Ryan followed the instructions and walked to the side of the Lake Fairy: "My lady?"
"Stretch out your right hand, my champion." The fairy in the lake signaled Ryan to stretch out his right hand. She stretched out her slender jade fingers, took off the flowers and ribbons from her body, and carefully woven them into a bracelet with her own hands.
On Ryan's wrist: "Happy Winter Veil! My champion."
"Happy Winter Veil! My lady!" Ryan gently kissed the back of the Lake Fairy's hand, which was as smooth as suet and jade.
Everyone looked at each other and smiled, and then the lake fairy disappeared into the room in the dazzling white light.
Ryan respectfully sent the Lake Fairy away, and then went downstairs. He noticed that Amelia was looking upstairs blankly, so he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Guess what I said to the lady?"
"No! No!" Emilia retorted subconsciously with a red face.
"Actually, I just chatted with the Lady of the Lake, nothing more." Ryan shrugged, and the chosen one of the Lady of the Lake casually sat on the sofa chair in the living room on the first floor: "Emilia, we are really the only ones left now.
There are two of us."
"Yes, there are only two of us left." Amelia responded to Ryan blankly and stopped talking.
"Alas, people come and go, even gods do it. The last person to accompany me is Alfred. Let's ask him to come to our house for a turkey dinner tonight!" Ryan didn't know why he wanted to say more.
A few words, maybe a little maid like Emilia who can listen but doesn't talk much is a good person to talk to.
"Trustworthy friends are always rare and rare." Who knew Emilia's answer would be even stranger.
"By the way, Emilia, my mission has been completed. The fallen hunter Belt is dead and the Aesthetic Society has been sealed. You don't need to stay here anymore." Ryan took out the iron kettle and heated it directly with spiritual energy.
, made herself a cup of hot milk: "Of course I won't drive you away, you decide for yourself whether you want to leave or stay!"
"I said I will repay your kindness and I will stay, as long as you don't drive me away." Emilia put her small hands on the hem of her long skirt on her knees and answered seriously, beautiful big
His eyes blinked and he looked very pitiful and unwanted.
"As long as you don't plan to leave, you will always be welcome here, Amelia." Ryan raised the cup and took a sip of hot milk: "Only if you are a maid."
"If Mr. Lane has no other needs, I will just be a maid." The little maid held the hem of her skirt and replied carefully. She knew what Lane wanted to ask.
"very good!"
After the elimination of Belt, Ryan's life ushered in a short period of peace. He spent most of his time living on Amber Avenue, occasionally doing some errands for Schulz as the guardian of Marienburg.
About two weeks later, Marienburg ushered in the annual Winter Veil Festival.
Early in the morning, it started to snow heavily in Marienburg, and the cold wind blew through the dark sky. It almost snowed every year during the Winter Curtain Festival, but this could not stop people's enthusiasm at all. Amidst the heavy snow and cold wind,
The old year, whether it was success or failure, whether it was happiness or sadness, has become a thing of the past. The new year is about to kick off with the arrival of the Winter Curtain Festival. People decorate themselves with lanterns and colorful decorations.
On this day, no matter how fancy you dress up, no one will laugh at you, because everyone will try to dress themselves up like this to celebrate the arrival of Winter Veil.
It’s just that this year, the Winter Veil Festival in Marienburg seems a bit depressed. The impact of the suppression of the Aesthetic Society is reflected in all aspects of Marienburg. Many artists and bards are in danger under the investigation of the Poseidon Knight and the Iris Guard. These people are in danger.
When I choose to avoid the wind, the atmosphere of the annual grand festival is diluted a lot.
Early in the morning, Ryan woke up from his dream. It was snowing heavily outside, and the temperature inside the house was pleasant. The fireplace was still working, and the unburnt wood was burning with red flames. When Ryan woke up, he did not get up immediately. It was very rare for him to lie down.
I went to bed for a while and enjoyed the warm quilt in the cold winter.
Because this is the only time of year when farmers, citizens or nobles stay in bed without being blamed, because even the emperor has the right to stay in bed. Starting today, the two-week Winter Veil holiday is enjoyed by all.
Most palaces will temporarily suspend government activities as long as they are not in a war or emergency. The nobles' time will be filled with banquets, hunting and various social activities. This is why Ryan will not receive invitations for the time being, despite being famous all over the world.
Because according to custom, new enfeoffments usually have to wait until the beginning of spring.
Leaning on the pillow, Ryan recalled the past, the time when he lived with his adoptive father Norman in Nord Ottergne. Norman was a guy with a bad temper and an eccentric personality. His strict requirements for Ryan contained hidden meanings.
With a deep father's love and the hope that his son will become a great boy, every year during the Winter Curtain Festival, the family always enjoys a turkey dinner and the delicious baked apple pie made by his adoptive mother.
Thinking of this, Ryan couldn't help but miss his adoptive parents a little, and didn't know how they were doing this year.
Hey~ If only Veronica was here, I could do this, that, and then... Ryan thought about it for a while and decided to get up.
After washing up for a while and coming downstairs, Ryan found that Amelia had put on a maid uniform and was working. The little maid's working ability was very good. Even though she was alone, she still cleaned the three-story mansion.
Clearly.
"Why don't you take a little rest today? You can take these days off and do what you like. I can just clean the house myself." Ryan said to Amelia with a smile.
"No, Mr. Lane, your treating me well is not an excuse for my laziness. I am grateful that you are willing to take me in. After all... you helped me and saved Blood Ax." Emilia's face was filled with emotion.
She was shy, but her tone was firm. The girl knew that Ryan saw that there was a secret in her, and he was still willing to take her in under such circumstances. Amelia no longer dared to ask for too much.
"That's it, then let's go out for a walk today during the Winter Veil Festival!" Ryan said suddenly. He walked to Amelia's side: "Although there are only two of us left, we have to decorate this home beautifully.
Is not it?"
"Then...Mr. Lane, you have to protect me!" Amelia heard that she had some instinctive resistance when she wanted to go out, but Lane's presence gave her great confidence, so the girl hesitantly requested.
Today, Emilia is still in her usual maid outfit, a long plain dress and a white apron decorated with ruffles. Her long golden hair is tied up by a maid scarf, her big watery eyes and her delicate facial features.
It seems that there is an urge to protect this girl tightly.
This girl's temperament is like this. She seems to be particularly easy to arouse men's protective desire.
"Leave it to me, you have to follow me closely!" Ryan gave his promise with a smile, so Amelia decided to go out with him. The little maid opened an umbrella and followed Ryan closely.
The number of pedestrians on the streets during the Winter Veil Festival has decreased compared to before, but shops are still open in large areas. Smart businessmen will never let go of any opportunity to make money. Several major chambers of commerce have negotiated the date of opening stores to ensure that they are on vacation.
Customers can still enjoy the joy of shopping during the time.
The white snow was falling between the sky and the earth. Emilia's height of about 1.63 meters looked very petite next to Ryan. Especially the way she struggled to hold the umbrella made Ryan find it funny, so Ryan took it from her hand.
After passing the umbrella: "I'll take it!"
"Thank you!" Amelia's face turned red, and the girl followed Ryan all the time.
The two of them started shopping like this.
Today seems to be the halfling's turn for the Queensberry Chamber of Commerce to open a store. Most of the shops opened on the street are halfling shops. Most halflings are short in height, with an average height of about 1.1 to 1.2 meters, but
Each one was dressed magnificently, they warmly received the guests, and constantly used sweet words to coax the guests into the store.
Wherever there are humans, there are halflings. In the past, halflings had a very low status in the empire. They did not enjoy human rights, but they were burdened with harsh taxes. Every halfling needed to pay taxes according to normal human standards, but their work remuneration was
Only one-fifth to half of humans because employers think they don't need that much money to eat, drink and sleep.
Some human nobles even think that halflings are "two-legged sheep". Whenever they are short of money, they always ask halflings for food and cards.
In dark times, halflings struggled and endured, looking for opportunities to turn around and gain recognition.
The turning point came from the great holy war a hundred and fifty years ago.
When the savior Ludwig successfully unified the troops of all ethnic groups and established the coalition of order, he discovered an embarrassing fact, that is, this army of nearly 300,000 people encountered a serious supply problem.
The empire no longer has the ability to provide logistical supplies for this army, and the coalition forces of Order may face the risk of running out of food if they cannot persist in confronting the army of Chaos.
At this moment, the halfling elder Mutt appeared. He humbly offered almost all the food and wealth stored by the halflings, ensuring the logistical supplies of the coalition of order and solving a serious problem for Ludwig, who was worried at the time.
In return, after the establishment of the new empire, halflings officially became legal citizens of the empire and began to enjoy the rights and interests of imperial citizens. Humans and halflings gradually became indistinguishable from each other.
"Oh my God! On this beautiful day, we welcome a distinguished guest! That is the hero of mankind! The great Mr. Lane!" A halfling with sharp eyes spotted Lane immediately, so he immediately let go
The voice shouted: "What does Mr. Lane want to see? We can guarantee that our store has everything! It really has everything!"
Ryan thought to himself that this halfling was really bragging about not drafting. This was obviously just a tailor shop.
"Really? Then I have to go in and take a look." Ryan laughed loudly. He walked into the store with Amelia. Seeing that he had really entered the store, the halfling excitedly looked towards the whole street.
Pedestrians shouted: "Mr. Lane has entered the shop! Mr. Lane has entered the tailor shop of our Queensberry Chamber of Commerce! Today is truly a glorious day for halflings!"
Pedestrians on the street looked sideways and congratulated each other, which shows the great reputation of Ryan.
"Mr. Ryan, what are you buying?" Amelia asked curiously.
Because... this is a tailor shop that specializes in women's clothes.
Could it be that Ryan has that kind of hobby? The little maid thought as she tilted her head.
"It's the New Year. Everyone should have a few sets of new clothes, dear Amelia." Ryan led the maid to the dazzling wardrobe and said with a smile: "Pick out a few sets of clothes you like! Just treat it like this."
My Winter Veil gift to you."
"Is it really okay?" The little maid was surprised by Ryan's generosity.
"It's really okay." Ryan nodded continuously: "As my maid, you also need to have some nice sets of clothes, right? At least you can be my female companion when I attend banquets in the future and no one is around."
"By the way, I can also measure your size and order some maid uniforms for you. Your maid uniform doesn't fit well." Emilia's maid uniform was obtained from Veronica's apprentice Catherine.
Yes, the little apprentice is about 1.68 meters tall. Her maid uniform doesn't fit well on Emilia's body, and the hem of the skirt often touches the ground.
Emilia hesitated and opened her mouth for a long time, but she couldn't say no. She is only eighteen years old this year. Girls naturally love beauty and dressing up. Being a mercenary is for survival. She did not become a mercenary.
Soldiers have never been like this before.
So when she came out of the tailor shop, Amelia's outfit had completely changed. She wore a white stand-up shouldered lotus leaf princess dress with milky white princess shoes, and her pink legs were put on white stockings.
Emilia's delicate and cute face was full of blush, and her big beautiful eyes looked at Ryan from time to time. Because the weather was very cold, the girl tightened her black mink coat and exhaled a breath of cold air. The girl felt very happy
, she really felt that the Winter Veil Festival had arrived, and the footsteps of the festival not only came to her side, but also came to her heart.
Until Ryan's words without any emotion came.
"Emilia, your taste in fashion, your eye for choosing clothes, and your skills in matching jewelry are really not something that an ordinary female mercenary can possess." A strange light flashed in Ryan's eyes,
He stopped and looked at Emilia like this: "Without years of education as a court lady, no girl would have this ability. You can deceive the mercenaries of Blood Ax, and you can also deceive Veronica."
, but you can’t lie to me.”
Amelia's originally flushed face instantly turned white.
He is testing me! He is testing me through this method!!! The girl subconsciously took two steps back and stepped on the snow with her high-heeled princess shoes. She suddenly found that she was really getting carried away. Made by Ryan
In this warm environment, she unintentionally relaxed her guard!
This man is so terrifying! Emilia subconsciously touched her little hand to her waist. Only then did the girl realize that she had left her sword at home and had not taken it out.
Ryan approached Emilia step by step, and the girl stepped back until Ryan stretched out his hand towards Emilia.
"So let's go home! My little maid! Alfred is coming soon, let's quickly prepare a sumptuous turkey dinner!" Ryan said with a smile, and then said that it was time to go home.
"Hey? Mr. Lane, don't you... don't you drive me away? Don't you ask me who I am?" Amelia said in disbelief. The girl felt very guilty and grateful for Lane's tolerance.
"Everyone has his or her own secrets, and things that cannot be said to others. You have them, and so do I." Ryan shook his head mockingly, and then said to Amelia again: "You are my maid, right?"
What?"
"Yes! I am Mr. Lane's maid!"
"That's enough, let's go home, otherwise we won't have time to cook turkey dinner!" Ryan deliberately made a frustrated expression: "Or do you not want to be my maid anymore?"
"As long as Mr. Lane doesn't drive me away, I will always be your maid! Thank you, Mr. Lane!" The blood returned to Emilia's face, and the girl thanked her loudly, and then followed Lane's footsteps.
In the heavy snow and cold wind, the two of them embarked on their way home. Looking at Ryan's back, Amelia felt warm in her heart.
The Winter Veil Festival has really arrived! (To be continued)