Since Natalie bravely pierced the window paper and showed Cherchen that she liked him, Cherchen''s mind began to shake involuntarily. All he could think about was Natalie.
Although Cherchen thought Natalie was very beautiful when he was in the pub for the first time, now Cherchen looks more and more beautiful when he looks at Natalie.
He often can''t help thinking, "Hey, what a beautiful girl!"
Once, Chechen helped Natalie get on the horse and touched her elastic body with both hands. Chechen''s hands felt unnatural, shivered and paralyzed.
Although Natalie was proud of her nature, her eyes were higher than the top, and even made some excuses, she became more and more gentle to Chechen. She often looked at his eyes and tried to please him; For Fatima, Natalie also changed from the original quarrel to humility. Natalie even felt that as a winner, she should give her a little.
This change of the two inevitably fell into the eyes of the public.
Pedro was happy to see his nephew fall in love with Natalie. Natalie is not only young and beautiful, but also rich. Her father is also an important Minister of King kazimiz. There will be no girls with such superior conditions even if they search the whole Republic.
Fedott and yelishei, of course, also want the captain to be happy. In their opinion, Natalie and Chechen are quite old and beautiful. It''s better to be the head''s wife.
The only dissatisfaction is Fatima, because she also likes Chechen. Fatima doesn''t know when this love began, perhaps when she first met Cherchen, or after a battle, but these are not important. The important thing is that Fatima understands her mind.
Fatima didn''t care about the difference of faith between them. In her opinion, if Cherchen is willing to accept himself (this is almost certain), he is willing to give up * * * religion and convert to God.
But now, the woman named Natalie stepped in, and the inexperienced Cherchen was fascinated by it. This inevitably makes Fatima gnash her teeth. Then Fatima was worried that Cherchen''s feelings would be deceived.
Although Fatima is not old, she has seen and experienced too many intrigues and intrigues in the Sultan''s court.
In order not to let anyone touch the harem, the Sultan of all dynasties likes to use tall black people to serve his concubines in addition to eunuchs. If these blacks have an affair with concubines and have children, it is easy to detect. But even with such strict design, many concubines left out by the Sudan are trying to find their other half, even if they are black, in order to seek comfort.
The concubine she used to serve is an example. She had an affair with a young black attendant, and they had sworn to each other. But one day, the concubine suspected that the Sudan knew about it. Although she was only suspicious, the concubine did not hesitate to order Fatima to assassinate the black man.
Since then, Fatima has clearly seen that for powerful women, men are just tools for their enjoyment.
So Fatima stubbornly determined that Natalie''s feelings for Chechen were just for fun.
On this day, when Cherchen enthusiastically helped Natalie off her horse, Fatima couldn''t help it anymore. She went to Cherchen and Natalie and said loudly to Cherchen, "Captain, I have something to say to you."
Che Chen glanced at Fatima''s angry expression and asked strangely, "what''s the matter? Fatima."
The latter first did not speak, then looked at Natalie angrily, and then said to Chechen, "I have something to say to you alone."
Hearing that Fatima had something to say to herself, Cherchen instinctively prepared to talk to Fatima alone. But he immediately realized that Natalie was around, which would make her feel that she didn''t trust herself. Che Chen hesitated for a moment.
Natalie was considerate. She smiled at Cherchen and said, "I''ll see how aunt VARVARA''s lunch is. Talk to Fatima."
With that, Natalie walked away. When she passed Fatima, she also showed a kind smile.
Fatima took it for granted that Natalie was demonstrating to herself.
Now, only Cherchen and Fatima are left.
"Fatima, what''s the matter?" Chechen asked.
Fatima bit her teeth.
"Captain, do you like Natalie?" Fatima asked.
A blush appeared on Chechen''s face. Although his relationship with Natalie is no secret in the mercenary regiment, Fatima is the first person to ask herself directly.
"Yes, Natalie is a good girl. I met her in the defense of Daguang Mingshan monastery. I told you about her. She was a bad boy at that time, but now she is different. When she told me she came to me, my heart was happy. But I haven''t thought about that yet. But last night, she kissed me, Fatima, you You know, that feeling... "The more he said, the more excited he became.
"Enough!"
Fatima interrupted Chechen, and she couldn''t listen.
"Captain, don''t be deceived by her. I''ve seen many noble girls in Istanbul. They''re just playing with their feelings. No one will marry people like us. Nobles value family rank and wealth, and the daughters of these families will only marry families that are equal to each other."
"Natalie is not such a person. She said she escaped. She doesn''t want to directly arrange the marriage arranged by her father. I can feel that these are her true words." Chechen explained categorically for Natalie.
"Captain, do you like her?" Fatima asked.
"Yes..."
"Then, Captain, what are your feelings for me?" Fatima looked at Cherchen''s eyes.
This problem caught Chen off guard. After a long time, Chechen hesitated and said, "Fatima, I have always regarded you as my good partner and..."
And what? Fatima doesn''t want to listen anymore.
Fatima left Cherchen without saying a word, then rode on a horse and ran away alone. As she crossed the wasteland, she turned her head and looked at Chechen''s back, but she was indifferent to his cry.
When Chechen disappeared into the woods, she covered her eyes with her hands, as if it was for shading. But after a while, big tears flowed down her cheeks and fell on the horse''s mane.