The old civil servants on the side comforted Estier. Obviously, these civil servants were Estier's absolutely trusted cronies.
His father and trusted sister died suddenly, the city was destroyed, and only one or two hundred soldiers were left in his hands. What's more, the nobles under his command were still divided, and the camp fell into the predicament of lack of food and clothing.For a young vampire, this test was too difficult.
Fia watched this scene silently.
After a few seconds of this time, Estier quickly adjusted to the worried eyes of the civil servants. She crossed her fingers embarrassingly, pursed her lips, and smiled wryly at Fia.
"Phew, I'm sorry, I'm too selfish. As His Royal Highness Fei Ya saw, we are just some remnants of defeated soldiers who need support. His Royal Highness Fei Ya is here this time..."
"We just stopped by to visit." Fia first explained her purpose of coming here, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
After hearing the second half of the sentence, Esther, who was originally disappointed, was overjoyed. She even stood up excitedly, and only one side of the vampire wing spread out uncontrollably.
"Do you, do you have anything to eat in your carriage? Anything is fine. We can exchange valuable items with you. The food in the camp has bottomed out. If this continues, once we cannot provide food to the refugees, the camp will be destroyed." They will be discarded, and [-]% of them will starve to death on the way to escape. I, I am willing to take... this, yes! It is this bracelet, and the ring and earrings—"
"Wait, it doesn't have to be that far."
Seeing Estier hurriedly taking off the bracelet and ring in exchange for food, Fia couldn't help being moved, and hurriedly stood up to stop it.
As nobles who can enjoy the glory, wealth and privileges, they are willing to exchange their private possessions for food for refugees. Even in the Human League, there are very few such people.
It was an eye-opener for Fia that there are nobles who sacrifice themselves for others in a backward world.Fia thought that she couldn't do the same thing as Estier.And when one realizes that other people can do what one cannot do, and that such things are recognized as acts of goodness, there is awe in one's heart.
For a while, Fia's view of Estier changed greatly.The negative impression of Estier just now suddenly came back.
Not knowing what Fia was thinking, Estier thought that Fia felt that she was not paid enough, her breathing became short of breath, and she glanced at the others as if asking for help, and the others also stood up, silently putting away their belongings Take them off and put them on the table—all jewels, only a few magic props, and the hasty escape left them no time to take away the valuable treasures at home.
"Is this enough?" Astil pushed the gold and silver jewelry on the table in front of Fia, with hope on her face.
Feya couldn't help having a headache, and she sighed deeply.
"It's not that I don't think Esther gave me enough rewards, but that I didn't want to accept your rewards. I can't guarantee that the food is delicious, but I can fill my stomach as much as I want. It's up to me to accept your rewards." Moved by the act of righteousness, I give it to you.”
"But we want a lot..."
Hearing that it was a free gift, Estier subconsciously thought that the quantity was very small.
Fia waved lightly.
"Don't worry. The food I carry is enough for you for a long time, provided that you have a place to store it. When you leave the tent, I will ask you to take a good inventory. The space here is too small."
You are truly noble.
Fia didn't say that.
"You actually said that the space is too small..." After looking at each other for a while, Esther could not conceal the ecstasy on her face, but this ecstasy gradually turned into shame, and she lowered her head deeply, "I'm sorry My previous rude behavior—”
Seeing that it was about to turn into an apology scene again, Fia immediately turned her palm towards Estier.
"That's the end of my apology. Let me say it first, I didn't give you the food for reward, but your actions made me feel ashamed. This is the result of your own efforts. If you feel at a loss, then arrange the best tent for us, let Liti, Anastasia and I live in it, this is what I want most."
Estelle hesitated to speak, then nodded seriously as if she had made up her mind.
"I'll arrange it right away."
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Things were moving extremely quickly.
After learning that Fia was carrying a large amount of food, Estier immediately recruited his men and asked them to vacate the tent as a warehouse for storing food.
And because the camp didn't have enough space to accommodate a ten-meter-high hill at a time, Estier had no choice but to ask Fia to choose the location on the wooden platform that was used for speeches before.
When Fiya appeared on the stage with empty hands under people's curious eyes, the refugees thought it was the nobles who were teasing them. The platform couldn't bear the heavy pressure, and after it collapsed, the discussion of the refugees stopped abruptly.
Afterwards, both refugees and soldiers looked at Fia as if they were looking at an angel, their expressions full of respect and admiration.At least the food is enough for the people in the camp to live for ten days and half a month. During this half month, they don't have to worry about food anymore.And when half a month passed, the nobles in the surrounding territories must have sent troops to help recapture the city.
Not only that, Fia's appearance also made those nobles who were dissatisfied with Estier's rule shut up. Everyone knew that Estier had a good relationship with the elf princess, and the elf princess was a seventh-rank magic caster. Fairy princesses help (at least for now), and only the most stupid people would openly express their displeasure.
In the end, Estier also vacated the tents of herself and other nobles as agreed, and gave them to the three of Fei Ya, among which the tent allocated to Fei Ya was the tent that Estier lived in.
It was supposed to be a scene of reminiscing with old friends, but due to various accidents that happened to both parties, it didn't unfold at all, and they didn't even say a single word. This result made Fia feel that the world is impermanent.This world is full of wars and disasters, hunger and death, and is extremely harsh.
In short, go to sleep first, and talk about it tomorrow when you wake up.
Standing alone in front of the tent, Fiya shook her head helplessly feeling exhausted, and opened the curtain with one hand.
then.
The sound of fists piercing the air came from the right.
sneak attack?
Reminiscent of the existence of the Darkborn, Fia's ruby-like eyes instantly became sharp.She retreated her body in the same way she used to deal with Estier before, grabbed the opponent's attacking wrist, and slammed the opponent to the left with unrivaled strength, and then pressed her whole body up from her elbow, accompanied by a splash With a sound, press the opponent face down on the ground, and at the same time, don't forget to turn the opponent's arm around.
Soft touch.
"Hiss - pain, pain, pain!!!"
"what?"
The familiar voice made Fiya's eyes widen unexpectedly, and she bounced off of the other person reflexively, her expression gradually becoming subtler.
"Estier? Why are you again?"
The long golden hair was tied up by a large black ribbon, and she was wearing a crimson dress that reached her ankles. Except for Estelle, it would not be anyone else.
She has too short a memory.
Falling down twice in the same embarrassing way by the same person, Estier would probably be so angry that she would want to come up and tear herself up——Fia originally thought so, but when she saw Estier's expression after getting up At that moment, the ridicule in my heart disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Instead, I feel intractable and at a loss.
Not annoyed and angry, but teary, about to cry.It's just that Estier didn't want Fia to see this embarrassment, so she pursed her lips tightly, enduring the pain.The two emotions were intertwined on the same face, which made Fia read the feeling of humiliation.
Hey, hey... what's going on, wasn't she just an elegant and majestic noble lady?
Fia tried to step forward to support Estier, but the politeness made her outstretched hand stop in mid-air, without touching Estier's body.
She had to say embarrassingly.
"Uh, are you okay?"
Although it was obvious at a glance that Estelle was not good at all.
"You, you strike too hard!"
"I thought it was the attacker."
The subtext was that whoever asked Estier to wave her hand without saying a word was obviously not the speed of greeting.
This time it was Estier's turn to froze, and the unwillingness on her face increased a little. She used the vampire's power to control the liquid in her body to wipe out the tears swirling in her eyes, and then turned her head away and snorted coldly.
"Hmph, I'm just not reconciled, and want to try again. Your skills are completely different from before. As an elf, your reaction speed is actually faster than mine."
Tsundere?It may be new to people in this world, but it is old-fashioned to myself.
With such complaints in her heart, Fia deliberately taunted Estier.
"So now you know the answer?"
"Tch. Dophelia is still cute before losing her memory." Estier curled her lips, "You have changed too much from before. My impression of Dophelia is that she is not talkative, quiet and intelligent. , is the exact opposite of who you are now."
"Hmm... is that saying I'm not smart enough?"
"No, it doesn't mean that. It's just that if you were in the past, you would definitely not want to use "Food Creation" in front of so many people. Instead, you would make food without saying a word, and let us take it ourselves."
In this way, the former elf princess was indeed very cute.
Fia deliberately sighed.
"It's impossible to lose memory and change personality."
"Well, creating food in front of everyone, and making food quietly for me to take, each has its own advantages, at least now everyone knows that I have reached an agreement with you, and those restless nobles must take care of them Q."
Speaking of this, Estier walked into the tent on her own, sat down on the edge of the bed without any ladylike demeanor, stared at the floor, and shook her legs slightly.It can be seen that the current Estier is the real Estier, and the lady's appearance is just a disguise.
"Actually, I'm here to thank you and catch up on the past. I don't know if I can come back now. If I don't say something now, I will never have the chance to say it."
Bitterness appeared on Estier's immature face, and the charm brought by her blood-blooded eyes made the bitterness a little bit heavier.
"Thank you, Fia, for shutting up those nobles for me. I was too reckless to treat you as a dark descendant before. If it was Dophelia from the past, I would definitely not take it to heart—the current Dophelia should You won't take it to heart, will you?"
There was a little more liveliness in her tone, and Estier quietly rolled her eyes to spy on Fia's expression.
Fia followed into the tent and said with a smile.
"I took it to heart and was angry."
"It's good that you're not angry, and the point of generosity hasn't changed." Ignoring Fiya's answer, Estier continued to advance the topic on her own.She sighed heavily, the strength of shaking her calf gradually weakened, and she patted the edge of the bed beside her with her right hand, "Aren't you going to sit down and talk? Standing is very tiring."
"No, I'll just stand there."
Sitting together by the bed seemed nothing to Estier, but Fia would not pretend to be ignorant and sit on it.Although in the eyes of outsiders and Estier, this was just a natural expression between good friends, but Fia would mind.
Just like with Letty.Real sisters don't care about one person leaning on another person, or care about hugging and kissing each other. Only sisters with less pure ideas will start from hugging, kissing and squeezing. read other meanings.
In other words, a real straight woman will not think that there is anything wrong with another woman sitting next to her, but she is not a real straight woman, so she will mind and think it is bad.
Not knowing what Fia was thinking, Estier shrugged.
"Strange insistence. But I'm not much better. Didn't Fiya get the reward she wanted? I can't accept your food for free. If it's just a small amount, I'll let it go. If you don't ask me to pay anything for that amount, I will I'm sorry, it's not only against my personal principles, but also belittles my self-esteem as an aristocrat."
"Didn't you give me the reward? This tent." With her hands folded around her chest, Fiya pouted towards the top of the tent.
"But it's not equal." Estier said seriously, "I don't want to owe you anything. Principles are something that cannot be compromised. What's more, I am the Duke of Bart, a nobleman of Earl Oro's family. If I accept your offer for nothing Things, I will feel like being given alms, my self-esteem is unacceptable, and if the group of little nobles find out afterwards, they will definitely use this to ridicule me, I just think about that picture and I get angry. You have seen it too, right? They don't accept my appearance, paper can't contain fire."
"...That's true. Nobles also have their troubles."
Fiya spread her hands helplessly, and quietly glanced at Estier's wings.
Estier cared more about her noble status than she imagined, which probably had something to do with her only having half wings.
Those nobles said that Estier was an illegitimate child because Estier only had half wings. It may be because of this that Estir cared so much about her status as a nobleman of the Earl of Oro family.Maybe Estier thought in her heart that as long as she was impeccable and perfect in every way, it would prove that she was not an illegitimate child.She, Estelle, is the real lady of Earl Oro's family.
But this is just an expression of inferiority.
The more low self-esteem a person has, the more he cannot back down. He regards it as a taboo and cannot tolerate anyone's criticism.Although Estier is an illegitimate child, it has nothing to do with what she did, but in Estier's eyes, there is a logic of "look, illegitimate children can't do this level". Her recognition and praise are the only things that can give her a sense of peace of mind.
In this way, whether it is like a real noble now, hoping that she can offer an equal reward, or what she will do tomorrow, to fulfill the noble's obligations, and return to the city to save people, both are just to prove that she is not an illegitimate child Action, she is imitating a real aristocrat - although the illegitimate child also flows the blood of the aristocrat, but it is not recognized by others, it is a spurned existence, just like Anastasia.
Maybe Estier didn't realize that all her actions originated from this core.She is feeling inferior for having only half wings.
Make people pity.
Thinking of this in her heart, Fiya lowered her sympathy and raised her beautiful eyebrows to ask.
"Then what reward can Estier give me now? You already have nothing."
"I still have a future. As long as the nobles from the surrounding territories come, one day they will be able to drive out the chaos in the city. Although I am only the third daughter, I can promise that Fia can take anything from the Earl of Oro. As today's reward."
Chapter 15 The agreement between the vampire princess and the elf princess
Estier's expression was so clear that Fia could even use the candlelight to catch a glimpse of her own slightly swaying shadow in Estier's blood-colored eyes that symbolized vampires.
This guy really dare to say.
There was a moment of silence in the tent.
Although the core of Estier's actions is inferiority complex, inferiority complex can also be divided into inferiority complex of action and inferiority of inaction.In fact, most people will not choose to bravely stand in front of the stage and face the accusations of others like Estelle. On the contrary, they will choose to jump out of this environment and stay as far away as possible.In the case of Estier, it was because she only had half of the wings, and she stayed at home all day without meeting people, or simply left here, even thinking that it would be nice if she was not a vampire, and hated the remaining half of the wings.
There are only a few people who can be as brave as Estier.
Her courage and innocence made Fia appreciate it.
Feeling a little more tentative in her heart, Fiya suppressed her admiration and deliberately teased.
"that is it?"
Estelle frowned.
"If Fia thinks it's not enough, you can add more until I feel it's equal."
"Or let me choose whatever I want?"
"Yes."
Fiya paused for a moment, and deliberately showed a scrutinizing and joking gaze, as if a slave trader examining a beautiful slave, staring at Estier with a smile.
"What if I say, I want you?"
"You—" I never thought that Fia would make such a statement. In Estier's mind, Dophelia has always been the unsmiling type, but she quickly adjusted, and her round eyes regained the ladylike look. Unfazed, he replied with a sly smile not inferior to Fia's, "I'm sorry. That's not equal. I've never heard of the idea of exchanging food for a noble lady."
"Right."
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