When the dark haired wizard came out of the parliament hall, he found that it was evening.
The nobles and councillors who came out of the hall one after another looked at the wizard adviser of his highness Brandon with surprised or surprised eyes. Incredible colors were painted on almost every face.
The eyes of the people of the chann family and the Holy Cross Church are also full of anger. The anger in the pupils seems to have pierced the black haired wizard''s back and pierced his heart with thousands of arrows.
Admiration, resentment, surprise, disdain... The endless stream of people, accompanied by the same pair of eyes with different looks; Lauren''s expression was indifferent, but he didn''t see a half reaction and didn''t care.
The glittering and translucent water drops fell from the dome dyed red by the sunset, which made the black haired wizard instinctively raise his head.
It''s raining
Within a quarter of an hour, the intermittent rain had fallen from the sky and landed above the towering and isolated sky palace.
In the dripping rain, the black haired wizard raised his mouth and walked away tired; Whether awe or resentment, the surrounding crowd subconsciously made way for him.
The thin figure is incomparably lonely between the rain and the empty palace.
Step by step forward, the expressionless Lauren walked straight under his feet.
Crowds, palaces, corridors, rain... Until the end of the road, the same figure standing in the rain appeared at the end of his sight.
The black haired wizard''s smile began to become interesting.
Seemingly gorgeous but long washed white dress, thin and small body, messy red hair, a pair of heavy and old black frame glasses... Loren couldn''t help but pick his eyebrows.
"Why?" although he already knew the answer, the black haired wizard couldn''t help asking.
"Not everything has a reason, Lord Loren." after the rain wetted the frame, Lina desallion''s eyes were calm and calm: "I just fulfilled our agreement. Is it worth so surprised?"
"Of course it''s worth it."
The two figures standing in the rain, surrounded only by the empty palace and the rain falling from the sky, with red and dark pupils, looked at each other meaningfully.
"From the moment I met Isaac Grantham, it was a trap you set... To make me trust you wholeheartedly - Casino, big gamble, assassination, tavern, debt... All the same."
The dark haired wizard sighed, "I didn''t doubt you for a moment until I got the news of Lusaka''s death... Miss Lina, your plan is very successful."
"But... Still failed." the girl said faintly, "can you tell me how you found it?"
"A friend''s words woke me up - if you want to be trusted by others, you must first trust others wholeheartedly... Conversely, if you want to betray someone, you must first trust each other." Loren looked at her with meaningful eyes:
"So, really... It''s fake."
A moment later, a smile of self mockery appeared on the girl''s face.
"Miss Lina de sallion, you are a subsidiary of the royal family. In other words, you must know and contact more than outsiders like us... For you, the so-called debts, titles and fiefdoms that will trouble ordinary people will never be trouble."
"There''s no reason. Just because your name is desalion... The roar of the dragon is still hovering over the Empire for a day, you never have to worry about this."
"What can really attract you and make you willing to take risks to do such things?"
"When you think about it clearly, you can find that it''s actually very simple... Freedom." when it comes to this, even Loren himself chuckled:
"For the freedom not to be forced to marry;"
"In order to be free to choose your own life;"
"In order to pursue the truth of the world like every wizard without fear of being accused by the church;"
"In order to be a real de sallion, rather than the freedom to be manipulated by a group of nobles and rich businessmen;"
"For these... You are willing to gamble." the black haired wizard looked at her calmly and stepped forward step by step:
"Become the crown prince of the Empire, a chess piece in the hands of Conrad de saleon... I''m sorry to be so straightforward, because I really can''t imagine a second person who can balance so many forces at the same time except him."
The dark looking black framed glasses didn''t open their mouth, but still just raised the corners of their mouth in self mockery:
"What are you sorry for?"
"Huh?" Loren said.
"You guessed right... Before you arrived in the imperial capital, Conrad had come to me and promised to give me enough freedom and get the permission of the church to study mysteries and alchemy without restriction."
The girl raised her mouth sadly: "it''s very realistic, isn''t it... Always pretending to be great. In fact, it''s no different from those confused guys. It''s just a snobbish ordinary person."
"No, I think you''re smart."
"Alas?"
"Anyone with a clear mind should understand that Brandon has no chance of winning in front of Connor... Taking refuge in the crown prince is a very rational and calm choice; I''m afraid I''ll make the same choice if I stand on your point of view."
Lauren smiled: "what guilt can you have if you just betray a few unlucky people who are so strange that they don''t even count as friends?"
"Is this a mockery?" Lina raised her eyebrows.
"Reluctantly, after all, you finally chose to stand on our side." the black haired wizard shrugged his shoulders. "Can you tell me why?"
"Do you really want to know?"
"Otherwise... If you''re going to go around in circles, I don''t have much to say." pretending to be helpless, Lauren smiled and flattened his mouth like Brandon: "it''s the only thing I can''t understand."
"Can''t it be my conscience that is ready to fulfill the agreement between us?"
"Maybe for others," Lauren joked with a smile, "but for Lina desallion... It''s impossible."
"What a cold and direct guy."
The girl complained and muttered, and finally smiled directly; The dreary rain makes the thin figure more beautiful, and the bright red long hair is like an elf dancing in the rain.
"I''ll help you... Because of this!"
After hesitation, the black framed glasses threw the wand in their arms to the black haired wizard; The black haired wizard who caught him looked incredible and looked at the black framed glasses running to him on tiptoe with his hands on his back.
"Isaac?!"
"What''s the matter, can''t you?" the girl raised her chin with a natural look.
"Are you kidding?"
"Who''s kidding you, a thief but cowardly fool, my lord Baron Turin!" the smile of black framed glasses became more proud and happier:
"Isaac told me... You are his only and best friend in his life; if I betrayed you, I would betray him, which would make him very, very tangled."
"Er..." Lauren''s expression was more puzzling, and his fake smile froze on his face: "tangled?"
"Yes, because he likes me... I remember that the original words were ''although he is a gifted genius and a genius beyond ordinary people''s ethics and morality, he can''t get rid of the limitations of being a human being and will have a good impression on the opposite sex at a certain time in his life cycle''."
"..." Loren Turin.
"For him, the only opposite sex that can make his body react and arouse good curiosity during this period is Lina desallion." the black framed glasses raised their eyebrows:
"Well, are you satisfied with this answer?"
"This... Let''s say it''s a love letter. Do you think it''s very persuasive?" Loren''s mouth twitched.
"Of course, this is the most romantic declaration of love I''ve ever heard." the girl closed her eyes and raised her mouth: "it''s not interest, status, wealth and freedom, or even all rights and meanings. Isn''t it enough to simply come from one life individual''s respect, recognition and favor for another?"
"....... should I thank you?"
"No, the person you should thank is Isaac Grantham." the girl''s red lips trembled and whispered:
"Of course, you should thank me more... But don''t tell him, otherwise Isaac will be jealous."