Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 27 The world returns to its heart
The little girl turned her head to look at the bag of candied fruit, then took off her hood, took the candied fruit but did not eat it.

Orville only saw the other person's appearance clearly at this time, and could only sigh that she was a beauty, indeed beautiful.

Her medium-length black curly hair brushed over her shoulders, her eyes were like autumn water, her skin was like cream, her hands were like soft silk, her lips were red and her teeth were white. Basically, all the words that could be used to praise a woman's beauty went through Orville's mind, but that was all.

He has a relatively high resistance to women. Besides, women aged thirteen or fourteen are still little girls in his eyes. The surprise will pass after a moment and will not affect his ability to walk or his thinking.

"Thank you for your speech. I think it is very helpful to me. This is a thank you gift for you. It is all I have."

She took a pearl earring from her ear and tried to hand it to Orville, but he didn't take it.

He had no interest in taking children's things. "It's useless for men to take jewelry. They will just sell it. It's better to give it to the right person. Besides, I'm not short of money. I live well here with the Romans."

The other person raised his lips and said, "This is a thank-you gift from Cleopatra, a member of the Ptolemaic family. It will be useful to you. Trust me and keep it, or you can really sell it."

Orville's face changed, then quickly returned to normal.

Although this name is a bit sensitive as it has the same name as the famous Egyptian queen in history, all the women in their family like to use this name. There are so many Cleopatras in history, and they are all called the same name, so there is no need to be too sensitive. Orville thinks it is just the same name and it is not such a coincidence. The Egyptian queen in history is Cleopatra Thea Philopator.

He asked tentatively: "May I ask what your full name is? I will remember this in the future."

The other party was surprised. "I thought you knew it a long time ago, Cleopatra Thea Philopator. The daughter of Philopator, the flute player, the king of Egypt. By the way, the person being executed now is my sister."

There wasn't much emotion in her words, as if the person being executed was an irrelevant person, but her eyes were full of sadness, and it was obvious that she didn't care as much as she said.

Orville was stunned by the sentence that contained too much information. After a few seconds, he smiled again and fumbled in his arms, trying to find a more suitable gift as a return gift.

Seeing this scene, the other party couldn't help but burst into laughter. "Don't be so restrained. I have no plans for you, so just accept my gift. If you really want to repay me, then make a name for yourself in Rome and make my gift truly valuable. Don't forget that we met once in Egypt."

Considering her age, this was very appropriate. After hesitating, Orville took the gift from the other party, and the other party's ability information also came into his mind.

[Cleopatra Thea Philopator The young and clever royal family]

【外交：17军事：8管理：10谋略: 14学识：15】

The attributes and historical reputation were not so consistent. Orville knew that the other party was still a minor and still had a lot of room for growth.

Seeing Orville accept the gift, Cleopatra nodded, and then could only continue to pay attention to the situation on the execution platform.

After the two men talked for a while, the king finally finished venting his anger. He ended his speech with a loud curse and ordered the executioner to carry out the execution.

Everyone is equal in the face of death. The head of Cleopatra's sister was easily chopped off by the executioner and rolled to the ground. This position is indeed the so-called "best position". The head rolled to a few meters in front of Orwell, staring at Orwell and the others. After all, she was only thirteen or fourteen years old. Facing the tragic death of her siblings, no matter how she pretended to be calm, she couldn't help but reveal her true feelings. Tears flashed in her eyes and she was about to cry.

Orville, who had good eyesight, saw the king turn his head and look over here. He hesitated for a second or two, but finally decided to help. He quickly lowered his head and reminded the other party.

"Now, raise your head and open your eyes. Look at your sister, but don't think about anything. If you don't want to be like her, do it now!"

Cleopatra reacted quickly and forced herself to do as she was told, but it was still difficult to hold back the tears. Watching her loved ones being beheaded and killed was too cruel for a little girl. Most adults would not be able to control their emotions.

Orville glanced at the king who was still observing from above, and finally sighed helplessly and muttered, "One day he will die here."

He took the bag of candied fruit that Cleopatra had casually placed on the table, took out a few pieces of candied fruit from it, and stuffed them directly into her mouth in a very inappropriate manner.

She didn’t expect Orvel to do this, and she was obviously stunned.

"I heard that eating candy can relieve negative emotions. I don't know if it's true, but just think about it. Look forward, but don't think about what's in front of you. Think about what kind of fruit it is. Use your tongue to feel how many depressions there are in the pit. Use your teeth to see if you can bite open the pit. In short, you can do whatever you want, but don't think about what's in front of you."

I don't know if this trick really worked or Cleopatra's ability to regulate emotions was very strong, but in any case she really stopped crying, put on a poker face and looked at the corpse in front of her, while tightly clutching the corner of her clothes in her hands, indicating that her psychological activities at this time were still very intense.

After seeing the scene he wanted to see, the old king turned his head and continued to observe elsewhere, which was considered to have lifted the alarm.

After seeing the other party turn his head, Orville felt relieved, but he was also a little guilty. He felt that his inappropriate behavior would be brought to justice, and his identity as a Roman officer might not be able to protect him, so he decided to leave this place of trouble as soon as possible.

"Then I'll see you later. I'll remember this gift if I ever succeed in Rome."

Orville said to the girl who was still in a daze, and he quickly slipped out of the front row and into the crowd while no one was looking for him.
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What happened in the square was just an episode. Afterwards, Orville was afraid of being found, so he went back to the boat to hide and wait for news from Tia.

Tia stayed on the boat from morning until around noon before returning to the boat with a smile on her face.

This time her trust was not betrayed. After a long discussion, the Governor of Egypt and several key decision-makers agreed to Tia's request.

They wrote a pledge of allegiance together, but did not write the names of the people to whom they were pledging their allegiance on the document, leaving that right to Vespa to decide, such was their determination.

Although Egypt had its own king and kingdom, the country's military and political power was still mostly in the hands of the Romans. The Romans had more than 20,000 permanent troops stationed here. With the approval of the Governor of Egypt, they could control the trade line that transported wheat from Egypt to Rome, which could be said to have strangled the Romans' stomach.

As the saying goes, if you want to win a man's heart, you must control his stomach. Once you control his stomach, it is not empty talk to win his heart.

(End of this chapter)