芬里斯的狼与酒(7)
He snorted. He was neither Terran nor Fenrisian. Sometimes, he didn't know what he was.
他扑哧一笑。他既不是泰拉人,也不是芬里斯人。有时,他也不知道自己是谁。
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至此我们不难发现,蜜酒代表着芬里斯,它让人沉醉与放浪形骸,象征着黎曼·鲁斯的兽性;而葡萄酒代表着泰拉,它引人沉思与自省,象征着黎曼·鲁斯的人性。在外人看来,更多时候都是前者在狼王的内心占据了上风,然而或许只有他自己心里清楚自己真实的身份。
兽性与人性的冲突在黎曼的下界之旅被推至了高潮。随着妖王试炼的一项项进行,他也被对方要求一次次地饮下蜜酒——与此同时,他内心中的兽性也被这灼热的酒液不断地激发。在接连三次试炼的失败、而黎曼识破了妖王的真身后,体内蕴满了芬里斯的兽性的他见到了另一个自己:
This one had none of the barbaric trappings of Fenrisian life. No wolf pelts or charms, no tattoos. His hair was cropped in a short, military style to match the smart grey uniform he wore. His clothes were perfectly made but undecorated save for a pair of collar studs fashioned in the shape of the numeral VI.