Children never give up their habits, whether they grow up or grow old, they are still them. They cannot forget the most important things even if they have to leave their families...

After helping his father fix the roof, Anatole had nothing left to do. The only thing he could do was sit and wait for dinner. He could only take out his sword and look at it.

He looked over and saw a girl around 16 years old, she was a slim person, somewhat active in her work but also quite quiet. Normally when she saw him, she would just say a few words and leave.

Currently, she is also the one who helps her father the most, her skillful hands thread the threads through the torn edges of the worn-out shirts of the sisters in the family that she always loves.

Those white hands with skillful hands as if they have been trained over time, the hands quickly use scissors to cut a few threads.

The sound of scissors cutting is not unfamiliar to anyone, it is the pleasant sound of fabric being cut, the sound of two sharp blades rubbing against each other, somewhat dangerous. In the end, it is the most familiar sound, the sound of a tailor busy making a living, the hard work of a loved one they devote all their love to, the hard-working mother raising her children...

The sound of scissors is probably something he has never heard in his entire life, but it is very familiar, he can't remember it no matter how much he remembers it, he still wants to hear it. The image of a certain woman is still dark and has not been illuminated.

"Do you need something?" [Emilie]

This brought him back to reality.

"Let me ask...when do you and the kids normally eat?" [Anatole]

"We'll just wait until father finishes cooking, I have work to finish too." [Emilie]

He smiled and asked her.

"Do you love your father very much?" [Anatole]

"I don't know." [Emilie]

Emilie was still sitting calmly sewing clothes.

The answer made him a little confused, it was clearly not the answer he expected.

"I know that father is a good person, but he is too conservative... I want to go out and find a job but every time he tries to stop me, why?!" [Emilie]

As if she had vented all the resentment in her heart, she just quietly continued to mend the clothes.

Anatole was also a bit surprised but he didn't know what else to say, he just spoke to her gently.

"But after all, father is the one who loves you and your siblings the most, maybe he doesn't want you to have to..." [Anatole]

"What the hell do you understand!?" [Emilie]

She angrily picked up the clothes she was sewing and ran away, leaving Anatole who was bewildered and didn't understand what was going on.

"Women are hard to understand, I admit (I saw something on her face just now, didn't I?)." [Anatole]

"(Maybe father has something that forces him not to let her go out?)" [Anatole]

After lunch, he immediately went to Father Nicholas alone.

"Do you have something to ask me?" [Nicholas]

"I just want to ask you something." [Anatole]

"Just say it." [Nicholas]

"About Emilie, the girl who often helps you, maybe she has some conflicts with you?" [Anatole]

The priest sighed.

"It's true that I often quarrel with her, but she used to be very well-behaved..." [Nicholas]

"But why didn't you let her go out? Maybe she's old enough to go out of the church grounds and explore the world." [Anatole]

"It's not as simple as you think, in fact, I understand that as well as you, she needs to go out and explore the world, I understand... but I'm only doing this for her safety." [Nicholas]

"Safety? Do you really care about her that much?" [Anatole]

"No, I think it's something that will directly affect her life. If it were easier, I would have let her go out a long time ago. Besides, I don't want to lose another person..." [Nicholas]

The priest pondered. Looking at her tired appearance, he also knew that it was really hard to say anything, something really serious must have happened.

"I understand how you feel, if you say that then it means you are also carrying a heavy burden, I will trust your decisions..." [Anatole]

"Thank you for understanding me, if you leave this place in the future, can you take the girl with you? Let her see things she has never seen, do things she has always wanted to do... that I can no longer fulfill for her." [Nicholas]

"Okay... I promise, I promise my father that when I leave I will help her." [Anatole]

When we were young, everyone always wanted to go everywhere, see things they wanted to see, do things they wanted to do. Even Anatole had never done those things, he didn't know what it was like. But in the end, he also wanted to help her, to save the cruel childhood he had endured.

"Then let me ask, what exactly is it that you think is so serious that it could endanger her life, Father?" [Anatole]

"You're going to ask, aren't you? Well, actually, it was a long time ago, about 8 years ago, a group of strangers wanted to take her away, I tried to prevent that from happening. The only thing I know is that they wanted to take her away, maybe because of the experiments they wanted to perform? I accidentally learned that she could be a powerful Arcanist and her Arcanum was not small, so I can understand how much they wanted her, and they couldn't let this go easily. I must keep her here until I feel at ease, and I think it would be better if she followed you?" [Nicholas]

After hearing everything, Anatole thought for a moment.

"Then why did you keep this a secret from her?" [Anatole]

"That was when she was still so young, she didn't know anything, I wanted to keep this secret until she was 18 so she could face this on her own, I didn't want her to live in fear of being taken away at any time. You see, keeping her in the church was the safest way, it would be difficult for them to find the location of this place after all these years." [Nicholas]

"Then why did father trust me in the end? Wouldn't it be more dangerous if I went with me?" [Anatole]

"At first I thought so too, but partly because, as you can see, it couldn't wait any longer. And partly because I had faith in you, I knew you weren't a bad person and you valued everyone, so I felt that if she went with you, I would guarantee that you would always protect her at all costs... more than anything, it was a strange feeling for me, you would run away for the rest of your life, but it was hard for anyone to catch or kill you, as if God didn't allow you to die. Sorry, that's just what I honestly thought, I didn't mean anything by it." [Nicholas]

Anatole pondered for a moment before continuing.

"Although I don't really believe in these things, if you're so fair, then I think I'll try my best to not let you down, I promise to protect the girl." [Anatole]

This was the first time someone had placed such great trust in him, and he had clearly never felt so responsible. The priest's eyes and words were sincere, the most sincere words. In a world where truth and falsehood were mixed together, one could filter out from it precious sincerity.