OBS Chapter 3126 Flora's Past
Chapter 3126 Flora's Past
Chapter 3126 Flora's Past
"It's not convenient for me to reveal my contact information. If you need to contact me in the future, please go to the witches. If you need to contact me urgently, you can also go through Emilia."
"Then we will communicate with the Witch Council and form an alliance with those witches who also have ancient heritage. This time you helped Emilia become the Chosen One, we have prepared some insignificant thank you gifts for you, which will be delivered through the witches later. In addition, we will open some of the materials and knowledge circulated within the elves to the [Witch Council], I hope this can help you."
The elves and witches were tied together, which further deepened the connection between the elves and the "God Summoners". So Shade not only received the elves' rewards, but he could also get the elves' merchandise list through the Witch Council in the future.
Finally, Aunt Kisara asked:
"Then have you ever considered marrying Emilia? I'm not trying to use your relationship to do something. I can see Emilia's attitude towards you. You can refuse to have two kings, but your relationship with us will undoubtedly be more stable after you get married."
This time, Shade did not refuse outright, but looked up at himself sitting on the throne again. This was not a stare-to-eye exchange, after all, Shade on the throne only had Crystal Emilia in his eyes:
"I'm not considering marrying Emilia for now. But it may happen in the future, but I can't give a specific date."
The girls that the strangers have provoked will definitely find a home for them.
Aunt Qisala nodded kindly and said nothing more. The young man and the old elf looked at the crystal throne together under the tree, just like how humans and elves looked at the throne together after the war thousands of years ago.
Time is changing, but nothing seems to have changed.
The meeting with the Secret Order of the Crescent Moon was scheduled for that afternoon. Miss Elither did not welcome too many strangers into the cabin, so the meeting was arranged at the camp of the Hermits of the Forest.
The reason they chose that place was because the hermits were writing letters to thank the Witch Council for their help in the war, and it just so happened that the [Secret Order of the Crescent Moon] had a good relationship with the hermits.
The Hermits' base was still in the original place. Although they were attacked during the war, the camp itself was not seriously damaged. Flora came here with Shade on this Wednesday afternoon because she was the one who was responsible for the support mission at that time.
The group set out from the shore of Lake Yoren on chocobos, and changed to walking when approaching the camp. In addition to Shade and Flora, Miss Bell also had three high-level sorceresses accompanying them. Although their presence would not be of much use, Flora thought it would be strange for the "Godcaller" to travel without an entourage.
"Charlotte and I will probably arrive in Tobesk in the middle of next month. You must entertain us well then."
The witch's brown boots stepped on the snow. She smiled and walked beside Shade, and the chocobos followed behind her:
"Anyway, Sylvia is staying in Willendel for the holidays, so we can just let her oversee the construction of the camp. The only thing that might delay this trip is the family."
She rarely took the initiative to talk to Shade about the Winslet family. At this moment, she subconsciously wanted to continue to avoid it, but suddenly she took Shade's arm:
"Although my grandfather is not critically ill, his health condition is not optimistic. Now that my uncle Anthony has been found, there will definitely be new waves in the family. I have no intention of the title, but it would be very beneficial for me if my aunt could inherit it. I hope this matter will not delay my trip to Tobesk."
"I remember that the noble inheritance system of the Kingdom of Carsenrick should also be a succession order, right? Does your grandfather want to arrange a separate heir?"
Seeing that she wanted to talk to him about family matters this time, Xia De asked curiously.
The witch holding his arm nodded:
"Grandfather is a man with his own ideas. No one knows who he will choose until the last moment. There are three possible heirs now: my uncle, my father, and my aunt. Because of Uncle Anthony's forest land, the family will probably not consider his inheritance rights.
My uncle is the eldest son of the family, but he is a very incompetent person. When he was young, he was the kind of uneducated and unskilled aristocratic kid you could imagine. He hung out in clubs and dances, and no one thought highly of him.
My father and aunt have been helping my grandfather with the family business. They are only one year apart in age and have similar reputations in the family. According to the order of succession, my father is of course first, so I have to find Uncle Anthony for help. "
The only remaining influence of the Fifth Era, the Age of Witches, is that in the aristocratic inheritance system, men and women have almost equal inheritance rights. Therefore, the number of female nobles in this era is more than that of similar times in the hometowns of foreigners. For this reason, it is considered normal for Duchess Carina Cavendish to have the power she has today.
"I've actually always been curious about what the conflict is between you and your father?"
Shad asked, his voice only slightly louder than the sound of everyone stepping on the snow. He and Miss Danister had never asked this question before.
Since Flora took the initiative to talk to Shade about her family, she was also prepared to answer this question:
"This is not a very secret thing in Willendel City. I thought you had already asked Margaret about it - because of your mother."
She didn't look at Shade, but continued to walk forward while looking at the snow-covered forest in front of her. As she spoke, the white mist in front of her mouth quickly disappeared in the cold wind:
"This is a very clichéd story. Although my mother was also born into a noble family, she was not as good as the Winslet family. When my parents were young, they got married because of love. My grandfather had some opinions about this, but he didn't strongly oppose it. Before I met my teacher, when I was twelve years old, my mother died of illness. My father was away on business at the time and was unable to go home to see my mother for the last time."
"So you resent him for that?"
"I know that business was very important back then. If he messed up, he would have no chance of competing with my aunt for the title. But I still resented him. Before my mother died, she was lying on the hospital bed holding my hand and kept asking me when my father would come back. I watched my mother take her last breath and die while she was repeating this question over and over again in her delirium."
She described a very cruel scene, but her tone was calm when she described this past event, and she didn't even have any expression when she said the last part. Xia De looked at her with some concern, but the witch shook her head and told him not to worry:
"That was all in the past. I am no longer the little girl I was back then. But I have wondered before whether the fact that my teacher said I had a 'talent for death' was related to this incident. When my mother passed away, I did have some feelings that I still don't understand now. That was the first time in my life that I knew what death was."
She sighed softly and let herself return from her memories:
"My father did have his own legitimate reasons for not coming back, but I just couldn't accept it. Later, I met my teacher and became a witch apprentice. Then, I became the eleventh level at an astonishing speed.
Although this level is not enough to be called the strongest group of people in the material world, but with my current strength, looking at the fight for inheritance rights of an earl's family is not much different from looking at ants fighting for leaves.
If I wanted, I could risk being discovered by the church and influence my grandfather's final decision at a critical moment by manipulating his soul, or spend some time to subtly change his mind. But I have become indifferent to these things. Compared with what happened after I became a witch, these things have become... even a little ridiculous."
"But the only thing you can't get over is your mother's death?"
"Yes, this is the only thing I still remember. My father was not at home all year round. It was my mother who accompanied me through my childhood and brought me into my teenage years. So I don't want to directly participate in the ownership of the family inheritance, but I still want to prevent my father from obtaining the title. Xia De, what do you think about this?
Should I have gotten over my father's choice earlier and realized that I wouldn't have had a noble life without him, or do you support my approach?"
A group of people walked on the snow, and even when no one was talking, there was a rustling sound. The footsteps of the Chocobos were different from those of humans, but surprisingly not heavy.
Xia De looked at the familiar scenery not far away. Even a detective could not easily explain the grievances and hatreds in a family, let alone he was just a fake detective. But when it does not involve issues of principle, outsiders are always sympathetic:
"Do you need me to tell Margaret to help influence your family's affairs?"
The witch smiled brilliantly:
"No need. After all the things that happened in Vista Grove, things at home are no longer that important. My own affairs are more important."
As he spoke, he glanced at Shade, so without the need for "her" or the anxious Miss Bell behind him to remind him, Shade took the initiative to suggest:
"By the way, I plan to go to Willendel before the end of the year. Margaret wants me to help see her sister off. When the time comes, let me lay a bouquet of flowers on your mother's grave."
"Ah."
Flora nodded gently, as if a fire was burning in her heart, and she felt more powerful when she walked. The days ahead were still very long, and she hoped that the road ahead would continue forever, and that this peaceful afternoon would become even longer.
Although Shade and Flora arrived at the hermits' camp ten minutes earlier than scheduled, the sorceresses of the Crescent Moon Order had already arrived by then.