Ante's sleep is very light, so he hates to be woken up at night. It always made him extra irritated - probably because he knew he couldn't be angry in such a situation.

If there is nothing important, no one would go out of their way to wake up a king in the middle of the night. If he was always angry because of this, maybe no one would dare to call him when something really happened.

Sometimes, however, he wondered if he was so forgiving that his ministers and knights would dare to wake him from his sleep at any time, and that he would have to settle for a trivial, insignificant matter even if it took a few days.

At this moment, for example, his too young guard officer had a puzzled look on his face, and it was obvious that he had not even figured out what was going on, so he hurriedly woke him up.

"What happened? Did the three-storied pagoda fall? I didn't hear anything. Ante coldly made a not-so-funny joke and began to consider the next officer of the guard.

There was a legend about the three-storied pagoda that he had never believed - the day the three-storied pagoda fell, the day the Beaufort dynasty fell.

I don't know who came up with the idea of a tower built against the forces of nature and at the mad whim of a king?

The guard officer Aldington Bull probably didn't understand his joke at all, and still bowed to him with an incredulous expression: "Your Majesty...... We caught a woman, an elf, and a man who claimed to be the king of Anktane under the three-storied tower......"

“...... What? What is it?" asked Ante in disbelief, and for a moment he was completely sleepy. "King of Anktane?!"

"I don't think that's going to be true...... But he was dying, and the woman insisted that we go to the priest of the god of water, and I wanted to catch them. But that elf is hard to deal with...... The elf has immunity here, and we can't kill him......"

"Shut up!" Ante rudely interrupted the unfocused babble and stood up with a grim face, "Take me there!"

Along the way, countless speculations poured into my head. Ante certainly didn't want the dying man to be really Borena, who had disappeared from the Temple of Collins, and that would cause him all sorts of unimaginable troubles, but some ominous premonition told him that it was probably true.

When you see that miserable white face in the moonlight. His heart sank completely.

Although he didn't have a gorgeous outfit and a smug look, he could recognize it at a glance. That's Borena Dejuri. An arrow pierced his chest, and although it didn't hit the heart, the large expanse of blood was still shocking.

Aldington had already told him that the three guys had suddenly appeared out of thin air under the three-storied tower. A team of guards on patrol happened to witness everything. Without hesitation, a frightened young guard raised his hand and shot an arrow that hit Borena right in the chest.

It didn't seem to blame the guard - he was just doing his duty. But Anktan's missing king appeared at Lockburg in the middle of the night, and certainly wouldn't have come to be a thief.

- Why the hell is he here?

"Your Majesty. The woman beside Borena with short hair, a delicate face, and a neat warrior dress was half-kneeling on the ground, saluting him like a man, but there was not much respect in her tone, "I think your guards have told you." You'll have to get the pastor as soon as possible, he won't last long. ”

Ante was silent for a moment. Thinking quickly for a short time. He could have let Borena die, kill the woman and the elf, dispose of the corpse, and claim that he had only killed a few thieves who wanted to infiltrate the Triple Tower, and no one would know that the king of Anktanne had been shot through the chest by the guards of Lockburg and died right under his nose...... But looking at the black-haired elf's cold, fearless eyes, and the ancient twin swords on his back, he doubted that his guards would be able to stop him. As long as one guy escapes, everything is unthinkable. No one cares that he doesn't know why Borena is here, and he is seen as a betrayal of his oath to the gods, a defilement of the Holy Land, and an attempt to provoke war, and inexplicably the target of public criticism...... And who are these two guys? Why are they with Borena? Does anyone else know? What the hell is going on?......

"Of course. ”

When the woman seemed to be urging, he simply spoke, "I don't know what the hell is going on...... I don't know if it's Borena Dejuri -- although it looks like it. I'm not going to let anyone die until I figure it all out. ”

This sentence did not make the other party relax their guard in the slightest. The warrioress's hand was still hanging from the hilt of the sword at her waist, and the elf ...... By the time his twin swords were placed on Ante's neck, Aldington probably hadn't even drawn his sword.

"You can stay with him. "But it's better to go somewhere else." The priest will be there soon. I will not harm you until the truth is known, and I will not let any of you go. If you try to escape, it will only mean that what you are saying is a lie, and I will prove to you that Lockburg is not a place where you can come and go at will - I guess that's fair?"

The woman and the elf exchanged a look and bowed their heads slightly: "As you say, Your Majesty." ”.

In Rosa's plan, Sesyana would have been the first to pass through that door. The elf's agility and resistance to magic would have made him better able to deal with any danger that awaited outside the door - she certainly wouldn't be naïve enough to think that she would be able to go home happily when she left the door.

The three-storied tower was in Lockburg, which was the royal palace, and unless the door thoughtfully sent them out into the middle of nowhere or back down the sewers, they had a lot of trouble to face.

But the truth is, she didn't have any plans at all. All this "should" is nothing more than a regret pill for her to talk about masturbation.

Like Borena, the moment the door opened, there was no other thought in her mind than to leave as soon as possible. If it weren't for Borena getting closer to the door, she might have been the one who was hit in the chest by an arrow, and she might not have been so lucky enough to save her life.

When he saw Sesyana hugging Borena, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead. For a moment she wished he was really dead - even if he had a breath left, the elves wouldn't leave him behind, and they would all be trapped here.

She shouted out Borena's identity. They stopped the attack for the time being, but they unconsciously began to worry that if all this was really Ante Bofford's conspiracy, whether Borena survived or not, they would probably die.

While waiting for King Ante's arrival, she considered convincing the elves to escape from Lockburg on their own, telling the Temple of Water what had happened here. But he didn't say it after all...... Ed, of course, wouldn't suspect that Sethana was lying, but if the Sword Dancer escaped, Ante could easily kill her and Borena. Erase all evidence. If a king insisted that an exiled elf was trying to stir up strife with a lie, how many would side with Sethana?

In the end, she could only decide to take one step at a time, and that seemed to keep them safe for the time being.

It's just that...... How long is it guaranteed?

The priest, dressed in a white robe, walked away from Borena's bedside and whispered to them, "He's fine." But you need to rest. ”

Borena was in fact dragged outside of Lockburg for treatment. Obviously, "Spells can't be cast in Lockburg" isn't just a legend. For a moment, Rosa thought about breaking out of the encirclement...... But Borena did not wake up immediately, and she could only obediently return to the castle in the "escort" of the soldiers.

Sesyana bowed silently to the priest in thanks, much more respectfully than to a king.

“...... That's not the priest of the god of water. ”

After the priest left the room, Rosa whispered.

Sethyana looked at her with some confusion and asked, "Is there anything wrong?"

Rosa shook her head: "Maybe not...... But the nearest temple is the Temple of Water, so why should our King go far and near?and he has always claimed to be the most devout devotee of the water goddess Nior...... Although he did not dare to say that he did not believe in other gods. ”

Sesyana frowned, clearly not quite understanding the entanglement in the faith. Something that is neither faithful nor holy.

Rosa smiled and wanted to sigh helplessly. But he just looked out the window in silence.

They were now in another tower - certainly not as tall as a three-storied tower, but if they wanted to jump out of the window, even an elf would probably break their legs, and the passage outside the room was narrow and heavily guarded, and there would be no other magic door here......

In short, despite leaving the Three-Storied Tower, they are still prisoners, perhaps worse.

It seemed to be getting darker, which meant dawn was falling, but Rosa didn't know what awaited them...... Stonebutch City was still asleep, but her well-behaved sisters were probably already up...... How long will it take for Antre to find out her last name, her family, where they live?...... It shouldn't be too much effort, and the Latus family is also a little famous in Stamp Butch City.

Will he hold her family hostage, even if most of them are children?

Rosa didn't have much confidence in Ante's "fairness". Although the king was accustomed to show a kind and tolerant side to the people, Rosa had often heard that Ante Bofford was in fact quite suspicious.

And this whole thing, there are many unexplained mysteries.

Rosa felt herself involuntarily becoming more and more suspicious. She even suspected that Mancini had asked them to help find D'Amo, but that they had other plans...... But there are too many of these circumstances to be predicted.

“...... Are you worried about your family?"

Sesyana asked. Sometimes he seems to understand nothing but fighting, and sometimes he is unusually sharp.

Rosa smiled at him, "They'll be fine." ”

-- I hope so.

"You'll be fine, too. The elf stared at her earnestly, his eyes burning as if they were warm, "You'll see them again in peace." I promise. ”

Rosa was suddenly at a loss.

It's not the first time she's heard similar promises. For men who want to "protect" Rosa Latus, she usually laughs it off and proves that she is much better than them - she will never need anyone's protection.

But at this moment, she was speechless, and she couldn't even bear to tell Cesyana that there were many things that could not be solved by his invincible twin swords......

She could only smile at him.

(To be continued......)