The Lusitanian cavalry was routed from Daylam, and for the ti being, peace was restored. After graciously accepting words of thanks and jugs of wine from the people of Daylam, Kubard now asked Maryam to fulfill their end of the deal. Since he had successfully wiped out the Lusitanian cavalry, it was only natural that this should be done.
The head maid feigned ignorance at first.
"Ah, what was that again? I often forget things in my old age.
"Cunning old woman. It's the reward we agreed on! If you forget, I wouldn't mind reminding you."
"Ah! It would have been so convenient if youd died in battle with the Lusitanians.
"I see no reason for to martyr myself for so grannys sake. Please fulfill your side of the agreent imdiately!"
Thus, Kubard received five hundred Maryami gold coins and three boxes of luxurious lapis lazuli jewelry. rlane, however, was a different story.
"I dont accept rewards from people Ive saved. The Zott Clan can only take things by theft.
The Zott Clan seems to divide people into those who need help, and those who should be stolen from.
Dawn was approaching. A white light floated on the horizon of the inland sea. When Kubard was about to leave the ship after accepting the reward, another maid called to him. It turned out that Princess Irina was waiting in the cabin. After welcoming the one-eyed Parsian, Princess Irina began to speak.
"I have sothing to ask you. If you are willing to answer, I would be grateful."
Kubard thought to himself, "Its probably that kind of thing, right? He liked won, and won liked him, but he never expected to be admired by a princess.
"I heard that you are a general of Pars, so you should know very well what goes on inside the palace?"
"More or less."
Kubard's answer was concise. To Kubard, the palace was full of luxury, grandeur and waste, which made him feel very uncomfortable. If not for important matters, he would not go near such places.
"So, you should know of Prince Hils, right?"
What? Whose na did the princess just ntion? Even a bold man like Kubard was surprised by the suddenness, and he looked back at the princess's face.
"Is the Prince Hils you ntioned the son of the late King Osroes?"
"So you do know him. Well, he is the prince whose father was killed by the brutal and lawless Andragoras. He is the true king of Pars."
Kubard was unable to answer, and he looked back at the proud face of the princess, still covered by a veil.
"Why do you ask about Prince Hils, Your Highness?"
"Because he is very important to ."
After speaking, Princess Irina reached her hand to the veil and slowly removed it. Kubard saw her face for the first ti. She had fair skin, a slender face and bronze hair, but the color of her eyes was unclear. They were tightly closed. Noticing Kubards surprised reaction, she asked quietly.
"My maid did not tell you that Im blind?
"No, I was unaware."
What a cunning old woman! Kubard could not help but inwardly curse the old maid.
"Then, youve never seen His Highness Hilss face?"
"I know that his face has terrible burn scars. However, since I am blind, that kind of thing doesnt matter to .
Prince Hils' silver mask must be to hide the burn scars, Kubard finally understood. But if he really regained the throne, would he still have to wear the mask in the future as well?
"Lord Kubard, since I t Prince Hils ten years ago, hes been the only one in my heart. I want to see him, please do a favor."
"Are you aware of Prince Hilss temperant?"
"I know he has a rather fierce personality. However, he is very gentle to . That is enough."
Once again, Kubard was speechless. Although Hils was a man obsessed with vengeance, he had not done anything cruel to the blind princess of Maryam.
"I'm sorry to ask, but what would you do after eting His Highness Hils? Let put it this way, his only goal right now is obtaining the throne of Pars"
"Isn't Prince Hils the rightful heir? If he is not allowed to ascend the throne, then Pars is just the sa as Lusitania and Maryam. Both have beco countries devoid of justice and humanity. Isn't that right?"
Kubard shrugged his broad shoulders, but of course, the princess could not see this.
"Im sure thats what Prince Hils thinks."
"Are you of a different opinion?"
"There are all kinds of people in this world."
To avoid any further discussion, Kubard replied curtly. The blind princess fell into deep thought. It was not appropriate for an outsider to express too many opinions.
Of course, Kubard's thoughts were different from hers.
I eat beef and lamb even though the cow and sheep have done nothing wrong. Kubard thought. It is not always clear which side is the one of justice. If Hils and Irina et again and get married, she would surely give birth to a righteous and just prince, right?
Kubard knew where Hils was. He should be in the western fortress of Zabul fighting with the Temple Knights. However, to reach there, Prince Irina would have to pass through occupied land of the Lusitanian army.
For Kubard, being caught in the middle of trouble is sothing he resents. In other words, the most troubleso thing in this world is soone else's lovelife. What's more, one side is Prince Hils, and the other is the princess of Maryam, and getting entangled with them is like swimming in fish oil with a torch.
"Let think about it."
The bold and decisive Kubard gave an uncharacteristically vague reply, then left the cabin. He felt that if he went on like this, he would eventually agree to the other party's request.
Once on the deck, Kubard t the head maid Jovana. When she saw Kubard, she gave a warm smile. This attentive old woman must have known about his conversation with the princess, right? Kubard once again suppressed his anger.
He was about to leave when he realized that rlane was gazing at him.
"What is it? Do you have sothing to say?"
Being asked by Kubard, rlane said sothing unexpected with an usually uneven expression and voice.
"Just give the task of getting the princess to that Hils guy!"
"Oh "
Kubard looked at the young man of the Zott Clan. Although rlane tried to hide his expression, his cheeks suddenly looked extrely red and his eyes didn't dare look directly at Kubard. It was obvious that the young man of the Zott Clan had also been entrusted with the sa request as Kubard.
"What about your sister? Dont you have to look for her?"
"At least my sisters eyes are functional."
"Hmm. That's a good point."
Kubard did not say the words you must be in love with the princess. rlane was taking this unpleasant task in place of Kubard, so any further mockery would be punished by the god Mithra. He was not clairvoyant, and had no way of knowing that the murderer of rlane's father was Prince Hils.
"Then you can do it. Everyone has a ho to go back to, or a path to take."
After saying this, Kubard added another sentence.
"With Prince Hils is a man nad Sam. He is an old acquaintance of mine, and a reasonable man. Find him first and give him my na. He should not act against you in any way."
"You don't want to et him again?"
"Another eting between him and I would be complicated. But if you see him, please give him my regards and tell him that Kubard is still off being Kubard."
Kubard told rlane that Prince Hils was probably in the vicinity of the fortress of Zabul. rlane nodded, his eyes shining.
"What does Prince Hils look like?"
"I don't know."
"Youve never seen him?"
"I've t him, but I haven't seen his face."
He felt that there was an unusual aning implied in Kubard's words. rlane frowned speechlessly, so Kubard added.
"Youll know when you see him. He always wears a silver mask to hide his face.
rlane sniffed and frowned more tightly. To him, his doubts seed to be increasing.
"Why would he do that? People only hide their face if theyre doing sothing wrong. The Zott Clan still show our faces when we plunder and set fire!"
"I heard that he has severe burn scars."
rlane accepted Kubard's brief explanation.
"That's really unfortunate!"
rlane murmured, but his tone implied that a man should not care so much about his appearance.
Kubard threw the leather pouch to rlane, which contained five hundred Maryami gold coins. The weight of the bag startled rlane. He seed to want to say sothing, but was stopped by Kubard with a smile.
"Take it! It's a thief's job to help people with too much money, right?"
So, Kubard and rlane went their separate ways, according to their own ideals. This was at the end of April.
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