duke and writer

"...I have always been determined to be a right person." The knight broke the silence first.He shook his head and smiled helplessly, "But Lei Shi, only when I'm facing you, I can't even tell right from wrong."

The young man put the rim of the cup close to his lower lip, but just sniffed the soft fragrance of dairy products in the water vapor, "I was attracted by a strange force to fall in love with you, just like a child addicted to vice. But life always has taught everyone to stay away from bad habits, so I decided to stay away from you - just like every good choice before."

"……I'm surprised."

"Me too, when I found out that all the previous 'staying away' were just my self-righteousness." The slightly picked ending sound was self-deprecating, "It's not that I haven't experienced life and death, but that day, when I fell from the horseback When the tip of the gun cut off my hair and pierced into the ground, the only feeling of unwillingness to be remembered was related to your 'bad habit'."

"When did you..." The fingernails stuck into the palms pierced the flesh painfully.

"So I swore an oath to you the next day, and I also frustrated that knight friend by the way."

"Aren't you afraid of regretting the wrong choice?" He paced to the side of the other party, leaning on the edge of the table and half-bending his body.

"Regrets are all about tomorrow," Mr. Writer said with a relaxed expression at this time, "At that time, I didn't know if there was any tomorrow for regretting, so I can do whatever I want for the time being."

"……what about now?"

"Ok?"

"Will you regret it?" Lei Shi stared at those beautiful blue pupils, "My knight."

"It doesn't matter, you will be a pirate anyway." Tapping the table with his fingertips, "I won't be a knight by then, I just continue to write my book when I have free time."

"You know what I want to ask..." Before the man could finish his protest, a sudden kiss blocked all the remaining words.

After a brief daze, he raised his hand to caress the back of the other's neck, and quickly turned the defense into an offense, deepening the kiss.In the end, he was pulled away by the end of his hair by the young man, who was breathing rapidly with wet and red eyes, and glared at the other party with watery blue eyes, but it only made people feel more distracted. .

"Are you trying to suffocate me?" An Mixiu said angrily, raising his hand to clasp someone's neck who wanted to get close to the Duke again, "Don't push yourself too far."

"How could you suffocate to death?" Lei Shi frowned and argued, "It's not like you can only breathe through your mouth."

"..." After a short silence, the young man pursed his lips and took a deep breath through his nose, "Shut up." He gritted his teeth, his cheeks flushed slightly.

"You won't be..." Forget that you can breathe through your nose?

"Let's think about how to deal with that pope first," Mr. Writer squeezed out a smirk, "We will meet later." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the tent without looking back.

"..."

In just over a month, the leader of the "rebel army" had led his army back to the fief.The person waiting in his mansion is none other than the "invited" Holy Father.As he promised, the entire Duke's Palace held a grand banquet for the Pope—but only after the two parties reached some agreements.

So, at the beginning of the fourth year when he was entrusted to assist the government, the duke finally fulfilled his oath as promised, and took back the sacred authority for his king——

From then on, the Holy See no longer had the right to interfere with the country's succession to the throne, and the power to elect the national archbishop was once again returned to the aristocratic council. All monasteries and priests in the country were placed under the supervision of the royal power and were required to pay taxes according to the law.The captured Holy Father was placed in the Duke's Mansion for a long time, and began to handle all religious affairs here.This is the first time that the royal power has won such a huge victory in the hundreds of years of struggle with the religious power.

His feat undoubtedly caused a huge shock in the entire Western Continent where the God of Creation was believed. What people did not know at the time was that the imprisonment of the theocratic ruler would continue for nearly a hundred years.

However, the regent, who had already been restored to all positions of power, after arranging many matters after the strike, unloaded all the burdens of government affairs on him without hesitation, and walked towards the pirate ship that had been docked for a long time.

"Are you really leaving?" The little king in casual clothes put his hands in his side pockets, with a rare sad expression, "Is this all you have?"

"Otherwise," the riding boots squeaked on the wooden planks of the pier, Lei Shi turned his head and curled his lips, "It's enough to bring the necessities, other things can be found in the sea."

"It doesn't matter if you don't have someone?" The sea breeze in early spring was still not mild, the boy shrank his neck, and buried the small half of his chin in the fluffy fur collar.

"Speaking of that guy," the man glanced at him, "I hope you didn't take part in any activities to help him escape, I never asked you to do anything..."

"Hey, it's obvious that you took away your popularity, so don't try to shirk responsibility casually," Garderos retorted displeasedly, "If you are capable, you can find and arrest people on board."

"What's wrong with me?!" The duke heard this, but he looked like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, almost jumping his feet angrily, "Who is the one who begged the old man to find out the old account 100 years ago because of him? Who is the person who reversed the case by the head of the knight order? Who is the person who did not hesitate to reform the publishing policy to lift the ban on his book?"

"At that time people ran away, maybe you should think about what you did before."

"...The mercenaries on the border are always a hidden danger, and I too...have to." He pursed his lips unnaturally, and his eyes wandered elsewhere, "The stability of the political situation and the stability of the border are always more important than those so-called morals. Yes, there should be no one who understands this better than you, Your Majesty. Besides, I have finally reached an agreement with them, and I have tried to remedy it as much as possible."

"You are..." The young king looked at the other party suspiciously, "Do you want to practice explaining with me in advance?"

"..." The tense jaw made Lei Shi's expression look a little stiff, "I can do it myself." Squeezing out these words from between his teeth, he strode up to the three masts behind him without looking back sailboat.

The wanton laughter on the pier melted into the sea breeze and frightened a flock of seabirds. A certain captain couldn't bear it anymore and put down his hand on his forehead.

"Anchor and sail!" he cried.

"Yes, Captain!" The crew members responded excitedly.

"..."

"--His Majesty."

"Have the people on board made arrangements?" Garderos looked at the sailboat gradually moving away from the port, his eyes filled with a mischievous smile.

"It's all done as you ordered."

"Okay, then first..." He still wanted to say something, but suddenly felt a chill on the tip of his nose, and his attention was diverted for a moment.

"—Zuma, it's snowing." The young king exclaimed softly.

……

And the snow on the sea fell intermittently until late at night.

The full moon is like a mirror, and the fine snow lightly refracts the light, drifting like fairy dust, blending into the breeze silently, and diving into the deep sea, which reminds people of every beautiful legend about sea elves.A creature with silver scales leaped out of the dancing waves, and followed the cool water drops like broken silver into the quiet dark blue below...

A slender figure leaned against the ship's side, with dust, snow and sea wind wrapped around his waist.

"An, An Mixiu?" The man's unbelievable voice broke the silence of the sea.

The young man turned his head when he heard the sound, held the moonlight on the railing, and smiled softly.The sea reflected in his eyes is like wine in a blue conch, with slight ripples.

"I'm still thinking about it, when will your excellency discover the extra person?"

"You..." Lei Shi strode forward, still wanting to touch the other's cheek in disbelief, but was mercilessly slapped away when his arm was only halfway out.

——Okay, after confirmation, it is indeed a real person, and it is true that he is still angry.

"I am the inspector personally appointed by His Majesty. My main duty is to ensure that all your maritime activities will not endanger the safety of your country's merchant ships and other allied ships."

An Mixiu pulled out a letter of commission from his bosom, and the iconic royal emblem was too dazzling under the bright moonlight, "Accept your fate, sir, you need to understand—there is no corner of the world that can escape the law and justice." Supervision," said the young Inspector with a perfectly formulaic smile.

"..."

"Speaking of which, I just want to create a new story with the ocean as the stage. This job comes at the right time—hey! You... um..."

With five fingers stuck in the soft brown hair on the back of the young man's head, the domineering pirate leader leaned over and licked and bit the chattering lips. ...

"Leishi!" Taking advantage of the shaking of the deck, Mr. Writer pushed the guy in front of him hard, "You! You..."

"Sir, now let me teach you an iron rule at sea—" The man wiped off the blood on his lower lip with his thumb lightly, and looked down into those angry eyes, "on deck, disobedience to the captain's will will always be It's the worst option."

"Heh." Hearing this, An Mixiu clapped his hands with an angry smile, "It's really a wonderful bastard's speech. I will not accompany you, I will go back first."

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

"Go get a pen and paper," Mr. Writer paused slightly, turned around and replied with a smile, "to tell you the truth, I'm not sure how to write the first line of a villain in a new story, thanks to you just now What I said—it’s so good, I don’t think I need to change a single word.”

"..." Looking at the back that quickly disappeared in front of his eyes, the former Duke slightly opened his lips that he had forgotten to close, and stood stiffly in place. The long silence made him like a mast standing on the deck.

……

And the snow is still falling, and the moonlight is still clear.

The two shadows are getting farther and farther apart, just like every time they broke up unhappy.

In the ten years since they were young, the two have experienced too many partings and reunions.They once faced each other tit for tat, they also fought against the enemy hand in hand, and faced life and death together; they both tried to leave each other's life, but took back that concern in a hurry—so contradictory and cautious.

And for now, the ocean will continue to carry both of these delicate weights.

The quill pen draws a small mark somewhere on the nautical chart, and the warm flame burns quietly in the lampshade, and there is a faint sigh——

"There is indeed a long way to go..."