In the dungeon of the First Inquisition, there was a small, dark cell where even the most senior jailers were reluctant to take a closer look.

A human body, with little intact flesh and skin, lay quietly on the cold ground, and the only evidence that he was not dead was his slightly heaving chest.

One eyeball was gouged out alive, only a bloody scar was left on the finger, blood foamed from the corner of the mouth with every breath, and maggots wriggled in every wound.

A small sound of rubble came from underground, at first as a small crack, then slowly expanding into a hole.

A short, stocky man with a dirty face slipped into the prison and turned around to pull another tall, thin companion up.

The stocky man poked his fingers at the body on the ground and whispered, "Mr. Tristan, Mr. Tristan!"

"You're not going to die, are you?" said the tall and thin man, scratching his head.

The short and fat man frowned and was about to say something, when a moan from the ground suddenly overjoyed him.

"He's not dead yet! help me and help him up!"

The two of them hurriedly helped Tristan to sit up, and the latter opened his only remaining eye, looked at the two of them weakly, and said, "Who are you?"

The short and fat man patted his chest and said, "Lord Richer sent us to save you. ”

Hearing the familiar name, Tristan's devastated face squeezed out a smile, "Mia asked you to save me?"

"Mia?" The short and fat man looked at his companion and said suspiciously, "I remember that I was talking about Lord Richel. ”

The tall and thin man shook his head: "Don't talk so much nonsense with him, get him out quickly!

"I can't go......" Tristan's sudden words surprised the two people in charge of the rescue.

The short and fat man squatted down anxiously and said urgently, "Aren't you leaving?!Stay here, do you plan to die?!"

The tall and thin man said in a vicious voice, "Look! That's why I said before that we shouldn't have come to save the people of the church in the first place!

"Shut up!" the short and fat man glared at his companion viciously, "The chief's decision has never been missed!"

Tristan listened to the conversation between the two and said softly: "You don't understand, if I just walk away, maybe my life can be saved, but the vultures in the church will use my escape to frame more people, including those who are kind, those who have helped me, and my master, Bishop Aarbor......"

The short and fat man approached Tristan and whispered, "It's all this time, and you still have the heart to worry about others?!Did you know that you're going to be burned at the stake next week!"

Tristan didn't seem to care about all this: "I know that the stake was set up in the middle of the Holy See Square, and I heard that tens of thousands of people would come to watch the burning. ”

"If you know, why do you ......?"

"You may not understand that there is something more important to human beings than wealth, power and life. Tristan looked at the fire in the aisle outside the cell with his only remaining eye, smiled and said, "That's the truth." ”

The tall and thin man sighed heavily and patted his companion on the shoulder: "Let's go, this guy can't be moved at all." If you don't leave, the patrolling guards will come......"

The short and fat man was still a little unrelenting: "Mr. Tristan, you may not know how much effort Mistress Rachel has put into rescuing you. You know, it's harder to get someone out of the Inquisition in the Papal States than it is to ascend to heaven......"

Tristan raised his head slightly, glanced at the man in front of him, and whispered, "In the inner lining of my jacket, there is a secret pocket sewn, you help me take out the contents inside." ”

The short and fat man found the other party's hidden inner pocket and took out a droplet-shaped earring from it.

Tristan looked at the earrings by the light of the fire, and with tenderness in his eyes, he whispered, "Please help me bring this ornament to Mia Evanderling." ”

"Mia Evanderling?"

"It's what you call Richell. ”

The tall and thin man suddenly put his ear to the ground and said anxiously, "There are guards coming!

The short and fat man carefully put the earrings into his arms, and said to Tristan again, "Sir, after this, I'm afraid we won't be able to help you." ”

Tristan looked at the two in front of him and whispered, "Please help me convey a word to Mia." ”

The short and fat man shrank his lower body into the hole, showing only one head and looking at Tristan, "Convey a word?

"Please help me tell her that the thing I regret most in my life is that I didn't muster up the courage to chisel through that wall and free her from that cage......"

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Todd's Soul Space, Institute Atrium Garden.

"It's so rare that you would want to see me here. Rachel looked at the flowerbeds around her that were full of flowers and spring, and said with a smile to the back figure sitting on the bench.

Todd turned to look at Richell, lifting a dozen beers in one hand and shaking a few boxes of pickled vegetables in the other.

Rachel smiled and sat down next to Todd, opened a can of beer, threw a brine peanut into his mouth, and said comfortably, "This is how life should be." ”

Todd looked at Reichell's cheerful appearance, smiled and said nothing.

The latter glanced at the former and said nonchalantly, "Your meditation is over?"

Todd nodded.

"That Raven Girl, told you about the declaration of war?"

Todd nodded again.

"Let me guess, you must have returned to Twilight from the Land of Shadows now, preparing for the war that will ensue. ”

Todd nodded again.

Rachel rolled her eyes at Todd, "Can't you just say something but nod?"

Todd looked at Richel's face, hesitated for a few seconds, and then suddenly a sentence popped up.

"Let's have a baby. ”

Burst!

A mouthful of beer squirted out of Richel's mouth, knocking over the pickled vegetable box in her hand.

After knowing this woman for so long, it was the first time Todd had seen such a "wonderful" expression on Reichel's face.

Surprise, panic, confusion...... There are also things that Todd doesn't understand.

"Why did you suddenly say such a thing inexplicably?" Richer wiped the wine stains on her body and straightened her clothes: "You pulled me in on purpose, just to talk about this?!"

Todd opened a can of beer, craned his neck to take a big sip, and whispered, "You're so smart, you should be able to think of a reason." ”

Rachel put the can on the bench, looked at Todd's side face, and sighed, "Is it because of the tyrant?"

Todd took another sip of his beer, looked at the fountain in the middle of the garden, and said nothing.

Rachel sighed softly, "You've already made your decision?"

"Do you want to hear the truth or lie...... The lie is that I have no regrets, and the truth is that I am beginning to hesitate. Todd leaned back to the back of the bench and laughed self-deprecatingly, "I'm a little overwhelmed by the fact that I've been a human being for decades and suddenly have to live in another identity one day." ”

Rachel stared at Todd's side face and said quietly, "Did someone say something to you?"

Todd turned his head to look at the woman and said helplessly, "Richel, you are sometimes clever enough to make me afraid. ”

"Okay, let's put this aside and talk about the child first. Rachel gently shook Todd's hand, "I understand your thoughts, but I may not be able to fulfill your wishes." ”

Todd asked curiously, "Why?"

A sad look appeared on Richel's face, she covered her lower abdomen with one hand, shook her head and said, "My body, there are some problems. ”

Todd frowned and straightened up, "You mean to say you can't have children?"

Rachel hesitated for a moment, then continued: "There is nothing wrong with that, but the reality may be more complicated. Due to my physical shortcomings, although I have always wanted to see your offspring, I have found a third man on both occasions. Don't you remember? The first time it was Karin, the second time it was Deirdri. ”

Todd somewhat understood: "You mean, because you can't conceive a child, that's why you brought Karin and Deirdre to ...... with me"

Rachel's smile was a little forced: "Todd, I'm not a generous woman, and I don't want to see my beloved ...... in front of other women."

Guilty, Todd hugged Richel, kissed the other on the forehead, and whispered, "You don't have to do this at all." ”

Rachel rested her chin on Todd's shoulder and said softly, "I just don't want to have a flaw in your life because of me......"

Todmore stroked Rachel's hair and said with a smile, "Let's talk about the child's affairs later, I want to talk to you about the future of the kingdom...... Well...... Strange ......"

Rachel raised her head and looked at Todd suspiciously, "What's wrong?"

Todd touched the top of the woman's head, felt the touch of his fingertips, and said with a smile, "I never noticed before, there is a small scar on the top of your head. ”

Rachel brushed Todd's hand away without a trace, and said nonchalantly: "It's just a scar left by naughty childhood, you just talked about the future of the kingdom......"

Todd put the scar behind him in the blink of an eye, and began to discuss some things with Rachel about Twilight City. (https:)

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