holy flame

Samuel is not the only one who lost his lover or relatives in the war. Everyone understands his feelings, but the behavior of leaving the army without permission is not worthy of other people's understanding and sympathy.So although it is a special period, every combat power is extremely important, but precisely because of this time, discipline and authority are more important and need to be strictly maintained.So after Samuel was rushed back to the army, he was whipped five times by one of them—this was not a fake in the TV novels where people could still move around after being whipped dozens of times at every turn.Nor is it the whip that is used for torture and pain, it is for execution.

A whip as thick as a duck egg, with barbs and burrs on it, can tear off even the flesh of the belt. Blood can be seen in one whip, flesh can be seen in two whips, and bones can be seen in three whips and four whips. Five whips are enough for a slightly weak person to be beaten. died.

However, this is considered special care. After all, Samuel's behavior is no different from that of a deserter. If he is truly carried out in accordance with military discipline, the only thing waiting for him is to be hanged.

After the execution was over, someone came up and put Samuel’s arm on the scaffold temporarily built—it was actually a crude cross, but after Samuel’s hands were free, he still couldn’t get off the scaffold, When everyone was wondering, Samuel pointed to Eric who was being held aside for execution.

"He is my entourage. He obeys my orders. The fault is that I am not his fault. I will also bear his punishment."

"My lord!" Eric screamed, struggling to run out, but he was tied up extremely firmly, and two soldiers held him tightly, how could he run out?

"Samuel, five lashes are still within the acceptable range for a paladin, and you can still fight. Adding five lashes is not necessarily the case."

"I insist."

"Ok."

After ten lashes, it is a bit of an exaggeration to say that Samuel didn't have a piece of good flesh on his body, but it was indeed bloody to the point of horror.His face was a little pale, and beads of sweat were dripping on his forehead.Eric rushed up as soon as he was free and joined the others to help Samuel down.

"My lord, I'm sorry."

"No, I'm not for you." Samuel shook off everyone's hands, including Eric, who wanted to help him, "I just suddenly found that when I can't find happiness, I use a kind of pain to suppress others. A pain is the best way."

That day Hadro still found a priest to heal him, which is considered a luxury for paladins now.

"Don't waste it on me." At that time, Eric had already bandaged Samuel, but the blood soon seeped out of the bandage, and it seemed that the bandage didn't help.

"I don't want to waste it on you either." Hadro looked at the stubborn young man and sighed helplessly, "But I don't want you to die on horseback."

"I'm fine! I..." Samuel still stubbornly refused the treatment, and even wanted to stand up and push the priest away, but Hadro slashed the back of the head neatly, and immediately passed out.

When he woke up again, the burning pain on his back had weakened a lot, and the dizziness from blood loss and the coldness of his body were not so severe, but he didn't feel happy. In fact, he didn't have those physical discomforts, and he did feel even more uncomfortable. up.

"Awake? Wayward brat." A slap was slapped on his head, and Samuel turned his head subconsciously. Hadro sat beside him with a broken map and looked at him.Samuel took one look at him, closed his eyes and went to sleep.

"Many people have to pass this level, Samuel." Hadro sighed, put his hand on Samuel's head again, and rubbed it twice, "It feels good."

"How did you get past that level?"

"Because I have Fina, I have my responsibilities and obligations, but this level doesn't work."

"But he's all I have." Samuel turned his head the other way.

"But you are a paladin, you still have the Holy Spirit, and you still have the future. You are still young—unlike us, it's just the appearance, don't take the dead as everything, you will meet other people." Rubbed the plug again Muir hit the head twice, and Hadlow left his little tent.

After he left, Samuel still maintained that prone position. In fact, Hadro was right.Isn't his purpose in life to find love?And when Julian was alive, he always said that feelings can't just bet on one person.Now that he is dead, if no "special circumstances" happen, there will be no possibility of talking about feelings between them. In that case, wouldn't it be good to find another person or a few people to find feelings?

Thinking of this, maybe it was because he had been lying on his stomach for a long time, Samuel felt a little stuffy and tingling, he sat up, frowned and covered his uninjured chest, thinking about the inexplicable punishment for Eric before , I don't know what happened to me.

"My lord, let's eat something." At this time, Eric opened the tent and walked in. He was carrying a wooden bowl with white batter food in it-their emergency retreat and the ambushes on the way, their food Not much, even paladins can only eat this batter with other people.

Samuel took it, and swallowed these things in two bites, which were useless at all, and kept sticking to the mouth and throat.

"Why did you follow me that day?"

"I'm worried about you."

Samuel looked at Eric and vaguely remembered that he always liked to hold him because it made him feel happy, just like holding a big fluffy dog ​​when he was a child.He brushed Eric's hair, looked at the angular face, and the worried green eyes: "Eric."

"Yes? Your Excellency?" Samuel suddenly hugged him, just like Samuel often did when they were still traveling in Clorion Continent, with one arm around his waist and the other around his shoulder, letting the back Put your head on his shoulder...

Samuel originally wanted to relive the joy of holding a dog, but maybe he hadn't done it to Eric for too long, and he couldn't find that feeling in him anymore.But Samuel still didn't want to let go, because the body temperature through the thin clothes gave him a sense of peace that he had never felt before—it wasn't as cold as Julian, what he held in his arms was a living person , not Julian's living person!

"Why did he die?" Samuel opened his mouth, he found that his voice was a little strange, and his eyes were a little uncomfortable.But Samuel still didn't move, he simply closed his eyes and pressed his forehead against Eric's neck, his eyes were getting hotter and hotter, but the liquid flowing out of his eyes was icy and wet Eric collar, and wet Samuel’s cheeks…——

The author has something to say: Cough!Well, Samuel doesn't have feelings for anyone else yet. What he did to Eric was just subconsciously looking for support and venting under the pain.In fact, even if someone else was present at the time, he would hug him and cry. After all, Samuel is still just a helpless child emotionally...

By the way == she is a real mother... Mi Youyu