Chapter 70: The Murderer
"Audrey. ”
Rafa lay on the edge of the bed, his eyes full of affectionate worry, completely uncaring that his real wife was by his side.
Of course, others don't necessarily care.
"Your Highness. ”
Helped by Rafa to sit up, Audrey's eyes, which were a little weak, turned red again.
Rafa stroked her back and comforted, "Alright, alright, it's okay." ”
As a result, Audrey cried directly at this comfort, threw herself into his arms, and cried bitterly.
Rafa knew that she had been wronged so much, and it was understandable to vent it, so he didn't say anything more, but also hugged her and gently stroked her hair.
"The face that was finally revealed, it's not good to cry. ”
It turns out that the stronger the person on the outside, the more fragile the inside, Audair is like this, if you want her to die with the evil beasts, she will never hesitate, but once she is wronged, she will be more uncomfortable than ordinary people.
In fact, Audrey is no different from an ordinary girl, except that as a knight, she needs to put on a heavy mask and show an unsmiling appearance, and now, her heavy armor has been removed, which is when she is most vulnerable, but also the most real.
Audrey sobbed as she said, "I...... I am a sinner......"
"You are not a sinner, a sinner has been judged. ”
"I ...... It's me ......" Audair wanted to say something, but she couldn't finish it when she started crying.
"What?" Rafa frowned slightly.
"Last time...... Last time...... Attack your ...... The Assassin ......," Audrey looked up from Rafa's arms, tears streaming down her face, "...... It's ...... me."
Rafa was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and reached out to wipe the tears from her cheeks.
"It's not you, it's Susan. ”
"But...... It's me...... I fired the gun......"
"It was Susan who shot, not Ao Dai. He took Audrey back into his arms and kept her from arguing.
"Woo woo woo ......"
Audelle also reached out and wrapped her hand around Rafa tightly, crying even harder, but now the tears were no longer tears of self-blame, but tears of joy.
The intriguing Philicille silently stepped back, pausing at the door, a hint of loneliness flashing in his eyes.
"Okay, okay, you've been asleep for two days, don't you want to eat? I hear your stomach growling. As Audele's crying stopped, Rafa grabbed her by the shoulders and let the two separate.
"Hmm. ”
Still sobbing slightly, Audair agreed, and Rafa hurriedly brought hot steak and bread.
Looking at Audele, who was eating informally, Rafa remembered that this was the first time he had seen her dine, and it turned out that the way she ate was no different from herself, and even more "fierce" than herself.
"What a silly girl, why would you want to stay with me in such a place?" he said, holding up a glass of juice and handing it to Audrey.
"Because it is my mission to protect you. Audel drank the juice in one go.
"That's why you say you're a stupid girl, and you would want to protect a fool like me. ”
"You're not stupid. Audair argued for him.
"Alright, alright," Rafa didn't want to rush her, and pulled out the demon-breaking dagger from his bosom, "Here, I'll take it with me later." ”
Audrey shook her head, "No, you need it more than I do." ”
"It's yours, not mine. Rafa forcibly took Audelle's hand and placed the dagger in her calloused palm, "Let's practice guns in the future, don't practice swords." ”
"Hmmm......"
Feeling Rafa's resoluteness, she had no choice but to accept it.
"Alright, Shirley said your injuries aren't completely healed yet, so take a break. With that, Rafa began to put away the dishes.
"Your Highness, I'll clean it up!"
How did Audair allow her master to clean up for herself, and quickly lifted the quilt and wanted to jump out of bed, but as soon as she jumped out of bed, she suddenly felt a chill in her legs, and looked down to see that she only had a pajama on her body, and she didn't even wear pants.
Faced with Rafa's surprised gaze, Audrey froze in place, her ears suddenly turned red, and then quickly jumped back on the bed and got into the bed.
Curled up in the quilt, she only felt that her cheeks were hot, although she felt very shy, but there was an inexplicable joy and excitement.
"Ao Dai, the clothes are here, I'll go out first. Rafa didn't care if Audrey saw it or not, and said a word of advice, and walked outside.
"Wait......"
Rafa was about to walk out the door when Audrey poked her head out of the covers.
"What's wrong?"
"That day...... That...... Were you the first to see me when you went to save me, Your Highness, that day?" said Audele, tugging at the quilt and covering her blushing cheeks.
Without hesitation, Rafa replied, "Of course. ”
Hearing Rafa's affirmative answer, Audre breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good......"
"What?"
"I didn't ...... It's nothing. Audrey shrunk her head again.
"Rest well. ”
With a remonstrance, Rafa left the room.
As soon as he went out, he found Felihill standing not far away, staring at the heavy snow that had just stopped in the sky and started to fall again.
"You don't seem to be happy. Walk up to Felicille and stand side by side with her, Rafa whispered.
"Happy, what should I be happy about?"
"Who knows?" he shrugged, "as long as you don't feel bad." ”
"I don't understand what you're talking about," Philicille glanced at him, "Go ahead, those merchants are still waiting for you in the antechamber." ”
"Merchants, what are they doing here?"
"That's your business. With a few words, Felicille turned to leave.
Slowly coming to the antechamber after a long absence, he felt a little abruptly out of the world, he hadn't been here for a long time to deal with affairs, and now that the evil beasts had disappeared, it was time to get everything back on track.
As soon as he entered the antechamber, four or five merchants who had been waiting for a long time hurriedly stood up and saluted.
"No need, just say something. ”
In order to prevent these merchants from leaking some news about Icefield City, the merchants who come to Icefield City are strictly restricted, and usually can only stay within a certain range, and they cannot go anywhere else except to come to the City Lord's Mansion to discuss transactions.
Several businessmen looked at each other for a moment, and then a middle-aged man with a slightly older grade spoke first, "Your Royal Highness, we watched the execution of those criminals today...... I think the kind of fire-breathing iron is very novel...... We ......"
"Sure enough. Before he finished speaking, Rafa had already guessed most of them, today was the day of judgment, and in order to make an example of the monkeys, he specially asked these merchants to come and watch, but he didn't expect that these guys were not only not afraid, but wanted to come to his attention.
"We're trying to...... Buy some from Your Highness, but rest assured, Your Highness is only using it to watch the home and have no other ideas. ”
"Cut, you still say it if you don't have any ideas?" he sneered as he slowly spoke, "If I remember correctly, the evil beasts have invaded the hinterland of Kosol City and Lela City recently, and many towns have been lost, right?
"Your Highness, that's exactly why we want to buy you some firearms for self-defense. Another bald middle-aged man spoke.
"Your Excellency?"
"Your Highness, I am Warren, an ironsmith. The bald Warren stood up and bowed slightly.
"Warren, let me ask you, how are the ironware from Icefield City selling?"
"Your Highness, all kinds of small iron tools produced in Icefield City are selling well, such as iron pots, iron wheels, carts, nails, door hinges and the like, which are in short supply. ”
"Then you must have made a lot of money from it, right?" continued Rafa.
"Uh......" Warren was a little stunned, not knowing what he was trying to say, "Indeed, since the products produced in Icefield City are not only of good quality, but also not very expensive, even if I raise the price a little, there will still be a steady stream of buyers. ”
"And what about you, you make a lot of money, don't you?" said Rafa, turning to look at the vegetable merchant and the glass merchant beside him.
"Your Highness......" Everyone looked at each other again, not knowing why.
"Could it be that Your Highness wants to raise the price of what Icefield City produces?" Warren asked tentatively.
"No, no, no, the price is pretty good right now, I mean, it's just a few of you who came to Icefield this time, and you don't think you're making enough money, why do you want to shoot my musket?"
"Your Highness, we don't mean anything else, it's just that evil beasts have been infested recently......"
"Late winter is coming to an end, and as soon as spring begins, the frozen river melts, where are the evil beasts coming from?" Rafa didn't want to tear his face with them early, so he still reasoned with them.
"Your Highness......"
"Stop here, it's not impossible that you want these things, as long as you can increase the frequency of trade in Icefield City, why not if I send you some directly?"
"Is that true?" said several of the merchants' eyes.
"Seriously!" Rafa said with a smile on his face, but in his heart he said, "It's really fake." ”
After sending the merchants away, he explained some purchases to Syphus, and then ran back to the backyard to find Audrey.