The occupation and purge of the desert tribes no longer had to worry about Talis, and neither did she want to.

If it was before, no matter how serious the injury was and how tired the body was, she must make sure that everything went according to her wishes. During the previous occupation of a pagan village, several swordsmen attempted to molest the women of the village, and she burned them at the stake. But it didn't take long for her to discover that the people of that village were not willing to give up their faith even to death, but instead thought that the troops of the church were evil devils, and then she burned the whole village to the ground. At that time, I felt that this was a matter of course, and the lofty sense of justice did not tolerate the slightest blasphemy or offense. Now that I think about it, it seems to feel a little childish and ridiculous.

Maybe the women and children of those tribes will rebel and lead to some unnecessary massacres, and maybe the officer in charge of the occupation will act out of the ordinary, although she is still unlikely to agree with these actions, but she will not take them so seriously, but she will only say to the Templar in charge of the occupation: "Don't go too far, be kind to children and women." ”

It's not that it's numb, it's that there is no energy and strength to be serious. The things that weighed on her and her heart were so heavy that she didn't want to bother with them anymore. But that's not the only reason. Not only did she lose her energy and strength in her heart, but also physically, she was hurt a lot.

"Knight Talis, because you're here, this war against the desert tribes is going much smoother than expected...... But you don't have to make yourself like this. "The priest who helped her bandage and treat her was a half-hundred-year-old woman who had spent most of her life in the army, and she seemed to have the peace and kindness of an old doctor. Looking at the wounds on her body, she sighed while bandaging.

It is very well-proportioned, but the bodybuilder is not sturdy, but more smooth. It's a beautiful body. Even if they were both women, the goddess could feel that the body of this Templar was indeed very good-looking. So now it looks even more shocking, and the body that was originally as white as jade is now full of terrifying traces of bruises and deformations. Rolled up flesh and skin, and these were all damage caused by the Radiant Warframe.

If she wasn't wearing the armor that claimed to be the most defensive on the continent, every blow would have been fatal. But even so, her fighting methods are still no different from desperate.

"If you dodge a little slower, your neck would have been decided, and here, if this rib breaks a little further to the left, the bone will break a little deeper and it will be inserted into the major artery next to the heart, even if the white magic on the Radiant Armor can prevent you from dying on the spot. But you're also definitely going to lose your combat effectiveness, and that's in the middle of thousands of troops...... Meritorious service is important, but there is no need to work so hard. ”

Talis didn't speak. This is not the first time someone has said this to her these days. From Celeste to this front line, she always rushed to the front in every battle, always made the greatest achievements, and always suffered the most serious injuries.

Even the bravest and most veticious warrior in the army had to be completely impressed by the bravery of this female Templar. No one dared to take her feminine identity lightly anymore. She didn't look like a woman at all on the battlefield, not even a person. Every time he saw her come back with an expressionless face, covered in blood and scarred, carrying the head of the enemy leader, every swordsman who called himself a warrior felt a chill down his spine.

But no one knows that the purpose of her desperate work is not to make meritorious service or anything else, she is desperate.

Interspersed with swords, countless times when her life hung by a thread, she didn't feel the horror at all. She also deliberately pursues the most adventurous and therefore efficient methods of combat. Many times, there was a vague and inexplicable thought floating in her mind: maybe it would be better to die like this.

"What's wrong with your hand, Knight Talis, it looks like it was severed with a sharp weapon, and it just happened. It's your worth, you can ask a few cardinals to join forces, and you should be able to ......"

"I tried, but I couldn't pick it up. Talis replied lightly.

The severed hands of the Aesirs were broken in the Radiant Castle, and there were priests who were proficient in white magic, as well as a few cardinals. While it can't compare to the virtuosity of the necromancers of Deya Valley, it shouldn't be difficult to catch a hand that has just been severed. But to everyone's surprise, no matter how hard it is, what kind of white magic. Even though he could heal other wounds on her body, he was completely powerless against the hand cut off by the sword. The severed wrist seemed to have its own consciousness, rejecting the other part that had been connected to his flesh and blood.

"Oh?" the goddess was a little surprised, but the look of surprise didn't seem to be aimed at what Talis said, but looked at her face. The bandages and healing magic on her hands didn't stop, but she stopped talking. After a while, she suddenly asked, "Why was that cut off?" ”

"It's just a matter of blocking one person. ”

"I see, the reason why I can't catch it may be because it wasn't your hand that was broken...... It's your heart. ”

Talis's statue-like face, which had been calm, fluctuated. looked at the goddess officer.

The goddess officer just shrugged her shoulders.

Suddenly, a voice came from outside the camp: "Lord Talis, there is a person claiming to be your sister who is asking to see you outside the barracks. It's a teenage girl who seems to be a magician. ”

"What?" said Talis slammed to her feet. The two wounds on his body that had been bandaged and healed immediately soaked blood because of this action.

"Bring her...... You guys...... Let's all stay out of the way......" After a while, Talis's voice came from the tent, and it was obvious that the voice was shaking, which made the soldiers outside the tent a little strange. He didn't know how the knight-sama, who was as calm as cutting off the enemy's head as cutting off the head of a chicken, could have such a voice.

"How did you get here? ”

Ai Yimei's thin body was covered by a wide and dirty adventurer's robe, and her immature and delicate face was full of weathered colors that were inappropriate for her age. There were only two of them in the tent, and Talis tried to calm herself down, but couldn't. She could feel the difference in her voice and in her eyes.

"I'm coming for you, sister. Aimee's eyes were still as clear as they were looking directly at Talis. The voice is also calm.

"Didn't Teacher Lancelot already arrange for you to go back to Erathia? don't worry, the teacher has already promised me......

"I know. I knew it was my sister's plea that Lord Lancelot let me go. It would be very unreasonable for me, a person who knows too many things, to live. But Master Lanster did, and I think it must have been because of my sister. ”

"Then you should stay in Erathia, and after that time you will go to the Tower of Teeth...... What are you doing here for me? It's dangerous here......"

The desert is far from Erathia, and the route is not peaceful in times of war, and many places are still wild places infested with dangerous beasts and big-eared monsters. And Ai Yimei, a girl, was able to come here, and the hardships and her amazing perseverance can be seen.

"I'm here to ask my sister something about you. I haven't seen you since that day, I went to Celeste to look for you, but you weren't there, and I found out that you came to this place after inquiring, so I kept chasing you. ”

"You...... Actually, there are some things you don't have to know......" Talis was a little confused, she didn't even dare to look Ai Mei in the eye anymore. She left Celeste for here. There was quite a reason because she didn't want to, and she didn't dare to see Ai Yimei, but she knew that she would definitely come.

"No, I have to know. Ai Yimei's voice was soft and resolute.

"No, no more. I'll have you taken back to Erathia tomorrow. Talis interrupted Ayime a little roughly, and stood up.

"Actually, even if you don't say it, I know something, you're going to kill Big Brother Asa, right?" Ask.

Talis immediately replied loudly, "He should have been killed!" he was the most wanted man on the mainland, two of the most noble cardinals had died at his hands, and he had helped the orcs......

Still...... He's a vile and evil guy at all, why shouldn't he be killed?"

"If he really deserves to die, then why do you want to help him block a sword, sister, and beg Lord Lancelot to stop embarrassing him?"

"That's because I was crazy. Don't ask any more questions, okay?" Talis almost yelled.

"No, that's not what I want to ask, I can see it, I can feel it. Contrary to Talis's agitation, Aimeh appeared calm, her tone and expression soft and indifferent. But the words that came out of her mouth kept Talis in place, unable to move. Every word of it went into the depths of Talis's heart. "I know that sister, you are so excited because you don't want Big Brother Asa to die, and even you would rather your own hand be cut off than him be cut off, you also like Big Brother Asa very much. ”

"But you ended up making that choice. I'm sure you'll have a reason why you have to choose that way, and I just want you to tell me that reason. That...... Does it have something to do with the hilt of the sword that Big Brother Asa is holding, and all the powers he said about himself?"

"You...... How do you know?" said Talis, looking at Aimei.

"Just by following Big Brother Asa for so long, I know so many secrets about him. It's not hard to guess. It's just that I don't know the details, and I want you to tell me, sister. I think I have a right to know, because he's my eldest brother......" Aiyime took a deep breath. "And you're my sister...... You are my only relatives anymore. But you will all die for this reason. I know that Big Brother Asa is dead, and you will die too......"

Taking a few steps back, Talis sat down. Ai Yimei's words hammered into her heart one by one, and then pulled out the sources that excited her and made her angry. The rest is all a bitter feeling of emptiness. She looked down at the ground and muttered, "It's not a question of who wants to die or not." There is no way for anyone to think about it, because he must die...... I had to choose that way. ”

"Why, why do you have to choose this way?"

The word "because ......" came to her lips, but Talis couldn't say it. This word, which she had been on her lips before, as a creed of Guibi, suddenly couldn't be spoken.

In the past, it was as a faith, as a heavenly light that could judge everything from above, so it could be said out loud without any scruples. But when it becomes a kind of heavy, almost unbearable real responsibility, real choice, with too much helplessness and bitterness, it can't be said.

It's not just sadness that wants to talk about it, in fact, most of the real things are like this, and the more people who can talk about it, the more they don't understand. I understand that I can't say it, and I don't want to say it.