Violet Orchestra

Violet, who was left in Icethorn City, had a bad time recently.

He slept for a long time, and because Elaine was by his side, he slept well, and it was rare that he didn't have strange dreams.But when he woke up the next morning, he was accompanied by Petra, and the young man had disappeared.

Seeing him awake, Petra stood up.

"Wake up? Drink some hot water, and I'll find you something to eat."

"Where's Elaine?" he asked quietly.

Petra didn't tell him where Elaine was, but he could still guess—after he fell asleep, Elaine should have gone to Ventus and asked everything he wanted to know.Ventus won't lie, he knows Elaine well enough, he can basically imagine what these two people can do together.

But he wanted to say that even if Hayden Woods' weakness is found, it is impossible for man to defeat God.

Rather than looking for illusory hopes, at least before he became reluctant to see others, he wanted Elaine to stay with him for a while.The idea surprised even him when it first came to him, but soon he realized that maybe this was his last wish.

He daydreams wildly during the day and has nightmares at night, and his mental state is very poor. Even the calming potion that Ventus gave him didn't work, and his complexion was getting worse day by day.Elaine did not return, his condition did not improve, and by the second month it was obvious that he was getting more and more emaciated.

The time limit of the curse is coming soon, he is like a flower on the verge of withering, quickly losing vitality while waiting.Petra and Birkins couldn't sit still anymore, and they left to find Elaine one after another, leaving Ventus to take care of Violet.

Icethorn City is still so cold, I can only stay in the house every day, and I can't go anywhere.Violet thought silently, he wanted to die in a place where Elaine could not see, and this wish seemed to be coming true.

People who love beauty naturally don't want to die too ugly. He still dresses up as usual, but it's just like coping with his own habits, because the only maid who meets him every day is the maid who delivers three meals, and he doesn't even remember her appearance.

It's not like him at all, but he really has become like this.Violet has nothing to do every day. Apart from sitting by the window in a daze, he occasionally plays with his piano, but the tunes he plays seem to be missing something.

Ventus visited him a few times, and every time he was angry because of his attitude, he finally couldn't help it and said: "He is looking for a way to save you, even if it is to live up to his intention, don't die here before he comes back."

"But I didn't want him to see me in the first place," said Violet. "You know, he's not like Gracis."

Many years ago, he had sincerely imagined living with Glacis until he grew old, but after becoming lovers with Elaine, this idea never entered his mind-because he knew very well that he couldn't be with her all the time. Elaine together.

It is a very unreasonable requirement for people to have expectations for the future when the ending has long been determined.And Violet thinks he is not a blindly optimistic person, he is not young anymore, he is not as pure and passionate as Elaine, it is difficult to believe in miracles.

But to his surprise, Ventus said: "It's been a long time since Gracis's incident, and you shouldn't use her as a reason to escape."

Violet's eyes widened.

In his opinion, Glacis means something special to both him and Ventus, and Ventus even cares a little more than him, and has been blaming himself for it for so many years.

He didn't expect the other party to say such a thing.

"You are a free person, and Gracis wouldn't want you to give up that because of her death. Otherwise, it would be meaningless for her to save you in the first place, wouldn't it?"

The poet seemed to be choked by his sentence, and did not speak for a long time.

After a long time, he spoke slowly, with a hoarse voice: "...Actually, I've always thought, if she didn't do such a stupid thing..."

"Violet!" Ventus interrupted him sharply, "Don't say such things--Glacis did what she thought was right, and you have no right to deny her."

"..." Violet smiled, "You're right."

Glacis was always braver than he thought, and he was the coward.Even Ventus could see it so clearly, but he was still like a stubborn old man, refusing to move by holding on to the past.

"Don't underestimate that young man's determination," Ventus said to him before leaving, "he has a brighter light in his eyes than Gracis."

Everyone, including Ventus, was actually just trying to find a way to make Violet live longer, and no one seemed to really have too much expectation that Elaine would find a way.Until one day, Elaine really led a group of people back from the direction of the cocklebur fortress.

When he entered the city, he went straight to the city hall to find Ventus: "Where's Violet?"

"It's with me." Ventus raised his head from a pile of documents to look at him, and Eros behind him, "Have you found a way? And this is..."

He has a good appearance and is obviously very appetizing to Eros. Warlock is looking at him with great interest, and then held down by Elaine, he introduced: "This is the boss of Xanthi Fortress, here to help."

Ventus frowned dubiously, but said nothing, put down the work in his hands and stood up.

"At this time Violet should be resting in the garden, I'll take you there."

They arrived just after noon and the sun was shining brightly.There is a green conservatory in the garden of the city hall, and Violet takes a lunch break in it—this is what he requested, because it is cold everywhere in Icethorn City, and only plants can make him feel warmer .Of course, Ventus would not refuse him, so he added a soft chair in the conservatory, and asked someone to bring the piano and desk for him, so that he could rest in it after lunch.

Violet has been living like this for the past few days, staying in the conservatory during the day and going back to the room after dark.He wrote a lot of songs in the conservatory, but he didn't let others read them, and put them all away. Ventus guessed that it was a gift for Elaine, so he didn't pay much attention.

But when they got to the conservatory, the poet happened to be asleep on the table, and the three of them got a glimpse of a corner of the table music, which had Glacis's name on it.

"Oh, Rose of Maitland." Eros whistled a little, "I remember her name..."

He couldn't continue because Ventus covered his mouth with a black face and dragged him out of the door.The Consul is tall but not very strong. Eros blinked and did not resist, and was obediently dragged away by him, leaving Elaine standing alone behind the poet, reading the unfinished score.

The sunlight poured down from the ceiling of the conservatory, making Violet's red hair extra warm.Elaine looked at it for a while, and couldn't help reaching out to pull the thin blanket covering his shoulders for him, thinking in her heart: I really want to kiss him.

But he still didn't have the heart to wake up the other party, and stood quietly for a long time, until the poet's eyelashes trembled and he woke up, and then he called his name in a low voice: "Violet."

Violet was lying on the table, and hadn't completely shaken off her drowsiness, but she vaguely heard his voice: "...Am I dreaming?"

Elaine finally leaned over to kiss him, smelled the faint scent of violets on his body, and felt that her heart that had been hanging for more than a month finally fell to the ground.

Now Violet was completely awake. He opened his eyes in a panic, saw the face of Elaine who was close at hand, and almost subconsciously stretched out his arms to hug him: "Elaine? Are you back?"

"Well, I'm back." Elaine hugged him up, placed him on the warm table, and then kissed him again in this position, "Sorry, I couldn't say goodbye to you, I hope you're not angry. "

Violet was pleasantly surprised at first, but immediately remembered what state she was in now, and quickly covered his eyes with her hands: "Wait a minute, I... don't look good right now, I need to touch up my makeup."

He really didn't dress up carefully, because he was the only one in the conservatory, and the maid who brought tea and snacks would only come twice a day according to his instructions, so he only covered the freckles on his face, and didn't smear too much on his face Things, he was only wearing a comfortable old dressing gown, and a warm coat over it. Seriously speaking, it was so plain that it was even a little sloppy.Dressing up like this is normal when writing a song alone, but facing Elaine who hasn't seen him for more than a month... He actually felt a little uncomfortable.

And he clearly knows that he is aging rapidly, and now he can already see some signs of aging compared to a month ago.Even if he believed that Elaine would not care, he felt embarrassed.

He wanted to get away to touch up his makeup, but the young man hugged him very tightly, as if he was afraid that he would run away, and put his chin on his shoulder again.

He heard Elaine sigh softly in his ear and say, "I miss you so much."

It was obviously just a very simple sentence, but Violet's eyes turned red, he hesitated for a moment, and reached out to touch the other person's head.

"I am here."

Elaine's body was very warm, with the warmth of the sun and the coolness of the snow that had not melted.Violet let him hug her coquettishly, and finally gave up the idea of ​​touch-up makeup, turned her face and kissed his ear.

I always feel that although it has only been more than a month, his little Romeo has become stronger and stronger even the arms holding him, as if he has grown up a lot.

"Have you gone to the Cocklebur Fortress?" he asked Elaine.

"Hmm." Elaine buried her face on his shoulder again and took a deep breath, "Are you feeling better? Are you still as uncomfortable as before? I found Hayden in the Cocklebur Fortress..."

"Hush." ​​Violet interrupted him before he could say the name, "You just came back, don't mention those things, just stay with me for a while and listen to the new songs I wrote these days, okay?"

His voice was soft, and Elaine couldn't refuse at all, and immediately changed the subject as he wanted: "Okay, what song is it?"

Violet jumped down from the table, picked up the violin that was placed aside, and leaned over to kiss him again: "I'll play it for you."