Lord of the Oasis

Raphael buried his head between his knees. There was only a faint whimper in response to Abel's question.

Abel's momentum also gradually diminished, and he walked beside Raphael's bed in silence.

"It's useless to cry. The tears shed by the relatives of Clemont and others cannot buy their lives." Abel said: "This action, let me trust you again. I hope you can Use your own strength to atone for your sins.”

"Yeah." Raphael's muffled voice reached Abel's ears.

Abel sighed, stood up and said to Raphael, who still refused to face him: "Hurry up and have dinner. It will get cold in a while. I hope your body will get better soon, after all, only in this way can you complete your mission." That mission.”

Raphael nodded.

Upon seeing this, Abel turned around and left Raphael's tent, walking slowly back to the restaurant.

When Abel walked into the restaurant, he found that Bandak and Kant were already sitting at the table, enjoying dinner.

"Captain Abel!" After seeing Abel, Bandak immediately stood up and shouted enthusiastically.

Abel took a deep breath and suppressed his negative emotions temporarily. Trying to smile, he strode to the dining table and greeted Bandak and Kant: "Your Majesty Kant, Commander Bandak. Sorry, I'm late."

"It doesn't matter. By coincidence, we have just sat down. Let's have a meal together." Kant waved his hand and said with a smile.

"Yeah. Then I'll sit down." Abel nodded and replied. And found a chair to sit down on.

The three of them waited for the waiter to bring the dishes and then ate quietly.

Kant was not in the habit of chewing food while talking to others while eating.

After Bandak and Kant ate at the same table several times, Bandak also recognized his habit. And keep quiet along with him.

But Abel, today is his first meeting with Kant and others. Seeing Kant take the initiative to invite him to have dinner with him, he readily agreed. During the meal, I kept observing the expressions of Kant and Abel. Very awkward look.

Kant's appetite was always very small. It didn't take long before he put down his knife and fork and wiped the grease from his mouth with a napkin.

Abel's movement of putting carrots into his mouth paused, and he also put down his silver fork. Sit there quietly.

Kant finally noticed his awkward look,

He said funnyly: "This is my dining habit all the time, you don't have to worry about it."

"That's right." Bandak looked up from the fierce battle with the food and nodded.

"Okay." Abel breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the vegetables on the plate with a fork, and continued to eat.

Kant sat aside and asked the two of them: "How are the schedules for visiting the ship club tomorrow going?"

"Well, I have already sent a message to the members of the shipping club. We have arranged a meeting in the morning." Abel replied: "They were still very surprised when they heard the news of your arrival, His Majesty Kant."

"Well, as long as everything goes well." Kant nodded and replied, "Where is Bandak?"

"I have arranged for my soldiers to set off early tomorrow morning to conduct an investigation on the way from here to the shipyard." Bandak turned sideways and responded.

"Yes. Well done." Kant said, "Now that the official business has been clearly explained, I will go back to the camp to rest."

"Yes." Bandak and Abel nodded to Kant and saluted.

"You should also go to bed early." After Kant left a warning, he stood up and left the restaurant.

After watching Kant leave, Bandak continued to fight with the food on the plate.

"I heard that you went to find Raphael." After putting a mouthful of food into his mouth, Bandak looked at Abel and asked.

Abel put down his knife and fork: he had almost eaten.

"Um."

"Did he tell you anything?" Bandak was still feasting regardless of his image: "Because I heard that you have been his relative and friend for ten years."

"No." Abel frowned and said, "He is in a very bad mood. He feels that his whole state is very unstable."

"I went to see him once before, and he told me a lot of things about gods." Bandak elaborated: "I actually didn't understand much."

"Raphael's self-confidence is very strong. Before he walked out of the military camp, he was also a well-respected officer." Abel's eyes became wandering.

"Soldiers who have not left the military camp," Bandak stared at the steak on his plate and muttered softly.

"Raphael is really smart, especially in terms of understanding." Abel focused on Bandak and said, "He can complete all the tasks assigned to us by our superiors with excellence."

"Perhaps these experiences have accumulated confidence for him." Bandak also finished the meal, and the two looked at each other and talked.

"Yeah." Abel agreed: "At that time, he was standing at the top of the crowd and shining brightly. After all, he was only seventeen years old when he entered the military camp. I have asked him before: What is supporting him to move forward? .”

"What did he say?" Bandak asked while picking his teeth.

"He said: It's an idea." Abel didn't know what he was thinking of. He smiled at the corner of his mouth and said, "He said that God is on his side. As long as he wants to do it, he can do it." can do it."

Bandak frowned because of the memories in Abel's mouth, and hesitantly said: "Is he religious?"

Bandak's knowledge of religion, mysticism, etc. is at a blank stage, so he has such questions.

"No. He only believes in the 'god' in his body." Abel closed his eyes and replied softly.

"It's really troublesome," Bandak muttered, "Thinking about it, his evasive attitude in the past few days is understandable."

"The collapse of the god in his heart is also a good thing for him." Abel said, "I'm just worried that he will come up with some new strange ideas."

"It's not impossible." Bandak replied: "However, if you are by his side to guide him, maybe he can break free from the self-isolated state and return to the real world."

"I was too short-sighted before. I only saw the aura of a 'smart man' surrounding him. But I didn't notice that things would develop in an extreme direction." Abel raised his hands to cover his face, feeling depressed. He said: "Now, it is irreversible."

Bandak looked at Abel with extremely serious eyes and said: "In fact, it is quite pitiful to keep looking for excuses to lie to yourself. You have to retain your friend's will before he collapses."