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As a year ago, the castle's feast belonged to the witches. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The foliage transforms the backyard, which has expanded several times over, into an open-air camp surrounded by olive trees, and everyone can look up and see the stars shining in the night sky around a roaring bonfire.

Compared to the barbecue party last time, which only had five witches in attendance, this time it was much more lively. Not only are all the Helphouse witches available, but there are also Maisie, Lucia, Egtha, Speer, White Paper, and Asha, plus seven from the Isle of Sleep, bringing the total number to twenty-five.

Plates of cut food and sauces lay out on small tables around the campfire for everyone to grab - and after clearing the rebel aristocracy's territory, the meat and cloth in the warehouse increased considerably. In addition, Evelyn's special low-alcohol fruit wine and ice cream provided by Agatha were also served.

While Lightning was enthusiastically demonstrating how to grill a chicken leg to the first-time barbecue attendees, Maisie had already shoved the sizzling steak into her mouth—after a year of following the little girl through the mountains and the jungle, she was at home with anything she could bake and eat, and her waist pocket was just as stuffed with all sorts of condiments.

"I think it's a waste of time," Agatha smeared honey on the cooked beef balls in her hand, "the devil is coming, don't hurry up and prepare for the battle, ah...... Instead, enjoy a brief victory here until the enemy breaches the city...... Gollum, it's all over. ”

"Eat slowly, it's okay," Roland handed her a new bun of beef balls, and it could be seen that she was quite fond of this kind of meatballs with soup, "The combination of work and rest is more efficient, and defeating the devil is not about the leisure of this day, and even if you fail, at least you have enjoyed the beauty of life." ”

"Fallacious reasoning!" said Agasabeth, took the balls, rolled them around in the oil bowl, and put them into the campfire—with the help of frost, she could keep the surface of the balls at just the right temperature, no matter how much the fire baked. It can be seen that the cooling and nitrogen production work has made her control of magic more refined.

On the other hand, the new alliance Asha had obviously not seen so much meat, and although she was salivaing and snorting, she was hesitant in her hands, but fortunately, Wendy noticed her inhibition and pulled the newly awakened sister to her side, sharing the food she had baked with her and the blank paper.

Ashes, Andrea, and Savi of the Sleepy Island play poker while waiting for the food to be grilled - in just a few months, the three of them have learned all the tricks Roland knows well, and as long as the beasts don't attack the town, Roland can always see them playing cards in the castle hall.

The other Sleepy Island witches, such as Candlelight, Evelyn, and Sylvie, already get along well with the witches of the town, and seeing them talking happily with Leaf, Echo, Zoroa, and the others is almost like a family.

Looking at the warm scene in front of him, Roland felt quite relieved - after more than a year of hard work, the changes in the western realm are gradually emerging, whether it is the enthusiastic cheers of the people in the square during the day, or the happy smiles on the faces of the witches now, it is the reward for his efforts.

The reward is so sweet that you can't help but indulge in it.

As the bonfire went out, it was midnight. Roland asked Nightingale and Ash to escort Nanava and Asha home, respectively, while he went to the second floor of the castle and waited for Anna to appear.

He decided to take the initiative to take this step, rather than passively waiting, or rather procrastinating.

The silver-white moonlight shone into the castle through the windows of the stairway, and by this light he saw Anna's blue eyes—a scene that seemed familiar, but the two of them were reversed. The pupils half-hidden in the darkness reflected a faint luster, like the stars in the night, but without the embellishment of the stars, the night sky at this time belonged to her alone.

Roland didn't speak, but stepped forward to take her hand and walked to the third floor.

It wasn't the first time he had intimate contact with her, but his heartbeat was unexpectedly fast, and through the palm of his hand, he could feel Anna's nervousness. Even so, she did not hesitate in the slightest, but followed closely behind her.

Back in his bedroom, closing the door, Roland took a deep breath, turned his head, and was hesitating how to speak, when Anna had already kissed him.

The soft tip of the tongue gently pries open the teeth, and the sweet smell enters between the lips and teeth, which is intoxicating.

The thought of sealing him with a kiss suddenly popped into his head.

If you don't know what to say, kiss it. If you don't know how to express your feelings, kiss - kisses are silent language, kisses are burning emotions.

When the two parted again, Anna's cheeks were flushed.

"I have a gift for you. ”

Roland took two red magic stones from his bosom - they had been repolished, with a gold trim and a thin red rope hanging from the top.

"It's ...... Sigils?"

"Well, one is a wayfinding stone, and the other is a positioning stone, and when it is consolidated by magic, it is the tracking sigil," Roland placed the wayfinding stone around Anna's neck, "so that you can find me through it wherever I am." ”

Anna looked at him as if she realized something.

And he gently cupped the other man's cheek and asked word by word, "Marry me, Anna." ”

Heavy rain fell on the blue surface of the lake, and it was no longer possible to remain calm.

It was a long time before Anna nodded in response, "Hmm." ”

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Everything that followed was so natural, and the feelings that had been brewing for a long time completely broke through the last obstacle at this moment and intertwined with each other.

Roland picked her up by the waist and laid her on the bed, kissing her lightly from the forehead to the neck and then all the way down, his fingers clumsily unbuttoning her clothes. Anna didn't close her eyes, but watched his every move, as if she wanted to keep every appearance of him in her mind.

When the girl's white and delicate skin was all exposed, Roland gently took her into his arms and covered her with a quilt.

Without the barrier of clothing, he could clearly feel the rhythmic heartbeat of the other party, as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

"This ......," Anna whispered in Roland's ear.

"What?"

"I won't fall asleep again......"

Roland couldn't help but laugh out loud, and this smile also eased the tension between the two. He pinched Anna's nose, "Even if you fall asleep, I won't let you go tonight." ”

As the lips came together again, the two finally became one, and the mind and body merged into one.

...... (To be continued.) )