The human and the elf remained silent, with Maggie focusing her attention on her surroundings, guarding against any potential enemies.
Although she is a VIP of the Elf race, since she has participated in the competition, others have the right to challenge her, even though the first batch of Golden Leaves has not yet appeared, so the possibility of a fight is not high.
However, necessary precautions should still be taken.
As dusk approaches, their location may soon be targeted.
After all, this place... is surrounded by elven wood.
Maggie was lost in thought, her mind filled with how to win, while Nesser had the exact opposite idea in mind.
“Maggie.”
Nesser's voice, now that he was an adult, had lost its childishness and gained clarity and purity. In this somewhat dark and quiet environment, his sudden speech could instantly attract people's attention.
Maggie is the same.
Her gaze unconsciously fell on Nesser's back. This was the first time she had heard Nesser call her by her name directly; before, she had always called her "sister."
"Um?"
Maggie seemed to be a little confused, and made a nasal sound.
As the surroundings grew darker, Nesser suddenly stopped. He didn't turn around, so she couldn't see his expression, only that she could hear his voice.
"Do you...like it here? Would you like to stay here?"
He asked in a soft voice.
Maggie hadn't expected him to ask this question so suddenly, but after thinking for a moment, she gave a serious answer.
“If I were an elf, I would think this place is not bad, but I am a human, and your way of life is not suitable for me.”
She calmly recounted her true feelings, without exaggeration or polite praise, telling the whole truth.
Her experience in the Green Forest these past few days has been like being forced to live deep in the mountains.
Although she gets to breathe fresh air and enjoys beautiful scenery every day, many things are inconvenient, such as food. She really can't accept eating fruit every day without meat.
Although the fruit here is many times sweeter than that outside.
She originally planned to take some extra fruit with her when she left.
The elves are all monks who do not eat human food; they are vegetarian and do not eat meat. Although we do not understand their physical structure, humans certainly cannot do this. In the long run, she may become malnourished.
Maggie doesn't really want to live here permanently, but it's a pretty good tourist attraction.
Nesser finally turned around, raised his hand and gently touched Maggie's hand, but only for a moment before he withdrew his hand.
It was as if he was trying to hold Maggie's hand as he used to, but quickly realized that he could no longer do it like when he was a cub.
Humans and elves are ultimately different. Besides, I still have many unresolved issues outside. Ideals are lofty, but reality is harsh. It would be too immoral to leave the mess for others to clean up.
Maggie was muttering to herself when her gaze fell on Nesser's timidly withdrawn hand, and her expression faltered slightly.
"Okay, I understand."
Nesser lowered his eyes, his voice revealing a hint of strain and an imperceptible fragility, as if he were about to shatter.
Flirting is useless, showing affection is useless, and pestering is useless.
Maggie didn't want to stay in the Green Forest, and she didn't want him anymore...
what to do?
Nesser looked helpless, his nose started to sting, and tears welled up uncontrollably. He didn't want to lose face in front of Maggie, so he could only force himself to hold back his tears.
"?"
Maggie instinctively sensed that something was wrong with Nesser. A question mark popped into her head, and she could only look up and try to find the reason from his expression.
This was the first time since Nesser came of age that she had looked up and actively met his eyes.
Because emotions can be seen in a person's eyes, this is one of the most suitable ways to understand something.
As it turned out, she met Nesser's slightly reddened eyes, with crystal-clear tears welling up in his eyes, as if they were about to fall at any moment, but he forcibly held them back.
"???"
Maggie was shocked.
It was just a small topic to break the ice, yet it made a grown man cry. What's going on?
But for some reason, seeing Nesser cry made her feel inexplicably excited.
A man's tears are a woman's stimulant.
"..."
Maggie was speechless at her own thought process; she could still think of such nonsense in this situation!
Perhaps not expecting Maggie to suddenly look up at him, Nesser didn't even manage to compose himself. But after only a second, he awkwardly turned his head away, not wanting Maggie to see his pathetic tears.
But Maggie's emotional intelligence seemed to fail her at that moment, and she inexplicably asked a question out of the blue.
"You cried? You really cried?"
She tilted her head slightly and stood on tiptoe, trying to get a better look at Nesser's face, but then... Nesser covered his face tightly.
Maggie then belatedly realized what was happening and awkwardly returned to her original spot.
Her current behavior seems a bit impolite.
However, even from this angle, one could just see Nesser's ears, which were so red they were practically dripping blood. His attempt to cover it up only made things worse and failed to conceal it at all.
Nesser bit her slightly red lips tightly, then suddenly strode forward, only hurriedly throwing Maggie a denial, but it was tinged with a sob and had no persuasive power whatsoever.
No, I didn't cry.
Maggie stood there, stunned, finding it strangely amusing.
However, she wasn't very familiar with the forest, and with the competition still five days away, she thought about it and decided to follow them.
When she tried to catch up with Nesser, she realized that Nesser didn't dare to walk too fast at all. He only took two quick steps to widen the distance between them, and for the rest of the time, he hesitated, afraid of really losing Maggie.
Maggie watched Nesser's back as he paused and stumbled, and somehow their minds connected. In an instant, she understood what he was thinking.
Then... she found it even funnier.
Even Maggie didn't realize that, probably because of this little incident, the intangible, invisible barrier between her and Nesser that she had developed because of the coming-of-age ceremony seemed to have finally thinned out.
The defenses that had been rebuilt in my heart have been somewhat lowered.
Unbeknownst to her, Nesser was already unable to hold back her tears and was crying pitifully. Not only were the corners of her eyes red, but her eye rims and nose were also red. The fairer a person's skin, the more heartbreaking it is to see them cry.
He was even replaying his conversation with Harlan in his mind.
He had confidently told that annoying knight commander that Maggie would stay, but now...
Maggie might not only not stay, she might not even want him anymore.
The thought of Harlan's smug smile made Nesser feel even more depressed.
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