Section 82: The Maiden and the Knight
The Locke Knights rushed towards the northern wall with heavy steps, and the Greentons, who were focused on defending the south, did not notice until the Locke Knights were already fifty meters away from the wall, when a crossbowman spotted them and immediately called for the other companions to shoot at the approaching knights.
"Whoosh~~." The bolts shot at the knights on foot from the turret, but the knights' two layers of armor resisted the attack, and they were not afraid of the arrows above their heads.
"Set up the ladder." The red-haired knight commanded loudly, and the three knights immediately set up a wooden ladder against the city wall, although these knights were wearing two sets of armor, leather armor and chain mail, but it did not affect their movements.
The Locke knights climbed up one after another, and on weekdays they would conduct similar military training in the camp under the castle, and the knights would set up tents and simulate castle obstacles under the castle, and a few friendly companions would learn martial arts from each other, so they were no strangers to attacking the castle knights.
In addition to the knights, the squires followed closely with shields and spears, and a knight led two or three armed squires, who were not only serving the knights on weekdays, but also familiar with military training, and were also soldiers comparable to American soldiers on the battlefield.
"Lord Bruce, no, the knight has climbed up from the northern wall." Seeing that they couldn't stop the knights, the crossbowmen hurriedly ran to Bruce's side and spoke loudly to him.
"What? Damn it, Danny, you hold here, the spearmen come with me. When Bruce heard this, his heart became anxious, if the knights rushed up the city wall, the consequences would be unimaginable, he immediately led the spearmen and pestle soldiers to prepare to plug the gap, but then he suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly said to Shield Splitter.
"Danny, you get the secret weapon out right now, it's time." Bruce said to Danny without thinking.
"Are you going to use that thing?" Danny was taken aback, he remembered that Bruce had said it was a last-minute weapon, and he still remembered the horror of that weapon.
"Yes, right now." Bruce nodded, and without looking back, led the spearmen towards the northern wall.
At this time, in the lord's house, the women and children listened to the fierce fighting, and many could only hold their children and murmur prayers, and the comfort of the previous day's victory had dissipated much by this time.
"I, I'm going to join the fight." Edward couldn't help but stand up, he listened to the faint sound of fighting in his ears, and said to Anne with a pale face.
"But you're going to faint blood?" Anne looked at Edward worriedly, this knight was skilled in swordsmanship, but he would faint at the sight of blood.
"Yes, I can't treat it after using so many methods, it seems that you can only be a coward for the rest of your life." Mavis looked at Edward with regret, and she forced Edward to watch and drink blood every day, hoping to get him used to it, but to no avail.
"However, the lord is in danger." Edward looked worriedly in the direction of the city wall, this time the battle was different from the previous day, it was extremely tragic and fierce, even if there was one more person to defend the city wall.
"It's useless, I'm afraid you'll faint before you even climb the walls." Mavis sneered and said, there have been many corpses falling within the city walls, and Edward is afraid that he will faint immediately when he sees it, let alone go to the city to fight.
"Damn, I'm useless." Edward angrily hit the wall with his fist, the day his favorite died, he suffered from fainting, in order to paralyze himself in the brothel of the wine shop, from then on he could only use his knightly name to cheat and drink, and gradually all the lords and nobles were unwilling to hire him, until one day a young man who called himself Lord Greenton came to him.
"From now on you are the knight of Glynton, the knight of my Bruce family." The young face looked at the drunken Edward, making him swear allegiance to him and even be willing to pay a ransom for him.
Looking at the little lord in front of him, Edward's heart had revived like dead wood, and the honor and blood of the past seemed to return to him overnight, so he quit the vice of drinking and sexual fetishes, but whenever he saw blood, he would think of the situation of that day, and the feeling of dizziness would appear.
"Hmm." Suddenly, a pair of warm and soft little hands covered Edward's eyes, and Edward's excitement gradually calmed down.
"Don't force yourself, Bruce once said that not everyone should get involved in bloody fights." It was Anne who covered Edward's eyes, and she comforted him in Edward's ear.
Listening to Anne's soft voice, Edward's heart calmed down a lot, and for some reason he suddenly remembered another gentle person, the one who had brought him infinite longing and hope, but now he had been buried deep in the cold earth.
"Ah, I have a great idea." Mavis clapped her hands and said loudly, her voice so loud that it startled the panicked women and children in the room, but Monique knew what the hell her sister had come up with.
"What's the idea?" Edward and Anne asked in unison.
"If you're afraid of seeing blood, just blindfold it." Mavis said proudly.
"However, if you are blindfolded, you will not be able to see your opponent at all." Monica said in a hoarse voice.
"That's right!" Anne also frowned, agreeing with Monica's statement.
"I can." Suddenly, Edward said that he had always either indulged himself in escapism or faced fainting helplessly, but now Mavis's idea gave him a glimmer of hope to restore his former honor, so he agreed without hesitation.
"Then you have to think about it." Mavis also didn't have much chance of winning her own ideas, after all, not being able to see on the battlefield was the most terrible thing, let alone overcoming the great fear in her heart.
But Edward nodded vigorously, he didn't want to be ridiculed as a pale knight by others anyway, maybe he should also step out of the shadows of the past and pick up the honor of knighthood again.
When the door of the lord's house opened, Anne, Mavis, and Monica stood there looking at Edward who was about to walk out the door, a thick linen cloth blindfolded him, Edward took a deep breath and turned around, for some reason he looked so mysterious and powerful as he was blindfolded.
"Wow." Looking at the masterpiece in front of them, Mavis and Monica couldn't help but applaud, and the women and children hiding in the room looked at the blindfolded Edward in surprise.
"Ping~." Who knew that as soon as Edward turned around, he hit the door frame, and sure enough, it was very difficult for Edward not to see, Mavis and Monica opened their mouths, and they didn't know if the idea was a blessing or a curse for Edward.
"Uh, it's okay, it's okay, I'm just careless." Edward smiled and waved at the crowd, but as he walked out the door, he was stopped by Anne.
"Wait a minute, sir." Anne took Edward's hand and told him to bend down, and Anne stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the thick linen.
"Huh?" Edward felt the question on Anne's lips and froze in surprise.
"I've heard that a maiden's kiss brings good luck to a knight before going on an expedition." Anne felt that Edward was a good man, and she blessed it in her own way.
"Thank you." Edward was moved by this, and he gave Anne a slight knightly salute.
"Is it true that a girl's kiss brings good luck?" Mavis was thoughtful, and before Edward could come to her senses, she rushed up and kissed Edward on the forehead, almost knocking him down.
"Oh no, you, you're ~~." Anne suddenly remembered that Mavis was a swamp witch, and that a witch's kiss was said to bring bad luck, but it was too much to stop it.
"Hahaha, it's okay, it's okay, Monica, won't you give me a kiss?" Edward said with a laugh.
"Oh, me." Monica was a little hesitant, she was ugly and always hid in the corner, but at Edward's request, she still mustered up her courage, Edward knelt down on one knee, and Monica kissed Edward on the forehead.
"Alright, lucky maidens, Edward the Pale is on his way, good luck to me!" Edward stood up contentedly, his sword at his waist, one long and one short, and walked in the direction of the city wall.