The sound of the rain outside the window had almost ceased, and the clouds were dyed red by the setting sun.
Roland pushed open the door of the guest room on the first floor, and Margery was walking around in front of the fireplace, looking rather uneasy. After seeing the prince, Sean, the personal guard who was standing by the side, raised his hands to salute and left, and she hurried forward to greet him and asked eagerly, "His Royal Highness, how's the lightning?"
Roland was stunned. He imagined the other party's various reactions, from calm to anger to indifference, but he didn't expect her first sentence to be this.
"She's fine... just tired."
"Really? That's fine." She looked relieved.
"You seem to care about her."
"She looks so much like her father, especially her long narrow eyes and pointy nose... I can tell that she is Thunder's daughter."
After she finished speaking, she sighed, unbuttoned her neckline, lowered her head, and took off a string of golden ornaments hanging around her neck, "When you said earlier about verification... you mean to judge based on the witch's ability? If you do this If I can prove my sincerity, can I let her join the conversation? I don't like the feeling of being secretly spied on."
The pendant is composed of a string of gold chains and huge light blue gems. The jewelry cut into a hexahedron should be a high-quality stone of punishment.
Roland was thinking about how to speak to reduce the other party's disgust and doubts, but she didn't expect that she would take the initiative to do so. To be honest, he admired this fjord woman a little. Although she was in an extremely unfavorable situation, she was still trying to take the initiative in the dialogue. Whether it's her negotiating skills or her demeanor, she fits the status of a successful businessman.
He took the Stone of God's Retaliation handed over by the other party, and hung it on the hanger by the fireplace. The Stone of God's Retaliation was estimated to have a forbidden area of about one meter. In Nightingale's eyes, it was comparable to a huge black hole. Perhaps to avoid the effect of the stone, she had already ducked far away.
"Let's go to the living room to talk," Roland said. Since the other party has shown sincerity, he shouldn't be too stingy. When the two walked into the living room, Nightingale had already figured out and sat beside the main seat, with her hands on her chin, deliberately posing as if she had been waiting for a long time, it seemed that she was thinking the same as himself, the prince thought.
After being seated, he took the lead in introducing: "This woman's name is Nightingale, she can judge the authenticity of what you say."
"Hello, Miss Nightingale." Margery nodded to her, and the latter saluted in return.
"You said before that you have no ill will towards witches, why?" Roland asked the first question, which was also the one he most wanted to know. "As far as I know, there are also church forces in the fjords."
"But its influence is far less than that of the three gods. In other words, most people in the fjords are similar to the sand people in their beliefs, worshiping the sky, the sea and the earth. As for me..." She paused, "I once had a very good one. Buddy. During a fishing trip together, we encountered a storm and the sailboat was interrupted by a huge wave. She became a witch in this disaster and could breathe like a fish. She found me unconscious and put the I dragged ashore."
"What happened later?" Nightingale asked curiously.
"When I woke up, she left... Maybe she wanted to be in the sea more than to be with me," Margaery said regretfully, "I never saw her again. The village People often say that she will appear when the sea is thick with fog, and use her singing to guide fishing boats away from the reef. In any case, my partner can't be an evil person, let alone the devil's minion."
Roland nodded. The witches were awakened by ordinary people. If they had a deep contact or understanding with them before awakening, the impression formed would be difficult to be changed by the church's unilateral rhetoric.
"You seem to know a lot about the abilities of witches? You can guess that there may be more than one witch hidden here."
"To be honest, because of my childhood friends, I was very interested in witches, and I also thought about taking in these strange women." Margery smiled, "It's a pity that the king is no better than Border Town, and it ended up being too risky. Give up. Lightning's behavior seems to be very close to you, plus she is a witch... So I think you may not hate witches like me. As a lord, it is not difficult to hide several witches, especially It's in the frontier here. But you still have to be very careful, if the church finds out, it will be difficult for you to keep them."
Having said that, Nightingale still hasn't found any signs of lying, so she basically rejected the possibility of her reporting to the church. Roland finally put his heart down, and said apologetically, "It seems that I am indeed over-hearted. I hope you don't take it to heart."
"No, His Highness's actions are also for the safety of Lightning and... this woman," Margery waved her hands. "If you are indifferent, you will be irresponsible."
"You are very familiar with Lei Ting?" Roland asked, "Your love for Lightning is more than that of ordinary people for the children of heroes."
Faced with this question, Margery hesitated for a moment. Roland said that if she didn't want to answer, she could pretend that she hadn't asked, but she finally said slowly: "To tell you the truth, after I left the fishing village, I joined Lord Thunder's expedition and experienced a long period of time with him. As a newcomer to the team, Thunder and his wife took great care of me, and I was there on the day Lightning was born.”
"She was born on a boat?"
"Yes, in a violent storm. The thunder and lightning did not stop outside the cabin. Soon after she was born, Lord Thunder's wife died of septicemia. I... acted as half of her mother. No breast milk. , I mixed the chewed wheat porridge and caviar and fed her little by little." Margery's voice became very gentle, "Although Lord Thunder is very sad, he still has to command the fleet to move forward. If there is no backbone, the sailing for several months can easily break the crew. And I stayed in the cabin, watching the lightning grow slowly. Until Lord Thunder discovered the Shadow Islands, and returned to Hailong Bay smoothly. The expedition ended. And later, I... left the fjord and settled in the King of Greycastle."
"I see." Roland sighed in his heart. It's no wonder that when she heard Lei Ting's name, her reaction was so strong. As for why the other party did not continue to follow Thunderbolt to explore, he could roughly guess one or two. The beginning of a love story may not necessarily lead to the ending of a love story.
This is really a coincidence that turns a corner... Since we have this relationship, can we get a bigger discount when we start a business? He coughed twice, "Ms. Margaery, this way we can be considered acquaintances, that deal"
"Your Highness, that's not possible," Margery smiled. "Transactions are transactions. This is the eternal principle of businessmen." My greatest motivation. Please come.)