Armed Forces Base.
It was already 7:30 in the evening when Jason and Old Mr. Miller returned by car, and when they got back to the base, Sally and the rest of the group had also returned from their trip.
Sally and the others had already had dinner, and, perhaps tired from their return from a day’s excursion in THE CAPITAL, Mr. and Mrs. Bradley and the others were resting in their rooms.
Sally learns of Jason’s return and she too steps out of the lodging building, smiling sweetly at the sight of Jason and Old Mr. Miller.
“How was the tour today?”
Jason asked, opening his mouth.
Sally smiled and replied, “Still had a good time. Overall, it was still great.”
“What about Cillian? How has her mood changed?” Jason asked.
“Cillian is doing much better than she was two days ago. She talked a lot more when we went out today and even smiled too.” Sally spoke up as she sighed and said, “That being said, Cillian is still very understanding and strong. Although she hasn’t completely come out of the shadow in her heart, it’s enough as long as she slowly becomes better.”
“So much for our expectations.” Jason spoke up as he glanced toward the stairs and asked, “Has Cillian rested since she got back?”
“Uncle Page, Aunt Page is in her room with her right now and shouldn’t be up this early either.” Sally said.
“Then I’ll go to my room and check on her.”
Jason opens his mouth and he joins Old Mr. Miller and Sally in the elevator to the floor.
Old Mr. Miller came back from the Pepper Residence with a bottle of wine, the very same vintage that was on special offer, and after the elevator went up he went straight back to his room, inevitably to have a little drink.
Jason and Sally then head to Cillian’s room.
The door to the room he walked up to, Jason reached out and knocked on it-
Knock knock!
There was a knock on the door and soon the doorway opened with it and Bradley was standing at the doorway.
“Jason, you’re back.” Bradley smiled when he saw Jason, then said, “You guys come on in.”
Jason nods as he walks in and sees Cillian curled up on the bed with Marion sitting on the edge of the bed talking to her.
“Cillian, look who’s here.” Bradley said with a smile.
Cillian turned her head, and her eyes flashed even after she saw it was Jason, nudging her mouth and saying, “Jason–”
Seeing Cillian in this state, Jason was also heartbroken, and with a smile on his face, he asked, “Cillian, what attractions did you go to today?”
“The gardens are going.” Cillian said, still looking a little downcast, but not as depressed as she had been two days before.
Two days ago, she was not even willing to speak, and her spirit was depressed, but today she came back from a trip, and although there was a sense of fatigue in her demeanor, her mood had already begun to ease up.
“Sally has also arranged a trip for tomorrow, saying she’s going to climb the Great Wall.” Bradley smiled and added, “Isn’t there a saying in Carovia that it’s not a good man until he reaches the Great Wall? Since we’re here at the Capital, it’s great to see the Great Wall.”
“Then I’ll accompany you all tomorrow.” Jason smiled, reached out to rub Cillian’s head, and said softly, “You’re also tired from today’s tour, so you need to have a good rest tonight. Otherwise, when you get to the foot of THE Great Wall, you won’t have the energy to climb up.”
Cillian nodded as she looked over at Jason, Sally, and her own parents, and suddenly spoke, “Mom, Dad, and Jason, and Sally, I know you’re caring, and trying to find ways to be there for me, and make me happier. I know all of this. It’s just that I came here full of hope, and all I had to bear in the end was the fact that my own brother had already sacrificed himself long ago, and it was really hard and sad for me. At first I was really depressed, but I also figured out that my brother had proved the value of his existence in his own way, and was more than worthy of his straight uniform. So, I will be strong, I will get out of the shadow of my heart, so that I can afford my brother in heaven. I think my brother in heaven also wants to see me live a strong and wonderful life.”
“Cillian, it’s good that you’ve figured it out, mom is just worried that you can’t think about it for a while … your brother is gone, you can’t have any more accidents.” Marion’s tone was choked, and she couldn’t help but wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand.
“Mom, I won’t think twice. With my brother gone, I’ll be there for you and dad, and I’ll be strong to be your support.” Cillian spoke up, she gritted her teeth as if she was holding back tears, she looked to Sally and added, “Sally, I really don’t blame you in my heart. I know that it was my brother’s mission and responsibility, and even if it wasn’t you, and if it was someone else, my brother would still be carrying out the mission on his body. You’ve been very kind to me and to my parents for more than a year, and I’ve kept that in my heart.”
“Cillian, I will always be good to you, and always treat you like my own sister.” Sally spoke up, she smiled and laughed, but she couldn’t help but have her eyes mist up.
“Jason …” Cillian looked over at Jason, she smiled hard and said, “Jason don’t beat yourself up later, I know Jason is all about his comrades in arms . I have a request, I wonder if Jason can fulfill me?”
“You name it, Jason will do it.”
Jason took a deep breath and affirmed.
“I just want to know more about my brother, let’s say where he’s been, what wonderful feats he’s had, and so on. I just want to know more about it. Jason can tell me about it later if he has time? Of course, if it involves some what of a classified nature of combat missions, then Jason can keep it to himself.” Cillian said.
“Okay, I promise you that I will tell you stories about your brother in the future. Not only that, when you are free during the summer and winter vacations, I will personally take you to some of the places where your brother has traveled.” Jason smiled, his eyes flashed with a divine light, and added, “Those places ah are not something that ordinary people can go to, let’s say the polar snowfield, primitive rainforests, death deserts, and so on.”
“Really?”
Cillian’s eyes lit up.
“Of course it’s true. Want to pull the plug?” Jason asked with a wink and a smile.
“Yes, I’m going to pull the trigger so Jason doesn’t have a chance to back out.”
“Then let’s pull the hook.”
Jason smiled and reached out and hooked his right pinky with Cillian’s.
“No cheating on the hook, cheating is for puppies!”
Cillian mumbled under her breath, and at the end of it a bright smile bloomed on that clear pretty face.
Seeing this scene, Bradley and Wang this is what they thought Ru looked at each other, their hearts were relieved and happy.
Before they went to the Capital, they were most worried about Cillian’s situation, fearing that Cillian would not be able to get over that hurdle and would not be able to think straight after learning the bad news.
Now, they are really happy to see Cillian being so understanding and strong and starting to ease up emotionally, which is what they wanted to see happen.