Ashes and Kingdoms

How the hell does a girl make such a surprising difference? I haven't said it's been three years, but it's changed too much.

With that in mind, Finn was pompous as an abalone, staring at his daughter in front of him. For a long time, she was a clear but colorful girl like a mountain lily, but no longer a large rose already.

Aoyagi smiled more bitterly first at Finn, who has been solidifying forever without even being able to say for a long time.

"Hey, that face. You're still blurry, Dragon Marquis."

With a loose irony, I reach out and pinch Finn's nose. Finn returned to me on the boulder, blushing at his own faults.

"No... sorry, not really that... surprised"

"Because I've become a beauty?

Smile small and Aoyagi tilts his neck. Finn nodded honestly, making Aoyagi look odder when asked.

"Give me a little more thoughtful answers. Black Pawn would say a few more things, wouldn't he?

"A black pawn... sure, when I came forward"

"Oh. What a dissatisfaction, what a great guy he said. And now, in the end, I'm with you."

Finn was stunned when he was told he was rushed. Then he becomes aware of the ugly emotions that have sprung up on the bottom of his belly, somehow suppresses them, and manipulates his expression.

"Is that good for you?

"Oh, surprise, Dragon Marquis will be jealous?

Aoyagi said in a teasing tone and looked up at Finn's face funny. A gray eye scattered with gold hits it with the colour of the sea. But Aoyagi immediately smiled and avoided the dangerous situation.

"You're an idiot. If it weren't for 'that's fine', there's no way I'd be tolerant of this. You don't know, but black pawns have changed a lot. Well, it's not far from blue fog. But that's enough."

"... really?

"Hey, hey, brother, what do you want me to say?"

Aoyagi shrugged away the pursuit of Finn. Even so, they don't just mean how cheerful they look. She went on looking really funny, even letting a few signs of feeling sorry for her.

"You're better than that guy, let's just run off now, huh? Will you not be complacent?

"It's not. I just..."

"Yeah, well, thank you for your concern. Oh, man, there's really nothing I can do about it! It's hard to save."

Aoyagi shook his head and did the trick for you. Finn is in a mood of confusion and disappointment and apologizes for "I'm sorry," he said. Then Aoyagi laughed again.

"If there's a dragon, you know if I'm unhappy, right? Why, yes, you keep saying dull things like a normal man. You're crazy."

"I don't see other people's emotions at all times. Besides, it wouldn't be a good idea to peek without saying no."

"Even if you turn over extra over there in words instead and it turns out rude instead? Hey, why don't you just let the blue mist sneak up on you once, around there?"

…………

Without words to give back, Finn sneers. Aoyagi smiled bitterly and pounded his lowered head.

"In the meantime, thank you for caring about my life. But, you know, I'm really convinced. Blue fog is someone out of reach all the time, but black pawns don't stay a child forever. I grew up a little bit."

The tone of speech is very calm, and there is only a touch of loneliness. It was not a loss or self-deception, it was a quiet renunciation. When Finn looked up, she turned sideways and looked away somewhere.

"Everything doesn't stay the same all the time.... the only thing that doesn't change is Dragon Hou"

He was struck by a subtle steeple, and Finn took a breath and was frightened. Aoyagi looked back at him like that, smiling slightly spicy.

"I don't know about you."

Saying so, Aoyagi walked out with his curly heels back. He throws a bright voice over his shoulder like there was no awkward conversation or anything.

"Blue fog is this way. Welcome."

Finn went after him, hurrying through chest pain, but to the point where he didn't have to catch up and line up. Lena's invisible hand softly covers the wound that was grumbled with a spear of words. Even its warmth has now become a new pain.

The blue fog I haven't seen in a long time certainly looked the same as it did three years ago. He sits alone on a rock outside the village, scraping tree branches with a knife and lumping some fine workmanship.

Then Aoyagi flips herself back into the village, the light movement is still like a deer. Finn followed it with his eyes and then faced the blue fog again. He was sitting down and looking up at this one peacefully.

"Long time no see, Phineas. Did Aoyagi make fun of you by example?"

"You say they made fun of you... you're no match. Whatever, it's been a while. I'm glad you're doing well."

"Oh."

Blue fog nodded, putting the knife and branches down and stood up. Keep it up, walk out in silence. To a place not to be heard by the villagers, I suppose. Finn followed after whatever.

A short walk out into a scenic spot, the blue mist glared up into the sky, into the proper shade and also hit the trunk.

"I was wondering when you were coming, but you're way too late"

"Excuse me, I'm busy with Nanais."

"How's it going?

"Yes, I've managed to take shape"

"I wish I had. The Dark Families will be far away from this spring, and it will be easier."

Blue fog said, as is very obvious. Finn nods coldly, hissing his expression.

"As the day grew longer, I went further and further away. They still come every night, but very few. Do you know why?"

"Tell them we're close to darkness. They don't know what they're thinking. But I can feel a lot of my family moving south."

"South than the mountains, is it? No way, because we've eaten up the north in full. Now we're going to attack the country? The country is still rich and plentiful. So they muster their forces too..."

I don't know.

Blue fog completely cut off Finn's speculation, he said, looking at the dark shade falling into the valley.

"Indeed, people's desires and flourishing activities are what the Dark Families dislike. In addition, it is no wonder that those in the flatlands, which continue to harbour hatred from ancient times, attack cities and villages. But now we're calling for darkness, which seems a little different from those motives."

"Can you feel anything?"

"Somewhat."

Blue fog nods and closes his eyes. For a moment, Finn rubbed his eyes as the tree he was bringing looked like a giant shadow of darkness. When you stare closely, nowhere is unnatural anymore. Shortly after he was surprised, he guessed why.

(Dragon)

My vision went crazy because there was true darkness there. The dragon of darkness, that even blue fog has hardly ever seen him.

Blue fog opened one eye wide and gave a funny looking smile.

"Have you noticed your partner? It's rare for him to come out in public, you're lucky."

Just say it and close your eyes again. Finn stared at him when he made it, and thought he was the dragon himself, etc. Speaking of which, when I was in the orphanage, I laughed when I observed houses everywhere with my buddies and found a strange resemblance between the dog and the owner.

(Wait, so I look like Lena?

That's a little troublesome. In many ways.

I don't mind Finn, who looks complicated being trapped by one strange thought, Blue Mist said with his eyes closed.

"My suspicion is that even the mountain stuff is pulled south. If vengeance on men is the sole purpose, the families who live in the mountains will not be easily drawn, and assuming they have responded, they will be as angry as they are. That's enough to swallow a person's world. Not now. I don't know what it is, but what we're collecting for the Dark Families is ingenious."

"… should I go to my home country and see how it goes"

Finn roared hard. The information on the blue fog was heartfelt, but when I said whether to throw Nanais out and go, it wasn't that far. Either way, he alone doesn't think he can do anything if he finds out what it is. Of course, if I had a home country, it would be the north, so I can't do it any more.

To Finn, facing him, the blue fog gently shook his head and opened his eyes, answering.

"I don't think it's enough to need a rush. But be wary of sending letters to someone you know in your country. I'll be careful not to let the mountain stuff get drawn to the lower realm, but I don't even know about the flatlands."

As a sign that the story was over, Blue Mist began to move away from the trunk of the tree and return to its original path. Finn was walking with this in mind, but he thought of it and raised his face and spoke to the back of the blue mist.

"Sorcery, do you mean"

"What?"

Blue fog stops his leg and looks back suspiciously. Finn explained as he dug up his memory three years ago.

"There was a magician in the Nakte Dragon Hou Hall. I saw Senato-Neneis return to the Imperial Capital three years ago, and he was taken from the hall."

I don't think so.

"That's not good."

Lena and Blue Mist denied it at the same time. The blue mist is better explained to the fin with his eyes peeled.

"Signs of witchcraft are unique and easy for us to understand. If a magic trick has been carried out so much as to bring the Dark Families from the northern edge, you will know for sure that the dragon will become the Dragon Marquis and shallow the sun."

"Me, I never really saw the outside world until I bonded with Finn, but I still only know the signs of magic. Like when I saw that sword. Magic is a technique that works on us dragons and spirits to draw strength, so it feels really bad."

"Really?"

Finn answers the blue mist with a voice, telling Lena that in her heart, if it wasn't magic, it would have been good. Whatever the truth remains a mystery, then you don't have to feel bad about it.

The care was passed on to Lena without having to put it into words. As soon as

"Finn!"

"Whew!?

Lena appeared with a full smile and hugged me to the thoughtful fin. Finn nearly steps off the trail in jeopardy and rushes back to his posture. Blue fog looked interesting and watched the two of them like that.

When Lena's expression of joy came to a paragraph, the blue fog coughed and said.

"Not yet, you can see how it goes. If anything turns into a big move, I'll let you know right away. Until then, you will focus on rebuilding the North."

Then he accompanied him with an unusual expression.

"That way we Sardas will have more prey and more nostalgia."