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「母......母親，妳在做什麼？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjUaMQz7F1
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烏爾莉卡的視線越過鬣狗少年的肩膀，看見另一名更嬌小......甚至稱得上消瘦的嬌小身影站在不遠處。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV1pPPqvLjT
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這名女孩才剛滿十歲左右，如銀雪般色澤的髮絲與跟烏爾莉卡幾乎一模一樣，可與母親冷冽且堅定的目光不一樣的是，她的雙眸則透漏一份出於擔心受怕、逆來順從的神情。即使周遭的天氣潮濕炎熱，而且羊毛服裝將她從頭頂到腳裸包裹得緊緊的，她瘦小的身子卻仍在微微哆嗦，宛如寒風中的落葉，一吹就會飛走。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfYChx7tFzs
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烏爾莉卡當場丟下鬣狗少年，快步奔向小女孩身邊。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI4A9Azjwu2
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「莎薇.西蒙納多蒂爾(Solveig Símonardóttir)，妳剛才究竟跑去哪裡了？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMXCo1PZWtg
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只見銀髮小女孩的肩膀一震；每當母親說出自己全名時，就代表她自己惹上麻煩了。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5sDppSR4KC
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「你害媽媽擔心極了你知道嗎？妳怎麼沒告訴我就自己跑出去？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOfG5QRlGoU
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烏爾莉卡的雙眸乍一看泛著幾乎可稱之為冰冷的色澤，但面對女兒時卻實實在在充盈著、並釋放著無法忽視的溫暖熱度。只不過當她在詢問女兒時，著急的口氣中帶了點咄咄逼人的味道。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDWb8d07dCY
1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8Kb4DiJdro
「我......我提了水過來.......」莎薇低著頭，支支吾吾道。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV932Yy6s7g
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直到此刻，烏爾莉卡才注意到女兒手上提著一只裝滿清水的木製水桶。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBFkruz0Xyk
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「是他叫你去提水來的？」烏爾莉卡狠狠瞪向一旁癱坐在地上，乾咳著的鬣狗少年。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb8fCXu7OXX
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「不是的......不是狗哥哥叫我做的......」莎薇解釋。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwH5dVSlcpY
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「那是哪個壞傢伙命令妳做的？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRF0IJk56I3
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她輕輕搖了搖頭。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ09Zt34jSLw
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「我.....只是......想要幫上一點忙而已......」她說。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡC2YDbTgSEH
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「幫忙？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnMXVKRHnIj
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「因為我們已經再也回不了家鄉了......我想幫妳分擔些工作......」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNslu5T6ycH
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女兒這句話頓時觸動了烏爾莉卡的心弦，一陣難以言喻的刺痛與哀愁湧向她的心頭。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9jz57aMQ34
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「傻孩子，挑水這種事交給我去做就行了。」烏爾莉卡說：「我們也可以向挑水夫買水呀。更何況水井又這麼遙遠，一路上可能會發生許多危險。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFu57QMA0TN
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「可、可是......」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzwPozdx8j6
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「下次別再這樣擅作主張的亂跑了，知道嗎？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIddEXJBiqX
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「啊......喔......」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyMWtlvvI0C
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莎薇沒有多說什麼，只是低下頭不發一語，踢了踢地面。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡceE532WIba
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這孩子太安靜了，烏爾莉卡輕輕搖了搖頭。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkAhhMIYvk
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有些時候她還真希望女兒能對她大聲嚷嚷想要什麼，而不是把所有心事一股腦的全往肚裡吞。這孩子內斂性格多半是從她那繼承下來的，但莎薇卻嚴重缺乏在必要時挺起胸膛、堅定信念的勇氣與決心。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs8dlLcL8Ce
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烏爾莉卡輕嘆一口氣；畢竟莎薇自出生後就不斷遭遇各種變動——而且還都是負面的那一種！1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdL2NGhOxOY
1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxQ3cNIaHS
每況愈下的生活環境，讓莎薇連一個舒服的夏日午後都得引頸期盼，最終導致她對於未來缺乏期許。更別她的未來簡直能稱之為一片迷茫。烏爾莉卡常常見到莎薇臉上露出茫然無神的表情，就連那一雙大大的眼睛都顯得目光渙散。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA15TqXRXJB
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烏爾莉卡突然驚覺到，自己何嘗不是如此呢？1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFcS0igtnr
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不行！1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTF6ietsjvK
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她搖了搖頭。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1SUtRRIg6I
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我必須保護她，保護我最後的親生骨肉，人生中唯一的希望.....1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUuZpGN42wj
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「痛痛痛痛......為什麼我會這麼慘啊？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYEvH8H9CG2
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就在此時，烏爾莉卡的思緒被艾塔奇的喃喃自語給拉了回來。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV1WPHlPsQ
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她轉過頭去，看見剛才被自己抓起來的鬣狗少年搖搖晃晃地重新站起身子，他的臉色似乎還有些蒼白。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOkvWf6Nskc
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「下一次您又要找莎薇小姐的話，請別用這麼粗暴的方式。」艾塔奇邊說邊揉了揉自己發紅的脖子。「剛才是莎薇小姐主動找我去挑水，我一路上我都有看顧好她的安全。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLUEVarbCQ0
1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9xLPrHjHR0
「這是真的嗎，莎薇？」烏爾莉卡問。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw9aN9j1kL5
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莎薇輕輕點了點頭。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt9Bj5P9JO6
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「就......就算是這樣，我也不放心將她交給其他人帶，更別說是頭野獸人了。莎薇是我人生的一切。假如她發生什麼萬一的話，我絕對饒不了任何人......或鬣狗。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzAMrQz1Ya
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烏爾莉卡本以為自己凌厲的目光會使對方膽怯，但艾塔奇反而直率地迎向她的目光。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcI59sSkjha
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「這是當然的！」艾塔奇拍胸保證，一字一句都誠摯無比。「我清楚曉得莎薇小姐對您有多麼的重要，我會盡自己最大的力量來保護她！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuHafu68bkD
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「呃、咳哼，你知道就好！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGead0Ndi9M
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烏爾莉卡不自覺地避開他的視線，對眼前這名少年坦率的言行有點招架不住。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl9SghgyJ1l
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只不過，艾塔奇的下一句話卻讓她當場愣住。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmy7AKtBIlH
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「您是我的女王。而我，出身於鬣狗獸族的艾塔奇，也曾發誓過女王的願望是我的願望！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvGe3yKLh7V
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「女王什麼的......你到底對這個稱呼有多執著？」烏爾莉卡問。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyBhv4YZJOt
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這時艾塔奇挺起胸膛，獸耳與獸尾都翹得老高。他說：1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb48QItlWjF
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「俗話說，男性斑點鬣狗的一生當中有三位『女王』：1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKv5MWxjSS
一位是他的母親，這是理所當然的。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIyyJQUTiDY
一位是他全心侍奉氏族族長，這是因為統治鬣狗氏族的皆是女子。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQw74NTPaqu
一位則是他親愛的妻子。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXFMD8mj4RJ
烏爾莉卡夫人是我的妻子，所以我稱呼您為女王完全沒有問題！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOHia2Yv6vt
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「妻子什麼的，別隨便說出口。」烏爾莉卡撇過頭去。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡol9pobRLnT
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「可是我們倆已經在尼卡罕(nikah)——婚姻婚契上簽了名，從此我們倆就是夫.....夫妻了......」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtxDthaMvUZ
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烏爾莉卡忽然注意到艾塔奇雙頰泛起紅潮，只見他乾咳了幾聲，目光左右飄動，似乎不知道該看哪裡才好。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpeNMzUXH8
1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE6e0dqtLhA
直到此時，烏爾莉卡這才發覺自己頭髮凌亂，幾縷銀色髮絲貼在脖頸上，脖子至鎖骨及雙峰處香汗淋漓。身上的白色羊毛上衣更是全被汗水浸溼，顯露出她曼妙姣好的身材。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKPk9NDHLpw
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「莎薇，我們進房裡去。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AyvfMfLal
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烏爾莉卡牽起莎薇，頭也不回往屋內的方向走去。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85WYMToFCd
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「我的女王，我拿一件新的衣服給您。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9ZYsm6apt
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「不需要！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡot6GADwPSX
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「我的女王，請稍等一下。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWQnvYj8fFf
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「又怎麼了？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUGbilw0sdQ
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「您住在這也有一個多星期了，」艾塔奇紅著臉緩緩的低下頭，一臉羞澀地說：「是時候該盡一下妳的.....職責吧？」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYMljKuW5Vt
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「職責......」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfEGHT0CvIE
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烏爾莉卡愣了一下，接著像是意識到什麼似的撇過頭去。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUv97sgnes4
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「現在還是大白天......」她盡可能以冷靜的態度推辭。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXL56JNOiJn
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「我已經耐著性子忍很久了！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNKmbGjtbkP
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可是當烏爾莉卡重新面向對方，她正巧一眼對上艾塔奇那雙誠懇溫暖、閃閃發光的眼眸。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo9t46nPiqb
1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡphb9iIsvM2
「......我懂了。」烏爾莉卡嘆口氣。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZUkI1ajUVe
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「那我去準備一下，請先去房間等我！」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDwvxZRHfCc
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「嗯。」1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLBsHjcCSM
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烏爾莉卡冷漠地點了點頭，然後轉身離去。但是在那張冰冷面孔之下，卻是一個正在吶喊的靈魂。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQ002vv98m
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我明明是個三十歲的婦人，為什麼這個十二歲的男孩會成為我的丈夫啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊啊！1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUxtHjnimLY
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內心被這份難以言喻的困惑所衝擊，使得烏爾莉卡不禁回憶起自己過往的人生，以及不久前發生的那齣重大事件。1103Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWH16Rbc9EN
