Section 141: Medication

The initial journey was fairly smooth. Half of it is because of this horse. The little girl didn't know where Ashrufat had found the horse, but it had a quality that made people unable to take their eyes off it, and the horse's mane was like silver smoke. Although the little girl had little knowledge of horses, the feeling of her fingers sliding over the silver mane still made her breathless.

Unfortunately, the freshness and joy quickly dissipated over time. The rest of the game was that she could only pass the time by boring discussions with the officers on horseback. In fact, the situation was fine at that time, and in the afternoon, the little girl began to feel real difficulties.

Marching on horseback in armor is no joke. If there was no obvious feeling in the morning, in the afternoon she clearly felt the exhaustion of her body. The armor, which at first only felt inconvenient, was now weighing down on her like a heavy lump of lead. Due to her poor horsemanship, she kept her hands on the reins, causing several small blisters to develop. On top of that, her hips were in pain from rubbing against the saddle. The little girl believes that her skin must have peeled.

God, she really hadn't ridden a horse for this long in the past.

When it got dark and the army was camping and resting, the little girl didn't know how she climbed down. The muscles in her feet and back hurt so much that she couldn't even stand on her feet, but she had to pretend to be relaxed.

The contents of the dinner were simple. No fresh milk, crackers, roast chicken, or anything like that. In fact, the food she was given was just a small amount of bacon and some dry food. And of course some clear water. She doesn't even have a table, she can only hold a plate for food. Fortunately, as the queen, she at least had a clean and tidy tent.

There was the sound of footsteps outside the tent, and Ashrufat lifted the curtain door and walked in.

"How's it going?" asked Ashrufat. His gaze fell on the bacon, which the little girl was chewing, but only paused for a moment, and then fell on the little girl's armor.

Most of today's armor can be put on and taken off by the wearer. But there is also an implicit premise that the wearer needs to be familiar with the work. For example, Ashrufat can put on and take off armor more easily, while the little girl obviously does not have this ability. The obvious evidence is that the little girl has taken off the armor on her limbs, but the armor on her body and back has not been taken off.

"Do you want my help?" asked Ashrufat.

"Help me take it off. The little girl replied immediately. If it were anyone else, she might not have made such a straightforward request, after all, she is a queen. But in front of Ashrufat, she didn't have any worries at all. Even she couldn't understand why she would accept a man to strip her so easily.

Ashrufat knelt down on one knee and untied the little girl's breastplate from behind. After the metal left her body, the little girl felt as if she had worn this cumbersome thing for the rest of her life, so that her body stiffened like a stone.

She stretched her muscles, her muscles stiff and stiff enough that she almost groaned.

"Does it hurt?" Ashrufat asked as he put his unoff armor together.

"It hurts...... It really hurts. The little girl replied. "Walk in armor...... her voice stopped, as she suddenly remembered that Ashrufat had also ridden a horse in armor for a day. Not only Ashrufat, but many people went through the day like this, but no one complained.

"I ...... Isn't it a failure. She asked softly.

"No, you've done a good job. Ashrufat replied with a smile. "Do you know that the officers of the Guards Legion are actually ...... I don't usually eat these things. He gestured to the plate next to him. "But today, everybody can only eat this kind of thing. ”

"Ah......" The little girl looked at herself with some surprise and salted dried food.

"I think a lot of people must be complaining. But since the queen took the lead, even if she complained, she could only put it in her stomach and couldn't say it. Ashrufat said. "And then ......"

He didn't say anything, but the little girl didn't want to pursue it. She was trying to move her hands and feet to regain those stiff muscles in her body.

"There are still two days to go. Ashrufat said suddenly.

For the little girl, this is something she has known for a long time. Even if she didn't know what to do in the past, Barranca had already explained it to her today. After this three-day journey, you will have to choose different paths.

"Ashrufat, are we really going to walk through the mountains?" the little girl suddenly remembered this question. Today, almost everyone said the same thing to her: the mountain road was in disrepair and badly damaged, and if it were to be forced through, it would only be worth more than it would lose.

"That's right. Ashrufat replied. "The first requirement in the art of war is to be surprised. The meaning of this sentence is that you must never act according to the enemy's plan. Byron had already set up the place he had chosen, and we could not fight him there. Because there, he will surely defeat us. ”

"Must ......"

"He had three times the superior forces, open terrain to fully deploy his army, a fortified castle to serve as a diversion and backup, and a large stockpile of military supplies...... He has all the conditions for victory for a general. In that case, it is impossible to win. Ashrufat replied.

The little girl froze. It was the first time she had heard these words from the mouth of Ashrufat.

"That'...... That ......"

"Believe me, if we go there, we will win. Ashrufat said. "There will be miracles waiting for us there...... Of course, it was an accident for Byron that he didn't want to see. ”

If there is a different person, he will definitely investigate and ask what is the cause. But the little girl had no doubts about Ashrufat's words, just as a naïve woman would believe that her lover could do anything.

Ashrufat left, and the little girl picked up her plate again. It was true that the salted meat and dry food were not tasty, but she knew that she had to eat them. For tomorrow's physical strength, for the sake of becoming a true queen!

Hardly anyone cared that Ashrufat stopped at the edge of the camp. Even if you notice, it doesn't matter. Because the Church had chosen neutrality, there were no magicians in this army, and no one could feel the formless and qualitative wind of magic flowing.

"Shaka," through the link of the winds of magic, Ashruphat established a spiritual channel of communication in his mind with some intelligent creature in the distance. "How's it going?"

"Lord...... The hosts, everything is according to ...... There will be no problems in the planning process. ”

......

When camping, the little girl was only able to dismount with the help of Ashrufat.

Only on the third day, she already felt half dead, sitting in the saddle for days, causing her inner thighs to rub against the rough saddle repeatedly, and bleeding profusely. She had even forgotten what her thighs felt normally like, but all she could do was the pain right now. When she walked to her tent in the camp, she had to walk very small steps, lest people see that she was lame.

If she was still the same person she used to be, maybe she would have been unable to control her tears. But whenever the pain makes her want to cry, she repeats to herself the phrase "the king has no tears". This sentence was taught to her by Ashrufat in the first place, and it suppressed her tear ducts like hypnosis.

Bacon and dry food with water are still her dinner. She didn't have time to worry about that for a while, though, as she had learned how to remove her armor from the first day. Although some parts of her body would twitch in pain when she did this, she could at least do it on her own without having to wait for Ashrufat.

After she took off her armor, she realized that her short skirt was all attached to her flesh. Her inner thighs were red and swollen one day, peeling the next, and now they are scarred. The blood was glued together with the flesh and the cloth, and the slightest movement hurt into the bone marrow.

She waited, Ashrufat had come to see her at this time yesterday and the day before yesterday, and today should be no exception. Her wait was not long, for Ashrufat quickly lifted the curtain door and entered her little tent.

She didn't wait for Ashrufat to say anything, do anything, and rushed over as soon as possible. At this moment, even the pain in her leg did not stop her. She wrapped her arms around Ashrufat's waist and pressed her head against his chest.

"It was amazing and well done. The little girl heard Ashrufat's whispered comfort. His hand tapped slightly against her back.

"I ...... I've stuck with it today. She looked up and looked at the other person's face. However, due to the hazy teary eyes, she couldn't even see Ashrufat's familiar face clearly. "But it hurts...... It really hurts......" She wanted to pour out all the grievances and pain she had suffered, but found that she could only say so much.

"The king has no tears. You're doing a good job of not shedding tears in front of your subordinates, regardless of the situation. Because the moment you shed tears, your subordinates lose their reverence for you. ”

"I'm ......," the little girl asked softly. "Can I cry now?"

"That's it. Now there is no one around, everyone has gone to eat, and your guards have been sent away by me. Ashrufat said. The little girl couldn't control it anymore and cried against Ashrufat's chest.

When she stopped crying, she realized that Ashrufat's chest was wet with her tears. At the same time, she saw a bottle in Ashrufat's hand. It was a bottle of ointment.

"I've got it for you. Ashrufat explained. "A good medicine for skin abrasions. Using it on the wound can be very effective in relieving pain and speeding up recovery. ”

He took the little girl's hand, and because he had to hold the reins, the little girl's hand was broken in several places (it was still a blister on the first day, and now it has become a wound). Then, Ashruphat slowly applied the ointment to the wound. This ointment smells good, and when applied to the wound, you can clearly feel a cool feeling. Because of the burning pain of the friction wound, it quickly subsided.

"Works, doesn't it?" asked Ashrufat. "This bottle of medicine is left for you. ”

"Wait......" the little girl said suddenly. She didn't know why she had become so bold. "I ...... Thigh-...... It's inconvenient to apply it yourself......"

This is a lie. But Rhodia had told her that some lies could never be debunked.

She blushed, sat down, and spread her legs out. For ease of wear, hers is just a knee-length skirt. Of course, there was nothing under the skirt except a pair of panties.

"Help me...... Apply it. She blushed and made a request.