Valerie lay on a rooftop on her stomach, clutching a scoped Rifle with powerful magnification with a surprising target in her line of fire.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgwuV8nZcFS
Countess Mi Lillian Ego, nèe Florent was the wife of Earl Malum and had Ben born in Dassau, Cerulea to a family that had turned out a few Sages of the Circle of Veilstones despite not being particularly religious.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz3UbLZTb7Y
The woman delighted in viscous cruelty and cared not for the enemies of her husband. In short, she was a high value target for the rebels.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2ATgyXoQwp
Valerie was about to take the shot and pit an end to her sister-in-law when the Rifle was wrestled from her hands. She was rolled on her back by someone strong.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6UBUIyG8XD
It was Rainer; who else would have found her on a roof?
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtweSJXsnKB
“What, I have a shot to take a shot at the Countess of Narciss. Why did thou steal my gun?” Valerie hissed unhappily.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqFoY7fZ4TE
“Mi is not worth getting thyself caught, Miss Valerie.” Scolded a bemused Grand-General Rainer.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEwbOAZgqxz
“I shalt not get ca-“
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKrNmWjerl
“Look!” he exclaimed while jabbing his finger at something, “She is Countess Mi's personal guard, Miss Niccole Kàra De Hervör of Malum's personal Ölrún Valkyrie Protectors...if she witnesses her charge's death then Blackwing will rain fire down on Narciss in retribution. It is not worth it.” Rainer said with a sense of serene calm about him.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rSkVUWR4A
“Dammit Rainer, she is leaving now!” Valerie snarled at him.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg3F1XrvXwA
“Thou art aware that I am right, let Mi go.” Rainer said deadpan.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7KyPjsGMda
“Fine!”
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3mWJmFHgyn
“Good. I want to talk to thou about something.”
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtqpNHGJNmH
“Yes, what?” Snapped a Viscountess Valerie who had definitely not let go of her desire to shoot Countess Mi..
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XgmzXWl4b
“I need... incentive not to simply warn Malum about the impending rebel attack on the Heavy Cruisers in return for goodies.”
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyuf3LqB1Td
“RAINER! That is not funny in the slightest! Is this some sort of stupid jape or doth thou actually intends to shake me to see if presents fall out?”
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBYXJGfxAwZ
“Heh. Yes, I do. If I tell Malum about hypothetical bomb plots, he will be delighted for once and probably make me Lord General, a large purse of Egonis, the title of Rector or even Baron, and other assorted things. While I don’t like cultists, they do reward well. Unless Miss Valerie Reine Ego can match her older brother?” Rainer had a smirk the size of a Dreadnought class airship on his face and a twinkle in his eye.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpxkGM9NwQc
Valerie was seething internally but kept her composure. There were very few things she could give him....apart from herself, and she was not ready to do that no matter how handsome Grand-General Rainer was.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBGGJ1QlqMl
Then it hit her: she could give him... goodies as he had requested. Such as titles being created for him, a marriage to Victorine – She had to bite her cheek to stop herself from bursting into peals of laughter at the idea of marrying off the sister who had married Celeste of to Gur Khan Temji and had been complacent in Lyra's execution for refusing to be married off getting a taste of her own medicine – a grant of land, some lofty airship named after him. This would be easy.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7p78ES6l8j
“I’ll create thou Marquess of the Marshland's in the North of Empyrea for a start. Thou can have money if that is thy desire. And I will even throw my older sister Victorine Elizabeth Ego into the honey pot. Is that enough?” Valerie told him sweetly and hopefully.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9LQ8X9rmAO
“Let me see...a frozen wasteland full of mud as a possession and empty title, some Egonis, and a borderline malicious sister who is the Grand Vizier and Viscountess of Xyrolith...not to mention being less attractive than her younger sister.”
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJIZWgZxkJ
Valerie did not even have time to gasp before Rainer had kissed her on the check and vanished with a chuckle.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsqnbJtkR3
The Viscountess of Chalcrystis put a hand to her cheek. “How does he do that?” She wondered out loud.
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRmYPey6t4O
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5TXkoW690
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg2g24E2pcI
240Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXY1LG67T5y
