Unfortunately, good times didn't last long. In the winter when she was 14 years old, a refugee riot broke out in Silver City. Her parents, who had been distributing food to the refugees, never came back. Nightingale and her younger brother were sent to another branch of the Gilen family, which was her father's brother's house.
It was also in the winter of that year that Nightingale awakened as a witch.
She carefully hid her ability, but was still discovered by Old Gilen. He took her younger brother away from her and used his life to threaten Nightingale to work for him.
Nightingale had no choice but to obey. Old Gilen found out that she was specially trained by members of the Association of Thieves, and then she did some dirty things for him, such as sneaking into the houses of his business rivals to steal contracts and documents, eavesdropping on City hall meetings, and later, she even put poison in some potential competitors' water tanks or wine glasses.
The Gilen family's business grew bigger and bigger, but his attitude towards Nightingale also gradually worsened. As long as there was a little bit of unhappiness, he would punch and kick her. Apart from working for him, he locked Nightingale in her room and replaced the door with an iron railing. What made Nightingale sad and puzzled was that her younger brother, Hyde, almost never came to see her. She began to wonder whether Old Gilen had killed her younger brother.
Under her repeated begging, he brought her younger brother with disgust. However, Hyde told Nightingale with a disgusted look that he wished she didn't have this sister, and that witches should go to hell to accompany the devil.
Nightingale suddenly collapsed, but the nightmare was not over yet. Old Gilen gave her the final blow — it was Hyde who told him the secret of her becoming a witch, so that he could get as far away from witches as possible.
After sending Hyde away, Old Gilen coldly warned her that her younger brother would inherit his father's title when he grew up, but if Nightingale didn't continue to obey his orders, he could kill her younger brother at any time.
In this way, in despair and great grief, Nightingale was controlled by the Gilen family like a puppet. When she was about to become an adult in Xue Yue, she met Vendy on her way home after completing her task. Or rather, it was Vendy who found her.
When she learned that the Witches' Witch Cooperation Association still existed, she learned that there were still many sisters like her who had suffered misfortune, but had not given up resisting, Nightingale's broken heart suddenly ignited a little spark.
It didn't take her too long to make up her mind. On her Day of Adulthood a week later, she gritted her teeth and endured the torture. Her strength had also undergone an earth-shattering transformation. Not only did the fog hide her figure, but she also found that the iron railings could no longer stop her.
After she recovered from her Day of Adulthood, she stepped into Old Gilen's bedroom like a ghost one night and slit his neck with a dagger. When she saw the blood spurting a few feet high and the sound of the other party inhaling and exhaling, she was surprised to find that she was calmer than she had imagined.
After that, Nightingale left the Gilen Residence. As for her younger brother, Hyde, she no longer cared about him.
In this way, she and Vendy embarked on a journey to find the Witch Cooperation Association.
After Nightingale finished her story, she waited for a moment, but seeing that the Prince was still immersed in the past, she excused herself. It took a long time for Roland to come back to his senses. He had to say, every witch had a long and bitter history, and those who could live to adulthood were the best of the best.
But now that he had crossed over and become a Prince, he was really lucky.
The next morning, Roland went to Nightingale's room to visit Vendy.
After a whole night's rest, Vendy's complexion looked a lot better, and her arm had also regained its color. Although her body was still a little weak, she propped herself up and bowed her head to the Prince.
"I already know about your matter. Thank you for saving Nightingale's life," Roland took out a piece of parchment from his bosom and went straight to the point, "There is no doubt that Cara will no longer accept you back to the Witch Cooperation Association. It would be better for you to stay in Border Town and work for me. If you agree, please sign this contract. Your salary will be the same as Anna's, one Golden Dragon per month. "
"Your Royal Highness …" Nightingale blinked her eyes, wanting to say something but hesitating.
Roland naturally knew what she wanted to say. For this friend who had changed the course of her life and saved her life in the Impassable Mountain Range, Nightingale didn't want to force Vendy to make a decision so soon. In her opinion, as long as Vendy stayed in Border Town for a while, she would definitely fall to her side.
"I also hope that we don't have to talk about this matter so urgently, but there are some things that are more dangerous every day we delay." Roland paused for a moment, and Vendy didn't interrupt, quietly waiting for the next part, "I think I may know the way to get through the Day of Awakening without being hurt."
"What?" As soon as these words came out, the two witches' expressions changed, and asked in unison.
"It's just a guess, there is no real evidence," Roland waved his hand, "The witches in the camp will suffer less harm than when they were in exile. The only difference is that when you were in exile, you hid your identity, for fear of being known, but in the camp, you have to constantly use your ability to maintain the daily operation of the camp."
Vendy nodded, "What you said … is right."
"But when Anna was in the castle, she had to train her ability every day. Before the Day of Adulthood, she even exhausted her magic and fell into a coma. When she woke up, she had already safely passed through the most difficult hurdle for a witch, and without a single injury. "
"So I think this may be the key to solving the problem of the Demon's Bite. A witch is a container of magic, during her growth, her magic will continue to accumulate, and when it exceeds the limit of her body, it will cause harm to her. And the Months of the Demons itself is the time when a witch's power is at its strongest. "
"If you can constantly release your magic, so that it is maintained at a safe level, maybe, the torture on the Day of Awakening will be greatly reduced, or even completely disappear." Roland paused, and then said, "As the Lord of Border Town, I can provide a place for a witch to wantonly release her power, and no one will arrest you, put you on trial, or even directly put you to death. If my guess is correct, then there is no doubt that Border Town is the Holy Mountain that you have been searching for for a long time. "
Witches were taught from birth that this dangerous ability was given by the devil, and people with a little bit of sobriety would only feel that the constant backlash of their own power was a kind of curse. This was an endless cycle, the more they didn't want to use it, the stronger the backlash would be. But as a time traveler, Roland's attitude towards this power was completely opposite. After going through the memories of the 4th Prince and excluding the existence of the True God, he simply regarded magic as a kind of energy, a kind of ability that could be controlled by his own will.
Vendy was silent for a long time, and then asked, "If I sign the contract, and promise to work for you, may I ask … what do I need to do first?"
In the past hundreds of years, some witches, because of their unique abilities, had been secretly imprisoned by a few ambitious people, and used as consumables. Although the Church severely punished this kind of behavior, it was still difficult to prohibit it. And when they used witches, they were also ruthless, once they lost their value, their fate could be said to be tragic.
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