Doomsday Bandits and Tramps

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Xiu hugged Seth and quietly accompanied him.

It was the first time he had seen Seth lose control, showing his vulnerable, distressing side.

Xiu couldn't help tightening his arms, recalling what Conroy said to him before he left.

"I have a hunch that you two will be together."

Conroy was leaning against the wall, his slender eyes raised lightly, and he held his staff with one hand: "It's just that I didn't expect it to be so soon."

"I didn't expect it either," Xiu said, "I feel a little unbelievable now."

"Indeed," Conroy smiled, "Seth is wild and unrestrained at best, and a mad dog at worst. When he was trained in the Temple Tower, he was famous Stabbing is hard to discipline, skipping training and talking back is common, fighting is a habit, corporal punishment and confinement are commonplace, and veterans on the battlefield fear him three points. Except..."

Xiu bluntly said, "You want to say Carol, right?"

"Hehe, it seems that he really likes you."

Conroy lowered his head and raised the corners of his lips thoughtfully: "That's a scar in his heart, and he never mentioned it to anyone."

"It's not love, it's just that he wants to face the pain of the past... We are the same."

Xiu sighed, with a smile in his eyes, but also a sense of loneliness: "Perhaps, before this, I already fell in love with him."

Conroy was a little surprised, but more curious: "Aren't you afraid that he will use you as Carol's substitute?"

Xiu frowned slightly, and felt that they were in the same line when it came to their mouths, which was disgusting: "You called me out alone, just to tell me this?"

"I just wanted to warn you."

Feeling Xiu's hostility, Conroy walked up to Xiu with a wry smile, and patted him on the arm as a sign of friendship: "He and I are the same group of trained supernatural beings, both comrades-in-arms and classmates. Seth see He is careless, but he actually emphasizes loyalty and affection, and you should understand the blow that Carol's death has had on him."

Xiu nodded: "Prince told me that Carol died in front of Seth."

"That's right," Conroy said, "Then you know that Seth cares so much about Albion's destruction because Carol has been to Albion before?"

"know."

"Then you also know that Seth was locked up the night Carol got up to go to Albion?"

"Well," Xiu said, "he told me that when he was suppressing the riots, he was accused of abusing supernatural powers, so he was locked up."

"This is just one of the small reasons." Conroy stretched out two fingers and gestured in front of Xiu.

In Xiu's questioning eyes, Conroy said in a helpless tone: "The real reason why he was put in confinement was that he disobeyed the military order and contradicted the elders."

"what?"

There was the sound of people drinking and frolicking upstairs, and Conroy raised his chin slightly, and led Xiu to the window at the end of the corridor, telling what happened at that time: "Five years ago, the news of Albion's demise spread to Ti After the city of Nice, the Temple Tower immediately organized the dispatch of a search and rescue team, but had to delay the operation due to the riots in the city. On the night after the suppression of the riots, while confirming the list of search and rescue team members, Seth suddenly rushed into the parliament hall and asked to participate in the Albi Expensive search and rescue efforts."

"This is something Seth can do." Xiu commented.

Conroy smiled and continued: "However, the elders think that there is no need to send supernatural beings for an ordinary search and rescue work. Supernatural beings must stay in the city to prevent riots from happening again and protect the safety of the fortress city."

"Wait a minute," Xiu interrupted, "You mean, they would rather let supernatural beings deal with ordinary people than let supernatural beings deal with wild beasts? Besides, Seth is not the only one in the city. capable."

"That's right," Conroy said with a half-smile. "The reason given is that there are dead people outside the city, and living people inside the city. The living people are more important than the dead. It's logical."

"According to this, it is not safer for you not to send a search and rescue team."

"The lives of ordinary people are not worth mentioning in the eyes of the Presbyterian Church," Conroy said coldly. "Besides, organizing a search and rescue team is the proposal of all the soldiers in the Temple Tower, and has nothing to do with the Presbyterian Council."

Xiu had nothing to say, and could only greet relatives in the Presbyterian Church in his heart.

"You know Seth's temper, how could he obey such an order, besides, Carol was appointed as the captain of the search and rescue team."

Conroy spread his hands and shrugged: "The end result is that Seth openly contradicted the elders and was imprisoned on charges of abusing abilities."

It turned out to be the case.

Seth broke the door lock that night and escaped from the confinement room in order to find Carol who was about to leave.

If he hadn't caught up with Carol's search and rescue team and hadn't gone to Albion, maybe it would have been a different ending.

But Seth went.

Not only did he go there, but he discovered another reason for Albion's demise, and he also told Carol about his judgment, and Carol wrote this discovery into the report...

He blamed himself for Carol's death.

Xiu is well aware of the importance of Carol to Seth.

To be honest, he was jealous of the relationship, especially after he realized he liked Seth.

Although Xiu can confirm that Seth's feelings for Carol are friendship, family affection, guilt, and remorse, and he will feel jealous for it, but he does not want to deny this precious feeling.

That was Seth's brother, his family, the truest and softest part of him.

"Seth told me," Hugh said, "that I was like Carol, that we were both soft-hearted, and that I was more stupid than Carol."

"Hehe, indeed."

Conroy couldn't help smiling, and seeing Xiu's face darken a few degrees, he managed to hold back his laughter: "You really look alike, even when you're arguing."

When Xiu heard this, his eyes were a little dark.

"But he is him, you are you, and neither of you will be a substitute for the other."

Conroy pinched Xiu on the face, and smiled like a mischievous child: "Seth won't be so stupid that he can't tell his feelings, otherwise it would be a blasphemy to Carol and a disrespect to you. "

"......real?"

Immediately after Xiu asked this sentence, his ears turned red involuntarily.

He obviously harbored grievances, but his eyes were full of anticipation and longing without any concealment.

Perhaps, even Xiu himself didn't know that his feelings for Seth were so deep.

Simple and straightforward, with a youthful awkwardness, people can't help but want to tease him.

Xiu looked at Conroy, and faintly detected a hint of evil in his smile.

When he began to doubt the authenticity of Conroy's words, the latter restrained his smile and squeezed his shoulder seriously: "Really, you are willing to restrain your arrogance and bow your head and surrender. I have known him for so many years. Are you First."

Xiu retracted his thoughts, Seth came out of his arms, rubbed his eyes indiscriminately, and smiled a little ashamedly: "I'm sorry, I let you see my shameful appearance."

Sitting next to Seth, Xiu gently wiped away the wet tears from the corners of his eyes: "You have also seen my embarrassment, we are even."

Seth smiled, and leaned his head against Jinxiu's shoulder: "Xiu, I watched Prin grow up, and watched him grow from a swaddling baby to the current follower."

"I know," Xiu said, "he has always regarded you as his brother."

Seth said softly: "After Carol's death, I swore to do everything possible to protect his safety. Now that he is safe, he can leave this land where strange beasts are rampant and go to Avalon high above. I I did it, I finally did it..."

"Little brother has grown up and become independent. You, the big brother, should be happy."

"Of course I'm happy," Seth paused, "but he's leaving too."

"You still have me."

"you......"

Xiu looked at Seth seriously, and held his hand tightly: "For the rest of the day, every day, every minute, I will be with you and never leave you."

"build."

Seth's eyes were red, he put his arms around Xiu and kissed him fiercely.

It was late at night, and the entire fortress fell into a deep sleep.

Pullin turned over and slowly opened his eyes from his drunken stupor.

He had a headache, his eyes were swollen, his throat was dry, and he still smelled heavily of alcohol.

He slowly sat up and drank the water in the glass beside the bed.

The slightly cool touch went all the way down from the mouth, and the brain slowly woke up.

He thought of drinking and throwing up three times, thinking of him holding Seth's thigh and refusing to let go, thinking of his red eyes from crying.

tomorrow......

No, strictly speaking today.

In about six hours, he will say goodbye to this land, this fortress city, his friends, and Seth.

This farewell, maybe there is no chance to see you again.

Prince sat on the bed, looking at the empty cup in his hand, his eyes were moist and a little painful.

"Big brother..."

"Knock knock knock."

Suddenly, a light knock on the door broke the silence in the room.

Prin looked at the closed door, and there was no abnormal sound outside the door.

At this point, everyone should be asleep.

Pullin thought he was drinking too much and had auditory hallucinations.He put down his glass and was about to lie down when there was another knock on the door.

really someone?

But who will this point be?

Could it be... the eldest brother?

He didn't sleep either?

Prin was a little excited at the thought of this, he turned over and got out of bed in a hurry, not even thinking about putting on his shoes.

The moment he opened the door, he saw a woman in a white robe, with a white hood and a veil covering her face.

If he hadn't seen her well-dressed and dignified, he would have thought she was a faceless female ghost, and his heart almost jumped out of fright.

After calming down, Prin asked cautiously, "You, who are you looking for?"

The woman asked in a nice voice, "Your name is Prin, right?"

"you know me?"

"Of course," said the woman.

Prin stared at the person in front of him vigilantly: "Then who are you?"

"Caitania," the woman said with a smile in her words, "the saint of Avalon."