Heimarian Odyssey Chapter 89: Grace’s request
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Feeling the dagger stuck in the boot, the roll wrapped around the dagger, the linen that has been soaked in blood for years, Locke seemed to see her sister Leah smiling in front of him and looking at this Naughty brother.
Knowing that everything is well at home, Locke feels a lot easier. The exchanges with Henry and Bruce were also quite harmonious, during which Locke seemed to casually reveal his promotion to low-level servants, welcoming a lot of compliments and admiration from the two.
Locke also learned from the two populations that almost all of the caravans sent by the Baron before have been called back. Locke, who knows the general situation of the camp, is not difficult to guess, and Kaidozi has picked up strength and merits again. The Baron has given up his previous plan to focus on economic development and is ready to reap the benefits in the final battle with Charlo.
After bidding farewell to Henry, Locke temporarily cancelled his plan to find Xia Qian. Because he learned from Henry that Grace, Lafite and Christine were also here. Locke intends to find them first. Although Locke's relationship with these three women has been lukewarm, but when Locke was killed, they still persisted in helping Xia through the difficulties.
Walking to the carriage position of the transport team, Locke saw Grace's third daughter from a distance. The maid Lafite, wearing a nondescript leather armor, reprimanded an unkempt man in Charlois by the carriage, while Christine sat on the carriage, shaking his legs, looking at the strange sights around him.
As for Grace, who Locke has always coveted beauty, she stood beside the carriage very ladylike, standing there quietly, the setting sun, the brilliant sun, the graceful lady, and the colorful clouds formed a picture With the exquisite picture scroll, Locke did not even dare to break this beautiful painting.
While Locke was staying watching Grace in the sunset, Christine, who was idly watching around, first spotted Locke not far away. With joy on his face, he jumped out of the carriage and ran towards Locke.
Christine ran up close and jumped directly into Locke’s arms. Because of the successive twists and turns, the little girl was a lot thinner than girls of the same age. After being promoted to a low-level attendant, she became much stronger Locke picked up Christine easily.
Even watching the little girl running over so excitedly, Locke also threw Christine into the sky a few times. Kristen was lifted to the sky by Locke without fear, but kept giggling.
"Did you miss your brother?" Locke has always treated Christine as a younger sister. Before in Frans City, Locke asked the little girl to call her brother.
"Think about it!" Christine didn't have the shyness and reserved character of a little girl at all, but replied to Locke carelessly.
Rock and Christine laughed and caught the attention of Grace and Lafite. This is Faustin's joint barracks, and there are many powerful people, so Rafi didn't even notice Locke's arrival.
Seeing Locke's arrival, Rafie stopped berating to the man who kept nodding and bowing, and Grace looked at Locke calmly.
"What is going on?" Locke asked Rafi. He didn't dare to look at Grace until now, because the woman's mature and calm eyes made Locke always uncomfortable when she saw it. In front of Grace, Locke could only use her strength and muscles to subdue this woman. It's like taking them away forcibly in Frans City.
"This guy ordered the wrong goods!" Rafi pointed at the man next to him.
Looking at the man's dirty clothes and a heavy mouthful of the local accent from a remote place in Charlotte, it was not difficult for Locke to guess that this should be the batch of Charlotte refugees that Xia Xi had accepted. Xia Xi gathered a large number of refugees in Giza Town and took them to trade with Baron Kedozi's caravan, which made Henry, a shrewd businessman, amazed.
"It's not a big deal, Henry will give me this face!" Locke said to Lafite, not because he pityed the shaggy Charlotte refugee leader, but Locke didn't want to waste time on these little things.
Lafite didn't expect Locke to say this, froze for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Grace seemed to give Locke a deep look.
The Charlo refugee leader who couldn't be lifted by Rafi's reprimand, looked at Locke gratefully. He was a refugee who had fled from the southeast border of Charlotte. Because of the forced taxation by the lord of the territory and the shadow of war, they had no choice but to leave their homes and choose to flee because they did not harvest enough food in the autumn harvest.
When fleeing to Giza town, it happened to catch up with Xia Qian to recruit people to do coolies. Although she only had a full meal, this group of Charlotte refugees who had nothing but a terrible life had no more choice. This unkempt middle-aged man was given certain management authority by Xia Qian because of his honest duties.
It was also his bad luck. The wheat that had been well counted in Giza before was shipped to the joint barracks. I don't know which wicked guy secretly hid a part of it. In the past, such acts of hiding privately, whether it was Xia Qian or Henry and other businessmen, turned one eye and closed one eye.
Because a little grain of food is really not worth a few dollars, but this time is different. The countless Faustin soldiers guarding outside this huge military barracks made these Charloites frighten their legs. The middle-aged man was really afraid that Rafi would hand him over to Faustin because of his mistake.
Although Faustine was the one who invaded Charlotte, the Charlotte who had been beaten to the ground had more feelings of fear than Faustine's soldiers.
Of course, Lafite would not give this middle-aged man to Faustan soldiers. As a member of the Charlottes, Rafite was extremely dissatisfied with the caravan of Faustin’s army. Lace forcibly ordered Lafite to help Xia Qian, and Lafie would not care so much.
In fact, Lafite has no favors with Faustans except Locke. Especially the businessman Henry, the vampire originally planned to use a day and a half of chestnut cakes to make the Charlotte refugees sell their lives. If it hadn't been for Xia Qian to stand up in time to oppose it, that would make Henry change his mind and replace it with a piece of black bread. Lafite couldn't guarantee that he could not help cutting down the Faustan.
After sending away the Shirelo refugee, Locke calmed down and looked at Grace's women. Christine hasn't seen him for almost two months, and his height hasn't changed much, but he has lost a lot of weight. Locke intends to find Corey, the cook in the logistics department, to make up for Christine.
Lafite has a savoury taste. Wearing a strange leather armor, although she does not hold a long sword, she has a good temperament just standing there. Rafite was not given weapons because she was a Charlotte after all, and businessman Henry didn't want to have such an unstable factor in his caravan.
As for Grace, she is still wearing the robe that Locke used to see her for the first time. The wide hood covers Grace's hair and face, but it can't hide the kind that radiates from her body. Noble temperament.
Speaking of temperament, among the women Locke has seen, only Angelina can beat her, but Angelina has a sense of youthfulness, but Grace is full of maturity and intelligence, so she has always been proud of herself. The old rough Locke is very uncomfortable.
"Are you okay?" Locke asked casually when he could not find a topic.
Lafite did not speak. She has always had a relatively low sense of presence among the three women. Locke also learned from the daily conversation that she is like a maid. Christine was still hanging his hands on Locke's neck at this time, having a great time playing.
Grace accepted Locke's words: "Not bad."
"Where's Aunt Xia Qian?" Kristen, who was hanging on Locke at this time, suddenly asked. She has had a very good relationship with Xia Qian in the past two months.
Because of the lack of love from her father and mother since she was a child, Christine has been very close to her aunt Grace. Later, she met Xia Qian. Xia Qian, a mature woman, liked little Christine so tightly that she even had to sleep at night. Hugging Christine and kissing and falling asleep, Xia Xi gave Christine a kind of maternal love that was different from the caring of her aunt Grace.
"Aunt Xia Qian is on the other side, go! I'll take you to find her!" Locke kept the little girl hanging on her body, and led the three of them to the place where Xia Qian lived.
Walking down the road, when there were fewer people on the road, Grace grabbed Locke.
"What's the matter?" Locke has always been curious about this mysterious and rational woman.
After pondering for a long time, Grace finally raised her head, looked at Locke, and said, "I hope you can find a way to take me into Otis City."
At this moment, whether it was Christine hanging from his shoulder or Lafite following next to him, they looked at Locke expectantly. It seems that the three of them have thought about it in advance.
Locke was surprised at Grace's request. Without much consideration, Locke rejected Grace. "Leave aside whether I am capable, why should I do this?" Locke asked Grace.
Locke has always had a feeling of separation from Grace's three daughters. Except for the little girl Christine and Locke who are relatively close, Lafite and Grace have been talking to Locke since they met in Frans City. There are only a handful of them. Locke would not take such a big risk just because they were a little busy helping Xia Qian.
"I can promise to be your woman!" Grace said astonishingly. Even Lafite and Christine were surprised. It seemed that they had not discussed this condition.
"If you don't agree, you will become my woman!" Locke said arrogantly, no matter what status Grace used to be, she can't run away now that she is in Locke's hands.
"Then all you can get is a corpse of mine." Grace sneered, she seemed to be better than jade.
"Didn't you always want me?" Grace pressed harder and looked at Locke with scorching eyes. "As long as you promise me, I will be your woman willingly."
Locke was a little dizzy by this sudden incident, but there was one thing he was sober, and it was impossible to agree to this request.
"I don't have the ability to do this kind of thing, it's useless if you ask me!" Locke left such a sentence directly, put down Christine on his body, and walked away.
Do you want to enter Otis City now? Just such a whole barracks, Faustin's army of more than 70,000 people, will be able to drain the siege of Otis, unless Locke turns into a mouse and burrows in. Don't even think about other methods.
Locke estimated that as long as he dared to bring people close to the gate of Otis, he would be shot into a sieve by the arrow of Faustan army behind him. Not to mention that Locke saved the princess, but saved the king. He believed that Prince Kensell would not hesitate to order the arrow to be released. Prince Kensell gave Locke the same feeling that he had seen Baron Kedozi when he was an ordinary soldier. Locke admired such people.
What's more, both the Prince Kensell and the Marquis of Mammon treated Locke very well. The prince also gave Locke a promise of a nobleman. Of course, Locke would not do anything because of Grace, an exotic woman. Acts of treason. Locke has not forgotten the identity of Grace's three daughters, Charlottes.