Volume 1 Chapter 55 What It's Like to Be Alive
"Huh~"
Thor tossed the rag in his hand into the bucket, bent down to wring it, then stood up and continued to wipe the rows of chairs in the Holy Auditorium.
At the moment, there were seven or eight orphans busy in the auditorium, most of them in groups of threes and twos, working and exchanging things. Thor was the only one in the corner, and was silent near the main entrance of the monastery.
It seems that since Melissa's absence, the whole monastery has been much brighter, and the orphans have celebrated many times in private.
The large auditorium was quiet at this time, and the transmission of sound was not hindered, and although the discussion of the orphans was faint, Thor still listened a few times inadvertently.
Their conversation stayed on a pair of siblings who had recently joined the monastery, saying that they were brothers and sisters, but they really didn't look alike in terms of size, the elder sister was very small, and the younger brother was very thick.
It is said that they are not even from this territory, but have been sent to Grey Curtain from further afield for unknown reasons.
The boys' discussion was mainly on the sister's side, who thought that the older sister, who had passed the rite of passage, was a little more beautiful and did not look like a person from a small place.
In Saul's opinion, the appearance is not enough, but he has not suffered any hardships and has not lost weight for the time being.
The girls' talk is about the younger brother, not because of how handsome and dashing the other party is, but because he is too huge.
Thor had also met two or three times in the aisles, a very sluggish man who was said to be named Bart. He is a head taller than Lorton, and his body is almost two times as wide as Lorton, but he is not fat, but strong.
Obviously, the title of the 'strongest body' of the abbey of Lorton is no longer guaranteed, and I have to sigh that there are no wonders in the world.
What puzzled Saul was that he was just such a man with a mountain-like physique...... Uh, boy, I've seen him cry twice just what Thor has seen.
The first time is said to be because there are a few good orphans who threw stones and spat on him.
The second time was because of the poor food in the monastery, and he was hungry and crying.
Later, Saul heard in a casual conversation with Xiuggoth that for some reason, Bart has some problems with his IQ and may stay at a young age.
I also heard that after crying a few times, Bart finally understood that he had ushered in a new suffering and accepted a new life.
But he apparently made it easy for the orphans to think about their malice, and some ridiculed that his mother must have climbed into the dragon's bed to give birth to such a freak, and others that his mother was a dragon in the first place.
Trolls, fools, fat dragons...... All kinds of malicious nicknames covered his head and face, and I don't know how poor Bart managed to hold it up.
Thor scooped the rag out of the bucket and turned his gaze to the street outside the monastery gates.
It feels like I've been doing a lot lately, and I don't seem to be doing anything.
In just a few moments, three or four people had already walked past the monastery gate, all dressed similarly, and their expressions were not much different from each other in the faint light.
They walked blankly, gloomily, gloomily into the doorframe of the monastery, and then disappeared silently from the edge of the doorframe.
In the town of Gray Curtain Town, it seems that everyone is trapped in their own lives, and they don't have much energy to deal with the extra twists and turns, just shrinking into their own small circle and repeating their thoughts and thoughts, loves and hates day after day.
I don't know if I'll be like them, Saul thought.
Or is it already the same?
In the afternoon, Loton came to the monastery.
During this time, the atmosphere in the monastery was tense because of Melissa's death, and it was only in the past two days that it eased somewhat, and Lorton and Valle had not been to the monastery for many days.
Lorton came over out of the blue today and asked Saul to call Schugus and say that he was going to have a drink in the evening.
When you have a drink, you usually have something to say.
In the evening, Saul and Shogues arrived on time.
Originally, the location was 'Golden Rose' in the North District, but it was crowded and noisy, and the cost was not worth it. So Saul and Shogues offered to change places, and they arrived at a small restaurant on the edge of the North End.
It's not really a tavern, but it does serve homemade fruit wine to accompany your meal.
On an occasion like today, Valer's little dog leg didn't come with him, and Thor and Shogues were very strange.
Soon, a roast chicken, a pot of vegetable soup, a stewed veal balls with dill were piled up on the table one after another, and finally three pieces of bread and a large pot of fruit wine were also delivered.
Lorton first poured the wine for Saul and Shugues, and Saul hurriedly smiled and exchanged a few polite words.
Nowadays, small wine glasses have long been popular on the mainland, with various kinds of bone and metal, and only in small places like Gray Curtain Town still retains the tradition of a long time ago.
A cylindrical cup body is made with a wooden chip using the method of hoop barrel, and there is a handle on the body of the cup, which is said to be a wine glass, perhaps it is more appropriate to call it a wine vat.
Before creating the fraternity emblem, when the group was discussing the pattern, Saul once said. Since you want to build momentum, it is too difficult to just talk about it, so it would be good if there were some outstanding or shocking things to corroborate.
In the end, Saul suggested that in the future, no matter where the emblem of the Brotherhood appears, there is no need to panic, just go with the times.
Originally, he said this mainly to Lorton and Waller, to make a draft for them, so that if a certain line found them, they could easily deny it.
Sol will definitely not mention the matter of murder and revenge, there is no need to involve others.
During the clinking of glasses, Lorton mentioned that someone had been to his house to inquire, but in the end it was not resolved, and no one on Waller's side was directly concerned.
Saul and Shogues originally thought that this was the main topic of Lorton's drink tonight, but Lorton only said a few words and never mentioned it again, and the atmosphere was a little quiet for a while.
"I used to have a younger brother. At some point, Lorton suddenly spoke.
There were, but then there weren't, and that should be the main topic tonight.
Thor and Shogues stopped their knives and forks and listened politely.
"He often circled around his father's anvil, saying that he wanted to build the best sword on the continent when he grew up, and he often held a branch to learn combat skills from me, and he was a very hard-working person. ”
"Then an illness took him away. Lorton raised his hand and pressed the jar to turn the handle in a different direction, looking a little gloomy.
"Valle used to be good friends with him and they used to play together,...... So, as you know, maybe you got used to it later, and you didn't want to change it. ”
Saul and Shogues nodded a little embarrassed, apparently later seeing Waller as a replacement and shadow for his brother. No, it should be said that Lorton has a new brother.
"So, I'm sorry for the entanglement Wahler caused you. Lorton raised his glass towards Thor.
"Whoever hasn't experienced war and chaos in his childhood is not worth mentioning. Thor smiled heartily and bumped into Lorton.
Lorton then turned to Shoghes, as if to bring up the brief conflict between Shoghes and Valle during the partnership that day.
Shogues didn't give him a chance, and raised his glass with a heroic smile.
"Miss!"
"Sorrow!" said Saul.
"To the Brotherhood!" Lorton laughed as well.
Three vat huddled together.
Drink a full glass of water.
On the way back, Thor looked at the decreasing crowds on the street.
"The wind seems to have passed. ”
"Does that mean we can be unscrupulous again?" Shogues whistled.
"Unscrupulous, what do you mean?" Thor couldn't help but laugh, as if he hadn't done anything to deserve the word unscrupulous, and added another one.
"I'm going to go to Coveville, right now, and fly to knock her down. ”
"......" Saul rolled his eyes, he forgot that he couldn't be serious talking to Shogoth.
A terrifying image flashed through Thor as he knocked Kovill down and was knocked out of the dog's head. Thor was even a little skeptical about how Shogues had managed to escape from the bottom of the well after the last duel.
Sensing Thor's disdain, Shogues stalked his neck and spoke in a very flamboyant tone.
Her snorting trill, just hearing it, made me feel the rage of wanting to pierce everything somewhere in my body. ”
"Anger, why is it anger?" Thor was surprised.
Shogues scratched his head.
"Uh...... Actually, I wasn't that angry, but I didn't know how to describe the surging will to fight for a while, so I used the word anger, and I didn't think that sleeping with a woman would make me feel thrilled. Shogues shook his head with emotion.
“...... It's really so good, you just call Kovill and call you directly, why bother sweating so much, and in the end you are tired like a dead dog. ”
"What do you call it if it's nothing?" Shogues was shocked, thinking that he had arrived at the gate of a new world.
"Why not?" Thor tried to scream twice.
"~~Oh my God! Damn it, don't scream! Are you a vulture who has been hungry for a few days? If you let me hear this wail, I guess I won't be able to fight again for the rest of my life.
Shogues clasped his head in his hands to prevent it from suddenly exploding, and then fled in terror.