Chapter 177: Twentieth Episode: Chapter 5 (2/2)

”Return to command base and reconsider. To come to one conclusion regarding war strategy.”

The Princess said that. If Marshal Robin was not dumb, he would surely understand the words of the ruler including its meaning. ”To come to one conclusion” was actually another way of letting the Chief of Staff compromise because Robin's point of view was the exact opposite of Alan's choice. Both of them surely could not reach an agreement.

Actually, the way Alanis did it was not considered smart. She simply resolved the clash of opinion of the soldiers on the surface. As the ruler of the Empire, she was already doing a splendid job, both outside and within.

”Where is my husband now?” the Princess asked the head of Military Intelligence Bureau right before she went to bed.

Messier De Quixote counted the days, ”His Highness' message from last week said that he had already returned from Anatolia to Narcissus County.”

Alanis shrugged. She was a little furious. Originally, she had no intention of showing any one of the expectation in her heart and the well-hidden anxiety, but in the end, she was not able to manage her emotions properly.

”That means, in one month, he can be back in Dulin or the Southern Army Group?”

”Yes, Your Highness!” Messier nodded, ”But, the Lord will surely return to Dulin first, then it depends on the war arrangement of the Army Division!”

Alanis did not speak a word. The sensitive head of Intelligence Analysis Division had already noticed that there was a slight relaxed change in the Princess' expression.

Then, Alanis went to bed. It seemed that she would have a great dream. But who knows? She had not met with her husband. We had yet known how much friendship there was between the two of them.

In the morning of the 17th day of 5th month in Church Calendar Year 800, both sides had completed their pre-war arrangement. A light shower had just dawned on Titan. The rain was continuous, only until in the afternoon that the sky became clear.

The sun was bright, and the cloud was beautiful. The Alps which was extending to the faraway and the rising mountains presented themselves before their eyes. The valleys were silent. The farmer's houses scattered within it without forming villages. They were clustered together in twos or threes. If not, the house stood alone in the mountain, hiding in the forest.

The farmers were all very polite. Even if a Prince came, the humble people did not feel anxious at all. After the rain, the friendly people began to go out. They would speak a word or two when they saw each other. It was just simply daily conversations. No talks of war were discussed at all.

It seemed that these humble people did not know a lot about the war. They did not seem to want to know. Their homes were within the Empire and only a short distance away from the land of God-chosen warriors.

With Andrew, the enemy in the east could not reach them. The enemy from the west could not step into this land at all. The people treated the war just like the ground beneath their feet. This land was beautiful all year long but was utmost movingly beautiful this afternoon. This plain was strangely peaceful as compared to any other places in Titan. Even though the southern mountain area just got rid of their war, but this plain was not a left-behind place. It was famous throughout the country for its agriculture.

The fruit farms, wine cultivation field and golden wheat – these beautiful colors showed the flow of time blossomed their spectacular sight in the sunlight and the shadows of the mountain. It was as if the locals had always been living blissfully on this land without anticipating change and fearing death.

This was not the sadness of being separated from the world, but the beauty inherited from the past. It was what a part of pacifist Titans longed for.

Look at the cavalry unit galloping in a hurry from the highway in the mountain. We could only say that a part of the Titan believed in peace! These God-chosen warriors from the Narcissus County brought cold wind to the quiet alley. Even though the people here did not like war, they were grateful towards the warriors who lived through the battle especially when the unit passed by their door.

The people who lived on this land came out of their houses. They bowed respectfully to the warriors who were blessed by the God.

In this afternoon, why would the mountain alley become beautiful than usual? Thinking about it, this could not be separately discussed from the arrival of a beauty. Andrew's Narcissus Corolla and Persian Lily stood on the highland side by side. These two famous beauties were the final pieces to the beauty of the whole mountain alley.

The beauties gazed at everything in front of them. Their gazes set at two different directions. In Sasha E.'s eyes, the mountain seemed to form a wide mansion and garden made from the farmers' houses. Every mountain was led by a small alley filled with flowers right up to the door. In front of Arayna, the farms here were all carefully treated grass even if the 5th month was still a period which showcased the product of spring. Many places had cherry trees, apple trees and pear trees that were planted for years. After the rain, the plains released a fresh scent and showcased the glory of late spring other than the tranquility that was special to the beginning of summer.

After some time, the gazes of these two beauties finally met. They were taking long glances at each other. The Young Lady gave a ten to the person's beauty while Arayna did not show much attention to Narcissus Corolla who had golden hair and blue eyes. She was a Persian Princess who was loved by many. She also had a natural antagonizing emotion towards the natural enemy.

”Here he is!” Arayna suddenly turned to the mountain behind her. Her antagonizing attitude immediately disappeared.

Sasha E. turned to the mountain as well. She saw the horse which was galloping towards them and the knight on the horse.

The Persian warriors on the highland all showed respect to the knight. Usually, they would not do that. They would only obey their used-to-be enemy quietly and the current conqueror. However, when they were here at the land of their conqueror, they truly understood the accurate meaning of yielding. Here, their lives were as cheap as grass. Even the locals who believed in peace sent hateful glances at these pagans who dressed weirdly. Here, they must serve the conqueror just the way they served their True God. In other words, this was another form of recognition of Persian warriors about yielding.

”I think, anywhere in this world at any time will not possibly understand the peace here!” O'Neil Andrew Morisette said as he jumped off his horse, Rayshure. Little Oslu walked alone at one side after its master got off. The grass with water droplets on it attracted Oslu's attention.

”Kiss me!” Arayna expressed her intention loyally.

We should say, towards his wife's passion, O'Neil Andrew Morisette only hesitated for a moment, but he still kissed his foreign wife.

Sasha E. looked at her husband. Her husband was kissing another woman right in front of her. It appeared there were four choices and she was naturally one of them. This acknowledgment made her depressed.

Sunlight shone upon the greeneries of the mountain. Bell chimes could be heard from the small church made of red bricks by the highland. Sasha E.'s sight left her husband and fell on the church.

The bell of the church was like the theme music of peace and the calling of spring by the birds. A newly-wed couple was waiting for the cheer and blessing of the people in front of the church. The humble people did not let them wait for long. Fresh flower petals and flowing ribbons were thrown into the air. The cheerful violin and flute sent blissful notes to the happy couple.

Sasha E. fell into her husband's embrace when she was zoning out. Until this moment, she remembered today was the day she had to bid her husband farewell.

The Young Lady was embraced by the man. She could smell the scent which only belonged to her husband. This scent made her face the reality calmly. Her husband was going back to Dulin to fight a battle for his other wife.

Who was luckier? Sasha E. looked at the blushing Arayna, but she immediately set her gaze back at the lonely church. The luckiest of all was that bride. She married a hardworking and humble man at a mountain far away from war. That must be the person she loved the most, right?

Her whole life would be shared by her lover.

Unlike the Young Lady! She had to face her husband's affection towards other women, or in other words, the special rights given to him by the family.

”I am going, Sasha!” O'Neil Andrew Morisette kissed his wife's forehead.

He did not dare to bring her to Dulin. He did not even dare to imagine how Alanis would look at his newly-married wife.

”Wait for me at Vielonna! And take good care of yourself!”

Sasha E. nodded without saying anything. Fate had taught her how to spend the time of waiting.

”What about you Arayna?” the Prince who was fully equipped turned to the Persian Princess who had just became his wife.

Arayna's eyes were filled with happiness. She covered her belly with both hands, her eyes filled with hope.

”I will give birth to this child in the cabin of the Dragonscale warrior and wait for the warrior to return from afar to give a name to his child!”

Oscar squinted his eyes, ”I am calling her Evetyler...”

The Persian Princess frowned without covering up, ”I don't like it. That is a girl's name!”

Oscar pulled at his wife's arm as he laughed, ”That's right! I have a feeling that my daughter will be called Evetyler!”

”It will be a son,” Arayna turned her head away stubbornly. She continued by using a voice that only she could hear, ”This is the future Caliph Emperor of Anatolia...”

Oscar would not discuss such matter with his wife at this time. He blew the whistle and the knights who dispersed in the mountain rushed towards him obediently like his Rayshure.

Oscar jumped onto the horse's back. Sasha E. then hopped onto her Catya helplessly. The Young Lady who was already the Mother of Andrew had to go through farewell once again. Except for overthinking, she seemed to not do any other thing. She thought of the name Catya. This was the name left behind by her husband's lover. Who knows how that West Percy Princess had been? Maybe she would already have children. The past was just like the wind in the mountain. It was said to be ever changing but contained an unchanging law.

The fully armed knights passed by the flowery fence of the church. Even the strictest knight could not help but gaze at the blissful couple. Their eyes seemed to be complaining that the great God should not let them see the wonder of human's life right before they stepped into the battlefield. In their impression, they should see the ruined city and never-ending war, not the peace at this place.

The crowd that participated in the wedding quietened down. They recognized the flag of the Narcissus Knights. The Fierce Tiger Narcissus let the people thought of the faraway battle immediately. These people bowed to the God-chosen warriors, even the newly-wed did the same. The units passed by the crowd slowly. The people complained the same with their silence. Why were they reminded of the arrival of war at this blissful moment?

Sasha E. pressed her leg tightly without hesitation. Her pure-bred horse immediately galloped forward quickly. It could be seen that she wanted to get out of this area as soon as possible. Let these people return to their happiness and the peaceful times granted by nature.

Oscar followed his wife, then they rode together. In the end, they had to bid farewell at some point. The man went to the Capital to face his unknown fate, while the woman went to Vielonna to wait for the unknown.

It is believed that everyone had seen such changes. Peace and war. This change came too sudden, but it was not caused by the order of God or the human's will. It is because a small part of people was afraid of facing their kind with honesty. These people held power in their hands and it was enough to make people tremble. This power was just like a compressed spring. Everyone knew that this spring must not be touched easily. However, these powerful people touched it just like the naughty kids who did it even if they knew it was wrong. Because of the mischief, everyone in this world had to suffer with them.

We should see that all of these was said by the Young Lady. Arayna was not impressed by such thoughts. The Persian Princess found an old book about an ancient inscription. On the inscription wrote the message of Julius Caesar. The greatest king of Holy Roman Empire said, ”I have come, I have seen, I have conquered!” This was the most ancient words of the humankind.

However, Sasha E. gave a strong blow to the Persian Princess's thoughts. She thought that this was a human's sin created by Caesar.

”Enough!” Arayna closed the book, ”There is no God of Light at that time. The original sin is just a statement made up for sufferings for people like you.”

Sasha E. was speechless. She was surprised at how familiar Arayna was to history. Arayna was really proud of that. She talked to the Young Lady of Andrew family until late at night, then fell asleep deeply. Maybe it was in a dream. The Persian Princess met her child. She could not identify the gender of this child! This was infuriating enough for her! But more hateful things came later. A bunch of monsters in red capes were pulling her with deadly grasps. These monsters wanted to take her child away.

Arayna woke up from the dream in shock. She saw it was d*mned Sasha E. pulling at her arms. The spoiled Princess wanted to throw a tantrum, but she saw her husband's woman was sobbing.

The woman kept calling the man's name.

Arayna was a little lonely, but she still wiped the poor woman's tears away with her sleeve.

Who knows, when dawn fell, how many people were thinking of the person in their hearts?

In the next morning, just as promised by God of Light, the sun rose as usual. The soft sunlight fell on the quiet valley. This place was far away from the battlefield. The people were not used to discussing war or waking up early.

But there were a few exceptions. When Sasha E. and Arayna were about to go separate ways, they saw a soldier in his uniform bidding his newly-wed wife goodbye at the door of their house. This warrior climbed the mountain with his strong horse and shiny weapon. Other than that, his wife also prepared fried noodles, jerky of last year's winter and this year spring's fruits. The husband who was about to leave for war could not bring so much. He only needed his wife's blessings, but his wife was a stubborn one. After the man had gone up to his horse, she was still filling his backpack with things.

Sasha E. and Arayna hugged each other tightly when the young soldier had gone a distance away.

They kissed each other's forehead and eyes and shared each other's tears.

O'Neil Andrew Morisette paused shortly at a pond. He discussed a lot of things with the Chief of Staff of Narcissus Knights who came to send him away. For example, the new round of Anatolia war that was induced by the Anti-Dragon Scale and the armed group of Arabah Federation that kept expanding its influence at the shore.

But Oscar was not truly worried about these problems. His mind would not forever think about these matters. He was simply a man who left his wife and child now. Every day, he counted the distance between them.

It was rather funny for the young Prince to do this. He kept counting the days and distance of him away. At the same time, he was rushing the journey as if his life was on the line. It was as if he was planning to leave his family and loving wives behind.

But, not to forget, this sort of contradicting feeling was reasonable because another lover was waiting for him at his destination. O'Neil Andrew Morisette always thought that he should thank this war. It was because of this war that he could create a chance to meet with Alanis again. If there was no war, he did not know how to explain all of these to his weak wife. Or maybe, he did not plan to explain at all.

Everything was the necessary destiny that one must go through when humanity was not tamed yet. This unbreakable destiny was as abstract as the slight light in the eyes, but also as clear as the veins on one's palm.