Vertical day

Dalena stood at the door of the palace, turning her head to look at the tall building that had imprisoned her for five and a half years, her face dazed and helpless.

Can she really leave?

"Don't worry, the second brother will protect you in the future, as long as you don't want to, no one will be able to trap you anymore." As if to see what Dalena was thinking, Ronald rubbed the top of the girl's head with a smile on his face and promised, "So, don't worry about it anymore, okay?" ”

"Second Brother ......"

Raising her head slightly, the girl's eyes were slightly moved, but before she could say anything, she was interrupted by someone who rushed out from the side.

"Hey, Ronald, did I say you forgot about me? In any case, the little sister is not yours alone, okay. ”

"If you don't want this hand, I don't mind chopping it up for you." Glancing at the arm around his neck, Ronald said lightly.

"Hey, you can't make jokes like that." Angelo waved his hand and jumped away with a smile, but although he said so, he didn't think Ronald was joking, knowing his brother's character. In addition, Angelo was sure that as long as he nodded, the thing in front of him would definitely find a knife, and it would be the kind without the slightest hesitation.

"If you think I'm joking, give it a try."

"Little Sister ......"

Angelo pursed his lips, and turned his eyes to Dalena for help, but in exchange for a creepy look: "That, little sister, what do you want to do?" ”

Swallowed his saliva and subconsciously took two steps back, for Mao he would have a feeling of being targeted by a beast?

"Big brother, don't be nervous, in fact, I just want to ask if the arm is cut off, what kind of high priest should be able to catch it, right?"

Dalena stroked her face with one hand, although the speed of her speech seemed a little slow, but the expectation in her eyes made Angelo twitch the corners of her mouth fiercely: Little sister, where did the eldest brother dislike you, can't we change it if you say it?

"Little sister, don't make trouble, I'll take you to meet someone later."

"Who?"

Dalena tilted her head, obviously attracted attention, and Angelo, who saw all this, couldn't help but be moved, and gave Ronald dozens of likes in his heart, but this feeling was completely shattered by Ronald in the next second as soon as it rose.

"This person will know when you go, don't worry, it will definitely not be the kind of pervert who is inconsequential and shameless."

As he spoke, Ronald glanced at Angelo lightly, and the meaning was self-evident.

...... "I'm TM!" You bastard, who is the pervert who doesn't matter and shamelessly sells cuteness! To be shameless, to be shameless!

"Big brother, it turns out that you are a pervert."

The sigh of sudden realization was like a sharp knife straight into the heart, Angelo clutched his chest and looked at Dalena with an aggrieved face, and even the anger that had just been ignited was completely extinguished at this moment as if it was watered: "Little sister......"

"Poof! Just kidding, big brother, don't take it seriously. ”

Dalena covered her lips with one hand and said with a smile, the natural appearance fell into Angelo's eyes as if it was really just a daily joke between brother and sister, but Ronald, who had been standing on the sidelines and watching all this, saw the madness that flashed in the girl's eyes.

This girl...... It seems that people will have to pay more attention in the future.

Thinking like this, Ronald directly interrupted the communication between the two and said, "Let's go, if you have anything to say, let's go back to the villa first." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, Ronald and I managed to get you out of my father's way, and it would be bad if he regretted it now." Angelo nodded in agreement with Ronald's words, and pushed Dalena to get into the carriage, while Ronald looked back at Elias, who was standing at the window watching them, and looked at each other for a long time before getting into the carriage under Angelo's shouting.

……

"This is where you're going to take us?"

Occupying everyone's attention is a bamboo forest, and bamboo houses can be faintly seen in the lush forest. Although she had seen bamboo, Dalena had never seen such a house made of bamboo, but there was no denying the beauty of the bamboo houses themselves.

"Come with me, you'll know why I brought you to this place when you get to the place." Rita nodded and took the lead into the bamboo forest with Thor first, and after a while, a few people heard cheers coming from inside.

"What's going on?"

Dalena frowned, then turned her gaze to Angel, who was standing at the entrance of the bamboo forest at some point. Angel, on the other hand, meditated for a while before speaking slowly, but her voice was tinged with a hint of uncertainty.

"Sounds ...... It seems to be a child. ”

"Little children? Are you sure you heard it right? ”

Angel's answer made Bernice on the side couldn't help but open her mouth, and even stepped forward to the entrance as if she wanted to judge for herself, as for the other three people, including Dalena, they were also suspicious at the moment, but they didn't bother.

"How?"

"From the sound of it, it's really a child, and there are more than one or two."

"It's kind of interesting." Dalena touched her chin, then waved her little hand and said, "Let's go, go in and have a look." ”

In fact, she had already guessed the answer when she saw Bernice's entangled face, and as for the question just now, it was just to confirm the answer, and by the way, she would add some cautious points to Ye Lianli, so that even if she had to settle accounts later, she might suffer less because she took this into account. Well, a little less sin on the ears.

"Sister Livita, did you bring anything back this time?"

"Eh, Sister Livita, who is this next to you?"

"yes, who is it?"

"You all stand up for me, don't drag my sister's clothes!"

"Hahaha, Sister Claire is angry, everyone run!"

"Run! Come on! ”

"You ...... Damn! ”

Walking into the bamboo forest, before a few people could see the figure, they heard bursts of laughter mixed with a frantic scolding sound coming from nearby.

"It doesn't seem to be as bad as I thought it would be."

"Oops? Captain, did you just think of something again? ”

Dalena's words made Angel a little worried, but in the face of her question, Dalena just shook her head and did not answer: "It's nothing, let's go." ”

"Pretty good sight, isn't it?"

Sitting cross-legged on the grass, Rita suddenly asked as if she were talking to herself, but her gaze never looked away.

"That's good, but what does it have to do with me."

Straightened her skirt and sat down next to Rita, at this moment Dalena not only did not have the embarrassment after being caught, but looked calm.

"How about you just take me as wishful thinking? Thinking of making a friend? ”

"Friends?" Dalena looked down and played with the apple she had received from Rita, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

"If you don't want to, forget it." After waiting for a long time without waiting for an answer from the person next to her, Rita seemed to have lost her patience, then got up and patted her skirt and was about to walk towards the group of children.

"Okay, I promise you."

The voice beside him carried a faint expectation, and Rita hooked her lips and stretched out her right hand to Dalena: "Then, for the first time, my name is Rita Ewell." ”

"Dalena Olnis."

After that, Rita and Dalena sat down and talked a lot, although they were all topics that did not have much nutrition, but the relationship between the two of them was quickly warmed up.

Time passed minute by minute, and when Angel and the three of them came back from probing around, they saw the scene of the two leaning together and laughing at each other.

"Uh...... What's going on? How did I suddenly feel a little weird between the captain and this Rita. ”

"I don't know, why don't we ask Sister Ye?" Angel shrugged, obviously unable to answer the question.

"Okay, but she's ......" her eyes fell on Ye Lianli, who was surrounded by a group of children not far away, and the corners of Bernice's mouth couldn't help twitching, "Forget it, that estimate can't be counted on." Well? April, what are you going to do? ”

Seeing that Aprili walked straight towards Ye Lianli, Bernice was also busy chasing after Angel, and this chase did not notice the two people on the other side who were full of calculations.

"Are you satisfied?"

"It's just something for them to do." Glancing at someone with narrowed eyes, Dalena had a flat face, "And...... Shouldn't you be the one who is satisfied? It should be tiring to raise so many small children, right? ”

"Well, it's a little bit." With her hands raised above her head, Rita lay directly on the ground with her legs bent, her eyes closed with a hint of comfort on her face, "But every time, when I see the smiles of these children, I feel that everything is worth it." ”

"Really? But I didn't think the princess of the Duchy of Evel would be like this. Lying on the ground like Rita, Dalena let out a very comfortable moan, she couldn't remember how long, she hadn't felt such a comfort even after escaping from there, and all this was only because of the person next to her.

Friends? If that feeling is a friend...... Seems pretty good too.

Turning her head to look at the face in front of her, Dalena hooked her lips and closed her eyes, and it didn't take long for her to let out an even breathing sound.

"Sure enough, no matter how precocious your heart is, you're still just a child."

The closed eyes opened again, Rita looked at the sleeping face that was frowning even when she was asleep, sighed helplessly, and immediately took out a coat from the package on the side and draped it over the girl's body.

Although well hidden, she discovered the child's inner pain when she first met Dalena, the kind of thorn cage that can only be found after a great change, protecting her and isolating her from the outside world.