「……涅澤爾沒告訴你嗎?」275Please respect copyright.PENANAhXjVm6aH8x
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「是的。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAp0azl1TVm9
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「我們邊走邊說如何?」275Please respect copyright.PENANAhyzZbhHGQv
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霍金只能同意,在遠離城門後,亨利脫下兜帽,湛藍的眼珠在夜色下變得黯淡許多,後者深吸了一口氣,輕輕啟口:275Please respect copyright.PENANARn3S9WaMbb
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「我希望你能完成我做不到的事。」國王的手握了又鬆,他沒有看著身旁的兒子,而是望向雲層後不顯眼的月亮,「當初……在你出生之前,發生了不少事,讓你的爺爺想要討伐巫師,這你知道嗎?」275Please respect copyright.PENANAvdsymBF1Xl
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「知道。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAytJsnWj5xc
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「涅澤爾並沒有殺人,可是無論我怎麼解釋都沒有用。」亨利的語氣聽起來萬分沮喪,「這次也一樣,並不是涅澤爾綁架你的,但一定不會有人相信我的話。」國王轉而看向王子,霍金靜靜地等著他說下去,「由你去說服蜜拉的話,她一定會聽你說。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAN8VFryng2f
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霍金一陣錯愕,好半晌才想通話題怎會轉到這裡來,他遲疑地問道:275Please respect copyright.PENANAxQf1Vs5O9m
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「您的意思是,我被送到巫師塔的理由,是父王您想藉由我說服母后執行各種相關政策、好洗刷巫師的汙名嗎?」275Please respect copyright.PENANAAqbvV2qD5z
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「可以這麼說,但一開始……」亨利頓了一下,似乎不知從何開口,這副模樣倒與霍金在涅澤爾記憶中看到的男孩有幾分神似,「其實是小白擅自把你抓走,可是涅澤爾來找我解釋之前,你就傳了求救訊息回來,我知道──」亨利的表情變得有些尷尬,但他還是繼續說下去,「我知道要是這時把你接回來,蜜拉大概會把涅澤爾殺了,所以才先讓你住在那裡,想等你有可能替涅澤爾說話的時候再帶你回來。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAFejb8xG0ck
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這解釋簡直讓霍金啞口無言,即使情況緊急,身為國王卻做出這種詭異的決策,也教人匪夷所思,隨機應變這個詞也不是這樣用的吧?275Please respect copyright.PENANAaE0VP9XBOW
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「……那您為何不在一開始便將我接回宮,告訴我事情的真相、讓我轉告母后?」275Please respect copyright.PENANAgzDb5PXvpx
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「那時候的你會相信我嗎?」275Please respect copyright.PENANANhECNaof6H
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霍金立時回想起他初入巫師塔的情形……可是涅澤爾講話都不清不楚、事情又發生得那麼突然,若是他在那種情況下還能立刻信任對方,那羅蔓沃居國傳到他這代就要滅國了吧!然而,這種事他可不能在父親面前說,最後僅是搖頭。275Please respect copyright.PENANAgIC4s70HkZ
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亨利嘆了口氣,轉變話題:「我聽說了蜜拉派勇者去找你的事,有任何勇者與你接觸嗎?霍金。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAofylF9ghzY
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「有的,這次有一名勇者同我回來。」霍金想起現在最重要的事,連忙道:「兒臣有一事相求,懇請父王共商計策,讓我們在面對母后時能夠口徑一致。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAQEvXpiqtqA
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霍金低垂著頭,唯恐母親會出現過於負面的反應,明明他是想好好計劃一番的,結果目前的做法和什麼辦法都不想直接衝到母后面前完全沒兩樣啊!先跟父王見面,根本只是確認了自己的父親在遇到巫師的時候就變得超級好說話而已。275Please respect copyright.PENANAORdETdN8qk
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坐在少年對面的女子雙手置於桌面,兩人的中間擺了一壺茶,這是蜜拉談話時的習慣,但霍金即便說得口乾舌燥也沒心情品茗。王后專屬的艷麟宮在蜜拉成為王后、太后又過世後便荒廢了,霍金到過這裡的次數屈指可數,蜜拉或許是想圖個清靜,所以才在這裡接見他。275Please respect copyright.PENANAGFbVLEDLo7
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到底為什麼父王會同意「直接說實話呀」這種提議啊……王子滿腹埋怨的同時,王后的嗓音總算響起:275Please respect copyright.PENANAHifBFdIpeC
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「他對波可很好嗎?」275Please respect copyright.PENANAaURqLvrkNN
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霍金不甘心地承認:「波可很喜歡他。」275Please respect copyright.PENANArL3E3XHC5V
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蜜拉將茶杯拉到自己面前,握住把手,「你比亨利懂事,你知道讓朝廷重臣都曉得你『疑似』被綁架之後,再息事寧人會有什麼後果。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAAFgrZ2pnzi
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「母后……」275Please respect copyright.PENANA878d7WYcDS
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「我教你的是談正事才要用正式的稱呼喔。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAIJI5tNMbsu
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「媽。」霍金立刻改口,蜜拉端起茶杯啜了一口,並示意兒子也倒一杯茶。275Please respect copyright.PENANA03ScVb1sZe
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「我們就把這列為私事吧。」蜜拉放下茶杯,氤氳熱氣裊裊上升,艷麟宮內僅點了一盞燈,房間裡曾經富麗堂皇的裝飾在無人居住後亦未拆下,牆上精美的動物浮雕在朦朧的光線中似真似假。「我無法忍受有人利用我兒子,就算是我選擇的伴侶也一樣。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAYpkmQDSC47
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國王與巫師都被她給請到艷麟宮的內院去,龍於高空中盤旋,勇者則安置在不遠處的僕人房,波可被馴犬師接走,此處僅餘母子二人。275Please respect copyright.PENANAeBBF8Jlp2u
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「不過看起來,你似乎不覺得自己被利用呢?」275Please respect copyright.PENANA1cEvgLF9gi
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霍金不由得別開眼,他想起愛寵還是條欠缺管教的幼犬時,曾經咬壞宮殿的地毯,當時他無所謂的態度引發了什麼樣的後果。275Please respect copyright.PENANAheIZcXk5aP
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「說實話,你覺得怎麼樣?」275Please respect copyright.PENANA1XHcUYNYlo
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「我認為父王的舉動很荒謬。但涅澤爾姑且算是成功成為了我的朋友,而且我覺得他……」霍金頓了一下,與母親相似的黑瞳與對方的眼神交會,「他根本不覺得妳聽了這些話會有什麼好臉色,那個王八蛋就是故意要惹妳生氣,他也不在乎妳對巫師抱持何種態度,不管妳是要驅逐他或是保護他,他都無所謂。」275Please respect copyright.PENANA7DqEKQr1sM
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王后將空空如也的茶杯往前推,王子識相的替母親再添一杯。275Please respect copyright.PENANAUKbDAeTtYt
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「你父親很天真,我希望你不會像他一樣。」275Please respect copyright.PENANA95mmLZstKx
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蜜拉做了個手勢,霍金也端著杯子喝起茶來,女子將幾粒白糖丟入自己的杯中攪拌,淺褐色的茶水映出她毫無表情的面容。275Please respect copyright.PENANAPi7J0LXsqN
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「我沒有拒絕過你的要求,這次也不會,無論你想要什麼,我都會為你完成。你是我的兒子,這是你應得的禮遇。」她抿了一口茶,語氣不輕不重,「只是,你必須承擔自己的要求所帶來的後果,就像以前一樣。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAFrGCYMl8En
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霍金一個字也不敢答,僅能垂首望著茶杯,蜜拉放下沒喝完的茶站了起來,走到兒子身邊。275Please respect copyright.PENANAyrofgGtTJ2
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「好了,現在讓我們去見見那兩個不負責任的男人吧。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAjJK3elaZ7S
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霍金站起身,隨之而來的擁抱讓他明白一切的危機都解除了,「你不知道我有多擔心你。」女子沒等孩子回應便鬆開雙臂,方才難得流露的脆弱煙消雲散,恢復一如往常的笑容,「我對你這孩子的期望可是很高的哦,霍金,你要成為足以在談判桌上跟我面對面的人才行。」275Please respect copyright.PENANAdeWiiIF4U5
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高塔上的巫師與王子
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西瓜精
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拯救世界的勇者❖十七章-2
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