Gawain stared into his eyes, and after a moment, nodded.

If Roy swore affectionately, he would be a little uneasy in his heart, where should a boy of this age know so many sweet words?

Roy's answer now was enough, he had seen the sincerity of the teenager.

At that moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps behind him.

Arya walked over, the corners of her eyes slightly reddening.

Gawain got up and rubbed her head: "Did you say goodbye to your father?" ”

Arya nodded, "Hmm." ”

Her voice trembled slightly, and Gao Wen said with relief: "It's okay, at this time of year, we can apply to the temple and come over to sweep the tomb." ”

Arya struggled to put on a smile at Gawain, "I'm fine, uncle, I understand. ”

Gawain sighed in his heart, the current Arya is so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.

After gathering with the people outside Valhalla, everyone left the dungeon together, and followed the steps up the ladder.

Until a ray of sunlight pierced his pupils on the surface, Roy narrowed his eyes and looked around at the strange and familiar world in front of him.

Everything is back on track, and the turmoil in the Christian family seems to have come to an end here.

"That's right, Roy."

Gawain said before parting: "I have already visited Mr. Renault, and this year's New Year's dinner, let's spend it together!" ”

In the world calendar, there are 12 months in a year, with 30 days in each month, for a total of 360 days.

One of them, the first day of the year, is known as Apocalypse Day, and is the most solemn festival in Sidney.

This is the day when the gods first descended on the continent and the official completion of the main city of Sidney, where the temple celebrates the festival with the largest festival of the year.

Every year on December 30th, the day before Apocalypse, families gather together to usher in a new year.

Although the Christian family's mansion and property have been nominally returned, the formalities will have to wait for a while, so Gawain simply held the New Year's dinner at Arnold Mansion.

This move is also a manifestation of his true regard for Roy and the Arnold family as a family.

After returning to Arnold House, in the evening.

Reynolds Roy and his son sat down at the table to eat as usual, but unlike before, this time Roy had an extra cutlery by his side.

"Arya, sit down and eat together."

Renault looked kindly at Arya, who was silently standing behind Roy.

"Huh?" Arya hurriedly waved her hand, looking a little at a loss, "I'll just eat it, this, this is not polite......"

"Listen to Roy, you insist on continuing to be our maid." Renault laughed, "Even so, you have to understand that you are not just a maid of the Arnold family.

"Could it be...... Do you want to be a maid forever only? Haha, even if you want to, I'm afraid that your uncle and relatives at home are unwilling. ”

I want to ...... forever Only to be his maid?

Arya's heartbeat suddenly missed half a beat, and she subconsciously looked at Roy, just staring at him.

As she had seen that morning, the young man's eyes were as calm and warm as amber, and just by looking at them, she felt that her soul was about to be snatched away by him.

When she was most desperate, when her heart was like ashes, it was the young man in front of her who gave her a home, gave her respect, gave her warmth, and gave her miracles.

A miracle that vindicated the Christian family's grievances.

As a maid, he was her young master; As a knight, he was her master; And as a young girl-

He is her hero.

Please forgive me for being a greedy maid, young master, how could I just be willing to be your maid?

Arya lowered her eyes, not daring to look directly at Roy anymore, but just said "rude" like a mosquito, then pulled out the chair next to her and sat down next to him.

Renault nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Roy, and said with a smile: "Mr. Gawain has talked to me, Roy, it seems that you have a lot of things to hide from me." ”

Roy looked at him left and right, pretending to be stupid and said, "Hey, it's all in the past, it's not worth mentioning, eat, eat!" ”

"When children grow up, they all learn to hide from their parents."

Renault put on a gloomy expression, "Well, after this year, you won't be able to see my old face every day, you can be happy!" ”

Roy paused slightly: "You've already decided to work in the Ruined Mine?" ”

Renaud nodded, and did not shy away from Arya's side, and said: "After Hans was injured, our family's financial situation is not good, and the work in the ruined mine is a fat poor, and it is safer, this is indeed a great opportunity."

"Or do you not want me to go?"

He stared at Roy, as if he really intended to refer to the opinion of the teenager, who was less than fifteen years old.

"Of course I don't object."

Roy thought for a moment and said, "Our family does not have the protection of big forces, and it is too hard to rely on you and a few guards to make money to support the family in the Elland Plains, and now it is a good thing to be able to climb the relationship of the Paladin family." ”

Renault bowed his head and said, "After the Chinese New Year, I will leave." As the Inspector Captain, I'm allowed to have a team of my own, so the Guards and Sebas will come with me, and you'll really be the only ones left in the house. ”

"Can you take care of yourselves?"

Roy understood that Renault was concerned about him, and smiled: "Don't worry, we can do it." ”

"Good!" Renault drank the wine from his glass and said no more.

After dinner, Roy returned to his room, where Arya brought snacks and tea as usual, and then sat down at the desk to read a book with him.

It's just that she has experienced so many things this day, how can she have the heart to calm down and study? His eyes were staring at the dense small words of the book, but his mind was all on the young man on the side.

Roy was similar, Gawain's words still lingering in his ears.

Originally, he didn't think about it that much, but once he was mentioned getting married, his mind couldn't help but start to write about himself and Arya's further development.

Hey, Roy, don't you have to be so imaginative, you're a person who wants to achieve a great career, when did you become in love?

He laughed at himself in his heart, since he didn't have the heart to read the book anymore, he simply put the book down, waved his hands, and chatted with Arya.

"Arya, guess what I talked to your uncle about during the day?"

"Huh?" Arya put down the book and blinked twice.

"He said, you are the next head of the Christian family, and if I marry you, I will get half of your family's property."

Roy said slowly, "You should know that my family is not rich, if I marry you, how much property can I get in total?" ”

"Huh? I don't know. Arya was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied, "Next time, I'll ask my uncle." ”

"Oh-"

Roy dragged out a long tone, his eyes full of smiles, "So you agreed to get married?" ”

Arya reacted at this time, blushing and trying to defend, but she didn't know what to say, and she hesitated "I...... I ...... for a long time, and I didn't say why.

In fact, it is not the first time she has encountered someone to make such jokes with her, as early as when she was in school, there was no shortage of various suitors pestering her, joking with her, and playing all kinds of word games.

People at this age are also immature, and they are not light or heavy when they make jokes, they are more explicit than now, and she has even seen jokes about sexual harassment.

But if someone else made this kind of joke with her, she would definitely not be fooled, and she wouldn't even ignore him, just a frivolous person who took advantage of her words.

The man who could say such a thing was Roy.

Tie the knot? When the teenager in front of her said this word to her, her first reaction was inferiority complex and fear.

I...... Is it worthy of him?

All this he has now is given by him, and being a maid by his side is the greatest happiness, so how can he be qualified to expect anything else?

But if the possibility of marriage is rejected because of a moment of timidity, if you really miss Roy for this reason in the future, the regret in your heart will probably turn into tears.

In the midst of the gains and losses, she even ignored the obvious teasing expression on Roy's face.

And looking at Arya, who was extremely flustered, Roy also fell silent.

He had just wanted to make a joke and test Arya's mind by the way.

Arya had always been obedient and gentle to him, but he wasn't sure if it was because of his status as a maid or because she really liked him.

But now seeing Arya's expression, the answer is already coming out.

Her current appearance of being so entangled and nervous that she almost cried is very different from the image of the perfect maid who is reserved, elegant, calm, and quiet that she has been pursuing.

People will only suffer from gains and losses in the things they care about, and lose their coolness.

Even though the second is a human, Roy doesn't have much experience in love, but after experiencing the life-and-death battle in the dungeon, he is faintly aware of it.

The relationship between him and Arya may only be a kick in the door.

"But when I think about it, we're not really familiar with each other, right?"

Roy leaned back in his chair and looked up at the night lamp hanging from the roof, his expression a little distracted, "We've only known each other for two months, and before that, I didn't even know you were my classmate." ”

"Even now, you know what I like to eat, what I like to drink, and I know my schedule, but these are just your job needs, because you are my maid, you must know my preferences and schedule, that's all."

"And me? I don't even know what you like to eat, I don't even know what your birthday is, I don't even know what time you get up to work every day, except for your background, I don't actually know anything about you......"

Roy said a lot, and Arya sat with her head down, her nose sour, her vision hazy with tears pouring in.

She couldn't see clearly, she didn't know what the expression on the young master's face was now.

What does he mean by that?

Why do you say this?

It's because I'm aware of my own thoughts.,So warn yourself not to think about it.,Since you're a maid.,You have to correct your position as a maid.。

"I'm sorry, young master......"

Arya finally couldn't stop the tears rolling in her eyes, and whispered while sniffing, "I shouldn't think so much, I am your maid, your knight, and I will fulfill my duty for the rest of my life...... That's all. ”

"That's all...... Is it? ”

Roy's voice seemed to be close to her ears, and the next moment, a pair of warm hands stroked her cheeks, wiping away tears from the corners of her eyes.

Then, the hands lifted her chin. She looked up, and after her vision was blurred by tears, she was greeted by the handsome face of the young man.

Roy had come over at some point, staring silently into her eyes, the tips of their noses just a stone's throw away.

"What do you think, girl?"

Roy said softly, "Although we don't know enough now, we are still very young, and we still have a long way to go, and from now on, we will have ten, twenty, thirty years...... No, it's a lifetime of getting to know each other. ”

Arya's eyes widened.

“…… Then, perhaps one day in our lives, we walked hand in hand under a group of stars, and at this moment a meteor suddenly crossed the sky, and we looked at each other and smiled, as if we had a heart at this moment—

"At that time, we will understand that marriage is not a revolutionary grand cause, it is just a process of splicing together countless days and nights of long-term existence, and we are now going through such a process.

"Arya, will you walk with me every day and night from now on?"

"Woo......" Arya's tears broke completely, and she threw herself into Roy's arms with tears.

"I do!"