Blood Dragon

Chapter [-] Painting

After supper, Aunt Mary sat in the drawing room.These few days, she was very sure that no one would come to visit her, so at this time, multiple easels were placed in this small living room, with brushes, paints, and various other painting tools on the side.

No one knows when the old woman fell in love with painting.However, whenever she was free, Aunt Mary would stay at the easel and paint.She is not the kind of interest of a child, but quite persistent.

If anyone could come to these paintings, he would express great amazement.Countess Marianne's paintings were all portraits, specifically, a man standing somewhere.None of these paintings were finished, because none of the faces of the men were painted.However, based on the body details of the protagonist in the painting, it is easy to guess that all the paintings are of the same man.

After dinner, the old woman continued her hobby.This time, her men donned military uniforms.This man is standing at the gate of a certain city, surrounded by some scattered buildings, horses, cannons, vehicles and other things, implying that the background of the painting is a certain war.The man stood in the middle of the road, with his back to the city gate, draped all over his body, with a long sword hanging from his waist, holding his helmet in one hand and his shield in the other.Although the shape of the armor on his body looks relatively simple, the top of the helmet in his hand is decorated with long gorgeous feathers, indicating his status as a senior officer.Clear weapon scratches can be seen on the man's armor shield, indicating that the man has just come down from the battlefield.

The old woman drew very carefully, and depicted all the details of the protagonist in the painting.Of course, like other paintings, the face of the protagonist in the painting is still blank, and it is impossible to see what kind of expression the protagonist was at that time.It's just that judging from the condition of the armor and shield, he has undoubtedly just experienced a fierce battle.

Aunt Mary began to carefully paint the armor with red and black paint.This is not to say that the armor itself is red and black, but that it is dotted with a lot of red and black blood.After completing this detail, the image of the protagonist of the painting becomes clearer.It can be inferred that this hero must be brave in battle, because his armor and shield are damaged, and his whole body is stained with blood.

Anyone with a discerning eye can immediately see that this is definitely not the old woman's out-of-the-box imaginary scene, but from her past memory.Otherwise, it would be impossible to paint so meticulously, and to describe every detail in place.In fact, this is also true, because when Countess Marianne paints, her gaze is not sober as it is blurred.As she wrote, she muttered to herself in a low voice that no one could understand.

Someone knocked on the door outside.

The old woman raised her head subconsciously and called "Come in".But then she remembered that this was the villa in Falcon City - the residence that Her Majesty the Queen bestowed on Earl Ashrufat.This was not a generous gift, as the house was small and a little overcrowded for five people, and there was no room for servants.But the gift wasn't exactly shabby either.Because as we all know, houses in the aristocratic district of Falcon City have always been priceless.If you want to buy one, I dare not say that it is extremely difficult, at least you must have some luck and opportunities.Of course, while buying is hard, renting is much easier.

Originally, following Byron's coup d'etat and ultimately failed, a lot of space was vacated in the aristocratic district.Originally, many people thought that this "resource tension" situation would be alleviated. Unfortunately, although it was relieved for a short period of time, the scarcity of resources made things finally return to the original state.

At any rate, only five women, including Aunt Mary, lived in the house at present.The gate is closed tightly, and no one from the outside can enter unless someone inside opens the door.

Aunt Mary put down her paintbrush and went to the door of the room.Half of her heart was immersed in some distant memory, which she didn't even realize.

The old woman opened the door, and a gust of wind rushed in.At the door was a tall, thin man in usual traveling clothes.Perhaps it was because the candle was left by the easel that the light by the door was very dim.The old woman froze for a moment, and let out a soft cry in a voice completely different from her usual tone.

"grown ups……"

The old woman took half a step back, and strong emotions rushed to her forehead.She swayed for a while, like a person who stepped on the ground, stabilized for a moment, but immediately collapsed to the ground slowly.

"Aunt Mary!" said the man at the door.He quickly stepped forward, closed the door with one hand, and hugged the unconscious old woman with the other.

At this time, the twins came out of another room together.Through the dim light, they immediately recognized that the person who came in was their fiancé, Ashuruffat.

"Aunt? Ashurfat?!" The two shouted at the same time.Ashuruffat made a "silence" gesture with his hand, and the two sisters understood, and immediately shut their mouths.

I don't know if the cry was heard by people outside, but Fana also walked out of the room.

Although the two of them were actually waiting for Ashuruffat to come back, at this moment, their attention was temporarily attracted by Aunt Mary who had fainted.The two sisters quickly came to Ashuruffat's side and helped him hold the old woman.However, after a brief examination, Aunt Mary seemed to have just passed out for unknown reasons, and there was no other danger, because her breathing was still steady and strong.

Xing Ke easily picked up Aunt Mary and carried her to the bedroom.The others followed behind her.

"What's wrong with Aunt?" When Xing Ke was walking with Aunt Mary in his arms, Ashuruffat asked Xing Jian from behind.

"I don't know, maybe I'm too tired." Xingjian replied. "During this period of time, she has been very busy and has no time to take a good rest, and she is also getting old... Aishuruffat, why are you back?"

"Of course I'm coming back to meet my lovely fiancees." After confirming that the old woman was not in danger, the smile returned to Ashuruffat's face.

"What... It's been a long time since I saw you, and I've learned to... talk a lot!" Xing Ke said with gritted teeth. "Why haven't you... even written us a letter for so long!"

"I thought magic communication was enough." Ashuruffat still smiled. "A few of them may be able to use this reason to blame me, but you... every few days, don't I send you a message by magic communication?"

"What, you...huh..." Xing Ke turned his head away forcefully.

"Why did you come back today?" Xingjian remembered another thing.Although it is true that Ashurfat has not been seen for a long time, he should not have come back today. "Outside……"

"I know, now people in the city seem to think that I am an irrational evil spirit." Ashuruffat replied. "However, fortunately, no one is watching here, so I shouldn't have any problems when I come back."

"You should report to the queen first."

"If that's the case, it will be troublesome." Ashuruffat said. "In this way, the whole city will know that I am back, but I still have no way to deal with this wave of anger."

"Ashrufat, are you really..." Xing Ke asked. "Fonoros City... it's done..."

The smile disappeared from Ashuruffat's face in an instant. "That's right, I killed all the people in that city. In fact, I only wanted to kill all grown men, but someone suggested to me that since there is already unresolved hatred, no matter what you do, you will not be forgiven." , so it is better to simply cut the weeds and eradicate the roots, so as to avoid future troubles forever."

"This..." To be honest, the four of them, including Shirley, didn't really believe this rumor.At least they think Ashuruffat was forced in this matter.

"No matter what excuse I use, I did it." Ashuruffat said coldly.

"why?"

"Because it had to be done. The city has actually been infiltrated like a sieve by the cultists." Ashuruffat replied. "You have also heard about the collusion between Byron and the cultists."

Since the undoubted altar of the evil god was discovered in the city of Fonoros before, even the church had to admit this.The ministers of the little queen are not free, so naturally they will not let go of such a good subject. In this way, the war against Byron has been sublimated from a civil war to a counter-insurgency, and then added the color of religious jihad.And the actions of the little queen have natural legitimacy.Some rumors described the little queen as a bloodthirsty and cruel monarch before, but in front of such a huge sacred aura as "destroying the believers of evil gods", these rumors were like dew in the sun, and quickly disappeared without a trace.

"Is it necessary...to do this?"

Ashuruffat didn't answer, but just swept across the faces of the three fiancees with calm eyes.

"No matter what, I believe in Mr. Ashrufat." Fana said firmly. "If it wasn't necessary, wouldn't Mr. Ashurfat do that kind of thing?"

The topic seems to have ended there, as no one ever mentioned it again.

"By the way, what happened to my aunt?" Ashuruffat asked. "If she's tired, why is she still painting there? It's a job that requires a lot of concentration."

While speaking, the four of them came to the living room, in front of the unfinished paintings.

"I don't know, my aunt has been obsessed with painting recently. But in this regard, she never refuses to explain why." Xing Ke replied.These paintings are actually very weird, and all the paintings have blank faces of the male protagonists.If the one that Aunt Mary is painting can be understood as unfinished, the others are very strange.Because except for the face of the hero, all the details of the other paintings are drawn.

"This..." Ashuruffat looked at the painting that Aunt Mary was drawing.He was touched by the background/background of the characters in the painting. "Is this man very important to Aunt Mary? You see, this one shows him in his own home. This one shows him in the garden... This one is in the field... As for this one... it should be in the field On the battlefield, a battle to defend the city...but why not paint your face?"