The Thousand Year Dynasty
23.5. Antology Story: Giving Help
Meanwhile, it was just the day after Nata and Amithy headed south. In the central city, Lucia gets a visit from Selene. Before Selene will go straight to Sekai forest. To start building animal breeding in that place.
Selene's other goal, however, was to escort someone who wanted to meet Lucia. That person was Nikolai. A sailor from a village on the west coast.
"Good day, princess. Sorry to interrupt your work. But there is someone who wants to meet you" Selene said without further ado as she entered Lucia's tent.
They all live in tents, because their homes are not finished. The construction of the new city pursued public buildings first. While the houses of the residents are still built only not the one that is intended. Including Lucia's house and the nobles.
"Who wants to see me, Mr Selene?" Lucia asked who seemed to be talking to Orland.
"People from the fishing village" Selene replied later.
"Oh, really? Bring her in" Lucia replied later.
"Well, princess" after the bribe, Selebe immediately went out to pick up a man entering Lucia's tent.
Looked at the man Lucia had met. Looks a little awkward and confused to be acting. Lucia instantly knew that this man had never been in a regime situation or facing a noble, before.
Or perhaps he was from the south and did not know what the courtesy of the northern kingdom was like. That's what Lucia thinks.
"Include the princess, she is the master Nikolai who wants to meet you" Selene then introduced the prid.
"Please sit down" said Lucia, allowing her to sit down.
Lucia dudiuk spelled next to Orland. Selene took her seat just across from Orland. And let Nikolai sit right in front of Lucia.
"My name is Lucia. So what do you need to do to meet me, Mr Nikolai?" Lucia asked then, after everything had already sat down.
"Sorry to bother you daughter Lucia" Nikolai said, imitating how Selene called Lucia, the princess.
"There is no need to call me daughter, Mr. Nikolai" Lucia said.
"All right then. Miss Lucia. I'm actually here to ask you for help" Nikolai continued.
"Our people on the west coast rely on the ocean to survive. But now it is the season of change. In the middle of the season like now the sea is very difficult to pass" Nikolai began to tell the story,
"We actually have food supplies to go through this changing season. But there was a disaster that happened, which caused our food supplies to be lost all"
"Therefore, your wheels help us by providing food so that we can get through the change of season. Once we've been able to go back to sea, we will pay as much as possible for your kindness" Nikolai concluded with a request.
"How long have you been living there, Mr Nikolai?" Tanga Lucia later.
"A little over a year and a half this is Miss Lucia" Nikolai replied.
"Oh, where did you guys come from?" Lucia asked again out of curiosity.
But Nikolai remained silent. Looks like he's weighing. What he should say.
"If you don't want to answer, that's okay. I also don't want to interfere too much in your affairs and your people's affairs" said Lucia to cancel her question.
"Sorry Miss Lucia. I can't answer. Because I don't want anyone else to know about this, nor do I want to tell you a lie" Nikolai replied later.
"It's okay, Mr. Nikolai. I appreciate your privacy. Then, how many people are there in your place?"
"Thirty-two people, Miss Lucia"
"All right then. I will prepare immediately" said Lucia then almost without pause.
"really? You're gonna help us?" Nikolai was surprised by Lucia's reply. The man had not expected that Lucia would agree to it so soon. Nikolai thought Lucia would make terms and offers. In fact, he was already preparing for the worst. Begging to beg. Or change for his right as a free man. Nikolai was ready to be a slave.
But what happened was beyond all his expectations. And because of that he did not know what to behave like.
"We still have more supplies, if only for thirty-two people" Lucia's remark broke Nikolai's daydream.
Orland and Selene smiled in silence. They also did not intend to participate in the discussion between Lucia and Nikolai.
"Maybe I'll take you two more days" Lucia said later.
"There is no need for you to take Miss Lucia, let us come and take it" Nikolai hurriedly replied.
"Eating for thirty people which you can bring yourself. It'sit's okay. We'll take you there later. At least until the mouth of the cliff gap only, if you do not want us in your settlement" said Lucia later.
"No. That's not what I mean, Miss Lucia. I just don't want to bother you any more" Nikolai explained Lucia's misunderstanding.
"No need to bother Mr. Nikolai, we are neighbors now. So it's our duty to help if you need it" Lucia said later.
"It is only natural that I feel sorry for your other help, Miss Lucia" replied Nikolai.
"Are there a lot of kids? Do they need a healer or a healer?" Lucia asked again.
"We have five children. But I think we can still handle it ourselves" Nikolai replied later.
"I told you earlier, don't spare Mr. Nikolai. If you need anything else, just mention it. We will help as much as we can" Lucia said again.
"Thank you, Miss Lucia. Thank you so much" Nikolsi looked down and thanked Lucia.
"Together, Mr. Nikolai"
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"You know what, Luc? You scared the guy" Orland said moments after Selene and Nikolai left the tent.
"Kill him be afraid?" Lucia did not understand Orland's words.
"try to think. You asked someone to help you on the street when your horse-drawn carriage wheel broke. As soon as you meet someone who's willing to help you fix your train wheels, what do you think of that person" Orland said.
"That means the person is a good person" Lucia replied later.
"Well, if that guy offers to help you with your luggage? Then plan to take you home to your house, without you asking. What do you think of that person?"
Lucia was silent for a moment. "Suspicious. And afraid, just in case the person had bad intentions" he replied then slowly.
"As a good person, there are limits to helping someone. Remember that, Luc" Orland later said.
"Good uncle, I will always remember him" Lucia replied with a nod of her head.
"And again, since when do we have a healer?" Orland asked what he had been holding back from earlier.
"Oh, Aksa. He's a healer?" Lucia answered quickly.
"What's? He's a healer?" Orland did not expect Lucia's answer.
"really. He used to deal with Duexter and Fla's wounds" Lucia explained.
"That boy. It can always surprise people"
"But by the way, where is he? I didn't see it from so early?" Lucia seemed to have realized.
"It wasn't yesterday that you advised him to take a vacation. Maybe now he is going around this land" Orland replied, taking a paper from the table and starting to read the contents.
"But I saw Miss Lily who was going to Sekai forest. Did Aksa go alone? Hopefully he doesn't do anything that doesn't" asked Lucia who then followed Orland to pick up the paper from the table and start reading it.
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