"By the way. Although it's winter now, it's better to open the windows slightly to get some fresh air.
"Anyway, the fire in the room is strong, so my wife won't freeze. It will be good for her health to provide her with more ventilation." The pastor explained again.
The fat dwarf did as he was told.
"Please come here so late." The girl named Vanessa has a sweet appearance and a pleasant voice. She seems calm and decent at this time.
Then she looked at the dwarf again. "Butler, it's getting so late. Please send someone to send the priest back to ensure his safety."
"Okay, miss." The chubby dwarf housekeeper first made a gesture of invitation to the priest.
Then he walked behind the priest and asked two soldiers outside the door to escort the priest. When he looked down from the circular corridor and the three priests walked out of the fortress gate together, he withdrew his gaze and returned to the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Vanessa closed the door, his previous calmness faded, and he looked at the dwarf housekeeper with a sad face:
"Yuanyuan, my mother was almost unconscious after a small spider penetrated her ear in the mine. After she woke up briefly, she seemed like a different person and kept asking for meat and blood.
"This situation has lasted for three days. Now my father is not in the city with Queen Meve. The demon hunter who came to the city five days ago has also left long ago. I don't know what to do now."
"Don't worry, Vanessa." Yuanyuan's face was kind, his head raised, his eyes as if looking at a junior,
"Once upon a time Lady Amara rescued me from the dead, and he didn't dislike my race and made me a housekeeper.
"Now that Duke Amara is away on the expedition, the hard workers in the mines who used to be severely punished are still being fed by Madam from time to time. Even though those hard workers are Jatu prisoners and various criminals, she does not trust them.
"Having experienced so many things, I have known for a long time that she is a very kind person. Kind people will have good luck, so my wife will definitely be able to survive this time."
"I hope so." After hearing what the housekeeper said, Vanessa's expression calmed down slightly, but he still looked at his mother on the bed with some worry.
"Vanessa, you have been busy since the day, and you should be tired by now. Go back to your room and rest quickly. I am watching here personally, and there are two maids outside the door who can help.
"The Duke took away most of the soldiers, and part of the remaining soldiers had to garrison the city, while the other part guarded the silver mines, resulting in insufficient defense in the castle.
"If there are any extra soldiers, I would like them to stay by my lady's side."
"That's not necessary. The security of our Firstfall Bay is very good. It is enough to have two soldiers stationed at the gate of the fortress. The silver mine is our Northern Kingdoms's top priority. If the silver mining is delayed due to our affairs, then even if Queen Meve is not blamed, his father will blame himself.
"Now my mother is much better after being exorcised by holy water. She is tied up tightly just in case anything happens.
"And Yuanyuan, you are the one who should rest now. You haven't slept for three days."
"But as a housekeeper..."
"Stop talking. Although you are just a housekeeper, you are my uncle in my heart. I will just stay here and watch over you."
Seeing the girl's insistence, Yuanyuan said uneasily, "You have been timid since you were a child. No matter if it was thunder or being chased by a big goose, in the end you only dared to cover yourself with a quilt and hide in the bed. I'm afraid you will be frightened by the sudden situation of my wife."
Vanessa's pretty face turned red, "That was all when I was a kid. I am much bolder now. Besides, how could I be scared by my biological mother?"
"Yuanyuan, as Duke Amara's daughter, I order you to go and rest immediately." Vanessa kept a slightly tough face, but his eyes were full of concern.
"Remember, don't let other soldiers in the fortress know about my mother, so as not to cause panic."
"Okay, I'm going to rest first. Don't worry, miss. Except for the guards at the door and the attendants, no one else in the city knows that the lady is possessed by evil spirits."
Finally, the butler warned the two maids outside the door before closing the door and leaving.
Vanessa was sitting on the chair next to the bed, looking at her mother, feeling even more distressed:
Three days ago, my mother just went to the mine. After she came back, she went crazy. She always woke up crying about hunger and was possessed by some evil spirit.
But according to what the pastor had said before, if she were allowed to eat at this time, it might actually enhance the power of unknown evil spirits in her body, which would be less conducive to exorcism. Therefore, I only fed my mother some water in the past three days.
But if she doesn't eat for a long time, her mother will starve to death.
Vanessa murmured to himself, "Father, I miss you so much. When will you come back from the war?"
Then he held tightly to a gem necklace hanging around his neck, "Kebi said that this necklace was specially customized by him and the big jeweler Val as a token of love between the two of us."
Then he said to himself a little shyly, "Kebi, I miss you too. When will you send me another letter by carrier pigeon?"
Then she kept staring at her mother on the bed. Feeling sleepy, she forced herself to lean on the head of the bed with her elbows and hold her chin in her hands to brace herself, but finally she closed her eyes.
She didn't know how long it had passed, but she felt violent vibrations on the head of the bed. She quickly opened her eyes and found that her mother on the bed had woken up and was looking at her lovingly with her head tilted to the side.
Outside the window, the sky was already slightly bright.
Vanessa suddenly jumped up like a scared rabbit.
Then he felt that this was his mother and his behavior was somewhat inappropriate:
At this time, my mother was obviously awake, and she would be very sad to see her doing this.
Moreover, the mother is still in chains and cannot break free.
He mustered up the courage to sit on the chair again and said tentatively, "Mom, are you feeling better?"
Lady Amara smiled weakly, "I feel like I have recovered. The priest's holy water is very effective, and the evil spirit in my body has been completely eliminated."
"Really? That's great!" Vanessa was excited, and then said cautiously, "Then do you remember who I am?"
"Of course you are my most precious daughter Vanessa. What, Vanessa, don't you believe me?"
Vanessa felt relieved after hearing these words, "It's not that I don't trust you, I just..."
"No need to explain, I understand. You are still as timid as you were when you were a child. Whenever there is any disturbance, you will be frightened and cry loudly, and then hide yourself under the quilt.
"I hope that after Kebi marries you, I can take you around to practice and make you more courageous."
"Mother, what are you talking about?" Vanessa felt her face getting hot.
"You are now 18 years old, and you have reached the age of marriage. When we followed your father to meet Queen Meve and saw them off, I had a very good impression of the young man.
"Kebi is completely different from his brother Little Odin who is full of violence. This is a person who can be trusted for life."
Hearing his mother say this, Vanessa covered his cheeks with his hands, closed his eyes and said shyly, "Mother, please stop talking."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything anymore. Can you untie this chain now? I'm so hungry, can I have something to eat?"
"I can already smell the blood of a live chicken being slaughtered by the cook in the kitchen."