Verse 14: Truth
After listening to the dwarf's story, Marin was a little embarrassed - from a man's point of view, Marin felt that he did not deserve to die, everything he did was for his children and wife, even if he couldn't go back to his home, he also wanted to be able to save a sum of money for his children.
But, from the point of view of a former soldier, he is able to abandon his comrades today, and what about later?
No one will dare to trust him anymore, no one will entrust their lives to a coward.
And his joining the bandit group is even more criminal.
He had approached the guy who had turned into Chaos, and it was even more likely that he had been contaminated with Chaos, so Marin had to purify the entire camp, and consumed a lot of psionic energy for this.
"You're going to deal with this guy." Faye asked Marin that for her, this deserter could not escape death, and no matter how touched she was by his love for his child, it could not make up for the punishment he should receive as a deserter.
Sidney United paid every infantryman's salary, not to get them to escape.
"How did the Sidney United deal with deserters." Marin asked.
"The deserter's family hanged himself." After Faye finished speaking, he sighed: "I am distressed, because my conscience tells me that I should not do this, but my identity tells me that I cannot be extrajudicial to mercy, otherwise every deserter in the future will count on me to intercede for them." ”
Marin thought for a moment, then looked at Faye, "Can you trust me?" ”
"Of course, Marin, if I can't even trust you, then who else can I trust in this world." Faye replied as he looked at Marin.
So Marin pulled her .357 revolver from Faye's waist and walked over to the gnome: "Jock. ”
"Yes, little sir." The dwarf knelt there, and he looked up at Marin: "Are you going to ...... How to kill me with my family. ”
Marlin ejected the revolver's nest and confirmed that it was full of bullets: "You must die, Jock. ”
"I know, little sir, from the moment I fled the line of defense and came to my senses, I knew that I was going to end up like this......" Jock looked at Marin with a sad face, "I have failed my comrades who entrusted my back, my son who regarded me as a hero, and even more so the mentor who taught me to grow up...... If you can, please don't hang my children and wife, with poison or not. ”
Marin pushed back the rebound nest and pointed the revolver in his hand at the dwarf: "I shot and killed me at this time, here, in front of everyone, it was Jock of the bandit group, does anyone have any objections?" ”
No one responded, and Marin broke the firing pin.
"Thank you! Little sir! Your kindness will always be in my heart! The dwarf was crying, but he had a smile on his face: "I have forty dollars in my pocket...... I gave him a bounty when I was going to go to town to hire my kids to run errands, but I don't need it anymore, so please take it! ”
"Your forty dollars I will bring to your child, and one day I will make him my apprentice, who has a heroic father who died in battle on the northern line, and has a reason for such glory...... Who has objections. ”
Still no one responded, Marin looked at the dwarf: "Mr. Jock, do you have any last words?" ”
"Thank you, little sir, please shoot." The dwarf sat up straight and looked up at Marin.
Marin pulled the trigger, then reversed the gun and handed it to Faye.
Faye took the gun and looked at the dwarf lying in a pool of blood: "I thought you would let him go at the last minute." ”
"Everyone has to pay for their choices, otherwise the person who dies because of him is really too pitiful." Marin crouched down, took a wallet from the gnome's body, looked at the money, and stuffed it into his pocket.
"Your actions have made the hammer of justice shine." The little healer in the mercenary team stroked his chest and saluted.
Marin glanced at her, then smiled: "I only do what I think is right, I believe in my oath that everyone will pay for what they do." ”
Then he raised his eyebrows at the dwarf: "Old Iron Fist, throw this dwarf out." ”
"Little sir, do you need me to dig a hole for him?" The dwarf asked.
"No, treating a robber differently will only attract curiosity and attention, and since I promised to sin less than his family, I cannot bring disaster to his family." Speaking of this, Marin looked at the mercenaries: "Everyone, please also be sure to take care of the mouth on your face, if you let me know that someone betrayed me for the bounty, I will definitely make him pay the price of blood, I always like to do it." ”
"Little sir, if anyone betrays you, please take me with you, your pure heart should not be tainted." The old dwarf had a serious expression: "You can kill whoever you say, my old iron fist is definitely not the kind of bastard who betrays his benefactor for a few stinky money." ”
"It's okay, old Iron Fist, how can you not be stained with blood in life."
Marin smiled and motioned to the old iron fist to drag the dwarf away, and then looked at the mercenaries: "Everyone, I am the kind of person who is ten times more gracious and has a lot of hatred, I can't interfere with your choice, but I can tell you what will happen if you choose to be hostile to me." ”
Then he drew the revolver at his waist, and a detection lie spread from under his feet: "Swear, guys. ”
"No matter when or where, I will not betray His Excellency Marin, I don't think my life is long enough." The first to speak was the leather-armored halfling man in the mercenary squad, looking at Ma Lin and smiling very professionally: "Besides, if the big guy in your hand hits me in the stomach, I'm afraid it will be cut in two." ”
The detection lie jumped a large circular sign that passed.
The halfling grinned and stepped aside.
Marin looked at the other halfling, "What about you, Pina, your brother has already made the first statement. ”
The halfling girl pointed to herself: "Little sir, you are my employer, and I have no reason to tell all the fools of the world what you did when you hired me, so please rest assured, if I betray you, it will probably be because I was tied to the torture rack." ”
The detection lies likewise jumped a passing sign.
The halfling girl didn't move, then looked at Marin.
Marin smiled and shook his head: "You passed, Pina, if things really go as you said, I will come and save you, but remember one thing, because you were tortured and betrayed me, I will save you, but I will not treat you, so you better be able to protect yourself from being injured enough." ”
"Of course, thanks to Mr. Marlin." Pina stood beside her brother.
And the previous halfling scratched his head a little embarrassed: "Mr. Marin, you just let what my sister said as a fart, she is a dog who can only spit out bones in her mouth." ”
"Okay, Jerry, I know, so who's going to swear next." Marin looked at the mercenaries.
"I won't betray you, Lord Marlin......" The human thieves in the mercenary squad said this, Detecting Lies jumped a false cross sign above his head.
The atmosphere was a little awkward, Marin raised his gun and shot it, and the thief fell in response.
The old iron fist, who had just lost the corpse, walked over scoldingly, grabbed the human thief's feet and dragged him outside: "I just said that Sharif, the guy who joined halfway is unreliable. He said as he looked at Marin: "Your Excellency! I'm not going to betray you! ”
Then a circle was made on the dwarf's head.
Marin nodded: "Drag him aside, and when we contact the garrison tomorrow, I will report to him the outcome of his death in battle with the enemy." Marin said.
Since you are going to betray me, you will have to face my gun, and everyone will have to pay for their choices.
So the old iron fist dragged the corpse to the side.
"And then, what about you two." Marin looked at the middle-aged captain and the little healer beside him.
"I wouldn't be stupid enough to confront a future Prince, especially since he seems to be hard-hearted, don't worry, I'll never betray you." The middle-aged mercenary captain's speech was approved, and the little healer beside him nodded.
As soon as Marin wanted to say something, he saw a circle jump on the top of his head.
So Marin looked at the dwarf who still didn't speak at the end: "What about you." ”
The dwarf hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
"What's going on?" Marin was a little curious: "What are you...... Can't speak? ”
The gnome nodded vigorously, then opened its mouth, revealing its swollen and blackened tongue.
"I'm going to you!" Jerry ran over.
The dwarf made a few gestures, the halfling froze for a moment, and then looked at Marin: "This guy was stung by a killer bee at night before, and he has already drunk the antidote." ”
Marin was silent for a moment, turned his head to look at Fio, who was speechless, and put away the revolver a little helplessly: "Okay, everyone can go back and rest." ”
As he walked past Logan, the young man gave Marlin a high-five, "Well done, Marlin." ”
"Marlin, Logan and I will never betray you." Mimian reached out and grabbed Logan's arm.
"I believe in you, okay, let's go." Marlin patted Rogan on the arm.
Back in his own cave, Marin began to light the small stove.
The girls also gathered around.
"Won't Mr. Marlin ask us?" Cross's ears were not erected forwards as usual, and then they were pressed back towards her head.
"Why am I asking you that?" Marin raised his head, and he looked at the rabbit girl in front of him after lighting the small stove: "You believe in me, and I should also believe in you, so there are some things that don't need to be asked, because loyalty is relative, you are willing to accompany me through your life, and I should trust each of you as a matter of course." ”
The bunny girl pursed her mouth and didn't say anything, but her ears stood up again, revealing her mood.
Jessica didn't say anything, but the wolf girl smiled happily.
Lilim squinted and helped Marlin set up the pot on the small stove.
Maya proudly cocks her tail and helps her brother.
Faye sat there silently until Marin noticed her abnormality.
"Faye, what's wrong with you." He whispered to the girl in front of him, he was worried about her.
She wiped the corners of her eyes, as if she had cried, but at this moment, the girl who smiled exceptionally beautifully showed her joy and joy to Marin.
"I'm very happy, I used to be very worried, because everyone said that the first love was just a small mistake in the process of growing up, that the young man and her would come together and eventually separate, that there were only transactions between the nobles, and that we girls were nothing more than delicate commodities from beginning to end...... Just looking at what you did, I thought it was your nature...... But I'm wrong...... I never thought that I would really be able to meet the right person at the right time, in the right place......" Speaking of this, the elf girl could no longer hold back the tears in the corners of her eyes: "I'm happy." ”
For some reason, Marin seemed to see the same person she used to be sitting next to Faye.
In an instant, Marin got up with a smile and sat down beside Faye.
"I'm happy too." He reached out and took her hand.
Feel the warmth in the palm of her hand.
I also felt the hot tears falling on the back of my hand.
Pulling his own hand from her, he put his arm around her shoulder under her quizzical gaze.
"I like you when you're smiling." Marin said, "So, can you give me a smile." ”
Then he added, "You see, that's what I am. ”
Faye was puzzled, angry, and then smiled and slammed Marin's forehead with a bang.
"You bastard." She said with a smile.
Marin pursed his lips, covered his forehead, and smiled happily at the girls.