I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 119 The Mycenaeans Sent Messengers

It's afternoon.

Roy brought Procne, Philomela, and Keone to a forest.

This is the woods where Roy woke up for the first time.

Seeing a few deer grazing in the woods with their heads down, Roy happily pointed to a small deer and said.

"Procne! Philomela! Chione! Look at that fawn, which licked my face when I first came to Athens. I am ashamed to see this fawn still alive." So happy."

Because Roy and the three girls came to the woods with fifty guards, several deer were wary of humans at this time.

The simple deer is not alert to the danger and is still concentrating on grazing.

"What a cute fawn."

Kaone showed a happy smile, and began to slowly approach the deer with silent steps.

Roy followed Keone, hoping that the deer would recognize him.

Procne and Philomela stayed where they were, and when Roy gradually walked away, Procne spoke to Philomela in a small voice.

"Philomela, are you really willing to be Roy's concubine?"

"Sister! I really don't want to be separated from you and brother Roy."

Philomela said with a serious expression.

"Since brother Luo Yi also wants me, then we will be brother Luo Yi's wife together. I believe that if my sister is the official wife, I will have the same status as the official wife."

Procne nodded.

"You are my younger sister, and I regard you as more important than myself. You can enjoy the same status as mine, and your children will have the same inheritance rights as mine."

In this era, being a concubine or a lover would be regarded as a great shame, not only because the concubine's status was not as high as that of the main wife, but also because the children of the concubine did not have the same inheritance rights as the children of the main wife.

In other words, the concubine wife will not only live in the shadow of the main wife in humiliation, but even the children will not have the right to inherit because the mother is the concubine.

According to ancient legends, King Priam of Troy had fifty sons and twelve daughters.

Among the many children of Priam, only the nineteen sons and four daughters of Queen Hecuba were favored.

The sons and daughters born in the concubine, not to mention the right of inheritance, they can't even leave their names in the ancient legends.

This is the difference between the children born to the main wife and the children born to the concubine.

It is said that in the palace of Troy, next to the palace of King Priam, there are two palaces where the first heir to the throne and the second heir can live.

The princes Hector and Paris who lived in these two palaces were both sons of Queen Hecuba.

Even if both Hector and Paris died, only Hecuba's other sons could become the new masters of the two palaces, and it would not be the turn of the prince born in the concubine to become the heir to the throne.

Hearing Procne's words, Philomela said with a gentle and sweet smile.

"Sister! As long as brother Roy treats us fairly and allows our children to have the same inheritance rights, I believe that father and mother will eventually agree to let us be brother Roy's wife together."

"I'm just worried that I will wrong you."

Procne said hesitantly.

"It's better to let you be Brother Luo Yi's main wife, and I will be the concubine wife."

"Then how can it be! Sister, I love my sister as much as you love me, so my sister must be my wife."

"Philomela—"

Procne hugged Philomela excitedly, not only did not share her husband's sadness with others, but was full of happiness.

Perhaps knowing that Kaone and Roy had no intention of hurting him, the fawn concentrated on grazing, and let Kaone and Roy come to his side.

Kaone tentatively stretched out her right hand to touch the fawn's neck, seeing that the fawn did not escape, Kaone said happily.

"This little deer is so cute."

Roy pulled out a handful of green grass and handed it to Kaone and said.

"You think you like this deer, then I'll take it back and give it to you as a pet!"

"do not want!"

Kaone shook her head, and said while feeding the grass that Roy handed over to the deer.

"I don't want the fawn to be separated from its parents, and I don't want to restrict its freedom with a cage. That would be too cruel to it."

Then, Kaone said while stroking the fawn's neck with her right hand.

"I am very satisfied to be able to get close to Xiaolu like I am now."

"Kione—"

Looking at Kaone who was stroking the deer like a cat, Roy hesitated for a moment, and stroked Kaone's beautiful white hair with his right hand.

Kayone immediately turned her head and said with some shame.

"Are you treating me like a deer?"

Roy shook his head and said.

"You are stroking the fawn, and I am stroking the white hair. Of course I didn't regard you as a substitute for the fawn."

"White hair?"

Although I do have white hair, but the term "white hair" - I always find it unpleasant.

At this moment, Procne and Philomela came over, imitating Chione's way of stroking the deer's back, and started the mode of stroking the deer.

The three girls stroke the deer, and Luo Yi strokes Kaone's white hair. The deer enjoys the service of human servants, and the four of them and the deer are greatly satisfied.

After an unknown amount of time, a servant from the Pandion family suddenly ran over in a hurry, shouting as he ran towards the woods.

"Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! Priest Roy! Mrs. Zuixiper is looking for you, please go back quickly."

Including the fawn, all the deer in the woods were frightened and fled from the woods immediately.

Roy and the three girls didn't blame the manservant for scaring the deer away. After standing up, Procne said worriedly.

"Brother Luoy, mother sent a servant to look for us, could something important happen?"

Roy nodded and said.

"I'm going back to the Acropolis now to see what happened."

After speaking, Roy ran to Aries and said.

"Aries! I'm going back to the Acropolis as quickly as possible. You escort Procne, Philomela, and Chione back to the Acropolis. You must not let them encounter any danger."

As Roy's followers, Aries has long seen that Procne, Philomela, and Chione are Roy's women.

So Aries said without hesitation.

"My lord priest, please rest assured, we will definitely risk our lives to protect the safety of the princess."

Acropolis.

The stone house of the Pandion family.

Roy rushed here in a hurry, and when he entered the hall, he saw his mother-in-law Zeuxiper sitting behind the stone table in the main seat, hiding her face with a veil.

When women are at home, they usually wear the veil only when strangers visit.

Seeing Zeuksiper's appearance, Roy asked in surprise.

"Mother-in-law! What happened? Could it be that an important guest is visiting us?"

Zuksipper said while waving to Roy.

"My child, you may also call my mother now, come and sit down beside me. I sent my servants to you because the Mycenaeans sent an envoy. Although I, as Pandion's wife, managed Athens, but I have you as my son-in-law now, so I want you to negotiate with the Mycenaean envoy for me."

(End of this chapter)