Chapter III: Responsibility

In the end, Egil walked to the gate of the quarantine area without hesitation. After questioning the taxis stationed here, it was revealed that the guard, Nightingale, had sneaked through the wall about half an hour earlier. Egil looked up at the four-meter-tall courtyard wall, then at the level of the guard, who was ashamed to find a crack in the ground to get into.

"That...... Well, Your Majesty, it's actually because I accepted her bribe......"

Of course, it is no longer appropriate to dwell on this kind of problem at this time. Although it is not quite clear what kind of unkind treatment the little nurse suffered inside. But none of that matters.

So Egil went to the wooden wall and looked at the many normal, healthy taxis that had been gathered, and the sick taxis that were gradually gathering together, and Nightingale, who seemed to be fine, but was a little discouraged, and began his eyes.

Egir Skadergrímsson is a very good speaker who can say a lot of impassioned and convincing words, even on the spur of the moment, without preparation. Then it goes without saying that it is ready for a long time.

"Everyone, please be quiet. Thank you, I have something to say to you. First, it was a low, powerful voice, and after Egil had said that, the crowd began to fall silent.

"Thank you very much. Egil nodded, then turned to look at the sick taxis who were a little more indifferent: "Thank you very much. ”

"You're out of us!

At this time, there was a very excited sick taxi bīng who shouted loudly, followed by crying in pain. The scene was in a state of confusion, and some of the scholars even picked up rocks or mud from the ground and tried to throw them at Egil on the wall. But in the end, I still couldn't make up my mind.

"Scholars, please bear with me for a moment! Please let me finish talking!!"

As if Egil had already expected this situation, he directly pulled out his handcuff and pulled the trigger at the sky: "Touch!!" A loud bang made the surrounding taxis a little stunned for a while.

"Well, now you can listen to me. Egil silently put away his handcuffs. Then he continued: "The previous series of orders, I just wanted to control the spread of the plague. You should also understand what will happen if the plague spreads—the shibīng around you, those robes of yours, can you bear to infect them with the plague and let them accompany you?!"

Hearing Egil say this, the sick taxis were slightly ashamed. The discussion is also much quieter.

"Well, I know, it's a little hard for you to accept, and you can imagine the resentment in your hearts. At this time, Egil changed his tone again, his face changed, he looked compassionate, and at the same time he was deeply sinful: "In any case, you have been established for your merits, you have been on the battlefield, and you have fought side by side with me. So, -- I'm not going to abandon you, I'm not going to abandon any of you!"

"But you've locked us up! no one cares about us when we're sick, and no one cares about us!" At this time, someone in the crowd shouted again.

"I'll take care of it!" Egir quickly replied, "I'm the king, I'm the commander of the Jun's team, and I'm your brother! I'll take care of you! I'll bury you! I'll take responsibility!" said Egil as he hung a rope from the wall.

"Yesterday, I have taken full control of the healthy taxis in the camp. Arrange their questions. From this day on, I'll be with you! I'll be with you until you're healed and come out with me, or I'll be with you!"

Egil's words moved all the scholars, both on one side and the other. Seeing that Egil was righteous and awe-inspiring, he didn't look like a fake at all. The scholars remembered his good again. There is no king at all outside of the fight, and anyone can chat, drink, scold or wrestle together, and be the best friend. In the midst of war, he is calm and wise, as trustworthy as a mountain. There are not a few people who have received the favor of Egil in Jun. At this moment, Egil made another gesture. He even had to risk his life to be with a group of people who were suffering from the plague. The Norman warriors, though savage, were not unsympathetic, and there were those who were silent for a moment, those who exhorted loudly, and those who secretly swore allegiance to Egir for the rest of their lives. ,

And at this time, the sick soldiers were no longer embarrassed to blame Egil. One by one, they fell to their knees and begged Egil not to come down. The plague is God's punishment, and these people must have been blamed by God and left themselves to fend for themselves. How dare you labor the king live and die with us sinners?

"If it is God's heavenly punishment, then I, as your commander-in-chief, should shoulder the heaviest part of the punishment. Egil said, "You must know that the king is not only powerful, but also responsible. ”

After saying this, Egir turned his back without hesitation, and prepared to go down the rope.

"Egil!!"

At this time, Joan of Arc, who had just received the news and rushed here, was finally a step too late, and only saw the upper half of Egil's body disappearing little by little......

"I'm sorry, Joan of Arc. Egir turned his head at the sound and saw Joan of Arc's tearful despair, and couldn't help but smile apologetically, and then muttered something quietly. Then he raised his head and shouted to the alpha on the wooden wall:

"Viscount, order, send five nurses to accompany Sister Joan of Arc, and not let her do anything stupid. ”

"Understood, Your Majesty. Viscount Alpha nodded, then turned and whispered to a guard knight, before sliding down the rope as well. Then came the other members of the Guard Knights, and watching these knights disappear one by one, the Norman soldiers became more and more excited. Some people even began to talk about tearing down the wooden wall and saving His Majesty.

"You can't do this!!" shouted the diplomat Foster, reassuring the agitated Norman soldiers, "If you do this, your Majesty's efforts will be in vain! This is Your Majesty's order! It is Your Majesty's order! You can't-"

Of course, these emotional soldiers completely ignored the diplomat's words and pushed him straight away. After that, he began to prepare to demolish the wooden wall. Some of the impatient soldiers pulled out their tomahawks, while others went looking for tools like saws, hammers, etc.

"Wait a minute!" Just then, Sister Joan of Arc came up and stood in front of the wooden wall: "What are you going to do?!"

"We're going to save our king!Lady Jeanne d'Arc, please don't stop us!" the soldiers still had more respect for Egil's very favored lover. So instead of pushing her away like Foster did, he said so.

"No, you can't do that!" Jeanne d'Arc said to the soldiers, "He is your king, and he believes in you, so you should trust him even more." He knows what he's doing. ”

"But ma'am. Your Majesty is in danger now—"

"—I know, of course I do. Of all those present, there is probably not one who worries him more than I do, and loves him more—but I trust him more than that! He is God's chosen Emperor of Europa, the Messiah of the new millennium, who has the destiny of heaven! Trust him, trust him, and do not hinder him...... Please, everybody. ”

Joan of Arc wept as she spoke, and at last she could no longer speak, so she fell to the wall and wept bitterly, and the Norman warriors also cried out, and the warriors felt that crying was nothing at all an expression of respect for a great leader, and they drew out their daggers, cut their faces, and shed blood instead of tears. In this extreme way, he expressed his grief and his reverence for Egil.

So, gradually, the crowd began to disperse. Of course, there were some people who were inspired by Egil and wanted to follow his example and turn over to the other side of the camp. But in the end, it was stopped by the field doctors led by Hippocrates.

In the end, only Joan of Arc and the little nun remained next to the wall, and another tent was erected. And waiting for good news, or bad news.

On the other side of the wall, Egil calmed the soldiers who were not seriously ill enough to move, and then went to the tent to visit the dying soldiers. Then he began his work - praying with the soldiers - prayer was important, and it was the most important point. Immediately afterwards, the camp was disinfected with lime brought from the other side through hanging baskets, the soldiers were equipped with cotton masks, and the meal distribution system was strictly enforced, and it was strictly forbidden to drink raw water.

Immediately afterward, Egil felt that there had been a flood in the recent past, and that the corpses in the water were the cause of the plague, so he led his soldiers to dig several wells for water. Cooking and drinking are done with these well waters.

Later, perhaps because of Egil's measures, the mortality rate in the quarantine area began to drop dramatically. Gradually, the soldiers had hope. And looking at Egil, who was busy day and night, the Norman soldiers' love for their monarch instantly rose to the extreme......

It wasn't until a few days later that some of the soldiers realized that something was wrong, their strong cough, fever, chest swelling and pain, and blood in their throats and tongue were gone!

(To be continued.) [