來自大陸邊境的風,拂過滿月下的樹梢,越過夜幕籠罩的草原,橫跨了悠久而漫長的歲月,經由歷代歌者們的口耳相傳,化為滿溢鄉愁的詩歌:229Please respect copyright.PENANA490Yor0yD4
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風兒啊 風兒啊 你的足跡229Please respect copyright.PENANAVpDxS6jjyV
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跨過頂起白日的高山 越過吞沒黑夜的大海229Please respect copyright.PENANADoKMCOpIcJ
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高山與大海始終停駐於原地 風卻不知自己身在何方229Please respect copyright.PENANAjEyWceKOgi
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風兒啊 風兒啊 你的雙手229Please respect copyright.PENANAW3FA4x4m54
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拂過少女烏黑的秀髮 颳過老者雪白的鬢髮229Please respect copyright.PENANAPP1vShOQgF
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少女與老者的鄉音不曾改變 風卻不知自己來自何處229Please respect copyright.PENANACQkHzWOcPV
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風兒啊 你的旅程橫跨世界 你的夢境承載時光229Please respect copyright.PENANAaiDXHkr3uB
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風兒啊 卻尋不到回鄉的道路 無止盡的流浪229Please respect copyright.PENANA2FhEjqoNgt
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一曲唱畢,少女歌者放下撥弄琴弦的纖細手指,她以映照著火光的深藍眼瞳,悄悄觀察坐在營火旁的中年男子。229Please respect copyright.PENANArS1LPwbz2j
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男子身材窄瘦,微駝著背,穿著略顯破舊的長衣,就像立於黑夜中的彎曲樹幹,而灰白的髮絲以及粗糙的面容,彷彿歷經旅程的風霜。229Please respect copyright.PENANAO9tgJo4w4g
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「妳的歌聲很動聽,可惜少了些韻味啊,所謂的鄉愁,對妳而言還太早了吧。」男子沉澱思慮後,坦然道出的評價,讓少女的胸口微微發緊。229Please respect copyright.PENANArBYt09Ad8C
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「不過妳讓我聽了首好歌,這些就給你吧。」男子遞給少女不少乾糧及通用錢幣,少女愣怔地瞪大雙眼,看向對她而言似乎過於豐厚的報酬。229Please respect copyright.PENANApDBbV5Vxkz
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「妳就收下吧,能遇到妳也算是有緣,而且過幾天我就能回到家鄉了,這些旅行用的物資我也不需要這麼多。」說到家鄉時,男子剛直的五官,彎成了有笑意的弧度。229Please respect copyright.PENANAriYZP1WQuu
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從一出生就開始流浪的少女,無法理解他笑容背後的含意。229Please respect copyright.PENANAjvvmzAiyIR
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「謝謝你。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAWF2FFsyr5w
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少女欣喜地收下這些物資,畢竟這是她第一次單獨演唱所得到的報酬,雖然裡頭同情與施捨的成分,還是讓她的心頭籠罩一層淡淡的陰霾。229Please respect copyright.PENANAUgDMMYR1X8
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即使現在的她能夠撥動吉加雅琴的琴弦,卻無法觸動到他人的心弦。229Please respect copyright.PENANA6GDvRrcekP
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離開男子紮營地的少女,在暗夜呼嘯的狂風中前行,一望無際的遼闊平原上,唯一的光亮是繫在她腰間地魔晶燈,更凸顯她的形單影隻。229Please respect copyright.PENANAup1ZhcAea2
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「唰啦──」229Please respect copyright.PENANAiDTi0iAYsq
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少女首先聽見的是急促的落雨聲,再來是肌膚上漫流的濕寒觸感,轉眼間,她的視野盡被滂沱雨幕所覆蓋。229Please respect copyright.PENANA2DFJ9QTWyF
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少女趕緊扯下身上的旅袍,包住男子給她的乾糧,雖然旅袍的防水性,沒有她用來包覆吉加雅琴的高級裹布那麼好,但至少還能撐一陣子。229Please respect copyright.PENANAzqvxRd2k0L
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少女將乾糧包裹抱在胸前,揹著吉加雅琴,在暴雨中拔腿奔跑,她的全身被斗大的雨滴猛烈拍打著,腿部也被飛濺的泥水染髒,她仍一心一意朝目的地奔馳。229Please respect copyright.PENANANPrkpfpV0K
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很快地,少女跑到平原上隆起的一處岩地附近,她靠著岩邊摸索,馬上找到能容納一人通過的岩縫。229Please respect copyright.PENANA8AluyrZ6zr
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氣喘吁吁的少女一口氣鑽進岩縫,不一會兒,她就抵達最深處的岩洞。岩洞內部十分開闊,厚實的岩壁隔絕外頭的大雨,連風雨聲也變得無比遙遠。229Please respect copyright.PENANAoa7qHHB5bG
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少女的目光,落在躺臥於岩洞平台的老人身上。229Please respect copyright.PENANA1ffJXTa7gb
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她湊近觀察,老人佈滿皺紋的臉龐有些蒼白,陷入沉睡的表情卻十分安詳,覆蓋上毛衣的削瘦身軀,還有些許呼吸起伏。229Please respect copyright.PENANABdiDRI06Gt
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雖然老人還是沒有醒來,但他的臉色及身體狀況,已經比前幾日發燒的時候要好上許多,似乎暫時脫離險境。229Please respect copyright.PENANAi9bs773HKh
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少女的身心放鬆了下來,她將今晚拿到的食糧放在老人身側,背對老人脫下濕透的衣服,換上另一套乾淨裏衣。229Please respect copyright.PENANAsDMahfG7pm
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「喀喀。」敲擊燧石的細微聲響,在岩洞裡放大了數倍,少女俐落地升起火堆,她確認過岩洞內部相當通風,生火不至於有危險。229Please respect copyright.PENANAvNfh5QDBzk
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溫暖而明亮的火光,在少女的深藍瞳眸中躍動著,她的思緒漸漸沉澱下來。229Please respect copyright.PENANAE7Eaw85x39
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此時,一道溫厚低沉的聲音在她耳邊迴盪:「妳生火的技巧已經十分熟練了,之後自己一個人旅行,也沒問題了吧。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAMnbuaBnNKN
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少女驚得猛一回神,才發現營火旁沒有其他人,身後的老人仍在熟睡中。229Please respect copyright.PENANAtlNyvfulXr
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老人是少女的師傅,打從出生起,少女就成為吟遊歌者的學徒,她不斷聆聽師傅的教導與歌聲,在賽媞亞大陸各地旅行。229Please respect copyright.PENANA6zOqIPc2O8
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雖然他們兩人是沒有家,也沒有故鄉的吟遊歌者,但是這段伴隨歌聲與樂曲的流浪時光,已經是少女僅有的一切。229Please respect copyright.PENANAxPUJNej9du
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「師傅,我還是沒辦法自己一個人啊。」少女道出苦澀的話語,岩洞中包圍著她幽暗與寂寥,讓她的心跳更加強烈鮮明。229Please respect copyright.PENANAu2YNfCeq2Y
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胸口突然一陣心悸,讓少女從睡眠中驚醒,就像是某種預兆。229Please respect copyright.PENANAAj450n7Vzf
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岩洞裡依然是不變的幽靜,少女身旁的營火已燃盡,僅剩焦炭及微溫的灰燼。229Please respect copyright.PENANAjN1MsRkoSg
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少女撐起還有些疲軟的身軀,習慣性地點起魔晶燈查看四周,但眼前的景象,讓她的思緒停頓了幾秒。229Please respect copyright.PENANAESlv9hl5o0
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躺在平台上的老人消失無蹤,只留下原封不動的乾糧,以及原本覆蓋在他身上的毛衣。少女看向放在另一邊的行囊,老人的吉加雅琴也跟著不見了。229Please respect copyright.PENANAYQOO4vviqX
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她不加思索地衝向岩洞外頭,燦亮陽光一瞬間吞沒了她的視野,在她面前敞開的是蔚藍如洗的晴朗天空,以及向地平線延伸的翠綠平原。229Please respect copyright.PENANAmMUu6ERAQM
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強勁的清風拂過遼闊的平原,再撫過少女的鬢髮及耳邊,少女聽見了,那風中挾帶細微的樂曲及歌聲,就像一縷綿長的絲線。牽引著她的心緒。229Please respect copyright.PENANAYNzK3aNfyg
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少女循著那道歌聲向前奔跑,伴隨急切的腳步及呼吸,那綿長悠遠的吉加雅琴聲,以及飽含生命力道的渾厚歌聲,在她的耳中,在她的心裡,是如此的清晰且深刻。229Please respect copyright.PENANA3uEH22T36E
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從出生到現在,這道琴聲及歌聲,一直都在前方指引她的道路229Please respect copyright.PENANAjNkCJDOWAt
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少女望見了,駝著背的老人,正坐在不遠處的小山丘上,雲隙間灑落的光影,鮮亮地落在他的背影上。229Please respect copyright.PENANAS5NZROQuxS
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若不是親眼看到,任誰都難以相信,老人佝僂瘦弱的身軀,竟能迸發出如此響亮的歌聲。229Please respect copyright.PENANAwTqrjJRxol
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「師傅!」少女朝前方大喊一聲,老人的琴聲與歌聲戛然而止,但他沒有回頭。229Please respect copyright.PENANAmLAgjIVZ8p
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「迦娜,妳來了啊。」老人蒼啞的聲音,宛如遙遠而縹緲的風聲。229Please respect copyright.PENANAnK8icl7k67
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「師傅,你前幾天發高燒神智不清,如今身體恢復了,就應該好好休息,請先跟我一起回去吧。」少女迫切地呼喚著老人,害怕老人離自己越來越遠。229Please respect copyright.PENANAuGQybev7mh
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「長這麼大了,妳愛操心的性子還是沒變。」老人唇邊浮現苦澀笑意,他接著說:「迦娜,再過幾天,妳就十六歲了,也剛好成年了吧。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAspGuvhhV0D
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「對啊,師傅你還記得呢。」少女打從出生起就跟著老人,而她的生日,是老人告訴她的。229Please respect copyright.PENANAYsy6ZrvACP
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「當然,妳的生日,我無法忘記。」229Please respect copyright.PENANABgaNVyuJHI
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背對著少女的老人,緩緩轉過身,與少女四目相對,老人如欆柏樹般蒼老的眼眸,彷彿蘊藏著複雜的心緒。229Please respect copyright.PENANA2ctzEWzlGi
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「迦娜,到我面前來,最後,我跟妳說個故事。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAVvQ3Bo5TGL
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吟遊歌者所要傳唱的不只是歌曲,還有世界各地的故事。所以從少女小時候開始,老人就對她講述了無數的故事及傳說,這是吟遊歌者的訓練,也是少女最期盼的時光。229Please respect copyright.PENANAR5KRHQAesr
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但是這次,莫名的不安在少女胸口油然而生,就像今早的心悸一樣。229Please respect copyright.PENANAiGhEhbJ1HD
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不過少女無法拒絕老人的故事,她順從地坐到老人面前。229Please respect copyright.PENANA8q0eR36MHY
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「很久以前,在東方邊境的一座小農村裡,有一名叫做諾恩的少年,他出身於平凡的農家,每天日出之時,他會跟隨父親耕作自家的麥田,到了晚上,他便會回家享用母親煮好的飯菜,並幫忙照顧襁褓中的妹妹。」老人一邊說,一邊彈奏著吉加雅琴,懷念卻帶有哀愁的琴聲,從他乾瘦的指間流瀉而出。229Please respect copyright.PENANAWnmP6868vh
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「一個人的出身便決定了命運,諾恩無法像王家貴族享盡榮華,也無法像冒險者一樣擁有多采多姿的歷險,但他對這樣的生活感到充實且滿足,他以為這份單純寧靜的時光,可以如自家門前的溪流一樣,不變地延續下去。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAQWeULRDOTK
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「然而,戰爭的烽火毫無道理地燃起了,剛年滿十七歲的諾恩與他的父親,因為國王發出的徵兵令,被送到殘酷的戰場。」229Please respect copyright.PENANA93aSG4Wlq3
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「諾恩的父親很快就變成冰冷的屍體,被留下的諾恩,則不斷殺死眼前的敵人,只為了存活下來,回到已經變得無比遙遠的故鄉。」老人平靜的口吻,不帶任何一絲情緒的波紋。他的手指卻在琴弦上激烈跳動著,鏗鏘鳴響的琴聲,就像戰場上兵刃相交的聲響。229Please respect copyright.PENANAi9aGl9YyGE
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「不知過了多久,戰爭結束了,諾恩活了下來,他成為吟遊歌者的學徒,用琴聲與歌聲籌措旅費,踏上回鄉的漫長旅程。」229Please respect copyright.PENANA7PIXqljrgJ
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「當諾恩回到故鄉,眼前卻只剩下一片殘破的廢墟,他這才明白,故鄉已被捲入戰火而焚盡,等待他歸鄉的母親及妹妹,早已不在人世。」說到此處,琴聲漸漸變得緩慢而低沉,還一度停頓了下來,像是難以承受悲痛的哽咽。229Please respect copyright.PENANAwMbBoqlmCE
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但老人仍繼續訴說著;「失去一切的諾恩,成為永遠無法歸鄉的流浪者,只能繼續彈奏著,歌唱著,藉此暫時忘卻失去的痛楚與殺人的罪惡,但是這樣的日子,實在是太過孤獨。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAhIwN2c4StA
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「又不知過了多久,諾恩的鬢髮變得斑白,過往的傷痛依舊清晰,他停留於一座城鎮時,偶然看見被丟棄在育幼院門口的嬰兒,他想,這是命中註定的相遇。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAr5V0qusm0I
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「於是,諾恩把嬰兒帶走,並把那一天訂為她的生日。後來,諾恩教導她吉加雅琴的彈奏方法、演唱的發聲方式、以及流傳於世界各地的故事。」聽到這裡,少女瞪大雙眼,心跳聲變得越來越劇烈。229Please respect copyright.PENANA6CIrHZBFLY
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老人現在講述的故事,既不是磅礡激昂的神話史詩,也不是驚險刺激的冒險傳奇,但對少女而言,卻比任何故事還要震撼內心。229Please respect copyright.PENANAo9flztc0I8
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「在嬰兒成長為少女的十六年間,諾恩因為那孩子的陪伴獲得了救贖,卻也懷抱著罪惡感,他擅自決定了那孩子的命運,讓她成為離開故鄉的流浪者,跟自己一起過著受盡風霜冷暖的艱苦生活。」229Please respect copyright.PENANAcdJ1WUM8CJ
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「直到現在,諾恩才鼓起勇氣,向那孩子訴說這一切,他是個自私又卑劣的人,但即使那孩子會怨恨他,他仍希望那孩子能夠回到自己的故鄉。」老人凝視著少女的眼眸,宛如迷霧散去一般清澈而坦然。229Please respect copyright.PENANAM0hvx5ISLH
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「那孩子的故鄉,就在──」229Please respect copyright.PENANAZ4daaGxSQk
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「沒關係的。」少女第一次打斷老人說的故事,老人面露驚訝。229Please respect copyright.PENANAlljX5MLrse
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「因為那孩子的故鄉,就在你的身邊。」少女握住老人乾枯的雙手,從雲間灑落的明亮陽光,照耀著她年輕的臉龐與淚水。229Please respect copyright.PENANAY2HKsetabj
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老人的故事,由少女寫下最溫柔的結局。229Please respect copyright.PENANAHouDR1S5JY
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「迦娜,謝謝妳……」老人輕輕地閉上雙眼,雲層的陰影緩緩飄來,籠罩著他生前最後安詳微笑的神情。229Please respect copyright.PENANA4kKZp4Y1sX
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