Whispering Verse

After two months in this world, Shade has become accustomed to a cat suddenly jumping out from next to his pillow every time he wakes up. Or jump on his chest, meowing for food, or rub his face and the back of his hands with his furry face.

Therefore, when Shade woke up from under the unfamiliar ceiling and did not hear the familiar cry of little Mia, he was inexplicably a little disappointed.

"I haven't seen little Mia in over 24 hours."

Thinking of this, Shade felt even more lost.

It was eight o'clock on Wednesday night, and Shade, who had slept for twelve hours, felt that he was in good condition. There seemed to be a party going on in the distance, and he heard the sound of the organ.

After slowly getting up from the bed, he first discovered that he was wearing a set of pajamas that he had never seen before, and then found that there was no one in the bedroom, but his original clothes and belongings were all on the bedside table. I glanced around, but there was nothing but the witch's golden ring.

"Huh? Who changed my clothes?"

This is a room that Shade has never been to. The room is about the same size as the living room and dining room of Shade's room 1 on the second floor. There is a double-door solid wood wardrobe in the corner, facing the wall of the four-poster bed with curtains, and a desk with bookshelves filled with books.

A painting of the Coldwater Harbor docks hung above the bed, and the floor where the bed was located was actually a step higher than the floor of the carpeted room, and the bed seemed to be a double bed.

There is a piano under the wall near the door. The mermaid-shaped gas lamp above the piano is turned off, just like the gas lamp beside the bed and the gas lamp above the desk.

"The gas lamps in Aurora Manor are all in the image of mermaids. This is actually a hint. I should have thought that the witch can call mermaids."

But the room was not dark because the curtains were not closed at this time. Through that window, the three-color moonlight window shone into the room, shining on the quilt on Shade's body, shining on his hands and his face.

Bathing in the moonlight and breathing in the indoor air, Shade was in a good mood. After all, he saved Lesia, got a drop of divinity without paying any price, and all his goals in Coldwater Port were accomplished.

"Today's moon phase, is the silver moon brighter?"

Thinking in his mind, he prepared to find slippers and get out of bed. But then I saw a drawstring on the top of the bedside table, so I pulled it gently.

Of course he couldn't hear the sound, but there would definitely be corresponding bells ringing in the servants' rooms. The running people would tell Miss Aurora that Shade had woken up, and the witch who didn't know what she was doing would probably see Shade soon. Virtue.

The pipelines inside the wall include not only gas lamps and steam pipes, but also bell wires that can call servants in any room. They have appeared in large numbers in the manors and mansions of nobles since before the steam age.

From this perspective, in fact, the steam age has not changed all people's habits.

From the mermaid-shaped gas lamp on the wall, Shade guessed that this was not Sophia's mansion, but the witch's manor. When he changed his clothes and saw the witch waiting for him in the brightly lit restaurant of the mansion, he was even more convinced of this idea.

"You woke up too late, Lesia Cavendish. You just left Coldwater Harbor on a steam train an hour ago."

The beautiful curly long brown hair hangs down behind her head without any binding. The witch changed into a dress that Shade had never seen before and seemed to be in a good mood, but Shade didn't think she had caught Darkness.

"Already gone? I thought Lecia was also attending the banquet in your manor. When the maid led me over just now, I saw it was really lively outside."

Shade asked in surprise, sitting on the left side of the main seat of the long dining table.

"The banquet outside, the bad luck is over, people want to liven it up again, and I happened to be in a good mood, so I held another abnormal banquet. It's always deserted here, but it's good to liven it up occasionally."

The witch held her head with her hands and looked at Shade:

"The princess originally left on Friday evening, otherwise she would not have come to my banquet on Tuesday night. But His Majesty the King pressed hard, and something serious happened in Tobesk. Otherwise, at least she would have I left after you woke up."

The witch said, for some reason, Shade actually felt that her attitude towards him was much better.

"Did Lesia leave a message for me?"

Shade asked again.

"No, she couldn't believe me and was worried that I would read the letter. Hamilton, I thought you would be very disappointed, but the princess ignored you and left."

Sivi Avora smiled and said:

"But aren't you curious about what happened to Tobesk? I bet, including everyone at the lively banquet outside, there are no more than five people who know the news now."

She looked at Shade's face carefully. Although the two had a long conversation more than ten hours ago, the witch didn't pay much attention to Shade's appearance that time. Meeting in a brightly lit restaurant and looking at the young detective carefully, even the witch admitted that Shade Suellen Hamilton was the kind of young man who could attract girls.

"Tobesk, the real culprit behind the murder of Queen Diana has been found."

Shade made a random guess, but it was in an affirmative sentence.

"How did you guess that?"

The witch asked with great interest, choosing to meet in the restaurant because the servants were here, preparing dinner for Shade. Miss Aurora knew that Shade didn't like banquets that had nothing to do with him.

Now that the dining cart has arrived, Shade took a look and felt that he was not hungry:

"It's related to members of the royal family, and Lesia must be involved, and it should be related to the major events in recent weeks, because there was no clue before. Thinking about it this way, it can only be that the murderer of Queen Diana has been found, and it should also be a member of the royal family Member. Larousse III will not tell the people about this, but I think he will very much hope that all his children will be present to give the murderer a suitable sentence."

He took the napkin handed by the maid, thanked her softly and looked at Miss Aurora:

"Am I right?"

"Partly correct. It was your boss, Mr. Dark Anlos, who found the murderer. He claimed to be on a business trip to the south, but in fact he had been organizing operations in Tobesk. Then"

The witch smiled and shook her head:

"When I received the news, I felt like I was reading a palace novel. Lesia Cavendish's brother, Prince Sachs, who was seventh in the line of succession, led people with guns and stormed into the Yodel Palace, and was then captured. In front of the king and queen, the guards pushed him to the ground like fat pigs and smacked their lips, and I don’t know what Carina thought of this matter.”

Shade noticed that the servants were also preparing plates and napkins for her, and the witch wanted to eat with Shade.

"Aren't you going to the party outside?"

He asked curiously. From here, you can also hear the melodious dance music and the hum of people talking.

"What's so interesting about the party? If it were all beautiful girls, I might be a little interested."

She elegantly dipped her hands in the copper basin brought by the maid, wiped her hands with a handkerchief, and then signaled to Shade that he didn't need to imitate her and could do whatever he wanted.

"But the prince broke into the Yodel Palace with a gun?"

Although Shade was surprised, he smiled on his face. Even outsiders felt that this was like a novel:

"Is there such a fool still alive?"

“We have to accept that not everyone is as smart as we are.”

The smile on Miss Aurora's face remained unchanged:

"That's why your princess rushed back in a hurry, otherwise I bet she would"

"She and I are just friends."

Shade emphasized, not wanting to damage Lesia's reputation.

"You don't have to tell me this. You have to defend it to your Miss Carina."

She pointed to the badge that had been hung around Shade's neck again. Shade smiled awkwardly:

"Carina and I"

"You have to defend this to Princess Lesia, not to me."

This time the witch smiled even more happily.

When the witches are not hostile to Shade, they will always show this fun-loving trait.

The meals were placed on the table one after another, which was no worse than the banquet outside.

The gold and silver utensils gleamed under the candles, and the local delicacies looked delicious. The appetizer before the official meal was baked snails. Although it sounded scary, it looked very appetizing.

This is done by boiling specially raised high-quality snails in water and taking the meat. After frying the garlic, spices and onions in butter, they are stuffed into the snail shell. After sealing with butter, they are put into a special grating plate and roasted in the oven. Appeared on the table.

Shade was not very good at eating such "high-end" food, so Miss Aurora smiled and showed him how to use the professional tableware.

"So, has Darkness been found?"

He finally asked the question.

"No. When I entered the wine cellar, the passage you ran out of had collapsed. I chased the guy who lived with the devil all the way into the sea. I even met the Godcaller in the fish-man temple. Unfortunately, he If you don’t want to help me, you’re probably trying to find a way to heal yourself.”

The answer given by the witch was completely as expected. She shook her head regretfully, stretched her hand back, and the servant immediately handed over a new napkin. Miss Aurora touched the chest of the young maid behind her while taking the napkin in front of Shade.

This was very exciting for Shade, who was in the "uncontrollable desire period" for a month.

"Did you recheck that collapsed passage? I thought you knew it was there."

When Shade spoke, his eyes looked at the blushing maid, he was testing.

"I didn't know it originally, but when you were asleep, I re-entered the wine cellar to check. After opening the passage, I first found an empty dark room, and then along the way I found the gap that you widened with your weapon. Probably, that passage was a secret passage used by fish people to transport and store goods a long time ago."

The witch said, and Shade nodded, knowing that [Desire] had left. And thinking of [Desire]'s face, he felt that his uncontrollable desire became even stronger.