The wind blew softly, and the silver moon banner on the castle hunted.

Salted Fish Harbor is the only place in the entire continent where the Silver Moon flag is hoisted on a daily basis, and it is also the only territory that truly belongs to Gray in legal terms.

Early in the morning, Shelley had taken Richie's hand and stood guard at the intersection of Salted Fish to the north, waiting for her husband's return.

However, there are only two of them. The whole world is deserted.

The news that Gray is a lich has spread across the continent, and everyone knows about it. Because Gray was about to return, all the residents in Salted Fish Harbor who could be moved had already left, and the rest of the doors and windows had been closed. Not to mention the crowd of greetings, even the streets are empty. It was as if it had become an empty city overnight.

The soldiers defending the city have departed, and the maids have been dismissed. After all, no one wants to be in the company of darkness. When Gray was identified as a lich, no one seemed to want to discuss whether the lich was righteous anymore.

Strictly speaking, little Richie, who is only a little more than a year old now, but looks like five or six years old, quietly took Shelley's hand and stood beside Shelley.

Hidden in the shadows, his guardian angel and inducement demons Delia and Sarina quietly hide in the distance. Catherine and Ebond, who were also invisible, were silently suspended in the sky.

The wind blew softly, caressing Shelley's hair and crushing the green grass. She waited quietly, waiting for her husband to return.

"Mom, how long are we going to wait? It's been two days. Richie asked, looking up.

"Are you tired?" asked Shelley.

"No, I'm not tired. I'm just afraid mom, you're tired. ”

Stroking Richie's little head, Shelley smiled and whispered, "Mommy is not tired." ”

Richie blinked and continued to look into the distance.

In the distance, several families pushed open the windows and quietly watched the mother and son.

"Will the Paladins really come back, and what if he does, what are we going to do?"

"I've been stocking up on food for days. Except for the time after Young Master Richie was born, he wouldn't stay long every time he came back. Rest assured. ”

"But...... I've heard that he wants to sacrifice the entire inhabitants of Salted Fish Harbor to the demons. ”

"Who said that?"

"When I was shopping for vegetables two days ago, the aunt in the vegetable market said. ”

"Oh my God! What then? Is it too late for us to go?"

Time ticked by.

Finally, in the distance, the Silver Moon Banner appeared at the top of the hillside, hunting in the wind.

Shelley's eyes widened.

Soon, Karl appeared on the hillside on horseback and holding the Silver Moon Banner. The bare skull is very simply exposed to the sun.

"It's coming!" the people behind the windows covered their mouths in fright.

Shelley seemed a little disappointed, but still smiled, touched Karl's head and said, "Your father will be here soon, this is the vanguard." ”

"Mom. Richie whispered, "It's all skulls, how did you recognize that it wasn't Daddy?" Through the armor?"

"Your dad has a pull tab on the top of his head. ”

"Pull the ring?"

"Yes, he learned the magic by disguising himself as an ordinary skeleton and hanging it in Brutus's study, and the pull ring was left behind at that time. ”

"Have you ever seen Daddy's true face before?"

Shelley nodded slightly.

"Aren't you afraid? All humans are scared, and you're human too. ”

"Don't be afraid. Because, love has covered my eyes. You are the crystallization of our love. Touching Richie's head, Shelley smiled sweetly.

Richie looked blankly at Shelley, silent.

After a while, Rich whispered again, "Mom, there's one thing I've always wanted to ask you." ”

You ask. ”

"Am I really born to you? like any other child. Again, it was condensed purely by magic. ”

Shelley bent down, kissed Richie lightly on the forehead, and whispered, "Of course you were born by your mother, and no one in this world can deny it." You are your mother's favorite little baby. ”

"I love you too, Mom. Holding Shelley's hand, Richie said deliciously, "I will protect you, neither the Holy Spirit nor the Demon Lord can hurt my mother." ”

"Good. Shelley gently stroked Richie's face: "Mom wants you to protect yourself." ”

Soon, Karl was already running in front of them on horseback. Knocking on the breastplate heavily, Karl said, "Ma'am, Master Richie, Lord Paladin asked Karl to report to you first, he is behind, and he will be there soon!"

"Thank you. Shelley nodded in return, then gently tugged Richie, and admonished: "Karl is the captain of a detachment of the Silver Moon Knights, and the Silver Moon Knight who is most valued by your father. You should respect and love him as much as your father did. You know what?"

Richie nodded, saluted Karl on his horse, and said respectfully, "Uncle Carl, you have worked hard. ”

Karl put his hand on his chest and bowed in return briefly.

Finally, Gray appeared on the hillside with the entire Knights of the Silver Moon.

Shelley's eyes widened, and he easily opened Richie's hand.

With a "snap", the residents who had been watching from afar closed the windows one after another.

Gray picked up his horse a little and rushed down the hill.

Shelley walked forward with small steps.

The first thing Gray did when he got off the horse was to hug Shelley tightly.

"I'm back. ”

"Hmm. Shelley closed his eyes and buried his face in Gray's chest.

Rich walked over slowly.

"Hey, why hasn't Richie grown taller?"

"How tall do you want him to be? He's just over a year old......"

"But he was about that old when I left. I thought he would have to be as tall as me when I came back. ”

"I don't know, maybe it's just a little faster at the beginning. ”

Reaching out and bending down, Gray picked up Richie.

Hesitating, Richie called out softly, "Dad." ”

"Good. ”

Holding Richie in one hand and Shelley in the other, Gray walked step by step in the direction of Salted Fish Castle.

Karl tugged at the reins and rode his horse to the ground, watching them from afar.

"I'll tell you, Richie is so good that he can do everything on his own now. I don't have to worry about it at all. ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true!" Richie waved his little fist and smiled like a normal child.

On the empty street, only this family of three walked slowly, laughing.

Vivien, who showed her figure, stood on the hillside, pouting jealously.

......

At night, the whole castle was filled with laughter.

Large plates of food were stacked on the table. The dwarves drank, ate, sang and danced. The black cat is enjoying a rare meal of grilled fish in a month.

The Knights of the Silver Moon patrol the castle.

In the kitchen, Shelley was already too busy to get dazed.

"Garlic!"

"Here!" Richie hurriedly handed over.

"Pepper get it!"

"Okay!" Richie rushed from one side of the kitchen to the other, and soon the jar with the pepper was back.

Gray walked in through the door and saw Shelley, dressed in an apron and covered in soot, like a cook.

"Don't you really need me to help you?"

"No, I don't. Shelley wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "Actually, I can cook, although I don't do it very well, but fortunately they don't mind." ”

Richie stood by and watched quietly.

"Hey, let's go!" Bandage and a bunch of other dwarves squeezed in from behind Gray, "Ma'am, you're almost done eating, do you have any new dishes?"

"Wait a minute!" Shelley hurriedly rolled up his sleeves, scooped a spoonful of hot oil, and poured it on the plates of dishes: "Alright!"

The dwarves cheered and walked away with plates of meat.

Looking at their departing backs, Shelley sighed helplessly: "They can really eat." ”

"I haven't had a good meal in a month. ”

"Then they should eat more. They are fighting with my husband, and I should treat them well. With that, Shelley turned his head and asked Richie, "How much meat is left?"

"There was only a little bit left of Mom, and they were all eaten. ”

"The uncle who sells meat doesn't know if he's still in the city. Richie, you go and ask him if he can send some. Forget it, you don't know the way, so I'd better go. With that, Shelley lowered his sleeves and prepared to go out.

Gray hurriedly grabbed her: "I'll go." ”

"Do you know where it is? The people in Salted Fish Harbor shouldn't be able to recognize it yet, right?"

"I don't recognize it all, but I can go out and fight two deer and come back. ”

"Hmm...... Well, I think it's really likely that he's out of town anymore, and he'll only have to go out and fight two deer. I'm not going to kill a deer, though. ”

"It's okay, Carl they will. They often sleep in the wild when they are mercenaries, and they are very good at this. ”

"Hmm. Shelley nodded.

......

The whole salted fish harbor is quiet, and even the windows that shine through are very few.

A large group of lichs lay in a row on the rooftop, watching silently.

"Woo woo woo, it's so touching, only Shelley will not give up. I also want a woman to give me a little lich!"

"It's not enough to have a woman, you have to go to hell to borrow a succubus. ”

"Do you think they'll lend us?"

"Probably, maybe, probably. Who knows, but if we could fight Hell and win, they would have agreed. ”

While he was talking, the gates opened. Karl hurried out of the city with a few men and ran wildly towards the woods to the west.

"Hey, someone's in town!

"Uh...... It seems to be Duke Beshear. Morka said.

In the distance, Irene, cloaked in a white cape, arrived from the north on horseback, alone.

The gates of the city, which had just been closed, opened again.

Irene dismounted and hurried across the drawbridge.

Seeing the Silver Moon Knight guarding the inside of the city gate and taking off his helmet, Irene was visibly stunned, and the fear in her eyes flashed.

After a while, she came to her senses and asked in a low voice, "Gray is back?"

"Yes. Lord Paladin's return to Salted Fish Harbor this morning. The Silvermoon Knight replied, guarding the door.

Irene seemed relieved to hear the news. But after thinking about it, he frowned again.

Constantly adjusting her breathing, she stood still and was silent for a long time before she whispered to the Silver Moon Knight, "Take me to him." ”

"Yes. ”

Led by the Knight of the Silver Moon, she walked through the square, into the castle, and up the circular staircase. Soon, I came to the kitchen and saw Shelley, who was busy, and Richie, who was helping. And, of course, Gray was on his side.

"Irene, why are you here?"

Irene's gaze fixed on Gray's skull for two seconds before she quickly closed her eyes and looked away.

"I heard...... I was worried that something would happen to Shelley, so I rushed over. I didn't expect you to be faster than me. ”

"Are you afraid of me?" asked Gray.

Ireen was still breathing deeply. She wanted to say that she was not afraid, but her expression had already expressed everything, and it seemed that there was no point in saying anything more.

There was silence for a while, and then Gray changed his words and said, "Thank you for coming." ”

Irene closed her eyes and nodded slightly.

Shelley said, "Why don't you talk to Sister Irene first?" ”

Irene asked softly, "Are you cooking yourself?"

The voice was still trembling slightly.

"It's all gone. By the time Gray returned, it was just me and Richie left in the castle. ”

"Need ...... Can I find a few people for you?"

"Did you bring someone with you?"

"No, I'm coming alone. ”

"Then how do you find someone?"

For a moment, Ireen was speechless.

The situation is worse than expected. Now, almost everyone is shy away from Gray. Everyone who was close to Gray was under tremendous pressure, and it could almost be said that if they chose to stand by Gray's side, then they would have to give up everything else.

......

The night grew deeper.

The well-fed dwarves fell asleep directly in the hall, and for a moment, the snoring was earth-shattering. Unable to stand the noise, the black cat had to move to the city wall and find a comfortable place to lie down.

The job of washing dishes was assigned to the Knight of the Silver Moon. As for Gray, Irene, Shelley, Richie, and Vivien. They all went to Gray's study on the top of the main building of the castle.

The whole study room was silent, and everyone was silent.

Vivien held her cheeks in boredom, Gray sat quietly, Shelley's gaze back and forth between Gray and Irene. Irene covered her face. Richie whispered through a magic book in the corner.

In fact, everyone's attention is on Irene.

After a while, Irene put her hand down and said softly: "Actually, I thought a lot on the way here, and I had a lot of questions to ask you, which is too much. But when I did, I found that there was nothing to ask. I don't know why that's happening. ”

"I was the same at the time. Shelley smiled and said, "I trust him, so I don't need to ask anything." Later, he told me the same. Although I still don't understand a lot. However, if you really want to know, just ask, and he'll tell you. ”

Looking at Gray, Irene asked softly, "I want to know now, what are you going to do next?"

"I don't know. Gray shook his head, stared at the empty table, and said, "I don't know what they're going to do to me, so I don't know what to do." But I will definitely insist on going in a righteous way and never violate my beliefs. 2k reading network