Section C, Chapter 17: The Face of the Dead (Lucina)

Slowing down the frequency of her wings, Lucina stepped on the windowsill to open the window and rolled sideways into the hallway.

"Come, sister!" Lucina folded her wings, waving excitedly out the window.

Nodding, Lutha stepped on the window edge as well, jumping into the hallway and retracting her wings.

Looking at Lusa, who was flushed with the pleasure of flying, Lucina touched her sister's head with relief: only when she was flying, Lusa would laugh happily. Take advantage of the opportunity to take Lusha to fly.

In fact, since Anusen and Mad Dog joined the team, Lusha has been noticeably more cheerful. Thinking like this, Lucina felt a wave of warmth: if you have the opportunity, you really have to thank the hooded man. Lusha also has two curse-free rings in her hand, which means that she can find two more companions to join - with so many people with her, Lusa's loneliness will always be better, right?

Looking at the guards who were staring at the side in surprise only five paces away, Lucina reluctantly stroked her sister's snow-white and smooth hair: unfortunately, she had to put her hood up again and cover her face.

"Sister?" Lusha also noticed that someone was staring here, and her originally relaxed and happy expression instantly became nervous: "Someone is looking this way." Hood ......"

"Yes, yes. Lucina sighed and lowered her right hand, her fingertips running down her long hair.

Help my sister put on her hood and press the brim down. Lucina couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness: it was Maester Nadia who had kindly concealed that her sister was carrying the curse of loneliness, which was why the two had been living in Eternal Winter for so long.

"It's a shame I didn't see the ice dragon today...... Lucina closed the window that kept pouring in the cold wind and snowflakes, and looked at the dark courtyard shrouded in snow and mist.

The butler said that those two ice dragons rarely came to the Cold Snow Castle as guests. Lusha leaned closer to the window and looked down as well: "There are a lot of people standing guard and patrolling......

"I can only see this approximately...... It's too dark outside, and the snow fog is still so big. Lucina stared at the red glow emitted by the torches, and couldn't help but think of Cyberdart.

It's been a long time since I heard from him...... Something must have happened in the Frozen Wasteland, did it?" Lucina felt more and more uneasy the more she thought about it, and then asked, "Now, Lusa...... You try again and see if you can summon Nalo? Maybe not in the morning, but in the evening. ”

"Hmm. The younger sister nodded, clasping her hands together. Her palms shimmered greenish, and disappeared after a few moments.

"Still can't feel the mana connection with Nallo?" Lucina looked disappointedly at her sister who had raised her head again.

"Yes, I don't feel it at all. Lusa's tone was a little lost, "Is it because of something wrong with the way I cast the spell?" I only summoned Nalo the night I first got the summoning stone. ”

"You're fine with casting spells, Lusa. It must have been that idiot who didn't get the stone mark right. Lucina felt a little sleepy, "What time is it, Lusa?"

"Nine-fifty. My sister looked down at her watch.

"It's only ten o'clock......" Lucina yawned......; Woke up too early to make cake and suffered from severe sleep deprivation. How about going back to the house with my sister and sleeping for a while?" (The undead are not supposed to be sleepy, but Lucina retains many of her habits.) For example, he likes to eat and sleep. )

"Sister, let's go to sleep first, I want to talk to Uncle Knight about something. Lusha hesitated to say what she thought.

"What about the bedtime routine?" Lucina's mood suddenly dropped, "Why don't you call me when you come back to sleep?"

"My sister can't wake up...... Will you do it tomorrow morning?" Lusha leaned in to her sister and gave her a hug.

The hug immediately brightened Lucina's mood, and she took her sister's hand, and Lucina walked to the room contentedly.

Straight down the corridor in front of you, a guard approached. However, looking at the guard's face, Lucina suddenly stopped.

"What's wrong, sister?" Lusa, who was almost falling due to inertia, hurriedly stabilized her body as she walked with her head down.

"The guy in front...... I always feel like I've seen it somewhere. Lucina felt her throat run dry: "But I can't remember where I saw him...... Is it my delusion?"

"No, sister. Lusha pulled back her hood slightly, looking up, "I have an impression of this face, too. ”

The more she looked at the face, the more familiar it became, and at last it dawned on Lucina that the man looked like the frozen Snow Castle guards in the passage.

A cold sweat suddenly broke out on her back, and she decided to talk to her and test her idea.

"That...... Would you like to stay?" Lucina turned and yelled at the man.

The guard was obviously stunned for a moment, then turned around and asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, two young ladies?"

"It's nothing, it just feels like you're familiar. Lucina smiled, "Where have we met?"

"I'm sorry, I don't seem to have much of an impression of you. The man turned back in a hurry, as if in a hurry to leave.

"Hey, hey, don't be in a hurry. Lucina hurriedly grabbed him, "I still have something to ask." ”

"Anything else?" the man looked back impatiently.

"What's your name, please?" Lucina slashed in.

"What does this have to do with you?" the man seemed overly sensitive to the question.

The more you look at it, the more it looks like the corpse...... Meeting his gaze, Lucina felt a little furious inside: she almost asked him if he had a twin brother.

Hiding her doubts, Lucina smiled awkwardly and continued, "Well, it's normal to be reluctant to talk about personal issues. But could you please answer my question...... How long have you been a guard at Snowy Castle?"

"It's been more than three years...... I've got to go. The man glanced at Lucina puzzled, turned around and hurried away.

"Ah, sorry to disturb you. Lucina yelled at his back. The man's body quickly disappeared around the corner.

Three-year ...... Lucina nervously calculated: three years...... If this is true, then he is by no means the soldier who was transferred to strengthen the defense of Cold Snow Castle yesterday. That said, he should have been there the night before when the Corruptor invaded.

Could it be that I really recognized the wrong person? Aya muttered in the bottom of her heart: It is possible to think like this. After all, I don't remember the appearance of the deceased in the passage too clearly.

"Sister?" Lusa tugged at Lucina's shirt worriedly, "That person ......"

"I guess I made a mistake. Lucina was still not reassured: "Anyway, let's go back first." ”

A few minutes later, the two returned to the door of the room. After parting with Lusa, Lucina lay back on the bed in her bedroom and blew out the oil lamp.

However, after closing her eyes, Lucina couldn't sleep. The faces of the guards and the dead corpses in the passage always came to mind, constantly overlapping and blending.

Turning over and feeling empty around her, Aya felt like she couldn't sleep at all: she wasn't used to it without Lusa in her arms.

Although she found it unbearable to be without Lusa, Lucina was still overwhelmed by the powerful sleepiness, and her mind began to become groggy. At this moment, the slight sound of pushing the door made her feel happy: it seemed that Lusha couldn't worry that her sister was back, and she deliberately pushed the door gently for fear of waking me up.

Deciding to pretend to be asleep and wait for her sister to approach and push her down directly, Lucina did not open her eyes.

The sound of the door locking sounded, but the faint, dull footsteps startled Lucina: it was impossible for Aya, who was extremely lightweight, to step on such a footstep.