Chapter 140: Parting
Time flashed to the autumn of the following year.
Helfrass had long since healed from his injuries, and with the help of Shalena, the Celestial Wings were never able to find his whereabouts, and gradually his wanted warrants were replaced by those of other more powerful and evil dragons.
However, Helfras couldn't have been hiding in a cave and being cared for by Shalena all the time.
It was late autumn, and the golden leaves danced in the wind like butterflies.
In the cave, when Helfras expressed her intention to leave, Salena did not look too surprised. Perhaps, she has long understood that as a human being, she can't stay with this white dragon forever.
Even though, she has gradually developed love in the past year. Even so, the other party is not too resistant to this love.
"So, when are you going to leave?"
The beautiful girl sighed deeply, then smiled with pretended relief. The breeze ruffled her hair, and by the way, it took away the teardrop that didn't seem to exist. "Okay, don't look at me like that, I'm happy to be a little more relaxed without you being so troublesome. β
"Woman, you're lying. β
Helfras replied, with a hint of sadness in his tone that he couldn't even perceive.
"At the very least, I'll have to kill my brother who betrayed me. But I haven't improved much in the past year, and I'm not sure I can beat him. β
"Butβ"
"I know what you're trying to say," the white dragon said stubbornly, "I was supposed to go to him as soon as I recovered from my injuries, but at that time, the Celestial Wings were still tracking my whereabouts. So by now, it's already the limit. β
"No dragon can let go of being robbed of his territory, woman. Helfras stood up and sent a storm of smiles.
Shalena's mouth moved, and she wanted to say something but changed her words: "You...... When will you be back?"
"I don't know, maybe when it's all over, maybe I won't come back. β
Helfras stared silently at the woman in front of her and whispered, "But, I'll remember you." You are different, Shalena. β
Shalena was slightly stunned, this was the first time Helfras had called out her name.
If you are an ordinary person, you may already be happy at this moment, because the distance between them is one step closer. But Shalena didn't, and more than a year of getting along with each other made her understand the white dragon's thoughts very well - Helfras didn't like to owe favors to others, especially the human favor of a weak creature like a human.
Therefore, being able to use such a way that is already close to him to call his name is a way to repay his gratitude.
Of course, maybe Helfras will be silently guarding her for a while in the future. But after that, the two sides will really become strangers.
And the dragon's lifespan is too long, so from the beginning of this relationship, Shalena didn't expect much from it.
For a dragon of an evil nature, it is actually very rare to be able to speak calmly to himself, and Shalena thought so at first - let this feeling disappear, after all, it should not exist.
But......
Many times, reason does not affect sensibility.
To her horror, Shalena discovers that she can't shake off the longing for Helfras!
More than a year may not be enough time for a dragon to get some sleep, but for humans, it is long enough to turn something into a habit.
At some point, Shalena had become accustomed to sneaking up to Helfras's lair every night with barbecue or homemade snacks to meet him, to sit quietly beside the white dragon and watch him speak coldly to herself, but still reluctantly eat everything she had brought, and she became more accustomed to watching the light of hope gradually light up in the eyes of the dragon called Helfras.
So, just thinking about it, she couldn't run out of town every day with anticipation and anxiety, she couldn't hear Helfras's mockery with imperceptible concern, and she couldn't see the figure that made her inexplicably reassured, and Shalena felt a pang of panic.
She threw in the towel.
Shalena slowly stepped forward, caressing Helfras's neck, and then the whole person clung to it, and the strength of her hand gradually increased, and the hug became tighter and tighter, as if she wanted to merge herself into the other person's body.
"You ate me. She said.
Helfras was silent, letting Shalena hug him, and for the first time did not utter a sarcastic word at her stupid thoughts.
For the first time, his eyes flashed with such mixed emotions, anger, guilt, sadness, struggle...... In the end, there was only a firmness that bordered on indifference.
"I'm leaving, get out of the way, woman. He said.
"Helfras, I'm an unqualified druid. Shalena said bitterly, "I obviously planned to pass on my hope to more dragons, but I didn't expect that the first one I met you, so I couldn't continue...... I don't think I'll ever be so concerned about someone again, even though this relationship shouldn't have existed at all. β
Helfras was silent and did not refute, he was not stupid, and even realized the essence of the relationship before Salena. However, he did not have any possibility of acceptance, not to mention the difference in race and lifespan, even in character, they were absolutely incompatible.
Yes, although Salena has an unrealistic wish, but other than that, she is just an ordinary girl who wants the most ordinary happiness.
And he is different, he wants revenge, he wants to be strong, he wants people to be afraid of him. Perhaps, this desire for strength will always be with him, because dragons are like that.
But even so, this clever girl has been silently cooperating and helping herself wholeheartedly, even though she knows that she will leave her one day.
So, human beings are like that, stupid, naΓ―ve, stubborn, willful...... But cute. She gave almost everything of herself for a relationship that she knew could not come to fruition.
"You can go, I can't stop you, but in the same way, you can't stop me. β
As she spoke, her eyes becoming more and more determined, "Maybe my greatest wish will not be fulfilled in this life, because as a druid, I am not qualified...... But at least I want to be a qualified 'me'. β
"Helfras, I won't stop you from completing your plans, but no one can stop me from doing my plans - wherever you are, I'll chase you with all my might, and I'll become the most annoying woman in the world, and I'll chase you always, always, all the time, until I die. β
Shalena stared into Hellfras's huge eyes and said word by word, "Because, even if you die, I will not hesitate to chase after the world over there." β
Helfras was slightly moved, looking at Shalena's serious eyes, and finally realized for the first time how heavy this feeling was.
After a brief moment of silence, he sighed and replaced it with a slightly calmer, but inexplicably reassuring tone.
"Then you have to be prepared, if you want to get involved with an evil dragon, you will have to pay a little bit in the future. There was a hint of a smile in Helfras's eyes, and although the words were still cold, it was clearly different from before, "I will not hesitate to eat you if necessary." β
He stared deeply at Shalena, but the next moment he pushed her aside and walked towards the entrance of the cave, without giving Shalena any time to save it.
By the time Shalena finally realized what had happened, the white dragon had disappeared into the dark night sky, leaving only the faint sound of wings flapping.
"Helfras, meeting you is really the most unfortunate thing in my life. The girl muttered, "But I don't regret it at all......"
......
"It's a special love story. β
Iroh listened to Helfras's story, and suddenly interrupted, "But I'm strange, haven't you gotten to the point yet?"
Indeed, this ancient white dragon has been talking for a while, but Iroh has not received any important information. Although this relationship between a man and a dragon is very rare, it is not enough to impress Eloh.
There must be another reason why Helfras is what he is today.
"We're almost there, Iroh. β
Helfras said calmly, he couldn't see that he would be so cold and irritable hundreds of years ago.
After a slight recollection, Helfras slowly continued to speak.
"Salena...... It's really different from everyone I've seen before, she really wants to fulfill what she said, and she really chased her all the way. β
"However, sometimes I think that if on the day of parting, I can be cruel and really eat her to cut off that relationship...... Maybe we can all feel better, right?"