Hannoic War
Insects (Part 15)

"The more laws.the less justice"

the Marcus Tullius Cicero

Insects

Sitting Vesius in a wooden chair, near a white iron firebox in the room.

Relia and Mya also sat in a wooden chair near the white wood stove.

Relia and Mya closed their eyes and put 2 of their hands in front of their faces.

They are praying…

Vesius himself did not make any special movements, but he sat down and prayed with his lips.

The Victa god does not require any special movements to pray, a special movement is made only when giving the god an offering.

Near the furnace again, there was a priestess of the White God whom Mya had brought from Dalmatia.

The voice of prayer was heard from the priestess with her soft voice.

For a moment Vesius almost thought the priest was singing.

The Victa God has no way of praying like this, there is nothing sweet about the chanting of the Victa priest.

While the White Gods themselves were different, their praying voices sounded gentle and beautiful in their own way.

The priest continued to sing and then picked up an orange…

The orange is then cut after which the water is splashed into the fire.

The fire sounded hissing as the orange water touched it….

"The white deity of the most white and holy bestows us fertility and beauty for this woman" said the priestess in the old Dalmatian language.

Then Relia extended her hand forward.

Relia's hand then the priest washed it with orange juice.

And for a long time Relia's hands were then placed on the fire.

"Already miss" said the pastor with a smile.

Then the priest retreated and Relia pulled both her hands from the fire.

"You okay Relia?" said Mya worriedly to a sister.

"I'm fine brother, fire won't hurt me, I've been a good boy all year" Relia said in a positive tone.

The priest then poured water from the golden glass into the furnace.

The fire then fizzed back but slowly shrank and died..

"A-is it good that you attend the birthday ceremonies of different people worshipping gods, is that okay?" Relia said nervously.

"What's wrong, Victa's people aren't so angry with people who worship other gods. We also have the same god of fertility and womanhood as your god" Vesius said.

"Who?" , asked Relia curiously.

"White half-god Ascaleus" said Vesius while taking a glass of wine spelled behind him.

The cold iron glass can be felt on the skin of Vesius's palm.

*New god.*, think Vesius while sipping his glass of wine.

"Relia? A glass of wine for your birthday" said Mya while giving Relia a glass of wine.

"A-ah" Relia said nervously as she picked up the glass of wine.

"Servant, bring the berry cake here" said Mya ordered the waiter who was standing in the corner of the room.

The waiter then moved to pick up some food in the corner of the room.

"Oh yes, has cleared the Mypa fruit?" said Relia while looking at the waiter.

"I can buy Haranids with my servants quickly, if you want" Vesius said.

Mya was seen putting on a face that was a little happy to hear her, her graceful and strong face turned back into the face of a teenager.

"Yes-yes!" said Mya spontaneously.

"No need! Not necessary! Brother has been painstakingly coming out of the castle to look for him!" Relia said.

"No need? Though it's your birthday, Relia.." said Mya with half a tone of care for an older brother and half a tone of guilt.

"No need! Mypa fruit is also delicious!" said Relia.

*It looks like I should say.*, thought Vesius.

"Don't eat, it's a poison recipe" Vesius said.

"E-eh?" said Relia in surprise.

"Yes, it's poison if you eat carelessly, it tastes bitter? Ahh..'The Cry of the Tyronians' ", said Vesius while taking a Mypa and looking at it.

Mypa fruit is green and round fruit strange like peaches, but the difference is not sweet or soft but bitter and hard.

*Bringing the memories of Tyronia's war again.*, thought Vesius while returning the Mypa's fruit to the basket.

Vesius recalls how 80 of his troops were killed for eating Mypa fruit carelessly after taking it upon themselves to plunder a village.

Vesius even ate it but luckily Vesius only felt stomach pain for a few months.

Although the stomach ache was really severe the pain.

"So?" said Mya while looking at the servant with a strong look.

Mya looks very paranoid to the waiter who cleans up the Mypa Fruit and does not tell her.

*No, the servants are innocent, they did not plan to poison you, it was only because I forgot to say it*, Vesius thought with a bitter smile.

"Servant? You know that this fruit is poisonous?" said Vesius.

"No-no sir! I didn't! Don't know!" said the waiter with fear.

"seen? There was not even a false tone in his words" Vesius said as he drank his wine.

"How did you know he was lying?" said Mya, furrowing her brows.

*He was worried that I was conspiring to poison them, it was natural, an elder brother's worry*, Vesius thought as he felt cold wine running down his throat.

"Wait a minute, miss" said Vesius, looking at the door of the room.

Vesius felt someone stepping into this room.

*tuk*

The door was opened and a soldier was seen standing in front of the door.

Relia and Mya were seen staring seriously at Vesius and this warrior.

"What's wrong?" said Vesius.

The soldier then stepped towards Vesius and then lowered his head.

He approached the soldier towards Vesius.

*He'd like to whisper*, think Vesius realized something.

Vesius then swung his hand and brought his ear closer to the soldier's face.

The soldier immediately responded.

Heard the soldier's words clearly in the ears of Vesius….

The heavy voice of the soldier could ring in the head of Vesius..

Vesius's face then turned dark..

And the shadow in this room covered his eyes…

Pouting could be seen on his face but not with his eyes…..

Mya could see that Vesius's eyes had become sharper and colder than whenever I had ever seen him.

Vesius then stood up slowly from his chair and walked towards the door..

Vesius said nothing and remained silent.

"May I ask Lord Vesius?" said Mya with a serious tone on her face.

"What's wrong?" ' said Vesius in a voice as cold as the statue of king Asliaus iii.

"How can you tell if he's lying?" said Mya, crossing his legs.

Vesius then opened the door of this room…

"I grew up in the capital" Vesius said with his green eyes shining dimly eeriely.

…..while stepping out of this room.

And his footsteps were more frightening…

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*oekkk*

The vomit kept coming out and falling into the wooden basket..

his face turned pale..

Sweat came out of his skin..

His body slowly became more limp…

*oekkk*

Come out once again….

Then Hanno looked at the wooden basket containing the contents of his vomit for a long time…

Hanno was silent.and her vomit then stopped...

*The vomit stopped.* , thought Charla aware of something.

"Are you okay?" said Charla as she approached Hanno.

"Take me a cloth" said Hanno in a high voice.

*He has a command tone in his voice.*, thought Charla.

"Hahh." - Charla sighed and obeyed Hanno's request.

Charla then stepped towards the table and took the cloth over it.

After that Charla gave the cloth to Hanno's hand.

Hanno then turned her body away from Charla, unwilling to show how she had wiped her mouth.

"You don't have to hide how disgusting you are in front of me, I've seen hundreds of men more disgusting than a young man who rubbed the leftover vomit in his mouth" Charla said as she stepped towards Hanno.

Charla then held onto Hanno's non-fat shoulder.

Hanno's hard shoulder could be felt in Charla's hand.

Charla then pulls Hanno's body to face her.

"Don't, please" said Hanno, holding back from turning away from Charla.

"I'm your teacher" said Charla, pulling Hanno's shoulder harder.

"Take me a mirror" said Hanno, holding him down.

"You have my eyes" said Charla while pulling stronger Hanno.

Hanno...

Hanno's face looks like a little boy.

Charla was shocked..anyone who knew Hanno and saw this.will be sure Charla was surprised as much as she seemed..

Hanno was always strong, quiet, stoic, and had an expression that did not change at all times..

For Charla Hanno's face was always like a painting…..

..but this time..

*The weak side of Hanno.all men have their own weak side.and men will open their weak side when in front of the woman they love.* , thought Charla.

But Hanno's weak side opens up in front of women like none of those words...

Charla then takes the cloth in Hanno's hand..

The faces of Hanno and Charla are pretty close at the moment…

Charla then wiped the rest of the dirt off Hanno's face.

"Don't think my view is getting worse about you for looking at your disgusting side" Charla said as she continued to wipe Hanno's cheek.

Hanno's face looked dumb and surprised to see Charla's face….

Hanno's soft lips moved as Charla rubbed Hanno's face..

Charla's own hand was holding Hanno's back..

"I'm not a woman who wants to continue to be protected by the powerful man Hanno, I'm your teacher" Charla said, holding Hanno's cheek.

Charla then slowly stopped taking her hand off Hanno's cheek..

Charla's hand moved slowly away from Hanno's back..

Slowly Charla stood back away from Hanno, and let Hanno stare at her dumbly as long as Charla moved away from her slowly....

"Don't tell me where you're from Hanno.or traumatized by what made you vomit…" ,charla said strongly.

Charla stood in front of Hanno and looked at Hanno with her strong gaze.

"I'm just reminding you of this.you're my student" Charla said with a gaze as if hugging Hanno and releasing Hanno to fly space..

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Enter Vella into her sister's tent.the smell of perfume that smells smelled by her…

"Mr Handam I entrust this duty to you" Hasteinn said in the voice of his king.

Hearing her voice alone made Vella a little sad, Vella knew her sister must have borne a big answer in her young age..

And Vella can't help a damn thing about that..

"This task might be too dangerous, considering that the man I've taken is Toran Garius.he must have a plan behind his pockets." - ' said Mr. Bybur in a more polite voice.

"Haha! You scared of Bybur? The owl will be hit by a typhoon soon my friend!" said Mr. Handam with his bloodthirsty voice.

"I'd be a fool if I wasn't scared of Toran Garius, he cleansed and destroyed the Dwarves in the north which had been a problem for 200 years alone and the Tyronians who had plundered Strantos for more than 1,000 years also he defeated with a coalition along with several groups of mercenaries" ,said Mr. Bybur.

The two of them suddenly became Hasteinn's right hand even though they were both quite unfamiliar.

Especially Mr. Handam after being hit by his older sister Vella he was suddenly familiar with Hasteinn, and Hasteinn entrusted him as a bodyguard and the task of securing the camp.

Mr. Handam despite having a strong temperament and unstable emotions.he has a lot of experience in battle.and fights if not drunk he can be as dangerous as 3 angry bulls.

Also Mr. Handam is a loyal and loyal person, sometimes trustworthy and also easy to be honest.

Mr. Bybur himself was quieter, polite, and loyal, more moral than anything, his experience in the Tyronian War and his knowledge of the Victa nobility made him the best pawn for Hasteinn.

"Mr Handam of the Ramalax Family, Mr. Bybur of the Tallibar Family and Her Highness My Brother" Vella said as she bowed politely before the three of them.

Vella's 'noble' mouth felt like a chain. He preferred to call Hasteinn with 'sister' in person, just a few weeks he had already missed where they were not the royal family.

Playing together in the castle, sometimes her brother read her some books, or sometimes Vella read books.

Although Glent sometimes comes with adult jokes but Vella likes it, Vella doesn't like being locked up with her age.

"Mr Princess" said Mr. Bybur in a tone of courtesy.

"What is Vella?" , asked Hasteinn with the face of his king.

*I want to hug you and talk to you without the king's face, without the golden blood being a wall for both of us*, thought Vella.

Vella holds back saying that, she will be strong.she will be strong and will not trouble her brother..

"I want to talk to Her Majesty My sister alone" Vella said in a tone that sounded now like a princess.

"Let's get out, Bybur" said Mr. Handam quickly while carrying a beer glass in his hand.

Not to forget Mr. Handam also bowed lightly to Hasteinn but no 'noble' speech came out of his mouth.

Hasteinn could only smile bitterly from being used to Mr. Handam's pride.

Mr. Handam only looked silently at Vella's face and then walked out of the tent.

Mr. Bybur then stood up slowly.

"Your highness, let me" said Mr. Bybur, bowing and walking out of the tent.

Several bodyguards also came out of Hasteinn's tent.

Vella then walked slowly towards Hasteinn.

*..tap*

The closer Vella is to Hasteinn.

*tap*tap*tap*

Hasteinn opened his arms wider.

And then Vella hugged her sister.

Feeling the strong body of Hasteinn in the body of Vella.His body is warm and at the same time cold.

Seen Hasteinn's body feels heavier in Vella's body, Hasteinn who feels tired to put his body in Vella's body.

"Sister.weight" said Vella with a warm smile.

Although heavy but Vella liked him, than he had just looked at his face with the same cold and hard gaze as his father.

"A little while like this.I'm tired of Vella.." ' said Hasteinn, hugging Vella tighter.

*I also want to say that, sister.*, thought Vella.

Vella is exhausted...Vella had talked to some nobles as well.and talked to them with stiff lips…

What about her brother? Hundreds of papers were signed, hundreds of nobles fought, protested, hundreds wanted something from Hasteinn..

"Why are you here, Vella? I've asked you to castle 'Red God'.Kota Hellemus.kastil Ral..kidol you can't continue to camp troops, there will be battles coming.you will be in danger" ,said Sister Vella with her warm voice while hugging her tighter.

Hasteinn's hard chest could be felt in Vella's chest.

"I want to be beside you, brother.I can't sit quietly in a castle while waiting for news from you at the battle.and singing myself in the castle.I heard the news of your death…" ,said Vella who sounded almost crying at the end of his speech while his face was getting drowned in the boat of Hasteinn.

"I'm not going to die in this Vella.I promise that.." said Hasteinn in the voice of her brother.

"Promise with thin assurances brother..everything can die no matter who they are or whatever they worship...do not remember how mom and dad died? Can you guess how they died?" said Vella.

"I will never forget the death of Vella's father and mother" Hasteinn said in a voice as sharp as a sword.

*No..return..back with a warm voice like that.* ,inner Vella.

Then Hasteinn slowly removed his hand from Vella's back…

*No..don't let go of your warm embrace.*, inner Vella.

Vella is also forced to let go of her brother's embrace.His body is already too high for Vella when her sister releases her embrace.

"I won't forget how you died, Vella" Hasteinn said with a lightning-strong gaze.

The thirst for revenge...

"They hung him with our own family flag." - ' said Hasteinn, clenching his teeth tightly until his voice was heard by Vella, "Jahae Mahaldd.."

Hasteinn then took out a pawn on the map while continuing to clench his teeth.

*Sister.not like this.you are not like this.*, inner Vella.

"But we still have the Garius family.I tell you Vella..Garius is behind all this.I've heard it from my spies that Garius planned an attack on our house.then the death of the mother was not due to a small noble.but Garius..Garius also planned it.." - Hasteinn said with a strong swipe of his teeth heard.

*garius? Garius.this all makes sense..Garius..* , thought Vella, almost drowning in vengeance..

But instead Vella shook her head…

*No, I have to drag my sister away from it.not drown in it. I won't.* ' said Vella.

"But our goal is to win this war.the thirst for blood may detract us from that goal sister" Vella said in a soft voice as she could.

"It was precisely that that supported me to continue to win this war Vella.." said Hasteinn who then broke the pawn.

"Sister.quiet.." , said Vella in a softer voice while holding Hasteinn's thigh.

Vella's gaze also makes it as warm as possible.

Then Vella knelt down and leaned her head on Hasteinn's thigh..

"First we secure our victory.then we plan how we kill them all without ruining our chance to win this war.." - Vella said with a smile while leaning her head on her brother's thigh.

Hasteinn could only fall silent.

His gaze was still as strong as lightning...

"I don't have time for this Vella." said Hasteinn as he lifted Vella and gently removed her from her thigh.

But still.his own brother got rid of him..

*No..please don't get any further.don't be away from me brother.*, thought Vella.

"Sister?" said Vella.

"There's something I need to do tonight." ' said Hasteinn, looking at the map.

It was seen that Hasteinn's gaze had a real picture of a word as sharp as a sword, as strong as lightning, and as fast as the wind.

Hasteinn's gaze turned towards the pawns one by one so quickly that Vella could not disturb him.

Vella looks like she wants to reach her brother with her hands…

But then Hasteinn went for a walk not paying attention to Vella's achievement.

"Sir.." Vella said in a small voice until Vella thought that Hasteinn had not heard it.

"What's wrong?" said Hasteinn.

But Hasteinn heard it instead…

*She's still my sister.she's not far away.she'll be back.she'll be back* , thought Vella.

"Can you tell me what you're going to do this one time?" said Vella, holding a cry on her face.

"I will win this war Vella" Hasteinn said as he walked out of his tent.

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Walking Casca and Regio in the library were darkened by night, only the candle lanterns in the right hand of Regio illuminated this room for their sake.

Hundreds of bookshelves lay before them, hundreds of records of people from the past unfolding before them…

"How's the princess, Casca?" said Regio as he fiddled with the bookshelf.

"All right my friend" said Casca in a slippery voice, "hero has a lot of busyness so the princess began to spend a lot of time with other noble ladies"

"Another noble lady? Miss Harlaw's friends you mean?" said Regio while looking at one of the books and put it back.

"Half yes and half no" Casca said with a smile.

"Not some more? Did Mr Perrin put his eyes between the princesses?" said Regio, turning his head towards Casca.

"Truely my friend." said Casca with a wider smile.

"The woman began to control this kingdom.she began to put her hands around Princess Casca, we must stop her" said Regio by turning his head towards the bookshelf.

"This is where we come from, right? A book about the hero's notes and the past about the defeat of the Demon King.At any time we will know.." Casca said.

One by one the books were opened and no one Regio remembered was the book.

Is the book thick? Not thin? Thick enough? Or not even a box...Regio doesn't remember..

It has been decades since Regio came to the palace of Balradius after studying the holy island of Cyronia.

Cyronia.the knowledge and literature center of Strantos..

The place is sacred because it was the first heroes to rest..

When you leave Cyronia after so many years, all the bookshelves in the world are very small.

"I remember it.I feel it here.I remember the words of the library guard first.about keeping the book well.." , said Regio while slipping his hand between the bookshelves.

And can be felt the cover of the book.indeed not in the form of a box.but round like an egg….

Strange indeed, but the library keeper said it was a 'book'...

The cover is not leather or hard paper but shiny steel.

When taken Regio could see it after all these years……

Regio then turned to look at Casca.

You can see the book has a strange and strange pattern on the cover..

"What kind of book is that?" said Casca with an astonished face.

"The book that he said was the oldest among the oldest.you remember the word 'siAbu-grey'? If this world used to have an 'iron life'?" said Regio.

"Hm, old man, I still remember all the stories when I was young" Casca said with a smile, "can the book be opened?"

"Can't, this book has magic power in it. We have to say the password.a cipher..in the old Anglo language.." , said Regio while tapping on the book.

"What's the password?" said Casca.

"Wait a minute" Regio said as he stared at the book for a long time.

Regio remembered how the old smiley face pleased the library keeper because he was satisfied with his life that would have been over.

Regio and Casca remember how great the Balradius Palace was when they completed their teaching from the Holy Island of Cyronia.

And how weak the power of the princess at that time, it was fortunate that Dalmatia was saved by the existence of the Prime Minister siCeryse who people nicknamed 'The White Knight'.

But in 4 years the Regio had to stand stronger beside the Princess, when the prime minister Ceryse died at the battle.

Hundreds of royals were looking for an opportunity each time to squeeze the profits out of the Princess' weakness.

'when do you open this book? You know what the password is?'

'the 'sandma?'

'Oookanaras Tagrasa'

The memory of the conversation with the library guard was ringing in his head...

"Oookanaras tagrasa" said Regio according to his tone with the library keeper.

The round book is open…

When the book opens into 2 pieces like a boiled egg that is cut.

The color of the paper is black, while the letters are black..

" 'Oookanaras Tagrasa' ? That's old Anglo.." ' said Casca in a hollow voice.

Casca's eyes seemed to be emptier and devoid of emotion.

"You know what Casca means?" said Regio as he opened the books one by one.

" 'Everything will die no matter who they are or whatever they worship.' ", said Casca with a face that looked surprised, "everything is starting to become clear Regio..."

"Clearly? What mean

Suddenly Regio felt something inside his body.like exploding.like destroyed all his organs.cannot breathe him..

Blood came out of the mouth Regio.starting from small droplets out.then it became more..more and more.until Regio's clothes began to get wet with blood..

The candle then becomes dead..

*...tuk*...tuk*

Casca then stepped into the book…

Casca's footsteps were strong and dark like a monster...

Casca knelt down and picked up the book..

"You no longer need Regio." Casca said, holding the book against his chest.

Casca's eyes look dark in color…

For a moment Regio was like seeing hundreds of terrible insects crawling in this library...

Then dark...