Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Contest Between Men
The dim light shone into the room on the west side of the castle, where Fern had been under house arrest for two days, and every day the maids brought me decent meals, and even good ales at the request of the mercenaries. 2.8.Chinese.Text.Net
Kutcher didn't forget to come to greet Queai every day for the past two days, and today he even brought a freshly picked pink moon. The mage took the opportunity to try to ask him for some news, but apparently the soldier didn't know anything, but he tried to help the mage guess together, and there was a tendency to sell his king.
After Kutcher left, Fern showed a hint of uneasiness, and he watched as Queai put the moon flower into the cup, poured water on it, and decided to say something, "This guy is really positive. ”
Queai looked at the mercenary with a wicked smile. "Fern, do you feel a little uncomfortable? If you mind, I'll throw this flower out of the window now, and with your word, I won't accept any more flowers from any man, except you, of course. ”
"I'm just worried about your safety, Quiai, you're just a young girl, you know, most men try to get close to you just to ......" Fern scratched the back of his head. "You know what I mean. ”
"I don't know, Fern, I want you to say it. Queai walked up to Fern and looked at him earnestly.
"You still have the heart to say this. The two of them were drawn to Enoch, and the warrior kept pacing back and forth in the room, and he was almost crazy. "We can't wait any longer, it's been two days, Quiai said that the one named Morena is a mage, she may have informed the mage tower a long time ago, and now wait for them to send someone to take you back. The warrior paused, as if he had made a big decision. "It's tonight, we can't wait any longer, they're not very well guarded, we can ......"
There was a knock on the door, and it was time for the maid to bring dinner, Enoch immediately shut his mouth, and Fern asked symbolically, "Who?"
But this time it was a mature woman's voice that answered, "I'm the head of this place, Natalei, and I have something to announce to you. ”
Fern and Enoch looked at each other, and the warrior rushed forward to open the door. Standing in the doorway was an elegant woman, followed by two maids who were bringing dinner. "King Lucius will receive you tonight, and after you have eaten dinner, these two maids will take you to bathe, and then they will take you to the drawing room, so please be properly prepared. ”
"We don't need to bathe, please take us to the king right away. Enoch couldn't wait, and wasn't even in the mood for dinner. 2.8.Chinese.Text.Net
Natalei glanced at the warrior and said slowly, "I'm done with what I'm going to say, please do what I say." Then he didn't linger any longer, and turned to leave the door.
The maid entered the room with food and drink, and one of the girls, with dark yellow curly hair, placed the food on the table, and then politely said to the people, "Please eat at once, we will wait here until you run out, and then we will take you to the bath." ”
"Hell, someone is watching how I can eat. Enoch muttered angrily.
"Enoch, if you continue to be so impatient, we'll never get to Artuna. Fern nodded to the maid and prepared to sit down.
"If you hadn't stopped me at the time, I would have broken through a gap in that pack of hounds, and we wouldn't be locked up here!" the warrior showed no weakness.
"Yes, we're not going to be locked up here, we're going to be in that woods, lying there with broken limbs. Fern turned his head and looked at the warrior sharply. "Think about it with your brain, Enoch, once the fight starts, even if you don't get torn apart by the hounds, they'll be enough to drag those soldiers to kill us. ”
"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I don't want to be trapped here, the people of the border country have enough strength to deal with those hounds, you can't understand. Enoch still wouldn't back down. "You are not from the border country, so you can't understand it. ”
"Do you want to try it? Do you really think you have the strength? I can knock you to the ground right now. Fern couldn't help himself, his patience with the warriors had run out.
"Are you a provocation? We will never be afraid of any provocation! We will make the provocateur regret it. The warrior's eyes widened and he looked straight at the mercenary.
"To hell with your unwarranted confidence!" Fern yelled, lunging at Enoch, the warrior catching the mercenary and the two scuffling together. Immediately the room was in chaos, and the maids screamed and fled out of the room, not forgetting to pick up the food on the table as they fled. Quiai shouted to stop them, but to no avail, the two of them couldn't hear anything at this time, and all their minds were focused on how to give each other a few punches. Miruria stepped aside, staring coldly at the chaos in front of her, with no intention of stopping it.
The sound of the fight gradually subsided, and the two men sat on the ground exhausted, their eyes glaring at each other viciously. The room was in shambles, with tables and chairs all overturned, legs of both chairs broken, and a few drops of blood left on the floor. Enoch leaned against the wall, rubbing the left side of his face, blood on the corner of his mouth. Fern straightened a chair with difficulty and sat down, Queai glanced at him and couldn't help laughing, the mercenary's left eye was obviously hit by the warrior, and the eye socket was blue-black.
"Okay, the gas is gone, let's have dinner. Miruria walked to the door, called in the maid who was still hiding outside the door, and then helped the overturned tables and chairs to their places.
The maids looked at the mess in the room in amazement, hurriedly put the food and wine on the table, and then retreated to the door, and stood there timidly, not daring to enter the house again.
"Look at what you guys have scared people into. Quiai glanced at the two of them complainingly, and couldn't help but laugh out loud as he swept past the mercenary.
Fern and Enoch each drank a jug of wine, and without clinking glasses, or even looking at each other, the dinner ended in a dreary atmosphere.
In the bathroom, the two men were soaked in the pool, only one head was exposed, they looked at each other speechlessly, the aches and pains in their bodies were released in the hot water, and the pain kept swimming around their bodies. As the two of them got used to the pain, a sense of comfort came over them, and at the same time fatigue came over them, and Fern closed his eyes and almost fell asleep.
"Almost, don't sleep, there's more important things waiting for us. Enoch's voice rang out, and Fern opened his eyes, and the warrior was getting up from the bath and walking out without looking back.
"I can't do that much, I need to rest for a while. Fern ignored the warrior's urging and closed his eyes again.
Enoch's head swelled, and he jumped back into the bath in two steps and rushed towards the mercenary. Fern heard the splash and hurriedly opened his eyes, and the warrior was already in front of him, grabbed his head and pressed it into the water. Fern struggled in the water, grabbing at the warrior's foot with both hands, and the mercenary pulled back hard, causing Enoch to lose his center of gravity and fall backwards. Fern took the opportunity to get up from the water, gasping for air. "You're a sneak attack!"
"Sneak attacks are also a tactic, haven't you heard of it?" the warrior also stood up and looked at the mercenary with a mocking look.
"Looks like you haven't had enough of it. Fern picked up a kick and kicked Enoch, the messy splash made the warrior subconsciously cover his eyes, and the mercenary took advantage of the situation to pounce on the warrior, and the two fought again.
Quiai and Miruria quietly soaked in the bath, enjoying this rare opportunity to bathe, the two of them had never had a chance to take a bath since they left Canrito, and the opportunity to get wet once was simply a blessing in disguise. The two chatted without a word, and the imminent meeting with the king and Morena filled their hearts with uneasiness and worry, and even the usually quiet scout showed fatigue.
At this time, there was a chaotic splash and shouting from next door, and Miruria shook her head helplessly. "These two idiots, aren't we in enough trouble? Maurice really shouldn't let Enoch come with him, I'll be enough alone. ”
Quiai had no choice but to sink his mouth into the water and listen to the sound of the fight worriedly.
The sound suddenly stopped, and it seemed that the winner was decided. Miruria stood up, drops of water running down her sleek curves. "Let's go out, it's almost time. ”
Quiai nodded, and rose from the bath, her stature a little more slender and shorter than the scout's, but still bumpy. Quiai glanced quietly at the scout's chest, then looked down at his chest, frowning and sighing.
The girls got dressed and combed their hair, and Miluria dressed up a little, and the scouts who didn't know how to dress themselves on weekdays seemed to be a different person through Quiai's skillful hands, and looking at the face in the bronze mirror, Miluria could hardly believe that it was herself. The two of them walked out of the bathroom, and Fern and Enoch were already waiting outside, and the two of them sat with their faces open, with some new scars on their faces.
"Why, isn't it still angry?, do you need to fight again?" said Miruria, mercilessly mocking the two of them.
"No, I don't want to beat him to the point that even the king ......" Enoch looked up at Miruria, and the moment he saw her, he froze, and he was only halfway through his words.
Fern snorted. "If you want to beat me, go to Fort Watch for a few more years. ”
Only then did Miruria realize that Enoch was stunned when she saw her makeup and dress, and her face turned red as soon as she brushed it, and she lowered her head and walked to Queai's side in small steps. "Let's go to the king, I don't know what trouble will come yet. ”
Quiai covered his mouth and smiled, nodding in agreement. "Fern, are you ready?"
The mercenary stood up, brushed aside the soldier who was standing in front of him, and walked to the maid who had been waiting for him for a long time. "Please take us to your king, Lucius. ”
As if relieved, the maid had already taken a step, and the reply was belated, "Please come with me, the king is already waiting in the drawing room." ”