Derek and Halford walked towards their home. The home that received the news first was already busy.
Derek's wife, Anvena Rostol, stood at the door with a smile in her eyes to greet her returning husband. This behavior lasted for more than 20 years since her husband first went out to the battlefield. In the blink of an eye,
Years have passed, and when young Derek went to the front line, the beautiful girl cried so hard that her heart broke. The woman who is still beautiful now cannot hide the tears that still remain in her eyes. Her concern for her husband has not diminished over time.
A trace of.
Twenty years have passed, and time has grown old. What is left is only the attachment and bond that are deep in the bone marrow.
When Anweina saw the figure appearing on the street corner in the distance, she smiled and at the same time, the tears that had been lingering in her eyes fell down instantly like a dam that had opened its gates.
Derek saw his wife waiting for him to return at the door as always. Even the position where he was standing had not changed. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart. The Imperial Generalissimo had never flinched in the face of thousands of troops. Now he suddenly discovered that for so many years,
He really owed his family so much. Unknowingly, he let go of Halford's hand, and Derek walked quickly for two steps, and then slowed down again. His wife also shed tears.
Walking towards her husband.
Yes, both of them are no longer young, and that passionate time will never come back once it passes. But what is left is indeed the essence left behind after the time has passed, the bond hidden in the souls of the two.
"I'm back."
"Well, you're tired. Let's go home first."
A simple conversation, but it contains not simple emotions.
Mrs. Anweina wiped away the remaining tears on her face and turned to look at Halford who was following her.
"Who is this? Is it Halford?" The tone was uncertain, with a hint of surprise and a hint of doubt.
Halford's handsome face blushed slightly, nodded and said: "Aunt, I am Halford."
Anweina covered her mouth with her hand in surprise, then hurriedly took two steps forward and gently touched the young face, "Is it really you? Oh my god, little Halford has grown so big! In the blink of an eye, he has grown so big.
It has been more than ten years. You kid, you must have suffered a lot since you were so strong since you were a child."
Halford, who was originally not good at talking, could only blush and be speechless under his aunt's gentle caress.
Anweina took Halford's hand, just like he did when he was a child, and led him into the door.
After entering the door, just walking a few steps, there was a happy sound of silver bells in the distance of the corridor, and a beautiful figure threw herself into the arms of Derek, who had just returned home.
"Dad!" Derek's daughter, Leah Rostall, cried while hugging her long-missed father tightly.
Derek caressed his daughter's long, silky hair dotingly, "Liya, don't cry. If you cry and get wrinkles, no one will want you in the future! Also, look who is that behind you?"
Liya was crying and twitching. After hearing Derek's words, she raised her head and looked behind her father in confusion.
Anweina held Halford's hand and smiled as she watched her daughter express her love for her father. When she saw Liya looking over, Mrs. Anwena pushed Halford, who had always lowered his head, towards her.
in front of me.
Liya wiped her eyes which were a little red from crying, and then looked steadily at the man who appeared in front of her.
Slowly, a glimmer of light appeared in her confused eyes. Liya covered her mouth in surprise and looked at the man in disbelief, "Brother Rebain! You are Brother Rebain! It's really you! Oh my God!"
Liya loosened her arms around her father, walked in two or three steps in front of Halford, who had his head lowered, and raised his head, just in time to meet Halford's eyes looking at the floor.
Seeing that Halford couldn't hide, he could only stiffly pull out an expression that could be called a smile, "Hello, Miss Liya."
Liya's happy expression suddenly disappeared, and she pretended to be angry, "Humph! Do you still know that I am there? Brother Rebain is the worst if you haven't come to see me for so many years!" After that, he said
He deliberately turned his head away, but his peeking eyes made the Derek couple standing beside him laugh.
But this trick was very effective against Halford, a young guy like him. "I...I'm not, I don't have...that..." He hurriedly raised his head to explain, but he felt that his words were so lacking, and he couldn't help but sigh for a long time.
, I was so stunned that I couldn’t even formulate a complete sentence.
"Hahahaha!" Derek, who couldn't hold it in any longer, laughed loudly when he saw Halford, whose face was flushed and his hands were waving unconsciously.
After hearing her father laughing, Liya couldn't hold back her laughter. "Pfft!" "Idiot!"
After seeing the beauty in front of him covering her mouth and snickering, Halford's already flushed face turned as red as an apple.
"Okay, okay, Liya, just let your brother Rebain go, and stop bullying him." Mrs. Anweina smiled and helped Halford out.
When Liya heard her mother speak, she stuck out her tongue naughtily, "I'm going to prepare first, and I'll see you later! Brother, don't run away!" After saying that, she turned around and drifted away, accompanied by bursts of ringtones, and disappeared in
At the corner of the corridor.
Halford scratched his head in embarrassment, "Okay, my husband and little Hal will go and wash up first. The food is ready."
Since Derek returned home and put down his baggage, he has been light-hearted and his laughter has not disappeared. Derek, who has not experienced family affection for a long time, took the dull Halford back to the room to change clothes and wash up.
Rostol's restaurant.
The lights illuminated the entire spacious restaurant, and a long dining table was filled with sumptuous dishes.
Derek, who was wearing casual clothes, sat on the first forehand table, with Halford on the left and his wife on the right. Leah, who had changed into a princess outfit and was carefully dressed up, sat on the Halford table.
This move made Derek, who wanted to enjoy family happiness, very sad. It was going to rain and his mother was getting married. As soon as he saw his "good brother", he forgot about his "good father", but he
It’s not like he really cares about it. It would be great if his daughter and Halford could get married. Derek, who is childless, has long regarded Halford as his own child.
At the banquet, when Anweina and Liya learned that Derek had resigned as marshal, they were both excited and filled with tears. For many years, Derek's time in the army far exceeded his time at home. In addition,
Going on expeditions from time to time often made the mother and daughter worried. Now, they no longer have to worry about whether they will receive a death notice from the empire tomorrow.
The mother and daughter, who were crying with joy, hugged each other around Derek, and their tears of joy wetted Derek's arms.
Halford silently lowered his head and cut the beef on his plate. He had never enjoyed the love of his parents since he was a child, and listened enviously to the warm words of the Derek family.
Halford's mother died in childbirth when he was just born. He has only one father in his memory, and he can count the days he spent at home. When he was young, he often came to Derek's house, so he
In his heart, Anweina is like his mother, while Liya is the sister who grew up with his childhood sweetheart.
However, this was not his home after all. At the age of fifteen, after learning that his only relative, his father, had died in battle, the young Halford resolutely left here and joined the army alone and anonymously for three years.
Over time, I struggled in battles, starting from a small soldier, and slowly climbed up. Later, I gave up the opportunity to be a commander, and passed the selection of the Seventh Army as a soldier again, which took eight years.
At that time, he walked to the position of regiment commander.
Only he himself knew the pain of this. When he reached the position of commander of the Empire's elite Seventh Legion as he wished, he revealed his true name to everyone and took over the flag that his father had not rushed to give to him.
, allowing Rebain’s name to resound over the empire again after ten years.
When other aristocratic youths were learning etiquette and swordsmanship, it was common for him to be injured in battle. When other aristocratic youths were strolling among the flowers, he was struggling to survive in a sea of blood. When other aristocratic youths relied on good
Education and conditions, when he got the position of commander directly after joining the officialdom or joining the army, he only relied on his own merits earned through fighting step by step to become the supreme commander of the Seventh Army.
This was a road full of thorns, and death almost claimed his life more than once. But he still survived and became the new pride of the empire.
He could proudly say to his father, "I have lived up to your expectations, and I am worthy of the name you gave me!"
However, all of this can only be told to Lengbingling Lingbi, and he has never even seen his mother's face, and even his mother's portrait has not been left! But from the words of his father and Uncle Derek's Aunt Anweina,
In the phrase, you can know that your mother is a very beautiful woman, but you don't even know what she looks like.
Anne Rebain. Only such a name is Halford's entire childhood memory.
Although he has never seen his mother's face, it doesn't mean that he doesn't love his mother. It was because of him that his mother passed away before she could rush through her prime. So Halford's mother,
I always feel like I owe too much.
As for his father, Carol Rebain, Halford's image is that his father is taciturn, not good at expressing his love for his son, and has always been strict in teaching little Hal. He is a precocious child.
Halford understood the care behind his father's sternness, so after learning that his father had been killed in battle, he walked on that difficult road alone. In this way, he wanted to pay homage to his father's spirit in heaven.
The son wants to be raised but cannot be cared for. Now Halford can only rely on visiting his parents' graves to express their gratitude for their upbringing.
Halford, a tough guy, felt his nose was a little sore in the warm atmosphere of Derek's family.
Fortunately, Anweina was keenly aware of Halford's strangeness, and let go of Derek's arm. She wiped her tears and said, "Husband, how did you meet Little Hal?"
After Derek heard about it, he told the story of the difficult battle that had happened before, piece by piece.
Following his words, Anweina and Liya kept exclaiming in a few words. If Halford hadn't been able to rescue him this time, maybe Anweina's husband, Liya's father, Derek would really have died.
Can't come back.
After listening to Derek's explanation, there was silence for a while. Anweina stood up, picked up the wine glass on the table, and raised it towards Halford, "Little Hal, Auntie proposes a toast to you. Thank you for saving Derek.
Thank you!" After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp.
Halford stood up in a hurry, grabbed the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, "No, even without us, Marshal Derek can return safely."
Liya burst out laughing, "Brother Rebain, don't be humble! If it weren't for you, my father would really be in danger. I'll give you a reward!" After saying that, she hugged Halford's neck.
, a sweet kiss was printed on Halford's face.
Halford felt as if he was struck by lightning and stood there stupidly, motionless. Liya, who succeeded in the prank, giggled.
Derek and Anweina looked at each other and smiled. The relationship between the two children was so good, which suited their minds. It seemed that they took advantage of Halford's presence to settle the marriage.
A dinner ended with laughter from time to time.
The early spring night in the south of the Ross continent is no longer so cold. The cool breeze is blowing the land that is budding with upgrades. At this time, people are enjoying a rare peace.