Flo was dead, Glenn said this to herself, and said so to Memi, but there was still a trace of uncertainty hidden in their hearts, but it was not long before a happy news broke away the dark clouds that swirled in their hearts—that Memy had a child of ours, and that he was still very young, so small that Memi's belly was still so flat and smooth, but that Memy could feel a new life hidden there, and that his heartbeat swept over her mind like a tidal wave, was this what happiness tasted like? She thought it tasted like honey, so sweet and so pure. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

She did not continue to refuse Gülen's marriage proposal, they had to sign a marriage contract to ensure that the child would not be born out of wedlock, Gülen, like Meimi, was not born in an orthodox marriage, their birth was sinful and redundant, but they would never let their child fall to this point- They thought about it for a long time, Frow once had the priesthood of marriage, but in any case, they would not choose this goddess who had been despised and rejected by the people, and Fro no longer existed, she could not bless their marriage, and even if she were, it would only be more of an angry curse, then, probably only the god of the earth, Chatti, and the god of "fertility and marriage", Gredi, could they not know, could Glenn and Memmy not know the mystery? They wanted to pray and offer sacrifices to the gentle Chati, but the priests of Sharpjaw Harbor had been watching them for a long time.

"First of all, I want to congratulate you. Drake said that he poured Gülen a glass of blood wine, and at some point, even the Azores began to become popular with this fishy drink, Glenn frowned, and pushed the glass away: "You can say what you want, Drake." He said.

"I know you're very powerful now," said Drake, "but from the standpoint of a friend, I think I'd like to remind you that there are some thoughts about you that the red-robed priests of Gretdie are upset, my dear, and they are even a little annoyed. ”

"It's just a small marriage covenant. ”

"Exactly," said Drake, bitterly, "then why don't you put your hands on Gredy's altar?" Those crimson prostitutes will be pleased, they are not the serf-like priests of the Chati Sanctuary, they are power, wealth, intelligence, Glenn, lost their favor, my dear friend, even if you can defeat a mage, a warlock or a whole army, you will still find it difficult to move forward, but with their help you will find that you can do anything as easily as you cut through butter with a red-hot knife, and they don't want your soul or unborn child, just a ritual, just a little ewe or doe with cubs, and horses as wellThey are not picky - do you know how many women in the Azores have had one or more children because of the presence of that revered goddess? Don't tell me you don't want it, I know you love your wife, then you should know that all mothers who have sacrificed to Gredi do not have difficult births or give birth to disabled or dead babies?"

Glenn's heart throbbed, if there was anything he and Memmy had to worry about, it was probably this. Like the other Priests Flo, she had a body unfit for pregnancy and childbirth, and her slender waist and narrow pelvis made it difficult for her to give birth as easily as the stout peasant women - before she was expelled from the temple, she had seen several unfortunate Priests die in childbirth, sometimes their babies survived, sometimes in their mother's womb.

"I need to think about it. Gülen said.

"Don't do that," said Drake, "you know who I'm talking for, they didn't come directly to you to get an ambiguous answer—they just wanted you to know that Gredy's patience has always been fragile, and that your wife, the future wife, is now only a pregnant woman, and you shouldn't expose her to undue danger." ”

Glenn's submission was expected by Drake, and to be honest, the captain of the Golden Lady did not understand why Glenn was so worried, as far as he was concerned, Glendi's strength was obviously stronger than that of the other gods, and women could certainly turn to Chati, who nourished all things, when they wanted to have children, but the process was very slow and long, and many poor women died or were abandoned before they could get any results, but Glendi was not, as long as you offered enough sacrifices, good enough, and cruel enough sacrifices- For example, if the ewe is less effective than the doe, and the doe is less effective than the cow, but if it is a pregnant woman, then she is more effective than the sum of the first three, and you can ask the priest to cut the neck of the sacrifice with a knife, but it would be better if you could dig out their own hearts and sacrifice them, or you could first gouge out the mother's child, pinch out its eyes, and put it on a plate with the mother's, and this wonderful scene would undoubtedly greatly please the beautiful goddess with the pot-bellied goddess.

The women who did so invariably conceived within three months and gave birth to a boy, which was so important to women who desperately needed an heir to strengthen their position, so that even though the priests of Rossada and Tyre had sternly refused to recognize Gredi's deity, the blood on the altar of Gredi's temple never dried up. The main thing is, who is Gülen? He is a vicious and sinister thief, even Drake was his prey, and is now, is it necessary for him to make such a ridiculous gesture of mercy? Don't tell me that he suddenly wants to become a believer in Ilmort, if then Drake will run out to see if the world is turned upside down.

And what Glenn and Memmy don't want is to have something to do with this goddess, even if Glenn is now establishing a secret covenant relationship with her descendants, but as Drake said, since he has chosen Sharp Jaw Harbor, it shows that his life cannot be peaceful and gentle, he already has too many enemies, there is no need to add Gredi's priests, they are more dangerous than any assassin, and since Glenn can ensure that other women give birth to children smoothly, it is difficult to say whether she will be angry because of Glenn and Memmy's contempt, they are not only worried about the child, but also Memi's life。

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While Memmy and Glenn had slain the first ewe on the altar of Gredy, on another island, a woman who had also borne the burden of her own life sat quietly in a room built by the Normans of the Highlands, unlike the houses of the Dragonfire Islands, their walls and roofs were made of bricks made of sea sand and gum, this building material looked extremely rudimentary, and was not well adapted to the hot climate of the Dragonfire Islands, because its doors and windows were narrow, but it was built not for comfort, but for safety。

Ji'er closed her eyes as if praying, but they had long since believed in any god, she was just listening to the sounds outside, and for the first few days she could hear nothing but the waves crashing against the rocks, the chirping of insects, the flapping of birds and the footsteps of servants, but as she drew a seventh mark on the vanishing of the sun, she heard a different footstep, one lighter than that of a male, but steady as a rock, like the heart and soul of its master. The door opened, and Leona, the Norman princess of the Highlands, stood outside, the faint orange glow blending with the faint blue light of the stars, giving her red hair a magnificent purple glow.

"You can come out, Ji'er. Leona said.

"Is this over?" asked Ji'er.

"It's over. Leona said, "Come out, it's not a good place for babies or pregnant women." ”

But it can protect us, Ji'er said in her heart, but she won't object to Leona's words, given how sensitive her identity is.

"Do you want to go home first," Leona asked, "or ......"

"Where's my husband?"

"In the war hall. Leona said, "Baldwin, and your brother Amos, too." ”

Ji'er knew why she said that, "If I could, I would go with you, I don't want to hear my brother's final ending from other people's mouths." ”

"That's not good for your kids. Leona glanced at Ji'er with a slight reproach, and Ji'er smiled, "He's half a Norman in the Highlands, even though he's still in his mother's womb." ”

Leona shook her head, "Okay if you want." She said.

The war hall was the largest building ever built by the Normans on the side island, and it was the same as the one in the Norman capital, but it was crude, and it was crude, not carved, not gilded, not elaborately lamped, and even with torches on the pillars instead of candles, but for the Normans it was sacred and solemn - When Baldwin was not awake enough, he went about his business in the fortress of the lake that belonged to Cremar, where he was like a tyrant on the verge of madness, but he finally came to his senses, he was incredulous and ashamed of what he had done before, he immediately left the fortress in the lake, and lived with the Normans in the hot and flashy cabin, and when he needed a trial or praise, he came to the war hall, and he sat Leona in the only chair in the war hall, while he stood and guarded her with the other warriors.

He took off his fine Mithril chain mail, removed the fine scabbard (which had been given to him by the gnomes), changed his long silk underwear to linen, he no longer groomed his appearance, and feasted on sweet wine and delicate food at every meal until he vomited, he returned to the long table, dressed in leather armor, and took the right amount of water, ale, Roast meat and coarse bread, and the wanton jokes and jousts with the knights, as in Thundercastle, sanity and composure returned to him again, and when he did so, the Normans who were closer to them breathed a sigh of relief, this was the lord they knew - he was almost unrecognizable to them before.

Leona returned to the Warhall and sat in her seat, with Baldwin standing at her right while Ji'er watched the Normans fearfully until her husband, the mage Gavin, held out a hand to her. Some Normans had doubts about her presence, but gave way to it, and Ji'er's belly was already high and bulging, less than a month away from the priest's expected birth, and the child belonged to the Normans of the Highlands.

Gavin held his wife's cold hand, he didn't approve of Ji'er's presence on this occasion, but he also knew that it was necessary - Ji'er and Amos were not ordinary brothers and sisters, they depended on each other in the Dragonfire Islands, and even in that terrible tsunami, they did not give up on each other, but......

After everyone arrived, the nominal owner of the Eastern Crown, who was Ji'er's brother Amos, was brought in as a prisoner.

"Specifics," Leona raised her hand, not forcing Amos to kneel in front of her, though it would be appropriate for a loser, "I think everyone already knows that." "The Normans who are here have a certain status, and they are also trusted by the princess and Birdwin, and of course they know what has happened before.

Everyone knows that the master of the side island, Kremar, has disappeared for a long time, and the master of the Eastern Crown, Amos, obviously has a new idea - he naturally hates the outsiders who occupy the side island, especially after seeing those soldiers and knights, although he also has his own army, but can the so-called army composed of unkeepn-honored, loose mercenaries still be able to compare with the walls of Thunder Castle? These tall and strong soldiers have fought against the vicious orcs!

Amos wanted them frantically, but he also knew that they wouldn't be loyal to him - he did put a lot of thought into it, and Birdwin's strangeness naturally couldn't escape his eyes, and when he knew that Birdwin had suffered a rebellion and exiled two of his supposedly most trusted subordinates, he thought it would be a good opportunity - He sent his own eunuchs to test Berdwin, and in his opinion, a man like Baldwin would never tolerate a woman, especially a woman who had a vague position as the mastermind in the rebellion, even if it was a royal daughter, to continue to dominate him.

He thinks that the conditions he has given are very generous, he supports Berdwin to become the de facto master of the side island, and even after making sure that the black-haired spellcaster will not become a threat to them again, he will canonize the entire side island to Birdwin, so that he can once again become a veritable lord, and the price that Birdwin will have to pay is only to give up the protection of Leona, the royal daughter of Norman. Amos even promised not to intervene in the capture of the princess, lest he be blamed by the Normans, and that he could still get half of the reward offered by the Norman king, and he could continue to recruit Normans and build an army, and with Amos as an ally, he could become a lord, an archduke, and maybe a king.

And what Amos needs is that when the eastern crown fights with other islands, Birdwin's army can become his sword and shield, Amos has a good idea, he loses the side islands, but can get back more benefits from the other three islands, but what he didn't expect is that even Birdwin in a frenzy will not betray Leona, let alone the sane him now? And, just as he had confirmed the idea, his eunuch informed his sister Ji'er, who had become the wife of the mage Gavin a year earlier.

It didn't occur to her that she would have a husband, a child, a family, and all that was as happy and beautiful as she had imagined from the bard's words, but she only thought about it for one night, and then presented the conspiracy in its entirety to Leona. (To be continued.) )