Chapter 90: Heroism
The next morning, the soft sunlight of the Isle of Skye filtered through the windows.
Char slowly opened her eyes and turned her head to look at Alicia leaning on her chest, her eyes were closed, and there seemed to be some tears in the corners of her eyes.
When the royal family is about 12 to 14 years old, they should have a special teacher to teach them some more intimate lessons.
The church in this country was predominantly Puritan, advocating asceticism, or rather, the whole of Europe at that time was very conservative, and there were even some who thought it was a very unclean practice, and the lack of education was also the cause of the various syphilis epidemics.
So it should just be a simple talk, and then throw some pictures and texts for them to know for themselves.
Obviously, Alicia was still blind at the time, so she didn't look at it at all.
So the last thing she said last night wasn't deliberately teasing him, she really didn't know what was going to happen next.
But those words are very impactful for a sound man, and in a sense, it is precisely because of her that she is ignorant and fearless.
As if sensing Char's awakening, her eyelids moved, and she slowly opened her eyes, she moved up, rubbed Char's face with her nose, and hugged him with a lazy smile.
"Why do you wake up so early?"
"It's not early, it's almost ten o'clock." Char said.
Alicia suddenly sobered up a lot, and she struggled to get up from the bed in a bit of a panic, but even so, she still clung to the quilt to prevent herself from going naked.
Suddenly, she looked at Char and said with a slightly red face, "You turn around!" ”
Char turned his face a little helplessly, and then there was the sound of rustling clothes in his ears.
The clothes of this era were much more troublesome than those of the future, and Alicia was not wearing the kind of dress that required several maids to wear.
But even so, he was sweating profusely when he solved it last night.
Char never thought that there would be so many pins on a piece of clothing, and all kinds of lacing was a nightmare, if you were not familiar with the way to tie it, it would backfire and make it tie more tightly.
In contrast, all kinds of elastic bands and shoe tear buckles and zippers are really a blessing for the times.
I don't know how long later, Alicia's voice came from one side.
"Alright."
Char turned around, she was still wearing the clothes she wore yesterday, but there was a blush on her cheeks that could not be dissipated.
"I was a little weird last night." Alicia blushed and said, "I won't be like that. ”
Char nodded, "I know. ”
He was now basically sure that the dream demon bloodline in his body was actually no different from a succubus.
In the original legend, Merlin was a very attentive fellow, and the reason why he was imprisoned by the Banshee of the Lake was because he kept pestering people.
It seems that this setting is also continued in the rest of the second creations, and it should also be from the influence of the Dream Demon bloodline.
Of course, Char is not Merlin, and the gift of fate will not greatly change people's personalities, but he has also become more freewheeling.
There are gains and losses, and the Dream Demon bloodline gives him a powerful ability to create illusions and dreams, and in comparison, it is okay to lose some self-control.
"Isabel must have been sleeping on the couch outside." Alicia muttered, "If you get out of my room, she's going to laugh at me." ”
"It's not a big problem." Char said.
With that, he directly shifted to his room, changed his clothes by the way, and then walked down from the second floor.
"Good morning." Char said to Isabel on the couch.
Isabel opened her eyes a little lazily, she looked at Char on the stairs, and then at Alicia's room.
She teased, "I thought you would come out of her room this morning." ”
"I have my own room." Char said as usual.
After a few minutes, Alicia walked out of the room, she didn't dare to make eye contact with Isabel or look at Char.
He just silently walked to Cassifer's side and casually added a stick of wood to it as usual.
A pair of eyes emerged from the burning flames, and she greeted Alicia warmly.
"Good morning, Alicia."
"Good afternoon, Cassifer." Alicia replied.
"Looks like you slept well last night." Cassifer said, "I've slept at five or six until now, and Char has been too. ”
"Well, the temperature in the new place is good for sleeping." Alicia said.
At this time, Arthur seemed to be woken up by the movement in the living room, and ran down from the stairs, he should have gone to bed late last night, so he slept until now, but even so, he still seemed to be in good spirits.
"Teacher!"
Seeing Char standing at the top of the stairs, Arthur said excitedly.
"Napoleon was such a great man!"
Char's eyelids narrowed slightly, and a smile appeared on his face, "Really."
"Who is Napoleon?" Isabel asked with some curiosity.
"It's a character from the book Char gave me, an emperor of France." Arthur's face was ruddy and he looked excited.
"Is it an empty story?" Alicia said that in her impression, neither in the past nor in the present, there was no such person named Napoleon.
"It's a real story from another time and space." Char said calmly.
"Another plane." Isabel said curiously, "Is it a story that will happen in the future?" ”
"It's up to you to understand." Char laughed.
Hearing this, Isabel looked at Arthur, "Can you tell us about it, this Napoleon?" ”
"No problem at all!"
Arthur said excitedly, and he trotted down the stairs, sat on the couch, and told the story of Napoleon to several people by the light of the fire.
Arthur had a good memory, a quick brain, and a good storyteller, and in a few words he led them to that era, to the life of the legendary emperor.
Rao is Cassifer also poked his head out and listened quietly.
Char didn't say a word, and watched Arthur reveal his opinion with a smile.
"The Battle of Wagram is definitely the most impressive place for me!" Arthur said excitedly.
"On the one hand, the French army led by Napoleon, and on the other hand, the combined forces of Austria and Russia, the two armies met on the banks of the Danube, and they met on a narrow road, and they fought a war in which the fate of three countries was at stake!
Napoleon was naturally at a disadvantage with one enemy and two enemies, especially the famous Russian Cossack cavalry, which attacked near Napoleon's base camp again and again.
Hundreds of cavalry formed a formation and rushed forward like a tsunami through the French front line.
Napoleon's army fought to the death, finally repelling the enemy, and when he thought victory was at hand, he found another wave of Cossack cavalry rushing at the corpses of their comrades who trampled on their deaths.
Napoleon's Guard, known as invincible, was in a desperate situation. ”
Arthur took a deep breath and said with a ruddy face.
But at this time, Napoleon was on a hill overlooking the battlefield, watching the development of the war.
Naturally, the Cossack cavalry charged against him, so Napoleon's staff, uneasy, persuaded Napoleon to get him out of there
They don't know how many times they persuaded Napoleon, but Napoleon just didn't intend to leave.
No matter how many times he was persuaded, he didn't want to move to a safe place.
Do you know why? ”
"Why?" Alicia said very cooperatively.
"Because he was fascinated by the Cossack army!"
Arthur's eyes lit up, and his cheeks flushed.
"If he had just commanded the army, he could have moved to a safer place, but he didn't.
He stood on the front line, standing on the perilous battlefield, watching the cavalry coming towards him like a tide, admiring the heroism of the enemy without fear and indulging in the bravery of the enemy.
And even afterwards gave great praise to the enemy.
He said, "If I had Cossack cavalry in my troops, I would have swept the world with them." ”
"What a boldness!" Arthur excitedly said, "He's definitely a hero!" ”
"Is it a hero just to put his life at risk?"
Char, who was standing at the top of the stairs, teased.
"Reckless men and deranged outlaws can put their lives at risk, are they heroes?"
Arthur was stunned for a moment, he fell into deep thought, and he said with some hesitation.
"I don't know, but I think he's just different."
However, to Arthur's surprise, Char nodded and said approvingly.
"It's really different."
After a pause, he asked rhetorically.
"A small, worthless flea, but dares to challenge an animal that is countless times bigger than it, do you think the flea is brave?"
Arthur was even more confused, and Alicia and Isabel, who were listening around, were also a little confused.
Char didn't mean to play dumb riddles either, and continued.
"A mere flea, of course, is not courageous, because it has no intelligence at all, and they do not know the strength of animals.
In other words, they don't know what fear is. ”
Arthur seemed to have grasped something, and a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.
"It's the same with the reckless and the deranged outlaws." Arthur whispered, "There is no fear. ”
Char nodded with satisfaction, "Humans are very fragile lifeforms, even if they are already at the top of the food chain, there are still many things in this world that are enough to kill humans.
Therefore, human beings will inevitably have fear, and there will be times when they are spiritually vulnerable, but it is precisely this fragility that is the charm of human beings.
Because, compared to other animals, some humans will understand fear, and turn fear into their own bag, and even take the initiative to jump into pain and hardship, and feel happy to overcome them.
Therefore, human beings are the only beings in all lives who will constantly challenge the invincible enemy.
This spirit born out of fragility is courage and heroism.
Napoleon was not a reckless man, nor was he a deranged outlaw.
On the contrary, he is sensible, he knows the strength of the enemy, and he knows that he is in danger.
But even so, he still faced his enemies with dignity.
And look forward to it, defeat them. ”
(End of chapter)