winter in greenland

There was silence in the tent.

After a while, Dan said with a little hesitation: "After that...you never saw Mia again...I mean your sister?"

August lost his mind for a while: "No. In fact, after that incident, just in case, the headquarters once talked about Mia's... personal safety, and everyone made a fuss. After that , Mia wrote me an email, roughly saying that she understands the cause and effect of the matter, and she will not blame me for it, but it will take some time to accept this matter, and she will take care of herself, and hope that I and the headquarters , don’t disturb her normal life.”

silence.

"In fact, the headquarters did not let her go. As far as I know, after that incident, the headquarters sent a special team to protect her safety until now."

At this moment, Dan strung together the cause and effect of the matter.No wonder his captain asked for absolute secrecy when issuing the mission, so that the target person could not find out that he was being protected, and it was no wonder that the mission did not specify a specific time.If it hadn't been for the shooting incident, he should still be in Northern Ireland at this moment.

"Your sister... Maybe she has forgiven you, but she knows the nature of your work, so she didn't take the initiative to come to you."

August smiled lightly: "At this point, it doesn't matter to me what I said was unforgivable, what matters is her safety."

After a long time, Dan sighed: "Everyone has their own last resort, I believe your sister will understand. Don't blame yourself too much."

August shook his head: "Today is Advent, and it's also a day to celebrate Christmas, let's not talk about it. By the way," he said, and took out the small green leather notebook from his pocket: "This is your?"

Dan took it in a little surprise: "I thought I lost it, where did you find it?"

The smile on August's face was tinged with warmth: "Rodgers picked it up."

Dan didn't speak, but with a slight smile on his lips, he opened the notebook and flipped through a few pages, then closed it again, stroking the hard leather with his fingertips.

"I didn't know you ever studied music."

"To be precise, it's not really learned. Sometimes in order to perform tasks, we have to come into contact with certain things. My notation skills are very poor. Someone suggested that I should carry a small notebook like this with me, and memorize it in the notebook when I have nothing to do." Once you memorize the score, it will naturally become a habit after a long time."

"I turned a few pages, sorry."

The smile on Dan's face was very gentle: "No need to be sorry, you can watch."

August pointed to the notebook in his hand: "The first song is "AveMaria"?"

Dan raised his eyebrows: "You know?"

"My sister played this piece at her high school prom, and I played her accompaniment. By the way, Dan, don't call me 'you' for an occasion like this, just call me August."

"Can I?" Dan looked at him teasingly.

August knew that he remembered the unhappiness the two had had in Port Feringe before, and raised his hands in surrender: "I owe you a formal apology. I'm sorry, I was... Anyway, I didn't mean that."

Dan smiled and looked away: "I know."

August looked at his side face, he didn't know why he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, he cleared his throat: "What about you?"

Dan turned his head, a little puzzled: "What?"

"Your past. I mean, your life before enlisting in the army, your family and friends, etc. Of course, I understand if you don't want to say it..." After Auguste said this, he felt that the atmosphere seemed to have changed inexplicably. A little embarrassing.

"There's nothing you can't say," Dan interrupted. "I told you I was an orphan."

The expression on August's face became a little awkward: "If you don't want to say...".

Dan interrupted him, the smile on his face remained unchanged: "Don't worry, there is no cliché plot of being abandoned or child abuse. I am an orphan and grew up in an orphanage. It's as simple as that. I didn't join the army for any grand purpose. The ideal is just because you can be financially independent a few years earlier than ordinary people and be able to support yourself.”

"I thought... there would be some adoptive families or something." August's voice was a little vague.

Dan shook his head: "It is true, but I refused."

August raised an eyebrow.

"Maybe it's because I feel that I can take care of myself since I was a child, and there is no need to trouble people I don't know." Dan shrugged: "Anyway, I have lived well until now, and it turns out that this is the case. The background is not without advantages - when I applied to be a hunter, the review was the fastest one in the same period."

His voice later took on a hint of joking, but August inexplicably heard a hint of loneliness.He knew that the person in front of him was an excellent fighter, his comrade in arms, a partner who could entrust each other with their backs.Just before tonight, he hadn't thought he'd ever been able to tell anyone else about these years, including Arthur.

Dan is different.

"The candles are burning out." Dan jerked his chin at the candlesticks on the table.

August suddenly came back to his senses: "It seems that we will have to prepare a new one next year."

Dan blew out the three candlesticks and joked, "Go to rest early, Major. I had a hard time convincing Captain Heath not to come and pick you up earlier."

August found himself laughing a little too much this night: "He didn't dare without my order."

"But it's also true that you need to rest. You go to bed first, and I'll sit outside for a while."

August looked at the back of him standing up, and called out to him, "Dan."

Dan turned his head, thinking he had something to arrange: "What?"

"Thank you." August's tone was sincere.

Dan froze for a moment, then shook his head: "You don't need to thank me. If I were in the same situation, you would do the same for me."

The author says:

The over-the-top chapter is relatively short... the plot will start tomorrow~