our family is gone

Chapter 99 Atonement
On the other hand, the captain was very popular at the wine table, and everyone recognized him as the one who saved Susan today.

Even though he was a stranger, the townspeople showed friendliness and welcome to him, and the wine glass in front of him was never empty.

Everyone wants to vent the pressure accumulated during this period, and since it is a celebration, there is no need for too many reasons, and the wine is drunk one cup after another.

When the event lasted until midnight, everyone on the field had enough to eat and drink, so they left slowly, and went back to have a good rest and have to work tomorrow.

On the square, there were only a few cleaning people still walking around, and soon they found the drunk captain lying under the table.

"Hey wake up, it's time to go home."

The man patted the captain on the shoulder, but woke him up suddenly.

"Ah!" The captain stood up suddenly, waving his limbs wildly and shouting, "Don't come over here!"

Those cleaning up were also taken aback by the captain's reaction.

He had already lost consciousness under the influence of alcohol, but he just got up instinctively and wanted to leave here.

It's just that he was injured himself, and after drinking so much wine, he staggered within a few steps and was about to fall to the ground. At this time, the person who woke him up raised his hand to help him. He catches it.

And the captain was in her arms, his head tilted to the point of being completely drunk...

"Ah~" The captain felt a severe headache. He drank too much wine last night, and his hangover made his whole brain twitch.

However, under the influence of alcohol, he finally got rid of those innocent souls temporarily, and slept peacefully, his nerves that had been tortured for many days were slightly relaxed.

Just what is this place?
The captain looked at the surrounding environment, and found that it was not the room he woke up in, but a relatively simple thatched cottage, which is also the residence of most ordinary people.

Looking at the surrounding situation, he seemed to be back at home. The family used to live together...

"You're awake!"

With a lively tone, the captain looked over and saw a plainly dressed girl walking in with some food, she looked about fifteen or sixteen years old.

"What did I do last night? Where is this place?"

The captain forced himself to sit up with his hands, he was very afraid that he would go crazy after being drunk last night, and he didn't want to hurt anyone again.

"Don't tell me, you screamed and moved all night. I was woken up by you several times. Fortunately, it was quieter in the middle of the night."

Speaking of this girl, she also frowned and complained unceremoniously, without any defensiveness in that way.

"As for this, of course it's my home~"

"I'm sorry...I'll be leaving right away." The captain apologized, struggling to get up.

"Hey~ what are you doing?" The girl immediately put the things down and supported him before sitting up, complaining: "You are not well yet, be careful."

The captain sat up and sighed, why are the people here so friendly to a stranger like him~
"Eat before you go, I'm going to work too."

The girl took the food and put it between the two of them, then ate it on her own, and looked at him strangely when she saw that the captain didn't make a move.

"Why don't you eat?"

The captain looked at the food, in front of her should be leftover bread and broth from last night to heat up, but there was an extra glass of milk and an egg on her side.

"I'm not hungry yet, you can eat."

The captain pushed the milk in front of the girl, but she shook her head and refused.

"This is for you to drink. I heard the lord say that drinking this is good for your health. If you are injured, drinking this will help you recover quickly."

It's just that the girl's eyes couldn't help but look at the glass of milk, and the lips that were nibbling on the black bread stopped.

How could the captain not be clear when he saw this scene? He also had a general understanding of the situation in the town from Susan. These children are too bitter, and they may have never tasted what it is, let alone meat.

"Why are you being so nice to me?"

"Because you saved sister Susan. She usually takes good care of us. I don't know how to thank you. You can get well soon after eating these."

The captain let out a long sigh, trying to calm his choked throat, and raised his hand to cover his tear-filled eyes, not wanting others to see it.

"What's the matter with you? Are you uncomfortable?"

"It's okay, I had a headache from drinking too much last night."

"Did the wound on your body come from fighting with the bandits?"

The girl's curious words drew his attention back, and the captain was stunned for two seconds before nodding.

"That's right~"

The wolf is also considered a bandit, but he did not lie.

It's just that the captain who didn't have much confidence still changed the subject quickly, not wanting to delve into it further.

"Where are your parents? Why aren't you at home?"

"They died at the hands of the bandits trying to protect me, and then I was taken away by those mercenaries and sold into a brothel when I fled to the fields, and was later rescued by the lord."

Hearing this, the captain's eyes flickered with confusion, as if his hand was stuck to his forehead, he dared not let go, and he didn't have the courage to look directly at the girl again.

"The lord is very kind to us. He healed our injuries, assigned us houses, and arranged jobs. Now I can have three copper coins every day! I can also go to the square to attend lectures and learn to read at night."

The girl is very simple, and when she mentioned this, her face immediately became beaming, and her smile was full of youthful vitality, or hope, hope for future life.

Her optimistic attitude towards life seems to have infected the captain, and he gradually put down his hands.

"What about you? Why did you come here alone?"

"I..." The captain opened his mouth several times, but when the words reached his mouth, he shivered and retracted, unable to speak.

Then the girl suddenly remembered that she had heard sister Susan say that his family was also killed by bandits, and she couldn't help feeling sympathetic.

"It's okay, those bandits have been wiped out by the lord, don't be sad, and the lord said that we have to face the reality and look to the future, life will be better, you can stay and wait for your injury to recover..."

The girl didn't understand anything, she was just trying to comfort a person like herself with the simplest words.

The captain drank a little milk at last, because only then the girl was willing to share it with him.

"Are you really okay?" The girl couldn't help but feel a little worried when she saw the captain's weakness, "You can take a rest and come out for activities after your injury recovers."

"No, I have something to do."

The captain dragged his frail body into unprecedented firm steps.

He knew that he owed too many people in this small town. The experience during this time told him that it was pointless to escape, and the more he escaped, the more painful he would be. He had to do something to repay his sins.

[I am willing to pay the price with my life for this! 】

(End of this chapter)