A land of orcs with more men and fewer women

The stone bricks beneath Lilith gradually became less cold.

The neck that was looking up at the moon drooped down a little sorely.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, she turned her head to the left and glanced at Seth secretly.

Seth caught the little trick red-handed.

The bloodshot eyes filled with smiles sparkle charmingly even in the night.

Seth looked into Lilith's stunned round eyes, his smile growing.

Finally, he leaned his head against the pillar behind him and burst into laughter.

The wheat-colored chest vibrated with laughter.

Lilith was at a loss at first, but after seeing Seth's happy smile, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up along with Seth's smile.

It would be nice if Seth could always smile like this. Lilith hoped so in her heart.

As long as Seth laughed, Lilith also smiled foolishly.

"Why are you laughing at me so foolishly?" Seth rubbed Lilith's head hard with his big hands.

"Ah? Because Seth is very happy, right?" Lilith was stunned by Seth's question. She seemed a little confused. "If Seth is happy, I am happy too."

"If you are happy, of course you should smile," she said.

"Heh~" Seth raised the corner of his mouth. He didn't say anything else, but he increased the force of ruffling Lilith's hair.

Lilith covered her hair with her hands in dissatisfaction and pouted: "What? Are you jealous of my beautiful hair and that's why you come to mess with it?"

Seth casually hooked one or two strands of silver-gray hair on his neck with his fingers and said nothing.

Lilith felt that Seth was showing off to her! But when she looked at the hair, it shone slightly silver in the moonlight.

Lilith's pout deepened even higher.

Seth couldn't hold back and burst into laughter again.

His skin and hair seemed to be particularly favored by the moonlight, and a delicate luster was faintly outlined in the night.

The red crystal beside his ear was dazzling, but his bloodshot eyes were even more dazzling than the red crystal. Layers of smiles spread out like waves.

Lilith was stunned. Seth seemed to be more eye-catching than before...

"Okay, I'm jealous." Seth chuckled again, "I'm jealous of Lilith's beautiful hair."

Lilith was not happier, thinking, Humph! I don't need you to give in!

This expression lasted only a second, and then he lowered his head again.

Why are you still letting Seth coax you?

Lilith clenched her hands at her side, not daring to look at Seth: "Seth, how are you doing recently?"

Lilith didn't know where to start. Was it the city lord's plan? Or was it about the farewell that night...

Lilith took a deep breath.

I decided to start with the former. The city lord’s plan might involve Seth’s life.

Lilith said with a serious face: "Seth, the city lord just called me to the annex building."

Seth also became nervous: "What?! What did he say to you? Did he threaten you?"

Lilith smiled bitterly…At this point, Seth was also concerned about her.

Lilith held Seth with her little hand and shook her head: "No. Don't worry." Not wanting to add more trouble to Seth, Lilith concealed the threat from the city lord.

Seth breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back against the pillar: "Don't be afraid of him. Even though he is the city lord, he can't do whatever he wants."

Seth's next sentence is very meaningful.

Lilith didn't understand what Seth meant. She was thinking about the city lord's crazy plan, and asked hesitantly, "Seth, do you... want to be the city lord?"

Seth looked at Lilith unexpectedly after hearing this, but did not give a direct answer: "Lilith, why do you ask this suddenly?"

He remembered that Lilith had just been with the city lord, and asked nervously, "Did the city lord threaten you?!"

Seth put his hands on Lilith's shoulders: "Tell me, Lilith."

Lilith looked away, she was afraid of hurting Seth, just like it took her a long time in her previous life to realize that her parents didn't actually love her.

Lilith omitted the details and said simply: "The Lord Mayor proposed an exchange to me."

Seth frowned.

Lilith chose her words carefully.

Seth said in a deep voice: "Is it related to my rumored newborn baby sister?"

It is indeed related... Lilith nodded cautiously.

Seth's expression became more serious: "Lilith, do you agree?"

Lilith bit her lower lip and shook her head slowly. Although she didn't think she should feel guilty about this matter...but when facing Seth, Lilith's eyes did contain guilt. She was worried that what Seth was thinking might overlap with the Lord Mayor.

"That's good." Seth felt relieved and relaxed again.

There was still anxiety in Lilith's eyes.

Seth smiled and took Lilith into his arms, patting her gently: "Fortunately, you didn't agree. Otherwise, it would be a headache."

Why? ...Why should I comfort her? Lilith thought blankly.

She followed Seth's strength and leaned into his arms.

I put my ear to his chest and listened to his heart beating.

Lilith understood that this embrace was extremely reliable.

Seth, like a big tree, tried to block all the wind and rain for her and worry about her worries.

But what about her?

She didn't. She didn't even speak up to defend Seth when the city lord treated Seth as a tool.

She should have done that, but she didn't...

She forgot that no matter how much like a tree Seth looked, he was still an underage orc.

In front of him, there was no orc to shield him from the wind and rain or to share his worries.

His father treated him as a tool and his mother fled to another city.

And I, who was cared for and loved by him...

When Lilith realized all this, she blamed herself beyond words.

She lowered her head desperately, not wanting Seth to pay for her emotions again.

This is what she should bear.

But the little orc's body could not bear the violent fluctuations of emotions. The pressure that Lilith had accumulated since she met the city lord, and the self-blame and shame that were overflowing now, had made this little body unable to bear the burden.

Big tears fell from those deep blue eyes.

It dripped quietly on the stiff back of Lilith's hand, magnifying the texture of her skin out of thin air.

Lilith pursed her lips and quietly licked away her tears. She used the back of her small hand to clumsily catch the tears that didn't fall into the net, so that they wouldn't soak Seth's waistcoat.

How could Seth's eyes be hidden from my actions while I was in his arms?

His bloodshot eyes were filled with helplessness. He hugged Lilith and patted her distressedly: "What's wrong? Lilith? Tell me, I'll vent my anger for you."

When Lilith heard the word "vent", the emotions that had been suppressed in her heart burst out instantly.

The helplessness of being crushed by the city lord's power, the anxiety of hearing about the unrest in the city, the shame of involving Kurta's grandmother, the anxiety of whether my mother and father can move smoothly... and the self-blame and shame in front of Seth...

All the emotions that had been repeatedly suppressed in my heart suddenly rebounded.

The roar of the mountains and the sea came, crushing Lilith in an instant.

The more she values ​​the orcs around her, the heavier these emotions are.

It was so heavy that she could hardly breathe.

It's really useless.

Even if she were to live her life over again, she still couldn't handle these things well.