霍金放下茶杯正要回答,就見涅澤爾單手托腮,面向凱莉輕聲道:376Please respect copyright.PENANA3FstSksAhh
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「放心吧,勇者小姐,我是不會傷害你們家殿下的。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAgDKFhFzemU
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「你既然身為羅蔓沃居國國民,那麼霍金殿下便也是你該效忠的對象,而不只是『我們』的。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAQG2yLdIC1d
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「我不打算傷害他,可是我也不會效忠他喔。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAsaXMSb5dPM
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這段對話聽起來還算正常,但霍金考慮了下,覺得自己似乎該給點暗示,免得情況超出預期:「我說過,你還有很多時間可以考慮,等到了宮裡會見父王之後,想必你會再慎重考慮我的提議。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAbhywUExew3
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「我說王子殿下,你們王族何必總是心心念念著魔法的力量呢?靠著自己無法掌控的能力治國,可不是什麼明智之舉。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAGNdHnpYEfg
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巫師黑綠色的瞳眸直直望入霍金眼中,他莫名地產生一股對方並不是在對自己說話的錯覺,但還是隨機應變給出答覆:376Please respect copyright.PENANAPTf3i81qoV
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「本王子重視的不是魔法,而是你的智慧。依你的才能,即使擔任一國宰相也綽綽有餘,邀你進宮亦是認可你的為人。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAUHR4ZH9EHK
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「是嗎?若真如你所言,恐怕不會人人皆對巫師喊殺喊打吧。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAmh30iD8L5U
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「無知的人對於自己不了解的事情總是心懷恐懼。」霍金直接把話挑明,但願勇者能聽懂他的弦外之音:「聰明的人必定會理解真相,甚至協助他人了解未知的事物。」376Please respect copyright.PENANABvjr4ph9mw
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粉髮少女慢慢轉著手中的陶瓷杯,茶壺見她一滴也不喝,只好飄到王子面前又斟了杯茶。早就明白這群器靈是什麼德性的霍金也只好認命地端起茶杯啜飲,他才在思考要不要對凱莉說點什麼,免得自己落到必須獨力喝完整壺茶的下場,就見涅澤爾面帶微笑說道:376Please respect copyright.PENANAqfRFYdi7gm
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「這是你的說法,但勇者小姐又是怎麼想的呢?」376Please respect copyright.PENANAbKX9ZDNHw5
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凱莉立刻放下茶杯,認真地回答:「王子殿下所言甚是,今日一見,在下也發覺巫師並非傳說中那般殘忍暴虐,若是能在世人面前澄清這一點,確實是美事一樁。」她停頓了一下,看向黑髮少年,「等在下與二位一同回宮後,若殿下需要在下出言出力,在下義不容辭。」這番話說白了,差不多等於:你要在王后面前說什麼我都會乖乖附和,前提是你要帶我走。376Please respect copyright.PENANAJajLTZDAFH
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勇者的態度表現得非常明白,霍金短暫思索一番,也只得先答應下來:「那是當然。時候到了,自然有用得上妳的地方。」376Please respect copyright.PENANA9MRQ71oaXs
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「既然殿下與勇者小姐意見一致,那麼這個話題就先告一段落吧?我們是不是可以上菜了?」376Please respect copyright.PENANALnP7JPsKOM
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涅澤爾往後靠到椅背上,霍金頷首准許,菜餚便陸續上桌。376Please respect copyright.PENANAdKQJwjoSHT
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紅綠相間的野菜沙拉、烘蛋鴉肉派、白麵包配各式果醬、清燉牛尾湯、南瓜濃湯、鬣蜥燉肉佐馬鈴薯泥、清蒸八目魚、七分熟牛排、焗烤田螺、水果拼盤……他遲來的想起那群器靈有多熱愛烹飪,敢情他們是看見第二個能進食的人樂昏了頭才煮這麼多菜!霍金衷心希望這是最後一道餐點,幸好他的祈禱成真,再也沒有盤子飛上桌。376Please respect copyright.PENANAaukdzC7zmL
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面對滿桌食物,饒是凱莉再鎮定也不由得呆若木雞,涅澤爾語氣輕鬆地宣佈:「兩位請慢用。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAtzaR3nocr5
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方才都趴在桌下的波可因為食物的味道抬起頭來,狂搖尾巴,但現在並不是牠的用餐時間,霍金下了個指令牠便又乖乖趴了回去。376Please respect copyright.PENANASAAY5rE3YY
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各式餐具自動自發地切菜盛湯,這些東西只有他一個人絕對吃不完,要是這女的再不碰就糟了。霍金裝出慰問的表情,邀請凱莉用餐:376Please respect copyright.PENANAxmvf4M2lGK
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「妳跋山涉水來到這裡也累了吧,等用完餐我們就準備回宮。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAOJUV3OPR3C
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凱莉一聽便理解這是「妳不吃完就別想走」的意思,恭敬地道了謝就拿起自己的份,在霍金吃了第一口後,她也小口小口的吃了起來。376Please respect copyright.PENANAi7xlbyu2wo
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『涅澤爾大人,可以幫我們問問他們覺得好不好吃嗎?』376Please respect copyright.PENANA9QJszePTrh
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被送入凱莉嘴裡的湯匙懇求道,其他刀叉紛紛附和。既然是器靈們的要求,涅澤爾沒理由不答應,他望著埋頭苦吃的兩人,一個滿腹怨氣(在解決掉自己的那份沙拉、一碗牛尾湯和半盤鴉派後,霍金就覺得自己快撐死了,這得吃多久才能吃完啊?),一個驚喜連連(在森林裡風餐露宿了這麼長一段時間,凱莉幾乎都要忘記正常的食物是什麼味道了,沒想到竟能在巫師塔裡吃到如此豐盛的大餐,味道更是她從未嚐過的人間美味!),迥然不同的情緒分佔長桌的兩角。376Please respect copyright.PENANAR7ghtJC3oZ
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要問誰才能給出有趣的回答,真是顯而易見。376Please respect copyright.PENANALvYL1524WH
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涅澤爾左手撐著下頷,對吃膩派餅轉而吃起清蒸魚轉換口味的霍金揚起微笑,「王子殿下,這盤八目魚是塔裡的新菜色,你覺得如何?」376Please respect copyright.PENANA8ESYeCT9Gk
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「……很不錯。」376Please respect copyright.PENANA1DL45xp71m
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器靈們歡呼起來,公用餐刀立刻切下一大塊魚肉盛到霍金的餐盤裡,王子斜瞪了巫師一眼,但涅澤爾還不打算放過他:376Please respect copyright.PENANAvaKahzpitz
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「這盤燉肉你們兩個都還沒吃過,殿下要不要先嚐一點呢?冷掉可就不好了。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAfiYF0oxPMu
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火屬性的器靈才沒這麼容易讓食物退溫,但涅澤爾一開口,裝著鬣蜥肉的盤子立刻就挪得離霍金更近了點,霍金即使再不滿,表面仍是和顏悅色,少年碰了碰飄在空中的勺子,它立刻就舀起一大坨混了薯泥的燉肉放到他盤裡,霍金面不改色地吃了一口。376Please respect copyright.PENANA0B2NZnTCk2
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「色香味俱全。」他如此評論後,又對著勺子吩咐道:「送過去給她。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAEiDV7Tt4ZF
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涅澤爾以魔力波吩咐盤子照辦,於是凱莉也得到了一大坨燉肉。王子擺明了想讓器靈的注意力從自己轉移到勇者身上,若是巫師沒有從中作梗,那麼他的計劃一定可以成功。376Please respect copyright.PENANAZfLcOwuFIv
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「我記得波可挺愛吃牛肉的,殿下認為這盤牛排會合牠的胃口嗎?」376Please respect copyright.PENANAeXhHD58HAe
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狗兒因為聽見自己的名字動了動耳朵看向涅澤爾,霍金則是想也不想地回道:「人類調味過的食物不適合狗。」376Please respect copyright.PENANA3qxHq7VVdi
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「那麼,這盤肉對人而言又如何呢?」376Please respect copyright.PENANAUUSiM316Br
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急著想知道評價的器靈立刻就切了幾塊帶血的牛排送到王子的盤子裡,接替上一秒才被消滅的魚肉的位置,霍金嘴角一抽,慢條斯理地叉起了被切成丁的肉塊,這次他沒有馬上回答,器靈們『怎麼樣?』『怎麼樣?』『說話啊你!』的魔力波不絕於耳,霍金吃了幾塊才道:376Please respect copyright.PENANA0ja9LZa786
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「不錯,但比不上鬣蜥燉肉。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAaB1TfIxikR
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你這王八蛋不要再塞食物給我,要塞就塞蜥蜴肉,這本王子還吃得下去,把牛肉給我拿開──即使涅澤爾不會讀心,也能從霍金的眼神讀出上述訊息,於是涅澤爾彎起嘴角,從容回應:376Please respect copyright.PENANADbvHMhwaZ4
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「殿下吃了這麼多肉,想必有點膩了吧,先喝點茶解膩再吃吃看牛排如何?說不定會吃出不同的風味喔。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAJnxwiopXE2
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「……那就把茶拿來吧。」376Please respect copyright.PENANAQhF3b3jiYA
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看這小鬼怨得要死又不能當場翻臉的模樣,真是絕佳的精神療法啊。376Please respect copyright.PENANAOFTtmQwyDc