Chapter 14 (1/2)

In this old castle during the night, and in this reading roohts silently, staring at that portrait on the wall A person and a portrait both fell into a moment of silence The portrait didn’t answer him

Duwei frowned, “Won’t answer me?”

That face still looking at his eyes

Duwei laughed maliciously He pushed a ladder over, climbed up the shelf then tried to take down that portrait

The portrait’s face showed a hint of panic

“Huuu~~!” Duwei exhaled and took the portrait off the wall Obviously so this heavy was difficult for a boy to handle His ar sore fro behind the portrait There were no tricks nor anyone hiding behind the portrait staring at him It was the portrait itself!

Duwei became a bit more serious He descended the ladder with the portrait in hands

The portrait’s face showed an expression of bitterness and unease

“What exactly are you? A drawing the came to life?”

Those eyes were avoiding him

“This is the portrait of that ancestor of the Roland fa back to life?” Duwei laughed then shook his head, “This isn’t right That ancestor died over two hundred years ago and this portrait was drawn after he died So my question remains, what are you?”

There was no answer

Duwei’s face darkened, “Oh you don’t want to say it then? Don’t regret it” He pointed to the candles “You can see there are a lot of candle fires here, if you aren’t going to talk, then I will burn you Do you want to dare me?”

Once said, he turned around to pick up a candle, then slowly approached the painting

Fear and anxiety shown on that face as if begging for mercy as the candle drew near

When the candle fire al, Duwei pulled it away and nodded “It seems like you really can’t talk? Can you talk?”

The portrait’s head shook

“Then what are you?” Duwei’s eyes were glittering! A talking portrait! Is this a product of ic?

The portrait couldn’t answer his questions After escaping fron of relief then looked at Duith interest

Duwei tried to ask a few more questions, but it was just difficult to communicate That face could barely nod and shook it’s head After a while, he got nothing out from the portrait

Then they just stared at each other

At this ti The tiht

Then a light shone froh that voice was elusive, but he could h