"In that case, Archoness, return to the Mut Valley now, and prepare other matters, and the palace will not keep you." Anna stood up with a pat on the armrest, and said in a commanding tone.

Some of the annoyed consuls, but they were also inconvenient on the spot, so they could only retreat, and then left the Seleucian gates with a few elders and co-workers, and headed north.

Early the next morning, Gawain traveled lightly, and after asking the princess for instructions, he took only the Turkic servants and two members of the Brotherhood with him in the direction of Aqum to visit and accompany the widow for a day. And Anna herself, on the other hand, really has to stay in the city and run diplomatic paperwork.

On the way out of the city gates, Gawain saw huge waterwheels erected on both sides of the Sallev River, flanked by paper mills with courtyards, which seemed to have begun to be established in Seleucia: Anna presided over and hired many women and children, and went around collecting and cutting reeds, tying them into bundles, and sending them here.

It is said that the inhabitants of Seleucia, regardless of their race, saw that women and children did not have to be provided for at home, and that they could be allowed to engage in such trades, and that they still had a good salary every day, so that the number of drowning of female babies began to decrease, which was a very good phenomenon and made Gawain very satisfied, "In the final analysis, status is always an economic problem." ”

The road leading to the agora of Aqum was widened considerably, and the abolition of the toll tax led to a very dense flow of merchants and inhabitants here, which gave life to the surrounding villages, and the Syrians who were about to immigrate there would no doubt find a way to hire them—the wealthy soldiers and holy peasants who soon needed to build beautiful houses to live in, and soon had to develop a desire to consume the products of the workshop.

"You two, go to the Aqum Bazaar and inform the members of the Municipal Department there that the Grand Duke will be coming to inspect and prepare them for them." Halfway through, Muzafiadin pointed ahead and shouted to the two members of the Brotherhood, who did not dare to slack off, and hurried to drive the horses, shouting at the passers-by to avoid them, and galloped in the direction of the bazaar.

Seeing the dust raised by the two men, Muzafiadin was annoyed and complained to Gawain, "Grand Duke, you have made me lie and deceive again. ”

"You must know that sometimes stubbornness in honesty and fundamentalism is more terrible than white lies and compromises, and this is what you believers are destined to follow in the future." When the servant began to lead Sabina towards a pond by the side of the road, shouting for water for the horses, Gawain replied slowly.

"yes, so you won't bring Goliath out this time." The servant was still chattering there, and as he began to dismount, Sabina neighed: Gawain flipped off his horse, and neatly took off his mantle, which was a symbol of status, and hung it among the trees, and then, dressed in civilian clothes, took the small rattan box handed by Muzafiadin, and walked some distance into the path and the jungle, and came to an elegant hut, and knocked on the door.

With a squeak, the door panel opened quickly, and Cabeamia's beautiful face, with a little resentment, appeared in front of Gawain's eyes, and the female archon blocked the door, obviously not wanting Gawain to step in, "I opened the door so quickly, and I have been waiting here for a long time, right?" ”

Unexpectedly, he was defeated, and Kabeamia's face turned red again, "What nonsense, it's just that the Paul faction still has a small farm here for cultivating seedlings, and I have asked Philus and them to go back to the river valley first, and come here to patrol and inspect by themselves." ”

"It's a coincidence, I'm going to go to the Akoum Bazaar to patrol and I'm going to sit with Inglana." Gawain smiled and said, "Thank you for giving Ingridina tips and protection in many ways. ”

"It's all your sins! But because of the alliance and your secret true believers, I, as an archon, of course have to protect my subordinates. Cabeamia was still stubborn about not letting Gawain in, and her words were fierce.

"Holy sister, today's spiral ladder braid suits you very well." Gawain continued to compliment, but it still didn't work, and then he could only use the killer move, lifting the rattan box in his hand, and soon through the gap, Kabeamia saw an animal that looked like a cat, but compared with the two Cairo cats she had seen earlier, Gawain gave Anna, this cat had a much fatter face and body, broad ears, and a pattern like a mountain leopard, like a chapel, squatting in the box, dragging its tail, with an unhappy and vicious expression on its face, purring, staring at Kabeamia. But—still so cute," Cabeamia covered her cheek and exclaimed, "But it can bite rabbits and chickens?" Such a face, the more you look at it, the more it looks like you, more like that dead bear. ”

"Holy sister, you are really better at describing me, even if you are like me, shaved your beard and put on appropriate clothes, you are still handsome, right?" Gawain smiled bitterly, "Take it, I got it from the camp in Kobuha, it lives in the Persian mountains and is a terrible critter killer. You don't have to worry about this one, it's been domesticated by the trainers of Kobuha, you just have to make sure it doesn't go wild. I know from other people's mouths that you love this kind of cat, and of course you will like the person who gave the cat. ”

The female archon let go of the hand that was pushing the door panel, and was so happy that she took the box, and then Gawain took the opportunity to step forward and squeezed Kabeamia into the corner behind the door, and the female archon's cheeks were crimson, shrouded in Gawain's figure, "What is it called?" Although she understood her imminent fate, Kabeamiya had to change the subject.

"Tuxun, it's Turkic."

"What do you mean?"

"What does it mean to stay," said Gawain, ruffling the braids of the Holy Sister's ear.

"How can I keep it from going wild," Cabeamia tilted her head and lowered her eyes.

"Just treat me by its name." Then, the rabbit in the box put on a frightened expression like an owl-like ghost animal, because the box it was in broke away from the hands of the female archon, and fell to the ground with itself, and then the brute was so angry that he stared at it, rolling and scratching in the box, "Rabbit Sun! The ground screamed and cursed.

But Gawain flew in again and kicked the box even further. The cat soon understood that in this hut, no one paid attention to it.

The female archon's lips were gagged, and she was squeezing against the wall, and I don't know how long it took, she pushed Gawain away and whispered, "It's time to patrol, get out of here, don't bother me!" You won't be able to succeed today! ”

Half an hour later, the female consul was like this: on the couch of the hut, lying under Gawain emotionally, with her legs crossed over Gawain's waist, tugging and twisting Gawain's ears, selflessly closing her beautiful eyes, and shouting Gawain's name with a violent impact

Outside, in the woods, Sabina had already drunk enough water, and looked at the Turkic servants who were sitting there boredly under the trees, flicking her tail from time to time and snorting in sympathy. (To be continued.) )