Chapter 179: You're also a survivor, that's good
After seeing the little one in Arthur's hand, Newgate sighed, walked behind Louie, looked at the river and said, "To be safe, stay away from the river bank first." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Louis didn't reply, just turned around and did so.
Martin brings hot water, which Arthur uses to wipe the scarlet slime from the young dragon, and tries to feed it water with his fingertips.
"Open your eyes." Arthur muttered anxiously, "Open your eyes, look at the world, look at me, prove to me that you can live!" ”
Arthur knelt on the ground, rubbing his weak body with his warm hands, and stroked the young dragon's back over and over again with his fingertips like rescuing a baby.
Arthur looked at the motionless young dragon, feeling that time was suffocating, his muttering turned to prayer, and in anxiety to command, and finally, the thin limb suddenly lifted, the small body writhed, and the closed eyes opened to look at the black-haired boy.
Arthur threw his head back and exhaled a long breath, his tense body relaxed, and then he felt the accumulated fatigue in his body and the pain from the wounds everywhere.
All kinds of sensations intertwined, rushing through his body like a flood, and Arthur trembled instantly. Naine sensed it, and she knelt beside Arthur, put her hand gently on his shoulder, and said to him, "You are too tired and need to rest, and you will have a fever again if you continue like this." ”
Arthur pursed his lips, endured the pain, slowly raised his eyes to look at Nain, and smiled: "I'm fine, just get some sleep, maybe a little longer than usual." ”
"This mouse-sized thing...... Is it really a dragon? Martin couldn't believe it.
Witt looked at Martin, "Hasn't anyone seen what dragons looked like when they were kids?" And what it looked like at birth? No record at all? ”
Martin shrugged: "Originally, the records of dragons were very rare, and some people may have the life to see them, but they didn't have the life to record them. In short, it's unbelievable that such a powerful dragon can be so fragile in infancy. ”
Witt sighed, "The infancy of any creature is fragile, and in this way, dragons are just like us humans. ”
Martin answered: "When it grows up, it's different, it's very different." ”
"I don't know what it eats." Arthur looked at Martin, "Is there any milk?" ”
Martin spread his hands: "You think we're here for an outing?" There is no milk, but there is a lot of wine. As he spoke, Martin smiled evilly.
Witt glanced at him, "Are you sure you're not on an outing?" ”
Martin pouted smugly: "Wine is a must-have for men's travel." ”
After controlling the boat away from the riverbank, Louis went up to Arthur and said to him, "There is plenty of food on board, I can make some broth, you can try to feed it." ”
Arthur was about to thank him, but Louis continued, "Rest in the cabin, you seem to need it, especially you, Arthur." ”
The rainy days are shortened, and the night falls early.
Although the tension was relieved with the danger of afar, it was difficult for everyone to calm down.
The baby dragon was still weak, and Arthur had been carefully holding it, warming it with his own body heat. The little one had been curled up in Arthur's palm, as if sleeping peacefully in his lair.
Martin and Louie served a sumptuous dinner to everyone, and of course Louie did most of the work, and Martin only helped the small and the bad.
Louis brought Arthur a bowl of broth, Arthur quickly dipped a little with his fingertips, and tried to feed it to the young dragon, the young dragon first sniffed, then stretched out the tip of his tongue, and licked it slowly, after a while, it opened its mouth, took Arthur's entire fingertip into its mouth, and sucked it.
Seeing this scene, everyone smiled reassuringly.
Arthur was so happy that he continued to dip the broth for him to drink, and then dipped it with the corner of his coat to see if the little one could suck it hard, Arthur used a spoon instead, scooped up a spoonful of broth, and brought it to the young dragon to see if it could drink it on its own.
Although the little creature was the size of Arthur's palm, and the spoon was almost half the size of its body, it stood up tremblingly, stretched out its two thin and weak forefeet, grabbed the spoon, plunged headlong into the broth, and sucked greedily.
In this way, Arthur was completely relieved.
He smiled and said, "It seems that you are also a survivor, and that's good." ”
After eating, the young dragon curled up in Arthur's hands and fell asleep as before.
Arthur was inconvenienced by holding the dragon in one hand and eating in the other, so Nayin helped Arthur by cutting the meat for him, tearing the bread and bringing it to his mouth, or holding up the cup and feeding him the sweet fruit wine that they could also drink.
Everyone knows that now is a good time to sort things out, why they came to Ojiwich by boat, why Hawkins is with the young people, everyone has a question in their minds, but they can't bear to ask, for fear of destroying the peace that has come so hard.
At the end of the dinner, old Ionclay broke the silence: "I changed my mind and wanted to tell Salina about her origins, so I asked Martin and Louis where you were, and they volunteered to accompany me in your search. The waterway is more suited to me as a bad old man, but it was a coincidence that I would meet you there. ”
Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak, and everyone subconsciously looked at Salina.
Old Ionclay stretched his hand slightly: "Is it really a coincidence?" Maybe it's fate, maybe all of this is predestined. ”
Newgate Ionclai looked at Salina, "But you still have the possibility of changing your fate. Salina, you already have your own life, you don't have to be dragged down by your life experience, believe me, once the door of fate is opened, even if it is only for a short period of time, the torrent of fate will swallow you. No one can resist it. ”
As Salina was about to speak, Ionclair raised her hand and motioned for Salina to wait.
"If you insist, I will inform you of everything tomorrow, today you are too tired, I don't want to see your tired body and mind ravaged by the hurricane again."
"Salina." Ionclay lowered his voice, "Although I chased you to Ojwich, I still want to persuade you to let go of the long gone past and cherish the present you have. ”
In the middle of the moon, the sound of rain faded until it disappeared.
Arthur lay on the bed, his eyes half-closed, and the young dragon slept soundly in his hands.
Like his companions, Arthur struggled to sleep, despite desperate need of rest.
He looked at Nayin, who was sitting on the edge of his bed, leaning on a dim oil lamp, mending his coat.
Look at her fair face, and chestnut hair shrouded in orange firelight.
Werther was pretending he was asleep, but he knew that the sound of his even breathing could not hide the ears of his companions.
Salina lay on her side facing the wall, and several times before she had stepped out of the cabin to the deck to see the calm surface of the lake, until the evening breeze cooled her face.
Everyone could feel it as clear as the smell of dampness on the ship, that the calm was only a temporary illusion, and that a storm awaited them.