dedicated to violets

"He was worried about you, and he ran out to help you in the state of a soul while the king was not paying attention." Wendini handed the necklace to Viri, "Now that you have entered Asgard again, he wants to help you no matter what. Be by your side. The king has nothing to do with him, so I brought Violet, he spent too much energy, and now he has returned to his real body to recuperate, and he can't come out for the time being."

"Thank you," Willie whispered.

He lowered his eyes and looked at the necklace in his palm.The silver chain glowed warmly, and the violets carved out of precious stones were lifelike, no different from the altar murals he saw.The necklace in his hand was not cold, but warm, as if someone was holding his hand.

No wonder Ignace said he was always by his side.

It turns out that the violin is really the violet of the scepter that everyone can't chase after.

Engraved in the memory of the World Tree, the young bishop with blond hair and blue eyes said, who said that the staff must grow into the shape of a staff?

This is the hint that Ignas and World Tree gave him together.

The apex of Viri's heart was panting, and a sharp pain began to spread.He closed his eyes, trying to suppress the tumbling emotions.

"Put on the necklace," Wendini lifted her legs out of the water and stepped up the steps. "Don't hold it with your hands. If you lose it, I won't be able to get it back." She said as she untied her drenched necklace. Long hair, comb it slowly with your fingers.The elf's movements are graceful and pleasing to the eye, as if this is not a temple full of dangers, but her bedroom.

Both of them didn't open their mouths, and the silent needle drop could be heard in the temple, only the sound of long breathing.

The spring water below the steps was flowing quietly. Wei Li picked up a leaf, threw it on the water, and watched the leaf flutter slowly.

This piece of "spring water" that cannot be called a spring is indeed living water.

"Wendini, how did you find me?" Willie raised his eyes and asked, "How long have you been here?"

Ignas told me that the speed of time in Asgard is not consistent with the world inhabited by humans.He kept this sentence firmly in his heart, but he didn't know how long the flow rate difference was.

Wendini brushed her hair behind her ears: "Let's talk about it one by one."

"Let's talk about what you just fell asleep first," Undine stared into Veri's eyes, "What did you just dream about?"

"Randall's memory, when Randall was a baby," Viry said.

"Memories belong to the past, do you know what this water is?"

"I don't know, I only guessed that it is a sweet spring." Viri said, "it nourishes the growth of the world tree."

"Oasis is the name given to it by the elves. Before Ragnarok, these springs had another name—" Wendini said lightly, "The Spring of Urd."

In the golden age of Asgard, the three norn sisters lived by the spring.The name of the spring comes from the elder sister Uld.

Viri realized something, and said in a voice: "The three Norn sisters are fate—"

"They are the goddesses of fate." Undini nodded, "Eldest sister Urd is in charge of the past. If you soak in the spring water, of course you will also see the past."

"Mason once told you that the branches of the World Tree store everything that has ever happened in the world. The memories and emotions of humans, elves, dwarfs and even gods are stored in the branches."

Wendini showed no extra expressions, and her statement was calm and indifferent: "Before Ragnarok, the goddesses of fate draw water from the spring of Urd every day to water the world tree. They will weave by the spring and turn the world Everyone's fate is woven into a web, and everyone's fate will be engraved on the World Tree."

She said: "No matter who you are, as long as you are born, your destiny is set in the dark."

"However, the most unknowable thing is fate." Viri murmured.

"You're right, otherwise Ragnarok wouldn't have appeared. The three Norn sisters wouldn't reveal anything about fate. That's why the fountain of Urd was named after the elder sister, because only the past and memories are known, Whoever desires to learn about the past will be drawn into the vortex of memories."

"Is that why I entered Randall's memory?" Willie said, "but why not return to my memory?"

"I don't know." Undine said, "I can only tell you what I know. Whether it is the World Tree or the Fountain of Urd, they all have this kind of strange power, but the World Tree is more dangerous. The Fountain of Virtue can at most make people sleep, but if you touch the World Tree, you may be lost in time forever."

Viri: "The World Tree stores more than just the past." Undine laid a lot of groundwork, and with clues, Vili can also piece together some truths.The three sisters of the goddess of destiny will engrave the fate of everyone on the world tree, which not only includes the past, but also the present and the future.

They have already predicted the arrival of Ragnarok, and they must be able to predict the new world after Ragnarok.

"This collapsed world tree hides what will happen in the future." Viri turned his head and looked at the incomparably huge dead tree. Engraved on it."

"Do you want to know your own fate?" Wendini asked suddenly.

Willie replied without hesitation, "No."

Even if fate is like a train, it already knows its destination and has been running on fixed rails.

What is precious is always the scenery seen on the train, which may be a barren field or a golden wheat field.They are the most unforgettable places on the journey.

"All the races in the world, from the moment they were born, started to go to the Nibelungen, even the gods." Viri pressed the violet on his chest, "Even if my destiny was set thousands of years ago, at least The path I take is my own choice. No matter what the ending is, or where the train of fate will lead, I have a clear conscience.”

Wendini was stunned for a moment, then said, "You think it through very clearly."

"I don't understand, it's just my own thoughts." Viri shook his head, looking sideways at the flowing spring water and the withered World Tree in the distance.It is always day in Asgard, and the sun hangs high in the sky, shining light on the earth.For the past 1000 years, this majestic city has been uninhabited.

He often looks up at the sky, and there are birds flying under the white clouds.But in this dead and silent city, there are not even birds in the air, and the clouds are as painted, motionless.

The Lost City deserves its name, Viri thought.

Wendini said: "You have already understood the matter of the Fountain of Urd, and then the second matter is related to Randall."

"I remember that Randall gained the trust of the elves with the Valentine's diary and entered the Ymir Forest. Since you asked me if I wanted to know my own fate, I'm afraid Randall has answered similar questions. "Viri analyzed, "He answered in the affirmative, so he learned his fate from the world tree. Am I right?"

Undine nodded and answered yes without hesitation.

Viri's mood fell instantly: "Then he must know that he will usher in death early."

Randall was very young, less than 15 years old when he met Willie.He was originally born thin and small, looking like a child. Over the past ten years, he has not changed much. He is still short, thin, dusty, and very inconspicuous.

For magicians whose average life expectancy is more than 30 years old, being in their [-]s is almost like a child, and it is the most vivid age.If he hadn't resolutely nailed himself to the cross out of hatred, just to hand over the memory to him safely.

"He said he believed in you." Wendini reached out and patted Veri on the shoulder, "That's why he chose to end his life in that tragic way, and you don't need to feel guilty, this is his own choice, Randall was a very smart kid."

The elves have always lived in the Ymir Forest, living next to the dwarves, living a peaceful and leisurely life.

Since she was born, Undine has been trained as the guardian of the elves, wandering around the edge of the forest all year round, stopping those who strayed into Ymir.

"There are always adventurers who stumble into Ymir by mistake. My duty is to let them leave. Ten years ago in the spring, I was patrolling as usual, but someone suddenly stopped me by my name." .”

Wendini looks young, but she is actually quite old.The way elves calculate age is different from that of humans. If calculated according to human chronology, she is more than 300 years old.Wendini was very vigilant, and immediately jumped up, grabbing this unknown person.

"He took off his cloak and told me that his name is Randall Valentine, and he is the child of the Valentine couple." Undine said, "I saw this couple when I was a child, but the existence of the magic of disguise made me I can't judge."

Randall and Valentine look alike, with the same petite stature and the same ordinary face.

"So I invited Wang to personally identify him. After he took out the diary of Valentine and his wife, Wang allowed him to enter the World Tree." Wendini's narration was straightforward, without any emotional color, "then he learned that own fate."

Willie lowered his head and thought: "Ten years ago..."

Randall was in his early 20s at the time.

"Mr. Haydn, how much do you know about the Pope of Auger Vatican?"

Willie said: "I've seen him once, but he's wearing a mask, so I can't see him clearly."

"Wang once said that the Pope's abdication and enthronement are both pretense to deceive believers and the world. The Pope has always been the same person. Since the birth of the Holy See, the Pope has not changed."

He suddenly remembered the situation in the abandoned temple.

The Pope's strength was unfathomable, but when he looked at Ignas, what he said was very strange.

Viri didn't know Ignas's identity as the violet of the scepter at the time, and he thought that Ignas was talking about him in the pope's mouth.Now that I think about it, the Ignas that the pope was talking about must be the defected cardinal.

But if the Pope issued an order to treat Ignas as a heretic, why would he ask in that disappointed tone?

This makes no sense at all.

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i broke my promise orz