他們花了很長的一段時間才走出地道,遠比來時耗費的時間更久。424Please respect copyright.PENANANiFKzt15N9
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炎魔帶領他們來到鴉之森附近的出口,當霍金爬出地穴,迎在前頭的僅有一輪斗大的滿月,月光輕輕披覆於降雨過後的草原,在狼狽了半天後,地表的一切看來都比從前更加美麗,即使是穴口邊的夜露也晶瑩剔透得恍若鑽石。424Please respect copyright.PENANAZvBfbd7I6G
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霍金在草叢中站穩腳步,趴在他背上的涅澤爾比外表看起來更輕,若不是不斷升高的體溫,霍金幾乎感覺不出自己背上還有個人。424Please respect copyright.PENANA0974mMXWml
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「站著別動。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4MiD2hFhK
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從被揹起後就沒吐出半個字的巫師說,剛邁步走往森林的王子猶疑半秒便照做。424Please respect copyright.PENANAeRXGr2MdH5
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一隻蟋蟀跳到霍金腳邊。424Please respect copyright.PENANAY1OsIRAVbl
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然後是第二隻、第三隻、第四隻……除此之外,還有青蛙、蟾蜍、夜鶯和所有可能在夜晚出現的生物,幾隻鳥跳上他的肩膀後又飛向夜空、嚇了霍金一跳,他搞不清楚這是怎麼回事,蟲鳥合音在霎那間成了專屬於他們的背景音樂,劇烈鶯啼幾乎震痛耳膜。424Please respect copyright.PENANAZ8WKkLOTpB
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過不了多久,激烈的振翅聲便於上方響起。424Please respect copyright.PENANAx322BDigdB
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白龍俯衝而下,強烈的風壓逼得周遭的蟲鳥四散,霍金也差點摔倒,來到他面前的白龍並未降落,而是伸出爪子一把抓住他們、飛上天際。424Please respect copyright.PENANABvcb1WFygG
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白龍用迅雷不及掩耳的速度飛回高塔,霍金都還沒說上任何一句話,他就跟著涅澤爾一起被泡進院子裡的噴水池了,當他掙扎著爬上岸,焦急的白龍也像是完全沒發現他的存在,眼裡只有除了頭部之外身體完全泡在水中的巫師。424Please respect copyright.PENANAzlUUkV4yPU
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看起來涅澤爾似乎在飛上天時就放心地暈死過去了,霍金一時不曉得自己該不該主動向小白解釋,身後就傳來了激動的狗吠聲。424Please respect copyright.PENANARN1PyJsCYJ
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「波可!」424Please respect copyright.PENANA2VsTfrApFC
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王子旋身抱住朝他撲來的獵狗,仔細端詳了好一陣子才確認當他不在的期間牠毫髮無傷。424Please respect copyright.PENANA8H8cNI32nx
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掉進地道的不知所措、死裡逃生的慶幸與恐懼、對於巫師的種種疑問,各種情緒都在因愛犬放鬆後一股腦地冒了出來,弄得霍金一團混亂,而狗叫也喚醒了白龍的神智,牠扭過頭來望向霍金,眼神危險得讓人覺得自己下一秒就會命喪龍爪。424Please respect copyright.PENANAyfO0Y2cKbQ
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「萵苣先生,可以告訴我發生了什麼事嗎?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAifQYImqqYo
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霍金一五一十地將今日發生的事和盤托出,專注傾聽的白龍尾巴有一下沒一下的拍打著地面,直到他說完,敲擊聲也沒有停止。424Please respect copyright.PENANAUfnWpQjswM
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白龍沉默了一陣子,最後做出理性的結論:424Please respect copyright.PENANAqrVcqNRwfA
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「這樣聽起來,也不是萵苣先生或炎魔牠們的錯呢,畢竟萵苣先生不曉得那裡有什麼,炎魔牠們也不曉得涅澤爾大人不希望你被打。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAbBVf7Yt8rX
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這話說的,簡直像是假如涅澤爾不在乎他、其牠魔物要把他千刀萬剮也無所謂似的。霍金不曉得白龍有沒有這個意思,暫且先把這件不重要的小事放到一邊,「他為什麼會變成這樣?是被火燒的關係嗎?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAS8QdaIsIjw
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「嗯,可以這樣說沒錯喔,涅澤爾大人是麒麟,只要體內的元素比例失衡就會變回原形。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAHWEjy6nrCQ
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「麒麟……你是說,國徽上的那種麒麟?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAzrOiGAYl40
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「對呀,不過有些地方不一樣,人類都亂畫。」白龍敲尾巴的動作停了下來,垂首俯瞰被牠捧在掌心裡浸水的褐髮青年,「如果完全變回原形的話,之後醒來的時候就會是下一個涅澤爾大人了,雖然我還是會喜歡涅澤爾大人,可是這樣涅澤爾大人又不記得我了。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAJ1faSIxgwI
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摟著狗兒坐在噴水池邊的霍金,皺著眉頭試圖搞懂白龍在說些什麼,「那他現在怎麼辦?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAo4xkgh0zME
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「火元素失衡的話,就是像現在這樣待在可以吹風有水又有土的地方,等到麟片和角消失就沒事了喔。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAnxilvxQxq0
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「為什麼他要變成人類的樣子?」424Please respect copyright.PENANA9SjL2TwBKn
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此話一出,白龍立時陷入沉默,見牠似乎不想多談,霍金便換了個話題:「我想問,地道裡為什麼會有炎魔?那好像不是這座塔的一部份?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAACEwMf6l8Z
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「噢、這個,」白龍回過神來,應道:「我想,應該是因為鴉之森附近原本就有炎魔聚落,我的結界又沒有設到地底,牠們一直挖一直挖就挖到了這裡。因為除了人類之外大家都不會對涅澤爾大人怎麼樣,所以我之前也沒有注意到。」講到最後,白龍的神態變得有些懊惱,好像在說牠先前要是有在這上頭花點心思就好了。424Please respect copyright.PENANA0IKNwfNxw1
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霍金頷首,接著又針對當中的不解處發問:「你的結界是指什麼啊?小白。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAJfXlQmjcgt
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「就是保護高塔的魔法呀,讓萵苣先生你爬不出去那個,那就是我做的喔。」白龍吐出讓霍金詫異的話語,他還以為那是巫師的傑作,「涅澤爾大人不想要的話也可以自己拆掉,不過他都沒有阻止我呢。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAYk0nKcD68x
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話講到這裡,彼此的疑問也都解得差不多了,波可蜷在主人身邊睡去,捨不得把狗叫醒的王子望著愛犬陷入緘默,在他即將入睡時,耳畔似乎傳來白龍的低語:424Please respect copyright.PENANAZOiiTsOFy3
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「我也想知道,涅澤爾大人為什麼不當龍呢?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAJjl9HQjPgL
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白龍為了照料昏迷不醒的巫師,一連七日都未闔眼。巫師的鱗片範圍已縮小至左眼窩,長角則沒有縮短的跡象。424Please respect copyright.PENANAeAgz3YGnfb
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今夜,王子照例摘下數十朵玫瑰放到寸步不離噴水池的巨龍嘴邊,龍道了聲謝便吃起晚餐,霍金坐到噴水池邊緣,雙目緊閉的褐髮巫師動也不動地躺在白龍泡水的爪子裡,月亮映於水面的倒影恰好落在他身旁。424Please respect copyright.PENANAVRWFnfz6r5
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巨龍吃到一半,居然維持咀嚼的動作打起盹來了,至此,霍金再也忍不住了:424Please respect copyright.PENANAegkJ1sQRp8
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「這裡交給我,你先去休息啦,小白。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAAQEUyzuJY4
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「咦?唔,什麼?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAGVcuJYHu3e
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白龍迷迷糊糊的睜開眼,霍金望著牠呆頭呆腦的模樣又重述一次:「我說,你想睡覺就去睡,我會幫你看著他。」424Please respect copyright.PENANAA0HhPHWgBW
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白龍眨眨惺忪的睡眼,這才聽懂王子在說些什麼,連忙搖動碩大的腦袋拒絕:「不行!我要照顧涅澤爾大人──」424Please respect copyright.PENANADjDgDszejW
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「你剛剛一睡,這傢伙都快滅頂了,」霍金指著下半臉已經沉到水裡的涅澤爾,白龍連忙讓青年的頭浮出水面,坦白說,霍金也不曉得巫師被火燒都死不了、只是區區一點水能不能殺得死他,但白龍顯然對此有所顧慮,他便當作巫師這種生物雖然燒不死但溺得死了,不過白龍的下一句話便顛覆了他的想法:424Please respect copyright.PENANABeVCuuKudm
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「要是讓涅澤爾大人喝到水就不好了。」424Please respect copyright.PENANA8kn2S4tFVH
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「麒麟不能喝水嗎?」424Please respect copyright.PENANAb725uUhY8b
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「聽涅澤爾大人說,是不需要吃也不需要喝呢。」這番話算是解答了為何住在高塔的日子裡,霍金從來沒看過巫師進食的疑惑,白龍又道:「我不曉得吃東西會不會怎麼樣,可是涅澤爾大人也不想吃的樣子,那我想就不要吃比較好。」424Please respect copyright.PENANA1z1RXKVvCH
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高塔上的巫師與王子
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藏於那之下❖第十章-2
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