! Ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng b\u00E2y gi\u1EDD l\u00E0 v\u1EABn c\u00F2n qu\u00E1 s\u1EDBm \u0111\u1EA5y!\u201D \u201CCh\u00EDnh th\u1EBF! Mai m\u00E0 Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u00E0 ch\u00FAng ta g\u1EB7p r\u1EAFc r\u1ED1i l\u1EDBn cho m\u00E0 coi!\u201D James I m\u1EC9m c\u01B0\u1EDDi tr\u01B0\u1EDBc nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F9a gi\u1EE1n \u0111\u00F3, \u00F4ng c\u1EA5t gi\u1ECDng: \u201CKh\u00F4ng sao, ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 ch\u00E2n ta h\u01A1i t\u00EA do ng\u1ED3i qu\u00E1 l\u00E2u m\u00E0 th\u00F4i.\u201D Wales \u0111\u1EBFn g\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EE1 c\u01A1 th\u1EC3 c\u1EE7a nh\u00E0 vua. \u00D4ng ho khan m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng, v\u00E0 t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c v\u00E0 c\u00E1c phu nh\u00E2n li\u1EC1n \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t \u0111\u1EE9ng th\u1EB3ng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u1EADy. \u201CC\u00E1c b\u1EA1n. Ta s\u1EBD n\u00F3i cho c\u00E1c b\u1EA1n nghe h\u1EE1i nh\u1EEFng b\u1EC1 t\u00F4i trung th\u00E0nh v\u00E0 d\u0169ng c\u1EA3m, ngay mai Reconquista s\u1EBD d\u1ED1c to\u00E0n l\u1EF1c t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i Newcastle. C\u00E1c b\u1EA1n \u0111\u00E3 theo ta v\u00E0 chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u anh d\u0169ng cho v\u1ECB vua b\u1EA5t t\u00E0i n\u00E0y; tuy nhi\u00EAn ng\u00E0y mai s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn m\u00E0 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t cu\u1ED9c th\u1EA3m s\u00E1t \u0111\u01A1n ph\u01B0\u01A1ng. Ta kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E0nh l\u00F2ng nh\u00ECn nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi can \u0111\u1EA3m nh\u01B0 c\u00E1c b\u1EA1n ng\u00E3 xu\u1ED1ng ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt.\u201D V\u1ECB vua gi\u00E0 ho s\u00F9 s\u1EE5 m\u1EA5y c\u00E1i r\u1ED3i ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c n\u00F3i. \u201CV\u00EC th\u1EBF ta cho c\u00E1c b\u1EA1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1EF1 do. C\u00E1c b\u1EA1n theo ta m\u1EA5y n\u0103m ph\u1EA3i ch\u1ECBu bao c\u1EF1c kh\u1ED5. \u0110\u00E2y coi nh\u01B0 l\u00E0 m\u00F3n qu\u00E0 ta \u0111\u00E1p t\u1EB7ng l\u1EA1i v\u1EADy. S\u00E1ng ng\u00E0y mai chi\u1EBFm h\u1EA1m \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng s\u1EBD \u0111\u01B0a t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 ph\u1EE5 n\u1EEF v\u00E0 tr\u1EBB em r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y. Nh\u1EEFng ai mu\u1ED1n c\u0169ng c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 theo chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m m\u00E0 \u0111i kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u1EA1i l\u1EE5c kh\u1ED1n kh\u1ED5 n\u00E0y, ta s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 tr\u00E1ch c\u1EE9.\u201D Tuy nhi\u00EAn, kh\u00F4ng m\u1ED9t ai \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i. M\u1ED9t qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c h\u00F4 l\u1EDBn. \u201CTh\u01B0a B\u1EC7 h\u1EA1! Ch\u00FAng th\u1EA7n ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EE3i m\u1ED9t m\u1EC7nh l\u1EC7nh c\u1EE7a Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 th\u00F4i! To\u00E0n qu\u00E2n ti\u1EBFn l\u00EAn! To\u00E0n qu\u00E2n ti\u1EBFn l\u00EAn! To\u00E0n qu\u00E2n ti\u1EBFn l\u00EAn! \u0110\u00EAm nay ch\u00FAng th\u1EA7n say r\u01B0\u1EE3u n\u00EAn tai kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u1ED1t cho l\u1EAFm! Ngo\u1EA1i tr\u1EEB l\u1EC7nh \u0111\u00F3 ra th\u00EC ch\u00FAng th\u1EA7n kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 nghe \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u1EEFng l\u1EC7nh kh\u00E1c \u0111\u00E2u!\u201D T\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 m\u1ECDi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u1ED3ng lo\u1EA1t g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201C\u1ED0i ch\u00E0 ch\u00E0! Nghe b\u1EC7 h\u1EA1 n\u00F3i t\u00F4i t\u01B0\u1EDFng Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111ang th\u00EC th\u1EA7m b\u1EB1ng ti\u1EBFng ngo\u1EA1i qu\u1ED1c th\u00EC ph\u1EA3i?\u201D \u201CB\u1EC7 h\u1EA1 mu\u1ED1n gi\u00E0 c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1EE3i h\u01A1i b\u1ECB l\u00E2u \u0111\u1EA5y nh\u00E9.\u201D V\u1ECB vua gi\u00E0 c\u1EA3m \u0111\u1ED9ng ch\u1EA3y c\u1EA3 n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt, ch\u1EC9 bi\u1EBFt l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m: c\u00E1c ng\u01B0\u01A1i th\u1EADt l\u00E0 \u0111\u00FAng l\u00E0 l\u0169 ng\u1ED1c\u2026. r\u1ED3i t\u1EF1a m\u00ECnh l\u00EAn tr\u00EAn chi\u1EBFc g\u1EADy ch\u1ED1ng v\u00E0 n\u00F3i: \u201CT\u1ED1t l\u1EAFm! N\u1EBFu \u0111\u00E3 nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF, th\u00EC c\u00E1c b\u1EA1n h\u00E3y c\u1EE9 ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c theo ta! N\u00E0o t\u1EA5t c\u1EA3 c\u00E1c b\u1EA1n! \u0110\u00EAm nay th\u1EADt tuy\u1EC7t v\u1EDDi! \u0110\u00E1ng s\u00E1ng l\u1EADp \u0111\u00E3 ban cho ch\u00FAng ta m\u1ED9t \u0111\u00EAm tr\u0103ng th\u1EADt \u1EA5m \u00E1p v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EB9p \u0111\u1EBD! H\u00E3y c\u00F9ng nhau n\u00E2ng c\u1ED1c v\u00E0 nh\u1EA3y m\u00FAa su\u1ED1t \u0111\u00EAm th\u00F4i!\u201D C\u1EA3 \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh li\u1EC1n ng\u1EADp ch\u00ECm trong \u00E2m thanh n\u00E1o nhi\u1EC7t. Kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 ch\u00FAt c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c bu\u1ED3n b\u00E3 n\u00E0o trong c\u0103n ph\u00F2ng, c\u00E1c qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c h\u1ED3 h\u1EDFi qu\u00E2y quanh ba v\u1ECB kh\u00E1ch l\u1EA1 \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1EEB Tristain c\u01B0\u1EDDi n\u00F3i vui v\u1EBB, li\u00EAn t\u1EE5c m\u1EDDi r\u01B0\u1EE3u v\u00E0 th\u1EE9c \u0103n b\u1ECDn h\u1ECD. \u201CS\u1EE9 gi\u1EA3! H\u00E3y th\u1EED lo\u1EA1i r\u01B0\u1EE3u n\u00E0y \u0111i! T\u00F4i \u0111oan ch\u1EAFc h\u01B0\u01A1ng v\u1ECB n\u00F3 v\u01B0\u1EE3t xa lo\u1EA1i h\u1EA1ng nh\u1EA5t \u1EDF v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c c\u1EE7a ng\u00E0i \u0111\u00F3!\u201D \u201CC\u00E1i g\u00EC! Kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c! \u0110em khoe c\u00E1i n\u00E0y ra ch\u1EC9 t\u1ED5 m\u1EA5t m\u1EB7t Albion! Xin h\u00E3y n\u1EBFm th\u1EED m\u00F3n g\u00E0 t\u1EA9m m\u1EADt ong n\u00E0y! R\u1EA5t ngon c\u00F3 \u0111\u00FAng kh\u00F4ng n\u00E0o?\u201D V\u00E0 cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng h\u1ECD h\u00F4 vang \u201CAlbion tr\u01B0\u1EDDng t\u1ED3n\u201D tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00F3. Saito tr\u1EDF n\u00EAn u bu\u1ED3n. Nh\u1EEFng con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi vui v\u1EBB tr\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EB7t c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt n\u00E0y tr\u00F4ng bu\u1ED3n th\u1EA3m h\u01A1n l\u00E0 gan d\u1EA1. Louise c\u00F3 v\u1EBB c\u00F2n c\u1EA3m nh\u1EADn r\u00F5 \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 h\u01A1n n\u1EEFa. C\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 ch\u1ECBu \u0111\u1EF1ng n\u1ED5i b\u1EA7u kh\u00F4ng kh\u00ED \u1EA5y, li\u1EC1n l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0 b\u1ECF ch\u1EA1y ra kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh. Trong t\u00EDch t\u1EAFc Saito mu\u1ED1n \u0111u\u1ED5i theo c\u00F4, nh\u01B0ng c\u1EADu l\u1EA1i ch\u1EE3t nh\u1EDB ra Wardes \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng b\u00EAn c\u1EA1nh, li\u1EC1n gi\u1EE5c anh ta \u0111i. Wardes g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0 ch\u1EA1y theo c\u00F4. Saito nh\u00ECn theo th\u1EDF d\u00E0i m\u1ED9t ti\u1EBFng r\u1ED3i thu m\u00ECnh l\u1EA1i d\u01B0\u1EDBi s\u00E0n nh\u00E0. Th\u1EA5y Saito nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy, t\u1EEB gi\u1EEFa \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh Wales ti\u1EBFn l\u1EA1i g\u1EA7n ch\u1ED7 c\u1EADu. \u201CCh\u00E0ng trai n\u00E0y l\u00E0 linh th\u00FA c\u1EE7a Qu\u00FD c\u00F4 Valli\u00E8re. Tuy nhi\u00EAn r\u1EA5t hi\u1EBFm khi c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi th\u01B0\u1EDDng l\u1EA1i tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh linh th\u00FA. Tristain qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t v\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c k\u00EC l\u1EA1.\u201D Wales v\u1EEBa c\u01B0\u1EDDi v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i. \u201C\u1EDE Tristain chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng m\u1ED9t t\u1EB9o n\u00E0o \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D Saito m\u1EC7t m\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E1p. \u201CC\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC kh\u00F4ng vui sao?\u201D Wales lo l\u1EAFng nh\u00ECn m\u1EB7t Saito. N\u1ED7i \u0111au ch\u01B0a ngu\u00F4i \u1EDF c\u00E1nh tay c\u1ED9ng th\u00EAm v\u1EDBi vi\u1EC7c ph\u1EA3i nh\u00ECn nh\u1EEFng con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi s\u1EAFp s\u1EEDa ph\u1EA3i ch\u1EBFt v\u00E0o ng\u00E0y mai n\u00E0y c\u00E0ng khi\u1EBFn n\u1ED7i bu\u1ED3n trong l\u00F2ng c\u1EADu c\u00E0ng th\u00EAm s\u00E2u s\u1EAFc. Saito \u0111\u1EE9ng d\u1EADy v\u00E0 h\u1ECFi Wales: \u201CTh\u1EE9 l\u1ED7i cho t\u00F4i \u2026. Nh\u01B0ng ch\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD Th\u00E1i t\u1EED kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y s\u1EE3 sao?\u201D \u201CS\u1EE3?\u201D Wales ng\u00E2y ng\u01B0\u1EDDi nh\u00ECn Saito. \u201CCh\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD ng\u00E0i l\u1EA1i kh\u00F4ng s\u1EE3 ch\u1EBFt?\u201D Wales b\u1EADt c\u01B0\u1EDDi khi nghe th\u1EA5y nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi n\u00F3i c\u1EE7a Saito. \u201CC\u1EADu \u0111ang lo cho ch\u00FAng ta ta \u00E0! Qu\u1EA3 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t thi\u1EBFu ni\u00EAn t\u1ED1t b\u1EE5ng!\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng, ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 v\u00EC n\u00F3 r\u1EA5t \u0111\u00E1ng s\u1EE3 v\u1EDBi t\u00F4i. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 c\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u01B0 Th\u00E1i t\u1EED n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 t\u00F4i bi\u1EBFt r\u1EB1ng ng\u00E0y mai m\u00ECnh s\u1EBD ch\u1EBFt.\u201D \u201CTa c\u0169ng s\u1EE3. Kh\u00F4ng c\u00F3 ai tr\u00EAn \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0y l\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng s\u1EE3 ch\u1EBFt c\u1EA3. D\u00F9 c\u00F3 l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c, qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c hay th\u01B0\u1EDDng d\u00E2n th\u00EC c\u0169ng v\u1EADy th\u00F4i.\u201D \u201CTh\u1EBF th\u00EC t\u1EA1i sao?\u201D \u201CB\u1EDFi v\u00EC ta c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7. M\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EE7 l\u1EDBn \u0111\u1EC3 ta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 qu\u00EAn \u0111i s\u1EF1 l\u1EA1nh l\u1EBDo c\u1EE7a n\u1EA5m m\u1ED3.\u201D \u201CNg\u00E0i b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 g\u00EC c\u01A1 ch\u1EE9? Danh d\u1EF1? Ti\u1EBFng t\u0103m? Ch\u1EBFt v\u00EC nh\u1EEFng \u0111i\u1EC1u \u0111\u00F3 qu\u1EA3 th\u1EF1c qu\u00E1 s\u1EE9c ngu ng\u1ED1c.\u201D Saito m\u1EA1nh b\u1EA1o n\u00F3i. Wales tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi v\u1EDBi \u0111\u00F4i m\u1EAFt xa x\u0103m. \u201CB\u00E8 \u0111\u1EA3ng qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c Reconquista l\u00E0 k\u1EBB th\u00F9 c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta v\u1EDBi l\u00FD t\u01B0\u1EDFng th\u1ED1ng nh\u1EA5t Halkeginia v\u00E0 thu h\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i v\u00F9ng \u0111\u1EA5t Th\u00E1nh. C\u00F3 l\u00FD t\u01B0\u1EDFng nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy c\u0169ng t\u1ED1t, nh\u01B0ng ch\u00FAng l\u1EA1i ch\u1EB3ng m\u00E0ng \u0111\u1EBFn m\u00E1u c\u1EE7a bao nhi\u00EAu ng\u01B0\u1EDDi d\u00E2n v\u00F4 t\u1ED9i s\u1EBD ph\u1EA3i \u0111\u1ED5 xu\u1ED1ng, v\u00E0 bao nhi\u00EAu qu\u1ED1c gia s\u1EBD b\u1ECB h\u1EE7y di\u1EC7t \u0111\u1EC3 th\u1EF1c hi\u1EC7n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y.\u201D \u201CTh\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng l\u00E0m g\u00EC c\u00F2n c\u00F3 c\u01A1 h\u1ED9i n\u00E0o \u0111\u1EC3 m\u00E0 chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng n\u1EEFa? N\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy th\u00EC s\u1ED1ng s\u00F3t ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 c\u00E1ch t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n sao? Chuy\u1EC7n h\u1EB3n \u0111\u00E3 kh\u00E1c \u0111i nhi\u1EC1u n\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 ch\u00FAng ta c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 n\u1EAFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u1EA7n th\u1EAFng trong tay\u2026.\u201D \u201CKh\u00F4ng, cho d\u00F9 k\u1EBF c\u1EA3 khi chi\u1EBFn th\u1EAFng l\u00E0 b\u1EA5t kh\u1EA3 thi th\u00EC ch\u00FAng ta \u00EDt ra c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n l\u00F2ng qu\u1EA3 c\u1EA3m v\u00E0 danh d\u1EF1 cho l\u0169 qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c kia th\u1EA5y, \u0111\u1EC3 ch\u00FAng bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1EB1ng Ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c c\u1EE7a Halkeginia c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng k\u00E9m c\u1EA1nh ch\u00FAng l\u00E0 bao. D\u00F9 ch\u00FAng ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 v\u1EBB g\u00EC l\u00E0 s\u1EBD v\u1EE9t b\u1ECF tham v\u1ECDng \u2018Th\u1ED1ng nh\u1EA5t\u2019 v\u00E0 \u2018Thu h\u1ED3i l\u1EA1i v\u00F9ng \u0111\u1EA5t Th\u00E1nh\u2019, ch\u00FAng ta c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i cho ch\u00FAng bi\u1EBFt \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1EB1ng ch\u00FAng ta l\u00E0 nh\u1EEFng k\u1EBB c\u1EF1c k\u1EF3 gan d\u1EA1.\u201D \u201CT\u1EA1i sao c\u01A1 ch\u1EE9?\u201D Saito h\u1ECFi. M\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EDBn l\u00EAn \u1EDF Nh\u1EADt B\u1EA3n hi\u1EC7n \u0111\u1EA1i nh\u01B0 Saito kh\u00F4ng t\u00E0i n\u00E0o hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c v\u00EC sao h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC7n l\u00F2ng can \u0111\u1EA3m c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh theo c\u00E1ch nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. Wales n\u00F3i d\u1EE9t kho\u00E1t. \u201CT\u1EA1i sao \u01B0? \u0110\u01A1n gi\u1EA3n th\u00F4i, \u0111\u00F3 l\u00E0 ngh\u0129a v\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a ch\u00FAng ta. Ngh\u0129a v\u1EE5 c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c sinh ra trong Ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c. Ngh\u0129a v\u1EE5 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c trao b\u1EDFi Ho\u00E0ng t\u1ED9c \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 V\u01B0\u01A1ng qu\u1ED1c \u0111\u1EBFn t\u1EADn gi\u00E2y ph\u00FAt cu\u1ED1i c\u00F9ng.\u201D Saito c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Nh\u01B0ng Wales \u0111\u00E3 c\u00F3 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00E0 anh y\u00EAu, v\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3 c\u0169ng y\u00EAu Wales n\u1EEFa, th\u00EC ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i vi\u1EC7c s\u1ED1ng cho ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00ECnh y\u00EAu c\u0169ng l\u00E0 ngh\u0129a v\u1EE5 \u01B0? \u0110\u00F3 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 ngh\u0129a v\u1EE5 \u01B0? Saito th\u1EA7m ngh\u0129 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy. \u201CC\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa c\u1EE7a Tristain y\u00EAu Th\u00E1i t\u1EED. Ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i tr\u00EAn th\u01B0 c\u00F4 \u1EA5y c\u0169ng k\u00EAu ng\u00E0i ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n \u0111\u1EA5y sao?\u201D Nghe Saito n\u00F3i, Wales nh\u01B0 ch\u1EE3t nh\u1EDB ra chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3, kh\u1EBD c\u01B0\u1EDDi. \u201CV\u00EC t\u00ECnh y\u00EAu, nhi\u1EC1u khi gi\u1EA3 v\u1EDD kh\u00F4ng bi\u1EBFt l\u00E0 c\u1EA7n thi\u1EBFt. V\u00EC t\u00ECnh y\u00EAu, \u0111\u00F4i l\u00FAc ph\u1EA3i ch\u1EA5p nh\u1EADn c\u00E1ch xa nhau. N\u1EBFu nh\u01B0 ta nghe theo l\u1EDDi c\u00F4 \u1EA5y ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n, th\u00EC b\u00E8 \u0111\u1EA3ng qu\u00FD t\u1ED9c h\u1EB3n s\u1EBD l\u1EA5y c\u1EDB \u0111\u00F3 \u0111\u1EC3 ti\u1EBFn h\u00E0nh vi\u1EC7c x\u00E2m l\u01B0\u1EE3c Tristain.\u201D \u201CNh\u01B0ng, nh\u01B0ng\u2026.\u201D Saito do d\u1EF1. Quy\u1EBFt t\u00E2m c\u1EE7a Wales \u0111\u00E3 ki\u00EAn \u0111\u1ECBnh, anh ta mu\u1ED1n ch\u1EBFt \u1EDF n\u01A1i \u0111\u00E2y. Wales n\u1EAFm ch\u1EB7t vai c\u1EE7a Saito v\u00E0 nh\u00ECn th\u1EB3ng v\u00E0o m\u1EAFt c\u1EADu v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc. \u201CM\u1ECDi chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00E3 r\u00F5 c\u1EA3 r\u1ED3i, \u0111\u1EEBng n\u00F3i cho Henrietta bi\u1EBFt \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y. Kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0m cho g\u01B0\u01A1ng m\u1EB7t ki\u1EC1u di\u1EC5m c\u1EE7a n\u00E0ng th\u00EAm phi\u1EC1n mu\u1ED9n b\u1EDFi nh\u1EEFng lo \u00E2u kh\u00F4ng c\u1EA7n thi\u1EBFt n\u1EEFa. N\u00E0ng l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t b\u00F4ng hoa th\u1EADt xinh \u0111\u1EB9p, c\u1EADu c\u0169ng ngh\u0129 v\u1EADy ch\u1EE9?\u201D Saito g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. C\u00F4 \u1EA5y th\u1EADt s\u1EF1 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t n\u00E0ng c\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa xinh \u0111\u1EB9p. M\u00ECnh c\u0169ng kh\u00F4ng mu\u1ED1n th\u1EA5y c\u00F4 \u1EA5y lo \u00E2u bu\u1ED3n phi\u1EC1n m\u1ED9t ch\u00FAt n\u00E0o c\u1EA3. Nh\u01B0ng d\u00F9 Wales c\u00F3 n\u00F3i g\u00EC \u0111i ch\u0103ng n\u1EEFa, anh ta s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng bao gi\u1EDD thay \u0111\u1ED5i quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. Anh nh\u1EAFm nghi\u1EC1n m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i r\u1ED3i n\u00F3i: \u201CCh\u1EC9 c\u1EA7n b\u1EA3o n\u00E0ng \u1EA5y l\u00E0 Wales \u0111\u00E3 can tr\u01B0\u1EDDng chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u v\u00E0 anh d\u0169ng hi sinh. Th\u1EBF l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EE7.\u201D N\u00F3i xong Wales quay tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i gi\u1EEFa \u0111\u1EA1i s\u1EA3nh ti\u1EBFp t\u1EE5c b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c. \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 Saito r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi b\u1EEFa ti\u1EC7c v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t t\u00E2m tr\u1EA1ng l\u1EA1c l\u00F5ng, c\u1EADu h\u1ECFi ng\u01B0\u1EDDi gi\u00FAp vi\u1EC7c xem ph\u00F2ng m\u00ECnh n\u1EB1m \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2u. Sau khi \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c ch\u1EC9 d\u1EABn, b\u1ED7ng m\u1ED9t ai \u0111\u00F3 v\u1ED7 vai t\u1EEB ph\u00EDa sau l\u01B0ng c\u1EADu. Saito quay l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 th\u1EA5y Wardes \u0111ang nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc nh\u00ECn m\u00ECnh. \u201CTa c\u00F3 chuy\u1EC7n ph\u1EA3i n\u00F3i cho c\u1EADu bi\u1EBFt.\u201D Wardes n\u00F3i b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng l\u1EA1nh l\u00F9ng. \u201CL\u00E0 chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC?\u201D \u201CNg\u00E0y mai, ta v\u00E0 Louise s\u1EBD t\u1ED5 ch\u1EE9c l\u1EC5 c\u01B0\u1EDBi ngay t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D Ng\u01B0\u1EDDi Saito c\u1EE9ng \u0111\u1EDD. Trong m\u1ED9t tho\u00E1ng c\u1EADu ch\u1EB3ng bi\u1EBFt ph\u1EA3i n\u00F3i g\u00EC v\u1EDBi Wardes. \u201CNgay l\u00FAc n\u00E0y? Ngay t\u1EA1i \u0111\u00E2y sao?\u201D \u201CB\u1EDFi v\u00EC ta mu\u1ED1n Th\u00E1i t\u1EED Wales d\u0169ng c\u1EA3m tr\u1EDF th\u00E0nh ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ch\u1EE9ng gi\u00E1m cho h\u00F4n l\u1EC5 c\u1EE7a ta v\u00E0 Louise. Th\u00E1i t\u1EED \u0111\u00E3 vui v\u1EBB ch\u1EA5p thu\u1EADn. Ch\u00FAng ta s\u1EBD c\u1EED h\u00E0nh h\u00F4n l\u1EC5 ngay tr\u01B0\u1EDBc khi tr\u1EADn chi\u1EBFn quy\u1EBFt \u0111\u1ECBnh di\u1EC5n ra.\u201D Saito n\u00EDn l\u1EB7ng, r\u1ED3i g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CC\u1EADu s\u1EBD t\u1EDBi d\u1EF1 ch\u1EE9?\u201D Wardes h\u1ECFi. Saito l\u1EAFc \u0111\u1EA7u. \u201CN\u1EBFu v\u1EADy c\u1EADu c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 r\u1EDDi kh\u1ECFi \u0111\u00E2y b\u1EB1ng t\u00E0u v\u00E0o s\u00E1ng mai. Louise v\u00E0 ta s\u1EBD c\u01B0\u1EE1i B\u00E0ng S\u01B0 tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1.\u201D \u201CNh\u01B0ng th\u1EBF ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 qu\u00E1 xa \u0111\u1EA5y \u01B0?\u201D Saito h\u1ECFi m\u1ED9t c\u00E2u ng\u1EDB ng\u1EA9n trong l\u00FAc c\u00F2n \u0111ang r\u1ED1i tr\u00ED. \u201CN\u1EBFu bay m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng ng\u1EEBng ngh\u1EC9 th\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 l\u1EA1i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t chuy\u1EC7n kh\u00E1c. S\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng sao \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D \u2013 Wardes tr\u1EA3 l\u1EDDi \u2013 \u201CV\u1EADy th\u00F4i, ta ph\u1EA3i \u0111i \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D \"\u0110-\u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c r\u1ED3i.\" Vai c\u1EE7a Saito x\u1ECBu xu\u1ED1ng. D\u00F9 bi\u1EBFt chuy\u1EC7n n\u00E0y ch\u1EB3ng s\u1EDBm th\u00EC mu\u1ED9n c\u0169ng s\u1EBD x\u1EA3y ra, nh\u01B0ng x\u1EA3y ra v\u00E0o ngay l\u00FAc n\u00E0y l\u00E0m l\u00F2ng c\u1EADu v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng tr\u1ED1ng tr\u1EA3i. \u2666 \u2666 \u2666 Saito \u0111i d\u1ECDc h\u00E0nh lang t\u1ED1i nh\u01B0 m\u1EF1c v\u1EDBi m\u1ED9t c\u00E2y n\u1EBFn. Hai m\u1EB7t tr\u0103ng \u0111ang chi\u1EBFu s\u00E1ng xuy\u00EAn qua m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i c\u1EEDa s\u1ED5 \u1EDF d\u1ECDc l\u1ED1i \u0111i. M\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i \u0111ang ng\u1EAFm tr\u0103ng, t\u1EEB kh\u00F3e m\u1EAFt hai h\u00E0ng l\u1EC7 tu\u00F4n r\u01A1i xu\u1ED1ng \u0111\u1EA5t. C\u00F4 c\u00F3 m\u1ED9t m\u00E1i t\u00F3c d\u00E0i m\u00E0u h\u1ED3ng \u0111\u00E0o\u2026. Nh\u1EEFng gi\u1ECDt n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt nh\u01B0 nh\u1EEFng vi\u00EAn tr\u00E2n ch\u00E2u l\u0103n tr\u00EAn hai g\u00F2 m\u00E1 tr\u1EAFng nh\u01B0 tuy\u1EBFt. Tr\u01B0\u1EDBc v\u1EBB m\u1EB7t \u0111\u1EA7y xinh \u0111\u1EB9p song c\u0169ng \u0111\u1EA7y n\u1ED7i bu\u1ED3n \u0111\u00F3, Saito nh\u1EA5t th\u1EDDi s\u1EEDng s\u1ED1t ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 n\u00F3i n\u00EAn l\u1EDDi. B\u1ED7ng nhi\u00EAn Louise xoay ng\u01B0\u1EDDi l\u1EA1i v\u00E0 nh\u1EADn ra Saito \u0111ang \u0111\u1EE9ng \u1EDF \u0111\u1EA5y c\u00F9ng v\u1EDBi c\u00E2y n\u1EBFn tr\u00EAn tay. C\u00F4 v\u1ED9i v\u00E0ng quay \u0111i lau m\u1EB7t, nh\u01B0ng kh\u00F4ng k\u00ECm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c l\u1EA1i \u00F2a l\u00EAn n\u1EE9c n\u1EDF. Khi Saito \u0111\u1EBFn g\u1EA7n, c\u00F4 t\u1EF1a m\u00ECnh v\u00E0o ng\u01B0\u1EDDi c\u1EADu nh\u01B0 th\u1EC3 \u0111\u00E3 m\u1EA5t to\u00E0n b\u1ED9 s\u1EE9c l\u1EF1c. \u201CT\u1EA1i sao c\u00F4 l\u1EA1i kh\u00F3c ch\u1EE9\u2026.\u201D Louise kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1p m\u00E0 g\u1EE5c \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0o ng\u1EF1c c\u1EE7a Saito. V\u00E0 \u00F4m th\u1EADt ch\u1EB7t l\u1EA5y c\u1EADu. L\u1EA7n \u0111\u1EA7u ti\u00EAn \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Louise \u00F4m, Saito v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng b\u1ED1i r\u1ED1i. C\u1EADu ch\u01B0a h\u1EC1 c\u00F3 kinh nghi\u1EC7m v\u1EDBi nh\u1EEFng chuy\u1EC7n nh\u01B0 th\u1EBF n\u00E0y bao gi\u1EDD. Louise \u00F2a kh\u00F3c nh\u01B0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4 b\u00E9 v\u00E0 n\u00EDu l\u1EA5y c\u1EADu m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch v\u00F4 c\u00F9ng th\u00E2n thi\u1EBFt. C\u1EADu b\u1EA5c gi\u00E1c m\u1EE7i l\u00F2ng khi th\u1EA5y Louise b\u1ECB t\u1ED5n th\u01B0\u01A1ng. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, \u0111i\u1EC1u n\u00E0y c\u00F3 ngh\u0129a l\u00E0 g\u00EC? Tuy v\u1EADy, Saito kh\u00F4ng n\u00F3i g\u00EC m\u00E0 ch\u1EC9 xoa \u0111\u1EA7u Louise m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch ng\u01B0\u1EE3ng ngh\u1ECBu. C\u00F3 c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c nh\u01B0 \u0111\u1EA7u Louise nh\u1ECF t\u1EDBi n\u1ED7i n\u00F3 v\u1EEBa kh\u00EDt b\u00E0n tay c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu. Louise v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i v\u1EEBa n\u1EE9c n\u1EDF. \u201CKh\u00F4ng\u2026. Nh\u1EEFng con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u0111\u00F3\u2026. T\u1EA1i sao, t\u1EA1i sao h\u1ECD l\u1EA1i ch\u1ECDn c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt c\u01A1 ch\u1EE9? Ta kh\u00F4ng hi\u1EC3u\u2026.. C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0110i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1 mu\u1ED1n ng\u00E0i \u1EA5y ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n\u2026. C\u1EADu \u1EA5y mu\u1ED1n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi y\u00EAu c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh ch\u1EA1y tr\u1ED1n\u2026. nh\u01B0ng t\u1EA1i sao Th\u00E1i t\u1EED l\u1EA1i mu\u1ED1n ch\u1ECDn l\u1EA5y c\u00E1i ch\u1EBFt? \u201C \u201CAnh ta n\u00F3i l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 quan tr\u1ECDng.\u201D File:ZnT02-217.jpg \u201CV\u1EADy l\u00E0 sao. Ch\u1EB3ng l\u1EBD c\u00F2n th\u1EE9 g\u00EC tr\u00EAn c\u00F5i \u0111\u1EDDi n\u00E0y quan tr\u1ECDng h\u01A1n ng\u01B0\u1EDDi m\u00ECnh y\u00EAu \u00E0?\u201D \u201CT\u00F4i c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c t\u00E2m t\u01B0 c\u1EE7a Th\u00E1i t\u1EED.\u201D \u201CTa s\u1EBD thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c ng\u00E0i \u1EA5y! Ta s\u1EBD thuy\u1EBFt ph\u1EE5c ng\u00E0i \u1EA5y m\u1ED9t l\u1EA7n n\u1EEFa!\u201D \"\u0110\u1EEBng.\" \"T\u1EA1i sao?\" \u201CB\u1EDFi v\u00EC c\u00F4 \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y l\u00E0 \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0a th\u01B0 c\u1EE7a C\u00F4ng ch\u00FAa \u0111i\u1EC7n h\u1EA1. \u0110\u00F3 l\u00E0 nhi\u1EC7m v\u1EE5 duy nh\u1EA5t c\u1EE7a c\u00F4 m\u00E0 th\u00F4i.\u201D Louise l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m trong khi hai d\u00F2ng l\u1EC7 \u0111ang tr\u00E0o xu\u1ED1ng m\u00E1: \u201CTa mu\u1ED1n quay tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 ngay. Ta mu\u1ED1n quay tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 Tristain. Ta gh\u00E9t \u0111\u1EA5t n\u01B0\u1EDBc n\u00E0y. Ta gh\u00E9t nh\u1EEFng con ng\u01B0\u1EDDi ng\u1ED1c ngh\u1EBFch \u1EDF n\u01A1i \u0111\u00E2y. Ch\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 ai ngh\u0129 \u0111\u1EBFn b\u1EA3n th\u00E2n m\u00ECnh h\u1EBFt. C\u1EA3 Th\u00E1i t\u1EED kia n\u1EEFa. H\u1ECD kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 \u0111\u1EC3 t\u00E2m \u0111\u1EBFn c\u1EA3m gi\u00E1c c\u1EE7a nh\u1EEFng ng\u01B0\u1EDDi \u1EDF l\u1EA1i hay sao?\u201D Louise v\u1EABn ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i, d\u00F9 nhi\u1EC1u l\u00FAc tr\u00F4ng c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng ph\u1EA3i gi\u1ED1ng v\u1EADy. Louise s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 n\u00E0o hi\u1EC3u \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi m\u00E0 Wardes v\u1EEBa n\u00F3i cho Saito, m\u00E0 c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng c\u1EA7n ph\u1EA3i hi\u1EC3u n\u1EEFa. Saito th\u1EA7m ngh\u0129 r\u1ED3i g\u1EADt \u0111\u1EA7u. Louise nh\u01B0 ch\u1EE3t nh\u1EDB ra \u0111i\u1EC1u g\u00EC \u0111\u00F3 li\u1EC1n l\u1EA5y m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 ra kh\u1ECFi t\u00FAi c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. \u201C\u0110\u01B0a tay tr\u00E1i c\u1EE7a ng\u01B0\u01A1i ra \u0111\u00E2y.\u201D Louise n\u00F3i. \"C\u00E1i g\u00EC?\" \u201CC\u1EE9 l\u00E0m \u0111i, mau l\u00EAn n\u00E0o.\u201D Saito ch\u00ECa tay tr\u00E1i c\u1EE7a c\u1EADu ra nh\u01B0 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c b\u1EA3o. Th\u1EE9 m\u00E0 Louise v\u1EEBa l\u1EA5y ra m\u00E0 m\u1ED9t b\u00ECnh thu\u1ED1c m\u1EE1 t\u1ECFa ra m\u1ED9t m\u00F9i c\u1EF1c k\u1EF3 kh\u00F3 ch\u1ECBu. C\u00F4 cho ng\u00F3n tay v\u00E0o b\u00EAn trong r\u1ED3i b\u00F4i m\u1ED9t th\u1EE9 thu\u1ED1c dinh d\u00EDnh l\u00EAn tay c\u1EE7a Saito. \u201CTa v\u1EEBa \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c m\u1ED9t ng\u01B0\u1EDDi trong ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i cho c\u00E1i n\u00E0y \u2013 l\u00E0 lo\u1EA1i thu\u1ED1c n\u01B0\u1EDBc ph\u00E1p thu\u1EADt ch\u1EEFa b\u1ECFng c\u1EF1c k\u1EF3 h\u1EEFu hi\u1EC7u. Trong ph\u00E1o \u0111\u00E0i n\u00E0y c\u00F3 r\u1EA5t nhi\u1EC1u d\u01B0\u1EE3c ph\u1EA9m. M\u00E0 c\u0169ng ph\u1EA3i, \u0111ang l\u00FAc chi\u1EBFn tranh m\u00E0.\u201D Louise v\u1EEBa l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m v\u1EEBa b\u00F4i thu\u1ED1c l\u00EAn tay c\u1EE7a Saito. Saito l\u1EAFc m\u1EA1nh \u0111\u1EA7u v\u00E0 \u0111\u1EA9y Louise ra xa. Louise hoang mang nh\u00ECn ch\u1EB1m ch\u1EB1m c\u1EADu. Th\u1EA5y Saito nghi\u00EAm ngh\u1ECB nh\u00ECn m\u00ECnh, Louise c\u1EAFn m\u00F4i h\u1ECFi. \u201C\u2026.V\u1EBB m\u1EB7t n\u00E0y l\u00E0 sao c\u01A1 ch\u1EE9? Ta \u0111\u00E3 l\u00E0m chuy\u1EC7n g\u00EC kh\u00F4ng n\u00EAn l\u00E0m \u01B0?\u201D \u201CCh\u1EB3ng c\u00F3 g\u00EC c\u1EA3.\u201D \u201CTa hi\u1EC3u r\u1ED3i. Ngay khi ch\u00FAng ta tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1, ta s\u1EBD t\u00ECm ra c\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0a ng\u01B0\u01A1i quay tr\u1EDF l\u1EA1i th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh.\u201D Louise ng\u1EADp ng\u1EEBng n\u00F3i. R\u00F5 r\u00E0ng l\u00E0 c\u00F4 \u0111\u00E3 hi\u1EC3u nh\u1EA7m. Th\u1EBF nh\u01B0ng, Saito c\u1EA3m th\u1EA5y c\u1EE9 \u0111\u1EC3 nh\u01B0 v\u1EA7y th\u00EC t\u1ED1t h\u01A1n. \u201C\u2026.Ch\u1EB3ng sao c\u1EA3. Th\u1EADm ch\u00ED n\u1EBFu c\u00F4 kh\u00F4ng gi\u00FAp th\u00EC c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng \u1EA3nh h\u01B0\u1EDFng g\u00EC \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D \u201CC\u00E1i g\u00EC?\u201D \u201CC\u00F4 s\u1EAFp k\u1EBFt h\u00F4n r\u1ED3i, v\u1EADy n\u00EAn \u0111\u1EEBng b\u1EADn t\u00E2m \u0111\u1EBFn chuy\u1EC7n t\u00ECm c\u00E1ch n\u00E0y c\u00E1ch n\u1ECD \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0a t\u00F4i v\u1EC1 n\u1EEFa.\u201D \u201CTa s\u1EEFng s\u1EDD lu\u00F4n \u0111\u1EA5y. Ng\u01B0\u01A1i v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111\u1EC3 b\u1EE5ng chuy\u1EC7n \u0111\u00F3 sao? Ng\u01B0\u01A1i v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111\u1EC3 t\u00E2m \u0111\u1EBFn nh\u1EEFng l\u1EDDi ta n\u00F3i t\u1EA1i kh\u00E1ch s\u1EA1n \u1EDF La Rochelle \u00E0? \u0110\u00FAng l\u00E0 ta c\u00F3 n\u00F3i \u0111\u1EBFn vi\u1EC7c \u2018k\u1EBFt h\u00F4n\u2019 khi \u0111\u00F3\u2026. nh\u01B0ng, nh\u01B0ng ta kh\u00F4ng th\u1EF1c s\u1EF1 nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc \u0111\u00E2u.\u201D Louise quay m\u1EB7t \u0111i. \u201CTa ch\u01B0a th\u1EC3 k\u1EBFt h\u01A1n \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c. Ta v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 xu\u1EA5t ch\u00FAng\u2026. V\u00E0 ta v\u1EABn ch\u01B0a t\u00ECm ra c\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EC3 \u0111\u01B0a ng\u01B0\u01A1i quay tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1\u2026.\u201D Saito ngh\u0129 th\u1EA7m. M\u1ED9t c\u00F4 nh\u00F3c b\u01B0\u1EDBng b\u1EC9nh v\u1EDBi \u00FD th\u1EE9c tr\u00E1ch nhi\u1EC7m c\u1EF1c l\u1EDBn, r\u1EA5t c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 ch\u1EEBng n\u00E0o c\u00F2n ch\u01B0a t\u00ECm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c \u0111\u01B0\u1EDDng v\u1EC1 cho m\u00ECnh, c\u00F4 n\u00E0ng s\u1EBD ch\u1EB3ng bao gi\u1EDD ch\u1ECBu k\u1EBFt h\u00F4n. V\u1EADy ch\u1EC9 kh\u1ED5 cho Louise m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. M\u1ED9t c\u00F4 g\u00E1i quy\u1EBFn r\u0169, xinh \u0111\u1EB9p v\u00E0 hi\u1EC1n d\u1ECBu th\u00EC kh\u00F4ng \u0111\u00E1ng ph\u1EA3i ch\u1ECBu s\u1EF1 b\u1EA5t c\u00F4ng \u0111\u1EBFn th\u1EBF. \u201CKh\u00F4ng sao c\u1EA3. T\u00F4i s\u1EBD t\u1EF1 m\u00ECnh t\u00ECm ra c\u00E1ch, n\u00EAn c\u00F4 c\u1EE9 an t\u00E2m m\u00E0 k\u1EBFt h\u00F4n \u0111i.\u201D \u201CG\u00EC c\u01A1 ch\u1EE9? Ng\u01B0\u01A1i l\u00E0 linh th\u00FA c\u1EE7a ta n\u00EAn \u0111\u1EEBng c\u00F3 \u0103n n\u00F3i \u00EDch k\u1EF7 nh\u01B0 v\u1EADy! Ch\u1EEBng n\u00E0o ta ch\u01B0a ki\u1EBFm \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c c\u00E1ch \u0111\u01B0a ng\u01B0\u01A1i v\u1EC1 nh\u00E0 th\u00EC ch\u1EEBng \u0111\u00F3 ng\u01B0\u01A1i v\u1EABn ph\u1EA3i b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 ta!\u201D Louise n\u00F3i v\u00E0 n\u00E9m m\u1ED9t c\u00E1i nh\u00ECn nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc v\u1EC1 ph\u00EDa Saito. \u201CT\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 c\u00F4.\u201D Saito n\u00F3i, hai vai khu\u1EF5u xu\u1ED1ng to\u00E1t n\u00EAn m\u1ED9t v\u1EBB c\u00F4 \u0111\u01A1n c\u00F9ng c\u1EF1c. \u201CH\u00E3y nh\u1EDB l\u1EA1i nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC \u0111\u00E3 x\u1EA3y ra tr\u00EAn chuy\u1EBFn \u0111i xem.\u201D T\u1EEBng c\u1EA3nh t\u01B0\u1EE3ng c\u1EE7a chuy\u1EBFn h\u00E0nh tr\u00ECnh hi\u1EC7n l\u00EAn trong \u0111\u1EA7u Saito. Khi b\u1ECB l\u0169 c\u01B0\u1EDBp b\u1EAFn t\u00EAn, Wardes \u0111\u00E3 d\u00F9ng ph\u00E9p c\u1EE9u c\u1EADu. C\u1EADu \u0111\u00E3 b\u1ECB \u0111\u00E1nh b\u1EA1i trong tr\u1EADn \u0111\u1EA5u tay \u0111\u00F4i v\u1EDBi Wardes. Khi h\u1ECD b\u1ECB g\u00E3 \u0111eo m\u1EB7t n\u1EA1 tr\u1EAFng t\u1EA5n c\u00F4ng, c\u1EADu c\u0169ng ch\u1EB3ng th\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 \u0111\u01B0\u1EE3c Louise. \u201CT\u00F4i ch\u1EB3ng ph\u1EA3i l\u00E0 m\u1ED9t ph\u00E1p s\u01B0 cao c\u01B0\u1EDDng nh\u01B0 T\u1EED t\u01B0\u1EDBc. D\u00F9 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi kh\u00E1c c\u00F3 n\u00F3i t\u00F4i l\u00E0 linh th\u00FA huy\u1EC1n tho\u1EA1i \u2018Gand\u00E1lfr\u2019, nh\u01B0ng r\u1ED1t cu\u1ED9c t\u00F4i ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 ng\u01B0\u1EDDi b\u00ECnh th\u01B0\u1EDDng m\u00E0 th\u00F4i. T\u00F4i ch\u1EA3 bi\u1EBFt chi\u1EBFn \u0111\u1EA5u. Nh\u1EEFng g\u00EC t\u00F4i c\u00F3 th\u1EC3 l\u00E0m ch\u1EC9 l\u00E0 vung v\u1EA9y thanh ki\u1EBFm lo\u1EA1n x\u1EA1 m\u1ED9t c\u00E1ch li\u1EC1u l\u0129nh. T\u00F4i kh\u00F4ng th\u1EC3 b\u1EA3o v\u1EC7 c\u00F4.\u201D Louise \u0111\u00E1nh cho Saito m\u1ED9t b\u1EA1t tai. \u201C\u0110\u1ED3 h\u00E8n nh\u00E1t!\u201D Saito n\u00F3i m\u00E0 kh\u00F4ng thay \u0111\u1ED5i n\u00E9t m\u1EB7t. \u201CH\u00E3y chia tay \u1EDF \u0111\u00E2y th\u00F4i Louise. C\u00F4 h\u00E3y tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 c\u00F9ng T\u1EED t\u01B0\u1EDBc b\u1EB1ng B\u00E0ng s\u01B0 c\u00F2n t\u00F4i s\u1EBD tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 b\u1EB1ng chi\u1EBFn h\u1EA1m \u0110\u1EA1i B\u00E0ng. Khi t\u00F4i v\u1EC1 \u0111\u1EBFn n\u01A1i, t\u00F4i s\u1EBD t\u1EF1 t\u00ECm c\u00E1ch \u0111\u1EC3 tr\u1EDF v\u1EC1 th\u1EBF gi\u1EDBi c\u1EE7a m\u00ECnh. T\u00F4i v\u1ED1n \u0111\u00E3 mang n\u1EE3 c\u00F4 qu\u00E1 nhi\u1EC1u r\u1ED3i.\u201D \u201CNg\u01B0\u01A1i n\u00F3i nghi\u00EAm t\u00FAc sao?\u201D \u201C\u0110\u00FAng v\u1EADy.\u201D \"\u0110\u1ED3 ng\u1ED1c!\" Louise th\u00E9t l\u00EAn. N\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt b\u1EAFt \u0111\u1EA7u tr\u00E0o ra t\u1EEB hai kh\u00F3e mi c\u00F4. Tuy nhi\u00EAn, Saito kh\u00F4ng h\u1EC1 \u0111\u00E1p l\u1EA1i m\u1ED9t l\u1EDDi. C\u1EADu ch\u1EC9 \u0111\u1EE9ng \u0111\u00F3 nh\u00ECn Louise run r\u1EA9y. \"Ta gh\u00E9t ng\u01B0\u01A1i! Ta gh\u00E9t ng\u01B0\u01A1i!\" Saito v\u1EEBa l\u1EA9m b\u1EA9m v\u1EEBa kh\u1EBD nh\u1EAFm m\u1EAFt l\u1EA1i: \"T\u00F4i bi\u1EBFt\". Louise quay g\u00F3t v\u00E0 b\u1ECF ch\u1EA1y tr\u00EAn h\u00E0ng lang t\u1ED1i t\u0103m. Saito kh\u1EBD xoa m\u00E1 m\u00ECnh. Ch\u1ED7 c\u1EADu b\u1ECB t\u00E1t v\u1EABn c\u00F2n \u0111ang \u0111au nh\u00F3i, l\u00E0m cho n\u1ED7i \u0111au trong l\u00F2ng c\u00E0ng l\u1EDBn th\u00EAm g\u1EA5p b\u1ED9i. \"T\u1EA1m bi\u1EC7t, Louise.\u201D Saito n\u00F3i b\u1EB1ng m\u1ED9t gi\u1ECDng nh\u1EB9 nh\u01B0 gi\u00F3 tho\u1EA3ng. \u0110\u00E3 nh\u1EE7 th\u1EA7m trong b\u1EE5ng r\u1EB1ng m\u00ECnh s\u1EBD kh\u00F4ng kh\u00F3c, nh\u01B0ng n\u01B0\u1EDBc m\u1EAFt c\u1EADu v\u1EABn kh\u00F4ng ng\u1EEBng tu\u00F4n r\u01A1i. \"T\u1EA1m bi\u1EC7t, ch\u1EE7 nh\u00E2n \u0111\u00E1ng y\u00EAu v\u00E0 d\u1ECBu d\u00E0ng c\u1EE7a t\u00F4i.\""@en .