Sometimes it’s the experience of a day’s work, sometimes it’s opinions about the Empire, or plans for the future.
Lindong is already very satisfied; she feels like she’s a very lucky person.
Whenever she lost her way, she would encounter kind people who would pick her up. If there’s any dissatisfaction with her days living in Ximu Town, it’s only with Ethan, who always had restless hands, constantly touching her.
"And you are different from those people."
Lindong squinted her eyes, recalling the pleasant memories from Ximu Town, "Do you remember when you read ’The Empire Tribal Atlas’?"
Ethan nodded; that was after he became familiar with Fortune. Occasionally, Fortune would lazily lounge in his embrace as they read together, and back then he felt that this cat seemed to understand the words in the book.
He learned about the Northern Clan for the first time from books like ’The Empire Tribal Atlas.’ He didn’t expect that such white-haired red-eyed groups existed in the world.
Lindong smirked, "You said you just love this kind of thing."
Ethan remembered that when he expressed his feelings, the cat suddenly stiffened, its tail raised high, as if startled.
Back then, Lindong thought Ethan was truly a strange person. The Northern Clan was originally ostracized by the people in the capital due to their odd traits, and many secretly slandered them as descendants of devils, hence having devil-like red eyes.
So, she came up with an idea.
She had to temporarily leave Ximu Town because if the Church people discovered her tracks, Ethan, just a refugee boy, would undoubtedly die from their persecution. She still had many vendettas unresolved, and only after settling all of them could she confidently return to Ximu Town and respond to Ethan.
However, when she returned to Ximu Town the second time, Lindong’s plans changed.
She never expected that the refugee boy from back then would have grown so much in just two years.
Lindong suddenly stood up, leaned closer to Ethan, cupping his face in her somewhat cold hands, closely examining him, their distance shortening.
The sound of wind and snow outside the cave grew louder, seemingly accompanied by the sound of objects moving at high speed.
Something was racing through the blizzard, gradually approaching them.
However, Lindong didn’t want to pay attention to what was happening outside.
That speeding object finally found the entrance of the cave.
Rowena jumped off the electric wheelchair and rushed in, "What on earth are you two doing here, hiding from the main group doing something so shady?"
She asked the two loudly. When the energy crystal communication was cut off, her radar sounded an alarm.
Someone had broken away from the organization, forming a small alliance.
As a member of the "We Love Each Other Big Family" group chat, Rowena had to stop this sneaky act!
She set her electric wheelchair to the highest setting and broke through the snowstorm, finally arriving at this crucial moment.
Rowena saw Lindong cupping Ethan’s face, with their noses almost touching.
A victor’s smile appeared on her face.
However, Lindong’s gaze only lingered on the uninvited guest for less than a second before returning to Ethan’s face. She slowly closed her eyes, moving even closer, feeling the response from Ximu Town’s refugee boy.
Rowena’s smile froze on her face, her eyes almost bulging out.
It’s over, the sky is falling!
Rowena couldn’t remember how she walked out of the cave. She didn’t even bother to return to her electric wheelchair, instead falling onto the snowy mound beside the wooden sign, with her vision blocked by the snowstorm, her eyes starting to blur.
She didn’t even care about her butt, which was almost frozen into an ice block.
Before Rowena caught a cold, Lindong dragged her back into the cave.
"What’s gotten into you now?"
Lindong wrapped Rowena in a blanket, this girl seemed smaller than usual, apparently having taken quite a blow.
However, Lindong had to emphasize that she hadn’t invited Rowena; Rowena came on her own.
Rowena said weakly; she never expected these two to have developed to the point of disregarding everyone else, even kissing right in front of her... It’s too indecent, she couldn’t even articulate it!
She had a friend who was now faint from anger.
Ethan wiped the corner of his mouth and solemnly said, "Is it the Kingdom Army? Have they started moving?"
Rowena looked up, staring incredulously at Ethan—this person, having just engaged in such a thrilling act, suddenly became serious, as if they had gathered here just to hold a regular battle meeting.
She stammered, "H-how do you know?"
"Because I trust you. You must have discovered something and that’s why you came here."
Ethan said, "Even the Imperial Knight Order’s movements can’t escape your divination skills."
"Of course, just look at whose divination skill it is!"
Rowena burst into laughter, her mouth barely able to contain her smugness, "I’ve completely grasped the movements of the next appointed Knight Commander. They’ve gathered a Knight Order comprising dozens of High-tier Knights and a dozen Priests, and have already left the capital."