Heidi didn't notice anything unusual in her father's tone.
"Yes," she nodded calmly, "I went to Mr. Duncan's antique store with Vanna, and chatted with Mr. Duncan for a few words, and then performed hypnotherapy for Nina, and then
Just came back with Fanna."
At the end of the sentence, she hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to tell her father what she heard about the fire from Nina and Vana's strange reaction after hearing it, but she finally stopped.
This thought.
She still remembers Fanna's unusually serious expression in the car. There may be dangerous hidden forces behind this incident, and it may be serious enough to attract prying eyes as long as she talks about it - although her father is the same as herself.
He is also a believer of truth who serves Lachem, the god of wisdom. He can be considered a half-supernatural person for the time being, but like most believers of truth, he is more like a pure scholar and is not good at dealing directly with those dangerous things.
Morris still had a gentle and calm expression on his face. He nodded slightly and said as if casually: "Then you have been there for a long time...Did you forget the time while chatting with Mr. Duncan? He
He is indeed a person with a strong thirst for knowledge.”
"Well... that's not the case," Heidi's face suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "it's just... that it took a little time to perform hypnotherapy on Nina."
"While hypnotizing Nina?" Morris raised his eyebrows when he heard his student's name. "It didn't go well? Was her mental state very bad? Was it affected by the previous fire in the museum?"
Heidi couldn't help but want to roll her eyes when she heard her father's series of questions: "You really care about your student - don't worry, she is in good condition. She was just a little anxious at first. After my relaxation and guidance, she has become better."
There is no problem at all, and it will not affect the final exam. The time I mentioned was delayed... because of something else."
Morris made a curious sound: "Oh?"
"Ah ha, I may be a little too tired these days," Heidi laughed dryly with embarrassment. "After hypnotizing her, I fell asleep myself and slept until dusk..."
"Did you fall into a deep sleep while hypnotizing Nina?" Morris's expression finally changed slightly, but he quickly regained control, "This is not like you."
"People are always negligent, not to mention how long it has been since I took a vacation," Heidi waved her hand impatiently, "Hey, don't ask, I'm such an adult, and you and your mother will be nervous when you come back late.
Like this, one problem after another..."
Morris just looked at his daughter quietly for a few seconds, then showed his usual gentle expression on his face, smiled and shook his head: "Okay, then I won't ask - there is still food in the kitchen, 豼
Just warm it up, I'll go see your mother."
"Okay," Heidi nodded, said goodbye to her father, and then walked towards the kitchen, but she suddenly turned back after taking a few steps, "By the way, you are planning to visit that antique shop later, right?"
"Yes," Morris was already standing at the door of the bedroom. The wall lamp on the wall in the corridor next to him cast a dim light, casting mottled shadows on his old face, "What's the matter?"
"I left in a hurry today and did not have a good talk with Mr. Duncan about Nina's situation. I will write a letter later and you can take it with you when you pass by."
"No problem," Morris nodded, and then muttered softly, as if speaking to himself, "I want to go there again..."
Heidi left, but the gray-haired old historian was still standing quietly at the door of the bedroom. He seemed to be deep in thought. After nearly ten seconds, he finally breathed softly and pushed open the dark door.
wooden door.
The lights in the bedroom were still dim. There was only a small wall lamp on in the elegantly decorated bedroom. The dim light shone down, vaguely illuminating the outline of the bed.
Morris turned around and locked the door carefully, then slowly walked to the bedside.
"Honey, are you okay?"
He spoke softly to the pile of squirming ashes on the bed that maintained human outlines.
A subtle murmur came from the pile of ashes with vague outlines of human beings that were constantly floating and squirming, as if they were responding gently, and among the ashes, the knotted ribbon that was about to be braided made a slight friction sound, gorgeous
The silk rope slowly shuttled back and forth under the traction of the ashes, slowly but firmly weaving the knots one after another.
"Yes, it's so beautiful. Your craftsmanship has always been very good." Maurice heard the reply in the slight murmur. A smile appeared on his face and he praised his wife's knitting skills while saying, "Give it to me."
I still have the piece I compiled hanging in my study."
The room became quiet. In the dim light, time seemed to be deceived. But after half a minute, Morris broke the silence: "Heidi went out today and when she came back, there was a diamond on her bracelet."
The onyx is gone."
The pile of ashes on the bed suddenly stopped, and a low grunt came out.
"It's still not sure what happened. If it was a protection from our Lord Lachem that took effect, it means that Heidi encountered a danger that could penetrate the barrier of her sanity today, but Heidi herself didn't know anything.
I didn't notice any malicious thoughts in her," Morris said slowly. "It seemed more like she passed by 'something' without being aware of it and was passively stimulated.
Under the protection of the bracelet..."
Maurice stopped suddenly, listening to the low murmur coming from the ashes.
"Well, after my reminder, Heidi saw the missing part on the bracelet, and here's the problem - she thought the onyx didn't exist in the first place." Morris nodded, "This is a
The self-protection mechanism may originate from her intuition, or it may originate from the 'enlightenment' of the God of Wisdom, but no matter what, this protection is preventing her from continuing to understand certain things...
"Me? I want to investigate. I'll do it myself."
The pile of ashes on the bed undulated slightly.
Morris shook his head: "There may be a little risk, so I will pray and divination in advance, but I have to go there - in fact, I have been to that place once, and it looks like an ordinary antique.
It was just a shop, with a diligent shopkeeper and a studious child living inside. At that time, I did not sense any malicious or evil forces entrenched there...
"So if the risk factor only appeared in that store when Heidi visited today, then the owner of that store may also be threatened - my students live there, I have to go and take a look.
"After all, I am her teacher and a servant of the God of Wisdom..."
Morris whispered softly, and then heard a faint whisper coming from the ashes on the bed. He listened for a long time before slowly shaking his head.
"No, we can't alarm the people in the cathedral... Although their action may be more effective, their overly vigorous style may also cause harm to my students - for the guardians of the church, suppressing heresy and eradicating evil
The priority is too high, and..."
At this point, Morris paused and let out a sigh before continuing: "And actually, I don't really want to attract the attention of the cathedral. After all... I am a heresy hider who has been shaken."
His voice was low, and his eyes looked gently at the ashes on the bed, at... his wife who had died in the fire eleven years ago.
Watching the shadow she left behind in the world.
The ashes slowly rose up, and a line of ashes seemed to condense into the shape of an arm, gently brushing Morris's face.
"I know...I know..." Morris lowered his head, as if talking to himself, and as if confessing to some invisible existence, "I am a person whose faith is wavering, and I am too cowardly to fully accept it.
Fall...The God of Wisdom gave me eyes that could see through illusion that day, but I closed them weakly and made unrealistic wishes. I wanted to keep you in this world, but I couldn't completely deceive myself.
...Instead, I got myself stuck in the most embarrassing situation..."
He raised his head and gently held the fluttering ash, but his fingers passed directly through the dust.
"How I wish I was as ignorant as Heidi, so that I could see your other side clearly... I haven't seen you in eleven years."
A soft sound came from the ashes, like dust rubbing against each other, or like a small warm fire crackling. Listening to this sound, Maurice's mind calmed down little by little.
"I understand, I understand... all this will end. The stage will always end. No matter what responds to my wish that day, it will one day come to take away the destined price. In fact, I have already prepared for it.
Okay, when it collects the price, I will make myself completely disappear from this world. Even the shadow of subspace will not be able to touch the real world through this 'wish', but..."
Morris raised his head and stared at the outline of ashes in the dim light.
"But, before that day comes... just stay with me for a while."