Outside the window, the sound of rain had largely stopped, and the clouds were dyed red by the setting sun.

Roland pushed open the door to the first-floor guest room, and Margaery was walking around in front of the fireplace, looking a little uneasy. Sean, the guard who was guarding the side, raised his hand and saluted when he saw the prince, and she hurried forward and asked eagerly, "Your Highness, how is Lightning?"

Roland was stunned, he imagined the other party's reactions, from calm to angry to indifferent, but he didn't expect her first sentence to be this.

"She's fine...... Just tired. ”

"Really? That's good. She looked relieved.

"You seem to care about her. ”

"She looked very much like her father, especially with her long narrow eyes and pointed nose...... I could tell she was Thunder's daughter. ”

After saying that, she sighed, unbuttoned her neckline, lowered her head, and took off a string of gold ornaments hanging around her neck, "The verification you said before...... If it proves my sincerity, can I get her to join the conversation? I don't like the feeling of being spied on. ”

The charm was made of a string of gold chains and large light blue gemstones—the jewel cut into hexahedrons was supposed to be a high-quality stone of punishment.

Roland was thinking about how to open her mouth to reduce the other party's disgust and doubt, but she didn't expect her to take the initiative to do so. To be honest, he admired the fjord woman a little, and despite the extremely unfavorable situation, she was still trying to take the initiative in the conversation. Whether it is her negotiation skills or demeanor, she fits the identity of a successful businessman.

He took the Stone of Divine Punishment handed by the other party and hung it on a hanger by the fireplace - the Stone of Divine Punishment of this quality was estimated to have a forbidden range of about one meter, and in the eyes of the nightingale, it was comparable to a huge black hole. Maybe she'd been hiding far away to avoid the effect of the stones.

"Let's go to the parlor and talk," Roland began. Since the other party has shown sincerity, he should not be too stingy. When the two of them entered the drawing-room, Nightingale was already sitting on the side of the main seat, holding her chin with her hands, and deliberately posing as if she had been waiting for a long time—it seemed that she thought the same as herself, the prince thought.

After taking his seat, he took the lead in introducing: "This lady's name is Nightingale, and she can judge the truth of your words. ”

"Hello, Miss Nightingale. Margaery nodded to her, who returned the salute.

"You said before that you have no ill will towards witches, why?" Roland asked the first question, and the one he wanted to know the most, "As far as I know, there are ecclesiastical forces in the fjords as well. ”

"But it's nowhere near as influential as the three gods, or rather, most Fiordland people have similar beliefs to the sandfolk, worshipping the sky, the sea and the earth. As for me......," she paused, "I had a very good partner. On a fishing trip, we encountered a storm and the sailboat was interrupted by a huge wave. She became a witch in this disaster and could breathe like a fish. She found me unconscious and dragged me ashore. ”

"And then?" said Nightingale curiously.

"When I woke up, she left...... Perhaps she longed to be in the middle of the sea more than to be with me," said Margaery regretfully, "and I never saw her again." People in the village often say that she will appear when the fog rises on the surface of the sea, and use her song to guide the fishing boats to avoid the reef. Either way, my partner could not be an evil man, let alone a demon minion. ”

Roland nodded, witches are all awakened by ordinary people, if you have a deep contact or understanding with them before awakening, the impression formed is difficult to be changed by the unilateral rhetoric of the church.

"You seem to know a lot about the powers of witches, and you can guess that I may have more than one witch here. ”

"To be honest, I was interested in witches because of my childhood friends, and I thought about taking in this strange group of women. Margaery smiled, "It's a pity that the king is not as good as the border town, and finally gave up because the risk was too great." Lightning's actions seem very close to you, and she's a witch...... So I think you're probably not as averse to witches as I am. As a lord, it wasn't hard to hide a few witches, especially in this part of the country. But you have to be very careful, if the church finds out, it will be very difficult for you to keep them. ”

Speaking of which, Nightingale still didn't notice any signs of lying on the other side, and basically vetoed her possibility of telling the church. Roland finally put his heart down and said a little apologetically: "It seems that I am indeed too careful, I hope you don't take it to heart." ”

"No, Your Highness's move is also for lightning and ...... This lady's safety," Margaery said, waving her hand, "is irresponsible if you are indifferent." ”

"You know Thunder well?" Roland asked, "and you care more for Lightning than ordinary people care for the children of heroes." ”

Faced with this question, Margaery hesitated for a moment. Roland said that if she didn't want to answer, she could pretend that she hadn't asked, but she finally said slowly: "To tell you the truth, after I left the fishing village, I joined Lord Thunder's expedition and experienced a long period of exploration with him. As a newcomer to the team, Lord Thunder and his wife took extra care of me, and I was there on the day Lightning was born. ”

"She was born on a ship?"

"Yes, in a raging storm. The thunder and lightning outside the cabin never stopped, and shortly after she was born, Lord Thunder's wife died of sepsis, and I ...... Acted as half of her mother. I didn't have breast milk, so I mixed chewed wheat porridge with caviar and fed her little by little. Margaery's voice became very gentle, "Lord Thunder is grief-stricken, but he still has to direct the fleet - without the backbone, the crew can easily collapse after a months-long voyage. And I stayed in the cabin and watched the lightning grow. It wasn't until Lord Thunder discovered the Shadow Islands and returned to Sea Dragon Bay that the expedition ended. Later, I ...... Leave the fjord and settle in the Grey Keep King's Capital. ”

"I see. Roland sighed in her heart, no wonder she reacted so strongly when she heard Thunder's name. As for why the other party didn't continue to follow Thunder's expedition, he could roughly guess one or two. With the beginning of a love story, it may not be possible to reap the ending of the love story.

It's really a coincidence...... Now that we have this relationship, can we get a bigger discount by making a deal?" he coughed twice, "Lady Margaery, so we can be considered acquaintances, so the deal-"

"No, Your Highness," said Margaery, sneering, "a trade is a trade, and that is the eternal principle of a merchant. (To be continued.) )