Today!
Since Freme didn't intend to speak first, Herbert didn't intend to sit there and wait for death, so he prepared to take the initiative.
Herbert took a deep breath, stared at Freme, and said seriously:
"Fleming, I came to you today to ask you something - a very important thing."
"Um."
When the mermaid saw his expression become serious, her smile faded slightly and she became quite calm and nodded gently.
She is also ready.
Um
At this moment, Herbert's eyes suddenly widened and he realized a fact from Freme's slightly stiff body movements: Freme was actually nervous.
Dragging him into the water before was just an accident, and saying nothing now seemed more like a way to ease his embarrassment.
Herbert looked at Freme's nervous expression, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a little bit of pressure in his heart.
He did not attack directly right away, but changed the question temporarily.
"But before I ask you formally, can you tell me first - what do you think of me?"
Three months is not a short time for two people to get along with each other, but compared to the long lifespan of the legendary siren, this time is indeed not long.
At this critical moment, when he was just one step away from success, he suddenly became curious.
What kind of image do I have in Freme's eyes
Freme didn't expect that Herbert would suddenly ask such a question.
"You in my eyes?"
She blinked her beautiful eyes, and her tense expression relaxed a lot. She tilted her head, and then suddenly burst out laughing.
"Pfft, it's already so late, why are you suddenly asking such a question? Haha~"
The colorful fish tail swayed gently, and she swam slowly around Herbert, looking at him from all angles.
She stared at Herbert and smiled faintly:
"In my eyes, you are actually a child - of course, this is just my initial thought."
When they first met, Herbert was just a young boy who followed the archbishop with a heavy face and a tense mind.
She has an excellent face, a straight posture, and a special and complex temperament that blends elegance and melancholy.
But what caught Freme's attention more was actually his mental state. The delicate mermaid could feel the suppressed emotions in his mind.
There is anger, pain, and loneliness - compared to her appearance, these emotions actually attract her attention more.
However, at the beginning, Freme did not have much interest in Herbert beyond this.
I just felt that he was another new warden, just like all the previous warden, a kid who would give up after not holding on for long.
Freme is lonely, but she doesn't like loneliness.
But she is also proud and does not want to have any connection with people who share the same loneliness. She does not need to lick her wounds with others.
In order to prevent such a person from influencing her, Freme decided to give him a warning when they met again.
A threat that was neither too big nor too small was enough to prevent the child from disturbing him easily for a long time in the future.
"But later, when we met again, you had changed."
Freme looked at Herbert and was also somewhat moved, marveling at his superb acting skills.
The acting was so convincing that even I was fooled!
"At that time, you put away your disguise in front of that person and became very charming."
Freme couldn't tell where Herbert's charm came from. She didn't have as keen a sense of smell as Valentina, so she didn't feel that Herbert had a unique fragrance.
She just suddenly felt that this young man became unusually attractive to her. He didn't look so annoying anymore, but rather full of attraction.
But charm alone is not enough to make her fall in love.
Therefore, during the initial contact, although Freme's attitude improved, it did not change too much.
"Come to think of it, you're really good at playing dumb."
Thinking of what happened at that time, Freyme rolled her eyes at Herbert and said, "What are you talking about? You were just pretending!"
She was so naive that she thought Herbert was a pure and innocent boy, and she was shy for a while because of this.
This person is not like that at all!
Don’t believe him!
This guy might be physically pure, but he is definitely not flawless spiritually!
"And afterwards, I was angry with you for a while!"
She recalled how embarrassed she was when Herbert forcibly took control of the sealing formation.
"How dare you threaten me——.Hehe."
She glared at Herbert, but before she had finished her words she began to laugh herself.
Things that seemed outrageous at the time, but when I look back on them, I find them all quite funny.
How did two people who were once enemies end up getting to where they are today
Freme herself couldn't give a clear answer to this question.
We just got along slowly like that—..Oh yeah, I almost forgot about it.
She looked at Herbert, and her eyes became unusually soft.
"I am extremely happy that you can hear my singing."
After being lonely for a long, long time, and after being away from the tribe for many years, someone finally heard his singing.
Not hurt, not dead... He is safe and sound!
At that moment, Freme felt like she had met her destiny.
I finally met the person I had been waiting for.
It was at that moment that Freme completely changed her opinion of Herbert.
He was no longer just a special boy, nor a paladin warden in charge of a prison.
Instead, it began to become a...special existence.
For the people who are extremely important to you,
And this specialness is the key to the fermentation of all emotional factors.
She began to look forward to singing with him.
I began to hope that he could come earlier to listen to my songs.
Love is simple, but not that simple.
At this time, Freme's feelings for Herbert were more like "liking" between friends.
Even more than friends, it is a unique love.
Out of help for her friend, she followed Herbert's arrangement to deal with the enemies who broke into the prison.
Even though she had no grudges against the dark elves, she did not like killing, but since it was a request from her friend, she would do it.
He would also bless Herbert when he left and make a promise with him.
It was that promise that made the vague emotions in Freme's heart germinate completely.
After Herbert left, only a few days had passed, but I actually started to miss him.
The time that originally meant nothing to her began to become long and painful.
Even after thinking about Herbert and the other prisoners leaving, he felt some inexplicable emotions in his heart.
Although the emotion was unfamiliar, after thinking hard, Freme figured out its true nature: jealousy.
I am jealous of a being I have never seen.
Jealous that she could leave this prison with Herbert,
Jealous that she could always be by his side.
In order to find a way to relieve her jealousy, Freme made a decision.
She began to make this pair of alchemical prosthetic limbs for herself.
Using his own materials as a basis, and using repeated failures to while away the difficult time, he tried hard to dispel the jealousy.
And at the moment of successful refining, Freme felt genuine joy, but it was only a momentary joy.
Would Herbert be happy with his action
Would he be willing to follow him
Are all these efforts of mine just wishful thinking
Or maybe, my actions will not only not make him happy, but will add a lot of trouble to him--"
Such thoughts of worrying about gains and losses began to silently torture Freme, causing her to start thinking randomly.
Once again, in order to relieve her distress, Freme began to exercise repeatedly, trying to use training to pass the time.
In the past, a hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
But now, a separation of just over a month seems so unbearable.
Why haven't you come back to me yet
Have you forgotten our agreement
"It was also at that time that you came back."
Freme smiled, and her smile no longer had that hint of melancholy, but was filled with joy.
She swam to Herbert's side and looked closely at his eyes, which were trembling slightly.
"You know what, Herbert? I was really happy at that time."
"You really came back to me as promised, and - you really didn't make me wait too long."
"Thank you for not keeping me waiting too long."
"Thank you too—."
At this point, Freyme's mouth suddenly closed, she pursed her lips and shook her head.
Just as Herbert was about to ask, she swam quickly behind Herbert.
The smooth arms were gently raised and wrapped around his neck intimately.
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The action was intimate, but in Herbert's eyes, it seemed more like she didn't dare to look him in the eye at this time.
After avoiding Herbert's sight, Freyme felt a little relieved. She put her mouth close to his ear and whispered:
"Thank you for being moved by my efforts."
She could see how touched Herbert was when he realized the efforts she had made, and she could also feel his heartache for her.
Although he didn't say it clearly, everything was implied.
After saying this somewhat corny thank you, Freme felt her tail straighten up.
Although she felt very uncomfortable, she did not back down, but mustered up the courage to continue:
"It was at that moment that you became completely different in my heart."
She didn't speak first.
She still had to wait for Herbert's answer.
!
At this moment, she suddenly realized what a disgusting bunch of words she had just said: "I, I, I, what did I say?"