Chapter 185: The Man in the Painting
If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, I'm afraid that no one who knew Ophelia in the past would have seen that the person with an elegant temperament and gentle demeanor in front of him would be the great sword with the title of "blood-stained fierce warrior".
No, it should be said that it is an ordinary person, Li Fang noticed a paintbrush that she was still holding in her right hand.
Ophelia is now a woman who has integrated into ordinary people's lives and is good at painting, not a great sword or an awakened person.
"What are you drawing?" Li Fang asked.
"Oh?" Ophelia looked at her right hand with a little confusion, and only when she saw the paintbrush did she realize that she was still holding it in her hand, "Yes, anyway, you guys come up and have a look?" β
The surprise on her face flashed, and Ophelia hurriedly invited Li Fang and Annabelle, who had been separated for a long time, to go to her room first, at least better than standing and revealing her "mistake......
The familiar sturdy board, the rough surface is very comfortable to walk on, the afternoon sun is very warm, and the light projected from the large window of the room is unconsciously a little dazzling.
This scene made Li Fang feel very familiar, as if he had returned to the ordinary and precious time spent with Annabelle in those years. Before stepping into the bright area outlined by the door frame, Li Fang casually took Annabelle's hand, always feeling that in this corner hut where they had lived together for five years, he could let himself be closer to her and not have to worry so much.
The furnishings in Ophelia's room had not changed from the last time, except that stacks of books and manuscript papers were no longer stacked on the desk, but scrolls of pictures were laid horizontally.
Flora sat on the windowsill, rubbing her blonde hair with one hand, and opened an unknown book with the other, and with the dress that resembled the monastic clothes of the nuns, she looked like a beautiful believer reading a book on the windowsill in the afternoon sun.
"Don't look at it that way, this pose is what she has to do for me, it took a lot of effort to set it up, and it will be troublesome to move around......" Flora's face, which was like a flower of ice and snow, and a sad face, seemed to be warmed by the sun a lot, and her expression became more vivid, and her pale face was no longer cold that rejected people.
Annabelle smiled lightly to hide the surprise in her eyes, and asked with interest, "How were you persuaded to do such a thing?" It looks so pretty. β
"That's why the painter needs to record the beauty of the moment." Ophelia intercepted: "Xiaofu, she was the best person in our class, but she didn't want to be in the limelight to let me go ahead." β
The tone of the words, coupled with the movement of the pen, could tell at a glance that she was exaggerating to curry favor with Flora.
"Don't say good things, hurry up and finish your business, just this once, if you make trouble again, I'll leave!"
Li Fang looked at Flora's gaze out of the window and her posture that remained still, although her face could not be seen, the details had already revealed that she was very praised by Ophelia.
Moving to Ophelia's desk, Li Fang saw that these scrolls were not sealed, so he said to Ophelia: "Shall I take a look?" β
"Well, it's all paid for me to spend, oh yes, there's one person you can get to know in advance." Ophelia said and pointed to the scroll on Li Fang's right hand, and said, "That was painted by Gegu's fiancΓ©e's family, do you know about it?" β
"Well, I saw him look stupid in the Great Church. You're still drawing for other people, what about the work of the church? β
"I'm the best female painter in Rapoll now, and even the Cyril family will find me, and I'll paint every day," Ophelia pursed the corners of her mouth a little proudly, "But I haven't left behind in the work of copying those theological texts, so let's write when I'm relaxed." β
Li Fang tidied up the desk and unfolded the scroll lightly, and Annabelle came over curiously, putting her hand on Li Fang's shoulder.
"I feel like an amazing woman." Annabelle looked at the person in the painting, and felt a little bright.
In a luxurious room, with a thick carpet and bright red tones, leaning against the wild beast is a proud woman who gazes at books.
"It's so realistic, it's like seeing it with your own eyes, she has the crest of the Cyril family on her clothes, is it Cyril's daughter?" Li Fang asked.
"Of course, this matter was rumored some time ago, after all, she is the daughter of the Cyril family, and she has lived a completely different life from us since she was a child. However, this routine of a 'princess' marrying a 'knight' is still quite flattering. Ophelia kept painting the brush in her hand, and said with emotion: "Although her family's roots in Rapoll are not as good as the old and slippery Conrad, I heard that her family's strength outside is still the strongest, and Gegu's second half of life is even if it is settled." β
Li Fang could only shrug his shoulders helplessly when he heard this joke, the noble circles and commoners in Rapoll City were not far away, and Li Fang and Annabelle had also heard rumors about the daughter of the Cyril family, but they had never seen them.
In this place where the gods are worshipped, the nobles can also live a very nourishing life. However, the two I saw today confirmed that the "nobility" of the nobles still has to bow their heads in front of the church.
After they finished talking, Flora asked with great concern, "Have you already negotiated the matter with the church?" β
Ophelia sat back on her round stool, her brush in her hand, but she was not in a hurry to finish the last point of her work, she wanted to know more about the situation of the group of great swords who had suddenly visited Rapoll.
"The archbishop agreed, and Conrad offered everyone a small village outside the city to live in, but it should be fine tonight, you can stay."
As she spoke, Annabelle moved behind Ophelia, and the almost complete holy beauty on the canvas was staring down at the words in the book, her eyes were dark brown, and her lowered gaze contained a myriad of love and compassion, so that although the colors were warm, it looked like it was a little sad.
"No, I'll go back when I'm done, it's too much to stay so long." Flora's eyes moved to her, and she noticed that Ophelia hadn't started her pen for a long time, and wondered, "Is it already finished?" So saying, he got up.
"No, wait, it's a little bit closer." Ophelia waved Flora not to move, in a meditative gesture.
Behind her, Annabelle clearly saw Ophelia's deliberate delay, and asked tentatively: "Is this painting also going to be sold?" I'd love to hang a picture like this in the store. β
"No, it will never be sold," Ophelia refused, "I can paint you another one, but I want to keep this painting for myself." β
Annabelle shook her head slightly, probably guessing what she meant.