latelenovela Chapter 691: Mother of War and Lover
Chapter 691: Mother of War and Lover
Chapter 691: Mother of War and Lover
"Hmm? Why hasn't the War Mother come to the Council Chamber yet?"
"How strange! I saw the War Mother yesterday!"
"Could it be...she left Avarosa again!?"
...
Everyone in the council hall was whispering, with confusion and a hint of guilt on their faces.
They were very clear about Ashe's usual style. Unless she was out of the city, this diligent war mother would definitely be the first one to arrive at the council hall.
Now it is almost time for the meeting, but there is no one sitting in the main seat.
Considering that the first thing everyone did when Zhan Mu came back last night was to bring up the issue of the 'Blood Alliance', they couldn't help but feel worried and ashamed.
After all, apart from the fact that the 'Blood Alliance' has not yet been confirmed, Ashe can be regarded as a perfect war mother.
"Dong dong dong~!"
A dull knocking sound was heard, and everyone in the discussion looked up and saw Floch standing under the War Mother's seat with a cane.
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Flock nodded slightly, and a smile appeared on his old, scarred face.
“Everyone, Warmother Ashe has something to do this morning, so the meeting will be postponed for now.
If there is nothing important to report, please go ahead and do your work."
"Yes, Master Flock."
Watching everyone get up and leave the council hall, Flock also left on crutches.
Coming all the way to the courtyard of the War Mother's longhouse, Flock smiled and nodded as he looked at Frenna who was guarding the outside of the wall with her own men.
Then the old man found a room where he could see the gate and went in to wait.
If Ashe comes out to ask for punishment later, he will be the first to step forward and take all the responsibility.
...
“Rustle, rustle~!”
The soft and fluffy quilt rose and fell a few times, and a snow-white head gently poked out.
Ash rubbed his dizzy head and opened his eyes dazedly.
"Ok?"
When Ashe moved her eyes slightly and saw the face lying on the same pillow next to her, a hint of doubt appeared on her fair and flawless face.
Before Ashe could react to the situation, Li En in front of her opened his eyes.
"Good morning, Ash."
"..."
“Rustle, rustle~!”
Shrinking her neck, Ashe hid in the quilt in silence.
"Please pack up first. I'll wait for you outside."
After Li En finished speaking, he stood up gently, tidied himself up and walked towards the door.
"Click~!"
The door closed after a while.
“Rustle, rustle~!”
Ashe crawled out of the bed again, and at this moment, her fair face had turned red silently.
A flawless white arm stretched out from the quilt, with the palm placed where Li En had previously rested his head.
Gradually, complex emotions such as guilt, shyness, joy, etc. appeared on Ash's face.
"'Marliv'?"
Recalling the memories of last night, Ashe quickly determined the root cause of why she fell into that state.
'Marliv', a colorless and tasteless substance that is only effective against ice blood, can make the 'Iceborn' who are never affected by alcohol fall into a state similar to drunkenness after being added to alcohol, as well as... some interesting little effects.
At first, it was only used to let the 'Iceborn' experience the joy of fine wine, but when the first 'Iceborn' was killed due to drunkenness, the plant 'Marliv' was ordered to be exterminated by all Iceborn War Mothers.
Seeing those large and medium-sized tribes doing so, the small tribes that didn't even have an Iceborn War Mother tacitly destroyed them to prevent being misunderstood by the Iceborn and causing trouble.
As a result, 'Marliv' gradually disappeared from the snowfield.
Perhaps this plant still exists in some remote places, or perhaps some caring people have dried it and preserved it.
Anyway, last night, the bottle of 'Sunshine Golden Port' contained this plant, which put Ashe, who drank it, into that state...
'Why is Li En... No, that's not right, it definitely can't be him!'
Turning over the memory in her mind to the scene when Li En first came to the courtyard, Ashe realized something that she had previously overlooked due to her nervousness.
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"Um... Li En, why are you here so late..."
"It's not Ashley you..."
"What's wrong, Lee En?"
"Nothing, I just came back from the Ice Arrow Tavern, and I sensed that you didn't rest yet, so I came to see you. I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not. Let's go sit inside."
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"So, the only person who knows my situation and Li En knows and trusts me, and who can let him come to the courtyard to see me, is..."
After analyzing it step by step, a white-haired Iceborn figure appeared in Ashe's mind.
Without any more hesitation, Ashley threw back the quilt, stood up and walked towards the closet not far away.
"Hi~!"
With a slight frown on her face, Ashe slowed down her pace and walked slowly towards the closet.
...
When her hand grasped the door handle, Ashe took a breath with mixed feelings and slowly exerted force.
"Click~!"
All the way to the hall, Ashe calmed down and a cold and wise look reappeared on her face.
Taking steps half as fast as usual, Ashe walked up to Li En who stood up from the bench.
"I'm sorry, Li En, this is all my fault, please forget it..."
"Woo~!"
Li En wrapped his long and strong arms around Ashley, lowered his head and moved closer to Ashley, blocking the rest of her words from her mouth.
...
"Huhuhu~!"
Leaning in Li En's arms, Ashe was like a white cat with its fur smoothed out, slightly narrowing her ice-blue eyes, quietly enjoying this support.
But she soon opened her eyes and tried to get up from Li En's arms.
"What's wrong Ash?"
"Li En, I can't do this... Sejuani and you..."
"Are you going to leave our children without a father?"
"Ah? This... How can something like this be so easy!?"
“Indeed not, but we can’t completely rule out this possibility, right?
As for Sejuani, I will tell her that you don't have to worry. So, do you have any other questions?"
"I..."
"If what you said last night was just some drunken talk, although it is hard to accept, I respect your thoughts and I can pretend that nothing happened..."
"No, no!"
Ashe hugged Li En, raised her head, and stared at Li En with her ice-blue eyes.
When she saw a gentle and teasing smile on Li En's lips, she instantly realized that she had been tricked by the other party's tactic of "retreating to advance".
The War Mother, who was famous for her kindness and wisdom in the legends of the Freljord, was no different from a young girl in love at this moment, with her shy and rosy cheeks puffed up slightly.
Li En smiled and pinched Ash's cheek affectionately.
"Don't be angry, I was just joking with you.
Whether you like it or not, from now on, you are not only the War Mother of the Avarosa tribe, but also mine!"