Chapter 35: The Land of the Warriors
Why do you pick flowers every day and stand at the intersection? Athena asked, curious.
"I'm waiting for my brother Arthur, who promised me to come see me in a week." Angela held a beautiful bouquet of daisies and stood at the intersection not far from the house, looking towards the end of the road, her eyes flowing with endless antiquity.
"Sister Angela, don't worry, he promised you that he won't break his promise, just wait at home." Athena persuaded.
"Sister Athena, it's okay for me, the sun is so bright, there are birds and flowers everywhere, I don't feel bored or tired at all." Angela turned to Athena and smiled innocently.
"Okay, I'll call you again when lunch is ready." Athena said.
"By the way, Sister Athena, the last time I heard Brother Arthur say that you won the championship and then you were invited to join the Holy Knights, haven't you made up your mind to join the group? If it were me, I would have agreed a long time ago, and in that case, I would have been able to see Brother Arthur all day long, hehe. Angela asked.
"I prefer to be alone, which is why I live alone in the woods. Participating in competitive competitions is just a dying promise given to me by my teacher, and I can't disobey it. Athena said.
"Sister Athena, your fighting skills are so outstanding, I think the people are in great need of warriors like you to protect them, and I hope that one day you can also be like Brother Arthur, riding horses back and forth every day to protect this peaceful and beautiful land." Angela said.
"Well, I'll think about it again, maybe I'll change my mind one day." Athena said.
As they spoke, Arthur, the leader of the Paladins, walked towards him on a white horse. Angela saw it from afar and ran towards him frantically, her pink pleated skirt flying in the air.
"Brother Arthur, I knew you would definitely come, give, this is the flower I just picked for you, do you smell the fragrance." Before Arthur could dismount, Angela held up the flowers in her hand, and the smile on her face was as beautiful as the flowers.
"I just happened to pass by here, so I came over to take a look, how is it, what is the habit of living here?" Arthur asked with concern.
"Sister Athena takes care of me in every way, you can rest assured, if I can see you every day, it would be great." Angela replied.
"Let's go, let's go first." Arthur said.
Arthur removed a bag of fruit from the lining of the side of the horse's back.
"You're here, you haven't eaten lunch yet, it's ready soon, together?" Athena greeted with a smile.
"No, I'll have to patrol later." Arthur said.
Angela tugged at Arthur's arm and walked in the direction of the house, "No, you have to finish your lunch here, or I won't eat either." Angela was coquettish.
"Well, it just so happens that I'm hungry too." Arthur said.
It didn't take long for Athena to prepare lunch, and the three of them began to eat.
"Thank you for taking care of Angela during this time, and I will give you a certain amount of subsidy every month in the future." Arthur said.
"Since it's a friend, don't be so polite, just forget about the subsidy." Athena said.
"Brother Arthur, where have you been these days, have you encountered any interesting things, tell me about it." Angela asked eagerly.
"Hehe, how can there be so many interesting things. However, recently a lot of refugees have come from the east, and there has been a local war between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and some people have come to the land of our warriors in order to flee. But luckily, we've pretty much got it all in place. Arthur replied.
"Oh? I heard that the East has always been prosperous and stable, why did a war suddenly break out? Athena asked, confused.
"Actually, the East is not as peaceful as we think. The demons of the Far North are constantly harassing the Western Regions in the east and the places north of the Great Wall. And some small countries in the Western Regions were coerced by the demons and constantly destroyed the peace of the Tang border, and the empress Wu Zetian had no choice but to launch a war and pacify the small countries, but the demons were waiting for an opportunity to flee to the desert of the Western Regions. Arthur said.
"I see, those demons don't stay in their own place well, and they are wreaking havoc everywhere, it's just too hateful." Athena said.
"Huh?! Brother Arthur, you patrol and guard the land of warriors all day long, should you also encounter those terrible demons, I'm so worried about you! Angela asked with concern.
"Hehe, it's okay, the Far North is far away from us, you don't have to worry. Even if the demons really come to our territory, with our Holy Knights here, they will definitely not return. Arthur replied firmly.
"Hee-hee, then I'll be relieved." Angela was very relieved when she heard this.