第十七章：嗯，也许可以再加一个下午茶。（1/2）

那管事见到他先是一愣，隨即认出了这位女伯爵的新贵客，脸上的倨傲瞬间收敛连忙躬身行礼道：

“日安，伊莱恩先生！不知有何事可以为您效劳？”

达希安並未立刻回答，而是將目光落在了那副精美的马鞍上装模作样端详了片刻。

“一件杰作，”他讚嘆道，隨后目光转向那位紧张的年轻马夫，

“我能感受到，这件物品上倾注了创造者与养护者的灵魂。

请恕我冒昧，是何等精湛的技艺，能让皮革与金属的结合如此完美？”

“先生，这是马提亚斯阁下的马鞍，由王都最有名的工匠亲手打造。”管事连忙回答。

“原来如此，”达希安点点头，“这让我想起了大学者赫拉利乌斯的论著《论器物之魂》中的一段话。”

“『真正的光泽並非源於冰冷的打磨，』”他一本正经地引述道，

“『而是源於守护者掌心的温度，唤醒了器物自身的灵魂』。”

达希安转向年轻的马夫：

“这位年轻的朋友，我在你的双手中看到了这份哲思的证明。你为这件作品赋予的温度是任何表面的拋光都无法企及的。

那份由內而生的光辉才是无价之宝。”

年轻的马夫目瞪口呆地看著他，嘴巴微微张开显然没完全听懂，但每一个字似乎又都蕴含著深刻哲理让他大受震撼。

管事的表情也变得有些微妙，他看看伊莱恩先生又看看那副马鞍，一时间竟不知该如何反驳这番听起来无比高深的“学术理论”。

达希安又转向那管事：

“而您，先生。您一丝不苟的监督，您对每个细节完美的苛求，这正是构筑此等艺术的基石。

看来，索恩菲尔德女伯爵阁下的城堡，正是因为有你们这样尽职的僕人才能如此井井有条。”

他顿了顿，乾脆把女伯爵搬出来补充道：

“今日我所见令我印象深刻。我感到有必要將这份默默的奉献，这份无名的荣耀记录下来，

以便在適当的时候將它作为我见闻的一部分呈报给女伯爵阁下。”

管事一听这话，脸上的严厉瞬间烟消云散。

这可是天大的好事！

管事立刻换上一副和蔼的面孔亲切地拍了拍年轻马夫的肩膀：

“听到了吗？伊莱恩先生说得对！继续努力小伙子！你的用心我们都看在眼里！”

达希安微笑著对两人点头致意，隨后便转身继续他的“採风”之旅，仿佛只是路过时发表了一番学术见解而已。

他心里却有些发虚，那个什么《论器物之魂》和赫拉利乌斯全是他刚才临时编的，希望这个世界没有重名的大学者。

不过，看著那两个僕人深信不疑的样子，达希安突然冒出一个荒诞的念头。

或许……自己可以再编一部古籍，就叫《论神圣的餐桌》。核心论点就写贵族们必须使用叉子，並且一日享用早、中、晚、宵夜四餐，才是对圣光与神明最崇高的敬意……

嗯，也许可以再加一个下午茶……

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达希安压下这些不切实际的幻想，继续在马厩里探索。

这里比他想像的要大，除了贵族们的私家坐骑外，还有大量用於拉车和运输的役马，以及一小队专门用於传递信件的信使马。

僕役和马夫们来来往往各司其职，一切都显得井井有条，並没有他想像中外庭区应有的混乱。

他装模作样地观察四周，但並没有再遇见什么特別的人。

就在他准备离开，打算去找塞拉菲娜修女时，身后传来一阵急促的脚步声。

“伊莱恩先生！请……请等一下！”

达希安转过身，正是先前那位年轻的马夫。

他跑到近前，脸上还带著几分紧张。

“先生，我……我叫汤姆，”他结结巴巴地自我介绍道，