When Anna opened her eyes, there was a fiery red patch everywhere, and the scorching air rushed to her face, burning her skin painfully. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Flame.

Flames were everywhere, and smoke billowed from beneath the sheds, choking people out of breath.

There were cries and screams in the back room, or just hallucinations, as wood crackled and exploded under the licking* of the flames, and every now and then sparks and burning pieces of wood fell overhead. She climbed down the haystack and tried to take two steps into the back room, but was soon pushed back by the heat.

In the end, she was able to escape from the hut by rolling and crawling, and watched as the house was engulfed in flames.

Neighbors also gathered around, and some people began to help put out the fire, but the nearest source of water was the Chishui River outside the town, and the few jars of water that had been finally retrieved did not help in the face of the fire.

After several trips back and forth, Anna finally saw her father.

He had just returned from the mine, still wearing a dirty coat and a face covered in gray dust, and he was standing by the burnt wooden dwelling with a blank expression.

As if she had seen the backbone of the Lord's heart, she could no longer suppress the panic and panic in her heart, tears rolled down like beads, and she ran to her father crying and hugged him tightly.

However, her father did not comfort her as she had hoped.

"Where's your mother?" he grabbed her by the shoulder, so hard that she screamed in pain, "and your brother!"

Anna shook her head, but she didn't expect that what followed was actually a slap in the face.

"You escaped alone! Why didn't you save them?"

"Damn, how can you just take care of yourself?"

Anna sat up from the bed and gasped for breath, the scolding still echoing in her ears, and it never went away.

It's this dream again.

She picked up the cup at the head of the bed and drank the cold water, and it took a while for her to recover.

At the beginning of every month, Anna dreamed of this scene, as if someone in her head was reminding her, and glanced at the desk calendar on her desk, today happened to be the end of the first weekend of summer, and it was also the day when the League of Witches paid her salary.

She got dressed, washed up briefly, and walked out of the castle to the Witches' Mansion in the backyard.

"Sister Anna!" As soon as she saw her, Suzu immediately smiled, "You came so early!"

"Good morning," Wendy chuckled softly, "the weather looks good today, are you going to go to the North Slope Mountain later?"

"Anna...... My lord," the two former classmates also hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"Just call me Anna as usual. She waved her hand, sat down at the long table, and hesitated, "I have some other things to do, so I'll be there in the afternoon." ”

"Oh, that's rare," Wendy said, looking interested, "Could it be with Roland......

"Shopping!" shouted Suzu.

Pearl and Grey Rabbit on the side couldn't help but laugh.

Anna shook her head, but didn't continue.

Wendy didn't ask, but took out an envelope from the drawer and handed it to her, "This month's salary, two gold dragons." ”

"Thank you. ”

Witches don't have to prepare their own food, clothing, housing and transportation, even if it is a luxury item sold in the convenience market, they will basically try it first, even if they want more, it is not a problem, so most people think that the salary is useless, and they don't quite understand why His Majesty insists on doing it. Anna could roughly guess Roland's intentions, and this move helped her invisibly.

Back in the castle hall with his pay, Chief Knight Carter Lannis was already waiting.

"Miss Anna," he asked, getting up, "is it the same as usual?"

"Well," she said, taking a golden dragon from her envelope and handing it to the knight, "as usual. ”

......

When the border town was rebuilt, all the indigenous people were given a house, and Anna's father was no exception.

After he sold Anna to the church for twenty-five gold dragons, Anna never had any contact with him.

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 as a living expense.

Like most poor people who suddenly get a windfall, he didn't keep it for long - gambling, fraud and theft left him destitute in just six months, when Anna was not yet famous, but was recognized by some of the natives when she sealed the gap in the wall with fire, and he tried to ask a neighbor to come to his house to find his daughter, but the neighbor refused and was ridiculed. Later, the news 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 keep her father who had betrayed her silent.

She didn't want the other party to bother Roland.

The two came to a quiet community in the east of the city and climbed to the second floor of the building.

Carter looked back, "Miss Anna, just wait for me here." ”

"I'm sorry for you. ”

"No, it's just a gesture. He walked over to a door and slammed it hard.

After a few moments, the door creaked open, "Ah...... It turned out to be a knight, and 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 it.

Anna leaned against the wall of the hallway and sighed inwardly.

To be honest, she didn't want to pay any attention to her former father, but she knew that setting it aside would only make things worse. And she can't come forward in person, otherwise the pride of paranoia and inability to see the situation will make the other party habitually put on her father's majesty, which will not have a deterrent effect.

Instead of begging him, it is better to make him realize that the status of the two is like a world apart. As the chief knight well-known to the people in the border area, Carter is already a great nobleman in the eyes of ordinary people, and taking this golden dragon as a cost to seal his mouth, plus some stern warnings, should make him silent, and His Majesty does not need to carry an extra burden for this.

Anna didn't understand the relationship before.

Since she was captured and imprisoned, she has lost interest in everything, and the world has turned completely dead gray, and it is not until Roland rescues her that she sees a different color again. After living in the castle for a while, Anna gradually understands the complex relationships between people and has a new understanding of her father's anger at her.

But she didn't like the twisted stuff at all.

It's only when she's with Roland that she really relaxes.

Then there are the books that contain wonderful knowledge - they may seem complicated and difficult to understand, but when you get into them, you will find that their relationship is so simple and straightforward that it never changes because of changes in interests or desires. The way in which the world is revealed is so clean and concise, then the world should be like this.

The door opened again, and with a wave of flattering and flattering voices, Carter returned to her side and stroked her breast, saying, "Miss Anna, it's done." ”

"Well," Anna felt a lot more relaxed after completing this incident, "Don't tell Your Majesty." ”

"Of course...... I understand. ”

She nodded, then turned and headed downstairs.

It is true that she could not shake off these disgusting feelings, but with His Majesty Roland, there will always be more and more good things, and she can't wait to go to the North Slope Mountains to continue her research.

That's where she likes.