11. Mourning of blood
Grey followed the old nun and Buck into the chapel across the street, "No wonder you can hear my cries for help, you're across the street!" Grey glanced at Buck and thought, Buck didn't even look at her all the way, Grey felt like a walking ice cube next to him that exuded cold air that made him tremble, but the old nun was very kind: "Are you a friend of Buck?" Grey: "Hmm...... It's just a temporary colleague. "Oh, how old is this year?" "30 years old." "Married?" Grey had already thought that the following must be the following sentence: "Not yet." Old nun: "Oh~ The person you like has not yet appeared, don't worry, take your time!" Gray thought to herself, "I wasn't in a hurry, I actually wanted to marry a library." As they spoke, the three of them had already entered a detached house next to the church, and the old nun pushed open the door of the house, and at this time, several children ran over at the same time, and called the old nun "Grandmother Alain", "Grandmother Alain is back!" "Brother Leo is back, too!" The children looked at Grey curiously, "Huh? Who is this glasses sister? Grey froze at the door, for the children in the room were all as white as Buck, with white skin and white hair, and light gray eyes. When she was still stunned, a girl who looked to be about twenty years old was led by a little girl, her skin was so white that there was no trace of blood, her silver hair was scattered and hung down to her waist, she looked like the god in front of the temple of Irada and the facial features of the Peugeot, very beautiful, but her light gray eyes were not clear, on the contrary, it was like a layer of mist. "Is it a friend brought by my brother?" The little girl led her to Grey, who was then sure that "her eyes are invisible." The girl smiled: "Hello." I'm Leo's sister 'Aurella'. Grey looked at the expressionless Buck in surprise: "Sister? Aurella: "My brother must not have told you that he had a sister. As she spoke, her hand slowly reached for Grey, who stood nervously and did not dare to move. Aurela's hand touched her face lightly: "This is the first time my brother has brought a friend...... It should be said that the girlfriend came. Grey's face turned red: "No...... No...... We're not in that relationship. Aurella smiled and whispered to her, "I know what I know! I'm embarrassed to make it public! I'm not going to tell anyone. Grey: "No, it's not like that. Grey looked at Buck, now known as 'Leo', where the children were gathering around him to play with him, and he still had a cold expression as he picked up the youngest child and walked towards the pile of toys piled by the fireplace, not paying any attention to Aurela's conversation with her. Aurella touched her glasses at this time: "You must be a very knowledgeable reader." Gray: "Well, I've done some research. Aurela: "What do you do?" Grey: "The librarian." Aurela: "My brother can get a job in the library?" Grey was desperate: "I need to explain that it's really not that kind of relationship~" Aurella: "I really envy you for being able to read" Grey looked at her gray eyes that were always filled with fog and thought for a while and said: "Actually, if you want to listen to any book, as long as I have read it, I can listen to it to you." Aurela: "Really? Grey: "Pretty much, I usually remember a book I've read once." Aurela's face was full of excitement: "That's great, I want to read it, and the book I want to read the most is ....... ...... Walden." Grey: "I've seen it, let me think about it and tell you." Grey thought for a moment, and then turned on the 'repeater' mode like when she was talking about history with Long Wen and Hu Che. Sister Alain looked at Aurela's drunken appearance with a kind smile on her face.
The ancient wall clock struck twelve times. The children had already fallen asleep. Gray let out a long sigh, "I think it's almost over." Aurela: "You're amazing! Grey: "Really? Aurela: "Really! Listening to you feel like you're seeing the words on the pages. Grey: "Everyone else says I'm a 'nerd' who only knows how to read, and you're the first one to praise me." Aurela shook her head repeatedly: "No, you are really amazing, a very special person, and if I have the opportunity, I hope to be able to listen to you tell me some books again." Gray: "If you like to hear it, I'd love to." ”。 At this time, Sister Alain and Buck put the child to sleep, and then went out to check the doors and windows of the church. Only Grey and Aurela were left in the room. Aurela groped her feet. Grey: "Where are you going?" Aurela: "Over the table in front of the window." Grey helped her to the wooden table, where there were conch and shells of various patterns scattered on the table, and Aurella: "The children here and I make the conch we have picked up into musical instruments that can be played and sell them to the tourist souvenir shop to make money. Grey looked at the different holes in the conch and said, "It makes a different sound." Aurela: "Yes." But the children are sleeping, and I can't blow it to you, so I can't see it with my eyes, but my ears are very smart, so I can make different sounds according to the different shapes of the conch. Grey: "That's amazing! You can be a musician. Aurela: "It's a long way from being a musician." As she spoke, she fumbled and picked up a palm-sized conch and said, "This is for you, it's a souvenir of the trip to Irada." Grey: "Oh~ Is it really possible?" Aurela: "Of course, do you know the truth?" I'm really glad that you were the first friend my brother brought here. Aurela explained again: "We're not a couple. Aurella laughed: "I already know the truth, but I just amuse you." Gray wiped the sweat from her head and said, "It's good to understand~It's good to understand~" Aurela: "You're really funny!" I'm also very happy for my brother, my brother has been able to fight since he was a child, and his personality is also very cold, the children around him are very afraid, they dare not contact him, and my brother does not have a friend, you may be his first friend. Aurela's expression was very unnatural, and seeing Aurela's excited appearance, it was not easy to tell the truth, and it could only be a perfunctory "hum, hum, ah". Just then Sister Alain and Buck walked in, Sister Alain: "Aurela, it's late, it's time to sleep." Aurela reluctantly took Grey's hand and said, "Will you ever come again?" Grey: "Yes, I'll do my best." Sister Alain: "Leo." Take Aurela back to your room. Barker: "That's good." He took Aurela's hand and walked up the stairs.
Sister Alain smiled at Grey, "Today is the happiest day I've ever seen Aurela. Grey: "Oh, that's right. Sister Alain: "You can see that the children here are different from other children. Grey: "Actually, I've always been curious, but I didn't dare to ask. Sister Alain: "Have you ever heard of 'Sbarati'?" Grey: "It was a city-state of Guilada, known for its military might. Sister Alain: "Then you should also know about the battle of Sbarati." Grey: "King Spalatis accepted the trust of the Senate and mobilized the entire city to resist the Bolcian expedition" Grey: "Although the battle ended in victory for the Bolarian army, they were devastated by it and were eventually defeated by the united city-states of Guirada. Sister Alain: "No one survived the battle of King Sbarati and his army. Grey: "That's why that battle will go down in history." Sister Alain: "Sbarati has fallen because of this....... blood mourning...... Have you heard of it? Grey's heart was shocked: "That drunkard once mentioned 'blood mourning'. Sister Alain: "Follow me." So saying, he got up and walked out to lead Grey outside, and they walked through the main church to a clearing at the back, where they saw a few stone pillars and some scattered stones. Sister Alain: "Legend has it that during the siege of the Bethesian army, many of the wives of the young Spalatian warriors were pregnant, and after the soldiers died in battle, these children became posthumous children, and when these children were born, people were amazed to find that they all had light gray eyes and white hair, and it was believed that these children were 'God's mercy on the dead soldiers', and that they were 'mourning for the descendants of the dead warriors', so they were called 'blood mourning'. Although Sbarati has declined, the 'Blood Mourning' has continued, although it is now a very small number, but it still exists, they have the blood of the Sbarat warriors in their bodies, and they have a resolute and resolute character and strong strength, but the unusual appearance caused by the 'Blood Mourning' has made them rejected by most people, and even disliked by their parents who have a hidden 'Blood Mourn' bloodline, and their character has become silent and withdrawn. These children are all rejected because they share the same bloodline. Grey: "So you took them in and wanted them to feel the same warmth of family as any other child?" Sister Alain folded her hands: "I can't replace the love of my parents." All I can say is doing my best. After listening to Mother Alain, Grey felt less afraid of Buck: "No one can choose their parents and bloodline. Grey looked at the broken pillars, "They should be respected!" And just then he suddenly noticed a small stone tablet with half of it peeking out between the pillars. On the stele are events recounted in the ancient Iraza script. "Wait... It says ....... Dros Island...... The Oracle ....... "The ancient Irada script and the Nien script in her mind were suddenly linked" Ah! It may really be cracked! She turned to Sister Alain and said, "Thank you for the reminder, I have figured out a lot of things." ”
In the room, Buck sat next to Aurela and watched her slowly close her eyes, and Buck was just about to get up when Aurela grabbed his cuffs, "Brother." "Aurela's face is half-hidden in the covers." Well? Aurela whispered, "When will you be back?" Barker: "I can't guarantee it. Aurela asked, "Three months?" Barker: "Probably longer." This is calculated according to the volume of tasks. Aurela then asked, "What about Grey?" Barker: "He's just a librarian, and he probably won't see each other again after this mission." Aurela: "That's a pity. Because my brother finally led his friend to me. Barker: "I'll try to find time to come back to see you and Grandma Alain." Don't think about it, go to sleep! Buck said as he bent down and kissed Aurela's forehead, although the expression on his face was still cold, but the ice frozen in his light gray eyes melted into a gentle stream.
It was early in the morning of the next day, and Grey and Buck were walking back to the hotel. The empty streets, the cool breeze at night swished, "Ahhh Ahh Aurela, who was following closely, sneezed twice in a row. At this time, Buck in front took off his coat and handed it to Gray, who looked at him and shook his head again and again when he was still wearing only the black vest: "No need, no need." Buck tossed his coat in her face and continued briskly walking. Grey grabbed the coat that covered her face, looked at Buck's tall, thin back, and said, "Although he knows the ins and outs, he is still a 'weirdo'." (Hey!) You're a weirdo, okay? (To be continued......)