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Chapter 1301 223. Accusation
"You came."

Commander Raymond looked at Annan.

As the deep voices rang out, the hum echoing through the council chamber died away.

Hundreds of eyes simultaneously turned to Annan and the other two standing at the door.

Annan asked Elimoas and Black Widow to follow the guards to the side seats, and stood opposite Lord Raymond, facing various gazes, and glanced around casually.

"It's more formal than I thought."

"After all, you represent the territory and the empire."

Although Commander Raymond is greedy, he is not stupid - the more people know about this, the less excuse Annan will have to refute, and even the empire will have to suffer in silence here.

As for why he thought the empire would pay the money obediently, it was foolish at best.

The only problem was, he got two things wrong:

Annan is not a pushover, and Joan is not an imperial princess.

Elvis Raymond, the second...eldest son of Commander Raymond, presided over the trial.

He was wearing a close-fitting old-style aristocratic costume inlaid with gold thread, and his appearance, which was already similar to his father, reminded many people of the old General Raymond.

The commander-in-chief at that time also had the same pride and arrogance.

"This meeting is about five charges against Annan Reeves, the Lord of Free City, for condoning the Imperial Princess and her men to wreak havoc in the Broken Mountains, attack nobles, and massacre villages."

"Annan Reeves, do you admit it?"

Young voices echoed in the ceremony hall, and the snow scene outside the window gave the parliament hall a touch of paleness and desolation.

"Of course I..."

Annan made eye contact with Ilimayas who was sitting at the side table: "I don't admit it."

A murmur spread through the parliamentary seats.

"Quiet."

The return of silence in the parliament hall caused Elvis Raymond's breathing to become slightly heavier.

Covering up his obsession with power, he continued: “It doesn’t matter if you don’t admit it, we have collected enough evidence.”

"First, let's talk about the first charge, witness Killian Raymond."

With a complicated expression, Killian Raymond walked to the opposite corner of Annan and avoided his gaze. "I accuse the princess of the empire of bringing a blue dragon to attack my territory, causing heavy casualties among my soldiers and subjects, the release of prisoners, and the looting of all my wealth..."

"Can you drink?" Annan looked at Killian and asked suddenly for no reason.

"What? I haven't drunk in almost months."

"Then after this is over, you have to drink a few more glasses to apologize to me."

Killian stared at Annan, who was smiling, and felt his voice become hoarse: "Okay..."

Elvis Raymond, who was watching this scene gloomily, said, "So you admit it?"

"No, I'm just going to produce evidence." Annan said loudly: "Sir Makarov of the Mountain Castle is a witness to this incident. He knows the cause, process and truth."

Elvis Raymond vaguely sensed that something was wrong and wondered why Annan Reeves looked prepared.

"How do I know that Sir Makarov has not been bribed by you in advance?"

Annan asked in return: "I have accepted the testimony of Killian, who is also from the Raymond family, but you do not accept the testimony of the Lord of Broken Mountains?"

At this time, Lord Raymond spoke up: "Annan Reeves, do you want to make everyone wait for you for a day?"

"It won't take that long."

Annan took out a beard and chanted a low-level summoning spell. A magic circle appeared in front of him, and then Sir Makarov was summoned.

He saw many familiar faces in the seats, and finally stopped at Lord Raymond, bowing his head respectfully: "Lord!" Lord Raymond stared at Sir Makarov: "I remember you, your sister married Drake?"

"Yes, Lord..."

"You're going to testify for Annan Reeves?"

"Uh……"

Captain Raymond said meaningfully: "Don't worry, this is the Broken Mountains, no one can threaten you."

Annan remained indifferent to Lord Raymond's despicable tricks.

"Yes……"

Sir Makarov stole a glance at Annan, straightened his thin body, and said loudly: "The princess came to my territory and wanted to trade with me. As a result, when my guards took her to the mountains, Killian led his troops to attack the team, killed the guards and kidnapped the princess."

"Fortunately, Her Royal Highness's Blue Dragon arrived in time and rescued the princess..."

Sir Makarov spoke faster and faster, completely ignoring the gloomy expression on the High Lord's face.

If he didn't have the energy to do these things, Sir Makarov would definitely understand the High Lord's hint, but there is a team of Punishment Legion mages stationed in his territory now, and he has no choice but to stand on Annan's side.

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"Killian, is this true?"

Elvis Raymond asked condescendingly.

Killian looked at Annan and saw not prayer or calmness, but indulgence...

His appearance gradually became similar to the Boss Dans in his memory.

Killian took a deep breath and said, "Yes, I heard that the princess of the empire came to the Broken Mountains, so I wanted to invite her to visit my territory. I accidentally offended her, and thus summoned the attack of the blue dragon."

"This is entirely my fault."

wow...

There was an uproar in the parliament hall.

What surprised them was not the truth, but the fact that Killian actually changed his words and admitted that it was his mistake.

Elvis Raymond looked at him in disbelief: "Killian, do you know what you are saying?"

"I know very well." Killian said frankly.

He didn't want to disappoint that person.

Annan smiled and said, "It seems that the first charge is not established."

Elvis Raymond was a little panicked, but he forced himself to calm down: "Killian, you mean that you not only had the audacity to kidnap the princess, but also killed the soldiers of other lords and lied to the family?"

"I... yes."

Elvis Raymond's eyes lit up at Killian's admission, and he was about to say something when Annan interrupted him, "Wait a minute."

"I do not intend to pursue Killian's offense against the princess. As for the damage he caused Sir Makarov... that is a matter between the two of them."

"No, that's right. I can discuss this with Killian privately," Sir Makarov agreed.

Elvis Raymond couldn't help but look back at his father on the stage. Lord Raymond's face was slightly gloomy and his emotions could not be seen... but he guessed that his father definitely didn't want to see this scene.

He gave up on pursuing Killian in this situation and brought out the second accusation: "Annan Reeves, even if Killian's experience was his own fault, what about the Boyi village that was massacred by the blue dragon?"

Killian returned to the side seat under the strange gaze, and was replaced by a few villagers with timid expressions.

They spoke in thick accents and said that the dragon had killed everyone.

Annan patted Sir Makarov on the shoulder and told him to go to Ilimoyas. After the "surviving villagers" finished crying, he spoke:

"I think it's a bit pale. How about letting Her Royal Highness the Princess explain it to you personally?"

(End of this chapter)