Cloud Thinking

Marshal Hawke will be back today to have dinner with everyone.

Helia was sitting in the library sorting out the books she hadn't finished before when she heard what Ronishi said. These days, Chico was carrying out some confidential missions, and Ronishi couldn't find him, so Helia asked him to stay in Perkinsburg to help her keep an eye on Hawke's movements.

Since he already knew that it was the Morogen Cult that kidnapped her, he must also know why she was kidnapped. But now she is back safely, if Hawke has regarded her as part of the deal from the beginning, he will definitely not be able to resist doing something after she comes back, so she needs to be more vigilant.

But of course, the best outcome is that Hawke broke up with the Morrogan because of this incident, and he chose to stand on Helia's side and protect her.

But Helia had already recognized her true nature as a non-chief. After she made the choice not to hand over her power to the goddess of luck, she was not blessed by the goddess of luck, which was what she deserved. There is no such thing as having everything you want.

Helia was carefully examining the repaired Theodore, which Ronishi had brought from Hilda. It had been nearly two months since it was broken into two pieces, and it was barely repaired. The difficulty of repairing it mainly lies in the difficulty of finding raw materials. This is a cultural relic handed down from ancient times, and the raw materials are almost impossible to find. We can only find some similar substitutes to repair it. The key is that it is also difficult to find substitutes, and we have to consider the compatibility and integration with the original materials. The master who took over the repair said that he didn't want to help Helia repair it again. He would worry about losing at least a quarter of his hair every time he repaired it.

The master's craftsmanship was excellent. He even inlaid a few magic crystals on the original basis. Because he couldn't find a suitable material for the joints, he could only find a material that was several levels inferior in strength but had good compatibility. In order to make up for the missing part, he had to inlay new magic crystals on it.

She tried to inject magic into it, and the magic flowed very smoothly through Theodore, without any stagnation. And it was unclear whether Theodore also realized that he was back in the hands of his master, and seemed to be particularly greedy to absorb her magic, just like a puppy that had been separated for a long time and saw its owner, sticking to it, rubbing and licking, wagging its tail quickly, and expressing with its whole body and mind that it didn't want to be separated again.

"My baby has suffered so much," Helia said softly, caressing Theodore.

At this moment, she accidentally discovered that the place where Theodore was originally broken, after being repaired, the pattern on it was coincidentally twisted into the shape of a hexagram, which made her frown.

As we all know, the hexagram is the symbol of the God of Order.

Long before, in order to prevent herself from falling into the trap set by other gods without knowing it, Helia deliberately made up for some information about the gods in power now. For example, the symbolic symbol of the god of war, Watersise, is a sword; the symbol of the god of light, Turmejaj, is a sun; the symbol of the goddess of luck, Sphentenia, is a four-petal clover; the symbol of the evil goddess, William Tanlis, is a bloody eye, etc.

Generally speaking, the places where the symbols of the gods' tokens appear are either gospel places watched by the gods, or places where people with strong faith gather. In short, they are places related to divine power and faith.

So why did the symbol of the God of Order appear on Theodore? Was it just an unintentional coincidence, or was it a premeditated plan?

Take some time to ask Watersiser, who knows what he might know...

"By the way, Ronnie, are you familiar with the magician named Tang De?" After putting away her wand, Helia suddenly asked about Tang De. The other party was the most powerful magician under Hawke. It seemed that he must have helped Hawke do many shameful things. Perhaps some useful information could be squeezed out of him.

"Tang De has been in the military camp all the time. He will only come to Perkinburg if Marshal Hawke needs him." Ronishi replied seriously, "And because he is a magician, in order to prevent him from being attacked at close range, he is always accompanied by at least three veterans or a magic swordsman when he goes out, making him difficult to approach."

"Wow, it's even more strict than my defense." Helia mocked without any emotion, "You cherish this magician so much, I guess he must know a lot of secrets about the marshal, right?"

"Your Highness, if you need me..." Ronnie made a gesture of wiping his neck. Although the opponent's defense was very thorough, he was a mercenary after all. He was able to defeat many noble sons of noble birth and strong strength in the knight selection. His strength was beyond doubt.

And if Helia could cover him, he would be able to catch the enemy off guard and capture him directly.

"That's not necessary." Helia was amused by Ronishi's action, as if she was a gang leader. "After all, he has done me a favor, and he is just an underling. For some matters, I should ask the person concerned in person."

She put down the book in her hand, suddenly relieved. Yes, no matter whether the ending is good or bad, no matter how Hawke views her, all she has to do is to remove all obstacles that stand in her way, one more is not too many, one less is not too few, no matter who it is, just get rid of them if they are blocking her way.

And there were things that she couldn't stop just because she wanted to. The sky was going to collapse and the earth was going to cave in. Even if she tried her best to delay it, wouldn't the end still be the sky falling and the earth cracking? No matter how much information she got from others, there were some things that she still had to sit down and talk to Hawke face to face. He had to tell her the truth.

"Your Highness, do I need to inform His Majesty about this?" Ronnie asked. If Hawke really intended to harm Helia, then Claude would never sit idly by.

"No need." Helia knew her father well. Even if Hawke really intended to attack her, Claude would have a reason to send troops to Hawke and take back the land and military power that had been out of his control. If Hawke did not intend to hurt her, then it would be completely fine to leave her with Hawke for the purpose of protection. By the way, he could also take the opportunity to let Cheko go deep into Sutterd to inquire about intelligence and collect information.

No matter how the situation develops, it will be beneficial to Claude, and he has no reason to interfere.

But Claude still had some feelings for Helia. If Helia asked him for help, he might be moved by sympathy and really help her. But Helia knew that if she did so, her value in Claude's eyes would drop by another level.

The cost you pay has to be roughly equivalent to the benefits you gain.

Not to mention that Claude is thousands of miles away, and he also said that there are not many forces in the North. It is difficult for him to help in a short period of time, and it may even expose the hidden chess pieces that have been rooted for many years.

"Ronishi, if I disappear one day, don't panic, and don't rashly conflict with Hawke. Find a way to leave here, contact Cheko, and then..." Helia paused here, "Hide and act according to circumstances."

She had already made plans for the worst, which was nothing more than being captured like Avril and sent to the so-called God's cocoon to be cultivated into the qualifications to become a god. With the help of Watersise, she felt that she still had a 30% chance of escaping from that place.

As for Ronishi and the maids who accompanied them, Helia was afraid that Hawke would cruelly hurt them, so even if something happened to her, it would be better to maintain harmony with Hawke on the surface and avoid conflicts.

In Sarted, Hawke is the greatest emperor. It is easy for him to kill a knight and some maids whose names he cannot even remember. There is no need to let these people die in vain for him.

"Your Highness! My mission is to protect you until death takes away everything from me. How can I abandon you and leave?" Ronishi knelt down on one knee, took the sword at his waist, and presented it to Helia with both hands. "If you think I can't protect you, then I would rather you end my life."

Helia was startled by Ronnie's sudden action of handing over the sword. She did not expect Ronnie's reaction to be so big. After all, in her inherent cognition, it is normal for people to flee when disaster strikes. She and Ronnie are at most a close relationship between superiors and subordinates. He just takes the salary given by Helia and does his job well. Why would he be so exaggerated as to sacrifice his life!

Helia: Was he PUA'd by someone? I don't remember doing such a thing!

"Ronishi, I don't need you to do things for me, but I want you to die for me." Helia took the sword from his hand helplessly and put it on the table beside her, fearing that he would draw the sword and stab her to show his loyalty.

"You have to understand that I can't bear the lives of so many people. How can I be responsible for your life alone?"

"Your life belongs to you, and only you can be responsible for your own life. You are throwing your life to me to plan. This is not only irresponsible to you, but also a burden to me."

"I have no right, and no reason, to be responsible for your life. What I can do is to try my best to prevent your life from perishing because of me."

"I may use you and control you, but I can't ask you to die for something meaningless. Even if it's not for yourself, but for me, you should do everything you can to preserve your life."

Helia stood up, stretched out her hand to grab Ronnishi's arm, pulled him up, then took the sword from the table, fastened it to his waist, patted him, and said with a smile: "Ronnishi, you are more loyal and useful than I thought, so don't let me worry about selecting knights in the future, which should not be a worry."

"Your Highness, thank you." I don't know if Ronnie heard it or not, but since he thanked me so sincerely, there should be no problem.

"You're welcome. You've given me pure loyalty, and I've rewarded you with my sincerity. This is a good deal," Helia said.

The dinner went smoothly in a strange atmosphere. It was very quiet, so quiet that it was a little eerie.

Hilda and Okalai looked visibly tired, probably because they were busy with work. They only had time to say a few words to Helia and left after dinner.

Hewlett was only thinking about playing. He started asking to play with his friends after only taking a few bites of his meal. He only finished his meal quietly after being warned by Mrs. Iena.

As for Blot, he seemed to notice the somewhat awkward atmosphere between Helia and Hawke, and left after dinner on his own accord.

Lady Iena didn't want to leave, but Hawke asked her to leave in a way that would not be refused. So in the end, only Helia and Hawke were left at the table. Ronishi was supposed to stay by Helia's side, but she dismissed him, and the other servants were also driven away.

"Aya, are you okay?" Hawke picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth casually, then crumpled it up and threw it aside. Then he looked up at Helia on his left hand and expressed his concern with a look that was not entirely sincere.

"Uncle, I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern." Helia replied with a smile.

"That's good," Hawke replied, "These thieves have been hiding in Sutter for too long. It was because I neglected to guard Fort Perkin that they succeeded."

"I think you must be very scared. It's your uncle who is sorry for you."

Helia maintained a proper smile on her face, but in her heart she was saying: Come on... Is this the only thing you feel sorry for...

"Uncle, since you mentioned this, I have something to ask you for an explanation." Helia stopped mumbling polite words to Hawke and went straight to the topic of the night: "When I was at the Morrogan headquarters, I got some news that I couldn't believe for a long time."

"They said that twelve years ago, you reached a cooperation with the four archbishops of the Morogen religion to adopt Avril, and also to resurrect my mother Madeline, right?"