Lunar phase

When Rom woke up, the fire had already been burned out, and his back against the floor was cold.She shook Mikle Rashi awake and told him to light the fire.The annoying man made a listless reply, and staggered towards the yard.Rom took advantage of his remaining warmth to rub his hands, pink chilblains and burn marks appeared on his fingers, and the strange scars constituted the proof of a nightmare.Rom wraps up his slipping coat and sprints to the kitchen to fetch the leftover pastries.

The church bell rang eight times before Miklesh returned to the room to start a fire. He was wearing a hunter's uniform. Rom remembered that suit. They had it before they lived together. Judging from the strange damage on various parts , the costume belonged to a different deceased.The hat has a fine seam that is half the length of the head, and it is not difficult to guess the original owner's death; the scarf is thickened and sewn from several old scarves that are as thin as cicada's wings. After many times of washing, the original The color has changed; there is a small single hole in the left chest of the jacket, and the lower half of the shawl on the back is missing, with sparse fibers floating, which must be the karma of bullets; several patches have been patched on the thighs of the trousers; only the shoes can be called whole.At first, Rom thought it was a vicious offering for the ominous ceremony, but Mikul Raishh put it on himself, without any fear of bad luck.

Rom picked up a piece of pastry and waved to him. Miklesh took off his coat and threw it outside the door. He was wearing another relatively complete hunting suit inside. He threw the two sets of clothing and boots outside the door, and then He changed into his usual Byrgenworth school uniform before returning to Rom.The two snuggle together.Seeing the traces on Rom's hand, Mikorash held her hand, went around the scars, and pressed the few non-invasive skin.

"Last night was so sad," Miklesh whispered, shaking her hand.

Rom thumped in his heart. Could it be that the means of getting out of the nightmare failed?Unexpectedly, Miko Laishi continued: "In our alley, residents from No. 22, No. 17, and No. [-] to No. [-]..."

Miklesh stopped, and pressed back the second half of the sentence. The house number of this alley is 25, and their residence is number four.Ahageben is an area with a relatively low incidence of lycanthropy in the whole city. As the disasters in other areas continued, the survivors chose to move to the nearest place. Among them, it is inevitable that there are still lesions that have not yet occurred.Destiny left some lingering breaths, but never forgot to take away what should be taken away.

"I didn't go out of the alley, I took back all the gold coins I found, and buried them next to the winter lamp sculpture in the garden," Mikko Raish said, noticing Rom's frown, he pretended not to see, and kissed In the palm of her hand, "I took some ungerminated potatoes for food, and the meat was omitted. I don't know if the livestock has been transfused with blood."

"What happened in the nightmare last night?" he asked.

Finally got to the problem.

"Nothing good," Rom replied lightly, stuffing the pastry into his mouth, "but I think... you won't have nightmares for at least a while."

"Why?" Miklesh whimpered and held the food in his mouth, together with Rom's fingers.

"It's not safe here. Let's move back to the school immediately. It's much calmer there, which is good for your spirit. After last night...the faculty dormitory should have a place for us."

Romm remembered several of the Byrgenworth faculty families in Ahage, and two of them lived down their alley.She even remembered exchanging presents with them last Christmas.The teachers and staff live in poverty, and most of them present them with bright flowers.Roma sent some potatoes out, separated the flower branches and leaves, kept the calyx for dyeing, and dried the petals for tea.

"Just... go back like this? We haven't lived here for long..."

"Ah."

They have lived in Ahag for more than a year. The time cannot be said to be long, but it is enough to make this house a container of family and a secular nest.The annoying guy's eyes were red, and he sniffed his nose.Rom scraped his nose with good knuckles and kissed his cheek.Appeasement means that the decision cannot be changed, and Miko Raish simply howled, and even the most ferocious beast would put away its minions and flee after hearing that voice.

Rom put his arms through Miklesh's armpit, pulling him loosely into his arms.Leaving here is the first step. As for how long Bilkingworth can stay, that is another question.The scope of influence of the school is shrinking day by day. In order to isolate the influence from the outside world, Master William even set up a password and arranged guards at the gate of the forest.And how long the blockade can last, Rohm has no idea.The door was broken by wild beasts, forced open by the church, or even sneaked in by hunters, no matter what the possibility was, it was no longer within the school's capabilities.

What will she do then?

Rom rolled up his sleeves, and wiped Miklesh's teary face.The annoying guy looked at her bitterly, then lowered his head and buried it in her chest again.This sentimentality made her worry: delicate mind and harsh reality are often the bridge to madness.

"Pack up your things, I'm more busy going back to the academic affairs," Rom said softly.

Their relationship has long passed the stage of reasoning and arranging interests, and their tacit actions have made the precarious life efficient and clear.Miklesh was still buried in her chest, but the skeletons with strings stored in the corner had already stood up one by one, the bones and joints were writhing, and the decaying sound made one's teeth sore.The puppets walked back and forth in the room in an orderly manner, tidying up the things carefully and quickly.