Chapter 11: Temporary Separation
The next morning, Barred woke up from his sleep, nervously getting up, only to see Lucius gobbling up breakfast while Adeline quietly sipping tea.
"Did you have a nightmare? Did you get caught by a werewolf in your dream?" Adeline quipped, laughing.
Barred blinked his tired eyes. "I've dreamed of something from before. "He can't tell Adeline what he's dreaming about.
"Your companion is awake. Adeline Superlucius nodded. But he barely spoke, and he has been eating until now. ”
Barred looked at Lucius and was about to speak, but he didn't expect the other party to speak. "Don't ask me questions, wait until I'm done. ”
Barred closed his half-opened mouth, picked up a loaf of bread from the ground and nibbled on it.
After breakfast, the three of them mounted their respective mounts and set off towards Paradais. Adeline first rode slowly behind her, listening to the two men in front of her talk to each other.
Lucius was very annoyed that he was caught, in his words, he couldn't bear to hurt those villagers before he was arrested, but he didn't expect the other party to show no mercy, of course Barred wouldn't believe him, and the warrior patted himself on the shoulder. "In order to save you, my arm was almost gone, and I promise that I will never save you again next time. ”
Lucius looked at Barreid's bloodstained coat and believed him. "How did you heal it, this injury looks very serious, and there is not a month that will not heal. ”
Barred glanced behind him. "Adeline cured me, the magic is amazing. ”
Lucius glanced back at Adeline, thought thoughtfully, and then suddenly clutched his stomach and rode to the side of the road. "My stomach hurts, you go first, don't wait for me, I'll catch up immediately. ”
"Why are you always in such trouble!" Barred grumbled, waiting for Adeline to ride up and the two of them continue on their way.
A smile appeared on Adeline's face. "I don't think he really has a stomachache. ”
"Whatever, since I met him, I haven't had a lot of trouble, and I almost lost my life several times. Barred said indignantly.
"But in my opinion, this time he's helping you. Adeline looked ahead.
Barred turned his head to look at the girl's flawless face. "You mean, he deliberately allowed the two of us to talk?"
"What do you say?" Adeline looked at Barred with a smile, the girl's smile almost melting him in the warm sunlight.
"Oh...... Maybe, I have to thank him. Barred thought for a moment and felt as if he had exposed something. "No, I mean, thank you for not bothering me anymore. ”
After that, although Lucius chased after him, he had been riding about twenty yards behind the two of them, and Barred took the opportunity to talk a lot with Adeline, and he found that the young female mage was actually very talkative, but her attitude and tone always gave people a condescending feeling, as if every man was eager to do things for her. But Barred didn't care so much, in fact he thought like most men, but he was worried that being too attentive would not cause the girl to resent him, so he tried to find topics that interested the other party on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had to maintain his dignity. During the two days he spent together, Barred had said almost everything he knew was funny, and finally had to tell a few lame jokes, and Adeline was sometimes amused, and the girl's giggling laughter made Barred feel like he heard the angel's voice.
In the afternoon of the next day, an hour or so before Paladeis, Adeline interrupted Barred as he described his heroic past, and the mage turned from his mount to look at the warrior. "That's it, thank you for your help, Barrede, and for keeping me from getting bored. ”
Barred frowned. "Where are you going? There's Parades ahead, and we can rest there for the night, and tomorrow we'll continue on our way together to Savannah. ”
"No, Bared, remember what I said the guards of the Mage's Tower were waiting for me at Paradais? I can't let them see someone escorting me. Adeline shook her head, and could see that she was also a little reluctant. "So from now on, I'm going to go to Parades alone, and for the rest of the journey, you're going to pretend you don't know me, you know?"
"Why? I refuse. Let me pretend I don't know you, I'd rather become a werewolf. Barred couldn't hide his disappointment.
"You'll have to do what I do, Bared. Adeline's tone was as usual. "It's good for both of us. ”
Barred looked at Adeline reluctantly. "Why do I have to listen to your instructions, I am not your guard, I have to follow you, what can you do to me?"
Adeline's patience was running out. "Have you forgotten the magic attack on me?
"Believe it or not, you won't be able to let me go this time, and now, if you let me hold it again, I promise you won't be able to let me go. Barred said as he jumped onto Adeline's horse.
Lucius couldn't take it anymore and stopped Bared. "Alright, Barrede, look at the way you look, Wallis has so many beautiful and charming girls, why are you so tendoned?"
"You know the, get out of the way!" Barred yelled at Lucius, reaching out to grab Adeline's reins.
Lucius grabbed Bared's hand and shouted at Adeline. "Let's go, he'll ...... now" Before he could finish speaking, Barred swung his punch, Lucius turned his face sideways to dodge, and took the fighter's hand, and the two pulled on the horse.
Adeline glanced at the two of them guiltily, turned her horse's head and rode forward quickly, kicking up earthy yellow dust behind her. When Barred saw that Adeline was gone, his anger came up, and he pushed Lucius off his horse with both hands. Lucius was not a fuel-efficient lamp, and his grip on Bared's hand did not relax at all, and the two of them fell off their horses together, wrestling and rolling on the ground several times until they were exhausted.
Barred lay on his back and gasped for air. "Okay Lucius, don't you think my woman is prettier than Mulina, so you deliberately want to stop me. ”
"How can you have a woman?, if you go on like this, Adeline will ruin the slightest affection for you!" Lucius also lay on the ground, not caring that his clothes were stained by dust. "Besides, Mulina is much more gentle and considerate than her, she is better than Mulina?"
"So what do you think I'm going to do now? And she just left, and to tell you the truth, my mind was full of her now, and when I couldn't see her for a while, I felt like I was going to die. Barrede's breathing gradually calmed down, and his mind cleared a little.
Lucius sat up. "Chasing too closely will easily arouse the disgust of the other party, especially a woman like Adeline who has no shortage of excellent men around her, you should hang her for a while, so that she will feel that you are different, you idiot, besides, her destination is the same as ours, and you still have a chance to meet her when you arrive at the Mage Tower, what are you anxious about?"
Barred looked at Lucius with a look of suspicion. "What if those suitors kept attacking her during this time, and she accepted it?"
"Rest assured, Barred. Lucius walked over to the horses, took two bottles from his pannier, and tossed one to Bared. "This chance encounter has left a deep impression on her heart, not every suitor has this opportunity to live and die with her, but you have done it, I dare say, you are already at the forefront of her suitors. ”
Barred unscrewed the cap of the bottle and took several sips in a row, feeling better. "I hope you're right, I find that I've been thinking about her all the time. ”
Lucius sat down next to his friend and patted him on the shoulder. "Even so, I still have something to say to you, Barrede, there are many excellent women in this world, and many of them are more suitable for you than Adeline, and I don't think you need to cut off your retreat now. ”
"No, you don't understand, Lucius. Barred stared solemnly into the distance. "I can feel that she is the only woman I will fall in love with in my life, and I will not fall in love with anyone else but her. ”
Lucius squirted out half a sip of wine. "Looking at your unfamiliar appearance, I can guarantee that when we get to the Mage Tower, the other female mages there will swow you up. ”
"No, Lucius, I promise. Barred lifted the bottle and drank it down.