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Chapter 587 Executioner Princess

The convoy passed through the vast territory of the empire smoothly and approached the southern border step by step.

They encountered no danger along the way.

"This went really well."

Sitting around the campfire, Verdo sighed.

In his early years, the dwarf priest traveled around with the religious order to preach. These journeys were not smooth sailing, but were accompanied by various dangers. He witnessed countless people being defeated by the hardships of the journey, terrible diseases, and sudden accidents. Even giving his life.

After becoming the resident priest of a church, the dwarf priest stopped his wandering life.

"Her Highness Althea is accompanied by royal guards and night watchmen."

In the Night Watch, Eden of Renso said so. (This Iden is not Bieden, this Iden is one of the six Idens in the Night's Watch)

"Think about it."

Verdo agreed.

Different from her poor appearance back then, Althea was an imperial princess, the apple of the emperor's eye, and this marriage was of great significance, so she would naturally be protected by three layers of protection.

The hardships of the journey?The convoy is well-supplied and takes the high road.A terrible disease?For the safety of the princess, there were not only three royal doctors in the convoy, but also a group of monks and nuns who were proficient in medical skills and ancient proverbs.A sudden accident?The most accidents encountered on the journey often come from people, such as robberies, betrayal of relatives and friends, etc., but such a large convoy is enough to cope with any kind of accidents.

"If she says anything unexpected, it will be unless the gods come to stop her carriage."

Eden spoke.

He and Verdo secretly joined the Night Watch. After a few days of getting along, although their relationship with other Night Watchmen was not very close, they became familiar with each other.

There are six Edens in the night watchman team of about twenty people, so they are often distinguished by nicknames or the names of their hometowns, and he himself is called "Blonde Eden" or "Blonde".

There were so many Idens, even if someone wanted to assassinate him to please the emperor, he could not tell which Iden was the priest who was judged as a heretic.

jingle.

Suddenly, the bell on Eden's waist rang.

Verdo turned his head and gave Eden a wink.

Eden sighed and slowly stood up.

Touching the silver bell on his waist, Eden signaled that he was going to relieve himself, and then moved away from the bonfire.

As the fire gradually faded away from his sight, Eden turned his head and looked towards the center of the camp.

The bell around his waist was a gift from the Queen, a treasure taken from the royal treasury. There were four pairs of them, which not only had the function of detecting ghosts and other evil spirits, but also allowed the holders of the bells to communicate with each other.

The original intention of the queen giving this treasure was to ring the bell to call for rescue when the princess encountered an accident or danger.

But the queen's good intentions were instead used as a tool to relieve boredom by the restless Althea.

The journey to Osenko was neither long nor short. The wedding's luxurious motorcade was equipped with guards, doctors, and cooks, but there were no bards, acrobats, or theater actors who could bring happiness to people. Role.

Perhaps the emperor's original intention was to let Althea stay on her own terms and adapt to the boring life after marriage in advance.

But how could Althea endure such boredom.

The bell being rang in such a peaceful late night meant that the princess was bored and needed someone to relieve her boredom.

This role often falls to Eden.

Eden didn't want to take on this role, but after Sister Cassandra's repeated requests, he couldn't shirk it. He could only endure it and regard it as a kind of penance that true believers must undergo.

Feeling in the dark, Iden arrived outside the princess's tent.

He pressed the signal, rang the bell, then opened the curtain and walked in.

As soon as he entered, he saw Althea sitting on the floor with her swan neck raised, looking like she had been waiting for a long time. As a woman, she was very tall, and even when she was sitting, she looked surprisingly tall.

"Oh, my pastor."

Althea said mockingly.

"Well, my sinner."

Eden shot back casually.

Althea frowned, but soon relaxed. If it wasn't too boring, she wouldn't want to call this dull priest over.

While traveling during the day, she could not see anyone except Sister Cassandra in the carriage. She spent almost half the day in a daze. When it was time to set up camp in the afternoon, the situation got better and she could read and listen. She sang, talked with Osenko's envoys, and watched the small-scale competition in the camp. But when night fell, as everyone rested, the situation took a turn for the worse, and Althea became bored again.

At this time, her only choice was Eden. Although the two were several years apart, they were at least peers who could communicate.

"Then, Your Highness, why did you call me here this time?"

Eden asked politely, then sat down.

Althea was a little dissatisfied.

The priest used the honorific title for himself, not so much as a courtesy, but as a way to distance himself from himself.

She always felt that she didn't get the respect she deserved from Eden.

After a while, Althea thought of something and deliberately raised the topic:

"Eden, these days, you have explained many scriptures to me, as well as many hidden legends.

Tonight, I don't want to hear anymore, I'm tired of hearing all this stuff. "

"so?"

Eden raised his eyebrows and said.

Althea crossed her hands, put them on her knees, and said slowly:

"Why don't you tell me about your life, for example...your parents." She asked deliberately.

Althea knew something about Eden. She knew that he was an orphan who was entrusted to a monastery.

She asked this not only to anger Eden, but also because she was curious, what kind of parents could give birth to such a boring priest?

As she expected, Eden frowned,

"I don't know who my parents are."

Althea pretended to feel guilty and said:

"Oh, I'm sorry. May God forgive me and may you forgive me. I'm so sorry."

"Then I forgive you."

The priest said abruptly.

quite a while,

Eden looked at her and said:

"Your Highness, I don't know my parents, but I know your parents,

I want to ask you, why did your mother-in-law raise such a rude person like you? Can you explain it to me? "

Rude people.

Such straightforward words certainly aroused Althea's emotions.

"Why can't you raise it?

You know, horses and donkeys can give birth to mules. Why can't my queen give birth to a sinner as you call her? "

Althea smiled and responded:
"Although I am a sinner in your words, I am a devout person. But you, who were clearly guided and cared for by the monastery, have become a heretic."

"Pious? Don't be ridiculous."

Eden spat out:
"You are considered a pious mother. I have never seen such a pure soul."

Althea said regardless:
"Whatever you say, that's who I am.

Even if you say that I am not pious, what is the use of your own thoughts? As long as I am willing, I can wave my hand and let thousands of poems praise me. "

Eden said coldly:
"If the praises of flatterers were useful, then King Dolle would not be a sinner."

These words were very serious, Althea retorted:

"Good priest, you keep saying that I am a sinner, but I have never done anything harmful to the world. Compared with me, you should care about yourself. You are a recognized heretic."

After saying this, Althea smiled smugly.

In this dull and boring environment, even quarrels are so interesting.

Eden stopped talking for a moment.

A cold silence filled the tent.

Eden looked at Althea, it was hard to imagine that under such a beautiful skin, there was a sinful soul. She seemed to be Deschanel's palace, both powerful and sinful. Her appearance was inherited from her. mother, but her character was deeply influenced by her father.

"Hey, I haven't killed anyone yet."

Out of the blue, Althea said this.

"You want to be the executioner princess?"

Eden scoffed.

"What's wrong?
There are thousands of princesses in this world, some have become wives, some have become queen mothers, some have been lonely all their lives, and some have become nuns or priests. The professions of princesses are really diverse, and some even tragically become The prostitutes were killed, but no one was the executioner. "

After a moment of silence, Eden said helplessly:
"You have committed enough sins. If you don't repent and atone for them, it will be enough for you to go to hell."

"I don't care about the pain after death."

Althea shrugged and said,
"Among the philosophers, my favorite is Unter. He has a very good saying: If Herris can make me riding boots, Sipos can offer me fine wine, the pastoral goddess can make my manor full of flowers, and the marriage goddess can congratulate me. I am forever happy. There are white doves building their nests under the auspicious grape vines, there are bonfires in the cozy wooden house, and I listen to the gurgling water. So what kind of happiness after death should I pursue?"

These words, which are full of pagan connotations, really should not appear in the mouth of a true Christian princess.

Eden was about to say something.

Suddenly, there was a series of noises outside the tent, like pots and pans dancing.

This noise is not ordinary, the sound of birds being frightened one after another can be heard in the forest.

Eden's face was full of confusion, while Lu Lu guessed in shock,
Did the soldiers mutiny?But those are the royal guards!

He stood up quickly, carefully opened a corner of the curtain, and looked outside.

"Assault! Assault!"

Amidst the commotion, rapid and harsh sounds repeatedly appeared over the camp.

attack?

Someone would actually attack this convoy?

Before Eden could figure it out, there was a movement behind him.

He turned around and saw Althea standing up, holding a fine dwarf crossbow in her hand.

She obviously reacted from the surprise and said excitedly:
"Looks like it's time to be the executioner!"

(End of this chapter)