After the elder brother left, Bran was silent for a long time, just a daily routine of exercise and study, and a few days later the two of his brother's attendants came back, without much information, except that the two had entered the wasteland.

At noon on this day, Bran stood on the third-floor platform of the villa and looked into the distance, full of thoughts. Dani asked, "Miss your brother?"

"No, you know that I don't have a close relationship with them, and I'm even a little distant. ”

"Either way, they're your brothers. ”

"Yes, just a little worried. Bran hesitated, then continued, "I'm thinking more about myself." ”

"The Duke is not prepared to let you take part in the trial. ”

"I know, compared to them, I already feel it. The demands placed on me, the training, etc. Bran smiled wryly. "I'm so far from them. But one day, I will also hear the call of the wasteland, and what will I do when that day comes?"

"I will leave the Northlands with you, forever. ”

"I knew it was like that. Bran said with some bitterness, "They will send me away, as long as I live." Is it just my external identity? Can I still call myself a Northlander?"

"No, you can't. ”

"Where are they going to take me?"

"It doesn't matter where you go, but now, I won't send you too far. Dani smiled.

"I've got to have some use, huh. ”

"Don't frown at me, Dani. I'm not complaining, this is the Northlands, and there are a lot of things that are taken for granted. Weak babies can be killed at birth, and those with disabilities are even less likely to survive. I should have been glad I survived.

I know what the people in the castle were talking about, I know how much pressure my parents endured in those years, and I know how much they loved me.

I also know what trials mean to the Northlanders. Just look at you, you are much stronger than my two older brothers in terms of strength, and it is a little unreasonable. You and them minus age, then the biggest difference is that you have completed the rite of passage.

Power can't always be obtained in a vacuum, and there is always a price.

But is it worth it?"

Dany was silent, she remembered her two former white wolf companions, was that the price? she made a wish, if she could come back alive, she would accede to the Duchess's request to be her idiot son's squire, was that also the price? No, at least not to be a squire. She liked this child, she liked the cleanliness, the closeness that came out of the ordinary, the inexplicable things he said around him, the way he yelled at Dani, she liked the feeling of home. So she affirmed: "If it pays off, then it's all worth it." ”

If there is a reward, Bran thinks about it, does the power increase after the coming-of-age ceremony? I don't seem to need this power, although it is better to have it, but it doesn't matter if I don't. But looking at Dani's expression, it didn't seem to be talking about strength. Sister, you should light up your muscles at this time and give a hint.

......

Bran was a little worried, though it was more of his own conjecture. The call of the wasteland is not a fixed age, but an age stage, except for the reason of the bloodline, why is there such a difference?

At first, he thought it was the difference caused by the growth of his body, but when he saw his two older brothers, he overturned this suspicion. Now he believed that it was the cause of both the spirit and the body, so he had a hunch that the summoning from the wasteland would happen to him in advance, which made him a little anxious.

"Take me out for a walk every day and tell me more about the wilderness. Bran demanded.

"Okay, by the way, bring a few white wolves to rotate, it's time to familiarize them with their surroundings. ”

......

When they return from outside, Bran and Dani discover the fact that their family has been a thief, which makes Bran, who has just been in a state of excitement, feel very helpless.

It's not that he can't catch the thief, it's that he can't do anything about the thief. The reaction of the white wolf left behind at home, as well as the falcon in the sky, did not warn, this must be an acquaintance who committed the crime. You don't have to guess to know who it is.

The reason for this was that Bran had made a more elaborate hand crossbow, a hand crossbow that could fire repeatedly, in order to relieve his irritability, perhaps to convince himself from another angle that strength was not important. The principle is not complicated, except that a magazine is added above the crossbow, which can be preloaded with 5 crossbow arrows. When the crossbow bolt below is fired, the upper one falls in turn, and with the winding device of the hand crossbow, it can barely be regarded as a killing weapon.

Bran took Dani to his sister's martial arts training ground with Dani in an attitude that only harm is harmful, and showed off his might. With Dany's escort, Bran shouted that he wouldn't touch you, and in his sister's envious, jealous and hateful eyes, he left refreshed. It's a pity that the present world is also coming quickly.

"Dani, please have a question. ”

Say. ”

"Can you beat my sister's attendant?"

Dani was silent, not going to pay attention to Bran.

Bran said dejectedly, "I knew it was so. ”

......

With Bran's temperament, he just took things, he didn't care too much, it was just a means to adjust his emotions. But he didn't want it to go by, and he was feeling a little anxious lately, so he wanted to vent or find a punching bag.

So Bran, accompanied by Dany, blocked his sister in the castle's martial arts training ground, and Bran looked at his sister who was a little evasive in her eyes, and suddenly relented. Thinking about the coming-of-age ceremony and the possible risks involved, the words changed when they came to their mouths: "I originally wanted to give it to you, but I shot a few arrows at that time and found that it could be improved." ”

Seeing that his sister was visibly relaxed, Bran smiled.

"How did you climb up such a high wall? I guess the squire took you up. In fact, there is a tool that can help us climb, and I will make one for you another day. ”

......

On the way back, Dani smiled and asked, "You seem to have come to ask for sin." ”

"Suddenly I found that I couldn't bear it, and you were not satisfied?"

"No, that's fine. It's just not quite like the Northland style. ”

"his Northlanders,"