Atalani watched Rhine leave, and the back grew farther and farther away from view, until it disappeared completely under the cover of snowflakes, leaving only a white expanse in the distance. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

A violent cough suddenly came from inside the house, and Atalani was startled, and hurriedly pushed open the door and walked into the house, squatting next to the bed, and helping his sister up.

"Sister, what's wrong with you?" Atalani said in a panic, at this moment, her sister was sweating profusely, and her face became even paler than before, as if she could compare to the heavy snow outside, which made people can't help but chill their backs at a glance, it was an extremely weak look.

"I'm fine," the woman smiled reluctantly, stretching out her thin palm and touching Attarani's face, "It's just a little uncomfortable, just get a little more sleep." ”

Atalani took her sister's hand, it was so cold! That was the only thought in her mind, the cold of her palm was like the feeling after many days in the ice cellar.

"No, sister, how can it be useful to sleep, you have been sleeping for so long, but your body has never improved," Atalani said, suddenly thinking of the food that Rhine brought to herself, she took the paper bag on the side, fortunately, the heat has not dissipated, Atalani stuffed the paper bag into her sister's arms, "Sister, your body is so cold, use this to warm your body, if you are hungry, eat the food inside." ”

"What is this?"

"It was sent by Rhine, the kind-hearted big brother from before. ”

"Yes, was it sent by Mr. Rhine, it's really troublesome for him," the woman suddenly coughed again, this time more violently, with each cough, the uncomfortable look on the woman's face became even more ugly, the woman smiled at Atalani from time to time, she didn't want to worry her sister, who had come so hard, so she tried her best to hide her pain, but her smile quickly disappeared due to the next pain," I've been sleeping, I'm not too hungry, you eat first, have you said thank you to Mr. Rhine?"

Atalani nodded vigorously while urging her sister, "Sister, you are very weak, you should eat more." Her tone was urgent, and tears were already welling up in the corners of her eyes.

She didn't want to lose the only person she could rely on!

The woman just smiled and shook her head.

"By the way, I'll go to Rhine, didn't he say that he was from the imperial capital, there should be a way to save my sister, I'll go to him and ask him for help. Atalani was just about to stand up, but her arm was grabbed by the woman's hand, and she didn't dare to move anymore because she was afraid that her weak body would not be able to withstand the action of her resistance.

"Don't bother people anymore, Mr. Rhein has already helped us enough. The woman rarely changed to a more serious tone.

"Me, I just don't know what to do. Atalani sobbed.

"Attalani, what about the flower?" the woman tendered again.

"In my place," Atalani understood the moment her sister spoke, and the flower she was referring to was the only flower for them, which was the subconscious hope in their hearts, "Look, sister. She lifted the pot between herself and her sister.

"Sister, you won't leave me. Atalani whimpered.

"Atalani wants to see more flowers," the woman said, looking at Atalani's sad expression, and after a moment of silence, stroked her hair, her eyes fixed on her bright strands, "this, cherry blossoms." ”

"I want to see it. Atalani nodded.

"When spring comes, this kind of flower will definitely bloom all over the ground, then my sister will make an agreement with you, and I will definitely take you to see more such flowers, so my sister will be fine, and this cold and snowy day will definitely pass." ”

"My sister won't miss the appointment. Atalani still worried.

"Although I am a sister, I can only lie in bed like this, and I can't do anything for you, so at least this agreement, as your sister, I will definitely fulfill it," the woman hugged Atalani, who buried her head deep in her sister's arms, "Definitely, you will definitely see more of this, cherry-colored flowers." ”

"Well, it's an appointment. Attalani's buried little head made a small sound.

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Rhine forced the last bite of black bread into his mouth, and swallowed the hard bread with an unknown bitter taste. The flames on the side illuminated his face.

Black bread is really the most unacceptable food for the supply troops.

"Doesn't it feel more difficult to swallow than before," Skag walked over, sat down, and took a sip of the wine bottle, "It's normal, I ate such a good thing as barbecue with sauce yesterday, and suddenly changed to such food, how can the violent contrast be unbearable, but fortunately, I can use wine to relieve my urgent needs, although this is the last wine." Skag looked at the bottle in his hand with regret, "I won't give it to you now, even if you want to drink it again." ”

"No, you don't. ”

"By the way, where did you sneak away by yourself at this time yesterday?"

"I didn't sneak around. Rhine frowned.

"Ah, are you angry again, okay, count me as a misnomer," Skag apologized, though he didn't look sincere at all, "Could it be that I'm going to distract myself again." ”

"Well," said Rhine, and as if he had suddenly remembered something, he fumbled in his pocket, and Skag glanced at him, then leaned in with some curiosity, "Don't get so close to me." ”

Skag shrugged his shoulders and moved back, "What are you looking for?"

"Look at this," Rhine stretched out his hand in front of Skag, Skag was stunned for a moment, and then looked closely, only to find that Rhine was holding a petal in his hand, which was different from the same white around him, and the petal had a touching cherry color, "It feels a little strange, and I can feel a little magic fluctuation from it." ”

"Oh no, you can still find something like this," Skag said, taking the mouth of the bottle in his mouth, holding the petals in both hands, "Well, it's familiar, this thing." ”

"You don't need to say so much nonsense," said Rhine, "you've seen it?"

"I feel like I've seen a flower like this before, but I can't remember it for a while," said Skag, "who raised it?"

"Isn't it strange that people here raise magical flowers? ”

"I probably didn't know that there was magic in this, that is, this flower had magic power before it was discovered, and if it was naturally generated, it would be very harsh on the environment," Skag said, "Ah yes, Rhine, are you going to be a knight all the time?"

"I don't need to tell you my choice. ”

"Then I won't help you solve the problem of this flower," Skag returned the petals to Rhine, who didn't say anything, and was about to reach out and take it back, looking completely "indifferent", "Hey, you don't know any humor." Skag withdrew his hand and continued to fiddle with the petals that made him feel strange.

Of course I'm going to be a knight, and I'm going to have to keep everyone else down, I have to have power and strength, Rhine thought to himself.

"I don't plan to continue to do it, I'm really fed up, after seeing this tragic situation here, knights are enough for me, and if I continue to do it, it's just a poignant memory, I don't plan to hold the sword anymore, I used to want to be a knight, I hope I have the ability to protect important people, but now everyone has left me, not only have I failed to protect them, but on the contrary, I have added a little strength to the devil of war," Skag grabbed the petals, took the wine bottle and poured himself a big sip, "And everything here, so that countless people have fallen to the point where they are today, everyone involved in the war is at fault, and I am no exception, now I, when I hold the sword again, all I get is the bloody memories that keep coming, such as the body that gradually cools in my hand, one after another." ”

Rhine didn't speak, but he didn't ignore Skag's self-talk either.

"What about me, I like to drink, and I can be regarded as inheriting a kind of skill from my father, after the completion of this mission, I plan to dismiss my knight's job, but in this era when the knight commander is still vacant, it is indeed worrying that there is suddenly a deputy commander, although the day world is not very good, there is no need to be afraid of the day world taking the opportunity to attack, but there will be a lot of internal uneasy elements, such as those wanted criminals are becoming more and more rampant, do you know Dick? It seems that he has been called Bloody Dick recently. ”

"What about me, I'm going to open a tavern, do you know the old city, it's also a remote place out of place in the imperial capital, just go there, it's chaotic, but it makes me feel better than the outside world," Skag continued, he was stunned for a moment, "Wait, I'm thinking about it?"

"What?"

"I've seen this flower," Skag put the petals in the palm of his hand, "When I was on the battlefield, I saw it, it was a trap for those guys in the Daylight Realm, and it had the appearance to lower its guard, but in fact, once it came into contact with the stimulation of magic power, it would emit a mist that could make poison, and the principle should be what you said, but after such a long time, it should have been invalid, but it was just in vain." ”

"Is it already harmless? ”

"Look," Skag clenched the petals, his hand glowing with a faint glow of magic release, and the gap between his fingers gradually emanated with a sakura scent, and the snowflakes were contaminated with that breath, and they were also assimilated into cherry red, and Skag let go of his hand, and the petals withered and shrunk into a ball. If it still had its original strength, the petals would have exploded, not to mention that it had been left intact, even if there were no ashes left, it was also a headache for me at the time, but fortunately, the predecessor of the Templar Research Institute had already appeared at that time, and simple research and development could still be done. ”

"Yes. ”

"Do you still want it?" said Skag, dragging the withered petals, "sorry for making you look like this." ”

"It doesn't matter," said Rhine, "I'd better keep it." He took the petals and put them back in his pocket.