Chapter 89
Feeling the short dagger inserted in his boots, the roll wrapped around the dagger handle, and the linen soaked with blood for many years, Locke seemed to see his sister Leia smiling at his naughty brother in front of him.
Knowing that everything was well at home, Locke's mood was a lot easier. The communication with Henry and Bruce was also quite harmonious. During this period, Locke seemed to casually disclose his promotion to low-level attendants, which ushered in a lot of compliments and admiration.
Locke also learned from the two populations that almost all the caravans sent by the Baron have been called back now. Locke, who knows the general situation of the camp, can easily guess that Baron kaiduoqi, who has picked up his strength and achievements again, has given up his previous plan to pay attention to economic development and is ready to make full profits in the last war with Charlotte.
After saying goodbye to Henry, Locke temporarily cancelled his plan to find Xiaxi. Because he learned from Henry that grace, Raffi and Christine were also coming. Locke plans to find them first. Although Locke's relationship with these three women has been neither hot nor cold, they still help Xiaxi through the difficulties when Locke was killed.
When he reached the carriage position somewhere in the transport team, Locke saw the three women grace from a distance. The maid Raffi was wearing a nondescript leather armor and scolded a unkempt man in charro clothes beside the carriage. Christine sat on the carriage, shaking her legs and watching the strange scene around.
As for grace, whom Locke has always coveted beauty, she stood beside the carriage and stood there quietly. The setting sun, brilliant sunshine, graceful women and colorful clouds formed a beautiful picture. Locke didn't even dare to break the beautiful picture.
Just as Locke was watching grace in the sunset, Christine, who had nothing to do and looked around, first found Locke not far away. With a happy face, she jumped out of the carriage and ran to Locke.
Christine ran close and jumped directly into Locke's arms. Because of successive twists and turns and fatigue, the little girl was much thinner than girls of the same age. After being promoted to a low-level attendant, Locke, who was much stronger, easily picked up Christine.
Even seeing the little girl running so excited, Locke threw Christine into the sky. Christine was lifted to the sky by Locke. She was not afraid at all, but kept "giggling".
"Do you miss your brother?" Locke always treats Christine as his sister. Before, Locke asked the little girl to call her brother in Flanders.
"Think about it!" Christine didn't have the shy and implicit character of a little girl, but answered Locke carelessly.
Locke and Christine's laughter attracted the attention of grace and Raffi. This is faustan's joint military camp. There are many powerful people, so Raffi didn't notice Locke's arrival.
Seeing Locke coming, Raffi stopped yelling at the man who had been bowing and bowing, while grace looked at Locke calmly.
"What's going on?" Locke asked Raffi. Up to now, he doesn't dare to look at Grace, because the woman's mature and calm eyes don't adapt to Locke. In front of grace, Locke can only subdue the woman with his own strength and muscles. Just like forcibly taking them in Flanders.
"This guy mistook the goods to be delivered!" Raffi pointed to the man next to him.
Looking at the man's dirty clothes and a thick local accent of Charlotte, Locke can easily guess that this should be the group of Charlotte refugees accepted by Charlotte. Xiaxi gathered a large number of refugees from Giza town and took them to trade with Baron ketozzi's caravan, which amazed Henry, a shrewd businessman.
"It's not big. Forget it. Henry will give me this face!" Locke said to Raffi that it was not his pity for the unkempt Sherlock refugee leader, but Locke didn't want to waste time on these small things.
Raffi didn't expect Locke to say so. He was stunned and nodded. Grace seemed to take a deep look at Locke.
The sherlow refugee leader, who could not lift his head when Raffi scolded, looked at Locke with gratitude. He is a refugee fleeing from the southeast border of Charlotte. Because of the forced tax collection of the landlords in the territory and the shadow of war, if they do not harvest enough food in the autumn harvest, they can only leave their hometown and choose to flee.
When she fled to Giza Town, she just caught up with Xia Xi to hire people to do coolies. Although she only wanted a full meal, these Charlotte refugees who had nothing but a rotten life had no more choice. The unkempt middle-aged man was given certain management authority by Xia Xi because he was honest and responsible.
It's also his bad luck. The good wheat calculated in Giza town was a little less when it was transported to the United Army camp. I don't know which wicked guy secretly hid some of them. In the past, businessmen such as Xiaxi and Henry turned a blind eye to this kind of hiding.
Because a little grain is really not worth a few money, but this time it's different. The numerous faustan soldiers garrisoned outside this huge military camp made these Charlottes weak. The middle-aged man was really afraid that Raffi would hand him over to the faustans because of his mistake.
Although Faustin was the one who invaded Charlotte, the Charlottes who had been beaten down were more afraid of Faustin's soldiers than hated them.
Of course, Raffi won't hand over the middle-aged man to foster soldiers. As a member of Charlotte, Raffi was very dissatisfied with helping the caravan of Foster's army. If grace hadn't forcibly ordered Raffi to help Xia Xi, Raffi wouldn't care so much.
In fact, Raffi didn't like the forstans except Locke. Especially businessman Henry, the vampire originally planned to work for the Charlotte refugees with a day and a half of chestnut cake. If it hadn't been for Xiaxi's timely opposition that Henry changed his mind and replaced it with a piece of black bread, Raffi couldn't guarantee that he would have to cut down the faustan.
After sending the sherlow refugee away, Locke calmed down and took a good look at Grace's women. Christine hasn't seen her for nearly two months. Her stature hasn't changed much, but she has become thinner. Locke plans to find Corey, the cook in the logistics office, to make up for Christine.
Raffi has a heroic smell. Although she doesn't hold a long sword in her strange leather armor, she has a good temperament just standing there. Raffi was not given weapons because she was a Charlotte after all. Merchant Henry didn't want such an unstable factor in his caravan.
As for grace, she was still wearing the robe that Locke first saw her. The wide hood covered Grace's hair and face, but could not cover the noble temperament distributed all over her.
Speaking of temperament, among the women Locke has seen, only Angelina can surpass her, but Angelina has more green and astringent, but grace is full of maturity and knowledge, which makes Locke, who has always claimed to be a big old man, very uncomfortable.
"Are you all right?" Locke asked casually when he couldn't find a topic.
Raffi didn't speak. She always had a low sense of existence among the three women. Locke also learned from her usual conversation that she existed like a maid. Christine was still hanging her hands around Locke's neck and had a lot of fun.
Grace took Locke's words: "not bad."
"Where's aunt Xia Xi?" At this time, Christine, who was hanging from Locke, suddenly asked. She had a very good relationship with Xiaxi in the past month or two.
Because of the lack of love from her father and mother since childhood, Christine has always been very close to her aunt grace. Later, she met Xia Xi. Xia Xi, an old woman, likes little Christine very much. Even when she goes to bed at night, she has to hold Christine and kiss her to sleep. Xia Xi gave Christine a maternal love different from her aunt Grace's care.
"Aunt Xia Xi is on the other side. Let's go! I'll take you to find her!" Locke kept the little girl hanging on himself, so he led the three to the place where Xia Xi lived.
On the way, when there were few people, grace held Locke.
"What's up?" Locke has always been curious about this mysterious and rational woman.
After thinking for a long time, grace finally looked up at Locke and said, "I hope you can find a way to take me into Otis city."
At this time, both Christine hanging on her shoulder and Raffi following next to her looked at Locke. It seems that all three of them have planned in advance.
Locke was surprised at Grace's request. Without much consideration, Locke refused grace. "Not to mention whether I have the ability, why should I do this?" Locke questioned grace.
Locke has always had a feeling of separation with grace's three women. Except that Christine is close to Locke, Raffi and grace have said very few things to Locke since they met in Flanders. Locke wouldn't take such a big risk because they helped Xiaxi.
"I can promise to be your woman!" Grace's words were amazing. Even Raffi and Christine were surprised. It seems that they haven't discussed this condition.
"You will be my woman if you don't promise!" Locke said arrogantly that no matter what status grace used to be, now in Locke's hand, she can't run away.
"Then all you can get is my body." Grace sneered that she would rather be broken than complete.
"Didn't you always want me?" Grace pressed step by step and looked at Locke with burning eyes. "As long as you promise me, I will be your woman willingly."
Locke was a little dizzy by the sudden incident, but he was sober. It was impossible to agree to this request.
"I don't have the ability to do such a thing. It's no use asking me!" Locke directly left such a sentence, put down Christine and strode away.
Otis city is entering whenever you want? Such a whole barracks, with more than 70000 foster troops, will be packed around the city of OTIS. Unless Locke becomes a mouse and goes into a hole in the ground, don't think of any other way.
Locke estimated that as long as he dared to take people close to the city gate of Otis, he would be shot into a sieve by the arrow rain of the foster army behind him. Not to mention that Locke saved the princess was to save the king. He believed that Prince kensell would not hesitate to order the arrow. Prince kensell gave Locke the same feeling he felt when he saw Baron ketozzi as an ordinary soldier. Locke admires such people.
Moreover, both Prince kensell and Marquis marmen are very good to Locke. The prince also gave Locke a noble promise. Of course, Locke will not do any treason because of grace, an exotic woman. Locke has never forgotten the identity of Grace's three female Sherlock.