Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 186
This time it's not just Aiwass and Lily.

The Great Guardian, her wife, and even David changed their clothes and went to the Temple of Silver and Tin.

According to the information in the letter, it is said that Prince Andrew died suddenly while eating at noon yesterday.After rescue and autopsy, it was confirmed that the heart burst was caused by the curse.

It has been more than half a day now, and it is clear that the follow-up matters have been dealt with and the investigation is almost done.

A message will be sent to the Great Guardian, inviting them to say goodbye to the body.

——For some reason, the royal family of Avalon never held funerals for ordinary royal heirs.Either a state funeral, buried directly in St. Guinevere's Chapel, or they will handle it silently by themselves.

No ordinary people will die...for example, the kind of funeral ceremony that Sherlock enjoys when he fakes his death.

Because of this, they changed into all black clothes when they went to visit this time.As a show of respect, they did not ride a griffin, but went on foot.After all, most of the people who will receive the invitation letter live in the White Queen District, a few in the Red Queen District, and it is not far to go to the island of the island in the middle of the Red Queen District.

This was the first time Aiwass entered the Palace of Silver and Tin through the main entrance - when Isabel invited him to dinner, he went directly to the side hall.Enter through the gate of the side hall, turn two corners and you will arrive at the restaurant.Nothing else was seen.

And cross the Griffin Bridge, walk into the main entrance among the silent griffins, and you can see a huge square.According to the order of the clock dial, there are huge statues of twelve knights. The statues are four or five meters high and look like giants.

In the middle of the statue is a three-tiered fountain.In the middle of the fountain is a white griffin statue with its head up and its wings spread.

After passing through the long corridor, there is a silver-white arched building.It is engraved with the knight's declaration written by Lancelot I when Avalon was founded in the past.The handwriting is smooth and graceful, and it is a ligature font that can be easily recognized.

Through the arch, is the garden.Then pass through the garden to enter the Temple of Silver and Tin.

The Temple of Silver and Tin is not a palace in the traditional sense.Its interior looks more like a university campus, a serious academic museum, or a solemn church-its decoration basically only uses gold, gray and white as the base color.Rugs and tablecloths are a mix of green and gold.

Inside the palace, the most are various portraits.

In addition to the monarchs of the past dynasties, there are also outstanding royal family members and celebrities and great people of each era.Their names and biographies hang below the portraits.

But soon, Aiwass found a painting that was a little strange, but he had to pay attention to it——

It was a young woman who looked about 30 or [-] years old.

She has dark golden long hair that is as smooth as a whole piece of metal, and the ends of the long hair are neatly cut like a knife.Her ears are slightly pointed, so she should be of some elven blood.Her pupils were also dark golden, appearing cold and merciless.The rimless glasses she wears make her look cool and intellectual.

Below her portrait, her name is written:

【Freya More Moriarty】

1868-present
In the column of achievements, there are only a few lines.

"Reproduce the lost panacea formula of the round table era."

"Invented an unstable resurrection mixture."

"Complete the first liver transplant in Avalon."

Aiwahua was stunned for a moment.

... Moriarty?
But... who is she?

Noticing Aiwass' gaze, the Great Guardian said casually, "Your sister..."

"...I have a sister?"

"Can't you remember? She should have left after you came first."

Hearing George's words, Aiwass was startled.

He confirmed that in his memory, this older sister called "Freya" did not exist at all.

He has a good memory, and such things are not so easy to forget.

And it wasn't just Aiwass who didn't know about it.Edward also said that old Moriarty had no other adopted children, and Julia had no recollection.So far, there should be only three brothers and sisters left in the Moriarty family.

But this "Freya" was born in 1868, which means that she is 30 years old now and 31 years old during the Chinese New Year.She must be much younger than Edward, which means she should be Edward's younger sister.

Is St. George wrong?

But besides the Great Guardian, Master Yanis also seems to know her existence——

[——After all, he is also a "Moriarty".Everyone knows that James Sr. has a notoriously vicious eye for selecting adopted children.Aiwass, like his brothers and sisters, was born to be noticed and loved. 】

When he met Yanis for the first time, the words she said suddenly rang in Aiwass's heart.

...What's going on, is there something wrong with my memory?
Aiwass just kept silent, pretending to be nonchalant and asked: "Does Your Excellency the Great Guardian know her?"

"There should be quite a few people who know Freya. She was quite famous back then...the most talented doctor in Avalon." The Great Guardian said.

"Where is Sister Freya now?" Aiwass asked.

"She went to the Church to further her studies. Maybe you can see her this time."

The great guardian said.

So Aiwass didn't make a sound anymore, but secretly wrote down the matter.

"Where are we going, Your Excellency the Great Guardian?"

"You can call me Uncle George or Uncle Button, Aiwass."

The Great Guardian first corrected the overly polite Aiwass's seemingly distant words, and then explained: "I have to visit Her Majesty the Queen first. Do you want to come with us?"

"...Can I?" Aiwass hesitated.

He didn't know if Her Majesty would go crazy with grief now.

Meeting for the first time at this time may leave a bad first impression.It is possible that when the queen thinks of him later, she will immediately recall the sadness at this time-this is also possible.

Just like when someone listens to a certain song when he is happy or sad, when he hears the song again a few years later, he may have forgotten what happened and his thoughts at that time, but the feelings at that time will still remain in his heart.

"No problem at all."

The big guardian simply replied: "Since you don't want to, then let's go together."

To Aiwass' surprise, not many people accepted the invitation to bid farewell to the body this time.Even fewer people than at Sherlock's funeral, and not many people were sad, just stern, serious and silent.

Lily pushed Aiwass' wheelchair and followed the Great Guardian's family all the way through.Some people saw Aiwass on the road, but at most they just nodded slightly, and no one came up to say hello or stared at him.

Soon, they arrived at Her Majesty's bedroom.

Aiwass originally thought that they would meet in a very formal place - such as the Throne Hall or the Round Table Hall.Her Majesty sits on her throne wearing a crown and robes, and they have to kneel and salute.

——Accordingly speaking, the procedure for visiting the Queen should indeed be like this.That's what Aiwass learned from books told him.

But after they just knocked on the door and entered, they stood at the head of the bed and nodded slightly to the old woman on the bed: "The Dragon with the Silver Crown takes care of you, Your Majesty the Queen."

Aiwass also followed suit, put his right hand on his chest and said, "The Silver Crowned Dragon is watching over you, Her Majesty the Queen."

What surprised Aiwass was that Her Majesty the Queen, whose grandson had just passed away and was known for her extravagant attitude, not only did not feel sad or impatient at this moment, but instead looked unexpectedly gentle and kind.

This is normal.

The successive curses have been going on for more than ten years.The earliest happened shortly after Sherlock's father became the Minister of the Palace due to his military exploits, and the most recent one happened yesterday.

If Her Majesty hadn't adapted, she would have died of grief long ago.

Now that Prince Andrew is dead, there are only three direct descendants of Queen Sophia.

Her fifth child, Albert, and Albert's daughter, Isabel.There was also the posthumous son of Sophia's other daughter, a two-year-old boy, John du Lac.

Perhaps it was because of her age, the once beautiful Her Majesty the Queen did not look beautiful enough, even a little fat.It was very different from the portraits of her younger version that Aiwass had seen before.

Her Majesty the Queen's chin was as round and protruding as a persimmon when she was huddled under the quilt.Her hair was gray, and she wore a small hat to keep warm even in bed.

Queen Sofia is wearing a thick green sweater and holds a sewing needle in her hand.Like an ordinary old lady, she was sewing something with a sewing needle on the bed - Aiwass could tell at a glance that it should be a pair of gloves.Beige wool thread is used.The craftsmanship is not good or proficient enough, just like the feeling of just learning, there are many stitches that have been knitted wrong and then forcibly corrected.

"Ah, hello..."

Queen Sophia said softly: "Thank you for coming to see Andrew off."

Her Majesty the Queen looked a little tired and sleepy at the moment.The voice is very soft and a little fuzzy.

It was like she fell asleep knitting and knitting, and was woken up by them while she was dozing off.It was difficult to open the eyes, but there was still no impatience or irritation in the voice.

And the first sentence she said to Aiwass made Aiwass cardiac arrest:

"You are Aiwass, right? The Crown Lord mentioned you to me not long ago."

——Mianzhu is another name for the Dragon of the Silver Crown.

　Chapter 2 is a little later, but not too late!
　　Within an hour!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)