「那個、涅澤爾,」455Please respect copyright.PENANAAFGvEtUFk1
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「嗯?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAQXJsk6iGGy
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腿上攤著一本神話故事的小王子坐在酒紅色的地毯上,他抬頭望向坐在椅子上埋首於書桌的巫師,這裡是巫師塔的書房,羅蔓沃居國的全國地圖於兩人頭頂的天花板散發光芒,各式各樣的地形以不同的顏色區分,五彩光輝將下方照得花花綠綠。455Please respect copyright.PENANAWbz2KY2FiZ
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「我可不可以介紹朋友給你認識?」455Please respect copyright.PENANATDSkw2xGKJ
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涅澤爾停下用風刃雕刻金屬的動作,垂首與亨利眼神交會,「什麼朋友?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAdfnmTQB3nj
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夏日祭過後,二王子與三王子的接觸更加頻繁,不僅如此,在二王子的安排下,三王子也認識了不少曾參與夏日祭晚宴的權貴。亨利之後八成也會被捲入政治鬥爭中吧、或者說,他現在就已經有一隻腳蹚進渾水裡了,涅澤爾如此腹誹著,但以亨利的性格,大概只會為了難得交到朋友而高興。455Please respect copyright.PENANA8qiZdx6o6E
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「是愛地爾家的蜜拉。」亨利語氣謹慎,唯恐對方當場拒絕,「下個禮拜的王宮宴會你可以來嗎?涅澤爾。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAChDtQgUNkT
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「你親自邀我,我能不去嗎?」巫師以微笑回應王子的邀請,後者一聽便喜形於色,前者頓了下又道:「不過,那個人是誰?為什麼想介紹給我?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAxenUzjXQUm
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「蜜拉是個好人哦──」喜悅的情緒自少年身上溢出,明明被這類的情感環繞、青年應當隨之欣喜,可是不知為何,卻有股奇怪的感覺堵在他心口,讓他沒辦法純粹地享受亨利歡愉的情緒。「我跟她在一起的時候,常常想起涅澤爾呢。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA7Gog6RYhOM
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巫師壓下心底的異樣感,彎起不動聲色的淺笑,「想起我?」455Please respect copyright.PENANA0wzqZyYg5Z
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少年「嗯」了聲不住點頭,「所以,我覺得你們應該也能成為朋友吧。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAl1MPXNkhJv
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「是嗎……」455Please respect copyright.PENANAlWdBOfWnef
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這場宮廷晚宴是由二王子舉辦的私宴,招待的成員僅有支持他的權貴、以及亨利邀請的人。455Please respect copyright.PENANAVHeUmRatq1
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以往,立場如斯明顯的宴會,涅澤爾是絕對不會去的,但亨利那時的表現令他莫名在意,上個禮拜他們對話時、涅澤爾幾乎是想也沒想地接受邀約。455Please respect copyright.PENANA1kPMWkWb5P
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二王子沃雷特的金獅宮外即是夏陽花道,寬闊的大路兩側種滿夏季盛開的花卉與大樹,綻放光芒的石燈籠立於一棵又一棵的阿勃勒之間,一串串如金鈴般的黃花隨風搖曳,道路上擺著數張長桌,僕人不停送上美食佳餚,樂隊的演奏聲自花道盡頭流洩而出。455Please respect copyright.PENANAXPWlC7s0cX
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涅澤爾站在其中一棵樹木後方,遠眺著離他有一段的距離的少年少女,黑髮少年手握玻璃杯,與身旁的橙髮少女有說有笑,少女的年紀看來跟亨利差不了多少,一頭垂至腰際的捲曲長髮時不時隨著她的動作輕晃,兩人相談甚歡的模樣與其他閒話家常的客人們沒什麼不同。455Please respect copyright.PENANAAYFN6vwOjY
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「哎呀,先生是什麼時候──」455Please respect copyright.PENANA0vnCODCMbo
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突然聽見二王子的問候,涅澤爾只得做個手勢示意對方閉嘴,幸好沃雷特還懂得看氣氛,說到一半的話立刻止住,金髮青年不疾不徐地朝褐髮巫師走去,沃雷特的黑眼順著涅澤爾的視線望向弟弟,掛著制式笑容的雙唇緊閉,涅澤爾本以為這傢伙會主動說些什麼,卻出乎意料地半個字也沒聽到、好像這人是特地走來等他開口似的。455Please respect copyright.PENANAJEEW6hrU3O
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涅澤爾以眼角餘光斜瞥了沃雷特一眼,當他剛抬腿邁步時,便聽得二王子說道:455Please respect copyright.PENANA0RJcEZU0NW
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「我本來還以為,一向中立的愛地爾家族終於選定立場了呢,沒想到似乎不是這麼回事吶。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAGmbreu4cNR
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這個混蛋──涅澤爾心底咒罵著,看都不看沃雷特一眼便繼續向前走,現在不管對那傢伙的話做出什麼反應,他都覺得是在向這位二王子示弱。455Please respect copyright.PENANAaCGixWdfLs
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他跟亨利的事情,才不需要別人插手。455Please respect copyright.PENANA6soo2Heeea
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不對,他們之間根本就沒有事。455Please respect copyright.PENANAjQHvH4GXky
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橙髮少女比背對著他們的亨利更先察覺到巫師的存在,一雙明亮的黑瞳與褐髮青年的綠眼對上,亨利因為蜜拉的注目轉過頭去,馬上便開心地揮手招呼:455Please respect copyright.PENANABnHfflPGWc
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「涅澤爾!」455Please respect copyright.PENANAXQznXpMcLv
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快步抵達他們面前的巫師展開專屬於小王子的笑顏、做為回應,隨後將目光轉向少女,「這就是你之前說的朋友嗎?」455Please respect copyright.PENANA9zOKgep87f
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「啊、嗯!」亨利點了點頭,回首對少女笑道:「蜜拉,這是我之前跟妳說過的涅澤爾。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAmCPAktiPpF
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橙髮少女輕點下頷,「初次見面,我是蜜拉.愛地爾。」455Please respect copyright.PENANA8MtQCxq1zM
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亨利拉著涅澤爾的手、將人帶到蜜拉面前,笑容滿面地開口介紹:「我們是在夏日祭時認識的,那天你走掉之後,蜜拉來找我說話。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAabIC0XkScP
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橙髮少女勾起嘴角,「因為亨利舞劍的時候很帥氣,我才和他搭話的,沒想到實際上是這種性格。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAAdpSo9m98E
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亨利傻笑著,涅澤爾回道:「聽起來,妳似乎比較中意他在台上的樣子?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAGo3hgyYFsa
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「不,沒有哦。」蜜拉歪著頭,笑容奪目得連周遭綻放的花兒都相形失色,涅澤爾瞬間懂了他先前察覺的異樣感是什麼,「要是其他人的話,或許會因為落差太大感到失望吧,不過我呢,我只覺得像亨利這樣子可愛得不得了。」做為話題主角的三王子嘀咕著「可愛嗎……」之類的字眼,蜜拉續道:「那麼,涅澤爾先生跟亨利又是怎麼認識的?」455Please respect copyright.PENANAw1oUmStSHh
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巫師與王子的視線交會,亨利有點尷尬的解釋:「那個、因為我不知道什麼可以說,什麼不能說,所以,我想如果涅澤爾願意說的話,還是你自己來講比較好……」455Please respect copyright.PENANAayfk3B9Wg7
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「那如果我不願意說呢?」涅澤爾對亨利笑了笑,小王子連忙應道:455Please respect copyright.PENANAGvecNScYSI
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「那當然沒關係。」455Please respect copyright.PENANABcYKpkiFyH
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「哎,這是需要隱瞞的事嗎?」455Please respect copyright.PENANA1MWp7aZxOR
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亨利話音甫落,蜜拉便立刻接話,少女的雙目如兩潭深不見底的黑沼,直直望進巫師眼底的林綠中,涅澤爾面無表情地回應:455Please respect copyright.PENANAr8vp5n1res
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「我沒有和剛認識的人透露私事的習慣。」455Please respect copyright.PENANARrXpECz1nC
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「你誤會了,我感興趣的對象是亨利哦。」455Please respect copyright.PENANAYYTBQG7Obd
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「這個……不、不然我晚點帶蜜拉妳去問王兄吧。」縱然亨利再遲鈍,也能注意到氣氛好像不大對。沃雷特曾對弟弟千交代萬交代,絕不能讓他們之外的人曉得涅澤爾是巫師,既然如此,關於這件事,估計也準備了一套對外用的說法。455Please respect copyright.PENANAChIv0O72TC
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