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Just like a year ago, the banquet at the castle belongs to the witches.
The leaves have turned the backyard that has expanded several times into an open-air camp surrounded by olive trees. Around the roaring bonfire, everyone can look up and see the bright stars in the night sky.
Compared to the last barbecue that only five witches attended, this time it was much more lively. Not only did all the witches from the Mutual Aid Society arrive, but also added Maisie, Lucia, Agatha, Speer, White Paper, and Asha, plus seven people from Sleeping Island, bringing the total number to twenty-five.
Plates of cut food and sauces were placed on the small table beside the bonfire for everyone to use. In addition, Evelyn's specially brewed low-alcohol fruit wine and the ice cream provided by Agatha were also served on the table.
When Lightning was still enthusiastically demonstrating how to roast a chicken leg to the first-time BBQ participants, Maisie had already stuffed the sizzling steak into her mouth and followed the little girl between the mountains and the jungle After a year of being around, she is very comfortable with any food that can be grilled, and the pockets around her waist, like the former, are stuffed with all kinds of condiments.
"I think it's a waste of time," Agatha smeared honey on the well-cooked beef balls in her hands, "The devil is about to attack, don't hurry up to prepare for the battle, ah... Instead, enjoy a short victory here, and wait until the enemy breaks through the city. ... Gollum, it's all over."
"Eat it slowly, it's okay," Roland handed a new bunch of beef balls to her, and it was obvious that she liked the soup balls. "It's more efficient to combine work and rest. It's not about the day's leisure to defeat the devil, and even if you fail, at least enjoy the good things in life."
"Here!" Agatha gave him a white look, took the ball, rolled it in the oil bowl, and then put it directly into the bonfire. With the protection of frost ability, no matter how the fire is baked, she can make the ball. The surface is maintained at just the right temperature. It can be seen that the cooling nitrogen production work has made her control of magic power more sophisticated.
On the other side, A-Xia, who had just joined the alliance, had obviously never seen so much meat. Although she was drooling, she was hesitant in her hands. Fortunately, Wendy noticed her restraint and pulled the newly awakened sister to the side. Beside her, share your baked food with her and White Paper.
Ashes, Andrea, and Sha Wei of Sleeping Island were waiting for the food to be grilled, and they played poker by the way. In just a few months, the three of them learned all the gameplay that Roland was familiar with, as long as the evil beasts Without attacking the town, Roland could always see them playing cards together in the castle hall.
The other Sleeping Island witches, such as Candlelight, Evelyn, and Sylvie, have gotten along very well with the town witches. Seeing them chatting happily with Ye Ye, Echo, Soraya, and others, it's almost astonishing. Just like a family.
Looking at the warm scene in front of him, Roland felt relieved that he had worked hard for more than a year, and the changes in the Western Region were emerging little by little. Whether it was the warm cheers of the people in the square during the day, or the happy smiles on the faces of the witches now, all of them were. It's what he paid for.
The reward is so sweet that one cannot help but indulge in it.
When the bonfire gradually went out, the time also moved towards midnight. Roland asked Nightingale and Ashes to escort Nana and A-Xia home respectively, while he went to the second floor of the castle to wait for Anna's appearance.
He decided to take the initiative to take this step, instead of passively waiting, or delaying.
The silver-white moonlight shone into the castle from the window between the corridors. With this light, he saw Anna's blue eyes. This scene seemed familiar, but the positions of the two were reversed. The pupils that were half hidden in the darkness reflected a faint luster, like the stars in the night, but without the embellishment of the stars, the night sky at this time belonged to her alone.
Roland didn't speak, but stepped forward to hold her hand and walked to the third floor.
It was obviously not the first time he had been in close contact with her, but his heartbeat was unexpectedly fast, and through the palm of his hand, he could also feel Anna's nervousness. Even so, she did not hesitate at all, but followed closely behind her.
Going back to his bedroom, closing the door, Roland took a deep breath, turned his head, and was hesitating how to speak when Anna already kissed him.
The soft tip of the tongue gently opened the teeth, and the sweet breath passed between the lips and teeth, which was intoxicating.
The idea of sealing with a kiss suddenly appeared in his mind.
When you don't know what to say, just kiss. If you don't know how to express your feelings, let's kiss. Kiss is a silent language, and a kiss is a burning emotion.
When the two separated again, Anna's cheeks were already flushed.
"I have a present for you."
Roland took out two red magic stones from his arms. They were re-polished and embedded with a gold edge, with a thin red rope hanging from the top.
"This is... a sigil?"
"Well, one is a way-finding stone, and the other is a positioning stone. After consolidating with magic power, it is a tracking sigil," Roland put the way-finding stone on Anna's neck, "This way, no matter where I am, You can find me through it."
Anna seemed to realize something and stared at him blankly.
And he gently held the other's cheek and asked word by word, "Will you marry me, Anna."
The blue lake suddenly poured heavy rain and could no longer remain calm.
After a long time, Anna nodded and replied, "Yeah."
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Everything that followed was so natural, and the long-awaited feelings completely broke through the last obstacle at this moment and intertwined with each other.
Roland picked her up by the waist, put her on the bed, kissed her lightly from the forehead to the neck, and then all the way down, his fingers clumsily unbuttoned the clothes. Anna didn't close her eyes, but watched his every move, as if she wanted to remember every appearance of him deeply in her mind.
When the girl's white and delicate skin was exposed, Roland gently embraced her and covered her with a quilt.
Without the barrier of clothing, he could clearly feel the rhythmic heartbeat of the other party, as if it were about to jump out of his chest.
"This time..." Anna whispered softly against Roland's ear.
"what?"
"I won't fall asleep again..."
Roland couldn't help laughing out loud, which also eased the tension between the two. He pinched Anna's nose, "Even if you fall asleep, I won't let you go tonight."
As the lips moved closer again, the two finally merged into one, and the mind and body merged into a whole.
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