Outside the window, the sound of the rain had basically stopped, and the clouds were dyed red by the setting sun.
Roland pushed open the door of the guest room on the first floor, and saw Margaery walking back and forth in front of the fireplace, looking quite uneasy. When the bodyguard Sean saw the Prince, he raised his hand to salute and left, but she quickly came forward and eagerly asked: "Your Royal Highness, how is Lightning?"
Roland was startled, he had imagined all kinds of reactions from the other side, from calm to anger to indifference, but he did not expect that her first words would be this.
"She's fine … just tired."
"Really? That's good. "She looked relieved.
"You seem to care about her very much."
"She looks very much like her father, especially her narrow eyes and pointed nose … I can see that she is Thunder's daughter."
Then she sighed, unbuttoned her neckline, lowered her head, and took off a string of golden ornaments hanging around her neck, "You said before to verify … you mean to use a witch's ability to judge, right? If this can prove my sincerity, can you let her join in the conversation? I don't like the feeling of being secretly peeped at. "
The ornaments were made up of a string of gold chains and a huge light blue gem. The gem, which was cut into a hexahedron, should be a high-quality God's Stone of Retaliation.
Roland was thinking about how to open his mouth to reduce the other side's disgust and doubts, but he did not expect that she would take the initiative to do so. To be honest, he somewhat admired this Fjords woman. Even though she was in an extremely unfavorable situation, she still tried to take the initiative in the conversation. Whether it was her negotiation skills or her demeanor, she was in line with the identity of a successful businesswoman.
He took the God's Stone of Retaliation from the other side and hung it on the fireplace's hanger. This quality of the God's Stone of Retaliation was estimated to have a range of about one meter, and in Nightingale's eyes, it was comparable to a huge black hole. Perhaps in order to avoid the effect of the stone, she had already hidden far away.
"Let's go to the reception room and talk," Roland said. Since the other side had shown her sincerity, he should not be too stingy. When the two of them entered the drawing room, Nightingale had already revealed herself and was sitting at the head of the table. She rested her chin on her hands and deliberately acted as if she had been waiting for a long time. It seemed that she was thinking the same thing as him, the prince thought.
After sitting down, he took the initiative to introduce, "This woman is Nightingale. She can judge whether you are speaking the truth or not."
"Hello, Miss Nightingale." Margaery nodded at her, and the latter returned the gesture.
"You said before that you have no malice towards witches, why?" Roland's first question was also the one he wanted to know the answer to the most. "As far as I know, there are also church forces in the Fjords."
"But its influence is far less than that of the Three Gods. In other words, most of the Fjords people worship the sky, the sea, and the earth like the Sand Nation. As for me … "She paused." I had a very good companion. On one of our fishing trips, we were caught in a storm, and our sailboat was broken by a huge wave. She had become a witch in this disaster and could breathe like a fish. She found me while I was unconscious and dragged me ashore. "
"What happened after that?" Nightingale asked curiously.
"After I woke up, she left … Perhaps she was more eager to be in the sea than to be with me," Margaery said regretfully. "After that, I never saw her again. The people in the village often said that she would appear when the sea was covered in fog, and use her singing to guide the fishing boats away from the reef. In any case, my companion could not be evil, let alone the devil's minions. "
Roland nodded. Witches were awakened from ordinary people. If they had a deep contact or understanding with them before their awakening, it would be difficult to change the impression formed by the church's unilateral words.
"You seem to have a good understanding of witches' abilities? With just a few words, you guessed that I might have more than one witch hidden here. "
"To be honest, because of my childhood companion, I was very interested in witches, and had thought of taking in this group of strange women." Margaery smiled, "Unfortunately, King's City is not like Border Town, and finally because the risk was too great, I gave up. Lightning's actions seemed to be very close to you, plus her identity as a witch … So I thought maybe you, like me, don't hate witches. As a lord, it was not difficult for him to hide several witches, especially in the Borderlands. But you still have to be very careful, if they are discovered by the church, it will be very difficult for you to protect them. "
At this point, Nightingale still did not find any signs of Roland lying, which basically ruled out the possibility of her informing the church. Roland finally felt relieved, and said with a slight apology: "It seems that I really am overthinking, I hope you don't take it to heart."
"No, Your Highness, this action is also for the safety of Lightning and … this woman," Margaery waved her hand, "If you were indifferent, it would be irresponsible of you."
"Are you familiar with Thunder?" Roland asked, "Your love for Lightning is really more than the kind of care ordinary people have for the children of heroes."
Faced with this question, Margaery hesitated for a moment. Roland indicated that if she did not want to answer, she could pretend that she had not asked, but she finally slowly said: "To tell you the truth, after I left the fishing village, I joined Lord Thunder's expedition team, and experienced a long period of exploration with him. As a newcomer, Lord Thunder and his wife took special care of me, and on the day that Lightning was born, I was also present. "
"She was born on the ship?"
"Yes, in a violent storm. Outside the cabin, Lightning and Thunder never stopped. Shortly after she was born, Lord Thunder's wife died because of sepsis, and I … became her half mother. Without breast milk, I mixed chewed wheat porridge and caviar together and fed her little by little. " Margaery's voice became very gentle, "Although Lord Thunder was extremely sad, he still had to command the fleet to move forward. Without the backbone, the crew could easily collapse after several months of sailing. And I stayed in the cabin, watching Lightning grow up slowly. It was not until Lord Thunder found the Shadow Islands and successfully returned to the Sea Dragon Bay that the expedition ended. Later, I … left the Fjords and settled down in Graycastle King's City. "
"I see." Roland sighed in his heart. It was no wonder that she had such a strong reaction when she heard the name of Thunder. As for why she did not continue to follow Thunder on the expedition, he could roughly guess a thing or two. With the beginning of a love story, it might not be possible to reap the ending of the love story.
This was really a coincidence … Since there was this layer of relationship, would he be able to get a greater discount when doing business? He coughed twice, "Ms. Margaery, in this way, we can be considered acquaintances, what about the deal?"
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