If we get married, this will unite two competing kingdoms and satisfy an ancient peace prophecy. Even though she and I are both the second child of our family.
But it has never existed, and there will never be peace.
I don't know if Liliana knew that she was my bride. Her memory disappointed her, but I remember her clearly, more clearly than anyone I had ever met before. I am not going to relive the past for her either. I am no longer the skinny child, looking at a five-year-old child named Lily who is much younger than me, and thirteen years later, Lily could have become my bride. On the contrary, we are here, all in alternating roads and unmarried. How ironic is all this... or is it just a morbid and twisted coincidence
Anyway, I closed my eyes and held them tightly, hoping to block out all past thoughts, and block out what could or should have happened in my mind. It's useless. No matter how long I waited to finally embrace her in my arms, this is not the way I imagined it. It's a far cry.
After taking a shower, I lay down and stared at the shadow of the rain on the ceiling. It is pleasant, but I can't sleep anyway. Training Lily is not easy. She is older than most of the interns I have worked with, and she is as stubborn as a rock. In any case, I must help improve her combat skills, so that she will not end up in the hands of another behemoth, and was almost crushed to death, trying to survive in Tianpu's neutrality. If I didn't show up at the right time tonight, she would become a pancake.
Not the best method, but certainly not the worst method.
I smiled and put my hands behind my head, listening to the faint sound coming from the other bedroom. The walls are so thin that I can hear every squeak of the bed that Lily has made over and over again, obviously as restless as I am. I sympathize with her. Although I have never been formally exiled, but sent to monitor the lawlessness of the city, this is the best punishment for me, any exile is fine.
I hate this job, but I have no choice.
Lightning flashed outside my window, followed by a thunderous trembling thunder.
I heard a gasp, sat up, and found Lily standing on the edge of the sofa in the living room, her face pale and trembling like a ghost. I saw her through the open door.
I jumped up and called her loudly. "How are you?"
Her lips trembled. "The storm here is bigger than at home."
When another bolt of lightning hit her ears, her hands gently clasped her ears like buttons. These buildings are some of the tallest temple cities in the world. Much like New York City, most of them have lightning rods on the ground. My apartment building is no exception, but we are near the roof, where the crashing sound resonates with the noise.
"It just hit the metal poles that rose from the roof of the building. They were made so that we wouldn't get electrocuted." This explanation did not calm her tension because she tried to pull her hands away from her ears and listen to me. .
"It's not just noise." With another loud noise, she bends to her knees, her face twisting in pain. Her pain made my amulet tremble more, and the bang of static electricity hit my chest. I grabbed it and it bit my hand. I screamed, dragged the thing off, and threw it to the ground.
This situation has never happened before.
It radiated bright moonlight in the dark room, illuminating Lily's face, and when her pain grew, her face turned into a scream of pure terror. She was panting, and I leaped at her and fell on the floor, staring at the amulet, holding her in my arms.
"Lily!" I pressed her to my chest, hoping that she would not be injured because of her sex.
The pendant scorched the skin against my chest, and when Lily pressed her body weight against the wound, I flinched. The pendant continued to glow, sometimes pulsed, sometimes like a heartbeat. I grabbed the chain and picked it up. It was still glowing red hot. It slid and landed on Lily's arm, but it didn't burn her.
What exactly is going on
I hugged her tightly, avoiding the radiant amulet. It has never done anything like this to me when a storm is approaching. In fact, I have never seen it glow so much before. Does this have to do with Lily? If so, why
Because this has always been her amulet. certainly.
When she lost consciousness, I held her in my arms, her eyelids blinking. I put the pendant on her neck and watched the pendant seep into her body. She was not injured. After a while, she relaxed completely, but still breathing gently. The amulet seemed to enter a dormant state, and the light gradually faded until it went out.
The storm outside turned into drizzle, and the lightning moved away from the building, still flashing, but as time passed, it got farther and farther.
I checked to make sure she was still breathing, and I found that she was sleeping peacefully. I reached for the amulet. It was cold to the touch now. I studied its small runes and found that the moon stone was embedded in the pushpin. It looks harmless and is as beautiful as ever. It always attracts me, and I know that at the moment I try to take it off, it shouldn't be anywhere except now with her.
I don't know what drove me to hang it around Lily's neck, but I did it, I stared at it, and it slid down her neck, between her rooms. Her beautiful figure never escaped my attention. I looked away from her smooth, white skin and looked back at the amulet.
It started to glow again, but not as strong as before. How to do it? In all the time I have it, it only brings me a little shimmer when I need some extra energy. I began to believe that whenever I was hurt or exhausted, it would give me this feeling. I came here to find comfort in a familiar and calm atmosphere. It is very vital, although I often want to know what it is and where it comes from. It has been in my hands since I can remember. My mother just smiled and told me that this was a gift from a special person. Without other results, I know it's best not to push this issue further.
Seeing it calmed Lily, slowed her breathing, and eased her heart rate, I could feel her anxiety go away. Now, she has entered another world, into the depths of her dreams, where there is nothing to follow in this world.
It was not my amulet from the beginning. I knew it a long time ago, but now I fully understand. That is our dowry when we are engaged. How would I know if I saw her again, it would want to return to its rightful owner? How can I be so blind
This is a relic of the company, which was given to me when I was betrothed to Lily. So, where is Marktier's amulet? The amulet I gave to Lily when she promised me
I didn't see it on her neck. I must find it. If Lily really burned me on its owner's neck to replace it, it would also want to come back to me.
Wait a moment
She was expelled, but what was the reason? In our strict gregarious society, what kind of things deserve this fate
Every wolf of noble blood has a talisman. This is the essence of our strength, and the wolf’s neck is only left when exchanged with the sinker of the spouse. If lost, exile is always the punishment for this crime.
Maybe Lily lost my amulet... or it was stolen.
I have to find out who did this, why, how.
I hope Lily can give me the answer when she wakes up. Otherwise, someone will use it to deal with me sooner or later.
The time for the game is running out, and I didn't know that I was in the game until now.
The rain finally stopped in the morning, but I didn't fall asleep for most of the night. I remember tossing and turning, trying to sleep, but I was sure that I had stood up and walked out of the room at some point. I just don't remember going back to **. I must have had a bloody fight with the tramp in the alley, worse than I thought.
Averim gave me a guest room and let me sleep in it, very comfortable. What a gentleman. I still hope he is not a serial killer or similar crazy behavior. A girl can't be too careful, especially the territory of a neutral country means that everyone can choose ZìYóu except for the two main royal strongholds.
Sunlight passed through the gap in the curtains and shone straight on my face. I turned around, groaning and covering my head with a pillow. Life is terrible now. What should I expect? Everything I was used to disappeared. My whole life is spinning under my feet, without any future. All I have left is the past, which is meaningless to me now.
"Absolutely not," I said vaguely, and then let out a frustrated sigh.
"What did you say?"
I jumped up when I heard that sound, and my heart beat faster. Efram stood at the door, holding a plate of food in his hand, looking confused. I don't know how long he has been standing there watching me complaining about myself. I have a nasty poker face; every emotion is on my face. From his expression, I can see that when I struggle inside, I keep distorting my face. He probably thought I was crazy.
great.
"I... I was just thinking... You know... the thing. What is that?" I looked at the food he was carrying in the tray. It's not exactly a servant's quality, but I will forgive him if he left anything, just to take another look at his rock-solid body. (End of this chapter)