Atlas Battle Song

Chapter 39

Just after dawn, two children hurried past the alley.

The blood-stained coat had been thrown away, and Trander bought a thick woolen blanket from nowhere and put it on for Master Egg, and led the little black horse by himself.They had successfully entered the city before, carefully avoiding patrols and knights along the way, so as not to be questioned because of the smell of blood.

As the winter sun rises, the streets of the capital are filthy and muddy.People came and went, horse-drawn carriages kept coming and going, farmers and hawkers entering the city were the first to get busy.Boys walked through the market, a mixture of smells and colors, oysters and crabs sold in baskets, carrots with muddy piles, and winter red jams everywhere.The old ladies were the first batch of guests.

"You haven't been to such a place, have you?" Trand asked with a smile.

Egg shook his head, looking around curiously.Passing by a stand selling pear candy, Trander immediately bought one for the young master.Egg licked it, seeming to like it a little.

"Let's eat the little lion too."

"Ow!"

Trander leaned over and took a small bite, it was sweet and sour.He raised his head and saw Egg looking at him with a smile, just like when they kissed for the first time... The little lion's cheeks became hot all of a sudden, and he quickly turned his head away and pretended to be looking at other places, red Ears trembled up and down.The young master smiled.

The imperial capital is bustling and noisy.

For the two children, everything around them was very new. They walked in the morning sun and walked towards the sea.

"The smell of the sea." Egg sniffed.

"Yeah, our house is not far from the sea. But it's not in the port. The port is quite chaotic, and the place we live will be very quiet."

"our house."

The young master repeated it.

Thinking that they were going to live like ordinary couples, Little Trande's head became a little hot.But then he thought that Master Egg would never go back again, and he couldn't help being sentimental.The luxurious mansion, the game room full of toys, the shiny silverware, the maids with gentle voices, the rose garden, the reflection of the wine glasses at the dinner party, the desserts and the soft cats... all disappeared.Children are not spared in war.When the fire burns out, what remains but ashes?

"It's just the two of us."

"Ah."

Two boys holding hands.

Finally, they came to the little house.

Compared to the ordinary bungalows facing the street, it was already a pretty decent house, with stables, a small garden, and the orange-red roof that Master Egg liked.

Trand took out the key first and opened the door.

"This is our new home."

"Ah."

It is cold in the house in winter, but the color of the furniture is very warm. There is also a brightly colored tapestry embroidered with sunflowers in the living room.

Trander put down his luggage, started to light the fireplace, and at the same time quietly observed the young master: it may be because he came to a new environment, Master Egg looked a little nervous, walked around the unfamiliar room, sniffed, and looked carefully every corner.There were several wooden cat toys on the table, and Egg sat down to play, and gradually relaxed.

"Ah, this is given to you by the landlady," Trund smiled wryly. "She treats you like a little girl."

"Cats are so cute."

Egg played with the small wooden carvings seriously, and let the puppet lion sit opposite them.Trander couldn't help but came over and kissed the young master's forehead.

"When you are in better health and can take the boat, we will go to the south and live in the academy. It will be safer there."

"Ah."

"Master Yi Ge, during this time... in order to conceal your identity, can you always pretend to be a girl? Others will think that I brought my wife to the imperial capital for medical treatment."

"..."

Egg looked a bit troubled.

"This, this is also a special time!"

Trand brought two cups of hot honey water, broke the only remaining bread in the bag in half, and served it with the jam he had bought earlier.

"Will the silly lion be happy if you do this?" Egg tilted his head.

"How, how can you say that, I'm doing it for safety reasons, really! There's no other meaning!"

"Will you be happy?"

"Then... I will definitely be a little happy, after all... After all, you have long hair now, and you look good... But this is definitely not the main reason! It's for safety!"

Trander stared at the half of the bread in his hand in a daze, and almost tore the bread into pieces before he knew it.Trander dared not say that these days, others really regarded the young master as a girl, but in fact he was secretly proud of it.

"Ok."

Egg nodded, sticking out his tongue to test the steaming honey water.After he finished eating the bread, he found that the little lion was still staring at him in a daze.

"what happened?"

"I was thinking..." Trander poked a small pile of bread crumbs in front of his face with his fingers, and whispered embarrassingly: "It seems that the young master doesn't hate this house, it's great...I was so worried before , in case you are not used to it, or in case you feel that the air here is not good, then I will immediately look at the new house. If you don’t like the furniture, I will go to a carpenter...! If..."

"It doesn't matter."

"No! This is very important, after all... From now on, only the two of us will live together, I... I must work hard to make Master Yi Ge live a good life! It is a man's responsibility to make money and support his family !"

Trand felt that he looked really stupid like a poor boy who just got married.But he was really short of words, so he could only speak out what was in his mind.

Egg smiled: "We can finally sit at the same table."

"right."

"Before... I just wanted to have dinner with Trand, like now."

"Me too."

"That's not bad."

Looking at the pitiful pile of bread crumbs and cold honey water in front of them, the two boys couldn't help laughing together.

A new life begins.

Every morning, Trand wakes up and goes to work.The knight commander was considerate of the need to take care of his sick wife, so he allowed him to commute and go home normally.

"I am leaving."

"Ah."

Egg was in a drowsy sleep, standing at the door with the puppet lion in his arms, staggering as he walked.Trand couldn't help but kissed him.

"What would you like to eat tonight, sir?"

"pudding."

"That's not easy, snacks are not usually available, or wait..."

Egg shook his head immediately: "Oh, I don't like pudding."

How does this work!

The little lion's ears trembled immediately, and his eyes opened wide.He snapped his fingers and ran out the door without saying a word.

"must have!"

"Ah... slow down..."

Before he finished speaking, the little lion had already disappeared.

In the evening, Trand came back late, carrying dinner and a cloth bag in his hand.The little lion happily opened the cloth bag and took out a whole piece of milk pudding.

"Eh!"

"Hey hey~" Trander ran to the kitchen and brought almond syrup, and poured it on the soft milk pudding. "I asked my sisters, and they said that there is a dessert shop in the south of the city. That's where the nobles like to go." It’s no wonder there are such rare shops in a place with theaters or something. The emperor is worthy of being a big city, and in other places, sweets are not something ordinary people can buy.”

"why?"

The two children sat down, cut the pudding in half, and ate mint tea with it.

"Sugar is very expensive, and it is not a necessity of life. Fine white sugar has to be imported from the southern part of the Pope's territory. The sugar produced in the western plateau has coarse particles and impurities, which is not suitable for making snacks. Various fruit candies and jams bought in the market It’s made with sugar from the West Plateau.”

"Is it very expensive?" The young master was a little surprised, "How expensive is it?"

"Ahahaha, don't worry about it, you won't have any idea if you say it. Master Yi Ge doesn't need to think about money, these are things I think about."

Although the little lion said so, Egg was still a little worried.

"This pudding...does it cost all of Tland's salary?"

"That's not enough!"

"We won't be eating dessert anymore."

"No, even if you say you don't want to eat it, young master, I will buy it."

Trand secretly competed.Since he eloped with Master Egg, he is responsible.The little lion set some goals and principles for himself in his heart, and he did it.

As the days passed, the boys' house was decorated more and more warmly.Trand drew a picture and stuck it on the wall.He sewed some new stuffed animals, a kitten, a golden retriever, and a little sea otter.The new Muppet friends live with the Muppet Lion.The family seemed to be bustling, as before.

During the day, the puppets accompany Egg.

In the evening, Trand would perform a puppet show for Egg.He is very good at telling stories, he can learn all kinds of voices, and he also interspersed with some tricks, which made the young master laugh softly.

The kids refurbished the home together.

Start by buying blankets and comforters.In the past, many things in Yi Ge's house were made by servants or servants, and it was not up to the young master to worry about what style he wanted.But now it's different, everything has to be chosen by oneself.Fortunately, Trander has a good eye and knows how to bargain.

They bought soft and fluffy goose down quilts, which were expensive, and Trand insisted that the young master could sleep on a warm and soft bed.

As for the pillows, Trand would make them himself.He selected soft cotton cloth, bought a large basket of raw cotton, and took it home to dispose of it himself.Egg wanted to help, but Trander firmly refused, and the young master was only allowed to watch.

"Cotton is like sheep, white and soft."

The young master was lying on the bed with the puppet in his arms, his legs dangling unsteadily.

"Yes, little sheep."

"The silly lion is the shepherdess."

"Yes, the shepherdess in a low-cut dress is extremely sexy and seductive..." Trander concentrated on his work, playing with the young master casually.Egg was excited, and suddenly ran over and bit Trander.

"Hey, be careful, I'm holding a needle!"

"Play with me!"

"Okay, okay, right now...Look! It's done!"

Trand held his toes high and held up the sewn pillowcase as if waving a victory flag.For two small pillows, he also embroidered patterns of little lions and little leopards.

Egg was happy.

"It's amazing, Trander can get married!"

"When I was in the West Plateau, the sisters in the brothel taught me how to embroider. Do you know that the embroidery craftsmanship in the West Plateau is really good. I didn't think of it before. I only discovered it when I went to the Empire for a comparison."

"No wonder the silly lion sews dolls."

Trander smiled: "Ah... That's because my mother used to make toys for me when I was a child. Our family is very poor, and my mother will still try to save money, take me to the market to pick out rags, buy them and sew them into Little Muppet."

"It's so good..."

Both boys couldn't go on because they didn't have a mother anymore.

Seeing the young master getting depressed, the little lion suddenly jumped up, baring his fangs and grinning:

"Ah, speaking of which, let's celebrate our birthday together this year! We can make a delicious pie, and other delicious barbecue and snacks, and then decorate the house beautifully!"

"That's good, but why do you want to celebrate your birthday together?"

"Because we are already married," the little lion began to yell nonsense, "after we get married, we will never be separated, and we will celebrate our birthday together." This nonsensical reason is totally untenable.Trand just didn't want to disappoint Egg.Because there will only be the two of them in the future, and it is impossible to celebrate the earl's son's birthday as lively as before.

Egg shook his head: "I can't marry a silly lion."

"why!"

"You can only marry a good lion." The young master said confidently.

"I'm a good lion!"

"That's not necessarily the case. Do you have a 'Good Lion Qualification Certificate'? With that certificate, you can submit a marriage application and go through the preliminary examination. After passing the preliminary examination, you can submit the final examination, and then you can get the marriage quota."

"Why is it so complicated! I'm just a lion, can't I just get married in the forest!"

"The laws of Lion society are strict."

The two boys were talking nonsense jokes, playing language games like they did when they were very young.

A soup pot hangs in the fireplace, and the warm aroma of cream of lobster soup is exciting.In addition to lobster, Trende also bought fresh rabbit meat at the market this morning.Southern spices are also necessary, and Trander specially selected pepper and chili fruit from Yaxu, as well as olive oil from Omega.He had marinated the meat, and when the soup was done, the meat was roasted.

"Hungry," said Egg.

"It's ready, let's eat!"

It was snowing outside the window.It was warm in the room.The two boys were tired from playing, so they stayed together in a daze.Egg sat on the bed with his knees hugged, looking out the snowy window.Trand was also sitting on the bed, sewing another half-formed doll.

The night was dark, and the boys were a little sleepy, so they hugged each other and fell asleep.

It was rare for Egg not to have terrible dreams that night.He slept very lightly, but kept his eyes closed, listening quietly to Trand's breathing.

Snoring, the little lion slept soundly.

Egg shrank back.In a daze, the little lion stretched out its paws and hugged his back, pulling him into its arms.

"I like silly lions the most."

Being held like this, Egg finally fell asleep and fell into a dreamless sleep.