Evetrona's old stories

Due to the delay on the road for a few days, the college's preparatory courses have already started at this time - receiving the syllabus and textbooks, consolidating the learning content of the previous year, and warming up for new subjects... There is almost no buffer time, and Eve must immediately devote herself to her busy academic life.

In the first few days, she had to squeeze out some time to visit those friends who lived in Runlong Castle—such as Sha Lan and her landlady downstairs, the Golta in the library, the progenitor dragon Vegmanning, and some senior college students and teachers.And after finishing all this, she began to seriously consider the issue of giving up her knight status to Lotilan.The reason why it was delayed for so many days was because she found that most people in the academy seemed to know that she had defeated a witch in the north. Many people who knew or didn't know were congratulating her. She greeted people with a smile, but she was not happy in her heart--Eve had made meritorious service in the Knights, and now in the eyes of outsiders, her honor was also tied to her status as an apprentice knight.

That day, she finally planned to meet Luo Tilan.Eve pushed open the door of Forward's restaurant, only to be startled by Forward following her - Forward had just returned from shopping outside.Seeing Eve's listless look, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Is this what he looks like after he came back a few days ago?" Forward asked with concern.His son was not around, and he always took care of Eve as his own child.

"Because I haven't eaten your dishes for a long time." Eve smiled at him, and then asked, "Luotilan...is he there?"

"He's been quite busy recently, and he's probably handling business in the office over there." Seeing that Eve was still carrying the box, he called for hired workers to come out to carry the goods so that his hands could be freed up to help Eve carry the box. "It's so heavy!" After taking the box, he was a little surprised, "What's in it? Could it be a gift for me?" He joked.The two were walking towards the second floor in tandem at this time. When he finished speaking, there were no footsteps behind him.Forward turned his head and saw an apologetic look on Eve's face.

"You, why do you take it seriously?" Forward smiled, "I don't need you to give me a gift... what do you want to eat later?"

"I want to eat anything." Eve also recovered.

"Oh, what a big appetite."

Eve had a meal here at Forward, and then took a nap in the guest room.In the afternoon, she helped Forward handle some simple ingredients, and the two chatted in the kitchen for a while.

"I heard that you have done meritorious service, and the teachers are also discussing it." Forward asked her, "How is it, are you not injured?"

"Does it count as being hurt?" Eve asked him back.

Forward laughed dryly, "That means he wasn't injured, right?"

Eve nodded.

"You came here this time to find Luo Tilan, do you have something to say to him?"

"I just came to see you today, and I will return the box to him." Eve was referring to the equipment that Luo Tilan had "loaned" to her.

"Okay, let's not tell the truth." Forward narrowed his eyes, "What do you want to tell Lotilan, can I know?" He asked again.

"I just want to tell him that I don't want to be a knight anymore."

"What about the test, what about the test?"

"What test?"

"That...candidacy test."

"You also know about this?"

"Who doesn't know now?"

Eve was silent for a while, and asked, "Do news from your Knights always spread so fast?"

Forward shook his head with a strange expression, and he didn't know whether he wanted to express negation, or he didn't know.

"If you want to ask him something, I can send a message for you, and we will meet here when you are free."

"No need, I really just came to see you today. As for Luo Tilan... just wait a while." Eve didn't see Luo Tilan at the first time, so she began to hesitate again, thinking that this matter Things can be delayed.

"Eve, how do I feel..." Forward stared at her and said in a suspicious tone, "We haven't seen each other for a few months, you seem to have changed."

"What changed? Hair?"

"It's not as honest as before, it's a bit like... a bit like those young people from middle-class families in the east." Forward was afraid that she would be unhappy, so he kept watching her reaction when he spoke.

"What does that look like, how would you describe it?" Eve asked him with a smile.

"It's just—I always like to say beautiful words, and I have to hide half of them, and..." Forward realized that he had gone too far, so he waved his hand, as if to disperse the smoke in front of him, " I'm just trying to say—you're going to grow up to be one of those nasty grown-ups."

After speaking, the two laughed together again.

Eve knew he was joking, so she raised her hand and threw the water in the basin on him in retaliation.Forward smiled helplessly, covering his face with his hands awkwardly.

Eve has definitely changed, and sometimes she feels it herself.

"It would be great if I had a daughter like you back then." Forward sat on the stool, leaning his shoulders against the stove behind him, "My kid..." He only said half a sentence, as if he had exhausted his strength, and after sighing, he refused to continue.

"It has nothing to do with being a boy or a girl." Eve said, "As far as the girls I know are the same age, they don't worry much at home."

"Really—are you bragging? Praising yourself for peace of mind?"

"If I don't worry..." Eve shook her head.If she had put her mind at ease and listened to Nanfen, and had not promised Luo Tilan to go to the north at the beginning, she would not have such a bad thing now, and would not let Nanfen worry about her all the time.

"Okay, don't think about those unhappy things. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. Don't think about things too complicated at a young age."

"It would be great if that's the case." Eve picked the celery and scooped some warm water to wash her hands. When she saw the seasonings in the kitchen, she suddenly had some thoughts in her heart.She asked Forward, "Did you ever say before—that you wanted to teach me how to cook?"

After hearing this sentence, Forward sat up straight suddenly, his expression suddenly became agitated, "Of course I said, do you want to learn?"

"Try it first." Eve replied, "I can cook some, but I can't distinguish many spices and condiments, so..."

"That's easy, I'll teach you how to recognize it, we have a lot of it in our backyard." Fearing that she would regret it, Forward boasted, "If there are any seasonings that I don't recognize, no one in Klikin will recognize them."

Eve nodded, and the matter was settled like this.

More than a week later, the students in the training center also began to return to school one after another. Akanlu came to the door as soon as they arrived at school, and dragged her to finish this year's school run. Originally, Eve thought she could escape this disaster.

But this year she got the medal as she wished.

That evening, she followed Akanlu all the time, and the two rushed to the finish line almost at the same time, and Eve was one step behind her, so Akanlu was not very happy, saying that she let the water out in the competition.

Fan Bijiu had been waiting on the flat slope in front of the stone bridge. After Eve received the medal from Tetrog - Lotilan didn't show up for the whole time this year - he came over to wipe her sweat and hand her drinks.There were quite a few people watching the excitement around, and Eve really didn't know whether to accept or reject Fan Bijiu's behavior, so she could only stand there in a daze and let the other party show her hospitality.Akanlu stood aside, and she kept laughing at Eve as she watched Eve shrink her head like a tortoise.

Di Geng has been missing, and so has Lin Xin—neither of them came to school, which made Eve feel more at ease. She guessed that the two of them might have something to delay their return date, instead of applying to drop out of school and leave the Knight Academy as Di Geng said before.

Eve had been to the apartment building where the two lived several times, but in the end she only found Smil who was in the same group, so she told Tosmir that if Dicken or Lin Xin came back, she must let them find her as soon as possible.Smil gladly accepted the order.

This year is different from last year, because there are more and more acquaintances in the college, the daily life seems lively and full of vitality.

Elvira, Xilinya, and Mara are in the same study group as Eve. As before, they spend most of the class or activities together going in and out together, but this year there are more Vatican and Oleden.Eve wanted to persuade the two of them to have a good relationship with students of the same grade, but Fan Bijiu said that others should find a way to have a good relationship with her—who made him the son of the consul.

Vincent loves to draw.In the two weeks since he came to the Knights Academy, he has drawn more than a dozen charcoal sketches for Eve, some in class, some in the corridor, and some outdoors and in the dining room. fine.His drawing paper was the size of a book in the library—about [-]-carat—not too big, and his behavior when painting was not secretive, so Eve never noticed his little movements.Later, seeing that no one was paying attention, he lost his composure, so he confessed his behavior to Eve.

When Eve saw those paintings, she couldn't put them down.Fan Bijiu sprayed the pine perfume used for fixing paintings on the drawing paper, which made the color on the drawing paper more vivid and clear, and also made the lines and outlines of the characters softer and more natural, as if they were about to emerge.

Eve greatly praised Fan Bijiu's painting level, and at the same time asked the other party to draw a bust portrait of herself.After the portrait was framed, she hung it on the wall of her bedroom.

"Your portrait is actually very easy to draw, especially the half profile." Fan Bijiu said proudly, "I can draw it with one stroke with my eyes closed—as long as I think about the most beautiful and three-dimensional line, I will never make a mistake."

When Eve heard his "subtle" praise, she laughed unnaturally.

The fluttering hair, the folds of the skirt, the slender neck... What Van Biquieu didn't say was that whenever the painting was nearing completion, he seemed to have a feeling of possessing her.So he repaired and repaired his paintings—the symphony would end after the cadence, but the paintings always seemed ambiguous at the end.

The painter concentrates on Si, resting and concentrating.

For Fan Bijiu, this can probably be regarded as a kind of practice.

[127] Under the prestige (fourth)

One weekend morning, the apartment administrator sent a student to find Eve, saying that someone was waiting for her downstairs.

After she heard the news, she thought Di Gen had returned, so she hurried downstairs with only a coat on.

The dormitory administrator was waiting for her at the top of the stairs, and when she saw Eve going downstairs, this normally unsmiling woman had a rare look of eagerness in her eyes.

"Come here, he's here," she greeted.

The administrator brought the bewildered Eve into her office, and it wasn't until she saw the strange young man in front of her that Eve finally realized that it wasn't Dicken who came looking for her.

At this time, Eve was only wearing a thin dress and a short knitted jacket over her upper body. Not to mention formal, she might not even be called decent.But now that he has met the other party, it is unrealistic to go back and change clothes now.

"This is Asd Nacreon." The administrator introduced to Eve, "He is the son of Hollyn, the second seat of the Knight Academy. You have probably heard of him."

Eve thought of who this person was almost instantly - he was the adopted son of Huo Lien, and he was also a contender for the position of Lord Benlong Castle.

"Eve Lord Ent Harveyne." The administrator told Asder Eve's name again.

"Hello." Asd nodded to her, "Miss Eve, actually, I have to confess to you that this is not the first time we have met."

Eve looked at him suspiciously, but she couldn't figure out where she had seen this person before, so she felt a little ashamed.

"Really? Sorry, I..."

"It's not like that. I'm the one who should apologize—" Asde quickly explained again, "It should be said that I only met you one-sidedly. When Lord Lotilan went looking for you last year, I was also in the team Here, but wearing a mask... By the way, the person who dismounted and gave you the equipment is actually me."

"Oh!" Eve exclaimed.

Facing Eve at this time, Asder actually still felt a little confused.That day, when he saw Eve—seeing the petite girl in her mother's arms, and her hesitant attitude when facing Lotilan, he felt a little disappointed in his heart.At that time, he even doubted whether Luo Tilan had some kind of bad motives, otherwise why would he drive such a weak woman to the battlefield.

In the eyes of literati or dramatists, erosion, decay and ruins are all manifestations of beauty: a girl dying of illness, a flower that is withering day by day, a ruined wall after a war... It seems that the eternity of beauty is reflected in this moment between.But in fact, death is not as dignified as imagined in art.The battlefield...As long as Asde closes his eyes, he seems to be able to see the devastation and fresh flesh, hear the murmur of the dying who have not yet died of life in the corpse pile, and smell the scorched smell mixed with stench and fresh flesh. Fishy smell and other miscellaneous pungent smells, mosquitoes and flies flying on the ashen land, carrion vultures and pterosaurs feasting on them, and cannot drive them away—how many people's wills and memories have been buried in the battlefield?Asde, as long as he thinks of this, and thinks that this girl may become a part of the gray earth, become unrecognizable, and die worthless, he will feel very uncomfortable-beautiful things are for appreciation , It is a treasure bestowed by God to the mortal world, not to be wasted like this.

During this operation, as long as he thought of this incident for a moment, Asde would feel chest tightness and sadness. He wanted to find out what caused him to have such emotions, but he failed.Ast is 25 years old, people say that he is a born knight, there is no doubt about it; and last winter, he finally realized——his belief, the motivation given by the honor of his ancestors, Can no longer support his future path.

When Ast looked into his heart, he was thinking: Who am I?Why are you standing here?Everyone said that Asder should inherit his father's behest, and his achievements had already been preordained.Asder used to think so too, but now he's shaken.

During the execution of the mission, he was depressed all the time, and even a little distracted. After Lotilan noticed this, he asked him the reason.

"Is the surname important?" Asd asked Luo Tilan with a frown, his tone was even a bit aggressive, "If a person's surname can determine his fate, then how is it different from a curse?"

"Don't take it for granted, child." Lotilan laughed. Asder had never seen him smile like this—as if there was a hint of sarcasm mixed in with the joy. The holy knight continued to persuade: "Instead of thinking wildly, it's better to focus more on the matter in front of you... Be careful that if you don't pay attention, you will be overtaken by others."

Luo Tilan only thought that he was arguing for Eve's matter.This is also natural, he would never have thought that Asde, who had been going forward bravely, would also have a moment of wavering in his heart.

"Excuse me... why did you come to see me?" Seeing that he was staring at her without speaking, Eve asked proactively.

"Oh, it's about Mrs. Hyde." Ast came back to his senses, "Mrs. Hyde wants to see us, and the time is tentatively scheduled for the morning of next weekend. You, me, and Gorgon, the three of us will go together."

"Who is Gorgon?" Eve was unfamiliar with this name.

"Gorgon-Hileven Hyde," Asd replied, "he's a candidate . . . as we are."

Only then did Eve realize that there was a third person competing for the position of castle master.

"My father learned that I've always wanted to see you, so he sent me to tell you about it. Today, Ms. Rojeka made an introduction, and we are now acquainted." Asd smiled at her, "Although we are competing with each other, it does not prevent us from becoming friends in private. If you need any help in the Knight Academy, just come to me, and I will never refuse."

Asder's first impression of Eve was "very reliable".His dependability came not from his looks—he wasn't particularly good looking, if you had to describe it as rigid and grim—he always looked people in the eye when he spoke.His gaze was neither sharp nor offensive, as if there was only a stubborn firmness in it, and no other thoughts.Based on this impression, Eve is willing to believe what he said.

The conversation between the two didn't last long, and after Asde confirmed that the news had been delivered accurately, he said goodbye and left.And when he left, the administrator refilled Eve with another cup of tea, as if he wanted to keep her here to talk for a while.

Eve sat on the chair, her mood relaxed, and she began to look around—it was the first time she entered the administrator's office today.

This room is not too big, and there are two windows inside: one is facing south, facing the outdoor flower bed; the other is facing the hall, blocked by dark curtains.At this time, there was a set of tea sets and a stack of old books on the dark brown desk. Eve glanced up and found that the cover of the last book was printed in golden letters in ancient Franto - "Poetics Developed".

Eve was startled—this apartment manager whom Asder called Ms. Rojeka didn't seem to be simple.

"I used to serve my wife. Later, my wife got older and didn't want to keep so many people around, so she dismissed all the younger ones." Ms. Rojeka sat in the seat where Asder had just sat, and said straight to the point.

"Serving" may be a modest term.Eve looked at the middle-aged woman in front of her, and recalled her usual words and deeds. It seemed that everything this person did had a different meaning because of her former identity—her serious face seemed to have The majesty and tranquility like a sandstone pillar is the self-esteem and glory that she was given when she was in the ancient family.

"There is a quality in you that I appreciate, that is 'plainness', especially if this quality appears in a most beautiful girl." The administrator said, "But if you want to see your wife, it's not good to be too casual."

"What do you think is the proper way to meet such a person?" Eve knew that Ms. Rojeka seemed to be planning to help her, so she sat up straight and spoke very respectfully.

"Mrs. Hyde was born in the Knight Kingdom, and the Knight Kingdom also has their traditional etiquette. Although Madam doesn't pay much attention to those red tapes now, we have to pay attention to it—it's like a kind of respect."

"Then... you plan to..." Eve opened her eyes wide.

"Yes, I can teach you all these things. With your intelligence, it will only take a few days to learn them well. In addition, we also need a set of traditional costumes of the Knight Kingdom. You don't have to worry about that. You just need to go and take a measurement."

"Thank you for your kindness, but..." Eve was a little embarrassed.

"Do you think I'm meddling?" Ms. Rojeka raised her eyebrows. On her face, Eve couldn't see any joy or anger.

"Of course not, I just don't want to trouble you so much."

Ms. Rojeka smiled, "No trouble. I help you out of respect for my wife. If I help you, you are helping me."

Eve wanted to say that she didn't intend to participate in this competition, but she couldn't say that no matter if she was facing Asder or Rojeka.

Perhaps at this time, she also vaguely realized that she was powerless to live by her own will.

One day in mid-March, it was raining lightly.The stone bricks were soaked by the rain, and the castle seemed to be shrouded in white mist, creating a transparent hazy feeling.After finishing the day's class, Eve returned to the apartment with several girls in the same group.The rain started on the way to class, and the rain was not strong, so they didn't have umbrellas.

When they reached the door, they saw a man standing under the steps of the apartment.Xilinya was the first to see it, and she asked Eve if she knew this person, because he was wearing a light gray knight's attire.

After approaching, Eve carefully sized up the thin-faced man, and the other's gaze fell on her at this moment.

The man's complexion is pale, his eyes are slightly drooping, and his eye sockets are deep-set. A head of light golden curly blond hair hangs over his shoulders, and a fine layer of raindrops is condensed on the hair.His expression showed a kind of morbid tiredness, but his posture was surprisingly tall and straight.

This person did give Eve a feeling of deja vu, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it for a while.

The man seemed to recognize her, so he waved at her.

"You go back first, it seems that you are indeed here to look for me." Eve quickly said to her companions.

"Who is he?" Xilinya suddenly leaned over and almost fell into her ear. The girl's tone was a little excited, and she sighed, "It looks so beautiful, just like a character who came out of a novel."

"Okay, I'll tell you later." Eve sent her away with a smile.She was a little surprised, it turned out that Xilinya liked this type of men.

"Then it's settled, I'll wait for you back." Xilinya said.

After the rest of the people had left, Eve walked up to this person.The other nodded at her, and took a black booklet from a lined pocket.