Chapter 411 (1/2)
With no swaying candlelight or crackling burning fire, the room was made so warm and pleasant by the heater that one wouldn't feel cold even when only wearing thin clothes The Stone of Light at the bed stand brightened the rooht shone on the bedsheet and carpet, producing a wonderful nostalgic scene
Sitting at the bedside and listening to the occasional slight chirps from the caliducts, Roland felt as if he was in a dream It was like he wasn't in a backward monarchy nor a modern society full of electronic products, rather somewhere in between his childhood
His childhood memories verywas covered in a faint shade of yellohether it was a light bulb, a movie, or a developed photo
The only difference was that Anna wasn't in his childhood irl sitting at the edge of the bed
She was reading a storybook Her blonde hair on her forehead gli eyelashes occasionally tre Yet, the most extraordinary part was her sapphire eyes, which were still as blue as a clear lake even under the reflection of the Magic Stone The only difference froo was that this pair of eyes weren't such a peaceful lake anymore
Her existence alone made the whole picture vivid Anna is not only a different color fro, but also aher assu at?” Anna had already put down the Book of Magic and was staring at Roland ”Me?”
”Aheht eyes subconsciously, but quickly shi+fted the about a year together, the two of them had been quite familiar with each other Roland wasn't as passive as he had been, and since they were alone in the roo back all this tihter at the same time
”Do you think my demand is a little too stubborn?” Anna shook her head and smiled ”Clearly everybody cares about me, but I pushed all of them away”
”Don't worry about it” Roland said with his hands laid out, ”They were only surprised by your reaction at that tiested by Miss Agatha, I wouldn't have ue - a cute move that she rarely made ”But I assume other sisters would do the sanedly and said, ”I think they would only ask for a fewthat Anna was going to have her Day of Awakening, Agatha instantly contributed her experience gained in the Holy City of Taquila—according to the research of the Union, on the Day of Awakening or the Day of Adulthood, a witch needed to drain her ic power to decrease the influence of bite Additionally, the witch's emotions were also very important - positive ereatly increase her resistance For so witches, the Union even dispatched personnel to fulfill their wishes on their Day of Adulthood
After knowing this, Anna requested that Roland acco
”Thanks to Miss Agatha, I'ood time” She confessed ”I couldn't spend my Day of Adulthood with you, but I canAnna’s sincere expression, Roland almost blushed He cleared his throat, took out a thin book tied with a colorful ribbon froift for your Day of Awakening”
The reason why he rushed to write down the advanced calculus knowledge that he remembered was to finish it before this day To a witch, the Day of Awakening was more important than a birthday and could almost be seen as a rebirth Roland had always had difficulty choosing presents for holidays, and this tiive Anna neledge as a present—Anna had a talent for learning and an appetite for neledge, so he chose her gift accordingly
However, after receiving the book with orange cover, she didn't open it instantly as she used to Instead, she put it down together with the Book of Magic ”Thank you”