The Elf Outside the Mage Tower

The air in the mage's tower was as calm as ever. The old man filled the entire paper with calculations, and felt that his vision was a little blurred, so he raised his head to take a rest.This is just one of the offices, and there are only two people.He, and his young assistant, Adeline, were mixing herbs, a job that had previously required his tutoring, and which he now did with skill and perfection.Adelin has been studying with him for six years, and he often handles some things on his behalf. He has mastered all the knowledge that should be mastered, and has never thought of leaving.

Sometimes he felt that he was restraining Adelin. The world is so vast, and there are plenty of places for this young man to develop freely. But he watched Adelin change from a teenager to a young man, and what remained unchanged was his lack of confidence in the future. calculating.He once offered to find a position for Adelin in the Wizard Tower, but Adelin refused, claiming that he was not that interested in working here.

If you're not that interested, why are you still here?

The old man felt a little incomprehensible.

"Adelin!"

There was a clear shout from outside.The old man couldn't help laughing, knowing whose voice it was.

"He's here to look for you." The old man reminded the young man with his back turned to him, "I don't even need to look at the sky to figure out when I'm going to leave work. Because he always appears at dusk."

Just as the old man finished speaking, there was another sound outside, "Adelin! Did you hear that?"

Adelin turned to face the old man, his expression as calm as air.

"Are you planning to go home, Mr. Shirley?" Adeline asked.

The old man originally wanted to shake his head, he hadn't solved the bottleneck in front of him, and he still had documents submitted by the academy to look at, but he knew that if he stayed, Adelin would also stay and cook tea for him.He sometimes doubts whether this young man has a life of his own.

So he nodded, pushed aside the chair and stood up, and picked up his existing achievements by the way, ready to take them home and look at them again.

Adelin started to clear the table, "So what do you want to eat tonight? I can help with the cooking."

The old man was a little unhappy, "What's the matter, when I can't take care of myself? Although I am a bad old man and have no family, I have long been used to living alone. But you, don't waste your time on such meaningless things all day. on the matter."

Hearing this, Adelin froze for a moment, bowed his head and stopped talking.

At the same time, "Adelin! Adelin!" came from outside again.

When the two walked down the stairs, mages came out one after another. Some of them looked at Adelin interestingly, and some said directly, "Hey, kid, that elf came to you again. This time he brought Something good, have you seen it?"

Adelin was a little embarrassed. There were not many young people in the mage tower, and most of them were highly respected people, so it was only natural that he was called a child. His wishes contradicted.

The elf continued to appear outside the mage tower, almost every day, staying for 5 minutes each time, so as not to disturb the staff in the mage tower too much.Over time, this has become one of the topics of discussion among mages.What time did the elf come yesterday?What flowers did you send the day before yesterday?How was it rejected by Adelin the day before yesterday?

"How long has he persisted? Nearly a year?" When he was about to reach the door, the old man suddenly said, "Maybe you can relax once in a while."

Adelin didn't look sideways, and he didn't respond to the shout just like before.

The old man secretly sighed, this child is good at everything, but sometimes he is terrible, no matter how much he persuades him, he can't persuade him.

The entrance opens onto a flagstone drive with regularly tended grass on either side.A man in bright clothes standing there with a lute on his back. Anyone who sees him will think that he has a handsome face, handsome eyebrows and eyes, and his pointed ears reveal a magical background, making him shrouded in a mysterious aura .

Even so, to the people of the Mage Tower, there is no mystery about him.He was the poor ghost who came outside the mage's tower every day, trying to ask an equally beautiful boy out, but never succeeded.

"Adelin!"

The elf caught a glimpse of the figure in the team with a sharp eye, and ran over in a hurry, trying to grab Adelin's sleeve.

How could Adelin let himself be touched, he immediately dodged to the side, and ran in another direction without saying a word.

"Adelin! Please, stop!" the elf shouted as he chased, "I have something very important to tell you!"

A stone wall erected in front of Adelin out of thin air.Adelin froze, and suddenly stopped, knowing that some mage must be making trouble.But the elf had already caught up, and held Adelin panting, but the latter struggled to break free.

"Are you sick?" Adeline exploded. "Maybe others find this funny, but I don't want to be bothered with the same questions every day. You want to ask me 'love' you, don't you! You already asked 360 Four days, I have already answered enough, if you are not sensible anymore, go back to the territory of your elves, I will—”

Adelin punched, and although he was better at healing than fighting, it was the most expressive of his anger.

The elf was obviously taller than him, and taking advantage of this advantage, the elf pressed his fist with a smile.

"Don't get excited, it's different this time, I just want you to be my audience."

Seeing that Adelin's eyes became confused, the elf untied the lute from his back.The mages nearby gathered together, and a group of grandpas and grandmas surrounded the two young people excitedly. Those who didn't know it might think that a terrible ethical incident was happening here.

The elves plucked the copper strings and sang lightly to accompany the music.

"Oh oh oh oh ya ya~

beautiful boy, see your eyes for the first time

In the dark night, under the pouring moonlight

That is the blue of the sky, the softness lit by the sun

Your warmth makes my world turn like never before

Oh oh oh ~ yay ~

beautiful boy i want to ask you

can you spend the night with me

It shouldn't be as bad as you think

we can walk on the bridge to

Nature stops and dances till dawn

Oh oh oh ~ yay"

When the music stopped, there was warm applause all around.

Compared to the intoxication of the crowd, Adelin remained expressionless, and only heard the elf say, "I know I may have caused you trouble, but this past year, we have only stood in the same place for at most 5 minutes a day. You are completely You don’t know me well enough, so why don’t you give me a chance? Go out with me once, and if you don’t like me, I won’t bother you again.”

Adelin finally looked straight at the elf, "How do I know if you will keep your word?"

"I swear by the name of the father tree and the fire thorn, I will absolutely keep my word!"

"it is good."

Unexpectedly, he would really agree, and the elf stepped forward to hug him ecstatically.

Adelin looked angry, and the elf realized that he had offended him again, and immediately let go of him and took a step back.

Pretending not to hear the titters behind him, Adelin followed the elf and left the mage tower.The elf leads the way, and he walks far behind, watching the night gradually subside, as if returning to the scene when he first met this elf named Firethorn.

That night he wandered aimlessly, from the city to the suburbs, like a ghost.He actively chooses to be that kind of person, without any friends, or doesn't want friends.From a long time ago, Mr. Shiley was the only one left in his life.His mother, who committed suicide when he was 15, and his father, who was imprisoned earlier, seem to be distant memories.

By chance, he met a man who fell to the ground in the suburbs.On closer inspection, it turned out to be an elf.But whether it is or not, it doesn't change what he should do.Upon examination, he found that the elf had injuries that appeared to be caused by magic.

Like any sympathetic animal, he did what he could to save the elf.I thought the other party would say thank you, and then we parted, and there would be no more ties to each other.But for some reason, the elf kept staring at him after opening his eyes, obsessively refusing to look away, let alone leave his house.He still used force to force the elf to leave, and threatened the elf that if he dared to step into this place again, he would find the sheriff to arrest the elf.

After some harsh words, the elf finally restrained himself and stopped wandering around his house all day long.As if knowing that this would only cause more annoyance, the elf intentionally controlled the frequency of his appearance, and only came here during the daily off-duty hours of the mage tower, and called him out outside the tower.

At first he would come out, and then the elf would ask the ridiculous question "Do you love me?"He would answer "I don't love you." The next day the elves continued to appear and asked "Do you love me?", and so on.

Later, he didn't bother to answer. If Mr. Schiller stayed that night, he would just have an excuse not to go out. Otherwise, he would ignore it or run away as soon as possible.Today was an accident, because the elves played music, and the world happened to be superstitious about the music of elves, and those mages would rather block his way out than watch the performance of elves.

"Adelin, how about we go to the Golden Fleece Street? I heard there is a very good restaurant there."

Called back to the real world, Adelin frowned subconsciously when he heard the street name.

"……don't want."

It was one of Sir Auber's favorite places to be.

He hated wherever Sir Aubrey liked to go.

"Okay." Firebriar shrugged and looked around the brightly lit surroundings, "I remember that Tulip Street also has a lot of delicious food... I haven't been to any place in this city other than the Wizard's Tower for a long time... I hope I remember correctly . or just go there?"

Adelin nodded casually.Where to eat is not important to him.He just wanted to end tonight's "date" as soon as possible.

It was an embarrassing meal.At least for Adelin.Firethorne was trying to open the topic the whole time, and some topics aroused Adelin's interest, but in order not to give a wrong signal, even if Firethorne tried his best, Adelin would only say "um" at most, as a response up.He concentrated all his attention on the dishes, and gagged himself with fine bread.

Faced with this kind of date who doesn't hear anything outside the window and only wants to have a meal, Huobriar has nothing to do, so he can only sigh heavily, and finally see that the meal is about the same, and get up in despair to go to the checkout.

Adelin picked up a tissue and wiped his mouth, thinking about Shi Lai's situation in his heart, suspecting that the old man had just dealt with it casually tonight.

Normally, he always try to do this kind of work as much as possible, because Mr. Shiley has been kind to him, and has generously provided him with financial support since he lost his mother, and once let him live in his home for a long time.Now, although he has independent ability and funds, he doesn't want to leave the teacher's side. He hopes to fully repay this kindness, and even puts this matter in the first place when planning his life.

"Adelin?"

Is it an illusion?It seems to hear someone calling yourself.

Adelin raised his head in a daze, but his face paled instantly when he saw the source of the sound clearly.

My God...how could...meet Sir Auber at this time?

"It really is you." Sir Auber was wearing casual clothes, his face was full of surprise, "I didn't expect you to come here."

The Jazz wanted to sit down and get closer to Adelin, but Adelin stood up suddenly and started to move towards the door.But it was blocked by two tall and burly men.Sir Auber walked towards Adelin leisurely, "Don't even say hello, wouldn't it be a bit too rude? Come on, come on." He patted Adelin's shoulder with enthusiasm, "I invite you How about a meal?"

"I just ate." Adelin clenched his hands, but still held back, knowing that the two men were friends of Sir Auber.

The guests began to notice the movement on the porch, and although they didn't stop eating, they whispered to each other while watching them.

"Don't be so shameless." Sir Auber lowered his head and approached Adelin, and lowered his voice to the minimum, "How long ago was the last time I saw you? Huh? Wangcheng is so big, I don't usually see you, now Come catch up with me."

If you do it on this occasion, will it harm the restaurant and the guests here?

While Adelin was hesitating, he was dragged a few steps forcibly by Sir Ober.

Suddenly, Adelin saw the fire thorn appearing beside him.

The elf is akimbo, with high eyebrows and a look of interest.

"I just treated you to dinner. Is it so difficult to satisfy your appetite?"

Adelin was stunned, and was about to explain himself, when he saw the fire briar came to the front, blocking Sir Auber's way.However, he neither greeted nor gave Sir Auber a chance to question who he was, but he directly raised his foot and kicked Sir Auber's groin.

Hearing Sir Ober's scream, Adelin couldn't help covering his mouth, "Old God!"

"What kind of god is the ancient, come quickly." The fire thorn pulled Adelin and ran away.

The two ran to the backyard of the restaurant, followed by Sir Auber's roar and chasing after them.

Although the backyard is spacious, it has high walls and no doors or windows, unless it turns a corner and runs into the kitchen. However, Adelin has a hunch that the firebriar is definitely not thinking of that way.The elf grabbed Adelin's waist and lightly climbed onto the wall.This move was beyond Adelin's expectation. It wasn't until the elf jumped down and put him down that he confirmed in surprise that the other party didn't use magic, but just climbed and jumped over the high wall .And he was carrying a living person and a piano on his back!

"Excellent." Firethorn obviously knew what he had just done, and blinked at Adelin, "Do you feel like a deer is bumping in your heart? Do you love me more?"

Adelin returned to his expressionless face, "I thought you'd float, it's easier that way."

"But then you can't show off your skills~"

The back of the restaurant happens to be connected to an arched bridge, and the lake below catches the fairy dust thrown by the moon.

Adelin walked onto the bridge with a messy heart, still thinking about what happened just now.

"You shouldn't have treated Ser Ober like that, Firebriar."

"So that bastard's name is Ober." Firethorne said, "I knew he was looking for trouble with you. I saw you at the counter and asked the boss. Afraid. Tsk tsk, anyway, I'm not afraid." He glanced at Adelin, and found that the latter's face was not good-looking, and quickly added, "Uh, but I do seem to be a little impulsive. Do you... know him? It's a colleague ? Enemy?" He guessed wildly, "Lover?"

When that word came out, Adelin trembled for a moment, and quickly turned his head, glaring at the fire thorn.

They both stopped, because Adelin stopped walking, but tightened the guardrail, as if he was enduring something.

Fire Bramble felt uneasy, but couldn't help asking, "Are you okay?"

"I've had enough of this!" Adeline yelled suddenly, making Firebriar jump.Adelin continued to raise his voice, "Do you think you are any different from him? Before you showed up, I was going to avoid him everywhere, and now I just have one more headache. You all had a good time, didn't you?" Pretentious, self-righteous, a harasser without knowing it!"

Firebriar was shocked by his momentum and shrank his neck, and said a little aggrieved, "...I didn't, I..." Sniffed, Firebriar organized his words, "I fell in love with you at first sight, why don't you believe it? And me?"

"Stop the bullshit," said Adelin, "I should have saved you if I knew it would be such a hassle."

Firethorne shook his head, "You don't really think so."

"I was serious."

"..."

Firethorn widened his green eyes, staring blankly at Adelin.

"Then you, do you...do you love me or not?"

Adelin stammered, "Of course I don't love you!"

I don't love you, this is what he has said countless times to Firethorne.But at this moment, this answer, like a death sentence, took away the blood from the face of Firethorn.The elf lost all his vigor all of a sudden, leaving only a look of sadness and despair.

Seeing the elf's appearance, Adelin felt his chest was constricted and he couldn't breathe.

It's obviously right to do so...it's obviously logical...

"All right."

Finally, the firebriar opened its mouth muffled.

"I promised you that I would never pester you again. I will keep my promise."

The elf turned around with the lute on his back, and left as if talking to himself.

"...I thought I could dance tonight..."

Not even a goodbye.

A person's night journey seems to take longer.Under the dimming moonlight, Adelin walked for an unknown amount of time, and finally arrived at Shi Lai's house, and knocked on the door.He had no intention of going back to his house, at least not tonight.

Not long after, someone came and opened the door.It was his teacher, Shirley.

"Why are you here?" Shi Lai was obviously surprised, "Aren't you supposed to be..."

Adelin smiled wryly, "I sent that elf away."

Shirley snorted, "Come in."

After entering the door, Adelin changed his shoes and followed the teacher upstairs.Thanks to four or five years of boarding experience, he is more familiar with this house than his own.Shi Lai and Adelin entered the study room, where Adelin saw Shi Lai's dinner: a bowl of unknown purple-black paste with a glass of water.Sure enough, Adelin sighed secretly.

A fire is burning in the fireplace, creating a warm atmosphere.This is a better place to stay than any other part of the house.Shi Lai sat on the chair in front of the table, flipping through a book while eating.Adelin sat across from him and wanted to pick up the kettle to pour himself a glass, but there was not even a drop left in it.This would never have happened if he had still lived in this home.Adelin got up and went out with the kettle, and returned to the study after a while, doing nothing.

"How's your meal?" Shirley asked suddenly.

Adelin froze for a moment, already unable to remember the taste of dinner.

"……fine……"

"How is that boy?"

"I don't really want to talk about this." Adelin lay down on the table with his head bowed.

"We have to talk about something." Shi Lai drank the water in her teacup, "Or do you want to go to bed now?"

Adelin lay on his stomach in silence, not looking at Shiley, not uncommonly showing impoliteness.

This is more in line with his age.Shi Lai chuckled lightly, and when he spoke again, his tone was mixed with clarity.

"I guess the lad is a nice guy, and you can tell he's a reasonable guy. But you turned him down anyway, didn't you?"

What does it mean to know how to measure?Adelin gritted his teeth and retorted, "He can only talk nonsense. From the beginning, he chased me and stalked me, and then he called me outside the mage tower every day. What annoyance this is to me , He didn’t think about it at all. He was happy to hit Auber casually, but he didn’t think about how I would deal with things in the future when I was in the royal city.”

Shi Lai showed a surprised expression, "You met Auber tonight?"

Only then did Adelin realize that he had missed something, and quickly pursed his lips.

"No wonder..." Shi Lai sighed, "I can even imagine what it was like. Oh, it's true that Auber played tricks on you. I also objected to your contacts at the time, but you insisted on going your own way and even moved out to show Determined. I will treat you as a rebellious youth, you can only repent after suffering, who knows that after you discover the true face of Ober, you will be devastated... But no matter what, you should not pass on the mistakes of one person to another."

"They're all the same," said Adelin, "all of them are the same..."

"Kid. Kid? Look up and look at me."

Adelin slowly raised his head and looked into the old man's eyes.

"You lived with Firebriar for a while, didn't you? You told me that it was not long after you rescued him. Are you so blind that you can't observe from the fragments of getting along with him that he is a What kind of person?"

Adelin stared blankly at Shi Lai.

"Tell me, boy, is he like Ober?"

The silence was horribly long.Adelin's gaze gradually lost its focus, and a faint glimmer of water appeared in it.Then, big tears rolled down his cheeks. "It's not important. It's not important..." Adelin cried on the table, speechless, "He's gone and won't be coming back. Huh..."

Shi Lai reached out and stroked Adelin's hair, watching this young man who was as close as a grandson vent his composure, feeling slightly regretful in his heart.Sometimes, there are some things, not afraid of not seeing clearly, but afraid of seeing clearly too late.

The sun's rays seemed to be sinking with Shiley's heart.He was closer to the window sill, although it was a bit far from where Adelin was standing, but he was good at farsightedness rather than shortsightedness, so he could see that Adelin was making mistakes.The kid had just put rosemary in the container for the thyme in the recipe and stirred it for a while without knowing it.Shi Lai couldn't stand it anymore, got up and stepped in front of Adelin, and found that Adelin's eyes were blank, and he didn't even notice that he was coming, obviously absent-minded.

Shi Lai wanted to reprimand him, but he couldn't bear to think of why Adelin behaved like this.Shi Lai was struggling with his thoughts, when Adelin suddenly took a breath, as if awakened by external stimulation.

"you--"

Adelin wasn't talking about him.

Shirai turned around, only to see a female elf appearing in the room.

"How did you get in?!" Shi Lai was shocked. The guards below didn't even notice, what a powerful elf warlock this must be.

"No need to be nervous." The female elf reassured, "I have no malicious intentions, please don't panic."

Shi Lai took a closer look. This female elf was beautiful, wearing a cloak, and holding a bright wooden staff in her hand. The hexagonal crystal stone on the top as the energy guiding medium was clear and transparent without any impurities. She should be an elf priestess symbol of.

The female elf also allowed him to look at her generously, "As you can see, wise mage, I am Farrell, the priest of my family. It is very rude to rush into your mage's tower rashly, and I am deeply sorry, but this is only for saving money. Time, because... time is running out." Farrell pondered for a while, then turned to Adelin, "Actually, I just came to find you."

"Looking for me?" Adelin asked blankly, unable to remember when he had met him.

"I want to beg you to help me atone." Farrell lowered her beautiful eyes.

Adelin was even more dazed, "Could you be more clear, ma'am?"

Farrell didn't answer directly, but just smiled at him, "Do you think I'm pretty?"

"Huh?" Adelin felt that he couldn't keep up with the rhythm, "Uh..."

"I'm pretty, aren't I?" Farrell replied selfishly.

Is there something wrong with this lady?

Adelin glanced at Shi Lai, who also showed suspicion.

"But no matter how beautiful...he won't look at me..." Farrell sighed, "This is fate." She raised her head and began to straighten her face, "Let me explain from the beginning. You guys deserve a full answer. I knew a long time ago, around the time Firebriar was born, that I was going to love him and he was destined not to return my love. You can imagine how women are crazy about men story, but you can't imagine what I did, I fell, I wanted to hurt him."

After a pause, shame began to creep up on Farrell's face, "He sensed my aggressiveness and resisted me first, but was still defeated by me. I didn't kill him because I wanted to take revenge on him and let him He tasted my pain and humiliation, so I cast a love spell on him and dropped him in human territory, telling him to fall in love with the first person he saw when he opened his eyes."

Adelin was shocked, unable to believe what he heard.

"That's right, that person is you." Farrell closed his eyes and looked at Adelin again, "I thought that he would fall in love with a human being casually, and after the spell was lifted, he would feel infinite regret , but I didn't expect that that person didn't fall in love with him for a long time."

"So it's just a spell... the effect of a spell..."

Adelin couldn't sum up his mood.

He felt dizzy, as if he was walking a tightrope on the clouds, and fell to the ground the next second, hard and mercilessly.He suddenly wanted to cry again, it turned out that he was being self-indulgent after all, it turned out that he didn't deserve any good things at all.

"Exactly, you must help me break this spell."

Everything started because of her.Adelin didn't notice the bitterness in his thoughts.

"Why should I help you?" His tone was calm and decisive.

"Because I beg you." Farrell trembled all over, "I beg you, help him. He has been consciously resisting the spell. Most of the time he stayed in the elves, seemingly nothing happened, but you still Can see him, right? He will always come to you uncontrollably, but you just like he refuses to respond to me, you still refuse to respond to his love. The problem is that the duration of the spell is one year, If you don't lift it today, he will be under the shackles of the curse forever. He will die, he will..." As if suddenly collapsed, Farrell lowered her head to cover her face, and she put her hands down after a while, her voice continued to tremble , "Please, I would do anything to make up for this mistake."

Adelin looked at her indifferently, and the image of the fire thorn tossing and tossing in pain appeared in his mind.Shouldn't he be glad that Firebriar didn't love him?Besides, what does the life and death of the fire thorn have to do with him?He has already saved him once, does he have to save him again?

Thinking of this, Adelin clenched his fists, but the words rushed out without obeying the order of thinking.

"How... how to break the curse?"

"As long as you say you love him, whether you really love him or not, you can break the curse."

... No wonder Firebriar comes to ask every day, do you love me, do you love me...

It turned out that he was just longing for him to break the curse.

Adelin bit his lip, suppressing the twitching of his heart with pain.

"Okay," he said, "I will help you break the spell."

After that, he could completely break with that elf.

Farrell swung his staff to open the portal and stepped in first.Adelin looked at Shi Lai, Shi Lai frowned, obviously thinking about something, but didn't mean to stop him.Adelin followed into the portal and disappeared into the mage's tower.

What appeared in front of him was an open space. Looking around, Adelin roughly deduced that this was a square, with a huge tree in the center, as thick as a hundred people hugging each other. The strong branches stretched all the way to the sky, and it was easy to see the end.Not far away, there are many high or low houses, as well as halls exuding a sacred atmosphere, but these beautiful scenery are now shrouded in the night, and they have lost their color for nothing.

Under Farrell's leadership, Adelin continued to move forward until he reached the most magnificent hall.He couldn't help feeling a little strange, and began to try to question Farrell, hoping that she could explain, but Farrell continued to walk forward and ignored him.

Adelin had no choice but to follow her in. When he first entered the palace, he suddenly felt that there was another village, and the whole field of vision brightened.

Many elves walked around the palace, wearing different costumes, and Adelin couldn't tell whether the costumes represented different positions, and all of them, without exception, stared at him curiously, which made him feel very uncomfortable.Perhaps it was because the priestess was known for her prestige, and none of the elves came up to question him, as if he was an authorized tourist.

Farrell has unimpeded access, even in heavily guarded areas, she can enter and exit at will.

When Adelin didn't know how many corridors he passed through, and how many strange elves he encountered, Farrell finally stopped in front of a door.She began to communicate with the guards in low voices, as if to prevent Adeline from hearing.But Adelin suspected that even if he heard it, he might not understand it.

"It's here."

Farrell told Adelin so, and then went in by herself.

When Adelin entered, the guards on both sides bowed to him, which made him feel strange.

This is a large room, at least Adelin has never seen such a large room, except when he accompanied Mr. Shiley to the palace.At the end of the room, there was a bed on which Adelin's familiar elf lay.

Adelin ran over and found that Firethorne's eyes were closed, his head was sweating profusely, and the silk shirt on his body was already half wet.

"He's dying soon." Farrell's voice came from the side, "It's so naive to think that I can defeat my magic with will..."

"Can I just say that?" Adelin turned to look at her.

Farrell nodded deeply, "Yes."

Adelin looked at Firethorn again, and saw that his face was pale, and there was a thin cum in his mouth, as if he was experiencing a nightmare, or was it a spell that was more painful than a nightmare?Had Firebriar survived, he would not have confessed to his involuntary actions, and it would have been his disgrace.However, Adelin knew that he had to make the right choice, even if the price was inner death.

Staring at the elf's sleeping face, Adelin spoke softly.

"I love you."

After the words fell, Adelin felt that something was broken, which made his nose sore, and he lowered his head uncontrollably.

It was just a stupid mistake, and now he has finally fixed it.It's... really good...

"I love you too."

Adelin froze in astonishment.Soon, his chin was pinched and lifted by slender fingers.

"So don't cry." Firethorn leaned over and kissed Adelin's tears, "Didn't I tell you that I love you too? Be good, don't cry."

Adelin didn't understand what was going on, opened his eyes wide, and the tears fell even more fiercely.Firethorn had no choice but to pick him up, sit on his lap, and pat his back as if coaxing a child. "It's alright, my beautiful boy, it's alright."

"You, why did you say..." Adelin choked up, "How is this..."

"Why do I say I love you too?" Firethorne looked at him and grinned, "Because I love you too."

"Your Highness." Farrell's tone was very weak, "Hurry up and shake your bags, please? We are all very tired."

Firethorn made a fake cough, and met Adelin's confused eyes, "Well. Okay. Anyway, I was just acting." Seeing that the eye sockets on the opposite side were filled with water again, Firethorn quickly explained , "No no no, it wasn't acting just now. I mean, this spell or something, it's fake! I asked Farrell to make up this story to bring you here to reveal your heart. If there is such a spell , Farrell will definitely be the first to take me for autopsy."

"Is it fake?" Adelin was still puzzled, "But what Farrell said...you will die because of this, she has fallen in love with you since you were born, but she is destined not to love you..."

"Fall in love with me since I was born?" Firethorn turned to look at Riel, burst into laughter, "Shouldn't you be so exaggerated?"

Farrell rolled her eyes and stood by the wall with her arms and staff folded.

"So it's all fake?" Adelin pressed.

"That's right." Firethorne turned his head, "Only a stupid human like you would believe it."

"But when you first met me, you were indeed injured by magic, which fits Farrell's description."

"Oh, at that time I was actually going out and was being targeted by assassins. I managed to get out of the siege, and quickly used teleportation magic to escape, so I appeared in the human territory and was picked up by you."

"But you were sweating profusely just now, and you looked very painful."

Firebriar pointed to the tea pot on the bedside table, "Thanks to it. And a little acting."

Adelin opened his mouth wide, looked at the bedside table, then at the fire thorns, and suddenly said, "Are you calling me stupid?"

"No, no." Firethorn kissed the corner of Adelin's mouth comfortingly, and said flatteringly, "It's a compliment to your simplicity.