Miss Louisa From the Valley of the Wind

Soldiers Departure to the Border

New morning approaching. A horse-drawn carriage left the city of Hinom in the care of ten horsemen. That's the horse-drawn carriage that took Louisa.

Sitting in the horse-drawn carriage, Louisa and Margaret. While Lucio prefers riding horses with Deep and Shine. Although only twelve years old, but he has a stature that is high enough to seem more mature.

"So once this war with the Cloud Circle must have happened huh Louisa?"

"Yes, Ma. Obviously the preparations they made were definitely to attack another kingdom. Given their past conduct, which kingdom would be the target if not our kingdom."

"But your father said if they cooperate with the Dark Forest kingdom."

"According to our eyes like that. But as far as the involvement of the Dark Forest kingdom was concerned, there was no news yet"

"So what are your plans regarding the Dark Forest kingdom?"

"The core of the temporary plan just survives, Ma. If they don't attack, we'll let them. But if they move, we'll fight back"

"It turns out you don't understand what Mama Louisa means. What do you know about the Dark Forest kingdom?"

"I only know if the Dark Forest kingdom borders the Cloud Circle, and Long Beach. And their income is greatest from forest products."

"What about his power?"

"I'm not clear, Ma. For all I know, the Dark Forest kingdom is actually rarely involved with war."

"Haih. I've heard of them selling poison, but only to certain parties"

"So then, it means they won't go to war directly, do you think Ma?"

"Possibly so, they were only providing poison to the Cloud Circle kingdom side."

"But Ma, according to our eyes, who held a meeting with the Hurex King was a personal Tiger King. And our eyes also got word if the last month the two kingdoms did recruit a large number of soldiers."

"If so, they will go to war. Our soldiers who go to war must be provided antidote for poison in anticipation of the situation"

"Can grandfather provide in bulk?"

"With the large family members still in Hinom, and the supply of materials available, it would not be difficult to make. I'll discuss it with your grandparents" Margaret replied, looking out the train window.

"Look at your son is already big. Even without us knowing, in a moment he might come home to bring a grand daughter-in-law for mama." he continued

"Lucio is young, Ma. After all, there was a huge burden on his shoulders. Do you want to find a soul mate for her?"

"That's not what you mean..."

"So?"

"How's your relationship with Peter?"

"As usual. We still send each other news. It's just that yes, regarding the kingdom, the drought, the food, the war is just that kind of thing"

"Did he never offend your relationship?" ask Margaret a little.

Louisa took a deep breath. This kind of conversation doesn't happen once or twice. Louisa did not know what to answer. Usually what he did was run away or divert the conversation.

Louisa knew the concerns of her family, but for her right now the only priority was Lucio and the war that was about to happen. Avoiding the process will never solve the problem.

"But Louisa, your father and I are getting older..."

"You're not gonna die that fast." cut Louisa. "I promised my mom that after Lucio went to Gordon, I would make a decision. Is it back to Peter, or looking for another."

"Is it still about his betrayal?"

"Mama knows, I once guaranteed a more advanced life. In those days, it was rare for a woman to accept her husband to have another wife. In our kingdom from long ago, the ancestors did the same. Even at Gordon himself, only one of the two Kings did. And frankly, it's still very hard for me, for me it should be one wife one husband"

"I know baby, but didn't you choose Natasha to be Peter's wife?"

"I did it for Gordon, not for Peter. And when I made my decision back then, I had no intention of going back to Peter. If it wasn't for Lucio, I would never have thought of setting foot in Gordon's castle again"

'Mama just wants you to have someone by your side my daughter' Margaret's inner self but doesn't say it.

They are then equally speechless, and busy with their own thoughts.

The horse-drawn carriage continued to move, after taking 3 hours of travel, they finally entered Louisa's farmland.

Margaret entered the food storehouse to pick up some vegetables and meat to take back to the city of Hinom. Indeed for the purposes of the ancestral dwelling foodstuffs, and the Valley family residence was arranged by Margaret and all were taken from Louisa's farm.

As for the Hinom palace, they had their own food storehouse.

While Margaret is preoccupied with her needs, Louisa and Shine arrange for the members of the power of night to leave for the border. Currently the troops were leaving as many as seven hundred people, so the only ones left to guard the farm were about five hundred people.

After making various arrangements, the seven hundred men finally set out for the city of Hinom to join the royal army. Their departure coincided with Margaret's return to the city of Hinom so impressed that she was escorted by seven hundred horsemen.

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The third day as the result of the previous conversation, when it was still dark, five thousand royal soldiers plus five hundred members of the power of night set out towards the Northern border gate.

The next day a similar wave occurred, but it moved to the Eastern border gate. That was until the last soldier left. Because they set out when it was still dark so as not to cause a stir in the city residents, but throughout the city or village through which they passed, still their presence became a spectacle that attracted the attention of the population.

Most of them looked at them full of admiration. There was a sense of security and pride that they felt seeing the royal soldiers.

"Will they go to war?" ask a mother to her neighbor

"No, they went to guard the border. My son is also a royal soldier, may he be protected from the sky while on duty guarding the border"

"Dad, the royal warrior is very gallant. Later if I grow up I also want to be a royal soldier" said a little boy sitting on his father's shoulders

"Mother, they are all very handsome and look strong. Does anyone want to be my husband?" ask a girl with shame on her mother.

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... While writing the end of this chapter, the author recalls the author's childhood. When looking at the troop of soldiers passing by let alone riding in military vehicles, there was admiration, pride and respect seeing them. While in college there was a friend whose older brother was a soldier. From there the author knows, it turns out that every time the brother goes to a conflict area then his mother can never sleep well at home because of anxiety her son will go home to live the name.

..Maybe there is a similar story?