klisemfg Chapter 426 My sister is so warm
Chapter 426 My sister is so warm
Lilith was awakened by a sudden burst of cold in the morning. Someone opened her tent in the dark and got directly into her quilt. The cool air made Lilith shiver, and then she heard a smug smirk.
"You did it on purpose." Lilith allowed the other party to grab more of the quilt in a daze.
"Your temperature is high and the quilt is warm. I don't want to go back to the icy bed." It was Leila's voice. Her sister's warm quilt made her sigh comfortably.
"You don't have to keep watch. You're a junior and everyone should take care of you..." Lilith still couldn't open her eyes and her voice was hoarse. She moved in to make more space for Leila.
"I am the guardian of Her Highness Catherine. Her Highness is a role model for everyone. As her knight, how can I hold her back? Besides, I know you don't like the nobles to be treated specially." Leila muttered in a low voice, and with the sound of her coat being taken off, it seemed that she had heard Lucas' complaints before he left.
"Don't pay attention to what that guy says. He's not in the right place in the head." Lilith tried to open her mouth to respond in the chaos.
"I don't care. I just want everyone to know that I didn't become the first knight by relying on the blood of my ancestors." Leila said as she continued to squeeze in - her sister's body was so warm, and there was nothing wrong with dragon blood.
"Of course, Knight Taylor, I'm proud of you. Go to sleep for a while, it's almost dawn." Lilith reached out her hand from under the quilt, closed her eyes and groped for Leila's face. That face was also cold, like an apple soaked in frost and dew. She covered her hands on that little face and kneaded it a few times like coaxing Catherine's kitten.
Leila was very well behaved and didn't say anything. Soon, she could hear her even breathing in Lilith's ears.
But Leila was sleeping soundly, while Lilith, who had been disturbed by the noise, could not fall asleep at all. She lay motionless for a long time, quietly feeling Leila's cold face slowly warming up in her palms, before she finally opened her eyes.
There was already a dim light outside the tent, and someone's shadow passed by Lilith's tent. It was the night watchman on the last shift who was adding wood to the campfire.
It was getting brighter outside. Bored, Lilith turned her head to observe Leila. The usually fierce little girl was sleeping like a little animal, clinging to her so lovingly that Lilith's heart softened and she couldn't help but sigh silently.
Last night, facing Catherine's offer of help, Lilith backed down again. After all, she was not open-minded enough and still had some selfish thoughts of her own. In this world, besides Mary, the one who made her feel the most warmth of family love was Leila. Although she was always angry with herself from time to time on weekdays, Lilith could not help but get close to this sister, and Leila was obviously the same.
What if she turns out not to be her sister? She believed in her and relied on herself so completely... Was it Leila that Jacqueline predicted with the crystal ball?
Thinking of this, Lilith couldn't help but secretly took out the Book of Answers from the ring again.
"I'm not addicted to it. It's just for reference, just for reference..." Lilith muttered to herself silently while carefully turning a page and squinting her eyes in the faint morning light -
“The fog is nothing but a group of stars that have been disturbed. Eventually, the truth will light them up into constellations.”
——Tsk!
Lilith couldn't help but smacking her lips. Every time, it was these half-truths about the stars and the moon. She even began to doubt whether it was because she missed the divination class that every time it was like reading an incomprehensible book. Why not wait for an opportunity and ask an excellent student?
While thinking this, Lilith climbed up carefully. There were already voices outside the tent, and her companions were getting up one after another. She tucked in the quilt for Leila and quietly left the tent.
There were already quite a few people gathered around the campfire, and the most eye-catching one was of course Lariel. The young elf was as energetic as usual, moving around in the crowd.
Last night they put the leftover owl meat on the iron rack next to the campfire to smoke it. The night was almost over, and Lyrael was humming a song, checking each one and throwing the roasted ones into his pocket. Lilith was washing up nearby, and couldn't help but be infected by his happiness of entertaining himself. However, the more she listened, the more she felt that the song Lyrael hummed was very familiar.
"Are you singing "Warrior's Song"? " Lilith found the name of the song from the music library in her mind. It was the song that Kanien danced to with her at the Highgarden banquet. She couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"Ah, good morning, Lilith!" Lyriel turned around and handed over a piece of dried meat. "Hey, this song encourages heroes of all races to unite and fight the enemy together. Doesn't it sound like us now?"
All the adventures here were new to Lariel. Everything the teachers told became vivid and real. The young elf was extremely happy.
"It's a bit like that." Lilith smiled and tore off a piece of dried meat and put it in her mouth to taste it. Hmm, it's indeed more flavorful. "But this is the first time I've heard the lyrics. It's very nice."
It is simple, heroic and inspiring, just like its melody.
"...How strange." Lariel had a strange expression on his face when he heard this. This song was said to be the war song sung by the Zora army before every major battle. It was also the enlightenment song for them to learn the common language. Why didn't humans learn it?
"Then that person you should ask." Lilith motioned for Lyrael to turn around. Catherine had just woken up, and there was still a hint of tiredness on her face. She was slowly saying good morning to everyone one by one, and it was obvious that she had not yet successfully switched to "Princess Mode".
"I don't know either." Catherine shook her head honestly after hearing Lyriel's question. "Maybe because the human king passed away too early, people no longer sing it."
"Oh..." Lariel looked confused, but he didn't want Catherine to think he was stupid, so he nodded and agreed, "Yes, I remember that Zora seemed to have passed away in the same year as our king..."
Lariel recalled the records in the history books and sighed.
The same year? ——Lilith, who had just woken up Leila, happened to hear this, and something flashed through her mind.
"Hey, are we ready to set off, magicians?" Lucas ran over with his and Ian's luggage and placed them at Lilith's feet, interrupting her thoughts.
"...I know, I know. I'll leave right away."
Lilith put her partners' luggage into the ring, turned around and pulled up her sister who was still a little grumpy, and the group set off again.