PS: Change first, then change. I had a fever cold, and my head was a little blocked, so I wrote slowly.

While the city of Aalto was still basking in the grief of a daytime funeral, in the middle of the air near the Black Forest of Melzer, on the outskirts of Melzer, where darkness and clouds were obscured, Lucien was saying goodbye to Natasha.

"Uncle Joel, they're going to trouble you there, Natasha. I have a hunch that after this incident of sending the letter from the Dark Mountains, there will be a great change in my living situation in a short period of time, which may prompt me to further my research on arcane and magic, and in this way, it may increase the church's attention to me and expose my fake death, so if John and they are not willing to report me, please send someone to supervise and guide me secretly, so as to minimize your suspicion before the matter is exposed. ”

"Another reason why I didn't let you kill the clown with a sword is here, if you were in collusion with me and knew about it, you would definitely kill people regardless of the obstruction at that time. ”

Lucien said to Natasha in a soft, pleading and unhurried manner.

Natasha, who was still wearing the plain black dress during the day, sighed: "It feels so stressful to be friends with a magician like you, and it seems that there is more than one purpose behind doing something." Hey, Lucian, you can't have anything else to fool me or have another purpose, do you?"

This seems like a lot, Lucien laughed slightly embarrassed twice: "Where, where." ”

Natasha has a hearty personality, just casually teasing a few words just now, at this time, seeing that Lucien didn't want to say it, he didn't care, so he nodded solemnly and said: "If John and they still refuse to report you within half a year, I will secretly exert pressure." Rest assured, it won't hurt them. ”

After promising this matter, Natasha said with some excitement and concern: "Lucian, there are many strange and powerful creatures in the Dark Mountains, and there are hundreds of known species alone, including all kinds of dragons, fallen elves, trolls, transforming spiders, scarlet demon trees, lightning eagles, etc., you have to deal with them carefully." ”

"And most of the ancient lineage magicians are cruel, cold, and ruthless, they are good at forbidden experiments, manipulating people's minds, and have no sense of identity with life, or with anything other than themselves or some specific objects. In addition to making yourself strong and satisfying your various desires. There is no other thought, be wary and wary when dealing with them, they are not the Arcanists you meet in the Magic Council. ”

"Although you are delivering a letter on behalf of a certain Excellency. Judging by normal logic. The Magic Council or the Elemental Will must have something arranged. It won't put you in a mortal situation, but we do things in such a way that it's better not to put our hopes and hopes in someone else at the beginning. The only one who can rely on it with confidence is yourself. ”

Lucien had just experienced a cruel farewell to Joel's family, and his mood was not very stable, so he was very useful after feeling Natasha's concern, and joked with a hint of joy: "Natasha, why do you feel your caution when you describe dangerous creatures and ancient inheritance magicians, but I feel a little regretful and excited?"

"Of course, don't you think it's fun and exciting to venture out in such a dark mountain range, and it's a great pleasure to fight all kinds of strange creatures and experience different extraordinary powers. Natasha said with great interest, and then sighed very regretfully: "Actually, after Zhilu said that you are going to the Dark Mountains, I want to be with you, which not only satisfies my longing all along, but also protects you." But I am the Count of Violet, the future Grand Duke, and I have to take into account my people, my knights, my nobles in every move, and besides, my father is the only one left, and I am no longer qualified to take willful risks. ”

Although it is a pity, she does not complain at all, and the education she has received since she was a child and her own personality make her accept it very understandingly.

Hearing Natasha say as she usually said that she had planned to protect herself, Lucien was a little embarrassed: "It's okay, Natasha, I believe that with my strength, as long as I don't wander around in the depths of the Dark Mountains, I can handle most of the dark creatures." When I come back, I'll tell you about my own adventures. ”

"Of course, you have a Holm crown ring on you. Natasha nodded reassuringly, and then smiled like a fox and took out a pair of earrings like violet petals: "This is the earrings of Fernando's electromagnetic communication technique that the elders gave me, if you are in danger, you can notify me, I know that you have similar items on you." Hehe, the lightning field in the Stormwind Strait has cut off your connection to the Magical Council, but in Aalto, you still have reinforcements. ”

As a knight, she has a more masculine personality, and she has never worn much jewelry or other items except for the formal dress of the annual New Year's banquet, so until today, Lucien did not know that she had such a magic item on her, and guessed that it was given by Lord Hathaway.

"If you are in danger, I will not pretentiously refuse to ask you for help. Lucien nodded seriously, and suddenly some regret rose in his heart, and blurted out: "It's a pity that the lightning field and the long distance in the Storm Strait make the electromagnetic communication unstable and easy to destroy, otherwise we can keep in touch often." ”

"yes, that's a shame. Thinking of this, Natasha was also full of regret.

A thought came to Lucien's mind: "Shouldn't we speed up the research of the arcane, and send a few magic satellites to the sky as an intermediate station for communication in the future, bypassing the Storm Strait, so that we can talk to Natasha often." ”

"But if it is known by other magicians, the birth of magic satellites and telecommunication magic is because a certain magician wants to contact a girl from afar, will it be very embarrassing, and whether this world is a planet or not, whether there is an orbit has not yet been determined, and we have to continue to study it......"

"Lucian, what are you thinking?" Natasha saw that Lucien was silent, thinking that he was regretting the matter of electromagnetic transmission, and comforted: "It's okay, anyway, we can write often in my uncle's name." There are times when writing a letter feels better than talking directly. ”

Lucien, who was interrupted by Natasha, came back to his senses and thought in surprise, "Wait, why do I have to think so much......?" No, no, she likes women, and we're good friends. ”

Lucien, who had a strange feeling in his heart, quickly denied his inexplicable thoughts, nodded lightly, and said: "It's good to be able to keep writing and communicating, but we need to re-agree on the signs with different meanings, so as not to be detected by the church." ”

After the two agreed again, Natasha smiled heartily and said brightly: "Lucien, I don't know how long it will take you to go to the Dark Mountains to return, according to normal calculations, it is very likely to miss your birthday." It's a shame that I've not been there for every birthday since we met, so allow me to invite you here to do an opening dance to wish you a happy birthday in advance. ”

She bowed slightly, her right hand on her chest, and her left hand outstretched, standard men's etiquette.

Lucien said amusefully and angrily, "Your Royal Highness Princess, you should be invited by me, a gentleman." ”

After a pause, Lucien smiled gently: "I haven't been present on every birthday of yours, Natasha, since we met, so please allow me to invite you to do this opening dance." ”

After saying that, Lucien also bowed, touched his chest with his right hand, and stretched out his left hand in the same posture as Natasha.

Natasha smiled and raised an eyebrow, then stood up straight and put her right hand out on Lucian's left hand.

There was no music, no melody, just a strong wind in mid-air and clouds around them, but Lucian and Natasha were both good at music, and their dance movements were full of rhythmic beauty.

Although Lucien, who has grown a little taller in recent years, is still a little shorter than Natasha, it is almost the same, so when dancing, the two look at each other and breathe each other.

Seeing Natasha's deep and crystalline silver-purple eyes, her beautiful appearance, feeling her warm and sweet scent, and her soft and delicate body, Lucian, who had had strange thoughts before, suddenly became strongly uncomfortable, and his heart seemed to be uncontrollably faster than when he danced with Natasha in the past.

Seeing Lucian's eyes staring and dodging him, his face seemed to be slightly red, his steps were slightly stiff, the strength of his hands holding his right hand and holding his shoulders seemed to have increased a little, and at the same time, he was very uncharacteristically silent and did not speak, and the breath sprayed between his lips and nose seemed heavy and hot, Natasha began to feel that this atmosphere was too strange and inexplicable, and she felt uncomfortable.

"Lucian, what's wrong with you?" asked Natasha bluntly, confused, and there was no need to hide between friends, "Are you worried about the Dark Mountains?"

Lucien shook his head a little embarrassed: "No, it's just the first time dancing in mid-air, and I'm a little uncomfortable." ”

"Oh, me too, it was very windy, and it was empty all around, only clouds. Natasha laughed.

Lucien, who was trying to control himself, but still a little uncomfortable, and Natasha, who was trying to help Lucien adapt, ended the dance a little hard but smoothly.

"Happy birthday, Lucien. “

"Happy birthday, Natasha. ”

At the end of the dance, the two said in unison, and then looked at each other and laughed.

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Lucien, who said goodbye to Natasha, frowned and flew towards the Dark Mountains, and after a while said to himself: "Don't have the illusion of pent-up lust because I haven't been in contact with women for a long time, how can I have strange thoughts about my good friend, and she likes women......"

............

Natasha, who had flown back to Aalto City with Camille, thought for a moment, took out the pair of violet petal-like earrings and put them on her ears, and then shook her head a little unaccustomedly.

After the shaking ended, Natasha noticed that Camille was looking at her ears seriously, and said suspiciously, "Aunt Camille, what's wrong? If I don't wear it on my ear, I might not be able to sense it at the first time when Lucien is in danger and calls for help." ”

"It's nothing, your ears are beautiful, and it's even more beautiful with earrings. Camille replied lightly. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )