After not seeing each other for many years, when Rhodes came to the place where Lyanna worked - Sarlacc Monastery, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous and apprehensive.
He doesn't know how to face this woman. Some emotions are so unfair. The person you love may not necessarily love you, and giving and being given are never directly proportional. The world is full of contradictions and imperfections, and this is the real world.
Rhodes was worried, shouldn't he face her? But sooner or later he would have to face her again. Lyanna followed him all the way, from the abbot of Blackhammer Castle to the current dean of Elengrad Medical College, Sharak
The chief priest, her position is very important. She is in charge of the health and medical treatment of the entire Elengrad, and also takes care of the spread of the faith of the goddess Sarak. She is not only the dean, but also the goddess in white in the hearts of the people... There is no cure for everything.
She is the last hope for patients with nowhere to go. At the same time, her position is a position of real power. If corruption occurs, the consequences will be very serious. It can be said that Lyanna and Alves jointly support this
Great rear.
It is precisely because of his special status that Rhodes has to handle the relationship with her more carefully. This is a relationship that cannot be done casually. If a woman invests but does not get a return, the consequences will be very serious. In addition, Caroline's
In terms of relationship, Rhodes knew that he could only keep a distance from Lyanna.
The sky was getting gray, and when the priestess walked out of the monastery with gentle steps, Rhodes stopped her.
"Rod!"
Lyanna was surprised by the scene in front of her. She ecstatically called out the name of her beloved. This voice was full of surprise, longing, sadness and helplessness. She almost trotted towards Rhodes, only a few meters away from the man.
He suddenly stopped again and walked slowly.
Rhodes could see it. The complex emotions were like waves rolling back and forth, stirring in Lyanna's heart, stirring up her stubborn and sensitive heart. Also feeling complicated was Rhodes himself...
Should I hug her? No, no... in full view of everyone... Then, he can't act too cold, otherwise, he will appear too heartless... After thinking about it, Rhodes stretched out his calloused right hand and held it.
Lyanna's delicate little hand, this movement is so elegant, full of gentlemanly taste, neither cold nor ambiguous, just right. Yes, just right...
"Long time no see."
He greeted.
Lyanna's hand held by Rhodes felt hot and rough, but she was reluctant to let go. She didn't want to pull away from this man's hand. She raised her head and looked at this tall man. He was a little older than she remembered, and his stubble was still there.
He had time to shave cleanly and covered his lips. He was not the most handsome one, but he seemed to have a kind of magic that attracted her. She looked at him and wished that time could stop here.
"Yeah, I haven't seen you for a long time. I didn't expect you to show up like this."
Lyanna reluctantly pulled away her little hand, and she walked side by side with the man in front of her in the monastery garden. It was like they walked together by the Winterspring River.
"I have thought about it. There is no need to hold a triumphal ceremony. It is a waste of money and people. The civil war has made the people of Kislev hungry and poor. It is really a waste to hold such a ceremony. The people will not remember you because of a triumphal ceremony.
, what truly remembers you is what you actually did for them.”
Rhodes spoke calmly, and Lyanna just listened carefully. She knew that she didn't have much time walking side by side with this man, and she wanted to cherish this fragment of time.
"I heard that that day in front of the Bandaga Palace, countless undead attacked the defense line of the Northern Alliance, and you, with less than a hundred knights, rushed into the palace... Catalina almost killed you
.”
"There's a big difference. I'm the one chosen by the gods. She won't kill me so easily. Besides, life and death are determined by the gods. If they want you to live, you can live. If they want you to die, no matter how mortal you are,
It’s so powerful, you can’t escape death after all.”
Rhodes answered with a smile. This can be regarded as Rhodes' own life experience. When he was young, he always thought that he was very awesome. In fact, when he looks back in middle age, he is just a pawn in the fingers of the God of Destiny.
"Okay, let's not talk about these heavy topics. Let's talk about you. How have you been these past years?"
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Rhodes regretted it. He was really a straight man and didn't know how to chat with women. No need to ask, he knew that Lyanna was not having a good life. She was under great pressure at work and could not see her sweetheart. She was definitely not having a good life.
good……
"It's just so so. I have to treat many patients every day, as well as the injured brought back from the front line. I don't know how many people's blood I have stained my hands." Lyanna laughed at herself. They walked around the corner of a corridor.
, the priestess sat down. "But we are all fulfilling our obligations."
"By the way, where's Caroline? Didn't she come back with you?"
Lyanna suddenly thought of something.
"No, I persuaded her to stay in Kislev and serve as the dean of the Magic Academy. Denis married Pavel and became the queen of Kislev, but this queen is not easy to be. Arrange as many people as possible
Being by her side is also to protect her. Of course, in turn, Dennis is also protecting Caroline. She can play a much greater role in the Magic Academy than when she returns to the North. Times have changed, and Caroline is no longer Heidelberg.
The lord is so simple, and Dennis is no longer the innocent and carefree little girl she used to be. It was not until recently that I saw this fact clearly."
Rod chatted.
"So, when you come back this time, do you plan to stay here permanently? Are you not going to leave?"
Lyanna looked at the man in front of her and asked seriously. There is no problem in asking this. Yu Gong, it is normal. Ordinary people should be concerned about whether the King in the North stays in the north or returns to the capital. Privately, my friend
There is no problem in asking this.
Rhodes could only look into her eyes, and it took him a long time to return——
"I'm here for the time being, and maybe I'll go back in the future."
Lyanna smiled, but she couldn't hide the disappointment in her eyes.
…
The port of Olengrad. Many years ago, when Maximian was still a young man, he came here. At that time, Olengrad was still without war. The harbor was densely packed with ships and there were countless masts beside the pier.
Like thousands of sharp swords piercing the sky. Wave after wave of lively people came ashore and flowed on Huangang Street. Now, when he came to this city again, it was already a different scene.
The originally white city walls were scorched black by several wars, and there were still many ships moored at the port. However, the overseas merchant ships were missing. The merchant ships of the high elves in my memory were now gone. There were also those merchant ships from the Far East.
There are also very few.
There were still crowds of people coming and going on the streets, but the liveliness and prosperity of the past were completely gone, and people's faces were obviously a little more tired and poor. He saw thick smoke rising from the factory in the distance.
, obviously, under the leadership of the new leader, Kislev is building its own heavy industry. The scene in front of him is not much different from what Maximian imagined, and it is even better. He cannot imagine if it is his own capital.
What will it look like after suffering two large-scale wars? At least, Erengrad looks like it still retains its original frame. It is like a stubborn northern wolf, covered with scars, but continues to insist on its own territory.
Send out your own sonorous soul.
"Sir, there is something I have always wanted to ask you."
On the bow of the ship, Maximian's personal bodyguard, the captain of the Oster Bull Guard, Vermeer, frowned and said. As the captain of Maximian's guard, he and the great lord, the elector Maximian, can be said to be the same.
They are very close. Although there is a huge gap in status, there is no barrier in private.
"Ask me. What do you want to hide from me?"
Maximian turned around and said.
"Sir, as the elector of the empire and the actual leader of the Oster Territory, there is no need for you to go to a small and marginal country like Kislev in person, right? What I mean is that you can let the diplomatic envoys come.
It’s just a trip, and there’s no need for you to come in person.”
Vormir asked honestly.
"Hahaha..." Faced with his subordinates' questions, Maximian laughed first, then stared at his guard captain and said seriously -
"Who told you that Kislev is a small country? It is true that its land is barren and its resources are scarce, but its territory and population are quite large. The total territory of Kislev is nearly one-third of the empire. Its population is even larger than that of Austria
There are even more sterling lands. Do you think this is a small country?"
"As for the edge, it doesn't count either. The edge can only be used geographically. When it comes to politics and military, it is not at all edge. If it hadn't been for Kislev, we would have been the victims of the Chaos Invasion. Kislev.
Kislev can be said to be the frontier defense line of the empire. Most of the imperial nobles look down upon it, but you must know that without Kislev, the people of the empire would live in more fear and uneasiness. Those nobles would not live in ease and enjoyment.
In life, we must always worry about threats from the outside. It can be said that for hundreds of years, Kislev has used its own strength to defend the empire and even the entire old world from threats from the north. For this reason,
We must also respect our neighbor."
After Maximian finished speaking, he straightened his clothes and walked off the bow. On the shore, Erengrad's municipal officials had been waiting on the dock for a long time...