Chapter 40: The Kingfisher

Lying on the soft bed, Nelishi abruptly woke up from her sleep, blinking in confusion for several seconds before she remembered......

I'm going to be sleeping in bed.

Nellisse breathed a sigh of relief and turned to the side, startled again, because she found that the side was empty, and Shirley was nowhere to be seen.

Nellis hurriedly stood up and saw that Shirley had gotten out of bed at some point, sitting in front of the vanity mirror, combing her long silky red hair.

Out of the corner of her eye, Shirley caught a glimpse of Nellie getting up, and said a little embarrassed, "I'm sorry, did I wake you up?" ”

"Nope." Nelishi rubbed her cheeks and said, "I woke up by myself...... I just had a nightmare that a fiery dragon was going to eat me. ”

"It's safe here, and there won't be dragons eating you." Shirley said softly.

Nelishi snorted and asked, "What time is it?" ”

"It's almost five o'clock."

"It's only five in the morning?" Nelishi's eyes widened, and she wondered, "Then what are you doing when you get up so early?" ”

Shirley picked up a silver hair tie from the box on the dresser, tied her hair, and said softly:

"Rove is still on deck, I'll go see him."

Nellis patted her head and sighed, "Yes, I forgot about it." ”

At dinner last night, several people agreed that they would take turns to guard the deck, and last night it was Rove's vigil.

But isn't it a seven-o'clock changing of the guard? How did Shirley get up at five?

Shirley tied her ponytail, took out a few sets of clothes from the closet, hung them on the hanger, and said softly:

"Nelishi, you came out in a hurry, and your luggage was left on the Mayflower.

We're about the same height, you should be able to wear my clothes, these are new, you haven't worn them yet, you can change them first. ”

"Thank you, Shirley." Nelishi looked at the ponytail girl with great gratitude, and said warmly in her heart:

"You're so nice!"

Shirley smiled softly. "It's still early, you can sleep a little longer, I'll go first."

After saying that, the girl left the bedroom and entered the kitchen, and after she was busy for a while, she put the prepared breakfast in the food box.

Shirley carried the food box, walked through the hallway, climbed the stairs, opened the lid of the box, probed slightly, and looked out.

Rove was sitting in a large chaise longue with a thick blanket draped over his body, holding a map in his hand with dense writing and a soft glow from an oil lamp at his elbow.

In mid-air, the magic eye floats, and through it, Rove can observe the situation nearby.

Therefore, the boy quickly spotted the ponytail girl of the "Viet Cong Probe", he put down the map, and asked with a smile:

"Why are you here so early? It's not time for your changing of the guard yet. ”

Shirley handed him the food box, quickly climbed out of the box, and said softly, "I can't sleep, so I'll come to see you." ”

Rove opened the food box, the square was full of all kinds of pastries, he sniffed vigorously, and smiled, "It smells so good." ”

"The breakfast I made for you, you can go back to sleep after you finish it in a while, and I'll keep it for you."

Shirley landed on the deck and looked out to sea, where the sea was still so foggy that she couldn't see anything clearly, except for the rumbling sound of the waves washing over the ghost ship.

Shirley's sleeves crackled in the chaotic sea breeze, and she couldn't help but wrap her robe tightly.

Rove quickly lifted his blanket and said, "It's a little cold, you come in quickly." ”

Shirley hummed softly, took off her shoes, quickly got into the blanket, and subconsciously arched into Rove's warm body.

He put his arm around her gently, thought about it out of place, and then asked wistfully:

"Nellis didn't come with you this time?"

Shirley grinned, "No, she's still sleeping." ”

Last night, the two of them had made an appointment to write their summer homework in their bedrooms, and by the way, they would "explore" the mysteries of Transfiguration together.

After talking to Igo the Skull, Rov went back to his room and waited, and finally Shirley did go to the appointment, but she didn't expect Nellis to come with her.

As a result, the two-person world became a threesome, and the "academic research" that Rove had imagined did not appear, so he could only be there and honestly write his homework.

Therefore, he will be full of resentment towards Nellis, and he doesn't like to see her big light bulb.

Shirley stared closely at Rove's face and asked softly, "Did anything unusual happen last night?" ”

"Nope." Rove shook his head and said, "The ghost ship has been wandering, and nothing happened all night. ”

He had expected that the dragon-like beast he had been poking blind would catch up, but it didn't reappear.

"It's okay." Shirley said softly, "You can eat quickly, it will be cold for a while." ”

Rove snorted, picked up a piece of honey bread, took a bite and said, "By the way, I talked to Iago for a while last night." ”

He spoke quickly about the scepter and the crown, and Shirley listened quietly, muttering:

"So, the Mayflower was attacked by the attacking dragon-shaped monster, and it was all the scepter and crown that were to blame?"

"I'm afraid so." Rove sighed, "I was going to throw them overboard. ”

"But the skull says that the scepter and crown still have an important role, so let's keep it for now."

Shirley nodded, picked up a piece of apple pie, chewed it carefully, and asked, "Did you ask about the song?" ”

"I asked." Rove said with a solemn face, "Igo said...... It was his mother, Skula's singing. ”

"Skula's singing?" Shirley wondered, "Then why am I not affected?" ”

"Igo said that apart from the fact that his strength surpassed his mother, or some ancient species on the island of Avalon, which could be left unaffected, there was only ...... left."

"Skulla and her two sisters are descended by blood." Rove said slowly.

Shirley was surprised and dumbfounded.

"In the first two cases, you can't do it." Rove said. "Then you can only be...... Descendants of the three Siren sisters. ”

"Then why can't Missera?" Shirley wondered, "Isn't she also a descendant of the eldest sister of the three Siren sisters, Palcellope?" ”

"I don't know." Rove was also a little puzzled.

Twice Missella heard the singing, and she fell asleep, but she was clearly a descendant of Palmelope.

Shirley fell silent.

As an orphan who grew up in a nuns' house, she did not know who her parents were.

At Christmas, Rove takes her to Gryffindor Castle, where the amulet she brought up with her from childhood was able to open the castle gates...... This suggests that she may be related to Gryffindor.

Now, according to Igo, she could be a descendant of the three Siren sisters?

And her parents...... Who the hell is it?

Shirley's face was confused, but fortunately, Rove hugged her tightly, and the girl felt his solid chest and felt the warmth of snuggling.

At that moment, a birdsong was heard in the distance, a high-pitched and high-pitched trill, like a bolt of lightning, so clear in the rumbling waves.

After a few breaths, a bird, piercing through the fog, landed on the rusty railing of the ghost ship.

Rove and Shirley looked up and saw a dove-sized bird, covered with golden feathers and not the slightest variegation.

The bird stared at Rov with its dark blue eyes, which were like the ocean of night, and it opened its beak and made a high-pitched, merry-hearted chirp.

In Rove's brain, there was a sudden "ding".

[A domesticated kingfisher is detected, triggering a side quest:

Capture the Kingfisher and reward Magic:

【Calm Waves】

[When your feet step on the surface of the sea, any level of wind and waves will disappear invisibly]

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(End of chapter)