"Captain, I don't seem to have seen Esther all day today. Has she gone out?"

Luo Shan asked this when she entered Dunn's office before leaving get off work. She was a little nervous and respected and afraid of Dunn who liked to preach to her.

At the same time, the sky outside was dim and the setting sun was melting into the horizon. It was already past six o'clock in the afternoon.

Dunn, who was rubbing his temples, realized this when he heard Roxanne's words - Esther hadn't appeared all day.

How could he suddenly forget to look at her?

Dunn immediately stood up from behind the desk and did not answer Roxanne's question: "You go back first, I'll go to Chanis Gate."

Roxanne could see Dunn's seriousness and could only nod: "Okay, I'll leave now. See you tomorrow."

"Well, be safe on the road and don't forget anything at the front desk again." As Dunn spoke, he also dug out the cookie box from the cupboard. If Esther didn't show up all day, I'm afraid she hadn't eaten anything all day. He had never left the company without saying hello, and Dunn couldn't help but become more and more worried.

Roxanne stuck out her tongue behind Dunn's back, quickly walked up the stairs and left the Blackthorn Security Company.

On the other side, Dunn greeted the guard, took the cookie box and stepped into Chanis' door. He could clearly feel that the sealing power inside the door was slightly weaker today, which made him feel cold and accelerated. Walking through the corridor towards Esther's bedroom.

Dunn stopped at the door and knocked on the stone door, but there was no response.

Normally, Esther would come over and wait to open the door as soon as she heard someone approaching. Sometimes, she would even open the door before Dunn knocked on the door, as if she had a sense of induction.

Dunn knocked hard twice, and the stone door engraved with seal symbols made a dull "bang" sound.

"Esther? Are you in there? Esther!"

The stone door opened slightly, and the candlelight in the corridor illuminated half of Esther's face. Her eyes were red, and tears were still dripping down.

Dunn's anger suddenly rose. It was the first time he saw Esther crying so miserably. Her eyes were already swollen: "What's wrong? What happened!?"

"I didn't - it doesn't matter, in two days... it should be fine once I calm down."

Dunn resisted the urge to open the door and calmed down his emotions: "Esther, what happened? Who hurt you?"

Esther's eyes were calm, which was completely opposite to her continuous tears, which gave her a rather strange look on her face: "No, I'm not sad because of my own things. I can't tell you what it is, Captain .”

Dunn's brows frowned more and more, and the anxiety in his chest made him want to smoke tobacco for several hours. He had to report this matter to the church.

Esther raised her head slightly, and under the tears rolling down her face, she showed a reassuring smile: "You are too deeply affected by me, captain. You are not my guardian, but Tingen's night watchman." By."

Before Dunn could say anything else, Esther closed the door again. Dunn was silent for more than ten seconds, and finally knocked on the door again: "I left cookies at the door. At least you should have something to eat."

He quickly left here without waiting for Esther's response. He needed to convey the situation to the church and seek clearer instructions. Dunn heard those words and felt Esther's alienation from him, which made him even more uneasy.

Esther was right. Her "amiability" made Dunn start to lose his cool. But when he saw Esther's calm face but her eyes were red with tears, Dunn couldn't figure it out.

What happened last night? Esther lost control?

Although Dunn made the guess that was closest to the truth, he subconsciously ignored what he might have experienced last night - he had a dream about a suspect last night and saw the cross of the "True Creator" in his dream.

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It was almost noon the next day when Esther came out from behind Chanis' door. Her expression was so bad that everyone who saw her subconsciously said the following words: "Are you sick? Are you okay?"

Esther rubbed her still swollen eyes, her smile was much more forced than yesterday, but it was also closer to her real physiological condition: "It's okay, just a little uncomfortable..."

Leonard touched his chin and put on a serious expression: "You are not falling out of love, are you?"

Roxanne gave him an elbow, which caused Leonard to grin and run away in pain. The gossip-loving lady looked anxiously at Esther's eyes: "Would you like to apply some ointment to reduce the swelling? Old Neil should have it at his place. .”

Esther shook her head: "It's okay, I'll be fine when I get some sleep at night."

Roxanne clapped her hands: "Yes! There will be a welcome banquet for Klein tonight. The captain has made a reservation at the Old Weir Restaurant. You must remember to come too!"

Esther's expression immediately brightened up: "Ah, there is something delicious there? I must go there!"

To be honest, Esther only ate a box of cookies sent by the captain yesterday, and Esther really felt uncomfortable. When she heard that there was a big meal tonight, she swallowed her saliva.

At this moment, Leonard led Klein up again and said hello to the two ladies chatting and drinking tea, as if the person who had been elbowed just now was not him.

"Esther? Why do you look so bad? Did someone bully you?" Klein said, while subconsciously glancing at Leonard who had his hands in his pockets next to him. The meaning in his eyes was actually to ask what happened yesterday. matter.

Unexpectedly, Leonard immediately raised his hand and gestured repeatedly: "Am I so unreliable!? I wouldn't do such a bad thing as bullying a crying lady!"

Klein was silent. He shouldn't have his hopes up. He could only turn to Esther, who was smiling awkwardly: "If you encounter anything difficult, you can tell me."

Klein gave Esther a "you know" look, and Esther nodded understandingly and replied: "If I encounter something really troubling, I will tell you. This time it was just a nightmare. I will forget about it in two days." Enough."

Klein showed the citrine on his wrist: "If that doesn't work, I can still help you with divination."

Esther subconsciously said: "Ten pence for a hexagram, no money allowed?"

Klein was stunned for a moment, and then he and Esther giggled at this "fortune-telling phrase". Leonard didn't understand, but he laughed twice, and then stopped awkwardly in Roxanne's weird eyes. Roxanne's thoughtful eyes flickered between Esther and Klein. With her talent as a gossip expert, she was sensitive to the wonderful tacit understanding between the two.

Not long after, Klein followed Leonard and left the Blackthorn Security Company. Starting this afternoon, he will go to the fighting teacher Mr. Gawain for formal training. Since you want to join the Nighthawks team, you must be prepared for battles in various situations.

Esther couldn't help but recall the first time she met Mr. Gawain - she talked back to him decisively and shamelessly stayed to participate in the training, and finally successfully completed Gawain's training plan.

That was two months ago, time flies so fast.

Seeing that Klein and Leonard had left, Roxanne stared at Esther with a sly smile for a long time, until Esther couldn't bear it and said, "Did I get cookie crumbs on my face? "

"No, no, I just noticed that Esther is very beautiful. Although her facial features are not gorgeous and deep, she has a very special gentle beauty."

Esther rubbed her arms and looked at Roxanne in horror: "What disgusting words are you talking about? I have goosebumps all over my body!"

"Youth, this is youth, Esther is still young, isn't she?"

"Ms. Roxanne, you are not much older than me. Please wake up."

Esther didn't know what was going on with Roxanne. If Roxanne was an Extraordinary, Esther would be worried about whether she suddenly lost control and why she was behaving so weirdly.

Roshan pointed in the direction of the reception hall door: "What do you think of Klein?"

"It's quite good. He has a gentle and kind personality. He is a soft-hearted person who is easy to ask for help with things."

Roshan looked very funny as she shook her head: "No, no, that's not what I'm talking about. What about other aspects?"

Esther was silent for a few seconds: "Roxanne, did you listen to what Leonard said? He always felt that Klein was mysterious, so he always suspected that there was something abnormal about Klein, but who hasn't ordered his own yet? Where’s the secret?”

Roxanne reacted for a moment before she realized that Esther's brain circuit had strayed to a further direction. She waved her hands angrily: "What I want to say is not—I mean a romantic relationship! You and Klein seem to be very close. We have a common language.”

Esther thought about it for a moment, and used other reasons to cover up the "common language of fellow villagers": "Isn't that because he is the only one willing to laugh at my cold jokes?"

"Is that a joke? It doesn't sound like a joke at all."

Esther also started to bullshit: "Because no one understands it, it has become a bad joke."

Roxanne picked up the tea cup and took two sips, then stared at Esther with a burning gaze: "You really don't mean that? Can I help you find out about Klein?"

Esther's face showed panic again: "I really don't have that thought at all! Please!"

She didn't want to come together tomorrow and find that everyone in the office was looking at her and Klein with smiles, and then a fellow villager came to the door confused and confused, asking herself what Roxanne meant. Just imagining that situation made Esther feel like she was going to die socially.

It's so embarrassing, she'll die of embarrassment.

Roshan was a little disappointed by this answer, but it was not a surprise: "Okay, then do you want me to ask Klein for his opinion? Maybe he..."

"No! I'm pretty sure he didn't either! Beautiful Roxanne, dear Roxanne, don't worry about it!" Esther helplessly rubbed her right eyebrow, trying to persuade Roxanne to give up the idea of ​​"holding the red thread" , "We are just colleagues. Just like you and I, we can chat happily."

Luo Shan was finally persuaded: "Well, since you are so resistant, I won't go into details."

"Hey, why don't you think about when your own love will come? You must find a caring person in the future."

Roxanne held the side of her face with her wrist and asked curiously: "Then don't you want love yourself? Have you ever imagined what kind of person Esther will fall in love with in the future?"

Esther said feebly: "I think it's good if I'm alive..."

The first volume of The Ring of Fate was ended in tragedy. Sister...it's good to be alive...