Matkal pointed out that Meek might still be influenced by the education he received from Hayes. After all, he had been with him for hundreds of years. The effects of his education cannot be changed in a short period of time. Besides, after living with him for such a long time, it is highly likely that his daily life has become a habit. If a habit is suddenly changed, it is understandable that they would be confused and try to go back to their old habits. Therefore, it would take a lot of time to change her.
"Master Rinos had that Meek elf put a stop to Hayes, didn't he?"
"Yes, I did."
"Perhaps Meek has not accepted Hayes' death. Perhaps Meek has not accepted Hayes' death, and that is why his mind is occupied with Hayes. This often happens in battle, when a general or commander of the enemy is killed and his men stubbornly refuse to surrender. No matter how many words you give them, they will not surrender. Consequently, we have no choice but to kill them all, but there is one way to persuade the stubborn ones to surrender.
What is it?
"We must expose the general's head to them. Then they will have no choice but to accept his death.
I cross my arms and look up to the heavens. Maybe Matocal has a point. But Hayes' corpse has been so thoroughly burned by the Ohisama that not even his bones remain.
"I wonder if it was ...... that was the stronghold."
Suddenly, it was Rico who opened his mouth. She, too, was lying on the ground with her eyes still closed. It is not often that I remember seeing her like this.
"Perhaps the elf princess, knowing that she would be killed if she did not listen to Hayes, played the role of the woman he wanted her to be. But ...... she may have been in that role for so long that the character she was playing has been replaced by her own. In that sense, ...... she is a poor woman ......."
After saying this, Rico sighed loudly and looked around at everyone.
"Tomorrow, I will talk to the princess again.
In these words, I could sense a feeling of determination in Rico. Because of this, there was no one who disagreed with her opinion.
Rico's words were not only a statement of her own, but also a statement of her commitment to the community.
"Well."
When Rico and I came into the bedroom, Luara was there. On the bed beside her, Idea was sleeping peacefully.
"Idea-kun insisted on sleeping with Rico's sister and wouldn't listen to me. ......"
He missed Riko so much that he was quite a little bit of a whiny little boy. He is about to turn three years old, but he still misses his mother.
Rico thanked Luara politely and took her back to his room. She stroked Idea's face lovingly and murmured in a small voice
"You'll always be a spoiled ...... child. He wasn't this spoiled when he was Eryl's age. ......"
"No, boys are like that."
"Is that so?"
"That's right. You should spoil him as much as you can. He'll grow up to be a strong boy.
As I said this, I remembered my grandmother from a previous life. She used to tell my mother that boys should be spoiled ....... I believe her words were right and I'm going to put them into practice for my son.
Rico stared at Idea's sleeping face for a while, then turned back to me and murmured in a small voice
"If I or Rinos show affection to this boy, will he become such a gentle man?"
"Yes, I think so. I have received a lot of love from Lady Elsa, Master Falco, Lady Eryl ...... and the maid sisters. And they spoiled me a lot. I am the man I am today because of them."
"You know, if only that elf princess had had the love and affection of Hayes ......."
"What are you going to do about it? Are you okay?"
"Well, I can't say for sure, but I'm going to try to talk to him again with an open mind."
"I see. Take it easy, please."
"I understand."
Rico hugged me.
"To tell you the truth, I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight because I'm worried about tomorrow.
"Well, I'll do my best to help you get a good night's sleep, Rico."
Rico nuzzled his face into my chest, looking like a little girl. I stroked her hair and body lovingly and slowly. .......
I stroked her hair, her body, lovingly and slowly.
The next day, Rico accompanied me to Meek's room. As soon as we entered the room, Meek gave Rico a look of hatred, but when he saw me, he attacked me like an animal. But I'm warded. She clawed at my wards and squeezed out a few words.
"Man...... man...... you, take her. Embrace your concubine. ....... You are the man who made me feel good, aren't you? Once more, once more, make me feel good. Make her feel good.
"......When was the last time I made you feel good?"
"Do it quickly! Do it fast!"
"Answer my questions and I'll make you feel better."
"ugh ....... That time. Back then,...... in Hayes' room,...... he put his hand on his mistress's head,...... and felt good,...... Oh, ......."
"What happened to that Hayes?"
"Hayes ...... Hayes ......"
"Try to remember."
"...... strangled ...... to death."
"Who killed him?"
"It's ...... it's ...... it's ...... it's ......"
"Who is it?"
"......!!! Concubine!!!"
"He was on his horse, and he was tightening his neck around Hayes' neck as hard as he could."
"Hey, that was different! That's ...... that's ...... that's ...... right! You! You ordered the concubine to do it! You killed Hayes!"
"Remember. Who put the noose around Hayes' neck? Who pulled that rope?"
Meek holds his head and shakes his hair. Rico hugs him tightly.
"...... cackle!"
But Meek, screaming, snaps Rico's arm off and she is thrown to the floor. But Rico still gets up and hugs Meek again. He hugged her again and again, and again and again. Meek's strength must have been exhausted, because she dropped to her knees and fell down on all fours.
Rubbing her back gently, Rico calls out to her breathlessly.
"Hayes is ...... dead. There's nothing to ...... be afraid of anymore. No more ...... stifling yourself. You can go ...... back to your ...... father and ...... mother. You remember them, don't you? Did you have a father or mother or ...... nanny who loved you, who loved you with all her heart? Your retainers ...... will be there, back home. You can go back to ......."
"Uhhhhhh ...... wow ......"
"You scared me. You were scared. But you did great. You were great. You played the woman Hayes wanted you to be to save your own life. And you fooled him, and you did it beautifully. I'm sure you had some sad nights. There must have been some nights that were so hard that they drove you crazy. But Hayes is dead. You don't have to be scared anymore. You don't have to ......."
"Ugh ...... ugh ...... ugh ...... ughhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh~ . Father, my ...... father, my ...... father, my ...... father, my ...... father, my ...... father."
Meek then began to wail. Rico held her body until she stopped crying.
"Let's go home, Mr. Meek. Let's go home to your beloved father.
I wonder how long I held on to him. When Meek finally calmed down, Rico spoke gently to him. Meek nodded slowly and silently at her voice. .......