After listening to Livia's story, Roland couldn't help feeling very emotional.
The story is not too complicated. As the commander-in-chief of the frontier army, Goron Wimbledon goes to Cold Wind Ridge every year to help the church fight against the Demon Moon. During this period, he met Livia, the wine escort girl, while having fun at the tavern. The two went back and forth unexpectedly. fell in love.
Of course, as Livia, it is almost impossible to marry into the palace, and Geron didn't dare to make a statement, but quietly bought a house in the town as a secret love nest for the two. Roland doesn't know how real their relationship is, but in his memory, Goron did not find any other lover in the capital, and all marriages between nobles were rejected. There were even rumors that the eldest prince liked male style. For the children of the royal family, it is indeed a bit incredible.
And the secret letter that Livia handed over was even more terrifying. Goron seemed to insist on marrying the commoner witch as queen. If it was just verbally speaking, it would be fine. It also left written evidence. If it leaked out, Wen Bouton III would never give him a good look.
However, the good times did not last long. Since the news that the eldest prince was sentenced to death by Tifeko spread to the north, Livia's peaceful life was quickly broken. Bad luck followed, first the guards left by Goron left without saying goodbye, and then the residence After being stolen and losing her source of life, she had to return to the pub where she worked before, and became a waitress again.
In the end, it wasn't over yet. The tavern owner seemed to be extremely dissatisfied with her sudden departure. He began to manipulate her, and then coerced her into the room by coercion.
In short, Livia's life has been extremely bad in the past six months. The boss's wife did not dare to complain too much to her husband, and all the anger was poured on her who was nominally a maid. Most of the time, the boss turned a blind eye, and sometimes joined in the bullying of her.
Of course, Roland wouldn't blame her for not being firm enough. As an ordinary person without any support, there are too many ways to make him succumb. After all, survival is the first need. In addition, the disappearance of the guard and the subsequent theft are probably not accidental. Those who can clearly know the location of her hidden money and make a decisive attack while she is not there are likely to be internal thieves.
"Then what do you want me to help you with?"
He doesn't have any friendship with Goron, and if you count the fourth prince's share, it's not an exaggeration to say that he is half an enemy. The reason why he decided to help the other party was just because Livia herself could endure all the way and insist on waiting for the opportunity to save herself. The nature of the woman is already worthy of admiration.
What's more, for today's Roland, this kind of trivial matter is just a little effort.
As for the set that tastes better than dumplings, he never thought about it.
He swears!
"I want to leave the tavern... Your Majesty," she whispered, "can you help me find a new job?"
"Are you sure you want to stay in the north? If the tavern owner is fond of you, he won't let you go easily." Roland spread his hands and said, he didn't intend to personally intervene in such civil disputes, it would be too cheap "You can follow the fleet to the west, where there will be no shortage of jobs, food, and houses."
Livia hesitated, her voice lowered, "Your Majesty... I-I want to stay here."
"I think she's afraid of you." Nightingale whispered in her ear, "For ordinary people, her appearance is at least half Edith's level, and it's normal for the tavern owner to covet her beauty."
"Nonsense," Roland lip-synced, and then nodded, "Well then, I'll notify Duke Calvin and let him send someone to pick you up to Evernight City. If you're worried that you're going to be late today, Sean can do it. Find a hotel for you to spend the night."
"I will never forget your kindness, Your Majesty," she said on her knees again, "but... I have to go back today."
"It's okay," Roland raised his eyebrows and looked at Sean, "Send this lady a ride."
When Livia walked to the door, he suddenly asked, "By the way, you and Goron... have children?"
She paused for a moment, then turned around and said, "I'm sorry, Your Majesty... I couldn't leave anything for him."
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When the guards took her out of the study, Nightingale showed her figure, "She was lying in the last sentence."
"Well, I can see," Roland pouted, "she's not good at concealing things, and that makes sense why she was coerced by the tavern owner."
"Because of the child?"
"The tavern owner should know that the eldest prince, Goron Wimbledon, took her away at that time. He also knows very well that if Tifeko finds out about this kind of thing, the child will definitely die. In order to save her and Goron, Livia The crystallization of love, can only accept the other party's conditions, I guess that's probably the case."
"Do you need me to investigate?" Nightingale asked.
Roland stared at her for a long time, and gradually raised the corners of his mouth, "Are you worried that I, like Tifeko, plan to bury this secret forever? Even Duke Ryan's family is still under house arrest in Neverwinter. Don't worry, I don't. will attack these innocent people."
He himself didn't like the ancient king's slogan of cutting weeds and rooting, let alone an illegitimate child born to a commoner woman who did not pose any threat to the throne.
"If it's your order, I'll carry it out, no matter what it is," Nightingale said slowly.
"I see," Roland grabbed her hand and put it on his shoulder, "Then... rub it for me again."
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Livia returned to the wooden house where the migrants were temporarily staying, and the sound of footsteps disturbed the sleeping baby.
"wow wow"
The child burst into tears.
"Damn it, tell him to shut up!" The proprietress roared from the back room, "Otherwise I'll stuff him down the toilet and throw him into the Silent River!"
"Hug, sorry, I'll calm the child down right away."
Livia didn't care about the cool night in Yougu Town, she hurriedly took off her muddy skirt and held the baby in her arms. The little guy clings to it with practice and starts to find a source of food.
She breathed a sigh of relief.
The boss hasn't come back yet, so he finally made the right bet.
Since leaving Cold Wind Ridge, his temper has become more and more irritable day by day, and he has devoted most of his energy to the local tavern and casino, even touching her much less often. Because of this, Livia dared to sneak out of the wooden house after dark and went to the castle to beg Gron's younger brother to help her.
She neither dared to reveal the existence of the child, nor did she dare to follow the other party to the Western Territory, where the king's territory was. If His Majesty wanted to harm the child, she was powerless to resist.
Livia stroked his head gently, and in the dim moonlight, you could see the little silver threads on top of his head, which were symbols of Wimbledon's blood.
It's a pity that Gelong couldn't wait for this moment. When his family letter was sent to Cold Wind Ridge, she only knew that she was pregnant with the prince's child.
After eating and drinking, the baby hummed contentedly and soon fell asleep again.
Livia lowered her head and kissed the baby's forehead.
She would raise him alone, no matter the cost. (., Your support is my biggest motivation.) 17-03-03 05:23:55