I was a priest in the city-state era

It was afternoon.

Roy took Procne, Philomela, and Chione to a forest.

This was the forest where Roy woke up for the first time.

Seeing several deer grazing in the forest, Roy pointed to a fawn and said happily.

"Procne! Philomela! Chione! Look at that fawn. When I first came to Athens, this fawn licked my face. I am so happy to see that the fawn is still alive."

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

The innocent fawn was not alert to the danger and was still concentrating on grazing.

"What a cute fawn."

Chione smiled happily and began to slowly approach the fawn with silent steps.

Roy followed Chione, hoping that the fawn would recognize him.

Procne and Philomela stayed where they were, and when Roy gradually walked away, Procne said to Philomela in a very low voice.

"Philomela, are you really willing to be Brother 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 Roy also wants me, then we will be Brother Roy's wife together. I believe that if sister becomes the main wife, I will have the same status as the main wife."

Procne nodded and said.

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

In this era, becoming a concubine's wife or lover would be regarded as a great shame, not only because the status of the concubine's wife is not as good as the main wife, but also because the children of the concubine's wife do not have the same inheritance rights as the children of the main wife.

In other words, the concubine's wife will not only live in humiliation under the shadow of the main wife, but even the children will not have the right of inheritance because their mother is a concubine.

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

Among Priam's many children, only the 19 sons and four daughters born to Queen Hecuba were favored.

Sons and daughters born to concubines, let alone the right of inheritance, could not even leave their names in ancient legends.

This is the difference between the children born to the 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 and second heirs to the throne can live.

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

Even if Hector and Paris are all dead, only Hecuba's other sons can become the new owners of the two palaces, and it is not the turn of the princes born to the concubine to become the heirs to the throne.

Hearing Procne's words, Philomela smiled gently and sweetly.

"Sister! As long as Brother Roy treats us fairly and gives our children the same inheritance rights, I believe that father and mother will eventually agree that we can be Brother Roy's wives together."

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

Procne said hesitantly.

"Let you be Brother Roy's wife, and I'll be the concubine's wife."

"How can that be possible! Sister, I love you as much as you love me, so you must be the wife."

"Philomela--"

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

Perhaps knowing that Kayne and Roy had no intention of hurting him, the deer, who was concentrating on eating grass, let Kayne and Roy come to him.

Kayne tentatively stretched out her right hand and touched the deer's neck. Seeing that the deer did not run away, Kayne said happily.

"This deer is so cute."

Roy pulled a handful of grass and handed it to Kayne.

"If you like this fawn, I'll take it back for you as a pet!"

"No!"

Kaone shook her head and said while feeding the fawn with the grass handed by Roy.

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

Then, Kaone stroked the fawn's neck with her right hand and said.

"I am already very satisfied to be able to get close to the fawn like this."

"Kaone——"

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

Kaone immediately turned her head and said with some embarrassment.

"Are you treating me like a fawn?"

Roy shook his head and said.

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

"White hair?"

Although I do have white hair, the name of white hair——I always feel unpleasant.

At this time, Procne and Philomela came over and imitated Chione by stroking the fawn's back and started petting the fawn.

The three girls petted the fawn, Roy petted Chione's white fur, and the fawn enjoyed the service of the human servants. The four people and the fawn were extremely satisfied.

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

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

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

Roy and the three girls did not blame the male servant for scaring away the fawn. After standing up, Procne said worriedly.

"Brother Roy, mother sent servants to find us. Could it be that something important happened?"

Roy nodded and said.

"I will rush back to the Acropolis now to see what happened."

After saying that, Roy ran to Aries and said.

"Aries! I will rush 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 and others have long seen that Procne, Philomela, and Chione are all Roy's women.

So Aries said without hesitation.

"Please rest assured, Master Priest, we will definitely risk our lives to protect the princess's safety."

Acropolis of Athens.

The stone house of Pandion's family.

Roy hurried here and entered the hall and saw his mother-in-law Zeuxippe sitting behind the stone table at the main seat, hiding her face with a veil.

When a woman is at home, she usually wears a veil only when a stranger comes to visit.

Seeing Zeuxippe's appearance, Roy asked in surprise.

"Mother-in-law! What happened? Is there an important guest visiting us?"

Zeuxippe said while waving to Roy.

"My child, you can call me mother now, come and sit next to me. I asked the servant to find you because the Mycenaeans sent an envoy. Although I manage Athens for Pandion as his wife, I now have you as my son-in-law, so I want you to negotiate with the Mycenaeans' envoys on my behalf."