Raphael buried his head between his knees. There was only a faint whimper in response to Abel's questioning.
Abel's momentum also gradually weakened, and he walked by Raphael's bed, silent.
"Crying is useless. The tears shed by the relatives of Claremont and others cannot exchange their lives." Abel said, "Let me trust you again for this operation. I hope you can Use your own strength to atone for your sin."
"Hmm." Raphael's muffled voice reached Abel's ears.
Abel sighed, stood up and said to Raphael, who still refused to face him: "Hurry up and eat dinner. It will be cold in a while. I hope your body can get better soon, after all, this is the only way to complete your task." That assignment."
Raphael nodded.
Seeing this, Abel turned and left Raphael's tent, and walked slowly back to the restaurant.
When Abel walked into the restaurant, he found that Bundak and Kant were already sitting at the table, having dinner.
"Captain Abel!" Bundak immediately stood up and shouted enthusiastically after seeing Abel.
Abel took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed his negative emotions. Trying to bring up a smile, strode to the dining table, greeted Bandak and Kant: "Your Majesty Kant, Commander Bandak. I'm sorry, I'm late."
"It's okay. Coincidentally, we just sat down. Let's have dinner together." Kant waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Well. Then I'll sit down." Abel replied with a nod. And found a chair to sit down.
The three of them waited for the waiter to serve the dishes, and then began to eat quietly.
When Kant was eating, he was not used to chewing food while talking with others.
After eating at the same table with Kant several times, Bandak also recognized his habit. And keep quiet with him.
It's just that Abel, today is the first time he met with Kant and others. Seeing that Kant took the initiative to invite him to have a meal together, he readily agreed. During the meal, I kept observing the expressions of Kant and Abel. Very awkward.
Kant's appetite has always been very small, so he put down the knife and fork not long after, and wiped the oil stains around his mouth with a napkin.
Abel froze when he put the carrot into his mouth, and then put down the silver fork. Sit quietly where you are.
Kant finally noticed his awkward look, and said amusedly: "This is my eating habit all the time, you don't have to worry about it."
"That's right." Bundak raised his head from the fierce battle with the food, and nodded.
"Okay." Abel let out a sigh of relief, used a fork to pick up the vegetables on the plate, and continued to eat.
Sitting aside, Kant asked the two of them, "How is the schedule for visiting the shipyard tomorrow?"
"Well, I have already sent a letter to the members of the ship club. I made an appointment for the meeting in the morning." Abel replied: "When they heard the news of your Majesty Kant's arrival, they were still very surprised."
"Well, as long as everything goes well." Kant nodded and replied, "Where's Bundak?"
"I arranged for the soldiers under my command to set off early tomorrow morning to conduct investigations on the way from here to the shipyard." Bandak turned sideways and responded.
"Well. Well done." Kant said: "Now that the official business has been explained clearly, I will go back to the camp to rest."
"Yes." Bundak and Abel nodded to Kant and saluted.
"Go to bed early, too." Kant left the restaurant after leaving a sentence.
After watching Kant leave, Bandak continued to fight with the food on the plate.
"I heard that you went to find Rafael." After putting a mouthful of food into his mouth, Bandak looked at Abel and asked.
Abel put down his knife and fork: he had almost eaten.
"Um."
"Did he say anything to you?" Bundak was still gorging himself regardless of his image: "Because I heard that you are his relative and friend for ten years."
"No." Abel frowned and said, "He's in a bad mood. It feels like he's in a very unstable state."
"I went to him once before, and he told me a lot about gods." Bundak elaborated: "I don't really understand it."
"Rafael has a strong self-confidence. Before he left the barracks, he was also a highly valued officer." Abel's eyes became wandering.
"Soldiers who haven't walked out of the barracks" Bundak stared at the steak on the plate and read softly.
"Raphael is really smart, especially in terms of understanding." Abel set his sights on Bundak and said, "He was able to complete the tasks assigned to us by the superior."
"Perhaps these experiences have accumulated confidence for him." Bundak also finished his meal, and the two looked at each other and talked.
"Well." Abel agreed: "At that time, he stood shining on the top of the crowd. After all, he was only seventeen years old when he entered the barracks. I asked him before: what is supporting him to move forward .”
"What did he say?" Bandak asked while picking his teeth.
"He said: it's an idea." Abel didn't know what he thought of, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "He said that God is on his side. As long as he wants to do something, he will do it." can do it."
Bandak frowned because of the memories in Abel's mouth, hesitantly said: "Is he religious?"
Bandak's knowledge of religion, mysticism, etc. is still at a blank stage, which is why he has such doubts.
"No. He only believes in the 'God' in his body." Abel closed his eyes and replied softly.
"It's really troublesome." Bandak read: "Thinking about it this way, his evasive attitude in the past few days is understandable."
"The god in his heart has collapsed, which is a good thing for him." Abel said, "I'm just worried that he will come up with some new and strange ideas."
"It's not impossible." Bandak replied: "However, if you guide him by his side, maybe he can break free from the self-enclosed state and return to the real world."
"I was too short-sighted before. I only saw the aura of a 'smart man' hanging over him. But I didn't notice that things would develop in an extreme direction." Abel raised his hand to cover his face, sullen Said in a loud voice: "Now, it is irreparable."
Bandak stared at Abel, and said with serious eyes: "Actually, it's quite pitiful to keep finding excuses to lie to yourself. You have to save your friend's will before he collapses."
(end of this chapter)