Chapter 186 Only Three Left

This time it was not only Aiwass and Lily.

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

According to the news in the letter, Prince Andrew died suddenly while eating at noon yesterday. After rescue and autopsy, it was confirmed that the heart burst due to the curse.

Now that more than half a day has passed, it is obvious that the follow-up matters have been handled and investigated.

The letter was sent to the Great Guardian to invite them to bid farewell to the body.

——For some reason, the royal family of Avalon never held funerals for ordinary royal descendants. Either it was a state funeral, buried directly in the Chapel of Saint Guinevere, or they handled it silently by themselves.

There would not be ordinary people dying... For example, the funeral ceremony that Sherlock enjoyed when he pretended to die.

Because of this, they changed into all black clothes when they visited this time. To show respect, they did not ride griffins, but walked. After all, most of the people who received the invitation lived in the White Queen District, and a few lived in the Red Queen District. It was not far to the island in the island between the Red and White Queen Districts.

This was the first time that Aiwas entered the Silver and Tin Hall through the main gate. When Isabel invited him to dinner before, he went directly to the side hall. Enter from the side hall door, turn two corners and you will reach the restaurant. I didn't see anything else.

And after crossing the Griffin Bridge and walking into the main gate among the silent griffins, you can see a huge square. In the order of the clock dial, there are twelve huge statues of knights, which are four or five meters high and look like giants.

In the middle of the statue is a three-tier fountain. In the middle of the fountain is a white griffin statue with its head held high and wings spread.

After passing through a long corridor, there is a silver-white arch building. It is engraved with the Knight's Declaration written by Lancelot I when Avalon was founded. The handwriting is smooth and beautiful, and it is a cursive font that can be easily recognized.

Through the arch, there is a garden. You have to go through the garden to enter the Palace of Silver and Tin.

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

Inside the palace, there are a variety of portraits.

In addition to monarchs of all dynasties, there are also outstanding royal family members and celebrities and great men of every era. Their names and life stories are hung under the portraits.

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

It was a young woman who looked about 20 or 30 years old.

She had long dark golden hair that was as smooth as a whole piece of metal, and the ends of her hair were as neat as a knife. Her ears were slightly pointed, and she should have some elf blood. Her pupils were also dark golden, which made her look cold and ruthless. The frameless glasses she wore made her temperament look cold and intellectual.

Below her portrait, her name was written:

[Freya Moriarty]

1868-Present

And in the column of achievements, there were only a few lines of words.

"Reproduced the panacea formula lost in the Round Table era."

"Invented an unstable resurrection mixture."

"Completed the first liver transplant in Avalon."

Iwas was stunned for a moment.

...Moriarty?

But...who is she?

Noticing Aiwas's gaze, the Great Guardian casually said: "Your sister..."

"...I have a sister?"

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

Iwas was shocked when he heard George's words.

He confirmed that in his memory, there was no sister named "Freya" at all.

He had a good memory, and it was not so easy to forget such things.

And it was not just Aiwas who didn't know about this. Edward also said that old Moriarty had no other adopted children, and Julia had no impression of him either. So far, there should only be three brothers and sisters left in the Moriarty family.

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

Did St. George remember it wrong?

But in addition to the Great Guardian, Master Janice also seemed to know her existence——

[——After all, he is also a "Moriarty". Everyone knows that old James is notoriously ruthless in choosing adopted children. Aiwass is just like his brothers and sisters, born to attract attention and be loved by others. 】

When I first met Janice, the words she said at that time suddenly rang in Aiwas' heart.

...What's going on, is there something wrong with my memory?

Aiwass just kept silent, pretending to be calm and asked: "Does the Great Guardian know her?"

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

"Where is Sister Freya now?" Aiwass asked.

"She went to the Church to study. You may be able to meet her this time."

The Great Guardian said.

So Aiwass stopped talking and just secretly wrote down this matter.

"Where are we going, Lord Guardian?"

"Just call me Uncle George or Uncle Patton, Aiwass."

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

"...Can I?" Aiwass hesitated.

He didn't know if Her Majesty the Queen would be so sad that she would go crazy.

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

Just like someone listens to a song when he is happy or sad, and 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.

"Of course no problem."

The Great Guardian answered simply: "Since you don't want to, then let's go together."

To Aiwass's surprise, not many people accepted the invitation to the farewell ceremony of the body this time. There were even fewer people than at Sherlock's funeral, and not many people showed sadness, just a straight face, serious and silent.

Lily pushed Aiwass's wheelchair and walked along with the Great Guardian's family. 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 the Queen's bedroom.

Aiwass originally thought that they would meet in a very formal place-such as the throne room or the round table room. Her Majesty the Queen sat on her throne wearing a crown and a robe, and they had to kneel and salute.

—— Logically speaking, the procedure for visiting the Queen should be like this. This is what Aiwass learned from the book.

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

Evans followed suit, stroking his chest with his right hand and saying: "The Silver Crown Dragon looks after you, Your Majesty."

What surprised Aiwas was that the Queen, whose grandson had just passed away and who was known for her eccentricity, was not only not sad and impatient at this moment, but looked unexpectedly gentle and kind.

This is normal.

The continuous curses have lasted for more than ten years. The earliest one happened shortly after Sherlock's father became the Minister of the Palace for his military exploits, and the most recent one happened yesterday.

If Her Majesty had not adapted yet, she would have died of grief long ago.

Now that Prince Andrew is dead, Queen Sofia's direct descendants are only three left.

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

Perhaps because of her age, the Queen, who was once a beauty, now looks not beautiful enough, and even a little fat. It is completely different from the portrait of her younger version that Aiwas had seen before.

Her Majesty's chin curled up in the quilt is as round and prominent as a persimmon. Her hair is gray, and she wears a small hat for warmth even in bed.

Queen Sofia is wearing a thick green sweater and holding a sewing needle in her hand. Like an ordinary old lady, she is sewing something with a sewing needle on the bed - Aiwas can see at a glance that it should be a pair of gloves. The beige wool thread is used. The craftsmanship is not good or skilled enough, as if she has just learned it not long ago, and there are many stitches that are knitted wrong and then forcibly corrected.

"Ah, hello..."

Queen Sofia said in a gentle voice: "Thank you for coming to see Andrew off."

Her Majesty looks a little tired and sleepy at the moment. The voice is very light and a little vague.

It seems that she fell asleep while knitting clothes, and was woken up by them while taking a nap. It was difficult to open her eyes, but there was still no impatience or anger in her voice.

The first sentence she said to Aiwass made Aiwass' heart stop:

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

-The Crown Master is another name for the Silver Crown Dragon.

Chapter 2 will be a little later, but not too late!

In an hour!