animal ears

Attracted by the slight sound of the wind, the dense jungle branches and leaves appeared, and a rare open land appeared in front of it. It may have been burned by thunder and fire a long time ago, and there were dead tree trunks lying on the ground beside it, as if telling people what happened here. tragedy.But now, this open land is full of green grass, and the dead tree trunks are covered with moss and fungi, which symbolizes the endless cycle of life.

There are patches of white wildflowers growing on the grass, and the wind blows the loose weeds, making a soft sound. Cole raised his head, looked at the clear blue sky, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.This is the first time to find such a place in this damp and airtight forest. You can see the blue sky and floating clouds in the sky, and the air is very refreshing. My heart can't help but pause.

No matter how difficult the place is, there will be such sudden surprises. It seems that life will not only be suffering. The tide of life will bring people from the past to the present. There have been times of giving up, struggling, decadence, tears, and having to grit your teeth and persevere, and those sufferings, like a suffocating jungle, will not always bring despair, no matter how difficult it is Sometimes, there is such a beautiful open land.

So, I feel very happy now.

So he made up his mind to guard this hard-won happiness.

Cole sat alone on the grass, and the white storm wolf fur skirt fit him very well. He raised his head, his hair fluttering in the wind, closed his eyes, and his two light brown animal ears trembled naturally in the wind.He didn't wear the newly made hat, because Norman was determined not to let it go. After the wayward orc hid his hat, he said to himself with a straight face: "People who really like you don't care about you." On the contrary, even if you don’t have a pair of animal ears, people who hate you will still hate you, and you can’t change other people’s thoughts at all, so you don’t have to change yourself for the sake of those people’s eyes.”

Smiling helplessly, Norman can always give these strange and convincing reasons.

But he was right, there is no need to change who he is now.

If you can't accept yourself, how can you ask others to accept you?

Taking a deep breath, feeling the boundless world, even though the sweltering jungle around him was still full of dangers, Cole still gently closed his eyes, feeling the comfort of this moment, and then bent his lips and smiled.

Suddenly, there was a movement behind him.

footsteps.

Behind me!

Realizing it, Cole immediately turned around, looked back cautiously, and then froze.

He found that standing behind him blankly was a little orc with white hair and silver eyes, about ten years old, with ragged clothes and stains on his face. Cole noticed that the little orc was holding a white flower in his hand, He was looking at Cole timidly, motionless.

Those watery eyeballs were wide open, showing a look of fear and alertness, and the little white animal ears on its head were trembling slightly.

For some reason, looking at the little orc in front of him, Cole felt a little familiar... Have you seen it there?

Probably the orcs in the village.

Cole thought to himself, looking at the wary little orc, he took a few steps back.

The little orc stared straight at Cole.

Seeing Cole backing away, the little orc lowered his head slightly, bit his lips, as if he was thinking about something, then, he grabbed the little flower in his hand and walked straight towards Cole, but in Cole stopped a few steps ahead, squatted down, and stroked the small flowers growing on the ground with his hands.

Just got crushed a little by Cole.

Seeing that the little orc cared so much for these flowers, Cole felt a little sorry, so he walked in quietly, and also squatted down. The little orc was only slightly startled, but did not escape, and then continued to bow his head, his small body Huddled into a ball, Cole found that he was very thin, almost to the point of skin and bones, and there were many wounds on his fingers, some of which were still bleeding.

Feeling pitiful, Cole asked softly, "Are these flowers yours?"

The little orc remained silent, bowing his head and ignoring Cole at all.

The atmosphere was awkward. Seeing that the conversation failed, Cole secretly sighed, got up, and prepared to leave.

However, within two steps, Cole heard movement behind him, so he turned around and found that the little orc had followed him.

Seeing that Cole turned his head back, his head lowered, desperately grasping the flowers in his hands, and Cole seemed to suddenly realize that the taciturn little orc might have lost his way, so Cole heaved a sigh of relief and helplessly smiled.

Leading the little orc all the way to the river, the little orc followed Cole, keeping a distance and not getting too close.

"Follow this river, and you can go home." When he came to the river, Cole turned his head and pointed to the river and said to the little orc.

And the little orc raised his silver pupils, looked at Cole calmly, then followed Cole's direction and looked at the river, still silent, showing no intention of leaving.

Don't you want to send him back by yourself?

When Cole came up with this idea, he was a little distressed, but in the end he said softly to the little orc: "If you don't mind, I'll take you to a place further downstream."

After all, it was such a small child, it was really too much to let him go home alone.

Hearing this, the pretty little orc stared blankly at Cole, pursed his lips, but still didn't open his mouth.

Such an introverted child, why did he run into the woods alone?

And looking at the child's appearance, he should have suffered a lot. Didn't his parents come to him?

Cole was a little distressed, so he kindly sent him downstream to a place where he could see the village far away. The smoke rising in the distance symbolized that he was not far from the crowd. There would be no wild beasts here, and the little orcs should be able to go back safely.

So Cole lowered his head and said to the silent little orc: "There is a village over there, can you go home by yourself now?"

However, the little orc still didn't respond, and stared at Cole blankly.

Now, Cole could only shrug his shoulders. He thought that the little orc might still be wary of him, and maybe the little orc would go home on his own after he left.

So he returned to the woods along the original road, but after walking a few steps, Cole suddenly noticed soft footsteps coming from behind him, and when he looked back, it was indeed the little orc!

"Why are you following me?" Cole asked.

Silence, the little orc still did not speak.

The atmosphere fell into a stalemate again, and at this time, Cole looked at the gradually darkening sky, sighed, and moved a little closer. The little orc showed a look of fear, but did not avoid it. Cole knelt down helplessly, followed The little orc looked straight up, and said softly: "It's getting dark, the forest is very dangerous, there are many wild beasts, good boy, go home early, don't worry the family."

Those silver eyes looked straight at Cole, but there was no response at all, and Cole was even more distressed.

"How about I take you to the entrance of the village?" This is the biggest concession. Although Cole doesn't want to get close to the village, maybe the silent child in front of him is too timid, so he hopes to accompany him.

But the child remained calm.

Afterwards, Cole carefully avoided the conspicuous position, and carefully sent the child to the entrance of the village.

"I can only send you here." Cole smiled wryly, then lowered his head, and said softly, "Stop following me, go home obediently."

The little orc looked at Cole quietly, but there was no expression on his pretty face, and he was still so silent.

Cole sighed, turned around and went back, but this time, the little orc didn't follow.

This reassured Cole a lot.

And when he walked away and looked back at the entrance of the village again, the figure of the little orc had disappeared.

It was getting late, and Cole knew that the entire forest would soon be shrouded in darkness, and at this time all dangerous beasts would come out to look for food, so he unconsciously quickened his pace.However, because he took the little orc too far away, Cole could not return home when it was completely dark, so Cole resolutely found a tall tree and climbed it, a little away from the ground. for rest.

Cole knew that it was very dangerous to venture in the forest at night, because at night, he neither had the keen sense of smell and vision like predators, nor was his body strong enough, so he could only stay where he was and wait for Norman to come. come over.

Even if Norman didn't find him, it was always safe to stay off the ground for the night.

Nights in the forest are never peaceful.

The sound of insects, the slight footsteps of animals moving through the forest, and the rustling of leaves in the evening wind, no matter how small the sound is, it can wake people up.The forest receded from the humidity and heat during the day, and the wind at night brought coolness. Cole curled up on the branch, feeling a little cold.

However, there is only such a moment when you can quietly listen to the sound of the forest.

Although the jungle is very cruel, it is this forest that raised him up. What the forest gives him is far more than what he loses, so Cole doesn't hate it.

Plus, he knew he wasn't alone.

Hearing that familiar and anxious call from a distance, he couldn't help but feel joyful ripples in his heart. After washing away his exhaustion and coldness, Cole shouted loudly in the direction of the voice in the darkness: "Norman, I'm here!"

After a while, Cole was carried down from the tree by Norman.

And before he could speak, he was hugged home by this gesture.

It was pitch black along the way, and he couldn't see his fingers. He could only hear the heavy panting of the orc as he ran, as well as the chaotic heartbeat, and touched the sweat on the other's back. Cole knew that he must have been looking for him for a long time, so he felt guilty. He opened his mouth and said, "Norman, today..."

"Don't talk now." The cold voice seemed to be angry, but the arm that hugged Cole tightened gently.

Cole had no choice but to shut up, and was quietly embraced by his partner.

To him, it was the safest place in the world.

However, the feeling of being firmly trapped in someone's arms even while eating was really uncomfortable, so Cole struggled a little with his arms to get away, but was restrained even tighter by Norman as if revenge.

Norman's gaze was very cold, and Cole knew that he was really angry.

So he gave up struggling. Cole looked up and saw that there were still traces of sweat dripping from Norman's forehead. He lowered his head and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I came back too late today, and I made you worry."

Norman moved his lips, revealing an even more gnashing of teeth.

Really angry.

This made Cole feel even more guilty. He clenched his fists and said, "There will be no next time. I will be very careful and never let Norman bother to find me again."

Hearing this, Norman's eyeballs almost popped out, and his cold face immediately filled with violent anger. Norman pushed Cole to the ground, pressed his body hard, and then hugged him tightly. Desperately pressing his head against Cole's chest, he pouted sullenly and said angrily: "What do you mean there is no next time? I am your partner, and I should go to you! Or is it that Cole still doesn't agree that I am your partner?" Is that so? Ahh...! Cole, are you trying to drive me crazy by saying that?!"?