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Just like a year ago, the feast in the castle belonged to the witches.
Leaf turned the backyard, which had been expanded several times, into an open-air camp surrounded by olive trees. Around the blazing bonfire, everyone could see the bright stars in the night sky when they looked up.
Compared with the last barbecue with only five witches, this one was much livelier. Not only were all the witches from the Witch Cooperation Association present, but also Maggie, Lucia, Agatha, Spear, Paper, and Summer. Together with the seven witches from Sleeping Island, the total number of witches was 25.
Plates of cut food and sauce were placed on the small table next to the bonfire for everyone to take. After clearing out the rebellious nobles' territory, the amount of meat and cloth in the warehouse had increased a lot. In addition, Evelyn's specially brewed low-alcohol fruit wine and Agatha's ice cream were also served on the table.
While Lightning was enthusiastically demonstrating how to roast a chicken leg for the first time, Maggie had already stuffed the sizzling steak into her mouth. After following the little girl for a year in the mountains and forests, she could roast any food that could be eaten with ease. Like Maggie, her waist pocket was also stuffed with all kinds of seasonings.
"I think it's a waste of time." Agatha smeared honey on the cooked beef meatball in her hand. "The demons are coming. Instead of seizing the time to prepare for the battle, we're enjoying a temporary victory here. When the enemies break through the city... Gulp, everything will be over."
"Take your time. It's okay." Roland handed her a new string of wrapped beef meatballs. It was obvious that she liked this kind of meatball with gravy. "It's more efficient to strike a balance between work and rest. Defeating the demons is not a matter of a day's leisure. Even if we fail, at least we can enjoy the beauty of life."
"Preposterous!" Agatha rolled her eyes at him and took the meatball. After rolling it in a bowl of oil, she put it directly into the bonfire. With the protection of the frost ability, she could maintain the surface of the meatball at just the right temperature no matter how the fire roasted it. It could be seen that the cooling and nitrogen-making work had improved her control of magic power.
On the other side, Summer, who had just joined the Alliance, had never seen so much meat. Although she kept swallowing her saliva, her hands were hesitant. Fortunately, Vendy noticed her hesitation and pulled the newly awakened sister to her side, sharing the food she had baked with her and Paper.
On Sleeping Island, Ashes, Andrea, and Shavi were playing poker while waiting for their food to be roasted. In just a few months, the three of them had learned all the cards that Roland was familiar with. As long as the demonic beasts did not attack the town, Roland could always see them playing cards together in the castle hall.
The other Sleeping Island witches, such as Candle, Evelyn, and Sylvie, had gotten along very well with the witches in the town. Seeing them talking happily with Leaf, Echo, Soroya, and the others, they were no different from a family.
Looking at the warm scene in front of him, Roland felt quite gratified. After more than a year of hard work, the changes in the Western Region were emerging little by little. Whether it was the enthusiastic cheers of the people in the square during the day or the happy smiles on the witches' faces now, they were all rewards for his efforts.
This kind of reward was so sweet that he could not help but be intoxicated by it.
When the bonfire gradually went out, it was also approaching midnight. Roland asked Nightingale and Ashes to escort Nana and Summer home respectively, while he went to the second floor of the castle and waited for Anna to appear.
He decided to take the initiative to take this step instead of passively waiting or procrastinating.
The silver-white moonlight shone into the castle from the window between the corridors. With this light, he saw Anna's blue eyes. This scene seemed familiar, but their positions were reversed. Her pupils, half hidden in the darkness, reflected a faint luster, like the stars in the night sky. However, without the stars, the night sky at this time belonged to her alone.
Roland did not speak, but stepped forward to take her hand and walked to the third floor.
Although it was not the first time he had intimate contact with her, his heart was beating unexpectedly fast, and through the palm of his hand, he could also feel Anna's nervousness. Even so, she did not have the slightest hesitation and followed closely behind him.
After returning to his bedroom and closing the door, Roland took a deep breath and turned his head. When he was hesitating about what to say, Anna had already kissed him.
The soft tip of her tongue gently pried open his teeth, and the sweet breath spread between his lips and teeth, intoxicating him.
Suddenly, the idea of sealing his mouth with a kiss came into his mind.
When he did not know what to say, he would kiss. When he did not know how to express his feelings, he would kiss. A kiss was a silent language, a kiss was a burning emotion.
When the two of them separated again, Anna's cheeks were already flushed.
"I have a gift for you."
Roland took out two red magic stones from his arms. They had been polished and inlaid with a golden edge, with a thin red string hanging from the top.
"This is... a sigil?"
"Yes, one is a pathfinding stone, and the other is a positioning stone. After combining them with magic, it will become a tracking sigil." Roland put the pathfinding stone around Anna's neck. "This way, no matter where I am, you can find me through it."
Anna seemed to realize something and stared at him blankly.
He gently held her cheek and asked word by word, "Will you marry me, Anna?"
The blue lake instantly began to rain heavily, and it could no longer remain calm.
After a long time, Anna nodded and responded, "Yes."
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Everything that followed was so natural. The feelings that had been brewing for a long time completely broke through the last obstacle and intertwined with each other.
Roland picked her up by the waist and put her on the bed. He kissed her forehead from her forehead to her neck, and then all the way down, his fingers clumsily unbuttoning the buttons of her clothes. Anna did not close her eyes, but watched his every move, as if she wanted to deeply imprint his every appearance in her mind.
When the girl's white and delicate skin was completely exposed, Roland gently pulled her into his arms and covered her with a quilt.
Without the obstruction of clothes, he could clearly feel her rhythmic heartbeat, as if it was about to jump out of her chest.
"This time..." Anna whispered in Roland's ear.
"What?"
"I won't fall asleep again..."
Roland could not help but laugh out loud. This laughter also eased the tension between the two of them. He pinched Anna's nose. "Even if you fall asleep, I won't let you go tonight."
As their lips moved closer again, the two finally became one, their mind and body fused into one.
(To be continued.)
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