dedicated to violets

Alfred was a little nervous.

It was the first time that he went home to visit relatives in such a serious manner.

Before that, he wandered around the Ymir Forest at most, and he was an out-and-out prodigal son.I don't know what kind of courtesy I will receive when I go home this time.

Anyway, he is now the head of a dignified school, and he is also a dwarf with status.Alfred rubbed his hands expectantly, maybe he can drink some good wine when he returns this time.

Ymir Forest is no different from the past hundreds of years.

The sunlight passes through the sparse branches and leaves, and falls on the green grass mottledly. The hares walk through the grass, and the melodious birdsong echoes in the forest.Alfred pushed aside the hanging vines, accidentally stepped on a moss-covered stone, slipped his foot, bared, and fell hard into the cold stream.

Tweet -

A few birds with bright feathers flew down from the branches, stepped on the stones by the stream to watch him curiously, and a bold one even perched on his shoulder to watch him.

Alfred waved quickly: "Little thing, get out of the way! Get out of the way!"

The little birds flew away chirping happily, as if laughing at his carelessness.

Alfred snorted and got up from the stream wetly.

"A good suit of clothes will be ruined." He crawled out of the water with one foot deep and one foot shallow, then lowered his head and twisted the water on his trousers. "How can I go back to see people?"

A light voice sounded above his head: "You are too reckless."

Alfred raised his head suddenly, and after seeing the face of the man sitting on the branch, he smiled and said, "Gold!"

The Elf King Jin sat on a branch, his white legs swinging back and forth.He still looks like a girl, with white hair hanging behind him and a calm face.He smiled slightly and said angrily, "Why are you back?"

Alfred: "...You change back to the original for me first, it's strange for you to pretend to be a girl like this, do you know that?"

"Long time no see, you still can't appreciate the charm of a girl," Jin sighed, jumped down from the tree, and landed lightly on the grass, "Don't you think I'm young when I dress like this?"

The breezy girl's voice gradually became darker, and finally turned into a steady male voice.

Countless green leaves turned into whirlpools, circling around the Elf King, his figure gradually elongated and widened, and as the leaves dispersed, a tall and handsome man appeared in front of his eyes.

Alfred looked at his dull white hair probingly: "You are old."

Kim said, "You're old too."

Jin's face is still young, but his white hair and eyes reveal his true age.The two friends, one tall and one short, paced slowly in the forest. At this moment, they seemed to return to their long-lost boyhood.

"Yuli is gone." Alfred said abruptly.

Jin nodded silently: "I'm a little sad."

"I'm sad too," Alfred said. "When we first met, I never thought that they would leave before us."

Both of them are gods who survived the rebuilding of the world after Ragnarok.Whether it is a dwarf or an elf, its lifespan cannot be compared with that of a god.

Unexpectedly, a hundred years later, it was the god who passed away.

The settlement of the elves is still bustling and lively, with beautiful elves chasing and playing.They watched from a distance, and did not go directly in.

Alfred said: "How many cubs have you elves born recently?"

"Five or six," Jin thought for a while, "they're all very noisy, and they've been yelling every day since they just learned to speak. I can hear them even in Ganquan."

Alfred laughed loudly: "That's good, I'm the same in the college, the students are more lively than each other, and they yell every time after class, I can hear their voices in the office."

"It feels good," Alfred said, "feeling as young as they are."

Jin snorted softly, but a smile couldn't help but appear on his face.

They took a long detour and walked along the foot of the mountain to the temple where the World Tree was located.The excitement gradually faded away, and the sound of the sweet spring flowing into the ears, Alfred stopped suddenly, and looked up at the world tree that stood upright.

Sensing his gaze, Jin said, "Did you find it?"

The world tree is also old.

Now it is obviously the midsummer with luxuriant branches and leaves, the branches and leaves on the trees are beginning to wither, and the temple is covered with thick dead leaves, which creak when stepped on.Alfred's throat seemed to be blocked: "How could this be?"

"The vitality contained in the sweet spring is not enough to support the growth of this tree. Of course it will wither gradually." Jin said, "This is normal. Asgard is completely closed, and Yige's divine sense is also exhausted."

Alfred bent over and picked up a leaf, turning it over.He seemed very unwilling: "I thought World Tree could at least survive."

"Maybe there will be a shell," Jin said, and he led Alfred into the temple. The trunk of the world tree rooted here is rough and uneven, and cracks are crawling all over the tree, which is shocking to watch.

The sweet spring is no longer clear, the turbid spring water soaks the tree roots, and the algae floating in the water can be vaguely seen.

Jin said: "Originally we cleaned the algae once, but the next day after cleaning it, it grew again. The remaining vitality of the Ganquan could not be passed on to the World Tree, but the algae grew wildly by accident. Use it up, let's deal with it."

The two stood by the sweet spring for a long time, and Alfred suddenly said, "Jin, do you still remember the agreement left by Yige when he left?"

Kim said, "Of course I do."

That was a hundred years ago.

Bishop Ignace entrusted the seeds of the World Tree and the Urd Spring to the elves, and bid farewell on a sunny afternoon.

Jin Cai inherited the position of the Elven King not long ago, and was at a time of confusion, not understanding the need for the existence of the Elven King.Alfred had already left the Ymir Forest long ago to travel outside with all his money.Of the few friends, only Jin stayed in Ymir, guarding this quiet forest.

He gets along well with his clansmen, but since he inherits the throne of the elves, the clansmen always have more than respect and not enough closeness, which makes Jin fall into an indescribable loneliness.

Until the arrival of Ignace.

The Ymir Forest is sunny most of the time, with few continuous rains.

On the day Ignas came, Ymir was shrouded in rain and white mist filled the forest. Standing on the platform of the tree house, Jin saw a slender figure in a cloak coming from a distance.

He narrowed his eyes, took off the bow and arrow casually, jumped down, and came in front of the man.

The man took off his hood and smiled kindly: "Jin, it's me, Ignas."

Jin stared in surprise, looked at the white-haired old man in front of him, and said in disbelief, "Ige, why did you become like this?"

Ignas raised his eyebrows and said in a relaxed tone, "Of course it's because I'm old."

While they were talking, a soft ball suddenly emerged from Ignace's hood, making a soft cry.Jin was immediately attracted: "This is?"

Ignas stretched out his fingertips and stroked Tuanzi's head: "This is a magical creature I created, based on a beautiful bird of prey, the snowy owl. It has maintained this shape for decades and has never grown up. "

What made Jin happy was that within two days after Ignas came to Ymir, Alfred, who was obsessed with wandering, came back.

"Where's Yuli?" They were sitting at the table, drinking the newly brewed fruit wine. When the three of them were drunk, Jin asked suddenly, "Why didn't he come?"

Ymir is very close to and far from the outside world, and he doesn't know what's going on outside.

The young Mr. Dwarf - Alfred's expression suddenly became weird. He looked at Ignas quietly, as if he wanted to find something unusual on his face.

However, Ignas was very calm, and the perceptive Jin quickly noticed the strange atmosphere, and asked puzzledly, "Did I say something wrong?"

"No," Ignas shook his head, "Yuli had something to do, so he couldn't come."

Kim said: "I hope the four of us can drink together next time."

Ignas raised the corner of his mouth: "I hope so too."

The sweet aroma of fruit wine wafted in the tree house, and the rain was pattering outside. Ignas put the snowy owl in his arms on the table and said softly, "Actually, I have something to ask you guys for my visit this time."

"What? As long as I can do it, I will help you."

Ignas spread out his hands, and in the palm lay a tree seed and a transparent drop of water.

"This is?" A breath of life that was so thick that it almost condensed into fog rushed towards his face. As an elf, Jin was always sensitive to the power of life.He looked at the shimmering water drop in surprise, and realized that he didn't know its origin.

However, Alfred had a vague expectation. He traveled abroad for a long time, lived and died with Ignas, and understood the meaning behind Ignas' move.This made the young dwarf very uncomfortable, and he could not stop it, but kept his head down, drinking glass after glass of fruit wine.

"This is the spring of Urd Spring, which is not complete," Ignas said with a smile, "As for this seed, it is the tree species of the World Tree."

Jin was shocked: "What?!"

"I hope you can help me plant the seeds and water them with the spring water from the Spring of Urd." Immediately afterwards, Ignas took a pendant from his wrist and gently placed it next to the wine glass.

The pendant is extremely delicate, and the gemstones are carved into a vivid cluster of violets, which seems to smell the flowers.

"Then put the pendant into the root of the World Tree and soak him in spring water."

"Him?" Jin raised an eyebrow suspiciously.

Ignace said with a smile: "Yes, he—this pendant is my scepter, and he is still a stupid stupid child. I gave him the last name, Stoke, and gave my name and appearance to He, I hope he can become a real human being with the help of the spring water and the World Tree."

The dull Jin finally smelled something ominous, he quickly grabbed Ignas's sleeve: "Wait, Ig, what do you mean?"

Ignace smiled, but said nothing.

"Don't worry, I just have to be away for a long time, I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of him," Ignace comforted them with ease, "Alfred is always busy, I think about it, and I think you are the best candidate. "

With that said, he turned his head and smiled at Alfred: "Really?"

Alfred snorted in a low voice as an answer.

Ignace said: "And the snowy owl, please also."

"I made a promise with you that when the World Tree grows, I will come to drink with you again."

Jin withdrew from the lengthy memory, looked at the withered World Tree crown, and whispered: "Ignas is an out-and-out liar."

Alfred suddenly said, "Jin, what do you see in that water?"

Dots of light rose from the algae-laden springs, and they formed a vague human shape around the tangled tree roots.Not long after, the huge temple was filled with light and dust, and a familiar figure appeared in the dazzling halo.

A handsome man with blond hair and blue eyes emerged from the light. He had long, smooth hair and sat sideways on the root of a tree. He was dressed in a white robe and held a glass of wine in his hand.

He raised his eyes, raised his wine glass, smiled, and said to the two friends who were stunned: "I'm not a liar, I'm here on time for the appointment."

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