此時芬里爾已跑回到愛麗絲的小屋門口,他打開大門,「我回來了。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAuqBrjRGEB8
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「歡迎回來。」愛麗絲的長髮紮成一束馬尾,當她回過身時,長髮也隨之飛揚。418Please respect copyright.PENANArO30U6JFk3
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「這個送給妳。」他將巧克力塞進她的手中,眼裡盛滿期待,如果他的狼尾巴伸出來的話,就是愉快的上揚並且左右搖晃。418Please respect copyright.PENANACOEDGhQlPa
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愛麗絲好奇的研究了下盒子,「巧克力?」418Please respect copyright.PENANAGhMygkCpeZ
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「嗯!」他用力的點頭,「情人節快樂。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAkzQseB66tb
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聞言,愛麗絲「噗」的一聲笑出來,「不都跟你說了,情人節跟我們沒關係嗎?而且巧克力不該是送給我,而是送給自己喜歡的女孩子才對。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAUbbFuHfZKF
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「我喜歡妳啊。」芬里爾認真的看著她。418Please respect copyright.PENANAyrCEZTe8bT
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「傻孩子,你還不明白,你對我的喜歡不是愛人的喜歡。」愛麗絲搖頭苦笑,並且把巧克力還給他,「你只是習慣依賴我罷了,對你來說,我是你的母親……」418Please respect copyright.PENANAGjyb4NuQY4
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「妳才不明白!」芬里爾難得的生氣了,「我從來就沒有把妳當成母親,我喜歡妳,我想守護妳!」418Please respect copyright.PENANAf4z619efFn
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語畢,芬里爾大膽的將愛麗絲攬進懷中,扣住她的下巴,傾身吻住她的唇。418Please respect copyright.PENANAyHIe2QmL6o
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一時反應不過來的愛麗絲就這麼僵在原地被親了一口,芬里爾很快就放開她,臉上帶著一抹不自然的緋紅。418Please respect copyright.PENANAv7dyBPV0sZ
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「我要出去幾天,妳自己在家要小心。」語畢,芬里爾轉身就想跑。418Please respect copyright.PENANA224NiCzmoP
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「等等!」愛麗絲趕緊抓住他的手臂,「我幫你上強一些的咒語。」418Please respect copyright.PENANA3jPi5GZAxA
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愛麗絲手心向上,閉上雙眼低聲吟唱咒語,小小的土褐色魔法陣在她手上展開——她是屬於大地的魔女,掌管萬物生長,彷彿森林女神,但她幾乎不使用魔法,只是安靜的與自然共生。418Please respect copyright.PENANAQKGDUYDd6X
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她吟唱不斷,將帶著魔法陣的手,貼上他的左胸膛。吟唱結束,她睜開眼,「這樣就可以了。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAwpPRo1ehOH
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她還想再交代幾句,但是想起方才的吻讓她因為施法而鎮靜下來的情緒再次被攪亂,紅著臉咳了聲,她說:「路上小心,快去快回。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAT7RnzDxQZB
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「嗯。」芬里爾點頭,上前一步抱住愛麗絲,輕聲低語,「妳也是,在家注意安全。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAGvqd6Dvex0
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語畢,芬里爾鬆開手臂,轉身離開。418Please respect copyright.PENANAHof3Kb8BDX
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木門開啟、關上,愛麗絲腳步輕飄飄的,她坐在木椅上——那芬里爾做家具的第一個成功品——撫摸著上頭刻錯而留下的痕跡,喃喃道:「真的,不是小孩子了啊……」418Please respect copyright.PENANASgD2qmkBrP
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再來幾天,她都有些心不在焉,採到的藥草裡混了不少雜草、煉藥時把材料都熬焦了才回神,一切只因為她在執行這些動作時,都會想起彷彿是小尾巴跟在她後頭的芬里爾。418Please respect copyright.PENANAteZAfQYuY8
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她仔細回想,才發現芬里爾的很多舉動,根本就不是孩子對母親的撒嬌,而是對心儀之人的渴求。418Please respect copyright.PENANA53DLtuWvDy
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這時的她正在切菜準備晚餐,今天的菜色特別豐盛,因為算算時間,芬里爾也該回來了,她不禁有些期待他會帶什麼東西回來?418Please respect copyright.PENANAXy6Z0uHL69
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但是她先聽到的不是芬里爾的「我回來了」,而是雜亂的腳步聲與吵鬧的叫囂聲。418Please respect copyright.PENANAvtuafxcaeq
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推開門,迎接她的是亮晃晃的火把與密密麻麻的人們,臉上清一色是憤怒的表情。418Please respect copyright.PENANAMaSU82Q8k9
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「可惡的魔女,滾出這個森林,別再把災害降臨在無辜的人們身上!」莉莉雅率先大喊,還不忘補上一句,「還有,把芬里爾還給我們!」418Please respect copyright.PENANAq0xe1y3h7i
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「……我不明白妳在說什麼。」愛麗絲面無表情的說道。418Please respect copyright.PENANAJeR2ifJM5N
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「妳別再騙人了!」莉莉雅早已成了嫉妒與不甘的奴隸,她口不擇言,「城裡的旱災、失蹤的孩子,還有走進森林的芬里爾,一切種種災禍,都是妳一手造成的!」418Please respect copyright.PENANAEiMJPSxDW8
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聞言,愛麗絲簡直被氣樂了,但她喜怒不形於色,嗓音冷漠,「自然之母自行決定災禍降臨與否,我未曾干涉。」418Please respect copyright.PENANAyWQhm4IKPm
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「胡說八道!」418Please respect copyright.PENANARvXWBHpJz7
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見愛麗絲的態度,莉莉雅更為光火,她丟出手中的火把,眼見火把就要砸中魔女,但愛麗絲快速吟咒,纖長右手一揮便是魔法陣,將火把擋下來,火光熄滅。418Please respect copyright.PENANAMXhYat3DNH
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「是黑魔法!」不知是誰這樣大喊,其他人也開始躁動。418Please respect copyright.PENANA64HOYwv2vQ
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嘈雜的低語在耳邊環繞,愛麗絲只覺得可笑,自然之母賜予的魔法,是溫柔的褐,卻被當作邪惡的黑,但敵眾我寡,她微弱的辯駁,只會沉入在無邊的輿論之海。418Please respect copyright.PENANAsR3Di3K4nE
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「她、她是當年那個火燒城鎮的魔女啊!」愛麗絲看見那是個白髮蒼蒼的老人,拄著拐杖,站在前頭,方才那帶頭叫囂的女孩的身邊,他的聲音不大,卻穿透了群眾。418Please respect copyright.PENANAzC3fL9bcVA
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她臉上的冷漠終於鬆動了,她慌了,「不……那不是我……」那是我的母親,不是我。418Please respect copyright.PENANAjwpE2ob90t
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母親是火之魔女,她年幼最深的記憶,是赤紅的的魔法陣在城中瘋狂綻放,夜空之下,狂豔如地獄的曼珠沙華。418Please respect copyright.PENANANleilNsSTB
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她不明白理由,彷彿行李一般的被母親帶到森林中。曾經也替母親跑腿,直到後來,她長得與母親越來越像,也逐漸不再往城裡去。418Please respect copyright.PENANAzYCFxhaMB8
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母親不曾關心過她,她對母親沒有任何依賴。因為魔女的血統,她聽得見自然萬物的呼喚,因此比起母親,她更熱愛自然。當母親消失在這個她們同住許久的木屋的那天,她沒有太多反應,並應許了大地的邀約,成為大地魔女。418Please respect copyright.PENANA8GE6qjqVdc
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時間流逝,她對母親的回憶淡去,但是她討厭被誤認為母親,那個她在長大後認定為瘋子的女人。418Please respect copyright.PENANAUnLwkJ9h8O
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她是自然之母扶養長大的孩子,她與那個瘋子沒有任何關係,但她怎樣都無法抹除的,是那太過神似的外貌與體內的魔女之血。418Please respect copyright.PENANAp5NuDoF0Ie
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「在三十年前把城鎮燒個精光的魔女……」老人顫巍巍的伸出削瘦的手指指著愛麗絲,神情憤慨。418Please respect copyright.PENANAHbURBA90RD
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「閉嘴!那不是我!」愛麗絲的面具完全崩解了,她瞪圓眼,面色蒼白,魔法陣瞬間在地上瘋狂冒出,從裡頭衝出一根又一根的石筍。418Please respect copyright.PENANARDw3OLu937
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慘叫聲此起彼落,雖然不致命,卻造成受傷無數。418Please respect copyright.PENANA0ZAlV83oGz
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驚恐、絕望的聲音不停的傳進她的耳裏,她回想起年幼時的那片火海,地上的殘骸、焦屍無數,狂野的地獄薔薇不只在眾人的身上留下刻骨的痛,也在愛麗絲的心裡烙下無法抹滅的恐懼。418Please respect copyright.PENANAtZRo3JcD1y
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她不要變得跟媽媽一樣,她不想要傷害無辜的人。418Please respect copyright.PENANAvQQaEhowet
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她全身血液發冷,顫抖著抬起手,想要把魔法陣全都收回來。418Please respect copyright.PENANAtsKa8j18MP
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但是那些魔法陣卻全都不聽她的命令,失控的越來越多,藤蔓、石筍、玫瑰莖上的尖刺……她只能站在原地,看著自己的能力肆無忌憚的傷人。418Please respect copyright.PENANA61pZK3YkPg