Chapter 11 The Fool from the Ravine
With its delicate windswept crystal lamps, ornate red silk walls, soft cashmere carpets, and a faint scent in the air, this spacious inn room is a paradise compared to the foul-smelling squalid town.
This is Rosen's new home.
He was no stranger to this place, because the previous guest room was next door, and through the narrow crack in the wall, he had already spied into this paradise.
He didn't have much joy in his heart.
If yesterday he was used as a slave by Sellers, now, because of peer competition, he has been promoted to become a caged canary.
Neither slaves nor canaries have real freedom, and if they want to live well, they must continue acting.
'Click~'
The door behind her was closed, and Lilith looked at the 'shocked' teenager with a smile, and asked a little proudly, "How is it, are you still satisfied?" ”
Rosen looked 'excited' and nodded again and again: "I can't believe that I can live in such a good place like heaven, it's incredible!" ”
To be honest, the room is really well furnished, except for the lack of all kinds of modern electricity, the comfort level is not much worse than that of modern people.
The appearance of the boy made Lilith have a faint sense of superiority, and she thought to herself: 'Heh~ What a fool from the ravine. ’
Of course, all the contempt was carefully hidden in her heart, because Madame had taught that the most important thing to control a man was to satisfy the ridiculous self-esteem of the other party.
Verbal compliments and gentle and sweet demeanor will not lead to any substantial loss, but they can make men swoon with you, so that they can be easily at your mercy.
Then, a sweet smile appeared on Lilith's face, and Xiao Broken stepped forward, gently took Rosen's hand, and walked towards the large round bed in the room.
"From now on, this is where you sleep."
As she spoke, Lilith sat down on the bed with her legs curled up, and with a slight force on her hand, she pulled Rosenqiang to sit beside her.
She looked at the boy with a gentle gaze: "If you don't mind, I will rest with you every day." ”
Rosen's heart pounded when he heard this, his cheeks turned red, and he couldn't speak.
It's a natural bodily response that would occur with any normal man.
In order to be clumsy, Rosen behaved naturally, and even secretly contributed to the trouble.
But he knew it very well in his heart, and couldn't help laughing: "I'm afraid it's to spy on me, right?" ”
Lilith saw only a shy teenager, which she found so amusing that she couldn't help but think of teasing.
She lay on her side on the bed, and with a little force, she pulled the boy to her side and lay down, less than 20 centimeters between them.
Lilith controlled the flush of her cheeks, and her amber eyes looked directly at the boy's face, forcing the boy to dare not look at her, and lowered his gaze 'nervously and shyly' and 'reluctantly'.
"Rosen, your face is so red."
Lilith smiled softly, her voice sweet and lovely.
"You know, I thought you were just an ordinary child, but the moment I saw your work, I knew I was very wrong."
"You're a genius, a natural master of drawing. Countless people will be obsessed with your work, even crazy. ”
As she spoke, Lilith stared at the young man's face tightly, although she couldn't see the other party's eyes, but it could be seen from the softened facial lines of the other party that the young man was very happy and satisfied.
'Hey~ What a deceitful guy. Cyrus, Cyrus, he can be deceived by you, and naturally he can be easily played by me. ’
When the other party throws himself under his pomegranate skirt, he can kick the nasty mage away.
Thinking so, Lilith moved her body closer to the boy's body, and even part of her body was pressed against the other's chest.
"Rosen, you know what? I've admired those masters since I was a child, and I think they can paint decay into magic, as if they were the gods who created the world. ”
"Now that I'm with you, I feel like my heart is about to melt."
Rosen was extremely 'embarrassed', but his body was reluctant to move away for half a minute, and even faintly leaned forward: "Miss Lilith, I'm just an ordinary person, not as amazing as you say." ”
"No, no, no, how can you be ordinary? God must have heard my heart and sent you to me. As soon as I saw you, I rejoiced and my heart pounded. Don't believe you! ”
Lilith took the boy's hand and pressed it to her heart.
As if electrocuted, the boy shook violently, then pulled back his palm, desperately got up from the bed, and shrank into a corner of the room.
A trembling voice came from the corner.
"Miss Lilith, you have been so good to me, I will disappoint you. I....... I'm just a shepherd, I don't deserve you, I don't deserve to live in such a nice house! ”
He shouted as he moved a little in the direction of the door, as if preparing to escape.
Lilith was taken aback, and felt a little remorseful in her heart: "It's not good, I overtly flirted and scared this chick." ”
She hurriedly got up from the bed, took a few quick steps, grabbed the boy's arm, and explained apologetically.
"I'm sorry Rosen, but I couldn't control my emotions and made you feel abrupt. I promise, I won't do that again, unless I get your permission. ”
The boy gasped, his face flushed, and his eyes were evasive, not daring to look directly at Lilith.
"Miss Lilith, it's so good here, I'm not used to it, why don't you let me go back to my mentor, I'm ...... I don't draw anymore, I want to learn spells. ”
Speaking of the back, the boy's voice already implied crying.
Lilith rolled her eyes secretly: 'If you don't paint, I'm not working for nothing?' You still want to learn spells, do you think everyone can become a full-fledged mage? ’
If spells were so easy to learn, the mage profession would not be so honorable.
As far as she knew, it would take at least five years for a gifted apprentice to complete the basics of a magic academy, and only 10% of the apprentices would graduate successfully.
There are still 90% of apprentices who have to continue to survive, and it is not uncommon for them to stay up until they are in their early 30s, and even those who are still apprentices in their early 50s.
Not to mention, the sky-high tuition required to study at the Magic Academy. The cost was so high that a lord like Baron Morey could not afford more than two apprentices at the same time.
As far as she knew, the baron had three children, two of whom eventually became samurai, and the younger son went to the Rafarea Academy in Winterfell, where he had been studying for 10 years and had not yet officially graduated.
If a teenager like Rosen with no background wants to become an official mage, it is a dream!
Cyrus's so-called teaching is nothing more than teaching him some basic knowledge of spells, and then teaching him some small tricks that are useless, so as to trick him into drawing.
Seeing that Rosen was still stubborn and wanted to leave, and Lilith was not easy to force, she tried to suppress the mocking impulse in her heart and softened her tone.
"Lawson, didn't we say okay, your mentor will still teach you spells. It's just that he's going out to sell paintings now, and when he comes back, I'll let him teach you, okay? ”
"Really?"
"Really." Lilith smiled and nodded, and led Rosen back to the round bed, but this time she didn't tease again.
"You've been busy all morning, you must be tired too, right? Get a good night's sleep, and when you wake up, your mentor is almost back. ”
"That'..... All right. The boy looked left and right, pointed to the corner of the room, and said, "I'm so dirty, I would break such a good bed." I sleep on the carpet by the fireside, right? ”
So saying, he stubbornly walked to the fire, ignoring Lilith's objections, and curled up in the shadows in the corner of the room.
Lilith was speechless, and she didn't know how to persuade for a while, so she could only acquiesce: "Then you have a good rest, and I won't bother you." ”
"Hmm." There was a faint response from around the corner.
Lilith shrugged her shoulders secretly and said secretly, "What an easy little guy." It's also good that it's easier to control. ”
She turned and walked out of the room, back in the corner of the inn lobby.
As a core member of the Nightingale Society, she does not personally pick up guests. Stay in the hall, mainly for the town scene.
Only when a strongman like Cyrus comes, she will go out to find out the truth of the other party.
But today was not quite the same as usual, as soon as she sat down, the sister on the side twisted her waist and walked over and quietly handed her a small wax sealed scroll: "Madame just sent a new task." ”
Lilith nodded in understanding, held the roll tightly in her palm, and when the wax softened, she opened the roll and looked at it.
The words on it are very small.
'The ash bird was wounded by divine punishment and lost three of its feathers, two of which were found by their master, and one was lost. Keep an eye on the guests coming and going of the hotel and look for clues about the falling feathers. ’
Handwriting is beautiful, a handwritten letter from Mrs. Pesse.
After reading it, Lilith squeezed it hard, and the roll paper turned into powder and dissipated in the palm of her hand.
She propped her head in thought: 'It's really interesting that someone in Little White Horse Town dares to hide the feathers of the ash bird. ’