Sunlight from the outside streams streams down the second-floor patio into the room, stirring up a little dust and flowing quietly.

After a moment of struggle, a aching Todd opened his heavy eyelids, first looking up at the pillars of light projected from the roof, and then looking down to find the two white jade flawless arms on his chest.

The madness of the three of them last night is still vivid, and Todd, who has never experienced such an experience, still has a little heat on his face when he looks back on it.

He looked sideways, and Richer and Dildre, unclothed, were lying beside him, one left and one right.

Todd's two arms were pressed under them respectively, and the lack of qi and blood for a long time made his muscles feel a dull pain.

Rachel, who was woken up by the movements of the person next to him, opened his eyes and glanced at Todd, and said weakly: "I'm so tired, let me sleep for a while." ”

Todd slowly pulled out his arm, then kissed her forehead, and then turned his gaze to Deirdre.

The latter's eyes were closed, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly, but he was obviously pretending to be asleep.

Todd didn't intend to expose her, but just lifted the arms of the two women on his chest, gently moved them away, and then rolled down from the end of the bed.

Back on the first floor, a well-dressed Todd called the camp servants, asked for some food, and sat at the table while eating while waiting for the two upstairs to come down.

While thinking back to the beautiful scene of last night, and trying his best to suppress the little uneasiness in his heart, Todd waited for almost an hour, and finally there was the sound of footsteps at the staircase.

Richel, dressed only in a sackcloth robe, walked downstairs with a yawn stretched, followed by a cautious, faltering Dildre.

Glancing at the woman hiding behind her, Rachel complained to Todd, "You were so rude last night!

Todd's face was a little apologetic and embarrassed, and he wanted to explain a thing or two to Deirdre: "Yesterday, I ......"

When the words came to his lips, he didn't know what to say, so he could only shut his mouth helplessly.

Rachel brought Dildre to the table and motioned for her to sit down, and the latter had barely touched the chair and stood up again with a painful look on his face.

Seeing Deirdri's expression, Reicelle, who knew it, took a cushion from the chaise longue, put it on the chair, and helped Deirdre to sit up.

"Rachel, I want to ask you......" Todd stole a glance at Dildley at the dining table and asked quietly, "What happened yesterday, why did you ......"

Rachel broke open the rye bread, took a small bite, and replied, "Do you have any grievances about what happened last night?"

"No, no, I don't have any grievances, I just don't understand why you ...... her too"

Rachel stirred the porridge in front of him with a wooden spoon, and suddenly said to Todd: "I know what you want to ask, so let's put it this way, I have seen many images from your world, and many of them show that men and women should have the same status. ”

"But this place is completely different from your world, and the woman is more like a tool, a decoration, a symbol. What men have, women simply can't get equally. Rachel threw the spoon into the wooden bowl and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Even the Bible, which preaches the equality of believers, says in black and white that a woman is just a rib in a man's body." ”

Todd shook his head and said, "But you know, I've never thought ...... that."

Rachel interrupted him with a smile: "Even so, if you are just an ordinary woman, the worst is to marry a man with a heart and live alone in an empty room for the rest of your life." But if it was a heterogeneous woman, then what happened to her was completely different. I have been to many kingdoms over the years, and women, beautiful women, especially beautiful women of different races, often end in tragedy in their pursuit of love. ”

"In the kingdom of Shabein, I once met a beautiful shepherdesss who had the ability to turn rough stones into sparkling diamonds. A male nobleman used rhetoric to trick her into getting her body and love, tricking her into producing diamonds without interruption, and the shepherdesss died of petrification due to overuse of her abilities, and her body was thrown into the sea by her husband. ”

Todd's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard this.

Rachel continues: "You might be tempted to say that if the xenos had married the xenomorphs, then there would have been no such tragedies, but the opposite is true. The vast majority of heterogeneous men would rather hide their identities and marry a normal woman than give their love to a heterogeneous. ”

Todd asked curiously, "Why?"

"Because of fear. Rachel glanced at a saddened Dildre: "Only the xenos themselves know how terrifying the ability is. When you share a bed with your wife, you may be burned to ashes in your sleep, when you eat food made by your partner, you may be poisoned to death, and when you have a tryst with your lover behind your back, your lover may have seen everything clearly......"

"Someone once said that xenomorphism is the most redundant existence in this world, and xenomorph women are the most excluded group in the heterogeneous group. Richer said with a lonely expression: "We don't dare to open our hearts to any man, because we know that there is no sincerity waiting for us, only discrimination and exploitation." ”

Hearing this, Todd somewhat understood Rachel's feelings.

Deirdre lowered her head and said sadly: "I am the best example of this, I always thought that I would be happy......"

Rachel took a deep look at Dildre, and there was a rare tenderness in her tone: "Boyle is dead, but you are still alive." If you are stuck in the memories of the deceased, sooner or later you will be dragged into the abyss of never-ending suffering. ”

Todd listened to the conversation between the two women, and asked with some hesitation: "Richel, I have one thing to confirm, is it because of affection or shelter that Deirdre and I are together? ”

Hearing this, Rachel suddenly chuckled, "Todd, you always think things are too complicated. If she doesn't have feelings for you, she won't choose to be with you. As far as I know, trading her body for a place to live is not her personality. What do you say?

Deirdre raised her head, first nodded at Rachel, and then said, "During this time, Rachel took me to the Institute of Soul Space and explained to me your identity and experience. ”

"From the Inquisition to the founding of the Dusk, from the Grand Master of the Order to the King of the Dusk Kingdom, I have seen your efforts, your vision, and your goals. Deirdri's face showed shyness and wistfulness: "Your encouraging words, your act of renunciating power, have made everyone see hope that they have never had before. ”

Deirdre whispered but firmly, "But if that's all there is, you're just a great monarch to me. What really touched me was that you treated everyone around you sincerely, selflessly helping and guiding them, even me, a stranger with only a few faces, spared no effort to risk saving ...... Last night, by your side, I had a sweet dream in my life, in which I felt safe and peaceful like never before, and I think that was the real reason why I agreed to Reichelle's proposal......"