In fact, this did not conform to the common sense of most people.
However, Kallen did not receive the education of Kaslana's family from a young age as everyone thought. The education she received came from a group of homeless refugees. The most important officials they could see were tax collectors, the richest people they saw were businessmen who opened shops in the city, and the most important people they saw were the smart scholars they heard from rumors. Although they did not know what scholars were, they only knew that those who had a lot of knowledge were very respected.
This knowledge was also passed on to Kallen, which caused the conversation between Kallen and Otto to be largely at odds.
However, Otto had relied on his own imagination to complete Kallen's meaning according to his common sense. Although this meaning was a little biased, it did not prevent Otto from understanding that Kallen was envious of his knowledge and intelligence.
Otto's expression couldn't help but change. He began to wonder if he had been too fierce to Kallen before.
Perhaps Otto didn't understand that he had just gotten something from Kallen that he had always wanted but no one had ever given him.
Identity.
"Daddy!" Kallen gently pushed open Francis's door and found Bishop Apokaris and Francis talking in the study. She couldn't help but flinch, thinking that she had delayed their discussion.
" Hey, little Kallen, you're here." Francis smiled and waved at Kallen." Come to Daddy."”
"Yes!" Kallen first bowed to Apokalis, then obediently ran to Francis and sat on his lap. Otto stood in the gap of the door, not knowing whether to move forward or backward.
"Otto, let's go." Bishop Apokalis gently waved at Otto. Otto looked at Kallen hesitantly and obediently followed Apokalis out of the door.
"Little Kallen, did you have fun with Otto?”Francis rubbed his beard against Kallen and asked with a pleasant expression.
"Yes!" Kallen hugged Francis 'neck and giggled." Brother Otto is so smart! I know a lot of things that Kallen doesn't. Kallen asked Otto to teach me! Dad will allow it, right?"
Francis was stunned for a moment. He looked at the closed door and asked Kallen,""Then…how about I let you marry Otto when you're an adult?”
"Married?" Kallen tilted her little head and looked at Francis 'serious face. She vaguely felt that the term seemed to be more complicated than she could understand." Like Daddy and Mommy?”
"Yes, my baby." Francis organized his words and said slowly," Marriage is a sacred thing. You and the other party will stay together for the rest of your life. You will not betray or doubt each other. Instead, you should understand, help and cherish each other. When you give him a lot of good things, he will repay you with the same good things.”
" You will share happiness and bear pain together. On the journey to leave this world and go to the great Father, you will also walk together and leave loneliness.”
Kallen tilted her head and thought about it, but she still couldn't understand it. Therefore, she tried to understand these words in terms of things that she could understand.
Always together? Understanding each other? Help each other? It seems pretty good?
Moreover, he had asked Otto to teach him knowledge and he had also brought him to play in the garden. This should be giving good things, so it should be similar to marriage, right?
"Alright, alright." Kallen happily swayed on Francis's lap.
The banquet ended as Francis had expected. Kallen, who was well-behaved and cute, won the unanimous love of all the ladies present. Some of the ladies even almost quarreled over Kallen's godmother position.
Francis also announced that Kallen was not lost, but was secretly nurtured in the family after finding Kallen. Of course, this statement was not approved by many cunning nobles, but no one questioned it. Instead, they all chose to acquiesce.
This was the unspoken rule of the aristocratic circle.
After the banquet, Francis brought Kallen back to his room, along with gifts from many nobles.
Kallen happily opened the beautifully wrapped gift boxes, and from time to time, she praised the exquisite gifts that she had never heard of before. Occasionally, she would take out a gift and gesture it on Francis, as if she wanted to put it on him.
"Daddy, what is this?" Kallen picked up a brooch and asked.
" This is a brooch, an ornament. You have to pin it on the front of your clothes like this..." Frances put Nami's brooch on Kallen's chest and relaxed his eyebrows." Hmm... it's beautiful."”
"Really?" Kallen blinked her big watery eyes and asked happily.
" Of course," Francis patted Kallen's head lovingly." But this brooch is too mature. It will be more suitable for little Kallen when she grows up."”
"Grow…up?" Kallen tilted her head, her little face full of thoughts." Then let Mommy wear it! Mom will definitely look better than Kallen when she wears it!”
Francis's heart skipped a beat. He smiled and said,""Of course. There are still many gifts. You can open them slowly by yourself first. Daddy will go to the study room to work first, okay?”
"Yes!" Kallen lowered her head and struggled with the tightly wrapped gift boxes." Kallen will be obedient!”
Francis smiled and rubbed Kallen's little head, gently closed the door of Kallen's bedroom, and then returned to his study, where the secret agent had been waiting for a long time.
This spy was sent out by Francis not long after Kallen returned to Kaslana's residence, hoping to find traces of Maria's survival.
Francis knew how important Maria was to Kallen, so he wanted to find Maria for Kallen, even if it was a small possibility.
"Tell me." Francis closed the door and said to the blonde Valkyrie with a serious face.
Bonnie bowed respectfully and told him the results of the investigation.
"This subordinate tracked the footprints that ran out of the village and found that the footprints led straight to the sea and disappeared at the beach.”
"I don't think that the villagers would choose the sea as their escape destination, but it is the truth. I temporarily assume that they fled by boat, but if that is the case, there is no way to explain the whereabouts of the Disintegration Beast. After all, there is no trace of the Disintegration Beast's existence in the village or in the footprints that escaped.”
"This subordinate has also investigated in detail the possible places that the villagers who escaped by boat might have gone to in this month. There is nothing. There are no witnesses, and there are no traces of landing. According to the possibility that they did not bring fresh water and food, if they escaped by boat, it is impossible for them to drift on the sea for more than two days.”
"Then, I investigated the nearby fishermen. They didn't see any ships of unknown origin in this month, nor did they encounter any weather that could capsize a ship. They also didn't find any traces of people on the uninhabited islands that could be reached within two days of sailing because the fishermen often used those uninhabited islands as temporary resting spots and stopping points for repairing equipment during fishing.。”
"Therefore, I have another guess. In fact, the village did not encounter the Disintegration Beast. The ones who caused the destruction in the village were the villagers who were eroded by the Disintegration Energy.”
"If that's the case, then everything makes sense.”
Francis's face was a bit gloomy. He rubbed his temples and sighed after a while,"" You're saying that the villager named Maria lured away the villagers who were eroded by the Disintegration Energy and led them into the sea, and..."
"Buried in the sea together?"
" I can't find any other explanation." Bonnie lowered her head." All the information at the scene points to this result.”
"Is she missing?" Francis asked softly.
"He is dead." Bonnie answered hesitantly.
"But everyone thought that Kallen was dead, but I still found her in the end.”Francis still spoke softly. His eyes weren't focused on Bonnie, but seemed to be talking to himself.
" Sir..." Bonnie swallowed her saliva and felt that she had to say something." Miracles can't happen twice.”
"So? Are you going to tell me that the person I asked you to find…has disappeared?!”Francis's voice suddenly rose, and his loud and fierce voice echoed in the study. He was furious, and his hands slammed on the desk, making a sound that almost broke the wooden board.
His eyes were bloodshot, like a ferocious beast that was about to devour someone. He stared at Bonnie.
"Sir! I can't find a dead person!”Bonnie stared back at Francis without backing down. She dared to openly oppose her superior because of her own judgment. This was the tradition of the Valkyries under Kaslana, and it was also the influence of Kaslana's family.
"What did I say? I want to see you alive! I want to see his corpse!" Francis did not care about his dignity as a commander and roared like a madman.
"Sir! This subordinate thinks that your doting on Eldest Miss has blinded your rationality!”Bonnie did not back down." You must understand! The villager named Maria was already dead! Under the pursuit of dozens of villagers who had been infected by the collapse, it was impossible for her to still be alive!”
The atmosphere in the study room suddenly became tense, and the air was so cold that it was almost freezing.
However, this stiff atmosphere was broken by a soft sound.
Francis's face turned pale. He quickly ran to the door of the study. Just as he was about to open the door with his trembling hand, he retracted his hand as if he had been electrocuted. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind. Then he slowly reached out his trembling hand and opened the door of the study.
Standing outside the door was Kallen, who was also pale. She was wearing a new set of clothes that she had never seen before. It was obvious that she had just opened the gift box and wanted to wear it for Francis.
Kallen took a few steps back with lifeless eyes. Her pale little face was filled with disbelief. Her lips trembled as if she wanted to say something, but she couldn't say anything.
Francis's face was also pale. He never thought that Kallen would appear here at this time.
The father and daughter looked at each other until Kallen stuttered.
"Dad…Mom?"
Francis was silent. To be precise, he didn't know how to explain what had happened to his daughter.
Kallen's expression slowly turned into disappointment and then despair. Her eyes were filled with tears as she retreated as if she could not accept the cruel reality.
Even though she was very young, she could still understand what death was.
Finally, Kallen couldn't stand the oppressive atmosphere anymore. She screamed and ran out.
Francis subconsciously wanted to stop her, but Kallen was so fast that before Francis could even take a step, Kallen had already disappeared from his sight.
"Kallen! Stop!" Frances couldn't care less and chased after him in his slippers.
However, for the first time, Kallen didn't listen to him. She ran out of the house by herself.
"Mommy! Mommy!" Kallen's sobbing voice echoed in the streets in the middle of the night." Mom, where are you!”
Kallen's sobbing voice cut a deep wound in Francis 'heart.""Kallen is here!"
Francis could not help but slow down his pace. He did not dare to catch up with Kallen for a moment. He was afraid of Kallen's tearful eyes, afraid of her questions that contained hope and despair, and afraid that his lies would destroy his one month of living together.
" Mommy…" Kallen cried so hard that she was out of breath. She almost tripped a few times, but she still insisted on running. As she ran, she called for her mother as loudly as she could, hoping that Maria would suddenly jump out from somewhere and hug her with a smile, telling her that this was a prank by her mother and father on little Kallen.
Just like how they used to play hide-and-seek in the village.
However, reality would not respond to Kallen's expectations.
He kept shouting until he was hoarse, running until he was exhausted, panting until his lungs were burning, and his eyes that had been open were blurred by tears, unable to see the road and people in front of him.
Kallen only felt that the city was empty at night. Her voice echoed in the streets, like a ghost house in a ghost story. In the darkness, there were invisible eyes secretly peeping at her.
Like the eyes of a poisonous snake.
" Mom... Dad bullied me..." Kallen's eyes went black. Her brain, which lacked oxygen, made it difficult for her to stand. She slowly leaned against the wall and squatted down, burying her face between her knees." Mom... come back quickly..."
Francis had appeared behind Kallen and held her in his arms. After Kallen saw Francis 'face, she struggled to break free from Francis' arms and cried,"" I don't want you to be my father…You lied to me…I don't want my father anymore…Give my mother back to me…I want to find my mother…"
Francis silently looked at Kallen, who was crying, until she struggled in his arms until she was exhausted and fell asleep.
Francis silently carried Kallen back to Kaslana's mansion. Every step was very steady, as if he was holding the whole world in his arms.
Francis ignored Thomas 'questioning gaze and took Kallen back to her bedroom. He gently placed her on the bed and tucked her in.
Kallen's face was still covered in tears. Her face was wrinkled from crying, as if she couldn't calm down even in her dreams.
Francis slowly reached out his hand, wanting to wipe away Kallen's tears, but he seemed to be afraid of something and did not dare to do it.
In the end, he could only slowly lower his head and bury his face in Kallen's blanket. He held Kallen's small hands tightly with both hands.
A low sob came from Francis 'throat and echoed in the quiet bedroom.
The sobs grew louder and louder, and even though Francis tried his best to stop them, he could not stop them from spreading.
Under the moonlight, Francis's white hair seemed to have withered. His voice was full of despair and regret.
"I'm sorry…"
"I'm sorry…"
"Your two mothers…I…"
"I couldn't…protect any of them…"
"I'm sorry…"
"Daddy is really…useless…"
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