The spring of the 64th year of the Femond calendar came particularly early, and at the end of February, the outskirts of Coennas were already green. The afternoon sun shines on the undulating and soothing grass, and the wind blows from the south, faintly carrying the breath of spring.
In the distance, the clear Pol River reflects the blue sky and white clouds, flowing slowly. The girl’s cheerful laughter came from the riverside. It must be Wesley’s joke that made Una and Leila amused.
“Thank you… If it weren’t for the magic crystals that Richard brought, I really didn’t know where to raise money to rebuild the palace.”
Lucia’s voice around him pulled Donner’s attention from a distance. He glanced at Lucia, who was already the queen but was still wearing a simple white dress, and said with a smile, “Why have you become so polite?”
Lucia smiled and pretended to be angry, “Who told you not to come to see me for more than a year… People have become strangers, of course you should be polite.”
“You can’t blame me,” Donner spread his hands and pretended to be innocent, “It’s different now. It’s very stressful to think of meeting Her Majesty the Queen.”
This is just a joke, but Lucia raised her head slightly, looked at Donner seriously, and then turned her face to look into the distance. In her view, the blue Pol river winds northward until it disappears into the horizon at the end of the view.
“This country is your country,” she suddenly said leisurely, “The Queen is also your queen… Whether you come or not, see or not, it is the same.”
Donner’s heart moved, and he reached out to put his hand over Lucia’s waist, hugged her gently in his arms, and said softly, “Since that’s the case, why are you still polite to me? Whatever I do for you is right, right?”
Lucia was hugged by Donner, and her body couldn’t help but tremble slightly, but the happiness on her face was so full that it was almost overflowing.
At this moment, the spring is bright and the warm wind is intoxicating, and the air seems to be filled with sweetness.
After a while, Donner gently patted Lucia’s back and smiled, “I’ve been seen.”
Lucia was still leaning against his chest and refused to let go, and said softly as if he was acting coquettishly, “See if you see…”
Donner lowered his head, rubbed Lucia’s soft red hair on his cheek, and then looked around.
In the distance, Wesley and the noble lady he brought were nowhere to be found. Richard and Lolita were sitting on the grass, Una and Leila were running barefoot on the river beach, and somebody was holding a kite in their hands. The kite was dragged behind them, as if it would fall down at any time.
At some point, the girl in her arms had raised her head, and her long eyelashes kept trembling on her closed eyes, and her cherry-like red lips were slightly open, as if she was waiting for her lover to taste it.
Donner put a little force on his hand, hugged the girl tighter, and lowered his head and kissed her.
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“Do you know? I’ve been reading the Monthly Truth of Pamplow School City. The discussion above is very interesting.” Lucia sat on the ground, leaning her head on Donner’s shoulder, her little hand was held by Donner, and her palms were a little wet.
“Is that so? I don’t have time to watch it. Tell me, what are they discussing?” Donner asked with a smile.
“They are arguing whether the world we live in is a flattened ball or an olive… Also, they say that the reason why the clock at Lingbei Machinery Factory has errors when it moves is because the gravity is different in different places, the period of the pendulum is different… Is it true?” Lucia shook Donner’s arm gently, like a spoiled child.
“It’s true.” Donner nodded, “The gravity of every city is slightly different. The gravity of Lingbei Machinery Factory is slightly larger than that of Coennas, so a clock that walks there will be faster when it arrives at Coennas.”
“Is the world a flat ball or an olive?” Lucia continued.
Donner smiled, pulled Lucia up, pointed to the distance and said, “Look, do you see further from north to south or from east to west?”
“Um…it seems like it’s almost the same.” Lucia said in confusion.