The Messiah didn't hold on to Ian for too long. She leaned on Ian's shoulder, and the two of them watched the drizzle on the lawn so silently that Ian didn't notice when she had fallen asleep. Savi anxiously took her daughter to a vacant room in the Granger family, and then covered the Messiah with a thick futon, counting Ian's nos all the time.

Ian's impression of Savi was still that of the strong woman who wandered in the night scene, as sharp and piercing as the high heels she was wearing. But now it is different, Savi seems to have become the most ordinary mother, in order to protect her daughter, she is willing to turn into a female leopard to protect her calf, showing her sharp fangs to the invaders.

To her, Ian is the intruder.

"I don't care what else you do, you have to stay with the Messiah during this time. "She's running out of time. ”

Ian never spoke, nor did he respond to Savi's words. Because he had learned that promises were a heavy thing, Ian couldn't make them when he looked at the Messiah who was lying on his bed, too weak. As much as he wanted to stay here, to stay with the Messiah, he couldn't. Now it is like human beings are hiding in a thatched hut that is about to collapse at any time, and there is a torrential rain and wind outside, and someone must go out to strengthen the house, or everyone in the house will die.

But this dilapidated house is also the last harbor, and those who leave it may also die.

Someone once said that the sky fell on the back of a tall man. But what kind of person is tall? Ian didn't understand it before, but then he gradually understood that it was like in Liuyun, and for ordinary villagers, hunters were tall people. But for women and children, men are tall men.

Tall people are relative, not absolute, so Ilyin and Shirley died there, too small compared to the hunters. But in the case of Ian, the role of parents becomes tall, because they want to protect their children, so they also become tall people who should go out to "stand up to the sky".

More than ten years have passed since the Drifting Cloud Disaster, and the child who needed to be protected at the beginning has slowly grown up and become a tall man in the eyes of everyone. Now that the rain is coming, will he hide in the dilapidated hut and shiver like everyone else? Isn't that the greatest insult to the tall men who have died?

Savi couldn't help but be annoyed when she didn't get a response from Ian for a long time. She glared at Ian fiercely, only to find that the latter's eyes were always on the Messiah, and the frightening scarlet eyes could not hide the loss and apology. This made her swallow the insult in her mouth, and finally turned into a faint sigh.

She knew that Ian couldn't stay here forever.

She didn't think as much as Ian, but she knew that the mere status of the Lord of Thorns doomed his path to be full of thorns. Fate is actually predestined from the beginning, just like the Messiah, the Lord of Thorns can't get rid of his own fate.

If you think about it carefully, it's not just the Eye of Heaven who has a tragic fate, but also the Thorn Kings of the past dynasties. From Perseus Stuart, the first Lord of Thorns, to Greg Thor, Lord of Thorns before Ian, they all fought all their lives, and it seems that they didn't get a good ending. Perseus left the Terrans in his old age and went to the Elves alone, where no one knew until his death. And Greg Thor lost several close friends in succession in his later years, and never married, and finally disappeared from people's eyes.

Lord of Thorns, Eye of Heaven. The loneliness and sadness of the two seemingly beautiful identities are probably only known to me.

"In three months, the Messiah should be born. Sauvi asked in a low voice, "Can you stay by her side then?"

Ian was stunned and began to panic, not knowing how to answer.

"The Messiah has always wanted to give birth to the child, and she has always insisted on it. Thinking of her daughter, Savi's eyes reddened, "She will definitely be able to hold on until the child is born, but she definitely doesn't want to see the child born without a father." ”

"I was the opposite of what she thought. Ian whispered, "I don't want my child to be born without a mother." ”

"So, try harder. Savi wiped her eyes, "I know you've done your best, but I hope you try a little harder, and no matter what, please don't let the child lose both parents at the same time." ”

Ian clenched his fists. He knew what Savi meant, and Savi hoped that he and the Messiah would survive at least one. No, in fact, she would rather Ian survive, because she herself had no hope for her daughter.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Bowen Moses leaned in halfway.

"I know it's not a good time to bother you at this time. "But if you're determined to make another trip to Lingfeng, we'd better leave as soon as possible." ”

He nodded and said, "I know, you go and prepare first, I'll go over later." ”

"Are you really going?" Bowen hesitated for a moment and said softly, "You should also know, the probability of Nicole's survival is too low and too low, after all, it has been so long." ”

"No matter how low it is, you have to go. Ian was adamant, "I promised Dennis that I would find Nicole, even if it was just a corpse." ”

"I see. Bowen nodded, "We're ready, it's up to you." ”

With that, Bowen exited the room lightly. Ian turned his head and was about to look at the Messiah twice, only to find that the Messiah had woken up at some point, curled up in the futon and staring at him.

"Messiah, I—"

"Don't say anything, go find Nicole. The Messiah whispered, "You must find her." As for me, you don't have to worry, I'll wait for you to come back. ”

Ian walked over to the Messiah's bedside and gently grabbed her cold hand. The two looked at each other, but they were silent to each other, and Savi on the side couldn't bear it, so she left the room gently, leaving only Ian and Messiah.

"What do you want to say?" the Messiah struggled to look up at Ian.

"I, I don't know. Ian shook his head, "I just wanted to see you again." ”

"I said it, don't worry about me. The Messiah pulled his hand out of Ian's, "Be sure to find Nicole, she needs you more than I do right now." ”