"Ashley!" called out Butos in the distance.

Ashley, who was in the distance, couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and her feet slowed down by half a step.

The moonlight is like water, and thoughts are like water.

It was only when Ashley stood in front of Butos panting that Butos realized that he was only a six or seven-year-old child now.

"Hey, why are you here!" Ashley asked, somewhat surprised, but soon Ashley's face was filled with apologies, "Ah...... Sorry I didn't come that day, I really ......"

Butos put the "Tears of the Shark" back in his pocket and said with a smile, "It's okay, I didn't expect to meet you here." ”

Ashley smiled and nodded.

The evening breeze gently stirred Ashley's long hair, and in the moonlight, this beautiful girl really made Butos unable to take his eyes off.

Ashley suddenly frowned and asked, "Little brother, have you ever seen a man around here who is so tall, has a very strong body, and ...... Someone who looks like you?"

Ashley asked, gesturing with her hand.

Butos's heart was hot: "She's looking for me?" But soon, Butos's heart turned cold again: "How should I explain to her now?"

"Speak, have you seen that?" urged Ashley, who looked anxious.

Butos replied with a reluctant smile: "Are you looking for Butos?"

Ashley replied in surprise, "Oh yes, you know?"

Butos hesitated: "He ...... He is...... Me, my brother......"

"Oh! No wonder you look so alike! Where is he? I heard he's been caught here, is he okay?" said Ashley, a little excited.

"He's, he's good, and he's ...... It's already gone......" Butos knew, and at the moment, he could only answer like this.

Ashley exhaled, "That's good, it's good to leave......"

A faint ache crept through Butos's heart.

"Okay, why did you leave?" asked Butos, a little sadly.

Ashley bit her lower lip slightly: "Because ...... I don't want him to be punished by the people of the empire because of me. ”

The moonlight is like the tide, and the years are like a wide river.

Butos and Ashley suddenly fell into an awkward silence.

Ashley didn't ask why Butos was here. Perhaps, what Ashley wanted to ask the most, she already got the answer.

"Miss Ashley," Butos suddenly broke the silence.

Ashley turned her head to look at Butos, her beautiful eyes and eyelashes making it difficult for Butos to breathe.

Butos gritted his teeth, he knew that there were some things he had to say to Ashley now, or he might never see Ashley again.

"My brother Butos......" said Butos, gritting his teeth, "he told me that he liked Miss Ashley very much. ”

With that, Butos lowered his head. But soon, Butos looked up at Ashley again, and he wondered what Ashley's reaction was.

When Butos saw Ashley, his heart was once again ruffled by the evening breeze, and Ashley's face flushed, just like the apple that Butos had personally picked for her when they first met.

Butos looked at Ashley with earnest eyes, and he longed for a firm answer.

Ashley's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "I think your brother should have told you something." But to be honest, I really think he's a good friend. ”

Butos's eyes still sparkled: "Friend?"

"Hmm...... Yes, friend. Ashley's eyes rolled slightly, and her gaze was a little hollow: "I don't want to be filled with love so early. I am grateful to him and for everything he has done for me. I ...... to him I'm a little sorry, but I really want to live on my own right now. And I think we might ...... It's not quite a good fit......"

Disappointment and sorrow consumed Butos in an instant. At this time, Butos's soul was blank, and he seemed to be unable to think.

Ashley didn't say anything more.

Once again, the two men fell silent.

Butos was sad, but he couldn't be so sad yet, he wanted Ashley to know that she was the Butos who kissed her outside the ballroom, and he didn't want Ashley to see little Butos, who was only six or seven years old, forever.

Butos's mind at this time was no different from that of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, this strangeness, this strangeness, Butos could only slowly accept that he was no longer that child. Maybe it was from the moment you left the village, maybe it was from the first battle, maybe it was the first time you experienced the gains and losses......

Ashley smiled slightly, "Okay, I know he's okay, and I'll be able to relax a lot." Goodbye then, little Butos?"

"Wait!" Butos stopped Ashley, who had just gotten up, "I still have a lot of stories to tell you." ”

Butos held back and didn't let the tears drip in Ashley's face.

Ashley replied with the most beautiful smile: "We should see you again, next time you have to tell me slowly, goodbye!"

In the moonlight, Ashley waved at Butos, and her beautiful figure faded into the night.

This scene is exactly the same as when the two said goodbye in the sunset outside the city of Tenosdia.

Butos couldn't see Ashley anymore, but neither did he shed tears.

Butos let out a long sigh, but just then, a warm palm landed on Butos's shoulder.

"I sympathize with you, little Butos. "Old Eramus appeared next to Butos.

Eramus coughed lightly twice: "Little Butos, I am very sympathetic to everything you have encountered. If it's just your body that's being born, that's a good thing. BUT MOSIHRZA ALSO CHANGES YOUR MIND. He has taken back the body he gave you, but he has forgotten to change your mind back to its original state. Little Butos, you are no longer you. ”

Butos was a little depressed, but he wasn't so depressed.

Old Butos once said, "Good things are always tomorrow." ”

Eramus patted Butos on the shoulder: "If you want, we can leave now, the trek under the stars may make you feel better." ”

Butos nodded, then stood up.

Eramos laughed twice, then waved his staff towards the sky.

The blue-white light intertwined, forming a beautiful circle in the air. This splendid ring has become an incomparably colorful presence in the night sky.

A high-pitched chirp came from within the ring, and a sturdy griffon landed in front of Eramus and Butos.

Eramos held out his hand towards Butos: "Brave adventurer, the old mage invites you to ride with me. ”

Butos smiled, this time with a heartfelt smile.

Eramos and Butos flew in the night sky on a griffin towards the Forest of the Western Moon.

When he was closest to the moon, Butos couldn't help but feel: "Old Butos once had such a good friend, it was a blue goldfish, especially beautiful......"

Eramus smiled, then shook his staff and said to Butos, "I think you'll like him more." ”

A golden halo of light streaked in front of Butos, and Butos couldn't help but blink.

When Butos opened his eyes, Butos was pleasantly surprised to see a white owl appear on the palm of his hand.

The snow-like feathers, the clear eyes of the lake, made Butos exclaim, "Oh my God! This is amazing! Is this magic?"

Eramus slowly drew a spell on the back of Butos' hand with his fingers: "He is a real life, Butos the Adventurer." From now on, he's your friend. ”

Eramus and Butos rode swiftly across a mountain on their griffins, and the white owl flapped its wings twice from time to time, and of course, he did not dare to leave Butos's arms.

"Does he have a name?"

"Of course, his name is Bitrice (old Butos' full name is Bitrice Butos)!hahahaha!"

Eramus's laughter echoed in the night sky.

Butos's tears fell silently on the feathers of the white-feathered owl Bitrice.

Bitrice shook his head, let out a pleasant "grunt" from his throat, and then slowly rubbed his arm with his wings, as old Butos once stroked.