「有妳在的話,我們肯定能打造一個國泰民安的國家。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAHSGPDGcFoW
「我把她交給你們!求求你們!放過我和我的宮殿吧!」17Please respect copyright.PENANA3dfMQb0oXb
「妳根本就不是女神……而是會帶來毀滅的邪惡女巫!」17Please respect copyright.PENANALOjXpFkxqo
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「伊德里爾,妳為何仍然執迷不悟?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAnOpMkIqIhc
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「不是的!我──!」伊德里爾猛然睜開眼皮,挺起腰桿,伸直手像是想抓住什麼人。17Please respect copyright.PENANABNuEM5xlhT
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由於過度使力,伊德里爾頓覺一陣頭暈目眩,自己的身體彷彿搖搖欲墜的吊橋。17Please respect copyright.PENANAn4xPTZuVRE
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她深吸一口,將肺部滿盈涼意的空氣,隨後一小點一小點吐出,試圖緩和方才的衝動。17Please respect copyright.PENANA4ZPuzzjSam
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綠湖般通透的雙瞳掃視周圍──身上不是穿著記憶中的禮服,而是連身睡衣。17Please respect copyright.PENANAaEop8KpKSN
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床單和枕頭貌似有被汗水浸濕的痕跡。潔白柔軟的棉被整齊地平鋪於腹部,窗簾也牢牢地掩住外頭的景色。17Please respect copyright.PENANA6LCnBUPGa2
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伊德里爾將兩指覆上太陽穴,接著順時針畫圓搓揉。她感覺如被針扎過那般頭痛欲裂,甚至連自己是如何換了衣物、躺上了床的印象也蕩然無存。17Please respect copyright.PENANAUmvmn4RnRk
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她闔上雙眼,在意識裡的記憶之海垂釣了良久,最後總算釣起了一塊畫面片段──阿特里奇接吻的轉瞬之間。17Please respect copyright.PENANA6c9QoXQ7Ry
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羞愧如潮水般襲捲而來,紅暈染上了她白皙的側頰。兩隻手掌將捧住整張臉,像是想用微冷的手阻止因羞澀而導致的熱度繼續上升。17Please respect copyright.PENANAvJ2baZEePd
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肯定是那杯酒的錯!伊德里爾擰緊眉心,巴不得現在立刻使用時間回溯的魔法,倒轉到宴會前幾個小時。17Please respect copyright.PENANAL2oFluceS6
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如此一來,不僅能請人稟告王后殿下由於身體不適,所以無法出席她的生日宴會,也不會喝下那杯使人意亂情迷的杯中物。17Please respect copyright.PENANAQO3Z7yeLT4
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阿特里奇她……會記得嗎……?她不禁暗忖。17Please respect copyright.PENANAW46Ax2e39v
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啪咔。眼角的餘光捕捉到半邊的宮門敞開了。17Please respect copyright.PENANAslj4f7Eo4X
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亮眼的金黃髮梢從門縫中露出一小撮,碧眼緩緩地從門後冒出,似乎在窺探著宮內。17Please respect copyright.PENANAkLlxE60IpA
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「伊……」17Please respect copyright.PENANAGTcip6f7Kd
「伊德里爾!」17Please respect copyright.PENANAtQAcW8Xf9a
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銀鈴般的呼喚聲迴盪在宮中,帕米拉拎起緋紅色裙擺,噠噠噠地跑到床邊。尼爾則是把門輕輕帶上後,才慢慢走到帕米拉身旁。17Please respect copyright.PENANAFdvGC2fyu8
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「妳終於醒了!我好擔心妳!」17Please respect copyright.PENANAUgMb3hfh5G
「妳還好嗎……?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAH8sAquuFpg
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擔憂自己的問候此起彼落,模樣儼如兩隻飢腸轆轆的鳥兒,正焦急地向母鳥尋求餵食。17Please respect copyright.PENANAvCnAJkCIw3
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啪、啪。17Please respect copyright.PENANAES4EfJcCec
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伊德里爾輕拍了兩下掌心,打斷了兩人問話,同時也讓他們的視線聚集在自己身上。17Please respect copyright.PENANAfWUoBactxP
「孩子們,謝謝你們的擔心。」伊德里爾欣喜一笑。「不過我們還是一個一個來吧?像平時上課的時候一樣提問!」17Please respect copyright.PENANAql9M6xCWI8
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語落,帕米拉如同往常一樣堅定且迅速地舉起手。17Please respect copyright.PENANAwDRBWXKzT1
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「我我我!」帕米拉纖細的前臂在半空中揮舞。「伊德里爾妳餓了嗎?渴了嗎?我去請人替妳送吃的過來好嗎!」17Please respect copyright.PENANAzZefS8ZiYz
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「當然好呀,小甜心。」伊德里爾抬手輕揉帕米拉的髮絲,小公主笑顏逐開,接著一溜煙衝出寢宮。17Please respect copyright.PENANA6TFhR3u0SN
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這是伊德里爾最喜歡她的地方──直截痛快的行事風格。17Please respect copyright.PENANAeZHZpIJx4o
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「伊、伊德里爾……」留在原地的尼爾怯生生地詢問:「身體……好一點了嗎……?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAIg7TegsqWs
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「雖然不知道睡了多久,不過感覺比好多了。」伊德里爾輕笑。17Please respect copyright.PENANAbCZbXGkqHB
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小王子上下點了點頭,讓原本處於緊繃狀態的肩膀確確實實地放鬆下來。「太好了……」17Please respect copyright.PENANAzI9A3GIj3s
尼爾雖然不像他姐姐那般直率,但善良且富有同理心的他,是絕不會疏於關心的步驟。17Please respect copyright.PENANAThlwByvXpq
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「五天……」尼爾抬眸對視伊德里爾,濃綠的眼曈微動。「整整五天。」17Please respect copyright.PENANA6Uu5gX6XBT
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「五、五天?」伊德里爾倒抽一口氣。對她而言,這則消息並非好事。17Please respect copyright.PENANAI5fFPydpyp
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最近陷入深眠的次數愈來愈多,有時阿特里奇都得喚了好幾聲才會真正清醒過來。17Please respect copyright.PENANAXkpRdazukD
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伊德里爾心事重重地支手撐頭,向尼爾叮囑道:「以後……萬一我睡得太久的話,請你和小公主不論用何種方式,請一定、一定要叫醒我,好嗎?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAF6rNEPoXKk
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尼爾明白隱藏在話語中的重要性,並說了「我會轉告姐姐」17Please respect copyright.PENANAEGlekl8YnS
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「話說回來,阿特里奇去哪了?」按理說,此刻那名守護騎士應當要出現在眼前才是。17Please respect copyright.PENANAzW0XinntnJ
只見尼爾欲言又止的神情,伊德里爾便知在自己睡覺期間裡,估計發生了什麼事。17Please respect copyright.PENANAIwwc1fLMuB
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「阿特里奇她……她去了精靈之森。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAbCXD20kCp0
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伊德里爾一陣驚悸,本來好不容易恢復正常運作的腦袋,現在卻變成了茫然且不知所措的白紙,一下子什麼話也說不出來。17Please respect copyright.PENANAIEYGmWrBNF
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「為……為什麼?」伊德里爾感覺自己的牙齒正不斷打顫。「她一個人嗎?是誰讓她去的……?」17Please respect copyright.PENANAiV07OJDw68
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「是的……而且是阿特里奇自願去的。她說那裡的泉水能讓伊德里爾更快好起來……」尼爾眉尾下彎,表露無奈。「但……」17Please respect copyright.PENANAVXL0g2UWHe
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精靈之森……距離這兒騎馬過去最多也就三天,然而端看尼爾凝重的神情──很難不去聯想阿特里奇是否遭遇了困難。17Please respect copyright.PENANAbjwunqxcOM
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況且最近聽聞越來越多的族人不喜歡人類踏入森林裡。尤其是那些打從一開始就不信任人類的精靈,他們認為人類是愚蠢無知且蠻橫無禮。17Please respect copyright.PENANAhU85O6GOTH
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據說他們甚至會無聲無息地除掉任何一位入侵者。不分種族、不分性別。17Please respect copyright.PENANAoFAZowa3VW
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精靈之森的泉水不僅是精靈長壽的要素之一,也是某種特效藥,能使人快速消除自身的異狀。17Please respect copyright.PENANAVu0OwlAbU6
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那個笨蛋騎士……伊德里爾雙手揪緊棉被。心臟像是被人掐住般無法正常跳動,上排齒彷彿快要將下唇咬出鮮血。17Please respect copyright.PENANAp5YSgZXMYW
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再怎麼樣也不能一個人去啊……伊德里爾心裡焦急如熱鍋上的螞蟻。難以平復的情緒匯聚成一團熱氣流,在她的體內不間斷循環。17Please respect copyright.PENANAD0danX3j0j
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「我……我去外面幫妳看看阿特里奇回來了沒有……!」伊德里爾抱有同樣心情的尼爾,向伊德里爾簡單行禮後,快步離開宮中。17Please respect copyright.PENANAkGw2FBw4kX
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伊德里爾閉眼且雙手交扣,如同修女禱告般嘴巴不停歇地碎念著,像是在吟唱冗長的精靈語。17Please respect copyright.PENANAzkArxfEfNF
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求求您,請別讓她這麼快離開我。17Please respect copyright.PENANAvKkOzs6RiN
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伊德里爾加大握力,向信奉的神明傾訴自己內心深處的渴望。17Please respect copyright.PENANAk4rCo4hXpV
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「伊德里爾大人。」17Please respect copyright.PENANAqE6lW8nelH
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「……!」伊德里爾驀地瞪大眼睛,朝聲音方向一望。17Please respect copyright.PENANAKPk6tZy4Ay
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「您醒了。」阿特里奇穿著一如往日的白色軍服,一手扶於劍首,另一手貌似握著什麼東西,出現在伊德里爾面前。17Please respect copyright.PENANAuj8oc9TvgD
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阿特里奇一步步靠近床鋪邊,將手心攤開亮出一罐裝有透明液體的小藥瓶。「或許……喝下這個能讓您趕快──呃!」17Please respect copyright.PENANA4VS7yROly1
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伊德里爾奮不顧身地擁住阿特里奇的腰圍,隱忍已久的淚水奪眶而出。她感覺心臟正在異於平常劇烈地跳動,彷彿將剛才所有的想法全都拋諸腦後。17Please respect copyright.PENANAwFMLJQxd68
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「伊德里爾大人?」阿特里奇鮮少地發出驚嘆,手浮在空中不知該如何是好。17Please respect copyright.PENANAYSo2DOMkBk
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幸好、幸好……17Please respect copyright.PENANAOCa1nagZS9
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她回來了,而且毫髮無傷。17Please respect copyright.PENANAb8Pa8qiRbA
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「讓我……再維持這樣一陣子……」17Please respect copyright.PENANAkQgpFUIYBg