Chapter 142: Gossip
"Mom, I saw Dad, he's so majestic!" After little Chloe went to hug his mother Egnes, she ran to Christoya in high spirits.
"Yes!" Christoya looked at her son and smiled softly, "Then do you want to be a good general like your father?" ”
"Yes!" Little Chloe nodded earnestly.
"In the future, I want to be a brave general like my father!" Adores also shouted.
Christoya smiled and hugged the two of them in her arms and said, "If you want to grow up and become a general, you need to study seriously in school from now on, participate in training seriously, and become a general in the future, you know?" ”
"I will." Adores said immediately.
"Me too!" Little Chloe learns from his brother.
"Did your father go back to the barracks after his victory?" Christoya asked with concern again.
"No, my father went north with the fleet. Brother Heni said that my father led the army to take advantage of the opportunity to repel the invading Tarantums...... Cynthia replied.
Hearing this, Christoya became a little worried again.
"Don't worry, Christoya. Your Majesty, he will surely return victorious! Andrea said comfortingly.
"Yes, ma'am." Asuna also interjected on the side: "Now Hades is protecting Your Majesty, Your Majesty has never lost a battle!" ”
Christoya put her arms around the two children and smiled: "If we can defeat the Tarantums, Turii will be completely safe." ”
"Yes, for the safety of the people of the alliance, Your Majesty doesn't even have time to go home, and he continues to fight hard, if the gods don't bless him, who else can they bless!" Andrea praised Davers without hesitation, and then she remembered something, and turned around and shouted: "Don't squat there, Eumatseus, come and meet the children who know Aunt Christoya, don't you always say that no one plays with you!" ”
Andrea shouted a few times before she heard an "oh" from the garden, and a child stood up from among the flowers and grass, with a little cramped and shy on his face.
When little Chloe saw it, he immediately broke free from his mother's embrace, ran over quickly, and looked up at him: "Brother, what were you looking at just now?" ”
“…… Ant. Utseus spat out a word.
"Let's go find Henie to play with the ball!" Adores also rushed over and said.
Eumatseus hesitated, and little Chloe stepped forward to take his hand and urged, "Big brother, let's go play together." ”
Uttius nodded involuntarily.
A couple of kids bounced off to the front yard.
"I'll check it out too." Cynthia said and followed.
"Cynthia really looks like a big sister now!" Andrea looked at Cynthia's back as she went out, her eyes flickering.
"They're all grown up, and so are we!" Christoya was a little emotional, and then she asked with concern: "Andrea, Eumatseus is already so old, why is he still like when he was a child?!" ”
"Hey!" Andrea sighed, and sorrow crept up her face: "You know, that person (referring to her ex-husband) was not good to me and the children, and often beat and scolded, and Eumatseus has been frightened since he was a child, and has always been more timid...... Bagul is good for Eumattius, but ...... They Lucanians are fond of brave children, the temperament of Utatius...... I didn't get along very well with Bajale, but I was ...... in Grummentum The kid didn't like to go out, so he ...... He didn't have any friends there......"
"Your youngest son should be almost three years old, why didn't you bring him with you today?" Christoya asked instead.
"His grandfather (referring to Wesbah) hasn't seen him for two years, and he has been with him since he came back yesterday, and he is reluctant to let him out." Andrea said helplessly.
"It seems that your two children are very different from each other at home......" Christoya said meaningfully.
"Alas! ......" Andrea let out another long sigh, her face full of sadness. One is a stepson, and his personality is not yet pleasant; One is a parent, and it is obvious who Bagul's family prefers. But in Andrea's heart, she loved her eldest son even more, after all, in her most difficult times, this child has always been with her, is her spiritual support, she knows that Eumattheus is sensitive in his heart, the new family's estrangement from him will only make him more introverted, but as a mother, she can't find a good way to solve it.
"Don't worry." Christoya comforted her friend softly, looked at the open backyard door, and said, "I think little Chloe likes Eumattheus very much, and Eumattheus is willing to play with him." ”
"Yes, I'm surprised that this kid doesn't usually agree to other people's requests easily. Although little Chloe is young, she has a charm that makes people want to get close! Andrea said half compliment, half happy.
"I have a suggestion." Christoya said with a serious expression, "You might as well let Eumattheus live in my house." I have a lot of children here, there is not much difference in age, they go to school together, they play together, Eumatseus will not feel lonely, and his personality will become active...... What do you think? ”
Hearing Christoya's words, Andrea was a little moved: this is the mansion of the new king of Dionia, who in the entire alliance can have such an honor!
But as a mother, she instinctively refused: "Madam, thank you for your concern for the child of Eumatseus, but this is too much-"
As soon as she spoke, Christoya was in the cart beside her, "Wow! Wow! Wow! ......" came out with a deafening cry.
"You see, even little Eunice is in favor of letting Eumatseus stay." Christoya laughed.
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The children ran to the front yard, but found no sign of Heripolis, and finally it was Aristias who told them: "His Majesty Davers has sent him to the barracks, saying that he has something important to tell him." ”
When the children were disappointed, Cynthia asked, "Is my father back?" ”
"Yes, Your Majesty led the army to annihilate the invasion of Tarantum and has returned to the barracks!" Cynthia also looked a little excited when she saw Aristiras, who usually had a serious expression.
Several children were already excitedly shouting: "Victory! Father is victorious again! ……”
They scrambled backwards, anxious to tell Christoya the news of their victory.
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When Davers returned to the barracks, it was dusk.
The two successive victories brought joy to the entire city of Turii, especially when the populace saw thousands of Tarantum soldiers and Syracuse sailors being escorted to the copper and stone mines of Turi, naked and bound like pigs and sheep, in a procession that stretched for miles. People stood on both sides of the road, shouting insults and throwing stones at them, and most of their hearts were shrouded in the haze of war.
Many people even lit bonfires in Victory Square, sang and danced around the Turi Fountain where miracles were displayed, thanked Hades for his protection, and cheered "Long luck King Davers!" ”。
When the patrol asked the governor of Turiyi, Kunogorata, whether to disperse them, so as not to disturb the order of the city and disturb the sleep of others?
Kunogorata, who has always been strict, also smiled tolerantly at this moment: "Let them dance and make trouble, Turiyi has not been so happy for a long time, but you must maintain good order." ”
"Yes!" The patrol leader left excitedly.
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Compared with the people who reveled all night, the vast majority of the soldiers who had just returned to the barracks were already exhausted from the hard fighting, and fell asleep as soon as they entered the tent.
Davers was also struggling, as he had to pull himself together because he had something to attend to.
But when Maltius entered the tent, Davers was asleep on the table.
Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, and remembering the hard work of the battle today, Martius could not bear to wake him up, and hesitated for a while in the big tent, but stepped forward again: after all, it was so late, and Davers still called Henipolis, there must be something important! As the captain of Davers's bodyguard, it is his duty to upload and distribute, and he can't afford to delay important matters!
"Your Majesty...... Your Majesty......"
Davers opened his eyes in a daze.
"Your Majesty, Henipolis is here." Marthius whispered.
"Heni? …… Oh yes. Davers came back to his senses and hurriedly asked, "How long has he been here?" ”
"Just arrived."
"That's fine." Davers rubbed his somewhat numb cheeks vigorously and said, "Let him in." ”
"Yes." As soon as Maltius turned around, he was stopped by Davers: "Why are you on duty?!" ”
"I let the others go to bed first."
"Mess around! You have just recovered, and your body has not fully recovered, how can you not take care of your body like this! Go and rest at once, and call other soldiers to be on duty, otherwise you won't have to follow me tomorrow, go home and recuperate!" ”
Davos was angry, and Martius didn't dare to argue anymore, and obediently came out of the account.
As soon as Henipolis entered the big tent, he expressed his feelings excitedly: "Davers ...... Your Majesty, congratulations on winning the naval battle and at the same time annihilating the army of Tarantum, which is simply amazing! You have won such a brilliant victory in one day, I ought not to have refused your request, should not have come back to Madame Christoya beforehand to report how you were doing and the reasons for not returning home, and always insisted on staying by your side, so that I could witness the whole battle......"
"I can tell you in detail about the whole battle." Davers chimed in.