The sun is bright above my head, and the air on the river bank is fresh and humid.

The intense water slapped the pebbles in the adjacent river and splashed water stains, occasionally falling on Charles' face, making his mind slightly sleepy due to sitting for a long time sober.

He looked down at the dark wooden pole in his hand, and then looked at the twisted dark pink bug on the fishing line at the end of the wooden pole. He couldn't help but sigh dejectedly.

Shire has suddenly risen in recent days and decided to make a fishing rod and try fishing. After all, the residence is not far from the river.

Unfortunately, I spent my hard work to study the design and finally got out a fishing rod. When I ran to the river, I found that the intense water flow was not suitable for fishing at all.

"I might as well make a fishing net." Shaking his head, feeling a little funny, he then stood up from the mellow stone sitting and prepared to return.

At this time, more than half a month has passed since the not-so-hard conflict occurred, and everything was calm as Charles expected.

The guy didn't even respond, which surprised him, but the guy seemed to have a much better temper.

However, this kind of thing is not something worth thinking about, and he no longer cares about it when he sees nothing is wrong.

During this period, Charles still followed the usual routine of ten years, and occasionally studied various things in his memory in private, and then tried to make them.

He didn't always go to learn secret texts and forgings, because he was really bored with his long-term work, so he planned to take advantage of the small amount of time left to rest.

"Have you seen His Majesty Canier."

On the way back, a dwarf ran over and gave you an iron box under the gaze of the guard, and said, "This is the New Year gift from my Majesty Azaghar. He hopes to continue to work closely with you in your new year, and also hope that both of us can be more prosperous and powerful."

Upon hearing this, Charles politely took the gift and also said polite words.

Seeing the other party leave, he looked down at the box and smiled. Then he opened it and found that it was a beautifully crafted silver shining necklace inside, which was not precious, but also strange.

The so-called New Year Ceremony is a special custom within the Nando elves in the Seven Rivers.

Overall, it is not popular for elves to celebrate birthdays, but there is a custom of giving gifts among the green elves in the Seven Rivers Land.

They believe that sending various small gifts representing blessings at the end of this year will make the gift recipients more harmonious with them in the new year.

As we all know, the Green Elf is romantic and emotional, so it is not surprising that the appearance of such a festival is.

Surprisingly, even the dwarf king of Berregost joined in the fun...

"Is this boring to dig holes in the mountain?"

He shook his head with a chuckle, and then he put it away.

During this period, he basically received gifts from various elves under his command every day, including handmade ornaments, rare medicinal materials, excellent utensils, and even fitted clothes.

Now there is another necklace sent by the Dwarf King, which is a bit special.

However, before he could walk home, he received another gift from an unexpected person.

"I must thank you for your help in that conflict. You are a fair king." Deron, who came to Dorias, gave a local popular garland.

But after this man finished speaking, he hurriedly bowed and left, which made Charles quite amused.

He thought this person was still planning to continue his past actions, but after a while, another unexpected arrival made him feel relieved.

"Your customs are very interesting." The man commented with a smile as he handed the gift on it.

This is a brocade, which is meticulously made and is very silky when used. The ancient dyes are not very effective, so the picture on it is quite hazy, but you can still see clearly that the face on it is Charles.

There is no painting in this world, but this kind of fabric painting is popular, and compared to men, elves are generally good at this craft.

However, Charles did not expect that the person in front of him was also good at it, and his eyes were surprised. However, he was relieved when he recalled the many brocade decorations in the beautiful palace that he saw in Dorias.

"I am honored to receive this gift, thank you, Your Highness, the princess." He thanked him politely.

At this time, they were standing in front of a dense forest, and not far away was Charles' residence.

After chatting for a few moments, he said goodbye, but surprisingly, he was suddenly called from behind after taking a few steps.

"Do you hate me very much?" The pleasant voice was a little depressed.

"Why do you ask that?" Charles turned his head and looked at the other party strangely.

Lucien's long black hair floated by the breeze, and his beautiful face seemed full of doubt at this moment.

"Because of intuition, I always feel that you seem to be repulsive of me, and it seems... always avoid me?"

When Charles opened his mouth when he heard this, he wanted to say something like you misunderstanding, but under the eyes of those bright and pure eyes, he accidentally said what he said in his heart.

"Because you are so beautiful, I'm afraid I can't control myself."

This made him feel a little abrupt, but the other party felt quite strange.

"Why do you need to control it? Do you think I'm not the choice of a qualified wife?"

This seems just an ordinary question. Charles tried to keep himself awake and not to imagine.

"It's not the case. Instead, I think His Highness the Princess is the best choice for his wife, but...

He hesitated and the other party thought to himself when he saw this.

"Do you have a girl you like?"

"So far, not yet," Shire replied.

"That……"

Lucien, who was asking, found that Charles, who had been keeping a distance from him, suddenly stepped closer and even leaned his face towards him. So he subconsciously took two steps back to avoid him, but then Charles approached again.

Lucien hid again, and this time the other party did not continue, but looked at her with a weird look.

"What do you feel?"

"I...I don't feel anything."

"Look, that's the problem." Charles shook his head.

"We haven't talked about this topic before, but now it's time to make it clear. Your parents think you're here and you understand it, and since you can stay, you may have accepted their arrangement to a certain extent. I don't know what you think, but... although you can convince yourself to marry me, you can also think that I am your most suitable partner..."

Elegant and beautiful, with excellent temperament... Facing the elf princess in front of her who is particularly beautiful no matter how she looks at it, Charles felt that he seemed to be facing a big difficulty, but he still blurted out the words he was thinking in his heart.

"But you don't like me at all."

Lucien was stunned when he heard this, and Charles did not continue, but instead remained silent for a while.

But not long after, he broke the silence again, his face and words calmly, and explained to the other party, but seemed to be persuading himself.

"You look at me is no different from looking at an ordinary friend. I can see this, and you can also detect it."

"You seem very calm when you get along a few times. My presence will make you feel valued, but it won't make you happier."

"You will think that I am not bad, but it is limited to this. When someone persuades or instigates me, associations may naturally occur, and may turn into another... illusion."

After the words fell, the surroundings were quiet again. The crisp sounds of birds singing in the woods not far away and the surging sounds of the river bank in the distance constituted all the sounds around.

Standing on the grass in front of the forest, the two male and female elves confronted each other silently, but did not look at each other. One lowered his head and the other looked up at the sky.

After a while, a sentence came from the opposite side.

“What does it feel like to like?”

There are regrets, confusion, curiosity, and no sadness in the voice.

"I don't know...but at least, I'll be very moved."

After passing the graceful Princess Dorias in front of her, staring at the slowly floating clouds in the sky, Charles sighed.

He could not help but be moved by Lucyan, but he did not think that he was lacking in concentration.

He felt that the unmarried man would always be moved in front of Lucien because she was really beautiful...

If it is a normal goal, then even if the other party doesn't like him, Charles can try to pursue it. After all, not liking it does not mean there is no chance.

But she is not normal...

Charles glanced at the grass under his feet and looked down at the silent Lucien, thinking in a complicated state.

Fear always entangled his heart, which originated from his previous life experience, which made him sympathize with the other person, and he also wanted to avoid the other person at all times.

Because he had a lot of trouble, he didn't want to get into another trouble at all. And that trouble was very likely to make him unable to resist.

Fate is wonderful.

It was hard for Charles to imagine what kind of level and experience that power would lead her, and he was not sure whether the words that this person said before were really what she wanted to say!

Are you moved?

Heart-wrenching!

Do you dare to get on?

Unless he is in the brain, he ignores the consequences and ignores the future.

But the body of the elves allowed him to maintain his sanity and allowed him to always control himself with his will, rather than be driven by desire.

So if you can, you can avoid it. Charles is afraid that he will fall into it and cannot get out.

"I hope one day you can do what you really want to do." He couldn't help but say something.

“Rather than doing what others think you need to do.”

Sincere, encouragement, kind but also alienated. The deep and bright eyes revealed an extremely complex mood at this moment, but it was filled with a very attractive unknown and mystery.

"I……"

Facing these eyes, Lucien's heartbeat accelerated and beat a few times, but then he calmed down.

She decided not to think about the other person's words anymore, so she looked at Charles and smiled, "Thank you, Caner. Although I can't understand a lot of your words, I can feel your kindness. I may indeed be as you said, because my mother repeatedly said it, and I am a little troubled. But after I go back, I will ask them to give up that thought and will not disturb you again."

She finally raised her skirt and gave a greeting, and sent her sincere blessings in her pleasant voice.

"May the stars shine on your way."

Charles also smiled, and then replied with a greeting to the other party.

"I also hope that His Highness's beauty can shine forever like stars."
Chapter completed!