Chapter 695
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Dinner was served by the servant.
Before she even opened the lid, Annie could already smell the mouthwatering aroma. Inside the metal box was a thick stack of bread that had been baked to a golden color. It was obvious that it was made from peeled wheat flour that had been kneaded and fermented. In addition, there was a small bag of butter and a pot of broth, enough for five people to enjoy.
"The spoons and dishes are in the wooden cabinet in the cupboard. Breakfast will be delivered tomorrow, so you don't have to keep food overnight," the servant said methodically. "Please don't leave the Foreign Affairs Building before you get an official resident ID card. In addition, the basement is forbidden. If you want to practice your ability, you can go to the rooftop. There's a service room on the first floor. I'll sleep there. If you need anything, please come to me at any time. Unlike the hotel, all services here are free. "
The five people were stunned and did not come to themselves for a while until the servant bowed and left.
"Is this how great nobles entertain people? It's exactly the same as in a play. "Amy was the first to exclaim." But the lines are wrong. "
"For example?" Broken Sword and Hero asked curiously.
"Like 'Your Excellency, I'm honored to serve you' and so on... they usually start like this."
"We're not nobles. Of course, he won't say that." No. 76 chuckled. "Anyway, let's eat first. I'm starving."
"You're right." Everyone swallowed their saliva.
"Oh no, is this the honey attack of the King of Graycastle?" Annie was worried. It seemed to be a move to rope them in, but the person in charge of the Witch Union did not even ask about their abilities. This contradictory move made it difficult for her to judge the other party's intention. It would be fine if she was alone, but now she had four companions. She had to be more cautious and could not make the same mistakes as before.
There was no doubt that the safest way was to stay away from the Western Region. The church had been destroyed and the biggest enemy was gone. As long as they could find a village or a small town near a big city, they could hide their identities and live, just like in the Kingdom of Dawn.
Unfortunately, this method did not work now.
Watching No. 76 stagger to the table, Annie could not help sighing. In any case, the Witch Union did have the ability to heal the disabled, and the prospects described were quite tempting. Now that she had seen the light of hope for the hero to stand up again, she naturally couldn't just leave with the four of them.
Forget it, I'll fill my stomach first.
When Annie put a piece of buttered bread into her mouth, she immediately felt an unprecedented soft and fragrant sweetness fill her mouth. The bread was so smooth that there was not a single grain of grit in it. It flowed easily into her throat without much chewing.
Damn it, this honey's attack … is a little too fierce.
Although she was thinking this, she found that her hand had already uncontrollably moved to the next piece.
For a moment, apart from the sounds of eating and drinking, no one spoke in the room.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when there were only a few scraps left in the metal box.
"Will we still be able to eat this kind of food in the future?" Broken Sword reluctantly sucked every finger.
"I don't think … that's possible." Ai Mi picked up the soup pot and poured the fragrant broth evenly into five bowls. There were still some green onions and circles of oil floating on the golden broth, making it look particularly tempting. "This kind of bread should be something that only upper-class nobles can afford to eat. My father only eats coarse bread the most."
"It's already very good to have coarse bread to eat. Don't forget that when we first arrived in the Kingdom of Dawn, it was difficult to fill our stomachs." Hero blew at the hot air, impatiently took a long sip, and then exhaled a breath of warm air from her mouth. Her low voice was full of long-lost satisfaction.
"Lady Vendy said that there are many benefits to joining the Witch Union … I wonder if it includes food?"
"Before she left, she said that she would take us to visit Neverwinter and the Witch Union tomorrow. Let's ask her then."
"I hope so."
Listening to her companions talking about the possible benefits of the Witch Union, Annie had a faint premonition that they might stay in this city for a long time.
…
After taking a bath, they climbed into bed early. The house consisted of a living room and four bedrooms. The five witches discussed and quickly decided on who to sleep in. As the strongest witch, Annie naturally chose to sleep in the same bed with Hero, whose life was extremely inconvenient.
The bed was very soft and did not have a musty smell. Obviously, it was often cleaned here. There were only a few small flames left in the fireplace. The flickering dim light reflected the furnishings in the room on the white stone walls. The black shadows swayed gently as if dancing with the howling cold wind outside the window.
She carried Hero to bed and then blew out the candles.
Hero squeezed into her arms and said softly, "It's been almost a year since we left the Kingdom of Wolfheart, right?"
"Yes … If you count from the day we arrived at the border of the Kingdom of Dawn, it's nearly a year and two months." Annie nodded.
"How long has it been since we left our hometown?"
This question made her fall into silence. In fact, Annie could not remember the specific time when she left her hometown. She only remembered that it was a remote village in the northwest of the Kingdom of Wolfheart. After her identity as a witch was exposed, she kept trekking eastward and covered more than half of the Kingdom of Wolfheart. It was not until she was betrayed by the Bloodfang Association that she stopped in the suburbs of King's City.
It was the same for Broken Sword and Hero.
They were forced to leave home for their own reasons and went through many hardships along the way. Finally, they met Annie in the Kingdom of Wolfheart and escaped together.
"It's been almost five years," Hero said in a low voice. "During these five years, I've been hiding from the church and haven't stopped for even a moment. When I was in King's City, I thought I finally didn't have to run anymore. I didn't expect that I would still have to run even if I lost my legs. "
Annie could not help hugging her a little tighter.
"Lady Vendy said … this is the home of witches. Can we really settle down here?" Hero's voice was intermittent, like the faint sound of the wind outside the window. She seemed to be asking Annie, but also seemed to be talking to herself. "I don't want to wander around anymore."
Annie suddenly felt tears welling up in her eyes. "Don't worry. We'll have a house of our own. You'll also get your legs back. You can go anywhere you want — not to run away, but to travel leisurely."
"Is that so …" Hero paused for a long time. "If only I had been born in Graycastle from the beginning." In the end, her voice was so soft that it could not be heard.
When Annie opened her mouth and was about to say something, she heard the sound of even breathing.
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