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After Brin left, only Suzanne and Etherine were left in the big wooden house.

The atmosphere became a little stiff, but Estherine was secretly happy in her heart—because she could be alone with Susanna this way.

Although the maid named Brin was friendly on the surface, she was always on guard against her, so she stopped Susanna and went out alone to look for Elena.

And it would be better if that little troublesome Elena wasn't there—the sister who clings to Suzanne all the time has a kind of hostility towards her, and often makes her go home early, in the name of worrying that something will happen to her, but in fact God is just driving her away.

However, even though she was in a very happy mood, Estherine deliberately showed a cautious look, looked worriedly at Susanna who hadn't spoken for a long time, and volunteered:
"Susan, how about I go find Elena too?"

Susanna let out a casual ah, her expression a little dazed.

Originally, such a small matter should be nothing.Elena was originally a good child, since Brin had already gone to look for her, there was no need to worry.

However, Susanna always felt that something was weird, but she couldn't think of a specific feeling, so she said casually:
"Let's go to the first floor, the food is ready."

Etherine smiled instantly and said hello—she knew Susannah would say that.

On the wooden table next to the stove, there is a sumptuous dinner.They saw this from a distance on the stairs, and then Suzanne took the initiative to invite her friend to have dinner together.

The two non-religious girls did not need to pray before meals without the presence of believers.

Etherine's performance was much livelier than usual.She happily picked up the long bread and dipped it in some jam. By the way, she also forked a piece of meat to eat with it. While chewing, she praised the food here is really good. Even the bread is much softer than hers. It would be nice to have such a rich dish.

But Suzanne has been sullen.She just squeezed out a few smiles at the beginning, and echoed a few words casually, and then her expression became more and more depressed, and even accidentally dropping the food on the fork didn't make her have too many mood swings.

Estherine naturally noticed the abnormality of the other party.However, she didn't ask what was wrong with the other party, but just sat next to Suzanne, and enthusiastically forked a piece of meat for her to eat.

Looking at the meat delivered to her mouth, Susanna smiled reluctantly and opened her mouth slightly.

But just as the piece of meat was about to be put into her mouth, the girl suddenly shut her mouth without warning, which made Estherine unable to react immediately.

The tip of the fork with the sliced ​​meat just touched the girl's lips lightly, and some sauce was stained on her face.

Estherine's complexion suddenly became ugly.She frowned slightly, and looked at her distraught friend in displeasure: "Susan, what's the matter with you? It's not too late now, and there are at least two hours before the night watchmen come out. Is there any need to be so worried?"

She was right.If it were the usual Suzanne, she would probably have eaten heartlessly with her friends by now.

Brin has already gone to find her sister, and it only takes more than an hour to go back and forth to the village; and Elena will definitely come back on time, because she is very well-behaved most of the time, but she will be willful in front of her parents and sister.

But the more she thought about it, the more depressed Susanna became.Now she feels that her head is foggy, as if something hinders her thinking, her thoughts are far less agile than usual, and she feels a little dazed from time to time...

Is she a cold?

When Susanna was silent, Iselin's face was completely dark.She bit her lips tightly, looked at her friend who was ignoring her and lowered her head in thought, and suddenly yelled:

"What, you're the one who invited me over, yet you still show me such a face!"

Suzanne was taken aback by the sudden anger, and looked up at Etherine, only to see that she continued to say aggrieved and angry:

"...I'm already coaxing you, can't you feel it! Since you're so worried about your precious sister, then you can go find her! I'll go home right away and won't bother you!"

Before Susannah could react, Estherine had covered her cloak angrily, picked up the book next to her, hugged it in her arms again, and rushed out the door.

Susannah stared at the other party's series of actions in a daze, and weakly called Iseline's name, and then saw the girl gradually disappear from her field of vision.

The trance struck again.Everything around her became inexplicably strange, as if this was not her home, but somewhere else.

Looking at the empty wooden house except her, Susanna hesitated for a while, then sighed heavily, and ran out the door.

Memory becomes a little fuzzy.In another burst of trance, the young girl leaned against the wall and carefully recalled the road that should have been memorized by heart. After a while, she determined the direction and ran towards the direction of the village.

There is a solid dirt path under your feet, and there are stretches of grass and scattered trees nearby. As the girl runs, these familiar scenes gradually recede.

Finally, she finally came to a position where she could see the houses on the edge of the village from a distance. At this moment, she saw Brin who was carrying Elena and walking towards her.

I saw some dirt on the hem of Elena's petticoat, and a large bloody wound on the knee of her right leg, as if she had hit the ground heavily while running fast.

Seeing this situation, Susanna ran towards the two of them and exclaimed:

"Eileen, why did you fall so badly?!"

Hearing her sister's voice, Elena, who was looking down at the road, raised her head and looked at her relatives who were rushing towards her. She immediately pursed her lips in aggrieved manner, and could not help crying in her intermittent voice:

"Sister... they bullied me... they said I was a bad boy who didn't believe in religion..."

Susanna who ran to Elena was stunned for a moment, and then felt a burst of strong anger:

"Who bullied you? Who bullied you?!"

"The youngest son of the blacksmith at the entrance of the village, Bruce in the northeast, and Alice and Marion near the river in the west..."

Hearing her sister's accusation in a crying voice, Elena's anger grew more and more, and then she heard Brin say softly:
"Miss, let's go back first, the sky will soon be dark."

"...Isn't it amazing for these bastards to be religious?" Elena muttered angrily.

Brin's face changed slightly, and his eyes quickly scanned the surroundings, and found two peasant women standing not far away looking here, so he whispered:

"Miss Susanna, let's go back first, there are many people here."

Those people probably didn't hear the girl's words, otherwise they wouldn't be so peaceful.

And Suzanne, who is usually careless, also felt Brin's sight and worry.As she walked home with Brin, she softly comforted her sobbing sister, then she turned her head silently and stared fiercely at the two people who were looking at them.

Under the girl's vicious gaze, the two peasant women immediately turned their heads away, chatting with each other as if nothing happened.

Susannah narrowed her eyes.She remembered that the two peasant women lived in the southeast of the village, and they were the closest villagers to their family.

But even so, they didn't communicate much.During the few exchanges, Suzanne vaguely remembered that the two peasant women had asked her and her sister questions such as "Why don't you believe in the Lord" and "Would you like to join a religion?"

Why are these irrelevant memories flashing through my mind repeatedly at this moment?

Susannah began to feel a little dazed again.She followed Brin and her sister back home in a daze, watched Brin help the latter to sit on the chair, and watched her hurriedly bring a basin of clean water, dipped a sackcloth in some water, and gently helped Irene Na wiped the wound.

On the girl's fair and delicate skin, the bright red wound was extremely hideous, covering most of her knees.Suzanne sat next to her sister, comforted her softly, and let her lean on her shoulder gently. While listening to the girl's sobs, she watched Brin wipe away the wound on the wound. The mud, sand and blood stains were cleaned up.

After that, the young blond maid went to the room and found a piece of dry sackcloth, and wrapped Eileen's wound in layers, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Brin's nervous expression had finally eased, Susannah's hanging heart gradually eased.She gently touched her sister's head, and heard the girl's rapid breathing became even and gentle, and then she came back to her senses, and looked at her slightly sideways.

At some point, this little guy who should have been immersed in the pain had already closed his eyes.Those slightly wrinkled delicate brows seemed to be saying that she was in pain, but the corners of her mouth were raised a little bit, with a hint of satisfaction.

This made Suzanne chuckle, and her shoulders moved slightly.

The move affected the girl who fell asleep on her shoulder.I saw that the other party's expression became a little unhappy, and his brows frowned even tighter, as if he was dissatisfied with this "unstable sleeping environment" in his sleep.

Suzanne could only keep her body as still as possible, and sat stiffly on this chair that was as stiff as herself.Sensing the eyes of others, she slowly raised her head to look at Brin, and smiled at the latter.

It's just that their smiles are a bit bitter.

At this time, it was sunset, and the light gradually became thinner.Brin stood up, took out the candle that was on the wooden stand aside, put it on the table and lit it.

This candle is made of tallow, which is much brighter than rushes, and it is enough for this wooden house with only a narrow corridor on the second floor.

After finishing her job, Brin was free to sit at the table.

After Susanna nodded, she picked up the bread on the table and ate a few casual bites, then stood up again, picked up Elena who was already asleep and walked up to the second floor, and after a short rest, she came to the sisters. In their bedroom, gently put the girl on the bed.

Susannah followed Brin all the way to the door of the room, watched her put down her sister, and then went to the corridor outside the door with her, whispering "thank you".

Brin smiled wearily, looked into Suzanne's eyes, and said softly:
"I always feel that you have become more mature, miss."

Suzanne smiled shyly in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "Isn't that great, after all, I am my sister."

"But Miss Elena likes to say that you don't look like a sister," Brin said softly, shaking her head with a smile, "It seems that after today, Second Miss will gradually change her opinion of you."

Hearing the other party's praise from the heart, Susannah became more and more embarrassed, and even felt her cheeks start to heat up.She shrank her head, smiled mischievously, and then returned to her room.

At dusk, the bedroom with the windows closed was extremely dark.Reminiscent of the "about the witch" story I heard here before, Susannah couldn't help but tremble.

After a little hesitation, the girl tiptoed downstairs, chatted with Bryn for a while, asked for another candle, and then went back to the bedroom.

Putting the candle on the wooden table by the window, Susanna looked at the warm and soft candlelight contentedly. While feeling relieved for a while, the feeling of trance struck again——

In a daze, she seemed to look past the wooden wall in front of her eyes and saw a dark stone room, very much like a legendary castle.

Then, she saw a luxurious bedroom with off-white luster, and a luxurious big bed with pink curtains was placed on the innermost side.It looked extremely soft, and at this moment, a strong sense of nostalgia welled up in her heart, making her nose sore involuntarily.

what happened?

She gently wiped her eyes with her hands, and felt that she was probably a little tired, so she changed into her pajamas and lay down gently on the bed.

Suzanne didn't cuddle her sister to sleep as usual.She tried her best to keep herself away from the injured girl, lay on the edge of the bed, closed her eyes amidst unreasonable complex thoughts and warm lights.