──「在妳墜落之前，我會先抵達。」
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就在紫苑將手從石板上收回的那一瞬，異變突生。
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霧氣以不自然的速度再度湧起，彷彿整座林地被封閉於一場靈壓共振的封層中。地面震動，靈藤開始活化，宛如有意識般地朝三人腳邊迅速蔓延。
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伊萊斯立刻反應，抽出靈素結晶，於空中繪製護陣結界。
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「靈域反噬啟動──這不是單純遺跡殘留，而是活著的結界！」
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紅蓮迅速衝到紫苑身旁，準備將她拉離中心位置，但一股強勁的靈流從地底竄出，將他們分離，紫苑瞬間失去重心──
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她的腳下一滑，整個人朝一處塌陷的青苔裂谷跌落。
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「紫苑──！」
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紅蓮喊得幾乎撕裂嗓音。
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他幾乎是以本能反應，魔力爆發，身形瞬移般追上她的墜落路線。那一刻，他看見她張開眼，瞳孔中閃爍著驚惶與慣性的麻木。
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她沒有喊救命。
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紅蓮心中一陣刺痛——她從來沒有喊過。
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因為她根本不認為自己會被救。
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他追上她，強行用靈力凝結一片浮空藤網，將兩人撞入其中。藤蔓劇烈扭動，劃傷他的背與肩，但他緊緊護住她的頭與脊椎。
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兩人一同翻滾著跌進藤網深處，落地時，紅蓮幾乎是跪地的姿態將她擋在自己懷裡。
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紫苑呆了幾秒，才發現自己沒有摔痛，反而被穩穩地擁在懷中。
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紅蓮的氣息很近，他額頭抵著她的髮頂，呼吸急促，肩膀還在顫抖。
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「……你受傷了。」
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紫苑低聲開口，伸手想推開他，卻被他握住手腕。
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紅蓮低下頭，聲音顫得不像話：
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「……妳為什麼不求救？」
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「為什麼總是、總是自己扛──連墜下來都不呼喊……」
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「是誰教妳，妳不值得被拉住的？」
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紫苑怔住。
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紅蓮抬頭，眼裡是壓抑太久的憤怒與心疼。
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「我在這裡，紫苑。」
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「這一次……在妳墜落之前，我會先抵達。」
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外頭的伊萊斯則已穩住靈陣，迅速分析地形變化，透過植物脈網找出通道，釋放出一片柔和的光藤導引結界，引領兩人自裂谷脫困。
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他看見紅蓮護著紫苑踏出藤霧，臉色蒼白，手仍扣在她的肩上，彷彿還未從驚懼中走出來。
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紫苑則低頭沉默，眼裡映出那護她而傷的傷痕，與那一句聲聲入骨的──「我在這裡」。
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而她心中悄悄有了第一個願望：
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她不想再成為，沒人接住的那一個。
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──「當火光點亮了她的臉，那群守著她的影子，也一一有了輪廓。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXkO2VkDNUh
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夜幕低垂。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVUDW535rn9
林中暫駐的營地重新聚合了所有人。火堆升起，將一整片潮濕與冷意驅逐出小小的圓心。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLVFJwikVLO
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紫苑靜靜坐在一棵倒木邊，身上披著雷瑟遞來的獸皮披風，雖然沒說話，但比以往更安定。她身側的傷痕已被凱希爾處理過，細細綁上銀色水絲繃帶──那是深海族靈醫用於修復細微靈壓裂痕的專屬織線。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6T1cOKHwRy
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凱希爾替她收拾最後一處傷口，語氣仍溫和卻明顯比往常低了一階：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMb56bqo2cT
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「下一次，請讓我走前面。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡatiaiTBrmM
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紫苑沒回答，只輕輕點了點頭。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qCn7E1rPr
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這次，她沒有閃避任何人對她的碰觸與凝視。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡinQ36QN43M
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雷瑟從營地外拖來獵物，熟練地處理獸皮與肉塊。他一邊烤肉，一邊望向紫苑的方向，忽然笑道：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD71AtsrU4O
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「這次可不能不吃了──我可是特地選了低魔素、不膩口的肉種。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIorkixnjls
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「妳再不吃，我就真的以為我沒資格讓妳餓得下了。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsq2hx8ldmX
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紫苑低低地瞄了他一眼。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq68blBAB2O
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「……我吃。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1mwGTB6O5k
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那一刻，雷瑟眼中閃過一絲訝異，但他沒多說，嘴角卻彎得極高。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp9Rb2U5OUi
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紅蓮則坐在她對面，安靜地守著茶盞，一句話都沒說。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ52cVIENtt8
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但從頭到尾，他的眼從未離開紫苑的側影。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFcsGwYAinF
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蒼芷與米雅坐在火堆另一邊，交換地圖與即將前往邊境的路徑情報。說到後來，蒼芷忽然停頓片刻，將視線落回那道細緻的身影。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjp8qGUtD7K
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「……她在改變。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk0BnHWmSK0
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米雅沒有立刻回應，而是輕聲道：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU4WD6MMB8g
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「不只是她。我們全都被她改變了。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz18RTUOa7h
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托魯打了個呵欠，一邊磨劍一邊說：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1ZIVARsbx2
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「我只是覺得，以前的紫苑像暗殺者，現在像……姐姐？」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5Ol1Fk8Hw
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艾貝爾頭也沒抬，淡淡道：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzktvpTJ7xr
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「那是妳認知有問題。她從沒變，只是我們開始看見了。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡebVCKP7PE8
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西芙則替紫苑整理披風時，低聲在她耳邊說：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvuEJTYi0E2
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「現在的妳，已經是我們的心臟。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWWRJpRHKkE
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「所以不管發生什麼，我們都會繞著妳的脈動行動。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUUHwRHuJ8o
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紫苑聽不太懂這句話，但她沒反駁──她只是緊緊握著手中的湯盞，那是凱希爾替她準備的熱藥湯，藥味苦，但她喝得很慢，卻沒有皺眉。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpnaZ3Nz9h
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夜深了，火堆只剩餘燼。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3zgAWZhI2h
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伊萊斯獨自站在營地邊緣，仰望林間星隙。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcK5FWRMbiN
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他像是察覺什麼，眉頭微微一皺，伸手輕撫身側植物──那瞬間，他感受到靈氣中的某一個方向，被強行割裂。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnZD3Vzgts
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有什麼，正自遠方疾行而來。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ2XQQvYwuy
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伊萊斯低聲呢喃：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpoxN8WflUV
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「……氣息濁重，並非野獸。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkfxzzwMB0q
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「是來自……人類與魔素交織的意志。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXsLh9H4hLh
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他轉身望向營火──那群人，那個女孩，仍沉浸在這得來不易的寧靜之夜中。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgpDrWtJQkY
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他並未出聲。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv5KJKyRDK
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只是輕輕摘下一片葉，在掌中揉碎，靜靜許下一句：14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaQMzyugjcp
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「再給她一夜的平靜吧。」14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7swvftyVk3
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但遠方的氣息，已悄然逼近。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQFaRXJNXy
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由禁咒與靈壓交織的灼熱之風，正在夜色中張開翅翼──14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ10BQzpvjbh
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魔族的影子，即將現身。14Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxVeAciMll
