After the headman had left, all he could do was sit down and put his arms around his head, thinking about the strange twists and turns of fate, not wanting to laugh anymore for some reason.
The brought girl was handed over to Stephanie's care, the headman was sent back home without letting him talk to any of the leaders, which was natural, everyone was asleep.
After sundown Maria was hysterical.
- What is this! Here half the village are having sex like rabbits and not a single pregnancy. And this bastard just climbed on the girl and made a baby with her. He didn't even try hard enough!
The girl was calmed down and sent for a checkup. They had to confirm the pregnancy. But the vampires could not determine whether the girl was pregnant or not. Which is what they told the council.
- So what are our options?
- We don't have any options, Sasha (Alexander). She's an outcast to her village. Her father won't even take her back. She doesn't even have a child. The healer gave the girl a big piggyback ride by announcing she was pregnant. She must have a grudge against the headman.
- Then we'll keep her. She'll help Stephanie and we'll have to move them to a separate house.
The girl looked fearfully at the three men who came into her room. One came up to her and squatted down. In the light of the only candle his eyes seemed red and became even more frightening.
- My name is Knight Alex, this is Eugene, he is the manager and Kostya (Konstantin), he is the village headman. You will now live in our village.
At these words the girl cried. The man in front of her, confusedly looked back, and then resolutely embraced the girl, taking her in his arms.
- Don't be afraid sweetheart. Everything will be fine.
The girl just sobbed, the tension of the last few days, when in the whole village she was treated well only by her father, had affected the fragile body and she just could not stop. For the first time she felt that she would not be judged or spiked here, she relaxed.
They were caught by Stephanie, who firmly detached the child from the knight and gestured for her to come with her, the Orodian maid did not know Elurian. The Triumvirs followed her and helped drag the belongings into the house allocated to the two human women. Since only the renegade houses in the village were vacant, the girls were put into one of them.
Sophie was looking at the interior of the rooms with interest when Alexander caught her eye.
- You will see many strange and frightening things here. You must not tell anyone about them. The man in charge of you and telling you what to do is Kostya (Konstantin). Listen to Stefania and everything will be fine. She will show you around the village and find something to do.
The girl only nodded uncertainly. She could understand about secrets and submission to men. That was the way it was done. Going to bed she received small pieces of strange material from Stephanie. Seeing her mute question, she gestured that she should plug her ears with it. Not understanding why, the girl decided to do it.
The vampires, who had been outside all this time, went about their business as soon as they were sure that the girls had gone to bed.
- And we're getting more people. Soon there will be more of them than us.
Konstantin looked at Eugene and just shrugged, showing that he didn't care.
- It's better that way than overgrowing people's graves.
- We should go to the city.
- Why?
- To kick the king's representative, it's been a week without convicts, and he took the money. And Gennady wants to talk to the merchants.
The days after the arrival of the new villager flew by quickly. Olga was expanding the underground tunnels at a rapid pace, and the stone was being used for the construction of the castle. The headman's daughter asked no questions. No new goblin troops appeared. Life went on as usual. If only the demur from the sky would disappear and it would be good.
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