Chapter 631: 503 ’Fairy King
At Aurora’s invitation, Altoria had already been living in the Grand Cathedral of Ash Trees for a month, and she naturally had a room of her own there.
Her room was not far from the lord’s chamber, located on the top floor of the Grand Cathedral of Ash Trees. When a certain country fairy moved in, she was quite apprehensive, fearing it would be as luxurious as the residence Reiger had created with magic during their time in the wilderness.
Fortunately, although the Grand Cathedral of Ash Trees was the first large-scale building in Fairy Country of Britain, it was a few notches below the residence Reiger created with the "Create Fortress" spell.
After all, the tier magic Reiger used was derived from the game "YGGDRASIL." Since it was from a game, to showcase the prestige of the tenth-tier magic, the developers naturally made the "Create Fortress" residences as luxurious as possible, distinguishing them from lower-tier creation magic.
Thus, the temporary residence made with "Create Fortress" had such luxurious furnishings and layouts, incomparable to ordinary buildings, even though this place had once hosted the queen’s coronation ceremony.
Eventually, Altoria still moved into a room that was many times more upscale than the stable she had stayed in at Tintagel Village, yet quite a bit less lavish than the residence Reiger had built with "Create Fortress."
When Reiger carried Altoria into this room, the fairy girl in his arms had already fallen into a deep sleep, seemingly very exhausted.
Reiger laid Altoria down on the bed, gently putting her down.
But though he put her down, Reiger himself couldn’t leave.
Because the fairy girl, who was deep in slumber, like a little girl desperately lacking a sense of security, unconsciously clutched at the front of Reiger’s clothes, preventing him from walking away completely.
Of course, with Reiger’s skills, gently and silently freeing himself from the grasp of a sleeping person was very simple.
However, when Reiger tried to act, he frustratingly found that whenever he slightly loosened Altoria’s hand, the fairy girl’s eyelids would immediately begin to twitch, furrowing her brows, showing a pitiful expression as if about to be awakened.
"...Is this going to be another sleepover?"
Reiger wryly smiled.
As for why he said another... that could only be asked of that certain fairy girl who had previously crawled into Reiger’s arms in the middle of the night.
After several attempts, realizing that whichever way he tried, as soon as there was any movement to free Altoria’s hand, the fairy girl would show a look about to be awakened, Reiger had no choice but to give up.
"Forget it, let her rest well for now."
Reiger could only stay by Altoria’s side, not attempting to free his clothes from her grasp, instead going to retrieve the Chosen Staff she clutched tightly in her hand.
This time, Altoria didn’t hold on so tightly, allowing Reiger to easily take the important Chosen Staff away.
Altoria showed no signs of waking, which made Reiger speechless.
"...Really, is holding on to my clothes more important to you than your Chosen Staff?"
If it weren’t for Altoria’s breathing rhythm being utterly steady, without the slightest disruption, Reiger would have started to suspect that the girl was feigning sleep.
"Huh... huh..."
Altoria continued to sleep deeply, utterly unaware of what she was doing, her brows furrowed as if she was having some not so pleasant nightmares.
Reiger guessed that she was likely experiencing the life of King Arthur in her dreams.
"...That’s not something you can just casually experience."
Reiger silently sighed.
Indeed, as the legendary Perfect King, King of Knights, and Eternal King, Arthur’s life was filled with myths.
But as a legend forged, the costs behind those myths were absolutely unimaginable to anyone else.
Not to mention, just considering the setbacks faced by King Arthur throughout his life, they were something ordinary people could hardly bear.
His sister had always schemed against him in the shadows, concocting numerous plots.
His most trusted knight had once betrayed him, leading to a tremendous fall in his reputation.
In the end, he was driven to a desperate situation by a synthetic offspring of his own blood, ultimately leading to his death.
The life of that Knight King was not only glorious but also full of setbacks and turmoil, with an ending that could be described as tragic, touching to those who hear of it and tear-inducing to those who see it.
Although Altoria also grew up in an extremely harsh environment, she never experienced those overwhelming responsibilities and dreams that could smother a person.
Thus, she could still maintain a cheerful personality and an innocent heart.
In contrast, the experiences of that Knight King ultimately shaped her into nothing but strength and solemnity.
Experiencing such a life, Altoria might also be overwhelmed, couldn’t she?
This made Reiger momentarily even consider waking Altoria up.
But he ultimately did not do so, extending his hand instead to gently stroke between her brows, muttering to himself.
"She is her, you are you, you two are not the same."
"You are Altoria Castle, not Altoria Pendragon."