Chapter 217: Night Arrival
When it was dawn, Esther walked into the steam train station in Prietzport Harbor, where there were not many passengers waiting for the departure, and the few people who passed by her were in a trance, or yawning and clutching the morning newspaper, some smoking pipes, and a smell of tobacco floating in the air.
Wearing a masculine white shirt and black close-fitting trousers, and a slim-fitting cowhide vest, Esther chose a more simple masculine dress in order to facilitate her movements, and it was always not convenient to move in a skirt.
If it is a more elaborate lady Rune, the layered dress skirt must be matched with the right skirt to show off beautifully, Esther also tried those complicated dresses once a long time ago, and then she quickly realized that the dress skirt was not suitable for her, and it was not suitable for the trouble to wear out.
What's more, it's expensive to buy.
Counting a gold pound, Esther smiled and took the ticket from the ticket window and thanked the sleepy-eyed conductor.
Destination, Beckland.
If it's Benjamin, he probably only needs to steal the distance to arrive stably, and I don't know if the rabbit is good now......
Esther looked over at the railroad tracks, and the steam-spewing train approached the platform, waiting for the people to sit in their empty seats. A few minutes later, it left with the same hot air in its mouth, and drove along the banks of the Tassok River towards Beckland.
As Esther stepped off the steam train, she saw an unexpected person on the platform.
It's Leonard Mitchell.
The young man's black hair was a little longer than Esther's impression, and was scattered in a mess around his ears because it had not been carefully groomed or trimmed. He leaned back, leaning back on the back of the bench, his bright green eyes fixed in the direction of the steam train, but not focused.
Looking at the frowning look on his face, it was clear that Leonard was thinking about something, and he didn't have the red gloves that the Night Church was equipped with, indicating that he wasn't going out for business now.
Suddenly, Leonard's eyes condensed, and then quickly turned to Esther's direction, focusing on the "strange lady".
Esther just smiled and followed the flow of people to the exit of the station, and soon her figure blended into it, out of Leonard's sight.
Leonard observed the crowd for a long time, but found nothing else unusual, he raised his hand to cover his mouth, blocking the movement of his lips and the sound he made:
"Old man, what did you just say was wrong with her? What do you mean by something weird?"
In Leonard's mind, the old voice responded in thought, "That's a special person who is a demigod on the surface."
"Demigods?" Leonard was stunned for a long time, but quickly became nervous again, "I think she seems to be a little familiar, could it be that she is a wanted criminal somewhere?"
"Of course not, boy, even if she is wanted, the wanted warrant will be quickly forgotten," the voice chuckled twice, "Even you would easily forget about her, don't waste your energy thinking about it."
Leonard frowned and glanced in the direction of the exit of the station, it was too late to go out to chase people now: "My memory is not so bad, don't talk nonsense. Do you know which sequence she is?"
"She's in the same sequence as I am, 'Thief'."
Leonard didn't have to pay too much attention to recall the particularity of this sequence, the fourth sequence of "The Thief" is "Parasite", which means that the lady, like the old man, can be attached to others!
"Even if you chase her out now, you won't necessarily be able to find out where she is. I don't mind if you check it, it's too dangerous, and I don't want to have too much contact with her." The old man's voice was faint and authentic, showing a deep understanding of the psychology of his host.
Leonard was still a little nervous, "But if she's in Beckland—"
"She's probably also related to the Goddess of the Night, so you don't need to worry about that."
After all, the lady had been in Tingen for a short time as an assistant to the "Night Watchman", and the hidden power inside and outside the Chanis Gate also concealed too many secrets.
At least in this matter, Parles Zoroaster does not intend to delve into it, and the Goddess of the Night does not
Delighted.
Leonard heard the voice in his head say this, and quickly adjusted his mind, "Oh, the goddess is above, that shouldn't be anything to worry about, maybe I'll be able to see her again in the Night Church." Do you want me to inquire about it for you, you are all 'thieves, maybe you will have some common language......
The voice decisively blocked Leonard's words: "The steam train to Tingen has been in the station for several minutes."
Leonard quickly put aside all thoughts, jumped up from the bench and rushed to the door of the train.
He still muttered in his mouth, "No matter, go back to Tingen first to find out about it......
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Esther eventually found a hotel in Jowood.
Now that she has identification, she can walk into better accommodations in the open.
However, considering the higher prices in the Hilston area, the Klein family in the North Side
Not sure how long she would stay, she only temporarily prepaid for two days' accommodation, and it shouldn't take long to fly from here to Klein's house.
Esther thought happily and decided to touch it in the middle of the night tonight to give Klein a little scare, if the meeting between the two was at night, it should not disturb Klein's daily life.
She remembered what Klein had told her in his previous letter
When Leonard arrived in Tingen and went to Raphael Cemetery to dig a grave with a shovel, Esther spent the rest of the afternoon at a café in Joewood. When Leonard returned to Beckland on the last steam train at dusk, Esther was sitting in the restaurant attached to the inn, eating leisurely and listening to the chatter of the other tables.
When the night was dark enough, Esther "stealed" her belongings, hid her satchel and waist bag with the red cloak, and sneaked up on the roof of the hotel.
It didn't take long for a certain winged creature to come to the door by itself, and Esther teased the lark that landed on her shoulder for a moment, and sighed in her heart, not knowing whether this was good luck or inevitable attraction.
A few minutes later, the lark circled around the roof of the hotel, feeling the meekness of the air currents kissing its wings, and the lark spread its wings and flew north.
While flying to 160 Berlund Street, Esther subconsciously turned her perspective and looked in the direction of St. Samuel's Church from afar. Even on a cloudy night when the moonlight is obscured, the spire of the Gothic church is still visible, and it looks more like a castle standing in the middle of the residential area.
The lark withdrew her gaze and descended down the street, and with a subtle sense of guidance, she quickly found her exact destination without having to go door-to-door to check house numbers.
Esther also quickly thought of the source of this sense of guidance, the lark she had left with Klein before, had been called "Nornes", and now that the two were close enough, Noons provided Esther with a more accurate positioning.
However, when she was falling, Esther was vaguely aware of some kind of overly peaceful and quiet force, and she had the experience of seeing Leonard during the day, and she naturally thought that there might be a night watchman somewhere who activated the ability.
Is there friction between Klein and the Church of the Night?
Esther did not shy away from the force that drew her into her dreams, for it had no effect on her at all, and the lark landed outside the balcony of one of her bedrooms, and after looking around for a moment, Esther did not notice any surreptitious gaze.
The lark raised its paw and grasped it gently, and the figure suddenly disappeared into the house.
Nornes looked up and flew up eagerly, crashing directly into Esther's parasitic lark.
Esther didn't have any problems, but Noens knocked her head unconscious and fell straight to the ground.
In the next moment, Esther had already lifted the parasitism and quickly caught the Noanns. The lark she parasitized flew directly to the monopod where Nornes had been standing, with a bowl of water hanging from it, as well as a bowl of nuts and grains.
Ignoring Noanns, who was coquettish to Esther, the lark enjoyed the supper in peace.
Nornes rubbed in Esther's palm
Rubbing back and forth, happy and annoyed, kept chattering at Esther's fingers. After shaking his dazed head, Noons threw himself directly on top of Esther's head, spread his wings slightly, and buried himself in Esther's hair.
In the process, Nornes didn't make a sound at all, and he had long been accustomed to not disturbing other people's sleep at night, which was something Klein had told him to do.
Esther, on the other hand, quickly looked around, and she was now in the master bedroom of the mansion, which was in line with the price of the local house, and the lavish and spacious furnishings of the house were in keeping with the local prices.
No, it stands to reason that although I didn't have a lot of movement in the house, people broke in directly. Under normal circumstances, Crane's spiritual instincts were so sensitive that he should have screamed for him to climb out of bed and get ready for a fire jump or a spell.
Esther looked at the quiet figure on the bed, and could see a middle-aged man with an unfamiliar face, although he looked to be in his forties, and his black hair was mixed with some silver, but his mature and elegant appearance was quite charming.
Ha, Faceling, it's not enviable at all, Esther muttered to herself, that night-like peaceful power lingering because someone dragged Klein into his sleep......
Nonnes was leaning on Esther's head, and it seemed that she was not going to get up for a while, and Esther took out her satchel again and rummaged through the silver Night Emblem.
After hesitating for two seconds about whether or not to drip blood, Esther decided to just sit in the room, and she leaned up comfortably as she approached the chair next to the full-length mirror in the room, and then grasped the Night Emblem and closed her eyes.
In Dawn Dantès's dream, Leonard sits across from Dawn's appearance.
After a barrage of questions from Leonard, Crane responds with a leisurely demeanor and tells Leonard that Gelman Sparrow is here for revenge.
"Revenge? Who does he want revenge?"
Before Leonard could finish speaking, a loud sound of a broken window came from the two of them.