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"It's not safe in the city, it's not a border town," Iron Axe walked behind her, keeping a distance of two paces, "and Your Highness has told me to keep you safe if you leave the castle and there are no other witches around." ”

"I wouldn't have told him if I had known," she exclaimed, "and besides, you don't need to use honorifics on me. ”

"In my heart, you will always be the patriarch of the Ausha Clan, Lord Drow Silvermoon. ”

At the mention of the word Aussa, the echo fell silent, although the iron axe could not see her expression, but he could also feel that the other party's mood was a little low, he wanted to comfort him, but he didn't know where to start, and finally could only close his mouth and silently follow her slowly.

Compared with the Chishui River, which meanders in the wilderness, this tributary enters the city in a straight line, and the embankments on both sides are paved with bricks and stones, which is flat and neat. Every few dozen steps, there is a staircase leading to the surface of the river, presumably for people to fetch water.

The snow wasn't too heavy today, and the occasional passerby, male or female, would look at Echo in amazement - obviously, Lord Silvermoon's tall stature and light brown skin were something really special, and the long blue-gray hair was particularly eye-catching—it was rare to see pure-blooded sandfolk in the interior of Grey Castle.

"Let's go to the other side," echo said, apparently not liking to be looked at like this.

"Yes. ”

Finding an arch bridge, the two carefully crossed the frozen deck to the east side of the fortress. There are hardly a few houses to be seen, and the farmland is covered in snow and is flat as far as the eye can see. In the distance, the cyan walls loom in the snow, creating a stark contrast to the western side.

"Iron Sand City has never seen anything like this. "Before I left the Far South, I thought that the entire continent was the same, except for sand, and water and oases were resources that had to be fought for with my life. But here, no one will be bloody, and when they want to drink water, they will squat down. ”

"But they will shed their blood for something else," said Iron Axe in a deep voice, "golden dragons, precious stones, honor, status...... There is no escape from the fight. ”

"Really...... But Nightingale told me that she trusted His Highness to put an end to the strife," she said, looking up at the gray sky, "whether it is the sandfolk or the continental kingdom, whether it is ordinary people or witches, they can enjoy resources equally and live freely." ”

"This ...... I don't know," Iron Axe hesitated for a moment, he really couldn't imagine that everyone could throw away their barriers and live together, even for a man like His Highness who had the power of the gods, I am afraid it would be difficult for him to do it—he could undoubtedly conquer all enemies, but could he make them willingly accept his rule?

"Do you want to go back to Iron Sand City?" asked Echo suddenly.

"No, Lord Silvermoon," replied Iron Axe without hesitation, recovering from his senses, "I have sworn to the three gods that I will always serve His Highness Roland Wimbledon as Lord and open up territory for him. But rest assured, since he promised to avenge you, he will do it in the future. When you return to Iron Sand City, no one will dare to disrespect you again. ”

"But I don't want to be the patriarch of the Ausha clan anymore," she whispered, "I like to be in evergreen places, I like to be with Wendy and Nightingale, and I like the songs that Your Highness teaches me." I hope to go back one day and see it, but I don't want to live in the middle of the desert and fight for water. ”

Even so, you are still the only inheritor of the Osha clan in my mind, and Iron Axe finally did not say what was in his heart, but bowed his head and said, "No one can force you. ”

The two of them walked through the white field and came to an open area, and the echo stopped, "Let's practice here, it shouldn't disturb others." ”

Iron Axe knew that the other party's ability was to make all kinds of sounds, and she usually practiced in the back garden of the town castle, but this time in order to avoid disturbing the important meeting between His Royal Highness the Prince and the nobles, she specially came here to show her ability.

He nodded and took two steps back, "I'll be on guard for you." ”

"By the way, I made a song for my hometown," Echo turned, "do you want to hear it?"

"Song?" Iron Axe was slightly stunned.

"Well, with the arrangement method that His Highness taught me - mixing the sounds of multiple instruments together to make the tune more layered," Speaking of this, Echo's expression was obviously much more relaxed, "After trying it, I found that a song can be so good, and the addition of each timbre will give it a completely different feeling, and I don't know where His Highness learned these methods." When I was sold to the royal capital, I never heard a single nobleman talk about it. ”

"His Highness Roland is inherently different. "He's the darling of the gods, Iron Axe thought.

"yes...... No one has ever been as serious about witches as he is," echo agreed, "but His Highness has given those mixtures so strange names, it's like putting together completely disparate things, such as electronics, agricultural heavy metal," she smiled and shook her head, "I guess he's the only one who can come up with such names." ”

Before the iron axe could reply, the song had already begun.

When the music flowed into his ears, he froze in place—what an incredible tune, like sand blowing through an oasis, like an orange fire leaping from the ground.

At that moment, Iron Axe felt like he was back in the desert where the sun was shining. This is...... He looked down and saw that the snow had disappeared, and at some point he was in an oasis, and when he looked out, the scorching sand covered the entire field of vision. The woman in front of her closed her eyes slightly, her singing echoed in the blue sky, her feet standing in a shallow water, the ripples slowly swinging, and the beauty was breathtaking.

Walk between sand and dust

Follow the trail of the oasis

Leave your footprints in the sea of sand

The clear spring reflects your figure

One day, the oasis will turn into a new desert

New oases will grow in the desert

But the only constant is the same

It's a legend about you

Someday

I will follow in the footsteps you have left behind

Find you

Before dawn breaks

That moment of tossing and turning without words

......

As the song faded away, the Iron Axe returned to the snowflakes of the Long Song Fortress, and everything was like a fantasy, as if nothing had happened. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva and spread out his palm, a transparent grit glistening in his palm. (To be continued.) )