Violet and the Thorn Bird

The epee was stepped on, Sig hugged Carol tightly in his arms, and took a step back.He still remembered this face, that young man who fell from the sky outside Ice Lake City.

Gal's shadow was like a beast that was about to crawl down and bite fiercely. He said to Sig again, "Give me Carol."

"No..." Sig swung the epee, and the blade gradually stood upright.

Sig was suddenly lifted up, and it was really "lifted up".Richard, who was behind Gal, galloped forward, and the blade was slicing through the strong wind and slashing the back of Gal's neck. Seeger could barely wrap his arms around Carol. He pulled his collar, gasping for breath, and looked at Reason behind Gal. Chad.Gal jumped up, and when he landed, the snow was swept away, and then Sig's heavy sword was easily released and fell into Gal's palm. He picked up the seemingly bulky sword with one hand, and slammed it backward. .

The large shield-like sword was nailed into the ground and collided with Richard's sword with a bang.With the heavy sword as the boundary, the crack formed in an instant, and Richard had to turn around and drag out the human who slipped into the gap, which made him hold back.

Gal didn't stop at all, he carried Sig, climbed up the high roof with amazing arm strength, and disappeared quickly.

Richard stared at the cracked ground in astonishment, the crash of electric current in the sky was deafening, and his horse was already trembling.His eyes followed Gall, and suddenly he reined in his horse and headed straight for the palace.

"Connect with the Pope." Richard ordered in the strategy, "Let the Knights enter the palace tonight."

Seeger closed his eyes and mouth due to the cold wind, gave up struggling, and hugged Carol tightly.The slippery blood became extremely sticky and cold in the cold, and he hugged Carol tightly.But the speed was still so fast that he was shocked, and after just a few deep breaths, he was thrown against the door.

Carol had already been picked up, and Sig broke the wooden door. He rolled on the ground and couldn't breathe for a moment, but his eyes caught up with him immediately.Gal kicked him in the waist and abdomen, and Seeger opened his mouth to choke blood. He grabbed Gal's leg tightly with his backhand and said harshly, "Give her back to me, to me!"

Gal grabbed Sig by the back of the neck and slammed him to the ground.Seeger's resisting elbow was bruised and swollen. He felt his neck was tightened, his arms slipped on the ground, and his words were blocked by a sense of suffocation.

"Ja, Gal..." Fanny's chair was thrown to the ground, and she hugged her body and quickly retreated to the wall.

"You'd better start praying now." Gal turned his thumb to Sig's face, his eyes were cold.

Sig's nosebleed was dripping, and Gal let go of him, hugged Carol and kicked open the broken door.It was rare for Fanny to be in a hurry. She hugged the medicine box and chased after it.

"It's on the neck, there's a blow mark on the back, and the tail. Calm down Gal, get out of the way now, I'll use a potion... oh my god! She's pregnant..."

Seeger lay on the ground, propped himself up with his arms, and wept bitterly with his head bowed.

"I can't let go of her." Cal held Carol's already cold hand, "Listen Fanny, I can't let go of her! She can only breathe again if she gets close to me!"

"If you mean your healing ability, I have to tell you that it's useless." Fanny pulled off Carol's clothes, the wound on her neck was already bleeding from half of her body, "Do you remember the last time when Borg approached you None of it works! It just fixes you alone."

"It's the tree man's tears." Gal grabbed Fanny's hand and pulled it towards his chest, "It can heal snake people! It was originally born for snake people!"

"Oh amazing." Fanny broke free and took the potion from the medicine box, "But I said it's useless, Cal." She lowered her head and said quickly, "It's almost exhausted to repair you, and there is no way to help others anymore It’s useless even if you dig it out of your chest!” She had her finger cut off by the potion bottle, kicked the table beside her angrily, and suddenly looked up at Cal, cursing, “Damn, take a good look at her! Gal! She's dead."

"Then dig it out," Gal said. "Get it out of my chest!"

Vines burst from the ground, choking Gall's arm.Fanny pulled Gal's neckline and dragged her to her eyes, "Idiot! She's already dead. There are too many snake people who died here. Can you save every one of them? You can't!" She pushed Gall hard. , "Bring hot water! I always bring back one of the two."

Fanny tied up her hair, and warm lanterns grew out of the ground to illuminate her.Carol's pale cheeks still had blood stains from Sig's caress, and the girl's sleeping face revealed uneasiness, and she had stopped breathing.The sweat on Fanny's forehead was wiped off by the ribbon-like curly leaves. She moved calmly, trying her best not to let her fingers tremble.

I don't know how much time passed, but when Fanny stopped, the room was silent.The smell of blood is too strong, like rust climbing in the chest, making people dull.

"...Clean up." Fanny raised her glasses with her arms, and whispered wearily, "You have to find a way to keep the temperature and let them survive."

Two snake eggs lay in the flannel.

Cal held the girl's hand all the time, and he bowed his head and buried it in his arms dejectedly.

Sig was kicked awake.He was dizzy, his eyes were sore, and he lay on the ground and passed out at some point.The blanket was thrown off his back, and a cup of hot water was placed beside him.

Fanny searched for a long time before finding the broken cigarette.Her legs were put back on the chair, her hair fell down again, and the dancing fire flicked a few times before it lit up.She took a deep breath and looked down at Sieg.

"Who is that girl to you?"

Seeger pressed against the ground, his throat was dry, and it took a long time before he replied, "...friend."

"Really." Fanny looked back, watching the smoke waving upwards, "I thought it was a partner. You'd better explain it to Garl, otherwise death will stay away from you. When he was swallowed by anger, he was exactly the same as Borg. Their punishment It's never as simple as 'death'."

"...Where did Carol go?" Seeger's eyes were swollen and he couldn't see the ground clearly.

"The Land of Eternal Life." Fanny's voice was hoarse, and she slowly exhaled smoke, "A beautiful girl, she left here to go to the real Land of Eternal Life. Don't worry, there is her father there. She will stay again With beautiful silver hair, restored skin, flicking her perfectly colored tail, being adored by boys in the forest, looking for her lost crystal clasp in the sun."

Seeger's tears hit the ground, one by one, flowing into scars.

"You must think it's unfair." Fanny said, "How unfair, this world is like a garbage dump. A girl left today, because she had an intersection with you, so it made you cry. But from Xia The North End is losing girls every day since Ge left the abyss, not just girls, but boys, women, men, every day. I remember you, boy. The day you saved Randolph, with your exaggerated weight Sword." Fanny choked and laughed, she took down the cigarette and put her face on her lap, "Ridiculous guy, what did you want at that time, people's praise or his gratitude? You hypocritical, selfish guy. You Have you ever been bullied by him? Did you resist? Cowardly boy. Now drink that glass of water, get up and eat, go get your sword back, and find something to do."

Fanny stubbed out the cigarette, put her hair back, got up and walked out, "I really don't like smoking, it's bad for my voice. Although I can't sing, my voice is still important. There are too many things to finish. And if you stop, it’s better to die together. Those who remain will always fight, when will these troubles come to an end..."

She came down the stairs, and Sig heard her humming a staccato tune.Fanny's voice was not soft, but in this intermittent unnamed tune, Sieg drank the hot water and got up.There was still bread on the table, and his tears had not been wiped away, so he could only stuff them into his mouth in a daze.

The vacant part of the body stings unbearably while breathing.It doesn't matter if you want to close your eyes and sleep, and never wake up again.I want to go to the place of eternal life, put aside all these disputes and hatreds, throw away the family inheritance and the oath of holding the sword, let the body and soul become light, and there will be no more troubles and pains... But I can't.

People always have to move on for some unique beliefs.

Borg stepped on the snake man's tail, he dragged his strong body and hit the iron net.

"The massacre is your order." Borg said, "Leader? Sean probably didn't make such a suggestion. Your self-consciousness has exposed the snake people to the ground."

"You slaughtered us." The snake man licked the blood and showed his fangs to Borg, "Why can't we give the same gift? The snake man's screams lasted all night, but the humans here only experienced it for a moment. There is nothing comparable to the pain. Are you afraid?" He stretched his neck. "Human."

Borg's fingers were on his throat, pushing his head up.The cold touch oppressed his breathing, and the snake man coughed.Borg raised his head slightly, and his black hair made his smile more fierce. He said, "Hands tremble with fear, can you feel it? You should call me 'friend'."

The snake man gradually couldn't breathe, and his tail was crushed to the ground by the flames.Borg looked at his expression, "Is it exciting? The wild beast released from the cage, runs in this unstoppable paradise, venting your resentment to your heart's content. But you should always remember the advice of your 'friend'. I hope you will be obedient. "The flames scalded thin smoke on the scales, and Borg said, "At least here, mind your ubiquitous hatred."

"...Be obedient." The snake man hissed, "We will no longer be obedient!"

"Whatever you want." Borg let go of him and stepped on the iron net, "Why should I care what you think? My friend, I am only responsible for letting you put away your fangs honestly in front of me. Don't cause trouble for me, and don't Trouble for true action. You know, you 'will no longer be submissive' from someone else's weight-bearing persistence."

As Flame withdrew, Borg took another look at him.

"...For the time being." The snake man tugged on the neckline, looked at him, and said stiffly, "...Okay, friend."

It was dark when Borg entered the room, and Gal was lying on the bed.It was night again, and Borg took off his blood-stained overcoat, slipped under the covers, and covered Gal's eyes from behind.

Gal was holding the two eggs, and Belle was lying on the head of the bed.No one spoke, and he seemed to be inarticulate when he was sad, and expressing pain was a non-existent thing for Gal.

He has no one to talk to.

He can't say either.

After the devil's heart was dug out, he would only say to Xiao En, "Look at home", instead of "I'm fucking dying, it hurts so much".

Cal's back was pressed against Berg's chest, and the temperature was just right.He closed his eyes and remained motionless, as if he was seriously sleeping.But Borg knew he wasn't asleep, and the sad depression made his tail disappear.The sweetness in the taste has faded a lot, and his hand is also a little cold when holding it.

At dawn, Garl took Borg's hand instead, and the ring was silently pushed to the middle finger.He held Berg's hand and got up to kiss the tip of Berg's nose.Borg's blue eyes looked at him from under his black hair, and Gal took a deep breath, grinning as always.

"Good morning dear, today is a fine weather. After today, we can all go home." He patted his cheeks fiercely, put the snake egg into a fleece pocket, and hung it under Belle's neck.Belle's down is sheltered, and it's warm in there.

"Look at them." Gal patted Belle on the head, "You are a big sister now."

"The royal palace is your special event." Gall put on his coat, turned to Borg and said, "Take me in, Borg, let's go get things back."

"Remuneration." Borg pushed back the hair on his forehead, and pressed on Gal from behind, "Mercenaries are not free."

Cal tilted his head and kissed him.

Borg raised his hand to support the back of Gal's head, the ring between his fingers was bright blue.

The snake people were divided into two parts. The strong ones from the wilderness formed the previous raiding team. They were going to sneak into the grassland and destroy the fortress of the Green people in the fluctuations. The intelligence agents who came out of the brothel were taken away by Sean's special carriage The free mercenary group was accompanying them for protection, the onion ball was in charge of communication, and the Ratmen were building new fortifications in the wilderness.This part of the evacuation was not a problem, but what remained became a problem.I'm afraid that after this time, not only Richard, but even ordinary people will notice that the snake man is doing something.It is not without consideration that Garr has been avoiding direct conflicts. Any disputes among human beings may shake hands and make peace when facing the same threat, which will put the northern end, which has no redundant combat power, in deep trouble.

Time can no longer be delayed, Gal must get his heart back, which is also the ultimate goal of this journey.The heart is in the palace, and the fire of the Borg.But there is no news about the horn, and only know that it left the grass.To get the heart back, it is necessary to hold the Pope of the Silent Ice Vein, and Sean stayed at the northern end for this.

The evacuation of the snake people was done very covertly, thanks to the fact that Roseanne was imprisoned, the Green people were choked, lost the attention of the royal family, and there was news of the onion ball blocking, which made the evacuation of the kingdom very fast.The curse circle above St. Forth has been staying for many days, and it has attracted all the attention of the temple, and now, it is time for the wizard to come.

Kailan stayed on and became the backbone linking Gall to the Raiders.She had left St. Vers early in the morning with the raiding party, and was sent to the Meadow by Fanny's Mushroom.Now that Roseanne was stuck in St. Vers and Randolph was gone, the meadow was empty.Snake people are not good at dealing with wizards, so all the questions about Saint Firth will be handed over to Gal

The always chaotic North End is being networked, each race doing what it can.The useless Sean and the Demon King also gradually revealed the importance of the core. This did not happen overnight, but insisted on the paved road.

Before going to the palace, Gal passed by the cart shop a few days ago, but this time there was no hot drink.The gold coin he put here was still there, and he put another one in.

"I'm a little nervous." Gal blew on the gold coin. "Richard should have noticed something. His eyes at that time were really complicated. Of course, most of them were worship."

"He didn't join the expedition." Borg smoked a cigarette as usual. "The Demon King is like a villain in a fairy tale to him."

"It's super scary." Gal made a gesture of baring his teeth and claws, "I'm going to scare the old man."

Borg followed him forward.It is very quiet today, even if the electric current is running wildly above the head, the street is also very quiet.The collapsed place still hasn't been lifted up, and the royal family seems to have devoted all their energy to dealing with the Greens. There is a mess here.But now Roseanne was no longer important, and from the moment the serpent-man was exposed, the warning from the temple reached the palace.

Borg's imprint was also quiet today, which made him smell some uneasiness.Gal was dressed the same as him today, with the same black hair walking side by side, but he lacked the sense of comfort of the previous few days.But Borg wouldn't say that, in fact, from the morning when Gal put the ring on him, he felt that everything was unusual.

Including Gal.

When the smoke died out, they had reached the front of the palace, and it was empty everywhere, and the gatekeeper was nowhere to be seen.

Gal whistled.

Borg stepped up the steps.

The gate of the royal palace was slowly pushed open by the flames, and the star array of the temple seemed to be the glow of red stars, lighting up one by one, paving a familiar road on the golden and blue ground.The peeping eyes light up faintly, they turn and watch here.

"Hello. Should I say," Arthur smiled at Borg, standing behind the heavy armor and wearing the crown.

"Welcome back, Borg."