Chapter 371 The Last Moment of Lucidity

This was the first time that Isabel saw Aiwas so well-behaved and quiet.

Of course, Aiwas was not a very lively person. And not long ago, Aiwas was sitting in a wheelchair every day.

He always looked at others with a calm and indifferent look, and listened quietly with a faint smile when others were chatting. Occasionally, he would say a few words, and almost always chat along with other people's topics. That would only make people feel comfortable and relaxed, and everyone would want to play with him.

...But Isabel always felt that Aiwas, who always brought a sense of ease to others, did not live so easily himself.

She always felt that Aiwas had a lot of things in his heart that he couldn't let go.

When Aiwas had a smile on his face, Isabel felt that he was frowning slightly in his heart. When others were laughing and playing, Aiwas just sat there quietly, looking there but as if looking into the distance.

——It was like he was about to move to a faraway place, so he didn't plan to leave any traces in front of him; it was also like a person who came back from the future, and he already knew that the friends in front of him were just passers-by, so he didn't plan to invest any real feelings.

Isabel didn't know what Aiwass was worried about. He was obviously so outstanding that she even admired him... But on the other hand, she felt that Aiwass seemed to be more naive than her.

He liked to show off and do some adventurous things, and he also liked to be recognized and praised by powerful people. But he was also a little awkward at the same time - it was a strange self-esteem that Isabel didn't know where it came from, which made him unwilling to recognize this expectation in his heart. Therefore, no matter how proud he was, he would not take the initiative to let others praise him.

Aiwass was obviously very young. But he never wanted to recognize his identity as a young man.

... Just like a big boy who had already grown up but never grew up.

This may be because of his past life, Isabel thought.

She heard from Yulia that before Aiwas was adopted, he and Yulia grew up in an orphanage. The two of them were orphans who depended on each other for survival... Professor Moriarty adopted Yulia first, and eventually adopted Aiwass as well because of Yulia's intense reaction to not leaving Aiwass, which seemed to have stimulated his heart.

It seems that this is the only explanation.

Aiwass lost his parents and relatives soon after he could remember. His adoptive father and brother were both busy people, and his adoptive father's family did not have a wife. After being adopted, Aiwass basically stayed at home with Yulia.

At that time, Aiwass was very lonely and could only read books at home. Looking back now, Aiwass's erudition may have benefited from his reading habits at that time.

Isabel had previously commissioned Sherlock to investigate Aiwass's experience in middle school because of curiosity.

She only then knew that Aiwass was once a sports expert. He was good at many types of sports.

Because of his outstanding athletic performance and gradually upright posture, Aiwass finally began to be liked by his classmates on a large scale. After receiving a lot of recognition from others, Aiwass gradually became cheerful, confident, and dazzling, like a plant that has been nourished.

Now, he stood quietly by his grandmother's bed, and the whole person seemed to relax.

Even though Ligeia and Isabel were here, they hardly interrupted. They just let Her Majesty the Queen mutter some meaningless gossip about life.

Aiwass seemed to be her grandson. Accompanying him in front of the bed, he responded to the old lady's words softly. His face was not the kind of bright and warm smile that he usually wore, but because it was too perfect, it always gave people a false feeling... but a quiet smile that would make people think of the moonlight like water.

Isabel certainly knew that her grandmother had been out of spirit for a long time. And now, Queen Sofia not only laughed heartily one after another, but even her voice became clearer and clearer, as if she was all well.

She vaguely felt something.

Therefore, she did not interrupt the conversation, but just stood quietly behind Aiwass, listening to her grandmother's voice almost greedily.

This meaningless but warm chat lasted for nearly two hours.

Aiwass was good at chatting, especially talking to the elderly.

In the end, they didn't even go to the banquet hall to eat, but asked the servants to deliver the food directly to the room. Sophia ate a rare seafood fried rice, a bowl of cream mushroom chicken soup with bread, and some fruit.

After eating, she said she was sleepy and wanted to sleep. Then she sent Aiwass and Isabel out.

Aiwass and Isabel didn't go too far.

At the door, Isabel gently pulled Aiwass's sleeve and cast a probing look at him.

Aiwass shook his head slightly.

He had previously glimpsed Queen Sophia's physical condition with the priest's sacred vision.

Even without using illumination, Aiwass could roughly feel that her vitality was completely exhausted by guiding the healing light into her body to check the situation. Treatment and recovery alone are no longer enough to maintain her condition... If she wants to prolong her life, she can only use the ritual to increase her vitality.

"In fact, even ordinary old people should not be so weak at this age."

Aiwass sighed: "Not to mention the Queen of Avalon."

"Because she is really tired."

Janice's voice sounded softly from the side.

Not in the painting, but in person.

She came over and touched Isabel's head. Then she put her hand on Aiwas's shoulder and motioned for the two to follow her.

They soon arrived at the study.

This is where Her Majesty the Queen usually works. And Ligeia had already come here, drinking beer alone.

And Isabel slowly sat down in the main seat.

She fiddled with the documents piled up on the table and sorted them out. Although it looked a little awkward, it was obviously not the first time.

"Sophia's personality is that she likes to do everything herself. Even if it's a small matter, she likes to ask a few questions. But she rarely expresses her attitude directly to others, and even the closest people don't know what she is thinking...but before you know it, you will find that everything is changing according to her ideas."

Ligeia, who was a little drunk, made a childish voice.

As if mocking something, but also as if missing something: "From this point of view, she is indeed not suitable to be a queen. But from another perspective, there is no one in Avalon who is more suitable to be a monarch than her."

Isabel pursed her lips, her eyes were a little red.

She took the documents from the left to the right, and sorted them from the right to the left. She seemed to be very busy, but she herself didn't know what she was doing. Because her mind was a little confused... so confused that she couldn't think normally.

Evans also sighed.

If nothing unexpected happened, she should be the only one who fully knew the background of Aiwas and Aleister. But obviously, even Ligeia and Janice, who were closest to him, didn't know these things.

Evans originally thought that Her Majesty pulled him to chat at the end, and she must have something to ask him.

For example, about Avalon, about Isabel.

It may also be about the Round Table Hall, about Lloyd's.

That ordinary sweater deeply touched Aiwas's heart.

This was also the first time that Aiwas had a clear idea of ​​"wanting to continue Avalon".

Before this, Aiwas tried to eliminate the hidden dangers of Avalon, just because this was the country where he and his friends lived. He had no feelings for Avalon itself, let alone obsession.

Because Aiwas had lived here since he was a child, he had adapted to life here.

Because the assets of the Moriarty family were here, and because he didn't want to adapt to a new environment.

Because Sherlock was loyal to the queen, because Isabel was the future queen, and because his friends couldn't leave Avalon -

If not, Aiwas might choose to destroy Avalon directly and rebuild it. Maybe that would be cleaner.

Her Majesty had received intelligence from the Crown Master. She knew Aiwas better than Aiwas knew herself. Even if she didn't know Aiwas's future goals, she was sure to know his talents and gifts that were noticed by the Pillar God.

If she made a request, Aiwas would definitely listen carefully.

But no.

- Queen Sofia didn't say anything until she fell asleep at last.

Aiwass subconsciously clenched his fists.

He opened his mouth slightly, but in the end, he said nothing.