Hearing Hilde say this.
Sophia became a little anxious.
"Sissi, this is an extremely rare purple cloth. For the Persian Empire, only the emperor can wear it. His Majesty Xerxes gave it to you, which means it is a state gift. I am just a slave who has just regained his freedom. How dare I wear such noble clothes... No, no, Sissi, I understand your good intentions."
Sophia wanted to continue.
But Hilde covered his mouth.
At this time, Hilde looked at Sophia with a faint smile on her face.
"It's just a piece of cloth, although it's purple, but... it's still a piece of cloth. The reason why it's precious is only because it's worn by me and Xerxes, and this color only highlights its preciousness. The cost and scarcity are actually all fake. For me, let alone a piece of purple cloth, even if I collect all the murex shells in the entire Greek world and give them to you, I don't think there is any problem. Compared to these external things, you are priceless."
"Xia, Xixi..."
Sophia lowered her head, and the color of her face was almost the same as her dark red hair.
"Don't, don't say such embarrassing things."
"We've done it so many times, but you're still so shy." Hilde raised the corners of his mouth and showed a sly smile.
"That's different!"
Sophia shook her head and said righteously: "No matter what kind of woman she is, she will be shy after hearing what I just said!"
"Do you like it?"
"W-what do you like?"
"What I just said."
"Well...I like it, but..."
Before Sophia finished speaking, Hilde put his head close to her ear and said in a low voice, "If you like it, I'll tell you more in the future, okay?"
"Don't do that!"
Sophia's ears turned red.
Hilde couldn't help but burst out laughing.
When the slaves around heard this conversation, they all looked at Sophia with a smile.
After being watched like this, Sophia became even more shy. She rushed into the room without looking back and closed the door. As the door closed, Hilde and the other slaves looked at each other, and then burst into laughter. Hilde laughed so hard that tears came out, and she felt much more relaxed.
"Ah, this kid is real."
Hilde wiped away her tears and walked towards the room.
This child is so shy.
This is also what Hilde likes most about Sofia.
Sophia was a very serious and even somewhat rigid woman. When she was sold to Athens, she was still an ignorant child. Then she was trained by Aspasia at the time as Hilde's playmate and grew up with Hilde. Because of this, Sophia, as a slave, actually knew how to write and read. There was a special teacher responsible for educating Sophia. Aspasia and Pericles had high hopes for Sophia more than once, hoping that Sophia could become an outstanding woman.
Because in this way, Hilde will become better by being with Sophia.
But neither of them expected that Hilde's nature had been fixed over decades.
How could a little Sophia change that?
It is precisely because of this reason that Sophia usually behaves like a noble woman who is vigorous, rigorous, and elegant, but in her heart she is deeply inferior because of her status as a slave. She likes to control Hilde on weekdays, but she is always led by Hilde. Moreover, she is a person who will not hide her inner thoughts. Every time she is teased by Hilde, she will directly show her emotions on her face, which is very easy to understand.
This also applies to jealousy.
Every time she played a trick on Sophia, Hilde could temporarily forget some of her troubles.
This child is so cute.
Isn't it?
So Hilde pushed open the door and saw Sophia hiding on the side. She was sitting on the floor, hugging her knees with her hands and her head buried in them. Hilde closed the door gently, walked in front of Sophia, squatted down, reached out and touched her head: "What's wrong? Are you really angry?"
"No……"
Sophia raised her head slightly.
"It's just... too shy."
"So, why are you shy?"
Hilde was also curious.
"After all, I found your reaction very strange. You don't seem to want others to know about our relationship. So, every time I have any intimate behavior with you in front of others, you will feel scared. You think you are shy, but you are not good at hiding. I can see what you are thinking." Hilde looked at Sophia very calmly. He had been holding back from saying these words.
"I...I'm scared."
"What are you afraid of?"
"I... I am just a slave. Although I have regained my freedom, the mark of a slave can never be erased. Because of this, to you who are like the sun, I am the most lowly soil. I am very satisfied to be loved by you. However, I know the gap between you and me, so I am particularly afraid that I will tarnish your nobility because of me. How can an oracle have a deep relationship with a slave? If you do so, others will only laugh at you."
"..."
Sophia didn't notice that Hilde's face was now dark.
She just raised her head and said helplessly:
"That's enough now. You don't need to be too nice to me. For you, only a noble man like His Majesty Xerxes is worthy of you..."
Snapped--!
A clear sound echoed in the room.
Sophia felt a burning pain on her cheek.
I started to feel regretful in the fourth section of the sixth tune
Sophia had never been beaten, even as a slave, even for slaves, violence was commonplace, and Sophia had never suffered any violence when she lived in Athens. She had always been treated well and had never been punished, but now...
Hilde took action.
Sophia covered her face gently, then looked at Hilde's trembling right hand.
"...Xia, Xixi?"
"How many years have we been together?"
"Ten, more than ten years..."
"It's been more than ten years, and you still don't understand me."
Hilde looked at her hands, her expression showed disbelief, and the disappointment in her eyes was like a sharp knife constantly stabbing Sophia's heart. This feeling made Sophia very sad. Compared with the pain on her face, Hilde's disappointment was the most tormenting existence for Sophia. When Sophia was about to say something, Hilde stood up, turned around and walked out of the room, leaving Sophia alone inside.
"Sissi!"
Sophia responded.
I was wrong.
And it couldn't be more wrong.
The things that she had been entangled with and afraid of were things that Hilde kept emphasizing, hoping that Sophia could untie the knot and face them. Therefore, she was making a fuss and thinking about things, and she didn't notice Hilde's thoughts at all. When she realized that she had said something that hurt Hilde, she suddenly realized why Hilde had done so many things, both in the past and now. What was she trying to do?
Sophia always took it for granted that Hilde's attitude towards her was a gift. Sophia was very grateful that Hilde could treat her like an ordinary person, but the reason why Sophia thought so was because she had always deeply believed that she was a slave. Since she was a slave, she didn't deserve to be treated so well. Therefore, every time Hilde wanted to treat Sophia better, Sophia would escape and be afraid.
She felt that it was not what she deserved.
And now, she finally hit Hilde's pain point.
That's why I had that reaction just now.
Sophia quickly stood up from the ground and chased after him. However, Hilde was no longer in the hall. The slaves were standing there at a loss. It seemed that something had happened just now and frightened them. Sophia looked around in panic and asked the slaves, "Have you seen His Majesty?!"
"I just rushed out."
A maid pointed outside fearfully.
"Your Majesty is very fast. I, we..."
"Let's not worry about that for now!" Sophia didn't care about anything else and rushed out.
She didn't know where Hilde had gone. It was already night, and there were not many people on the streets of Athens. Sophia raised the torch and walked out. At this time, the guard at the door ran to Sophia and pointed to another road and said, "Your Majesty went in this direction!"
“Did you see that!?”
"Correct!"
The guard nodded.
"Then please come with me to find His Majesty."
"I'm sorry, but your majesty has just ordered us to stay at the gate of the mansion and not leave." The guard showed an embarrassed expression, "Your majesty is the Oracle, and you are very powerful. I'm sure there will be no problems after you get out. You should rest assured and wait in the mansion."
"How can I wait!"
Sophia didn't care.
She ran directly in the direction the guard pointed.
Nowadays, there is almost no one in Athens at night.
After all, this is ancient Greece, and the night life of ancient people was not that rich. Generally, when it was almost evening, it was already late at night. And it is for this reason that the prosperous Athens presents an indescribable sense of silence at this time. It is this silence that gives Athens an indescribable beauty.
But Sophia didn't come here to enjoy the scenery. For her, finding Hilde was the most important thing. So Sophia had been trying her best to find Hilde. She kept walking forward in the direction pointed by the guard just now, hoping to find Hilde's trace. But Athens was so big and it was so dark now. Sophia couldn't even see the road in front of her with a torch. She didn't know how long she would have to walk to find Hilde.
In Sophia's heart now.
Full of regrets.
She regretted saying such harsh words to Hilde.
I also regret that I shouldn't have such an attitude.
Just like Hilde's disappointed and angry expression, and the words she said, after knowing each other for more than ten years, Sophia still didn't understand what Hilde was thinking. And what kind of status did Sophia hold in Hilde's heart? Sophia didn't know these questions, and in the end, it led to the current result.
Sophia knew it.
Hilde is a person who rarely gets angry.
If Hilde is really angry, then something very, very excessive must have happened, such as what happened today. Perhaps it is because Sophia's position in Hilde's heart is very, very important, so she got so angry and expressed her anger so strongly. Therefore, Sophia felt that she was really sorry for Hilde and completely failed Hilde's expectations.
"Sissi!"
Sophia began to shout.
"Sissi, where are you!"
"I know it's all my fault. I made you angry! Please come out and see me! I already understand what you mean. I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have thought like this. I shouldn't have let you down!"
Sophia was crying now, unable to hold back her tears, she walked alone on the streets of Athens, shouting to all around, but there was still no sign of Hilde. Athens was very large, and Hilde could have fled to any place.
I really disappointed her.
When Sophia thought of this, she felt as if someone was grabbing her heart.
It's all my fault.
It's all because of my own unreasonable behavior.
They never consider other people's thoughts.
That’s why this happened today.
The more Sophia thought about it, the more regretful she felt, and the more uncomfortable she felt. Now she had an indescribable panic in her heart. She was afraid that she had disappointed Hilde so much that she would eventually leave her.
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Because of this. Even if she couldn't see Hilde now, Sophia would continue to search until she could find Hilde's trace. She continued to go deeper and deeper, but no matter how she shouted, she couldn't see any trace of Hilde. The deeper she went, the more desperate Sophia became.
She even felt that she might never see Hilde again in her life. It was as if Hilde had completely abandoned her. Sophia was crying as she walked on the road. She could hardly speak now because her voice was hoarse from crying. The complicated road conditions in Athens also made Sophia not know where she was. She didn't know if the road she was walking on was the road Hilde left... What's more, Hilde could fly. If Hilde flew away, Sophia would never be able to find her in her life.
"..."
But Sophia didn't notice it above her head.
Now Hilde was less than 10 meters away from Sophia.
She has been acting as a bystander.
When Sophia rushed out, Hilde didn't actually continue to walk down in the direction pointed by the guards, but found a deserted place and flew up directly, then floated in the air of Athens. She looked down at Sophia from a high place, looking around anxiously because of her disappearance, just like watching a play.
More than half an hour had passed, and Hilde had not appeared in front of Sophia. This was not because Hilde was very angry and wanted to torture Sophia on purpose, but because she hoped to use this incident to make Sophia understand something more deeply. For example, why was Hilde so angry today?
Hilde was really angry.
