Jenny opened her eyes and saw Ador Sharoth squatting beside her, maintaining a polite distance.
She found herself in a black cloak.
All around us were huge, tall watchtowers.
The young knight who carried her up was gone; now it was just her and Ador Sharoth.
The torches on the watchtower illuminated the night sky, but it wasn't so bright below.
"What's wrong?" Jenny sat up, her tone calm. But she crossed her arms over her shoulders, instinctively making a protective gesture.
She was on guard against Yado's aggression.
This delighted Polliver, the madman who was peeking from the other side of the tower. He had always believed in Jenny's purity and loyalty, just as he had been unwavering in his loyalty to Lord Gregor. Jenny was different from other noble ladies; this was something he had been convinced of from the first time he saw her.
"I was walking too fast up the mountain and fell on the rocks, knocking out all my front teeth." Adu's face was contorted as he spoke; having his teeth knocked out really hurt. But the numbness had passed, and now he was in excruciating pain, both physically and mentally.
"Let's go down the mountain to the Scholar's Tower. I'll take a look at your injury." Jenny maintained her ladylike politeness and elegance. She stood up, walked towards Adu, and extended her hand. "Sir Adu, please stand up and let me examine your injury first."
Adu, however, avoided the snake as if it were a venomous snake, a barely suppressed fear flashing in his eyes. He stood up and stepped back, keeping his distance: "No, it's alright, I'm fine." He spoke with all his might.
He dared not let Jenny touch him. The madman had told him that if he touched any part of Jenny, he would cut off a piece of flesh from the same spot in Ador and roast it. Although he might not suffer such harm in Casterly Rock, tomorrow when everyone left the city to go home, Gregor's sixty-three cavalrymen were capable of keeping all thirty of his knights and squires on the Golden Road for one last chat.
However, the problem now is that it's not that he touched Jenny, but that Jenny wanted to help him check his injury.
Jenny studied medicine.
She also has a kind heart.
She's not the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die.
Besides, Jenny did have feelings for Ador Salomon and had even fallen for him.
But now her status is different; she is someone else's legal fiancée.
"What's wrong?" Jenny frowned slightly, feeling puzzled. "Are you afraid of me?"
"No, I didn't," Adu quickly denied. "I fell pretty hard just now, and I'm still a little dizzy."
"Then come and sit down quickly," Jenny said hastily. "Come sit on the cloak, let me check your injuries first. Besides your broken tooth, are there any other injuries?"
Since the other party had no intention of forcing her, but simply couldn't bear to part with his longing to see her, Jenny immediately relaxed. She could tell that Adoo was genuinely afraid to touch her, maintaining a polite distance throughout, which filled her pure heart with a deep respect for Adoo. At the same time, she also realized that Gregor's infamy would likely instill some fear in Adoo.
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Jenny. I invited you here tonight to apologize."
His speech was distorted and his syllables were altered because of his missing front teeth, but Jenny could still understand him.
"Apologize? Forget it. Your friend practically carried me up here, and you didn't do anything rude to me. No need to apologize. Let me take a look at your injury."
Adu looked exhausted, his chest was covered in blood, and his lips were badly cut. He had paid a heavy price for speaking to Jenny alone, which filled Jenny with remorse and stirred her compassionate heart.
Jenny stepped forward again and gently put her hand on Adu's shoulder. Adu could no longer back down, as there were several people on the other side of the stone tower.
When Jenny placed her hand on Ado's shoulder, she felt Ado's body tremble instinctively, as if her hands were a branding iron.
"Come here, it's in the shadows under the tower, you can't see clearly. Go up to the cloak." Jenny took the initiative to lead Ado's hand.
Adu didn't dare let Jenny touch his hand; Jenny had just touched his shoulder.
He turned slightly to the side: "Jenny, step back a little and listen to me."
Jenny, a noblewoman, was very polite, so she stepped back to show Ado respect.
She really didn't want to see Ado's obviously flustered expression in front of her. She hadn't expected Ado to be such an honest and upright'shy' knight in shining armor in private.
"Jenny, this afternoon when I was drinking and talking with some friends, I said some disrespectful things to you in public. I regret it now. Saying those filthy things has also brought shame to my family. I sincerely ask for your forgiveness." Adu looked at Jenny with incredibly sincere eyes.
He almost wanted to kneel down on one knee.
He was punished for his words and could not receive Jenny's personal forgiveness. The madman had relayed the Mountain's message, which might be intercepted in Casterly Rock, or perhaps on his way home, and his tongue would be cut off.
Adu knew that the Mountain's words were not a threat; if the Mountain said it, he would definitely do it!
"Sir Adorno, even if you have drunk too much, you cannot say things that damage my reputation in public. You are a dignified knight," Jenny said sternly.
Adu was terrified; behind the tower, a madman and a killer were listening.
Although he apologized, he did not receive Jenny's forgiveness.
Behind the tower, the madman Pollifer swung his fist forcefully; he won again, and Dunsen lost again.
Dunsen believed Jenny would readily forgive Ador, given her noblewoman status; however, Pollifer argued that Jenny's loyalty to Lord Gregor as his fiancée demonstrated her principles. Principled individuals do not easily forgive damage to their reputation.
A flicker of surprise crossed Deng Sen's mind. Polliver was just a stubborn, neurotic, and somewhat foolish person. How could he be so accurate in judging Jenny's character? Polliver was a stickler for people; once he judged someone, he would believe it without question.
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Ador knelt on one knee: "Jenny, on behalf of the Seven Gods and the Salot family, I beg you to forgive my insolence and vulgar language this afternoon. What do you want in return for your forgiveness? Tell me, and I will do it."
Yadu was so terrified he almost kowtowed.
If Jenny doesn't forgive him after more than three requests, Gregor will still cut out his tongue.
To get home from the city, take the Golden Avenue, which inevitably leads through the Demon Mountain Territory.
Speech is a crime! Speech is a crime! Speech is a crime!
Yadu's regret was like a surging river.
Jenny was surprised; she had a vague feeling that something was wrong: "Sir Ador, did Lord Gregor threaten you?"
"No, absolutely not." Ador quickly denied it. "Miss Jenny, this matter really has nothing to do with Lord Gregor. I beg you..."
"Alright, I forgive you," Jenny said softly, a slight contempt rising in her heart for Adu. Deep down, Adu was nothing more than a pathetic spineless worm in her eyes. "Sir Adu, Sir Gregor isn't as vicious as you think, nor as vulgar as people say. Vicious and vulgar people don't like kittens. Although he has a bad temper, he still has a delicate and kind side. Sir Adu, you don't need to be afraid of him."
Behind the stone tower, Polliver's eyes gleamed like a cat's in the dark: "Dunsen, Miss Jenny is the second person I swear allegiance to. Let's... jump off the cliff again next time."
"Why? Let's jump after we've finished what we've done."
"No, I want to swear allegiance to Miss Jenny; she needs protection."
"Miss Jenny has her family guards protecting her."
"Her guards are all idiots; none of them can protect her."
"Tsk tsk, Polliver, don't be impulsive. Can Lord Gregor protect Jenny?"
"able!"
"So she still needs your protection? Tsk tsk!" Clearly, he was being sarcastic.
"..."
"We still have a few guys to deal with."
"Oh! I won't forget that." In the shadows beneath the watchtower, Polliver's gleaming eyes were like those of a wild beast. He looked at the unfortunate few beside him, twirling the dagger in his hand. The young knights trembled, their composure completely gone.