Chapter 6 chapter Five

It took a long time for Alex to pull away from Ryan's protection, but her knees were still shaking, and she had to grab his arm again. "I didn't steal that knife." She managed to force out a voice. "Of course not." He spat, but his expression showed that he was still not giving up. "What will happen next?" "They'll try to get their way." "What are they trying to do?" "Judge and exile you. I promised them justice before you came, and I swear that all who commit crimes in the camp will be punished." "But I didn't do anything bad." She was on the verge of tears.

"You want to tell them that? Well, even if you are the Virgin, they will judge you guilty." "Why? I didn't do anything to them. I tried to sing to them last night, but they all got up and left." He looked down at her solemnly, "Do people only ask you for your music? Apart from asking you to sing, they don't ask for anything else?" She has nothing to say, because she has no life of her own but music.The people in her town only asked her for music, and this place was enough for them and herself. "Come on, we gotta make some plans." She bowed her head silently and followed behind him, not daring to meet people passing by.The anger these people had directed at her was a new experience for her.After entering the account, Ren said blankly, "We will leave the forest tomorrow morning."

"Get out of here? Us? I don't understand." "These people have prejudices against you, and you are no longer safe here. I can't protect you every minute, and I can't let them hurt you, so we will leave early tomorrow morning." "You must not leave here," she whispered, "King Henry will find you." "Fuck his King Henry!" Wren spat angrily. "I can't stay here all day and worry about them attacking you at any time. Singing won't get you out of trouble, Alex. Don't look at them stupidly, after all, it's better than those Horses that are captivated by you are smart. They will do anything to hurt you."

Alex began to listen to him, "You want to come with me?" "Of course, I'm worried about letting you go alone. You won't survive a day in the outside world." Tears mist wet her eyes, "Because other people will see through my true colors? Know that I am a boring and arrogant person who doesn't care about anyone but myself?" "Alex, you're a good boy. Don't you just care about me?" "Who can not love you? There is more kindness in one little finger of yours than in my whole body. Now you have to risk arrest and exile to save me."

"I'll take you to Gavin—" "Gavin would risk the wrath of the king for protecting me from being accused of being a witch. Are you really going to drag the whole family down because of me, Rain? Do you really love me that much?" "yes." Alex saw the deep love in his eyes, but her heart hurt even more. "I need to be alone and think about it," she murmured softly. He escorted her to the tent door, and as soon as she was gone he summoned Jos. Alex walked thoughtfully through the still dark forest to the stream, where she sat on a boulder and gazed into the dark water.

"Come out, Jos," she called, "your tracking skills are terrible." Jos sat down beside her, "Did Ryan order you to follow me to protect me?" Jos said nothing, " Now he has to protect me. He is afraid that someone will take the opportunity to punish me, so he can't even leave me alone for a few minutes." "You did nothing wrong." "It's true that I didn't steal, but what good have I done? Look at Ryan. He could have gone to another country to live comfortably, but he chose to live in the cold forest and help his people He protected them, made sure everyone was fed, took care of them all the time. There was a reward for his head and he had to stay here even though his family needed him. His sister committed suicide after being raped , in spite of his grief, he did not stop working for an hour."

"Rain is a good man." "He's a perfect guy." "Alex," Jos said, pressing her arm, "Rain will protect you, and when he can't be with you, I'll take over for him. Your love for him has helped him through his time of grief." She wasn't surprised that he knew she was a woman, "What's the use of my love? I don't deserve him at all. He plans to leave the forest early tomorrow morning, and challenge the king's wrath in broad daylight. He is willing to leave the safe place to protect me." Go out and risk your life."

Joss was silent again. "Don't you have anything to say? Don't comfort me, Ren's life is safe?" "He would be in great danger if he left the forest. Wren's reputation is far and wide, and he is easily recognizable." Alex sighed heavily, "How can I let him take such a big risk for me?" "Then what are your plans?" Joss said sharply. "I'm going alone. I can't stay and worry him all day, and he can't go with me. So I'm going alone." Joss's laughter startled her, "You called Ryan Montgomery like a pug. Do you think that if you tell him your decision, he will kiss you goodbye with a smile and wish you a good journey?"

"I'm ready to have a big fight with him." "Alex," Joss burst out laughing, "Ren will throw you on the horse and lead you out of the forest. You don't want to scream and curse, anyway, muscles always speak louder than words." "That's right," Alex said impatiently. "Oh, Joss, what should I do? He can't risk his life for me." "Love him, that's all he wants. Go with him, stay with him, and accompany him through all difficulties." She jumped up, put her hands on her hips, and glared at Joss, "What should I do when he dies because of me? Should I hold his cold hands and sing hymns to God, and let everyone say that I must love him? No—! I don't want cold hands, I want warm hands to love me—or anybody. I'd rather give Lane back to Blanche than die for me."

"Then what can you do to keep him here?" She sat down heavily. "I don't know. There must be a way. Maybe if I insult his family—" "Ren will only laugh at you." "That's the truth. Maybe if I told him he was a—" She couldn't think of anything else she hadn't scolded.Obviously scolding him won't hurt him. "Oh, Jos," she said desperately, "what shall I do? If he leaves the forest, he will seek revenge on Chotels, and then even the king will intervene— I can't let this happen! What am I going to do?" Joss was silent for a long time, and she barely heard his voice when he spoke again, "Sleep with me."

"What!" She suddenly turned to face him, "I'm discussing a man's safety with you, but you actually want to seduce me into your bed? If you want a woman, go find some women who drool on you, and ask for it Not to Rosamund. I'm sure she'll like it better than I do." "Alex," he giggled and put his hand on her arm, "don't jump to conclusions, listen to me first. If you really want Ren to stay here, it's useless to say anything, but you can Take some action. He doesn't know you very well, at least not enough to trust you, maybe no man will trust a woman. If Ryan finds out you are with another man, no amount of explanation will make him accept you again. He I'll let you go and stay here by myself." "He'll hate me," she said softly, "and he'll lose his temper." "I thought you meant it. Not long ago you said you would let Blanche have him. Do you wish to leave Wren now and come back to him when he has the King's mercy? That's the only thing that happens. In the song you wrote to yourself. The only way to get Rain Montgomery to let you leave this forest alone is to make him give up on you." "Turn his love to hate." "You want him to say goodbye with tears in your eyes?" Joss asked mockingly. "Alex, you love him too much to hurt him. Let him take you out of here tomorrow. His brother will protect him until Henry The king pardons Rain." "No, no! No!" she cried, "no one can stop death for him. Even in this heavily guarded forest, he has been shot by an arrow. Going away will only hasten his death. What shall I do? Would it hurt him more than cost him his life?" She buried her face in her hands, "but for him to hate me, for him to look at me from love to hate—oh, Joss, that's a price too high." big." "Do you want his love or his life? Would you rather stay and sing on his grave, or know he's still alive and well, but in another woman's arms?" "Although I'm in love for the first time, when I think of other women touching him, I'd rather let him die." Joss tried his best not to laugh, "Is this what you really want?" "No," she replied softly, "I want him to live, but I also want him to belong to me alone." "You have to choose one." "Do you really think the only way he's going to stay is - to sleep with someone else?" "I can't think of any other way." She suddenly widened her eyes, "What about you, Joss? Ryan will be very angry with you." "I know." "Then what do you do? Your life here will be worse than death." Joss cleared his throat, "If I want to save my life, I have to leave here. I don't want to confront him after having sex with Ren's woman." "Oh, Joss, I'm going to ruin your life. There's a reward for you outside. Are you afraid of being recognized?" She didn't notice Joss's startle.He didn't know that she knew his history. "I'll grow a beard. As for you, there's no danger as long as you pretend to be a boy. We'll sing together and earn a living." "Rain's life has been full of tragedy. His sister died recently, and now—" "Make a decision, Alex, and take off your clothes. If I'm not mistaken, Ryan is here." "Now?" She gasped. "I need time to think." "Make a decision quickly, there's no time," he said, moving closer to her. Thinking that Ren would never wake up, she quickly wrapped her arms around Jos's neck and kissed her.Over the years, Joss has been an expert in undressing women, and he has not forgotten this skill to this day.Although Alex was wearing men's clothes, Joss quickly and skillfully got rid of them.Before she had time to raise her head to take a breath, the two of them were already leaning against each other with their bare upper bodies.Joss plunged his hands into Alex's hair and pulled her head back, kissing her hungrily as he opened his eyes alertly. She hadn't had a chance to taste Jos's kiss because Rain had pulled their bodies apart and thrown them far away. "I'm going to kill you." Ren gritted his teeth, his eyes almost piercing Joss. Alex was dizzy for a while before putting his arms into the sleeves of his shirt. When he saw Ren pull out his long sword, he immediately yelled, "No!" The voice was loud enough to shake off a tree of dew.Give me strength, she prayed and got up.She put her body in front of Joss, "Unless you kill me first," her voice was full of emotion.When she saw Ren's expression change from fear to trauma, anger, and indifference, her heart also experienced the same evolution at the same time. "Have I always been a fool?" he asked quietly. "Men are like music," she said as nonchalantly as possible. "Of course I want all the different melodies and variations and timbres. You're like a wild song, and Joss—" She blinked her eyelashes, "Jos is a delicate love song." For a moment, she really thought that Ren was going to take her head off, but she was not afraid, and even welcomed him to do so.Her heart prayed that he would not believe it.Would she really believe that she valued music more than him? "You go," he said softly from the bottom of his heart, "let——your friend will take care of you from now on. Go tonight, I don't want to see you two again." After he finished speaking, he turned and left, Alex subconsciously He wanted to follow, but was held back by Joss. "What can you say but tell him the truth? Don't bother him. Let go now. Wait here, I'll be right back. Do you have any other clothes or objects?" She shook her head, not thinking of Joe at all. Adams wanted to leave her alone. She waited for him to come back with a blank mind, and felt the night was as cold as water all over her body. "Ready?" Joss stood beside her.Rosamund stood behind him. "I'm sorry for hurting you—" "Stop it," he said flatly, "now we are only qualified to look into the future." "Rosamon, will you take care of him? Seeing that he must eat? Stop him from training himself half to death? Ryan only listens to you," Rosamund just looked at Joss. "Kiss him," Alex whispered, "someone should give their love and not hide it in their hearts." She turned and walked away, and when she looked back, she saw Rosamund clinging to Joss.When he caught up with her, he looked surprised. "She loves you." Alex said flatly, and the two embarked on a long and endless journey.