"Whoever knows the truth knows the light, and whoever knows the light knows eternity, and love alone can know it."

- Augustine (Roman Empire Catholic thinker, saint and teacher)

A dinner that should have been full of warmth and ambiguity made Oscar and Mary feel cramped and uneasy, but it only increased the speed of their meal; In less than ten minutes, the two of them had already settled all of today's dinner. After dinner, Mary naturally took the dishes and cleaned them up; Oscar, on the other hand, continued to sit on the stool and shook his thighs.

At this time, the autumn rain outside the house was already falling heavier; And it began to be accompanied by some thunder and lightning also appeared in the sky outside the house. The occasional flash of lightning always illuminates the dimly lit room, and the rumbling thunder gradually becomes more and more powerful. However, these things can't scare Oscar; After all, Oscar is a man who has experienced storms at sea.

Of course, these thunders and lightning were nothing more than a sprinkling of water for Mary; She had been adrift in the Mediterranean for so long as a pirate, and had experienced more sea storms than Oscar had ever heard of, and she would not care about this thunderstorm in the countryside. The boldness of the two in the face of the weather was not brought by the two to face each other's emotions, and Mary, who had finished cleaning up the dishes, still returned to the bedroom on her own.

It was late at night, and after Mary walked into the bedroom, Oscar naturally went into the bedroom to sleep. This time, when Oscar entered the bedroom, his eyes still involuntarily looked towards the place where Mary had put her clothes before; only to find that Mary and the wet clothes she had changed out of had all been put away by Mary, and only Mary was lying on the bed and preparing to sleep in the bedroom.

How could Oscar's little gesture be hidden from Mary's eyes, and Mary saw that Oscar was still looking at that place; even showed a look of disappointment, and couldn't help but turn red again, and then scolded: "Big Selang! Oscar didn't blush and be embarrassed this time. On the contrary, it was a picture of a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, and lay down next to Mary with great satisfaction.

Oscar had already blown out the candle in the living room when he entered the bedroom, and now he had snuffed out one of the candles in the bedroom before going to bed; The bedroom was pitch black, and the only flickering light was the occasional flicker. Oscar felt that he had no intention of sleeping at all, and Mary's breathing was not steady; After hesitating again and again, Oscar still took the initiative to speak:

"Mary. What do you think of our country life in the past two days, is it the country life you want? That's right, me

There has always been a question that has not been asked in my heart, that is, why do you yearn for this kind of rural life so much? Is it just because you've lived in such a place for more than a decade? ”

These two questions of Oscar are not sharp questions, and they can be regarded as pure heart-to-heart exchanges with Mary; Mary did not hesitate at all, but sighed helplessly and said: "Although our life in these two days is not thrilling, there is nothing unforgettable; But it can make us feel the ordinariness of life while staying away from the troubles and strife, doesn't it?

Actually, I don't just want to remember the past. After all, the past has passed, and I am still relatively satisfied with my current life. Even if my current life does not have the freedom and simplicity of the countryside, at least I have more choices and wonderful; And there's nothing wrong with not having to struggle for survival anymore. ”

Mary's answer was merely decent, and she didn't say what she was thinking; Oscar didn't want to embarrass Mary, but he didn't want to see Mary hide everything in her heart. So, Oscar turned his body and lay on his side on the bed to look at Mary's face by the light of lightning. To continue:

"Mary, I know you must have a lot buried in your heart; From the time you decided to get out of your hometown. When you are fighting for your country, you should start to accumulate secrets in your heart. Of course, each of us will have our own secrets, and you have and I have them, there is no doubt about that; But, after all, you're just a girl. I hope to share your secrets together.

It's not that I want to peek into your privacy, it's just that you've been keeping secrets in your heart for a long time, which will always make you tired; Until one day you're overwhelmed. Don't you notice that you are always out of step with the people and things around you? I hope you can let your guard down, talk to me, and say whatever you want to say. May I? ”

Oscar's openness did not make Mary respond immediately, Mary just turned her body slightly, and also lay on her side on the bed to leave her back to Oscar. After a long silence, Mary said slowly: "Actually, there is no so-called secret in my heart; In other words, I'm just an ordinary person who seeks good fortune and avoids evil.

Back then, when I chose to stand up and fight for Spain in the name of the gods, I only relied on the enthusiasm and sense of crisis at that time; Because if I don't choose to stand up, my hometown will soon become a Carthaginian colony, and my parents and family will become miserable slaves under Carthaginian rule, even if they escape the Carthaginian butcher's knife.

I don't want my parents to go through this, and I don't want my future to be dark; So, I chose to use the big lie of a god to stir up the fighting spirit of the Spanish people. I just didn't expect that this white lie would end up pushing myself to the forefront; However, I had no fear of it, and I even wanted to try it.

Maybe it's because the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, or maybe the Spanish people are too oppressed, and the fighting power that broke out after being called up is really good; And then there was a series of things that you all know. However, at that time, I was still simple; In addition to the lies of the gods, there is only one thing left in my heart to fight for the country.

Everyone's life will always change because of some things, and my life is no exception; After faking my death, I completely lost all affection for the whole kingdom of Spain. So, I gave up living incognito in Spain and became a pirate in the Mediterranean.

Anne is a hot-tempered but kind-hearted girl, and I only helped her solve a few crises, and she put me in the second position of the entire pirate group; Although I refused, I couldn't resist her insistence after all. In the days that followed, I just quietly enjoyed the days of wandering on the sea; Anne obeyed me, and this led to the House of Augustus.

Actually, looking at my years as a pirate; The only secret I hide is who I really am. Other than that, I just live the life of an ordinary person who doesn't participate in any fights and killings in the name of pirates; I would like to thank Anne for that. I would not have been able to do this without Anne's protection and support; But the pirate ship was mixed after all, and I also learned to disguise myself.

Until now I am in a high position in the Augustan family, but none of this has made me happy; I don't want to get involved in so many deceits, and I don't want to be involved in so many attacks and fights, I just want to live quietly. As for Oscar, you said that it is out of place, maybe it's because Oscar is in it.

The Augustan family is indeed an exceptionally powerful family, but there are also many internal strife; So far, with the exception of Licinius and Spartak, who have not been involved in these disputes, everyone else has inevitably been involved for various reasons. The generals who announced the change of flag and joined the Augustus family last time clearly formed a force centered on Quintus.

Among the most descendant generals of the Augustan family, it was also led by Luquis that formed the most powerful internal faction of the Augustan family; The last force was joined by General Gumus, as well as two generals, Gabriel and Ulles. They were neither generals from the House of Augustus, nor members of the other two families; They can only choose to protect themselves by holding together.

The generals of the three factions are still not engaged in a head-to-head confrontation due to various limitations and the pressure of war; However, a clear situation has already been formed. With the expansion of the House of Augustus in the future, a situation of struggle between them will definitely occur; I know that this kind of fight is in your favor to control the whole situation, but I hate this kind of fight, Oscar, do you understand? ”

Mary's honesty was beyond Oscar's expectations, and as for Mary's analysis of the factions within the Augustan family, it was entirely Oscar's deliberate effort to force them to each other; If the generals within the Augustus family were all united in love with each other, that would really make Oscar suspicious.

It's just that Oscar ignores Mary's feelings when he does these things; Although Mary is not very old, she has experienced enough things to write a legendary novel. Therefore, Mary was tired of such strife, and tired of living in a life of deceit; The reason why she is willing to accept Oscar's appointment as her legion captain is just that she wants to do something for Oscar.

Oscar, who wants to understand this, is fake when he says that he is not moved, but what does Mary give Oscar in return? Oscar suddenly stretched out his hands and hugged Mary tightly in his arms from behind; Then whispered into Mary's earlobe:

"Mary, I know you're doing all this for me; Don't worry, from tomorrow onwards, I will let you live a new life! ”

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