CH 27

Fernandi and Walker personally escorted a long line of people on their way back to Wissas and Fort Comoy.

The team were all Trak nationals sent by the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce.

There are men and women, old people and children.

Their hands and feet were heavily shackled, and they walked forward staggeringly. Their shoulders near their necks were all marked with a hot iron.

The traces are deep and twisted, which shows how careless the executioner is.

The cold left in the morning has not completely disappeared.

Fortunately, near noon, the sun appeared to dissipate a little “cool” wind.

The people of Trak were silent all the way.

They were wearing thin clothes, which were damaged and dirty in many places. The elderly and children were protected in the middle of the line, the women were beside them, and the men were on the outside.

The soldiers led by Fernandi and Walker walked on both sides of the team to guard.

Renault Massey is the illegitimate son of the old king of Trak.

He has no inheritance rights, and he doesn’t covet the throne. He just wanted to live in peace.

But who would have thought that Trak would be destroyed one day.

The old king, along with his two sons with inheritance, was killed. But Renault and the eldest prince’s least favored young daughter, Sarah Massey, survived, fortunately.

Renault Massey walked at the outermost part of the team, looking at the two teenagers walking side by side in the middle of the team from time to time without a trace.

One of the teenagers had black hair and taller, was Renault’s friend Adai Ben.

Another young “boy” has brown hair and golden-brown eyes. He’s relatively short and looks slightly thin. His ankles are shackled and he walks swaying.

Although “his” face was stained with dirt and dust, he could clearly see his frowning brows, and his expression was a little painful.

It should be her.

This “boy” is Sarah Massey, Renault Massey’s little niece, and the eldest prince’s youngest daughter.

At the moment of the ruthless slaughter of the king’s palace of Trak, Renault escaped with his little niece Sarah.

Sarah cut off her long hair, smeared her face dirty, changed into men’s clothes, and dressed up as a little boy.

After that, they met Adai in the city.

But at that time, the city of Trak was full of knights of the invading Anas Empire, who were hunting and arresting people everywhere.

The three of them failed to escape and were caught.

Nobles became slaves, especially female aristocrats who became slaves, they usually received great “welcome” in the slave market.

In the end, it is very likely that they will be auctioned out separately, and the result is nothing more than…for the pleasure of others.

The fate of aristocratic women is still like this, let alone Sarah, who is the royal daughter.

Therefore, under the careful cover of Renault and Adai, Sarah is disguised as a young boy. Her face can’t be seen clearly so her identity has not been found for the time being.

…

Adai whispered, “Sarah, please bear with it. When you have a rest, I’ll help you look at the wound…”

Sarah pursed her dry, peeling lips and said in a dumb voice, “I’m fine… Don’t worry, I can still hold on.”

It didn’t take long.

Fernandi ordered to rest in the mountains.

Adai hurriedly helped Sarah to sit down beside a tree.

Renault also looked for an opportunity to come over and asked them in a low voice how they were.

Adai slowly opens Sarah’s collar to examine the wound that has been branded but has not yet healed.

The skin around the slave brand was red, and some parts of the skin even began to fester, with black blood and an unpleasant smell…

Renault and Adai only had to look at them to make their faces difficult to look at.

Adai, “The wound has worsened.”

“I don’t know if there are any useful herbs in this mountain forest… It would be much better if we could find some to apply to Sarah’s wound, but…”

But now they have no way to walk freely, so how can they go to the surrounding mountains to look for herbs.

What’s more, there may not be a small leaf grass that Adai knew that can treat trauma.

“If the teacher is still alive… He must have a way to relieve Sarah’s pain…”

Adai could not help clenching his fist and looking sad.

His teacher was an alchemist of Trak Kingdom, who had been killed by the knights of Anas Empire.

Renault and Adai were embarrassed by Sarah’s wound.

Fernandi and Walker are also discussing whether to remove the shackles on the hands and feet of the elderly and children of Trak.

This will speed up the progress.

It’s really inconvenient for Trak people to walk in shackles.

Especially the youngest child in the team is only about five years old, and can not afford to drag heavy chains, so he could only be carried in the arms of an adult and walked.

But this is also a burden for adults.

According to lord earl.

Fernandi and Walker want to take the Traks back to Wissas or Fort Comoy in good condition to settle down. Taking into account the shackles on their bodies, the two had deliberately slowed down.

But on the way, Fernandi found that some of them were not in a good state of mind.

After careful observation, he understood.

After the people of Trak became slaves, they had to accept the fate of being branded.

But how could the wounds of slaves be bandaged after being branded?

As a result, some people’s wounds have not been completely healed up to now, and then they immediately went to Gadaat by boat, bumping along the way…

The Traks can still keep walking, which shows that their physical fitness is indeed better than that of ordinary people.

Walker, “Children under the age of 10 can be unshackled.”

“But the rest of them don’t care.”

“The people of Trak are fierce and wild, in case… It is not easy to deal with a thousand people, even if there is no weapon in hand. It is better to be cautious before returning to Wissas and Fort Comoy.” 

Fernandi nodded.

The key to the shackles given by the Nagabi Chamber of Commerce is on him.

Fernandi and Walker got up, slowly came to the resting place of the Trak citizens, and headed towards a woman holding a child.

When the woman saw the two leading commander knights coming, she began to look nervous.

She held her four-year-old child firmly in her arms, and the men sitting around couldn’t help but stand up, staring at Fernandi and Walker fiercely.

They wanted to protect the women and children by surrounding them, but they were stopped by the soldiers guarding them with long spears.

Walker waved to the soldiers to lay down their weapons, stood there, and smiled, “Don’t be so nervous, we are not malicious.”

Fernandi revealed the key in his hand and said to the woman, “Unlock the shackles on your child. He will feel much better.” 

The woman was stunned.

Fernandi had already walked up to her at this time and soon opened the shackles on the child’s hands and feet.

Immediately, he took a few steps back.

The surrounding Trak people couldn’t help but stare at them, their expressions changed slightly.

Fernandi said, “All children under ten years old can get rid of the shackles.” 

The slightly condensed atmosphere around him gradually relaxed.

Adai retracted his gaze and whispered to Renault, “Although Sarah is twelve years old, she is thin and much smaller than her peers. Can we lie about Sarah’s age to the knight captain…”

If she has to go down in heavy shackles all the time.

He’s afraid that Sarah’s body might not be able to support it.

Renault hesitated.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to, but that Sarah’s identity is a bit… If it’s too eye-catching, it may cause unnecessary trouble.

The Trak people are not completely united.

In case of being recognized… Some people are likely to disclose the identity of Princess Sarah for their own interests in exchange for benefits.

They have been carefully hiding in the crowd.

In the western continent, the identity of illegitimate children is extremely humiliating, and most of them will be despised and looked down upon.

Therefore, in Trak, not many people knew that Renault is also the son of the old king, his usual status was an ordinary viscount.

Yes, the status is so low.

Adai Ben and Sarah Massey are Renault’s only friends and closest relatives.

Seeing that Sarah had begun to lean against the tree in a daze, she closed her eyes and looked extremely weak.

Renault finally nodded in agreement, “Okay, let’s try…”

After Fernandi walked nearby.

Renault said, “Sir, my nephew is ten years old, can you also unchain him…” 

Fernandi turned his head to look at him and walked towards him.

Walker raised his eyebrows and followed behind.

Renault and Adai are a little nervous and slowly move away, but they still stay by Sarah’s side.

Fernandi stared at Sarah quietly, his brown eyes were very deep, “He is only ten years old?”

Adai swallowed, “Yes, yes, sir.”

He always felt that the knight commander could see something.

Fernandi suddenly said, “He seems to have a fever.”

The little boy leaning against the tree closed his eyes as if he was sleeping. However, his face was a little red under the cover of dirt, his breath was a little rough, and his chest was undulating rapidly… Really symptoms of fever.

Renault’s expression tightened when he heard the words, and he lowered his posture even more and said, “My nephew is just slightly uncomfortable, sir, he will be fine in a while.” 

Renault’s heart could not help regretting a little.

He’s afraid that these two knight captains would really find something… would be unlucky, and then throw Sarah to the side of the road regardless of life or death.

It’s better not to call them over…

Fernandi didn’t say anything. Instead, he squatted down to untie Sarah’s shackles. When he stood up, he called Walker.

Walker sighed and said, “Just take care of you everyday.” 

He came over from behind and, in the watchful eyes of Renault and Adai, pulled out a small stack of parchment about the size of a palm.

Walker took out two of the stacked parchments and handed them to Fernandi.

Fernandi took it, “I’ll pay you back later.”

Walker snorted, “Of course you have to pay me back, this is a gift from the earl. You don’t bring it with you, not at all…” 

Fernandi turned a deaf ear to Walker’s nonsense.

He gave the things to Renault and said directly, “There is ointment in the middle of the two pieces of parchment, which can be applied to his wound to speed up his recovery.”

After that, they turned and left.

Renault held the thing thrown in his arms, his expression stunned.

Adai hurriedly said, “Is it really medicine? Let me see, Renault.”

Renault grunted and handed it to him.

Adai was an apprentice to a famous alchemist in Trak.

Adai moved carefully and slowly peeled off the parchment on one side, exposing a black paste-like object inside.

He moved it to the tip of his nose and smelled it, and a strong smell of herbal medicine rushed into the nasal cavity.

“How is it?” Renault asked.

Adai, “It should be medicine.”

“After all, we are slaves now. As knight captains, they don’t have to use this to fool people. Let’s apply it to Sarah.”

“Good.”

The effect of the ointment came into play quickly.

After arriving at Fort Comoy.

Sarah’s complexion has improved significantly. The shackles have been removed, making it easier to walk, and the wound on her shoulder is slowly healing…

Under the leadership of Fernandi and Walker, the people of Trak were all concentrated in an open field.

Not long after, the carriage with the emblem of Desinia stopped at the front of the venue.

The Traks saw that the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and a small head suddenly appeared from the window of the carriage.