Whispers of the Gods

Chapter 87 Monty VI (4)

Monty sat upright and stared straight ahead, but could feel the man on his left looking at him with piercing dark brown eyes.

Monty pretended not to notice, he was motionless, but his heart was slowly beating faster, and it was only when the beating was about to mess up his breathing that Melch Mostek averted his gaze.

Only then did Monty close his eyes in relief. He had thought about how to look unruffled in danger, but it was too difficult when he really tried.He was wrapped up like a prey entangled by a snake, and he couldn't breathe.

The servants of Darkanvil brought the food, bacon, hard cheese, and bread, with some strong sauces and wine.

They offered food first to the Mosteks and Mundy in the high seat, then to the knight's table, and finally to the soldier's table.

Monty stared intently at the bread on the long table, hungry, his stomach growling.

On the third day, they had already eaten almost all the food they brought on the road. Yesterday the soldiers only gave him a small half of cheese, but they did not lack water. They walked along the river quickly and could not die of thirst.

But now that the food was in front of Monty's eyes, he didn't dare to reach out. Now, as a hostage in the enemy's battle, he had to be cautious in everything he did.

No one had ever taught him what to do in such a situation. In the past, the party that took nobles as hostages usually demanded a ridiculous amount of ransom, even land.

As for the second prince of Hastza, Mengdi cannot be redeemed with a few boxes of gold.

But it was not the case that the hostages were not killed before. King Talha Ridmore of Musor was captured by the pirates of the Freedom League on the Sugar Coast, and he asked his sons for a sum of money. Unheard of high ransom.

The ransom amount is high enough to fill the entire Golden Sand Palace of Aki with gold coins.At least that's what the story says.

After some discussions, the princes of Musor wrote to the leader of the Freedom Alliance, the evil captain "Skullbreaker" Steed Rum, the head of the seven gray captains, asking him to reduce the ransom he demanded to a reasonable number.

Steed Loom unexpectedly accepted their bargain, and after some exchange, returned their king.

But the returned king was missing a head from his shoulders.

You get what you pay for, as Captain Evil said.The princes were only willing to pay enough to buy back King Talha Redmoore's body, but not enough gold to buy back his head.

It is said that when his pirate men read the letters from the princes to Steed Rum, the Captain was so enraged that he smashed King Muthor's head with his hammer and spear.

No one knows where Talha Redmoore's head is, maybe it's still lying around as a trophy, maybe it's already sunk to the bottom of the ocean.

Monty didn't want to anger the Mosteks. His life was in their hands now.

"Eat." Melch Mostek promised him to eat.

Monty breathed a sigh of relief.

He reached for a piece of bread on the table, held it in his hands and lowered his head to gnaw it.

He is like a dog now, Monty sighed secretly, he even needs permission from others to eat, and if Melch Mostek doesn't nod, he can only look at the food and drool, and continue to be hungry like this.

"What if father can't wake up like this?" Corini Mostek, the second son sitting on the left of "Black Hart", asked his uncle in Vivaria.

Compared to the cowardly older brother Simon, the brave eyes of the lifeless younger brother Corini look more like a man.

He was wearing a black linen tunic, with thick and lush black hair, but he didn't have a beard on his mouth, and his speech lacked masculinity. This should be the characteristic of an eunuch.

Melch Mostek turned his head to look at him, and then drank the full glass of wine into his stomach in one gulp.

"uncle?"

There was unease in Corini Mostek's high-pitched voice, and Monty held his breath, refusing to make a sound until the man on his left spoke.

"He will wake up, don't worry." "Black Deer" lowered his voice, and replied coldly: "Your father's life is very hard. If he doesn't want to die, no one can kill him."

"But……"

"No but." Melch Mostek interrupted his nephew, "Eat the food, we still have half a day's ride to catch up. Anything can wait until we get back to Bonestone City."

Monty saw a few people rushing into the hall from the corner of his eye. The leader was stout, wearing a black and white velvet coat with the pattern of a blacksmith on his chest, while the rest wore white robes and put on their clothes. old man.

"Master Melch." The leading man put his hand on his left chest and bowed respectfully to the high seat. "I hurried over after hearing the news, and I brought the most experienced priests."

He looked young, probably in his early 30s, with short blond hair, blue eyes, and a chiseled face.

"Master Teo." Melch Mostek nodded, "Forgive me for coming uninvited."

"Dark Anvil will always be at the service of you and the Duke." Theo Lapko, Earl of Dark Anvil, saluted again, and waved his hand to let the priests check Lek Mostek lying on the table. "The castle is yours, my lord."

"No, we will stay soon." "Black Deer" replied flatly. "Let's go after this meal, and I hope your priests can tell me what my brother has been poisoned by then."

"They are the best healers in Darkanvil, because they not only heal the body, but also the mind." Theo Lapko said, "The Duke is trapped in a dream, and the priests can ask the Oneiroi God He let him out of the dream."

"The gods are merciful." The people in the hall prayed one after another.

The priests touched the body of the Duke of Bones City, opened his eyelids, opened his mouth, and beat his forehead with their knuckles.Two of them recited prayers directly on the spot, wanting to ask the dream star god to give them answers.

Theo Lapko approached Melch Mostek on the high seat lightly, and asked in a low voice, "Master Melch, what happened in the Hall of Ashes?"

Monty glanced to the left, and saw that the expression on the face of "Black Hart" became stiff and slightly ferocious.

"We were ambushed by the Colva's," answered Melch Mostek grimly, "and the Colva bitch poisoned our wine."

"Her Majesty Queen Lozaria?" Theo Lapko widened his eyes, "Poisoned his loyal vassals?"

(End of this chapter)