Vincent said after a little silence.
"The desert is more beautiful than the sea."
"Really?
"The sun-reflected sand glowed golden, and as far as I could see, there was nothing. Alone... but I like you."
I heard the look from the side when I looked away. His eyes are moisturized when the medicine begins to work again.
Has Vincent ever been to the desert? Maybe it's my home town. I want to ask, but if you can't tell me, I miss you, so I can't put it in my mouth.
I squeal with my cheek cane on the edge of the ship. I've never seen the desert before.
"I'd like to see it."
The sea, the desert, and then the forest to the north. It would be fun to go someday. I wonder if the day will come when I can go.
Will you put me on my back and fly away when Hannah's baby grows up? When I was putting my thoughts on the blurry future, something was put over my head.
(... Yes!?)
I stiffened my shoulders unexpectedly. A hand resting on my head stirred my hair, still sneezing. The owner of that hand is......
Vincent!? What are you doing?
……………
……………
We face each other silently.
Vincent was staring at me with a blurred eye, but he made sure his right hand was there, stared into my amazement and opened his eyes, glancing back and forth..., one breath delayed, and let go of Ba and his hand.
"Eh! Excuse me! Wrong."
Tell me what!
"Exactly... no, I thought that... sin... no... oh my god, excuse me, Miss Remilia"
Vincent Yunker, who became troubled, excused himself when he became tannic, "The medicine seems to have overworked," and apologized briefly to me again, disappearing to escape from the deck to the cabin. Ugh, yeah. Take care.
Bit, I'm surprised.
You've been a good boy in total comfort mode. It's like Dominic makes it into a sin.... I guess that one. Since yesterday too Yen strokes my head like a child, did they catch the blurry Vincent too?
Being alone, I went back to the stern again. Stannis and Isaac are supposed to be doing some archery there.
At the stern, Isaac was flipping like a body at the crime scene, beside it, with suspect Stannis holding the cup in his cool face.
"Stannis, have you finished your audition with Isaac?
Boring.
Isaac, I wanted to see something strong about Stannis on my opponent! When I protested, Stannis didn't sweat a thing, but let me try and wipe it with my sleeves and stood by and said, "You're so tired... sorry, I'm tired, I'm on a break".
"... lying, didn't you kill him instantly"
As I peek into Isaac from the top, he is holding down the dovetail (Misochi) and groaning. Oh, uh.
"I'm clumsy, so I'm not comfortable with it."
"Deal with me for a little longer, Master"
"I do not take disciples"
Suddenly, Stannis, a traveling samurai, enjoyed the scent of tea with an elegant style that did not match that costume.
Stannis, didn't you just say something about yourself, a pacifist?
After dinner, Vincent fluttered into the cabin where we were. I asked if Theseus was okay, but he just nodded with a blurry face somewhere. Did the pills work too well, okay?
"Vince, do you want something to eat?
"Well, soup......"
He feels responsible for Vincent's condition. Sin bakes care for him for what he deserves. Looking at the two of them, "Speaking of which, there," Yen, who finished his meal, pointed to Vincent, who was silently spinning the soup.
"... what is it"
"You're Yunker's son. I thought he was an uninteresting kid in the street."
"... that's not true"
To Yen's light mouth, Vincent bends his mouth. I know Lord Yunker, too, Yen.
"Are you having fun?"
"Heh? Well, you try something funny, too."
You're free, and Theseus stops laughing at Yen, you can't grow up, poking him with your elbow. Vincent blurred and said, "Funny thing?" He leaned his neck and thought for a while, and eventually, as he had decided to, "Chi," he murmured.... Chi?
When we skip the question mark uniformly and look at him, Vincent speaks pompously.
"... I can imitate rat sounds or something"
Chi, chi, chi.
To Vincent, who stared into the void and rang, everyone in the room, silenced.
"What shall we do! Vince is broken!
Sin screamed at the misgivings of the star. You're broken. It's broken! Or why did you think that was funny, Vincent!
"Oh, it's Sin's fault"
Isaac laughs at the snare. This one is funny.
"So, Theseus, what do we do!
Theseus grinned bitterly at Singh's cry.
"Did you take your pills?" Vincent nods at the inquiry. "I thought it would work. Two," he said.
"You're a troubled kid... I told you to keep the dose. Look, let's go back to the cabin."
Encouraged by Theseus, Vincent headed to the cabin and Sin also accompanied him worried.
Yen laughs ridiculously, Stannis comes with the same person's bad smile, shaking his shoulder. Oh, two bad adults laughing at the boy's black history.
But...... Vincent Yunker is good at mimicking rat ringing......
When you get sane, squeal in your ears. Finally.
Hmm. That's the reward for treating me like a pussy!
- And I was thinking of something like that, which might have been the same thing.
Mouse imitation, as a hidden art too, shall I try to master it?
Yen was at his dragon the next morning as I was walking around the deck escaping Stannis' surveillance.
White dragons are called sand dragons and usually inhabit desert rock shadows and holes in the ground. A little bigger than Hannah.
Hannah is a quiet gentle dragon, and my story about going to feed her, you know or not, she looks at her face and listens gently. She's a sweet grandmother.
In comparison, the white dragon looked a little uncomfortable. Even when I talk to him, he's going to turn sideways with Hui.
It's beautiful, just like the Lord, but it's going to bite me, and I'm scared. Singh also said that sandragons have a rough temper.
"Take a walk."
Yen, who noticed me, invites me. I nodded and ran over to him, still distancing myself from the dragon. The dragon moves the red eye for kilometers and alerts me. The fangs peek sharply from the mouth.
Yen laughs at how I am.
"I won't bite"
"But I'm a little scared. Sandragons are big things."
"Oh, it's bigger than Feilong, and it's hard to handle. But it's fast and sturdy."
"Are you fast?"
Yen nodded and came right next to me, as if he had come up with a prank.
"This one's quicker than I can explain"
"What?
Not long after I resist, I can hold him. When he put me on a sand dragon, in a supple motion like a cat's carnivore, he rode me so that I could hold him, and took the dragon's reins.
"We're flying."
Yen urges me, and the dragon kicks you up the deck.
"Remilia!
I could hear Isaac screaming when he noticed me, but instantly he jumped up far, deafening.
"Increase speed. Hold on tight."
To Yen's whisper I grabbed the reins desperately.
The dragon flew to tear the sky apart. It keeps rising, not even with the mundane wind. The wind cut off my ears was painful and cold thanks to the elevation, but I was more excited about the view than I had ever seen.
A dragon can go up so high! - A boat floating on the river will look small like a toy.
"High!!
Yen raised his voice and laughed as he shouted out loud to show joy so that I could not beat the wind.
"Young lady's a weird guy."
Ho!? Weird!?
"When I put a human woman on it, I'm mostly scared, nasty. All of a sudden I let him ride, but I didn't think he'd be happy."
Is that it? As I remembered, I remembered my position.
It's not nice for a noble lady to be happy with this situation, after all.
"Should I pack up Master Yen here, like, rude or something?"
"Ha! It's not bad to be cursed with a pretty mouth."
Looking up at Yen, he peeks up close into his glowing eyes. He said low, and I woke up.
Scary! But cool!! This guy is an absolute player.
Mostly. You keep a human woman on a dragon!? Hey!
Laughing at my reaction, Yen looked all the way across the river, in the opposite direction of the ship's journey. Slowly slow down what you thought and peek gently into my face.
"What, shall I take you somewhere like this?
"Huh."
"If you're in the West, your daughter has a high price"
"Huh?"
"Honey-colored hair with water-colored eyes. Bright white skin. That's a characteristic of Vaza. The current king of the western kingdom is white, so now a white child with skin is delighted in the market. - I know a Chivalrous couple with no children. She wanted an adopted son to give to the king's rear palace (Harlem). A young lady would welcome her."
"Oh, no."
Or, Yen made his voice sweet and low.
"Would you like an oasis lord? I like to make my kids taste gems instead of candy balls, in the name of an unusual hobby. Until your daughter grows up, she'll spoil you without a scratch."
……
"I'll give you a special choice, which one do you prefer?
I accidentally grabbed his arm when I could see that Yen, who said it in the face, was about to put his strength into the reins.
His forged arms, even with my strength, don't make it slight.
"... Master Yen, I, I want to return to the ship"
"How?
I looked under my eyes. The river is so far away.
If I jump, I'll be slammed to the river surface and shattered.
"I'm going home..."
When I was anxiously attacked and complained to him, he laughed and pinched my hair.
It's a nice colour, as defined by the law.
As I leaned over in trouble, I heard the wings.
"Yen!"
Theseus!
Theseus, who changed his complexion, rode his dark green dragon, right behind me. When he stopped nearby until the dragons were about to bump into each other, he glanced at Yen.
"I'm just kidding!
"It was a good place to be. I'm sorry to bother you."
Theseus tongues Yen without the colour of reflection, almost as he embarks himself, takes me away from Yen. When I put me on the back of his dragon, I tried to protect him and held him.
"Yen! What are you doing?"
In a sharp tone thrown again, Yen manipulated his dragon as he laughed, swirling in the direction of the ship. I held my breath, deeply, exhaled.
I know it was a joke, but I was scared.
To my appearance, Theseus makes a hard voice.
"Remilia"
"Yes."
"Yen seems to like you, but don't let him have too much heart"
It sounded sincere.
"You, in your position, are only innocent. What do you think would have happened to Kirchner and Stannis if Yen had taken you away at random? - Regardless of the two nobles, your squire is well and temporarily necked."
He got mad at me, and I shun,. Sure, it was floating, defenseless.
Stannis knew I looked terribly bitter every time I got laid, but he ignored me.
Stannis, I think I'm worried about you on the boat. I'll have to apologize later.
"Then, to Yen, you shouldn't talk about the King's Capital. He hates humans... because he's a bad guy."
I kept looking down, remembering that I had barely spoken.
He's a bad guy, hates humans...?
……… What about Master Theseus? Are you a bad person, after all, because you're Yen's friend "
Though I thought it wasn't about asking directly, I heard it terribly. Theseus smiled bitterly and said it was clear.
"He's a bad guy, - I'm a bad guy. I sold Sin to His Majesty in exchange for the aid of living inside"
Even though it's sunny, it looks sad. But that was true.
Theseus was close to Tania. You could have raised Singh as his son in the North Forest. Lost in His Majesty's plea, and to protect the lives of his compatriots, he gave Singh to the royal palace.
"He was still eight."
A bitter voice hits my ear.
We both flew silently for a while. I spinned a hard, irresponsible word that this gentle witch remained sad in her face.
"Master Singh, I'm glad you came to the royal palace.... because what Princess Francesca is. Vincent and Isaac and Marianne."
Sin shook my hand and moaned, "The Royal Palace is just an unpleasant thing," but he didn't tell me that he was just an unpleasant person. There's always someone by Singh, and everyone cares about him. I know that, too. So this is not a lie.
Besides, Sin looks really happy when he's with Francesca. When I said it, Theseus caressed my head in silence. You're a good girl, like that.
Somehow, don't let everyone treat you like a child.
"- Will Your Majesty take care of Singh?"
"You're so, so cute"
Always scary, Your Majesty, but in front of Master Singh, she seemed really calm and gentle.
"Right."
Is it my desire that Theseus' sad expression, though unchanged, looks a little, soothing?
"Does Master Theseus know His Majesty?
Theseus nods.
"Because Tania and Beatrice were close sisters"
Tania and Theseus grew up like brothers and sisters, he said. I understand that you must be familiar with Tania's edge. Though Theseus called His Majesty by name, I did not touch there.
The white dragon and his lord came back to us a little further to the ship.
"Theseus! I'm leaving now."
All of a sudden.
"I'm tired of going when I'm on a sailing trip, and I'm scared of the eyes of the bastards on the ship because I grabbed your daughter."
Without being frightened, Yen clasped his shoulders.
"Where are you going? I thought you were coming to the woods."
"Come on, east or north. Think while flying. Sa... ma'am!
"Ha!"
I stretched my spine.
Yen leapt on the dragon of Theseus, without a wind fearing the height. Attract me and mouth me on the forehead.
"I was mean earlier, and I'm sorry. Let's make up."
"What..."
Mouth on my forehead, I scream in my heart. Cool, don't think so, Yen chants like a spell with a bad guy, Yen.
Yen, who laughed at my reaction, put something like a string through his neck on my neck.
"I'm gonna apologize for scaring you."
I took a serious look at the strings around my neck and the beautiful stone that lay ahead. Like amber. More clear colored, strange stones than that.
"Beautiful..."
"Amulet. It's the one I liked. Take care of it."
Unexpectedly, when I was in love, Yen stroked my head, giving me a break with it. I'm scared, and I guess he's kind of dangerous. I knew you were a cool guy.
I lost his smile and nodded cocklessly.
"Yen......!
When Theseus saw the stone I had, he shouted as surprised for some reason, but Yen just laughed.
He jumps on his dragon again and waves gently at me.
"Bye, princess of Vaza. Thank you very much for your journey. - You'll be furious on the ship, say hello to my strange apprentice."
The whimsical dragon tribe left as the wind did when it came.
"He's finally home!
Returning to the ship, Singh was angry. The Kirchner brothers are relieving me of my return. Excuse me. Flirt. Follow me.
"Remilia. Didn't he do something mean to you?
I shake my head.
I feel like I've been told to be mean, but more than that, yes, they've done a lot of things.
Being hugged (like a baby), whispered in my ear (like a refrain) - it was an exciting three days for me to have never had contact with a relative and a young man other than Stannis.
He's been stealing tough stuff. - That's my heart.
I spoke to Singh, thinking about things like that and no pieces of reflection.
"... Master Yen said hello to his apprentice. Dear Sin."
"To me? I'm not his apprentice."
Sin mumbles, Theseus forgives.
"Don't say that. It would be Yen who taught Singh how to ride a dragon"
"You didn't tell me. Yen, I hope you tell me, but you got tired of leaving me in the mountains in three days. If Theseus hadn't looked for me, I'd be dead, wouldn't I? That's not what I call a master."
Pu, and Theseus watches Sin with a bitter smile as he turns sideways.
As I held the necklace he gave me from the top of my clothes, Stannis entered my sight looking at the sky with a difficult face.
Oh, I knew I was angry. My eyes under my glasses are narrowed a little grumpy.
Stannis tends to hide in his glasses, but he doesn't have good eye contact.
I pulled his sleeve by Stannis before he got mad.
"Lady."
"For those of you who don't know, I'm not following you anymore, Stannis... sorry"
……
"Worried?
When I was in the mood, Stannis shrugged and broke my shoulder.
"I was worried. - So? The lady hid it under her clothes, what is it?
Stannis, that's brilliant.
I honestly showed it to Stannis because I'm sad it was taken away. Beautiful stone like amber.
"Master Yen gave it to me! It's an amulet. Hey, Stannis, is this Amber? Beautiful colors I've never seen."
"... it's a Dragon Heart Stone."
"Heart stone?
Next to me with my neck hanging, Dominic watching over us, eh! and raised his voice. And the heart stone!! and stares to eat in.
"It's rarely expensive. You made money, lady."
Stannis, what he was thinking, that guy, too, said to himself in a small way and looked in Yen's flying away direction. I'll imitate that, too.
He was a scary man, but again, can I see him?
Yen's lost sailing journey proceeded peacefully, breaking up with Theseus in the harbor.
Sin wrote a letter and said goodbye.
I notice my eyes are a little red but I pretend to be polite and not look at it.
Going by land for a few days, a city of gorgeous colours was waiting for us.
- It's Merger!!