Hearty and bright laughter, relaxed demeanor, even self-deprecation is not soft, Adlina even took the initiative to clap her hands, as if in celebration.

Sitting diagonally opposite, Hoden quietly looked at Adlina who clapped her hands and laughed, and her mood couldn't help but be a little brighter - but obviously Adrina was immersed in her own world, and had no intention of interacting with Hoden, and seemed to be entertaining herself from beginning to end.

Hoden didn't mind.

He silently picked up his plate, ready to continue enjoying his meal, but found that a burning gaze locked on him, and he was not ready to pay attention to it, only to see a shadow of his upper body approaching him, and that cold face poked down and squeezed into his sight.

Hodden had to put the food back on his plate, and looked up slightly to meet Adleena's gaze, but he didn't plan to share the food, but took the initiative to ask, "Aren't you going to dance?" I thought you and your sister came to the dance just to be a part of it." ”

Adlina glanced at Howlen's plate, pursed the corners of her lips, leaned back in disgust, and her back sank into the couch cushions again, "I chose to stay at the letter tower because I didn't want to go to the ball, don't you feel it?"

Then, Adlina looked up at Howlen for a moment, "No, you definitely feel it, but you don't care, you just want to send me away." ”

The muttering complaint readily expressed his dissatisfaction, but did not mean to continue to investigate, and continued, "The real reason is because I can't." ”

"Can't?" Hodden was a little surprised, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Adlina hesitated for a moment, tilting her head and squinting at Holden, "If I told you, you wouldn't tell anyone else?"

"I promise. Hodden said with a smile.

Adlina stood up and tugged at the hem of her skirt, and then she could see the trousers under the hem, "I want to wear trousers to the prom like a boy." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Adlina looked at Howlen in the corner of her eyes, a little surprised, "Aren't you surprised?"

"I don't see a law that says girls can't wear trousers on the street or go to dance. Hoden said lightly.

Adriana's whole face lit up, and she said, "Yes, yes, yes, After speaking, she also twitched her nose to express her strong dissatisfaction.

As if gaining confidence from Howlen's affirmation, Adlina became visibly positive, pulling open the back of her skirt and gesturing to a hidden corner of the fabric, "It's burnt here." I always do, standing next to a campfire and reading, and then accidentally forgetting that the hem of my skirt catches fire. ”

"Elena said it was a shame and that I had to hide it so as not to ruin the lady's reputation, and I offered to wear pants to avoid it, and she and my mother said that it was not polite, and that no lady in the whole of Norsness would dress like this. What else can I do?"

As she spoke, Adlina became excited, dancing to express her strong emotions, and her heroic eyebrows danced together.

In the end, Adlina folded her hands on her chest, fell back, and sat down on the sofa again, expressing her strong dissatisfaction in this way, especially the round eyes, full of depression, grievance, irritability, anger and other emotions, displayed in front of her like an open book.

The curvature of the corners of Holden's mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

Adlina glanced at Howlen angrily, "Laugh out loud if you want to, I don't mind, I know it's ridiculous and hilarious." ”

The smile in Holden's eyes became thicker and thicker, and after thinking about it seriously, he glanced down at the plate, and reluctantly put the plate back on the table, "I have a solution, how about it, are you willing to try it?"

Adlina didn't move, but her eyes rolled and she looked at Howlen as if to make sure he wasn't lying.

Hoden calmly met Adlina's gaze, and the smile in his eyes slowly deepened - after a night of blood and cruelty, his mood finally relaxed a little, and more importantly, after a full meal and wine, the fatigue of his brain and muscles had been relieved.

Adlina confirmed the answer from Howlen's eyes, the smile on the corner of her mouth suddenly bloomed, and she stood up suddenly, "So what are you waiting for?"

Now it seems that the etiquette of "ladies can't shake hands" has been put behind the dance for the time being.

Thirty seconds later, Hodden and Adlina were standing in the wide porch at the back of the room.

It's not so much a porch as a balcony, a wooden platform that juts out slightly, at least half a room in size, enough to accommodate about ten to fifteen people, but it's all hidden behind the curtains, and you can't find it without a pair of eyes that are good at finding.

Adlina was a little surprised by the spacious space in front of her, and looked around curiously, but she didn't understand Holden's intentions, she just looked at Holden with a smile on her face, her bright eyes seemed to be full of stars, so she looked at Holden brightly, and asked with her eyes:

So what's next?

Holden didn't speak, but imitated the court etiquette that appeared in movies and television, took half a step back, bowed slightly, and made an inviting gesture, "This young lady, may I invite you to dance together?"

Adriana's eyes were full of surprise and dismay, but the smile couldn't help but bloom, and she didn't speak, just put her left hand into Holden's right palm.

A slightly cold fingertip touched Holden's warm palm, and the two young men smiled at the corners of their mouths, and then they began to dance with their steps.

In the auditorium, melodious and light waltzes are ringing in the ears, and just as the footsteps are pulled to the side, you can see the cream-colored lights spilling through the towering bright glass, and the oil paintings of the window lattices are projected on the ground, and the light and dark are imprinted on the two young people dancing together.

"Haha!"

Adlina's cheerful laughter couldn't help but overflow lightly, and she crossed horizontally and quickly moved with Hoden—

There are two different worlds separated from the inside and outside of a window, but the young people inside are dancing, and the young people outside are also dancing.

Obviously they are all dancing, but they are two completely different scenes:

Inside it is noisy and lively, but the scorching air seems muddy and dull, even the smile has been measured with a measuring stick, perfect as a mask, and the outside is cold and free, but you can really feel the unrestrained pleasure and freedom, as if as long as you open your arms and run with all your might, you can soar in the wind.

Involuntarily, a smile bloomed like this. Diagram of the Avenue of the Heavens