"Mom, there are so many changes here!"

Natalie held her mother Nora's arm, looked around with her smart purple eyes, and finally let out a sigh.

"It's really big."

The mother and daughter were walking on the flat stone road of Yingzui Island, looking at the busy savages constantly passing by, as well as the neat wooden houses, towers, and castles rising from the ground. They seemed to be in a trance.

Arrive at a lively city.

It is hard to imagine that just a few months ago, this place was just a deserted and populated valley.

Natalie wanted to see the castle, which had already laid a foundation and built an outer wall about three feet high, but her mother took her to the orphanage.

The yard is not big, it is simply surrounded by a fence. There are more than a dozen wooden houses built inside. Hundreds of children gather in the square surrounded by the houses. The oldest is eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest is only three or four years old.

.

They were all wearing shabby animal skin clothes and were singing songs while shaking their heads:

“The face of our Heavenly Father is firm and strong, He judges error and upholds justice, He judges the length of life and good fortune, He is kind and loves little children;

Our Lady brings the blessing of life, protects and cares for every woman, her smile will stop the fight, and she tenderly cares for the little children;

A warrior stands before his enemies..."

Nora knew that this was the song of the Seven Gods.

She was not surprised by this. After all, the lord was a knight of the Seven Gods and would definitely spread the Seven Gods' faith in his territory. This was understandable.

Moreover, the other party did not use strong methods to force all the people in the territory to convert to the Seven Gods, which was already very kind.

There are many elderly people around this group of children. Some of them sing along, some squint their eyes to bask in the sun, and some do simple crafts... However, these people all have smiles on their faces.

I am very satisfied with life here.

After singing the Song of the Seven Gods, the children skillfully changed another song.

Nora had never heard of this song, but after listening to it for a while, she discovered that it was actually a song praising the young lord, and the lyrics were quite explicit. Thank you Lord Lord for giving us food, thank Lord Lord for giving us shelter,

We are forever grateful...

"Mom, that lord is so ashamed! He actually asked someone to write a song for him." Natalie whispered in her mother's ear.

Nora also wanted to laugh, but she still defended the other party: "However, he is indeed not bragging. These old people and children have been well taken care of."

Natalie's little mouth under the veil pouted, but she didn't refute.

After watching it for a while, the mother and daughter left the orphanage and headed towards the lord's cabin.

"Lord Caesar."

"Haha, Mrs. Nora, I have been looking forward to you for a long time!" Samwell stood up and greeted warmly.

He glanced at the little girl next to Nora, who was almost the same mold, and said clearly:

"This must be your daughter, right?"

"Yes, this is my daughter, Natalie."

Natalie knelt down and saluted Samwell, then shrank back behind her mother, looking curiously at the young Riverbend noble in front of her with her vivid purple eyes.

Samwell smiled gently at the little girl, and then asked Nora:

"Mrs. Nora, have you found the ghost grass I want?"

Nora nodded and handed over an animal skin bag: "We found a total of fifty-four plants this time."

Samwell quickly took it, opened it and saw that it was indeed the kind of ghost grass that he had eaten before that could increase spiritual attributes. He nodded with satisfaction, and then took the corresponding silver deer and gave it to Nora without counting it in detail.

Nora took the silver deer, thanked her again, and then asked:

"Lord Caesar, there is something I want to discuss with you."

"You say."

"I want the elderly and children of the Youya tribe to stay in your welfare home. I wonder what price this will cost us?"

Samwell smiled and said: "The orphanage is prepared for my subjects, so as long as you become my subjects, it will be fine."

Nora thought for a moment and shook her head in embarrassment: "I'm sorry, sir, it's not that we don't want to surrender, but the Wandering Crow tribe has always only served the old gods, so... However, we can pay money, or ghost grass, animal skins, and meat.

Dry……"

Samwell interrupted: "Submission to me does not prevent you from continuing to serve the old gods. You should know that I have never forced my subjects to convert to the Seven Gods. You can even continue your old way of life, you only need to report to the Seven Gods regularly.

I just pay the taxes."

Nora's eyes were still struggling.

Seeing this, Samwell said again:

"If you really don't want to surrender, there is another way."

"any solution?"

Samwell pointed at the little girl huddled behind her mother: "Let your daughter stay on Yingzui Island, so that I can safely accept the elderly and children of the Crow Tribe into the welfare home. Don't worry,

I will treat her like my own sister."

When Natalie heard this, her eyes widened immediately, and she clutched her mother's sleeves with both hands, like a frightened deer.

Nora hesitated for a moment and said: "Lord, I need to think about it before giving you an answer."

"Okay." Samwell nodded, "I will leave for Starfall City in three days, just give me an answer before then."

When talking about Starfall City, Samwell stared closely into Nora's eyes, and then he noticed a well-hidden fluctuation in them.

It seems that this Nora is really Ashara Dayne, and her so-called amnesia is probably just a lie.

But then there is a question - since Ashara has no amnesia, why doesn't she return to Starfall City?

Are mountains and forests more comfortable than castles?

"Okay, I will reply to you as soon as possible." Nora looked as if nothing had happened, turned around and left the hut with her daughter.

After leaving the door, Natalie hugged her mother's arm and shouted:

"Mother, I don't want to stay here! I want to follow you all the time!"

"Silly boy. How could you keep following me?" Nora's eyes flashed with a lonely look, and she pointed to the castle under construction in front of her, "Don't you always want to live in a majestic castle? You can follow me.

no."

"Then I want to live in the castle with you!"

"Natalie, listen to me." Nola's expression became serious, "We have been taken care of by the Crow Crow Tribe for more than ten years, and it's time to give back to them. Besides, it's better for you to stay on Yingzui Island than to follow.

It would be better for me to run around in the mountains and forests..."

"I won't! I will follow you everywhere!" Natalie's tone was filled with tears.

Nora stretched out her hand to wipe away the glitter from the corners of her daughter's eyes, but she didn't expect that the more she wiped away, the more she wiped away.

But her tone was still strong: "Natalie, you are different from me. You do not belong to this mountain forest, but should soar in the wider world. I once heard the whisper of the gods under the heart tree, and He should treat you

There are other arrangements.”

Natalie threw herself into her mother's arms and burst into tears.

Nora stroked her daughter's hair and looked up to the northeast——

Her eyes seemed to have crossed the vast bay and saw the castle with the purple flag flying.

Complex emotions filled Nora's heart, leaving her speechless for a moment.

I just thought silently in my heart——

I can't go back, but I hope...

Can you go back...
Chapter completed!