"What kind of feelings do you have for her? If I remember correctly, you clearly abandoned her once, right?"
Agnes's question was very unexpected, and Agron was not mentally prepared, so he didn't know how to answer it for a moment.
Like it? That’s for sure.
Obsessed? That's certainly not the case.
But no matter what, he was grateful for everything Theresa had done for him and was willing to marry her and start a family.
"She was the fiancée chosen by my grandfather and mother for me. There was no doubt that there were many political factors involved, but at least it showed that in people's eyes she was a perfect match for me. And after I got to know her later, I also discovered
She was indeed very kind to me. She recognized my talent, believed that I would be outstanding, and was willing to help me wholeheartedly to leave a name in history... Of course, what she understood at the time to leave a name in history was that I would become a famous European figure.
A writer and poet, I have lived up to her expectations."
As he spoke, he walked forward, then stood next to a stream, and continued.
"I fled Austria before, not because I hated her or the marriage, but just because I thought that staying in Austria would not realize my dream, so I had no choice but to leave; after escaping there, I originally thought that our marriage would
It was over, and I also acquiesced that I had to bear such a price, but I didn't expect that in such an unfavorable situation, she still chose to continue to stick to her previous vows, forcing her father to make concessions and continue our engagement...
This kind of persistence touched me. Then she abandoned her comfortable life and came to me, sharing the joys and sorrows with me, and supporting me in various ways. Who else would do this?"
"It is indeed worthy of admiration..." Agnes thought thoughtfully, and then asked, "However, from your statement, my personal feeling is that in your heart, you feel towards her more out of gratitude and interests.
Is that the right consideration? You didn't really fall in love with her..."
"Is the difference that big?" Aigron frowned and then asked. "For me, feelings and interests are not contradictory. She gave me so much support and help that I can't get rid of her."
and from a personal emotional point of view, getting along with her really makes me feel very happy, so I must fulfill my promise no matter what. In my capacity, I can be like a villain, because a villain can at least scare
I live here, but I can’t act like a coward, otherwise everyone will hate me and no one will follow me.”
Although he instinctively knew in his heart that he should say something deceptive at this time, showing that he only agreed to the engagement with Teresa out of necessity.
But he still decided to tell the truth, because he didn't bother to lie about this kind of problem, it was too boring.
Agnes could only smile bitterly in response to Agron's answer.
"Yes, you are a boy who wants to be the emperor. In your eyes, feelings and power are indeed inseparable, and there is no need to separate them clearly; only girls can distinguish whether the motive of love is
Keep purity at heart... Do you believe it? Although Princess Teresa's status is as noble as yours, she must not have the same thoughts as you."
Aigron didn't know how to answer. He could only shrug. "Maybe, but I will try my best to make her not regret it."
Agnes looked at Agron quietly, until a moment later, she shook her head and let out a sigh.
"Forget it, who am I to complain for Princess Teresa? After seeing the look in her eyes, I knew that she was very satisfied with her choice. Maybe in her opinion, having you by your side is enough..."
Then, she laughed again, "Sorry, Aigron, it's my fault. I asked irrelevant questions and affected your mood."
"It doesn't matter, friends will always ask some embarrassing questions." Aigron replied nonchalantly, "If you are cautious about everything and have to consider every word before speaking, then what kind of friends are you?"
"That's what I say, but you are responsible for the lives of thousands of people. If I affect your rare rest and ruin your good mood, it will cause them to suffer an extra risk of life for no reason... I don't dare
You did this." Agnes said jokingly.
"Hahaha..." Aigron laughed again, "Don't worry, my heart is not so fragile."
In his laughter, the slight awkwardness between the two of them just disappeared.
They tacitly ignored the topic and started hunting again.
However, since they had already arrived at the creek, they did not mount their horses again. Instead, they let the horses drink water on the spot and walked forward along the creek.
Agron just wanted to let Agnes have fun and admire her heroic appearance, so he didn't shoot much, but this time he was interested.
He fired and reloaded at the same time, firing rhythmically around, causing birds to fly around and leaves falling to the ground. He didn't care how many prey he hit, and he didn't count the results, as long as he was happy.
I don't know how long it took, but Aigron finally felt a little bored, so he looked at Agnes, who had been following silently next to him.
"Agnes, maybe you are right. This kind of hunting with muskets can only vent the desire to kill...it is not much fun."
"I'm glad you agree with me." Agnes replied with a smile, "How about I teach you how to use a bow and arrow? You will definitely experience a different feeling."
Aiglon glanced at the hunting bow on Agnes's shoulder and the quiver hanging on her waist. There were not many arrows left in the quiver.
"I have no experience before. If I learn now, I'm afraid your arrows won't be enough. If you run out of arrows, you won't be able to hunt later," Aiglon replied.
"Then what does it matter? I don't care about how many prey I can catch." Agnes replied nonchalantly, "Besides, I'm satisfied now."
Now that Agnes has said this, Agron no longer refuses. He happens to also want to experience the feeling of bending a bow and shooting an arrow.
So, he put the shotgun at his feet, then took the hunting bow from Agnes, and then took another arrow. Then he bent the bow and nocked the arrow, and aimed forward decently.
The strength of this hunting bow is not high. Agnes could easily draw it to full length before. With Agron's physical strength that he had trained since childhood, it was no problem.
Agnes was also there, giving him careful instructions.
"You need to relax and remember not to tense your muscles, which will affect your accuracy. And for your fingers, remember to use your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to pull the bow string, and sandwich the nock between your index finger and middle finger...
"While talking, Agnes also stretched out her hand to help Agron adjust his posture and fingering techniques.
At this time, the two people were very close to each other unknowingly. While listening to the words in his ears, Agron felt the touch of her fingers on his hand. His eyes fell on Agnes unconsciously.
I have lost my perception of birds flying in the distance.
Agnes also noticed Aigron's absence, and she immediately sensed something was wrong, so she retracted her hand shyly, and then pretended to be calm and serious.
"Okay, I have already told you what I need to teach you. You can try it first and accumulate experience through practice!"
When she said this, Aigron also came back to his senses.
In embarrassment, he could only pretend that nothing happened, and then put his own thoughts behind his mind. Following Agnes's instructions, he fully drew the bow string until it was close to his cheek, and then aimed at the tree standing on the branch in the distance.
The remaining birds.
Then, he let go of his hand, and the energy accumulated when the bowstring was fully drawn was immediately transmitted to the arrow, and in an instant the arrow flew towards the bird.
Unfortunately, he didn't hit the prey, but only hit the tree trunk next to the bird.
After the arrow pierced the trunk of the tree, it caused the trunk to shake slightly, and the birds flew away from the branches in panic.
"Missed!" Aiglon shouted regretfully.
"It doesn't matter, no one can always hit the target." Agnes comforted him at the side, "For a beginner, your performance is already very good, at least your strength and direction are correct."
Agnes was not a pure compliment, but a sincere compliment. After all, Agron had just tried bow and arrow, and his performance was much better than when she had just tried it.
But it's not surprising. Like her, Aiglon also has agile skills, sharp reaction speed, and extraordinary perception. These not only allow him to use the sword well, but also naturally allow him to use the bow well.
"Let's do it again!" Agnes enthusiastically handed Agron another arrow.
After receiving such a compliment from Agnes, Aigron naturally became interested, so he took the arrow and began to bend the bow in the same posture as before.
But what is the goal?
With this doubt, Aigron turned his head and looked around.
Not long after, he found a new prey in the bushes in the forest not far away. It was a wild boar that was moving slowly. Its gray fur was stained with a lot of dust, and it looked quite big.
That’s it!
Aigron immediately raised his bow and arrow and aimed at the prey.
Then, he exerted slight force with his fingers to fully draw the bow, and then began to adjust his breathing.
Agnes next to him was constantly giving him instructions, but he gradually couldn't hear clearly, and his whole body and mind were already focused on the prey in the distance.
Just as he kept adjusting the angle, an indescribable feeling suddenly came over him, as if some voice was telling him that he could hit the prey.
That's it now.
He let go of his hand, and then the arrow from the string tore through the air, flying rapidly towards the prey with a soft sound, and then pierced hard into the skin of the wild boar.
"Hit!" Aigron shouted loudly, and then looked excitedly at Agnes next to him, showing off his victory to her.
He had to admit that compared to using a musket to knock down prey with one shot, using a bow and arrow did have a more artistic sense to hunting.
"You are indeed very capable." Agnes also laughed and praised his performance. "I feel like you can learn anything quickly..."
Then, her words suddenly stopped. Aigron noticed something was wrong and followed her gaze.
It turned out that although the wild boar was shot by him, it did not die. The arrow stuck in its body caused it pain and aroused its anger. It actually rushed over here, seemingly intending to take revenge on these people.
The humans who attacked it.
Aigron had never seen anything like this before, so he panicked for a moment.
But after a moment, he immediately came back to his senses and shouted to Agnes.
"Agnes, give me another arrow!"
Agnes also came to her senses now, and she quickly handed Agron another arrow from the arrow pot.
Aiglon took the arrow and immediately drew the bow to full capacity. He didn't care about his posture now and shot an arrow directly at the wild boar.
Unfortunately, because the wild boar is very fast, he was wrong this time.
Now the wild boar had rushed in front of him, and Aiglon could already see its tusks.
In desperation, he threw the bow to the ground, and then picked up the musket on the ground, but there was no bullet in the musket.
He wanted to reload, but it was too late at this time. The injured wild boar jumped directly towards him.
"Guards! Guards!" Aiglon shouted while avoiding.
However, in order not to disturb His Majesty's "elegance", under the arrangement of Andre Davout, the guards were far away at this time. In addition, this was a forest, so no one responded to Aigron's call in a hurry.
shout.
"Aigron!" Agnes was also panicked at this time.
She subconsciously wanted to pull out the sword from her side, but was surprised to find that she did not carry a sword today.
Aigron hurriedly turned sideways to avoid the wild boar's bite, and almost rolled to the ground. He finally managed to control his balance.
Then he picked up the gun in his hand and swung it at the wild boar like a stick.
The wild boar received this blow on the neck, but it was really rough and thick-skinned. After wailing, it immediately charged at the young man again.
Aigron did not expect that his leisurely hunting would suddenly turn into a fight with a wild boar.
But at this time, he couldn't think so much. He could only use the shotgun in his hand as a weapon to fight against the wild boar. The wild boar kept pounced on him, trying to knock him down with his weight, but he could only fight with all his strength.
It fights.
Watching their fight, Agnes next to her was so anxious that she almost shed tears. She looked around and finally found a big stone by the river beach.
She picked up the stone, walked up to Aiglon, and hit it hard on the boar's head.
With their concerted efforts, the wild boar, which had been injured many times, finally couldn't hold on any longer and fell to the ground howling. This "hunt" also ended with the victory of the human side.
Next to the fallen prey, both men were panting and did not even bother to celebrate their victory.
They were all a little embarrassed at the moment, and their bodies were covered with mud.
After looking at each other, they couldn't help but laugh.
"If you really ascend the throne as emperor in the future, you will probably be the first emperor to be attacked by a wild boar." Agnes teased the young man with a smile. "If the world knew that His Majesty, the Supreme Majesty, was actually in such a state of embarrassment, they would definitely
Will you be very disappointed? Hahahaha..."
This situation made Aigron himself unable to help but laugh.
"But no one will know!" After laughing, Aigron replied, "I don't allow you to tell others..."
"You can't order me..." Agnes shook her head and retorted.
"Why not?" Aigron asked loudly.
Looking at Agnes' face covered in dust, Agron suddenly felt an unspeakable throb in his heart.
How cute she is...
He wanted to keep this loveliness in his own hands.
Before he could react, he subconsciously reached out and held her hand.
Then he used all his strength to hug her into his arms.