第十五章:哦,伊莱恩先生!您……您真的愿意吗? 女伯爵的丈夫平平无奇
您正是因为飢饿与劳累才会晕倒。若不介意,请允许我为您提供一份简餐,就在教堂的食堂里。
虽然比不上城堡的盛宴,但足以恢復您的体力。”
达希安本想拒绝,但一想到城堡那“一天两餐”的奇葩规矩和不知何时才会开始的午餐,他的肚子便很诚实地叫了一声。
他只好带著几分尷尬,接受了这位修女的好意。
教堂的食堂和他想像的一样,朴素、洁净且肃穆。
长长的木桌被擦拭得一尘不染,除了墙壁上一幅描绘圣光降临的简陋壁画外再无任何多余的装饰。
塞拉菲娜为他端来的午餐也同样“朴素”到了极点。
当达希安看到餐盘里的食物时,他脸上感激的微笑差点没能维持住。
午餐是一碗看不出原材料的汤,几片菜叶漂浮在清澈的汤水中,旁边是一块看起来能当武器用的黑麵包。
没有黄油,没有果酱。
什么都没有。
他再次深切地体会到了这个世界对美食的恶意。
塞拉菲娜似乎並未察觉他的异样。
“讚美圣光,”塞拉菲娜在他对面坐下,双手合十,闭目进行了简短的餐前祷告,
“感谢您赐予我们今日的食粮,让我们有力量去服务更多的世人。”
祷告完毕,她拿起那块硬邦邦的麵包小口而虔诚地啃了起来。
达希安艰难地咬了一口那硬得能硌掉牙的黑麵包。
瞥了一眼身边吃得满足的塞拉菲娜,內心对这位修女的敬佩又加深了一层。
能日復一日地將这种食物吃下去,还表现得如此幸福,这已经不是单纯的虔诚了,这简直是苦行僧级別的精神力。
难道她的味觉已经献祭给了圣光吗?
胡思乱想中,达希安终於將面前那份几乎不能称之为“食物”的东西咽了下去。
他放下汤勺用餐巾擦了擦嘴,对塞拉菲娜露出了一个“真诚”的微笑:
“感谢您的款待,修女阁下。
在这朴素的一餐中,我的灵魂感受到了久违的安寧。”
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“能与您一同分享圣光的恩典,是我的荣幸。”
塞拉菲娜也用餐完毕,她將餐具收拾整齐,脸上带著一丝歉意站起身。
“请宽恕我,先生,我无法在此久留,”
她轻声说道,湛蓝的眼眸中流露出一丝难以掩饰的疲惫与担忧,
“我必须告辞了。最近天气湿冷,城堡下等僕役区的病患增多了不少,我必须赶在午后巡诊,为大家分发一些抵御寒冷的草药。”
她微微嘆了口气:
“尤其是马厩长的女儿,她年纪还那么小病情却一直反覆,这让我很担忧。我需要儘快赶去为那个可怜的女孩换一次药。”
马厩!
达希安心中一动。
他立刻站起身:
“那真是一段令人心碎的遭遇。孩童本应是圣光中最受庇护的朵,不应承受苦难的侵袭。”
他看著塞拉菲娜,语气诚恳地说道:
“虽然我並非医师,不懂得治癒伤痛的技艺,但也希望能为这些辛劳的僕人做些什么。
倘若我的出现不算冒昧,我希望能荣幸地与您同行,至少,我可以为那个孩子诵读一篇祝福的祷文,祈祷圣光能早日赐予她健康。”
听到这话,塞拉菲娜的脸上露出了感动的光彩,她那双纯净的蓝色眼眸仿佛有星光在闪烁。
“哦,伊莱恩先生!您……您真的愿意吗?”
她欣然同意,声音因激动而微微颤抖,
“这真是……太仁慈了!知识的慰藉与圣光的祈祷,同样是治癒灵魂的良药!
那个孩子一定会非常开心的。
当然,请您与我同行!”