Almost every year winter curtain festival will snow, this year is no exception. 几乎每年的冬幕节都会下雪,今年也不例外。 Very early in the morning, Ice Rock City hiked up the snow in big flakes, the dim sky has blown intermittent piercing cold wind. 一大早,冰岩城就飘起了鹅毛大雪,昏暗的天空刮过一阵阵刺骨的冷风。 In such bad weather, the benevolent feudal lord Sir has not let the slaves going out practical training. 这样恶劣的天气里,仁慈的领主大人并没有让奴隶们出去劳作。 They pushed were just building in the good refugee camp, depended on each other body temperature to warm up. 他们一个个挤在刚刚搭建好的难民营中,靠着彼此的体温取暖。 Suddenly, in the camp boils, various pleasantly surprised shouting are lingering on faintly, because the benevolent feudal lord Sir made the soldier send the liquor to the slaves unexpectedly. 忽然,营地中又沸腾起来,各种惊喜的叫嚷不绝于耳,因为仁慈的领主大人竟然让士兵给奴隶们送来了酒。 The liquor is not certainly the nice wine, moreover mixed a lot of water, but has not tasted the slave of liquor water taste regarding overwhelming majorities for a lifetime, actually as if fine wine from heaven. 酒当然算不上好酒,而且还掺了大量的水,但对于绝大多数一辈子都没尝过酒水滋味的奴隶来说,却仿佛来自天国的琼浆玉液。 The pungent liquor water dispersed the severely cold, innumerable slaves crawled in the place, is praising the benevolence of feudal lord loudly. 辛辣的酒水驱散了严寒,无数奴隶匍匐在地,大声赞美着领主的仁慈。 But at this moment, the benevolent feudal lord also depends in the warm bedding. 而此时此刻,仁慈的领主还赖在温暖的被窝里。 Outside the room the heavy snow flutters about, in the room is actually as warm as in spring. 屋外大雪纷飞,屋内却温暖如春。 The flame in fireplace jumped for night, the heat of sending out made the entire room particularly comfortable. 壁炉中的火焰跳跃了一夜,散发的热量让整个房间都分外舒适。 Cathy walks softly, stuffs in several dry firewood the fireplace, when is about to leave, saw Colin to sit from the bed. 凯茜轻手轻脚地走进来,将几根干柴填进壁炉里,正准备离开时,就见柯林从床上坐了起来。 „Sir, you awake.” “大人,您醒啦。” „Un.” “恩。” Actually Colin awoke early, the morning of but in such heavy snow fluttering about, depends gets out of bed, is to the one commemoration and recalling of previous generation custom. 其实柯林早醒了,只是在这样一个大雪纷飞的早晨,赖一下床,也算是对前世习惯的一种纪念和缅怀。 „Winter curtain festival is joyful, viscount Sir! My this gives you to prepare to wash the water, breakfast.” “冬幕节快乐,子爵大人！我这就去给您准备洗漱水,还有早餐。” Today's Cathy dressed up specially, wears the white one-piece dress, the waist gathers round the lotus leaf decoration the apron, the maroon long hair gripped with the red kerchief, appearing simple and natural. 今天的凯茜特意打扮了一番,穿着白色连衣裙,腰间围着荷叶边装饰的围裙,栗色的长发用红色头巾扎了起来,显得朴素而大方。 The bright and intelligent eye and sharp long ear, the fine exquisite facial features, making her whole person send out delicate makings. 水汪汪的眼睛、尖尖的长耳朵,还有精致小巧的五官,让她整个人都散发着一种柔弱的气质。 „Winter curtain festival is joyful!” Colin is notifying half elf maidservant with a smile. “冬幕节快乐！”柯林笑着跟半精灵侍女打着招呼。 Then gets out of bed to arrive at the window, looks the world that outside clads in silvery white, the train of thought flutters. 然后下床走到窗边,看着外面银装素裹的世界,思绪飘飞。 The winter curtain festival is the brilliance empire unique holiday, will continue from every year in mid December by next year in early January, will be in a year a grandest holiday. 冬幕节是光辉帝国特有的节日,从每年的十二月中旬持续到来年的一月初,是一年中最盛大的一个节日。 In the snowy area in castle, three children are playing noisily. 城堡中的雪地上,有三个小孩在玩闹。 They were the Angelie family's collateral branch member, Colin are not familiar, distinguished the long time, recalled a name of young boy, as for another two, could not think. 他们都是安格列家族的旁系成员,柯林并不熟悉,分辨了半晌,才记起其中一个小男孩的名字,至于另外两个,却怎么也想不起来了。 Is listening to near the ear the children free of evil intention laughter, a difficult word lonely welled up Colin's heart suddenly. 听着耳边孩童们无邪的笑声,一股难言的寂寥忽然涌上了柯林的心头。 Hū- 呼- Colin opened the window suddenly fiercely. 柯林忽然猛地推开了窗户。 The bone-chilling cold north wind mixes with the snowflake to head on, has the ice-cold chill in the air, probably wants in the deep thorough bone, freezes general the blood. 凛冽的北风夹杂着雪花扑面而来,带着冰冷的寒意,好像要深深深入骨头里,将血液都冻结一般。 However, Colin actually not cares a whoop. 然而,柯林却丝毫不在意。 After promoting the fourth-order knight, his long-silent heart thrived suddenly the vitality, beats, moreover beat before is more powerful, rushed. 晋升四阶骑士后,他那颗沉寂已久的心脏忽然勃发了生机,重新跳动起来,而且比之前跳动地更加有力,更加澎湃。 Under drive of this heart, the blood of his whole body also such as the torrential rivers and streams flow rolling are being turbulent, the snowflake that the heat of whole body sending out lets everywhere has not bumped into the skin to melt the water. 在这颗心脏的带动下,他全身的血液也如滔滔江河滚滚流淌汹涌着,浑身散发的热量让漫天的雪花还未碰到皮肤就融化成水。 „! Did viscount Sir, how you open a window? Be careful takes a chill.” Cathy carried to wash the apparatus to walk, could not bear call out in alarm said. “呀！子爵大人,您怎么开窗了？当心受凉。”凯茜端着洗漱用具走了进来,忍不住惊呼道。 Colin smiles, closes the window, then makes Cathy take care to wash. 柯林笑了笑,将窗户重新关上,回头让凯茜服侍着自己洗漱。 „Sir, you use the breakfast today here, goes to the restaurant?” “大人,您今天是在这里用早餐,还是去餐厅？” „In here.” “就在这儿吧。” „Yes.” “是。” Quick, Cathy carried the dinner plate to walk. 很快,凯茜就又端着餐盘走了进来。 The breakfast is very sumptuous, the coal roasts the tilapia mossambica, the cream tomato and almond gingerbread, one glass of egg milk liquor. 早餐很丰盛,炭烤罗非鱼、奶油番茄、杏仁姜饼,还有一杯蛋奶酒。 However, Colin actually frowns: „Egg milk liquor? I do not make your each meal prepare deer Xuejiu?” 不过,柯林却皱起了眉头:“蛋奶酒？我不是让你们每餐都准备鹿血酒的吗？” Cathy explained low voice: „Sir, this is the first meal of winter curtain festival, according to the tradition, must have the almond gingerbread and egg milk liquor.” 凯茜小声地解释道:“大人,这是冬幕节的第一餐,按照传统,必须要有杏仁姜饼和蛋奶酒的。” Colin then thinks, probably truly is such matter. 柯林这才想起来,好像确实是这么回事。 „Sir, if you insisted, I can make the kitchen prepare one glass of deer blood liquor now.” “大人,如果您坚持,我现在可以去让厨房准备一杯鹿血酒。” „Ok.” Colin beckons with the hand. “算了。”柯林摆摆手。 Does not drink the blood also to have nothing, his also being disinclined made the kitchen toss about again. 一顿不喝血也没什么,他也懒得让厨房再去折腾了。 Does in Rome as Rome does, Colin also happen to taking advantage of these food, experiences the atmosphere of this world winter curtain festival. 入乡随俗,柯林也正好借着这些食物,体验一下这个世界冬幕节的气氛。 „How does your partly elf winter the curtain festival generally?” Colin is realizing the gingerbread and marvelous response of egg milk liquor in the mouth, while asked at will. “你们半精灵一般怎么过冬幕节？”柯林一边体会着姜饼与蛋奶酒在口腔里发生的奇妙反应,一边随意问道。 Stands says with a smile in nearby Cathy: „Actually the winter curtain festival of half elf kingdom with empire here no difference, is a little only different, will be we will hold the bonfire party in the evening.” 侍立在一旁的凯茜笑道:“其实半精灵王国的冬幕节跟帝国这边没什么区别,唯一有点不同的,就是我们晚上会举行篝火晚会。” „Bonfire party?” “篝火晚会？” „Yes, it can be said that bonfire dance party, but dances is the masculine half elf, they at the dance party will demonstrate that oneself talent and skill, attracts the female half elf by this vision.” “是的,也可以说是篝火舞会,但跳舞的都是男性半精灵,他们会在舞会上展示自己的才艺,以此来吸引女性半精灵的目光。” „Won't they invite the female half elf altogether to dance?” “难道他们不会邀请女性半精灵共舞吗？” „, That is not the custom of your human empire, the dance of half elf generally is the solo dance. When the dance party ended, will also have the judge who the old person of noble character and high prestige composes to select the dancer's posture most exquisite male half elf.” “不会,那是你们人类帝国的习俗,半精灵的舞蹈一般都是单人舞。舞会结束时,还会有德高望重的老人组成的评委选出舞姿最优美的男性半精灵。” At this point, Cathy as if recalled anything, the small face immediately became ruddy, was particularly lovable. 说到这里,凯茜似乎回忆起了什么,小脸顿时变得红扑扑的,分外可爱。 Colin somewhat is speechless. 柯林却有些无语。 „Dancer's posture most exquisite male......” “舞姿最优美的男性……” This indication makes Colin whole body have the goosebumps. 这种表述让柯林浑身起鸡皮疙瘩。 But as a gentleman, Colin depresses the innermost feelings the illness, asked with a smile: „Will that this winner, what obtain to reward?” 但作为一名绅士,柯林还是压下内心的不适,笑着问道:“那这位优胜者,会得到什么奖励？” „He will obtain ‚moonlight dancer’ title.” In the eye of Cathy full is envies and respects, as if yearned to this title extremely. “他会得到‘月光舞者’的称号。”凯茜的眼中满是羡慕和崇敬,似乎对这个称号极为向往。 Colin nods, suddenly had some interests to this month light dancer, what kind of exquisite wants to have a look at their dancer's postures is. 柯林点点头,忽然对这个月光舞者产生了一些兴趣,想看看他们的舞姿到底是如何的优美。 „Should your customs be the inheritance to the elf clan?” “你们的这个习俗应该是传承至精灵族吧？” „Yes.” Cathy nods, „. Moreover, in the elf clan vanishes before Radiant Moon Forest, the moonlight dancer of silver semi-circular protective wall outside the main city gate evaluates the dance party, actually will have the elf representative to come to participate.” “是的。”凯茜点点头,“而且,在精灵族消失在辉月森林之前,银月城的月光舞者评选舞会,其实都会有精灵代表前来参加的。” „? When that is from starts, did the elf clan break the relation with you thoroughly?” “哦？那是从什么时候开始,精灵族彻底与你们断了联系？” The Cathy hesitation moment, replied: „I have looked at ancient book record in Savoie family,...... more than 800 years ago, the elf clan vanishes in the brilliance deep woods probably thoroughly, had not contacted us again.” 凯茜沉吟片刻,答道:“我看过萨伏依家族中的典籍记载,大概……是在八百多年前,精灵族就彻底消失在光辉森林深处,再没有跟我们联系过。” Colin had finished eating front food, took up the napkin to wipe the mouth, said curiously: „Your partly elf has not tried to enter Radiant Moon Forest, seeks the trail of elf clan?” 柯林已经吃完了面前的食物,拿起餐巾擦了擦嘴,好奇道:“你们半精灵难道就从没有试着进入辉月森林,去寻找精灵族的踪迹？” „ Naturally has had. In initial several years that the elf clan vanishes, silver semi-circular protective wall outside the main city gate contacts with the close half elf aristocrats to be scared with the elf clan, they send out lots of knight-errants and soldiers go to Radiant Moon Forest, tries to seek for the trail of elf clan. “当然有过。精灵族消失的最初几年里,银月城的很多跟精灵族联系紧密的半精灵贵族们都慌了神,他们派出大量的游侠以及士兵前往辉月森林,试图寻找精灵族的踪迹。 But...... enters the Radiant Moon Forest half elf clansmen, has not come out without exception again...... ” 但……进入辉月森林的半精灵族人们,都无一例外地没有再出来过……” „Hasn't come out again?” Colin frowns. “没有再出来过？”柯林皱起了眉头。 He felt suddenly, disappearance of elf clan, without is so perhaps simple. 他忽然觉得,精灵族的消失,恐怕没有那么简单。 That mysterious and dangerous Radiant Moon Forest, should hide some unknown things. 那座神秘而危险的辉月森林,应该隐藏了一些不为人知的东西。