161. Roy's Gift
In the city of Castleton in mid-September, the long rainy season finally came to an end.
After attending the temple meeting, Roy didn't go with Jasper to the Black Pearl to enjoy the twilight view of Castleton Harbour, and he walked slowly down Brown Street to his home.
I've been a little tired lately, and he's going to give himself a day off.
With the Holy Grail of Wisdom, side temple baptism is much simpler.
Of course, on Wednesday, Roy also received an invitation from the Inquisition to attend the trial on Sunday, this time by the Gray Dwarf Ralph and the Blood Elf Eudulla.
Also invited was Dansel of the Second Brigade of the Seventh Knights. Squadron Leader Simpson, Instructor Nora and his fellow instructors.
Having just gone through his third trial, it was a very unhappy experience for Roy.
Perhaps for every elf who participated in the trial, that experience should not have been very pleasant.
So Roy on the fourth trial. From the bottom of my heart, there is a feeling of resistance.
Of course, because this is the trial of Ralph and Lady Udula, Roy will attend this trial anyway.
He hoped that Captain Ralph and Lady Eudulla would be imprisoned for life, lest they run out of trouble for him when their sentences were over.
So he planned to meet Squadron Leader Simpson once before attending the trial.
He is expected to testify that the two pirates intended to harm Princess Ophelia, and if convicted, then the arbitration committee will likely choose a maximum sentence for the two pirates.
As he passed Mrs. Winnie's apothecary, Roy waved to the Nightblade Leopard, who was hiding under a low wall of bushes.
The water level of the Dane River has finally dropped a little.
The protests of the half-blood elves in the lower town continued for a whole week, and although normal order had returned to the port of Castleton, a large number of half-blood elves still gathered in Heroes' Square for a sit-in protest.
The last bit of the sun fell beneath the surface of the sea, and the edge of the sea was dyed orange.
In the distance, some Exocet boats spread their wings and quickly returned to port.
Roy saw a warm light in his yard, and his heart suddenly welled up with indescribable joy, and he slammed open the courtyard door, and saw a magic chandelier lit in the living room.
Ms. Belinda was lying on a wicker chair on the terrace, with a sunhat over her face and a homely sundress, enjoying the shade on the terrace.
Probably hearing the creak of the courtyard door, she sat up from the wicker chair at once, the cool hat covering her face rolled to the side, and she leaned down with her hands on the railing of the terrace, and leaned down with a gentle smile on her face.
"Roy, how have these two weeks been?"
Roy could feel the tiredness in her, and probably the sculpture didn't go as smoothly as she thought.
"I'm still wondering if the artsy city of Buenos will make you want to leave......"
Roy pushed open the door, took off his shoes and ran into the living room.
Lady Belinda rushed down the stairs, and when she was about to pick Roy up and spin around like a child, she realized that Roy was only half a head shorter than an adult Silver Moon Elf......
Roy made a pot of lemon tea and poured Ms. Belinda a cup.
Sit down across the table and say to Ms. Belinda:
"It's been a week since the elves of Castleton Downtown protested to the Council of Elders, and last week, there was a battle at the port docks, where two pirates were reportedly caught, everything is fine on the College side, and nothing major is happening on Brown Street."
Belinda held the teacup in both hands and asked Roy:
"Shall we move closer to the Elven Academy?"
Roy was slightly stunned and said:
"Actually, the environment here is quite good. Are you going well on the Buenos side? ”
Ms. Belinda's delicate face showed a cloud of melancholy, and she said in a low mood:
"It's not going well, although there are countless art galleries in Buenos City, but it's also full of artists looking for opportunities, many of whom, like me, have to travel around the city every day to recommend their work, and as long as the work is not particularly eye-catching and doesn't have their own unique style, it's hard to be attracted to these art galleries......"
It can be seen that this trip to Buenos has hit her hard.
Roy blinked and questioned her:
"So...... That's why you've been out for so long and don't want to come back? ”
While Ms. Belinda was stunned, Roy reached out and shook one of Belinda's hands and said:
"You should come back early and get some rest at home, as long as you take every time you go out...... As a trip, it is estimated that you will gain a lot of happiness! ”
Belinda pursed her lips and retorted, "Huh! You seem to be speaking with ease. ”
"That's actually it! Next...... Do you want to create at home? Roy continued to ask.
Belinda said with some unconfidence:
"Well, this time I went to Buenos and met a lot of sculptors who are very accomplished in carving, and some of their works have given me a lot of new ideas in carving, so I am ready to try it when I come back this time."
Roy hurriedly encouraged:
"That's good."
……
When she doesn't need to go out to work, Belinda's favorite thing to do is sleep in bed.
Roy prepared a simple breakfast, a piece of breadfruit and lemon tea, and hurried to school.
These days, Sabrina often waits on the side of the road.
Being able to walk with an elf beauty, in fact, this road to school is quite enjoyable.
Belinda slept until noon, when she walked down from the second floor wrapped in a white sheet.
Stood in front of the mirror and scratched at his unkempt hair, then took a hot shower and changed into a clean and crisp tank top and bloomers.
She sat down at the table and enjoyed the breakfast Roy had prepared early.
Then he walked up to the second floor with lemon tea and pushed open the studio across the bedroom......
Originally, I thought that the studio would be full of dust, but to Belinda's surprise, everything in the studio was neatly arranged.
Even the rusty knives left before leaving are now extremely sharp, and each knife is smeared with a thin layer of grease, neatly arranged in a row according to the length.
There are also two whetstones and a row of sparkling stones on the wooden frame.
Basically, it's all some green jade, but there are also a few pieces of moon stone and hexagonal crystals.
These are all things that Roy has recently picked up at the Free Market in the backstreets of the college.
Ms. Belinda reached out and picked up a round bluestone, pressed it against her face, and then closed her eyes with a faint smile on her face......
……
After the martial arts training class, Roy was about to go to the third teaching building with Claire when he was called aside by Instructor Nora.
Instructor Nora pulled Roy to the weapon rack at the training ground, stared at Roy and asked:
"Roy, are you interested in joining my party?"
Instructor Nora is the kind of personality that likes to go straight, which is rare among Silver Moon Elf women.
Roy was a little confused, he didn't expect to receive an invitation from Instructor Nora, so he said:
"Join your party? But I don't know anything! ”
"Since you're a trainee priest, do you know how to heal secondary?" Instructor Nora asked Roy.
"Yes." Roy replied.
"Do you know how to purify?" Instructor Nora asked again.
"Yes." Roy replied.
Instructor Nora patted him on the shoulder and said with great relief:
"That's enough, our party just lacks a priest, how about it? Join us! ”
“……”
Roy didn't know what to say......
Instructor Nora saw that Roy had some scruples, thought for a moment, and then said:
"Actually, you can also join as a temporary member, usually we rarely go on adventure tours, only during the holidays, we may go to a certain Warcraft Forest to try our luck."
"When the time comes, if you want to come with us, you can tell me, we are always welcome."
This condition is very lenient.
Roy breathed a sigh of relief and agreed, "That's fine!" ”
"I guess it's almost class, let's go!"
Seeing that Roy agreed, Instructor Nora waved his hand at Roy and sent him away casually.
Claire has been waiting not far away.
When he saw Roy running over, he asked him curiously:
"Roy, what did Instructor Nora say to you just now?"
Roy said as he hurriedly ran to Building 3, "He hopes that I can join them on their adventure during the holidays......
Claire exclaimed with envy:
"This kind of good thing, why didn't Instructor Nora look for me?"
……
In the blink of an eye, it's Saturday again.
Ms. Belinda has been locking herself up in her studio on the second floor for the past few days, and she is busy carving new pieces every day.
Roy was a little worried that this would make her feel depressed, so she took advantage of her free time in the evening to go to the door of Ms. Belinda's studio.
'Tuk Tuk ......'
Knocked lightly on the studio door, but the door was not actually closed.
Standing in the doorway, you can see Ms. Belinda standing in front of the bench of the studio, with a stone in front of her, and she is using a shovel to remove the excess stone from the eye sockets of the stone statue.
Lady Belinda turned and saw Roy leaning against the door, so she put down the shovel in her hand and asked him with interest:
"Why are you interested in coming to see me carving?"
Roy walked in, circled around the avatar that had begun to take shape, and said with a smile, "I just want to see it!" ”
Ms. Belinda lifted her chin and looked at the row of sharpened knives on the shelves, and said to him:
“…… The carving knife sharpens well. ”
Roy stood next to the statue and laughed silently.
He looked at a delicate ornament on the shelf, a small boat going out to sea, from which a child was about to jump.
The delicate boat is carved with many fine openwork patterns.
Roy looked closely, but didn't speak......
Lady Belinda held the graver in her hand and turned to glare at Roy with beautiful eyes:
"Something?"
Roy rubbed his nose and said, "Uh, Belinda, I have a friend and I want to give her a gift......"
"So you're going to ...... Let me carve a small gift for you? ”
Roy smiled, "Yes." ”
(End of chapter)