First love was a very beautiful feeling. Because it was the first time, it was muddled and confused, yet incomparably honest and real.
One would want to share everything one thought of with this first lover, no matter how big or small, no matter whether it was interesting or not.
As long as they were together, the desire to understand the other person would continuously generate new topics.
Whether the Lawrence girl's feelings were first love was actually hard to determine, but this extremely cherished emotion was undoubtedly worth treasuring.
"Eula, watch the sea together with me. Pull your lounge chair a little closer."
The old uncle's voice was as gentle as it had been back on Dragonspine, only it sounded less youthful than before.
The gentle, wind-like voice slightly soothed the shame, anger, and nervousness in the girl's heart.
Little Eula quietly pushed her lounge chair next to the old uncle's and watched as the old uncle lay back down on his lounge chair.
She then quietly lay down on her own lounge chair as well.
She was a little nervous. What would the old uncle say next?
But little Eula didn't have time to think further before the old uncle's voice came first.
"Eula, have you ever thought about what you want to do after you dissolve the Lawrence clan?"
Eula's answer was firm and decisive.
"I will definitely continue adventuring and traveling together with you."
"Then what if my adventuring comes to an end? What if I plan to find a farmhouse and live a peaceful life? What will you do then?"
Eula was silent for a moment. Then, out of trust in the old uncle, she still spoke her true thoughts.
"Then I also want to be together with you. Whether it's adventuring, or living on a farm, or being as busy as we are now… I want to be with you no matter what."
The corner of the old uncle's mouth curved into a smile.
"You're still too young."
"You're not much better yourself, are you? If we're talking about actual age, if you hadn't lost ten years of your lifespan at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, you wouldn't be that much older than me, right?"
"Young doesn't refer to age. It refers to the heart."
Cid extended his palm and felt the cool sea breeze passing between his fingers.
"Although I can still feel my strength continuing to grow, I have a feeling that the next few years will probably be the peak period of my body. After that, my strength will slowly decline…"
"I don't care about that."
Little Eula's voice was very firm.
"You've experienced too little. Although I haven't experienced much either, little Eula, you're still too young. Even with Mondstadt's free laws, I would still have to spend a few years in prison."
At this moment, this deserted and remote place fell silent.
"So… if I come of age, then it would be okay?"
Little Eula's tone carried a hint of anticipation.
The old uncle looked at the starry sky above and did not answer for a while.
Should he say it was truly a pity?
If he hadn't lost those ten years of lifespan in Liyue, he probably would have accepted it directly.
Because back then he was still very young. If he really were to be with little Eula, it would have been acceptable, and he could have faced all kinds of trials called "life" together with her.
But now, with a physical age in his thirties, he could not.
Little Eula was only a few years old right now. How deep could her understanding of emotions between people be? Did she understand what love was?
Love was a lifelong choice made after careful consideration. It was absolutely not something that could be decided by a moment of impulse during an immature period.
Little Eula was still young and didn't understand, but this old uncle could not.