Violet Orchestra

It is said that Elaine will stay and work, but in fact, the work assigned to him by Eros is very messy, and people can't even grasp the main points. Some are moving things, some are delivering goods, and even weeding the old man's garden .He finished everything on time, but he felt a little strange: the fortress was said to be occupied by rogues, but there were quite a few old people and children in the city, and all kinds of shops were open well. It didn't look much different from ordinary cities. It's not the same as the rumors.

And he can even do chores like helping weeding, which shows that Eros and his group of men are not bad people.

He gets up to work on time every day, and when he sees Eros at dinner time, he will ask him if he has heard the news. Of course, the answer is usually "no".Just a few days later, with her good temper and lack of airs, Elaine sneaked into the gangster circle before finding Hayden Woods' weakness, and became friends with the group of big and three thick guys.

"It's really strange." Eros sat in the corner eating with his legs crossed, watching Elaine chatting with the people next to him, and couldn't help raising his eyebrows, "Don't you think he is not manly enough? How can you mess with him? together?"

He really finds it strange that this group of guys still disliked Elaine for "looking like a little boy" two days ago, but after a long time, they actually started to call each other brothers.

"He's a nice guy. He got up early and finished his work, and came to help us."

"Yesterday the water pipe broke or he fixed it."

Forget it, someone hid in the crowd and booed: "What's the matter, boss, aren't you also a little boy!"

"Kent, do you think I can't recognize you because there are so many people?" Eros threw something in the direction of the sound, and there was a scream from there immediately, "Don't eat next week——Little Prince, Get me a drink."

He called Elaine the little prince in a vicious way, and the rogues also called him two days ago, but they called him brother when they got fresh, and the warlock was the only one who was happy, as if it was interesting to see why Elaine was embarrassed things.

Elaine reluctantly brought him a drink from the other end of the long table, already accustomed to this level of teasing.He does not reject the lifestyle of the group of guys in Cocklebur Fortress, and everyone is very friendly to him, at least much better than imagined. It is not an exaggeration to say that if he stays here for a while, maybe he will be with most of them. people become friends.

But he still missed Violet.

Although according to the agreement with Eros, he is working hard every day, waiting for the news that will come back at some point, but whenever he has free time, he can't help thinking, what is Violet doing?Is your body better?And... what would Violet think if he was missing?

Before he left, he left a letter to the poet, but due to time constraints, he couldn't say clearly in the letter, so that he was always worried that Violet would misunderstand what he meant, and regretted not taking the time to write more .

"If you really want to worry so much, I'll ask someone to deliver a letter for you?" Eros saw that he was always thinking about things when he was alone, so he came to chat with him after dinner, "Although I don't think there is anything to worry about, you Didn’t it mean that he and Ventus are old acquaintances? That consul is not a light-saving lamp, unless Hayden Woods goes to Icethorn City by himself, no one can move him.”

Elaine explained subconsciously: "What I'm worried about is not..."

"Not what?" Warlock raised his eyebrows.

He watched Elaine stop suddenly, as if remembering something, and frowned in confusion, he couldn't help laughing: "You don't think I haven't seen the relationship between you and that poet, do you? "

Elaine looked up at him like hell.

"Then why are you still..."

"I promised to help you before, because I was really interested in the beauty you mentioned." Eros lifted his necklace and shook it—he always did this. There were a few silver leaves on the necklace, and he shook it. From time to time, it will make a crisp and pleasant sound, like some kind of unique musical instrument, "But, since you and him are lovers, it seems not good for me to continue to be interested in him, are you right?"

How could Elaine dare to say that she was wrong, of course she could only nod.

He was a little confused about what the other party was thinking, and he was the one who concealed the truth first, so even if Eros got angry because of this, it was completely reasonable to refuse to help him.But judging from Eros' expression and tone, the other party doesn't seem to have that kind of meaning...

As if he thought Elaine's uneasy look was very interesting, Eros just stared at him for a while, and waited until Elaine was frightened by his gray eyes before continuing slowly: "Then change the goal, just be It’s a nice thing to do as a favor to a friend.”

The silver leaf on the necklace became quiet, and Elaine suddenly felt that what she had just thought was rude, she couldn't help but pursed her lips, and lowered her head guiltily.

"……Thank you."

"You don't have to thank me. It's just the first time I've met a guy who risked his life to come to the Cocklebur Fortress to save people. I think it's very strange, so I want to make friends with you." Ai Luo rested his chin and looked lazily. He, "Tell me, what happened to Hayden Woods and your beautiful lover?"

Though flippant, there was a strange reassuring quality to his voice that made Elaine think of Violet and gradually settle down.

Eros is a very good listener. During the process of Elaine's narration, he neither interrupted nor made any unnecessary small movements. He just leaned quietly by the table and listened, and occasionally subconsciously reached out to hook his own necklace. Nor did the leaves make any sound.After Elaine roughly finished the story many years ago, he raised his eyebrows, and then began to express his opinion.

"So you're trying to find a way to defeat Hayden Woods?" he said, "I have to say, this idea is... whimsical. No matter how bad Hayden Woods is, he is a god. Even if you find his weakness, it is almost impossible for you to break it." .”

"I know, but why don't you try..."

"But I like this plan." Eros laughed, "In order to save his lover, the little prince bravely went to the mountains alone to ask for help, and finally defeated the gods with his own strength - sounds like a fairy tale, don't you think? ?”

Seeing that the topic was about to go off track again, Elaine said helplessly, "Stop joking, I'm serious."

"I'm also serious. There are a lot of people sent out this time, and there will be news in the next two days." The sky outside the window gradually darkened, the warlock snapped his fingers, and the candlestick beside him was suddenly lit up by a small cluster of flames , "Hayden Woods is very mysterious, and it is not easy to find out his background, but the more he wants to hide things, the more likely it is his weakness, so I decided to start from this aspect, I hope there is nothing wrong."

Elaine wanted to thank him again, but he stopped him first: "Don't thank me first, my fee is very expensive, at most I will give you a discount."

After he said that, Elaine had no choice but to swallow the words that had reached her lips, and changed another way of saying: "Then... is there anything I can do to help?"

He knew very well that investigating Hayden Woods was not an easy task. Ventus hadn't found anything for so many years. Eros was willing to help him.However, for the work assigned to him these days, any fool can see that it cannot be the focus of work in the Cocklebur Fortress. Apart from doing farm work, he is still better at fighting.

"Is there any opinion on your work?" Eros didn't seem surprised, and asked him in turn, "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

"I don't know what I can do here, at least...hunting?" Elaine said hesitantly.

The warlock shook his head.

"Is there any essential difference between what you are doing and hunting? In your opinion, weeding the farmland and helping the elderly are not as important as hunting?"

His tone was not harsh, but it made people feel that he had done something wrong for no reason: "In fact, the cocklebur fortress does not need to rely on hunting to supply meat. We have a special place for raising livestock, and the monsters hunted usually only stay. The lower fur is used as a coat, and other parts will not be brought into the fortress. Their meat is not tasty, and excessive hunting of these monsters will only make the fortress more dangerous."

Although he didn't point it out directly, Elaine still understood what he meant and nodded suddenly: "...I understand."

The cocklebur fortress has a dangerous terrain, relying on the protection of the ice and snow and various monsters in the ice thorn forest to exist independently in the mountains, becoming a natural fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.The monsters living in groups in the Icethorn Forest are like a protective net. Without them, it is obviously difficult to stop some people who want to attack the fortress just by relying on the harsh natural environment.

Even Elaine herself spent a lot of effort to avoid the habitat of the monsters on the way here, and therefore wasted a lot of time on the way, so that she finally had to jump over the wall before dark.

"One more thing." Eros said again, "Don't think that what you do is just trivial matters. In fact, there are only two kinds of jobs in the fortress. One is to inquire about news outside, and the other is to deal with it just like you. problems of everyday life."

Elaine was a little surprised: "Really?"

"There are many ordinary people living here. When they need help, we will try our best to help; in return, they will provide us with the food and various daily necessities we need in life. This is our means of survival, not simple chores. " Eros stood up and pushed open the window, motioning him to look outside, "This fortress can't be operated by us alone. It is impossible for rogues to farm and produce like ordinary farmers, and they can only give them when they need it. Help me, so I have taken in many refugees who have lost their country and let them live here."

Elaine stood beside him, looking down from the window, just in time to see two people sitting in front of the door of a house across the street.With some dim streetlights, he recognized that one of them was Kent, who had been coaxed by Eros during dinner, and the other was an old man who lived on this street, and he only helped him move the wheat during the day.Sitting in front of the door, the two were talking about something. Kent lit a cigarette for the old man, and they seemed to be in harmony like a pair of grandparents.

"...that's great." He couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"The residents here come from many different places. You can chat with them while you're working. Maybe you can find people from Old Metlon." Eros flicked his necklace again, and the silver leaves made a crisp sound of collision , "Let's go, I'll tell you when I have news."

Before Elaine could answer, he picked up the bottle and walked away slowly.Elaine was still standing in front of the window, listening to the sound of leaves fading away, she couldn't help but smile.

He seemed to have found a way to stop thinking about Violet all the time.