animal ears

?The next day, Cole went to the field to check the growth of the fruit.

The seeds planted half a month ago have germinated, and the growth is very gratifying. It seems that there should be many fruits before winter.It's a pity that I won't be here by then, and I won't be able to see the harvest.

"What are you thinking?" Ley suddenly appeared behind him and patted Cole on the shoulder.

Slightly startled, Cole turned around, looked at the people behind him, and said, "It's nothing."

"It's nothing, why are you in a daze." Ley couldn't believe it, and raised his eyebrows with arms folded.

Smiling helplessly, Cole said, "Mianguo grows very quickly."

Hearing this, Ley lowered his head, and his voice sank slightly: "I said that your body can no longer bear the burden of labor."

Nodding, Cole looked back again, and said with a wry smile, "I'm just here to see." Then he looked at the golden pupil, and asked with a chuckle, "It's Ley, why are you here? Are you here to find Norman?"

"Just passing by." Ley straightened up, looked around and replied, and then found that Cole was still smiling, and asked puzzledly, "What are you laughing at?"

Looking straight at Ley, Cole covered his mouth and said, "Because you always appear and disappear during the day, it's just a surprise to see you."

"Is there?" He squinted his fox eyes, touched his face, and squatted aside with some dissatisfaction in the corners of his raised eyes. He held his chin and said, "You were in a daze and didn't notice."

The wind blew gently, but Cole didn't reply.

"What are you thinking again?" Ley asked after a long time.

"It's nothing." With his back to Ley, Cole planned to get up.

At this moment, Ley suddenly said, "Cole."

"Huh?" Turning back.

With a deep breath, Ley took out a small bottle of medicinal powder from his pocket and said, "This is an anesthetic. I increased the dose. If you feel pain in the middle of the night, soak it in water and drink it. It will relieve a lot of pain. I'll go Without the smell, Norman wouldn't notice it."

Cole was taken aback, took the things, slightly bent his lips, and said with a wry smile, "I'll trouble you every time."

Eye pupils glanced back slightly, and Ley said lightly: "I can't help you with anything, it's good to make you suffer less."

He looked a little sad.

However, Ke smiled and said softly, "Thank you."

At this time, Cole suddenly noticed that Tyson was standing not far away.

Ley naturally noticed it too. He glanced back slightly, then came back to his senses, and whispered softly in Cole's ear, "See you at the old place tonight."

"Ah." Cole responded softly.

After speaking, Ley got up and left. When Tyson passed by, the two looked at each other for a moment, but didn't say a word.

Cole turned around and waved to Tyson generously.

"Tyson, what's the matter?"

"Oh, I'll bring you something." Ignoring Ley, Tyson came straight over and put down the animal skin in his hand while talking.

All of them are high-quality animal skins.

Looking at these animal skins, Cole was very surprised. He raised his head to meet Tyson's pupils, and asked hesitantly, "This is it?"

"For you."

"For me?"

Tyson nodded.

"I can't." Cole shook his head and refused.

Frowning slightly, Tyson said, "Why not?"

"Norman will be angry." Cole said seriously.

It is not good to accept gifts from other orcs, let alone animal skins, which will definitely cause Norman to misunderstand.

On the contrary, Tyson was very upset. He came over and said to Cole seriously: "I just want to care about you, nothing else."

"I know," Cole still shook his head and refused, "but I still can't take these things."

Hearing Cole's refusal, Tyson couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and said to Cole solemnly: "Why can Norman accept gifts from other females, but you can't accept mine?"

"Gifts from other females?" Hearing this, Cole was a little surprised.

"Yeah." Tyson stared at Cole and said word by word, "I saw this morning that the new female gave Norman an animal tooth necklace, and Norman was very happy to wear it. .”

"..."

Is it Heather?

When did he... get so close to Norman?

Cole felt a little sour in his heart, but he didn't show it. He nodded slightly to Tyson, and he shook his head and said, "Even so, I can't accept your gift."

It is Norman's business whether Norman likes the necklace, but whether he accepts it or not is his own principle.

But seeing Tyson's disappointed expression, Cole said apologetically, "I'm sorry, Tyson."

"No, you are not wrong, why do you have to apologize?" With a wry smile, Tyson looked down at the animal skin in his hand, "There is nothing you can do if you don't accept it, I will take it back, I'm really sorry, I made it up passionate."

Then Tyson turned and left.

Cole was left alone. He looked at Tyson's leaving back and felt a little dazed for some reason, so he walked home, but the house was empty.Palanch went hunting with Norman, the house was quiet, and he was alone, but at this moment, there was a knock on the door.

Open the door, unexpected people.

"Jessie?"

"Can I go in?" Jesse asked shyly.

"of course can."

Jessie is a very shy female. She usually only walks around Cole's house, and when she sees Cole, she will run away with a blushing face.

"Is Cole resting at home today?" Jessie asked softly after entering the door.

"No, just came back from the fields."

Jessie couldn't help rubbing his fingers, and said with a smile, "Really, Cole is really hardworking! Well... I happen to be fine today, Cole... can you teach me how to knit?"

"Knitting something?"

"Well, I heard from Heather that Cole is very good at knitting." Jessie lowered his head and looked at Cole sheepishly. "...Will it bother you?"

"Of course not." Cole smiled, "Anyway, I have nothing to do later."

So he taught Jesse to weave baskets, but halfway through, Cole froze.

"That..." Jesse raised his head slightly, glanced at Cole who was standing still beside him, "Kole, what should I do next?" Pointing to the half-finished basket in his hand, he smiled wryly, " I'm so stupid, I always forget the next step, can you point me to it again?"

Recovering from the daze, Cole nodded, slowly approached Jesse, carefully supported the basket in Jesse's hand, then stroked the lines on it, demonstrated it carefully, and said, "Just stagger up and down in order, keep This pattern has been continuous and will not be forgotten."

Feeling Cole's warm breath, Jesse blushed.

"Is there anything else you don't understand?" Cole asked in a low voice.

Trembling all over, Jesse quickly said: "Understood." Then he looked back at Cole in a panic.

After a while, Jesse glanced at Cole, and asked, "Cole...how does it feel to like someone?"

"Eh?"

"I, I'm just asking casually." Lowering his head, his face became even redder.

With this expression, there must be someone you like, right?

Cole smiled softly, couldn't help but reached out and rubbed the head of the young female in front of him, and said softly, "It should be a happy feeling."

"happiness?"

"Well, happiness." Cole said with a smile, "Whether you are happy or sad, as long as you are about him, you will feel happy."

Letting Cole rub his head, Jessie looked at Cole, his eyes glowing and shining.His face turned the color of sunset with embarrassment, and before the sun went down, Jessie waved thanks and left Cole's house.

There is only one person left.

The quiet courtyard, reflected by the blood-like setting sun, is extremely lonely.

After waiting for a long time for the two returned shadows, Cole went out, and Palanch rushed over first. Of course, Norman immediately picked him off and scolded him severely: "Smelly brat, don't push yourself too far!"

Then the two quarreled together.

Cole smiled, looking at Norman's awkward expression in the sunlight, feeling very happy, but suddenly found the animal tooth necklace on Norman's neck, his heart seemed to be twisted suddenly, his back felt cold, and his breath was suffocated.Looking away, Cole swallowed, and asked softly, "Norman, that..."

"What's the matter?" Looking up, Norman showed a bright smile without hesitation.

"...It's okay." Cole didn't ask about exporting the necklace. He turned his head and said lightly, "The meal is ready, and I'll wait for you."

"Hmm! I'm very hungry!" Norman threw himself behind Cole, his face full of joy.

Cole was also smiling, but his heart became more and more sour.

After dinner, Cole went out for a walk as usual, trying to keep Norman and the others from discovering his pain. Cole soon arrived at the meeting place with Ley, and Ley was already waiting for him.

The sadness in Cole's eyes could be seen at a glance.

"What happened?" Ley asked with concern.

Turning his head and looking at Ley, Cole shook his head slightly and said, "It's nothing."

Frowning slightly, Ley said: "Don't lie to me." Then he paused and asked tentatively, "Is it about Heather?"

Cole was surprised and couldn't help opening his eyes.

"Don't look at me like that," Ley said with a wry smile, "That female asks about Norman every day, and everyone knows that."

Cole was silent.

Finally, after a while, Ley seemed to see through Cole's mind and asked, "Hey, you don't want to let Norman out, do you?"

Lowering his head, Cole touched the veins on his wrist and said bitterly, "So what?"

"Why don't you tell him the truth." Ley suddenly squatted down and pressed Cole's shoulder, "If you really like someone, you will never care."

The golden eyes are deep and sincere, and the corners of the raised eyes reveal a lot of puzzlement.

And Cole just patted Ley's hand on his shoulder with his backhand, shook his head and said, "I know Norman won't mind, but I don't want to drag him down."

"drag?"

With a smile, Cole said lightly: "At the beginning, I hid it because I was afraid of being rejected by Norman, but after I knew his intentions, I have become what I am now..." With a self-deprecating sneer, " Turned into a beast that has almost lost itself, how can I drag him down?"

After listening to Cole's words, Ley stood up slowly, and suddenly roared angrily: "You are such an idiot!"

"Maybe one day when Ley falls in love with someone, he will know how he feels." Cole raised the corners of his mouth and smiled faintly.

And Ley glanced back at Cole, then turned around quietly, and after a long time, said softly in an untouchable voice: "I know."

"...?"

Ley didn't go on, and silently handed Cole a red fruit.

After receiving the red fruit, the force of the beast's blood rushed to his brain, and Cole, whose face was covered with veins, tried to show a miserable smile.

"Thank you every time."

"I said you don't need to thank me." Ley shook his head, took a few steps back, jumped onto the big tree behind him, and said with deep eyebrows, "Let's get started."

"Ah." Nodding, as soon as he finished speaking, Cole began to release the power that had been suppressed.

The powerful beastly power was like a raging flood, swallowing Cole in an instant. Cole crawled on the ground, his limbs began to stretch, his hair gradually turned black, and his eyes turned crimson due to the power of beastly. The severe pain caused by the sudden transformation of bones spread all over his body, forcing him to roar, and this roar was as loud as a landslide.

Consciousness is gradually eroded by instinct.

The smell of blood in the nasal cavity stimulated me over and over again, hoping to tear something apart, wanting to crush something severely, hoping to use my own hands to destroy, to destroy, to destroy everything...but I was forcibly restrained by the only remaining self .

That fragile, thin self.

If he can't get through this period, Cole will be completely swallowed by his instinct, which is the side effect of relying on red fruit for a long time.

But he still needs the red fruit to forcibly suppress his constant spewing power.

This is unimaginable pain, even the strongest orc may not be able to withstand it, and Cole must face it every day.

For the few hours of the day.

Ley stood aside silently. He knew that Cole was in pain, but if he didn't release his strength, Cole's body would definitely not be able to bear it. It had reached its limit. Maybe there would be a few more times when Cole's body's strength and Hongguo's He might, no, would lose his mind when his powers were maxed out.

And powerless.

In this regard, Ley was very frustrated.

But he never told Norman Cole's pain, firstly it was Cole's request, and secondly...it was caused by his own selfishness.

Because it was the only time of day when he could be alone with Cole like this. ?