The next morning came as promised, and the soft sunshine from the Isle of Skye poured into the room through the window.
Xia Ya slowly opened her eyes, turned her head and looked at Alicia who was leaning on her chest. Her eyes were closed tightly, and there seemed to be some tears in the corners of her eyes.
When the royal family is about twelve to fourteen years old, they should have special teachers to teach them some more private lessons.
The church in this country is mainly Puritan and advocates asceticism. In other words, the whole of Europe at that time was very conservative. Some people even thought that it was a very unclean behavior. The lack of education was also the reason. It is the cause of the epidemic of various syphilis diseases.
So it should just be a brief talk, and then some pictures and texts to let them know.
Obviously, Alicia was still blind at that time, so she didn't look at it at all.
So the last words she said last night were not meant to tease him. She really didn't know what would happen next.
But those words were very impactful to a healthy man. In a sense, that was why she was so ignorant and fearless.
As if aware of Xia Ya's awakening, her eyelids moved, and she slowly opened her eyes. She moved up, rubbed Xia Ya's face with her nose, hugged him and smiled lazily.
"Why did you get up so early?"
"It's late, it's almost ten o'clock." Xia Ya said.
Alicia suddenly woke up a lot. She struggled to get up from the bed in a panic, but even so, she still grabbed the quilt to prevent herself from getting naked.
Suddenly, she looked at Xia Ya, her face turned red and said, "You, turn around!"
Xia Ya turned her face helplessly, and then the rustling sound of dressing came to her ears.
Clothing in this era is much more troublesome than in the future, and what Alicia wears is not the kind of dress that requires several maids to put on.
But even so, he was sweating profusely when he was doing it last night.
Xia Ya had never thought that there would be so many places for pins on a piece of clothing, and the various laces would be a nightmare. If you are not familiar with the binding method, it will be counterproductive if you are not careful and make it tighter. .
In contrast, various elastic bands and shoe tear-off buckles and zippers are really a blessing for the times.
After an unknown amount of time, Alicia's voice came from one side.
"alright."
Xia Ya turned around. She was still wearing the clothes she wore yesterday, but there was a blush on her cheeks that wouldn't go away.
"I was a little strange last night." Alicia said with a red face, "I wouldn't be like that in the past."
Xia Ya nodded, "I know."
He has now basically determined that the dream demon bloodline in his body is actually no different from that of a succubus.
In the original legend, Merlin was a very carefree guy. The reason why he was imprisoned by the Banshee in the Lake was because he kept pestering others.
This setting seems to have been continued in the other two creations, and it should also be derived from the influence of the Dream Demon bloodline.
Of course, Char is not Merlin, and the blessing of fate will not significantly change a person's character, but he has also become more free-willed.
Every gain must come with a loss. The Dream Demon bloodline gave him the powerful ability to create illusions and enter dreams. In contrast, it was okay to lose some self-control.
"Isabel must be sleeping on the sofa outside." Alicia murmured, "If you go out of my room, she will definitely laugh at me."
"It's not a big problem." Xia Ya said.
With that said, he directly transformed into his room, changed his clothes, and then walked down from the second floor.
"Good morning." Xia said to Isabel on the sofa.
Isabel opened her eyes lazily. She looked at Char on the stairs, and then at Alicia's room.
She joked, "I thought you were going to come out of her room this morning."
"I have my own room." Xia Ya said with a normal expression.
After about a few minutes, Alicia, who had collected herself, walked out of the room in small steps. She didn't dare to meet Isabel's eyes, and she didn't dare to look at Xia.
He just silently walked to Calcifer's side and added a piece of firewood to it as usual.
A pair of eyes emerged from the burning flames, and they greeted Alicia enthusiastically.
"Good morning and lunch, Alicia."
"Good afternoon, Calcifer," Alicia replied.
"It looks like you slept well last night." Calcifer said, "You slept until 5 or 6 o'clock, and so did Char."
"Well, the temperature in the new place is perfect for sleeping," Alicia said.
At this time, Arthur seemed to be awakened by the movement in the living room and ran downstairs. He should have gone to bed very late last night, so he slept until now, but even so, he still looked very energetic.
"teacher!"
Arthur said excitedly when he saw Char standing at the top of the stairs.
"Napoleon was a great man!"
Xia Ya's eyelids closed slightly, a smile appeared on her face, "Really?"
"Who is Napoleon?" Isabel asked curiously.
"It's a character in the book that Char gave me, a French emperor." Arthur's face was rosy and he looked very excited.
"Is it an imaginary story?" Alicia said. In her impression, there was no such person named Napoleon in the past or present.
"It's a story that really existed in another time and space." Xia Ya said calmly.
"Another time and space." Isabel said curiously, "Is it a story that happens in the future?"
"It depends on your own understanding." Xia Ya said with a smile.
Hearing this, Isabel looked at Arthur, "Can you tell us about this Napoleon?"
"completely fine!"
Arthur said excitedly, he trotted down the stairs, sat on the sofa, and told several people the story of Napoleon by the firelight.
Arthur has a good memory, thinks quickly, and is good at telling stories. In a few words, he led them to that era and the life of this legendary emperor.
Even Calcifer leaned his head and listened quietly.
Xia Ya said nothing, smiling and watching Arthur express his opinion.
"The Battle of Wagram is definitely the most impressive place for me!" Arthur said excitedly.
“On the one hand, there is the French army led by Napoleon, and on the other hand, there is the allied army of Austria and Russia. The two armies met on the Danube River, and they met on a narrow road, and they were engaged in a war in which the fate of the three countries was at stake!
With one against two, Napoleon was naturally at a disadvantage, especially Russia's famous Cossack cavalry, which attacked the vicinity of Napoleon's base camp again and again.
Hundreds of cavalry formed a formation, breaking through the French front line like a tsunami and swarming forward.
Napoleon's army fought desperately and finally repulsed the enemy. Just when they thought victory was imminent, they found another group of Cossack cavalry rushing towards them, trampling on the corpses of their companions as if they were dead.
Napoleon's Guards, known as the invincible, were in dire straits. "
Arthur took a deep breath and said with a rosy face.
"But at this moment, Napoleon was on a hill overlooking the battlefield, watching the progress of the war.
The Cossack cavalry naturally charged at him, so the staff around Napoleon were uneasy and persuaded Napoleon to get him out of there.
They didn't know how many times they tried to persuade Napoleon, but Napoleon just didn't want to leave.
No matter how many times he was persuaded, he never wanted to move to a safe place.
Do you know why? "
"Why?" Alicia said very cooperatively.
"Because he was fascinated by the Cossack army!"
Arthur's eyes sparkled with light and his cheeks flushed.
"Had he just been commanding troops, he could have moved to a safer place, but he didn't.
He stood on the front line, standing on the dangerous battlefield, watching the cavalry coming towards him like a tide, admiring the enemy's heroic appearance without fear, and being fascinated by the enemy's bravery.
He even gave the enemy great praise afterwards.
He said, "If I had Cossack cavalry in my army, I would take the whole world by storm with them." "
"What a courage!" Arthur said excitedly, "He is definitely a hero!"
"Is it a hero just to put your life at risk?"
Charia teased as she stood at the top of the stairs.
"Reckless men and deranged desperadoes can also put their lives at risk. Are they also heroes?"
Arthur was stunned for a moment, he fell into deep thought, and he said hesitantly.
"I don't know, but I think he's just different."
However, what surprised Arthur was that Char nodded and said in approval.
"It's definitely different."
After a pause, he asked.
"A tiny, insignificant flea dares to challenge animals that are countless times larger than it. Do you think fleas are brave?"
Arthur became even more confused, and Alicia and Isabel who were listening around him were also a little confused.
Xia Ya had no intention of playing riddles and continued.
"Of course, a mere flea cannot be said to have courage, because it doesn't have much intelligence at all, and they don't know how powerful animals are.
In other words, they have no idea what fear is. "
Arthur seemed to have caught something, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.
"The same goes for reckless men and deranged desperadoes." Arthur murmured softly, "There is no fear."
Xia Ya nodded with satisfaction, "Human beings are very fragile beings. Even if they are at the top of the food chain, there are still many things in this world that can kill humans.
Therefore, human beings will inevitably have fears and times of mental fragility, but it is precisely this fragility that is the charm of human beings.
Because, compared to other animals, some humans understand fear and make it their own, and even take the initiative to jump into pain and hardship and feel happy to overcome them.
Therefore, human beings are the only ones among all living things that constantly challenge invincible enemies.
This spirit born of vulnerability is courage and heroic spirit.
Napoleon was neither a reckless man nor a deranged desperado.
On the contrary, he is very rational, he knows the strength of his enemy, and he also knows that he is in danger.
But even so, he still faced his enemies with dignity.
And looking forward to defeating them. "
(End of chapter)
