【Gillay】Beauty and the Beast

When the young man looked at the castle emitting golden light from a distance, the setting sun was about to draw traces on the horizon.

He dismounted at the foot of the fir tree and walked on snow.

The weather along the way is very good, but as the sun tilts, the temperature drops sharply following the celestial body.The whitish gas rose with the boy's breath, and the experience of walking on the snow and the cold attacking his joints was something he had to get used to since he was ten years old, so little Gilfies walked in an orderly and gentle manner.

And when he approached the huge castle full of majesty, his own light spread like pollen to the surroundings, which even made Gilfies' stiff ankles feel a little warmth.

The courtyard was so huge that even Gilfies couldn't see it all at a glance.There are no fences or walls, but there is not even a single snowfall on the delicate ground of the garden, which is clearly separated from the cold outside, indicating that this belongs to someone's domain.

The red-haired boy comforted his horse, and the other's breath fell on the boy's shoulder.She was a brave young girl who had been with him since three years ago.

Gilfies knew that he had to show courage too. This was a completely different kind of courage, which was different from hunting or facing the officials at home in the past.

He tied the white horse to the fir tree with half-green and half-blue leaves at the end of the path (half of this tree has stretched into the courtyard), and he straightened his clothes. Li knelt down on one knee, and said every word he had thought up on the way here.

"I am the hunter who has come to apologize for the recklessness of my father, sir, who plucked your roses rudely the day before yesterday."

The red flower on the boy's chest didn't show any signs of withering, it just shrank its petals slightly in the cold.

"All of this is my fault. I beg you to forgive my father. I am willing to make any compensation for this."

After the boy finished speaking, he lowered his red head.

He waited for the roar, the bang, the pain and the wave of rage to hit him.But his hunter side didn't sound any sirens, and for a long time in silence, nothing happened, only the wetness curled up on his knees.

Gilfies didn't even feel the slightest fear, he suddenly felt that he was waiting for something else.

"Eh,"

He made a sound.The young man was completely surrounded by golden light, and for a moment he thought he was on the snow in March. He wanted to hunt the rabbits in early spring, so he got up earlier than the sun, and gradually the morning sun fell on him all the time. The body lurking in the dark.

Even that sunshine is far from being as warm as this.

Gilfies stood up.

He had been kneeling for a long time, so his figure shook a bit.Then his pupils, which were deeper than the sky, widened suddenly - the surrounding snow completely melted, and the dark land was exposed, and the manor in front of him was not as quiet as before, but became alive , with warm rays of light filling his surroundings.

All this is so strange to the young man, but he can't restrain his desire to get closer.

He set his feet on the clean land for a while, then hurriedly turned around and took his horse again.

After walking for a while, he saw the graceful stable boy his father had described.

He wasn't sure he could use it, but he heard a movement inside - something his father hadn't said.He comforted the girl first, let her lean against an oak tree to rest for a while, and walked in while saying "Excuse me".

Inside are two fine horses.

No, it is contemptuous to describe it as a horse.Those were two steeds that even Hermes, the envoy of the gods, doubted whether he could control them.None of them has An Maji on them, and their eyes are shining with the light of wisdom.Among them, the one in the No. [-] position is all white, while the one near his No. [-] position is bright red.

They all looked at Gilfies who appeared at the door, and then nodded to him.

So Gilfies nodded to them like an old friend.He bowed and walked out with a gentle heart.

An encounter with an animal that can only be found in legends seemed to take away the last of the 15-year-old's unease.His determination to die was as futile as an army rushing to an empty battlefield.

He found the palace gate was open.

Inside is brightly lit, and food is set on long tables in the elegant hall.Gilfies knew that all of this was for herself.

So he sat down.

"Thank you for preparing this for me."

He paused, "If you agree, please have dinner with me. I want to talk to you, Your Excellency."

The boy didn't get any response. The flames in the fireplace were burning so fiercely that he had to take off his heavy coat and put the red rose on his chest in the vase on the dining table.

When Gilfies tidied up the used tableware and packed the dining table (it is not a small project to find the back kitchen in such a gorgeous castle), he decided not to continue drilling some useless horns.No matter how the master here will deal with himself, he has also decided to bear the part he should bear.

So he began to visit this gorgeous palace.No matter what angle you look at it, it is very beautiful here.

The boy was surprised to find that the door to a room near the center had been opened, and he swore in his heart that he was almost used to such invitations.

But he was still shocked when he walked into this room. There was a huge bookcase inside, or rather, the entire two walls were full of precious books, and there was also a grand piano with beautiful lines.

Gilfies couldn't help but picked up the first book facing him on the wall. On the cover was written in golden handwriting: "You can have whatever you want, and control everything as you like."

The boy really didn't know what to do now.

In the end, he still couldn't resist the temptation of books, so he read the book on the pear blossom desk.As the clock struck that night, the light that poured out of the castle grew softly dimmed.

Gilfies discovered that this room was connected to a bedroom that could be said to be gorgeous.

The young man thought that it was impossible for him to fall asleep, but what he didn't expect was that after he lay down, the soft bed was accompanied by distant soft music, and he soon fell asleep.

In the soft silence, he dreamed of the battlefield as he did many times in the past, and he was riding a red horse...

When Gilfies woke up with music and birdsong, washed up and put on brand new clothes and came to the hall, the hot breakfast was ready.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

The young man spoke into the air again, knowing that the other party was listening to him: "Please allow me to leave the confines of the palace and hunt around. Although I am only a mere hunter, please allow me to make up for my mistakes. ,"

He denied his own words: "Please allow me to return the gift."

Gilfies also thought about whether to start with the sanitation of the palace first, but this castle is so splendid that every layer of it as far as the eye can see is spotless.

Still did not get any response, the boy went to the stable.He finds out that his girl has already been settled in.

He still greeted each other with the god horses, and then Gilfies fed them skillfully, combing the white and red fur.

After taking care of everything, he patted the white horse's neck and said, "Let's go."

Gilfies felt the gaze from behind watching him until it disappeared.

He led the horse to the front of the courtyard, and it was the first time in his life that he saw red roses.He stood still for a while before he was able to move on.

There are not many prey that can be caught in winter, but due to Baijierfeisi's top technology and a little bit of luck, he successfully caught a fox and two male rabbits.

When he returned to the manor, which was different from the world, with the cold air all over his body, he found that the tall trees inside were still bearing fruit.

The young man blinked, wondering if the weather in July has always been maintained here?

Five years of barren life have given the boy all the skills to survive.Cooking meat is not difficult, but Gilfies does not have more complicated cooking skills, and what he failed to consider is that even then he has to use almost all the tools and ingredients that come with the kitchen.

"I'm so sorry that I can only prepare such a simple return gift for you. Your Excellency, I made an almond cake with the ingredients in the kitchen without authorization, and said some boastful and stupid things. This is my personal limit taught by my mother. , I hope to make up for the slightest mistake my father has done to you."

The boy then added: "I have already eaten in the back kitchen, if you are willing to forgive me, please come and taste it."

So Gilfies made up his mind to pack up the cold leftovers the next day and walked back.

At the third step, he was already surrounded by the light behind him, and he couldn't control himself at all. When he suddenly turned his head, he saw the golden figure walking down the stairs slowly.

Looking at the short life of little Gilfies so far, it can be said to be bumpy.

He had to face the wolves that besieged him in the first winter after experiencing the great change at the age of ten.He had to cross the rushing rivers and spend the night alone in the forest with wolves howling.

But never had his heart beat so fast when he met the god of death, he felt that his chest was about to be smashed, but his mind was empty.

He was always so calm that he could judge the wolf's location cautiously and silently in the snowstorm, and smashed its skull with a shotgun.

But at this moment, he was as helpless as a newborn baby, and like a newborn baby who couldn't restrain himself from crying, Gilfies faced the long table in front of him—or walked towards him. He couldn't restrain the huge golden lion coming.

He couldn't help it.

Then he said, "You are beautiful."

The golden shining figure stopped in its tracks.

Gilfies immediately lowered his head: "I'm very sorry, Your Excellency."

"Reinhardt."

The boy raised his head, and what he looked into was a pair of ice-blue eyes. Even if he traveled all over the world, it was impossible to find a gemstone that could compare to this half-lingering gem. so it is.

Gilfies felt that he saw waves of storms behind the icy blue, which was a deeper essence than beauty itself.

"...Lord Reinhardt."

"Now that you know my name, don't call me Your Excellency in the future."

Then he added: "That title doesn't fit a beast."

"……Yes."

"your name?"

"Siegfried Gilfias."

The red-haired boy quickly replied.

"say it one more time?"

"Ok?"

The boy made a sound in doubt, but he quickly repeated: "Siegfried Gilfias."

"say it one more time."

"My name is Siegfried Gilfias."

"say it one more time."

"My name is Siegfried Gilfias."

"Say more."

"My name is Siegfried Gilfies, Mr. Reinhardt."

In a trance, Gilfies even felt that the other party smiled, and the golden and solemn figure looked at him.

"Siegfried, what a tacky name."

The teenager blinked his dark blue eyes.The sound from the huge lion's mouth sounded more rhythmic to him than the church organ.

"Then, are you here to..."

Puzzled by the other party's pause, the boy took the initiative to continue: "I'm here to apologize, Mr. Reinhardt, for my fault, "

"You have done nothing wrong."

"Your Excellency, please forgive me,"

The young man immediately retracted the corners of his mouth that were relaxed, and he tensed his shoulders to restrain himself from thinking that the other party wanted to punish his father.

"I don't know what you want me to 'forgive'."

The beast interrupted him, and now his tone and appearance are enough to frighten anyone.

"But I have decided to accept your 'return gift'. Although you, as a hunter, are used to seeing beasts eating indecently, you should leave now."

Until Gilfies returned to the room, the frustration that fell from the sky still surrounded him.

Even with the soothing music flowing beside him, the boy stayed up all night.

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