Pepper hated it when they stood there and watched him work out. He's not like Flower - he doesn't like being the center of attention. Maybe just a few people, but not a lot.
But they still keep an eye on him, even though since the Wolf Sca
Since arriving half a month ago, he has been practicing every day. Old Natuk with a gray beard, Farat, the scarred war leader in painted leather, Koma with the scar from Pepper's tooth on his arm, and others.
Stretch, jump, slash. Stretch, squat, punch. Stretching, push-ups, kicking... he could feel their eyes on him like fingertips, making him have to focus really hard on what he was doing so that he wouldn't screw it up, instead Let your body remember as you normally would. At least it was too cold for him to exercise naked like the old philosopher. He didn't even want to consider doing that right now. He wasn't ready yet and was out there alone.
Just as he was approaching the finish line, a sentry whistled sharply, calling everyone to gather. However, it was not a danger whistle, but an "everybody come over here" whistle. People watching him started running over to see what was going on. He almost stopped and joined them, but Dad was coming so he had to be ready.
He just ran the last few stretches as fast as he could and then ran after Natak, so hot that he was out of breath. "What's the matter?" he asked. "What happened?"
The old devil replied patiently: "We will learn together what it is." He continued to walk at a slow pace, tapping the dirt with the cane he never leaned on.
"Oh," Pepper answered, feeling silly.
They walked out of the pile of tents and passed a small hill covered with bushes, making it difficult to find the campsite. Others had gotten there before them, crowding around something on the muddy path in the snow.
Looming above everyone's head was the head of a little devil boy... Seff! Pepper shouted. The little boy must have been on Deanna's shoulder, or someone else's. He looked a little scared, or maybe confused. Pepper left Nattuk's side and hurried through the crowd, careful not to let anyone's tail bump into their shoulders.
The night people stood a few steps away from Deanna, who stared at them defiantly with her hands folded over her bare breasts. She was wearing only what was around her waist. Her brown hair has grown a little longer, so she's no longer bald, and she still walks around barefoot. She was covered in mud up to her knees.
Sev had a bandage on one eye and squinted the other in the bright morning light, wrapped in a thick blanket. The horns on his forehead also seemed to be getting bigger, maybe Pepper was imagining that part because it had been so long. But those were his friends! They were here, and
Unable to contain the joy that welled up in his heart, Pepper jumped out from the crowd and threw himself at Deanna for an ambush hug. He felt happier than he had ever felt before, like a bull jumping inside him. She took half a step back and uncrossed her arms before she realized who he was, but only hesitated for a second before she hugged him.
"Dya
a! I thought I’d never see you two again! Can you put him down? Hey, Seff! Come over here!”
When Sev saw him, his kind eyes lit up and he smiled brightly. "Peppew?"
The imp began to squirm, trying to get off Deanna's shoulders, but Deanna reached out and held him down. "Pepper, what are you doing here?" No, wait, Sev. If I put you here, you're going to get dirty. Keep looking for your parents. Does anyone know him? His name is Sev. One of you must know who he is!"
Pepper stood back, trying to make sense of her surprise. Does Sev have a family? Here they are, and Deanna brings him to…
Sev gave up his efforts to climb down, opened his eyes wider, and looked at the crowd again. Little Pepper turned around to help look, wondering if anyone would come forward.
"Sheth!" shouted a man from the back of the crowd.
"That is my Sheth!" O merciful Kalishek, Shet! cried a woman's voice.
The crowd parted, and a man and a woman pushed forward. Pepper had met them both and knew they were a couple, but he didn't know their names yet.
"Mom! Dad!" Sev screamed, and this time, he jumped before Deanna could grab him. She grabbed the blanket, but Sev fell face first into the cold mud and stood up. , the forelegs were covered from head to toe. He was still wearing the red tunic that Android Kerr had made for him, but it looked like he was being dragged behind the horse by a rope. There was also a piece of cloth wrapped around his waist that was wrapped in the tunic Below, the cloth began to unravel and fall. He didn't even wipe his face before he stood up and ran forward, but before he could take two steps, his parents picked him up and held him in their arms.
Mother held him tighter, she hugged him tightly to her chest, regardless of all the mud, and said over and over again in a calm and passionate voice: "Sheth, my Sheth..." The man stretched out his hand He wrapped his arms around them both and rubbed his long, pointed ears against their ears.
Pepper took a step back. A conflicting emotion swirled inside him, as if he couldn't decide whether he was happy or sad. Two things happening at the same time, and maybe something else. He fought back the tears that wanted to come out, but seeing Seph smile so happily as if he was frowning, and his parents hugging him like that...it was painful and joyful at the same time.
He hid himself away until he realized what he was doing, but then he felt it was the right thing to do. Sev has a family, they miss him, and they are reunited. As much as Pepper wanted to be around Self, now wasn't the time. Maybe never again. Other Dark Night children didn't want to play with him either, or their parents wouldn't let them. They stayed in the tent. Deanna left Androx behind, so she probably doesn't want to talk to Pepper either, even though he really wants to talk to her.
Deanna stepped forward, put her hands on the couple's shoulders, and said, "We need to talk. Right now, it's just you two, him and me. Where can we go? Don't forget, Seph!"
"I can't, Deanna!" Sev said. Then he licked his lips and spat out some mud. He still hadn't tried to wipe his good eye clean.
When no one moved, Deanna spoke more forcefully. "Move. We need to talk. Alone."
The man said: "We will not replace him or let him go from our hands no matter what. If you think-"
Deanna didn't wait for him to finish before she glared at him and stomped towards the nearest tree - a medium-sized tree with a trunk as thick as his legs. She gave the crowd a defiant look and kicked the tree hard with her shin. The tree gave a huge crack as her legs went through it. A heartbeat later, the top hit the ground with a thud, falling sideways.
The whole crowd gasped in unison, and all other sounds died away. There were several tails hanging from the shoulders to the ground, ready to be whipped. Pepper was sure someone might have been slapped in the face by one of them. Hopefully nothing bad happens - Deanna isn't that scary once you get to know her, but if anyone wants to fight her...
Deanna walked into the shocked silence and faced Sev's parents with her hands on her hips. "He's yours. I understand. We need to talk right away. Now. Where?"
The parents took a moment to answer, and Pepper knew what that felt like: they were so surprised they didn't know what to say. The woman held Sev tighter to her chest with her arms, tilting her head forward, almost threatening him with her horns. "Come to our tent," she said.
Seph looked up and said something to his mother that Pepper couldn't hear, but it didn't make her look any happier. She lowered her head and stared at Deanna intently. She didn't just stick her horns out, though; Nightmen never do that, even by accident, unless they mean it.
Deanna turned to the group and said, "Give us some space." She paused as her eyes flicked over to Pepper, then ignored him and followed Sev and his parents through the crowd, which gave They have enough space.
The way Deanna glanced at him made him feel alone again. She was still unhappy to see him. He thought she would be a friend, but she wasn't. What if... what if everyone was like that? What if Argon just shrugged and walked away? What if Flower made new friends and forgot about him? Or Dad. What if he abandoned Pepper because he was angry that he had to be saved again? That wasn't..., impossible. He couldn't believe it, but he couldn't help but think so.
A crowd formed behind them, and everyone began to talk in quiet, worried voices. Pepper already knew about Deanna, but these people didn't. They want to know if she is a goddess or a monster or what she is and why she gave birth to one of their children. Pepper felt the pit in his heart begin to open again. He couldn't help it. Images of his family frowning and turning away from him filled his mind and he couldn't push them away.
He shook his head, but to no avail, so he pinched his armpits until tears welled up in his eyes. This worked for the most part, but it made it difficult for him to hide his presence.
Just as he calmed down and was about to slip away, Natuk appeared beside him, leaning forward as if his back hurt again. When Pepper tried to hide and walk past him, the old devil grabbed his ear with his gnarled fingers and thumb and said, "Ah, here you are, Blacktail. Will you follow them and listen to them?" What, tell me?”
You were hiding so that others wouldn't disturb you, but Natak didn't care. He always knew where Pepper was, and Pepper suspected that sometimes he just interrupted to prove he was watching. He didn't have time for that now! He needed to think. The bad feeling swirling inside him frightened him.
"Deanna said don't listen. You can ask later," Pepper said.
"What if they agree to keep the secret together?" Assuming I should have known it was dangerous to the tribe. How can I learn it if you don't tell me?"
"Why should I do this?"
"That's why I keep feeding you," Natuk said, releasing his ears and giving him a gentle push.
"You'll feed me anyway. You promised I wouldn't get into trouble. I know her - she's not that scary." Pepper didn't want to refuse directly, but couldn't Natak understand? Could it be that he saw Can't you tell how troubled Pepper is?
"Son, I'm not in the mood for your stubbornness. Do you hold a grudge against everyone who helps you, or do I have any special privileges?"
That sentence was hurtful. "That's not what I'm going to do!" Deanna said don't follow!"
"That's why I sent you, you won't get caught. Come on, Pepper, aren't you curious?"
"Well, that's it..." Pepper said, but trailed off. He couldn't think of what to say. How should he explain? If Natak cared, he wouldn't bother him like this. Maybe no one really cares anymore... The muscles in Little Pepper's chest tightened, and it seemed that it was difficult to breathe.
"Please, little Blacktail. I've done everything I can to make you a friend. Don't think of me as an enemy."
"This isn't—!" Pepper slumped her shoulders in defeat and put her ears to her head.
This time, Natak looked at him sincerely and finally noticed. "Dear child, what's the matter? What's bothering you? Are you afraid of her?"
Pepper didn't answer right away, and the old devil let him think for a moment, just looking at him with his faded gray eyes. Natak was indeed very kind to him after he released him. It's Pepper's fault there, too. Pepper didn't need to resist or try to escape. Natuk was right all along. Maybe Pepper always messes up, even though he thinks it's Flower who does it. Maybe he could have saved his first mother - if he hadn't let those slavers catch him, she wouldn't have had to fight them and she would still be alive. Now Dad has to come all the way to face a bunch of demons because Pepper allowed herself to be captured. Dad will be angry when he gets here, and that means a lot of Night People will die, no matter what they deserve.
Putting pepper in food makes it taste like fire. Maybe Pepper does this in real life. He set things on fire wherever he went.
"I'm fine. It's just Deanna... forget it. I'll go. Sorry, I made a scene."
Pepper slipped away from the old devil and hid behind a tree, hiding his presence. He crept back along the path, darting between bushes, trees, and rocks to avoid detection. It didn't take long for him to find his prey - they were in a hurry but didn't want to be followed. He ran around behind the tent, hiding and spying on them. Soon they stopped in front of a tent he had never been to before. Deanna looked around to see if anyone was following her, but didn't look at him. She couldn't see him while he was hiding because there was no way she could let him sneak up and spank her. So she can't see him now, right?
When Sev's father opened the tent for everyone, Pepper hid far away and couldn't feel any warmth. After the door closed behind them, he tiptoed along the path to the tent door so he didn't have to step in the noisy snow. He squatted very low and pulled himself hard so that no one could see him.
"Thank you for the invitation, and thank you for not arguing," Deanna said. She sounded like she was trying to sound mature. He could imagine her kneeling there as if she were sitting on a throne.
She continued: "I found him under a rock a while ago and I've been looking after him ever since. I'm a wanderer with no parents and it didn't even occur to me to ask him if he had parents. I thought if He couldn't have been trapped under their rock if he hadn't been abandoned. I was able to find him because a team of aliens lifted up the rock and threw in food. I just wanted to know what they were doing. When they When I left, I broke the rock and there he was. They've been chasing us ever since."
The woman interjected: "Xie Si. His name is Xie Si. He is too young to tell clearly." Her voice was a bit bitter.
"Your name is Xie Si?" Dya
a asked.
"It's hard to say, and I kind of forgot about it," Self said. Sheth. His name was Sheth, and everyone had misremembered it! Pepper's gloom suddenly erupted and disappeared, and he had to hold back his laughter. The more he thought about it, the funnier it became. He can't even say his own name!
"Say it this way: Shhhhhhhhhhh," Dad said slowly. Pepper could hear a hint of a smile in his voice.
"Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss." "It's hawd."
"No, don't open your eyes!" Deanna ordered. "Not yet. You two calm down; he's not hurt."
For a moment, there was only silence, and Pepper could almost feel the tension radiating from within. Is she going blind? What happened to him? He was fine before.
"While I'm thinking about it, Pepper, come on in. I know you're out there, you little rat," Deanna said.
Little Pepper was startled and almost stopped hiding. He didn't dare move; could she really tell? No, no way. She didn't even go out to look for him.
"Listen, you dirty little rodent, don't make me come out," Deanna said, and Pepper couldn't tell from her voice how serious she was. "I won't ask again."
There was dead silence in the tent. It was almost as quiet outside - everyone else stayed well back.
Pepper stood up, no longer hiding, then took a deep breath and opened the lid. He walked in sheepishly and found them sitting close to a warm brazier.
The inside of the tent looked exactly like Natak's. Furs and blankets covered every inch, some mats for sleeping on, bags and baskets woven from undyed fibers, and a brass brazier in the center. Seth...no, Seth was lying on his mother's lap, half of his face covered in a muddy bandage. He held her tail in one hand and his father's tail in the other. Their stares made Pepper feel exposed.
"Come and sit by me, son of Androcles," said Diana. She gestured authoritatively to the blanket on the ground next to her, and Pepper did so. When he sat down, she gave him a brief, familiar one-armed hug with a hint of a smile. Wait, is he wrong? Does she still like him?
The mother continued to look at her little boy, careful not to point her horns at anyone as she looked down. Dad asked: "How did you know about our kitty ghost?"
Pepper realizes that's what they call him to each other - Kitty Ghost. He had heard others say that, but he never knew they were referring to himself.
"Kitte
-ghost? Deanna asked.
"He comes and goes as he pleases, and no one can see him unless he wants to," Dad replied. He looked nervous, maybe impatient. "The old man is looking after him. But don't worry about that now and tell us what you want to say."
"Why is he wearing this bandage?" Mom asked. She looked nervous, but seemed to be trying to hide it. Her voice was a little nervous.
"It's not there because he's injured, because he's not. But leave it open for now because we'll get to that. Pepper is part of the story, so I might as well start there. A few months ago, I Traveled with the Pepper family for a while. His father Androcles was a beast-like man with a bad temper and no hesitation in fighting or killing. He was not Skytha
de
, he is a kind of laophilia
Something that looks more like me than you. he……"
"We've heard about him. "The boss said he was going to come here and kill us all. Dad said. He looked at Deanna calmly, with... curiosity? A question? A challenge? Flower knew, but he wasn't here.
Deanna gave a small smirk and said, "If this is true, you should pray your soul to make him disappear before he gets here. He absolutely hates demons. He's also afraid of you. A
d
okles is the only one alive and i'm not sure i could kill him if we fought in good faith. I'm confident I can beat him, but not sure. If he does show up, it won't be with gifts and dancing. Although he's starting to like Sev, er, Shays, who knows.
"But put that aside for now. There's a family member named Wolf Sca
fairy. I had never seen or even heard of it before. He is a little boy with blue skin, purple hair and wings like a dragonfly. He shines like a lamp day or night, and he's about the size of my hand. "
"We...we met him once. He came here to find the tool box." Mother Bear said a little worriedly.
"Yes, he said he found Pepper. Sephi and I met him on the road a few days ago. Sephi... Sethe is very sick. Most of his skin has turned gray and he has a fever One of the worst fevers I've ever seen. He had no appetite and he wasn't talking. He was barely moving. I was sure he was going to die. Have you seen that before? Disease?"
Now the parents look very scared. His mother held him tighter, and his father looked at him for a long time with a careful look, cold worry in his eyes. Dad said: "We know. It's a curse from our heritage, from God's seed and the monster he planted. It's rare, but no one has ever survived the change in their skin."
"I've never heard of anything like this, so I thought it might be unique to your people. But as you can see, he survived and is as healthy as ever. You have Wolf Sca to thank
. He invented a secret art that restored Sev to health. I didn't see with my own eyes how they did it, but I know that wolf sca
A huge price was paid. I had never heard anyone scream in such agony. You can't imagine hearing a little fairy say...that voice haunts me to this day. I heard it in the quiet of my thoughts as I tried to sleep," Deanna said. Her voice became very quiet, and she looked down at the brazier with a dull look, as if imagining something. Her words filled Pepper with fear, Like something bad is about to happen, but no one knows what. Wolf sca
It's bad enough to cry all the time under normal circumstances, but to think of him screaming like that...
Deanna sighed and continued: "Shes is the only one who knows the truth, Wolfsca
Make him promise not to tell anyone. This is the first thing I want to tell you. Your son has sworn an oath that he must keep all his days. His friend saved his life and I can't let him become a traitor. People who are disloyal will never find happiness, and I won't tolerate it. You have to help him keep his promise or I will have to reconsider some decisions. "The iron look she gave her parents was clearly a challenge and a threat.
All the air left the room. Pepper couldn't breathe and couldn't see anyone's face. He glanced at Sev, whose eyes were wide and confused. Everyone waited with fear, watching the embers crackle in the brazier.
Finally Dad said: "I agree. But you have to understand that if you want to take him away from us, you will never get out of this tent alive."
Mom said in a voice even deadlier than Dad: "Calm down, my dear. She's not stupid. I believe you misunderstood her."
Deanna smiled patiently, like her mother used to do when she won an argument. This seemed to make the parents even angrier, and Seph started looking at everyone nervously, as if he was trying to figure out what was going on. Pepper didn't know what to do either, so he tried to avoid eye contact. not real. Why is Deanna stirring up trouble?
"Then I'm content. I'm glad to see you plan on keeping him with you this time. After you've had him stolen from you once, I can't assume. How am I going to know if you like him without testing it ?said Deanna, looking down at them like a queen on her throne.
"How dare you!" Mom hissed through gritted teeth. Her face was contorted with rage, her horns pointed downward at Deanna, and she looked... scary. The Skywalkers have the same teeth, but the Night Men look more terrifying because their horns and blue-black skin make the teeth gleam.
Deanna didn't seem impressed, though. She smiled proudly again and said: "The strong can do whatever they want, don't you think? I dare to go where others dare not go. How do you think I survived this period of time, carrying their captives in a foreign land? Wandering in human land? Why do you think I asked for trouble in the first place? I love him beyond words. Do you think I would hand him over to people who didn't care about him at all, if I didn't have to? You would ?"
Mom didn't calm down immediately, but slowly started to boil. Dad's fingers tensed, as if he wanted to use his claws, but he looked calm, sitting cross-legged with his little boy holding his tail.
She reached out and patted her mother's chin, trying to get her attention. "Mom, it's okay. Dya
a is very good. She helped me for a long time. "
Deanna said: "I fought and killed one of you, a savage. Mad. I knew nothing about you except him and Sethe. Wolf Scar showed me the way, well Let me find you, but he says you locked up Pepper and starved him, so what should I think? Lucky for you, I'm not as quick to jump to conclusions as Androx. You can swallow your anger, Thank you soul for bringing me here.
"But there's one more thing to discuss. When Wolf Scar healed him, some of the Fairy's power kind of... stayed inside him. It's still in there, and... actually, I don't think there's a need to wait any longer. Seffy, Uh, Sheth, it’s time. Take your blindfold off.”
Everyone's eyes were on Sev, but he just twisted and turned his head toward his mother's chest, hiding in the undyed leather shirt of hers.
"It's okay, Sephy. You can show it to mom and dad. They'll see it eventually, won't they? Let's see," Deanna said. The difference in her voice when talking to Sheth was very different from how she spoke to his parents.
Pepper saw that she had relaxed and was no longer sitting there like a queen. She leaned forward as if to reach out, and her face softened to match the softness of her voice.
Mom said, "It's okay, honey. Please let us see."
"I don't want to," Sheth complained, his voice muffled by Mom's soft leather shirt.
Dad reached over and removed the blindfold from Sev's head, causing the little devil to hug his mother tighter. Dad tried to untie Sev and force him to open his eyes, but he resisted and curled up with all his strength. The man quickly gave up and sat back with a frustrated frown.
Pepper politely asked, "Sev, can I see it? Can you tell me, since I'm from the Fang tribe? I want to see it." "
"No!"
"Please?" almost everyone asked immediately.
"Hmm!" said Sev, covering himself harder.
For several more minutes they tried to persuade him to open his eyes, but failed. No matter how much they argued, Sev refused even more firmly.
Pepper thought of a better way and stood there with a mischievous smile on her face. He said: "Let me try. Sev, I want to love you well..."
"No! Don't tease me! Mom, don't let him go!" Xie Si said excitedly.
Little Pepper stretched out her fingers like claws and crept over. Sheila had nowhere to run, and when Pepper lunged at him, diving into his armpits, he suppressed laughter, screamed, and tried to get away, even trying to whip his thin tail, but he sat on the tip of it and couldn't get away.
It screamed and howled as Pepper tickled it mercilessly, and when it curled up into a ball with all its strength, it let go and tried to push away Pepper's hand. Pepper is too powerful for him, which gives Pepper more opportunities.
"I never thought I'd hear this again," Dad said quietly. When Pepper glanced at him, his eyes moistened, and then Pepper's eyes began to water, too.
However, he didn't stop attacking and when mum joined in to help, Sheth was finished. He was laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe. He took a few puffs and shouted, "Stop! I'm leaving...it's out!"
"Then you'd better open your eyes and don't get wet!" said Little Pepper.
"Stop!...Stop it! I want it! Just stop it!"
Open one side of the pepper net. Xie Si jumped out of her mother's arms and ran out of the tent door, bending over and grabbing her crotch with both hands. Pepper followed him, opened the tent flap, and saw him fetching water in the snow two steps away from the entrance. He closed the lid and sat down by the brazier again. "We tickled him too much."
When the tent flap opened again, a bright beam of sunlight was reflected from something outside and shined straight into the tent, illuminating the far wall. Before Pepper could figure out what it was, Sheth walked in and let the tent cover close behind him. He had one eye closed, but Pepper couldn't see anything wrong with him. No wounds or anything like that. He looked nervous, with his little tail hanging down and his hands fiddling with the hem of his dirty coat.
No one said anything, just stared at him expectantly.
Xie Si crossed his arms as if to hide himself behind them and glanced quickly at his parents. He looked away again, finally opening his other eye.
A bright light shone out, like the sun finding a hole in the clouds. It illuminates part of the floor, forming a circular patch there, like sunlight shining through a hole in the roof. It only stayed for a moment before closing its eyes again and covering it with its hands. He lowered his head and peered upward with his other eye, his whole body filled with worry and fear.
Peppe
And Sheth's parents were stunned, completely stunned. No one moved except the little boy, who began to crawl towards the entrance of the cave, as if trying to escape.
Deanna calmly said to her mother, "How was it?"
Mom looked at her with her mouth open, her eyes full of fear and confusion, and then back at her.
"Is it safe?" Mom asked in a calm voice.
Deanna responded: "I'm not sure. Does it matter?"
The parents stared at their sons with expressions of confusion and fear on their faces. Dad's long, pointed ears twitched slightly, although Night People's ears usually don't move as much as Sky Thunder People's ears.
The moment lasted in thunderous silence, and Seif must have thought his parents no longer wanted him. Pepper's heart pounded when he saw the little boy's eyes filling with water and his lower lip beginning to tremble. He covered his good eye with his other hand and lowered his head. His thin tail hung lifelessly from his feet, as if all the joy had leaked from him to the ground.
Pepper looked back at her parents, trying to beg them to do something with her eyes. Anything! Don’t push him… don’t let him…
Mom swallowed hard, causing her face to soften. She stretched out her arms and said: "Of course it's okay! I'm just surprised. Come back, little one. Oh, poor thing! I'm so sorry. Come here. Open your eyes and come back to mother."
Xie Si only hesitated for a moment, then opened his eyes and ran back to her arms at full speed. She caught him and almost lost her balance, but Papa Bear picked her up. From the flickering light in the room, Pepper could see where Seph was looking. When the little boy sat on his mother's lap, she held him to her chest with her arms and swung her tail around him. It was long enough to go around both of them with a lot of extra time, which made Pepper a little jealous.
"He's afraid you'll reject him. Would you? Deanna asked.
Dad said: "We... need to talk to the elders, and..."
"Never!" cried the mother, interrupting him. Her face suddenly turned fierce again, which even made Pepper feel guilty, even though she had no part in it. "Never!" she said again in the direction of her husband. Again, the voice was calmer, but still as powerful.
Under his mother's gaze, the man looked ashamed and said, "That's not what I meant. I'm not... we won't hand him over. What I mean is, we need the elders' advice on how to... protect him."
"I don't doubt it. He's hard to protect and even harder to give up," Deanna said. She wanted to say something more, but her voice choked and she had to clear her throat.
She's almost Androx-esque in how strong and confident she usually appears. She can also act like a normal person, but when she meets new people, she wants to look strong - which is probably why she does it. One thing he does know, however, is how difficult it is to give up on others. Once, even my father almost cried when he left the little peppers and flowers in the basket.
Deanna was sad, Pepper knew what that felt like. This time, he didn't need Hua to tell him what to do: he tiptoed and hesitantly reached out to her, and they held hands, her squeezed together. If she had a tail, he would wrap it around hers; instead, he hangs it around her waist, pricks his ears, and rests his head on her shoulder.
Deanna slowly regained her composure and said, "What you do with his eyes is up to you, but here's what I learned. When he's tired or unhappy, the lights dim, and when he's had a meal or After a good laugh, the lights will get brighter. If he says he's not tired, you can point it out and win the argument. As long as his eyes are open, the light will never stop, day or night. It's in the dark Very useful but sometimes he will turn it on in his sleep which can be surprising. I would not recommend that he keep it closed or covered as I am concerned that his vision will weaken from infrequent use, like a muscle Same. I don’t need to remind you of the horror this brings. Do I?”
Mother Bear nodded, and Father Bear moved a little bit, looking very uncomfortable.
Dya
a continued: "It's not just about changing a lamp. His eyes see things that I can't. He finds little creatures almost everywhere and he can barely describe them because of their strangeness. If you ask , he will keep talking until you tell him to shut up. I can't touch those little creatures he saw, so they must be ghosts, and I don't know which kind. I only know the spirits of our tribe's ancestors, and he is the only one Haven't seen one either, maybe we haven't met a soul that he recognizes yet. I wonder if they are still guiding me.
"In addition to strange creatures, he would sometimes see other things, so large that he couldn't even begin to describe them. They didn't move, they only appeared for a short time and then disappeared. Neither he nor I had any idea what they were. .If you meet a fairy, maybe he can tell you, and hopefully when Sephy is older, he'll be able to describe it all better."
She reached out and touched her mother's chin, trying to get her attention. "I see a lot of fingers, mom and dad. There are two people dancing in the smoke now. They're about this big, and..."
"Persist, baby. Let me finish saying, and then it's your turn. Is it okay?"
The little devil agreed, and Diana continued: "At first, I suspected whether he was dreaming, lost his mind, or was troubled by the evil soul, but now I am convinced that what he sees is real. I have said Wo Wo said. I have said Wo Wo. Uhff SCA
Pointing? He has only made a command. These instructions are not enough. But a few days ago, he said that he saw pictures in the air in a crossroads, and there was one in each direction. The first is a man's fist tightly, the other is a golden crown, and the third is the handcuffs on a thin ankle. Because wolf SCA
Tell us that your people locked the little peppers, and we realized the meaning of those images. "
Perper asked: "What?"
"Do you remember the wolf SCA
How does it call Ga
Bi? "
"Oh! I understand. Crown is Gabib, because she is a princess, her fist is a father, and my ankle is me. When he found me, I was locked. It was the wolf SCA
Do you shoot? "
This is our guess. We followed the photos of the ankle all the way to hope to find the person who could find Seefi. As a result, you came. What he sees is true. "
They sat quietly for a while, thinking about Xie Si while thinking, he looked around and sprinkled his light on everything. Perper wanted to know why the light is not as silver as the boy's eyes, but then he thought it might be silver, but it was difficult to distinguish, because white and silver were too close. Whenever he looked at his mother's arm or his father's face, the light made the demon blue and black skin more blue than black. Natuk said that their skin was the last color of the dark the day before, because the dark nightman was the descendant of the night sky god Kelishik, and Perper believed this.
Diana suddenly let go of Pipper's hand and stood up, "Can I walk that cloth around his waist?" It was mine. Thank you! I plan to stay with you for a few days, maybe longer. I haven't decided, but now I know you want to stay alone with him for a while. "
Mom quickly unbuttoned the cloth and returned it to Diana. When Diana hurriedly bid farewell to them, she wrapped it on her chest, and then slipped out of the tent's lid. Perper almost didn't realize that she was gone, and she walked too fast.
Then there were only him and Xie Si's family, which felt right. Perper got up and followed her out. He stopped at the door of the tent and asked, "Can I come to see him later?" Our friend. Well, is it seff? SHETH. "
Mom said no, but Dad said yes, so the little pepper ran out before they made a decision to prevent the final answer from.
The bright sunshine in the morning hurt his eyes, and he had to squint his eyes for a while. There was a soft cold wind wet them. He stood there and wiped them over and over again like a fool, although he didn't cry. He was not sure what he felt -he has always been painful, and then he feels warm inside, but now he must accept that this is not his family. Happiness belongs to Sevf, not him. Sheth.
He couldn't wait to play with sheth. In fact, he played with anyone for the last time, it was sheth and flowe
It was a long time ago. Will parents let him go? Mom doesn't want him to be there. They don't like him and Diana, otherwise they will feed them and give them names, because this is their custom. Maybe this was the last time he saw Xiaosai Fei. However, he can slip away while they don't pay attention. He can only wait.
He knew that he had to wait, which made the wind getting colder, because no one around him wanted him to stay there. Knowing that Dad is going to help him feel too lonely, but at this moment, this does not work. Dad is of course coming -he promised. It was undoubted. Sevf's parents were glad to see him, although he had left for a long time. Perper's family cannot be unhappy.
Standing in front of the tent is stupid. People started to hang out at home, and he didn't want to answer countless questions. Natak will come soon, but for some reason, the idea of talking to him now makes Perper feel anxious, or just annoyed.
Instead, he went to Diana, and her bare footprint showed that she ran away as soon as she arrived. He decided that what he should do was walk quietly and patted her ass, as Dad had asked him to do it. This made her happy, she knew he wanted to be friends.
Diana's footprint has been passing through the woods, walking west, going up the mountain, and then walking down from the other side, going to another mountain, and then walking along a rock cliff he didn't know. Perper was almost ready to give up, waiting for her to come back, and then he found her. She was sitting on the trunk of a large green tree falling, about 50 steps away from him. Her back was turned around, but she was sitting, so maybe he should try to tickle her?
He slowly moved forward and jumped into every footprint of her. He grinned, looking forward to this joke, thinking about how angry she was, but not really angry, and then he could sit next to her, then ...
Peroper cried loudly when she heard her sadly. It seemed that his heart stopped beating, and then began to make up with double strength. She must be crying for Hila. He is no longer her little boy.
Perper found that he was afraid of approaching, because he didn't know what to do. Should he go there? GA
BI or Flowe
What will be done? Gabibi ... Well, it doesn't matter what she does, because everyone likes her as soon as she sees her. Ford will immediately know what to do, no matter what it is.
He knew her feelings. Without sheth, she is completely alone, a bit like peppe
But no one came to her. Didn't she say that her father was dead? Diana never mentioned her mother. Perper's biological parents died, and he even watched his mother killed with his own eyes, so he knew his mother's feelings. He should sit next to her, say nothing, and then hold her hand, or hold her, or similar, because this is what he sometimes wants.
But when he listened to her crying, he thought maybe she just wanted to stay alone, just like when he felt particularly bad. Maybe she just wanted to cry so much that it was wrong to interrupt her. No matter what he made, he knew that if he chose the wrong and made her upset, she might not like him afterwards.
When Popper made a decision, he opened his hand and closed it several times. He wants to have a friend again. He was so eager to get it, and it felt like a bruise in his heart. But Diana may not like him to push him away now, which scared him. He couldn't let his feet get closer to her again. The longer he, the more he did not determine to try it.
He waited, listening to her crying, and as the heartbeat accelerated, he felt more and more embarrassing and disturbed.
He can wait until she feels better and talks to her. He slipped away quietly and went to Nutuk.
