It was within Char's expectation that the war in the West Fran Empire ended so quickly. First, it was the influence of fate, and second, Char had a deep understanding of his students' abilities.
The military strength of the West French Empire is not too strong. Its size is there. If nothing else, the entire European countries combined are not as big as Britannia.
Therefore, neither Isabel nor Alicia could understand the logic of Xifalan's behavior.
The real threat is the Spanish Empire in the south that Britannia's main force currently faces.
And at the same time, Arthur also needs to face the true darkness of this country.
Isabel had been helping him with it before, but now, he needed to face it on his own.
Because the next day, Isabel came back through the tavern door in the imperial capital, and that night, Char put her soul back into her own body.
Fortunately, there was no special accident. In fact, the reason why Char gave himself Merlin's fate was because the nightmare blood in him had the possibility of lifting the curse.
In the evening, it was still a beautiful sunset, with golden rays of light shining over the endless sea and white clouds.
In a coastal castle, a beautiful princess slowly opened her eyes.
The first thing that caught his eye was Alicia's slightly worried face.
"How about it?"
Isabel moved her fingers, then slowly got up from the bed, sat on the edge of the bed, and twisted her neck.
"It seems like it's no different from the past."
"Semele's grapes protect your body." Xia Ya said. "If a normal person lies like this for three years, it will probably take a while to learn to walk again."
"Looks like I have to thank him." Isabel stood up from the bed, standing very steadily, not looking like she had been sleeping for three years.
She came to the window, looked through the window at the beautiful water and sky in the distance, and stretched lazily.
"It felt like I slept and had a long, long dream."
She turned her head and looked at the completely lifeless black cat lying in Xia Ya's arms.
"Give it to me," said Isabel.
She took the black cat from Char's arms and gently stroked its fur.
"What a poor little guy, who froze to death alone in the unknown street on a cold night.
Perhaps, it is also wondering, wondering why it came to this strange land that does not belong to them.
I wonder why the person who brought it here abandoned it. "
There are no native cat species in North America. Basically all cats were brought over from Europe.
"Plant a tree and bury it under it," said Isabel.
Alicia turned her head to look at Char.
"What kind of tree do you want to plant?" Xia Ya asked.
Isabel thought for a moment, "Pear tree."
"Just wait for me."
With that said, Xia immediately transformed and disappeared.
After about a few minutes, he carried a small tree to the outside of the villa and stood under Isabel's window to greet them.
Together, the two sisters dug a hole in an open space with plenty of sunshine next to the villa, put the cat's body in, and planted the pear tree brought by Char.
Isabel looked at the young branches of the pear tree and whispered.
“In a few years, when the branches are lush and leafy, when the season comes, white pear blossoms will be all over the branches.
Although it is white, it is not like snow because it is not as thick as white snow.
It is like a flower condensed by countless moonlights, light and clear.
My mother likes pear blossoms very much. She said that pear blossoms symbolize pure love, but in the East, its homophone also means parting, so it also symbolizes pure sadness.
For her, her father planted many pear blossoms in the courtyard of the palace. Every March and April, when early spring comes, the courtyard is covered with snow.
But I actually don't like the aroma of pear blossoms. I feel it has a fishy smell. "
She stared at the seedling.
"Mother, she was buried under a pear tree."
Alicia seemed to feel Isabel's emotions and put her hands on her shoulders.
"My mother is very similar to Pear Blossom, both are so pure and flawless, always thinking about others.
I thought I still had a lot of time with her.
But fate always catches people off guard. "
Her eyes were lowered, "Alicia, do you still remember your mother's appearance?"
Alicia fell silent. The waves in the distance gently lapped the beach with the breeze. The tides ebb and flow, taking away the sand and stones on the beach and taking away her memories.
"I'm already a little confused," Isabel said.
She looked deeply into the distance, "As time goes by, her appearance in my mind becomes increasingly blurry.
Perhaps this is why his father left a painting in the room. He was also afraid that he would forget what his mother looked like.
Time is such a cruel thing.
In the blink of an eye, my mother has been gone for more than ten years, and half of my life has also been gone. "
She laughed at herself, “But it seems that I didn’t leave anything behind in this world.
My past may only be an insignificant name in the book of human history. "
"Are you sorry?" Xia Ya asked.
"Pity?"
Isabelle smiled.
"Why should I regret it? My life has not come to an end yet, right?"
"That's true."
“In these decades, I have lived for the country at my feet and for the legacy left by my mother and father.
Now that there is a more suitable candidate, I can choose to live for myself. "
Isabel raised her head slightly and looked at the vast sea in front of her.
"I want to be a painter and preserve everything in my memory in this world in another way."
"I also want you to come to my school as a teacher." Xia Ya said.
"It's not like people can only do one thing in their life." Isabel said.
"That's right." Xia Ya smiled, "Let's go back to the courtyard. Maybe we can still see the aurora now."
"Aurora?" Isabel's eyes lit up. Although she had read about this thing in books, she had never seen it with her own eyes.
Auroras occasionally appear in the north of Britannia, which the Brittanians believe are miracles of gods appearing.
They returned to the courtyard. The chimney of the castle was billowing with thick smoke. The chicken claw-like mechanical feet were slowly moving the castle forward, but they still did not leave the forest. In other words, although Norway is in the Arctic Circle, the forest The coverage area is surprisingly good.
In the white snow, Xia Ya and the others also saw a herd of elk walking through the forest, and they looked here curiously. Yo yo deer roar, eat wild apples.
They placed the stove that they had placed in the Albert Mountains in the courtyard, and they just gathered around the stove to make tea and some snacks.
The fire burning behind Calcifer was swaying, providing warmth for them in the ice and snow.
There is a lush lawn at the foot, neatly trimmed shrubs on both sides, and many flowers on the edge of the fence, exuding a light floral fragrance.
Although the courtyard is open-air, there seems to be an invisible and intangible barrier between here and the forest. Outside the barrier is winter, but inside the barrier it is as warm as spring.
Xia lifted the teapot on the stove and silently poured a cup of tea for Alicia and Isabel.
"Did you tell Eugenia that you came here?" Alicia asked.
After all, they are their biological sisters and they will always be missed.
"I told her that I was going to travel far, but I didn't tell her where I was going." Isabel silently picked up the tea cup in front of her and blew the hot air away.
"She wants me to leave. This guy's desire for power is the strongest among us, but the most important thing is that she has no skills."
"It's not so much a desire for power, but rather a desire for attention." Alicia said, "You are the crown prince, and everyone revolves around you with you as the core, and I am the youngest one, and my father also She was more concerned about my guilt, so I ignored her."
Isabel fell silent.
"Have you mentioned my whereabouts to her?" Alicia said.
"I told her," Isabel said, "I told her that you ran away with a man."
Alicia was stunned, and her original peaceful mood was suddenly swept away. She shouted angrily, "Isabel!"
Isabel laughed happily, "I'm just kidding, you look like a cat whose tail has been stepped on."
Alicia took a deep breath and relaxed her mood, "If you have time, ask her to have a meal with you.
After my father died, we only had each other. "
"With her temperament, if she continues to stay in the palace, I'm afraid there won't be any good results." Isabel murmured in a low voice.
"What should we do?"
At this time, Xia Ya, who had been drinking tea silently on one side, said, "On the contrary, you can give her an invitation to come to school."
Hearing this, Alicia looked at Xia Ya, "Is it okay? Doesn't the school only accept people under the age of twenty?"
"In principle, the younger you are when learning magic, the better, but" Char looked at Alicia and Isabel, "you haven't seen any other magicians except me, so you don't actually realize it.
The magical talent given to you by your ancestors is top-notch in this era. "
Isabel and Alicia looked at each other, and then she raised her lips and said, "I am now very interested in becoming a teacher in that school."
Alicia didn't speak, she just picked up the cup of tea in front of her and took a sip.
The aroma of tea is fragrant, and the tea water refreshes the heart and lungs.
While they were talking, some snowflakes slowly fell from the sky.
When it first snows, the snowflakes are not too big or too dense, like catkins fluttering in the wind.
As the wind blew stronger and stronger. The snow fell more and more densely, and the snowflakes became larger and larger, as if weaving into a white net, and for a while nothing could be seen. Like a continuous curtain, it falls straight to the ground and returns to the light at the same time.
Even if the falling white snow did not fall into the courtyard, they could still feel the slightest chill.
The entire sky was shrouded in a white curtain, as if time had been frozen. However, nothing in this world can truly freeze the passage of time.
With the flying white snow, the days passed day by day, and before I knew it, the day agreed on the invitation also arrived.
(End of chapter)
