Chapter 10: Bribery (2) (3rd Watch)
Silent night, blood-red moon.
The wind was blowing gently.
In her sleep, Shelley began to grind her teeth, and she was talking in a daze that she couldn't understand.
The farce outside the tent continued.
Arthur's carriage slowly headed towards the Golden Serpent camp. Through the back window of the carriage, he looked back at Camilla's carriage, which was approaching Gray's camp from the other direction.
The two sides seemed to alternate, and as soon as Arthur left, Camilla came.
Lu Sien V's face could not be more ugly.
Unlike Arthur's carriage, which was slowly departing, Camilla's carriage was relatively fast, traveling at a "normal" speed. Andrei, who was walking behind on horseback, was still urging.
If it's on the streets of the town, it's fine, after all, the roads in the town are still relatively smooth. However, here is the wild. A wilderness where there is not even a road. As a result, the whole car kept jolting, and Camilla in the car was so shaken that she couldn't help but cover her chest, and even shook from one end of the seat to the other. The small body is like a fallen leaf in a torrent.
In the rear, Jean II took a deep breath and looked triumphantly in the direction of the Golden Serpent camp.
Finally, the carriage arrived. Andre quickly dismounted, ran over in three steps and two steps to open the door, and helped Camilla down from the inside. When she got off the bus, Camilla was in a dizzy state and couldn't stand still.
Before she could help the carriage to slow down, AndrΓ© had already begun to urge. I couldn't help it, so I trotted to Gray again, saluted, and said softly: "Lord Paladin, I'm sorry, this is our Miss Camilla, she ......"
"I know, you can give her a little rest. Human girls are vulnerable. β
"Human girl, thank you, Lord Paladin, for your understanding. With another salute, AndrΓ© turned and ran back to Camilla.
The mallet next to the campfire craned his neck and looked around: "Hey, our paladin-sama is really powerful, and we are all rushing to slap him." Just walked one, came another. Hahahaha. β
"That's it, we paladins are the best!" cross-eyed screamed, causing the dwarves to laugh.
"Hmph. Jones on the side said disdainfully: "This has become 'our paladin'? I didn't expect dwarves to be so snobbish." β
"That's good, too. Dora, who was holding a cup next to her, muttered quietly, "It's better than a few days ago to plot a rebellion, right?"
Andrew stood cross-legged in front of the campfire, nibbling on the fruit that the Knights of the Silver Moon had just brought back, staring at the campfire all the time, not knowing what he was thinking.
About thirty meters away, Gray stood quietly, watching, waiting.
The black cat whispered, "That's too much, isn't it? That Arthur just now, although embarrassed, is at least decent." I haven't talked about this yet, and I'm almost dying. β
Finally, Camilla regained her strength and walked up to Gray with Andre's support.
"Venerable Paladin, my first meeting is Camilla...... Camilla, daughter of Archduke Bert. May your brilliance be with the Holy Spirit. β
Hearing her voice, the black cat couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you, Miss Camilla. Gray drew a cross on his chest in return.
Andrei, who was standing next to Camilla, whispered, "Miss, hat." β
Camilla was stunned for a moment, but seemed to remember, and hurriedly pulled down the hood on her head, revealing her true face.
The mallet, which was gnawing on the trotters of the wild boar, was stunned and slowly opened his eyes.
The front teeth quickly patted the bandage next to him and pointed at Camilla.
The dwarves, who had been in a lot of noise, stopped moving, and all craned their necks to look at Camilla not far away.
The whole camp fell silent.
"It's a ...... Human?" The black cat hiding in Gray's armor couldn't believe its eyes.
Following their gaze, even Andrew was stunned, forgetting to chew the fruit in his mouth.
It was a delicate little girl with long pale blonde hair and a delicate face. Or, delicacy can't describe her anymore. It was a face more delicate than that of the elves, with a fair complexion, like stars, with confused blue eyes, a small face, slender eyebrows, and a tall and delicate nose. Those facial features are so close that they can't find flaws no matter what.
The blood-red moonlight swayed down, but it didn't seem to be able to stain her body. Standing there, her body naturally exuded a certain light that only belonged to herself, which instantly attracted everyone's attention. Like a flower, but beautiful with a sense of dreaminess.
Even the undead knights, whose aesthetics had gradually begun to fade, stopped because of her.
In contrast to everyone's surprise, she was flustered.
At this moment, she was blinking her eyes and nervously clasping her hands in front of her, as if frightened, her eyes kept moving, but she didn't dare to look at Gray directly.
"I understand...... Black Cat couldn't help but sigh, "She's not here to negotiate at all." She is a gift in her own right. β
"A gift in itself?" Gray, who has awakened consciousness and is an undead spirit at the beginning, is obviously a little mistaken in aesthetics. He was probably the only one present who couldn't feel Camilla's beauty.
"Yes, I think Jean II meant to give you his daughter. Look, I just said that you can take whatever you want, as long as you are willing to accept it, someone will give it. β
"But why did he send someone to me?"
"Uh...... It's like a squirrel giving you the best nuts, and you may not be able to tell the difference between the nuts, but it's a good intention. That's probably what it means. After thinking about it, the black cat hurriedly added: "Although it is also a gift, you don't want to be like just now." Refusal is okay, but it must be tactful. Sometimes the blind date fails, and the nobles will go to war directly. There is a reputational issue at stake. β
"Okay, I see. β
"Every time you say, 'I get it,' to be honest, I'm scared. I always feel like you're going to do something. The black cat whispered.
"No, no, I already know the human heart. β
"Oh, hehe. β
Probably because Gray and the black cat had been muttering quietly for too long, Andre, the brown-haired knight next to him, coughed dryly twice, and asked softly, "Paladin-sama, ...... Why don't you invite us into your tent for a while?"
"No, I'm not going to invite you into my tent. Gray replied bluntly: "In order to maintain the impartiality of the arbitration, I will not meet privately with people from either of you." So if there's anything, we can only talk about it here. β
"Talk here?"
"Yes. You say you want to talk to me, so here you are. His Majesty's side, they can see clearly. That's fairer. β
Having said this, Andrei didn't know how to continue. He could only smile and spread his hands and say, "That, as you wish." You talk. β
With that, Andre stepped back step by step, halfway back, found Carl still standing behind Gray, and ran back to drag Carl away. As he walked, he muttered, "This knight, why are you so blind? Don't you see how long your paladin has been stunned just now? At this time, you have to take the initiative to walk away." Do you have to wait for the paladins to speak themselves?"
Carl was dragged away, but the people in the camp gathered around from a distance, and one by one they craned their necks to look. Even Andrew, who was nibbling on fruit, came around.
After all, everyone has a love for beauty, and elves are especially picky about beauty.
The whole camp was silent.
......
"Huh, why is there no sound?" Shelley, who was half asleep, opened his eyes and said in a daze, "I'm really a little unaccustomed to these guys not making noise......
As he spoke, he turned sideways and continued to sleep with his pillow in his arms.
......
At this scene, Jean II clapped his hands with joy.
On the other side, Lu Sien V was so angry that he scolded: "Shameless! I have never seen such a shameless person! I even sent my own daughter!"
said, but he held his forehead and sighed helplessly: "Specially, I knew that I would also give birth to a few more daughters." One son is enough, but what's the use of having more? If a daughter is worth 90,000 tons of grain...... Oh my God, this daughter has to be worth a lot!"
......
The wind blew softly, and Gray crossed his hands and looked at Camilla quietly.
Camilla blinked blankly, stood, pursed her lips, and occasionally lowered her head to brush her hair. Still didn't dare to look at Gray.
I don't know why, her gaze always gives people a particularly confused feeling, as if through a veil.
The two of them just kept standing, standing all the time.
Gray didn't speak, and Camilla, blushing, didn't speak.
There are very few humans in this world who can force Gray to speak first, after all, for the lich with an infinite lifespan, time is not a particularly important thing. However, Camilla did.
After standing for a full hour, an hour, Gray finally couldn't help but speak: "I heard that you want to talk to me about things." β
Camilla seemed to be suddenly frightened, took a step back, relieved herself, and walked back timidly, lowered her head, pursed her lips, and said cautiously, "Yes...... It was my father who told me to talk to you. But I don't know what to talk to you about. β
"I don't know, didn't your father tell you what to talk to me about when he asked you to talk to me?"
"Yes, but I can't tell you. β
"Can't tell me?"
Camilla's face was red to the base of her ears. He nodded heavily, still not daring to look at Gray, and then stopped talking.
"Can I just say it?" Gray asked the black cat.
"What do you want to say?" the black cat was shocked.
"I want to be direct. The point is that she doesn't say anything. I didn't even get a chance to say no, and I didn't know what to say. β
......
"How long have they been talking?" asked Russon V.
The guard next to him replied in a low voice, "It's been two hours." β
"What to talk about needs two hours, what to talk about needs more than an hour!" Lu Sien V jumped to his feet.
Arthur hid far away, not daring to provoke his thunderous father.
......
About three hours, a full three hours. The wind was getting colder and cooler in the night, and Camilla was already wrapped in her cloak.
Gray couldn't take it anymore, so he said, "It's late, why don't you go back first?"
"May I go back first?" Camilla breathed a sigh of relief as if she had been pardoned.
"Yes, of course, you can go back at any time. β
"Thank you, Paladin, for that...... I'll go back first. Saluting to Gray, Camilla bowed and slowly stepped back, walking a few steps away, but came back again, cautiously asking, "If, I mean if." If my father tells me to come back tomorrow, can I come?"
"You're coming tomorrow?" Gray was a little confused.
Camilla whispered, "I think with my father's character, he is likely to ask for this, so I would like to ask for your opinion first." β
After thinking about it, Gray could only say, "If he wants you to come, you can come, but if not, it's better not to." β
"Thank you, Paladin. I'll go back first. β
As she spoke, Camilla stepped back step by step, until she was more than five meters away from Gray, and then turned around and stepped into the carriage with her long skirt.
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