Chapter 67 - VERONICA'S ARGUMENT

Remus sighed and looked around to find the person who came with  Veronica. He frowned and inquired, "Where is Alzedro? Wasn't he with you just now? Where did he go all of a sudden?"

Upon hearing his question, Veronica looked at her left side where Arthur was standing until just a few moments ago. She blinked in confusion. "Strange! He was right here a minute ago."

She looked around but couldn't find even a single trace of him. She glanced at Remus in puzzlement. She questioned him, "Did you see when he left?"

"I was talking to you so… wait, he is with you. Don't you know where he is right now? What are you two planning? Just as I thought, you aren't a healer. You are a spy from Synetia," Remus accused her.

'If this continues, he will keep blaming me and I will end up in the slave market,' Veronica probed deeply. 'But where did Arthur go? Don't tell me he fled after seeing a person here. Is he that type of person?'

Veronica looked at her hand and recalled how warm and consoling his hand was. She clenched her hand and told herself, 'No, I cannot lose faith in him. He saved me so many times. I believe in him. He must have gone to find some way to save all these people.'

Her thoughts were resolute. As she put her trust in him, her heart regained her lost courage. "There must be a way to take them away," she mumbled.

"Wait… you cannot…" Remus tried to stop her but she headed in the direction of the abducted healers.

She crouched down and inspected the ties of the first healer. "It must be hurting your mouth. I'll take it off," saying that she untied the cloth fastened around the healer's head, covering her mouth securely.

The healer was a girl. She breathed sharply after the cloth was taken off. "Thank you," she whispered in a quivering voice.

"I've come to save you. I'll take you out of this place soon," Veronica promised her as she placed her hands on her shoulders.

"Not so fast, Ms. Wife."

A mocking voice came from a corner of the tent.

Veronica hurriedly looked at the source of the voice. She flinched recognizing that person. The timing couldn't get any worse.

The person who was standing there was the same soldier with a bulky body who attacked her this morning. His four fellows were also present. One of them was grabbing Remus while pointing a knife to his throat.

"Leave him alone!" Veronica demanded. She stood up in slow motion. Her expression was rigid.

The soldier was grinning ear to ear. "Ms. Wife is ordering me. Look at that. It's dark outside and you finally want to show your true face? Not bad. I'm liking you more and more."

"…" Veronica pressed her lips together. The more he talked, the more disgusted she felt. At the same time, she wondered why couldn't people just talk to the fair gender with respect. This way no one would get hurt.

"Mmph! Mmm!" Remus struggled hard to get off his capturer's clutches. He wanted to defend the so-called spy. He didn't wish for something bad to happen to this lady.

The bulky soldier frowned at the disturbance. He ordered his comrades, "Too much noise. Knock him out."

"As you wish," saying that, the soldier who captured Remus struck at the back of his neck hard and Remus collapsed on the floor like a cut tree.

The soldier turned to Veronica and crossed his arms. "It looks like you are a spy, huh? What about your husband? Is he a spy too? He is more of a coward than he shows, leaving his beautiful wife in danger. What will happen if something happens to his beautiful wife?"

For someone who caught a spy, he looked rather delighted by the fact that she was a spy.

"Alzedro is not a coward," Veronica defended Arthur's honor. Although she was mad, she didn't forget to use the special names they were using for this mission.

The smile on that soldier's face disappeared. He walked closer while asking, "So where is your husband? Didn't he cowardly leave you? if he doesn't come, you will have to face us yourself. Can you handle five men?"

Veronica's eyes coldly gazed at him. She was never this angry before. These crude taunts of his were getting on her nerves.

He was amused by her reaction. He rubbed his chin and continued, "Because of him, we got hurt. Our bodies are in pain. Why don't you give us a good massage? I'd be sure to give you splendid service as well. My comrades will do the same. Am I right guys?" He asked his friends.

As a result, he got some answers with excited voices.

"Sure, we will."

"We have been looking forward to it for a while already."

"The service will be for all night. We won't even take a single break."

"Just thinking about it makes me hard."

The hulk soldier grinned perversely at her. "See? They are eager to give you a pleasant service. I'm so glad that you are a spy. This way, our reputation will be intact and no one will question our deeds."

He stepped closer and reached out to Veronica, "The night is long. We will have a good time together. Let's enjoy it to our fullest."

Hhk!

Ack!

Uuf!

Aaak!

Upon hearing those weird noises, the hulky soldier had to pause. He turned around and looked behind him.

Veronica also got interested in those peculiar sounds. She glanced in the direction where the soldier was looking at and her face brightened up instantly. "I knew you would come!" She exclaimed in happiness.

"I just left you for a minute and you caused trouble again. What will you do without me, princess?" Arthur threw away the fourth soldier he knocked out onto the floor.

With a soft thud, under the astonished gazes of Arthur's audience, the fourth soldier's unconscious body joined the three bodies of his fellow comrades.