A14chapter 1 Part2 (2/2)
It's an egg! AN EGG! To think there is an egg in here! She can't believe her eyes!
”Xiao Per You How can this Could you be That can't be right, you're evil right now”
The shock made her stutter her words
”Do you wish to knohy I am cursed this way?”
He spoke up all of a sudden
Lin Ling froze She quickly rubbed her ears He is actually telling her so finds this absolutely unbelievable
”My father is an exe lad, I wish to be just like hiht It was then that ht lect a wohtest hesitation, I must commit myself to assist them I must throw my own life for honor Should a men abandon a woman, then he would have lost his honor I knew of this, and yet, I disregarded my mother's words And thus, I was punished by God”
He was deep in his thoughts, and continued after a long contemplation
”I was on roup of bandits harassing a young girl I wanted to save her but there is too many of them Overwhel ainst those bandits In the end, the girl killed herself right in front of ave me this curse that you no too well”
TL: The word is actually rape, but it doesn't sound nice
He pulled his gaze away Those eyes of his could not hide the i to suppress
He could not right all the things he had done wrong The guilt caused so much pain to him
Lin Ling was stunned at his story She syht Percival had such a terrible, painful history to his curse Could this be the reason he refused to hurt the fairer sex? Then, the reason he put an egg in the soup is because
”Why aren't you eating the egg yet? I a, but I do know that you could leave this place if you eat it Aht on this?”
Percival returned to his usual cold attitude
”Thank you, Xiao Per”
She quivered in excite When she was about to put it into her erously pressed on his neck
”D-Duarte”
”If you wish for hi”
Duarte smirked
”Stop! Let hio!”
Lin Ling banged on the door with her free hand The egg she held in her hand moved away from her lips
”Oh? You would throay your only chance at escape for him?”
Duarte chuckled coldly
”Do not forget He is one of my men”
”He is not one of yours! He will join up with Arthur in the future! He is alsoyour comrades!”
Lin Ling threw the egg in front of Duarte
”Thank you, Xiao Per I arateful for your help From now on, you're my comrade in arms!”
Duarte looked down and kept quiet
”Nevertheless, Percival I am disappointed in you”
Duarte's gaze had a dangerous glint to it
”Do you honestly believe I will have her whipped fifty tiive that order, such interesting things would never have occurred”
A light bulb went off above her head
”You actually faked an order to push Xiao Per? Your actions are way overboard!”
Percival stood there quietly and calm all this while
”Lin Ling, did I not mention this to you? When a man abandoned a woman's honor, his honor would be lost”
He covered his eyes with his hand and spoke softly
”Xiao Per”
”Which is why, Lin Ling Please give me the honor I should have”
As soon as he finished his words, Percival took her hand which is holding the egg and pushed it into hercould react, she had gulped it down her throat
No, stop! Xiao Per!
She yelled at him in her heart But the scenery in front her eyes spinned, and not long after, she lost her consciousness