gems and stars

This is the night of the fourth day. The team camped overnight in a clearing in the forest. Unlike the previous nights, the surroundings at this time were too quiet, there was no rustling of small animals, only the crackling of the bonfire rattle.

Oden, who is experienced in the field, had a hunch that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell exactly what the problem was.I have to remind everyone to strengthen vigilance and increase the number of guards to two at each time period.In this tense atmosphere, Evner may be the only one who is as indifferent as usual.

He spent every night alone in the cabin near the small village.Sometimes he couldn't sleep because of the sound of wolves in the distance, so he would light a small lamp in the house, sit on the bed and read a few pages of storybooks to Start, from the story of the warrior who saved the world to the story of the three sisters. Intrigue.The story book has been crumpled from too many times.

Back then, he was still living in the home of his adoptive parents, sleeping in the grocery room like Cinderella in the story.In the middle of the night, the shadow of torches swayed through the window accompanied by the footsteps of strangers. What made him frightened was that his adoptive father dragged him from the broken bed to the living room with a strong smell of alcohol, which meant that he would be beaten severely and followed by his stepmother. Indifference from the side.

In order to have a period of sleep, he kept hinting that nothing would happen to him tonight, and pressed the Stater to himself, not thinking about what the future would look like.

Therefore, Evner, who was used to being frightened, was the one who was the least frightened.

However, what he saw when he opened his eyes the next day was completely beyond his imagination.When he opened his eyes, he saw a blue sky without a tent roof; the surrounding area was flat grass without trees; there was a little rabbit hiding behind the grass and watching him quietly, but he did not see Auden or any other people.

What surprised him the most was a castle built on a cliff behind him.This castle has the same temperament as the illustrations he saw in the storybook, ancient and mysterious.

Evner patted the head of Stat, who was still in his arms, and said, "Stat, where should we go now?" He then said to himself, "I don't know why I'm here Here, I don't know where I should go. However, an ancient castle appeared in front of me, and its gate was opened for me. Then." Evna paused, "I should go in and have a look inside What is waiting for me." Just like that, he walked into the castle.

It is impossible to walk into a castle that suddenly appeared in front of you and say that you are not afraid at all, not to mention that the castle is built on a cliff, the gate is opened strangely, all the windows are closed, and the plants spread across a large wall. mystery.However, Evner is a black magician after all, like a curious child, with a desire in his blood to explore all the mysterious things in the world.

As soon as you enter the gate, you will see a wide hall. The size of this hall is at least as large as dozens of Ivner’s cabins. Although there is light coming in from the door, it can only illuminate a small area, most of which are hidden in the In the dark, I can't see clearly.Evna looked around, feeling empty, and the ground was covered with dust.

The hall is facing the gate and against the wall, there are steps around the left and right, leading to the second floor.The sound of piano and singing seemed to be faintly heard from the second floor. Our black magician was a little scared at this moment, thinking that since he had already come in to see it, he should hurry out before anything strange happened.

Unexpectedly, when he was about to walk back, the always quiet State in his arms seemed to pull him, preventing him from leaving.This startled Ivner a lot. Could it be that this castle has the magic power to make non-creatures have life?He lowered his head and looked at Start carefully, and felt that Start was the same as usual, and the feeling just now was just an illusion.

Just as he was hesitating, State pulled him up the stairs again.This time Evner was right. He looked at the stairs leading to the unknown, then at State, and finally decided to bite the bullet and go up.

There is no light from outside in the long corridor on the second floor, only the candles placed every few meters light the way, and the voice just heard is getting louder and louder.Evner stopped in front of a luxurious-looking door, and quietly opened a gap to look inside.

There are a few puppets jumping on the piano keys in the middle of the room, playing beautiful music together.On the low piano chair, there is a ceramic figure singing loudly.This fairy tale scene further confirmed his guess that the castle had magical powers.He closed the door quietly again, happily lifted Start over his head, and happily kissed Start several times on the face.

Start really "lived", he thought happily.

If the source of the castle's magic can be found, wouldn't State be "alive" forever?Evner thought about it for a second, and even began to think of the scene of teaching Start various movements like training a puppy in the future.

Then Start tugged at his shirt again, pointing a little finger to the end of the corridor.At the end of the corridor was a rustic wooden door, which was completely different in style from the front one. After opening, there was a spacious study room. The bookcase against the wall reached the ceiling, but there was nothing special about it.Evner walked around for a while, and finally stopped in front of the big desk.

According to his reading experience in the reasoning section of "Daily New Things", ornaments may often be a mechanism, such as the pen holder in the upper right corner of this large desk.Evner tentatively tried to move it, but it remained motionless as if stuck to the table.So Evner turned it clockwise until the third turn, and there was a clicking sound somewhere in the study, and a floor in front of the desk gradually opened to both sides.Evner was encouraged to continue turning the pen holder, a tray post was raised, a purple gem was placed on a crimson cushion inlaid with gold thread, and beautiful light shone on the glass cover.

He seemed to be overwhelmed by the beauty of this gem, staring at it without blinking, countless trivial pictures flashed in his mind, the purple flowers trembling with the wind on the side of the road, the ones he saw in the jungle in summer Fireflies, hot milk in the morning blinding the heat of the eyes.Start gently pulled him to wake him up from the hallucination, and then Ivna looked down at Start's pupils. It was clearly just a puppet, but the purple eye shone like an amethyst, as if there was a deep emotions are hidden in it.

"This amethyst is probably the source of the magic power of the castle. It belongs to Starter. It was Starter who brought me here. With it, Starter will be able to respond to my hugs in the future." Thinking like this Then, Ivner stepped forward and gently picked up the glass cover. The moment he picked it up, the purple gemstone floated towards Starter, which he put aside, and turned into a purple light into its stomach and disappeared.It was very similar to the scene in front of the Cotton Town Temple a few days ago.

Just as Ivner was in a daze, the puppet suddenly emitted a dazzling light, which made him close his eyes.When he opened his eyes again, there was no sign of the puppet, but a slender and handsome young man stood in front of him, looking at him with a smile.The young man looked to be in his twenties, with short black hair, exquisite facial features as a gift from heaven, and wearing a simple dark uniform, but he did not lose his temperament.

What really attracted Ivner was the man's different pupils, one black and one purple, which made him quickly think of Starter. If Starter was a real person, his eyes would probably be so elegant.Thinking of this, Evner whispered subconsciously: "Start."

After the young man heard this, the smile on his face deepened obviously. He walked towards him, embraced the relatively petite Ivna from the front, and bowed his head to kiss Ivner's pale golden hair.Evner wrapped his hands around the young man's body, and unconsciously pressed his face against the young man's uniform, feeling the heat transfer. This was the second time that Evner felt the temperature of others, and it was somewhat inexplicable compared to the first time. excitement.

He said sullenly: "Is it Start? It must be Start." The black-haired young man squatted down slightly, facing Ivna's face, and a pair of different pupils looked into his blue eyes, The breath of the two gradually mixed together.

"Ivna." The black-haired young man broke the quiet air first.After Evner got the confirmation, he shortened the distance between the two of them and put his head on Starter's shoulder. Then he stroked Starter's cheek in disbelief, just like stroking a puppet before. Like the Stater.

Really become real.As Evner thought about it, he suddenly felt something soft on his mouth, which was pressed against Starter's mouth. He even licked Evner's mouth with his tongue before leaving.Evner felt that this kind of contact was more comfortable than a simple hug. This experience surprised him, after all, he was the only one who tried to touch Start without any hope in the past.

After kissing Ivna lightly, as if nothing had happened, Stat straightened up, held Ivna's right hand, and walked out the door, saying, "We'll spend the night here, you want to know me I will tell you." Evner nodded, took Start's hand back, and followed his pace.

To be precise, the two were strangers who hadn't exchanged a few words, but Ivner had entrusted him with his trust, and the little master's reaction made Start twitch his lips in satisfaction.