The bonfire at night, like falling stars, bloomed with a little red light on the dark earth.

The cold wind mixed with ice flowers blew on the northern camp, making a whirring sound. Like a giant beast roaring in a low voice.

Dennis and Rhodes sat in the most luxurious tent and recounted what had happened over the years. She whispered softly, describing the people and things she had encountered in the city of Kislev over the years. Those horrible and cruel things were now as insignificant as a passing cloud in her mouth. Originally, Rhodes thought that his experience over the years must be much richer than that of his daughter, after all, he fought against barbarians outside, fought against orcs and beastmen, and these experiences were enough to write into history. But I didn't expect that my daughter's story was also tortuous and rich. Not inferior to himself.

Kislev City, Academy of Magic, Ice Hermitage...... The same bloody rain, those dangers that can be seen and cannot be seen are everywhere like shadows, and Dennis, like himself, has been walking on the edge of a knife all these years, walking on thin ice.

"Every day in the Academy of Magic we hear terrible rumors that a servant sweeping the floor went to the hut at night and disappeared the next day, leaving only his clothes and shoes by the pool. ”

"The black cat haunts the night quietly, and legend has it that it transforms into a human being in the dead of night, monitoring whether each student falls asleep on time. ”

"Occasionally, red, blood-like water would come out of the sink. The teacher said it was red ink, but every one of us knew that it was blood. Because we smell blood......"

Next to the charcoal basin, Dennis talked eloquently. She is like a senior, telling the stories in the school one by one, but Rod has a melancholy and self-reproachful look on his face. I really don't know how my daughter has come over the years. Rhodes wanted to hug her, but her daughter was grown up and couldn't have too many physical intimacy.

"Dennis, do you hate me? I'm an incompetent father......"

Before Rod could finish speaking, his lips were pressed by cold fingers...... Dennis looked at him with a serious expression, and that gaze, through time and space, seemed to go back to seven years ago, when she was still a little girl.

"No, you are an excellent father, other people's fathers are so mediocre, and my father, is a hero, he is the king of the north, a warrior blessed by the gods. He has written countless legends and histories. ”

Dennis said earnestly, his blue eyes never leaving his father. But, to tell you the truth, she didn't hate at all? Yes, she hated...... She hated herself, and she hated her father. Why does everyone else have an ordinary and warm home, but she has to face a cold and ruthless life, the day the Frost Witch captured her into the Academy of Magic, she is destined to have an extraordinary life. She's a genius witch, and genius comes at a price. She would rather not have this name, not this talent. However, Heaven does not consult you at all when it chooses you.

However, in the end, he couldn't even protect his daughter. ”

Rod said, with an indissoluble sorrow between his brows.

"It's not your ...... to blame"

Dennis in turn comforted. Her maturity is gratifying to Rhodes, but at the same time distressing to herself.

"Dennis, do you remember what I told you about Caroline six years ago when I went to see you at the Academy of Magic......"

"Hmmm......"

"You said you wouldn't mind ......"

"Hmm. You want me to see her, don't you?"

Dennis was the first to speak. A faint flush appeared on her immature face. A light smile hung on his lips, and even Rhodes didn't know if it was a disguised smile or a heartfelt laugh. Does she really accept Caroline? Rod didn't know.

However, before Rod could speak, Caroline had already walked in from outside the tent. Her timing is so good that it can be mistaken for a pre-set game.

"Dennis, I've heard your father talk about you a lot. ”

Caroline said with a smile. She wore a dress woven of ivory brocade and silver filigree, and when the mink cape was removed, she had a slender figure that was not inferior to Dennis. She rarely wears corsets on weekdays, but today she changed into a velvet light blue bodysuit, which looks elegant and dignified. Of course, Rod didn't have time to appreciate it, and what he hoped most was that Caroline and Dennis could recognize each other. After all, they are not related by blood. The only thing that binds the two together is themselves. Without himself, Rhodes guarantees that the two will never intersect in this life.

Fortunately, it seems that Dennis has been mentally prepared. She smiled faintly, graceful and polite, and the two Frost Witches sat staring at each other, exuding incomparable elegance. For a moment, among the three people present, it seemed that Rhodes was a barbarian. No. 3 Chinese Network

"You're such a strong beauty. I can't imagine how you survived at the Academy of Magic...... I've been in there too, and I know what's going on there. ”

Caroline dealt with Dennis as kindly as she could, and although she wanted to get along with the girl in front of her quickly, she couldn't be too anxious at first, and she still had to be polite. But she didn't want Dennis to mind at all, she replied generously -

"Hehe, it's not just dark and cruel inside, but also some beauty worth recalling. It's like I've made a bunch of friends in the same situation, and they're all girls my age. ”

"You're so beautiful. ”

Dennis smiled and changed the subject. On the day of reunion, the darkness of the past can be put to an end for the time being. More should think about the future of the future.

"You're ...... too"

Caroline was caught off guard by the sudden compliment, and she pursed her lips and smiled, not knowing how to answer.

"I would also like to thank you for the care you have taken of my father all these years. ”

Dennis said. Like Rod's feelings, the girl's maturity makes Caroline feel distressed. At her age, many people are still coquettish in the arms of their parents, and their parents are responsible for making mistakes. And Dennis has long been as mature as an adult, she has been living in the adult world, and she has long understood those necessary rules of survival. Along with those etiquettes, Rhodes didn't teach her at all when she was at Blackhammer Castle......

The cold wind howled, making the tent crackle.

Dennis put away his smile and looked back at his father.

"Prince Pavel has gathered a large number of people who support him, waiting for the best moment to overthrow the Snow Queen. ”

Dennis said seriously and seriously.

"Caterina is his mother!"

"It used to be, but not anymore. Pavel's disappointment in his mother after learning that Caterina was a vampire, coupled with a series of previous events and his misfortunes over the past twenty years, prompted him to make such a decision. This is a long story, and I will tell you about it slowly in the future. ”

"I would say that if we attack the city, there will be people in the city to answer it, and maybe even those supporters will open the gates for us. After all, the prince alone cannot compete with the Snow Queen. ”

Dennis continued.

"Then why didn't Pavel tell me himself, that he couldn't come out, and that he could have sent me a trustworthy letter. ”

Rod asked, and as soon as the words fell, he guessed the answer......

"Because of Pavel's character...... He is afraid of you, of your father, of taking his throne...... Everyone knows that once the Ice Queen falls, you will be the strongest contender for the throne. ”

Dennis replied.

"So, he'd rather hide it himself than cooperate with me......"

Rod smiled. The image of this prince is already clear in his mind, in fact, it is not necessary to say it himself, everyone knows it. Since ancient times, the throne has been nothing more than a symbolic thing, a chair. The person who really holds the power is never the one who sits in front of the stage. The more Pavel cares about it, the less he is an opponent. Of course, from beginning to end, Rod did not regard him as an opponent. After seven years of chaos in the country, Kislev will be in shambles after the war, and whoever takes the throne will inherit a mess, and the greater the people's expectations for the new king, the greater the disappointment. Throne...... Not to mention the competition, Rhodes never thought about sitting on it.

"He longed for this position so much, even if it was just a symbolic position, it was crucial for Pavel. This is his only chance to prove his self-worth. I heard that he grew up under Katerina's discipline and protection...... In a way, he's a bird in a cage of gold wire, just like us witches......"

Dennis said, but the sympathy and love that was inadvertently revealed made Rod keenly capture, in general, why his daughter could escape from that palace, Rod had already guessed the deeper reason.