Hitarian followed the adults and watched Lady Liana carry Ruth upstairs. The Night's Watcher Celsus was an elusive figure, disappearing when Shitarion wasn't paying attention and reappearing when she was bored and in a daze.
"Miss Rose, what are you thinking about?" He rubbed her red hair. Hitarian decided not to wear a green skirt again, but Celsus's palm was still as warm as the day she first came to Byrne. . "Aren't you going to move things?"
"Ms. Liana asked me to watch my uncles carry furniture." All the large items in Shitarian's Wooden Spoon Mansion were not his own. These were newly purchased furniture for them by Ms. Liana. Hitarian asked about the price, but the administrator told her that there would be a basic subsidy for the children's first home after moving out of Wooden Spoon Mansion, and the Ringot sisters would earn enough to pay the balance.
Hitarian hadn't started working yet, and most of the money was earned by Ruth. All her sister had to do was run wild with the Dalmatian Baldhead within the walls of the detection station, and the association would get her help. She always thought that Ruth was a lucky person, but she never thought that a truly lucky child would not be a fool. If Ruth was a normal person in her dream, would I really want to wake her up? This is a question that cannot be answered now. Shitarian tried his best to think about it, but there is still no answer.
"Lord." This sentence popped out of his tongue.
The night watchman looked at her pityingly.
"He scared you, didn't he?" Celsus' face behind the mist revealed a smile, "The Undead Lord is the Lord of Byrne and the most feared of the seven Lords. However, , Hitarian, he is also the most respectable lord. When His Majesty the King handed Byrne to the Black Knight, the City of Reflection was still a deserted town, and the streets were occupied by various small associations. Six lords refused to give up their master. In the city of Bain, they fight for power and even fight each other. There are no cross knights and demon hunters in Bain’s church, but the nameless ones who come here, the only thing they change is the objects they need to be wary of. "
"Fighting?" Hitarian asked in shock.
"According to His Majesty, we are indeed brothers and sisters." The night watchman shrugged, "But is it still uncommon for relatives to massacre each other?"
"No. Ruth and I's father abandoned us."
"You have a new home now, Hitarian, and there is no need to grieve for the pain of the past. All of these are the changes brought about by the Black Knight for Byrne. On the order of His Majesty the King, he asked the lords' gangs to disband on the spot. Good. Those who fight become night watchmen to maintain order, and people related to magic and investigation form a detection station to monitor the city. Those who are not willing to live in Bain for a long time, are brave and fearless, and can keep secrets, leave the city and look for us on Binya Io. compatriots, and bring here the trustworthy ones among them.”
Hitarian's eyes widened: "How did he do it? Defeat six lords?"
"Because His Majesty the King supports him, and the Lord of the Undead himself is also a hero of the association. He once led Gavash's army into Knox and almost turned Binya Ao into the paradise of the unknown... If there was no divine light... The Council and their White Prophecies stand in the way."
"The Catastrophe of the Undead." Hitarian remembered.
Four Leaf City suffered an attack by a necromancer during the Flame Moon. At that time, people on the streets were talking about the undead and Gavash, as well as the large-scale undead invasion that swept the continent two hundred years ago. It was the last war that affected the entire continent before the War of the Saints, and now it has become a bedtime story for children. People say that it was the Catastrophe of the Undead that gave rise to the Seventh Mysterious Fulcrum, the Holy Council of Radiance, which before was nothing more than a sectarian group composed of preachers and wandering knights. Only after Gavash's army was finally turned away did the Council reveal their glorious history.
The agent claimed that the predecessor of the Holy Knights was the Silver Song Knights who performed miracles in the War of Dawn. They have always followed the teachings of Lucia, the goddess of light, and are the spreaders of just order and the brilliance of the sun. Hitarian's mother is a Lucian believer. She once believed in the goddess of light, but she failed to receive the blessing of brilliance. If she had not known Lucia's divine writings, she would not have read the Confessions to Ruth.
"The Black Knight." She even breathed softly, "He was the vanguard of Gavash and defeated the Oath Keepers Alliance army in Sunset Grassland."
"You have heard his story." The night watchman glanced at her in surprise, "Many children your age don't know about it."
I am from Yotsuba City. The disasters caused by the undead remind people of similar histories. "He is... the hero of the Nameless One?" Hitarian knew that the people of Yotsuba City called the Black Knight and his undead army natural disasters, and Lucia believers especially hated the undead, but he did not expect that he was also someone's Savior.
"Gavash is a desolate place. I have never heard that there are nameless ones among the undead, but facts speak louder than words. As long as it is a mysterious creature, fire may cause abnormalities. The dead don't care about demons or not. In my opinion, Most living people are less friendly than the undead, and the Black Knight is Byrne's hero, no doubt about it. No matter what stories your mother told you on your pillow, Hitarian, remember, they were not stories for you. The nameless person’s blood connection is not reliable, and only his own people are trustworthy.”
In fact, there is no need for him to ask. "I'll remember that."
"What a sensible girl." The night watchman smiled, "Why isn't she my daughter? Huh? It's a pity that I don't have a wife yet. That's probably the reason."
"Maybe you are too homeless." Ms. Liana came downstairs at some point. She put on the sparkling snake scale scarf again, looking smart and smart. "Or too much nonsense."
"I'm dealing with her emotions." Celsus explained. They didn't look like they had just met. "If she knows more about the Lord's deeds, she won't be afraid."
"So that's what you're talking about? How many people has he killed? How many wars has he started? Does this work?"
"In Byrne, the lord is launching a just war. Don't pay attention to the nonsense of the demon hunters."
"You can tell Murum these things. Hitarian is still a little girl, and you will scare her. Why not mention other things? For example, the lord built a bronze gear." Ms. Liana will keep vigil. Celsus was scolded into silence, a tone she had never used when speaking to Hitarian. "A place like Wooden Spoon Mansion to house orphans was also a place established by the Lord of the Undead. You and Ruth should thank him, Hitarian."
Hitarian suspected that he heard it wrong: "Bronze Gear? Was it established by the Lord?" It was simply a joke of the century. She recalled the dark gaze from under the ferocious armor, and shivered in front of the warm fireplace.
"It's absolutely true. As cruel as he is to his enemies, he is as kind to his own people." Celsus told her, "He is the commander of all the Night Watch, guarding the safety of Byrne. Anyone who may disturb the peaceful life here Even if he is also a lord, he will not allow it. During the demon hunting movement... well, let's not talk about this. But people should respect him. This is good for the Night Watch, and criminals often appear in Byrne. .”
"But the bronze gear? This doesn't look like his at all..."
"How much do you know about the Lord?" the night watchman asked. "People fear him because of his undead identity, but the lord will not abandon Byrne's Nameless One in turn. Of course, other lords also guard the association, but to Byrne, the Black Knight is different... He will even Through some inconsequential suggestions, such as changing the flower varieties in urban greening, adding library collections, adjusting taxes in areas with poor harvests, etc. Even the king is not as good as him in this regard. After all, His Majesty has no time to care about such trivial matters. "
"He also gave you the confession book." Ms. Liana actually didn't seem to agree. "That thing is very dangerous. Even if you can't use it, you can't put it in a child's hands so casually."
Hitarian tightened his grip on the Gospel. Could it be that in the eyes of the Black Knight, my request is not too much? When she was in Yotsuba City, she often heard people praising Tracy Wiggins as a great lord. However, Duke Yotsuba would not leave a mysterious item that seemed to be of great significance to a girl just because of her plea. Eastman's aristocrats are high and mighty, but Byrne is different. Although Starless Night claims to be a kingdom, the soul kinship repeatedly emphasized by the night watchman and the administrator lady is more effective. For the first time, she felt that she was protected by a great lord, that is, her relatives.
The Black Knight suddenly wasn't scary anymore, she thought. I'm going to get to know him by his words and actions rather than his appearance... even though what he said was generally unpleasant.
"I'm going to wake up Ruth." Hitarian said with determination. But she wished her heightened emotions were less obvious. "I want to cure my sister, and I want Ruth to come back to me. Reality and dreams are different after all. Bayern is a happy city, and even Ruth... and people like me can fully accept and Give me help, so what do I have to fear?”
Maybe Byrne's days were her dream. Hitarian stood beside the warm fireplace, the brand new room exuding the fragrance of vanilla. Lady Liana tolerated her wishes, and Celsus told her legends from another perspective. No one can harm her, for a hero from legend promises to protect her from persecution throughout the mystical realm. It was a dream-like day, a time of happiness enough to break down the walls of doubt and fear that the Hitarian had built up over time. Here she is allowed to have hope because its realization is no longer out of reach.
She no longer has to fear losing.
Hitarian suddenly longed for Ruth to sit next to him, leaning against the edge of the fire and reading her favorite storybook quietly. At this moment, she was willing to pay any price for that day to come.
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