Chapter 40: The Triumphant Return
Philomena turned to see a tall man in silver-white armor standing next to her, his face covered by a dark visor under a phoenix-like helmet.
The slightly familiar voice made Philomena hesitate, she was not sure if the man in front of her was the husband she had been dreaming of.
"It's me, Philomena, don't you know me?" the man took off his helmet, revealing a weather-beaten face. The wrinkles on his cheeks and forehead showed that he was no longer young, and that years of fighting had made him look even older.
However, Philomena hugged him, and for a moment she was speechless with excitement, and the man reached out and hugged her.
"It's great that you're okay, Menotios, I thought ......," Philomena said, finally unable to contain her tears.
Menotios hurriedly reached out to help her wipe away her tears, "What's the matter?" Philomena, didn't the herald make it clear to you yesterday?"
"They said you and the wounded soldier would come back first, and I thought you were wounded too. Philomena quickly regained her composure, and hurriedly reached out and rubbed left and right on Menotios, "Aren't you hurt?"
Menotios couldn't help but laugh, "It seems that the bunnies didn't make it clear, how could I get hurt?" Menotios stepped back and let go of Philomena, showing her with open arms, indicating that he was fine.
"So what do they say......"
"I'm in charge of bringing back the wounded soldiers. Menotius explained with a smile, "I'm also the one who came back safely from the Argo, how can this little storm stump me, what do you say you're worried about?"
Philomena nodded, she wasn't worried either, but she panicked when someone else said it yesterday. Menotius couldn't help but smile when he saw Philomena like this, and reached out to hug her again.
"Daddy!" was between the two of them, and little Pat came out of nowhere.
"Patroclus, let Daddy see you. Menotios' eyes lit up when he saw little Pat, let go of Philomena, and picked up little Pat at once.
"Daddy!" Little Pat was also delighted, he couldn't remember how long it had been since he had seen Daddy.
Menotius hugged little Pat tightly, he hadn't been back for more than a year, and he didn't expect his son to grow so big.
Philomena was still smiling at father and son, but she suddenly remembered something, and immediately asked little Pat, "Patroclus, where is Aunt Thetis?"
"It's ...... Huh, what about people?" little Pat pointed back, but he didn't find Thetis and Su Muran.
"No, Aunt Thetis asked me to come over just now. Little Pat scratched his head, wondering why Thetis and Achilles were gone.
Menotios frowned, "Philomena, are you here with Lady Thetis?"
"I didn't think you were hurt, so ......"
"So please Lady Thetis save me?" Menotios' brows furrowed even deeper, Thetis's identity was vaguely known to the people in the village, not to mention that he was still a good friend of Peleus, and it was even clearer.
"Listen, Philomena, there's nothing to bother Lady Thetis in the future. Menotius said solemnly.
"Why can't it work?" Philomena wondered, in her opinion that Thetis was very capable, and that this little thing was nothing to Thetis.
"It will not be long before Madame Thetis will officially become queen, and if you ask her to do something, and others follow suit, it will be a great trouble for the Peleus family. Menotio paused, "Not to mention that she's still ...... What if it makes her angry...... You know what I mean, right?"
Knowing that Menotios was referring to Thetis as a god, Philomena nodded, "I know, I'll pay attention to it later." ”
Menotios' face also relaxed, only those of them who had seen the power of the gods would be especially afraid of the gods.
A family of three is happy. At this moment, Thetis was pulling Su Muran on the way home.
Just now when she saw the scene of Philomena's husband and Philomena's reunion, she only felt hurt by 10,000 points! After telling little Pat that his father was there, she pulled Su Muran away.
Why do you stay if you don't leave? Do you eat dog food? Thetiss hadn't seen her husband for half a year, and the more she got to his return, the more anxious she became.
Fortunately, Thetis did not wait long, and about ten days later, another herald came to report that the king would return to the village tomorrow.
That night, Theses began to dress up in various ways, and choose dresses and so on. Su Muran, who was watching, was speechless for a while, Mom, don't you sleep tonight?
"Achilles, which dress do you say my mother looks good on?" Titise held a blue dress in her left hand and a white dress in her right hand, asking Su Muran, who was already sleepy.
"Ahh Su Muran cheered up and said perfunctorily.
Titis smiled sweetly, although she could see that Su Muran's current situation was not right, she still stubbornly thought that he was genuinely praising herself.
Fortunately, people in this era have not yet invented any cosmetics, otherwise it is estimated that my mother will be able to dress up until dawn tomorrow. Su Muran complained in his heart.
"Mom, let's go to bed first, I'm so sleepy. When Su Muran said this for the third time, Thetis finally let him go, and she also felt that it was a little late today.
The result of going to bed late was that Su Muran overslept directly the next day, and when Titis came to call him, it was already three poles in the sun.
"Achilles, hurry up, Daddy is coming back. ”
Su Muran got up in a daze, and as soon as he opened his eyes, Thetis in front of him stunned him.
Dressed in a gorgeous white fringed dress up to her ankles, her waist-length long hair was coiled up, and her golden headdress was dotted between the long aqua blue hair, noble as a white swan.
Su Muran was dumbfounded, Titis had never worn it like this, and she had always worn several sets of very simple blue skirts in turns. Although Thetis is beautiful, she feels more like the neighbor's big sister when she was a child, but now that she is wearing this dress, she feels like a queen.
"Achilles, get up quickly and pick up Daddy with me. Thetis didn't ask Su Muran again if she was beautiful, because she had already got the answer from Su Muran's expression.
"Oh, I see. Su Muran, who came back to his senses, quickly got up, brushed his teeth, washed his face and ate, and then went out with Titis.
The two walked together to the river, and by this time many people had already arrived to meet the triumphant army of the kingdom. Su Muran took a look, and there were not only people he knew, but also many people he didn't know, who should have come from other villages. At a glance, there were thousands of people, and the banks of the creek and the roads were crowded with people.
To tell the truth, since he came to this world, Su Muran has never seen so many people, after all, the total number of people in his entire village is less than two hundred.
As soon as the two of them arrived in the crowd, they attracted almost everyone's attention, of course, mainly Thetis.
In the face of these people, Su Muran was not intimidated at all, classmate, have you ever made a speech under the national flag?
As for Thetis, it was even more true, for her these people, alas, did not exist.
The people around her quickly recognized Thetis's identity and greeted her. There are people who don't know Thetis, and the people around them will understand it as soon as they say it, after all, beautiful women are famous no matter what era they are.
"Lady Thetis ......"
"The Queen's ......"
"The Little Prince......
......
The people around him said hello and consciously gave way at the same time. Thetis had a smile on her face, but she didn't have any special expression, but Su Muran was already very happy.
He did hear someone call him "The Little Prince" just now, and it felt really strange. Su Muran looked at his ordinary-looking clothes again, and it seemed that it was time to start paying attention to his image.
The two walked to the river and stood still, and Su Muran suddenly saw a familiar figure, it was Ikaon!
He was on a boat by the river, where the thin ice had been chiseled overnight to prevent the soldiers from accidentally falling into the ice hole while crossing the river.
For safety, it is necessary to cross the river by boat. Su Muran was about to go up to say hello to him, when he suddenly saw him holding the boat and heading towards the other side of the river.
"Achilles, look, it's Daddy. Thetis patted Su Muran's shoulder, pointed to the other side of the river and said to him.
Su Muran looked in the direction pointed by Thetis, and on a road on the other side of the river, a column of chariots was slowly approaching.
On the head of the car stood a tall man in golden armor, the huge canopy covering him, and only an indiscernible shadow appeared in front of everyone.
Although he couldn't see his face clearly, Su Muran could also be sure that that person was Pelius!
The welcoming crowd in the middle of the road has already begun to cheer, and countless petals are scattered into the sky, and it is really difficult to find flowers everywhere for them in winter.
The chariot arrived at the dock on the other side and stopped, where the sharp-eyed Ikaon was already waiting for them.
Peleus stepped out of the chariot, his face exposed to the sunlight, accompanied by golden armor that shone in the winter day.
Everyone began to cheer, and the loud noise was several times stronger than before, and the snow fell from the trees all around.
Peleus did not stop the cheers of the people, nor did he want to stop it, for this war was not only a victory for him, but also for all the Mirmidons, a hard-won and major victory.
Peleus was the first to reach the bank of the river in Icaon's boat, and in the crowd he saw Theses in a fine dress. And, of course, his little ghost head, Achilles.
Peleus walked up to Theseis, reached out and took her in his arms, bowing his head to her ear.
"Honey, I'm back. ”