Volume 1 Sunflower and Blue Ribbon Story 5 is here! Blame the thief Rose Marie!
Night falls silently, and after Arya and Anne have dinner, the two return to Arya's bedroom to rest, patiently ushering in zero o'clock.
At midnight, the two stood up and looked at each other, nodding tacitly, Anne walked to the closet, put her hand into the inside of the closet covered by the dress, pressed the button, the closet moved silently and automatically, and in a small square dark grid, a dark blue cloak trimmed with rich gold trim was stacked, and Arya grabbed the cloak and skillfully draped it on her body.
The moment the cloak touched her body, a dim dark blue glow enveloped her, and when the light faded, she was dressed like the day: a long cape in the shape of a shoulder wrapped around her body, blue gloves and belts, and boots adorned it.
The long loose curls were devoid of bows and were tied in a neat high ponytail by thin ribbons; A dark blue mask obscured the top half of her face, and blue butterfly earrings hung from her ears, giving her a cold, mature and mysterious look.
"Arya, come on!" Anne placed her fingers on her chest, her eyes full of concern and trust.
"Of course, leave it to Rosemary, the thief! I'll leave it to you at home, Annie! With that, Arya pushed open the window and leaped out with agility, blending her figure into the night.
She weaved through the sleepy city in the middle of the night, jumping and running on rows of rooftops, the silent streets lit only rows of black oil lamps guiding the way, and only a few windows still lit.
After climbing over several houses and forests, Arya came to the gate of a palatial manor, she quickly jumped over the iron fence gate, ran quickly to the main entrance, jumped up at the right time, climbed the eaves of the main gate with both hands, and after a somersault fell to it, she looked to the left, only the leftmost room was still lit.
It was Kane's room, and it must have been Kann admiring his victory! Arya muttered to herself, jumped up and down on the roof fence of the first window, and then, like a dragonfly, stopped on the roof outside the leftmost room, and peeked inside, and found Kane facing her, greedily admiring the cross in her hand under the candle.
"Ah, this thing is so exquisite, a girl like Arya who is kind and kind will love it! The down-and-out nobles are the poor, and the poor don't deserve it, and it's a waste for them to hold it in their hands. It's better to give it to me, only in the hands of the rich, can it play its maximum value. Cann rubbed the cross back and forth in his hand, not forgetting to mock himself.
This damn bastard!! Arya suppressed her anger, and conjured a staff inlaid with sapphires from her right hand out of thin air, she waved her staff, and a blue butterfly suddenly appeared, the moment the butterfly touched the window, the window suddenly opened with a "bang", and the sudden sound frightened Kann a clever, jumped up from the chair with a whoosh, and looked around in panic: "Who?!" ”
Hearing footsteps outside the window, Cane quickly turned his head and saw that in the light of the full moon, the figure that everyone thought was mysterious was standing at the window, it was Rosemary, a well-known thief surrounded by a veil of coldness and mystery, and the wicked people would tremble at the sight of this cold and cool figure.
At the sight of her, Kann let out a twisted exclamation of fear, and rolled down to the ground to remove his sword from the wall and aim it at the mysterious and cold figure.
"Rose-Marie! Don't get in my way, my patience is limited! This time, I must use this golden thing to get Arya's heart! Kann shouted at the top of his voice, sword in hand and dancing wildly in mid-air.
"Miss Dushante will not accept such stolen goods." Arya lowered her voice and responded coldly.
"Nope! If she doesn't accept it, it's all because of you! Kane was furious at Rosemary's voice, which was as deep as a stone sinking into the sea, and screamed and clenched his sword at her!
"Hmph." Arya snorted coldly from her throat, raised her wand and stabbed Kann in the abdomen with the tip of the gem, the other party felt a muffled sound from his throat, and the sword and cross in his hand fell to the ground at the same time, before he could react, Arya clenched her wand and slammed it into Cane's face, knocking him to the ground.
"Damn... Guy......!!! Kane got up from the ground with her face covered, and pounced on Rosemary with a fierce expression, this time Rosemary didn't even make a sound, just simply turned around to dodge the attack, she raised her wand and slammed it on Cane's back, like a fly, and slapped him to the ground in one fell swoop.
Seeing Kane lying on the ground and howling in pain, Arya ignored it, she raised her wand, the gem emitted a gentle blue warm light, and the cross slowly rose into the air and flew automatically into Arya's palm. No sooner had she taken the cross than she heard the sound of messy footsteps outside the door, and the worried cries of the old butler.
"This is the last warning, Master Marshall, if you remain unrepentant and want to coerce those poor civilians, then every time we meet after that, it will be even more tragic than today." After Arya finished speaking, she turned and jumped out of the room quickly, jumped onto the roof, and with another leap, a somersault flew out of Marshall Manor, and the dark blue figure quickly disappeared into the dark path.
She galloped down the road, and after crossing several avenues with ease, she came to the slum street, and she went up and down like a cat between the low roofs and clotheslines, so as not to alarm the homeless and the extremely poor, who were awakened at the slightest sound, and who saw the richly dressed walking alone, like a piece of fat, and would rush to it hungry.
Following the address on the note, Arya came to the innermost shop in the slum street, which was quite old and dilapidated, and the wooden door seemed to creak when pushed slightly, and she leaned over to the wooden window to observe the situation inside.
The furnishings were very simple, except for a matching broken wooden table and chairs, on which only a candle was burned, and a sleeping woman lay on a low bed next to it, and the bedding and sheets looked to have been sewn up.
Suddenly, she heard the sound of rustling footsteps, and found that it was Lemo holding two baskets of freshly baked bread on the table, and he wiped the sweat from his head with his little hands, and a smile on his red little face.
"Let's make more bread, we must sell more tomorrow, I think, I want to leave a few pieces for my friends......"
"Lemo." Arya called the boy's name softly, but there was a little warmth in her low and calm voice.
"Who?!" Lemo looked up and leaned timidly towards the window.
"Rose-Marie." Arya said, returning the cross to the boy through the crack in the window, and took out two gold coins from her belt, and handed them to the boy along with the cross: "Protect the last honor of the Sisterling family, and use this money to cure your mother's illness." ”
The little boy looked at the lost heirloom and two gold coins in his hands, and a sour feeling gradually welled up in his eyes, and his trembling little hands gripped those things tightly.
"Thank you, thank you, Rosemary......" Lemo wiped the tears from his eyes with his arm, put the things on the table, took out two small white and smooth shells from his pocket, and handed them to the window: "I heard that you have to be paid for helping others find lost property, this is my most precious thing, I always carry it with me, a friend of mine brought it to me from the seaside, but he was hit by a carriage last month and died......"
"A token of a dear friend is the best reward, and may you still remember this friendship when you become an adult, Lemo." Arya didn't let the boy continue, she waved her wand, and one of the small shells fell into her hand of its own accord, and then simply turned away.
On the way back, Arya stared down at the small shell in her hand as she moved forward, her green eyes revealed a trace of sadness and loneliness, as if she had awakened some memory, and held the small shell tightly in her palm, for fear that it would be damaged and fall.
Back in the Dushant Manor, Arya sneaked under her bedroom window from the garden and used the rooftop fence of the other windowsills as a jumppoint to make her way back to her bedroom.
"Arya! What do you think! Anne, who was sitting at her desk writing, trotted over with joy when she saw Arya return.
"It went very well! Got paid for today! Arya responded happily, and the moment she took off her cloak, she returned to her daytime attire.
"That's great! Before, Nanon was going to come in to deliver supper, but I said you were already asleep, so I didn't let her in. Anne happily took the cloak with both hands, folded it carefully, and put it back in the compartment, she pressed the button again, and the wardrobe returned to its place.
"Well done, Annie!"
"You too! Arya! ”
After the two girls high-fived each other happily, Arya walked over to the dresser, opened the bottom cabinet, and took out a delicate wooden box from which she opened and filled it with things that seemed worthless: small glass bottles the size of thumbs, pocket wood carvings, a few cheap colored ribbons, glass balls, a broken pocket watch, a dirty red ball, an iron ring, and the hilt of a sword......
She checked that there was no shortage of contents in the wooden box before she smiled contentedly and carefully placed the shell in her hand.
"Today's reward is also the most precious thing for the owner, no, it should be said that everything in it contains the emotions and stories behind each owner, this is the treasure worth me." Satisfied, Arya closed the wooden box and put it back.
"Yes, that's one of the reasons why you've been Rosemary for the past five years." Anne whispered playfully with her hands behind her back.
"Yes, as long as I'm Rosemary, I'll always guard these precious things! Look, there's bound to be Cane's newspaper headlines tomorrow! Arya looked at Anne with a big smile.