The captain continued: "Did the priest say anything about our Saint-Gois?"

Augustine interrupted him: "The conversation between the captain, the prefect and the bishop, that's a secret, you know too much, it's not good for you. ”

The captain smiled wryly.

At noon, when it was time for lunch, Sophia secretly winked at Sveker again.

The two of them went outside.

"Come with me into the forest, I'm going to find herbs and magic potions. ”

Svek made an OK gesture.

At half past one in the afternoon, Svecker accompanied Sophia across the drawbridge, and they headed south, in the direction of the coast.

Alcatraz Island, full of forests.

Beyond the small hill full of traps, they burrowed into the forest.

Sophia didn't leave her cloak on her head today, her hair tied back with a red ribbon,

Svek discovered a strange thing, for the sun's exposure, Sophia not only did not tan, but became more and more beautiful.

Her complexion, since she went to the island, has changed from pale - pale - yellow - yellow black - normal --- white - smooth - ruddy, continuous change, Shi Weike sees it in his eyes, today, it is pure ruddy, so ruddy that people can't wait to take a bite.

Her previous steps, slow, heavy, now walked, light, agile.

After Sophia was colored, she had to admit that she deserved to be the chief beauty of Syracuse Gore, no wonder the bishop said that this mission needed a person who was not greedy for beauty to be competent, and at this moment, Svek truly understood the cardinal's intentions.

Sophia carried a small basket in her hand, the basket was also made by herself, the workmanship was very good, the whole basket was well-proportioned, there were no protrusions, and uneven places, if you took it to the market to buy, Svek firmly believed that it would sell for a good price.

The material of the basket is fresh fine bamboo, and by the river, to the west, there is a small thin bamboo forest growing next to the river, and the bamboo is no more than the height of a person.

Svek couldn't understand what herbs Sophia was going to pick, but she took a small shovel from her basket and searched for it among the bushes in the forest.

Svecker's task is to give her full attention and make sure that she doesn't get attacked by the beasts of the forest while she collects her medicine.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time Svek has gone deep into the forest.

He had a gun in hand at all times.

Monotonous, gloomy, primitive, faintly ancient, with a damp and decaying smell.

Towering redwood trees, sentinel trees draped in gray-green pine needles, sturdy cedars, and low iron trees, the mixed trunks of the trees are crowded against each other, the twisted branches weave a dense towering tree overhead, and the deformed intertwined roots wrestle with each other in the ground, and on the ground, the dead branches and rotten leaves accumulated over thousands of years are wrapped in a thick layer of brown moss.

Gophers, bed bugs, scorpions, and giant centipedes pop up from rotten leaves and quickly hide again.

It is a closed place that rejects light, depth, silence and dark shadows.

Sveck wasn't really a guard now, but he did what he did to the standard of a guard, a sword, a pistol, and even the armor, the first time he had worn the armor that the cardinal had given him.

Sophia praised: "Chief of the guard, the way you wear armor reminds me of a general who can fight well."

The chief of the guard said that he could accept such an evaluation.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Sophia's basket gradually increased in the number of herbs, filling the small half of the basket.

That's good, and Sveck wants to fill the basket as soon as possible before they get out of the forest.

A fishy wind suddenly hit the face.

Instinctively, Svek looked back, and a mountain leopard suddenly jumped high and pounced on him.

This kind of silent and unforeseen attack caught Sveck off guard.

With a flick of its front paw, the leopard slapped its prey on the shoulder, knocking Svek down, and its mouth biting down on Sveker's throat.

Svek put one hand on the leopard's throat, and the other hand that had already held the gun was aimed at the leopard's waist and shot it.

Bang!

This shot did not hit the key point of the leopard, and flew over by grazing its back.

The leopard was frightened, lost its prey, turned around and ran into the forest.

Bang bang bang!

After three shots, the leopard disappeared into the dense forest, and it was clear that it missed and the bullet was wasted three times.

The panting Svek was shocked, and Sophia's ridicule came to his ears: "I didn't expect that the chief of the palace guard of the dignified Pavaro Empire would have such superb marksmanship!"

Sweik was furious, Lao Tzu was almost bitten by a leopard in the throat, and you still have the heart to laugh at the marksmanship of this guard chief.

"Don't be angry, Chief Guard, as a man, you should have a heart that accommodates women, especially women like me. ”

Sophia stood in front of an angry Svecker, smiling like a blooming flower.

In front of flowers, a man is the point of demeanor.

Svecker had a calm face: "Have you got your medicine ready?" ”

"Can you laugh?"

"Can't!"

When the leopard slapped Schweiker on the shoulder, under the effect of inertia, the neck was slid by the leopard's claws, and it hurt hotly, and when he touched his hand, there was still a little blood.

Sophia suddenly reached out and placed her palms on either side of Sveker's neck.

Such an action, Svek did not expect at all.

"What do you want to do?"

"You just protected me, tell me, what reward do you want?"

So close, pupil to pupil, Svek was suddenly confused, and his breathing became rapid.

At this moment, Sophia's two hands let go, took a step back, and said with a smile: "Does the injury on your neck feel better?"

Svek hurriedly touched the wound, very puzzled, the place where the leopard caught it suddenly didn't hurt much, and the blood stopped flowing.

"What's your cure?"

"It's also a spell, a type of witchcraft, that can heal wounds, but there's nothing I can do about very serious injuries. ”

Svek couldn't help but touch the hole in his heart.

Sophia shook her head: 'I'm sorry, I can't do anything for the time being. ’

"You have a way, don't you? What do you mean temporarily?"

Sophia looked at the sky: "Let's continue to collect medicine." ”

When the two of them went out of the forest and arrived at the suspension bridge, it happened to be dark, and on the stone wall, Beach and others were waiting, and they were relieved to see the two coming back.

"We need to warn you, sir, don't get too close to a witch!"

Adolf issued the most severe warning on behalf of Beech and others.

Beechcraft: "It is also the duty of our guards to ensure the safety of the chief, remind again, head, professional, we are on a mission, not in a relationship, you have seriously crossed the line." ”