Chapter 52: Separation

readx; Little Peter sat at one end of the table with his head down, holding the utensils in both hands, concentrating on the food in front of him. www.biquge.info Uncle William and Uncle Henry were eating and chatting on either side of the long dining table.

Cardinal Ratfar, who was opposite him, finally swallowed the food in his mouth and exclaimed: "Eva's craftsmanship is really good. Listening to Henry say that you still have a very good talent for martial arts, it's really rare. Work hard and don't waste your time. With that, he picked up the goblet next to him and tasted the wine inside.

Eva stood behind Little Peter and smiled sheepishly.

Cardinal Ratfar did not praise her any more. He coughed lightly, and waited until everyone had raised their heads from what was in hand to concentrate before he spoke, "Andre has been away from us for three days. I think it's time for Peter and Eva to leave with me and go to the convent. William, do you have any opinions?"

William shook his head and looked at little Peter reluctantly, sighed and said, "No, I am also going back to the Krent Empire to accompany my family." ”

Little Peter bowed his head sadly and said nothing. Eva stood behind him, blinking, pursed her lips.

Cardinal Ratfar listened to William's words and nodded. He thought for a moment and then told William, "Be careful when returning from the Holy Empire to the Krent Empire. I heard about Lancaster when I was at the monastery. Now the situation is even more dangerous. Not only Lancaster, but also many outlaws playing robbers, etc., in short, you have to be careful along the way. How's it going?"

William nodded vigorously, first thanking Cardinal Ratfar for the reminder, and then saying that his injury was no longer serious.

Little Peter looked up and barely smiled, trying to say something to Uncle William. However, as soon as he spoke, his eyes suddenly turned red. He blinked vigorously and sniffled. William felt very sad when he saw his expression. He looked at the other people sitting at the table, and when they all pretended not to see it, he got up and walked over to Little Peter. He whispered something in Little Peter's ear. Finally, he patted him on the shoulder vigorously and said to him, "Remember, I must come to you Uncle William when I have time." Take care of yourself, don't worry about it all the time. If you're already an adult, you have to look like a man. Don't cry at every turn. ”

Little Peter stood up and listened to Uncle William with tears in his eyes. He nodded vigorously, stretched out his hand and shook one of Uncle William's hands, calmed down, and smiled at him widely.

Uncle William smiled and narrowed his eyes, he gently touched little Peter's head with emotion, then bent over and gently asked his forehead.

Wait until William walks back to his seat and sits down again. Only then did Henry speak: "Okay, don't worry, William. I'll go with them to Cromwell Abbey as well. There will be no major problems with me watching them. At least it's safe. It's you, you have to be careful when you go back alone. I guess you haven't seen your son Ludwig in a long time. Hey, I don't know what that kid looks like for more than ten years. ”

A warm smile appeared on William's face when he heard him talking about his son. His look of nostalgia, guilt, and excitement was palpable.

Little Peter pursed his lips and listened quietly to their discussion, and he couldn't help but feel a little curious about the boy named Ludwig. Eva listened as they discussed William's son, her eyes glazed over. She looked down at the ground with such a hollow and natural appearance, and everyone was chatting eagerly, and no one saw the sad, sad, painful, and self-reproachful expression on her face, and no one noticed her strangeness.

Cardinal Ratfar took the last sip of wine from his goblet, and he stood up until one of the monks standing behind him had refilled the glass. He raised his glass and said, "A toast to our William." I wish him a safe journey. ”

Everyone got up, filled the wine glasses in front of them, and drank them all.

Cardinal Ratfar raised his glass again and said, "Let's make a toast to our lovely Peter and Eva." I wish them happiness in their life at Cromwell Abbey. Once again, everyone drank the wine in their hands.

Cardinal Ratfar raised his glass one last time and said: "Let us toast to our recent reunion and our upcoming parting. I wish you all eternal happiness. ”

When the crowd is seated again. Cardinal Ratfar looked at William and said, "I'm going to leave the day after tomorrow." So you have one more day. I hope you understand and cherish it. ”

William looked at little Peter who had fallen into silence, smiled and nodded with satisfaction.

The next day William and Peter Jr. went nowhere else. Eva had already gone out to the side, but Uncle Henry had been found for special training.

It turned out that the room where the old man lived had been cleaned early. William and little Peter sat on a wooden chair in front of the fireplace and read a book leisurely, while the other moved a chair and sat on the edge of the bed.

Time passed minute by minute, and neither of them moved the place. Eva had only come in at lunch and dinner time and had quietly left the room.

Little Peter kept thinking of the old man's voice and smile. He was always nostalgic for the pictures of that year, and the whole person calmed down and carefully repainted the memories in his mind into a picture of the bland, warm, interesting, nervous, joyful, sad and separated pictures that he indulged in. William quietly looked at the book in his hand. He knew every word in the book, and he could read the words together, but he had no idea what it was about.

Gradually, the sunset disappeared. After a while, the moon appeared.

The room was lit with dim candles. The unspeakable silence finally brought little Peter to his senses. He exhaled a sullen breath and stood up. Uncle William casually tossed the book aside and turned his head to look at the other man.

The two of them just stared at each other. Slowly, a smile crept up their cheeks. Little Peter squinted his eyes and swung his fist at Uncle William, and the smile in the corner of William's eyes was so distinct. He nodded as little Peter turned and left the room.

As the door closed, Uncle William shrugged his shoulders and leaned back in his chair and laughed silently. A laughing and scolding voice with relief sounded in the darkness: "This stinky boy. ”

The two of them are not earth-shattering, they are not vigorous, but they are all in the word.