When Anna opened her eyes, there were fiery red patches everywhere, and the hot air rushed toward her face, making her skin painful.
flame.
There were flames everywhere, and the smoke billowed from under the shed, choking people out of breath.
There were cries from the back room, or maybe it was just a hallucination. The wood crackled and exploded under the licking of the flames. From time to time, sparks and burning shards fell from the top of the head. She climbed off the haystack and tried to take two steps towards the back room, but was quickly pushed back by the heat wave.
In the end, she was only able to escape from the wooden house by rolling and crawling on the ground, only to watch the house engulfed by the raging fire.
Neighbors also gathered around, and some people started to help put out the fire, but the nearest water source was the Chishui River outside the town, and the few jars of water I finally got were useless in the face of the fire.
After going back and forth several times, Anna finally saw her father.
He had just returned from the mine, still wearing a dirty coat, his face covered with gray dust, and he was standing beside the burned-out wooden house with a blank face.
As if she had seen the backbone, she could no longer suppress the panic and panic in her heart, tears rolled down like beads, ran to her father crying, and hugged him tightly.
However, her father did not comfort her as much as she hoped.
"Where's your mother?" He grabbed her by the shoulders so hard that she cried out in pain, "And your brother!"
Anna shook her head, but she didn't expect a slap in the face that followed.
"You escaped alone! Why didn't you save them?"
"Damn, how can you just take care of yourself?"
Anna suddenly sat up from the bed, gasping for breath, as if the scolding still echoed in her ears, which hadn't dissipated for a long time.
It's the dream again.
She picked up the cup at the head of the bed, drank the cold water, and recovered after a while.
At the beginning of the month, Anna would dream of this scene, as if someone reminded her in her mind, she turned her head to look at the desk calendar on the desk, today is the end of the first weekend of summer, and it is also the witch alliance that pays the salary day.
She got dressed, washed briefly, and then walked out of the castle to the witch building in the backyard.
"Sister Anna!" As soon as she saw her, Ling immediately burst into laughter, "You came so early!"
"Good morning," Wendy smiled softly. "The weather looks good today. Do you want to go to Beipo Mountain later?"
"Anna... Your Excellency," the two former classmates hurriedly bowed and saluted.
"Just call me Anna as usual." She waved her hand, sat down at the long table, and hesitated, "I have other things to do, and I will go there in the afternoon."
"Oh? That's really rare," Wendy said with interest, "Could it be with His Majesty Roland..."
"Go shopping!" Bell yelled.
Pearl and Gray Rabbit on the side couldn't help laughing.
Anna shook her head, but did not continue.
Wendy didn't ask any further, but took out an envelope from the drawer and handed it to her, "This month's salary, two golden dragons."
"thanks."
The witches do not need to prepare their own food, clothing, housing and transportation at all. Even if it is a luxury product sold in the convenience market, they will basically try it first. Even if they want more, it is not a problem. Therefore, most people think that salary is useless. I understand why His Majesty insists on doing this. Anna could probably guess Roland's intentions, and this move helped her invisibly.
Returning to the castle hall with the salary, Chief Knight Carter Lannis was already waiting there.
"Miss Anna," he asked, getting up, "as usual?"
"Well," she took out a golden dragon from the envelope and handed it to the knight, "as usual."
…
When Border Town was rebuilt, all the aborigines were allocated a house, and Anna's father was no exception.
After he sold Anna to the church for twenty-five golden dragons, Anna never interacted with him again.
From that moment on, he was no longer her father.
But there are some things that she can't completely stay out of.
For example, this golden dragon for living expenses.
Probably like most poor people who suddenly get a windfall, he didn't keep the money for long - gambling, fraud and stealing brought him down to a plight in just half a year, before Anna's reputation was revealed, but He was recognized by some aborigines when he sealed the gap in the city wall with fire. He tried to entrust his neighbors to come to the house to find his daughter, but was rejected by the neighbors and was ridiculed. Later, the matter reached Carter, who was in charge of forming the militia, and Carter revealed it to Anna.
From then on, she knew she had to do something to silence her father who had betrayed her.
She didn't want the other party to trouble Roland.
The two came to a quiet community in the east of the city and climbed to the second floor of the building.
Carter turned his head, "Miss Anna, just wait for me here."
"sorry to bother you."
"No, it's just an effort." He walked to a door and slapped the door hard.
After a while, the door creaked open, "Ah... it was Lord Knight, I..."
"Why did it take so long to open the door, are you deaf!" Carter scolded, "Get out of the way, don't block the door."
"Yes Yes… "
Maybe that's fine.
Ana leaned against the wall of the aisle, sighing inwardly.
To be honest, she didn't care about the former father at all, but she knew that leaving it alone would only make the situation worse. And she can't come forward in person, otherwise the paranoia and the pride that can't see the situation will make the other party habitually show the majesty of his father, which will not have a deterrent effect.
Instead of begging him, let him realize that the status of the two is like a world apart. Carter, as the chief knight well-known to the people in the frontier area, is already a great noble in the eyes of ordinary people. Taking this golden dragon as a fee to seal up, plus some stern warnings, should be able to make him stop talking, and His Majesty does not need to. To this end carry an extra burden.
The relationship between them Anna did not understand before.
Since being arrested and imprisoned, she has lost interest in everything, and the world has completely turned into a dead gray. It was not until Roland rescued her that she saw a different color from before. After living in the castle for a period of time, Anna gradually understood the complex relationship between people, and also gained a new understanding of how her father would take anger on her.
But she didn't like the twist at all.
Only when she was with Roland would she really relax.
There are also books that record wonderful knowledge-they look complicated and difficult to understand, but after in-depth contact, you will find that their relationship is so simple and direct that it will never change due to changes in interests or changes. The way the world is revealed is so clean and simple, then the world should be like this.
The door opened again, and with a sound of flattery and flattery, Carter returned to her side and stroked his chest, "Miss Anna, it's done."
"Well," Anna felt relieved after finishing this, "Don't tell Your Majesty."
"Of course... I understand."
She nodded, then turned and walked downstairs.
It is true that she can't get rid of these disgusting feelings, but with His Majesty Roland, there will always be more and more beautiful things, and she can't wait to go to Beipo Mountain and continue her research work.
That's where she likes it.