She is different.

Thales stared blankly at Miranda's current appearance and couldn't help but think this.

Thales has known Miranda for a long time, from meeting him as an inmate in a cell in Longxiao City to witnessing her wielding a sword in the Palace of Heroes.

There is no doubt that the woman in front of him is a calm warrior, a powerful swordsman, a strong fighter, prudent and reliable, and also has a bit of indifference that can dissuade others from thousands of miles away.

Like flowers on the cliffs of snow-capped mountains.

He is worthy of being a descendant of White Eagle and a blood descendant of Arlend.

But this moment, this moment...

Thales looked at her back and felt for the first time the heat and vitality emanating from her veins, as well as an unprecedented sense of oppression.

That was not the Arlend family of Cold Castle, nor the Tower of the End, nor even what the Flower of the Fortress could teach her.

But...

Thales closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and returned to reality.

"If that's the case, then why don't you go directly to my father, to His Majesty, and make the same promise to him?"

Miranda's hand couldn't help but hesitate while arranging the sheath ring.

Thales slowly opened his eyes:

"As long as you tell King Kessel what you said to me again, as long as you are willing to give up what your father and his generation were unwilling to give up..."

Duke Xinghu gritted his teeth and said:

"I believe that whatever I can give you in the future, be it title or status, the King of Iron Fists can give it to you now."

And I must be happy to give it.

Thales picked up the ridiculous greeting letter with a striking look in his eyes:

"So, why not?"

Miranda didn't say anything. She started adjusting her belt and sheath rings again.

"Because you are the one who broke into the palace to rebel."

Thales' expression changed.

"Cohen has always been very slow, but the teachers in the tower say that even though he is as stupid as he is, he has an incredible intuition as a swordsman."

Miranda did not raise her head. She carefully adjusted the tightness of the sword belt and the height and angle of the sword hilt.

"And that idiot said that the reason why he was willing to risk his life with you to force his way into the palace was because he saw the look in your eyes that day in the Lower City."

Thales was startled: "What? What look?"

Miranda chuckled:

"He said he believed in you and believed that you were like the paladin Don Quixote, charging towards the impossible goal."

Thales was stunned:

"Dangtang what?"

Miranda adjusted her sword belt and shrugged unnecessarily:

"I don't know. I haven't heard of this knight either. But when Cohen said this, he stayed up all night and was dozing off while flipping through files. He was probably confused with a name in a certain file."

At that moment, Thales' expression was stiff.

"But Cohen said that he believed that what you were going to do at that time was more correct and more important than being loyal to the emperor and diligent in the king. Therefore, even if he wanted to break into the Fuxing Palace, he hesitated but did not refuse."

"It's just like in Longxiao City."

Thales trembled slightly.

Miranda raised her head and looked directly into his eyes:

"So I know that even after seven years, you are still different from your father."

"You don't agree with the king's methods, whether it's forcing my father to commit rebellion, setting up a bloody and shocking conspiracy in Longxiao City, or the ominous border conflict in the Western Wilderness a few months ago, or other things I don't know about.

Dirty things you know.”

The female swordsman looked at Thales seriously.

"You, Thales Bright Star, you want to be a different person."

At that moment, Thales felt his heart skip a beat.

no the same?

[Tiles, become a king... because I believe that you will be better than them and other kings. 】

[You can prove that even under the shackles of power... you can still have a different way of living.]

Thales looked at Miranda in front of him and subconsciously clenched his fists.

Screw you, fast rope.

You bastard, you have a different way of living, that's easy to say.

Thales took a deep breath.

He tried, he tried hard, he tried to abandon emotions and weakness, and only regarded Miranda as an ordinary nobleman and ambitious vassal.

He thought that that way, he could drag her into a trap without being blamed.

But, but now, now Miranda...

[At that time, the stars are too precious to save you, the stars are too big to accommodate you, and even the king's dignity cannot save you.]

Thales' eyes were bitter, and his original determination was wavering a bit at this moment.

The Duke had to take a deep breath to calm down his irritated mood:

"Do you think I can finally bring you what you want?"

"No, you can't." Unexpectedly, Miranda shook her head, "This is a battle that belongs to me alone. You are just a stepping stone at best."

A stepping stone, huh.

Thales nodded sarcastically.

You're so damn good at talking.

"But compared to your father," the female swordsman said coldly, "maybe your stone is harder."

"By the way, your acting performance just now was terrible: 'My dear Mira, if you want to participate in the game, you have to pay more'?"

"You can't even pretend to be a pervert," Miranda said contemptuously: "A virgin."

But Thales had no interest in arguing with her.

At this moment, he was in a complicated mood and lowered his head glumly.

"Mira," Thales said infatuatedly, "What have you encountered in these years?"

"What makes you who you are now?"

Miranda was speechless.

"a lot of."

She spoke slowly, countless scenes flashing through her eyes.

"So many that I don't even want to count them."

But it only took a moment. She quickly regained her perseverance and became the stubborn female swordsman again.

"But when I look back, I realize it all started that night."

That night?

Thales thought of something and raised his head in surprise.

Miranda nodded slightly, confirming his doubts:

"Night in Longxiao City."

Thales's eyes suddenly widened.

Dragon blood.

"Whether it was the people we met that day," Miranda looked directly at him, "or the things we did."

"Also, don't call me Mira."

But Thales didn't hear what she said next.

He just looked at Miranda blankly.

Is there always a moment in your life when you inadvertently look back on the past and realize that the decision you made based on local conditions will have such a significant, far-reaching, and even changing everything?

Before I knew it, the dark clouds blocking the sky had dispersed.

Star Lake became blue, clear and sparkling again.
To be continued...