In order to defend his homeland, he stood up; in order to defend his country, he defended his glory to the death.
He dedicated his life to this country and this land. To Lord Heidelberg, Baron Varrel.
Varel's funeral was held a week after the decisive battle on the Rinske River. The priest read the prayers and the cremation ceremony began.
The funeral was surrounded by soldiers, lords, knights and officers. The blazing fire gradually burned the corpses on the wooden frame, making crackling sounds. There was no rain, no sensational mourning and no complicated rituals. Some, only
Silence. Everyone watched the fire burning quietly. Another lord died in this rebellion...
Caroline stood in front of her father's body, bursting into tears. Half a month ago, she was chatting with her father in the castle, and they were very affectionate. But now, the living is alone in the world, and the dead are sleeping. This kind of separation between life and death is very important to Caroline.
It was too heavy for Lorraine. Although Varrel was not a good father. He was greedy for life and feared death. He regarded wealth as life and kept mistresses. He even exploited workers and took away people's wealth and wealth. But he still cared about her.
As a father, he gave Caroline everything he could give, except maternal love... In the atomized air, Caroline thought of the time she spent with her father, and the broken scenes flashed by, as if they were in another world...
"I never thought he would leave me..."
After the funeral, Caroline leaned on Rod's shoulder, grieving. Rod had never seen this witch cry so hard. In the past, she always appeared as a naughty girl next door, but after everything she experienced,
Caroline has quietly changed, becoming mature and melancholy.
Like a black rose swaying in the wind and rain, alone and without support. Yes, after Varel's death, she had no real relatives. She had no brothers, no brothers, no sisters. This made Rhodes' love for her even more
The girl in front of her felt a bit of love and affection.
"Everyone is bound to die. Your father was very brave when he died. What I saw was that he was braver than the knights of the kingdom. I have never seen him so brave and full of courage. I tried to save him, but it was too late. The food...
Human demon...I'm sorry, I couldn't appear by his side in time..."
Rhodes comforted and apologized to himself, his words full of guilt.
"It's not your fault. If I'm to blame, I can only blame that one..."
Caroline swallowed her words mid-sentence. But Rhodes knew what she wanted to say. What she wanted to say was the Snow Queen Katarina. It was this wise queen who placed the Northern Alliance forces in the front row, using crude weapons.
Equip yourself to fend off ferocious mercenaries.
Rhodes could see the hatred in Caroline's heart. From her loyalty to the Snow Queen at the beginning to her hatred for the Queen now, a series of events allowed her to see the true face of the Czarina. For rule, for power and
Power can do whatever it takes.
"It's all over. Now, you must cheer up. You are Varrel's only relative in this world. There are still many people in Heidelberg waiting for you to lead them..."
Rhodes comforted softly. This sentence actually implies that Lord Varel has no other children in this world except Caroline. In other words, once Varel dies, Caroline will be the new owner of Heidelberg. What if?
When she gets married, her husband can also have the right to rule this castle. Rhodes didn't make it too clear, but he hinted that Caroline must cheer up and take on this important responsibility. She is no longer the innocent and naive person she used to be.
It’s time to lead your own people and manage your own castle.
However, Caroline obviously didn't hear what it meant, and was just immersed in the grief of her father's death in the battlefield. She lay on Rhodes' shoulder and cried into tears. The crystal tears wetted Rhodes' shoulders. And Rhodes
De just stretched out his rough arms and let him cry.
"Cry, it will feel better if you cry..."
Rhodes continued to comfort him. He felt that his voice had never been so soft before, so soft that it was a little hoarse.
"Thank you……"
After crying on Rod's shoulder for a long time, Caroline finally remembered that she couldn't lose her composure like this. She raised her head and saw Rod's eyes looking at her. That gaze was full of love, gentle and charming... a kind of
A strange atmosphere arose deep in her heart. Caroline warned herself not to do this, but she still couldn't control the emotions in her heart. At such a moment, she needed someone to rely on, someone who could care and take care of her.
And the man in front of me is undoubtedly the best candidate.
No, no...
She tried hard to divert her gaze, but Rhode's hand reached out and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
She couldn't help but turn her head again and look at Rhodes. His stubble-covered face was handsome, full of vicissitudes of time and heaviness. This was exactly what she needed.
And Rhodes also moved forward at the right time, face to face...
Rhodes felt that he could almost hear Caroline's heartbeat. She was nervous, reserved and eager... Amidst the complex emotions, Caroline's breath came to his face. It was a girl's unique breath, not particularly fragrant, but very...
warmth.
Rhodes looked at Caroline closely. Under her slender eyelashes, there was a pair of crystal blue eyes. They were as clear as a clear spring under the snow-capped mountains.
In an ambiguous atmosphere, their faces got closer and closer, and finally, Rhodes took the initiative to kiss Caroline's lips...
The pale sunlight poured into the house through the windows, elongating the two slender figures.
In the quiet and peaceful afternoon, everything is flowing slowly. An ant crawls across the green plants on the window sill and returns the same way. Time is like flowing water...
When I woke up again, it was already early the next morning. Downstairs, there were the footsteps of guards walking across the playground. Several archers were practicing archery at the shooting range. A few hens were foraging around the playground, making clucking sounds.
screamed. Everything was so ordinary, full of the breath of life. The servant had already filled the hot water and asked Rhodes if he could come in.
Rhodes just asked her to put the hot water outside and serve it himself. Anyway, it was like this before... After all, it was not a good thing for the servant to see Caroline on his bed... And, the most important thing is, the sheets
There are also blood stains...
"Rhode..."
"Um?"
Caroline was wrapped in a quilt and said with an embarrassed look on her face.
"What happened yesterday..."
"Don't worry, as long as you don't want others to know, no one will know. From now on, Heidelberg's affairs are my business."
Rod answered in a low voice while wringing out the towel for Caroline.