The joy on the faces of the women present had completely disappeared. They were full of anxiety and looked at each other, not knowing what to do. Odegar loudly emphasized again, "Women, sit down."
Soon, the frightened people separated according to his order. The men stood in a row, and the women sat side by side opposite them. The newly married bride looked at her husband standing on the side.
"Today is the recruitment of militia. The militia I took last time can't come back for the time being." Odegar looked around at his people and said in a serious tone, "I have to add some new recruits."
Everyone had an ominous premonition in their hearts. They leaned forward and looked at the recruitment officer who was about to take away their loved ones again. Odegar's meaning in the Anglo-Saxon language was the tip of the spear — and obviously, he lived up to his name.
"You, you, you, and you." Odegar pointed at the men on the field a few times and loudly ordered, "Go back and get shields and spears."
The men on the field were full of dissatisfaction and unhappiness, but no one resisted and filed out. "You, sit down." Odegar let a white-bearded elder sit back down. On the other side, the women looked at this scene with worry. Their loved ones had been called and were about to go to the battlefield. It was very likely that they wouldn't be able to come back, but they couldn't do anything.
"Those who don't have weapons and young men, go get new weapons in a while." He didn't let the other strong young men go.
Eesselwolf stepped forward to protect his new son-in-law and questioned the recruitment officer, "Why do you want to take them away? Why do you still want to recruit soldiers? The Easter famine is coming, where are we going to find food to survive? "
"If I don't take them away now, I'm afraid no one can survive until the time of starvation. Now, sit down!" Odegar said to Eesselwolf as if he was stating a fact. After seeing Eesselwolf helplessly walk away, Odegar helplessly turned to the newly married couple and said, "You two, go back first. There's still a while before departure."
The bride quickly stepped forward and held the groom's hand and ran out of the back room.
Through probing into the mind of the military officer, Allen learned that the Normans were gathering on the other side of the sea, ready to attack England at any time. The new King Harold was building a defensive line near the Isle of Wight to defend his kingdom. According to the history book he read in the Muggle school, Harold should not be aware of the threat from the Vikings. After driving away his brother, Tosti, he had been focusing his attention on the blatant actions of Duke William of Normandy. He did not know that his brother had formed an alliance with the Norwegians. The new King of England thought that his only goal was to repel the expected invasion from the Normans across the sea.
Allen crossed his arms in front of his chest. This conscription officer called Odega was not as ruthless as he appeared to be. Odega wanted to send his familiar neighbors to the battlefield. This conscription officer was only following orders, and he himself was rather helpless. Moreover, unlike the ordinary ignorant farmers, Odega knew the name of the illegitimate Duke. If their new king was unable to lead them to block the Normans, then Crowhurst village, which was not too far from the southern coast of England, would likely cease to exist in this war.
With the departure of the person who went to retrieve the weapon, the room became less crowded. Alan, who was dressed in a strange outfit for Muggles, appeared in front of Odegar. Odegar's expression became somewhat doubtful, and he wanted to walk in front of Alan to take a closer look. However, the hound beside him sensed the aura of the wizard and cowered back, unwilling to step forward.
"Hmph, outsider." Odegar frowned and looked at Allen. He felt that there was something wrong with the other party. That exquisite robe and staff did not seem like something an ordinary busker could wear. The person in front of him did not seem like a busker. He wanted to question Allen, but under the effect of the confusion spell, he became absent-minded. Before he could ask any questions, these doubts disappeared from his mind under the effect of the spell.
Ignoring Allen, Odegar's eyes regained their sharpness. He looked around the room and suddenly shouted, "Where did Leofrick run off to?" Before he could finish his words, he immediately jumped out of the house and followed the traces.
The curly-haired boy who was carrying a basket of flowers quietly slipped in front of Allen. He trembled as he raised his head, his face full of horror. He asked Allen in a voice that was almost inaudible, "Are you a raven?"
Allen smiled gently at the boy. "Is it because of the raven feather on my cloak?"
Then, Allen lowered his head and his eyes met the boy's begging eyes. The boy handed over a small wooden dagger, a few beautiful stones and a piece of bread that he had taken a bite of to Allen. He begged, "Please don't take them away."
"Take who away?" Allen raised his eyebrows. He had judged that the boy should have a part of the demon's blood in the bottomless abyss. This was also the reason why Allen felt a little uncomfortable at first. As a person who liked order like the demons, Allen was repulsed by the unpredictable aura of chaos in the bottomless abyss. However, even if the boy's special ability prevented Allen from probing his thoughts, and at the same time allowed the boy to quickly get rid of the confusion spell, Allen could still judge that the boy in front of him was not affected by the evil nature of his blood. At least, the boy's concern for his "family" was sincere.
"My father, my sister and the others." Following the boy's gaze, Allen saw the old farmer who was sitting on the other side and took his gold coins.
"Little boy, you should beg the conscription officer." Allen did not know how to comfort the boy in front of him. In fact, he was not very good at dealing with children. He also did not know if the boy knew that he was not related to the father and sister he mentioned. Allen could only take out a piece of snack that Hufflepuff prepared for him from his backpack and stuffed it into the boy's little hand. Then, he dealt with the little boy who had nothing to do with his mission.
After that, Allen also walked out. He planned to let himself follow the group of militia to the battlefield. Although he knew that the first place they were going to was not the place where the first battle started.
The little boy held the snack that Allen gave him but did not eat it. He said to himself with an affirmative tone, "You are Raven."
Outside the wooden door, Leofrick jumped over the low wooden fence in the village and desperately fled into the forest. Odegar quickly arrived in the forest and chased after him.
After running into a slightly flat and wide forest, Odegar knew that the boy was hiding. He stopped and turned around to observe the surrounding environment. He shouted, "Leocliffe! Coward! Come out! "
"Odegar, I am just a farmer." Leocliffe who was hiding in the forest could not help but retort stupidly.
"Now, you are going to be a soldier." Odegar and the boy talked to each other randomly. Based on this, Odegar determined the boy's position. He searched in the direction where the voice might come from.
"No, no, I don't want to be a soldier." Leocliffe repeatedly refused.
"You have never joined my militia. If I had caught you last time, you would not be like this." Odegar found the general direction and walked around under the tree.
"Is that so? Why do you say that? " Leocliffe was not as good as Odegar in determining the location of the voice. He did not even realize that the conscription officer had come near him.
Odegar said helplessly. He casually walked to the front of a tree and suddenly reached out his hand. He pulled Leocliffe who was hiding in the tree and threw him on the grass. "Boy, I will not pursue this matter. Hurry up and go back. You have work to do now."
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