Chapter 5 Chapter Four

When they got to the river, Ryan turned to her, "I should really beat you up," he spat violently, and at the same time nudged her so that she fell to the cold ground, "What did Joss do to you?" He gritted his teeth and asked, "Did he say something to offend you? Or are you jealous that he sings better than you?" This got her attention. "No one is better than me," she said flatly.His chin was also raised proudly to the sky. "Damn it!" He grabbed her by the lapel and pulled her up, "I trust you. I thought you were one of the rare people with a sense of honor in that class, but you are no different from others —abandoning honor for the sake of selfishness."

The two of them stood together very abruptly, Ryan was twice the height of Alex, and Alex's voice was unmatched. "Honor," she yelled at him, "you don't understand the meaning of that word. Jos is my friend. He's not different from me." She pointed out who was different from her. "So you poured scalding apple juice over his arm just for fun. You're like Alice Chottles. That bitch was abusive and abused. I knew you were like her—" " Alex didn't let him go on, and punched him in the stomach, and when he was stunned, he pulled out the knife beside him, "Forget it, you don't have to tell me about your stupid family history," she shouted Dao, the tip of the knife was against his stomach. "I'll explain it to Jos myself. As for you, a boring and idiot, it's not worth my time to waste my words. You can do nothing but jump to conclusions."

Ren impatiently raised his hand to touch the hand holding the knife, but many days of training made Alex a lot more agile, and Ren suffered a loss in this way, resulting in a bloody cut on the back of his hand.The constant flow of blood left them both stupefied. "You're bloodthirsty, aren't you?" Ryan asked. "It's either me or my friend. I've got to teach you a lesson." He reached out to grab her, but she was already out of the way. After trying twice, he finally clasped her shoulders and shook violently, "How can you do that?" He asked, "I trust you. How can you betray me?"

Her head was about to be shaken off, and it was difficult for her to speak. It took a long time for her to understand what he meant.Joss is Ren's responsibility, and he has always been responsible to the end, "Rosamon, Rosamond." It took a while for him to hear it, and immediately stopped shaking her, "Tell me!" he yelled at her face. She was shaken out of strength, "Rosamund fell in love with Joss, I think she might be able to replace Frederique Constant, but if they never get in touch, there will be no result." Ren couldn't understand it at all, and the fingers clasping her shoulders tightened again.She just briefly explained the matter of Joss and Constance, omitting the name of Chotels.

A suffocating silence enveloped the creek, "Are you a matchmaker?" he yelled, "You hurt Jos just for an idiotic idea?" "What do you know about love? You don't understand women at all, and you don't even know whether they are male or female even when you see them with your own eyes." "That's the truth. Compared with women who are deceitful and deceitful, I am willing to bow down." "Not all women lie." "Tell me about who is an exception." She wanted to talk about herself but couldn't. "Rosamon," she blurted out, "she's just a kind and kind person."

"It's not right to seduce a man in that way." "Seduce? Who wants to seduce an arrogant man like you?" She stopped abruptly, staring blankly at Ren's bright eyes, "You know," she gasped, "You know." She jumped up without thinking twice, and punched, "You—" She was about to curse but was blocked by Ren.He grabbed her leaping body, pressed her tightly against him and pulled her lips over.He kissed her hungrily, put one hand behind her head, the other tightly around her waist, and lifted her off the ground. "Don't forget I'm a frail man," he whispered softly, "after a day on the training ground—"

Alex bit his shoulder hard, "How long have you known?" "Not as long as I'd like. Why didn't you tell me in the first place? I understand why you have to pretend to be a boy, but I'll keep it a secret." She buried her face in his neck tenderly, "How did I know what kind of person you were at that time. Oh, Ren, are you really very, very weak?" Ren's burst of laughter shook her body, he pushed her away and threw her into the air, "You have tasted the sweetness, haven't you?" "It's like music," she murmured dreamily, "the best, the best music."

"So I should accept the compliment." He had started to undo her tights. For a moment, Alex thought that now that he had no high fever, he would definitely be dissatisfied with her flat-chested body, "Ren," she pressed his hand, "I also look like a boy." After a long pause, he finally realized, "Your legs are driving me crazy, and now you say you look like a boy? I tried my best to make you a man, but failed. But I made you a woman gone." Alex held his breath and asked him to undress her, and when he looked at her slender body hungrily, she forgot all her worries.Smiling happily, she began to attack his clothes, stripping everything within reach.Ren put her on the ground, put his hands behind her back and let her do whatever she wanted.He had never met such passion and love before.

"I didn't hurt you, did I?" He whispered softly while hugging her petite body. "A little bit, but it's all in place. Oh, Rain, I'm afraid you'll never get over the fever," she scrambled out of his arms and straddled him.He froze for a moment, then put his hands on her narrow buttocks. "Sing to me, my little thrush," he said softly, lifting her up, allowing her to embrace him slowly. Alex's puffs were music, and it didn't take long for her to catch Ray's rhythm, burning and exhilarating under his shifting hand.His hands only paused when they touched her golden lion belt, and then touched her thighs again.He lay comfortably and enjoyed her movements, his fingertips devoured all the sensual pleasure within reach at the same time, exploring, caressing, until he couldn't hold back anymore, he stood up suddenly and died in Alex's trembling once.She twitched and collapsed on top of him.

"How can such a passionate woman be willing to pretend to be a boy?" He muttered, putting his hands on her and asking, kissing her temple, "No wonder you threatened to drive me crazy." "Oh?" She tried her best to hide her curiosity, "When did it happen? I don't know that besides doing errands for you, you also know that I am alive." "Maybe it's you bending over or throwing your thighs in my face, or something unmasculine like that." "Throw—I didn't do that kind of thing. What about you? Ask me to get on your back and straddle you! Is that what you do to all boys?"

He laughed back. "Boys are only interested in my strength. Cold?" She curled up on him, her body only touched his, "It's not cold." "Alex!" He raised his head suddenly, "How old are you?" His face was full of horror. She looked at him proudly, "I'm twenty, if you expect me to grow!" He chuckled and lowered her head, "God has given you the talent of music, what are you greedy for? I'm really afraid that you are still a child. You don't look more than twelve years old at most." "Do you like my music?" She asked innocently, but her voice was soft and seductive. "Don't expect me to compliment you again. You already have too many compliments. Who trained you?" She told him roughly how the pastor and the priest had trained her. "So you're still a virgin at twenty, and Peneil—shh," he stopped her from interjecting, "he's a coward, and he can never hurt you as long as you're around me." "Oh, Rain! I knew you'd say that. I knew it. It's a lot easier to be a nobleman. Now you can go to the king and beg his forgiveness, and we'll go back to your house together. I'll sing to you Listen, play with you, we will have a very happy and happy life." Ryan pushed her away and began to dress, "begging Henry for forgiveness. What did I do wrong that I need his forgiveness? You forgot that I have two other family members captured? You forgot why I am here? And here What are these people going to do? You want them to abandon the new home they've finally found?" "Rain," she begged, holding her shirt to her chest, "that's not what I meant—King Henry will help you after hearing your explanation. He will never allow Chottles to hold your family hostage. " "Henry!" he snorted, "you make him look like a god. He's a greedy villain. Do you know why he condemned me? It's for my land! He wants to deprive the nobles of their power in one person .Of course you want him to do so as long as he gives a little favor, but what will happen if a bad king gains power? Power is scattered among the nobles, and at least the disdainful can only control a small part of the area. If Pioneer is What about the king? Would you be willing to follow someone like him?" She dressed in a hurry, she had never seen Ryan so angry, "I don't mean the whole of England," she reassured, "I mean us, if you get together with your family, at least to them A little help." "Just for this, you want me to bow the knee to the king?" he said softly. "Is that what you want? Would you rather see me groveling and betraying my sense of honor?" "Honor!" she cried. "What has this got to do with honor? You shouldn't have used the Guardsmen in the first place." For a moment she really thought he was going to hit him, but he just backed away again and again, staring at her with piercing eyes, "Honor is everything to me." He whispered, then turned and went back to the camp.She dressed as quickly as she could and ran after him. Outside Wren's tent stood his brother's messenger with a letter in his hand.She was very happy to see him.Maybe the good news from home could make Ryan forget his anger.She hurried forward to take the letter, and entered the account without even looking at it.She opened the letter with a smile on Mimi, but the next moment her shoulders collapsed. "What's the matter?" Ren growled, "Is someone sick?" There were tears in Alex's eyes as he looked up at him.The four eyes interlocked, and his eyes hardened. "tell me!" "You—sister Mary—are dead," she answered softly. Except for the slightly white corners of his mouth, Ren's face was expressionless, "Where's Brian Wei?" "She has escaped, and your brothers are looking for her." "Is there any other news?" "No, no more—" He pushed her aside and out! "Leave me alone?" Alex wanted to obey him, but when she turned her head and saw his lonely back, she knew she couldn't sit idly by, "Sit down!" she commanded, and he turned to look at her eyes with an angry flame, "Sit down, let's talk." "Leave me alone!" he growled, but sat down and put his head in his hands. Alex immediately sat down at his feet, but didn't touch him, "What does she look like?" She asked softly, "Is Mary short or fat? Does she often laugh? Will she treat you brothers?" A few yelling and cursing? When you lose your temper, will she hit you on the head with a stick, or does she have other magic tricks?" He raised his head, with anger in his eyes, "Mary is gentle and lovely, so she won't be fierce." "That's good. She must be a saint if she can stand your queerness, and there's no doubt that your brothers are as bad as you." Ryan lunged at her, wrapping his hands around her throat, knocking the stool away, "Mary's an angel," he yelled into her face, his hands getting harder. "You'll strangle me," she choked, "and that won't bring Mary back." After a pause, he lowered his hand to embrace her, regardless of her twisted posture, he embraced her with both arms.Slowly, he shook her while stroking her hair. "Tell me what your angel looks like. Tell me about your brother. What does Judith look like? Where's Bryant?" It was not easy for him to speak, but once he did, she saw a close and harmonious family.Mary was the youngest in the family, the baby of four older brothers.Ryan told of her generosity, and recently risked her life with Bryant to save a servant's child.He also talks about Judith, how bad Gavin treats her, and how she forgives him for loving him. Alex grew up in a small closed village and never thought of the noble life, always thinking that they lived a carefree life.Listening to Ren's narration, she knew that they are also mortals, with their own troubles and pains, and even death. "Alex, now you see why I can't go to the king? Chotels is mine. I want his life, or the matter will never be over." "What?" She exclaimed, and pulled away from him, "You want revenge." "He killed Mary." "No! He didn't!" She turned her face away, angrily slipping out of her mouth. He turned her face away rudely, "You didn't read all Gavin's letter, how did Mary die?" "she--" His fingers clamped tightly around her jaw, bringing tears to her eyes. "Tell me!" he commanded. "She committed suicide." Alex said softly. "She has devoted herself to the church and would never do such a thing without a special reason. What happened to her?" She could see that he had guessed, but was still holding out a glimmer of hope that she would tell him he was wrong, but she couldn't lie to him, "—Rogier Chotels—raped her. Then Mary jumped Tower, took his own life." Throwing away Alex, he jumped up and raised his head and screamed, his shouts were full of despair, anger and hatred, Alex shivered at the foot of the bed in fright.Outside the tent, everything was unnaturally quiet, even the wind stopped.He began to shudder slightly, then trembled, and when he looked down she realized that it was pure hatred that made him convulse.She immediately flew over and hugged him tightly. "No, Rain, don't!" she begged. "You can't go to Chottles, King Henry will—" He pushed her away. "He would have liked all the nobles to die. He would be happy to receive Chotels and my land." "Ren, please." She hugged him tightly again, "You can't go alone, your brother is still looking for Brianna. What about those people outside? Do you have the heart to watch them kill each other?" "Since when did you start caring about them?" "Since I was afraid that you would be killed," she confessed, "how could you beat Chotels? None of your men are here. Do you have soldiers? Does Chotels have warriors too?" "Hundreds of them," Ren said through gritted teeth, "he is surrounded by guards all the time." "If you go to him, will he fight you one-on-one fairly? Or do you have to deal with his subordinates before you can touch his clothes?" Ren looked away, but she knew that her words had paid off.She wished she knew more about nobles!Honor, start from the honor, no matter what you do, you must never mention money, she warned herself. "Jottles is no gentleman," she continued, "you can't deal with him like a warrior. You have to join your brother." She prayed to herself that they would not be as stubborn as Wren. "Please, calm down." Let’s come up with some countermeasures later, don’t act recklessly. Let’s write to your brother and let’s discuss together.” "I didn't know that—" "Rahn. Mary's been dead for days. Maybe Jotels has been sentenced. Maybe he's fled to France. Maybe—" "You're trying to break my resolve. Why?" She took a deep breath. "I love you," she said softly. "I'd rather die than stand by and see you killed. If you go and attack Chotels alone, you will die." "I'm not afraid of death." She stared at him in disgust, "Then go!" She roared, "Go to die. He will definitely applaud and welcome. One by one, he can destroy your family, and you can help him instead. Come, I Come and help you put on your armor. You must wear your best armor. We strap on all the weapons you have won, and challenge the army of Chotels with dignity. What are you waiting for? Come on ’” she urged, grabbing the chest of the armor, “when Mary looks down in heaven, she must be glad to see her brother cut to pieces, so that her soul will be at peace.” Ren's gaze was so cold, she really felt it penetrated her skin. "You go." He finally opened his mouth, she didn't say any more, she obediently left the tent and left him alone. Alex had never been so scared like now. Although the air outside the tent was cold, she was still sweating profusely. "Alex." Joss called softly. The next moment she had thrown herself into his arms, tears flowing freely, "Ren's sister," she sobbed, "Mary is dead, and Ryan wants to find revenge on the murderer alone." "Shh," Joss reassured, "he's different from us. We've been taught how to be cowards since we were young, to run away with our tails between our legs, and to hang around. There aren't many people like Ryan. He'd rather die Don't live on either." "I don't want him dead. He can't die! I've lost everyone—my mom, my dad. I know I don't deserve it, but I love him." "You have the qualifications, don't cry now, think about how to stop him from going to death. His brother should understand his temper. Can you persuade Ryan to write a letter to his brother, and you secretly put a letter at the end of the letter?" Pen?" "Oh, Joss," she said, grabbing his arms excitedly.He flinches, and she lets go immediately, "Sorry, I hurt your arm. I—" "Stop it," he put his hand on her lips, "Rosamon has treated me. This little injury is nothing serious, don't take it to heart. Go to accompany Ren, talk to him, absolutely Don't lose your temper." Alex entered the account quietly and saw Ren sitting on the edge of the bed with his head in his hands, "Ren." She whispered, stroking his hair. He grabbed her hand roughly, and kept kissing the palm, "I'm really useless. They killed my sister, but I can't do anything. I can't do anything!" She sat down beside him and put her arms around him, resting her head on his arm. "Go to bed, it's late. We'll write to Gavin tomorrow. Maybe he'll do something." Ren obediently let her send him to bed, and when Alex got up and walked towards his own bed, he grabbed her arm again, "accompany me." She could never refuse such a request.With a smile, she slipped into his arms.She woke up all night, knowing that Ren beside him had never closed his eyes.The next morning, dark halos appeared around his eyes, and his temper was irritable. "I told you to bring the wine!" he growled at Alex, "and then paper and pen." Ren dictated the letter to his brother, full of resentment and vengeance.He swore to take Roger Chotels' life, and if Gavin didn't help, he would go alone. Alex arbitrarily added a paragraph at the end of the letter, begging Gavin to find a way to persuade Ren to let him give up the idea of ​​challenging the Chotels team alone.When writing the letter, he guessed how Gavin would feel about her transgression. The reply came two days later.The courier fell on Alex from exhaustion due to the overnight journey.With trembling hands, she unwrapped the seal.The letter stated that King Henry was very dissatisfied with their two families, and not only punished Rogier heavily.Chottles, and both of these nobles should get out of England.He was even more angry that Ryan was hiding in England, and he heard that Ryan planned to rebel. Alex looked at Ren in horror, "You wouldn't do such a thing, would you?" "The older that guy is, the more he will worry about the sky." Ren said, "Who can train this group of wine bags and rice bags into elite soldiers to fight on the battlefield?" "Then you'll have to go into hiding. Your brother says King Henry intends to make an example of you, to show that he's the one who holds the power." "Gavin is worried about losing his land," Ren said disgustedly. "My brother is most concerned about his land, and honor is second. He has already forgotten our sister's death." "He hasn't forgotten at all!" Alex yelled at him. "He remembered there were people in the family. Would you be happy if he sent you to die? He just lost his unborn child, his only sister. , his brother's wife is missing, should he encourage you to take your life in vain for stupid revenge?" "Did Mary die in vain?" He also growled, "You want me to sit and watch? Don't you people understand what honor is?" "What do you mean! You think you are the only one who has feelings because you were born noble? Not long ago, a person of your class cut my father's throat for a moment of selfish desire, burned my house, and accused me of being a thief. Witch. Now you actually ask me if I understand revenge. Let me tell you, I can’t step out of this forest today because I’m afraid I’ll lose my life.” "Alex—" "Don't touch me!" she spat, "You just feel superior, you think you're better than us, we're all scum, and you despise us because we care about money, about making a living, but we have other things What can we do? We spend our whole lives working as cows and horses, dedicating most of our income to you adults, so that you can eat well and dress well, and play honor and revenge when you have nothing to do. If you have to worry about a meal, I doubt you will I will remember that there are two words of honor in this world." "You don't understand—" he struggled. "You know that I understand very well." She turned and rushed out. It took a long time for her to calm down, and she sat alone by the river thinking whether she was right or wrong. "Can I sit down and share your thoughts?" Joss asked. "I wondered what Wren would look like if he carried a hoe. If he was worried about the growth of the crops, he wouldn't have time to murder that Chotels. If Chotels was a cattle driver, he wouldn't have either." I spare no effort to kidnap Ryan's sister." "All men are equal, as King Henry dreamed. Power in one man, and all others are equal." "You're in the same tune as Ryan," she accuses. "I thought you were on my side." Joss leaned back against the tree trunk and smiled, "Wrong, I am neutral. I have seen the lives of these two classes. The poverty of the lower classes does not appeal to me, and neither does the nobility of the upper classes. Of course, there are middle classes too. .I think I should like to be a rich silk merchant with a big belly." "There were rich merchants in Monton too, but they were not happy at all, and were always in fear of losing their money." "It's kind of like Ryan worried about losing his honor, isn't it?" Alex smiled, knowing that he was leading the conversation, "What are you going to tell me?" "I want to tell you that everyone is different, there is no absolute good or bad. If you want Ryan to understand your thoughts, you have to be patient. There is no use screaming at him." She laughed back. "Screaming, huh? Maybe I'm a little louder." Joss groaned ambiguously, "Do you know that you are as stubborn as him? Both of you are desperately insisting that you are right and the only feasible way." Alex thought for a moment, "Jos, why do you think I love him? I know he is handsome, but you are the same. Why do I still love Ryan when I know there will be no result? I can only hope to do it." Musicians in their house, serving his—his wife and children.” "Who knows why we love?" Joss mused, looking distant. "It felt like I'd known Ryan all my life. All the way here, I kept thinking about how much I hated these nobles, but when I saw Ryan—" she laughed, "I really tried." "Let's go back, Ren must have a lot of work for us. Remember, he needs not only guidance, but also comfort." "I'll do my best." She took his hand and let him pull her up. Behind the bushes stands a woman who seems to be forgotten by everyone - Blanche.Seeing Joss hold Alex's hand, her face became distorted.For the past few days, Alex and Ryan have had an ambiguous relationship, possibly lovers.They seemed to think they had privacy in their tents, but their voices were so loud that not even stone walls could stop them.Everyone in the battalion was betting on who would win the argument, and said the kid had a point.People cheered for Alex when she said that people of her class were too busy working to talk about credit. But there are some things that only Blanche knows, because she eavesdropped with her ear pressed against the curtain wall.She knew that Alex was accused of being a witch because of a man's lust, and that Alex loved Rain, and there were sounds of sex in the tent at night. She had had a place in Edmer Chottles' castle, and had Joss as her lover.Now Joss barely looked at her, and even if he did, he twisted his face contemptuously, his eyes full of hatred.All because of that disgusting bitch Frederique Constant!Frederique Constant robbed her of Joss and all the fun.Joss, who used to laugh and sing, take three women to bed and make everyone happy, is now a celibate monk.Recently, he has looked at Rosamund with the mark of the devil with interest from time to time. Now she was going to lose Rain again—Rain, valiant and handsome and rich.Lost by what?A skinny, short, messy haired, boyish little bitch with a flat chest.If I wear men's clothes, Blanche thought, no one will ever mistake me for a boy.But that Alek had no figure to speak of, with an elf-like face.Why did Ren fall in love with her?She is not a lady of noble birth, at best she is of the same class as Blanche.Before Alex came, Blanche was Wren's personal valet, but once—oh, what a night!She shared his bed.Now it seemed that there would be no second time-unless she could get rid of Alex. With a fresh face, she returned to the camp with renewed determination.
For weeks, Alex had been trying to stop Wren from taking on Rogier.Jotels declares war.Letters to and from Fort Montgomery averaged once a week.Alex thanked God more than once for Ryan's illiteracy, because she always appended a letter at the end of each letter.She told Gavin that Rain was growing increasingly angry and was pushing himself hard on the training ground, preparing to fight Chottles. Pawen wrote in his reply that Bu Lianwei had been found and her baby would be born in August.He also wrote that their younger brother was so outraged by Mary's death that he had to send her to relatives in Ireland in the hope that their uncle would persuade Miles.Now, he mentions, it's his uncle who's angry because a girl in his custody has fallen in love with Miles and vowed to follow him to the ends of the earth. "What does your brother look like?" Alex asked curiously. "Women love Miles," was all Ryan could say.These days, his sense of humor was gone, and even making love was tinged with despair. His second brother Steve wrote a letter from Scotland.The letter seemed strange to Alex, full of hatred for the English, and complaining of a bad harvest. "Is your second brother Scottish?" "He was married into the McAaron family and took the surname of Bryanwe." "He gave up his good English surname and changed his surname to Scottish?" she felt absurd. "Blenwee has a way to make a man do anything for her." Ren said in a serious tone. Alex bit his tongue to prevent himself from criticizing the women Ryan loved.The last time she said something casually, Renn laughed at her. "Judith," said Alex's heart writhing with longing, "I've never worked as hard a day in my life as she did." "That's your warrior spirit at work," she snorted, not believing what he was saying. Things changed in April.In the winter moon, the mang people in the camp were quite obedient, but as the tree buds grew and the spring atmosphere filled the air, they began to move rough.Instead of beheading each other, they bludgeoned each other furtively.Ryan's workload has increased by at least a hundred times.He was determined to maintain order in the camp. "Why bother?" Alex spat. "They're not worth your time." For the first time in a long time, she saw dimples on his face. "There is no way to instill a sense of honor in these people, can you? Only we can enjoy this look." "Us?" she snorted. "When did I become one of your well-clothed ladies again? I bet I'm as good at a sword as your Judith is at her needle." Ryan thought it was very interesting. "You see that you have won," he laughed back. "Come here and give me a kiss. I know you are a first-class player." She hurriedly climbed into his lap. "Really, Rain?" she asked solemnly.From the beginning she lived day by day, sometimes thinking of the future, of Rain and his ladylike wife, while she was hidden in the shadows, and could not help feeling sad. "Hey, what's that look?" He raised her chin, "Am I really that difficult to get along with?" "I'm just scared. We're not going to stay in the forest forever." "Thank goodness!" he said happily. "No one has lived in it for months. My house is probably moldy." "If you go to the king—" she said tentatively. "Let's stop arguing," he whispered against her lips, "is it possible to love a woman and hate her head at the same time?" Before she could answer, he kissed her, and the only thing she had after that was the feeling of him pressing against her.They have not been very careful in their words and actions, they simply cannot.Although Alex still went to the training ground to train every day, he was no longer so serious.Whenever she felt that Ryan was looking at her, she did everything in her power to seduce him.Anyway, she was teasing him by all means. Dressing up as a boy gives her great freedom!Once when they were out hunting, far away from the camp, Alex suddenly turned to face Rain in the saddle, and undid the triangle bandanna on his leggings.Ren was stunned at first, but quickly responded to her creativity.After a few seconds, he also freed himself from the restraints and pulled her to sit on top of him. The war horse under the crotch smelled the smell of their sex, and the nostrils fluttered and became crazy.While Ren struggled to control the mount, he had to hold on to Alex's body, making him flustered.But when the orgasm came, he couldn't control anything.When he erupted inside Alex, the mount stood up, and her eyes widened in surprise. Her expression made Ryan bend over with a smile, "No, I won't do it again." He grinned, "Imagine you've spent most of your life in a church, and now you're—" He shrugged, "--horse riding." She was determined to fight him coldly, but when she turned around, she found that her triangle scarf was gone.They spent the next hour rummaging through fallen leaves, and she had to bite the bullet and endure Ryan's burst of laughter. But it was Alex who laughed last.Seeing her in such a provocative attire, his words quickly turned into sweet words.She, holding back the arrogance she learned from him, forced him to kneel down and beg for favor.Of course she hadn't imagined how high his mouth would be when she was standing and he was on his knees.Within seconds, the situation changed to Alex begging for mercy. After unhurried sex, Rayne removed the triangular scarf from his pocket - where it had been hidden all along, of course.When she punched his chest with feigned anger, he kissed her until she was out of breath. "Learn who's master, maid," he muttered, biting her neck, "and now we must go home. That is, if my horse will take me. Evidently he's in love with you, Like you love it." She couldn't help but blushed.Lane gave her a playful slap on the bottom and lifted her into the saddle.He laughed when the horse danced in protest when he got on his horse. "It probably protests that you are too heavy." She said smugly. "You didn't protest, why did it protest?" Alex knew it was best to keep her mouth shut, because this time she was going to lose.Leaning against his warm chest, she tried her best not to think about the future, a future where they would no longer be equal.The roar outside the camp made them separate suddenly. "What's the matter this time?" Ren growled, "Is it stealing again, or did someone get sap?" A group of people were coming towards their camp, and everyone was furious. "We ask you to catch that thief." The leader said, "No matter where we hide things, that person will steal our souls." Alex was furious, "Why do you idiots ask for it?" She roared, "When did Sir Wren become your protector? You should have been hanged long ago." "Alex." Ren warned, one hand fell on her shoulder, and she almost fell with such force, "Have you hidden your things well? Have you guarded them carefully?" He asked the leader. "Why not!" He cast a hostile glance at Alex. "Some of us bury things on purpose. John hid the knife under his pillow and it disappeared the next morning." "But no one has seen the thief?" Wren asked. Blanche stepped forward, "That person must be very thin, otherwise he couldn't slip away so easily." She looked at Alex meaningfully. The angry crowd also glared fiercely at the boy beside Ryan. "That person must be bold and thinks he has a backing." Blanche continued.Alex unconsciously leaned towards Ren. "Who do you suspect, Blanche? Tell me what you have to say, don't play charades," "I don't dare to say who it must be, but I have a clue in my heart." She said triumphantly, she loved her so much and became the focus of everyone's attention. 亚历的勇气回复后有意跨步向前，却为雷恩拦阻。 “我们自己会逮到那个贼。”其中一人说，“等被我们逮到后，非要好好教训他不可。” 亚历被那人眼中的恨意吓呆了，没听见雷恩的回答。反正他已安抚了众人，他们喃喃抱怨着开始散去。 “他们恨我。”雷恩推她进帐后，她无力地说，“他们为什么要恨我？” “因为你恨他们。虽然你没明说，但他们感觉得到。他们认为你瞧不起他们。” “我并不恨他们呀。” “他们和你我都是人。不同的是我们有家。知道那个没有右手的女人吗？她三岁时砍了她的右手，以便她行乞时能多讨几文。她十岁就出来卖淫。他们虽然是贼和杀人犯，然这也是他们唯会的生存之道。” 亚历重重地坐下，“你为什么一直都没提醒过我？” “那是你的观点，我们必须尽己所能。” “喔，雷恩，”她笑了起来，抬起双手搂住他的脖子，“你心地如此善良，胸襟宽大无私，做人高贵。你似乎爱每一个人，而我却谁也不爱。” “那我就是圣人了，”他一本正经地说，“嗯，我头一个圣举就是委托一位瘦天使，帮我清理我的甲胄。” “又要啊？雷恩，下次写信给你哥哥时，我可不可以跟他要个真正的随从？” “起来，懒骨头。”在帐内把一堆金属交给她后，他在她嘟了半天高的嘴唇上吻了一下，“给你留恋。”他轻声耳语，然后将她推出帐外。 乔斯扛着五只兔子在河边和她聊了几句，然后就匆匆归营。近来他经常和罗莎蒙在一起。亚历努力不去想闹贼之事，认定人们不会相信布兰姬的暗指。 日子在紧张中过了几天，然后又发生了一起窃盗事件，人们再次狐疑地瞅着亚历。亚历心想布兰姬这几天一定忙坏了。有一回她刚盛了一碗热粥，就有人捣她一肘子，烫伤了她的手。她不敢说那事是意外。另一回她听见有两个男人大声谈论，有人自以为比其它人都高贵。第四天她在训练场内走动时，一把剑意外地割伤她的手臂。尽避雷恩质问，却无人承认动过那把剑，当他命令他们多操练一小时，他们就怒目瞪视亚历。 帐内，雷恩闷不吭声地替她里伤。 “说话呀！” “我不喜欢这事。我不喜欢看到你受伤。跟在我旁边，不要离开我的视线。” 她只是点点头。也许她真的是对这些人有敌意。也许他们值得她花点时间打交道。她实在对人认识无多，小世界中唯一有的就是音乐。她知道是布兰姬在搞鬼，但过去数月她若善待大家，今天布兰姬也无法作怪。是夜她借了雷恩的琵琶，坐在营火中开始弹唱。一个又一个地，人们全都起来走了。不知怎地，这反而使她更害怕。 接下来两天她都紧跟着雷恩。第二天晚上，她虽仅离雷恩数步之遥，有个男人却一把揪住她，不由分说就搜她身。亚历尚不及喊叫，那人便胜利地大叫，手中举着一把亚历从未见过的小刀。 “是这个小表拿的，”那人大叫，“我们有证据了。” 雷恩立即赶到亚历身旁，将他拉到身后，“这是什么意思？” “你那个目空一切的小表不能否认这个吧？”他举着刀子给围观的人看，“我在他口袋里找到这个。我早就怀疑他好久了，现在我们总算有了证据。”他把脸凑向亚历，一股恶臭直逼向她，“现在你没资格瞧不起我们了。” 数秒之后，他狼狈地爬起身，揉着被雷恩摔痛的身子，“回去工作！”雷恩命令。 这时更多的入围聚过来，谁都不肯移动，“他是贼，”有人固执地说，“打他。” “抽掉他身上的肉，看他还有多神气。” 亚历惊惧地瞪大眼，躲在雷恩身后。 “他不是贼。”雷恩也不退让。 “你们贵族竟空口说白话。什么公平待遇！”后排有人啐道，“他明明偷了我们的东西，竟然可以不受惩罚。” “不行！”至少有五人异口同声地喊了起来。 雷恩抽出长剑指向他们，“全部都给我回去工作。我说过他不是贼。现在谁要为这个谎言送上一条命？”“我们会惩罚他的。”有人喊道，人群随即开始散去。