Volume 1: The Night Is Coming: Chapter 4 Stay Alive

Kane walked up the dark hallway, and the girl cautiously groped to follow, in the darkness, everything around her was not visible, only Kane in front of him emitted a soft light, perhaps because of the silver armor.

The sound of ticking water is heard in the ears, as is often the case in this dilapidated slum, where the old pipes have been eroded and rusted, oozing water, and no one knows when it will suddenly burst.

Pushing open the door of the aging house, Kane stepped in first, expertly lighting the candle at the candlestick, the light of which cleared the darkness and illuminated the inside. In the small living room, there is a cloth sofa that has been eaten by rats, and in front of the sofa is a wooden table with many notches, and in one corner is a simple children's painting of a family of three, which looks very warm.

There was also a stove with a kettle on top of it. A large bookshelf was placed in the corner, but there were very few books in the compartment, only a few unknown books lying crookedly on it, as if defending the last vestiges of dignity of the bookshelf.

Kane took off his armor and lowered his sword. Make a fire on the stove and sit on the sofa with your back back.

The girl stood by the door, waiting for Kane to call her in.

"Come in, close the door."

It wasn't until Kane's tired voice came that she had the courage to step through the door.

"Just find a place to sit." Kane said to her again.

"You don't need to be too restrained here, just be normal, and don't dare to move until I tell you to. You're not a king, kick and move? ”

The girl said "um" and sat down gently at the other end of the sofa, her head was lowered, her hands kept making small movements, her mood seemed to be a little nervous, and even her breathing was a little unnatural.

The girl's heart was panicked and nervous at this time, she didn't even know Kane's name, but because of Kane's words and the inexplicable reassuring goodwill on her body, she followed Kane to this dilapidated and simple house.

Growing up in the slums, she naturally connects Kane with those who seek to be happy with the maiden and are willing to help her. Kane is not handsome, ordinary, and his facial features are delicate and distinct.

If Kane wanted it, she could have said yes.

Kane, who noticed the girl's abnormality, didn't know the girl's inner thoughts at the moment, thinking that the girl was just not used to being here, and in order to relieve the girl's inner tension, he asked the girl's name:

"I don't know your name yet, tell me about it. My name is Kane. Sivir. ”

The girl introduced herself in a voice that trembled slightly from nervousness: "I... My name is Arya. Yefna, you can just call me Arya. ”

"Are you alone now? There are no relatives left. ”

"My parents are dead, and my brother was robbed of food on his way back from the almshouse last week and killed on the way, and his body was thrown down the sewer." The sadness in Arya's eyes couldn't be suppressed and turned into tears.

Kane was silent.

"The fat guard at the almshouse knew who the murderer was, but not only did he not say it, but he also slandered my brother for stealing and was killed and thrown in the sewer."

Kane's mind flashed to the fat figure that had humiliated the little boy that day.

Arya sat on the couch and cried, and Kane didn't know how to comfort her, so she just sat silently.

Arya's sobs grew quieter.

Kane spoke, "You go and wash your body first." ”

Arya wiped tears from her face with her dirty hands, and her whole face was like a flower cat.

Kane took her to the bathroom and brought her a bucket of boiling hot water.

Lyria, who was depressed, bowed down to him and thanked him.

Kane then searched for his own clothes, trying to give Arya a change of clothes, as the blanket she was wrapped around was very dirty.

After rummaging through the cabinets for a long time, Kane held a piece of clothing in both hands and one hand, and on the left was a slightly larger shabby shirt, although it was very old, but it could still be worn, but there was a bit of an awkward place where it was broken.

Several small holes were broken in the chest, small but a little too much.

The clothes on the other hand were a long sweater, which was knitted by Kane's mother as a birthday present to Kane when he was a child, and it was a small size, which obviously did not fit Arya.

At this moment, Kane regretted a little that he shouldn't have suddenly overflowed with sympathy, and now he had a hard time picking out a dress.

After thinking about it, Kane still chose the long shirt.

He came to the door with his shirt, raised his hand, hesitated for a moment and knocked on the bathroom door, "I'll hang the shirt next to the door, you can just wear that shirt after you wash it." ”

Arya replied with a slightly nervous tone.

With this done, Kane returned to his room and lit the candlestick, and fell back on the bed, the bed frame that had been baptized by the years let out a "crunch" groan of pain.

Looking at the ceiling, his eyes intently reflecting on what had happened today, he found that he seemed to be very different from before, both in mind and in his state of mind, he was no longer the Kane he used to be.

In the past, although Kane was also a ruthless master who liked to fight, but it was just a fight, he had never done such a thing as killing, at most it was just to break some parts, and it often happened to break a front tooth and a leg.

The words of Virgin and Franco were also deeply imprinted in his mind, only by showing his own value could he be qualified to use potions, and with potions he could only survive and survive this winter by becoming a transcendent.

Suddenly, he remembered the gold coin that Virkin had given him, and Kane held it up in front of him. Flickering by candlelight, he stared at the bag of gold coins, wondering how he would survive the next few days with them.

Gold coins are wealth, but also trouble. In this period when many people do not have enough to eat and do not have warm clothing, people who suddenly have evil thoughts abound, and they can abandon all moral laws in order to eat in one bite.

After Arya wiped her body clean, she opened the door and poked her head out, before quickly reaching for her shirt and closing the door.

She put on the shirt and looked down to button it only to find that there was a hole in the chest of the shirt, and there was a looming sense of temptation in her whole chest.

Arya blushed and became more nervous, as if she was more certain that Kane had bad intentions against her.

Nervous, Arya slowly walked to Kane's room, standing in the doorway, her cheeks crimson, her hands folded behind her back.

Extremely nervous, Arya felt her whole heart beating wildly, and she wanted to speak, but she couldn't say a word.

Kane turned his head and saw standing in the doorway. The ends of her hair were dripping with water, and her old yellowish shirt was a little loose and loose on her body, and her chest was not yet fully developed, but it was also a little bit of a look. The hem of the shirt was just enough to cover Arya's buttocks, and a pair of long legs with a little scar gave people endless reverie.

This dress, this look. Kane immediately understood what Arya meant, but he was not one of those perverts with special fetishes, and he had never thought about luring girls home to satisfy their desires.

Kane knew that Arya had misunderstood herself, and thought of herself as a bad person who was willing to help the poor girl on the surface, but in fact harbored bad intentions.

Arya saw that Kane was just lying on the bed and looking at herself, and she didn't speak. Thinking that Kane wanted her to take the initiative to meet her, she was a little shy and wanted to step in, and as soon as she lifted her foot, Kane's voice sounded:

"Wait! You just stand there and don't move. I'll get you a quilt, and you'll be in the next room tonight. Kane quickly got up and picked up the quilt in the room, "Also, helping you is just out of kindness, I don't have that kind of messy idea for you, you don't have to worry about what I'm going to do to you, you put away the strange thoughts yourself." ”

Arya's face turned even redder after hearing this, but she didn't expect that she was thinking too much, Kane is really a kind and decent gentleman. Immediately, she felt even more ashamed in her heart, Kane was obviously kind enough to help her, but she thought Kane was that kind of dirty person.

She secretly scolded herself for being too hateful, and actually compared such a righteous life-saving benefactor with those filthy people, and she really wanted to make amends to Kane on the spot and ask for forgiveness.

Looking at Kane who was rummaging through the boxes and cabinets to find the quilt, Arya felt that Kane's back at this time had an indescribable charm, and Kane's also left an indelible mark on her heart.

Holding an old quilt, Kane walked to another room, threw the quilt on the bed, and said, "You can live in this room and tidy it up yourself." Don't bother me at night, and don't bother me if you have something. ”

Kane then left Arya alone to tidy up the room and went back to his room to lock the door. It seems that she is afraid that Arya will plot against him in the middle of the night, so she will take the opportunity to climb into his bed.

In fact, Kane doesn't have to worry about this situation at all, his appearance is ordinary, and his delicate face only has those black eyes with a little attractive depth.

......

The next morning, Arya got up early to prepare breakfast for Kane, but she didn't know where Kane put the food, and she didn't dare to mess with the things here, after all, she was only temporarily taken in by Kane.

Arya, who didn't dare to act rashly, sat quietly on the sofa, still wearing the same shirt, revealing a pair of long legs.

The stove has been made of wood to heat the room, but the temperature is still a bit low. Arya couldn't help but rub her hands together to keep warm.

Kane got up and walked out of the living room, and saw Arya wearing only that shirt, her legs together, half of her snow-white thighs exposed, and her body trembling slightly. One look at it tells it's cold.

Kane returned to his room and found a decent piece of clothing and a red printed blanket and took it out for Arya.

"It's cold again, cover this one, this one can be warmer." Then he carefully placed the blanket over Arya's legs.

Arya tells Kane that she actually wanted to make him breakfast early to thank her, but she didn't dare to mess with the things in the house, so she didn't make it.

Kane lit the fire in the fireplace, "There's nothing to eat anymore, I'll go out and buy something to eat later, you just stay at home, don't run around, if you want to leave and don't come back, remember to leave a note to say." ”

Arya looked at Kane and whispered, "I'll wait for you to come back." ”

Kane didn't look at her, just wrapped his coat tightly, patted his pockets, and touched his waist again, making sure he had enough things before opening the door and going out.

Today's weather is as gloomy as ever, with heavy clouds covering the sky and no sunlight penetrating. On the dilapidated streets on both sides, the signs of some shops swayed in the wind, but they just couldn't fall, like a dying man who could not take his last breath.

The temperature was a little cooler than yesterday, and Kane put his hands in his pockets and walked as far side by side as he could. When he walked past the entrances of some of the stairways, he occasionally found two or three people huddled up and scrawny like vagabonds.

They lay there silently, and the only thing left in the street was the sound of Kane's breathing and footsteps, except for the biting cold wind passing through and the ghostly whirring sound.

The moaning of last night was gone, perhaps because the suffering "singer" was tired and needed a rest.

Re-entering Ave Street, Kane went straight to Tammy's bakery, and before he could enter the store, Kane saw a number of yellow-skinned homeless people sitting outside the store, staring into the store, drooling through the window closet.

There are too many homeless people outside, and it is easy to buy bread when you get in, but it is not easy to come out. The vagabonds, like hungry wolves, would tear him apart and snatch his bread.

When Kane tried to find another one, several sheriffs in blue uniforms and high leather boots walked towards the bakery with muskets on their backs and iron rods in their hands. They didn't speak, but picked up their sticks and threw them at the homeless men.

They cursed every time they dropped a stick, and Kane faintly heard words like "miscellaneous", "dirty rat", "idiot" in the distance.

The bruised wanderer stumbled away as he waved his hand to block the striking iron rod.

When the wanderers are gone, the sheriff goes into the bakery and asks the shopkeeper Tammy to pay him for driving the wanderers away.

Tammy greeted him with a smile and offered each of them a silver coin in both hands. After receiving the payment, the sheriff did not forget to bring a few long loaves of bread with him, and walked out of the store while eating.