Violet Orchestra

"You won't lose your memory, right?" Dewendora glanced at him and smiled angrily, "I remember I mentioned our reason for coming more than once, or do you think you have convinced me just now? "

"Of course not, but I'm about to convince you."

Violet spoke unhurriedly, while reaching out a hand to Petra behind her: "Take off the necklace."

Petra was startled before realizing what he was referring to, so she put down the medicine bottle and pulled a rope from her neckline with her left hand.

It was just an ordinary leather rope, but there was a wolf's tooth hanging on it, the surface was rubbed extremely smooth after years of close-fitting wearing, and the white showed a mild yellowish color, which seemed to be quite old.Violet took the fang necklace from her, and then handed it out again under Dewendora's surprised and puzzled eyes.

"what do you mean?"

Devandora asked with a frown.

"Return the symbol of the priestess to you." She didn't reach out to take it, but the poet kept holding that hand, and the wolf tooth necklace stayed quietly in his palm. All the Sanchos present knew its value—

This is the status symbol of the priestess of the Sancho tribe. It originally belonged to the rock god who guarded Trillance Mountain. It was the spoil and symbol of his strength for killing White Wolf Monte. passed down from generation to generation.The fang is so significant that even if the power contained in the fang has disappeared, it is still a sacred object of the Sancho tribe.

"You came here to kill the 'priestess disloyal to the rock god', but if the 'priestess' no longer exists, the premise for you to kill Petra also does not exist, doesn't it?"

Violet said.

He knew in his heart that what he said was flawed, but he also knew that at this moment, what Dewindora lacked was just a reason.

A reason for her to let Petra go.

She lied. In fact, she was persuaded by Violet in the wilderness. The so-called "Petra's father is a follower of Catherine" is indeed without factual basis. As long as she is willing to get out of that misunderstanding, Petra There is no need to die.But she had been using this incident to numb herself for a long time, and even if Violet's words had shaken her, it was not easy to turn her mind around completely.

So he is willing to give her a reason that may not be perfect, but it is enough to convince her and most people.

"If it's no longer 'Petra', or even a Sancho, she's free, isn't she?"

Dewendora didn't speak, she stood upright, like a statue of a valkyrie with a sharp knife and a spear, the emotion in her eyes seemed a little dim in the mottled light in the bunker.

Violet was not afraid at all, and looked at her with a smile. The wolf tooth necklace lay quietly in his palm, waiting for its new owner to make a decision.

No one made a sound, and the female warriors stood in a circle like a group of statues with uniform expressions, waiting silently for Dewindola's decision.They never talked much, and the former priestess Petra seemed to be just a stranger to them. In this matter, their absolute obedience to Dewendora had already explained their attitude.

Finally, in the cold wind that was about to fall into the night, Petra, who had finally bandaged her wound, broke the silence.

She didn't care about her broken right arm, stood up with one hand supporting her body, took two steps forward, and protected Violet behind her without any trace, and then said to Dewendora: "Close Go ahead, you deserve it."

Devendora looked up at her sharply, but she saw only fatigue and kindness in her eyes.

This attitude obviously didn't match their current state. As the stronger party, the kindness shown by the weak made her feel insulted.

"Are you pitying me?" she asked incredulously.

"Of course not." Petra raised her eyebrows and motioned her to look at her arm. "Look at me now. I'm much worse than you. Where did I come from to pity you?"

She really looked terrible, with a broken arm and blood stains all over her body. She looked like two beggars standing next to the poet in the same embarrassment. Feel a little frustrated.

See, Dewindora couldn't help thinking, even after being pushed to this extent, Petra was still Petra, nothing would change.

Even if she only leaves the temple once a month, Petra can learn archery better than her. Petra, who was once regarded as the best priestess of Sancho, even if she broke an arm, she was killed by the former priestess. Surrounded by her companions in the dark and dirty bunker, she has no strength to resist, and she is still the same Petra.

Some people will not change, because she was born like that, and an indelible firmness has been engraved in her soul. Even if a spear is placed around her neck, no one can defeat her.

She is different from others.Devandora thought.

Seeing that she didn't respond, Petra took the wolf tooth necklace from Violet, stepped forward two steps, raised her arm in the eyes mixed with shock and defense after Dewindora came back to her senses, and held it with one hand. The necklace hung around her neck.

"Dewindora," she said in Sancho's language, "thank you."

Even though she could push the other party away with just reaching out her hand, Dewendora seemed to suddenly lose her strength, and even the necklace on her neck, which weighed almost negligible, became extremely heavy for her.

She suddenly thought, is this the result she wanted?

Leaving Trillance Mountain, crossing half a continent, running thousands of miles to Hiran, and finally getting the symbol of power of the priestess almost without any effort-is this the result she wanted?

And why should Petra thank her?Obviously she was the one who caught her friend, threatened her with the most disgraceful means to kill her, and even broke her right hand, almost killing her...

"Why are you thanking me?" She found it hard to understand.

"Because you gave me a chance to say what I've been hiding for a long time." Petra didn't back away, just stood in front of her and smiled, "I thought I wouldn't bring up those things Now, about Mount Trillance, about the God of Rock, about our beliefs—these things have been buried in my heart, and I am glad you have come to me."

"...I'm here to kill you." After a while, Dewendora whispered.

"But you didn't kill me," Petra corrected her.

Dewendora looked down at the mace hanging on his chest in silence, without speaking.

"I don't want to use it to exchange my life, you can kill me and leave." Petra looked at her, as if she was not talking about her own life and death, and there was even a smile in her eyes, "I just think Glad because I finally told you this without taking the secret to my grave."

She didn't know what kind of mood the priestesses before her had in keeping the secret, but for her, it almost took most of her first 20 years of life.She's grateful to have someone share it with her, and glad she doesn't have to worry about the secret anymore.

It's a good thing for her.

When he heard Petra say "you can kill me and leave", Violet subconsciously wanted to interrupt her, but he looked up at Dewendora's expression and felt that his thoughts were a bit off. It was too much, and he silently closed his mouth.

"You've learned to be as cunning as the outsiders," Dewindora whispered.

Petra smiled: "Maybe, after all, I am the daughter of a foreigner. Whether my father is a Catherine follower or not, this is an indelible fact."

They are about the same height, and Dewendora is a little taller than Petra, but it is not particularly obvious. The two stand together very harmoniously—although Petra has broken an arm, and Dewendora still has a hand in his hand. He was holding a bloody spear, but Violet knew that there would be no further bloodshed like this.

"'Petra' is the name of the priestess, and I entrust it to you along with the fangs." Petra raised her left hand and lightly pressed on the fang pendant hanging on Dewindora's chest , "The name of the priestess of Patros, the rock god, belongs to you from today on."

Her eyes were soft, vaguely reminiscent of the young priestess who prayed alone in the temple day and night many years ago.But in the blink of an eye, she was completely away from the cycle of days and nights, and gave herself freedom and liberation in the bunker far away from Trillance Mountain.

"From now on, you are Petra," she said with a smile.

"……why me?"

"Why not you?" Petra asked rhetorically, "In my opinion, no one is more suitable than you."

The identity of the priestess was originally determined from the day of birth, symbolizing the Sancho people's belief in the rock god, but now she wants to give this identity to another person, of course she must choose someone who is absolutely loyal to the rock god .

She wasn't lying, in her opinion, there really was no one more suitable than Dewendora.

"You should show your attitude, shouldn't you?" She turned to the other female warriors, including faces she was familiar with and strangers she had never met, but they were undoubtedly loyal to Dewendora and followed her to leave Tessa. Rylance Hill, "Perhaps these words are not appropriate for me, but since you want to follow Devondora, accordingly, I think you should also give her enough support."

Dewendora looks very strong, but Petra is very clear that she is not invincible, and even to some extent, Dewendora is more vulnerable than her.

Her devotion to the God of the Rock was much deeper than that of Petra, who had been a priestess, and this belief was not allowed to be tarnished for her-Petra "sullied" it, so she angrily Chasing down his friends, even ignoring the casualties of his tribe, he broke the rule of not leaving Trillance Mountain, and ran to Hiran on the other side of the mainland to look for Petra.

From the point of view of faith alone, Dewendora is more suitable for the position of priestess than her.