After the long and gloomy melody, a cello appeared before Lucien. He turned it slightly at the right time and played a voice that was as deep as a man's. The violin, having lost its support, simply floated in midair weirdly.
Soaked in the romantic atmosphere of the round cello and the light violin, Natasha recalled her acquaintance with Lucien. Because of Symphony of Fate, their fates were first connected. Also, because of their mutual interest in music, Lucien's easygoing and humorous personality, and his occasional embarrassing state, she gradually became friends with him and found more and more of his advantages other than music. Calmness, gentleness, cleverness, and playfulness, there was no pressure when she was with him, and she could be herself freely.
It was a beautiful life that was as beautiful as March or April. Perhaps it was in such a deepening friendship that she forgot Lucien's gender, which foreshadowed the feelings that they would have in the future.
In the relaxing and pleasant melody, the harps and other instruments on Lucien's back and next to him echoed on their own, alternating with his violin.
Those instruments seemed to have their own souls and gathered into an ensemble of a symphony orchestra. It also seemed that there were transparent musicians who were performing together with Lucien.
Under the effect of magic, Lucien played a small symphony orchestra on his own.
The soft violin 'stood' together with the magnificent cello again. The feelings of deep love and reluctance to part clearly appeared in Natasha's heart. It was the farewell after a life-and-death escape and a journey of mutual support. Lucien was about to leave Aalto for Holm. Although she believed that there would be opportunities to meet him in the future, and she had considered Lucien's development and waved her hand generously and decisively, it was inevitable that she missed him before they parted.
Perhaps it was at that time, when Lucien resolutely carried her through the black forest, that their friendship had the initial qualitative change. However, because of the harm caused by Sylvia and her negligence, she only regarded it as the feelings of a good friend.
In the sound of the brass, the gloomy and solemn melody appeared. Grief, fear, hesitation, grief and other emotions flowed out in the competition between the violin and the orchestra. Natasha seemed to have sensed Lucien's hesitation, pain and hesitation after he realized that he liked her. She also recalled the sufferings in the abbey back then, when the only comfort she had back then was the letters from Lucien. However, as he walked further and further on the path of magic and humiliated the Cannon and the Doctrines time and time again, it seemed that she, as a devout believer and a future Grand Duke, could not even continue to be a good friend.
In the violin, there was a hint of determination and anger. Natasha seemed to have heard Lucien's sigh when he made up his mind. She also overcame many mental obstacles and regarded Lucien as her best friend as always. However, the pressure of the Church, the duchy, her father, the Violet family and the people cast a shadow over everything again. They hit her like a storm, indicating a possible tragic ending.
Reexamining herself, Natasha realized that from that moment on, she had regarded Lucien as the most peaceful and gentle part of her heart, but it was covered by layers of fog because of her long-term habit.
Lucien continued playing the violin, and the cello, when nobody was controlling it, began to move slowly on its own, as if it were listening to the violin's euphemistic confession. Then, Lucien turned to the cello, and the violin moved automatically without wind, as if it had reached the stage where the man was confessing his feelings and the woman was responding.
It reminded Natasha of the beautiful scene where the two of them finally confirmed their feelings after they met again in Holm. It was sweet but not greasy, warm and meaningful. However, the aftertaste did not last long before the melody took a turn for the worse, as if the situation in Holm, the danger in a year, and the worries about her father in Orvarit had all turned into hasty notes that constituted a scene of devastation. The melody that reflected the beauty of love before was now filled with sorrow that could make one's soul cry in such an atmosphere.
Natasha had such feelings of sorrow before, but her experience with Sylvia was not as intense. However, when she thought that she and Lucien would end up like this, she seemed to understand the sorrowful music that reached the deepest part of her soul. Clenching her fists, she swore to break all the obstacles.
However, what if it was her father himself who was stopping her, and it was a helpless choice for Lucien's safety?
The shackle was not so easy to be broken!
Natasha's face was slightly twisted, as if she were caught in a struggle in her heart. When her sorrow reached the most intense, she finally made the step. There was hope for any difficulty, and giving up meant that there would never be light again. At such a moment, she could only keep moving forward and try to solve the difficulties until she died!
As if affected by her determination, the flute played the gentle melody again after the intense sorrow. Together with the plucking of the harp, Natasha seemed to be surrounded by Mountain Paradise where the sorrow was gone and there was only beauty. Then, the violin played the theme again.
This time, there was no vague sorrow, only the beauty that soothed the soul.
Such an atmosphere was like a pair of hands that were still holding each other despite the vicissitudes of life, like a pair of warm eyes that did not need to be said after overcoming all kinds of difficulties, and like two butterflies that had broken free from the thick cocoons that bound them and were dancing around each other with beautiful, dreamy wings.
The music stopped, but the melody was still lingering in the room. It was so beautiful that it made everybody fall silent.
"This is a style of music that I've never heard before, but it's also the most beautiful violin melody that I've ever heard. Thank you for your birthday present, and thank you for the performance of 'Lucien's Symphony Orchestra'." After a long time, Natasha finally said in a slightly hoarse voice, "I like the last part best. It seems to have sublimated the whole music."
In the past half month, after much consideration, Lucien chose the violin concerto of 'The Butterfly Lovers' by He Zhanhao and Mr. Chen Gang. Although it was a tragic story with a bad implication, the part of 'Transformation into Butterflies' was a beautiful blessing in itself. After some changes, it could perfectly express the feelings that he wanted to express and the situation between him and Natasha.
Putting down the violin, Lucien stood up and bowed. "It's my honor to be liked by you."
"I noticed that you changed a lot of skills when you played the violin. For example, sometimes you only used two strings." Natasha walked to Lucien with a smile and pulled him back to the table. Seeing that Lucien was about to say something, she hurriedly stopped him and continued, "It's rare to see you play the violin. Your charm is completely different from that of playing the piano. But now is not the time to talk about that. The music just now made me review and reexamine every bit of our relationship. I can't control my feelings anymore. I just want to have you and feel you as you truly are."
Lucien smiled. "Today is your birthday. You are the queen."
Natasha's smile revealed a hint of naughtiness. "Is that so? That's good. That's what I want too. Today is my birthday. I'm in charge of everything. You can only accept and not refuse. If I don't ask you to do anything, you can't do anything. Do you understand? "
Lucien was about to reply when Natasha added, "Don't worry. I won't cross your bottom line. In fact, I've always wanted to turn you into a girl because I wanted to 'love' you and 'bully' you. However, this state should work too. There's even a feeling of conquest. Are you willing to cooperate with me?"
Lucien smiled. "Today, you are the queen."
Natasha chuckled. "To me, music is a very good birthday present, but there's only one best birthday present, and that's you."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of cream from the dining table and smeared it on Lucien's throat. Then, she licked it. Just as Lucien was about to reach out and hug her, she stopped him with a hoarse voice.
"Don't move. Listen to my orders."
…
The messy velvet quilt covered their naked bodies. The atmosphere of love filled the air.
Lucien was grateful that he had the foresight to change to a large enchanted bed. Only then did he not enjoy the feeling of collapsing again. Natasha, on the other hand, was like a child occupying her favorite thing. Her hands and feet tightly bound Lucien. Her breathing was steady, and her eyebrows were slightly furrowed as she fell into a dream.
"She has been in charge for the past few hours. She should be exhausted." Lucien's right hand was used as a pillow by Natasha, so he extended his left hand and traced her face carefully, soothing the vague worry between her eyebrows.
Suddenly, Natasha's mouth moved as if she was sucking, and her eyes slowly opened. She had just woken up and relaxed. She said in a daze, "It's dawn? I fell asleep. "
"Not yet. Sorry to wake you up." Lucien replied gently.
Natasha smiled brilliantly. "As it happens. I didn't plan to sleep in the first place. It's rare to see you. There's no telling whether it will be half a month or a month later next time. How can I sleep through it? Let's just talk about something casually. "
Lucien chuckled. "No problem. Right, I've been wondering why Sardes was not worried that his actions would be discovered by the pope."
Lucien did not feel that it was a killjoy to talk about such a question at such a moment. Natasha also felt that it was reasonable. She continued using Lucien's right hand as a pillow and said, "Because the queen of Holm is me."
"Well, what's the reason?" Lucien did not quite understand.
Natasha smiled. "It's the pope's secret way to check and balance the major parishes. Except for the royal representatives of the countries where the parishes are located, nobody else knows it. After the split of the North Congress, the pope discovered that some of the nobles in the north had already noticed the anomaly, but they were killed when they were looking for a channel to report. Therefore, from that day on, the emperor, the king, and the Grand Duke had a way to contact the pope directly. Once the Grand Cardinals of the parishes were in trouble, they could report it to the pope directly. "
She had stopped calling him His Holiness.
"Perhaps other night watchers and nobles can reach out to the Church in secret, but the right to talk to the pope directly should still be limited to the royal representatives. Sardes, through the instigation of the radicals and the secret instigation and 'normal' personnel swaps, had probably discovered and controlled the watchers earlier. Naturally, it was impossible for me to report the anomaly in the kingdom to the pope. So, he was not worried at all. "
"Is that so …" Lucien nodded his head. Then, he thought of something else. "Sardes' target is unknown. In case of accidents, you can give me a copy of the structure of the divine power circle in the Nekso Palace. I'll try to improve it. Then, you can ask Richard to make some changes in case Sardes suddenly controls the defense of the Nekso Palace."
Natasha was stunned. "You're improving the divine power circle?"
Wasn't that what the clerics were supposed to do?
Lucien smiled. "Have you forgotten what happened earlier? For a sorcerer, the biggest difficulty in improving a divine power circle was that the power source of the divine power circle could be interrupted. However, after what happened to Ell and Francis, I was confident that I could identify the core part of the divine power circle and make changes to the rest of the divine power circle without anyone noticing. Think about it. What's the basis for the improvement of the divine power circle? It's the theology that the pope has improved based on the progress of arcana and magic. It's easier to use the original version. "
Besides, he still had 'Sun's Corona' as a reference.
"You're truly more and more omnipotent. I'll give you the structure someday." Natasha teased Lucien.
… …
It was another night of intimacy. When dawn came, Natasha put on her dress and left reluctantly, but not reluctantly.
Lucien, on the other hand, returned to Allyn in a good mood after half a day's sleep.
"Master, 'Arcana' and 'Magic' have been published in advance. The discussion is quite intense." The next day, when Lucien walked to the Atom Institution, Heidi and the other students greeted him with journals. They asked in confusion and excitement, "But why isn't there a paper for you, master? The guys who support the wave theory all say that you've recognized the reality, master. "
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