Chapter 2 They Are My Soldiers
When Joan of Arc woke up, she didn't see Egil sleeping soundly in her arms as usual. In fact, on a second thought, Joan of Arc could recall that Egir hadn't actually been in her room at all yesterday.
As a nun, it is in fact very contrary to the teachings of the Lord Christ. But Joan of Arc couldn't stop it. And I was very disappointed that Egil didn't come.
Because then you can't see Egil's sleeping face.
In fact, Joan of Arc felt that the greatest gain of dating Egil was to be able to see Egil as he slept soundly after waking up early. Joan of Arc felt that only at such times could this cunning and ferocious man, like the wildest wolf king in Northern Europe, truly belong to her. And it's just their own. And when Egil woke up, everything was different. At that time, Egil's identity was no longer Joan of Arc's lover. Rather, he was the king of the Normans, the lord of the Norman kingdom looked up to by nearly a million commoners and nobles. It's not her alone anymore.
Therefore, Joan of Arc felt that it was a great pleasure to wake up early in the morning and then look at Egil's sleeping face. It was even enough to compensate for his renunciation of the Catholic teachings. Even if he would go to hell because of such a thing, Joan of Arc couldn't care about it. And speaking of which, if you do go to heaven, it is good, but it is unlikely that you will see him again......
Jeanne d'Arc blushed a little at the thought of this. I feel that my thoughts like this are too big and a little rebellious.
In his sleep, Egil seemed so peaceful, as if he were an angel. It's like everything for children of this age, and it's unusually cute. But when Egil opened his eyes, everything was over. Those deep turquoise eyes completely transformed an angel into a demon.
So Joan of Arc looked forward to this time, and even regarded it as the greatest pleasure of her life in the future. After all, in the future, she can't go to war again. You can't practice the sword, and you can't even use a little force to hold the sword of white glitter. You can't run, you can't jump, you can't even walk faster. If this little bit of fun was being deprived, Joan of Arc really didn't know what it meant for her to live any longer.
The French betrayed her, and the French no longer needed her. And she could no longer fight for France. If Egil abandons her again, Joan of Arc can't imagine how she should live in the future.
"Where has he gone, why can't he come?" said Joan of Arc, half-lying on the back of the bed, muttering to herself. It was a few more moments before Egil, whom she had hoped for, entered.
"I'm sorry, something happened, have you been waiting for me?" said Egil with an apologetic smile. Then he sat down next to Joan of Arc, lifted Joan of Arc's chin and kissed it.
"No, I just woke up. Egil kissed it like a dragonfly in water, and quickly let go. Jeanne d'Arc felt a little disappointed.
"Do you feel lonely?" asked Egil.
"A little bit. Joan of Arc replied.
“...... I'm sorry. Egil apologized again, then put his arms around Joan of Arc's neck: "I'm a little tired. Can you give me a break?"
"Hmm. Joan of Arc nodded, then helped Egil undress and cover the quilt. Looking at Egil, who looked very tired, his face calmed down little by little. Joan of Arc sighed contentedly. He also closed his eyes and fell asleep again with his arm in his arms.
That's basically it. Egil also had a very good feeling about such an event that would heal his soul. It's just that recently, because of the plague, Egil seems to be a little busy, so he can't come to Joan of Arc often. Because he was afraid that she would be lonely, he sent the little nun Mary back to accompany her. Soon, Egil also discovered the advantage of doing this, that is, he didn't have to run at both ends in the middle of the night......
In this way, Egil did not tell Joan of Arc about the plague epidemic in the army. Joan of Arc was also very observant and didn't ask anything. The relationship between the two parties is good, warm and harmonious. Until today...... Nightingale stood in the way of Egil. Until he was scratched by Egil. ,
At this time, Egil realized that Nightingale already had a lot of support in the army. Almost all the soldiers who had been taken care of by her in the wounded and sick morale had a good impression of this warm-hearted, patient, and attentive girl. But when these guys heard that Nightingale wanted to enter the quarantine zone, they all refused in great fear. This nurse sister was very frustrated.
But she went in anyway.
In fact, it is true that after all the precautions have been done, the possibility of contagion has been minimized, and it is basically impossible to be infected. But what if, I mean, what if? The Vikings were not afraid of death. But there is also a distinction between how to die. Heroic death on the battlefield, and death of humiliating due to illness, this is not the same.
Therefore, she was the only one who finally entered the isolation area.
"Anyway, what if this guy dies inside? Anyway, it cost thousands of coupons to redeem it, right?" When Egil heard the news from the Norman spies, saying that Nightingale had taken advantage of the guards' inattention and ran into the quarantine area without permission, he was silent for a while, and then he was observing Egir all the time, and Aurora, Egel's cheap sister, said this in Egir's heart.
"It's good to be dead, it's clean to be dead. Egir rolled his eyes, then stood up, and pulled the cloak handed over by one of the knights of the Guard, and tied it around his neck. At the same time, he turned to his spy chief, Nemulis, and asked, "Are you ready?"
"Of course, Your Majesty, the security work is very complete, and even a little too complete. Even if Your Majesty wants to slaughter the Pope on the spur of the moment, you can do it with the means of those security forces. Nemulis's answer made Egil stunned a little, and then he snorted lightly, and then turned to his diplomat Forster and asked, "So, has the Pope agreed to all the conditions I need?"
"Although it was a little bit of a problem at first. But under the patient persuasion of his subordinates, the Pope has fully agreed. ”
"That's fine. Egir snapped his fingers, then pulled out a stubble, pure black, stainless steel, ruby-encrusted, and beautifully shaped handcuff, pulled it into a gun, and put it back into the holster at his waist.
"What's that...... Your Majesty?" Nemulis was a little strange, the killer's instinct told him that it was a very dangerous weapon - but he had never seen it before......
"Nothing, gadgets from special sources. As he spoke, Egil dusted off his cloak and walked out, "I'll go around the yo-yo and go around...... You can come with me if you want, and it's not difficult for me to ...... for you if you don't want to."
"—Your Majesty!" Hearing Egil's words, how can you not understand his thoughts. Immediately, Nemulis was a little anxious: "This matter is a poor subordinate after all. How dare you bother Your Majesty Jade Toe anymore? Please rest assured, Your Majesty, this matter will be handed over to your subordinates-"
"--You? It's almost the same when you go poisoning. Egil snorted softly, half-jokingly.
Here Nemulis was choked and speechless, and the diplomat Foster stood up again: "Your Majesty, if a gentleman does not build a dangerous wall, the son of a daughter will not sit down...... These truths—"
I know these things, but ...... They are all my soldiers after all. Egil's voice choked slightly. Let Foster be bad again.
"Your Majesty. Just as Egil was about to step out, Alpha stopped in front of him.
"You want to stop me too?" Egil frowned, "Do you want others to talk behind your back, saying that your king is not even as good as a little girl?!"
"No, I'm with Your Majesty. The corners of Alpha's mouth twitched, and a smile appeared.
"Huh...... Hehe...... You're smiling so ugly. With that, Egil patted Alpha on the shoulder and walked out.
"What are you doing?!Why don't you hurry up and follow!" Seeing his king and knight captain walking farther and farther away, Nemulis shouted angrily at the other knights of the guard.
"We don't need to listen to your orders, you thief!" replied one of the knights of the guard. But he quickly followed. The king's behavior, and the nervousness of the knights of the guard, also made many of the idle Norman soldiers, most of whom were improvised peasant soldiers, strange, and some of them, motivated by curiosity, mustered up the courage to inquire.
So, the knights of the guard were not angry and told him that His Majesty Egil was going to the quarantine area.
"This is terrible! If something happens to Your Majesty, the kingdom will be over!"
And such things frightened the other Norman soldiers. They panicked, too, and some followed, while others quickly ran somewhere else to spread the word. The news spread more and more. The more you go through the chaos. The more people are in a hurry. Gradually, there were more and more soldiers, nobles, and plebeian representatives who followed Egil's side to persuade him. Egir, however, made no reply, and with the solemnity of a martyr, he walked firmly in the direction where the plague-stricken soldiers, separated by the heavy wooden walls, lived......
(To be continued.) [