Little Peter stumbled to the old man's room. He didn't even have time to say hello to Henry, who was walking back and forth in the room uneasily, and Uncle William, who was sitting in a chair with his head bowed and his eyes closed, and rushed directly into the door.

Eva hurried into the room behind him, and when she saw little Peter's uneasy, anxious, and disbelieving expression, she couldn't help but slow down, and gently walked to the corner of the room, standing in the shadows where the sun could not reach, and watched silently. Eva looked at little Peter's back, which looked very thin in the sunlight. Seeing his grief-stricken appearance, she couldn't help but clench her fists hard, and her nails were embedded in the flesh without noticing.

Little Peter rushed to the bedside, but slowed down, he didn't dare to step forward, and he was trembling all over.

He covered his mouth with one hand, did not dare to cry, slowed down his pace gently, and cautiously came to the old man's bed. I saw that the old man's face was haggard, and the whole person looked skinny. Little Peter trembled and stretched out a hand to touch the old man's forehead. The temperature wasn't hot to the touch, and it looked normal. However, the old man was unconscious with his eyes closed, and if it weren't for the slight heaving of his chest and the beating of the arteries next to his neck, little Peter would have even suspected that he was late.

He raised his head, took a deep breath, and exhaled the restless feeling in his heart with his breath. Little Peter unconsciously found a chair and slumped in.

He kept shaking his head, as if he didn't believe it was going to happen so quickly. After a while he stared at the burning fireplace with a distracted view. He recalled the last time he saw the old man, and then yelled at Uncle William very angrily: "How could grandpa become like this. It wasn't like that the last time I saw him. How can this be, I don't believe it. As he spoke, his voice was low, and he began to cry.

William sat in a wooden chair with his head bowed, perhaps not hearing Little Peter's roar or hearing but not wanting to answer. He sat there very decadently, and it seemed so dark and quiet in the sunlight.

As Henry walked up and down the house with his hands behind his back, he sighed to himself when he saw the looks of little Peter and William. I had to stop, rubbed my forehead with my hand irritably, and whispered, "I think it may be due to physical reasons." It's winter, too, you know. Well, I just came here from such a distant place. I've also experienced a lot of um, that um, a lot of escape experiences. I finally came to a safe environment, and as soon as I relaxed, I didn't notice it because of my tense nerves, and those illnesses came up. I guess so. ”

Neither Peter Jr. nor William spoke. They sat quietly in their seats, their heads bowed, not knowing what to think about the gods and demons. It's just that William has his eyes closed, and if he doesn't look closely, he even thinks it's a statue. However, although little Peter had his eyes open and his head down, if he looked closely, he could still see that he kept snorting, and a tear fell to the ground from time to time.

Eva twisted uneasily in the shadows, only to feel that the atmosphere in the room was getting more and more oppressive. She wanted to break the atmosphere and didn't know what to say, so she could only stand here with them.

I don't know how long it took for little Peter to break the silence in the room: "Doctor, when will you come?" ”

Eva let out a sigh and preempted the others and said, "Just left, well, there is a doctor in this castle, and he mainly sees trauma, so he doesn't know much about these." So we can only wait for the monastery to send someone now. There are many monks in the monastery who know a little bit about practicing medicine. ”

Little Peter sighed helplessly and pouted, "Wait, wait until when you want it." ”

No one answered him. Eva looked at the others, opened their mouths to say something comforting, but they didn't say it. She stood there as quietly as before.

Once again, the air fell into an awkward silence. Everyone is thinking about their own things. Gradually, the sun became dimmer and dimmer, and when the sun set away. Eva tiptoed to light the candle on the lampstand, and the room went dark. It was at this time that the old man let out a muffled snort.

William and little Peter rose almost at the same time and threw themselves down on the side of the bed. The old man struggled to open his eyes, and he tried to open them wide for a long time before distinguishing the two people in front of him.

He barely managed to squeeze out a small smile. He looked at little Peter first, then at William. He struggled to open his mouth but didn't make a sound. Just when little Peter and William were in a hurry, a glass of water with just the right temperature was handed to the old man, but it was Eva who poured it after seeing the old man wake up.

The old man struggled to lift his head to a certain height away from the pillow with the support of little Peter and William, and Eva quickly fed him water.

The old man swallowed a book of water with great difficulty, and then lay down directly on the bed, panting vigorously. Little Peter wiped his eyes, forced a smile, and then said something funny, which made the old man smile.

The old man opened his mouth, and Little Peter hurriedly leaned closer before he heard: "You, don't worry, nothing will happen." Why don't I have to wait until I send you to the seminary? I've never promised someone something I haven't done. ”

Little Peter's tears flowed out of his eyes, and he choked up and said, "Well, grandpa will be fine." ”

William was very uncomfortable listening to it, and just as he felt guilty, he felt the old man pat his hand, and he quickly leaned over, and heard the old man say, "You have worked hard all these years." When we send little Peter to the convent, we will go home. Go back to your house and look at your wife and son, little Ludwigsi is probably ten years old now. After that, I will live a dull life. ”

William took the old man's hand with his backhand and nodded with a smile.

Henry quietly wiped the tears from his eyes and shook his hand at Eva, and the two of them left the room gently, leaving the warm and cruel space for the three of them.

In this way, little Peter and the three of them would come to the old man's side every day to accompany him, and although the old man's health did not improve, there were no worse symptoms. Every time little Peter and they came, the old man would be in good spirits, although he couldn't say much. But every time he looked at William and Peter, his eyes seemed so much more relieved and kind than the empty eyes that he had when he was alone.

Time is not fast, slow or slow, half a month has passed quietly in this warm atmosphere.

On this day, the news that little Peter and his party had been waiting for finally arrived. Edward went to the old man's room and informed them that a group of monks from the monastery were waiting outside the door.

The old man's face suddenly became rosy, and his eyes burst out with a terrifying luster.