Forbidden love…
Sometimes it doesn’t just refer to the dark love affair across races and bloodlines. In fact, this type of love can be an alternative embodiment of romance and beauty in the beautiful lyrics of the bard. Just like the love story between the Empire's Grand Marshal Letusus and the Emerald Dragon Princess Ysera, the twists and turns, the perfect ending in which one person and one dragon finally achieve success after going through ups and downs, have always been a favorite among nobles and nobles. , down to the most interesting topics talked about by ordinary people.
But forbidden love is not just that... it also includes some things that ordinary people really cannot accept, such as the feelings between women that go beyond friendship.
Women who come from noble families can be said to be lucky in life, but in a sense, they are also the most unlucky. Although rich and noble girls are born with no worries about food and clothing and can have whatever they want, the only thing they cannot get is emotional freedom. Not to mention the daughters of declining nobles like Cassandra, the big boss of the old street. Once the family behind them loses power, their fate will be worse than that of slaves.
Girls from ordinary aristocratic families, no matter what kind of talents they have, no matter how powerful the family behind them is, no matter whether they are loved by the family's powerful people, even if the family backing goes smoothly, these girls will ultimately face only one fate, that It is used as a tool to safeguard family interests, or even sacrificed. Among them, marriage is the most common choice, even among the seven principalities and even the royal family.
The internal atmosphere of the aristocratic and wealthy families is corrupt and absurd, and they even support prostitutes. Abnormal things like torturing and killing demi-human slaves can be widely spread as a form of elegance, and can even become a source of material for nobles to compare themselves with each other or to suppress those they dislike. As for true forbidden love that goes beyond blood ties. Although it can't be concealed or even shown off in a big way like other things, it can't be considered a big deal either. The biological mother of the current emperor, Emperor Durotar, is actually his aunt, and this matter is no longer a secret. The absurd aristocratic circle has unimaginable tolerance for such things. But one thing must be emphasized, that is, this kind of tolerance is only for men. Yes, only men who do such ridiculous things can be forgiven and accepted. This is unfair. Women from wealthy families must ensure absolute purity before getting married, otherwise they will be exposed in the blessing light of the complicated and fancy holy magic of the Holy See during the wedding ceremony, and then become the laughing stock of the entire aristocratic circle and a great shame to the family. Young ladies who fall into this kind of fate usually have only one of three endings, and most of them are sent to the stake of the Holy See. A few became goods on the slave market, and they were not of the high-end kind. Only a very small number of unclean girls are put under house arrest and spend the rest of their lives in dark rooms. As for after marriage, when young ladies become ladies, they will be allowed to have secret lovers to satisfy their physical or psychological needs without humiliating the head of the family. Of course, this is only limited to the head wives whose natal families are relatively powerful, and the lover is the lover, and must ensure that it is "hidden", even if it is only "hidden" in form.
In such a social environment. It is obviously not easy for a woman from a wealthy family to challenge her destiny and take an unusual path. It's not that the empire doesn't have high-level female generals and senior female officials, but there really isn't any real eldest lady from a wealthy family.
At least that's the case on the surface...
The so-called legend. It means that word of mouth is passed down by people, and sometimes it is very different from the truth, as if no one knows. The iron wall of the empire, the legendary god of war that is admired, feared, envied, and feared by all. The dragon knight Retusus, who was born into the royal family, turned out to be a woman...
That's right. She is an out-and-out royal princess. But she was a princess who was unwilling to be bound by fate and ran away from home before her wedding day. The descriptions of the bards are not completely fictitious. Many of the plots are real. Even the forbidden love between humans and dragons is real. The only mistake is the truth that they will never know, that is, the general A princess disguised as a boy is mistaken for a prince.
A story is still a story after all, just like the story after the story is always ignored, the real story after the story of the protagonist is often very plain, boring, and even... bitter.
Letusus and Ysera are one person and one dragon. It is not easy for this pair of alternative lovers to get together. The descriptions in those artistically processed poems and songs are not only not exaggerated, but also far from the weight. After all, the true gender of the Imperial Grand Marshal is classified as a core national secret. Only a few people in the entire empire know about it. No written traces are allowed to be left at all. How could those bards know about it? So no one knows the real difficulty.
No one can doubt the love between Retusus and Ysera, and even they themselves believe that this love will never retreat.
However, it turns out that in the face of the ruthless passage of time, nothing in this world is truly eternal.
As long as they are living things, they have the most basic desires, and among them, the desire to maintain the reproduction of species is undoubtedly the strongest one. This is especially true for ultimate creatures like dragons that stand at the top of all species. , however, it is well known that no matter how much two women love each other, it is impossible for them to give birth to a real offspring.
Of course, the two of them will not resent each other for this. After all, they were mentally prepared for this before they were married to each other. But the emptiness and the deepest shortcomings in their souls could not disappear. Both of them were trying to suppress themselves, but this irreparable trauma in their souls was subtle and tormenting them silently, so Ysera His temper became more and more irritable and irritable, and he often even made troubles unreasonably, so Retusus threw himself into the battlefield and often did not return for months.
The lonely and empty humanoid dragon could only use human methods to resolve the melancholy in her heart that even she could not explain clearly. Until she met the person she least expected to meet at a midnight drinking party...
A great love affair deteriorates little by little. Maybe Ysera's love for Retusus has not disappeared, but it is undeniable. The child and her secret lover had been forced between the two of them. Ysera's pain and melancholy did not completely disappear, and she began to suffer another level of spiritual condemnation and torture. But this is nothing compared to the joy of becoming a real mother. After all, she is not a human, but an ancient dragon who is not bound by human morality.
Of course Retusus knew all this. But she did not rebuke her wife, nor did she kill her wife's audacious secret lover with a sword. Instead, she silently raised her children who were not related to her, silently watched the back of her wife who was having a tryst with her lover, and silently suffered the pain. All this is extremely heavy...
It was the same this time. When the angry wife took off her mask and cursed at him, Retusus remained silent and just stared at his wife silently. Until the Emerald Dragon Princess fell to the ground crying. To be fair, Leitusus's feelings towards the three nominal children are also very sincere. After all, the blood of the woman she loves flows in their bodies. After all, deep down in her heart, she also longs to vent her forcibly suppressed maternal love... So Leitusus Tuses strives to be like a real father, taking care of them, educating them, and loving them.
When his wife felt uneasy and told her that her beloved daughter Maria had an accident, Retusus was also extremely anxious to inquire about the whereabouts of his eldest daughter who was proud but extremely talented. It's a bit strange to say. Although these children have no blood relationship with her, their personalities are very similar to the young Retusus, the wayward princess who dared to abandon her royal status and run away from home. Not only independent and free, but also very rebellious.
The eldest daughter Maria actually hid her parents' secrets and did not carry the family's legendary magic equipment that could reveal her identity. Just like that, he concealed his true strength and sneaked into the Holy Fire Knights of the Holy See. She didn't even have a specific purpose, she just heard that the Knights of the Holy Fire were going to perform a great epic mission. This is totally a fun game for teenage girls.
What happens next is very simple...
Maria, without the protection of legendary magic items, was dragged into the abyss of hell. He was transformed into an ugly maze monster, a giant tyrannosaur. Her talent and the dragon blood flowing in her body only made her very powerful. Until she met Gron, who transformed into a man-eating King Kong, and was killed.
Retusus didn't know what happened after her daughter joined the Knights of the Holy Fire, but she was the Grand Marshal of the Empire after all, and she was very aware of how terrifying the hell labyrinth was where the Abyss Contract of the God's Destruction Gear was hidden. Her daughter who did not carry the legendary magic items would Letusus could guess what he encountered without investigating.
But she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart, believing that the daughter she had carefully taught would be favored by the God of Luck or the Ancient Dragon God, and would eventually return to them in a false alarm.
Until today when those demihumans suddenly visited her military camp...
The leader of that group was a halfling mage who was fairly famous. The Empire's intelligence office confirmed that this guy, as a representative sent by the subhuman forces, also participated in the exploration of the abyssal maze. And what he brought to him was her daughter, Maria's pitiful body with only the upper body left.
The halfling mage categorically claimed that he knew who the murderer was, and handed him a lost elf girl, telling him that the elf girl had witnessed the brutal killing of his daughter and had a very close relationship with the murderer. close relationship. No one could lie in front of the angry Retusus, so the Imperial Grand Marshal believed what these demihumans said and paid them a reward. Of course, she also left behind the elf girl who was said to be the insider.
Incidentally, she also learned something very important... The exploration of the abyss labyrinth was over, and those survivors who survived were scattered and teleported to the outskirts of the imperial capital for unknown reasons.
This was originally a very important matter, but Retusus, who was immersed in the pain of losing her daughter, had no time to care about it. She didn't even bother to carefully interrogate the person named Luna Moon Shadow. The elf girl hurried back to Montenegro and her home. But when she saw her wife, she couldn't tell the cruel truth. In fact, she knew that Ysera had already known about the death of her beloved daughter, but she still deceived herself, and even tried to get a false lie from her "father". In this case, why should she crush her last hope
Ysera finally fell asleep, and Retusus silently picked her up and placed her on their bed. In order to maintain its gender secret, there are no fixed servants in this Dorag castle. Only when the owner leaves home, a group of servants will be arranged to come here for cleaning and housework. As for other things, the owner can only do it himself.
Looking at his wife's face, which was still sobbing from time to time in her sleep, and stroking her charming long emerald hair, Retusus was also filled with confusion and sadness. She kissed her wife lightly on the lips, and then walked to the bathroom.
The bathroom in Dolag Castle is very spacious, and even a real giant dragon can probably be accommodated in it. The bathroom is supported by eighteen huge stone pillars, and one wall is completely opened, allowing you to see the outside scenery. Dorag Castle is located in the upper area of Black Mountain. This open wall overlooks the bottom, so there is no need to worry about being peeped. Although there are no servants to take care of it, a very advanced magic circulation system is installed inside the bathroom to ensure that there is clean hot water in the bathroom at all times.
Letusus took off his armor piece by piece as he stepped forward. She threw these epic weapons on the ground casually, spreading them in a straight line along the road. A moment later, a female body that was probably the most perfect combination of strength and beauty created by the gods appeared at the edge of the bath. The steaming mist made her figure looming, and the next moment, she had already stepped into the pool.
The hot water mixed with special spices completely submerged the woman's figure. It was unknown how long it had passed before a perfect face slowly emerged from the water. Her hair, which was wet with water, was spread on the woman's face, and her expression could not be seen clearly. Suddenly, the closed eyes of the Imperial Marshal suddenly opened, and two dazzling lights seemed to illuminate the entire starry sky. Retusus' eyes seemed to be able to see through the night, beyond infinite distances, to the city gate at the foot of Montenegro. At this moment, what was reflected in her pupils was a beautiful young man dressed in women's clothing...
Goron. (To be continued...)