Aurelius stood quietly, gazing at the tombstone washed by the heavy rain, her complex emotions evident in her expression.
A mixture of grief and emotion flowed through her heart like a gentle stream.
She had never seen her biological mother, and didn't even know what her mother's eyes looked like.
In contrast, never having received maternal love made her feel that this love was so distant.
But she knew.
Buried beneath this desolate land are two of her closest relatives from her life.
Aurelion looked up and took a deep breath.
Looking at Grand Duke Barlow, as if summoning his courage, he asked:
"Can I give her some gifts?"
Grand Duke Barlow didn't say much, but simply nodded silently, tacitly approving of her actions.
Then Aurelion took a small gift box out of her bosom.
She crouched down and took the items out of the box.
It was a small crystal ball.
Inside the crystal ball, a small red brick house was covered with thick white snow.
Several small but lush coniferous trees stood around, their branches also bent low with the weight of snow.
Snowflakes drifted inside the crystal ball, seemingly reflecting the tranquility of winter.
Grand Duke Barlow looked at it, his cloudy eyes opening slightly.
Perhaps this was something new and exciting that he had never seen before.
Aurelion gently wound up the back of the crystal ball.
The next moment, snowflakes began to fall slowly inside the crystal ball, and the bottom of the crystal ball also emitted light.
Along with the music box-like melody, a ticking sound began.
Aurelion stood up again and turned to Grand Duke Balor to explain:
“This is a birthday gift that Teacher Victor commissioned for me from a dwarf councilor.”
The crystal ball was incredibly conspicuous and precious in the light.
Although its value is not explicitly stated.
However, Aurelion cherished it very much.
Because for her, it contained a heartwarming meaning.
The next second, gentle starlight emanated from the crystal ball.
It resembled a blooming, colorful flower, engulfing the surrounding space.
The dense green fog within the space was pierced by countless tiny rays of light, merging into the endless void in all directions.
The sky, submerged in starlight, resembled a gently trembling lake, its light swaying slightly as countless light, white flakes drifted down, obscuring the vast expanse of the sky.
The tombstone in front of them also became illusory, and a huge red shadow appeared and disappeared in the center of the space.
Soon, a warm house covered in snow and made of red bricks appeared out of nowhere in the vast cemetery, replacing the cold stone tombstones.
Several coniferous trees, bent under the weight of the snow, suddenly appeared around the area, supporting the heavy snow.
Each snowflake that lands on your palm carries a unique warmth.
In an instant, the rain stopped, leaving only a warm embrace of falling snowflakes that gently enveloped the space.
Aurelion raised her head, gazing at the sky, a hint of reluctance in her eyes.
Close your eyes and carefully feel the warmth falling on your face:
"For me, this is the best gift."
...
The sky continued to fall warm, white snow, and a red brick house stood in the center.
But standing in front of the house was only Grand Duke Barlow.
The warm white snow covered the entire Grand Duke of Barlow, and apart from the gentle warmth, he felt no cold at all.
Near this realm of the dead, soft and ethereal music played second by second.
"Ding...ding...ding..."
Grand Duke Barlow gazed at the small crystal ball placed on the windowsill of the house, closed his eyes, and seemed to be listening to the light music.
Aurelion has left, but she left behind a gift.
That was a gift she gave to her mother.
Grand Duke Barlow raised his head, feeling the warmth on his face:
"You have given birth to a wonderful child."
"She looks a lot like you."
The wind rustled through this warm realm of the dead, causing the snowflakes drifting slowly in the sky to swirl gently.
It was as if he was responding to the Grand Duke's words.
The Grand Duke seemed to have heard something and asked...
Do you want to see her one last time?
He took a deep breath and remained silent for a long time.
It seems like they are making a difficult choice.
Finally, he opened his cloudy eyes, gazed at the house ahead, and gently pressed down on his cane. The next moment, a ghostly shadow flew out of the house.
The white snowflakes drifted gently from the sky, landing on the formless body of the ghost, revealing the silhouette of a woman.
But I couldn't see her face clearly.
She circled around Grand Duke Barlow's body a few times before giving him a cold hug.
Soon, the ghosts drifted into the sky until they left this realm of the dead.
We left the tombstones and the heavy snowfall.
At that moment, the Grand Duke closed his eyes completely.
He stood in the wind and snow.
The hunched body seemed to have been relieved of a great burden, and slowly lifted itself up.
He let himself blend into the swirling white fluff and exhaled a heavy breath.
She had waited here for a full sixteen years. On the day Aurelian arrived, her sixteen-year obsession was finally resolved.
The heavy snow continued to fall, bending the branches of the conifers even more.
But snow drifted into my eyes.
The blurry vision obscured even a moment of peace.
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