Path of Light.

Chapter 160 161. Roy's Gift

Castleton City in mid-September finally ended the long rainy season.

After attending the assembly of the temple, Roy did not go to the Black Pearl with Jasper to enjoy the sunset view of Castleton Harbor. He walked slowly along Brown Street towards home.

He's a little tired recently, and he's going to give himself a day off.

With the Chalice of Wisdom, side chapel baptisms are made much simpler.

Of course, on Wednesday, Roy also received an invitation from the court to attend the trial on Sunday. This time, the court will try Ralph the gray dwarf and Udura the blood elf.

Also invited were Squadron Captain Denzel Simpson of the Second Battalion of the Seventh Knights, Instructor Nora and his instructor teammates.

As Roy had just gone through the third trial, it was a very unhappy experience.

Perhaps for every elf who participated in the trial, that experience should not be very pleasant.

So Roy is on trial for the fourth time.There is a feeling of resistance from the bottom of my heart.

Of course, since Ralph and Mrs. Udura were going to be tried this time, Roy had to participate in this trial no matter what.

He hoped that Captain Ralph and Mrs. Udura could be imprisoned for life, so as not to come out to trouble him after the sentence was over.

So he planned to meet Simpson Squadron Captain once before attending the trial.

I hope he will testify that the two pirates intended to harm Princess Ophelia. If this charge is convicted, the arbitrators will likely choose an upper limit on the sentencing of the two pirates.

When passing by Mrs. Winnie's pharmacy, Roy waved to the night saber hiding under the low wall of the bushes.

The water level of the Darne River finally dropped a little.

The protests of the half-blood elves in the lower city lasted for a whole week. Although normal order had been restored at Castleton Port, a large number of half-blood elves still gathered in Heroes Square to stage a sit-in protest.

The last bit of scorching sun also fell silent under the sea, and the edge of the sea was dyed orange.

On the sea in the distance, some flying fish boats spread their wings and quickly returned to the port.

Roy saw a warm light shining from his yard, and an indescribable joy suddenly surged in his heart. He pushed open the courtyard door, and saw a magic chandelier lit in the living room.

Ms. Belinda was lying on a wicker chair on the terrace, with a sun hat covering her face and a homely suspender skirt, enjoying the shade on the terrace.

Probably because she heard the squeak of the courtyard door, she sat up from the rattan chair, the straw hat covering her face rolled aside, she leaned forward with both hands on the balcony railing, with a gentle smile on her face .

"Roy, how have you been these two weeks?"

Roy could feel the tiredness on her body, probably the sculpture work was not as smooth as she imagined.

"I'm still guessing, is it the city of Buenos full of art that makes you linger..."

Roy pushed open the door, took off his shoes and ran into the living room.

Ms. Belinda rushed down the stairs. When she was about to hug Roy around the waist like a child, she realized that Roy was only half a head shorter than an adult Silver Moon Elf...

Roy made a pot of lemon tea and poured Ms. Belinda a cup.

Sit down across the table and say to Ms. Belinda:

"Recently, the elves in the lower city of Castleton have been protesting against the Council of Elders for a week. Last week, there was a battle at the port pier. It is said that two pirates were captured. Normally, nothing major happened on Brown Street."

Belinda held the teacup in both hands and asked Roy:

"Should we move to a place closer to the Elven Academy?"

Roy was slightly taken aback, and said:
"Actually, the environment here is quite good. Did you go well in Buenos?"

Ms. Belinda's delicate face showed a gloomy cloud, and she said in a low mood:
"It's not so smooth. Although there are countless art galleries in Buenos City, there are also artists looking for opportunities everywhere. Many of them are like me, and they have to travel around the city every day. Recommended As long as your own works are not particularly eye-catching and do not have your own unique style, it will be difficult for these art museums to take a fancy to them..."

It can be seen that this trip to Buenos has hit her hard.

Roy blinked and asked her:

"So... that's why you didn't want to come back after going out for so long?"

While Ms. Belinda was in a daze, Roy reached out and held Belinda's hand and said:
"You should come back early and take a good rest at home. As long as you treat every time you go out...as a trip, you will probably reap a lot of happiness!"

Belinda curled her lips and countered: "Oh! You seem to be talking about it very easily."

"That's actually it! Next... are you going to create at home?" Roy continued to ask.

Belinda said a little unconfidently:

"Well, I went to Buenos this time and met many sculptors who are very accomplished in sculpture. Some of their works gave me a lot of new ideas in sculpture creation, so I am going to give it a try when I come back this time. .”

Roy quickly encouraged:
"That's pretty good."

……

When she's not working, Belinda likes to lie in bed and sleep in.

Roy prepared a simple breakfast, a piece of breadfruit and lemon tea, and hurried to school.

These days, Sabrina often waits on the side of the road.

Being able to walk with an elf beauty, in fact, this journey to school is quite enjoyable.

Belinda slept until noon, when she came down from the second floor wrapped in a white sheet.

Standing in front of the mirror, I scratched my matted hair, then took a hot shower, and changed into a clean and refreshing vest and bloomers.

She sat in front of the dining table, enjoying the breakfast that Roy had prepared early.

Then he walked up to the second floor with lemon tea and pushed away the studio opposite the bedroom...

Originally, she thought the studio would be full of dust, but to Belinda's surprise, everything in the studio was neatly arranged.

Even the rusty carving knives that were left before leaving had been polished extremely sharp now. Each carving knife was smeared with a thin layer of grease and neatly arranged in a row according to length.

There are also two whetstones and a row of crystal clear stones on the wooden stand.

Basically, there are some sapphires, and there are also a few moon stones and hexagonal crystals.

These were all bought by Roy in the college backstreet free market recently.

Ms. Belinda reached out and picked up a round bluestone, stuck it to her face, then closed her eyes, with a faint smile on her face...

……

After the martial arts training class, Roy was about to go to the third teaching building with Claire when he was called aside by Instructor Nora.

Instructor Nora took Roy to the weapon rack on the training ground, stared at Roy and asked:

"Roy, are you interested in joining my adventure group?"

Instructor Nora is the kind of character who likes to be straightforward, which is rare among silver moon elf women.

Roy was a little dazed. He never expected to receive an invitation from Instructor Nora, so he said:

"Join your adventure group? But I don't know anything!"

"Since you are a trainee priest, do you know secondary healing?" Instructor Nora asked Roy.

"Yes." Roy replied.

"Then do you know the purification technique?" Instructor Nora asked again.

"Yes." Roy replied.

Instructor Nora patted him on the shoulder and said with great relief:
"Enough is enough, our adventure group just lacks a priest, how about it? Join us!"

"..."

Roy didn't know what to say...

Instructor Nora saw Roy's scruples, thought for a while and said again:

"Actually, you can also join as a temporary member. Usually, we seldom go on adventure trips. Only during holidays, we may go to a certain monster forest to try our luck."

"At that time, if you want to go with us, you can tell me, we are always welcome."

This condition is very relaxed.

Roy breathed a sigh of relief and agreed, "That's fine!"

"It's probably time for class, let's go!"

Seeing that Roy agreed, Instructor Nora waved at Roy and dismissed him casually.

Claire has been waiting not far away.

Seeing Roy running over, he asked him curiously:

"Roy, what did Instructor Nora tell you just now?"

Roy hurriedly ran towards Teaching Building No. [-], and said, "He hopes that I can join their adventure trip during the holidays..."

Claire yelled enviously:
"This kind of good thing, why didn't Instructor Nora come to me?"

……

In a blink of an eye, it was Saturday again.

Ms. Belinda has been shutting herself in the studio on the second floor these days, busy carving new works every day.

Roy was a little worried that this would make her feel depressed, so he took advantage of his free time at night and came to the door of Ms. Belinda's studio.

'Tuk tuk...'

He knocked lightly on the studio door, but it didn't close.

As long as you stand at the door, you can see Ms. Belinda standing in front of the bench in the studio. There is a stone in front of her. She is using a shovel to remove the excess stone from the eye socket of the stone statue.

Ms. Belinda turned around and saw Roy leaning against the door. Then she put down the shovel in her hand and asked him with great interest:
"Why are you interested in seeing me sculpt?"

Roy walked in, walked around the portrait that had already taken shape, and said with a smile, "I just want to see it!"

Ms. Belinda lifted her chin, glanced at the row of sharpened carving knives on the shelf, and said to him:

"...the carving knife is sharpened well."

Roy stood beside the statue and smiled without saying a word.

He looked at a delicate ornament on the shelf. It was a small boat going out to sea, and a child was about to jump off the boat.

There are many fine openwork patterns carved on the exquisite boat.

Roy watched carefully, but didn't speak...

Ms. Belinda held the carving knife in her hand, turned around and stared at Roy with beautiful eyes:

"Is something wrong?"

Roy rubbed his nose and said, "Well, Belinda, I have a friend, I want to give her a gift..."

"So you're going to...let me carve a small gift for you?"

Roy smiled: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)