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雲層遮蔽了大部份日光，令天空蒙上一層暗淡的灰，連藍都那麼無精打采，更遑論生活在其下的人們了。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrqnsyH9ti3
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從白廳這裡看出去，由於禁令的關係，附近的街道別說車馬，連行人都沒有。直挺挺站在宮門的衛兵像毫無生氣的雕像，只是忠誠地執行命令。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe0EEfHdhDS
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這一副頹喪的景象，對久違歸國的西斯而言，難免感慨。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9AlfatstxG
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他嘆了口氣，離開窗邊，在牆邊站著。不過顧慮到身上穿的是自己借來晉見用的套裝，男人沒敢將背靠在牆上，生怕灰塵沾上天鵝絨外套。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO9XFc7wNdU
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西斯得承認，久沒穿這東西，如今再穿上的感覺挺彆扭。而且北方冬天的氣候也令他頗不適應，在阿爾巴，即便冬天也沒有這麼冷，也比較乾燥。而蘭登總是潮濕的天氣令不透氣的襯衫穿在身上感覺更悶。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tR8NXwGZb
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西斯拉了拉領口，想讓自己喘口氣。就在這時，通往廷宮的大門打開。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg5HiLXAQrJ
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「蘭開夏爵爺。」走出來的侍女左右看看，找到站在角落的他，「女王召見。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPkQ9aDZJ8K
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西斯朝她行禮，而後讓侍女領路，走進廷宮。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKobgsB7xZ7
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偌大的宮殿因其全白的建築而被稱為白廳，在艾德蒙王於此即位後，便成為整個英倫的權利中樞，政軍要事的相關部會都在此辦公，內閣議會和國王的居所也建立於此。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjhy2eLr7ox
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在外圍，是各部會的辦公室，以及議會聆廳民眾請願的請願廳，這裡統稱為外廷。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2dUxFGOvN
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再內一圈，是內閣與議會的所在，以及宴會廳等場所，只有擁有頭銜與封號的大貴族被允許進入，甚至有些人得到女王陛下的首肯，可以在這裡擁有自己的房間。此處，通稱為廷宮。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnRcb8omAH
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再往內則是內廷，也是真正被稱為白廳的宮殿，以中央的高塔為中心，向外傾斜、形成如山丘般的高聳城堡，是歷代國王的居所，一般只有親信與陪侍能夠進入。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIw4wZDhUDV
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不過為了稱呼方便，這坐落在首都蘭登城北邊的巨大建築群都統稱白廳。但真正生活在其中的人們就知道，在這裡頭的地位可是天差地遠。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0GOfWDHCv
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越往內，黑暗越濃重。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBbOnCCqakT
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西斯默默跟在侍女身後，走在廷宮內，依稀可聽到旁人的竊竊私語。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBnQWb3GTcM
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廷宮不像外廷，全是年輕貴族或經常汰換的雇員，那些人不認得他也是正常的，他已經有十幾年沒回來了。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ851uUeGF2G
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但廷宮裡的人還記得他，或者說是還對他這個人，以及當時突如其來的離去仍有印象。西斯不用聽也能猜出他們在談論什麼。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp21zHLqSIh
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──被放逐的蘭開夏勳爵為什麼又回來了？41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvauxRvIE9y
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──和杜邦家的克里斯多福近日回去領地是否有關？41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlVEgmrwt11
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──樞機主教已死，內閣是否又要改組？41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUqyv9AYlto
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但很可惜的，他們要失望了。西斯想。他回來可不是為了再掀起什麼動亂，而是為了結束這一切。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxdKRuIHWkY
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侍女將他帶到一處迴廊前停下，而後行了個禮便退開了。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy4TJSLS4mS
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因為這裡再過去就是女王的內廷。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFhKKmkjcev
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西斯有些意外，他沒料到女王接見他的地方會……這麼深入。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqlSpWSH4Ty
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就在他猶豫著是否應該繼續前進的時候，迴廊轉角走出一個身影。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCCZujlckqr
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看到對方時，西斯略感訝異。這不能怪他，畢竟他離開太久，而他最後見到約書亞的時候，還覺得對方只是乳臭未乾的小鬼。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4yI5ikLECW
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金髮男人走到他面前，穿猩紅色的城衛軍制服，掛著金色隊長綬帶，與他那頭即便在灰白色建築裡依然閃亮的金髮相得益彰，他配著劍、站姿筆挺的模樣瞬間打散了西斯記憶中那個老板著臉、一臉不可一世模樣的少年。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQ5M9kBkIk
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「約書亞。」他向來人笑著，「你可變得真多。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYL9KDkco2Q
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在他面前站定了，約書亞上下打量男人，「你也是，西斯。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡModtlEjIbx
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從約書亞眼底看到對他衣著顯而易見的嫌惡，西斯笑得更開懷。很好，至少還有一點是他熟悉的。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6t3Ln9nBqF
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「我收回剛才的話，你一點都沒變。」看他笑成這副德性，約書亞皺眉。和克里斯多福比起來，這男人的變化真算少的。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡn45QNr6sgy
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「很高興聽你這麼說，約書亞。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeSsmghJix2
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約書亞瞪了他一眼。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJZuCKRaqG4
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「走吧，陛下已經在等你了。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Oh7WyHTva
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西斯不是第一次進內廷，但最近一次來也是很久之前的事了。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjr2BkrHcE
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這裡不像外面那麼人來人往，偌大的白色宮殿裡裝飾得美侖美奐，卻寂靜。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QaMICbcPF
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以前曾有國王為了展現慷慨，允許他親近的臣子與侍妾自由出入內廷，那時候的宮殿也許不像現在這麼冷清，不過像這樣安靜也有些反常。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQIoAFNBxjW
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侍女們低頭走過，沒有交談或嬉戲，對於他們的到來也只是神色匆匆地行禮後，就各自去忙各自的事情。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKguqoIqZN
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他們走過花園，這裡凋零的就像純白宮殿裡的冷漠。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRBHupuGzZ1
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「陛下在哪？」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡckoEynPLQP
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在穿過中庭、踏上旋轉樓梯時，西斯突然問。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZX5aaL0lMh
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「在塔上。」約書亞說。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh6uoIHwoJr
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「……她在祈禱嗎？」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuXX2sue0Ms
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約書亞點頭。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmPj4cc4aSv
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這是該哀悼。西斯想，透過階梯旁的窗子，俯瞰正默哀中的城堡。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MgbSOarDn
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他們失去過很多，不只是利益或權勢，伙伴也不少，不過沒有像這一次失去的那麼痛。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxfrh9iYBLS
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他回頭拾階而上，看著走在前頭的人。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0GhRlLtIk
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有那麼一瞬間，他將金髮的約書亞看成那個有著黑色鬈髮、提著裙襬的嬌小身影……41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH2MSBg320l
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她回過頭來，對他說──剛才那句話太失禮了，西斯──不過眼睛裡閃動的卻是不馴的笑意……41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡitWtEECAVv
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「西斯。」約書亞叫他，將男人從幻影中拉回來。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyNq88I3Sa
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他還是站在冰冷的台階上，還是冰冷的空氣，可是雪莉的身影不在，取代她的是約書亞，擁有英倫皇室血統的約書亞。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡplFIjJTObX
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西斯深吸口氣，露出笑容。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTsMzGPZPS
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有那麼一瞬，約書亞看起來有點好奇，似乎想開口問些什麼，但他還是壓抑住了。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzInFhGAck
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「……在這等著。」他說。轉身走到樓梯盡頭，拉著門環敲門。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVa40LfCAiT
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沒過多久，他就回頭叫西斯。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpeiIhUeItI
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「進去吧。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7j4IbtLmYY
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西斯依言上前，繞過約書亞走進那扇門內。身後，金髮青年輕輕帶上門，呈圓型的斗室內，只剩下他和女王。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFx3yJM6Euh
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西斯進來的時候，女王仍跪在聖像前，低頭祈禱。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2NqIxj3vUZ
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直到門關起，她才緩緩起身、轉過來望著她的臣子。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjfeY0nAaL
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蘇珊娜女王身上有所有金雀花家族的特質。她的金髮、藍色的眼睛、高挑身材、還有綜合桀驁不馴與堅毅兩者的性格。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUpuNQp7qsC
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西斯看著她，沒在女王臉上看到任何他以為會有的動搖或悲痛。他只在她臉上看到屬於王的神情，平靜且威嚴。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpRyTUeTM4x
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「陛下。」西斯躬身行禮。女王沒伸手示意他上前，他便待在原地。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Whare5sU7
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「許久不見了，西斯。」蘇珊娜說：「你看來沒變多少。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuslvAKMryb
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的確，我是所有人中變得最少的那一個，但可不是一點也沒變。西斯想，「陛下也美麗依舊。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡg9RAn5wxFN
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「但老了。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIOUxnInPX
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「也更睿智。」西斯說。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4d4AXnvnMq
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蘇珊娜微笑，「你還是一樣能言善道，西斯。能見到一個老模樣的朋友，在現在也是欣慰。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7bW6peD9H3
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所以她並非無動於衷。低下頭的時候，西斯這麼想。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzVuhvZ5hi
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「臣受寵若驚。」他卑微地道。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8r5mujLtzo
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蘇珊娜揮手讓他起身，走到塔頂的窗前，拂過她臉上的風也帶起落在她額際的髮絲，掺雜了紅的金，在蕭瑟裡像是最後一抹掙扎的顏色。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjUjGHPLSrh
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「西斯，現在的英倫就像進入冬季一樣，冰冷，而且麻木。」蘇珊娜說：「責任和歷史的壓迫看起來細微，可也非常沉重，它們正在掩埋我們。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCNu2miwWCh
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西斯沒有回答，他甚至不知道女王對他說這些事的用意何在。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoVyvgItQh3
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「但春天永遠會來。」她回過頭，注視她的臣子，「我們總是可以期待花苞綻放的那一天。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡV0TanYb1iY
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「……您說的是，陛下。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl5r5ULIlzA
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對於西斯的謙遜附和，蘇珊娜只是好脾氣地微笑，「下去吧，西斯，你的加封典禮在明天舉行。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEPmJfyE48h
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「加封典禮嗎？陛下？」西斯皺眉。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiWwE1iuqi
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「你是回來為我辦事，那就必須有相應的地位和責任。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWFTml8bf7
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「……是的，陛下。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4J3tfK8xhT
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蘇珊娜顯然頗為欣賞他的順從，在他離去前，她還叫住他。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvvYbo4qS3w
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「記得換好一些的套裝，親愛的，我想約書亞會願意替你找到合適的服裝。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9QMJudugO4
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西斯有些尷尬地乾笑。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEEfhdAxxdM
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男人離開後，只剩一人的斗室顯得更加寂靜。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2hRhu45xtn
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蘇珊娜再將頭轉向窗外，望著就在下方的庭園。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AMuL7Bpyv
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雖然還沒下雪，不過枝頭已經一片空盪，只留下僵硬、粗糙的深色線條，密密麻麻地，如同蛛網一般，取代了原有的色彩。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrC5GH0MRIO
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春天終究會來。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbnCmdM7SqZ
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是的，除了心靈已近遲暮的她。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1NxMHgMY19
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蘇珊娜離開窗邊，往門口走。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIuHKr4pZ5
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耳裡只聽見自己的裙襬摩挲地面的聲音，單一的、孤單的。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcrtzt3I9Xq
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她深深歎氣，推開門。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcdRpRZ1owz
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挺直了背脊。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTjW49XQDK
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西斯走下樓梯的時候，見到約書亞正倚在一旁的牆上。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbVuJqfQpgC
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聽到他的腳步聲，金髮青年回過頭，注視男人朝他走來。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsTshluZzcr
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「陛下要你幫我弄套可以看的衣服來。」西斯說，然後低頭看看自己這件借來的鼠棕色套裝，「……其實這件也挺好的，不是嗎？」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZz65kH13D
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約書亞掃了他一眼，用哼聲表達他的輕蔑。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzO5ip4AVR2
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「有那麼糟嗎？」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwLc1gPZoC
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「你向來都是一點品味也沒有的那一個。」約書亞說。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2McMLCjlUa
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他又轉回頭去看花園，那裡空無一物，西斯想不出來有什麼好看的，但金髮青年突然幽幽地道：「我還是沒辦法想像她不在了。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxooY5xW79
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西斯看著他。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlCwCHvkuWc
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這裡也有一個並非如此無動於衷的人。他想，只是他們都太習慣掩飾。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMzbmKNKsHq
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「你和她認識很久了？」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSd3YGU23Dc
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「當然……但沒比陛下久。」約書亞說道。他聽說雪莉從小時候起就一直是蘇珊娜的隨侍，她對她的忠誠甚至勝過了對她的丈夫。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnBbFi3eFt5
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他們從沒想過這忠誠背後有什麼原因，讓她連死亡都得悄無聲息仍然無怨無悔。他們只是那麼習慣雪莉的存在，她總是站在女王身後，嬌小不起眼，可直到她消失，他們才發覺她的存在那麼大。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡshoKM0rFOd
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這整座城堡都在為她哀悼。就像它知道一個老朋友已經不會再回來了一樣。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9mMLdwwTGN
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西斯沉默，他對此難以有任何回應。他們曾經是同伴，有共同理想和目標的那種。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡK5mYsz4EAH
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「克里斯多福呢？」他換了個話題。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9S1DqeFJr3
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「他回領地去了。我以為你應該會知道。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62Yw6GtcXZ
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「我當然知道。但他不可能只是回去而已吧。」41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXVo3GyFCyl
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約書亞盯著他一陣，才說：「他是雪莉死前最後見到她的那個人。」好像這句話就足以說明一切。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrfCz8mN2K4
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西斯點頭，他就知道那個男人不會沒有任何動作。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjT2xfHM64o
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克里斯多福的失勢是他離開宮廷之後的事情，那之後，他聽到不少傳聞，都說這男人變了。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsFhUu80Fdl
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但現在看來，他覺得克里斯多福一點也沒變。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXURvCf7fBv
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一個人要改變很難，除非有強而有力的契機。41Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCIvMq6in6y
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