"I've seen it all!"

In the bedroom, Helena sat on the bed, looking out the window with her arms puffed out, her back to Theodore. The small mouth was pursed, and the willow-like thrush was sharply cocked.

As she spoke, the girl also glanced at Theodore who was standing at the door from time to time, and smiled proudly after seeing the slightly embarrassed look.

"You and the elf! talk and laugh in the garden!" said Helena, distressedly, "The most disappointing thing for me is that you went first...... Go first...... Let's go ...... first."

"Seduce?" asked Theodore, incredulous.

"That's the word! You've disappointed me so much my friend!" Even though she was a little mentally prepared, Helena was still shy when she heard the word: "I always thought you were a person of high moral character and self-discipline!"

"That's why I've been saying that you must have misunderstood!" Theodore stepped forward and said loudly, "Believe me, you will understand after listening to my explanation!"

"All men who make mistakes defend themselves in this way, as if all mistakes are caused by women!" Helena muttered, but still turned around, sat upright, and said softly, "But I decided to give you a chance to defend yourself, because we are friends, so I am sure you will not make a fool of yourself!"

"Oh Jupiter is on top, thank you so much!" said Theodore, breathing a sigh of relief, and sat down in a chair in front of Helena, clearing his throat a little, and tugging at his collar.

"First of all, Sibea is the messenger of the Silent Forest, and she came to Caesarea to discuss some covenant between Rome and the Silent Forest!" Diodor patiently "justified" himself, speaking as slowly as possible: "I will come to the castle alone, also for the sake of secrecy. After all, there has been no agreement between the two sides, and such secret talks are necessary. Being able to come to certain decisions before then will be a great help for both of us!"

"The main thing is that it's about how we can get the most out of the previous series of jihua. We're now going to have to deal with more than 10,000 dwarven legions, and the Noldos, who haven't fought for six hundred years, now have only one decent army!" Theodore said in a deep voice, "A lot of the original Jihua must be changed, so we need more information. In addition, Rome could not send troops for nothing, and if it did not get anything, not only the soldiers, but also the people of Rome would not want to!"

"But...... But...... I see you......" Helena whispered with a red face, "you and the elf...... Face to face......"

"Uh.................." Diodore said with his head wide, his eyebrows furrowed together, and he gritted his teeth, "that's just ...... A representation...... Friendship haode way!Yes, it means friendship haode way!"

"That's what you told me last time............"

"Alright, my dear Helena, my friend, don't be suspicious there, okay?" Theodore shrugged with a smile and leaned back in his chair, "Give me a little trust, we're good friends, aren't we?!"

"My dear Helena, if you could see how funny you look now, you wouldn't do it. Theodore said with a laugh: "Your expression now is like that of the little wife who found out that her husband was cheating, and then grabbed him and reprimanded him loudly!"

But when he had said that, he regretted it, and Helena, with a look of shame on her face, looked at herself tremblingly, and her little white hands kept waving and pointing at herself--it was obvious that she had said the wrong thing again.

"You...... You...... You...... You're ?!............."

Theodore, realizing that he had made another mistake, had no intention of correcting anything - he could only talk more and more at this time. So it was better to be wrong, so he put on a righteous and sincere look, smiled and grabbed Helena's little hand, and inadvertently kneaded it twice.

Well, it feels good in the hand, like a sponge-stuffed satin.

"Helena, my dear friend, in the name of Jupiter and Mars, I swear to you!" Theodore raised his right arm and clenched his fist tightly: "If one day, I really find my true love, then I will tell you at the first time, and ask for your blessing! If not, then I will never make a decision to zuihou, I swear to you!

"So......" Theodore smiled and lowered his head, sneaking a glance at the other party's flushed face and dodgy blue eyes, "Agreed?"

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In the white hall of the Government Council, the sacred flame was lit, and the sunlight shining through all things shone into the hall through the round hole in the roof, refracting the bright stars like glass in the air, and the whispering of the goddess seemed to be faintly heard in the ears, tactful and quiet, so unattainable.

The white ladders on both sides were now full—the officials were dressed in clean and neat robes, and they were divided into two according to their status and position, and there was no panic in the slightest. Looking at the solemn seat with complicated faces, their hearts were full of worries, obviously it was not hot, but their palms were full of cold sweat.

They are worried, and they feel unbelievable. The war between Noldor and the orcs, Rome does not seem to have the need to participate, or at a time like this, it is not the best time to participate, and if you participate now, you will not be able to get the maximum benefit. And in any case, Rome will have a group of valiant soldiers who will die for it!

Theodore was sitting on that solemn seat, with a golden laurel wreath on his head, a purple robe with gold stripes, his hands on the armrests on his left and right, and his eyes looking straight into the distance, like a god.

Herodotus sighed, stepped down from his place, slowly moved to the center of the hall, raised his hands to show everyone's eyes, coughed lightly, and then said in a deep voice:

"Now, on this quiet morning, we have our honorable Caesar, the ruler of Rome and the first citizen of Rome, Theodore Julian, whom the gods of heaven have designated. Speak up on the matter of the Noldor Elves aiding the Silent Forest!"

As soon as the voice fell, a neat applause came from all sides of the hall, and he turned his gaze back to where Theodore was seated.

"Thank you. Theodore stood up from his seat with a serious face, and looked at all those present from an almost overlooking angle.

"I will try to explain my opinion on this matter in the clearest words possible, and let you know that Weishenme will be so insistent on making such a seemingly reckless move!"

"I believe it! Gentlemen present, elders and wise men who deserve the respect of all Romans. You must all be very confused by my decision! and may object to it. Theodore smiled and said, "That is a matter of course, and a manifestation of your conscientiousness, and if it were not, it would be the greatest sorrow of Rome! ”

"Weishenme is going to help the Noldor elves against the orcs, we don't seem to have a suitable reason to convince ourselves!" Diodore whispered, but everyone present agreed: "Their sincerity is not generosity, and their words are not humble!

"I'm sure everybody thinks that, and that's what I thought at the beginning. It wasn't until zuihou that I realized that it was this way of thinking that made the orcs so unscrupulous! One great and prosperous civilization after another was destroyed, devoured, and then possessed by them! In all fairness, what would we do if we were to be in the situation of the Noldor elves?

"So what I want to say is for us, and for the Noldor elves. The orcs are not just a great enemy of one of us, but our common enemy! They are greedy, tyrannical, demanding, and barbaric, and uncivilized! But their great strength is also obvious to all! In the Broken Boundary Mountain, in Severcro, all the people with lofty ideals in the whole north, all the people with strong convictions gathered there, resisted their attacks with courage, and sacrificed many heroic warriors!"

"The land ravaged by the orcs is something that we all know very well, and the only thing left of them is heaps of ruins, and I would say that if they do take possession of the Forest of Silence, it will be an easy road from the region of Salion, which is closest to there, all the way to Caesarea! No fortress can be less dangerous than the threat of these savage races! If that is the case, gentlemen, we must defend our homeland on the walls of Caesarea!"

"The Romans were never afraid of sacrifice!" an old man stood up and shouted, "Never afraid of sacrifice!"

"Of course, I never doubt that. Theodore smiled and nodded, but as soon as the conversation changed, his face became serious again: "But if there is a day, even if we are victorious, what if there is a day, our allies must have suffered the same blow, and the whole of Rome will be scorched earth, and the fruits of the hard work of the Roman people, the crystallization of their sweat, will be all in vain." What is the point of such a victory?!How can we resist the next attack of the enemy?!"

"Therefore, we must keep the enemy out of our borders, and we must not let the flames of war reach Rome! Now is such a good time, gentlemen, our allies are hesitating, the Noldor elves who have suffered like us are groaning in pain, but they still have enough liliang, but they have not yet gathered, and our enemies are now arrogant! We're not going to give them a slap in the face, so that they can see that the liliang we have united is beyond their reach?!"

Theodore sighed lightly, the sweat on his forehead making him a little uncomfortable, and the whole hall echoed with the sound of his own shout.

It was quiet, as if it were the quietest night, and the silence of the whole hall was unbearable, and Theodore glanced at the people present with a calm face, and then walked slowly down the stairs, and walked out of the gate in the eyes of everyone.

Sibeia stood at the door a little disappointed, and when she saw Theodore coming out of it, she patted him on the shoulder as if she was cheering, and comforted him: "It's okay, so be it, you've done your best." ”

"Get ready, go and inform the venerable Vara, Rome will send troops in half a month, please prepare early!" Theodore smiled lightly, and then walked down the stairs with the other man's puzzled eyes.

Almost as soon as he left the stairs, there was a burst of exhilarating, fierce applause from the hall of the Government Council!!

(Thanks to Ice Ballast Tea (the name is so tempting~) and Purple & Pegan Flower (I'll tell you, is this a copy paste?) for the tips!)