Chapter 21: Rob

This time I didn't sleep well, not because I had to endure the pain of the sea breeze while sleeping on the grass outside, but because I began to feel a vague sense of uneasiness in my heart, tormenting me and unable to sleep peacefully. I sat up and saw Andrew snoring on the grass. This guy, worthy of having served in the army for several years, was able to sleep peacefully in any environment. It seemed that he was a little too relaxed.

I slowly got up. It was late at night and there was no one around. Even the guard who was on night watch not far away was sleeping soundly against the stone wall of the house. Somehow, I felt so guilty that I couldn't sleep. "I should go back and take a look. After all, Tenaia looked really painful at that time." I muttered to myself, and glanced at Andrew who was still sleeping. I thought it was just to go back and take a look. There shouldn't be any problem with the distance of less than 200 meters. Besides, I was just going to see Tenaia and Dr. Bella and their family. Even if I knew they were asleep at this time, my offense still made them unhappy. It would be good to take a look at the door.

Having made up my mind, I climbed up carefully, trying not to make any noise, but the mail armor on my body began to rattle. I quickly kept silent and looked back at Andrew. Oh, Andrew was sleeping so soundly. I was secretly happy that this little noise did not wake him up. So I got up gently and prepared to go into the village! "Where are you going?"

I was almost stumbled by the question. I turned around and found that Andrew had sat up and was looking at me with his big cold eyes. "Why, do you feel guilty? Do you feel guilty towards that vicious woman?" Andrew looked very angry. "I won't accompany you if you want to go. Although I appreciate the care of Bella and her husband, I will never forgive that vicious woman in a beautiful woman's skin!"

Facing Andrew's dissatisfaction, I chose to remain silent, because this was not the time to quarrel. From his point of view, anyone who wanted to get his hands on the flag was his enemy, but I couldn't think so. I had promised the Bellas to fulfill this promise as promised. Now it seemed that a huge mountain had appeared in front of me, blocking me. This mountain was called impulse. What I had to do now was to climb over this mountain, and I would not be satisfied until I had fulfilled the promise I should have made.

"As long as the process isn't as difficult and life-threatening as rescuing the girl who was kidnapped by robbers!"

I silently chanted in my heart, took a step, and walked towards the village. On the way, I passed the sleeping guard. Through the warm light from the torch hanging beside him, I could see his face clearly. He looked very young, only about ten years old. I really don't know if it's good to let this little kid take on the responsibility of defending a village? Then where did the adults go? The child slept too soundly, I couldn't bear it and didn't dare to disturb him, I stood on tiptoe and hurriedly walked past him. Even so, the child didn't react at all. I was a little worried about him. What would happen if there were robbers? Without any obstruction, I entered the village. On the winding road, there was no guard on duty except for a few torches with faint flames along the way. This is too outrageous. But it's good this way. I don't have to hide when I walk on the road. I thought, I couldn't help but speed up my pace. I didn't run far, and Dr. Bella's house was not far ahead.

"It's strange. It's already late at night. Why is there still a light in Dr. Bella's room?"

Especially in the middle of the night when everything was pitch black, the only light from the window of Doctor Bella's house was particularly dazzling, like a fire suddenly lit in the darkness, attracting me to go forward and find out. Gradually, I approached Doctor Bella's house, bent my waist slightly, and pressed my whole body against the wall under the window, listening carefully. I wanted to know what happened here.

"You'd better answer my questions truthfully!"

This was the first sentence I heard, in a strange tone, and the Latin used by the Romans was very stiff. "Robbery!" Such an act flashed through my mind. I was very familiar with robbery, and it was not too difficult to understand. How could a street without even a guard not be favored by robbers from other places? But why, out of so many households, would they only rob Dr. Bella's family? I adjusted my breathing with doubts and continued to listen.

"I told you." This was Dr. Bella speaking, "We don't have what you want here. We don't have what you're talking about at all!"

"nonsense!"

“Bang!”

I heard the robber's roar, followed by a loud slap, and then I heard the crying of Dr. Bella's wife, Prasvia, the poor old woman. From the above conversation, I could tell that the robbers must be looking for something, and I was sure that the thing should be with Dr. Bella. Then I heard the robber continue in stiff Latin: "I am talking to you very calmly now, old woman. Your lovely daughter, oh, her beauty really fascinates me. If it weren't for your humble origins, I'm afraid this girl would have married the Roman emperor, the boy named Valentinian!" Then there was a series of footsteps, "Such a beautiful girl, but I didn't expect her to be a cunning man."

I quietly opened the window a little bit, and saw Tenaia kneeling on the ground, with a rough big hand against her chin. Tenaia's expression was very resistant, but she didn't dare to act rashly. Then I looked to the side, and saw Prasvia crying non-stop, with an iron sword on her shoulder. I also vaguely saw Dr. Bella, who was sitting on a chair. A foreigner wearing a tunic shirt (I don't know what race this is) was holding him down on the chair, and his face was already covered with bruises. Seeing this, I heard the man speak again: "I'll give you one last chance, you damn old thing, tell me, where is that thing?"

"I didn't know it had been taken!"

"Ha, you're just being stubborn." The rough big hand turned and began to stroke Tenaia's beautiful cheek. "What a beauty," the tone was full of greed and enjoyment. Tenaia turned her head away abruptly. She didn't want this dirty hand to continue to defile her face.

"What a fierce woman, but I like it!"

As it spoke, the hand suddenly grabbed Tenaia's collar, and Tenaia screamed.

“Sizzle!”

The clothes were torn apart violently, and Tenaia screamed and quickly covered her exposed body with her hands.

"Tenaia, no!"

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Dr. Bella yelled, "Stop! I've told you everything I know. Please let my daughter go!" Her tone was obviously pleading. Prasvia, who was kneeling beside her, ignored the sharp blade on her shoulder and came over to pick up the torn clothes on the ground and put them on Tenaia.

An unknown flame burned in my chest. I could clearly feel my breathing becoming rapid. The girl in front of me, who was supposed to be my future wife in this era, was violated by an unknown bandit. I slowly put my hand on the hilt of the sword. "Go or not?" This question popped up in my mind. I was afraid of making another mistake. What if I died again this time? Then everything in front of me would no longer have anything to do with me.

(End of this chapter)