Twilight you are my light

Soon it was daylight, and Caius, Ahinodora, Aro, Sulpicia, Jane, and Alec all put on black cloaks and black gloves.

Yahinodora and Sulpici wore decorative Volturi family crests. After all, the long family crest necklaces that were too large did not conform to the popular styles of women at that time.The remaining four wore the original Volturi crest necklaces.

Outerra was nearly 1000 miles from London, and even if they were traveling at 200 miles an hour, it would take them five hours.So they decided to travel all the way to England by rail.

They arrived at the train platform first, and Ahinodora and Sulpicia were stunned by the giant behemoth emitting white smoke. They lamented how amazing human intelligence is.Ahinodora looked at the busy platform and felt as if she had come to some vast world, a bright light flashed in her eyes.

Ah Luo looked at the excited looks of the two ladies with a smile, as if the steam train in front of him was built by him.Jane and Alec calmly protected the four distinguished adults.

"It's time for us to get in the car." After Caius said this, he hugged Ahinodora with some displeasure, and half pulled and half dragged her into the car.

He didn't like Ahinodora being watched by so many humans. Their fascinated and amazed eyes gave Caius the illusion of being targeted by a thief.Aro and Sulpicia smiled at each other, and then got into the car, followed by Jane and Alec.

They packed up a whole VIP car, obviously they didn't want to be disturbed by the blind humans.As soon as they entered the room, Jane and Alec put down all the curtains to prevent the sunlight from shining into the car and causing unnecessary troubles.

This time the train takes two days to get to London, and many people will turn their train journey into their social paradise.Ah Luo and his party had already attracted the attention of many people on the platform, all thanks to their outstanding appearance and expensive clothes.

At that time, the gap between the rich and the poor in Britain was huge. The nobles and the rich lived a life of luxury and waste every day, while the people at the bottom could only survive through cheap labor.The people on the platform knew that the two ladies were either rich or expensive just by looking at the shoes made of silk and Zou yarn on their feet.

Standing next to the two ladies are two flower protectors. These two gentlemen seem to be born in wealthy and respectable families. They are well-dressed (because they are too rich to buy things without looking at the price), and they are imposing (the vampire just follows them when standing) Sculptures are no different) standing there.One is a dark-haired man who looks kind and gentle, and the other is an arrogant and cold blond man.

The thieves on the platform had long been eyeing this big piece of fat, and they were gearing up, planning to steal the wallets of the two ladies.Compared with the vicious blond man, the mild-looking brunette is obviously a better choice.

Just as they pretended to be nonchalant and were about to approach the target, they immediately felt a frightening look in their eyes.Jane and Alec's mere glance at them was enough to dissuade them from the foolishness of their human instincts to run - and indeed they did.

Jane and Alec wanted to set off to deal with the flies and mosquitoes, but they were stopped by Ah Luo's eyes.Ah Luo shook his head with a smile at them, and Jane and Alec had no choice but to put away their murderous thoughts.

The six people boarded the car they bought. The car was very spacious and the corners were cleaned very neatly.There is a dining table in the carriage for them to eat and play cards, and there are sofas and beds for them to rest.It's a pity that they can't use them.

They sat casually on sofas and stools.Soon, the train started, the train hummed, a thick steam burst out from the chimney layer by layer, and the train began to move forward, making a "click, click" sound.

Obviously, Ahinodora had never seen this battle before, and she was taken aback by the roar.She subconsciously clenched Caius' arm, and then swept her eyes vigilantly around.She also looked shocked when she saw Sulpicia.The two of them looked at each other, and then laughed together.

"Jane, Alec, sit down too." Sulpicia said gently to the siblings who were still standing aside.

Jane and Alec nodded obediently, and sat on chairs not far away.The talents of the two of them have always been Arrow's favorite, which made them the most trusted Volturi guards of Arrow, no matter what tasks they perform, they are the first two on Arrow's list.

The train babbled from town to town.Sulpicia, who couldn't bear the loneliness for a long time, pestered A Luo early and asked him to teach her how to play bridge.

The ancient Romans either went swimming or hunting or went to see plays and books as a pastime. Obviously, the entertainment items that this not spacious carriage can do are limited.Bridge was very popular among the English nobility, and Sulpicia had wanted to try the game for a long time.

Aro took out a deck of cards from the game box, drew the king and king from it, and began to patiently teach Sulpicia the rules of the game.

Sulpicia itself is sensitive to numbers, and Aro briefly introduced the rules to her and she understood. Sulpicia enthusiastically called Ahinodora and Caius to participate in the bridge game.Ahinodora had never been exposed to this game before, and she was confused by the complicated set of rules, but she didn't want to spoil her fun.

"Caius, please come and help me look at the cards. Please!" Ahinodora asked Caius for help with a pitiful face, and Caius said it was very useful.

He called Jane and Alec to take his place, and sat next to Ahinodora.He put one arm around Ahinodora's waist so that he could stick close to his lover's side, and his low and charming voice rang softly in Ahinodora's ears, and they looked like a pair of lovers. .

Under the guidance of Caius, Ahinodora gradually mastered the key points of bridge.After she won the first hand without Caius' prompt, she excitedly kissed Caius' handsome face, and then touched her long hair shyly.

Caius looked at Ahinodora with fiery eyes as if he wanted to swallow her up, and small pink bubbles suddenly appeared around the two of them.

Sulpicia had a look of relief that "my cabbage will also be a pig", while Jane and Alec were actually biting their handkerchiefs frantically behind their seemingly paralyzed appearance, and they felt that they could gossip again.

Ah Luo glanced at Sulpicia expectantly, seeing that she was only staring at Ahinodora intently, he could only sigh helplessly for his nervous partner.

"Let's play first, I want to re-do my hair." Ahinodora put down the cards in his hand, and said something apologetic.

"I'll help you, my dear." Sulpicia glanced at Caius who was about to withdraw from the game, and blocked Caius' mouth with one sentence, "My craft is very good. Alec, Come and take my place."

Caius sat down again unwillingly. He couldn't let go of Ahinodora's beautiful golden curly hair, but he was really not good at braiding it.

Sulpicia proudly pulled Ahinodora to sit aside and combed her hair again.Sulpicia's dexterous hands flipped over Ahinodora's head nimbly, and a new shape was ready in a short while.

Yahenodora looked in the mirror, put down the mirror and exclaimed: "My dear Sulpicia, your hands are so clever!"

Sulpicia sat back beside Ahinodora again, took two fashion magazines and handed Ahinodora one.The two little sisters began to chat about gossip, joking a few words from time to time, which caused bursts of laughter.

The atmosphere on the lady's side was harmonious, but the bridge team on the other side looked a bit bleak.It's really "Alexander" that Alec and Jane play bridge with their two bosses.Although they were also playing their cards seriously, they kept silent except for the necessary few words.

Ah Luo commented on the situation with great interest, while Caius just said a few perfunctory words, his heart was not on the poker game at all.His gaze has been looking at the two ladies from time to time after Ahinodora left his embrace.

Finally, Ah Luo couldn't stand it anymore, he sighed, and with a smile signaled that Jane and Alec could leave to do their own things, the game was over.

Jane and Alec breathed a sigh of relief, and then they walked to the corner of the carriage and sat down quietly.Ah Luo pressed Caius who was about to get up, and the latter glanced at Ah Luo with a look of "talk about something".

"Let them chat, there are always endless topics to talk about between ladies." Aro knew Caius well, and he saw Caius' impatience.

Caius sat down, though reluctantly.

"It's rare for Ahinodora to come out to play, and you will stick together for a long time." Ah Luo persuaded him patiently.

"Aro, you're jealous. Sulpicia isn't as clingy as my Ahinodora?" Caius smiled teasingly with a wicked smile.

Ah Luo glanced at him with a slight frown and smiled, then shook his head helplessly: "I said you two have been together for almost 3000 years, why are you still so sticky?"

"Do you want me to share the cheats with you, Arlo?" Caius curled his lips.

"No need, my dear brother. I am very satisfied with my Sulpicia." Aro chuckled and shook his head not to be outdone.

Chapter 10

The train snorted all the way to London in the afternoon, and they put on their cloaks again.Caius sympathetically helped Ahinodor out of the carriage, and got into the spacious carriage that had already been arranged.There were two carriages, one for Jane and Alec, and one for the remaining four.

"I think I should expect human transportation technology to be more advanced, so that we don't have to take such a bumpy carriage." Although Sulpicia was very tired from the long-distance travel, she still looked out the window with great interest. go.

"I heard that humans have invented a thing called a car, which is more efficient than a horse-drawn carriage and can run all the time." As the Volturi have more and more contacts with the outside world, Aro has now become a know-it-all.

"That's really interesting." Ahinodora also praised the amazing creativity of human beings.Her heart has already flown to the theater at night.

"Here we are." The carriage drove into a splendid mansion, which was a manor with a combination of Victorian and Gothic styles.The house has three floors in total, and the appearance composed of three colors of red, black and gold makes the whole house look extraordinarily magnificent.There is a lake and a meadow on both sides of the mansion, and the servants are busy taking care of the whole manor.

The carriage stopped in front of the mansion, and a man in his thirties came out to greet his masters.This house is ostensibly the house of Count Batimore, the muleteer, but in fact the owner behind him is the Volturi.To be on the safe side, the servants working in this house will be let go in a few years to prevent them from becoming suspicious of Earl Batimore.

"Ah, Celios, I'm glad to see you in good health." Aro greeted his butler familiarly.

The servants in the whole house don't know that their master's true identity is a vampire, except for the Earl Serios Baltimore who has helped him take care of the house for nearly 60 years.

In fact, the count was once a Volturi guard, and his special ability was to confuse humans and cause them to hallucinate.This ability doesn't work for vampires, but it is indeed a good ability that can hide oneself in the human world.

The Earl of Baltimore was born in a family of earls, but the British law at that time stipulated that only the eldest son in the family could inherit the property and title, and the life of the illegitimate son and the second son and the youngest son depended entirely on the kindness of their parents and elder brothers.

It's a pity that although the Earl of Batimore's family is aristocratic, their property has shrunk under the strong pressure of the industrial age, and finally became a down-and-out nobleman.As the second son, Earl Batimore could not get much property from the family. His only choice was to join the business or the army.

The docile Earl of Batimore knew that if he joined the army, he might not be able to return to his hometown alive, so he had no choice but to go to sea to do business.

I don't know if it's because of his special ability already showing some signs when he was a human being, or because his luck is really good, his business process is very smooth, and he even got the help of many noble people.There are quite a few younger sons who are forced to join the army in this era, but Ah Luo has taken a fancy to his potential (the potential of the Emperor of Europe?), and looks forward to the fact that if he becomes a vampire, he may show stronger special abilities.

After being transformed, Earl Batimore did not show more outstanding abilities, which made Aro very regretful, but soon Aro thought of what kind of wealth this young guard could bring to Volturi.

"Honorable Lord Arrow, Lord Caius, welcome back." Earl Batimore bent slightly.

"This is our wives, Sulpicia and Ahinodora. Jane and Alec, you have met." Aro waved his hand.

"Welcome to London. Please follow me into the house to rest." Earl Batimore still maintained the old-fashioned British gentleman's demeanor, and bowed to them reservedly.

A group of people were arranged to rest in the room, and the servants brought hot tea and various snacks. Afternoon tea is very popular in Britain.The four of them just took a few sips of tea, and the snacks on the table were indeed untouched.

Earl Batimo signaled the servants to lead the six guests back to their room. Everyone changed their dusty clothes, and Ahinodora put on a loose and convenient skirt to rest in the room.

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Caius washed Ahinodora's body, dried her hair, and put on new pajamas.He sat Ahinodora closer to the fireplace, gave her a sweet kiss, and picked up the documents on the bedside table to look carefully.

Caius was wearing a dark blue bathrobe at this time. The belt of the bathrobe was loosely tied around his waist, and the neckline was spread wide, revealing his pale skin and attractive collarbone.He crossed his legs casually and leaned lazily on the velvet sofa.

Caius glanced at the clock, thinking that it was almost time to go out.He softly called to Ahinodora, who was nestled in his arms, to wake her up from the state of rest with her eyes closed.Caius couldn't help but smile when he saw Ahinodora still looking dumbfounded.He quickly changed into the clothes for going out, rang the bell to let the maids come in to comb Ahinodora's hair and change clothes, and went to the living room by himself.

When Caius walked into the living room, he saw that Aro was already sitting aside and reading the newspaper.Ah Luo didn't raise his eyes, he was still staring at the newspaper, and said with a smile: "You are slow, brother."

Caius also sat on the sofa, he crossed his legs and replied casually: "Speed ​​is fatal to a man."

Arrow paused inaudibly with his fingers, then shot Caius a meaningful smile.

When Ahinodora and Sulpicia walked downstairs hand in hand, the eyes of the two men downstairs lit up.They stretched out their hands to hook their partners and took them into the carriage together.Different from the carriage when they came, this time the carriage was more refined and the space was smaller, Ahinodora and Caius had to sit close together.

Caius buried his head on Ahinodora's neck, sniffing the scent of perfume and body wash on her body.Based on her deep understanding of plants, Yahinodora's perfumes are all formulated by herself. She does not like to use perfumes produced by chemical products.

Caius stuck out his tongue and licked Ahinodora's neck as if playing a prank, which caused the other party to tremble.He squinted his eyes at the shy Ahinodora and smiled smugly. He stopped the bone fan waving towards him, and he took the hand holding the bone fan and kissed it.

"Forgive me for being involuntary, my goddess."

Two low-key and luxurious carriages parked at the gate of the opera house attracted the attention of many people.Many unmarried girls and even married women looked sideways, and they recognized that it was the carriage of Earl Batimore's family.

Although Earl Batimore was a mule driver, he owned dozens of factories and countless properties, and was extremely popular in the upper class.His status as a mule driver did not make him lose value, but instead gave him a taste of a mature man.People cheered up to see who got out of Lord Batimore's carriage.

Those were two young couples. The ladies wore the latest trendy skirts. The wide skirts formed a sharp contrast with the full waists. They wore precious gemstone necklaces around their necks.The men wear black cloaks and carry canes.The whole cane is black, only the ends are gold, engraved with different styles of the Volturi family crest.

The people who knew the Earl of Batimore did not see the Earl of Batimore getting off the car, and they realized that there might be only these four guests who might be the Earl of Batimore, and they were the only four to watch the play.If no one recommends it, it is a loss of status to strike up a conversation rashly. People are thinking that maybe they should find an excuse to visit Earl Batimore tomorrow and find out who these four are.