under the field

Scarlett

I took up residence at Mr. Knight's infirmary, under the guise of an assistant.

Knight isn't a talkative guy, but it's possible he's just not very talkative.When Colin and Otis sent me to the hospital, he glanced at the portrait on the apocalypse, then at my face, and said, "I can't say they are exactly the same, I can only say that they are completely unrelated. .”

Then they posted the torn piece of paper that Otis got from somewhere, and posted it on the most conspicuous wall in the medical hall, saying that it would appear that they were frank and fearless and did not hide fugitives.

Whenever a patient comes, they will see the girl on the wall, and then say to me incredulously, "How could Earl Reggie like this girl?"

"...Maybe her family is rich." I could only answer silently.

Otis gave me a hug and told me to take care before leaving and I wish them the best of luck.

Colin still stood coolly by, thinking we were like wives saying goodbye to their new husbands who were about to go off to war.

I thanked them very politely for their care along the way.

And Nate looked at the three of us and thought I was like a mother saying goodbye to her children who were about to go away.

I didn't ask the two of them about their next journey, because it is unlikely that we will meet again.I thought I was just two true friends I met on the road, but when Lily handed me the red cloak, I realized the biggest reason for my depression.

Speaking of Lily, she reminds me of Dinda Keli's romantic and innocent little maid, a girl who is often infatuated with men and full of fantasies.Although her mouth is broken, she has no evil intentions, and it can even be said that she has no intentions. She won't take it to heart when she makes a mistake and is glared at by Audrey, humming a song and doing other things.

Dr. Knight is not at all curious about my story, and of course it's probably not just about the girl Hastings, I've never seen him get more emotional about anything other than a cure, even if Lily confuses the medicine for the stomach In the ointment for the trauma, he waved his hand to make Audrey tidy up again without expressing much expression.

So when Lily told me that the blue sea of ​​flowers outside the hospital was all made by Dr. Knight, I even found it incredible.But I'm sure that this young and handsome doctor who doesn't care about worldly affairs must have had a girl in his past life, and she is the meaning of the forget-me-not that symbolizes unswerving love until death.

"ODarling! Forgetmenot!" (Oh dear, forget-me-not!) At night, Lily plays the knight in the book with great emotion under the bed.She knelt beside me, as if she was reluctant to leave the person in front of her, but was forced to be swallowed by the water in the river.And I held her hand cooperatively, watching all this indifferently on the shore (on the bed), not at all like the heroine whose lover is about to leave.

Lily finally climbed onto her bed and murmured, "Who is Dr. Knight in love with?" You see, even a silly girl like Lily can feel it, and who else can pretend not to know? people.Audrey stood at the door with a gloomy expression, staring at Lily, so frightened that Lily almost cried out in the middle of the night, then Audrey turned back sadly and returned to her room.

Lily stuck out her tongue, ran to close the door, and lay down beside me.Since staying here, Lily has kindly invited me to share the bed with her.Compared with Audrey and Knight's consistent frosty faces, Lily's enthusiasm made me feel a little more at ease.

"Do you know?" Another problem with her is that she doesn't sleep well, and she doesn't rest her mouth before going to bed. She whispered, "At first I thought your name was Anna." I lay on my side and looked at her, even though my eyelids were clenched About to lose consciousness.

"I remembered what my cousin Bella said. There used to be a girl named Anna who was as beautiful as a fairy. She often came to the clinic with Lord Colin and the others. They have known each other for many years." There was only one candle in the room In the light, I can see her long and curly eyelashes flickering in the haze. "So this time you came with Colin and Lord Otis, I thought you were that Anna, because you are also very good-looking." I was so tired that I didn't open my mouth to reply her, my face was pressed against the soft pillow, and beside me were Lily's hair, only felt a faint scent of flowers and herbs lingering at the tip of her nose.

"Little Scar."

"...Huh?" I responded to her in a daze.

"Let's go to the market together tomorrow!"

".……good."

I vaguely remember her saying good night, but I don't have the energy to talk to her anymore.

I have to get up early every day, and I am too embarrassed to sleep late. Even though Dr. Knight did not deliberately arrange work for me, I consciously did some chores for him to greet patients.It's Thursday, the least busy day in the clinic, and I put on my cape, and Lily and I boldly leave Audrey and Dr. Knight behind and head arm in arm to what Lily calls "a great place to shop" in New Shere District Bazaar.

I have never been to such a place, and I am often attracted by all kinds of strange things and stand in front of the booth. Every time at this time, Lily will run back to me in displeasure because no one can be found. .

"Why do you act like you've never been out?" She muttered with the basket in her hand, then turned to look at me suspiciously, "Xiao Scar, I always feel that you are not like an ordinary person, compared to the environment of so many people It's even more unremarkable!"

She came up to me, "Did you sneak out from somewhere?" My heart tightened, and I thought how could this rough-natured girl act so suddenly, I was afraid that she would continue to think about it, so I quickly grabbed her Wrist, "No! Lily, you said you would take me shopping for clothes." Fortunately, this incident successfully diverted her attention, and she felt very happy to choose and match clothes for me. Added a lot of dresses.I couldn't be more grateful, but she said, "This is money from Dr. Knight." It made me even more overwhelmed.

We went back to the medical hall, as expected, there was no patient, only Audrey was standing in front of the cabinet to sort out the books.I'm going to go to Dr. Knight to say thank you.

The basement of the medical building is an unknown structure. There is only a wooden bed and a small coffee table. The rest of the empty space is filled with various researches and medicines of Dr. Knight, most of which are fungi. He believed that fungi could be made into medicines to suppress bacterial infections.Now he stands in front of the jar like a straight tree trunk and puts a label on it.

"Dr. Knight." I greeted.He looked up at me and nodded.He pulled up a chair and sat down, beckoning me to speak.He took off his eyes tiredly and rubbed his eyelids. I think it's justifiable for Lily to be infatuated with him every day.

I seldom spoke to him directly, and sat nervously by the wooden bed. "Thank you for letting me stay and providing food, clothing, housing and transportation."

He stopped without much interest, "It's just entrusted by someone." I thought the conversation was about to end, but he suddenly asked me, "Isn't it good to marry the count?"

This is the first time anyone other than my family has talked to me about Count Reggie.I shook my head, "I don't love him."

"If it's not about love, what if it's about the interests of the person you love? Even rights?" His eyes were filled with emotion, but his face was still expressionless, which made him look like a trapped animal that had been imprisoned for a long time . "Will you still compromise?"

"If I had a way to change the direction of my fate, then I wouldn't struggle," I said, "but if there is still a little room to breathe, I would still choose to run away."

I understand some things, but I don't know if this is the answer he wants to hear, "If there is a compromise in the end, there must be no room to live."

"That's because I will leave my last breath of air to the person I want to protect."

Dr. Knight didn't speak, and when I finished, I thought it was time to leave, because I understood that he needed to be alone at this time, as if he was alone in a room, and he had someone he missed but had to lose, maybe she wasn't there Yes, but at least he can choose to understand her reasons.I don't want to be preaching like a nun exhorting others, but everyone needs a word from someone else to break the ice, which may be me, but more likely it is himself.Someone as smart as him would not be ignorant, more just unwilling to accept it, and he wouldn't need me to explain it more clearly.

Audrey was standing outside watering.She's tall, with a stern face, and makes me think of her as a girly version of Dr. Knight.She must know the girl named Anna, but she is still willing to take good care of this blue garden that was not planted for her for the person she loves in her heart.Standing here, you can smell a more intense and obvious floral fragrance.This girl worked hard, and others could look at her back and feel sorry for her, even if there was no one she wanted among those people.

She knew I was standing right behind her, but she still ignored me.Maybe because of my appearance, the same girl who appeared with Colin and Otis made her hostile, but she didn't choose to attack me, so I didn't hate her.

"I know who you are." What day is it today, and everyone actually started talking about my identity, of course not including the one I almost revealed in front of Lily.

"But I hope you don't bring any trouble to this clinic." She finally turned her head to look at me, her eyes staring at me like black beads. Things to do at the bazaar.

She was very serious, and I really wanted to tease her, so I said, "But Dr. Knight gave Lily the money to take me out to buy clothes." Sure enough, I saw that serious face stained with anger. No surprise, she dropped the wooden pot for watering and almost stomped her feet, she was so cute. "Anyway, remember your identity and don't reveal your identity!" Seeing Dr. Knight's face, she could only pass me into the room angrily.

I finally felt better. When I came back to the room, I saw Lily who was arranging my clothes. I went over and pinched her face, and she looked up at me.I asked her, "Why do you think I'm different from you?"

Her IQ returned to the usual level, and she said without thinking too deeply, "Because you never hunched over when you stood."

"anything else?"

"And your mouth is too small when you eat."

……

In the hospital where all kinds of girls and young women come every day, sometimes I am too busy to eat dinner on time. The biggest task of my daily workload is to persuade anyone who falls under Dr. Knight's appearance to find a way A female patient who refuses to leave.Lily was so hungry that she collapsed on the chair motionless, and the two fishbone braids I made for her were sticking softly to her shoulders, I couldn't help but smile.

The newly locked wooden door was banging. In the past, patients would not rush to visit after closing, unless it was urgent.

The moment I saw Otis, I subconsciously thought that the person on his back was Colin, but soon the face turned strange.

This night, Otis brought in nearly five men one after another. None of them were intact, and all of them were seriously injured. I checked one of the men's legs, and there was gurgling blood flowing out there. I knew it was a gunshot wound.