Winner Takes All

It was under the night.

It was in the silent alley.

As the boy left, the snow soon covered the bamboo hat again.

It was under the bamboo hat.

Amanda struggled to support the bamboo hat desperately. With her strength, it was really difficult for her to support it as the snow on the bamboo hat kept increasing.

However, she remembered her brother's advice when he left.

She also knew that she had to take care of Jack who was unconscious on the ground.

She persisted for a long time.

Amanda felt that her hands were sore and swollen as if she had poured lead into her arms. She desperately wanted to put down the bamboo hat and took a rest for a while.

"Amanda can do it. Amanda will definitely be able to hold on."

Amanda's lips trembled slightly as she kept reminding herself.

At such a young age, her face was cracked due to the cold, but her determination was unprecedented.

Time slowly passed.

It was quiet in the surrounding, except for the snow and wind.

As the snow on the bamboo hat kept increasing, it became even more unbearable for Amanda.

Her arms could not help but shiver and she was merely supported by her tenacious faith.

Finally, there was a subtle sound of footsteps coming from a distance.

Amanda who could not hold on any longer suddenly heard the sound of footsteps like an angelic voice.

But in a flash, she was worried and terrified.

Was the person outside her brother...or someone else?

If it was someone else...

Fear instantly enveloped Amanda.

She wanted to see clearly whose footsteps were coming from outside.

However, her vision was completely blocked by the bamboo hat supported by both hands. She could not see anything at all.

The greatest fear came from the unknown.

At this moment, Amanda was in this unknown state.

However, her body did not quiver at all even though she was really afraid. Instead, she gritted her teeth and struggled to support the bamboo hat, trying her best not to move it at all. Perhaps...perhaps even if there was a bad guy outside, as long as she was well hidden enough, she would not be discovered and the bad guy would brush past?

Amanda hoped that she would be that lucky in her mind.

She could only wish for this small fluke in her current situation.

It was obviously bitingly cold.

Even if the night fell, the temperature dropped significantly.

However, there were beads of perspiration on Amanda's forehead as she was worried and terrified at this moment.

It was at last.

There was a subtle voice calling her.

"Amanda, I'm your brother."

When she heard this voice, Amanda who was initially so nervous calmed down instantly.

A mist immediately appeared in front of her clear eyes.

Clattering...

The bamboo hat was lifted by the boy and the snow poured down.

"Brother."

Amanda immediately leapt into the boy's arms and cried out sobbingly.

The boy was stunned as his pale and cracked face suddenly became gentle.

He did not say much.

Instead, he quickly helped Amanda sit down and raised one hand to wipe away the tears in Amanda's eyes. He smiled gently, "Remember, you can't cry. My Amanda is a determined child. Tears are only reserved for the weak. Even if your brother is no longer around, you also can't cry."

Amanda nodded and raised her hand to wipe away the tears in her eyes.

Then, she raised her eyes and looked at her brother, "Brother will always be with Amanda."

The boy was startled for a second and he smiled gently, "Yes, always by your side."

While speaking, he brought the parcel in his hand to Amanda and said with a smile, "Look at what brother has brought back for you?"

Amanda was excited when she saw the parcel, "Such a big parcel, is there lots and lots of delicious food?"

"Foodie, you just know how to eat. Open eat yourself and take a look."

The boy handed the parcel to Amanda. He raised his hand and caressed Amanda's head dotingly. Then, he leaned against the wall and sat down panting with his mouth opened wide. Amanda looked at the parcel in her arms with surprise and excitement.

This parcel was indeed big in contrast to her small body.

She opened the parcel hurriedly and was dumbfounded instantly.

There was not only a lot of food and water in the parcel, but also two sets of brand-new clothes, a large and a small one, and...also a bottle of wine and a wolf head dagger. Such a gift was considered absolutely generous!

"Brother, you're amazing. Going out once and you got so many things?"

Amanda regained her sense and looked back at the boy in surprise. Her eyes were full of admiration.

"Hehe, come on and eat."

The boy leaned against the wall and said joyfully.Property belongs to Nôvel(D)r/ama.Org.

There were biscuits in the food.

Amanda took out the biscuits and handed them to the boy, "Brother, you eat first."

However, the boy shook his hand, "Amanda, you eat first. Let brother rest for a while."

Looking at the boy who was panting and exhausted, Amanda did not say anything more. She mixed the biscuit with hot water and served them together into Jack's mouth. Perhaps it was poured in a hurry.

The unconscious Jack coughed violently twice. He slowly opened his eyes in confusion.

"You have finally woken up. It is so great!"

Amanda said excitedly and pointed to the parcel, "Eat something quickly. My brother is awesome, he got lots and lots of things back."

While she was speaking, her words were full of admiration as if she was showing off her awesome brother to Jack.

Jack looked bewildered and his mind was totally blank.

He did not know what had happened, but the pain originating from his body made him clear that he must have experienced something when he was unconscious.

His intense starvation caused Jack not to think much about it. With Amanda's help, he sat up with difficulty and pain.

After taking the biscuits and water that Amanda handed over, Jack gorged himself on them.

He gobbled them down in a gulp.

Amanda beside him did the same.

On the way to the thirteen cities of the Royal Palace, slavery convoy had given them extremely less food and water.

In their view, they were just goods that were about to be sold. As long as the goods did not die and still had a breath, they did not care about them anyway. The two were gobbling at this moment.

However, the boy aside looked askance at this scene. His gaze fell on Amanda with some reluctance.

Only at this moment, Jack who was gobbling suddenly stopped eating.

He had just lost his memory, but he was not stupid.

Where did a ten-year-old boy get all these things?

Subconsciously, he looked up at the boy, but he could only see the boy looking at Amanda with a face full of reluctance.

"These things, where do you get them?"

Jack asked as he ignored Amanda beside him and moved towards the boy difficultly.

"Just eat what you have. Don't ask anymore."

The boy glanced at Jack indifferently, "Remember, it is my sister who has saved you! Don't disappoint her!"

These words also made Amanda who was gobbling stop eating.

Jack suddenly twitched his nose twice when he was about to speak.

Bloody smell!

A strong bloody smell!

Furthermore, it was not coming from his own body.

His heart sank and he looked at the boy seriously. He then slowly glanced at the back of the boy.

In the darkness, Jack's pupils were extremely constricted in the sudden.

It was in the meantime.

However, the boy slowly took out a small piece of biscuit from his belt and smiled bitterly, "Amanda, you this kind and silly girl. Brother gave it to you, why are you giving it back to brother...why?" "Brother..."

Amanda was stunned as she also sensed that something was wrong with her brother.

It was under the attention of Jack and Amanda.

The boy smiled and slowly brought the biscuit in his hand to his mouth.

But only when the biscuit went near his lips, the boy's face turned extremely pale and wrinkled in pain. Something was even gushing from his throat violently.

"Poof!"

A mouthful of blood spurted out directly from the boy's mouth, staining the biscuit in front of him with blood red...☐☐☐☐☐☐☐