Theresia walked very slowly, her shoulders swaying rhythmically with the pace. The fine sunlight from the tree-lined path kept slipping from the tips of her hair, like flowing time, setting off the temperament of the white skirt.
Zhou Jinru followed her about five meters behind her, taking his time. He hadn't thought about what to say yet.
"Can you tell me who you are?"
"They all call me Thomas Courtman."
Theresa's tone was a bit playful: "Then you are also a great explorer?"
Zhou Jinru: "..."
It seems that this pseudonym is really unusable and has become almost universally known. Is it really so famous? How come he has never heard of it?
But that's right. Most of Zhou Jinru's time in Rhode Island was spent constantly working and training because he was not strong enough. He rarely had any free time to stop and appreciate the culture and art of this land. Even though he came here in 996 By 1092, there was little time for indulgent entertainment in nearly a hundred years.
"So, Mr. Cotterman, what's the real reason you want to see me?"
"I want to see the influential figure who unified Kazdaele, with so many supporters gathered around her, what kind of power she has."
Theresia smiled and shook her head, half-jokingly: "Then you have seen that I am a Sarkazi with normal physical development. I only have one head and two hands. It is much different from the three heads and six arms you mentioned. I am disappointed. ?"
"No, not at all."
Zhou Jinru took a breath and relaxed his tense nerves slightly. Theresia was as approachable as the rumors said, but she must have a more special side, otherwise the elusive Kelsey would not stay in Babel. Tower, and later to establish Rhodes Island.
That woman will not let herself settle down easily.
And Theresia happened to be the anchor that tied her down.
One after another, they left the quiet tree-lined path and walked towards a residence where many people seemed to live.
"where are we going?"
Theresia snorted: "In the torture chamber, only severe torture can make you tell the truth."
Zhou Jinru frowned. It sounded like he was joking, but they had just met for the first time. Would Theresia trust someone so easily and make jokes about their close relationship?
Just when he was puzzled, the white skirt stopped in front of a very ordinary door. She took out the key from her pocket and opened the door skillfully. This seemed to be where she lived.
"Come in first, I have a few words to ask you. Of course, as the owner of this place, I also want to entertain you well. You don't really believe in torture, do you?"
Despite all the difficulties, Zhou Jinru never flinched even though he was hacked and bruised by the inner guards. There was no reason for him to be intimidated in front of Theresa, who was not hostile.
Following the hostess into the room, at first glance, the clothes inside were very simple, simple to the point of being shabby, and there was no trace of the status of Princess Kazdaele at all.
There is a bed, a bedside table next to it, a wardrobe on the inside, a desk directly opposite the door, and a simple bookshelf nailed to the wall with wooden boards.
This is where Theresia lives.
She reached out to move the chair next to the desk, picked up the paper cup and thermos, poured a glass of water for Zhou Jinru, and said softly: "Please sit down."
"It's hard to believe that you live in a place like this. Don't you think it's too simple?"
Theresia said unexpectedly: "Then where do you think I should live? A magnificent palace, or a specially customized apartment building. I just want a place where I can shelter from the wind and rain, and I can sleep."
After hearing her answer, Zhou Jinru realized a problem. He had always ignored Theresia's true identity.
The white skirt is the princess of Sakaz and the leader of the Tower of Babel. In addition to these two identities, she is also a warrior. A warrior who has gone to the battlefield and killed people is not a delicate flower in the greenhouse, nor can she be Subordinate overhead vase.
She can kill.
"Please take a seat."
There was only one chair in the room. If Zhou Jinru sat down, Theresia could only stand.
Or is there something mysterious about this chair?
Zhou Jinru was not sure whether to sit down or not.
Seeing his hesitation, Theresia couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth: "It seems you are still afraid of me and afraid of traps."
"Your Highness, your method of provoking generals is too obvious."
Zhou Jinru sighed. Even if this chair could really grow knives, he still had to sit on it. He could not lose face in front of the white skirt no matter what.
This is an ordinary chair. There are no traps or pop-up mechanisms. It still feels a bit hard for him to sit on. He should get some soft cushions to make it more comfortable.
"Your Highness, it seems that your chair is very ordinary."
He laughed.
Suddenly.
A pair of arms stretched out from behind and hugged him from behind.
The soft hair touched the man's cheek.
"It must be hard to walk such a long way, right?"
Buzz.
Zhou Jinru felt that all the blood in his body rushed to his forehead, and his mind was completely blank, and he knew nothing.
What is Theresia talking about?
What does she mean?
I……
"I know who you are, even if you don't say it, I know."
Theresia's voice whispered in the man's ear: "You know, Askaron rarely leaves me more than fifty meters away, and there is a child who is also very clingy. In fact, a stranger is not interested at all. They may have approached me, but none of my guards showed up.”
Zhou Jinru also wondered at first why he could get close to Theresia so easily. Now it seems that the white skirt should have let him in.
"Your Highness, do you know who I am?"
"Kelsey is not here. I sent her away early in the morning. She is taking care of little Amiya. Askaron won't be back for half an hour. She will be angry, but I don't care; I I really didn’t know who you were at first, but you said something that convinced me that it was really you, my doctor.”
Zhou Jinru murmured: "Three heads and six arms..."
He reacted immediately, but he didn't expect that it was just a spoken word, but it became the key to revealing his identity.
Theresia mentioned several people, but she did not mention one crucial character, and that was him in this era.
"Don't ask. Even if I say something, you won't be able to hear it."
The white skirt hugged him, and the two of them were whispering. They seemed to have an extremely close relationship. As time went by, Zhou Jinru was shocked to find that his state had become very stable, and he no longer felt that light and airy.
"Your Highness..."
"Thanks a lot."
But why does Theresia know so much?
Even Kelsi had to test him many times before he was sure, but the princess identified him with just one sentence.
