Eagle’s Glory

Of course Aigron would not want to miss Princess Sophie's warm invitation. He got up early the next morning, moved his body a bit, and followed the princess' attendant to the fountain.

"Good morning, Aegron!" Princess Sophie, who was ready to go, greeted him with a smile on her face. "Are you ready?"

Unlike her usual appearance in a long dress, she was wearing a hunting suit today. Tight-fitting clothes and breeches accentuated her figure more exquisitely, and her long gray hair was tucked behind her head, making her look full of vigor.

"I'm ready," Agron replied.

"Okay, then while it's not too hot yet, let's go!" Her Royal Highness the princess waved her hand excitedly.

Today is a beautiful day, and it is a sunny day. The weather is very suitable for long trips, but after all, it is already early summer, and the temperature will rise at noon, which is not suitable for vigorous exercise, so if you want to hunt, it is best to morning.

So the two of them stopped talking and walked into the garden together, where the attendants brought the horses, and then they rode their horses through the zoo and botanical garden of Schönbrunn Palace, and ran westward to the outskirts of Vienna. In the vast forest.

The two of them rode side by side, and Her Royal Highness's entourage followed behind. Under the shade of heavy trees, the bright sunlight gradually became dim. Breathing the fresh and shady air, Aigron only felt relaxed and happy.

"Aigron." In the silence, Princess Sophie whispered. "What you said in front of us last night...is it the truth?"

Aigron's heart suddenly tightened.

He didn't know whether Sophie was speaking on behalf of herself or someone else.

"I've been looking you in the eyes while you're talking." Before he could answer, Sophie continued, "To be honest, your words are eloquent and full of emotion, and it stands to reason that I should Believe it - but, when I see your eyes, I feel your heart is burning... Aigron, you don't mean it, do you? We've known each other for a while, although you always deliberately put your mood Hide it, but I don't know why, I just feel that you are not sincere, those words are all deceptive scenes, Aegron, did I blame you?"

Aigron remained silent and did not answer.

"Don't worry, these words are just what we said in private. I will never mention it to the second person again, even to Carl." Sophie turned her head and looked at the boy with a smile on her face. " I just want to make sure I'm not blaming you, and I didn't mean to interrogate you. If you don't like it, you can leave it unanswered."

Now that he's already said this, it doesn't make much sense for him to continue to explain. It will only cast a shadow on the trust between the two people for no reason. As for silence, it doesn't make sense. Instead, it seems that he is afraid.

"Yes, I was lying." So he simply admitted. "I have no intention of becoming a writer or traveler at all, these are just words to fool them."

"Well, it seems that you are quite frank with me, and my kindness is not in vain." Princess Sophie smiled, and then asked again. "If that's the case, why would you reject His Royal Highness's arrangement again? Although it must be ill-intentioned, it does help you objectively."

"I know that if I obey the fate of the future..." Of course it is impossible to answer.

Aegron lowered his head and looked at the trembling mane on his mount's head, "I don't actually object to joining the army after a while, but I... I'm reluctant to be by your side now, if I go now, later There will definitely be a lot less chance to see you, so I'd rather wait a little longer."

"Have you learned the coaxing words of a prostitute at a young age!"

Princess Sophie glared at him, then raised her hand to pick up the whip, and she was about to give him a whip.

Aegron didn't dodge, just looked at Sophie calmly.

Sophie's whip didn't really go down, she put her hand down again, and looked forward.

"You are too short of friends, so you may value our friendship too much."

"There are not many people who are willing to be my friends." Aegron replied in a low voice. "I don't know who's friendship to cherish except you, because I don't have it."

After getting this answer, Sophie was obviously a little sad.

"This is really God's trick! Why does it have to make you suffer like this." Finally, she sighed. "Aigron, don't be discouraged, everything will be fine. As long as I'm here, no one here can bully you."

"Look, you don't care about giving kindness to people like me, but you don't let me cherish such precious time, isn't it hard for a strong man..." Aegron looked at each other with aggrieved eyes, "If you want me to change The idea, then it's better not to treat me like a sister, just like everyone else."

"Haha..." Sophie couldn't help laughing, "I didn't realize you were so articulate. Well, let's stop talking about these unpleasant things, just concentrate on hunting!"

After speaking, she picked up the shotgun and aimed it at the flying quail in the woods.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the smoke filled between the two, but unfortunately the princess's marksmanship was not very good and missed.

The sound of gunfire woke the woods up, and all kinds of birds in the woods jumped up one after another.

Aegron also raised his shotgun and aimed at the birds flying around in the distance.

Because of the lush trees in the forest and the dim light, the field of vision for shooting was not good, so he could only do his best.

"Hit!" Sophie let out a cheer, as if she had hit the target.

As she said that, she steered her horse to the direction where the prey fell, and Aigron naturally followed behind her, and at the same time replaced the shotgun with bullets.

"Aigron, your marksmanship is good." Looking at the dead quail under the horse's hoof, Sophie looked at the boy with approval.

"It's just good luck occasionally." Aegron pretended to be modest.

"Look how proud you are!" Sophie was unconvinced again, picked up the shotgun and replaced it with bullets, "Look at me!"

She raised the shotgun on horseback, aimed it at the prey, slowed her breath, and pulled the trigger, all in one go.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, this time an unfortunate turtledove fell to the ground.

"Hit!" Sophie cheered for herself this time, and then ran over on her horse, ready to appreciate her victory, and Aigron also raised his shotgun and fired a shot in front, but because of the shade of trees, he did not No prey was shot down.

"I beat you this time." Sophie cheered.

In this way, the two of them rode their horses through the woods, shooting from time to time, and they competed to see who had the most prey. Time passed in this relaxed and warm atmosphere.

"Aigron, it seems that you are better than me." After a while, Sophie calculated the record of the two and said regretfully.

"It's just my luck," Aegron replied humbly.

While chatting, the two walked down a slope. Because this horse was not his daily mount, he did not ride very steadily on the downhill, and the people on the horse swayed more severely, so he carefully controlled the horse and chatted with Sophie at the same time.

"Aigron, promise me one thing?" Sophie said suddenly.

"Please tell me." Aegron replied immediately.

"No matter how much you achieve later, you have to be rational and don't spread your hatred on everyone. Although the Austrians are guarding you, they also have their troubles, and most of them have nothing to do with you. Disgusting..."

"No one can tell what will happen in the future, but of course I won't let hatred blind my eyes." Aigron replied briefly, "If you ask me to do this, then I promise you, I will."

Sophie kept looking him in the eyes while he answered, and when he finished, she nodded happily.

"Great, I believe in you... Agron, this is what I want to see in you the most..."

She did not expect that, just when she was overjoyed, a sudden accident and disaster would come here.

The hoof of her mount slammed heavily on the wooden stake hidden in the grass, and the crippled horse let out a groan, then the upper body slumped down, and the lower body suddenly lifted.

"Yeah!" Sophie, who was swayed upwards, screamed.

OMG!

Aegron felt his blood freeze.

Neither him nor the original soul in his body could imagine what would happen next.

He immediately stretched out his hand, grabbed Sophie's body heavily, and tugged hard.

It was a knee-jerk reaction, and at this moment he was making a decision for himself.

Fortunately, he caught Sophie and pulled her off her mount, avoiding the catastrophe of being thrown off by the horse, but while he was holding Sophie, his violent movements also made his mount out of his control.

He fell off the right side of the horse in one fell swoop, his right shoulder touched the ground first, his forehead touching the ground, and he lay there on his side.

Sophie was in his arms and fell to the ground with him.

"Agron!"

Sophie, who was already stunned, suddenly let out a scream, and then disregarded her manners, knelt on the soft soil and held his head. "Are you OK?"

Seeing that the boy had scratches on his forehead and face, a small amount of blood, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, her tears flooded her eyes and then overflowed.

"Aigron, are you alright?!" she cried with tears.

"I'm fine, Your Highness." Agron looked at Sophie and couldn't help showing a smile, but the blood dripping from the corner of his mouth made the answer unconvincing at all.

"sorry Sorry…"

Sophie apologized while crying, and then raised her head, looking back with shame and anger that could almost set the entire forest on fire.

"Come on people!"