Chapter 677 The story of the past, a touch of sadness
When he arrived at Lin En's house, Hill understood where his friend's pragmatic attitude that was incompatible with other elves came from. His parents were not the reliable elders Hill once imagined.
Children raised by such parents are either extremely chaotic or extremely independent.
His half-elf father is full of artist temperament, and their home is very special at first glance.
In fact, the elves in the Star Mountains live a relatively poor life, and of course they don't have to worry about food and drink, but they simply don't have the conditions for a luxurious life like the elves on Everjum Island.
Moreover, the stone house, which occupies a relatively small area, looks very good to humans, but for elves who are artistic and romantic in nature, it is a bit too rough.
But compared with the vine-covered walls of their neighbor's house, the exquisite and delicate plant murals on the exterior walls of Linn's stone house have a special beauty.
Liz pulled Hill towards the stone house: "Actually, we also wanted to live in a tree house at first, but there were too few big trees in the Star Mountains, so we couldn't live in one house. For the sake of fairness, we simply built a stone house.
But isn’t my home particularly beautiful? Even among the elf artists, Alessio is one of the best!"
Hill, who approached the stone house, looked at the murals in admiration. The vigorous vitality seemed to fly on every leaf and grass in the paintings. Lynn's father Alessio was indeed a great artist.
The same goes for the room, which looks ordinary, but there are carefully crafted works of art in every corner. Alessio can not only paint oil paintings, but also sculpt very well.
And... Hill saw Alessio walking straight to the kitchen after entering the house. It seemed that he also cooked the food.
"Don't worry about Alai, there are no troublesome dishes in my family. They are all traditional food of elves, you know~" Liz pulled Hill and sat on the rattan sofa in the hall.
Hill smiled. The so-called traditional food should be fruit platter, cheese biscuits and the like. I just don't know if Lynn's father is also good at making sausages.
Hill, who realized that Liz couldn't wait to share interesting stories about her children with him, quickly took out his door-to-door gift.
Fortunately, he had already made preparations to meet Lin En's family before coming to the High Forest.
He actually prepared two kinds of gift boxes, one is more gorgeous and luxurious, and the other is simple and generous that is more practical.
After observing the family's preferences, Hill decided to come up with the practical one.
The male owner's artistic accomplishments tend to be elegant and indifferent, and this family is mainly decorated according to the male owner's hobbies.
After receiving the gift, Liz put the delicate small box on the table, thanked Hill lightly, and took out a half-meter-high thick book from the small cabinet next to it.
She smiled happily: "Let's take a look at this... When you go back, you can tell Linn that his dear mother kept these very well and took them out to look at them almost every time she had free time. It's the cutest thing to remember."
when."
Opening the first page of the picture album, Hill saw a half-elf baby holding a bouquet of flowers and smiling cutely. He had a chubby face, big blank and innocent eyes, golden brown hair sticking softly to the top of his head, and a small mouth.
Open slightly, as if calling mother.
Hill laughed, Lynn was really cute when she was little.
Moreover, it seems that Lynn's mother is not so evil.
Unfortunately, Hill's happiness disappeared completely after turning a few pages... After the young Lin En became a teenager, the style of oil painting suddenly changed.
He suddenly realized that when he was a child, Lin En stayed on Yongju Island. At that time, his parents probably wanted their children to be happy and safe, and not have so many idle thoughts, so his painting style was normal.
But it will be different later on.
Lin En, who had become a teenager, seemed to be at a bonfire party. He was obviously holding the lute upside down in his hand. He was wearing a robe that was a little too big and looked up in front of him in a panic.
Liz said in a very emotional tone: "This was when we were wandering on the mainland...I was not very well emotionally and physically at that time. Alessio was busy taking care of me. Although Lynn was not yet an adult, he was also
I have to do housework every day.
His cooking skills were actually learned from the humans and dwarves who traveled with him at that time, so his preferences are very different from those of the elves.
Lin En actually knew at that time that his talent as a mage was not very high, and if he wanted to become a swordsman, his physical fitness was not good... When he was born, we were a little frightened, so Lin En's health was not very good.
Speaking of which, Lin En was really hit hard at that time. He was kicked out of Everlasting Island, but his talent was insufficient. Becoming a ranger seemed to be his only hope, but he didn't know what to do.
I was also very confused at that time. All I had learned from elementary school was maritime combat skills, and Alai was a part-time scholar and priest. Although there was no problem in joining the adventure team, I was a little self-defeating at that time... It was really embarrassing... Not at all
Like a strong golden elf.
Fortunately, there was a bard in the adventure team we followed at that time who liked Lin En very much and took Lin En to sing and learn the piano every day. Later, Lin En decided to become a bard!
He was really happy at that time, and his singing voice was clear and beautiful, even attracting the birds stationed in the area to surround him.
This was his first official performance, and he held the lute upside down because he was too anxious.
Alessio specially recorded this scene, hoping that Lynn can always remember those beautiful days."
Hill... Hill was a little desperate: Linn would never think of this as a good memory, and he would probably feel ashamed every time he saw it.
For a bard to hold the lute upside down while singing, what kind of absurd comedy is that!
Hill looked at Liz, her face was full of infinite nostalgia and sentimentality. Maybe from that time, Lynn began to grow up and choose her own path.
Hill could completely understand Lynn's independence, and it was not that his parents didn't love him. It was just that Liz needed Alessio's care at that time, and Lynn, who was healthy, had to take care of himself.
In the world of elves, Linn's parents are already very responsible for their children. Many elves grow up by themselves. It is probably because of Alessio's other half bloodline that he behaves like this.
You have to care so much about your children's childhood lives.
Hill flipped over the oil painting. Although Linn on it was in a very embarrassed state, Hill could indeed see how he changed from an innocent and cute elf to the steady and reliable sheriff he is now.
Liz kept telling interesting stories about Lynn's growing up, but Hill could understand that after Lynn's younger brother was born, the focus of the family became the child. Even for the child's safety, they came to the Star together.
mountains.
This forced Linn to leave his bard teacher.
Sometimes, a child's choice in life may suddenly be determined one day. Hill was a little skeptical. On the day he had to leave the teacher, Lynn had already thought about returning to the northern continent to live in the future.
Hill suddenly thought of something Lin En said while chatting. After he arrived on the mainland, the end of his travels seemed to be a certain village, and then he stayed there for a long time. He continued after all the people he cared about were gone.
travel.
It's possible that that's where his bard teacher spent his old age. Linn must have really missed his teacher.
Although there are bards among the elves, most of them work part-time to make their performances more exciting. During the years he stayed in the Star Mountains, he probably could only explore his own growth.
In fact, Hill had long discovered that Lin En had learned a lot of swordsman skills. Compared to ordinary bards, his friend's skills were much sharper. He had no problem if he wanted to work part-time, but Lin En never mentioned his swordsman skills.
Judging from the performance of his part-time job, as a bard, he had to learn swordsman skills as he grew up, which was not something he was happy about.
But he stayed in the Star Mountains, which was not a place that an elf could leave on his own, and his parents who cared about him couldn't let him as a minor follow their teacher's adventure team at that time.
Speaking of which, there is nothing wrong with Liz and the others. Even though most of Liz's skills are used at sea, as a level 20 high-level warrior, the people in the adventure group certainly don't dare to take advantage of Lin En.
A young, beautiful half-elf who sang beautifully, the bard could not protect Linn at all.
Lin En didn't understand many things, but too many regrets and misses would make him unable to calm down.
Among those at the back, the only one that made Hill laugh was the painting of him making wine: Lynn, who was frowning and crying, was indeed jealous.
The expression of Lynn written by Alessio is vivid and embarrassed, making everyone who sees it feel how strong the smell of vinegar is.
It’s not that these parents don’t love their children, it’s just that they are more like artists and there are too many things that can distract them. They only have so little time for their children, so when Lynn is old enough, their attention
Naturally, more emphasis was placed on Lin En's younger brother.
Hill could tell that Liz didn't expect that the interval between the births of their children would be so short.
The appearance of Lin En's brother was indeed something that caught them off guard, but this child was so talented that he showed obvious elemental reactions almost as soon as he was born.
Unable to return to Evermeet Island, the Lizzie couple could only choose to venture into the Supreme Forest. Only here could they save such a gifted child, otherwise they might be snatched away.
In fact, what happened to Lynn's family can only prove one thing. The status of elves in Faerun has declined sharply. Hill estimates that Liz's various discomforts at the beginning were also related to this. If it weren't for the strength of their couple, Lynn wouldn't have been able to survive.
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However, after the more attractive child was born, with her level 20 warrior strength, she could only escape into the Supreme Forest and did not dare to stay in Faerûn.
That should be the most miserable period for the elves, unspeakable but sad.
