亞拉爾大森林的高空上,來自翁拉席恩的巨角鷹正翱翔於此,寬大厚實的翅膀掠過雲霧,在蔚藍的天空上留下一道道白霧狀的軌跡。
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夏莉娜一臉慘白的蜷縮著身子,雙手泛白地緊握著手中的安全繩索,目光死死地鎖定在她身前的奈爾亞身上。因為身體虛弱的緣故,無法很好穩定平衡的她,儘管有著安全措施保護,心中仍感到非常不安。
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而一旁搭乘另一隻巨角鷹的埃尼亞則是顛倒過來的情況。只見她站在巨角鷹厚實的背脊,上身前傾,眺望著下方壯麗的翡翠樹海,口中不斷發出驚呼。
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「哇!曾祖母,角鷹上的景觀實在太棒了,您應該也要一起來好好享受才對,快看快看。」
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夏莉娜只是看了她一眼,就連忙將頭轉回去。天知道她究竟花了多大的心力,才沒有吐出來。
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此刻的她們正在前往邊境哨所的路上,雖說無法提供護衛陪同護送,但是縮短旅途的便利,這種小事塞璐拉還是可以幫上忙。要是從翁拉席恩徒步走到邊境哨所,最起碼也得要一個多月,但是藉由巨角鷹趕路,只需要僅僅三天的長途飛行就可以抵達。
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大約五個小時後,夏莉娜等人總算是抵達了邊境哨所。哨所從空中看來規模不算大,但是有著高聳的石質城牆和箭塔,外觀上來說還是相當有威嚇力。畢竟一開始是為了軍事用途,只是後來慢慢開放之後,演變為普通民眾也能進入的駐足點。
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巨角鷹在高空中盤旋了三圈,待到下方的衛兵揮舞著紅色旗桿後,這才緩緩地降落在鋪滿稻草和枯枝的平台上方。
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甫一落地,埃尼亞就興致沖沖地從巨角鷹身上一躍而下,口中還不斷發出高昂亢奮的歡呼,顯然剛剛的搭乘體驗對她來說,仍然意猶未盡。
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一旁的夏莉娜在奈爾亞攙扶下,雙腳巍巍顫顫地踩踏在木板上,堅硬踏實的感覺讓她覺得整個人都鬆了口氣。看到旁埃尼亞興奮的模樣,眉宇間的憂愁也隨之消散,她倚靠在奈爾亞身上,臉上不禁露出無奈地淺笑。
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「算了,開心就好。」
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埃尼亞蹦蹦跳跳地跑了過來,她從另一側勾住夏莉娜的手臂。在她們兩人的攙扶下,很快地就來到今天晚上暫時住宿的旅店。
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雖說搭乘巨角鷹能夠縮短行程,但是仍舊會感到疲累,高空中強烈的風壓和保持平衡都會不斷地消耗體力。經過連續三天的飛行,夏莉娜早已精疲力竭,因此她打算在哨所中休養兩天再接著出發。
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雖然很想趕快到達萊爾身邊,但是有時候太過迫切行事,反而容易得到相反結果。這是夏莉娜多年以來所得到的生活經驗。
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隨意找個位置就座後,奈爾亞暫時離開去廚房拿些現成的餐點,而埃尼亞則是雙手撐著臉頰,搖晃著腦袋,哼著輕快的旋律。
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夏莉娜靜靜地看著她,眼底時不時閃過些許羨慕。要是我也能夠和埃尼亞一樣有著用不完的精力就好了,這樣就能馬上趕到萊爾身邊吧。這樣的想法時不時地在她腦海中閃過。
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「啊,晚餐來啦!」看到奈爾亞拿過來的晚餐,埃尼亞連忙接過,隨後立刻放到夏莉娜身前,「曾祖母先吃吧。」
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夏莉娜面帶微笑接過,揉了揉她的腦袋,悄聲說道:「等出了大森林後,記得要叫我莉娜,可別忘記囉。」
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「嘿嘿,這不是還沒有離開嗎?還是叫曾祖母比較好嘛,那樣稱呼您要是被祖父聽到,頭上肯定要腫好大一個包。」說到最後,埃尼亞忍不住發出微弱悲鳴。
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「要是萊爾敢動手的話,我也不會客氣的。」
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夏莉娜惡狠狠地撕咬著手上熱氣蒸騰的馬鈴薯,裝模作樣的模樣馬上逗笑了埃尼亞。就在此時,奈爾亞正好拿著她自己的餐點回來。
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「不過依照夏莉娜大人現在的情況看來,萊爾大人大概率會覺得不痛不癢。」
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「胡說八道,萊爾肯定會乖乖束手就擒。」夏莉娜忍不住哼了一聲,不過馬上詫異地看向奈爾亞,「話說奈爾亞,妳最近好像越來越毒舌,是我的錯覺嗎?」
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奈爾亞俐落地坐下,板著一張臉說道:「沒錯,肯定是您的錯覺,很多年紀大的人都有相同感受。」
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見到奈爾亞煞有其事地點頭,夏莉娜不禁一愣,待到她反應過來,奈爾亞已經開始享用他的晚餐。
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「曾祖母總是說不過奈爾亞呢。」一旁的埃尼亞攤著手補上了最後一擊。
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見兩人都在調侃自己,無奈之下,夏莉娜只得化悲憤為力量,將餐桌上的食物當作仇敵,把不滿盡數發洩在它們身上。
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一個小時後,夏莉娜一臉陰鬱地癱倒在床上,口中不斷發出細微地呻吟。她吃撐了。
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「奈爾亞,快點想想辦法啊!」
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「很遺憾,據我所知,沒有任何治癒魔法能夠緩解夏莉娜大人的情況。」
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「啊!難道曾祖母大人就要這樣……您不要忘記祖父還在遠方等待著您啊!」
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「埃尼亞,妳一定要背負夏莉娜大人的意志,前去面見萊爾大人才是。」
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眼見兩人入戲越來越深,埃尼亞眼角甚至隱隱泛著淚光,夏莉娜終於忍不住坐起身,大聲喝止兩人荒唐的行為。待到肚子的不適稍微緩解後,夏莉娜轉而詢問奈爾亞後續的安排。
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「我會跟在您的身旁,直到親眼目送您離開之後,才會動身回到陛下身邊。」
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「這樣啊。」
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夏莉娜面露感慨,從醒來之後到現在,陪在她身旁最久的就是奈爾亞,意識到兩人終於要分別,心中多少還是有些不捨。
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「感謝妳陪我們跑這一趟,辛苦妳了。」
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「職責所在,夏莉娜大人言重了。」
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突然看到奈爾亞回復嚴肅的模樣,讓這幾日已經開始習慣對方不著調模樣的夏莉娜有點不習慣。於是連忙換了個話題。
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「話說回來,貝恩鎮還是跟以前一樣嗎?」
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夏莉娜口中的貝恩鎮,是坐落於亞爾拉大森林外的一座小鎮,隸屬於多魯恩王國的邊陲小鎮,不過由於此地有著兩座迷宮,又鄰近精靈王國,因此有許多冒險者聚集於此,讓本應荒涼的小鎮格外繁榮。
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「不,貝恩鎮已經不存在了。」奈爾亞面色凝重地說道。
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夏莉娜一愣,面無表情地望向窗外,不知為何地,覺得胸口空落落的。
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貝恩鎮,這個地方對她來說有著不可抹滅地珍貴記憶,是她離開家鄉後踏上的第一片土地,也是她和賽門最初相識的地方。回想當初第一次見到賽門的時候,彼此還差點起了衝突,最後更是莫名其妙成為一同冒險的同伴。
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不過也在預料之中嘛,畢竟時間過去那麼久了,各種意外都可能會發生——
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「嗯?妳們是在說貝恩城嗎?」
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一旁的埃尼亞瞬間打破了沉默。馬上明白過來自己被惡整,夏莉娜瞬間瞪向奈爾亞,而後者正裝作事不關己的樣子,慢慢望向窗外。
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「嗯?」
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「咳!」奈爾亞輕咳幾聲,連忙開始說明貝恩城現況。
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自從兩百年前的戰爭結束後,由於各族同盟,鄰近精靈王國和獸族領地的貝恩鎮因此一躍成為貿易重鎮,多魯恩王國的國力也逐年攀升。或許是人口大量聚集的緣故,貝恩城附近又出現好幾個迷宮,讓這裡也成為了冒險者嚮往的聖地。
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如今貝恩城已經是一座人口眾多,各個種族百花齊放的多元城市,其中以人類和半精靈佔據大多數,多魯恩王國因此也和精靈王國有著緊密的聯繫,在大多數同盟慢慢淡化聯繫之際,彼此間還是保持的相當友好的交流。
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聽著奈爾亞的敘述,夏莉娜忍不住開始想像,不知道當初和賽門相遇的地方還是否還在。雖然大抵已經不在,畢竟兩百多年過去了,夏莉娜心中也有所覺悟。不過呢,不知道為什麼,好想要馬上出發到貝恩城去。
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「嘿嘿,我當初在貝恩城可是人稱貝恩萬事通,不管是什麼問題,到時候只要包在我身上就好了。」埃尼亞昂起頭,拍了拍胸膛,神氣威風地說道。
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「我知道了,到時候就麻煩妳了。」這樣說完,夏莉娜打了個哈欠。
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疲倦地睡意緩緩襲來,夏莉娜不自覺地慢慢闔上雙眼。埃尼亞輕手輕腳地幫夏莉娜調整好姿勢,並且蓋上溫暖舒適的被褥。
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靜悄悄地房間內,埃尼亞用唇語和奈爾亞道了聲晚安,隨後擰上油燈開關,讓房間歸於黑暗。
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趟在柔軟地床上,埃尼亞微瞇地眼中滿是期盼。
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