Chapter XXXVII
Hasja tried to escape, but it was too late.
She didn't know how the shadow had come in, and she didn't know when it had been hidden in the curtains.
What she could be sure of was that the tall shadow must have been a man.
A tremendous force came from behind her, and she felt a large, cold hand covering her mouth.
"Don't be afraid! it's me!" a deep voice rang in his ears.
The voice was familiar, and Hasjia could hear it as soon as she heard it.
"Father?" she felt the restraints on her body disappear in an instant, and slowly turned her head to see a familiar face.
"I'm sorry, my daughter, are you okay?"
A tear was left in the corner of Hayska's eye, tears of fear.
And now she is not afraid, the man in front of her will only protect her and will never hurt her.
She threw herself into his arms, tears welling up like a bursting embankment: "Father, why are you here? Didn't you go to the north?"
Baron Haijivi sighed: "Yes, I am going to the north, but I passed near the town of Peace tonight, as the commander of the army, I can't leave the army without permission, so I secretly ran out to see you." β
Haysjia bit her lip and didn't say a word, but her heart was already moved.
Then there was another knock on the door outside, and not only the fat nun Torrey, but also Haysja heard the voice of Sister Dumes.
"Are you alright, Miss?" asked Sister Dumes.
"I'm fine, I'm going to sleep for a while! β
The knocking on the door stopped, and there was no sound outside.
"I don't like Sister Torrey, I haven't liked it since I was a child. Haysja complained, "Sister Tory has always been so fierce. β
"Don't say that. Father's tone was stern but firm, "Nuns are just doing their duty, God knows how much they have to endure every day to cultivate, your mother and I asked her to teach you to grow up, you have now become a lady, she has a lot of credit." β
"I could have done it myself!" Hasja pouted, she looking away. "I've grown up and don't need to be taken care of. β
Suddenly, her father's arms wrapped around her, and she turned her head and buried herself in his chest and sobbed, while he embraced her tenderly. "Don't do that, my dear child. He whispered, "I know you're kind-hearted, and you don't want to trouble anyone." β
"I want to leave this castle. Haysjia sniffed and blushed as she spoke. "I don't want to marry yet, I don't have feelings for him, he knows aristocratic etiquette, but he is still so rude. β
"He's a man. The father said, "Do you think that men should also sew and embroider at home?"
Hayska's speech. "But I still think I'm a child...... "Hasja knew she was twenty years old, but she didn't think she had ever grown up.
"Pisa is handsome. "I can see that when I first met him, you had a crush on him, and the last time you came to his house, the horse was frightened, and you sprained your foot on the way, and many doctors did not cure you, and then he went to the church and bought ten bottles of holy water for you." β
"But you should have seen it just now. She reluctantly said, "I told him to stop, he didn't listen to me, he continued to be violent, and finally I had to take off the engagement ring, which was really a moment of anger, and I felt ashamed to be taken away from the engagement ring, but it was the right thing to do, right? Or Pisa would have killed him." β
"You're doing the right thing. "Sometimes women have to be brave...... Stand in front of a man. β
Haysja could hear the teasing in her father's tone, and she tried to explain: "I didn't let Pique do it, and then he swore that he wouldn't fight with pizza." β
Hugging Haysjia tightly, he got up and paced to the bedside, stopped there, looked through the castle, and recalled the brown-haired boy in his mind, when Peake had just sneaked into the castle, he found out that he thought the brown-haired boy was a thief or an assassin or something, in the dark night, he silently guarded his daughter, and then he never imagined that he just planted flowers underneath for the night, and then confessed to his daughter......
He looked into the distance, as if he saw the picture of Peake being beaten in the alley, and said, "Is his name Peake?"
"Yes, I only learned his name yesterday, and although his way is simple and clumsy, I think he is very sincere, like a silly boy in a fable who will succeed in the end, and he gives me a sense of trust. At the mention of Pique, Hasjia recalled the young man who confessed loudly in the middle of the sea of flowers, and his face was slightly red. "He confessed to me, although I am engaged, but I don't know why I am happy in my heart, I know that this kind of psychology is very shameful, maybe I shouldn't think about it, probably every girl will have this kind of psychology when she is confessed......"
Turning his head with concern in his eyes, he sat down by the window and took off the golden medal on his chest that symbolized the family emblem. "Haska, sit down, there are some things I want to try to explain to you. β
She sat uneasily on the bed.
"Twenty years old is your most beautiful age, and you should have a happy marriage, and I didn't want you to share my worries. "But you are a member of the Arker family, and you should know our language," he said solemnly. β
"Never betray, never betray your friends, never betray your loved ones, never betray your race, never betray your oath. Hayser said softly, "But I haven't married yet, and I haven't sworn ......."
"I want you to know that the times of hardship and cruelty have come, the other day the moon turned blood red, the astrologers of the empire predicted that there would be chaos in the north, and our king took the initiative to send troops, he asked his warriors to cross the Endless Wall to exterminate the alien races in the Endless Forest, my dear child, you do not know how terrible war is. β
"So you went to the north to participate in the war!" exclaimed Hasjia, "I don't want you to go!"
"The king has mobilized the nobility of the whole country, I must lead the whole private army to the north, our title of nobility is given by the king, our territory is given by the king, although we happen to have the same surname as the royal family, but we are not really a royal family, they can stay in the beautiful palace, and we need to go and be allegiant. β
Haysja's eyes were filled with fear, as if he had seen a future iron-blooded world.
"My dear child, don't be afraid, your mother will come to the town of peace to accompany you in a few days, and I want you to watch me now. His eyes were soft and loving, "I would never want to be separated from you and your mother if I could, but at this point, I need you to understand what I am going to say." β
Haysja couldn't help but shrink her knees and lean against her chest, frightened.
"The king has decreed that I must lead all my private armies out of our territory, and I must take you and your mother's guards with me, and you know how worried I am. β
"This is our family badge and the heart of our family. He rubbed the gold medal and said, "I want you to know why I chose pizza." β
Haysjia blinked her moist eyes, indicating that she would listen.
"As early as a year ago, I exempted the peace town from taxes, but fortunately, the residents of the peace town are not disgusted with our family, and you can be very safe here. Speaking of Pisa Guy, he has the blood of the Odin Plains in his veins, he has the potential to become a Knight of Light, and most importantly, he is not a nobleman. Baron Hajvi's eyes were like torches, and he conveyed his thoughts to her, "You must know how depraved the nobles of this era are, their private armies are as depraved as they are, and I can even imagine them being sent to the north and being harvested and killed." War is incomparably cruel, and if something happens to me...... The baby boy born to you and Pisa can inherit the barony title of our family, and if you marry another nobleman, our territory will have to change its name, and the property inherited by the family for so many years will be ruthlessly plundered by others, and the noble surname of Arker will also be replaced, now, I only have one daughter from you, what do I need you to do for the family......"
She knew that her mother's health was not very good after giving birth to her, and her father never let her mother get pregnant again, which her mother had told her personally, and at that time she felt that her father was the best man in the world.
At this time, he looked so tired that Haysjia was sad to see.
"I will!" Hasja whispered, she had never loved him so much as she had at this moment. "I will take on the responsibility of the family and continue the family. β
He handed her the family medal. "Take it. β
She looked at the medal in amazement, she didn't dare to touch it for a while, she only felt a stream of blood rushing into her brain, and only heard her father say, "Take it, it's yours." Then she reached out and took it.
"You must come back. She pursed her lips. "I'll give it back to you when you come back. β
He felt a little sorry for her, and if he could, he would like his daughter to remain naΓ―ve. "I promise you, but remember that no matter how angry you are, don't lose your temper with the nuns, they are genuinely good to you. β
"I promise not. Hayser clutched the family medal tightly and watched his father leave.
......
At dinner in the evening, she apologizes to Sister Torrey and indicates that she will ask Pisa for her engagement ring......