Chapter 66: Temporary Knight
After carelessly punching Orin, Novarian headed toward the massive stone castle, and on his way, he passed through the quiet town.
Due to the appearance of an unfamiliar face, all the commoners stopped what they were doing and stared at him strangely. Upon seeing his distinct form and beautiful features, everyone was amazed, especially the women. As for the young girls, they were more than shocked by his appearance—his handsomeness and nobility caused the majority of them to be infatuated with him at first sight.
Novarian didn’t care about the looks of admiration and amazement coming from all around. On the contrary, he kept observing his surroundings with extreme caution, as he felt a kind of strangeness.
This was his first time entering a large city; he had never visited a place full of people other than his village.
’This place is disgusting. I thought big cities would be beautiful, but this is disappointing.’ Novarian sighed inwardly, and automatically, a memory from the distant past came to mind when he was small.
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In a beautiful and clean wooden house, young nine-year-old Novarian sat on a small chair, and behind him sat a woman in her late forties with beautiful golden hair and tanned, worn-out skin due to excessive labor. The woman wasn’t beautiful or uniquely featured; she was very ordinary in every way—but on her wrinkle-filled face was a gaze full of tenderness.
In her hand, she held a black ointment made from charcoal powder, and with great gentleness, she applied it to Novarian’s very beautiful white hair as she sang a soft lullaby.
But Novarian wasn’t listening to her singing, because he felt some itching on his head due to the black ointment, so he kept shaking his head in discomfort, trying to alleviate the itch.
His movements annoyed his mother, and with calmness, she scolded him, "Stay still, I’m almost done."
Upon hearing her gentle voice, he turned and looked at her with his wide, beautiful eyes and pleaded, "But it itches, Mother, and it’s really annoying. Can we not dye my hair this time? Please."