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「母......母親，妳在做什麼？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtnyNGlvkkh
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYitcuAAKdZ
烏爾莉卡的視線越過鬣狗少年的肩膀，看見另一名更嬌小......甚至稱得上消瘦的嬌小身影站在不遠處。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSzXHfmxY6C
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這名女孩才剛滿十歲左右，如銀雪般色澤的髮絲與跟烏爾莉卡幾乎一模一樣，可與母親冷冽且堅定的目光不一樣的是，她的雙眸則透漏一份出於擔心受怕、逆來順從的神情。即使周遭的天氣潮濕炎熱，而且羊毛服裝將她從頭頂到腳裸包裹得緊緊的，她瘦小的身子卻仍在微微哆嗦，宛如寒風中的落葉，一吹就會飛走。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGJQoWlCLVU
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtp6KNqblAN
烏爾莉卡當場丟下鬣狗少年，快步奔向小女孩身邊。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNpWcxMN1Xt
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv0VVzeA5Kn
「莎薇.西蒙納多蒂爾(Solveig Símonardóttir)，妳剛才究竟跑去哪裡了？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsXTthC16KG
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只見銀髮小女孩的肩膀一震；每當母親說出自己全名時，就代表她自己惹上麻煩了。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe1uYj7LfxI
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQeaNBKr9gj
「你害媽媽擔心極了你知道嗎？妳怎麼沒告訴我就自己跑出去？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl6GkHuXhXz
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsnVIOePqbv
烏爾莉卡的雙眸乍一看泛著幾乎可稱之為冰冷的色澤，但面對女兒時卻實實在在充盈著、並釋放著無法忽視的溫暖熱度。只不過當她在詢問女兒時，著急的口氣中帶了點咄咄逼人的味道。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEwmsipgeZ
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5c2jjcVvWA
「我......我提了水過來.......」莎薇低著頭，支支吾吾道。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdZ8sUXzt2X
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4X6ckgh5Tl
直到此刻，烏爾莉卡才注意到女兒手上提著一只裝滿清水的木製水桶。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡro2vHAIwVw
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhSFaYwaUH
「是他叫你去提水來的？」烏爾莉卡狠狠瞪向一旁癱坐在地上，乾咳著的鬣狗少年。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMEsEzWWXk
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekMUONg9Tu
「不是的......不是狗哥哥叫我做的......」莎薇解釋。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQRu0KihoEo
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZcWFYPvlS3
「那是哪個壞傢伙命令妳做的？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF22Dm48rfR
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoJl8szZtI3
她輕輕搖了搖頭。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVfep6q2gr
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1szqWMyFfm
「我.....只是......想要幫上一點忙而已......」她說。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1X0voWutJ
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl4Z2A1xvkj
「幫忙？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6Gzx6OBod
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「因為我們已經再也回不了家鄉了......我想幫妳分擔些工作......」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhORVvZ4jDu
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymmoX8Mdqc
女兒這句話頓時觸動了烏爾莉卡的心弦，一陣難以言喻的刺痛與哀愁湧向她的心頭。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡP5q0nYTYMB
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOm0qEKRcWJ
「傻孩子，挑水這種事交給我去做就行了。」烏爾莉卡說：「我們也可以向挑水夫買水呀。更何況水井又這麼遙遠，一路上可能會發生許多危險。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxrbY4n01Ox
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「可、可是......」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpfCpgQiOfX
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlmCGSMHAnr
「下次別再這樣擅作主張的亂跑了，知道嗎？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4MX65xAgYd
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsWZ0uovipQ
「啊......喔......」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJGF1LsqIyq
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡynErjZiYnx
莎薇沒有多說什麼，只是低下頭不發一語，踢了踢地面。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkvRMYvVCrv
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyXbzUAgOC
這孩子太安靜了，烏爾莉卡輕輕搖了搖頭。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGzztiCjuW5
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ycOeqoNX5
有些時候她還真希望女兒能對她大聲嚷嚷想要什麼，而不是把所有心事一股腦的全往肚裡吞。這孩子內斂性格多半是從她那繼承下來的，但莎薇卻嚴重缺乏在必要時挺起胸膛、堅定信念的勇氣與決心。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7SNZSZ9qFi
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjAkk5Uxgd
烏爾莉卡輕嘆一口氣；畢竟莎薇自出生後就不斷遭遇各種變動——而且還都是負面的那一種！959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5h8yulMNCq
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKaCuNlNAnf
每況愈下的生活環境，讓莎薇連一個舒服的夏日午後都得引頸期盼，最終導致她對於未來缺乏期許。更別她的未來簡直能稱之為一片迷茫。烏爾莉卡常常見到莎薇臉上露出茫然無神的表情，就連那一雙大大的眼睛都顯得目光渙散。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRKKVQQjGLh
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烏爾莉卡突然驚覺到，自己何嘗不是如此呢？959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD1rfrg100O
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMNQ9G9qkOC
不行！959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlj6Bz3ECc1
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6IiSAuq9lT
她搖了搖頭。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv5NoJtKOfO
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEtEqMOVnkI
我必須保護她，保護我最後的親生骨肉，人生中唯一的希望.....959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJsPDWqTBYz
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQTgqFOUUnN
「痛痛痛痛......為什麼我會這麼慘啊？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrcuRUHu5Eo
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rPuqNS4i4
就在此時，烏爾莉卡的思緒被艾塔奇的喃喃自語給拉了回來。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHxXbjUSF9j
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVDyOwOKqZt
她轉過頭去，看見剛才被自己抓起來的鬣狗少年搖搖晃晃地重新站起身子，他的臉色似乎還有些蒼白。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGH0wThx5AF
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFA2vhCxTnu
「下一次您又要找莎薇小姐的話，請別用這麼粗暴的方式。」艾塔奇邊說邊揉了揉自己發紅的脖子。「剛才是莎薇小姐主動找我去挑水，我一路上我都有看顧好她的安全。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPHupkbEQTa
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRAEp0qVDqu
「這是真的嗎，莎薇？」烏爾莉卡問。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡugGdZNuMTR
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCd0KqqgHRO
莎薇輕輕點了點頭。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbTDNBGwOtz
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm8gPBDfrZa
「就......就算是這樣，我也不放心將她交給其他人帶，更別說是頭野獸人了。莎薇是我人生的一切。假如她發生什麼萬一的話，我絕對饒不了任何人......或鬣狗。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmYsggVDOZD
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeNbog7QLv3
烏爾莉卡本以為自己凌厲的目光會使對方膽怯，但艾塔奇反而直率地迎向她的目光。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMcByh7gzku
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「這是當然的！」艾塔奇拍胸保證，一字一句都誠摯無比。「我清楚曉得莎薇小姐對您有多麼的重要，我會盡自己最大的力量來保護她！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4rfcUlxpyx
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1STydklFQ
「呃、咳哼，你知道就好！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Vs5NAWx5C
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw2sr9HJdYl
烏爾莉卡不自覺地避開他的視線，對眼前這名少年坦率的言行有點招架不住。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzAjZXS60pD
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvy60TdA0T
只不過，艾塔奇的下一句話卻讓她當場愣住。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh4m3zrP4ju
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj6C6Huy9Eu
「您是我的女王。而我，出身於鬣狗獸族的艾塔奇，也曾發誓過女王的願望是我的願望！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpCup7sSxJY
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNmAKZBHxB1
「女王什麼的......你到底對這個稱呼有多執著？」烏爾莉卡問。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuoAmani9ME
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTD3QM3M16N
這時艾塔奇挺起胸膛，獸耳與獸尾都翹得老高。他說：959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVLYiQ3tE9G
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlUnkwHl1Mw
「俗話說，男性斑點鬣狗的一生當中有三位『女王』：959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SpXz5gi0B
一位是他的母親，這是理所當然的。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXqm43rUmyM
一位是他全心侍奉氏族族長，這是因為統治鬣狗氏族的皆是女子。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDdUijcndWQ
一位則是他親愛的妻子。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIfZcPj18wt
烏爾莉卡夫人是我的妻子，所以我稱呼您為女王完全沒有問題！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwhrWenbvcn
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGPQLMB2va
「妻子什麼的，別隨便說出口。」烏爾莉卡撇過頭去。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqrcAKByBz7
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVvfqYL2Cw4
「可是我們倆已經在尼卡罕(nikah)——婚姻婚契上簽了名，從此我們倆就是夫.....夫妻了......」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCPj05TQyfj
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSEMklNPv2u
烏爾莉卡忽然注意到艾塔奇雙頰泛起紅潮，只見他乾咳了幾聲，目光左右飄動，似乎不知道該看哪裡才好。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVROXhDufOu
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡutWEbW5mrt
直到此時，烏爾莉卡這才發覺自己頭髮凌亂，幾縷銀色髮絲貼在脖頸上，脖子至鎖骨及雙峰處香汗淋漓。身上的白色羊毛上衣更是全被汗水浸溼，顯露出她曼妙姣好的身材。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNFwgrrJbLV
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoqqr3UC9Rm
「莎薇，我們進房裡去。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzgsm1qV0O0
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZFgLcyLhc
烏爾莉卡牽起莎薇，頭也不回往屋內的方向走去。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPiQc8D34F
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ55alfluqIJ
「我的女王，我拿一件新的衣服給您。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ4EB2nvvEF
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzqt9uJmIyh
「不需要！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ0M1mbSmrt
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「我的女王，請稍等一下。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi77N954OK
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9buKHk6LFy
「又怎麼了？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNZt4SDRoYW
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ1tTqZt9Ly
「您住在這也有一個多星期了，」艾塔奇紅著臉緩緩的低下頭，一臉羞澀地說：「是時候該盡一下妳的.....職責吧？」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmpGLOGSkp9
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「職責......」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHCvgnlKuCd
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烏爾莉卡愣了一下，接著像是意識到什麼似的撇過頭去。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX5aJczYgQR
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNl36AckDq
「現在還是大白天......」她盡可能以冷靜的態度推辭。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6krPTQoT0
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA9oMs7DBoX
「我已經耐著性子忍很久了！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTqXMlS2hPb
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIaEZoHhqVZ
可是當烏爾莉卡重新面向對方，她正巧一眼對上艾塔奇那雙誠懇溫暖、閃閃發光的眼眸。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ3K0g4ij3Y
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTnnbdl7w8N
「......我懂了。」烏爾莉卡嘆口氣。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufNGlfMpap
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfV6N3ollp9
「那我去準備一下，請先去房間等我！」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzNPmDRDG5U
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「嗯。」959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwIoiaeS0dj
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烏爾莉卡冷漠地點了點頭，然後轉身離去。但是在那張冰冷面孔之下，卻是一個正在吶喊的靈魂。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡARvxiz04dS
959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3eWBLuR8Mf
我明明是個三十歲的婦人，為什麼這個十二歲的男孩會成為我的丈夫啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQLVlFCvJed
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內心被這份難以言喻的困惑所衝擊，使得烏爾莉卡不禁回憶起自己過往的人生，以及不久前發生的那齣重大事件。959Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa1T1fEZM6o
