準備離開那天,奈爾亞領著夏莉娜二人,來到哨所大門附近的一間旅館。
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雖然說從亞爾拉大森林到貝恩城中間的路程沒有太多危險,但是為了避免意外,奈爾亞事先幫她們找了準備前往貝恩城的商隊,商隊雇傭的傭兵團「赤牙」和精靈王國有過多次合作,算是比較有信譽的傭兵團。
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這間旅館正是赤牙傭兵和商隊的駐足點。當夏莉娜她們抵達時,傭兵們已經穿好裝備在一旁閒聊,而商隊的成員則是將貨物運上馬車,同時大聲招呼著同伴清點人數,顯然正準備出發。
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就在此時,身穿黑色斑駁鎖甲的褐髮半精靈注意到夏莉娜一行人,她和商隊負責人小聲道歉後,連忙邁開步伐跑過來。
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「奈爾亞大人,妳們來的剛剛好,我們正準備要出發。」
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「卡雷爾,麻煩妳了,最近那些傢伙比較活躍,一定要注意安全。」這樣說完,奈爾亞從腰間小包中取出一個小錢袋遞給卡雷爾。
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只見卡雷爾興奮地將錢袋中的硬幣倒在手上一一清點,偶爾還會用牙齒咬一下,當她清點完畢後,茶色雙瞳中頓時綻放出耀眼光彩。
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「就包在我身上啦。」卡雷爾用手肘輕輕地碰了奈爾亞的手臂,臉帶諂笑地說:「妳們也是越來越大方了,還是跟妳們合作好啊,多魯恩的那些傢伙簡直摳門的要命。」
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「主要是因為任務對象非常重要,因此希望妳們能夠認真對待,要是順利完成,還會有額外的獎勵。」
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卡雷爾忍不住看了夏莉娜她們一眼,等她注意到夏莉娜那頭銀髮後,心中頓時有了不好的預感。
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藍髮魔族倒不算什麼,如今魔族在世界各地都可以看到,因此並不像以往那般忌諱。然而,相較之下銀髮精靈幾乎很少見。
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一般來說,精靈中帶有王族血統的精靈,髮色基本上都以金色為主,也因此精靈中的貴族也被稱為「太陽精靈」,而其他精靈髮色則大多以翠綠色為主。銀髮在精靈族中是一種特殊的象徵,一般代表著長者,亦即年邁的精靈。
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隨著年歲增長,成年後的精靈們容貌並不會有所變化,但在生命倒數的最後階段,無論原先是何種髮色,都會慢慢地變成一頭璀璨銀髮。
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年邁的精靈總是會回到故鄉亞拉爾大森林,在這裡享受生命最後的寧靜,這是一種獨屬於精靈們的本能,若無特殊原因,精靈們大多都會遵從本能,靜待自己回歸自然的那一天到來。
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而一個能夠被奈爾亞護送的年邁精靈?光是想到這裡卡雷爾就已經滿頭大汗。
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「那個,奈爾亞大人,這位是?」
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「夏莉娜大人是女王陛下的姊姊,因此還請妳特別注意她的安全。」
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「等、等等,我想我們可能——」卡雷爾剛想拒絕,但是當她注意到奈爾亞的眼神時,只好把剩下的話吞回去。
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和卡雷爾確認好應當注意的事項後,奈爾亞站在哨所大門口望著離去的商團車隊,一直等到車隊消失在視線內,這才轉身離開。
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騎著自己的愛馬,跟在商隊一側的傭兵團長卡雷爾如今一臉懊惱的模樣。
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一筆可觀的傭金,一樁簡單的護送任務,本該是能夠讓卡雷爾感受雙倍快樂的好事。到底是為什麼會變成這樣子呢?
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早知道就先問清楚之後再考慮是否承接任務,一直以來和精靈王國承接的委託,雖然並不是說完全沒有風險,但是大多都在可接受範圍內。
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而像護送這種「麻煩人物」的任務,卡雷爾還是第一次遇到。
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望著澄澈蔚藍的天空,卡雷爾長長地嘆了口氣。只能夠希望這次的行程能夠一切順利。
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與此同時,搭乘在商團中間其中一輛馬車上的夏莉娜兩人,正有一搭沒一搭的閒聊著,畢竟馬車上並沒有能夠用來打發時間的事物。
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「赤牙傭兵團……不知道為什麼感覺這個名字總覺得好像曾經聽過。」
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「畢竟是經常和官方有合作的知名傭兵團,雖然規模不大,但是翁拉席恩的精靈們大多都知道他們喔。」埃尼亞雙手撐著膝蓋,望著夏莉娜說道。
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「算了,只要能夠讓我們安穩抵達貝恩城就好。」
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「對了,聽祖父說過,莉娜以前也在貝恩城當過傭兵是嗎?」埃尼亞雙眼放光,一副好奇寶寶模樣看著夏莉娜。
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「不是傭兵啦,應該說是冒險者才對。」回憶著曾經美好回憶,夏莉娜忍不住嘆了口氣,「真是段美好的時光,那時候我跟賽門還有其他人組隊,一起到迷宮中探險,還曾經討伐難以對抗的魔物,就算到現在,仍然記憶猶新呢。」
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說到後面,夏莉娜不自覺地露出笑容。看到夏莉娜的模樣,埃尼亞發出了「噢」的驚嘆,尖尖地小耳朵抖了兩下,心中探求慾望的好奇心越來越強烈了。
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「可以告訴我您是怎麼跟曾祖父認識的嗎?」
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「诶!我、我跟賽門嗎?」夏莉娜白皙的臉蛋上染上一層紅暈。
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哇!跟小輩聊以前的戀愛史,這要怎麼開口啊!夏莉娜雙手捧著臉,一時之間不知道該怎麼回答。
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當初就連萊爾也沒有問過她這個問題,和天真爛漫的埃尼亞相比,萊爾就是一個滿腦子到處冒險的熱血少年,因此他的問題大多也跟冒險有關,像現在這個情況夏莉娜也是第一次遇到。
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但當她看到埃尼亞露出小動物般苦苦哀求的眼神,一時之間也不覺得很難開口了。反正是和曾孫女說嘛,如果是萊爾的話她肯定不會同意。
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話說回來,現在回想當初和賽門相遇時候,真的相當丟臉,不過為了滿足可愛的曾孫女,夏莉娜決定豁出去了。
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那時候她剛剛來到貝恩鎮的時候,因為不清楚外界的情況,雖然知道要隱藏自己精靈的身分,但是因為不夠老練,所以沒多久就被看穿,因此當時她在貝恩鎮上受到許多冒險小隊的追捧。
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那時精靈在外界屬於稀有生物級別的存在,畢竟當初外界對精靈可不算友好,因此除了少數骨子裡充滿叛逆精神的精靈外,大多數精靈都居住在亞拉爾大森林中。
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不過多虧了精靈與生俱來能夠感受他人惡意的能力,夏莉娜依靠矯健身手以及謹慎的心態,倒也沒有吃過太大的虧,除了那一次例外。
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因為過於順遂,讓她變得大意,差點就在某個傭兵團手上吃虧,能夠肯定的是,要是那時候被抓住了,鐵定會遭遇非常悲慘的下場。
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「所以是因為曾祖父的關係,所以您才得救嗎?」
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「嗯,不過一開始我還把他臭罵一頓,畢竟當時他的執念太強,強到讓人渾身不適的程度。」
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「執念?」埃尼亞歪了歪頭,迷茫的表情格外可愛。
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「這也不是什麼大不了的秘密啦,以前認識賽門的人都知道。」夏莉娜說著,上身慢慢前傾靠近埃尼亞,悄聲說道:「賽門啊,他是個無可救藥的精靈控。」
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埃尼亞瞪大雙眼,碧綠的眼瞳不斷顫動著,顯然對這個消息難以置信。
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「哈哈,很難相信吧,賽門他當初是那種看到精靈就走不動路,雖然不會做什麼太過分的事,但那眼神真的很嚇人,我一開始也把他當作變態呢。」夏莉娜忍不住笑了出來。
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「嗚嗚……請把曾祖父偉大的形象還給我。」埃尼亞癟著小嘴,可憐兮兮地說道。
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「賽門還是個喜歡賴床的憊懶傢伙,而且他的行李總是亂七八糟的喔。」
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「啊!我不聽、我不聽。」埃尼亞摀著耳朵縮到更角落的地方。
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見狀,夏莉娜才停止繼續逗弄埃尼亞的打算。
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不過話說回來,當初設下陷阱,差點成功逮到她的那個傭兵團叫什麼名字?
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夏莉娜陡然瞪大雙眼,口中不禁喃喃說道。
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「赤牙……傭兵團?」151Please respect copyright.PENANA5c5EC4xqo5
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「嗯?」
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一旁的埃尼亞湊了過來,但是沉浸在往昔回憶的夏莉娜無暇理會。
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對了,當初設下陷阱想要把她抓住的傭兵團就叫做赤牙,只是當初事情敗露之後,她和賽門聯手,將傭兵團首腦以及參與策畫的幹部都處理掉了。
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不對,還有漏網之魚。當初賽門心軟沒有處理掉整個傭兵團的人,而是放過了幾個有著特殊原因的成員,她當初還因此和他吵了一架,該不會——
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夏莉娜搖了搖頭否定自己的猜想。再怎麼說都已經過了兩百多年,這種事情怎麼可能發生嘛。
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然而,這種突然其來的巧合總讓她有種不祥的預感。
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不知何時,蔚藍的天空已經被灰暗地烏雲遮蔽,潮濕的空氣預告著雨水將至。
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夏莉娜將手伸出馬車棚頂外,墜落的雨滴落在她的手心,似乎揭開一切的序幕般,讓夏莉娜越發不安。如今她只希望能夠順利平安抵達貝恩城吧。
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