Section 82: Inquiry

Asu Rufat smiled but did not answer. As he contacted each other and got along more, he began to feel that in a sense, the little girl did have the potential to become a queen. Not to mention anything else, just at this age, she had basically mastered the many complicated courses, but...

"By the way, Ashu Rufate, the last time you played the piano was really good." The little girl changed the topic. "Can you play another song for me?" As she said that, she took out a harp from a corner of the room.

"This is given to me by someone else, and it is said to be a rare product among the piano." The harp in the little girl's hand was silver-white, not in the shape of an ordinary harp, but was made into a spread wing.

Ashu Rufate snatched the piano from the little girl's hand. His movements were so sudden that the little girl was shocked. Ashu Rufate held the harp and his arms were trembling slightly.

"What are you doing...ah..."

Ashrufat touched this "Wings of Silver" in his hand. This is not a human craft product, but a product of the elves. But this piano is very new, and there is no trace of the passing of time, no wear, let alone the mark left by the user. This is a new piano that has only been made in the past two years, not the one he once owned. It should have been obtained from the elves through trade in recent years.

The memories in his mind slowly faded away. When everything calmed down, Ash Rufate realized that he had not remembered anything. The only thing he could remember was that he once owned a "Wings of Silver" a long time ago.

"Sorry, I just... remembered something."

"Have you recovered your memory?" the little girl asked in surprise.

"No..." Ashu Rufate smiled bitterly, "It's just that I remembered a little bit of the past: I must have had a piano of this shape in the past... I have played it with this piano many times..."

"Well, this is not an ordinary piano, but an instrument made by the Shenwu elves. According to the gift-giver, even for the elves, this is not an ordinary item, but a high-end treasure. Well, Ash Rufate, can you play the song you played last time?"

Ash Rufate quickly adjusted the strings. Although it was actually a different piano, it was still the wings of silver, and the touch of playing was much better than that of ordinary pianos. Soon, the sound of the piano became the only sound in this space. The little girl held her chin and listened intently. At the end of the song, she still took a lot of effort to come back to her senses.

"It's really great." The little girl recalled the music just now. "This is a song that expresses people's mood." She tilted her head and said while recalling. "Sadness, pain... is not understood... loneliness! Yes, this is a song that is lonely. Only such songs can make people cry unconsciously."

She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands. "By the way, Ashu Rufat, do you know other songs? I have several songs here!"

The little girl flipped her hand and took out a thin booklet from the table. It was the score of a song.

For a violinist, playing an unfamiliar song is not too difficult. A little later, Ashu Rufate played this song once. It was a cheerful song, which was more of a country tune than a formal music. The little girl hummed the song according to the rhythm of the music while listening. To be honest, I really don’t know where the little girl learned this tune.

"By the way, there is another song here." The little girl took out another music score, "Can you play this for me?"

"What's this?"

"A parting song." said the little girl. "This is left by the wilderness sage Garunas."

"What? Garunas?" Ashu Rufat was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, the founder of Groney was not only good at literature and martial arts, but also good at music. But then again, Garunas was called "sage" by later generations, not "general" or "master" and so on, which proves that this person has learned extensively and is not limited to military strategy.

He watched the music score once, and the song not only had tunes, but also lyrics. So he quickly started playing it, and when he was playing it, he began to sing the song without realizing it.

"... I met you with you sincerely; I pursue this dream with you... I met you with your sincere arms; I took me out of trouble..."

This song is mixed with indescribable pain of parting. This is not a song woven with skills, but a song woven with the heart. It does not make people cry, but it can make people feel this unforgettable feeling of reluctance. So even Ash Rufate himself quickly immersed in the song he played. It was not until the song was about to end that he realized that the little girl was dancing on the beat.

It must be said that the little girl is actually very talented in music and dance. Although she is very young, she has basically mastered the key points and tricks of dance, so both movements and dance postures are perfect.

The song stopped, and the little girl was still dancing. Perhaps because of her talent and good musicality, she was immersed in the music for a much longer time than Ash Rufate. After about a minute or two, the little girl stopped. She noticed Ash Rufate staring at her and couldn't help but blush.

"Actually, I have always wanted to make a dance for this song." She said softly and quickly. "It's a pity that my mother-in-law doesn't play the piano well... so I just tried it."

"No, very good, you dance very well," Ash Rufate said with a smile. "If one day you can't be a queen, at least you can be a dancer."

"You play the piano well, but you don't sing well." The little girl did not answer. After saying that, Ash Rufate realized that she was talking too rudely. In the past, the little girl would be furious when she heard the words "You can't be a queen", but for some reason she didn't care.

In order to prove his words, the little girl immediately sang the song a cappella. Although Ashu Rufat didn't want to admit it, it must be said that the little girl sang much better than him. Of course, part of the reason is that this song is originally graceful and more suitable for women to sing than men.

The familiar metal clanging sound came from afar. Because Ash Rufate had heard it many times, he knew that this sound meant that a small guard team was coming to this side.

"There is a temporary imperial meeting today?" Ashu Rufate asked in confusion.

"No!" the little girl answered puzzledly.

Ashu Rufate jumped up. Although theoretically, the Imperial Guards and him were colleagues and would not pose any threat to the queen, the theory must be linked to practice at present.

"Your Majesty, is Lord Ash Rufat inside?" A polite voice came from the door.

Why did he come to me? Ashu Rufate became even more confused. He pushed open the door and there were three soldiers of the Imperial Guards outside the door. This was not a small team he expected, nor did the officer take the lead. What happened?

"The Grand Chief of the Palace, Lord Scadra is looking for you." The soldiers of the Imperial Guard clearly knew Ashu Rufate. Of course, this is normal. They would patrol here many times every day. When Ashu Rufate was standing guard at the door, they didn't know how many times they had met with them.

"Scadra..." Ashu Rufat asked, "Is there anything urgent?"

"Ah, we're just conveying the words of Lord Scadra," the soldier replied. "But nothing seems to have happened. Maybe there is a special task to tell you."

Scadra was the direct superior of Asu Rufate. Although his position was to protect the queen, he could not ignore Scadra's orders. A few minutes later, Asu Rufate, accompanied by these soldiers, came to Scadra's office. At this moment, in this office, in addition to Scadra, there were seven or eight people whom Asu Rufate had never seen before. The leader was a middle-aged man dressed in a government official, and the others were fully armed soldiers. They were not the imperial guards of the palace because the equipment was very different.

"This is Ashu Rufate." Scadra saw Ashu Rufate coming in and immediately introduced to the strangers. Then he turned his head and looked at Ashu Rufate. "Ahu Rufate, this is the commander of the guard team of the Eagle City. He has important matters to come to you."

"Are you Asu Rufate? Asu Rufate from Brassian?" The commander looked up and down. "Currently, he is the Queen's personal guard?"

"Yes, it's me." Ashu Rufate replied.

"Very good, that's right." The commander of the guard nodded. "Catch him and take him away." He ordered to his subordinates.

As soon as these words were said, both Asu Ruffat and Scadra were shocked. Scadra immediately stood in front of those people, "Why is this?"

"One official service," replied the commander. "Mr. Skadra, this Mr. Asu Ruffatt has committed a crime, and we have come here to arrest him. In the name of the law."

"Adjust him? What crime did he commit? As his boss, I should have the right to know this when you arrest him." Scadra replied.

"Ah, of course, please forgive me, I forgot to explain." The commander took out a document. "According to the testimony of many people, our Mr. Ashurufate once dueled a nobleman named Barthodoni. I'm right? Mr. Ashurufate, I believe you will not deny this."

"Yes, but that's a legal duel." Ash Rufate replied. He had a large group of witnesses on hand. "Besides, it was proven later that Barthodni was a believer of the evil god. Is it wrong for me to kill him?"

"If you are a noble, then what you do is completely legal. But are you a noble?" The commander showed a sarcastic smile on his face. "Can you be called a noble, at least you should have the title of a knight, do you have it?"

Indeed, from a legal perspective, Ashu Rufate is not a noble yet, and he can only be regarded as a "squire nobleman" at most. Many people confuse squire nobles with real nobles. In Eagle City, except for those great nobles who pay special attention to bloodline, most of the nobles think this way (even intermarriage is common). But in law, the two are still different. In fact, Ashu Rufate originally came to Eagle City to be the personal guard in order to get the title of knight.

"But... that Barcelona is a believer of the evil god..." The chief executive tried to refute.
Chapter completed!