Throughout the night, Penny barely slept.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she remembered her sister and brother, remembering their time in Sukh City, but as soon as she fell asleep, the images would turn blood-red.

It's a good day, and after the morning fog has lifted, the comfortable rays of the spring sun have covered the land with a warm coat.

Phyllis arrived in Tyre overnight through the teleportation array last night.

In another half hour, Phyllis would appear in front of her, and Penny's staff officer had originally planned to set up the meeting place in the government hall, but Penny had carefully considered the proposal and rejected the offer.

Penny was in a relatively simple tea room at the moment, she sat on the sofa next to the coffee table, looking at the steaming tea set in a daze, her heart was excited to see her sister, and there was the tension of facing the family.

"Chief, Her Highness Phyllis has arrived at the door. Julia walked in and out of the open tearoom door.

"Let her in. ”

"But Her Highness Phyllis said to see you... She just came in. ”

Penny's hand tinkering with the tea set stopped, raised her head to look at her captain of the guard for a few seconds, and chuckled, "It seems... This sister of mine still likes to be coquettish as much as ever. With that, she stood up and straightened out her long dress, which she hadn't worn in a long time.

"Let's go and see—" she said with a smile and walked resolutely to the door.

In the hallway, Penny almost flickered by, her figure in the hallway without the slightest pause, but when she reached the corner in front of the door, she suddenly stopped as if she were unstoppable.

"Whew..."Penny exhaled the turbid breath in her chest, turned her head to look at the captain of the guard who was following her, paused for more than ten seconds, and then raised her steps and walked towards the well-lit gate.

In the pleasant spring breeze, Penny only felt that the light was a little dazzling, but she did not close her eyes or turn her head, but stared intently at a beautiful girl standing in the middle of the doorway.

"Penny, long time no see. The familiar voice echoed in Penny's ears as she stepped out of the corner, and everything seemed clearer than before.

"Phyllis... Long time no see, you're taller than before. Penny looked at her sister, who was almost as tall as herself, and subconsciously emitted a feeling of erosion over time.

"It's a matter of course, we haven't seen it in years. Phyllis shrugged.

"Would you like to come in and sit down?"

"Of course. ”

A bright and beautiful smile suddenly appeared on Phyllis's face, and she raised her foot and jumped over the edge of the door to her sister's side, "What are you going to entertain me?"

"How about a cup of black tea first?" Penny used to hate her sister's reckless style, but now she looked at it with an indescribable sense of intimacy, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on her face.

"When I was at the Mage Tower, I often missed the black tea you brewed with your own hands. Phyllis smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed, "What are you waiting for, I can't wait." ”

The two sisters met their gazes, smiled at each other and moved their gaze to the side. Penny retracted her gaze and turned her head to lead the way, while Phyllis bounced into the hall and looked around curiously.

"Mother... Are you alright?" Penny reprimanded her captain of the guard.

"Great, she now has the golden coastline south of the Mage Tower alone, reading books, teasing cats, and taking a walk along the beautiful coastline from time to time. Phyllis flashed out of a room full of staff officers, looked curiously, and then flashed back to her sister.

"That's... It's just wonderful. Penny felt a bitter ache in her throat.

"What about your studies at the Mage Tower?"

"Hey, Penny, it's not like you... Didn't you hate the magic I was learning before?" Phyllis walked two quick steps in front of her sister, and looked at her sister as she walked back.

"I just hate you learning magic because of the naivety I hate... Not only do you learn magic, but you also show off in front of me every day. Penny looked into her sister's eyes and said something she had been hiding for a long time.

Phyllis probably didn't expect her sister to answer like this, which made her stunned in place, and Penny seemed to forget the conversation between the two just now, and naturally bypassed her sister who was blocking the front, pointing to the corridor around the corner, "Go this way." ”

For the rest of the road, the two sisters remained silent.

Until Penny took her sister into the tea room

"Knowing you're coming, I deliberately sent black tea by magic from the Suk Plains, your favorite flavor before. Penny's smile seemed deliberate.

"You sit for a while, or look at the books on the shelves. Penny sat down casually and pointed to the chair across from her.

Phyllis didn't answer her sister, and she didn't sit down, she looked at the simple tearoom curiously, walked to the bookshelf next to it, and took out two books at random, "When did you start to like reading history books? ”

"Before... I need to read famous books to socialize with noblewomen, and now I need to read history to communicate with my generals. Penny kept a smile on her face, "I'm just a dead leaf in the wind, and I can only flutter with the wind." ”

"You're still so literary, and that's what I can't stand you the most. Phyllis shook her head in disgust.

"I'm talking about one thing. Penny's words were unhearable.

Phyllis put the books in her hand back on the shelves, strode over to her sister and sat down, looked at her sister who was focused on making tea, and said, "It's all your own choice, you could have done it without this." ”

"Do you think I'll choose this life?" said Penny, looking up at her sister again.

"Didn't you choose it yourself?" asked Phyllis.

Penny chuckled, "I've been destined since birth, and for as long as I can remember, everyone around me has called me 'the future Empress of the Empire', is that my choice?"

"I thought you liked that kind of life. Phyllis frowned.

"I can't even laugh out loud in public, and I can only walk at a set speed!" Penny's calm language seems to tell someone else's story, "Do you like this kind of life?"

Phyllis frowned, she was only twelve years old when she left Suker City, and in her subconscious mind, her sister was like the noble ladies around her, coveting the power that the Empress title brought to satisfy their vanity.

"So, what are you doing now?"

Penny smiled miserably, "Have you asked Brother Pedy these questions?"

"Didn't ask, but I think you're wrong. ”

"Why am I wrong and Brother Pedi right?"

"Because he can unite humanity again, and you are dividing the human world. ”

"Hahaha" Penny suddenly laughed, she couldn't stop laughing, "Hahahaha" she laughed so much that tears oozed from the corners of her eyes, "You've been in the Mage Tower for a few years, have you learned humor in addition to magic?"

"I'm just saying my own thoughts. Phyllis didn't laugh, she wasn't annoyed by her sister's smile, she said calmly, "There are many people who think like me, and I'm sure there are many people in the Suk Plains who think the same way as me. ”

"Their ideas are doomed to be impossible, just as there are many nobles in the kingdom of Kruria who oppose the rule of Brother Pedi, and all that awaits them is the gallows. Penny withdrew her sister's gaze and picked up the brewed teapot and poured two cups, "Taste it." ”

Phyllis couldn't take her eyes off her sister's teacup as she looked at it, for she saw calloused hands, and the countless black cuts in her palms made her scalp tingle.

"You—" Phyllis wanted to ask, but didn't know how.

"Do you mean my hand?" Penny looked at her hand casually, and said very blandly, "Knights are trained, and a good ruler must at least learn how to kill enemies on a warhorse." ”

"You're a little different from what I thought you were. Phyllis picked up her teacup, "I thought you were going to bow down to you in a gorgeous dress with a golden crown." ”

"That's how I am in your eyes... Mean?" Penny was stunned.

Phyllis shook her head, "You... The dress you're wearing now doesn't match your image at all. Her gaze swept over her sister's short hair and calluses on her hands, "You should probably be better dressed in leather armor like your captain of the guard." ”

"You think so?" said Penny, picking up her teacup and sniffing it.

"But I like you more like you before, when you could at least argue with me normally, and now you... All I see is hypocrisy. Phyllis picked up her teacup as well, hiding herself behind a thick mist.

"Phyllis, we're no longer children. Penny took a sip of tea and put down her teacup, "I don't need to argue with you now..."

"Yes, you fight with Brother Pedi. Phyllis interrupted her sister, "In the end, you even showed your dagger and tried to stab Brother Pedi to death!"

"That's what you're here for?"

"I'll come and see what you look like now!"

"I thought I could understand me..."

Phyllis drank the entire cup of tea in one go, "What do you think... How am I going to understand you? I just want to ask you, did you actually participate in the plot to assassinate Brother Pedi?"

"That plan had nothing to do with personal relationships..."

"Is there one?" Phyllis stared at her sister, one hand playing with the pigtails on her chest.

Penny instinctively avoided her sister's gaze, and picked up the teapot to refill her sister's empty teacup, remaining silent as if she hadn't heard her sister's questioning.

"You're really ruthless, have you thought about Brother Pedy's feelings, do you know how sad this incident makes him?" Phyllis picked up the teacup and poured the tea directly on the ground, "Bang" She threw the teacup directly on the coffee table.

"You are always so willful, you always do whatever you want, and you can vent your emotions at will. Penny was not angry, she picked up the teapot with elegant movements, and slowly poured the tea for her sister's teacup again. So, I ask you... When you and Brother Peidi left the imperial capital four years ago, did you ever think about taking me away?"

Phyllis originally wanted to pour out the tea that her sister had made for her again, but after hearing her sister's questioning, her body trembled slightly, and her outstretched hand stayed in the air.

"You..."

"My marriage contract is not a reason for you to leave me... Do you know what my father did secretly?" Penny shuddered uncontrollably, "Before, the family was my only support, but the family let me down again and again, when I was locked up in the cold walls of the Lion Castle, you ignored me, and you pretended not to see the elven army and the rebels arrived under the city of Suke. ”

"I know a truth from the hurt again and again!" Penny put down the teapot in her hand and looked at Phyllis, "You can't rely on others for anything, and only holding everything in your own hands is the safest and most reliable." ”

"So, you abandoned family affection and chose power. ”

"Family affection cannot be abandoned, you are my sister, this is a fact that cannot be changed. Penny took a deep breath, "I admit that I was involved in the assassination of Brother Pedi before, and I don't regret doing it, because I represented the Suker Plains at the time, and this war is not a matter of me and Brother Pedi..."

"You cooperate with the undead legion against the world of the living, against the unity of the human world, and you will become the enemy of the entire continent. Phyllis had a warning in her words.

"It's my choice!"

"You are substituting the people of the Land of the Ancestors into the abyss..."

"Do you understand what an abyss is?"

"I've seen corpses everywhere, I've seen countless warriors struggling in the snow and howling in the fire!" Phyllis stood up, "Don't speak of yourself so noblely, you're just for your own lust..."

"Are you not for your own selfish desires?" Penny also stood up, "who in this world is not for your own selfish desires?"

"I'm going to stand by Brother Pedi, that's my choice. Phyllis stared into her sister's eyes.

"I respect your choice. ”

The two sisters uttered the words that were holding back in their hearts in one breath, and then fell silent.

After a long time, Phyllis seemed to have figured out something, picked up the teacup and drank the tea that had been cooled in one gulp.

"I'll take you back to the family, even if you're just a corpse in the end!" The innocence in Phyllis's eyes completely disappeared, and the whole person became so cold that she couldn't look directly.

Penny looked at her sister, and the harsh words of the other party made her body tremble slightly, but there was no anger in her heart, but a bitterness that was difficult to express.

"Is that what you're here for?" asked Penny in a low voice.

Phyllis looked at Penny's appearance at this moment, and the unbearability in her heart flashed, and was quickly replaced by resentment, "I just came to see you, because you are my sister, I want to see how you are different from before." ”

"So... How do you think I'm different now than I was before?"

"You're getting more nasty now than you used to!"

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