An Unknown Fate

Chapter 60: Father

[The smooth holding of the "ceremony" obviously calmed the people's originally restless hearts, and you were relieved about this. 】
　　
[It's just that what puzzles you is that that night, when your sister Artoria was holding you to sleep, you could accidentally hear a strange laugh similar to "hehe" coming out of her mouth, making you not understand what your sister dreamed of to be so happy. ] 】
　　
[Similarly, the next morning, when you were practicing swordsmanship in the courtyard of the castle as usual, the knights of the Round Table pushed each other and came to you as if they had said yes, until Gawain, who was chosen by them as their representative, stood in front of you helplessly, and then asked you a strange question softly. 】
　　
"Your Excellency Ian, did you rest well last night? "】

[You are a little confused why the other party asked this, but since this is the other party's concern, you also answered Gawain truthfully that everything is fine and there is no problem. ] 】
　　
[But after listening to your words, the knights of the round table sighed in disappointment for some reason like "hate iron is not steel", and then practiced one by one according to their usual pace. ] 】
　　
And just as you were about to ask why they were sighing, a violent explosion sounded again from the direction of the service room, accompanied by a mournful cry. 】
　　
[You can hear it, it's still Merlin's voice.] 】
　　
[But something similar happened last time, and this time you and the knights of the round table also tacitly agreed that they hadn't heard it, so they continued to train. ] 】

[The days of peace, however, were always short-lived, and within two weeks the Saxon army again invaded the British border, and news of burning and looting kept coming from afar to your righteous sister's table. 】
　　
[You soon gathered your army again and set out towards the area where the war was provoked.] 】
　　
[It's just that because the season of this dispatch is winter, coupled with the poor harvest cost since this year, and the grain and grass reserves are not very sufficient, after meeting the Saxon army, both sides have different degrees of damage, and this war against outsiders also lasted for nearly a year, and you briefly expelled this group of crazy Saxons. ] 】

[But relatively, the cost is also somewhat serious. 】
　　
[Because during the process of starting the army, your food and grass have been insufficient, even with the support of the Lancelot territory, it is still a little difficult. So in desperation, in order to be able to drive away the invaders, your righteous sister Artoria still requisitioned the remaining grain stocks of several villages on the march. 】
　　
You understand that this may bring a short-term victory, but the Saxons will not die so easily. In this way, the final result is likely to be an enemy invasion and you attack, but at the same time, in the process, those villages on the edge of the war will be persecuted by the two armies for a while, and your army may slowly lose the hearts and minds of the people. 】
　　
[If you don't solve Britain's grain production problem, it's a complete endless cycle.] 】

......
　　
"King! King arthur! Our great king of ideals! "
　　
"Lord Gawain! Lord Lancelot, thank you for driving out the invaders! "
　　
"Lord Ian, please look here!"
　　
Enthusiastic cheers continued to sound, and people on both sides of the street kept expressing their gratitude to King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table.
　　
However, including Aozaki Rin, the mood of all the knights of the Round Table did not have the joy after the victory, but was a little heavy.
　　
Because they know what it took to win this war. What's more, the war is still only a temporary stop, far from over.

But even so, they still have smiles on their faces, inspiring the people around them and conveying positive emotions.
　　
Rin Aozaki held the reins and rode a white horse to the end. Because he wore a magic mask and a white hood, no one knew what kind of distress he would have on his face.
　　
It was only as he was thinking about how he could free Britain from the vortex of the grain problem in order to lighten the burden on his righteous sister.
　　
At this moment, several exclamations suddenly sounded, and a petite figure wearing a black cloak to hide his appearance, seemingly accidentally squeezed out by the crowd, stumbled forward a few steps, and fell on the route where the horses under his crotch were about to go.
　　
Sensing an extra aura ahead, Aozaki Rin immediately controlled the reins to turn the horse's head, avoiding the figure who fell to the ground.

He soothed the white horse under his crotch, quickly rolled over and dismounted in front of the other party, half knelt on the ground, reached out to support the child who was obviously very young judging by his size, and asked worriedly.
　　
"Are you okay, does it hurt somewhere?"
　　
Physically, the girl who was only about five years old, looked at the boy in front of her who seemed not much older than herself, and for some reason she was stunned.
　　
After a while, the girl seemed to remember something, reached out and pulled the black hood on her head, covering her long golden hair and the small face that could vaguely give people a sense of familiarity, a trace of tension flashed in a pair of holy cyan eyes dotted with a layer of gold ring, and then groped on herself in a little panic.

After a while, the girl took out a flower from her body that had been slightly folded with a few petals, handed it to the boy, and whispered.
　　
"No, it's okay. And also...... This, for you. "
　　
"...... Thanks, I'll keep it up. "
　　
Rin Aozaki blinked a little surprised, but still chuckled and accepted the girl's gift. After all, this is also a thank you from the people, and in the past time, he has received similar items many times.
　　
It's just that after confirming that the girl was not injured, but just fell a little, and Rin Aozaki was about to get up and leave, the girl suddenly pulled his cloak and said nervously.
　　
"Please, may I see your face, Father... No, that... Lord Ian? "

The boy was stunned for a moment, but after a moment he nodded, gently took off the mask on his face, and was beautiful and cute, although immature but not unreliable on his little face, he was wearing an innocent and gentle smile.
　　
Aozaki Rin's unfocused eyes "gaze" at the girl, with a smile in the corner of his eye, he said softly.
　　
"Is that okay? But please don't tell anyone about my appearance, can it be a secret between us? "
　　
The girl looked at the boy's face stunnedly, until the other party's voice sounded, she quickly nodded and assured.
　　
"Well, well, I won't tell anyone."
　　
"Thank you, and next time, remember to be more careful."
　　
Looking at the distant back of the boy who turned back on the horse, put back on the mask, and continued to follow the team, the girl stood in place for a long time before reluctantly withdrawing her gaze.

But she immediately ran briskly, her flexible posture shuttling through the crowd, and she couldn't see her weak appearance when she had just been squeezed down.
　　
And after passing through the people who were still casting their eyes on the knights of the round table, the girl also came to a dark alley where she could just see the entrance to the castle, and threw herself into the arms of a mature beauty dressed in black robes, but her beautiful body curves were still difficult to hide, raised her head and said excitedly.
　　
"Mother, I just spoke to my father!"