Our family is in decline

"This is Paul's home. Life can't be said to be very good, but the family of four can be considered happy until the bandits broke in. The husband and two children were hacked to death by the bandits, and the wife was humiliated in front of the corpses and then taken away. Walk.

Over there, a cannonball hit and the house collapsed. All the people were buried underneath. When they were dug out, they couldn't even see their faces.

Over there is..."

After several days of recovery, the captain finally gained the ability to walk on the ground.

It's just that now, after enduring a few days of inner torture, he has completely lost his shape. His originally strong body has quickly lost weight. The wound on his head is still wrapped with gauze, and the beard on his face has also been shaved off, leaving a pale look. His face and mental state also looked extremely haggard.

Susan walked with the captain on Hamlet's land, pointing to the ruins and describing the situation inside.

These were the truths she heard from those who were responsible for her care.

Others are what she saw when she participated in town construction.

The captain leaned on the wooden stick and looked at those places. The lingering scenes appeared in his mind, and he couldn't get rid of them no matter what he did.

Fire, wailing, killing...

He tried to adapt, but he couldn't let go of it. He couldn't forgive himself.

In other words, the townspeople who died tragically under the butcher's knife could not forgive him.

The soldiers he led to a dead end could not forgive him.

Susan looked at the captain's dazed expression and knew that he was trapped in those memories again.

He would be awakened by nightmares almost every night these days, and she could hear the screams from a long distance away.

He still didn't come out, even if he told him about the ugly behavior of those bandits every day according to the lord's instructions, it failed to arouse his anger, and instead became more and more depressed.

"The Lord wants us to gather at the church. He has something to say."

"Okay, I know."

A passing town citizen came over. When the captain noticed it, he instinctively avoided and wanted to stay away. At the same time, he lowered his head and did not dare to look at him.

His reaction also made the townspeople look at him curiously, but they ran away to inform others without saying anything.

Susan looked at his reaction and sighed, "Look up, life has to go on, are you going to live like this for the rest of your life?"

The captain was pulled out of his fantasy by these words and reluctantly raised his head. Hearing Susan's questioning, he didn't mean to defend himself, but quickly lowered his head in silence.

Susan was a little pity for his plight, but seeing him so useless also made her angry.

"Who here has not been hurt by bandits? A grown man like you is worse than a woman like me!"

"I..." The captain was suffering from unspeakable suffering. He had no face to face these townspeople, and he was even more afraid of being recognized.

Susan also felt that she was a little too demanding, and her tone quickly calmed down.

"Let's go."

At this time, in the church hall, all the original religious decorations had been removed, leaving only the simple and rustic hall and the rows of benches.

In this era, even the churches in towns were built very spacious, more than enough to accommodate hundreds of people.

Everyone was sitting closely on the benches, and some were standing, discussing with each other, curious about what the lord wanted to announce when he called them here.

At this time, the soldiers holding spears trotted all the way to the door of the church. After that, the teams separated neatly into two teams. Lance appeared from between the teams and walked towards the church. Following him were the fully armed soldiers. Leonard and Barristan.

At this time, Lance was no longer wearing the casual clothes, but a full set of armor, and he looked very domineering when he stood up.

"I have something to announce now." Lance didn't mean to waste time. He glanced at everyone and said, "The bandits have regrouped and are heading towards Hamlet."

When the news came out, those people went crazy. Panic could be seen spreading among them, and all kinds of noisy sounds appeared.

"Quiet!" the captain shouted, and then all the soldiers slammed their spears on the ground at the same time, making a dull sound.

I have to say that what he did really shocked the townspeople and made them quiet down immediately.

"Don't worry, everyone. I will personally lead the army to resist the bandits and will not let the tragedy happen again. As long as you stay here, you will be safe. If they want to come over, they will have to step on my body."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the soldiers and began to encourage them before the battle.

"Behind us are our relatives and friends. We have no retreat. Now pick up your weapons and work with me to make those bandits pay the price of their lives to pay off the blood debt we owe."

"eye for eye!"

Andrew was the first to raise his spear and shout loudly, followed by other soldiers shouting loudly, forming a huge sound wave.

The originally panicked people felt inexplicably relieved after seeing this scene, and the fear caused by the bandits was gradually eliminated by the lord.

No matter how good others say it, they will not make them feel this way. They trust Lance because the promises made by the lord have been fulfilled. They now have money in their hands and bread to eat.

Of course, there are also those troops who look very energetic, as well as Leonard and Barristan, two powerful men who are very intimidating in their eyes.

It is because the facts are in front of them that they choose to believe in the lord. No matter how much they say without a realistic basis, they are just castles in the air~

Lance didn't like to talk too much, because it would kill everyone's interest, so he directly arranged for Susan to be responsible for managing the place, and named a few people for them to cooperate in maintaining order.

In fact, all they need to do is lock the door, and the bandits without artillery can't threaten them at all.

Before leaving, Lance glanced at the captain, but led the team away without doing anything more.

If someone is pretending to be guilty, it is impossible to become so haggard in a short period of time.

After Lance left, the church door was blocked, and Susan ignored the captain and began to organize everyone to settle down.

Although they believed in the Lord, the pain caused to them by the last bandit robbery could not be easily subsided, and a heavy atmosphere spread in the hall.

Silence doesn't reduce stress, it just hides it in your heart.

Seeing everyone's disappointed mood, Susan knew that she had to do something to strengthen everyone's confidence in the lord and make this difficult time pass quickly.

Thinking of what the Lord had said to him, he stood in the crowd and began to talk about the changes during this period.

Susan didn't know much about words. She just used the simplest words to tell how the Lord's appearance had brought hope to herself in despair.