Path of light

Chapter 17 17. Tracking

After walking out of the temple, Roy felt filled with a sense of accomplishment, having actually learned the magic.

On Brown Street at dusk, the shadows of the buildings on the street are stretched very long. The sun has not yet sunk into the sea, but the sea in the distance is already sparkling...

On the coastline not far away from the feet, the sea water receded to its lowest point, and the reef where Roy often fished was completely exposed.

Some elves in shabby clothes were chasing the sea on the beach. Almost all of them were residents living near Brown Street.

Only the top of the Statue of Liberty in the temple courtyard can still be bathed in sunlight, while other places, including the temple, are no longer exposed to sunlight.

There are very few people on the pier, and only when the tide is high will ships dock.

At this time, in the shallow water area on the pier, small wooden boats have been stranded on the mudflats.

When the tide goes out, Ms. Gillian usually rests at home.

Roy held two textbooks in his arms and bought a breadfruit for twenty-eight kolers when passing by a fruit stall.

There were five pieces of pulp in this breadfruit, which was enough for him and Belinda to eat for two days.

The business of this fruit stall is very good. The fruit is cheap and fresh. Most of the residents on Brown Street buy fruit from here. There are often a few old elves gathered next to the stall. Everyone sits there and chats. I won’t go home until it gets dark.

The sea breeze in the evening was a bit strong, blowing Roy's hair very messy.

You should wear a hat when going out, Roy thought with some annoyance.

The light was a little dim, and the leaves of the olive trees on the street were rustling in the sea breeze.

I always feel like there is a pair of eyes staring at me from behind, and when I look back, everything is normal.

Roy felt that maybe he was scaring himself, and he thought with some self-deprecation that as he got older, he became less and less courageous...

Pedestrians pass by on the street from time to time.

Roy noticed that whenever someone passed by, the feeling of being followed and spied on would suddenly disappear.

That feeling would appear once he was the only one around. Even around a corner, Roy could clearly hear slight footsteps.

Along the way, Roy wasn't sure if there was anyone following him.

He came to the door of Mrs. Winnie's pharmacy at the corner of the street and saw the night saber tied to the railing post at the door of the store. This big cat was always wary when seeing Roy.

In the past year, Roy has often battled wits and courage with it.

But this time, the Night Saber lying in front of the pharmacy was staring behind Roy warily.

Roy turned around suddenly. The street was empty except for the whistling sea breeze.

The surrounding light became darker and darker, and Roy didn't notice anything.

But when he turned his head, the feeling that there was a pair of eyes staring at him from behind never disappeared...

Roy stood at the street corner and waited for a while, but failed to meet any acquaintances who could go with him.

Nightsaber stared behind Roy for a while, then yawned and moved his gaze to Roy.

A long carriage full of guests appeared on the slope. The carriage quickly stopped at the door of the pharmacy. This long carriage carrying passengers was more like a city bus with a fixed route. The elves only needed You pay two kolers to board the carriage and get off wherever the carriage passes.

The route is fixed, but there are no fixed stops.

The wooden car door was opened from the inside, and Sabrina, wearing an apricot dress, walked out of the car with her head lowered, took a step forward and stood firmly on the street.

Then she caught sight of Roy standing in front of the pharmacy.

She ignored it, just pressed her curly hair that was blown by the sea breeze with her hand, and walked home with the book in one hand.

The sea breeze makes the long white legs wrapped in the long skirt show off the slender and round outline.

The last time he and Sabrina were alone together was when Sabrina beat her up violently last summer. It was that time that Roy woke up from a coma and found that he had traveled to a world full of magic.

Although the two had some grudges in the past...

However, it belongs to Roy's memory.

For Roy, a lot of things are very vague.

It's like all memories are covered with a veil...

So now Roy chased after him without thinking.

"Sabrina, wait a minute..."

He dared to shout to Sabrina.

Sabrina didn't look back, but her steps slowed down. She didn't turn around to stare at Roy with a frown until Roy caught up with her.

"Didn't Lady Gillian ask you to paint portraits of those sailors?"

Roy said with a smile as he and Sabrina walked forward.

"...I don't have time recently, let's give it a try in two days!"

Sabrina felt a little unnatural and said with a straight face.

"Okay, I just happen to be very busy these days..."

Roy responded casually.

At this time, the feeling of being followed was gone.

Roy breathed out softly and thought to himself: That person should have the ability to hide, but he was not very good at it and was worried about being discovered.

As he walked, he looked back behind him.

The long empty streets were deserted...

…

When he walked into his yard and saw Sabrina entering the house without saying a word, Roy looked towards the street warily.

Moira stood by the railing of the second-floor terrace next door and waved to him.

Roy pointed to the door and motioned for him to go in first.

Taking off his shoes and climbing the wooden stairs barefoot, Roy came to the second floor terrace.

Although Moira didn't like contact with outsiders, she didn't shy away from Roy. The two often stood on the terrace of their home and chatted remotely.

"Roy, how do you feel about your first day at school?"

Moira asked Roy curiously.

Her eyes are very bright, and her eyebrows are somewhat similar to Sabrina's, but more of them are delicate and delicate that are unique to the Silver Moon Elf.

She is the kind of elf girl who is easy to sympathize with. Except for the difference in skin and eye color, she has inherited almost all the advantages of the Silver Moon elf.

When she stands alone on the moonlit terrace, people will always feel a kind of lonely beauty.

"It's not bad. I made a new friend on the first day." Roy said.

He was still thinking about the stalker and wanted to look out from the terrace to see if he could find any clues.

"Roy, what are you going to learn?" Moira asked next.

"Navigation, literature, history and martial arts." Roy said directly without thinking this time.

"I saw you and Sabrina came back together. She is finally willing to pay attention?" Moira asked tentatively.

"not yet……"

Roy saw Sabrina's sullen expression in his mind and quickly explained.

Moira asked with a smile: "Are you ready to win it back?"

Roy happened to look around and failed to hear what Moira said clearly.

"What?"

"nothing……"

After saying that, the figure disappeared in a flash.

…

At the door of Roy's house, Ms. Belinda was holding a large paper bag in her arms and opening the courtyard door with her leather shoe heel.

On the first day of school, Belinda came back specially to celebrate Roy and bought a large bag of food.

With her golden curly hair and beautiful skirt, she looks like an urban beauty no matter how she looks.

"Roy, look what I brought you!"

Ms. Belinda shouted to Roy on the terrace.

She was in a good mood, strode into the house, threw off her leather boots at the entrance, and placed the paper bag on the dining table.

Roy also ran down from the terrace at this time.

A piece of golden bread rolled out of the paper bag. Elves did not like to eat such cereal delicacies, so it was obviously bought for Roy.

Roy picked one up with two fingers, put it under his nose and smelled it before biting it.

"This croissant butter bread is really good. It's crispy on the outside, fragrant and soft on the inside, and has adzuki bean filling." Roy praised.

Ms. Belinda held Roy's shoulders with both hands, then gave Roy a big hug and said with emotion:

"My little Roy has finally entered the academy. You will meet some like-minded friends there and experience a lot of very interesting things. Cherish this good time. In addition, you have to learn more knowledge. This It will be of great help to you in your future life..."

"I know, thank you for everything you have done for me over the years, Mom!"

Although Ms. Belinda looked a bit too young, Roy's tone was still full of sincerity when he said these words.

Ms. Belinda rarely saw Roy show such an emotional side, and held Roy tightly in her arms.

Roy smelled the scent of lilacs from Ms. Belinda.

Ms. Belinda asked Roy to sit down, then leaned over and held his face, speaking to him affectionately:

"Hey, I'm glad you like that elf academy..."

…

From dusk to nightfall, the elf hiding in the darkness moved his numb left leg a little.

My stomach began to growl again, and I wanted to find something to eat, but I was unwilling to give up just like that.

The half-elf must have seen him jumping over the wall from the temple and might have suspected him.

He touched the dagger at his waist, wondering if he could use stealth to sneak in, kill people silently, and then escape unscathed...

Then he discovered that there was great danger in doing so, because there was a Silver Moon Elf living in that house.

Facing an adult Silver Moon Elf, even a soft woman, he did not dare to take it lightly. God knows what she has learned in the past two hundred years...

If he was really discovered, he wouldn't be able to run away even if he wanted to.

Thinking of this, the thin elf completely retracted his body into the shadows.

These days, he's like a rat in a manhole, spending most of his time hiding somewhere.

Originally, he planned to run to a village in the countryside to hide for a while when the elf guards relaxed their vigilance.

Jefferson had been killed, and he might be the next one.

Thinking of this, the elf thief felt cold all over.

Although the days in the past were difficult, they were not so thrilling.

I wanted to go to the pub at the end of the street for a drink, but in the end I had to hold back.

All of this was caused by the Holy Grail, but now it's impossible to get rid of it.

Those elf patrols were searching everywhere. Who would have thought that these elf patrols would go to war over a gold-plated cup...

…

In the morning, before going out, Ms. Belinda specially prepared a simple breakfast for Roy.

"Roy, do you want to go out with me?"

Ms. Belinda stood at the door of Roy's bedroom and asked inside.

"I'll go for a run later..."

Roy poked his head out of the quilt and answered loudly.

After Ms. Belinda went out, Roy got up sleepily. He had no idea that there was an elf thief snooping outside the yard for half the night last night.

He took half of the breadfruit on his plate between his fingers and gulped it down in one gulp.

I drank the fruit tea on the table and hurried out of the house with two textbooks.

The sun shines on the long street, erasing all the gloom.

When she ran to the corner of the street, she saw Sabrina holding two books and waiting for the carriage, and there were some other people beside her.

"Good morning, Sabrina."

Roy said hello and ran over.

Roy thought Sabrina wouldn't respond as usual.

This woman is very vindictive. Although she had the upper hand in the last battle between the two, she is still unwilling to talk to Roy.

"...Roy!"

Roy stopped when he heard Sabrina shouting.

"When are you free, describe the group of sailors who killed Jefferson." Sabrina bit her lip and said, "This afternoon...can you?"

Roy thought for a while and then said: "I don't have time in the afternoon, maybe after dinner."

After making an appointment to make portraits of the group of sailors who fled in fear of crime that night, Roy held two books and ran towards the Elf Academy.

Withdrawing her somewhat complicated gaze, Sabrina turned her head to look at the sea in another direction.

…

At the entrance of the college, Wagner Claire stood under a hibiscus tree, looking anxiously at the street.

It wasn't until Roy ran into the college gate sweating profusely that he was stopped by Claire.

The two said hello and walked into the academy together.

The martial arts training ground of the Elf Academy is next to the archery range. It is a large grassland. However, the large grass in the central area has been trampled to death, revealing a circular soil area. This is the primary martial arts training ground. .

Roy and Claire rushed to the training ground, and there were already many elves waiting here.

Everyone looked at Claire and Roy curiously, but obviously more eyes fell on Roy.

The instructor arrived belatedly. She was a female elf. She wore tight-fitting leather armor, a belt around her waist, a sword, an arrow pot, and a bow on her back. She walked very steadily.

When passing by Roy, he suddenly stopped, turned to look at Roy and asked:

"Humanity?"

"Half-elf, my mother is a Silver Moon Elf."

Roy didn't know how many times he said this...

The female instructor stood in the middle of the training ground and called for the young elves standing loosely around to gather around them.

"Come, fellow students, this is the elementary martial arts training class. I am your instructor, Abbott Nora. To learn elementary martial arts, there are some basic requirements for physical fitness. If any of you are in poor health, It’s not too late to change the course now, go back and practice hard, and it’s not too late to come back next year!”

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