Chapter 4 Act II - 2

Although the shepherdess's desperate appearance made Lawrence willing to hire her unconditionally, since it was an employment, it meant that she had to be paid to the other party: when it came to paying, the merchant only thought of how to calculate the profit and loss. Lawrence thought about the shepherd, and it would be most appropriate to ask the wolf as his opponent.So he quickly approached the driver's seat, and said to Holo who was sitting on it, yawning boredly, "What do you think of that shepherd?" "Eh? Uh-on Holo was wiping the corners of her eyes while looking at the Shepherdess, and Lawrence followed in the same direction. He saw that the Shepherdess was directing the shepherdesses without looking at them.

Lawrence thought that the Shepherdess didn't deliberately show off her skills, but simply controlled the flock so that they wouldn't disperse. It is easier for the flock to disperse at will when it stops than when it moves. Herola looked back, and said with a look too lazy to speak: "We are cuter." The horse neighed as if laughing. "I don't mean this, I mean how is the work?" "time?" "Can you see how well she's doing as a shepherd? If she's doing well, it's worth hiring her. Didn't you hear our conversation?" Holo glanced at the shepherdess, and immediately pulled her gaze back and said in a tone full of resentment, "Aren't we here?"

"That's true. However, I never thought that I could hire shepherds as guards against wolves. Maybe it could be a new business, wouldn't it?" Holo is a virtuous wolf who can see through human lies. She clearly knew that Lawrence was not lying, but she looked at him suspiciously. However, Lawrence immediately sensed Holo's intentions. "I'm not seduced by women, because you are cuter." Lawrence shrugged his shoulders and said, "Is this the head office?", and then heard the answer of "barely passing".Although Holo said so sternly, seeing her smiling happily, she must be joking.

"Then, how are you doing?" Holo immediately showed a displeased expression and said, "Although I haven't actually seen the shepherd fighting the wolf, so I can't tell what the situation is. But it's at the upper-middle level." "Be more specific." "If it's us, we can catch her sheep. But if it's ordinary wolves, even if they attack in groups, they will be easily dismissed by her." Lawrence was surprised by Holo's high opinion. "That shepherd knows how to control the sheep. The so-called difficult shepherd means that there is a smart dog next to him, and he cooperates with the dog well. That person has these two conditions, and her voice sounds very young. The future is daunting, why don't you take advantage of it now - "I see, thanks."

Although Lawrence didn't know if Holo was joking or serious, hearing the swish of her tail, maybe she was half-serious. However, it is enough for Lawrence to know how the shepherdess works as a shepherd.Even though it was a trial, she had to be paid to hire her. If she didn't have the strength, it would be a headache.When Lawrence was thinking about this and was about to turn around, Holo stopped him. "You." "Ok?" "Are you really going to hire that person?" Holo's tone sounded like reproach. Asked by Holo, Lawrence remembered that Holo hated shepherds.

"Ah... are you really that annoying?" "If you say you don't like it, then of course you don't like it. But that's not the question. No matter what we do, we're asking if it's okay for you to hire that person?] That's how it feels to be stabbed unexpectedly. "……What's the problem?" Lawrence didn't understand what Holo meant, so he asked honestly.After Holo sighed softly, she narrowed her eyes with a displeased expression, her reddish amber eyes were as sharp as cold fire. "If hiring that person is equivalent to traveling together for a while, isn't it? We're asking if it's okay?"

Holo stared at Lawrence coldly. Since Holo was sitting in the driver's seat, her eyes were higher than Lawrence's. Although she knew it wasn't because of her high gaze, Holo seemed very angry. What was there to make Holo angry about hiring a shepherd?Lawrence quickly used his brain to think. Lawrence thought that if it wasn't Holo's biggest reason for hating the Shepherd, he could hardly think of any other reason. Lawrence 2 vetoed the reasons he wanted, and finally came to a conclusion. Could it be that Holo prefers traveling with only two people? "You don't like it?"

"It's not a question of liking it or not." Holo replied indifferently, in Lawrence's eyes, it looked like she was having a fight.He thought that Holo had this too. He couldn't help smiling slightly and said, "It only takes two days to get to Rubenhagen, can't it?" "...No problem." Holo glanced at Lawrence before speaking, looking very cute. "You may feel uncomfortable, but bear with it." Holo's surprisingly cute performance made Lawrence smile. However, Holo frowned. "What do we have to be patient?" Then say so.

"Well, that Minada is..." Lawrence's words were stuck in his throat, he thought he couldn't tell because Holo was jealous, could he?If he had told the truth, Holo would have defiantly refuted him. "I really just want to see if the shepherd can be a guard against wolves. Can you bear it for two days?" "...It's bearable, but that's not the problem, is it?" [This……" Lawrence looked in the direction of the shepherdess while talking, and Holo took advantage of his speech and said: [I was thinking that if we travel with other people casually, our affairs may be discovered.It doesn't matter to us, but we will feel troubled? "

Hearing Holo's words, Lawrence heard a freezing sound in his spine.The shepherdess in the distance also noticed something different, and looked at Lawrence's appearance. He knew that the voice he heard was not an illusion, nor was he thinking too much. That's right, this is it!That's why!How could such a matter of course be misunderstood?Sweat was seeping down Lawrence's back, and he wished that the sweat that flowed down would wash away his mistakes. How could it have occurred to Holo that she liked traveling with just the two of them?Lawrence asked himself a question. He told himself that this was too confident.

Lawrence felt Holo's eyes fixed on the back of his head. The shepherdess in the distance could sense Lawrence's strangeness, presumably the wise wolf who was beside him could see clearly even the subtle changes in his heart. "Oh-oh, that's how it is." Lawrence blushed immediately after hearing this. "So, uh...you hope to hear us say that." Holo turned her head slowly, and Lawrence saw the wicked wolf girl put on a lonely expression. Then she lightly clenched her fist and raised it to the corner of her mouth, and said with a delicate and shy expression: "We... prefer to travel alone with you..." Holo twisted her body deliberately to say this, then suddenly turned her face away and then turned her head back immediately.Holo changed her expression in an instant, and the words of attack came along with her cold gaze. "no kidding." Lawrence couldn't make a sound, he felt so ashamed and annoyed that he couldn't even stand upright. Lawrence only wanted to disappear from Holo's eyes, but when he turned around to start walking, he was suddenly stopped. Wasn't laughing enough, Lawrence wondered?He looked back and saw Holo smiling in the driver's seat. It was a smile as if he couldn't stand Lawrence. Seeing such a smile, Lawrence felt much calmer in his heart. "Really." Hearing Holo say this with a sigh, Lawrence naturally smiled wryly. "Hey, you shouldn't be discovered in about two days, it's up to you to decide." Holo yawned and looked away as if to announce the end of the conversation. Lawrence nodded and walked quickly towards the shepherdess. He felt as if he and Holo were getting closer again. "Sorry to keep you waiting." [No, that, that...] "How about going to Rubenhagen Forty Treye? If you are really attacked by wolves and everything is safe, you will pay another fee." Maybe it was because Lawrence talked to Holo for so long that the shepherdess thought she would be rejected?She opened her mouth in a daze for a while, and finally understood what Lawrence said, and hurriedly nodded several times. [Please, please give me your advice. " "I'm the." To show that the contract was established, when Lawrence reached out to shake hands with the shepherdess, he realized that he didn't know the girl's name yet. "Could it be convenient for you to have your name?" "Ah, no, I'm sorry." The shepherdess seemed to realize that she was still wearing her hat, and she took it off hastily. For Lawrence, who had been flustered in front of Holo recently, the sight in front of him brought comfort to his soul. The face of the girl, who was as weak as a sheep, was exposed from under the hat, and the pale blond hair tied into a ponytail was obviously not combed.The figure is a bit too thin, giving the impression of being poor: the eyes are a beautiful dark brown, which fits the feeling of being poor. "My name is Norah Allen." "Then I will also introduce myself. I am Claf Lawrence. In business, I call myself Lawrence." Lawrence took the initiative to hold Nora's trembling hand, and Nora retracted her hand, which was bigger than Holly's, in surprise. But finally calmed down, and lightly held Lawrence's hand. Although Nora's hand was almost the same size as Holo's, the hard feeling really belonged to the shepherd's hand. "Then, please accompany us to Rubenhagen." [Please give me more advice. " Nora's smiling face was as soft as summer grass. Lawrence had thought that moving with the flock could only move slowly, but the reality seemed to be different from what he had imagined. The footsteps of the sheep are faster than expected. On the downhill section, the sheep can easily leave the carriage far behind as long as they speed up their pace a little. When the flock ran, although the sound was still leisurely, it was as fast as a piece of white cloth flowing in the turbulence. Of course, Nora followed the flock effortlessly.The current situation was that the sheep ran first, the sheep followed Nora, and Lawrence's carriage followed. [Enick. " As soon as Noela called out the name, Enik, a shepherd dog with long black hair, ran towards her as quickly as a black flame arrow, bouncing excitedly, eagerly waiting for Noela's next instruction.Then Nora shook the bell hanging on the top of the long stick, and Enik immediately ran to the front of the flock like a gust of wind. Although Lawrence didn't know how to judge the quality of the shepherd's skills, he could tell that Noela commanded the sheepdogs well. The tacit understanding between her and Enik could not be cultivated in three or two days. However, Ai Nike Nick seemed quite old, while Nora was only seventeen or eighteen years old at most. Lawrence thought that Nora's father should be a shepherd, and the sheepdog was left by her father. Curiosity as a businessman was written all over Lawrence's face. "Nora." "yes?" "Have you been a shepherd long?" Nora waited until Lawrence finished asking, then raised her long stick and rang the bell. She slowed down and approached the right side of the carriage. Holo, who was sitting on the left side of the driver's seat, fell into a deep sleep. "Only about four years." If you want to be a shepherd, anyone can do it if you remember the shepherd's poems, dances, and several prayers for the safety of travelers.So there are many shepherds who are young but have been doing this work for ten years. Even if you don't have a long stick or a shepherd dog, as long as you can slap the sheep's butt with a dead branch while making the sheep move forward, you are a competent shepherd. "That shepherd dog...ah, Enik was raised by you alone?" "No, I picked it up." This answer surprised Lawrence.A good shepherd dog is equal to the property of the shepherd, and it is impossible for a shepherd to let the shepherd dog escape carelessly. There is only one answer to this.That is, the original owner had to give up the work of the shepherd and keep the shepherd dog because of unavoidable reasons. "I became a shepherd after picking up Enik." "And before that?" Lawrence finally couldn't help asking. "I lodged in the almshouse attached to the monastery and helped there." Lawrence thought he shouldn't be prying into other people's past.However, Nora did not appear unhappy because of this, she answered very simply.Perhaps because she is a rare shepherdess, she has long been accustomed to being inquired about her life experience. Nora used to live in the poorhouse, which means she has no relatives and no property. However, now that she is a competent shepherd, it seems that God has not forgotten to bring luck to people. "When I lived in the poorhouse, I always looked forward to having my own job. I was really lucky to meet Enik." "Because of your devout prayers every day, that's why you met Enik." [Yes, I really feel that God specially arranged for me to meet Enik. " Noela shook the bell and made a tinkling sound, Enik immediately ran over. When the sound of Enik's neat footsteps came to Luo Lunjin's ears, Holo moved slightly, and she leaned lightly on Lawrence.Holo said she could tell when wolves were approaching even when she was asleep, so that must be true. "When the land of the poorhouse was cheated by businessmen and I didn't know what to do next, I met Enik." Nora's words made Lawrence, who is also a businessman, feel a little harsh, but it is undeniable that this is a frequent occurrence. "When I met Enik, he was covered in injuries and was in a mess." "Bite by a wolf?" Lawrence felt Holo's body move, and he wondered if Holo was pretending to be asleep. "No, I think it should be a bandit or a mercenary... because no wolf has ever appeared in that place. At that time, Enik huddled under the hill, still holding this long stick in his mouth." "I see." Enik was barking happily because his neck was being stroked. It must be that Enik was not the only one who huddled under the hill at that time, hovering on the edge of life and death.Those who were driven out of the poorhouse almost all ended up starving to death.A man and a dog who have survived the suffering safely, the relationship between the two will never disappear easily. What's more, shepherd is a lonely and harsh profession, presumably Noela's conversation partner will naturally be Enik. Lawrence thought it would at least be better to talk to a dog than to a cold horse. "However, this is the first time I've met a shepherd who offered to be a guard." "what?" "Shepherds don't usually do such things, do they?" Lawrence said this with a smile, and Nora lowered her head shyly with a somewhat embarrassed expression. "actually……" "what?" "I really want to talk to people..." Lawrence found that leaning on the long stick higher than himself seemed to be Nora's habitual action. Of course he could understand how Nora would feel when she said that. Because he knew that as long as he was not a resident of the city, there were very few people who did not feel lonely. "However, this is only one of the reasons." Nora's expression became cheerful, she looked forward and said, "I want to be a dressmaker·" "Oh, you want to earn the guild franchise fee?" After hearing this, Nora showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.It must be because talking about money while not being a businessman makes people feel obscene, right? "After all, the franchise fees in any town are very expensive these days. However, new towns are not so expensive." "Huh? Really?" Noela's beautiful dark brown eyes clearly exuded a light of expectation, which made people smile. Living in the city and having a job can be said to be a long-cherished wish for people who lead a traveling life.Being a shepherd is a job that even a grown man finds hard work, presumably Nora's desire to fulfill this wish will be stronger. "Among the newly established towns, there are occasional free joining events in some places." "Free, free..." Nora murmured with an unbelievable expression. Her appearance made Lawrence, who was always being cornered by Holo these days, feel at peace. [In the future, if you meet merchants on the road, you can ask them where there is a plan to build a new town.If the businessman knew, I'm sure he would be happy to tell you. " Noela nodded with a radiant and expectant smile as if she heard the treasure. Seeing her so happy made Lawrence feel it was worth telling her these things. Moreover, Nora gave people a feeling that she wanted to help her very much. Lawrence deeply felt that she was desperately trying to help her with her slender arms. live on. Lawrence couldn't help but hope that the wise wolf next to him, who can play tricks on a cunning businessman with just his mouth, can also learn from Nora's spirit. It was much cuter that way—Lawrence didn't even dare to say it in his heart. "However, there have been fewer plans to build new towns recently. It is safest to work honestly and earn money while praying to the heavens to bring you luck." "Yes, and every time you want to rely on God for help, you will be scolded." Lawrence originally thought that Nora would show regret, but unexpectedly she said this jokingly with a smile on her face, which surprised Lawrence a bit. Lawrence wondered if Holo was sitting next to him, or perhaps he had already invited Norra to sit in the driver's seat. Just as Lawrence was thinking this, Holo suddenly moved, and Lawrence said in a panic, "Well, that, from the standpoint of a traveling merchant, I think it might be better than being a shepherd. It would be more lucrative for you to be the guard of the merchants. The shepherds are very aggressive in grabbing land, right?" "…yes." Nora smiled wryly, and it was not difficult to see her hard work from her reaction after a pause. "After all, safe places are full of shepherds." [It’s just that there are no shepherds in places where there are rumors of wolves, right? ]"yes." "It's very troublesome to call a wolf...It hurts!" The sharp pain in his thigh made Lawrence jump up on the driver's seat involuntarily.Seeing Nora's puzzled gaze, Lawrence smiled to cover up his weird behavior and sat down. It seemed that Holo was really pretending to be asleep, and she pinched Lawrence's thigh. "I think the wolves are just looking for food. However, they sometimes attack us... I still want to stay in a safe place." "Whoever calls a wolf is very cunning and insidious." Lawrence said that deliberately in retaliation for Holo pinching his thigh. "Say too many bad things and you might get heard, so I don't say bad things about them." Lawrence replied, "Yes." The reason why he would agree was that, apart from the fact that Nora's childish way of tucking her neck up a little while talking seemed very attractive, it was also because the wolf that became the topic was nearby. by your side. "However, if you are able to take care of the sheep in this place where there are rumors of wolves, it means that you have done a good job. I believe that in a short time, someone will ask you to take care of more sheep, right? " "No, I'm safe and sound only because I'm blessed by God...and I'm content to have a job to do How dare you ask for more sheep. " Nora should have said this out of modesty, but her joyless smile seemed to indicate that there were other reasons.There are not many reasons that can be guessed. Perhaps she is dissatisfied with her employer. Although Lawrence knew that this was not good, curiosity appeared on his face again, and it also turned into words: "Maybe that is Because the employer doesn’t know Mount Tai, why don’t you just change employers?” Shepherds are also in business, and it is only natural that they choose better conditions. However, after hearing what Lawrence said, Nora was surprised and said, "Well, I would never dare to change employers." Norah didn't look like she was worried that her employer, with ears sharper than wolves, would hear her; she seemed to mean it. "Sorry, I was so rude. Once you work as a merchant, you always prioritize profit and loss in everything." "Ah, no, no." Nora seemed taken aback by what she said, but suddenly she whispered, "That..." "What's up?" "Um, changing employers...is that a common thing?" This question surprised Lawrence. "Yes. If you feel that the conditions are not good, you will usually find another employer." [Is that so..." However, when it comes to changing employers, Nora's shocking reaction is like a bolt from the blue, presumably because she thinks changing employers is not allowed?Thinking about it this way, it's not hard to guess who her employer is. Nora has no relatives and no property. She must have suffered a lot to find someone to let her shepherd the sheep. What's more, even if the sheep are handed over to a strong male shepherd, the employer will think that there are at most eight sheep out of ten. The sheep were able to come back alive.If Nora, who looks thin in appearance, is allowed to herd the sheep, the employer will think that at most five sheep will come back, which is also a normal reaction. In this way, only a compassionate employer who does not care about profit and loss will be willing to let Noela herd the sheep. That is to say—"May I ask you, is your employer a church?" At this time, Nora showed a surprised expression, and the degree of surprise made Lawrence feel happy. "Huh? How do you know?" ; Yuan is a secret known only to businessmen. " Lawrence said with a smile, and Holo stepped on him lightly.Lawrence thought Holo was telling him not to be too complacent. "No, that... yes. The priest of the church entrusted the sheep to my care..." "If it's a church, you shouldn't be afraid of losing your job. You've really met a good employer." Must have been introduced through the poorhouse?Compared with luck and strength in this world, connections are more influential most of the time. "Yes, I'm really lucky." Nora smiled after answering this. However, her smile, for a businessman who makes a living by finding out the truth in negotiations full of lies and flattery, is too easy to see as a false smile. Lawrence took advantage of the fact that Nora suddenly turned her face away to point Enik, and shifted her gaze to Holo who had been pretending to be asleep since just now. He found that Holo was also looking at him, and Holo immediately turned her face away to close it. on the eyes. Lawrence thought that if Holo spoke at this time, maybe she would say "I don't sympathize". "The church not only gave me the work of shepherding, but also took care of me in every way." It was obvious that half of Nora was saying this to herself, which made people feel sorry for her. After hearing so much, Lawrence could of course guess the reason for Nora's sad expression.The church does not employ Nora, but monitors her. In the beginning, the church should have given Noela the job of shepherding out of compassion, right?It must be for this reason that the idea of ​​changing employers shocked Nora like a bolt from the blue. However, shepherds are inherently easy to think of as heretics.Once something happens, it is easy to be regarded as the minion of the devil and suffer unreasonable criticism.Women do this job.It should come as no surprise that it would make a die-hard church suspicious.And assuming that this woman is good at shepherding, it goes without saying.The church must think that women practice pagan magic, and Nora must have been treated in such a biased light. Moreover, no matter how dull a person is, it is impossible not to notice this matter. If so, Nora could not get paid well.She must have had to work hard for a meager salary, and it would be difficult to save money. That's why she proposed to Lawrence as an escort.Lawrence came to this conclusion. However, Lawrence's business instincts also told him that it would be best not to delve further into the issue. Lawrence had satisfied his curiosity.If he wants to go deeper, he has to bear the possible consequences. "I see. If that's the case, I don't think there's any need to change employers." "Is that so?" "Yes. Because the church is a place that praises the poor, the rewards may be less. However, as long as God does not abandon us, the church will not disappear. In this way, there is no fear of not having a job. As long as there is a job, there is no fear of not having a job. Food. Of course you’re lucky, right?” Lawrence thought that even if he aroused Nora's suspicion and suggested that she change employers, no one would take the initiative to hire the shepherd who was targeted by the church.It's a big deal if a single woman loses her job. Besides, Lawrence wasn't lying, and Norah seemed to think so.She nodded slowly several times, and then said: "makes sense·" Nora at least had a job, so things weren't too bad, but Lawrence thought she should have a right to hope.Lawrence cleared his throat, and he tried his best to sound cheerful and said, "However, I have a few acquaintances who live in Rüppenhagen. I will ask if there are any merchants who want to hire guards against wolf guards. God does not." Shouldn’t it be stipulated that you can’t run a sideline business?” "Really? Sorry to trouble you." Seeing that Nora's expression brightened suddenly, the corners of Lawrence's eyes drooped involuntarily. Now Lawrence is not in a position to call Wyze, the money changer who lives in the estuary town of Pazio, a lecher. However, Nora is different from girls in the city, craftsmen, or street vendors. She exudes a unique sense of freshness. Although the nuns in the monastery are serious and straightforward, they often have a pessimistic view of things. Thoughts, and will deliberately kill their emotions. Nora gives the impression that all the boring parts of the nuns have been replaced by a good side. Even if she wasn't a womanizer, she would like Nora.Lawrence would bet that Enik, wagging his tail at Noel, was a male dog. "People who live a traveling life share the same dream of living in a town." This is absolutely true. Noela also nodded, and vigorously raised her long stick. Enik ran out following the ringing of the bell, and the flock of sheep turned a corner neatly. After that, the topic of Lawrence and Nora revolved around the food they encountered during the journey, and the two had a pleasant conversation. The gentle road with a wide field of vision extends at the other end of the vast grassland. Shepherd's night comes early.When the sun sets, they will decide where to sleep that day. When the sky is dyed red by the setting sun and the farmers are on their way home, they have already curled up and fell asleep.This is because they have to get up when it is dark and there is no traffic on the road, and then watch the flock with the sheepdog through the night. When the sky is slightly bright, the shepherd and the sheepdog will take turns sleeping.The lack of sleep is one of the reasons shepherding is considered a harsh occupation.Compared to this, the traveling merchant can get enough sleep at night, and it is still an easy job. "This work is really hard." Because the weather was not cold enough to start a fire to keep warm, Lawrence lay on the counter to rest, and he murmured unintentionally while eating jerky.From the cargo counter, you can clearly see Noela sleeping like a stone on the side of the road curled up in a ball.Although Lawrence asked Nora if she wanted to sleep on the freight platform, she said that she had long been used to it, so she curled up and slept on the somewhat sunken turf. Lawrence pulled his eyes away from Nora, and he saw Holo sitting on the right looking as if she finally didn't care about other people's eyes, pulling out her tail and starting to comb. Lawrence looked at Holo's side face combing her tail seriously, and at the same time thought that Holo was really hardworking, combing so many times a day tirelessly.At this time, Holo, who was combing her tail, suddenly opened her small mouth and said, "The most important thing to maintain your tail is to comb it every day." Lawrence didn't feel sorry for it for a while, but when he remembered what he said, he understood. Holo seemed to be responding to what he said just now. Lawrence secretly smiled, and Holo looked up suspiciously when he found out. "Oh, are you talking about that little girl?" "Her name is Norah Allen." Seeing Holo calling Nora a little girl with a displeased face, Lawrence deliberately said Nora's name. After Holo heard it, she glanced at Nora behind Lawrence, and immediately looked back.Then suddenly she opened her mouth wide and snatched away the jerky that Lawrence was biting into.Lawrence was in a daze for a while because he was too frightened.He came back to his senses and hurriedly tried to grab the jerky back, but seeing Holo staring at him with astonishing eyes, he withdrew his hand again. Lawrence thought that Holo wasn't angry at being teased, but she looked rather displeased. Seeing that although Holo was displeased, she still combed her tail beside Lawrence, Lawrence guessed that Holo's anger was not aimed at him. Obviously, there was only one reason why Holo was unhappy. "So Didn't I ask your opinion first?" Although this sounded like an excuse, Holo snorted slightly and said, "I can't comb my tail with peace of mind." "It's fine on the counter, right?" "Hmph, if you comb your tail on the counter..." "How?" Seeing that Holo didn't speak suddenly, Lawrence asked back.Holo pouted, still biting the jerky.It seemed that she didn't really want to say what was going on. Although Lawrence was very concerned about what Holo swallowed, it was difficult to guarantee that she would not lose her temper if she continued to ask. Seeing that Holo's emotions were as difficult to handle as a wounded horse, Lawrence looked away and put the leather bag filled with water to his mouth. "You seem to have a good chat." Lawrence had already put Holo's matter behind him, and was thinking that it was getting dark and it was time to start a fire when Holo suddenly cut into the topic. "Huh? With Nora?" Holo was still biting the dried meat she had snatched from Lawrence's mouth. Although her eyes fell on the tail, what caught her eyes seemed to be Not her proud tail. "She said she wanted to talk to someone. I have no reason to refuse her, right?" Lawrence thought that the wise wolf's mind should not be so narrow that he would get angry when he had a happy chat with the annoying shepherd. Moreover, Holo kept pretending to be asleep.Nora would peek at Holo from time to time. She seemed to really want to talk to Holo, who was about the same age, but in the end she only asked Holo's name without saying a few words.As long as Holo was willing to join the conversation, there should be plenty of opportunities. "Also, I haven't talked to an ordinary girl in a long time." Lawrence said jokingly while looking at Nora.He pulled his eyes back to Holo, flinching. Holo's expression suddenly changed. The look on her face wasn't tears of jealousy, the kind that would make Lawrence happy. Instead, he looked at Lawrence with a sympathetic expression. "Didn't you realize that the little girl actually doesn't like talking to you?" "what?" Lawrence's suspicious gaze was about to look at Nora, but he stopped after moving his gaze a little.He thought to himself that he was duped the same way every time, how could he be a businessman? Lawrence concealed the movement of turning his head slightly, he calmed down, and remembered what he had heard a bard say somewhere: [Hey, this is also possible, if you fall in love with someone right away , it will lose a lot of the fun of slowly being loved by others. ] Although Lawrence was dubious when he heard what the bard said, but now that he said it from his own mouth, he felt an indescribable empathy.It's more fun to actually be loved slowly than to be suddenly loved at first sight. However, what Lawrence said seemed to take Holo quite by surprise. Lawrence had to say that Holo's face lost expression because of being too surprised, and the jerky fell from her mouth. "My eloquence is also pretty good, right?" Although Lawrence's words were meant to be funny, half of them meant it. However, as soon as Holo heard Lawrence's words, she suddenly laughed like a receding wave turning into a tsunami. "Puff...hahahahaha, it's too inappropriate, puff...hahahaha." Holo hugged her stomach and laughed wildly. She tried to hold back the laughter a few times, but she couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing again.At last Holo blushed, and collapsed on top of the mountain of armaments, laughing bitterly. At first, Lawrence was laughing with Holo while watching her reaction, but in the end his expression turned bitter. The carefully groomed tail was fluffier than usual, and it kept patting the cargo counter as if asking for help. "Hey, you're laughing too hard!" Although it's for the sake of being funny, it doesn't feel funny to be laughed at to this extent. "Really." Lawrence put the leather bag to his mouth again, and drank the anger of being teased together with the water, and the shame of knowing that he would not have spoken the lines of a poet who only knew superficially. "Huh...huh...ah——I laughed so hard, boo boo." "Are you done laughing?" Lawrence watched the sun gradually disappear at the end of the horizon, sighed and said that he would not look at Holo for anything. "Well, it turns out that you also have surprising tricks." Lawrence squinted at Holo, who was lying on top of the mountain of military equipment, looking at him with a tired expression on his face. In fact, Holo looked as painful as if she couldn't breathe after running at full speed. "However, if it makes you feel better, it's worth it." As much as Holo hated the Shepherd, she seemed genuinely unhappy.Lawrence thought that it was impossible for Holo to be sincerely jealous because of his happy chat with Noel, and it was not impossible for him to comb his tail. Could it be that Holo is afraid of life?虽然罗伦斯这样想过，但他想起初遇上赫萝时发生的事，便告诉自己赫萝绝对不可能怕生。 「嗯？心情？」 在赫萝笑得不支倒地时露出来的狼耳朵微微动著，到现在仍含著泪水的目光随著问号投向罗伦斯。那表情像是看到了不可恩议的东西似的。 「你不是因为不能梳理尾巴而很不开心吗？」 「……喔。」 赫萝似乎想起来了。 「是啊·」 赫萝回答时表情已恢复了平静。她从堆积如山的兵备上坐起身子，擦了擦眼角的泪水。 看赫萝一副现在才想起来的模样，就觉得她不开心的原因不是能不能梳理尾巴的问题。这只是她表现不开心的藉口，事实上应该是其他原因让她不开心吧。 「这也是没办法。」 赫萝的尾巴末端轻轻拍打了车板一下，发出「啪唰」一声。 「而且，被汝的招数逗笑了之后，也觉得生气很蠢了·」 赫萝像是想起什么似地笑了出来后，忽然看向货台外说：「那小姑娘不冷吗？」 此刻的太阳落在西方，东边的天际已经染上了一片群青色·赫萝的话让罗伦斯想起差不多该生火了。 虽然罗伦斯听过牧羊人没有生火的习惯，但他心想这并非牧羊人特别耐寒，而是他们必须看 守或追赶羊只。 罗伦斯一边这么想著，一边看向独自缩著身子、躺在凹陷的草皮上的诺儿拉。 这时罗伦斯感觉有东西靠近嘴边，於是看向那方向，他看见赫萝递出了肉干·「逗咱笑的酬劳。」 「你笑得那么夸张，才这么一块肉干啊？」 「不要是呗？」 赫萝很有趣似地笑著说道，虽然罗伦斯觉得难为情，但还是决定用嘴巴接下肉干。 然而，罗伦斯却咬了个空，因为赫萝突然收回她的手。 如果继续陪笑个不停的赫萝玩下去，那就输了。罗伦斯不理会赫萝，脸上的表情像在说我懒得理你这种孩子气的恶作剧·罗伦斯心想再不生火就得在寒风之中吃冷饭，当他准备跳下货台时，赫萝抓住他的衣服并把嘴唇贴近他。 罗伦斯吓了一跳。 那是因为赫萝被泪水沾湿的睫毛在绋红色的夕阳照射下，闪闪发著光。 「咱在想偶尔来点生羊肉也不错，汝觉得呢？」 然而，赫萝却是露著尖牙说出这番话。再加上薄暮之中响起的羊叫声显得哀感，这让罗伦斯很难认为赫萝是在开玩笑。 毕竟赫萝是真正的狼。 罗伦斯轻轻顶了一下赫萝的头要她别再恶作剧，然后跳下货台·赫萝稍稍嘟起嘴巴，然后轻轻笑了一下，接著便拿起货台上的薪柴及稻草交给了罗伦斯。