Team villains except me

Chapter 472: Cunning Shanna

Elliott was unable to leave Sana's house.

Because after dinner, Sana made waffles with great enthusiasm and then brought out the ice cream.

Shanna also sprinkled a lot of colorful sugar grains on the ice cream.

Elliott stared at the luxurious waffle, his feet nailed to the floor, unable to move.

Shanna is very old, and every wrinkle on her face hides the unknown hardships of life. Her hands are rough, but her cooking movements are skillful and flexible.

She was not pitiable, but the gauze covering her eyes made her stand there at a loss sometimes. Her awkwardness revealed a sad uneasiness.

When she smiled and brought the waffles to the table, Elliott couldn't escape it.

He ate bites of the ice cream, peeling off the sugar grains.

Shanna heard the sound and was a little confused.

"Ellit, is the ice cream bad?"

"No. I can't eat too much sweets. I promised my...family."

"What a good kid. Your parents will be so proud of you."

"They? They died a long time ago. Even if they weren't dead, they wouldn't be proud of me."

"Ah... then you must have had a very hard time."

"It's okay. It's the same for everyone."

"How can this be the same!"

Sana shook her head in disapproval. She talked about how miserable the children without parents were in Lanier. She didn't leave her husband for the sake of her children.

"So where is your child now?"

Elliott sneered. He didn't like people who used illusions to deceive themselves and foolishly cheated themselves to gain a sense of accomplishment.

Shanna was silent at first, but then she began to talk about her past, which was easy to summarize.

She was not a particularly special female eagle. Like all the female eagles in Lanier, she married early, gave birth to children, endured, and lived the same life day after day.

Then she got tired of it. She wanted to escape from this life, her husband was dead.

Her son disagreed, saying it was disgraceful, that she was crazy and still restless at such an old age, and even hoped that she would remarry to maintain the original stability.

She wanted so little that all the eagles around her advised her to wait until later. But she was already very old and could no longer flap her wings. Her hair was gray and she had forgotten what it felt like to fly. She was weak and old, and her bones would break at the slightest touch.

She still can't get what she wants. She has paid a lot, and now she just wants to live the way she wants. She has endured for more than half a century for this moment.

"I had a fight with my son. He said a lot of nasty things. I'll just pretend I never gave birth to him."

Shanna's breathing was rapid. She seemed to be about to cry, but no liquid seeped out of the gauze.

Elliott was not affected by Shanna's emotions.

He looked at Shanna calmly and asked her if her eyes were blinded by her son.

Shanna was very candid.

"Nominally. My son was even jailed for it. But in reality..."

Shanna smiled. She waved the shovel twice.

"I've wanted to come to Francey. For a long, long time. I was going to come no matter what. That's so selfish, isn't it?

Please don't blame me, kid, you are still young, you came to France so young, you don't know what an old guy like me has paid to get here. I am a good wife, a good mother, and a good grandmother. I have been doing well.

You know, when I was young, there was a group of female eagles in my area who said that female eagles should work and get paid. Then they all died. But before that, I started working and I used my own money to buy ice cream, and there was no eagle to limit me to a certain flavor.

I know we should get married. But boy, I could work. Having a family is wonderful, but I don't have myself anymore, and I sometimes listen to my husband snoring in the middle of the night and want to smother him with a pillow or clip his wings.

I never did. I kept telling myself to just hold on. This is my last moment, and if I don’t seize it, I’ll have nothing left.”

Shanna touched her chest and breathed loudly.

"Ellit, my son is in jail. I sent him there myself. I used him to get the chance to come to France.

I know I am selfish, cruel, and unscrupulous. You can scold me now."

Ellit looked at Shanna with an unclear expression. Shanna was too old. When she was excited, she would breathe heavily. Sometimes her bones would creak. Her ideas were still old-fashioned. She didn't have much experience. She was really... a very ordinary female eagle.

"Not so stupid."

Ellit said as he ate the waffles one bite at a time. The waffles made by Sana were delicious, and her son should have bowed down to them.

Instead, Shanna felt a little strange. She was uneasy and put down the spatula.

"Don't you think this is terrible?"

"You did the right thing."

Elliott concluded calmly. He urged Shanna.

"Where's the seal?"

Shanna didn't know how to start.

"Seal... I just moved here. I don't remember where I put the seal. It's already dark now, can I look for it tomorrow?"

"No."

Elliott refused.

"I'm leaving France tomorrow, and I want the seal today."

"Then look for it yourself, child. I am of no use now. I can't see anything."

Elliott stared at Shanna.

"You just don't want to find it, do you?"

Shanna nodded honestly.

"That's what happens when you get old. You get tired after a while. I made waffles and I couldn't find the stamp."

"You didn't tell me in advance."

"Kid, you didn't ask."

Elliott discovered that Sana was an exceptionally cunning female eagle. He didn't know whether she was born that way or whether she had acquired this ability due to her age.

Elliott wanted to give up, but he had been busy all afternoon, and he only needed one stamp to redeem his reward with Franche. Although he could buy it with money, it felt different.

After being with Norvia for a long time, all the members of "Send You Home" began to consciously budget carefully.

Elliott stood up.

He pulled out his chair and said goodbye to Shanna.

"Then I'll come tomorrow. If there's nothing, forget it."

As he was about to reach the door, Shanna called him.

"Would you like to look for it at night? I can look for it with you. You are such a cunning female eagle."

"Sanna, you really don't remember where the seal is?"

"It's not that I can't see it. Some good kids helped me move the house. The seal was so small, I just put it in a safe place. But now I can't remember where it is. I didn't lie to you, kid. I was a little lonely, but I didn't lie."

"Shouldn't you be happy? You are in France now, a place you have wanted to come to all your life."

"Yes... but, child, sometimes being too happy can lead to fear. When a dream comes true, the first reaction is fear. I am most worried that I will die as soon as I close my eyes, and I am also worried that when I open my eyes again, I will see my old home. Everything is just a dream.

I am also worried that the door is not strong enough. Although my son is not very strong, he can kick the door open. I am afraid that he will escape and take revenge on me... I know it is unfair, child, you are also a weak female eagle, not very strong, but France is a safe city, right? "

Shanna looked expectantly toward the empty space.

Elliott looked at her silently, then slowly revealed a bright smile.

"Have you known for a long time that I'm not a female eagle? You've been pretending for so long. Your acting skills are pretty good. You can follow Menillot to perform in the opera."

Shanna pretended not to understand.

"Ellit, kid, what are you talking about?"

"You won't leave a female eagle here to protect you when she has no ability to fight back. There are three steaks and five waffles stacked together. Is this for the female eagle?"

"Ah, I'm used to it at home. You mean, you're not a female eagle?"

"Sanna, I don't have much patience."

Elliott looked at her expressionlessly. He now wanted to know which of Sana's words were true. Could she really not see?

Shanna and Elliott were in a stalemate for a while, and then she explained with a sigh.

"How can a female eagle have such big hands? Your voice doesn't sound like it either. I thought you were here to rob, but France is a very safe place."

Elliott looked at those colorful sugar grains again, and his face darkened.

"You're going to drug me again?"

"Then I don't know if you are a bad person."

Sana took off her apron, picked up the last waffle in the pan, and touched the chocolate syrup.

Shannah talked about her discovery while eating chocolate waffles.

"I find you to be a bad guy, but you won't hurt me. I have informed Sheffield, and she will be here soon. Sheffield is the manager here, and she is responsible for protecting us.

Elliott, if you are a bad guy, you should leave now."

Elliott didn't move. He walked to the sofa and sat down calmly with his legs crossed.

"Wait for Sheffield to explain it to you."

Half an hour passed.

Shepherd hasn't come yet.

Elliott was already familiar with the layout of Sana's house, and he now believed that Sana was blind.

The house was obviously large, but every spot was packed full of all kinds of strange and bizarre things.

A stopped clock, a piece of porcelain with a chip on it, the packaging bag of a certain product, a magic wand, and an animal specimen...could it be her husband?

Ellit withdrew his gaze and looked at Sana who was tidying up the stove, and asked her why Sheffield hadn't come yet.

Shanna didn't hear it. At this distance, Shanna couldn't catch any sound. But Shanna looked back as if she had noticed something. She couldn't see anything, but she could still read the message in the air.

She walked over, took out some snacks and handed them to Elliott. She also found some toys from a pile of miscellaneous items, including puzzles, rotating picture tubes, deforming mirrors, etc. She placed those toys around Elliott and asked him to wait a moment.

"Sheffield may be lost. Play with these first and wait a little longer. She will surely come here soon."

Sana comforted Elliott and prepared to go back to clean up the stove. But Elliott seemed to have noticed something.

He looked at Shanna, his tone calm, but a little crazy.

"…Did you really let Sheffield come here? No, is Sheffield really here?"

It turns out that Sheffield does exist.

Shepherd is the food provider and a caring female eagle who helps all the elderly in the Hutt area.

When Shepherd put the fresh steak into the freezer and turned to warn Sana that she should clean up the house, she saw Elliott sitting on the sofa.

She was a little surprised, then she remembered something.

Sheffield explained to Sana why Elliott appeared here and explained that Elliott had no ill intentions.

Shanna knew this a long time ago. She asked Shepherd to help her find the seal, as she really couldn't remember where she put it.

Sana's lies were always half true, and such lies made her no longer trustworthy or pitiable.

Sheffield knew Shanna very well, and after rummaging around for a while, she found the seal behind the freezer.

The booklet in Elliott's hand has all the stamps, so he can go to Franche to exchange the prize.

Ellito had no reason to stay, so he prepared to leave with Sheffield. Ellito took off the thick cloak that Sana had given him, but Sana heard the sound. She stopped Ellito and gave him the cloak.

"Ellit, you're a good kid. Everyone thinks I'm old and I shouldn't do a lot of things. They mean well, but I find it tiring. You're different. You're like a little jerk."

"Thank you."

Ellit did not refuse Shanna's gift. He put on the thick cloak again and left with Sheffield.

Shepherd is a talkative female eagle.

"Sanna is a hoarder. Although she is a very independent old woman, she is sometimes very fragile, not physically, but mentally.

She lost her eyesight, of course, it will recover sooner or later, but it makes her feel insecure, but she is a hawk and very proud, she won't let us help her. Today was an exception, she suddenly pressed the button for me to deliver beef to her door, I thought she pressed the wrong button, but I felt something was wrong..."

While Sheffield was still talking, Elliott suddenly felt something beside him.

He searched the pocket of his cloak and found an ingenious kaleidoscope inside.

Elliott took a few steps forward and then stopped. The moonlight illuminated his hair, and his lake-like green eyes were filled with a fierce struggle of emotions.

Finally, Elliott turned back.

He knocked on the door impatiently, but it was not closed.

"...Please come in."

Shanna's voice rang out.

Elliott pushed the door open and saw that Sana had already made tea for him.

"Welcome back. I figured you'd come back. Like I said, you're a good kid - you wouldn't leave an old woman alone to be frustrated and lonely. Do you like that kaleidoscope? It's an old thing, very beautiful."

"——Sannah!"

Ellit wanted to get angry, but Shanna handed him the hot tea.

"It's very cold outside, kid. Don't be angry, drink some hot tea first."

Shannah never responds to conflict head-on.

After Ellit finished drinking the hot tea in silence, Sana took back the teacup with her rough hands. She washed the teacup, and the water flowed.

She spoke loudly, afraid that Elliott couldn't hear her.

"...I think I should have said it earlier. I didn't mean to lie to you. I didn't think you would definitely come back to accompany an old man like me.

Thank you, good boy, Elliott."