For 8-year-old Tamar, everything about Rose feels strange to her.
Compared to her hometown, this land was so cold that she just wanted to go back to her hometown. Moreover, Kiev, a city of wooden houses and those domes that were different from her hometown, were too cold for her.
It makes people feel strange.
But young Mona Pasa, who was escorting her, told her that they could not go back now. Once they did, they would be hanged by the usurper named Monomach.
Vladimir Vsevolodovich, also known as Monomakh, she grew up in fear of this name.
She knew that this man had killed her parents and all her brothers and sisters. If the guards loyal to her mother had not replaced her with a baby found in the town, she would have died long ago.
Although she has never met these relatives, the people around her have never stopped instilling hatred in her. Whether she wants it or not, she shoulders the heavy responsibility of revenge.
But despite saying this, she still lived a happy childhood. The attendant who sent her out was a Mona Pasa named Julish.
He has a castle on the hills consisting of a main tower and two high towers. This is quite successful in Mona Pasa. After all, most Mona Pasa only have a tower or a wooden village.
In this castle, which is much smaller than her father, as the illegitimate daughter of Mona Pasa, she plays with the children here. Some of them are the children of soldiers and some of the children of castle residents. Their status is actually higher than hers.
The disguised illegitimate daughter is not much lower, so they can play together.
Julish stopped them at first, but after realizing that Tamar would not tell the story, he let them go. After all, if he always respected an illegitimate daughter too much, someone would be suspicious.
When it comes to Julish, in her impression, this old cavalryman is usually quite majestic to his subordinates and servants. His voice makes everyone afraid, even his son, but the only one who treats her is
At that time, he seemed extremely gentle and always said words like "my little princess".
Tamar remembered his hands, which were broad and rough, but in her opinion, those hands were so gentle. Gradually, she began to think more and more that she was Julish's illegitimate daughter.
In such happiness, although she was instilled with hatred every day by those subjects who were extremely loyal to her father and told of the responsibilities they shouldered, subconsciously, she thought that she would end up as an illegitimate daughter.
I spent a lifetime with my identity, married the son of a rich farmer or a businessman, and lived a life of sorrow or joy.
But just when she thought this, her world was shattered. Her blood was destined to see what she had to bear. This was something she couldn't escape no matter what.
There is no airtight wall in this world, not to mention that her current guardian has never stopped communicating with Bagration loyalists, so the news will always leak out.
The leaked news was quickly sent to Monomach by the informant. When the conqueror, who thought his throne was finally stable, learned that King George still had a daughter alive, he attached great importance to the matter and used the fastest method to
A large army was quickly mobilized to besiege Julish's fortress.
Monomach's army slaughtered all the residents in her guardian's territory, then carried the heads of these men and women on spears to the castle, demanding that the castle surrender immediately and hand her over immediately.
Tamar saw this scene on the city wall. She almost fainted. The bloody scene had a huge impact on her young heart. She knew that the little happiness she had imagined was completely shattered.
Faced with Monomakh's request, Julish naturally refused righteously, and Monomakh's response was also very simple. He pushed out the families of those who had been in contact with his guardian under the city wall, and broke up in front of everyone.
These men, women and children.
Tamar could not forget that day, nor could she forget those screams that made her frightened. Among them were her friends, who had visited Julish's castle, and now they all died because of her.
During the brief interval when Monomakh's army was preparing to attack the city, his guardian asked his son Saba Djurishvili and several loyal soldiers to escape with the princess through the secret passage of the castle.
Saba wanted to stay with his father, but he backed down at the terrifying roar and led the princess and the soldier into the secret passage.
When they came out of the secret passage, they found themselves at the far side of the castle. At this moment, the castle was burning, burning with screams and wailing. She saw someone jumping off the main castle and jumping into the extremely crazy place.
in the flames.
In the fortress, Monomakh obtained nothing but ashes, but her intuition told the conqueror that the person he was looking for was not dead, and the Turkic cavalry scattered around the castle told her that they had discovered a secret passage.
Later, he was even more certain of this.
Naturally, a nationwide wanted order followed. Monomah claimed that Tamar was just a fake daughter of King George, but looking at the intensity of Monomah's arrest, everyone understood what was going on.
Saba and the princess were trudging forward in this hostile land. They hid in the forest during the day and advanced under the cover of darkness at night.
They did not dare to walk in the daytime. Monomach's rule was pretty good to them. The nobles had less oppression on the peasants because of the newly acquired land. The peasants did not have a good impression of King George's daughter and would be happy to report their whereabouts.
But the connections Julish left behind are still there, and there are many nobles in Georgia who are still loyal to the king, and they are happy to provide help to King George's orphaned daughter.
It was with this help that they were able to reach the seaside smoothly, then boarded a merchant ship bound for Kiev and headed for Rus.
As for why it was Ross, everyone knew the hatred between the Grand Duke of Ross and Monomach, and the Grand Guild was happy to protect such a bargaining chip presented to him.
So they came here, a princess who had lost her country, a knight who had lost his territory, and two soldiers in rags. In any case, such a combination seemed too wasteful, as if they were here to beg for food - and it was true.
in this way.
However, Tamar's self-esteem was not damaged by this. She was raised as an illegitimate daughter. For an illegitimate daughter, contempt and contempt are an integral part of life.
Isn't it just a matter of living under someone else's roof in Rose? Then living under someone else's roof is nothing more than selling herself like an object - but then again, this is also her fate. In this era, most of the time, women are treated as a match.
of mare sold.
"You two, I have brought you good news. Lord Rostislav will provide you with a generous annuity so that you can live a good life in Kiev."
The Russian official who had received them appeared in front of them again. From his name, it could be seen that he was a Greek, but he was completely dressed as a Russian. Tamar didn't like this person. He looked at him like he was looking at goods.
He was the first person she had ever seen so naked.
In fact, most of Leo is not like this. He knows how to control his emotions, but this time it reminds him of the scene when he brought Zoe to the north many years ago. The people in front of him now are simply that
A replica of time.
"I really don't know how far they can go."
After they left, the mayor stroked his beard and thought. As an exile, now seeing this group of people who looked so similar to him, he couldn't help but think a little more. Normally, he wouldn't think about these things at all.
Thinking too much about it.
"His Royal Highness Rurik's eldest son's marriage was promised to Komnenos' daughter, so it can only be the second son... His Highness... Forget it, don't think too much about it, these things are still too far away.
"
The mayor shook his head and motioned to his subordinates to bring some documents. He should continue his work today instead of caring about these things that were so far away from him.