Faced with the questioning of her closest ally, King Easter, Queen Calanthe showed her weakness as a woman for the first time. Her face turned red, her lips trembled, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.

Queen Calanthe's emotional performance immediately caused a commotion among the guests. They looked everywhere for weapons. Some picked up chairs, some picked up metal plates, and some picked up candle bases. They shouted that they wanted to wash away the humiliation with blood, and all looked angrily at Ucheon in the center of the banquet hall.

For the princes and nobles belonging to Cintra's vassal states and their own country, they certainly don't want to see the princess of Cintra marry a strange man of unknown origin and let an inexplicable person seize the throne they have coveted for a long time.

King Easter took the lead in stopping the guests from causing chaos. He insisted on waiting until Queen Calanthe and Urcheon had things sorted out.

At this moment, Baron Allenbert, nicknamed Kokota, suddenly stood up and said loudly: "I know that many people have their own opinions on this matter, but dear gentlemen, we are in the Royal Hall of Cintra, and we should maintain the most basic etiquette."

"So Queen Calanthe, please allow me to express my opinion."

Upon hearing this, Queen Calanthe looked at Baron Kokota and said slowly, "You all have your own opinions, but as the one who has the most say in this matter, no one has ever asked for my opinion."

"There is no way I would give my daughter to this weirdo."

Ucheon also became anxious, and he shouted loudly:

"But King Rognar's oath..."

But before he could finish his words, Queen Calanthe slammed the golden cup heavily on the table, interrupting him.

The queen exhaled softly, turned her gaze back to Baron Kokota, the friend of the royal family, and said, "Go ahead, Baron, but you'd better be brief."

Baron Kokota bowed to the queen, nodded slightly to the guests, and then said loudly: "Indeed, a strange man made a strange request, but in the face of the ancient law of surprise, we cannot pretend that we have not heard of this request."

"According to the law of the law of accidents, a person who saves others does have the right to make all sorts of strange requests."

"Sometimes it might be, give me the first thing that greets you, and sometimes it might be, give me the thing that you didn't expect to appear in your house."

"And something like this could often be a child, a child chosen by fate."

Queen Calanthe frowned, tapped the table, and said, "To make a long story short, Baron."

Baron Kokota bowed slightly again and said to the guests:

"Dear gentlemen, the ancient law of accident is not false. Many legendary heroes in ancient times were chosen as the children of destiny. On the other hand, many people broke their vows and were punished by fate and had a tragic fate."

"The famous Queen Zevilena became the queen of Medina with the help of a dwarf, but she was unwilling to give her child to the dwarf, so she used magic to drive him away."

"Not long after, both the queen and her children died of the plague."

"Look, under the witness of the gods, no matter how noble one's status is, no one can escape unscathed after playing tricks on fate."

Faced with such views, Queen Calanthe's face became even uglier. In fact, there are many such examples in history. Many people do not believe in fate, but fate does exist. It is precisely because of this that everyone is so afraid of fate.

"Sit down, Baron, and stop telling such tales as these."

However, Baron Kokota did not sit down, but bowed slightly to the queen.

"Your Majesty, please allow me to continue."

"In ancient legends, the human king kept his promise, and we, the vassals, are loyal to the king because of this. All our privileges also come from our promises to the people."

"But now, are we going to question these promises?"

Queen Calanthe was speechless at Baron Kokota's words. She was silent for a few seconds, as if she had made a great decision, and then she slowly said:

"My Lords, you deserve a reasonable explanation."

"This Ucheon speaks the truth, my foolish husband made such a foolish promise."

"But the Baron's words reminded me that I am not only a mother, but also a king. I will discuss the feasibility of this matter at the Noble Council tomorrow."

"And to the noble knights present, I can only express my deepest apologies for the ridicule you have received."

The guests were immediately shocked when they heard this, and King East sighed deeply and said, "Calanthe, you are openly encouraging bloodshed."

The queen's statement immediately gave the knights present an excuse. They began to look for various weapons and shouted that they wanted to have a knight duel with Urcheon because they were humiliated.

As for whether this Ucheon is still alive after the duel, it depends on his ability.

As the situation became more and more chaotic and Urcheon was about to be besieged by a group of people, Geralt finally reacted. He stood up first, slammed the chair down, and shouted to the crowd:

"Perhaps there is no need to hold a parliament of nobles."

Hearing Geralt's loud speech, everyone present looked at him in astonishment, not knowing what he meant.

Seeing Geralt's statement, Wayne was no longer just watching the show. He had noticed that as the situation on the field became tense, Princess Pavetta behind him had become tense all over and seemed to be on the verge of exploding.

As a natural born Origin Warlock, the magic power hidden in the princess' body is much stronger than that of a witcher who changed his career halfway. Moreover, the girl is in a period of passionate love and is pregnant with Ucheon's child. I am afraid that no matter who wants to hurt the hedgehog boy, he will have to face the terrorist attack of a Origin Warlock with full magic power.

Geralt paused for a few seconds, then looked at Urcheon and said:

"I said there was no need to convene a council of nobles. You know what I mean, don't you, Ucheon?"

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Urcheon took a step forward and said loudly to Geralt: "I just heard what the queen said. She found a perfect way to get rid of me."

"Well, I accept your challenge, unknown knight."

Seeing that Urcheon had misunderstood his meaning, Geralt shook his head and said calmly, "I am not here to challenge you, but to ask you to prove something."

Queen Calanthe understood Geralt's intention instantly. She no longer bothered to call him Ravix and shouted at the witcher: "Geralt, sit down and don't test my patience."

However, Geralt ignored Queen Calanthe and looked at Urcheon and said, "You must prove that there is indeed a fateful bond between you and Princess Pavetta."

"The ancient law of accidents stipulates that only the child's permission can confirm whether the oath is valid."

"It can also prove that you are indeed bound together by fate."

The nobles among the guests, seeing that Geralt was trying to help Ucheon, immediately shouted: "Who are you?"

"Who do you think you are? How dare you talk nonsense in the face of the ancient law of surprise?"

In the face of such questioning, the Archdruid Mossak, who had remained silent until now, finally stopped being silent. He walked out of the crowd and said loudly: "He is Geralt the White Wolf. He is also an accidental child. It is driven by fate that he has become what he is today."

Mossak enjoyed a high status in the Skellige Islands and was a friend of the royal family recognized by Cintra. Facing the words of this great druid, many people did not dare to be too presumptuous, but some people still asked doubtfully:

"Accidental Child, what does he do?"

"He's a demon hunter."

In an instant, the field became quiet. Indeed, the witcher who was born as an accidental child was more qualified than anyone else to talk about the law of surprise, because this ancient law was sacred in the heart of every witcher. It was the most common method used by the older generation of witchers to select new witchers. And the facts have proved that the survival rate of the children of accidents in witcher experiments is indeed the highest.

And just as everyone was silent, the bell announcing the arrival of midnight suddenly rang.

Wayne noticed that the strange magic surrounding Princess Pavetta, Ucheon, and everyone present became thicker.

After hearing the midnight bell, Queen Calanthe seemed to have received some signal and suddenly said to Ucheon:

"Okay, it's time to fulfill your promise, but before that, you should also keep your promise and take off your mask."

However, Ucheon did not take any action, but just stood there blankly, as if in a daze.

Wayne knew that the bell ringing just now was just a trick played by Queen Calanthe, the purpose of which was to force out the original form of Ucheon and make him reveal his hedgehog body before midnight.

Thinking of this, Wayne looked at Geralt and saw that Geralt's whole body was tense, as if ready to attack at any time. When Wayne looked at him, he nodded at Wayne expressionlessly.

The content of this master-level mission is to assist Geralt and make the banquet develop as he expected. Wayne did not hesitate about this. Anyway, after the banquet is over, he will take the initiative to find Princess Pavetta or Queen Calanthe and tell them the hedgehog man's lies.

By that time, the fate of Geralt and Ciri would have been connected. As for how to deal with the hedgehog man, whether to kill or chop him up, it would depend on what Queen Calanthe and Princess Pavetta thought.

The scene was deadlocked for a while, and Uzzium finally took off his mask. His funny hedgehog-like appearance immediately caused the guests to laugh, and Queen Calanthe also showed a smile of victory, proud and cruel.

However, Uzion remained calm and said to the queen:

"When King Rognar told you that he made a promise, he should have described my appearance."

"It seems that you have put a lot of effort into dealing with me."

"Not only did he instigate the knights present to attack me, he even invited a demon hunter."

"In the end, you even resorted to such childish tricks to humiliate me, but you must know that you are humiliating yourself in this way."

Queen Calanthe was furious at Urcheon's taunting. She shouted, "That's enough. Let's put an end to this."

As she spoke, the queen looked at her daughter sitting next to her and asked loudly:

"Pavetta, now you should know what kind of monster this guy who wants to get you is."

"According to the ancient tradition of the law of surprise, the choice is now yours."

"Answer yes, and you will become the trophy of this monster. Answer no, and you will never have to see this ugly monster again."

Hearing Queen Calanthe's question, everyone present turned their eyes to Princess Pavetta. The princess's face was pale and her emotions were fluctuating strongly.

Perhaps these ordinary people could not feel anything, but Wayne, Geralt, and Archdruid Mossack who were present could clearly feel that the magic power in the entire hall had become extremely heavy, like a shackle, pressing the three of them to the point of suffocation.

Wayne sighed in his heart. If Princess Pavetta was forced, it would be fine, but the princess was now wholeheartedly devoted to her lover, and she was pregnant with the hedgehog man's child.

At this moment, Wayne and Geralt heard the voice of Archdruid Mossak. The old druid said in an old voice:

"Be careful not to let Queen Calanthe break the Law of Surprises. This is for her and Pavetta's sake."

Hearing this, Wayne turned to look at Geralt. Geralt's face was a little pale due to the pressure of magic, but he still nodded firmly at Wayne, approving the old druid's method of handling the matter.

Under everyone's gaze, Princess Pavetta, whose face was a little pale, suddenly raised her head, looked at the hedgehog-like Ucheon affectionately, and said, "I do."

In an instant, the entire banquet hall fell silent, and a huge amount of magical power began to gather around the princess. The pressure on Wayne, Geralt, and Mossak was relieved, but their expressions became more solemn, and they looked at Princess Pavetta in surprise.

Wayne couldn't help but be amazed at this situation. This was the first time he experienced the power of the indigenous source warlocks. Princess Pavetta was just an ordinary person who had not learned any magical knowledge, but she could gather such powerful magic power just by relying on instinct. It can only be said that she is worthy of being the owner of the ancient blood.

After hearing the princess's answer, Queen Calanthe slowly slumped down on the throne, her face expressionless.

After receiving the princess's answer, Ucheon, like a criminal who had been vindicated, taunted everyone: "Everyone has heard that my rights have been confirmed. What means do you have to stop me now?"

"Hidden Blade, or more demon hunters?"

"I want to take Pavetta with me now. Of course, I don't mind having some entertainment."

"For example, let the noble Queen Calanthe lead her daughter's hand to me and give me her pure white hand."

Hearing the Hedgehog Man's provocative remarks, Wayne instantly felt what it meant to seek death.

Sure enough, following the Hedgehog Man's remarks, the originally calm guests immediately became agitated.

The Sea Boar Kratz had a bad temper to begin with, and he yelled, "What the hell is this?"

Then the first one couldn't help but picked up a small knife on the table to cut meat and prepared to teach Ucheon a lesson.

And a knight named Linfaen also picked up his weapon and rushed towards Ucheon.

Queen Calanthe couldn't stand it anymore, she shouted, "Guards!" and the whole banquet hall fell into chaos.

Seeing this, Wayne didn't want to wait any longer. He rushed to Ucheon at an extremely fast speed and punched his hedgehog in the face before the Sea Boar and Lin Farn could move.

Anyway, the mission this time is just to save the Hedgehog Man's life, so that Princess Pavetta and Queen Calanthe will not suffer the backlash of fate. As for whether the Hedgehog Man is injured, that is just an insignificant matter.

Moreover, there are not many opportunities like now to beat the future emperor of the South.

Wayne's punch was neither light nor heavy. Under the astonished gaze of the hedgehog man, he hit him on the cheek, directly interrupting his arrogant speech, making him stagger and spit out several teeth.

King Easter was also well aware of the importance of the law of surprise. This strong man showed no mercy and punched his nephew Kratz in the face, causing him to stagger and fall on the banquet table. The bagpiper at the side took the opportunity to smash the bagpipe on Kratz's back, smashing it to pieces.

When the armed knight Linfaen rushed towards Ucheon with a ferocious face, he was hit directly on the chest of his armor by Wayne's Alder Seal, and the knight was knocked like a rolling gourd. He rolled four or five meters on the ground and hit the wall of the throne room.

At this moment, receiving the queen's order, a large group of guards rushed into the banquet hall.

Queen Karanthe no longer had the beauty and confidence she once had. She pointed at Ucheon and shouted hysterically:

"Guards, kill that monster."

After receiving the queen's order, the fully armed guards immediately swarmed towards Ucheon who was stunned by Wayne.

(End of this chapter)