"Really?" When she said this, Irene's eyes flashed a little.
To be honest, appearance has always been a concern for Irene. The reason why she has so many misfortunes and has experienced so much suffering is actually because of her ugly appearance. And now if she can really get rid of these ugly marks, then it would be a new life for Irene.
Seeing Irene's happy look, Regnar relaxed a little. He was originally worried that the tragic deaths of Nancy and Alpacino would make her depressed, but now it seems that the girl's condition is not that bad yet.
Of course, Erin is not a child, so it is naturally impossible for her to show all her emotions on her face. Therefore, Regnar knew that Irene had not completely forgotten those painful things as she had shown.
In order to completely resolve the pain in her heart, firstly, it would take time to fade away; secondly, Regner felt that it would be better to find a way to bury the whole bodies of Nancy and Alpacino.
As for the bodies of the two of them, it is not difficult to get them. After all, Nancy and Alpacino were not attribute ability users, and both of them were very mediocre in terms of personal strength, so their corpses did not have much research value.
After considering this, Regnar immediately wrote a letter to General David of Stoker who was guarding Costa Fortress. Although the Stoker Empire and the Hawke Empire have been at war for a long time, they still retain the tradition of returning the corpses of enemy soldiers after the war. Saron kept these two corpses before just to lure Regnar into fighting with him.
Although he won the battle with Regnar, Saron lost to Annelotte, who had always kept a low profile. So in the final analysis, Saron still messed up and lost his life. Now that Saron is dead, these two corpses have no value. As for using these to do something about Regnar? It's better to avoid it. This kind of thing doesn't cause much trouble at all.
Therefore, after receiving Regner's letter, David readily stated that he could return the two corpses.
However, he saw that Regnar did not mention his equipment in the letter, so he was happy to remain silent. Those pieces of equipment are extraordinary. If they could be sent to the thousand-year-old capital, maybe they could be able to please Kilroan
Therefore, the return of Alpacino and Nancy's bodies went very smoothly in the end. But on the appointed day, the lineup of the Hawke Empire who came to pick up the body frightened David to the point of peeing.
Dark Elegy Regnar, Frost Queen Annelotte, Half-elf Irene and... Gale Sword Master Malolite...
When David saw Malolite from the city wall, he couldn't help but feel numb. Although this sword master declared that he would not interfere in the war between the two empires, he had to know that his daughter was seriously injured by the Stoker two days ago. Returned, and almost everyone in the Chino continent knew how much the Gale Sword Master loved his new daughter. Who can guarantee that this old lunatic will not come alone in a fit of rage and demolish Fortress Costa to vent his anger on his daughter
But in the end, it turned out that David was overly worried. Although Malolite followed, he was just worried that Annelotte was so close to the Stoke Empire Fortress. To put it bluntly, he is here to be his daughter's bodyguard.
Under the intimidation of the Gale Sword Master, those Stoke people rarely played any tricks. They simply showed respect to several powerful men from the Hawke Empire, and then honestly handed over the bodies of the two people.
Of course, it is better to dispose of the corpse in accordance with the wishes of the living. So while waiting for David's reply, Regner briefly investigated the following kinship relationship between Nancy and Alpacino.
Finally, Alpacino's body was placed in a coffin and sent back to his hometown. With Regner's status, it is very simple to do these things. Moreover, since Alpacino did not die in battle at Fortress Costa. Therefore, the Hawke Empire originally planned to treat him as a deserter, and it is impossible for deserters to receive pensions for death in battle.
However, Regnar later found out after inquiring how this low-level warrior fought desperately for Irene. After learning the truth, Erin immediately cried again. And Regner did not hesitate to use some means, not only allowing Alpacino's family to receive the highest-level war death pension. Alpacino himself was also posthumously named a warrior of the Hawke Empire. His name was left in the Hall of Valor in Merindel dedicated to the fallen warriors, and he was respected by people.
Of course, Regner didn't know about the unpleasantness between Irene and Alpacino before they finally parted. Because apart from the two of them, only the Sun God Pelor knew about this matter. Now that Alpacino is dead, Pero is such an ethereal existence again. Therefore, as long as Irene doesn't tell, Regnar will never know. And Eileen also made up her mind to forget this matter completely.
So Regnar didn't even know until the end that that brat Alpacino wanted to take advantage of Irene before he died. Otherwise, he would have to consider whether he should make such a big effort to help Alpacino handle his funeral affairs.
Interestingly, there is a sentence below the name of each Valhalla warrior to commend his selfless dedication to the Hawke Empire. The paragraph after Alpacino's name was written by Regner, and he wrote: A powerful man who is fearless because of love and ideals.
In the end, Regnar finally admitted his feelings for Irene. On the one hand, it was because this guy had done so much for Irene, and on the other hand, it was also because he was dead. Otherwise... hehe...
Of course, this is all months later.
And now, Regnar is burying Ms. Nancy with Annelotte, Irene and the others.
Unlike Alpacino, Regner unexpectedly discovered after investigation that Ms. Nancy no longer had any relatives. So strictly speaking, Irene, the disciple Ms. Nancy took in the past two years, has actually become the person closest to her. So Regnar could only leave the issue of how to deal with Nancy's body to Irene.
After a brief thought, Eileen finally said: "Teacher, she has always longed for this peace. She once said to me that Fortress Costa is a must-win place in the war between the two empires, and the war only takes one day. If it doesn't stop, Fortress Costa will never be peaceful. So, let the teacher sleep here! I want the teacher to see the final tranquility of Fortress Costa, and that time is when the peace that the teacher expects comes. .”
Therefore, after Irene made her decision, Annelotte took the initiative to cast a spell and dug a grave on a hill with a wide view and beautiful scenery near the Costa Fortress. Then Regnar carried the coffin in, and Irene did the final burial work alone.
Regnar and Annelotte originally wanted to help, but Irene refused in a soft but firm tone.
The job of burying her took a long time, but fortunately she had the strength of a mid-level priest and some physical advantages brought by her dark elf blood. Finally, Annelotte secretly added the brute strength of an ox. . Therefore, in the end, this arduous work was actually completed by this half-elf girl who was less than twenty years old.
After burying Lady Nancy, Irene stood in front of her grave for a minute, then burst into tears again.
This time, Regnar did not step forward to comfort Irene. Just let her cry again to vent. It would be best if she could cry until she forgets all the painful things.
Annelotte cast a few spells on Irene to maintain her spirit, and then fell into silence. After a while, she looked at Regna and asked in a low voice, "Hey!"
"What's wrong?" Regnar turned his head.
"Why is there war? Why is there killing?" Annelotte said softly. Although she had previously enlightened Regnar who was confused about similar issues in the orc territory of Lance continent.
But it wasn't because Annelotte had understood something at that time, but because she hadn't thought about it. At that time, Annelotte had not experienced so many things, and her personality was a little colder than now. At that time, she was just acting according to Villes's orders - helping Regnar grow up as quickly as possible. Therefore, the fighting and killing at that time were just things that Annelotte should do to accomplish this purpose. Because of this, she enlightened Regnar so much at that time.
And now, she has left the Moon Shadow Thieves Guild. If her existence before was for work and tasks. Well now her survival is just to live. And what is life? Annelotte didn't understand it either, so now she didn't understand why she would kill people because of life and study the tools used to kill people. And why did the others kill people? Why does war occur
Regnar was stunned for a moment after hearing Annelotte's question. Then he scratched his head and said, "I don't know either."
"Then why did you kill someone?" Annelotte then asked.
"I..." Regnar thought for a while, and then said with some uncertainty: "For myself, and for you, right? I am in the Military Intelligence Agency, and if I kill people, I will gain more power and higher authority. Status, so that I can protect myself and you, so that you will not be harmed by others. It should be... right? "
In fact, Regnar himself didn't know whether what he was telling the truth was true. He only knew that compared with before, his busy life had made him no longer patient to explore these complex issues.
"..." Annelotte was noncommittal, then turned to look at Marolite, who had always been silent, and then asked: "Father, what do you think?"
"I don't have a definite answer either." The expression on Malolite's face at this time was not even half joking or frivolous. He looked at the Costa Fortress not far away, and then continued: "I think war and killing are biological Their nature. As long as a group of creatures are together, as long as they have self-awareness, differences will inevitably occur, and differences will lead to disputes, and disputes are the seeds of war."
"In other words, war will never disappear?" Annelotte asked softly.
Mallory nodded: "I think so, my boy."
"Then the reason why you didn't join the war, old man, is because you understand this truth?" Regnar asked: "Because war is inevitable, so you know that even if you come forward, you can't completely extinguish the war. Therefore, old man, you don't want to Doing this futile act?”
"That's not..." Malolite was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
"Why is that?" Regnar couldn't help but ask.
"Just because..." There was a bit of emotion on Malloryt's face. He looked at the setting sun, and then said as if talking to himself: "Just because, I don't want to follow that person's footsteps. That’s all…”