war.
The word itself is cruel.
In Zarad's eyes, war will only uselessly take away valuable things from others, and the relatively peaceful appearance of the interstellar space is a joy for all races.
For the war that happened on the star of Kesuo more than a year ago, Zarad was not very clear about the specific situation. At that time, he had retired from the military and was still depressed.
But Zarad remembers that the battle was short-lived and a blitz. After the Covenant dispatched peacekeeping troops, the war ended in just three days.
According to Morrison's behavior, Zarad felt that even if the military did not send special troops in this battle, the other party would definitely request to go to the battlefield.
Taking the other party's participation in the war as a precondition, Zarad can speculate that this Riley cub is likely to be picked up by Morrison on the battlefield of Keso.
Zarad said all the guesses he thought of, and Xie Luan gradually frowned.
The cub in his arms still buried his head on him, Xie Luan hummed a lullaby gently, and continued to consciously guide his mental power to appease the cub.
If things are really what Zarad said, then the cub is probably not afraid of thunder, but afraid of the... thunder-like sounds it has heard.
Maybe an explosion.
There are many thunderstorms this season, and Xie Luan looks down at the cub in his arms with worry in his eyes.
Stress response, he should have discovered it sooner...
Xie Luan recalled the first mermaid cub he saw. When the little mermaid left the water, it also showed this fearful look.
The panic in the eyes of the two cubs was similar, and Garr finally overcame this psychological obstacle. Xie Luan wondered if the Riley cub could overcome it.
Worrying, Xie Luan went to Xingwang to check the weather forecast for the next half month. Luckily, it will be sunny from tomorrow to next weekend.
This weekend, Morrison is at the Rainbow Dash again.
The purpose of the other party's visit is to see the situation of the Riley cub. Although he is not the parent, Xie Luan still agreed to let the other party stay in the living room and have contact with the cub.
"Goo~"
Waving its little fins, the Riley cub spun around Morrison's legs as he walked down the hall, and has now circled him three full circles.
Raising his head, when the Riley cub circled around the adult, his black eyes were also looking at the adult.
Because he is looking at the person he likes, the cub's black eyes are also particularly bright now.
"Guck~"
Lifting the fins on both sides of the body, the Riley cub raised its head and made a particularly clear cry to the person in front. This action means that the cub wants the parent to hold him up.
Looking at the status of the cub, this cub has been well taken care of in this branch these days.
Confirming this with his own eyes, Morrison put his heart down, and the tense expression on his face loosened slightly.
In the end, the cub was picked up. It was just a normal hug. Morrison did nothing to coax the cub.
But just like that, the cub in his arms seemed happy too. The tender and crisp cry has been ringing since just now, and it is not difficult to see the vitality of this cub.
In addition to its vitality, it can be seen that the cub is very at ease. It should be felt from the person holding it. Xie Luan can feel that the mental state of this Riley cub is more stable than at any other time.
Parents can be of great help for the cub to overcome psychological obstacles. Xie Luan identified the person in front as the parent of the cub, and a clear idea emerged in his heart.
"Do you have any idea of adopting this cub?" After Morrison finished visiting the cub, Xie Luan asked the other party about it not far from the cubs.
"If not, think about it now." Xie Luan added sincerely.
Morrison obviously didn't expect Xie Luan to say these words to him, he paused for a moment, and he glanced at the Riley cub who was playing with a few chubby chubby in the hall. After a few seconds Only then did he answer: "I have no plans to adopt a cub."
The implication is that Xie Luan's proposal was rejected.
Xie Luan did not expect that the other party would refuse so succinctly, and there was no room for wiggle in his tone.
From Morrison's words and deeds, Xie Luan must be 100% caring and loving the Riley cub, but why he is unwilling to adopt it, Xie Luan can't think of the reason.
When Xie Luan was choked, Morrison seemed to be ready to leave. This time, he just came to briefly look at the cub, and when he saw it, he could leave.
Xie Luan didn't stop him, but when Morrison walked to the door, he kept paying attention to the Riley cub who raised his fins and came over. The cub followed Morrison all the way. He walked to the door, stood at the door and watched the other party walk away before returning sensible.
While on Shilorin, this Riley cub did this every morning.
The adults go to the military on weekdays, and this cub gets up early every day with the other party, and goes back to the bed when everyone leaves.
It's not easy for a cub to wake up every morning, but this Riley cub will open his eyes immediately when he hears the sound of the adults in the house getting up.
"Goo?"
The Riley cub who came back tattered to Xie Luan, and made a slight sound to represent an inquiry.
The cub's thoughts were easy to understand. Xie Luan bent down and touched the head of the Riley cub, and replied, "Well, he will come to see Riley next week."
When the other party came back next week as expected, Xie Luan made the cliché... No, the work of communication was handed over to Zarad.
Entrusted with this task, Zarad thought about how he was going to attack from the side. As a result, his first action was to light a cigarette for himself, and then push the cigarette case towards the other side.
To Zarad's surprise, he saw the person on the opposite side shaking his head.
"Quit?" Zarad said casually, not expecting the person on the other side to nod and answer.
"Yeah." Morrison responded in a steady voice.
not easy.
Even when he was still in the military, Zarad had to smoke one every now and then. He felt that he couldn't do it anyway to quit smoking.
"One year and six months ago, you went to Xo Xing." Saying the exact time of the war, Zarad observed the expression of the person on the opposite side, and then said, "That Riley cub is the one you came from. Picked it up on the Keso battlefield?"
The other party's overly accurate guess made Morrison's expression change slightly. He nodded and affirmed Zarad's statement: "That's right."
"You're still the same, you will take the initiative to apply to run wherever there is a battlefield. Even if you want to be a hero, those guys in the military will give you the title of a battlefield lunatic..." Zarad felt a little embarrassed as he spoke. , Although the friendship between the two is not deep, Zarad admits that he still understands each other.
The reason why the other party is so fanatical about the battlefield, every time a war occurs, he immediately applies to join the army, precisely because the other party hopes to do his best to end the war as soon as possible.
This is the opposite of the frenzy that many assume.
"I can't be a hero," Morrison replied.
Special forces sometimes have to do things that are not suitable to be solved on the table, and those who act in the shadows cannot be heroes.
Of course, Zarad knew what the special forces did, so he chose to change the subject: "But how did you bring that Riley cub back, I thought that according to your style, you should find a family in Kesuo star. The cub care will place the cub."
Morrison's answer this time was not as quick as the previous ones. He paused for about three seconds, and then slowly said two words: "Accident."
Another accident-
Hearing these two words, Zarad couldn't help his eyelids twitching. When he asked about the other's arm before, the other seemed to answer him with this word.
and many more…
Connecting the two things, Zarad couldn't help but speculate: "Is one of your arms lost on this battlefield?"
In response, Morrison nodded again.
With the current medical level, ordinary people who lack arms and legs can be fitted with prosthetic limbs through surgery. There is no difference in appearance from ordinary people, and there is basically no obstacle to movement.
But Morrison was wounded by some kind of special weapon, and even after the wound has healed, it is not allowed to put on the prosthesis, and the medical department of the Covenant Ministry has no solution at this time.
The wound caused by this special weapon will continue to transmit pain after healing, and Morrison is used to it now, and he will not show the slightest pain because of it.
According to the scene on the battlefield at the time, Morrison should have chosen the most beneficial action at that time according to experience.
But in the face of the current result, Morrison has no regrets, because he saved a cub who is very important to him now.