Path of light

Chapter 44 44.Ophelia

Ophelia Coast Estate, Castletown.

This manor is located on a solitary cliff of more than thirty meters on the west side of Castletown Port.

The castle-like building in the manor wraps the entire cliff. Stone walls rise from the edge of the cliff and are hidden in the dense forest behind the cliff.

This Baroque-style building has almost all the exterior walls covered with mural reliefs, and the main body of the building is repaired with white granite.

Because this manor is located next to Castletown Harbor, the fish market and ships passing by make it quite noisy during the day.

Therefore, she is not liked by the members of Ophelia's family.

Only in the summer every year, people would occasionally stay in this manor for a few days. The gate was usually closed, and occasionally there would be gardeners building lawns and green plants in the manor.

In the summer of Castletown, the monsoon blowing from Xiansai passes through the Frozen Sea and enters the Endless Sea, reaching the entire Elf Continent.

Affected by the monsoon from the Frozen Sea, Castletown Port will usher in a long rainy season. At this time, the sea around Castletown appears to be magnificent.

During this season, Shore Manor becomes the perfect place to host a summer night dance party.

At this moment, a dance was being held in the manor.

This dance with the theme of 'Summer of Youth' invited almost all the young noble elves in Castletown City.

The lights inside the manor were bright, and bursts of melodious music came from the edge of the dance floor.

The sound of the piano is melodious and can even be faintly heard at the port dock...

Miss Belle Claire wore a light blue low-cut evening gown cut from magic pattern cloth, with similar long silk gloves of the same color on her arms, blue crystal shoes on her feet, and a glass in her hand. I mixed some apple cider with honey water and stood by the fountain in the front garden of the manor.

Bypassing the fountain, there is a spacious open-air dance floor, where you can just hear the melodious and melodious music of the piano, and is isolated from the noise, making it an excellent place for chatting.

There are many tables and chairs placed by the pool, and young elves always like to gather together in twos and threes to chat.

The cool breeze of the summer night, the sound of waves coming from the distance...

At this time, Miss Belle Claire said with a smile to the delicate-looking Silver Moon Elf in front of her:

"Wagner, I heard that you had a big fight with Steve at the Elf Academy?"

"Sister, do you know?"

Claire raised her delicate eyebrows and asked in surprise.

Miss Belle Claire squinted her eyes and reached out to touch his head, but he turned away.

"I'm just an exchange student, leaving the Elf Academy for a while. I'm not deaf or stupid. Some news can still reach me very quickly!"

Wagner Claire said rather unceremoniously:

"I'm going to beat Steve down with my own hands this time. I have to let him know how powerful I am!"

Miss Belle Claire stretched out her hands to hold Wagner Claire's head, pressed her forehead against his forehead, and said with great relief:

"Being able to say such courageous words proves that my little Wagner has grown up!"

Wagner Claire was a little resistant. There were other elves around, and he didn't want people to see him talking intimately to his sister.

Miss Belle Claire elegantly held her long skirt with one hand, and while responding to the call of her best friend in the distance, she told Wagner Claire:

"This Steve was severely punished by me last year. I'm afraid he has been thinking of revenge for a long time. You have to be well prepared. You can't take it lightly..."

Claire said a little impatiently:

"I know! Sister."

Holding the hem of her skirt and walking quickly through the fountain, Miss Belle Claire came to the side of some of her best friends. These Silver Moon Elf ladies were already a little impatient to wait.

"Belle, why don't you introduce your brother to us?"

"He's not yet an adult!" Miss Belle Claire said with a smile: "Let's go dancing."

A group of Silver Moon Elf noble ladies walked around the fountain and came to the open-air dance floor.

There are already elves dancing on the dance floor, and the rhythm of the music is also very cheerful. The tinkling piano sound seems to arouse the desire of all the elves to dance, making them twist their bodies involuntarily in the music.

The best friend held Miss Belle Claire's arm, and her blue eyes stared at a handsome elf nobleman on the opposite side of the dance floor.

Miss Belle Claire leaned into her best friend’s ear and whispered:

"That is Wolf Gokos, the leader of the Castletown exchange group. Would you like to go over and get to know him?"

The best friend glanced at Miss Belle Claire, said nothing, and turned her eyes to the side.

Perhaps the most outstanding young elves in Castletown are gathered here.

My best friend immediately spotted an elf in a white dress. He stood among several young elves. Not only did he behave elegantly, his conversation was humorous, he also had a pair of clean and slender hands.

In the land of elves, many artists care very much about their hands.

"That is Yoram Heyol, a very famous musician and pianist in Castletown." Miss Belle Claire continued to introduce.

"He is Yoram! He is so handsome. If he can write a song for me, or play a piece of music alone, I would be very interested in chatting with him..."

My best friend wrinkled her beautiful straight nose and said proudly.

"He is very arrogant. I am not that familiar with him. You can talk to Wolfe."

Miss Belle Claire said casually.

"Forget it. It's not like we don't know who he likes. Do you think we can win against Princess Ophelia? ...Who is that?"

My best friend continued to observe the group of young elves opposite, pointed at the elf swordsman with a Seruki sword on his waist, and asked with his eyes slightly bright.

"I don't know him. He shouldn't be a nobleman from Castletown. At least I've never seen him before..."

"This guy looks okay... maybe we can give it a try!"

Miss Belle Claire looked at the handsome elf swordsman's slightly raised chin and whispered, "I think it's better to forget it. He doesn't seem to like communicating with others..."

“How will you know if you don’t try it!”

The best friend held her skirt in one hand and held Miss Belle Claire's arm in the other, walking confidently towards the elf swordsman.

…

"Hello, I am Miriam Thales, from Buenos."

Miss Belle Claire's best friend came to the elf swordsman and stretched out her small hand with black gloves.

The elf swordsman immediately held it up with both hands, but did not kiss the hands. He only said calmly:

"Hello, Wilson Griffiths, from the Wax area."

Then he put down Miss Mirien's hand and nodded slightly to her, but did not want to say another word.

"..."

Miss Mirien bowed politely, then pulled Belle Claire forward...

After bumping into the wall firmly, Miss Mirien looked a little unhappy.

After leaving, he was still muttering in a low voice: "Who can show you such a arrogant look... What a disgusting guy."

"I told you earlier, he is not suitable for you!"

Belle Claire said.

At this time, the door to the manor was completely opened, and even the music at the dance stopped instantly, and the originally cheerful music was replaced by melodious carols.

A gorgeous silver carriage came from the manor, followed by a guard composed of fifty elven warriors, each riding a white-coated war horse.

Although these war horses have no wings and are not the most famous silver pegasus of the elves, they do have a small bunch of white feathers next to their hooves.

This is a mutant war horse produced by mating a silver pegasus with an ordinary war horse. Although it cannot fly through the air, it is famous for its light body.

The silver carriage was parked by the fountain in the courtyard in front of the manor, and a red carpet was spread under the steps and extended to the outdoor dance floor.

The carriage door was opened by the coachman from the outside, and a beautiful silver-moon elf in a pure white dress walked out of the carriage. It was Princess Ophelia.

There was almost no expression on her face, and she looked cold.

But the moment she lowered her head after stepping down from the carriage... When she raised her head again, there was a smile like a spring breeze on her face.

Ophelia was still somewhat reluctant to attend the ball.

In the afternoon, she was still in the study thinking about how to change the teaching plan for the next class, but her mother asked her to attend a summer night dance at the seaside manor, which suddenly disrupted Princess Ophelia's schedule...

She could not go against her mother's will, so she could only take a shower, change clothes and go out reluctantly.

Sitting in the carriage, I was still a little depressed. Not only did I bring out a maid when I went out this time, my mother even arranged for a guard of fifty elf warriors.

Princess Ophelia couldn't be happy at the thought of staying in the manor for half the night.

The elves dancing on the open-air dance floor spontaneously walked to both sides of the steps next to the fountain. Princess Ophelia walked up the steps and looked up to see a group of young elves coming forward.

Among this group of young elves, there were not only Wolf, but also elven nobles such as Yoram and Garcia. The expression on Princess Ophelia's face was stiff.

Mother's thoughts... Hey!

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

He turned his head and glanced at the brightly lit port pier outside the manor, and then immediately cheered up and faced the group of elves striding over with their heads held high.

Even Princess Ophelia herself felt that the smile on her face must be unnatural.

…

In the bilge of the ship at sea in the port pier.

When the hatch was halfway open, ripples appeared in the sea water in the bottom cabin.

The Naga Killer's body almost sank into the water, and he swam into the bottom chamber with his fish tail.

When he raised his head from the sea, he began to look at the cabin carefully, and then he immediately saw Roy and Jasper hanging on the vertical beam of the cabin's keel...

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