As soon as she saw him, Mey immediately threw the idea of returning to the back of her mind.
"Oh my god, Mey... Mey!" After approaching, Irene exclaimed in disbelief, and then grabbed her hand and pulled her in front of the Knight. "Dear, do you know who she is? She is the most famous actress in the Stronghold Theater, Miss Mey! The number of people who want to see her performance can line up from the theater hall to the street! "
Although the word "dear" made Mey's heart skip a beat, her habit of acting made her smile reflexively, and she nodded slightly. "Hello."
"Of course I know her. You said she is the most famous actress. Who in the Western Region doesn't know the name of the star of the theater?" He sighed and apologized to Mey. "My wife was rude. I am Filin, hello. "
He did not give his name, identity, and even his surname was hidden. A surge of sadness surged in Mey's heart, but she still maintained the most elegant appearance on the surface. "I know you. The First Knight of the Western Region, the Light Of Dawn, Sir Filin Eltek. Because of the busy rehearsal, I couldn't attend your and Irene's wedding. It's really a pity. "
"That's all in the past." The Knight smiled and shook his head. "I am a teacher now, and no longer a member of the Eltek family. You don't have to be so polite." After that, he waved to the others and said, "Let's go back and talk. I have already applied for a place to stay."
Teacher? Mey was startled. Does he mean the court tutor? The lord of this town was indeed a prince, but no matter how poor the prince was, he would not ask the Knight to take on this position. And what does it mean to apply for a place to stay? Shouldn't Irene be the one to bring them to a safe and reliable hotel?
Before she could think about these questions, Irene had already come over and said, "Oh my god, I really didn't expect you to come here. If you acted in Cinderella, it would definitely cause a sensation! "
"Really?" Mey could not deny it. She had never heard of the name of a play before. It was probably written by a new playwright. Besides, she didn't have time to rehearse. She came here … just to see how The Light Of Dawn was doing. Maybe she could help him.
After entering the town, Mey found something strange. This was clearly a barren town located outside the border, acting as an outpost of a fortress. Why did it look like a new city? The road was covered with greyish black gravel, and not a single bit of mud could be seen. Moreover, the road was too wide, almost enough for two carriages to pass side by side.
"What road is this?" Sam asked the question that had been on her mind. "It's strangely flat."
"Hehe," Irene smiled proudly, "When I first came here, this place was covered in mud, and now it has become like this. Also, this is not a road. I heard from those masons that this is only the foundation of a road. "
"They're just bluffing," Rosia retorted. "Only a house needs a foundation. Things lying on the ground will not collapse, so why would they need a foundation?"
"It's true, they use a kind of gray powder mixed with stones to make it flat. After sprinkling water, they use a stone roller to press it back and forth until the ground is flat. At first, I thought this was a new way of building a road, but the masons said that this was the method that His Highness the Prince had instructed them to do. It seems to be called … water or something, in short, it's just the foundation! " Irene was leading the way with her hands behind her back, her long braid swaying back and forth. "In the future, when there are more people and carriages, this place will be paved with slabs. That is the real road."
Slabs, Mey sneered in her heart. Apart from the inner city of King's City, which other city could pave an entire area with slabs? Having such a wide and flat road was already good enough. Even in Longsong Stronghold, there were still a lot of muddy ground.
As they went deeper into the town, she saw that many houses on both sides of the road were being demolished. There were mud-tile houses and wooden houses. Although they weren't new houses, they were far from being uninhabitable. "Were they driven away by the Lord because they were blocking the street?"
"No, they all moved to a residential area."
"A residential area?" Mey asked, "What is that?"
"A newly built residential area. Inside, there are exactly the same brick and stone houses," Irene explained. "All the original residents will be able to get their own house. At that time, there will be no more leaky houses in the town."
Everyone can get their own brick and stone house? Mey couldn't believe her ears. This was even more exaggerated than the slabs. In the end, did she even have an idea of the cost of building such a house? Since she couldn't say anything in front of Filin, Mey had to swallow her words.
There were many pedestrians on the street, and they would occasionally stop to greet Irene and Filin. Mey found that Irene seemed to be a so-called teacher.
"Aren't you going to perform a play here?" She asked. "Why do the townspeople call you Teacher Irene?"
"That's my job. The play is just a part-time job. There is no theater in this town." Irene told them about His Royal Highness' summons. "Although it's an open-air performance and the audience is civilians, the salary is calculated according to the stronghold's standard. I think this is a good opportunity, at least I can train myself. "
"Yes, yes, I'm very satisfied to be able to go on stage." Gait and Sam nodded.
An open-air performance for civilians! May simply didn't have the strength to speak. Compared to Irene, she was even more confused as to what His Royal Highness, who had come up with this idea, was planning to do in the end. Could those people who lived every day just to eat understand the love and twists and turns in the drama?
In this way, they arrived in front of a two-story building.
"This is the teacher's building, but there are currently only nine teachers in Border Town, so there are still a lot of vacant rooms. Filin has applied for the temporary right to live in two houses for you. During the performance, you can live here." Irene handed out two keys. "Gait and Sam can live in one room, Rosia and Tina can live in the other, and Miss Mey …"
"I'll live with you," Mey said.
"But …"
"I came here to see how my colleagues in the theater are doing," she said with a smile. "After all, we've worked together in the theater for so long, and you probably won't return to Stronghold. I want to talk to you more. You won't dislike me, will you? "
"Of course not!" Irene happily held her hand. "I'm just worried that the room is too small for you. I also have a lot of questions about the performance that I want to ask you! " Then she turned her head and said to the other four people, "Let's put down our luggage first, and then go to my house and read the script together."
Mey climbed to the second floor and followed Irene and Filin into their new home.
Her last shred of hope was shattered.
Although she didn't want to admit it, this small room did reveal a comfortable and clean feeling. The tablecloths and curtains were obviously newly purchased, they were all thin red and white cotton. The floor was swept very clean, and there was a linen carpet in the living room. There were a few strange cups on the low table in the living room, which attracted Mey's attention at first glance. She went forward and picked one up to examine it carefully, but she couldn't immediately recognize its material. It was light, a bit like wood, but the surface was smooth and the color was full and gorgeous. It didn't look like a cheap product that ordinary people could afford. There was also a pattern on the cup, which seemed to be two puppets intimately touching each other.
"It's a beautiful cup, isn't it?" Irene came up and said, "But it's too expensive. It's sold at the convenience market for five silver royals each, and four are counted as a set. The people in the pattern are all in different poses. Filin said it was to celebrate payday and insisted on buying it for me. In the end, he used up all his pay. That fool. "
"Convenience market?" Mey deliberately ignored the latter half of the other party's sentence.
"Yes!" She nodded. "The Lord opened a market in the town square, selling some very exquisite daily necessities, but the price is not low at all. I can take you to see it tomorrow."
Mey had mixed feelings. Everything was completely different from what she had expected. She had thought that as a defeated and captured Knight without a ransom, even if he was released by the Lord, his life would be very difficult. Irene usually didn't have much savings, so other than accompanying him in suffering, she couldn't help him in any way.
At this time, any help she gave to Filin Eltek would be a timely help. If she could go a step further and use her influence to persuade the local Lord to let her redeem the First Knight, she might be able to completely change the Knight's heart.
But … she found that all her ideas were in vain. The other party didn't need her help at all, and could also live well in Border Town.
So should she go back? She chose to leave this place and forget Filin and Border Town together.
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