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「母......母親,妳在做什麼?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAqTPFy68Hug
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烏爾莉卡的視線越過鬣狗少年的肩膀,看見另一名更嬌小......甚至稱得上消瘦的嬌小身影站在不遠處。883Please respect copyright.PENANAQwfuGaEEHd
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這名女孩才剛滿十歲左右,如銀雪般色澤的髮絲與跟烏爾莉卡幾乎一模一樣,可與母親冷冽且堅定的目光不一樣的是,她的雙眸則透漏一份出於擔心受怕、逆來順從的神情。即使周遭的天氣潮濕炎熱,而且羊毛服裝將她從頭頂到腳裸包裹得緊緊的,她瘦小的身子卻仍在微微哆嗦,宛如寒風中的落葉,一吹就會飛走。883Please respect copyright.PENANAwNJhN3eXcJ
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烏爾莉卡當場丟下鬣狗少年,快步奔向小女孩身邊。883Please respect copyright.PENANAJSO1cGtZZ7
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「莎薇.西蒙納多蒂爾(Solveig Símonardóttir),妳剛才究竟跑去哪裡了?」883Please respect copyright.PENANA62bMnevseY
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只見銀髮小女孩的肩膀一震;每當母親說出自己全名時,就代表她自己惹上麻煩了。883Please respect copyright.PENANANZg0XlRcKS
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「你害媽媽擔心極了你知道嗎?妳怎麼沒告訴我就自己跑出去?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAFiggqybRt7
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烏爾莉卡的雙眸乍一看泛著幾乎可稱之為冰冷的色澤,但面對女兒時卻實實在在充盈著、並釋放著無法忽視的溫暖熱度。只不過當她在詢問女兒時,著急的口氣中帶了點咄咄逼人的味道。883Please respect copyright.PENANADOyPNiV754
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「我......我提了水過來.......」莎薇低著頭,支支吾吾道。883Please respect copyright.PENANAdq2RQlhMNg
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直到此刻,烏爾莉卡才注意到女兒手上提著一只裝滿清水的木製水桶。883Please respect copyright.PENANAGx6nr5JYn3
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「是他叫你去提水來的?」烏爾莉卡狠狠瞪向一旁癱坐在地上,乾咳著的鬣狗少年。883Please respect copyright.PENANAEoKpSpCuMs
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「不是的......不是狗哥哥叫我做的......」莎薇解釋。883Please respect copyright.PENANAqlAl5TXS81
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「那是哪個壞傢伙命令妳做的?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAxjgc1ka4Dv
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她輕輕搖了搖頭。883Please respect copyright.PENANABwfES5biRW
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「我.....只是......想要幫上一點忙而已......」她說。883Please respect copyright.PENANAcWfdU83Ggc
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「幫忙?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAlgOzh66qEY
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「因為我們已經再也回不了家鄉了......我想幫妳分擔些工作......」883Please respect copyright.PENANAmpqlXRprRL
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女兒這句話頓時觸動了烏爾莉卡的心弦,一陣難以言喻的刺痛與哀愁湧向她的心頭。883Please respect copyright.PENANAmzZZZJpjBz
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「傻孩子,挑水這種事交給我去做就行了。」烏爾莉卡說:「我們也可以向挑水夫買水呀。更何況水井又這麼遙遠,一路上可能會發生許多危險。」883Please respect copyright.PENANA06bd1bN7Db
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「可、可是......」883Please respect copyright.PENANAAMP6scTpYd
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「下次別再這樣擅作主張的亂跑了,知道嗎?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAAhnvZTQgmt
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「啊......喔......」883Please respect copyright.PENANAGvAcSkbWQT
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莎薇沒有多說什麼,只是低下頭不發一語,踢了踢地面。883Please respect copyright.PENANAdEGEfm4SsE
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這孩子太安靜了,烏爾莉卡輕輕搖了搖頭。883Please respect copyright.PENANA1oxsZX5gRb
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有些時候她還真希望女兒能對她大聲嚷嚷想要什麼,而不是把所有心事一股腦的全往肚裡吞。這孩子內斂性格多半是從她那繼承下來的,但莎薇卻嚴重缺乏在必要時挺起胸膛、堅定信念的勇氣與決心。883Please respect copyright.PENANAsF1cEhQybG
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烏爾莉卡輕嘆一口氣;畢竟莎薇自出生後就不斷遭遇各種變動——而且還都是負面的那一種!883Please respect copyright.PENANAbEff19TQNl
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每況愈下的生活環境,讓莎薇連一個舒服的夏日午後都得引頸期盼,最終導致她對於未來缺乏期許。更別她的未來簡直能稱之為一片迷茫。烏爾莉卡常常見到莎薇臉上露出茫然無神的表情,就連那一雙大大的眼睛都顯得目光渙散。883Please respect copyright.PENANAu6POT6eYUm
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烏爾莉卡突然驚覺到,自己何嘗不是如此呢?883Please respect copyright.PENANAw4jTGO6IAx
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不行!883Please respect copyright.PENANAYSSOrIraBc
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她搖了搖頭。883Please respect copyright.PENANABZdtVmpZaq
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我必須保護她,保護我最後的親生骨肉,人生中唯一的希望.....883Please respect copyright.PENANAoAS3cDWBpq
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「痛痛痛痛......為什麼我會這麼慘啊?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAJiiVoVlvAc
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就在此時,烏爾莉卡的思緒被艾塔奇的喃喃自語給拉了回來。883Please respect copyright.PENANA6QX1DBInNC
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她轉過頭去,看見剛才被自己抓起來的鬣狗少年搖搖晃晃地重新站起身子,他的臉色似乎還有些蒼白。883Please respect copyright.PENANAxsLLsd8Ddk
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「下一次您又要找莎薇小姐的話,請別用這麼粗暴的方式。」艾塔奇邊說邊揉了揉自己發紅的脖子。「剛才是莎薇小姐主動找我去挑水,我一路上我都有看顧好她的安全。」883Please respect copyright.PENANAwj1uSLrri5
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「這是真的嗎,莎薇?」烏爾莉卡問。883Please respect copyright.PENANAANSnNGriIB
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莎薇輕輕點了點頭。883Please respect copyright.PENANAQAG9jJckiT
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「就......就算是這樣,我也不放心將她交給其他人帶,更別說是頭野獸人了。莎薇是我人生的一切。假如她發生什麼萬一的話,我絕對饒不了任何人......或鬣狗。」883Please respect copyright.PENANAczz7QD0AIc
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烏爾莉卡本以為自己凌厲的目光會使對方膽怯,但艾塔奇反而直率地迎向她的目光。883Please respect copyright.PENANA5etPH9REF7
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「這是當然的!」艾塔奇拍胸保證,一字一句都誠摯無比。「我清楚曉得莎薇小姐對您有多麼的重要,我會盡自己最大的力量來保護她!」883Please respect copyright.PENANA4yirZ58mjm
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「呃、咳哼,你知道就好!」883Please respect copyright.PENANARpLQ4izEbU
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烏爾莉卡不自覺地避開他的視線,對眼前這名少年坦率的言行有點招架不住。883Please respect copyright.PENANAURAcZtkryz
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只不過,艾塔奇的下一句話卻讓她當場愣住。883Please respect copyright.PENANANcSlPFgxMe
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「您是我的女王。而我,出身於鬣狗獸族的艾塔奇,也曾發誓過女王的願望是我的願望!」883Please respect copyright.PENANAoblW8aO3b0
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「女王什麼的......你到底對這個稱呼有多執著?」烏爾莉卡問。883Please respect copyright.PENANAcy1vb35lhJ
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這時艾塔奇挺起胸膛,獸耳與獸尾都翹得老高。他說:883Please respect copyright.PENANA75kZHdo7ey
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「俗話說,男性斑點鬣狗的一生當中有三位『女王』:883Please respect copyright.PENANANnWizmi7EW
一位是他的母親,這是理所當然的。883Please respect copyright.PENANAeojB2NCu3P
一位是他全心侍奉氏族族長,這是因為統治鬣狗氏族的皆是女子。883Please respect copyright.PENANACcyO9zxrp3
一位則是他親愛的妻子。883Please respect copyright.PENANAvtCrRgI9nU
烏爾莉卡夫人是我的妻子,所以我稱呼您為女王完全沒有問題!」883Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1wrtBr3LI
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「妻子什麼的,別隨便說出口。」烏爾莉卡撇過頭去。883Please respect copyright.PENANAqCEwNpTg79
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「可是我們倆已經在尼卡罕(nikah)——婚姻婚契上簽了名,從此我們倆就是夫.....夫妻了......」883Please respect copyright.PENANACiJavQwcC1
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烏爾莉卡忽然注意到艾塔奇雙頰泛起紅潮,只見他乾咳了幾聲,目光左右飄動,似乎不知道該看哪裡才好。883Please respect copyright.PENANAX3snn9p1VX
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直到此時,烏爾莉卡這才發覺自己頭髮凌亂,幾縷銀色髮絲貼在脖頸上,脖子至鎖骨及雙峰處香汗淋漓。身上的白色羊毛上衣更是全被汗水浸溼,顯露出她曼妙姣好的身材。883Please respect copyright.PENANAJPuvyxVuFp
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「莎薇,我們進房裡去。」883Please respect copyright.PENANAlL2TtoaPMZ
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烏爾莉卡牽起莎薇,頭也不回往屋內的方向走去。883Please respect copyright.PENANAchEB1IZ59Z
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「我的女王,我拿一件新的衣服給您。」883Please respect copyright.PENANA8cWuz1rTs1
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「不需要!」883Please respect copyright.PENANA9DSEJGnXkW
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「我的女王,請稍等一下。」883Please respect copyright.PENANAn9HupsABnN
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「又怎麼了?」883Please respect copyright.PENANA0WmeqwqGo2
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「您住在這也有一個多星期了,」艾塔奇紅著臉緩緩的低下頭,一臉羞澀地說:「是時候該盡一下妳的.....職責吧?」883Please respect copyright.PENANAVPLsBnoz1B
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「職責......」883Please respect copyright.PENANA0O2IexMpt7
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烏爾莉卡愣了一下,接著像是意識到什麼似的撇過頭去。883Please respect copyright.PENANAk9pfFCCFBI
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「現在還是大白天......」她盡可能以冷靜的態度推辭。883Please respect copyright.PENANAHjd39oWeMu
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「我已經耐著性子忍很久了!」883Please respect copyright.PENANAJsPk5qUybG
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可是當烏爾莉卡重新面向對方,她正巧一眼對上艾塔奇那雙誠懇溫暖、閃閃發光的眼眸。883Please respect copyright.PENANAkvdsCX7G7i
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「......我懂了。」烏爾莉卡嘆口氣。883Please respect copyright.PENANAPS3HZZxZaQ
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「那我去準備一下,請先去房間等我!」883Please respect copyright.PENANA0boO1jnN1U
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「嗯。」883Please respect copyright.PENANAuSKrf5JDsq
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烏爾莉卡冷漠地點了點頭,然後轉身離去。但是在那張冰冷面孔之下,卻是一個正在吶喊的靈魂。883Please respect copyright.PENANAertyfpKW4E
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我明明是個三十歲的婦人,為什麼這個十二歲的男孩會成為我的丈夫啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊!883Please respect copyright.PENANASxGcKwO7XC
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內心被這份難以言喻的困惑所衝擊,使得烏爾莉卡不禁回憶起自己過往的人生,以及不久前發生的那齣重大事件。883Please respect copyright.PENANAm9EcaMuFnO