Iron Powder and Spellcasters

   Chapter 230 Moonlight

   In the guest room of Mitchell's mansion, Catherine sometimes walked to the window to look, and sometimes walked to the door to listen, but she couldn't stop for a moment anyway.

   "Okay." Anna was reading the letter and was so disturbed that she couldn't continue. She pulled her sister back to the bed: "You sit quietly for a while."

Miss Navarre was so angry that she couldn't sleep all night, she complained vigorously: "Don't say a word, don't explain anything, leave the two ladies and leave, and let us wait for one night! Not coming back now! Rude! Uneducated! Barbarians!"

  Anna held the letterhead with a sad expression: "He should have something very important."

  …

   Without Winters defending himself, the misunderstanding has been solved.

   There was no misunderstanding at all. Winters and Scarlett were indeed unselfish and had no tendency to develop a relationship between men and women.

   Not only that, but everyone at Mitchell Manor knew that "Montagne's resident has a fiancée".

  Anna's sudden visit surprised everyone, but everyone was not surprised by her existence.

   Everyone naturally accepted that Miss Navarre was "the resident officer's fiancée".

   In this regard, Anna did not deliberately explain - probably out of instinct to protect the territory and some complicated and subtle feelings.

  After the misunderstanding was clarified, even Catherine stopped mentioning "Go back to Hailan now", but she was still very unhappy.

   Mrs. Mitchell had two guest rooms ready for the ladies to rest, but Catherine insisted that she only wanted one.

  The Navarre sisters lay on a bed like this, waiting from night to morning.

  …

  Anna clutched the letterhead, sighed, and looked out the window.

  Catherine likes to tease her sister the most. Seeing Anna's uneasy look, she immediately sat next to her sister, hugged her waist, put her head on her shoulder, and exhaled into Anna's ear:

   "A guy who likes to lie, declares that he is engaged to you without authorization, and damages a lady's reputation without any psychological burden. If this news comes back to Veneta, who else will marry you? Miss fiancee?"

   The last "Miss Fiancee", Catherine deliberately dragged her voice for a long time, blowing moist heat into Anna's ears.

   Generally speaking, this kind of behavior is lightly reprimanded by the elder sister, and severely beaten.

   But at this moment, Anna did not react.

"I can't blame him for that. Bianmin women are warm and cheerful. If I were him, I would also make up a fiancee." Anna looked at the tip of her shoe and whispered, "And I ran away from home, regardless of how I came to Palatu, I can't marry anyone else..."

   The expected reaction did not appear, and Catherine was angry and amused at the same time.

She frowned slightly, fell into her sister's arms, and continued to attack Mr. M: "I'm not a man, what's so good about it? Neither handsome nor dashing, compared to those officers in Hailan who are polite to ladies. Sir, I don't know how much."

  Anna frowned slightly and explained in a low voice, "He's still a little handsome. He...has become a lot thinner, and the whole person is out of shape. And me... It's not the same as the last time I saw him."

   "Miss Navarre, listen to what you have to say." Catherine said angrily: "You have already started to defend him! Didn't you come to ask for an explanation? Where did the initial anger go?"

  Ann leaned on her forehead and whispered, "I, I don't want to talk now."

  …

   After receiving the letter that Gold brought back, Anna was happy at first, because she learned that Winters was still alive. It was anger that followed joy into her heart.

   "Don't wait for me."

What's the meaning?

   One line of fluttering words negated her emotions, her waiting, and everything about her.

  A bold idea popped up in Anna's mind, making her tremble with excitement and trembling with fear: "I'm going to find him."

   So Anna, who was still temporarily living in the Saint-Jean monastery, immediately started preparations.

   Madame Navarre's eldest daughter is surprisingly strong in action. She first contacted Good Luck Gold, and then learned that someone was going to Wolf Town to find Winters, and she could use them to provide protection.

   But no matter what she does, she can't hide from the younger sister who is by her side.

  Catherine quickly debunked her plan, but to Anna's surprise, Catherine generously agreed not to tell her mother, on the premise that she would go with her.

"The monastery is so boring! I'm about to be suffocated to death!" Katherine was even more excited than Anna when she learned that she was going to run away from home: "Do you have the heart to not share such a fun thing with me? Take me there, I'm also curious. Who is Mr. M who can fascinate you to such an extent."

  Because of her sister's stubbornness and coercion, Anna had no choice but to take her sister and set off together.

They first left St. Jeanne Monastery under the guise of visiting the tomb of St. Pinot. The location of the church of St. Pinot is exactly [the town of St. Pinot] - it is the only place to go from Veneta to Palato, and it is also Gold. Leaked resting place.

   In the town of San Pinot, the Navarre sisters waited for those who went to find Winters in Palato.

  The two ladies quietly left the San Pinot Church, leaving a letter and a mess that could suffocate Madame Navarre, followed the target, and did not reveal the identity of the "fiancee" until they were discovered.

   At this time, it was too far from Hailan, and Anna's will was too firm, and she even said calmly, "My reputation has been ruined, if you don't take me, I can only commit suicide".

   And the other party is very bad at dealing with women, so he had to bring two ladies and **** them all the way to Wolf Town.

  …

   "Oh, you are so stupid!" Catherine hugged her sister's waist: "Why are you so good at talking?"

  Anna was silent, and the room fell silent.

Seeing that her sister didn't speak, Catherine had to continue to complain and act like a spoiled child: "My legs, my beautiful legs, are all torn! Will there be scars? Will they become rough? My back hurts a lot, too. My shoulders hurt, my tailbone hurts too..."

  The two of them were riding in a carriage at first. After entering the new reclamation province, the road was not easy to walk, and the carriage broke the axle. The two ladies had to ride on horseback, which was really hard work.

   Hearing her sister's complaints, Anna was unmoved, instead she showed a smile: "Aren't you going to come along yourself?"

   Katherine became angry and bit her sister's shoulder hard.

   It was only now that the usual way of getting along with the two of them was restored. Catherine was put on the bed for a lesson, and she kept yelling.

   After both of them were exhausted, Catherine gasped and said to Anna faintly, "Oh, actually, I also understand something."

   "Understand what?"

   "I understand why you are fascinated by Mr. M." Catherine pursed her lips and smiled: "Although you are not as good as me, you still have a bit of an eye for men. After all, you are also mother's daughter."

"what are you saying?"

   "I thought that Mr. M was no big deal. But when I saw him last night, I found that he still has a little special bearing...a different bearing from the gentlemen of Hailan...how to describe it?"

  Anna panicked for no reason: "Don't you hate him very much?"

   "Seeing is better than seeing. I hate him because he bullies you. But now I appreciate him a little bit." Catherine watched her sister's ears turn a little red, and she liked to control her sister's emotions the most.

   She suddenly hugged her sister's waist, stretched her voice, and exhaled like a blue: "Don't worry, I won't rob you of a man."

  Anna blushed completely and pushed her sister away: "What are you talking about!"

  Catherine insisted on sticking to her sister and said confidently, "I'll let you this time. After all, I'm not a bad woman."

   "You go away!"

Catherine changed the topic and said angrily: "You and I are fighting for a man, don't you want to let the little **** of Paratus see a joke? Hmph, the little **** of the border people! You don't know how to be reserved! Even men who have fiancées are not spared! We are Veneta's famous ladies, how can we lose to her!"

  Catherine smiled cheerfully, the laughter was crisp and sweet.

  Anna wanted to reprimand Catherine, but when she heard the word "little hooves", she couldn't help laughing.

   The two of them fell on the bed, laughing and making trouble, when suddenly there was a rapid "dong dong" sound from the stairs.

   Someone was going upstairs.

  Anna and Catherine looked at each other, got up quickly, and quickly tidied up the hair and clothes that were messed up during the fight just now.

   Footsteps stopped at the door.

   followed by three knocks on the door.

   The knocker seemed to be very anxious, but he didn’t dare to be too impatient, for fear of knocking too hard and making the people in the room unhappy.

   "Miss Navarre and Miss Navarre." A male voice came from outside the door: "May I go in, please?"

   is Mr. M.

  Catherine sat up straight and restrained her smile. She didn't look like someone who just recklessly said the words "little hooves", but her temperament seemed to have three parts of Ellen Mitchell's shadow.

   "Come in." Catherine replied calmly.

  Winters pushed open the door, and what he saw was not the sisters lying on the bed, but two respectable ladies.

   His eyes were completely fixed by Anna's eyelashes, nose tip and red lips: "I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long."

   "No, you are wrong." Catherine covered her lips and smiled, politely: "We didn't wait for you."

   "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry." Winters became more and more terrified.

  Anna calmly pinched the thin flesh on her sister's waist.

   "As the protector and guardian of Ms. Navarre, I give the two of you a space to talk alone." Catherine stood up gracefully, with a solemn expression like the goddess of justice, which made people feel inviolable.

Her eyes seemed to be able to see Winters to the end: "Mr. Montagne, although my sister doesn't ask for anything in return, you should also know how much she went through to get here. So I hope you respect her and don't Any offensive behavior."

   Winters was extremely guilty and nodded vigorously.

   "I'm leaving." Catherine gave Anna a meaningful look and walked towards the door.

   "Please walk slowly." Winters stood respectfully.

  The door slowly closed, leaving only a couple of lovers who were separated by thousands of miles and missed each other in the small space.

   But neither of them knew what to say.

  Anna is still the same, time has not carved marks on her face, but has added a bit of mature beauty to her.

   She is still carefree, innocent and beautiful.

  Winters has changed, from the spirit to the body is hammered and covered with scars.

   The last time they met, the two were very close. So close that Winters could weep on Anna's shoulder, and Anna wouldn't ask anything.

   But now Winters can't do it anymore, he wants to hug Anna tightly, but he can't.

  An invisible wall separates the two, and the mental distance is more difficult to narrow than the physical distance.

   Winters pulled out his chair and wanted to sit across from Anna.

   "No." Anna lowered her eyes, her voice was soft and quiet: "You sit down."

   Winters sat awkwardly on the bed next to Anna.

   The two were a little apart, but very close, so close that Winters could feel Anna's body temperature, and so close that Winters was almost burned by the moonlight.

  Anna silently put her hand between the two, while Winters subconsciously held Anna's slender hand.

  Anna's hands were soft and hot. But very thin, the skin and flesh wrapped around the bones, without the protection of the hard callus.

   Winters was even worried that his hand would scratch Anna's hand.

  Anna also had a sense of estrangement, which surprised and saddened her.

   She came to her lover's side, but she seemed to distance herself from her lover.

   But at least they could feel each other, the two held each other's hands and sat quietly.

  Anna whispered to break the silence: "What's wrong with your leg? Does it hurt?"

   Winters' left leg healed very quickly, he no longer needed to walk with a cane, and his steps were no different from ordinary people.

   But the strange feeling still exists, and it will become unbearably sore after walking a few steps, and it all depends on the will.

   That's why he became fond of swimming, because in the water, his old wounds were temporarily relieved.

  Everyone thought he was fully recovered and turned back into the omnipotent second lieutenant Montagne.

   Winters was unwilling and unwilling to explain, he thought only himself knew about the pain and suffering.

   He also doesn't need to seek reassurance from other people, he insists that it doesn't make any sense.

  Anna was the first to ask him if it hurt.

   "It hurts." Winters' tears filled his eyes uncontrollably: "It really hurts, it hurts all the time."

  Ana leaned over, and Winters tried to stop it.

   But Anna told Winters firmly: "I want to see it."

   Winters' trousers were rolled up bit by bit, and the left leg that was trampled by the horse's hoof hardly left any trauma, leaving only a light red mark.

  Ana's fingertips brushed the dark red mark: "It's almost invisible from the outside."

"Um."

   "But it's inside." Anna's forehead was on her lover's knee, and she gently hugged her lover's left leg: "It should be completely different, right?"

   Winters fought back tears: "Hmm."

  Anna put down the rolled-up trouser legs, carefully smoothed the folds on them, and sat back next to Winters.

   This time, there is no distance between the two, and they are close to each other.

   "I don't want you to stay here." Winters looked at the ends of Anna's hair, he dared not look directly into Anna's eyes: "Iron Peak County will become very unsafe."

   "You already have white hair." Anna didn't answer directly, she gently embraced her lover: "Can I pull out your white hair?"

   Winters submissively rested on Anna's lap like a puppy.

   Anna gently stroked the pale white marks on her lover's forehead: "The wound here is still not healed."

   Winters felt the warmth and softness of Anna's body, and gave a soft "um".

   "May never grow back."

"Um."

   "It's okay." Anna's fingers ran through her lover's hair: "You're not handsome anyway."

  Winters moved his neck a little nervously.

  Anna touched her lover's anxiety and gently pulled out a white hair: "However, you are still a little handsome... Some people say that you have a good bearing."

   "Hmm." Winters nodded.

   "Don't move."

"Um."

  The two were clinging to each other, and Anna looked for Winters' gray hair that appeared and disappeared.

   "Why don't you go home? You promised me to go home." Anna asked gently.

   Winters had a lot of thoughts for a moment.

He thought of the piles of stumps and broken arms outside the hospital, the touch of blood on his cheeks and eyes, the faces of the soldiers, and the wolf town where he lived in despair and still came to visit him with only a few eggs. The peasant, the old woman waiting for her son to come home, the slaughtered young girl of St. Guise—she was not yet fourteen, the smiling faces of everyone, many, many...

   But he couldn't tell Anna.

  I don't know why, he can't say it, and he doesn't know where to start.

   "I...I don't know either." Winters replied bitterly: "I don't know how to explain it, sorry."

   "It's okay." Anna hugged her lover and gently kissed her forehead: "You can tell me later, I'm willing to listen. You can tell me in a lifetime."

  In an instant, tears welled up in Winters' eyes. His body trembled, and tears fell on Anna's clothes drop by drop, wetting the fabric.

  Anna didn't ask why, she just hugged her lover and shed tears silently.

  The two hugged each other and wept, Anna couldn't help but hummed a song softly—the one her mother hummed to her when she was a child.

   "Thank you," Winters whispered.

   "Why thank you."

   "Thank you for being so beautiful." Winters' tears rolled down his face: "It's so wonderful, you are more beautiful than I thought."

  Anna burst into tears and tugged at Winters' forehead: "Bad thing!"

   Winters laughed too.

   "What about me?" Winters asked worriedly: "What do you imagine me to be like?"

  Anna leaned on Winters' head, shook her body gently, and said softly, "A lot has changed, and many things haven't changed. It's not the same as you in my memory, but I...I still..."

The door was kicked open, and Catherine rushed into the guest room angrily: "You two have no end! What's there to say about love? But hurry up and get to the point! Kiss her! What do you think? You too, he doesn't kiss you, You should be more active! Just like you, you still want to defeat the little...Little lady? You're mad at me!"

   Winters sat upright for a moment.

  Anna blushed and reached out to teach her sister a lesson, but she remembered that her "fiance" was still by her side, so she couldn't lose her temper.

"Miss Navarre, and Miss Navarre, I have another thing to say this time." Winters coughed lightly and apologized to the two ladies: "I must go to Gervodin as soon as possible. , leaving tonight. Tiefeng County will become very dangerous, if possible, please follow them back to Hailan."

"What? We've come here for thousands of miles, and you're leaving in less than a day?" Catherine was so angry that she was going crazy: "What the **** are you thinking? Do you really care about my sister? She takes everything Here's to you! You cherish it!"

   Winters was also very sad: "I'm sorry...I'm really sorry..."

  Anna grabbed her sister and asked her lover gently, "When will you be back?"

   Katherine was furious when she heard the words, her chest heaving violently: "Okay, you two are standing together now! I…"

   "Don't fool around, Kate." Anna calmly reassured Catherine: "I'm talking about business."

   Seeing her sister's expression, Catherine subconsciously became quiet.

   "Three or four days as fast as possible, six or seven days as slow." Winters made up his mind and said bitterly, "I hope you will follow them back to Hailan."

   "Be careful on the road, I will wait for your return."

"But…"

   "I'm already here, haven't I?"

Once Madame Navarre's eldest daughter made up her mind, nothing could shake her.

   Winters gritted his teeth: "If you need anything, please tell Mrs. Mitchell and Mr. Mitchell."

"thanks."

"I'm leaving."

  Anna curtsied slightly: "I hope you have a smooth journey."

   Winters turned and walked down the stairs without looking back.

   On the first floor of Mitchell's mansion, in the living room, another handsome young man sat on the sofa.

   This handsome young man is not a native of Wolf Town, he is wearing casual clothes, but his military temperament is undoubtedly revealed.

   His belt was haphazardly thrown on the small table, and above it hung an unpretentious saber and a dagger with a gold hilt and a silver scabbard.

   "Alas." The young man sighed when he saw Winters coming downstairs: "I can't persuade you to come with me, can I?"

   "Yes, senior." Winters bowed his head respectfully.

The handsome young man in front of    is none other than the centurion of the Third [Great Veneta] Legion, Antonio's direct subordinate, Winters' senior and comrade-in-arms - Lieutenant Don Juan.

   "I'll bring twelve good men." Lieutenant Juan asked without hesitation: "But I heard that you are very powerful now, and twelve people are not enough to force you away, right?"

"Not enough." Winters replied seriously: "At least one heavy armored centurion is needed, and a large number of musketeers are also required to avoid close combat with me. And I can only be killed, because I cannot be captured. "

Lieutenant Juan put his legs on Mrs. Mitchell's cherished small table, and smacked his lips: "your father strictly ordered me to take you back, and your mother cried and asked me to take you back. I returned to Hailan empty-handed, why? Explain to them?"

   "I'll write them a letter and explain it carefully. I'm really sorry, senior." Winters bowed his head deeply.

   "What about your little lover?"

   "I want you to take her away."

"Don't, I can't deal with her. I've never seen such a fierce ... madam in my **** life." Don Hu Anxin had a lingering fear: "Her knife is on her neck, that's for real. If she is willing to come with me, I will naturally **** her. If she is not willing, I have no ability to force others."

   Winters felt more and more sad.

Hu An looked at his younger brother carefully, looked around again, and asked with a sigh, "What's so good about this shabby place? Is it better than Shanghai Blue Street? Why stay here? Could it be that you also fell in love with Japanese sheep? "

   "Senior..." Winters replied weakly: "Please don't make such a joke. I have enough reasons, I can't go."

"Yes." Don Juan stood up, circled Winters, and said in a strange voice: "You are all captains! I am a little lieutenant, how can I order the captain? Is it? "

   "Senior, don't do this..." Winters became more and more humble.

   "Come on! You wait!" Don Juan snorted coldly: "I can't cure you, someone can. I sent a messenger on the way, and that person will be here soon!"

   "Who?" Winters smelled dangerous.

   "Who?" Don Juan laughed and said happily: "Your old superior!"

   [Then the question is, who can sanction "Winters Elite Spellcaster-Blood Wolf-Headhunter Monster-Plateau Champion-Headshot Monster Montagne"? ]

   [Although there is still a gap between Winters and Anna, the two have been able to confirm that their hearts are still on each other]

   [Even Mrs. Navarre looked away and underestimated her daughter's stubbornness. Ana Navarre is not soft on the outside and tough on the inside, but soft on the outside and fierce on the inside. She's made up her mind, really won't waver]

   [Today is also a big chapter, with 6347 words]

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