「有妳在的話，我們肯定能打造一個國泰民安的國家。」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlDSa3EmQtb
「我把她交給你們！求求你們！放過我和我的宮殿吧！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrusdp1fb2E
「妳根本就不是女神……而是會帶來毀滅的邪惡女巫！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy1x3omRkkY
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「伊德里爾，妳為何仍然執迷不悟？」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKO1joRHxOo
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「不是的！我──！」伊德里爾猛然睜開眼皮，挺起腰桿，伸直手像是想抓住什麼人。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlXmm73seHV
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由於過度使力，伊德里爾頓覺一陣頭暈目眩，自己的身體彷彿搖搖欲墜的吊橋。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMisxV0k3XX
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她深吸一口，將肺部滿盈涼意的空氣，隨後一小點一小點吐出，試圖緩和方才的衝動。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7BLGUet5pk
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綠湖般通透的雙瞳掃視周圍──身上不是穿著記憶中的禮服，而是連身睡衣。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFCdjHa8AfR
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床單和枕頭貌似有被汗水浸濕的痕跡。潔白柔軟的棉被整齊地平鋪於腹部，窗簾也牢牢地掩住外頭的景色。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbjKf240PS
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伊德里爾將兩指覆上太陽穴，接著順時針畫圓搓揉。她感覺如被針扎過那般頭痛欲裂，甚至連自己是如何換了衣物、躺上了床的印象也蕩然無存。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5cV2SP3pMD
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她闔上雙眼，在意識裡的記憶之海垂釣了良久，最後總算釣起了一塊畫面片段──阿特里奇接吻的轉瞬之間。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ163pbdLZy2
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羞愧如潮水般襲捲而來，紅暈染上了她白皙的側頰。兩隻手掌將捧住整張臉，像是想用微冷的手阻止因羞澀而導致的熱度繼續上升。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5O5RdtNasD
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肯定是那杯酒的錯！伊德里爾擰緊眉心，巴不得現在立刻使用時間回溯的魔法，倒轉到宴會前幾個小時。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPS9ZKS2uTT
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如此一來，不僅能請人稟告王后殿下由於身體不適，所以無法出席她的生日宴會，也不會喝下那杯使人意亂情迷的杯中物。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBP5PHw5Lm9
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阿特里奇她……會記得嗎……？她不禁暗忖。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Eb3P0D6Kj
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啪咔。眼角的餘光捕捉到半邊的宮門敞開了。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYdx4tL6YY
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亮眼的金黃髮梢從門縫中露出一小撮，碧眼緩緩地從門後冒出，似乎在窺探著宮內。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xaiShohjW
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「伊……」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHfEsOccKZ
「伊德里爾！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmbCsjkMa9
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銀鈴般的呼喚聲迴盪在宮中，帕米拉拎起緋紅色裙擺，噠噠噠地跑到床邊。尼爾則是把門輕輕帶上後，才慢慢走到帕米拉身旁。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSA9pSfkPgR
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「妳終於醒了！我好擔心妳！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKmiiQPKaGV
「妳還好嗎……？」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoAyqnNQuXi
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擔憂自己的問候此起彼落，模樣儼如兩隻飢腸轆轆的鳥兒，正焦急地向母鳥尋求餵食。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiNoDqPgmkA
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啪、啪。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1J3r0Aph0q
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伊德里爾輕拍了兩下掌心，打斷了兩人問話，同時也讓他們的視線聚集在自己身上。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUCa54oYsJ
「孩子們，謝謝你們的擔心。」伊德里爾欣喜一笑。「不過我們還是一個一個來吧？像平時上課的時候一樣提問！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0nytSt4k2k
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語落，帕米拉如同往常一樣堅定且迅速地舉起手。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUaLKYxlZQ
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「我我我！」帕米拉纖細的前臂在半空中揮舞。「伊德里爾妳餓了嗎？渴了嗎？我去請人替妳送吃的過來好嗎！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLNS4kuhXak
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「當然好呀，小甜心。」伊德里爾抬手輕揉帕米拉的髮絲，小公主笑顏逐開，接著一溜煙衝出寢宮。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZrC8pQDqH2
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這是伊德里爾最喜歡她的地方──直截痛快的行事風格。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb16GYILJa7
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「伊、伊德里爾……」留在原地的尼爾怯生生地詢問：「身體……好一點了嗎……？」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhRiTcMQgE
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「雖然不知道睡了多久，不過感覺比好多了。」伊德里爾輕笑。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMIcmza0nn5
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小王子上下點了點頭，讓原本處於緊繃狀態的肩膀確確實實地放鬆下來。「太好了……」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGcCvuKBKLm
尼爾雖然不像他姐姐那般直率，但善良且富有同理心的他，是絕不會疏於關心的步驟。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhYCanEVeBt
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「五天……」尼爾抬眸對視伊德里爾，濃綠的眼曈微動。「整整五天。」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYoIWJMI2KI
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「五、五天？」伊德里爾倒抽一口氣。對她而言，這則消息並非好事。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9wD4N7T4P7
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最近陷入深眠的次數愈來愈多，有時阿特里奇都得喚了好幾聲才會真正清醒過來。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAxc3EvjZVA
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伊德里爾心事重重地支手撐頭，向尼爾叮囑道：「以後……萬一我睡得太久的話，請你和小公主不論用何種方式，請一定、一定要叫醒我，好嗎？」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbN07CtJHsY
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尼爾明白隱藏在話語中的重要性，並說了「我會轉告姐姐」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQqy4XoPrm
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「話說回來，阿特里奇去哪了？」按理說，此刻那名守護騎士應當要出現在眼前才是。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVTQpdbQk3N
只見尼爾欲言又止的神情，伊德里爾便知在自己睡覺期間裡，估計發生了什麼事。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx1Si7MreMy
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「阿特里奇她……她去了精靈之森。」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw0Rt3ZjW5k
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伊德里爾一陣驚悸，本來好不容易恢復正常運作的腦袋，現在卻變成了茫然且不知所措的白紙，一下子什麼話也說不出來。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3O1XY0GrUr
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「為……為什麼？」伊德里爾感覺自己的牙齒正不斷打顫。「她一個人嗎？是誰讓她去的……？」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeLtihqu2yq
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「是的……而且是阿特里奇自願去的。她說那裡的泉水能讓伊德里爾更快好起來……」尼爾眉尾下彎，表露無奈。「但……」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Moq1wwEyr
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精靈之森……距離這兒騎馬過去最多也就三天，然而端看尼爾凝重的神情──很難不去聯想阿特里奇是否遭遇了困難。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEMCoSVRju
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況且最近聽聞越來越多的族人不喜歡人類踏入森林裡。尤其是那些打從一開始就不信任人類的精靈，他們認為人類是愚蠢無知且蠻橫無禮。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6HaG2E86ce
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據說他們甚至會無聲無息地除掉任何一位入侵者。不分種族、不分性別。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuS6i6PHIFn
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精靈之森的泉水不僅是精靈長壽的要素之一，也是某種特效藥，能使人快速消除自身的異狀。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YIbkLl6Y4
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那個笨蛋騎士……伊德里爾雙手揪緊棉被。心臟像是被人掐住般無法正常跳動，上排齒彷彿快要將下唇咬出鮮血。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9aWY2V8J9
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再怎麼樣也不能一個人去啊……伊德里爾心裡焦急如熱鍋上的螞蟻。難以平復的情緒匯聚成一團熱氣流，在她的體內不間斷循環。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4D35rWJBl
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「我……我去外面幫妳看看阿特里奇回來了沒有……！」伊德里爾抱有同樣心情的尼爾，向伊德里爾簡單行禮後，快步離開宮中。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9U8xCwpwn5
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伊德里爾閉眼且雙手交扣，如同修女禱告般嘴巴不停歇地碎念著，像是在吟唱冗長的精靈語。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpW3nfZfBFq
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求求您，請別讓她這麼快離開我。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpQgvNcINvl
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伊德里爾加大握力，向信奉的神明傾訴自己內心深處的渴望。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1dMf2ptSmY
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「伊德里爾大人。」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuV2EAelUJK
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「……！」伊德里爾驀地瞪大眼睛，朝聲音方向一望。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH1wshBAlcc
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「您醒了。」阿特里奇穿著一如往日的白色軍服，一手扶於劍首，另一手貌似握著什麼東西，出現在伊德里爾面前。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDXNS8CkV4k
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阿特里奇一步步靠近床鋪邊，將手心攤開亮出一罐裝有透明液體的小藥瓶。「或許……喝下這個能讓您趕快──呃！」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo63UpLviGR
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伊德里爾奮不顧身地擁住阿特里奇的腰圍，隱忍已久的淚水奪眶而出。她感覺心臟正在異於平常劇烈地跳動，彷彿將剛才所有的想法全都拋諸腦後。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrP4ecuhueq
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「伊德里爾大人？」阿特里奇鮮少地發出驚嘆，手浮在空中不知該如何是好。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgaDU0DI0Eb
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幸好、幸好……94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡROC5WHh5Z9
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她回來了，而且毫髮無傷。94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTEQV01XU0r
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「讓我……再維持這樣一陣子……」94Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM3m58n5GVd
