Theresa kept running... Running
She didn't know where she wanted to go, only that she wanted to escape from this place.
Even if she stayed here for a second, she seemed to see the picture of the revolutionary army attacking the palace that night.
The girl kept running... Running
When she stopped panting, she had unwittingly climbed the tallest tower in the palace.
That was her favorite place to stay when she was young. Whenever she was sad, she would hide in the attic of the tower and cry alone.
Every time, her old grandmother Maria II finally found her in the attic, stroked her head with a smile and comforted her not to cry and to be strong.
Her grandmother was a competent queen, but she was also a kind grandmother.
It's just that everything is gone.
Grandma is gone, family is gone, even identity is gone.
She can only live in anonymity. She wakes up from her sleep for countless nights and dreams of the night when the country is broken and her family is dead.
No hatred.
When she traveled with her teacher, she realized that the destruction of holy Manya was taken for granted.
However, she did not know how to face the hatred of those angry people.
She doesn't know what kind of trial will come after her identity is made public.
The girl hid in the attic, curled up and kept crying.
Fear, confusion, sadness
All kinds of emotions intertwined, making her want to escape the world.
"Don't cry... If you cry red eyes, you won't look good."
Teresa was slightly shocked when her grandmother's kind voice came.
What came into view was a handkerchief.
She looked up slowly and saw her grandmother holding a handkerchief, looking at her curiously and nervously.
Teresa was in a trance. Her grandmother disappeared and was replaced by an elderly woman.
Looking at his clothes, he seems to be a civilian.
Seeing the girl raising her head, the old woman smiled kindly and said:
"Child, when you are sad, just think of something happy."
Teresa stared at the old woman, hesitated for a few seconds, and finally held out her hand.
At this moment, she thought of her grandmother.
"Thank you..."
The girl choked.
The material of the handkerchief is not good. It is patched, but it is washed very clean.
Theresa wiped her eyes, hesitated and said:
"Thank you. I'll clean it and give it back to you..."
When she finished, she recited the spell and performed the cleansing technique.
Seeing the brilliance of magic, the old woman's eyes flashed a trace of nostalgia:
"Cleaning magic... I miss it."
Teresa was slightly stunned:
"Are you... Also a mage?"
She did not perceive the fluctuation of magic in the old woman.
"No, I'm just an ordinary person."
The old woman shook her head.
"Then... How can you recognize cleansing?"
Theresa was a little curious.
The old woman reminded her of her grandmother, and her worries dissipated unconsciously, replaced by doubts.
"Daughter... My daughter is. She often uses cleaning techniques to help me clean."
Said the old woman, her smile very proud.
Theresa was stunned and nodded slowly.
The old woman did not speak any more. She stood at the window of the tower and looked out of the window quietly.
The sun shone on her bent back and cast a thin shadow on the ground.
Theresa looked down her eyes and saw the prospect of the palace. Further away, there were crisscross streets and urban areas.
Here, overlooking the whole maniya, is also her favorite place to look into the distance when she was a child.
Prosperity, peace and prosperity.
"Is the scenery beautiful?"
Noticing Teresa's eyes, the old woman asked with a smile.
Theresa nodded.
Beauty.
Of course it's beautiful.
From small to large, her favorite is the scenery here.
"I also think it's beautiful..."
The old woman sighed.
Theresa's heart moved:
"Are you... Also a tourist?"
"Yes, I'm old and can't walk. I wasted so much energy to climb up."
The old woman beat her back and laughed at herself.
"Alone? Where's your daughter? "
Theresa was a little confused.
The old woman was silent.
Just when Teresa wondered if she had said something wrong, the old man spoke again:
"She's gone."
"Gone?"
Theresa's eyes widened.
The old woman nodded and sighed:
"Almost ten years... During the great revolution, she joined the resistance and died when attacking the dorolia castle. Until the last moment of her life, she still held high the banner of revolution..."
Then the old man looked at Teresa and said with a smile:
"Seeing you, I thought of her. If she was still alive, she should be as powerful as you now. Your cleaning skills look much better than hers."
After listening to the old woman, Teresa was slightly shocked.
At this moment, she seemed to return to that terrible night again, but this time, accompanied by fear, there was a strong sense of guilt.
"Yes... Sorry..."
The girl bowed her head.
The old woman smiled:
"What do you apologize for? I've already put it down myself. "
After speaking, the old woman looked out of the window again and sighed:
"The priest of the Life Church said that revolution... Always has sacrifices. It is precisely because of the efforts of countless heroes that today's peace and happiness have been achieved..."
"I'm proud of my daughter."
After listening to the old woman, Theresa's eyes were very complicated.
She hung her head, clenched her hands, and closed her lips tightly
Silence.
A long silence.
"Sorry..."
A moment later, Theresa repeated with her head down.
"It's all right, son. You don't have to apologize."
The old woman shook her head.
Theresa bit her teeth and shook her head:
"No... I must apologize..."
Then she raised her head and looked at the old woman. Her uneasiness gradually turned into firmness:
"I'm Teresa, Teresa von teres..."
"I am Teresa II, the former queen of the Empire..."
After saying this, the girl seemed to have used up all her strength, and finally revealed the secret she had been holding in her heart, and the whole person relaxed in an instant.
Then there was tension, infinite tension. She lowered her head and curled up again, ready to meet the old woman's anger.
However, the imagined anger did not come.
Instead, it was an old, rough, but warm hand.
Gently on the girl's head.
"I know."
The old woman's calm words came from above.
Teresa was stunned.
She looked up at the old woman, but found that the other party was looking at her gently.
"I recognized you from the first time I saw you. When you ascended the throne, I looked at you from a distance..."
"I don't have much power, but I have never forgotten the people I met since a long time ago. Although it has been ten years, you don't seem to have changed much except that you have grown taller..."
"So... I recognized it long ago."
True eye!
Looking at the deep pupil of the old woman like a starry sky, for a moment, Teresa brushed such a name in her mind.
It's a talent that is born with minimal probability. It often appears in lineages with mythical blood.
Manya city was once the place with the most mythological descendants. Although the probability is very small, it is not impossible.
"You... Don't you hate me?"
She couldn't help asking.
The old woman shook her head and sighed:
"It's all in the past. Although I lost my daughter, didn't you also lose everything?"
Then the old woman sighed:
"Your Majesty Maria II is a good emperor. When she was in office, she was always running for the rights and interests of our civilians. This is a well-known thing, but the power of nobility and church is too huge..."
"You too. Ten years ago, you were just a 13-year-old child and were elevated by the nobility. Even if I hate them, I should hate them..."
After listening to the old woman, Teresa was slightly shocked.
She looked up, her eyes full of wonder:
"But... But... But I heard..."
"I heard that after the great revolution, all the blame was put on the royal family and the royalist aristocrats?"
The old woman smiled.
She sighed softly:
"This is just a conspiracy of some ambitious and residual nobles in order to transfer the anger of the people."
"As early as three years ago, the Life Church published many files at the end of the Empire to expose the ugliness of the aristocracy, but also let us civilians understand that the former Torres royal family was not so unbearable."
"Let alone, you have lost everything. Even if you have gratitude and resentment, you have long been even."
At this point, the old woman smiled:
"Now, we are all just a member of the Republic of Manya."
Theresa looked at the old woman blankly.
Gradually, tears filled her eyes.
"Can I really be forgiven?"
She sobbed.
"Of course, no one hates you, I don't, everyone doesn't. the past has passed. What we need to focus on is the future..."
Said the old woman gently.
Then she patted the girl on the back:
"Child, you are no longer Teresa II."
After hearing her words, Theresa was shocked.
She finally couldn't help crying with the old woman in her arms.
Torn heart and lungs, just like lying in the teacher's arms the night the country was destroyed.
However, that time was the sadness of national destruction. This time, it was a complete farewell to the past full of self blame and fear.
Once even the legendary mage Daniel didn't let the girl out of the shadow. At this moment, it was finally broken.
……
When Theresa left the tower, it was already evening.
There were fewer tourists in the palace. They came and went, looking at everything strangely and excitedly.
No one cared about the girl. They passed her without even looking back.
At this moment, Teresa finally realized that it seems that she has been... Putting a yoke on herself
"Feel better?"
A familiar voice came from behind.
Teresa's heart moved. She looked back and saw the wind smiling at her.
Her eyes are a little complicated.
"Do you... Always know?"
Asked the girl.
"Of course, you are the only one who can't come out."
The wind smiled.
Then she waved her hand gently:
"Look at the real expression when everyone knows your identity!"
With the action of the wind, Theresa felt a gentle force pouring into her mind.
At the same time, when she was recognized as an aristocratic guide, the eyes of those tourists flashed in the girl's mind again
No resentment, no hostility, just curiosity and excitement.
It's like seeing some rare species.
A little further, there were two rich businessmen with a magic camera, eager to try, as if they wanted to take a group photo.
Theresa's eyes widened in amazement.
At the beginning, she had been worried about these details and didn't notice them.
"By the way, Teresa, this is your ID card. I have entrusted someone to handle it. It is the resident card of the Republic of mania."
Feng smiled and handed over a magic crystal card.
Theresa hesitated and finally took it.
Yes
It's all over.
The Empire has gone through the dust of history with the tide of revolution, and the past gratitude and resentment have dissipated in the changes of the world.
People bid farewell to the past, put down their hatred and welcome a better future.
And I should get out of the shackles of fate and spirit and face a new tomorrow.
Taking a deep breath, the girl gripped the magic crystal card.
Her eyes brushed a trace of relief, and finally... Became firm again.
"Ms. Feng."
"Huh?"
"Can you tell me more about the life church and after the great revolution?"
"Have you figured it out?"
"Well... I want to cheer up and face tomorrow and the dream in my heart with a more high attitude..."
"Dreams? So... You've found it? "
"No... Ms. Feng, my dream has always been and has never changed."
Then the girl looked into the distance and her eyes were firm:
"That is to bring happiness to the people..."
"But you are no longer the queen."
The wind smiled.
Theresa smiled, too.
But this time, it was a free and easy smile:
"I know... But so what? The puppet queen is nothing but a shackle. When I let go of everything, I was free. This time, I will no longer work hard for my dream as a queen, but as a civilian. Even if I am a civilian, I can do a lot... Don't forget, I am a mage! A gifted mage! "
"Well, I'll wait and see."
The wind said with a smile.
The golden sunset spread and pulled their shadows for a long, long time
The girl's eyes are brighter than ever.
Suddenly, an excited voice came from a distance:
"Your majesty! Your majesty! "
It was Felix, a poor court aristocrat.
He was panting, sweating and excited:
"Your majesty! I finally saw you! "
Theresa looked back.
Her eyes fell on Felix.
No anxiety, no anger.
She smiled, shook her head and said:
"No, sir."
"Teresa II is dead. I am a citizen of the Republic of Manya. You can call me Ms. Teresa."
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