The door to Maria's bedroom was open, and Gabriel was already standing by the bed. If Amon remembered correctly, Gabriel should have rested in the room closest to the door downstairs at night, and Amon didn't see Gabriel when he rushed up the stairs, which means that Maria had just screamed, and Gabriel went upstairs before Amon had time to get up from the stairs, and the speed was so amazing that it was like teleporting.

Gabriel's sword was already unsheathed, and the sword body was shrouded in a faint silver halo, not bright but with a stinging sensation in the eyes, and her expression was a little strange, strange with surprise, the tip of the sword pointed at a small furry animal in front of the bed.

"Amon, how did this cat get in?" Gabriel asked in a deep voice when he knew that Amon had arrived at the door without looking back.

Isn't this Schrödinger? Amon recognized the cat that was sleeping at Mary's feet, it was the cat of the old madman's house, lazy and gluttonous, fat and dirty, and the gray and white hair was always covered with furnace ash, and even the white hair became like gray hair, and the old madman also named the cat Schrödinger, how could it come to Maria's room?

"No, I don't know how it got in. Amon replied honestly.

Gabriel just asked casually, and then it occurred to her that even she didn't notice that a cat had slipped in, and it was in vain to ask the little miner. At this time, Maria said slightly apologetically: "I'm sorry, I woke you all up, I didn't know that this cat was sleeping here, I almost stepped on it just now, and I was startled." ...... Don't hurt it, Lord Gabriel, it's just sleeping. ”

Gabriel put away his sword: "Don't call me an adult, from now on, just call me Gabriel, according to your orders, of course I will not harm this cat." ...... Don't say sorry either, it's not appropriate, it's my sacred duty to protect you. ...... Amun, take the cat away and make sure it doesn't disturb Maria's rest again. ”

Amon agreed, bowed his head and stepped forward to pick up Schrödinger. This lazy cat can really sleep, tossing such a big movement, and when he was picked up by Amon, he didn't wake up. When Amon looked down, he saw Maria's feet, she was not wearing shoes, her slender and white ankles were exposed under the nightdress, and her toenails were pink, which looked so cute.

Amon's heart was pounding inexplicably, and he immediately tried to control his breathing as much as he could, so that it calmed down and his heartbeat became even. This is one of the most profound skills of the miners in Duketown, and it is necessary to keep your body's reactions in a very calm state to ensure that every core mining success is achieved. Amun's training was far stricter than that of the rest of the town, thanks in large part to years of bathing in a bone-chilling spring.

Even Gabriel couldn't see any flaws, and the boy was a little flustered when he first rushed upstairs, which was normal, but when he saw that Maria was fine, he immediately calmed down.

On the surface, this is true, but Amon's heart is quite unsettled. Mary, who was wearing only a nightdress, saw her feet as he crouched down, and stood up with her head still down, just in time to see her pink breasts. The neckline of the nightdress is not low, but from this angle, you can see a small patch of skin on the chest under the neck.

What's worse is that the eye seems to be able to see through the nightgown and through the imagination to see something else. Maria's nightdress is neither thin nor thick, very supple and slightly loose, making it a very comfortable material. A girl of her age has developed, and she can see the arc of the chest under the nightdress, as if it is the most beautiful curvature in the world, and there is a pair of slight protrusions at the top of the arc, is that her **?

Amon felt that he was getting hot, not only in his face, but also in his body, as if he had just walked ashore from the biting cold spring. The burning sensation made him feel ashamed, and he quickly hugged Schrödinger and bowed back three steps, then turned around and walked out.

Walking out of the door, Amon opened his mouth and took a deep breath, his face was completely red, and even his earlobes were red. When Gabriel rushed into Maria's room, he lit a candle as fast as he could, but the light was not bright, and the stairs were even darker, and no one could see Amun's expression clearly.

When he went downstairs, Amon was taken aback, and even gasped, only to see that there were already six armored warriors standing in the hall downstairs, the first two were holding shields and battle axes, the two in the back were holding shields and throwing spears, and there were two people holding long swords next to them, standing there silently, but there was a fierce momentum rushing towards them. Schrödinger seemed to have a feeling, and meowed dissatisfiedly in Amun's arms, arching his head and shrinking into a ball.

"What's going on?" the six warriors in the hall didn't speak, and another warrior standing at the door of the hall with a sword hanging from his waist looked like a squad leader or something, and asked Amon.

"It's nothing, it's just a cat, and Maria almost stepped on it, telling us not to hurt the animal, and to take it away. Amon replied as he passed through the six warriors and walked out of the courtyard with the cat in his arms.

When he arrived at the gate of the courtyard, he was taken aback again, there were two heavily armed warriors standing on the left and right in front of the courtyard gate, and then looking at the four corners of the courtyard, there was a soldier holding a weapon and being on guard. Amon knew that these warriors were the personal guards that Lord Dick had brought to the town, and that they were the same people who had escorted Fayol to his house that day to collect the Tears of the Gods.

Lord Dick's personal guards, who were usually stationed in the temple of Horus near the courtyard, either heard the movement or received a message from Gabriel in a special way, and they came so quickly, and they were silently put on guard and in battle formation, but they could not go upstairs to Maria's room without the instructions of Lord Gabriel.

Amon thought to himself, "Can he do it himself if he came so quickly?" The answer is yes! But what about wearing armor and holding a weapon? Amon had no experience, and thought that he could do it if he carried a sledgehammer. He just wondered a little, this courtyard seemed to be quiet and unguarded, but in fact it was so heavily guarded, how did Schrödinger sneak into Maria's room?

If nothing else, with a warrior like Gabriel, it was almost impossible for a cat to slip in and fall asleep by Maria's bed!

It's just a doubt, Amon didn't think too much, walked outside the courtyard and put the cat on the ground, slapped it on the buttocks, and whispered: "Schrödinger, go home quickly, it's a bit dangerous here, but you can't come again!"

Schrödinger woke up, screamed very dissatisfied, stretched his limbs and shook his hair, and ran away, looking in the direction of the old madman's house, Amon breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in the hall, Gabriel had already walked downstairs and ordered all the warriors to disperse, but he stood there and asked Amun: "Your skills are very good, and your reflexes are also very agile, no less than a low-level warrior, have you learned physical arts?"

Amon asked in some surprise, "My lord, are you asking me? I don't know what physical art is, but I have learned the skills of miners that have been passed down from generation to generation in Duke Town, and you should already know what happened." ”

Gabriel didn't ask any more questions, but went back to his room, and everything was calm again. But it was difficult for Amon to calm down in his heart, and as soon as he closed his eyes, he seemed to see Maria's feet, and then his gaze moved up with his body to his feet, resting on her breasts, how pink and white his skin, perhaps frightened or stimulated by the night air, and the soft hairs stood up slightly...... And the seductive curve under the nightdress, the two points on the curve......

Thinking about it, his body couldn't help but react. Amon was still a child, but he was no longer young, and this reaction made him very disturbed and even irritated. He was imagining what the lovely chest under the pajamas would look like, and what it would be like if he had his hand through the neckline, and then he shuddered, feeling that his thoughts were an undeserved offense.

He inexplicably wanted to go to the cold spring in the black fire jungle to bathe, and secretly thought to himself that his cranky thoughts might be the reason for bathing in that strange cold spring so often, right? Every time he walked up from the cold spring and sat on the shore to rest, his body would have this reaction, and he almost wanted to moan when he was comfortable, but his mood was not as messy as it was now.

But Amon couldn't go tonight, he had to sleep on the plank under the stairs, and of course he didn't sleep well that night.

At lunch the next day, Amon stood aside, still in a somewhat chaotic mood, but he carefully restrained his voice and did not dare to reveal anything unusual. Sadly, Maria was still staring at him, and he could feel her gaze, and then he heard Maria whisper, "You didn't hurt the cat yesterday, did you?"

Amon: "No, no, I let it go as you commanded." ”

Maria: Thank you, Amun, for yesterday. ”

Amon hurriedly replied, "You don't have to say thank you, my lord, as your servant, this is what you should do, and it is my fault that your rest is disturbed." As he spoke, he finally lifted his gaze and met that of Mary, perhaps to pluck up courage or to be angry with himself, for he had seen her like that yesterday, why did he not dare to look her eyes today?

Mary was obviously a little surprised, she didn't expect the young man to raise his eyes to meet her, which made her a little unaccustomed, instinctively wanted to dodge but remembered Gabriel's explanation, so she still looked at him, but she couldn't hide a little cramped.

"How can there be such a lazy cat that doesn't wake up like that?"

"It's called Schrödinger, and it's lazy enough, it's a cat raised by an old madman in town. ”

"That cat has a name, and who is the old madman?"

"He's the oldest man in town and my friend......"

The two kept looking each other in the eyes as they spoke, as if they were challenging each other, as if neither of them wanted to dodge first, and they had some childish tempers. She's beautiful and I love looking at her like that. - Amon thought to himself.

In the end, it was Maria who looked away first, but did not seem to be dodging, for she lowered her head to eat again, and did not ask Amon any more questions. She didn't eat much today, much less than yesterday, and when Amon looked at her, he could see that there seemed to be a hint of uneasiness in the depths of her eyes. She seemed uncomfortable, enduring some pain, but trying to stay as calm as possible.

Amon wanted to ask her what was wrong, but he couldn't, so he could only answer Maria's questions, not ask her about them.

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