Little Peter and his party were led into the cabin by the Marquisess, and found an empty hall on the first floor, with a writing desk made of all mahogany and extravagant Persian carpets on the floor. In front of the desk are two symmetrical red sofas, with a small coffee table in the middle.

Little Peter looked around and found that in addition to a few silver lampstands, there were also a few paintings that looked very valuable, but unfortunately he didn't recognize any of them. I had no choice but to turn my eyes back and look at the writing desk, where there was a silver lampstand on the right side, the middle seemed empty, and there were one or two neatly placed books on the left hand, and an inkwell was placed next to it. A wooden chair covered in rich fur sits behind the writing desk.

The marquis led everyone to the sofa and wanted the old man to sit on the main seat, but the old man still sat on the main seat.

Except for Eva standing behind the sofa, after the group was seated, several maids hurriedly began to serve tea and pour water, and after the maids were busy, the old housekeeper led them and Eva out of the door and closed the cabin door.

The marquis first took a sip of a cup of tea in a hurry, and then said with a slight smile: "Your guests are visiting, but please forgive me for being inconsiderate in preparing to entertain you in a hurry." ”

The old man waved his hand to show that he didn't care, leaned back on the sofa and took a deep breath before sighing: "It's because we disturbed, and I want to thank you for your hospitality." How could you still complain. ”

The old man paused, squinted his eyes slightly at the marquis, and asked, "If I haven't been dizzy from old age, you are the eldest daughter of Duke Azino Pink of the Bavarian Empire, right?"

The marquis nodded slightly, and then said, "Father, Lord is indeed the Grand Duke of Azino Fan. The Marquisess rolled her eyes and glanced at Little Peter and William, and then cautiously asked the old man, "I don't know what your relationship is with the Ducasse family of the Empire?"

The old man smiled with a smile on his face, and said after slowly drinking a cup of tea: "Good tea, good tea, as for the old man and the Ducasse family, don't worry about your little girl, it's rare that there are still people in this world who remember the Ducasse family." ”

After hearing this, the marquis got up from the sofa, straightened her clothes, and respectfully saluted the old man, saying, "In that case, I won't ask questions, you can rest assured that no one will come to disturb you." In a moment, when another friend of mine arrives, we can set sail. ”

The old man nodded without saying a word, and the cabin was silent for a while.

Just then, there was a knock at the door, and the old butler from earlier entered. After watching the crowd wait for the Marquise to indicate that it was okay, he spoke: "Bishop Friedrich has boarded the ship, and I have just arranged for him to rest." ”

When the marquis heard this, she hurriedly apologized to everyone: "I'm sorry, I think I need to go and entertain my friends first, and I won't be with you." If you have any needs, please communicate with my butler, and we will do our best to accommodate your reasonable requests. ”

After the marquis left the cabin, the housekeeper said observantly: "How about inviting all the distinguished guests to rest, it must be very tiring to travel all day." ”

After everyone was settled, little Peter said to the old man and William, "Grandpa, what is your identity, why have I never heard of the Ducasse family?"

After saying that, he first looked at Uncle William, and William shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands to say that I don't know anything.

The old man looked at little Peter, then waved his hand impatiently and said, "What are you asking all this for, go see where Eva is, go and get her back." ”

Little Peter couldn't help but pout vigorously and walked out the door with a disappointed face.

William waited for him to go out before he said to the old man, "When are you going to tell him?"

The old man thought for a moment and replied uncertainly, "I'm not ready yet, I think we'll wait until we get to the monastery." William shrugged his shoulders and said nothing.

Little Peter stepped out of the cabin and onto the deck, only to see a group of soldiers with bows and arrows at the refugees on the docks to maintain order. When the soldiers on the deck had boarded the ship, some of the slaves on deck were slowly descending to the lower cabin to paddle, some were climbing on the mast and preparing to raise the sails, and some were trying to pull the heavy chains to desperately put away the anchors.

For a moment there was a tumult of people on the deck, and little Peter was dazed and felt that there were only a lot of people, but he did not know where Eva had gone.

The giant ship slowly sailed out of the port, and although the refugees on the dock were ready to move, they could only helplessly watch the giant ship gradually move away under the threat of the soldiers, and instead looked in the direction of the opposite strait with anticipation.

The ship was moving smoothly, and although little Peter was on board for the first time, he did not feel dizzy and nauseous. He observes his surroundings as he slowly searches for Eva. Unfortunately, no human figure was found on the entire deck.

"It's strange, can such a big person still run away?" Little Peter thought to himself, and complained a little in his heart: "You said how good it is for you to stay well, and I have to look for it everywhere if you run around." Thinking about it, he couldn't help but think of the identity of Ducasse and the old man that the marquis had said, and his expression suddenly became depressed, and he sighed listlessly.

Just as little Peter was walking aimlessly, he saw the old butler, so he hurriedly went up to inquire, and the old butler thought carefully and then found a maid to lead him to the place where the servant lived.

When he arrived, he finally found Eva hugging a little maid about her age, crying and laughing, looking excited. He recognized at once that the maid was the little maid he had met in the city of Nantes before, who could not even speak well.

Little Peter suddenly remembered the words of the farmers and the proprietress who had been at the inn that day, and knew that this maid must be the sister of Eva, who had been sold to the Marquisess.

He stood quietly outside the door and did not go in to disturb the sisters, looking at their joyful and sad expressions, I don't know why little Peter felt a burst of congestion in his heart, irritability, sadness, sadness and joy were mixed together, and kept tearing in his heart.

He had no choice but to cover his chest with one hand, no longer looking at the two sisters, but turned to face the sea, not knowing what he was thinking, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Suddenly, he heard the lookout shouting, "There are pirate ships ahead, about a dozen." Little Peter was stunned and hurriedly looked into the distance, but saw only the dark shadow in the night, but found no trace of any ship.

Just as he was feeling confused, he saw a faint light appear on the distant sea under the moonlight, reflecting the outlines of several ships, and saw a huge boulder wrapped in flames whistling past and smashing towards the harbor.

Little Peter only heard the sound of "whooshing" from far and near, and gradually disappeared into a loud "boom", and for a moment the light above his head was bright and disappeared in an instant. I saw that the boulder thrown by the trebuchet had landed in the harbor where I had just left. The refugees in the harbor cried and screamed and fled in all directions, and the crowd presented a cruel and beautiful picture like flowers that suddenly dispersed.

A small number of refugees accidentally fell and never got up again, and most of the refugees only cared about themselves and did not care about others, and even pulled others alive because of pushing and blocking just so that they could escape.

Little Peter looked at the cruel scene in front of him, listened to the crisp laughter of the two sisters behind him, and couldn't help but be stupid when he didn't know where he was.