caged robin

When Abner returned to the imperial auxiliary building, although the candles were brightly lit, it was very deserted.Fortunately, Butler Alvin only said a few words to him, and ordered the servants to bring dinner.

Abner sat at the long empty table, poking at the smoldering grilled ribs with a knife, and the plate was sprinkled with shallots and herbs.Suddenly he lost his appetite, "Alvin, actually, I want to drink pumpkin soup." God knows he recalled the taste of pumpkin soup in the memories of the undead, and couldn't stop swallowing.

"Master, the pumpkin soup is full of sugar." Alvin replied politely.

Abner: "..." He sighed, raised his head, glanced at the border of the table, and felt that the place was very deserted.

"Where did everyone go?"

"My lord duke has gone to Heiyan country, my wife has already fallen asleep."

"Isn't Earl Tucker Rollek here?"

"Count Rolek has already left."

"Don't you live here?"

"No."

Abner was taken aback. Although he didn't want to have contact with members of the Roleke family, it stands to reason that Rhea should serve his father well. What's more, there are so many vacant rooms in the Royal Auxiliary Building, and Earl Roleke can settle down no matter how many attendants he brings. get off.

"Master, eat quickly, the ribs are getting cold."

Abner saw that a layer of yellow grease had stuck to the meat, "I don't want to eat this," he pushed the ribs aside and ate some roasted mushrooms.

"Alvin, maybe I'd like some spinach," Abner said.

Alvin was slightly taken aback, "Master, this is not difficult, as long as you eat."

Abner snorted softly, and forked a piece of mushroom.

"Sean!" Early in the morning, Abner saw Sean who was practicing archery on the school grounds. He ran forward, but Sean was caught off guard, his hand shook, and he missed the target.

Abner smiled apologetically, and squeezed Sean's shoulders. Sean's shoulders trembled and he pushed him away.

"Where did you go yesterday?" Sean still looked unhappy.

"Sean, you still look uncomfortable, do you want to go and rest for a while?"

"I'm fine. Where did you go yesterday? Why is there another injury on your head?" Sean stared at his forehead for a while.

Abner frowned, "Why do you always keep a straight face when you talk to me recently, what's wrong with you?"

Sean turned his face away uncomfortably, "Dr. Ackerman looked for you everywhere yesterday to change the dressing on your wound. Where did you go? Do you want to leave a scar? Your arm is not healed yet, why is there a wound on your head? !"

"My wound is already healed. If you don't believe me, look at it." Abner opened the gauze generously, leaving only a faint scar on his arm. If you look carefully, there are sharp spike-like scars on both sides of the scar.

Sean glanced at it, then entangled him again, "What's the matter with your head?"

"Damn it, Sean, why are you talking like my father recently, asking this and that?" Abner withdrew his arm and wrapped it skillfully.

Xiao En moved his lips, but didn't speak. His whole body was depressed. He picked up the arrow and drew it to the full.Suddenly Abner walked in front of the arrow, his heart pressed against the heart of the arrow, his eyes widened, and he almost sent the arrow out.He immediately threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, grabbed Abner's collar, his face was flushed with anger: "Abner, what on earth are you trying to do! I almost killed you!"

Abner pushed Sean away, and grabbed Sean's collar with his backhand, "What the hell do I want to ask you for! Count how many times I have asked you 'what's wrong'? Throwing into the flames of hell? My little injury is due to you caring so many times! I thank you! Now you listen to me, if you are sleepy, go to sleep immediately, your father is in charge of the world and the earth No matter when his son will go to bed! If you have any complaints about me, tell me right away! Don’t be so hard on me every day, I want to rub your stinky face and throw it into the frying pan! If you have any troubles, just tell me Tell me right away, I'll go through fire and water, and I'll do anything! We've been friends for so many years, haven't we?!"

Abner finished speaking in one breath, out of breath, and Sean was reflected in his widened eyes.Sean was stunned, and various expressions flashed across his stern face. He was silent, and wanted to say something again.In the end, he hugged Abner and buried his head on Abner's neck. After a long time, he said hoarsely, "Thank you, Abner."

"Thank you, my lords, you are my good buddy." Abner patted him on the back.

Abner was still vaguely uneasy. For a moment, he wanted to ask if it was about the robin, but he swallowed the words again. Now he faintly regretted taking Sean to the robin show three years ago, But did not tell him the true identity of the robin.

Why?He sighed silently.

Perhaps it is thought that coincidences will give the robin a sense of oracle, but there are so many coincidences in the world, and some are just deliberate fillings for endless desolation.

Many people were not surprised that Sean's uncle died that day.In fact, in their eyes, His Highness, who never returned to the Duolun Palace and drank alcohol day and night at the damn border, was like the crooked White Gull Tower, which had long existed in name only.At that time, the old king was also dying, and Silver Bow City fell into chaos. If it weren't for the protection of the "Covenant of Four Kings", Silver Bow City would have been in danger.However, the activities of the nobles are increasing day by day. Under the noisy and bustling banquet, there are whispers and hunting claws.

Before Duke Nero Margeri died, Sean ran to the White Gull Tower every day. If his father hadn't strictly prohibited him, he would really have stayed there.The Duke's dose of medicine is increasing day by day, but no one can coax him to take it except Sean.Abner accompanied Sean to meet the Duke once, and the thin cheeks, red eye whites and blackened lips, as well as the alcohol-stimulated consciousness made him almost forget everyone, which surprised Abner.The Duke rudely pushed Abner away, and only spoke vaguely to Sean, and Abner suspected that the Duke only remembered Sean.

"Uncle, take your medicine." Sean choked up, and put the medicine to the Duke's mouth, his hands trembling.

"Well... Sean, you, here..." The Duke's skinny hand touched Sean.

"Uncle, take your medicine."

The Duke muttered something vaguely.

Sean put the medicine aside and gently stroked the Duke's face. The Duke stretched out his arm and wrapped it around Sean's waist.

"Sean, my dear nephew..."

Sean was taken aback, sat on the Duke's lap, wrapped his arms around his neck, and buried his head between his necks, "Uncle, you are so skinny."

"Sean...you've grown taller again..."

"Uncle is too thin."

Abner sat on the far side, watching Sean hugging the Duke for a long time, unable to blend in with the two of them at all.

After a long time, Sean said again: "Uncle, take your medicine."

The Duke shook his head.

Sean took out a bird whistle and said with a smile, "Uncle, I fixed the bird whistle you gave me."

The Duke was taken aback. Sean glued the bird whistle that was broken beyond repair, and it could barely be seen that it was in the shape of a robin.

"Sean, this one doesn't sound good, sorry, uncle didn't find the exact same one for you."

"No! It can be blown! Did you take medicine after blowing it?"

The Duke nodded with a wry smile.

Sean smiled, then turned to look at Abner, who cleared his throat knowingly.

Sean put the bird whistle to his mouth, pretended to blow it, and there was a crisp bird call.The Duke was stunned, and Sean proudly blew it again, it was still a realistic bird call.

"Uncle, I didn't lie to you, did I? Take the medicine." Sean turned sideways and brought the medicine.

The Duke drank the medicine obediently, and after drinking the medicine, he asked deeply, "Sean, do you believe in miracles?"

"Believe me, Uncle, I saw the laurel tree blooming this morning, and it is very fragrant. When will you go back and see it? I also asked someone to make laurel cakes. Come and eat them."

The Duke didn't speak, but with a faint smile on his face, he rubbed Sean's head, "I'll go when I feel better."

"Everything will be fine!" Sean kissed the Duke on the cheek.

Sean and Abner did not leave until the Duke became sleepy and groggy.Sean excitedly told people everywhere that his uncle was coming back, and he wanted to clean up his bedroom, and he was busy urging to make laurel cookies.

But Sean didn't wait for his uncle's return. When his father told him about his uncle's death, he and Abner were still busy spreading butter on the laurel cakes.

"Sean, don't do it, Nero is dead." Sean's father said with a tired face.

"What?" Sean's hand trembled.

"Your uncle died..."

"Father, do you think the cream I put on is a bit too much? Does uncle feel greasy? Abner, pass me a spoon..." Sean's hands were shaking, and the corners of his mouth were still smiling.

"Sean!" Father knocked the spoon out of Sean's hand.

"Uncle promised me to come back and eat laurel cakes..." Sean bent down to pick up the spoon, followed by a slap, and his father slapped Sean to the ground.

Sean knelt on the ground, lowered his head, and did not speak for a long time. Abner only saw his shoulders shaking until there was a slight sob.

"Sean, don't let me see you cry!" Father suddenly roared.

Sean trembled, and suddenly raised his head, with angry tears in his eyes, he didn't shed a single tear in front of his father, and rushed out while pulling Abner.

Abner could only hear Sean's father shouting impatiently behind him: "Sean! Come back!"

Sean cried out before he ran out of the Silver Tower, and sat slumped in a corner, weeping silently.Abner sat beside him, feeling his body, but there was no handkerchief, so he ran to a utility room, tore off a piece of silk, and ran back.

I don't know when Sean's father was already squatting in front of Sean, handing over a handkerchief, his voice was rare to ease: "Sean, father was sorry for you just now..."

"Get out!" Sean knocked off his father's hand and raised his tear-stained face.

Abner was taken aback for a moment, he had always known that Sean was afraid of his father, so he had never seen such resistance from Sean.

"Uncle is dead, you can be king, can't you?" Sean suddenly said indifferently.

Abner's breathing stagnated, and the Silver Tower was terribly silent until a crisp slap broke the silence.

Sean was slapped on the ground, and when he straightened up, his nosebleed had stained his lips red, he licked his lips, his face was dull.

"Get lost..." Xiao En's father's voice trembled, as if he was exhausted.

Sean glanced at him and walked out.

Abner, who was standing on the side, paused. Sean's father looked at Sean's back for a long time, then turned around slowly, and two lines of tears flowed down his face.

Sean did not go to the funeral of Duke Nero Margeri. Before the body was buried, he put the glued bird whistle into the Duke's hand.The whole person seemed to have lost his soul, and he couldn't cry, as if his soul had been buried with the Duke.

It wasn't until Abner told him that a circus called "Moonlight" had a performance of the legend of the robin that his eyes lighted up a little.Abner sent him to the circus and left pretending to be in a hurry.When Abner packaged himself from beginning to end and disguised his voice as neutral, even the circus dad couldn't recognize him.

After the dance and music, Abner saw through the mask that Sean's complexion improved slightly, and came up with another idea.He stood on the swing woven by hundreds of flowers above the stage and announced that a lucky person would be selected to ride on the swing tonight.The audience immediately became excited, especially the children, screaming, jumping, and waving their little hands at Abner.

Abner pretended to scan everyone, and then selected Sean, a look of surprise flashed across Sean's sluggish face.

"Come on, Lucky!" Abner swung the swing towards him and held out his hand.

With envy and excitement, the people in the audience picked him up and sent him to the swing. Just when Abner swung to his side again, he caught the robin's arm and sat firmly on the robin in an instant. More birds around.

The robin raised his head and whistled to the night sky, and the swing was raised immediately. The two of them seemed to be sitting in the dark night, with the night wind blowing in their ears, and cheering crowds and burning candles under their feet.

"You whistle really well. I have a friend who whistles as realistically as a bird." Sean said slowly.

Abner was taken aback for a moment, then smiled at him, "Praising others here will make me angry."

"Sorry." Sean apologized quickly.

"Hold on, lucky one!" Abner stood up, and with all his strength, the swing leaped over the highest part of the stage. Sean's eyes widened. There are stars and Robes, and there are a few candles and faint phosphorous fires on the ground.

"What's that?" Sean asked, pointing to the phosphorous fire.

"A miracle," Abner replied.

"I don't believe it." Sean's face sank.

Abner glanced at him, pulled out a bird whistle, and shouted to the audience below: "I want to give a robin bird whistle to the lucky one tonight!"

The audience started to exclaim again, Sean took the bird whistle suspiciously, shaking his hand heavily, "Impossible!"

Abner smiled, thinking that the bird whistle that the Duke gave Sean was bought at a country market, but it did take a lot of time to find the exact same bird whistle.

"If you don't want it, I'll give it to someone else." Abner pretended to take the bird whistle, but Sean snatched it back.

Sean's tears welled up all at once, and the swing once again swung into the night sky.Abner sat down, patted him on the back, pointed to the sky full of stars, and said softly: "Tomorrow will be a good weather if we can see so many stars."

Sean looked up at the stars.

"That's a good sign." Abner winked at him.

Sean was already in tears.

Abner recovered from the memories, Sean had already drawn his bow fully, his brows were furrowed, and he was staring at the target. With a sound of "嗖——", although he was close to Baiwei, he still hit the grass target, which was not a very good result.Sean frowned, picked up another fletch, and drew the bow fully. Abner squinted his eyes and patted his bow arm, "Stick it in, relax your shoulders."

"Do you want me to miss the target?" Sean joked. Abner's archery is really notorious. In the archery competition prepared for the young masters when he was ten years old, Abner successfully missed the target many times, and one of them even shot On someone else's straw target.

"Concentrate, listen to me, that's right." Abner put his hands on his hips.

"Whoosh—" **Bai Wei, good grades.

Sean was stunned, and Abner whistled and patted him on the shoulder, "Continue to practice, I'll go for food."

Abner narrowed his eyes, and saw Oreas walking towards him, wearing the black uniform from last night, walking into the school grounds.