清晨,和煦的微風徐徐吹拂,大片雲朵遮蔽住陽光,讓天色稍顯昏暗,涼爽的溫度讓人覺得通體舒暢。
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距離夏莉娜醒來已經過了半年之久,在這期間,夏莉娜每天都會由不同的人陪著她做各種不同的復健運動,大多都是奈爾亞陪同,少部分時間才會由塞璐拉或埃尼亞陪伴。
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起初只是簡單的慢跑,隨著夏莉娜的體力逐漸恢復,一些比較激烈的運動也可以進行了。上週剛可以在森林中越野奔跑的夏莉娜,今天正準備來嘗試許久未進行的射靶。
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一連射了五輪,一開始仍有餘力的時候,夏莉娜還可以穩穩地命中靶心,當來到第三輪時,只是拉開弓弦就讓她覺得有點吃力,而最後一輪更是直接脫靶。
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夏莉娜喘著氣,將手中新手用的練習弓放在桌上,一旁的埃尼亞連忙遞上水瓶和毛巾。向埃尼亞道謝的時候,她可愛的臉蛋上浮現的笑容,讓夏莉娜忍不住揉了揉他的腦袋。
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不知從何時開始,嬌小的曾孫女慢慢地在夏莉娜心中開始佔有一席之地,雖然仍然思念著萊爾,但是焦燥的心情隨著日漸相處,慢慢的平靜下來。
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只要繼續保持下去,用不了兩年就可以動身出發。夏莉娜默默地想到,碧綠眼眸中閃爍著名為希冀的光彩。
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「不過埃尼亞,今天遊俠學院不是要上課嗎?妳怎麼有空陪我?」
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「嘿嘿,我告訴教官說曾祖母大人會教我的,教官馬上一臉羨慕地讓我請假了。」埃尼亞雙手叉腰,得意洋洋地說道。
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不要把我拿來當作請假的藉口啊!夏莉娜強忍著說教的衝動,只是埃尼亞實在太可愛,最終她打消了這個念頭。
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「不過埃尼亞,騙人可不行喔,比起學院的教官,現在的我根本無法讓妳更進一步。」夏莉娜沮喪地垂下頭,看著不斷顫抖的手掌。
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如今的她,身體的機能大幅度下降,只不過是勉強能夠使用訓練弓的廢物罷了。
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「我只會出一張嘴而已,根本無法手把手教妳——」
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「才沒有這回事。」
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夏莉娜驚訝地抬頭,見到的是埃尼亞與平常憨傻模樣不同的認真表情。
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「曾祖母教的知識都很有幫助,教官他們只不過是學院派出身,哪裡比得上您身經百戰得來的技巧呢?」埃尼亞說話的同時不停地靠近她,「更何況他們教的東西最早的源頭也是來自曾祖母,哼,什麼魔法箭矢一開始被認為是旁門左道,我看只是他們的腦子不知變通的蠢貨而已啦!」
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看著埃尼亞氣噗噗的樣子,夏莉娜忍不住笑出聲來,用欣慰柔和的眼神凝視著她。
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要是當初在翁拉席恩的時候,有人能夠支持她的話,或許她也不會選擇直接離開。夏莉娜連忙搖頭將這個念頭掐斷,要是不離開的話,現在就看不到可愛的埃尼亞了。
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就在夏莉娜忙著安撫埃尼亞之際,一旁的走道外傳來了急促的腳步聲。不一會兒,聲音的主人就出現在夏莉娜面前,是眼熟的橡樹守衛。
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「夏莉娜大人,抱歉打擾到您。」守衛氣喘吁吁的向兩人行禮後,連忙說道:「有來自塔菲恩王國的緊急信件,女王陛下要您即刻帶著埃尼亞前去會議廳。」
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還未等夏莉娜回應,一旁的埃尼亞臉色立刻顯得倉皇不安,她緊緊抓著夏莉娜的衣角,一言不發。
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儘管內心有著不好的預感,但是夏莉娜還是強撐著臉上的笑容,帶著埃尼亞快步離去。要是兩個人都表現出慌亂的模樣,只會讓氣氛更加惡劣。
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來到了熟悉的會議廳內,塞璐拉仍坐在首位,正面有難色的看著手上的信件,當她看見夏莉娜和埃尼亞時,整個眉頭幾乎都皺成一團。
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待到兩人就坐,夏莉娜率先開口。
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「塞璐拉,是萊爾的信嗎?」
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「是的,加急信件,應該是六個月前寄出的。」
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從塞璐拉的手中接過信件,夏莉娜將信擺在她和埃尼亞都能看到的地方,從頭開始確認信件的內容。內容並不長,大多是在詢問埃尼亞諸如過得好嗎、開不開心等小事。
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但當夏莉娜看到結尾時,她只覺得在那一剎那,心臟似乎短暫的停止了跳動。
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「——當妳看到這裡的時候,埃尼亞,我的寶貝孫女,希望妳能夠盡快回來讓我能夠再看妳一眼,願妳幸福安康,愛妳的爺爺。」
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雖然沒有明說,但是夏莉娜和埃尼亞已經明白其中蘊含的意義。
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整個會議廳好似時空凝滯般,一切都陷入了靜止中。唯一能夠聽見的,只有那微乎其微的呼吸聲。
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夏莉娜看了一眼塞璐拉,發現她撇過頭去,不願和她對視。又看了眼埃尼亞,只見少女正低著頭,雙手緊緊捏住衣服,手指關節因用力過猛而微微泛白,感覺到夏莉娜的目光後,埃尼亞身子縮了縮,讓她看起來似乎變得更小隻。
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如果可以的話,塞璐拉並不想要將收到信件的事情告訴夏莉娜她們。要是夏莉娜得知這個消息,肯定會選擇立刻出發——無論她的身體是不是完全恢復到以往的狀態。
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依照她的私心來說,如果姊姊能夠一直陪伴在她身邊,直到姊姊離去為止,那樣是最好的。但是她也明白,若是因她的自私,而這麼做的話,姊姊只會收穫悲傷和痛苦。
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時間已經奪走她太多的東西,塞璐拉無法眼睜睜看著她承受更多的痛苦,那樣對她實在太過殘忍。於是,塞璐拉閉上雙眼,靜靜等候那一刻到來。
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「塞璐拉,對不起,我可能……要毀約了。」夏莉娜說完後,她才驚覺手掌心和後背,全都被汗水給浸溼。
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儘管心中已有定案,但是塞璐拉從未覺得,簡單的幾個字竟然如此難以說出口。
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「我知道了……」
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夏莉娜猛地抬起頭,難以置信地看著塞璐拉,她都已經做好心理準備會被拒絕了。
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「請不要用這種眼神看著我,難道我在姊姊心中是那麼心胸狹隘的人嗎?」
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「對不起。」
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「姊姊無須向我道歉,要是我的話,我也會做出一樣的選擇。」雖然說著安慰的話語,但是塞璐拉的思緒卻是如驚滔駭浪般湧動。
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就在這時,一旁的埃尼亞突然開口。
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「但是,曾祖母,您的身體還沒有完全恢復,這樣子未免太危險了。」
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是啊,埃尼亞說得一點也沒錯,以她現在的身體狀況別說長途跋涉了,就算是一個多小時的運動都會讓她氣喘吁吁,抱著這樣的身體,她真的能夠安然無恙的抵達塔菲恩王國嗎?
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儘管充滿了未知的風險,但是夏莉娜已經下定決心。要是因為猶豫的緣故,讓她失去見到兒子的最後機會,想必在人生最後的幾年內,她肯定會陷入無盡的後悔,倒不如乾脆一點盡早行動。
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於是,夏莉娜伸手按在埃尼亞的頭頂,溫和地說道。
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「有些時候,儘管明知前方就是危險,但仍必須勇往直前,這就是人生給我們的難題啊。」夏莉娜有些感慨地說道。
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埃尼亞原先黯淡的眼眸在聽到夏莉娜的話後,瞬間重振光彩,似乎因為她的話受到激勵一般,她激動地大喊。
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「我知道了,曾祖母的安全就包在我身上!」
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「我也會特別小心的,雖然戰鬥力基本沒有,但是我好歹還是有著非常豐富的冒險者知識,應該或多或少能夠提供一些幫助。」
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就在兩人打算結束話題的時候,一旁自同意夏莉娜請求後一直沒有開口的塞璐拉陡然開口。
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「既然要離開了,還有件事情姊姊必須要去做。」
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「我知道了,是什麼事呢?」
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將這件事情一直隱瞞至今,塞璐拉的內心深感不安,但是事到如今,已經不是繼續隱瞞的時候了。
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「姊姊必須得去見母親最後一面。」
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母親?可是她不是已經……?夏莉娜抬頭,面帶驚容地看向塞璐拉。
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「母親她……現在跟姊姊之前一模一樣。」
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「妳是什麼意思!?」夏莉娜難以保持冷靜,她激動的站起身,身後的椅子倒在地上發出巨大聲響。
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「總而言之,我之後會和姊姊解釋,但是請姊姊在和母親見面前,事先將想要說的話先想好。」
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「所以我說為什麼啊?」
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「因為母親只剩下最後半個小時的時間而已。」
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