9 candles

"I will spend my life protecting her smile."

At the end of February 1239, winter turned to spring, and early spring woke up the warm breeze and soft sunshine of Butler, melting the snow and ice and sending away the cold—but it did not warm the hearts.

The princess, who was loved by the people, had been in a coma after fainting at a ball at the end of August of the previous year, and all the doctors in the Kingdom of Poplet were at a loss for her condition, and the most optimistic diagnosis was to last only 3 months. When King Albert learned of the diagnosis, Princess Lilith was in tears, and one day in mid-November, the princess died in her husband's arms, and Lilith refused to let go of her mother's hand until she fainted.

When the people learned of the death of the princess, they spontaneously suspended all celebrations, and the whole city of Butler fell silent, and at the same time, the people ushered in the first snow since the beginning of winter. The funeral ceremony was held in the snow, and it was extremely simple, except for the royal family, who did not want to disturb others, but because the princess was loved by the people for her good deeds and virtues, the whole city of Butler fell into mourning.

Lilith has been in her mother's room since the day she passed out, holding her mother's hand most of the time, hoping that she will wake up from her "sleep", and she has never left her mother's room, whether she eats or sleeps. The part of the sheet in front of Lilith had been soaked with her tears, and she had lost a lot of weight in two months.

Grief filled the room, and King Albert and the ladies were worried about Lilith - but we knew that there was one more worried about the princess than anyone else.

Poor wind chimes, due to her identity, could not enter the princess's bedroom, she could only wait outside all day for news from the princess, waiting for her to take the initiative to come out. We didn't see each other for two and a half months, and the end result was a tragedy, the princess died, and the princess fainted...... All joy dried up.

Princess Lilith locks herself in her room, refusing to see anyone, including the wind chimes closest to her. On the other hand, King Albert could not show much sadness, and he continued to handle government affairs efficiently, and he had little time to spend with his daughter. In addition to delivering food, the maids also had any communication with the princess, and even they hoped that the wind chimes would heal the wounds in the princess's heart. In fact, the heart of the wind chime is also cold, and the departure of the princess has also caused an irreparable pain in her heart. Fortunately, the wind chimes, who have experienced countless hardships, picked up the fragments of the heart in time, put the broken heart back together, and refilled the shriveled warmth. She had been looking for an opportunity to comfort the princess, but the princess would not come out of the room, all she could do was wait.

It was not until the end of February, when the first breeze of early spring blew through the castle, that the princess was finally able to leave the dormitory, she began to study in class, she began to exercise, she used all the busy things in life to dilute the pain in her heart, but she did not communicate with anyone - including wind chimes. Lilith's unusual behavior makes her friends and maids anxious, and everyone comes to the wind chime to think of a way to help the princess get out of the psychological shadow of her mother's death as soon as possible.

"It's the princess's 12th birthday soon," said Wind Chime, who never forgot the princess's birthday, and the meaning of March 8 will always be in her heart, "I will give her blessings on her birthday and heal her pain." ”

For the wind chimes, everyone is skeptical, and can only wait for the verification of time.

The day finally arrived on March 8th, and as usual, it exuded the warmth of early spring; As usual, the princess had spent the morning in a busy way, and there was no sign of wanting to celebrate her birthday on this day—perhaps she didn't want to, or maybe she had forgotten.

At noon, the people of the castle were already hungry, and on the way to the royal dining room, many of the princess's companions gathered here, ready to surprise Lilith.

Everyone gathered around the wind chimes, making suggestions and expressing their opinions, but the wind chimes were unmoved, silently practicing the mantra to be recited silently.

"Really?" A companion asked.

"That seems like a good idea." Another female companion said.

"Wind Chime, we are optimistic about you!" A maid said.

"Shhhh An escort reminded everyone in a whisper.

Princess Lilith and several valets were hurrying to the royal dining room, but it was hard for these people here not to attract their attention, especially the wind chimes, Princess Lilith and the others stopped and cast surprised glances at their companions.

Wind Chimes looked at Lilith's already thin and pale cheeks with concern, the grief of losing her mother had tormented the girl to an unusually painful and pitiful place. And now, in her own way, the wind chimes will make Lilith regain her spirits and make her smile again.

"Princess, today is your 12th birthday, and I would like to dedicate this blessed performance to the princess and wish you a happy birthday." Wind Chimes saluted respectfully as he spoke, and his companions around him smiled and saluted. Lilith's valet smiled, and they were glad to see that someone was starting to act to comfort the princess's heart.

Lilith looked at everything in front of her in surprise, although she knew the wind chimes well, but the other party "stopped" her in this way, which was also unexpected.

The wind chime bowed and began to whisper the incantation silently - I saw a number of colorful candles floating in front of her from the back of the wind chime, and everyone also understood that the wind chime was casting the magic of moving objects, as if by magic, and the candles began to be under the control of the spell, surrounding the wind chime and the companions around it, fluttering and undulating in mid-air, like a fluttering butterfly, swinging their bodies smartly, as if they were funny and frolicking with their friends. The candles are sometimes lined up in a row, passing in front of everyone in turn, and the colorful candles are just like rainbows, drawing beautiful arcs; Sometimes they are tightly and densely gathered in a circle, spinning and shaking, as if beating the rhythm and dancing a beautiful dance; Sometimes the speed is as fast as the flow of merriment; Sometimes the movement is soothing like a swaying reed...... The candle, under the control of the wind chimes to exert magic, has life, sings the agility of life, and plays a dazzling brilliance.

Bursts of exclamation, from the mouths of the crowd invariably; A sound of praise danced like a musical note with the fluttering of the candle; Waves of emotion poured into the princess's cold heart...... Finally someone began to count the number of candles: "One, two, three, four...... Eleven, twelve! ”

Twelve, an expected number, but it feels extremely subtle.

Wind Chimes raised her head slightly, and continued to sing silently, all the candles gathered above her head, forming an upright ladder of candles, neatly staggered. Wind Chime raised his right hand and snapped his fingers—

"Smack!"

In an instant, all the candles lit flames, and the crowd exclaimed again, applauding the magnificent performance in front of them.

That's when -

Lilith suddenly smiled! There was a flush on her pale face - this beautiful moment made Feng Chime feel extremely happy, and what she was looking forward to, hoping for, and pursuing, finally came true at this moment.

However, Lilith's smile also distracted the wind chimes, and twelve candles instantly fell from the top of the wind chimes' heads like puppets with short and dropped threads! Everyone exclaimed again, but they didn't have time to react. The wind chimes also noticed the danger, but could no longer concentrate and continued to chant the incantation, and the candles they lit were one and the other...... Smashed on the top of her head, she had to protect her head with both hands, and almost instantly, twelve candles fell to the ground after hitting her head in turn, fortunately the flames did not hurt the wind chimes, but there were many traces of wax on her body...... The wind chime was so frightened that he squatted down and covered his head, this scene was embarrassing, which made people sympathize and feel funny, but the companions could only cover their mouths and snicker, they really didn't dare to make rude moves, and the whole scene was embarrassing and funny.

Suddenly, a pleasant laugh echoed through the hallway—Lilith laughed, her eyes squinting, her hands on her stomach, and the embarrassment of the wind chimes so much that she almost burst into tears. The embarrassed wind chimes saw the princess smiling so happily, and suddenly she was overwhelmed, and the companion behind her patted her on the shoulder knowingly - "You succeeded!" ”

In the midst of Princess Lilith's happy laughter, the wind chimes gradually showed a smile of relief, and the companions, maids, and valet maids also smiled.

The cold heart merged into a warm current, melting the cold ice wall.

It was night, after the wind chimes fell asleep, they heard movement at the door, and with the sound of the door opening with a "squeak", Princess Lilith walked in.

Closing the door, her little feet clattering, Lilith threw herself on the bed of the wind chimes and slipped into her bed.

"Princess, what are you ......?" asked the frightened Wind Chime in surprise.

"Wind Chimes, thank you...... I feel much better. Lilith said excitedly, tears glistening in the corners of her eyes.

"The one at noon, right...... It's embarrassing in the end......" Wind Chime knew that the princess had come to thank her, and made a joke of herself.

"I'm sorry, Wind Chimes. I've been ignoring you all this time......" Lilith said apologetically.

"As long as the princess can laugh happily, I can do anything." Wind Chimes covered the princess with a thin quilt and contracted her body so that the princess could take up more space, after all, her bed was not very large.

"Wind chimes...... I ......" Lilith looked at the wind chime affectionately, holding her cheeks with both hands and putting her lips on it, "I want to kiss you......"

In the touch of lips, the wind chime felt the fiery emotions of the princess, she was amazed, she could feel that the emotion from the princess was no longer the innocent and ignorant friendship between children, but a deep and sincere love! She tried to push Lilith away, but she couldn't exert her strength, and her body refused to do what she was commanding......

Wind Chimes began to be terrified, and she didn't know what Lilith would do next if she didn't stop it. What happens between two girls?

Fortunately, Lilith was too tired to make any further moves, and fell asleep with her head resting in the arms of the wind chime.

The wind chime gently hugged Lilith, but her heart began to beat faster, an emotion that had never felt so excited and scared at the same time, she was no longer a child, she knew what it was...... But, she also knows what that means.

This night, Wind Chimes had insomnia.

……

"I was scared of the relationship...... She's a princess after all. ”