For the Fog Star, the crater-filled surface of the Fog Star is the most dangerous place for the Fog Star. Fortunately, after hundreds of years of operation by the ancestors of the Victorinox family, the underground oxygen supply system of the Fog Star has been enough for the daily life and work needs of the Fog Star people. Living underground is exactly the way of life that all Foggers have to choose. With the large cave group of Luobo where the Victorinox Palace is located as the underground center of the city, the dotted passages radiate to the surrounding area, and the large and small cave cities almost run through the entire fog star underground.

Located in the feather leaf caves beneath the fog star, the cool Youzhu Valley is formed by natural lava caves, which is the size of a third-tier city in China. In this humble cave community, an equally humble little family lives the home of Risente and her mother, Duma. My mother works at the climate control station of the Haye Caves, and although her income is mediocre and the light of the artificial sun in the cave house is poor, her life is peaceful and stable.

Risant is already an eight-year-old boy, he has never experienced his father's love, and he has always been an independent child. Just as his mother Duma is also a very independent woman, except for staying alone at the climate control station to regulate the climate of the cave, she almost never interacts with people outside unless it is necessary to communicate with work. For as long as she can remember, Risente has had to go out and buy all kinds of necessities by herself, because her mother doesn't like to show up.

When he was five years old, he once asked his mother, "Mom, why don't you go out so much?" ”

"Because mom's existence is a secret." Duma said to the child very seriously.

"Why?"

"Because... Mom is playing hide and seek with the outside world; If no one can find Mom, Mom wins. Duma finally found a statement that he could accept.

"What happens if Mom wins?" Little Risent's curiosity was really piqued.

Duma looked at him lovingly: "After Mom wins, Rainbow will live a very happy and peaceful life in the future; Mom will always live a very peaceful life. ”

"Mom, when are we going to win?"

Duma said seriously: "This game is very long, maybe twenty or thirty years. ”

Riscent's little face fell.

"Don't worry, think about the happy life we will live if we win."

Riscent was quite dissatisfied with this answer, but since his mother intended to be perfunctory, he couldn't ask why.

A few days ago, little Risente suffered a slight arm injury while climbing the cave, and there was no medicine at home, so Aunt Lou from the cave house next door took him to the community hospital in the valley for treatment. When I came back with my aunt after taking medicine for the last time today, I found that there were several flying cards parked outside the house that I had never seen before, and they were neatly lined up. That style, at a glance, doesn't come from the valley.

He crept around the back door and leaned into the corner to listen.

"Dean Tsuruha, it's been a long time." Mommy's voice.

"I heard that Riscent was injured, and my lord is very worried." He is a respectful man with a polite voice.

"It's okay, it's just a few cuts on the shoulder, and it's almost done. I will take more care of my son in the future and let him relax. "It doesn't sound like my mom is appreciating.

"Actually, I came here today to bring His Majesty's meaning, that incident has been a long time ago, and the people have long forgotten it. Have you ever thought about taking him back to the palace with you? Maybe it will allow him to develop better. ”

Duma shook her head firmly: "There are too many things to worry about when you go back. The less he knows, the better, and I don't want him to grow up in hatred. ”

The man sighed: "If you change your mind, you can always ask him to come to the academy to find me." Just report his name, and His Majesty will arrange for him to grow up studying with the little princes in the Royal Academy. I will be waiting for your return at any time. ”

Risente couldn't help but feel excited, it turned out that her mother had always been low-key because she didn't want to return to the palace.

After the visitor left, Duma was still immersed in her thoughts, when her son's voice suddenly sounded from behind her, startling her.

"Mom, who are those people who came in with flying cards just now?" Little Riscent stepped out of the darkness.

The mother bent down and said to her son seriously, "Ritter, can Mom keep some little secrets?" Will you tell you later? ”

"Oh, good." Little Risente didn't ask: "Mom, if you don't want to say, then forget it." ”

"It's best if you can forgive Mom." The woman breathed a sigh of relief.

Little Risente said again: "But can my mother also forgive me?" ”

"What do you want to say?" The woman has a bad premonition.

"I can hear that my mother must have some reason not to want to go to the palace, but I think." The little boy's voice was calm and firm.

"You can't go." Her heart was suddenly filled with panic, she didn't want her peaceful life to be broken again, oh the palace, she couldn't go back.

"Isn't it good here? You can—" She tried to find a reason to keep her son.

"I want a bigger world." The son said, "Mom, can I choose a path I like?" ”

She was a little confused: "But what do you want to do in the palace?" ”

"I don't know, but Mom, I don't want to live the ordinary and stable life I have now, so I'm going there to find out. Mom, promise me that I want to change myself! ”

Duma didn't know what to say for a while, her son's eyes were so firm, and she was silent for a long time before she squeezed out: "You go to sleep first, I'll think about it." ”

That night, she tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, she didn't want Risen to be more promising, and her eight-year-old son had already made a choice for his own future. It's just that the little one can really face this world that doesn't welcome him? After thinking about it, she still wanted to delay it for two years before thinking about it, and wait for Riscent to grow up a little more.

However, contrary to expectations, Rescent doesn't seem to give her time to think about it. Because when he got up the next morning, Riscent was gone. The breakfast he had made was neatly laid out on the table, and a note was left that read, "Mom, I'm going to the Royal Academy." Don't worry! ”

Duma sighed and stared out the window in a daze. Although she has always avoided contact with the royal family and longed for a life that is not disturbed, Rycent is clearly not, and she has a vague feeling that his future is destined to be full of storms.