Chapter 229 - 150: Skodisqi’s Flowers
"Over a decade ago, the Segestica people utterly defeated the Skodisqi Tribe I belonged to, killing the Great Chief and all his immediate family members, leaving behind only his five-year-old daughter. This child, at such a tender age, became a female slave of the Segestica people, growing up under the harsh lashes and merciless blows of their whips and sticks..."
"Later, she was gifted by the Great Chief of the Segestica people to Wallis, the master of this village. Wallis himself was a cruel and ruthless wolf among the Segestica, frequently abusing this child in public to humiliate all the Skodisqi people in the village. He believed that the delicate little girl would be tamed like a dog, but what he didn’t know was that she had never forgotten the overwhelming hatred of her tribe’s extermination. When your army attacked this village, she seized the opportunity and stabbed Wallis to death—"
Maximus listened quietly, his expression showing surprise: "The Segestica leader was killed by a girl?!"
"Indeed. However, she was seriously injured by Wallis’ dying counterattack and fell into a coma..." Emmerich implored earnestly: "I beg the leader to give her the best medical care, and after she recovers, to provide more care for her. She is far too frail and weak to endure heavy labor."
"What is this girl’s name?" Maximus asked with interest.
"Florist Luscia," Emmerich replied. "Translated into Illyrian, it means ’flower.’"
"Florist Luscia..." Maximus murmured the name softly, then gazed at Emmerich and asked bluntly: "What does this girl’s existence mean to you Skodisqi people?!"
"Our tribe has been annihilated, what more could we dare to hope for?" Emmerich said with a bitter smile, speaking cautiously. "But back then, the Great Chief treated the clansmen well, so the child’s existence represents for everyone a nostalgic longing for the goodness of the past, amidst the hardship of slavery..."
Maximus pondered briefly, then nodded and said, "I understand. I assure you that Florist Luscia will be well cared for! Where is she now?"
"At my earnest request earlier, the tribe’s doctors should have carried her into a large courtyard and are treating her alongside other injured soldiers. Since they won’t let me in, I’m uncertain about her current condition," Emmerich said worriedly.
"You are now the medical officer of our tribe. Not only will no one stop you from going there, they’ll likely form a line to welcome you instead," Maximus said, half-jokingly and half-seriously. He stood up, waved his hand, and said, "Let’s go; we’ll head there now."