Episode 104. marriage proposal (2)
Ravens, hoopoes, and pigeons glide quietly on the wind and slowly land toward the ground.
Cuckoos, owls, woodpeckers and nightingales each hold colorful fabrics in their mouths and leave their traces in the sky in their colors.
Totally ignoring the ecological order of whether they sleep at night or during the day, which forest they stay in and which birds eat which birds, all birds existing on this land are mobilized as labor force and eagerly cross the sky here and there. .
The waving iridescent linen, the scattering of flower petals, the loud cries of the birds flying between us.
Each of them wrote colorful letters in the sunset sky.
“Determination…Hon…Have…”
Ino reads each syllable clearly, and when he finishes the sentence, his face heats up and stops moving.
“Ino?”
“···huh.”
“Here, I made a corolla that will not fade for a long time. Wait a minute, if you soak it well in water, it will live as long as if it is rooted in the ground.”
I gently brushed Ino’s wavy hair once and placed a wreath on it.
“Can I wear it to the wedding like this?”
“…”
“Also, after the wedding, let’s plant this corolla in the ground and scatter the seeds from it again to make a flower garden in the mansion. Let’s grow together like that for the rest of our lives.”
“···for a moment.”
“huh.”
Unable to control his blushing face, Ino wrapped his hands around both cheeks as if measuring the heat. Ino’s face looked really red and hot.
But when I lightly put my cheek on Ino’s, it didn’t feel as hot as I thought. I thought about the cause for a long time and barely noticed.
My face is also red.
When I removed my cheek and looked at Ino again, Ino caught my shaking eyes and met my eyes.
I can’t stand it and spit it out.
“Can you give me an answer?”
Despite my urging, Ino spoke without any complaint or concern.
“I like it very much.”
[I like Ino!!]
[done!!!!]
[It took me over 10 years to see this…!!!!!]
And immediately, fairies rushed out from everywhere.
I rushed over to Ino, who was attached to me, hugged me tightly, stroked her hair, and kissed her on the cheek.
When Ino panicked, they sprinkled sparkling powder on the crown I had put on them, powdered Ino’s face, and threw Ino towards me as if rinsing it off.
“Paris!”
“Ino!”
As soon as I managed to get Ino back, the fairies shared a cup of victory among themselves and began to spin around with their arms crossed as if they were about to die of satisfaction.
ha ha ha.
Ho ho ho.
ha ha ha.
Ho ho ho.
…
***
“What about the plan of . . . ?”
“no.”
“Why? Creusa-sama… No, I, he, and my wife liked it…”
When I cut it off with a single knife, Aeneas muttered, limp like a puppy wet in the rain.
“…I don’t know if you’ve heard the story, but I also got a little help from the fairies.”
“Pu-sup, big, big.”
“What’s wrong, Creusa?”
“no. just. I heard a case.”
Creusa and I exchanged glances without Aeneas’ knowledge.
Aeneas is still unaware that his proposal was discovered.
“By the way, I don’t understand? My husband’s confession was impressive.”
Creusa, barely holding back a laugh, calmed down and asked me the same question as Aeneas.
Everyone looks at each other and laughs awkwardly but joyfully every time they bring out a title, as if saying ‘wives’ or ‘grooms’ is awkward.
are newlyweds
Will I be like that when I get married?
I was looking at the two of them thinking about that, but Creusa clapped her hands and spoke as if she had suddenly remembered something.
“If it were fairies, they would roll up their arms and help, even for my brother. How about going to the forest with Aeneas, no, my husband, to get ready?”
That might not be a bad idea.
After all, Aeneas is a box office director, and the fairies around here are experienced directors who have worked on projects with him. If you get their help, the preparation process should be easy if you don’t know anything else.
But a sigh came out of my mouth before I could answer.
“Haaa
And then add another word that came to mind.
“No, on the contrary, it would be close to not being possible.
Since we are entangled with the fairies, we cannot use Aeneas’ plan as it is.”
“Why?”
“Creusa, you are not a fairy. I don’t really like going out into the woods.”
“That’s it… isn’t it?”
“But Ino is different. I went to the forest right away, and the ‘sisters’ faces turned pale, so they didn’t meet me, and they moved around busily while chatting about something fun?”
If it were fairies, it probably would. good for the eyes
“You will definitely notice.”
Aeneas and Creusa are speechless as if it was a problem they had never thought about before.
Ino is a fairy who has lived her entire life in grasslands and forests.
If there is a change in the forest, there is a high possibility that it will be noticed promptly.
“So, no forest. Of course, you can’t get help from fairies either.”
“Well, then, I won’t be of any help…”
Aeneas said in a slightly shrunken voice. Once the plan was rejected, it seemed that his confidence was undermined.
Analyzing the behavior Aeneas has shown so far, it is obvious that if he continues this way, he will continue to wrinkle and then return to the state of tears that Creusa likes.
“I made a plan for my last confession, but it was realized with the help of the fairies…”
“No. I didn’t ask you to come up with the whole plan anyway. I didn’t expect that.”
You can’t leave it like that. In time to weep, we have to make a plan.
I continue to speak to Aeneas, who is puzzled by my words.
“When you confessed to Creusa, didn’t you come up with things like fireflies and shiny leaves yourself?”
“That’s right, but how does Paris-sama know that?”
“…Creusa told me. yes?”
“···Sure.”
“Anyway, didn’t the fairies say they liked your plan and helped you?”
“That’s right… that’s it.”
“Well then.”
I laughed and grabbed Aeneas by the shoulder. Relax your tense shoulder muscles and make a soft expression. I am harmless look at my smile There’s nothing to be afraid of.
“So, don’t you know what kind of atmosphere fairies like?”
Throughout his life, Ino has lived with the fairies, who have been abducting and seducing young boys and watching trysts by humans sneaking into the forest.
There is no way that the taste was not similar.
Aeneas is someone who has accurately sniped at their tastes.
After calming down Aeneas by slowly feeding him cold water, I extracted the information value.
“Yo, first of all, fairies like novelty things…”
“It’s amazing that humans like it too?”
“Rather than something like that, how should I say, uh, well, would the excitement you feel when something out of this world is right in front of you? That, that, feeling…”
I wrote it down without missing a single syllable. From the side, Creusa looked at her husband, who was making plans to propose to his first love, with a slightly complicated expression.
…Well, Aeneas will also organize his mind like this.
Anyway, while listening to the story of Aeneas, something is calmly organized in my head.
The outline of the plan is drawn.
“it’s okay. Enough of this.”
“Ah…really?”
“Creusa and Aeneas both worked hard. I came to visit you, but I’m sorry for making you work like this, and next time I visit you, I’ll buy you a present.”
“Please visit us before we go to Dardanos.
. . . If you have any questions about the wedding, ask.”
Whispering the back sentence, Creusa stood up. After tidying up the hem of my tunic and putting on my cape, she smiled at me.
“Next time I see you, I want you to be married.”
Creusa laughs and waves.
I waved my hand there, and the two left my mansion.
From nob le mt l. co m
Looking at the street beyond the gate where the two are leaving, the sleazy men and clowns who have not left the city even after the wedding of the two are livening up the atmosphere here and there.
I stare at the lively scene for a moment, then take a deep breath.
Then, I go back to the bedroom where Ino was put and open the door. Embarrassed for a moment, only avoiding face-to-face contact became what I kept locked up throughout the conversation with Aeneas and Creusa.
So he opens his mouth to apologize to Ino.
“My God, some older sisters gave me daggers saying that if we lived together, we might become violent… I promised that it wouldn’t happen, but being locked up in a bedroom like this… After all, people who don’t live 100 years easily change their minds…”
“···Sorry. It’s not like what you think.”
As the ominous self-talk continued, I immediately opened my mouth to settle it. Ino, who looked startled, turned his head, and there was another awkward silence.
“Yes? Didn’t I say anything?”
“…you can put the dagger behind your back. It was because I had something urgent to say to a customer suddenly. I’m really sorry.”
A little awkward silence.
Before I knew it, I threw away the dagger and spoke cautiously to Ino, who was scratching her head.
“Ino?”
“Yes···?”
“Do you want to stay in our forest for a while?”
“forest?”
Perhaps it was something unexpected, Ino blinked her eyes. As the topic changed, the atmosphere naturally relaxed, and Ino naturally asked me back.
“It’s me… It’s nice, but wouldn’t you be a little uncomfortable? I don’t know if it’s a day or two, but when a human being is naked and sleeps outside for a few days, it hurts a lot. I have a fever.”
“It’s been a while though. I think there will be something to repair the mansion at the moment. I’ll take the tent are you okay.”
“A mansion? repair? Is there something broken here?”
Ino looks around. Everywhere you look, there are only sparkling marbles and statues that have only been there for a year or two.
“Sometimes remodeling… no, to change the atmosphere. I’m trying to carve a pattern on the marble floor or change the color of the tile.”
“Huuumm… I’m fine as long as you don’t mind!”
“I’m fine too if you’re okay. I’ll set up a tent for you.”
“By the way, what if your biological parents are worried about you as a prince? Just attach an escort.”
“What is there to escort?
Right now, I have a trustworthy fairy by my side, and that fairy will live among the other trustworthy fairies.”
“Then… like the old days after a long time?”
Ino’s expression brightened. I also feel the corners of my mouth lift.
“Yeah, let’s do that. Are you going to talk to your sisters in advance?”
“okay! Prepare yourself too!”
Perhaps because of the joy of going back to the time when he was eating in the woods after a long time, Ino ran out of the mansion screaming Dodo, not suspecting anything else.
It was fortunate.
“There you are.”
“What are you calling me for, Master?”
“Give regards to Skleos of Antandros. Send blacksmiths and carpenters. Ah, pick the ones you can use as much as possible.”
“All right.”
I immediately put on my cloak and went to the market to buy an unblemished bull and head to the temple of Hephaestus.
As the fat and bones of the cows are burned on the stacked firewood, the smell of rising oil rises to the sky. That smoke will reach the god of Olympus.
I got down on one knee in front of the altar and statue and bowed my head.
“…Master, I’m going to do a little big construction this time.”
I thought of Ino for a moment. As for our long relationship.
I also think about my current marriage. Regardless of our will, this marriage hastily pursued because of the necessity of Troia’s national interest.
“It is a project for the person most important to me, but it is a project that must be carried out quickly due to various circumstances. I’m only going to mobilize the best carpenters and blacksmiths I know…”
It’s a marriage that was pushed forward with the person you wanted, in the form you didn’t want, and at a time you weren’t ready for.
“…please help me to make it happen.”
If so, even the marriage proposal is beautiful.
just for the two of us
As if to say yes, the ruby-encrusted god’s eyes burned together as he stared at the flames that burned the cow. The light was like the eyes of a god.
***
“Scleos-sama, for now, the letter from your lord is as follows…”
“The best blacksmiths and carpenters, all together under thirty, to Troy?”
“Is it possible that Paris is trying to open a new forge in Troia…”
“About thirty? It can’t be. Don’t worry about anything. You guys know the lord well, don’t you? He is the one who gave us all this.”
Skleos watches the water wheels lined up along the river for a moment.
From nob le mt l. co m
Like Sisyphus in Tartarus, diligent workers, wooden giants who constantly soar up into the sky and then plunge their heads into the water again and again.
I remember the first time that miracle happened with my master.
“He said he would give you a detailed explanation in Troia… Is there anyone going?”
As residents of a city that had long been on the outskirts, it was an attractive proposition for blacksmiths with limited mobility. The number of people raising their hands one by one among the gathered artisans increases.
“Twelve blacksmiths and fifteen carpenters would be sufficient. Ask Anoitus for the ship… and then…”
Skleos hesitated for a moment as he roughly counted the number of volunteers and filled the wooden board in his hand with the names of the volunteers.
As mentioned earlier, the royal capital of Troyia has always been an object of curiosity and admiration for blacksmiths in the outskirts.
Skleos writes one more name on one side of the wooden board.
-Scleos.