Chapter 17, Awakening from a Dream
The sun shines on the earth, peaceful and warm.
The faintly burning imprint reminded Alice that the patience of the cursed wizard was running out.
He changed back into his tattered flower skirt, and tore off a few strips of cloth from his clergy robe and tied them to the tattered places. Some are nondescript.
He staggered out of the lumberyard camp, ignoring the strange eyes of the lumberyard workers.
The eyes were hollow! After the hysteria, only an empty shell remained. But a fire of resentment burned in the empty shell.
Standing on the terrace on the second floor of the big wooden house, Wendsol, who quietly watched the girl slowly leave, said without looking back: "Do you understand her meaning now?"
Beside him, the knight stood with his hands hanging expressionlessly. It wasn't until Windsor had thoroughly divided the loyalty of these men that he made the curse brand public.
Most of the knights did kill the doubts in their hearts as expected, and the only thing that surprised Windsor was that even after learning that the girl was branded with a wizard's curse, a discordant circle led by the chief knight still did not give up the doubts in their hearts.
This was indeed beyond Wendsol's expectations, but I had to admit that the knight's combat power was an indispensable force for him at the moment.
Several Holy Knights, determined to get closer to him, were sent to follow the maiden, and Windthor summoned the chief knight.
"You and I both know very well that she is at best a poor child who has been tricked by fate. The knight said coldly.
"Remember you said she's about the same age as your daughter?" Windthor said suddenly, something that seemed unrelated to the curse brand.
The knight's long pupils contracted instantly, and a thick murderous aura rushed straight to Wendsol's back.
"Don't get excited, my Mr. Knight!" Windsor slowed his voice, "I have a lovely daughter too! I understand the psychology of every father! But if we want our daughter to be harmed, we, as fathers, must first have the ability to protect her!
The chief knight tried to suppress the anger in his heart, and asked in a cold voice, "What do you want to express?"
"I want you to cherish the position you have now!This is your bargaining chip to protect your daughter!The knight's proverbs are not enough to save her from the covetousness of others, such as me!" Windsor said it so bluntly, so bluntly that anyone could understand what he meant! He was using the knight's daughter to force the knight commander to choose a side! Either he would become his Windsol's iron fist, or he would kick her out of the Holy Knight's ranks, and then face the danger of his own daughter being forcibly possessed by Windsor.
"As a man, never put yourself in a situation where you can't resist!" Windsor turned and stared sharply at the Knight.
Howard looked at Wendsol for a moment with an expressionless face, and it had to be said that Wendsol's last words were in the depths of his heart. Even aside from the priest's deliberate threats, he needed the job.
No one has ever counted the total population of this world, and I am afraid it is not an exaggeration to describe it as vast. There is no shortage of possessors of force in the world, and many holy knights with great strength can only end up looking after the homes of the rich! This is the most direct manifestation of the submission of force to power.
He had a wife and daughter to support, and he wanted to be able to disdain the priest to sneer at him as a way to live up to his knightly motto. But he needs this salary even more!
Finally he spoke, "Then what do I need to pay to maintain my current position?" When these words came out, the Knight Captain realized that it was not that difficult. Just as he indifferently at first ignored the possibility of the girl being abused for the first time in the room.
"Your wife, Knight Howard!" Wendthor took a step closer to him: "Although I have little interest in older women!But only in this way can you truly show your submission!A man is responsible for his actions! Unfortunately, Mr. Knight Howard, you are not capable of bearing this price yourself, so your wife can only pay for you!"
With a squeaky sound, the knight's cheeks twitched slightly, and he gritted his back molars fiercely, and Howard said in what he thought was as calm as possible, "Please allow me to leave this mission for the time being, and let me go home and talk to my wife!"
"Yes, but I hope you don't disappoint me a second time! There's only one chance!" Windsor nodded.
"Farewell. The chief knight bowed slightly, turned and strode away.
Behind him came Wendthor's faint words: "You have lost the ability to protect your wife, don't lose the last chance to protect your daughter!
Seeing the knight captain slowly disappear from the second floor, Wendthor turned to look in the direction of the forest.
The girl had lost her soul and walked into the forest. Reaching out to pluck away the thorns, he slowly walked towards the place where he parted with the wizard.
The curse on his shoulders grew hotter. She didn't know what would happen if she kept going on like this, but she didn't want to die at this moment. It's not the fear of yesterday, it's just the desire to live.
The resentment in her heart is constantly fermenting, giving birth to a flame seed called revenge for her.
"Hey, little girl, are you Alice?" suddenly a deep voice came.
Alice turned her head, and it wasn't until the familiar name of Alice rippled in her consciousness that she gradually became a little more angry.
A man with some sharp-beaked monkey cheeks was leaning down in the bushes, asking softly.
Nodding indifferently: "Yes!"
"Are you here to join Mr. Arcanist?" the man asked again.
"Arcanist?" Alice asked, frowning, tentatively, "You mean wizards?"
"Yes, it's him, bald, without eyebrows!" the man confirmed.
"Yes!" Alice nodded.
Skinny Freckles looked at the girl's obviously tattered clothes, messy hair, and obviously sluggish expression. When he returned to the camp, he quietly inquired with the other wolfworms about what had happened last night.
Although it is said that the girl was harassed by drunks, she was later protected by **Rachel and sent to the church's stronghold.
The freckled men, a group of wolf-hardeners, had been living in dormitories on the edge of the camp. Therefore, he did not hear the girl's scream at dawn from the second floor of the big cabin.
"Hey, little girl, what's wrong with you?Are you still angry at the drunks who behaved last night? they're just a little drunk and can't control themselves, and they won't do anything to you!" Skinny Freckles crawled out of the bushes, trying to comfort the little girl, who seemed to him frightened by the drunks.
"It's okay! how do you know about the bald wizard?" asked Alice calmly. It's just that the calm is a little too weird! as if she's just a body that's been remotely controlled. I don't feel the slightest emotion.
"He's no longer where he used to be, you come with me!" Skinny Freckles beckoned to her, motioning for her to follow him.
"I'm going to check where I was before!" Alice shook her head expressionlessly. In the past two days, she has seen too much ugliness of human nature.