Chapter 500: Mid-Autumn Festival
"Why don't you want to go back? Only in the Forest of Wind, can they be blessed by the god of life, can they be protected by the powerful elven race, wandering outside, they will suffer from threats from other races every day, even survival is a problem, what happiness and freedom can there be? Sally looked at Bloor and said, her tone determined.
"Although I have only left the Wind Forest a few times, but in my eyes, this world is not the same as what you see, the elves who wander outside the Wind Forest, they do not often suffer from threats from other races, on the contrary, many elves can smoothly integrate into the local life, just like in this chaotic city, the elves joined the City Lord's Mansion and the Gray Temple, and became the administrators of the city, and their lives are stable and free." Bloor shook his head.
Looking at Sally who was frowning, the corners of his mouth curled slightly with a bit of mockery: "Moreover, why did they leave the Wind Forest, don't you really know the reason?" After the race war, Lord Helena started the reform of the elves, and the number of elves who left the Forest of Wind increased year by year, they were not abandoned by the god of life, this was their own choice, what they needed was not shelter, but freedom. Elves are naturally protected by nature, and the god of life will not abandon them because they leave the Forest of Winds, because she also believes in freedom. ”
"I believe what I have seen that in the Wind Forest, the life of the elves is at least stable and peaceful, and few elves have left the Wind Forest over the years, but more and more elves have returned to the Wind Forest, doesn't this mean that the Wind Forest is getting better and better?" Sally thought for a moment, but her gaze was not so determined.
"They don't leave because they've been shackled, and there's an invisible wall blocking the Forest of Winds. As for the elves who returned to the Wind Forest, do you think they all voluntarily returned to the Wind Forest to become slaves of the major families? The freedom and comfort you have gained in the Forest of the Wind is based on the premise that how many elven slaves are oppressed? In addition to stability, do they have a glimmer of freedom? Bloul's smile became more and more mocking, looking at Sally as if she was looking at a simple little girl, a big lady who was born in a big elven family and grew up with orthodox family ideas.
If it were a different person, Bloor would definitely have turned his head away by now, but Sally's identity was special, and he saw in her her pity for those elves.
From her point of view, Helena's reform has made the elves stronger and more stable, and the several major families look glamorous on the surface, performing their own duties, making the entire elf race more efficient, which is a tangible benefit to the elves after the reform.
The elves in his eyes were like this, and there was even a time when he admired Helena, who led the reforms, thinking that she made the elves very good and allowed them to live a comfortable life.
Knowing that he began to come into contact with those elves who lived at the bottom, as well as those who took the initiative to return to the Forest of Wind, he slowly discovered what kind of darkness was hidden under the glamour of the original major families, and the reforms implemented by Helena were tantamount to a disaster for the elves.
Therefore, Bloor saw the shadow of himself in Sally, and also hoped that the wandering elves could also return to the Forest of Winds to live a stable and comfortable life.
And now, he just wants to help more elves escape from the former holy land of the elves, and let them go to a wider and freer world to fight for their own lives.
Sally looked into Bloor's eyes, and felt that his words sounded like a drum in her head, and she couldn't help but think of the servants in the family who were busy every day, they never seemed to have time to rest, they were busy all the time, and they might be scolded if they were not careful.
"Are they really happy?" A voice sounded in Sally's heart, thinking of those tired faces, Sally shook her head in her heart, on their faces, she could rarely even see a smile, how could she be happy.
Yes, they have lost their freedom and cannot even leave the territories of the great families.
Although the major families accept those elves who become slaves according to the elven code, when Sally calms down and reflects, she will find that those elves who have not done anything bad, or even become slaves just because they have accidentally entered the territory of the major families, the reason for the loss of their freedom is so ridiculous.
At this moment, Sally's worldview, which she had held for more than twenty years, began to show signs of collapse, and she began to wonder if the powerful elven race was what most elves really hoped it would be.
"For elves, the last thing they need is stability, nature is our home, and if we lose our freedom, we will lose our soul." Bloor looked at Sally and said seriously: "If you want me to help you stay in the City of Chaos, then promise me a promise: in the future, whether you become the patriarch of the Brewster family or the queen of the elves, you will seek real freedom for ordinary elves, not so-called security and stability." ”
Sally looked at Bloor and pursed her lips, but still didn't say anything.
"I'll come back again tomorrow night, and I hope you'll make your choice." Bloor didn't urge, nodded slightly, and turned to leave.
"What is true freedom?" Sally stood in place, the cold moonlight falling on hers, stretching a shadow on the grass, and she looked at her own shadow and fell into deep thought.
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"Father, can we go see the little star?" In the dining room, Amy, who had just taken a shower and changed into a flapping pajamas, looked at McGonagall with sparkling eyes and asked.
"Okay." McGonagall, who was going to lie down early and learn to cook, couldn't help but nod when she looked at Amy's cute appearance.
"Yay! Ugly duckling, let's look at the stars. Amy happily picked up the ugly duckling and ran to the balcony on the third floor.
McGonagall smiled and turned on the staircase light and followed Amy upstairs.
"The moon is so round and beautiful today, it's like a big pie, I really want to take a bite." As soon as she went out, Amy looked up at the moon in the sky and exclaimed happily.
McGonagall also looked up at the bright moon in the sky, which was about to turn into a perfect circle, and when she heard Amy's words, she suddenly missed the Mid-Autumn Festival, the days of admiring the moon and eating moon cakes, which are really gone.
"Father, can you eat the moon?" Amy asked, turning her head to look at McGonagall, her little face full of curiosity and anticipation.
"According to the time conversion of this world, in three days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, although there is no Mid-Autumn Festival in this world, but why not eat moon cakes and hold a Mid-Autumn Festival celebration to celebrate?" A thought popped into McGonagall's heart, and then it spread irrepressibly in her mind.