#125. dilemma
Olivia hugged Ian as he slept. Enemy? Pindus? Following the guidance of the escort knights, the hat headed outside. How to... How to...
"Why is that country here..."
The escorts who answered the question were cutting down the enemy. Why did Pindus' army come here? Olivia picked up Ian and ran.
However, the enemy did not flinch. They were meticulously aware of the escape routes, and because of this, Olivia, Ian, and other escort knights were immediately surrounded.
"Mom!"
Olivia pulled Ian as much as she could to call her. Why would they take him away instead of killing him, because it was worth it?
War devours people with a cruel face. Men and women, old people, and even children are easily killed.
Children are useless.
Therefore, Olivia hugged Ian to death so that she would not fall. They were screaming and kicking, but she thought she would die with Ian.
"Hey, just take him."
"Hold on!"
"Why don't you have a child? Let's not just make you feel dirty."
The other soldiers nodded their heads in agreement. She was taken somewhere with the escort and others. Olivia knew where it was. It was the manor's mansion where she worked. It was not a defensive city, so there were no walls. Therefore, she was trampled by Pindus' army.
Pindus' banner hung over the castle, and the captives who had been brought were visible. They were women, including the maids who worked with him. Pindus' soldiers put all the captured women into the banquet hall.
Ian and Olivia bowed their heads with their hands tied. They didn't know that this place would be occupied. In such a great sense of fear, her consciousness kept going back in time.
Why, why... Why did this happen? If I had woken up earlier in the morning, wouldn't this have happened? Olivia thought about it in the banquet hall. However, the reality she found herself in was too harsh to escape. Seeing the little being trembling next to her, Olivia knew she had to be strong.
At that moment, she heard the voice of someone she could never hear. Olivia's hair stood on end. Olivia looked up, forgetting what she was in. It was only one year. However, the man who had been abandoned walked out dressed in loose armor, as if he had never done that.
"Oh, Asherad!"
"Tygan, what's going on?"
"It's just a little entertainment. Anyway, we can't go to the capital like this, can we? Take a break, tax cut."
His smooth black hair glistened in the sunlight. With an ecstatic smile on his face, he said to the King of Pindus.
"Are you going to choose a woman?"
His voice was eerily sweet. It was as if he had gone back to the old days. Olivia was shivering with her head bowed.
"Rather, I have a job to ask for advice by occupying this place."
"What?"
"Teach me a lesson. There are many challenges."
The King laughed and headed in the direction Asherad was pointing. Asherad stood and scanned the women. Then he furrowed his eyebrows.
"The corpse is ugly, so get rid of it."
The knights bowed their heads. Asherad is here... It is here. It was strange. Strangely, she cried. Is this relief?
Olivia looked up. Then, Asherad turned his head and looked exactly in Olivia's direction. Her eyes widened in surprise. She looked into Asherad's green eyes.
Clearly, they made eye contact for a long time. It is not a mistake. It was not something that she saw in passing. Did Asherad ever know that she was here? So here...
Asherad looked Olivia in the eye and did nothing. As if that encounter was everything, he turned his back and disappeared.
Olivia felt strangely hit in the head by a big impact.
She had no appetite. The bread and mulgan soup that finally came out the next day were all told Ian was told to eat. Olivia looked at the blue sky over the banquet hall and thought about it. Her hands were tied, but she still felt tied.
It was clear what would happen to them now.
It was a city with nothing to do anyway. It was clear that the troops of Thalassa and Peneus, who had been aiming for the capital, were staying for supplies.
Even though the color had turned dark, the hair with its head bowed was desirable.
"You! Do you want to die?"
Next to her was a pretty-looking child, looking at the King in fear.
"Shall I kill him? Listen quickly."
Olivia looked up. It was the same garbage for the son and the father to reveal the woman's color. The King looked at Olivia's face and tasted it.
She was deliberately dirty, but she was a very beautiful woman.
"Isn't there something useful in a city like this?"
"Mom!"
He nodded, and the soldiers took Olivia's hand.
"Give me a break. You saved that kid."
Olivia hugged Ian as he slept. Enemy? Pindus? Following the guidance of the escort knights, the hat headed outside. How to... How to...
"Why is that country here..."
The escorts who answered the question were cutting down the enemy. Why did Pindus' army come here? Olivia picked up Ian and ran.
However, the enemy did not flinch. They were meticulously aware of the escape routes, and because of this, Olivia, Ian, and other escort knights were immediately surrounded.
"Mom!"
Olivia pulled Ian as much as she could to call her. Why would they take him away instead of killing him, because it was worth it?
War devours people with a cruel face. Men and women, old people, and even children are easily killed.
Children are useless.
Therefore, Olivia hugged Ian to death so that she would not fall. They were screaming and kicking, but she thought she would die with Ian.
"Hey, just take him."
"Hold on!"
"Why don't you have a child? Let's not just make you feel dirty."
The other soldiers nodded their heads in agreement. She was taken somewhere with the escort and others. Olivia knew where it was. It was the manor's mansion where she worked. It was not a defensive city, so there were no walls. Therefore, she was trampled by Pindus' army.
Pindus' banner hung over the castle, and the captives who had been brought were visible. They were women, including the maids who worked with him. Pindus' soldiers put all the captured women into the banquet hall.
Ian and Olivia bowed their heads with their hands tied. They didn't know that this place would be occupied. In such a great sense of fear, her consciousness kept going back in time.
Why, why... Why did this happen? If I had woken up earlier in the morning, wouldn't this have happened? Olivia thought about it in the banquet hall. However, the reality she found herself in was too harsh to escape. Seeing the little being trembling next to her, Olivia knew she had to be strong.
"Ian, I'll protect you."
Olivia said with as much grit as she could muster. I have to survive, no matter what. And I must protect this child. Olivia bit her lip. Her captors were too afraid to say anything, and so time passed, and the sun rose.
It was the beginning of a cruel morning.
“Aaaaah!”
The women screamed as the soldiers led them outside, some hanging, some decapitated. The lord's beloved garden had become a firing squad, splattered with blood. Olivia pulled Ian back and stared at the corpses of her escorts.
Rick and Arthur.
They had been with her for a year, and Olivia gave them a brief eulogy. It was strange. After all the terror of the night, she wasn't scared to see them.
Instead, she thought, “Ah, yes.” Her mind suppressed her fear. Her mind kept her fear at bay, but the tears started to come. She was alone with Ian, with no one to protect her. Olivia pulled Ian into a hug. Everyone began to howl.
“You are now part of the Kingdom of Great Pindus.”
“...”
“As such, you will all owe your loyalty to Pindus.”
“...”
“Do you understand?”
They didn't want to be one of those dead bodies. They all said yes as soon as the words left their mouths. Olivia nodded, too. Then, a few others appeared.
“This is what happens to all who defy us.”
They pointed to the dead bodies and chuckled. Olivia gritted her teeth. Murder by example, she thought, which seemed odd when they'd brought Rick and Arthur back intact.
Just then, the apparent leader stepped forward.
“Your Majesty, I'm sure they would have done it without you.”
"No, sir. I have to take matters into my own hands."
So, Your Majesty, this is the King of Pindus, the father of the man who had died? Olivia lifted her head and stared.
Yes, it was the man's father. The gaunt body, the haughty demeanor. Apparently, he was the King of Pindus, which meant there were a lot of soldiers here. If there's a King, it's over... She bit her lip.
The King clicked his tongue.
“Nothing useful, nothing useful.”
They studied the face of the woman in the front row. Olivia lowered her head, hoping they wouldn't catch her. But the King moved closer to where she stood, and then she heard the sound of heavy footsteps.
“What are you doing?”
"Oh, Asherad!"
"Tygan, what's going on?"
"It's just a little entertainment. Anyway, we can't go to the capital like this, can we? Take a break, tax cut."
His smooth black hair glistened in the sunlight. With an ecstatic smile on his face, he said to the King of Pindus.
"Are you going to choose a woman?"
His voice was eerily sweet. It was as if he had gone back to the old days. Olivia was shivering with her head bowed.
"Rather, I have a job to ask for advice by occupying this place."
"What?"
"Teach me a lesson. There are many challenges."
The King laughed and headed in the direction Asherad was pointing. Asherad stood and scanned the women. Then he furrowed his eyebrows.
"The corpse is ugly, so get rid of it."
The knights bowed their heads. Asherad is here... It is here. It was strange. Strangely, she cried. Is this relief?
Olivia looked up. Then, Asherad turned his head and looked exactly in Olivia's direction. Her eyes widened in surprise. She looked into Asherad's green eyes.
Clearly, they made eye contact for a long time. It is not a mistake. It was not something that she saw in passing. Did Asherad ever know that she was here? So here...
Asherad looked Olivia in the eye and did nothing. As if that encounter was everything, he turned his back and disappeared.
Olivia felt strangely hit in the head by a big impact.
***
She had no appetite. The bread and mulgan soup that finally came out the next day were all told Ian was told to eat. Olivia looked at the blue sky over the banquet hall and thought about it. Her hands were tied, but she still felt tied.
It was clear what would happen to them now.
It was a city with nothing to do anyway. It was clear that the troops of Thalassa and Peneus, who had been aiming for the capital, were staying for supplies.
They didn't want to be one of those dead bodies. They all said yes as soon as the words left their mouths. Olivia nodded, too. Then, a few others appeared.
“This is what happens to all who defy us.”
They pointed to the dead bodies and chuckled. Olivia gritted her teeth. Murder by example, she thought, which seemed odd when they'd brought Rick and Arthur back intact.
Just then, the apparent leader stepped forward.
“Your Majesty, I'm sure they would have done it without you.”
"No, sir. I have to take matters into my own hands."
So, Your Majesty, this is the King of Pindus, the father of the man who had died? Olivia lifted her head and stared.
Yes, it was the man's father. The gaunt body, the haughty demeanor. Apparently, he was the king of Pindus, which meant there were a lot of soldiers here. If there's a king, it's over... She bit her lip.
The king clicked his tongue.
“Nothing useful, nothing useful.”
They studied the face of the woman in the front row. Olivia lowered her head, hoping they wouldn't catch her. But the king moved closer to where she stood, and then she heard the sound of heavy footsteps.
“What are you doing?”
"You! Do you want to die?"
Next to her was a pretty-looking child, looking at the King in fear.
"Shall I kill him? Listen quickly."
Olivia looked up. It was the same garbage for the son and the father to reveal the woman's color. The King looked at Olivia's face and tasted it.
She was deliberately dirty, but she was a very beautiful woman.
"Isn't there something useful in a city like this?"
"Mom!"
He nodded, and the soldiers took Olivia's hand.
"Give me a break. You saved that kid."
A mother with a child has no choice but to be compliant. He stroked Olivia's face.
"Be obedient, I'll save your son."
Olivia then saw Asherad leaving.
***
Forced to wash by female servants, Olivia wore the dress of the deceased lord's daughter. The dazzling appearance made passers-by widen their eyes. She didn't look like she could just be in a city like this. She had gorgeous blonde hair, and her curly blonde hair was shiny. Even without makeup, Olivia was beautiful. But Olivia's face was earthy.
When Olivia came out, she had a premonition of her situation. She thought of Asherad, but how could he help her? Now they were men and women, and they couldn't ask for help.
Olivia asked her followers.
"Ian, where is Ian?"
She wanted to see her child because it could be her last.
“...”
The female servant standing behind her flinched.
"My son. Where's your son?"
The female servants shook their heads, but Olivia stopped.
"Call my son."
"Please be a little obedient."
“...”
"Forget about your son. He would be dead already."
That cut off Olivia's reason. She shoved the female servant.
"Ian, Ian!"
As if it were a common tragedy, the soldiers in the castle giggled as they saw the woman in the dress running in search of her son.
"Aaaaan!"
As she screamed, the King came out after taking a bath.
"What's the fuss?"
"My son, where is my son!"
Olivia shouted. She turned her head away with tears in her eyes. I couldn't have left Ian's side! Even if I die, I should have stayed with him! Olivia called her child's name sadly.
"The mother is quick to notice..."
The King laughed. He was a sadistic person. He enjoyed watching someone die in despair. At first, he wanted to see her face full of despair and anger... Nothing changed. He looked at pretty Olivia. He will take a woman who is crying like that.
However, the woman, who thought she would be helpless, spoke to the Emperor of the Peneus Empire, who was standing directly behind the King.
"Asherad. Asherad, Asherad!"
“...”
"You should have protected your child, bastard!"
“...”
"It's your son, it's your baby!"
She grabbed the Emperor by the throat in anger. The man who was looking down at the woman smiled.
"It's hard to do this outside, Daph."
The answer came back neatly.
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