Some nights, Iss can have a hard time sleeping.

He always listened involuntarily, expecting Scott to show up again, but as time passed and anxiety grew, he couldn't leave...... Norway is in deep danger, but Ed is locked up in the Collins Temple without any news. They need him......

- Or maybe he needs them.

After a few days of sunny and warm weather, the spring rain continued to fall, and the cold of the night made him feel a little sleepy, but in the haze, he still instinctively caught all the movements around him.

In the sound of the rain, he clearly heard the guards on the city wall asking loudly, "Stop!"

He snapped his eyes open and immediately realized that it couldn't be Scott, but he simply rolled out of bed, jumped out of the window, and turned back into an ice dragon and flew straight to the northeast gate of the castle.

A small black shadow appeared in its field of vision outside the city gates. It was almost impossible for an unusually large man in Akana to admit it.

"Open the door!" it cried, completely unaware of how loud it was.

The guards on the city wall seemed startled, looked up in amazement as it flew by, shook their heads incredulously, shrugged their shoulders again, and then conveyed downward: "Open the door!"

- Obeying the orders of a dragon, probably the first time for these humans.

It watched as Akan dragged Tess towards the city gates, followed by Rosa and the black-haired sword dancer, both of whom seemed a little embarrassed.

Before he could ask, Rosa looked up at him and shouted, "There's an elf chasing us!"

The ice dragon lowered its body and swept over their heads. Straight into the forest in the middle of a rainy night.

It faintly saw the swift black shadow in the woods, but it could barely catch his movements, and it was slightly surprised—it had seen the speed of Norway and Sethana. The elf seemed to be faster than them.

It didn't take long for it to lose sight of the other...... It wanted to comfort itself because the rain and the growing foliage of the forest obscured its vision, but it knew very well that it could not burrow into the forest when it became a dragon, and it could not catch up with each other when it became a human......

The ice dragon let out an angry roar and reluctantly circled over the forest two more times before turning around and flying towards the castle.

Narya was awakened by the sound of Is's "open door" - the entire castle was probably awake.

As she hurried down the stairs with her clothes on, she was taken aback by what she saw.

Standing in the hall was indeed her long-awaited friend. But each one was more embarrassed than the other—not just because of the rain. Akan's clothes were mottled and the original color was not recognizable, his hair was covered with dead leaves, and his face and body were marked by the whipping of tree branches. There was only one boot left, but she still held firmly on the tycoon, who was tied up and writhed around violently, and Sesyana, who had always been as neat as a sword out of the sheath, had a handful of hair that had always been neatly tied seemed to have been shaved off. Wear it on the cheek without being long or short. On the bandage hastily bandaged on his shoulder, the blood stains weighed heavily one after another, and he stood there with a depressed expression, still exuding a murderous aura that no one could approach, only Rosa looked neat, and the long sword at her waist was only an empty scabbard.

"Sweetheart, help!" Tess frowned at her aggrievedly, tears glistening in her red eyes, and screamed as she tried to break free from Akan's rock-solid arms, "Hurry up and let this stupid big man let me go!"

Naria bent down and hugged Xiao Mo, who was screaming and rushing towards her. Surprised, he walked quickly towards Tess, but was stopped by Rosa's outstretched hand.

"If you can't guarantee that she'll stay here instead of running to Norvi right away. It is recommended to continue to tie her up. She said with a wry smile.

"Where's Norwe?" Naria asked nervously, ignoring anything else, "Has he been captured by the elves?"

Rosa shook her head: "He left on his own." ”

Nalya immediately understood—the elves didn't want to bother the others.

She still hadn't figured out what was going on, and Eren and Iss obviously knew, but wouldn't tell her anything...... But the trouble that can make Norway even Tess fall is probably more serious than she imagined.

"Miss Carvo. Patty Monson, the castle's housekeeper, walked up to her with a light step that did not match her posture at all, and whispered to her, "The room and the hot water are ready." ”

"Oh, okay...... I mean, thank you. Naria was slightly embarrassed. River goes to Visa for business, Vala is bedridden, Ellen hasn't shown up yet, and Patty seems to naturally take her as the host......

"Do you need to wake up Master Perret?" asked Patty in her soft voice, looking at ease. Perret was the old physician in the castle, and he was probably asleep by this time.

"Oh, don't bother him. Naria hurriedly stopped, she thought that if the old man who was walking trembling was really woken up in the middle of the night, maybe she would need another doctor, "If no one is seriously injured, Tess can ...... too"

She looked at Tess who was tied up and swallowed back the last half of the sentence.

"I can help you bandage your wounds! I'll do this!" Tess jumped up and shouted, "I promise not to run around!

"You've promised it four times. Rosa was unmoved.

"Five times. Sesyana corrected coldly.

Naria raised half of her eyebrows in embarrassment.

"If you stay here obediently, I can tell you about Norvi. Alan's voice came, "And, don't you think it's more useful for us to figure it out together than for you to rush to the trouble of those elves alone?"

"Norvi's Message" was more effective than anything in calming the red-haired girl who almost wanted to open her mouth to bite Akan.

"Do you know where he is? Didn't the elves find him? Is he okay?" Tess's eyes lit up, "Oh, tell me, please!"

Alan took a few steps closer, leaned on crutches and stood firm, watching her not speak.

"I swear......! By my father's grave, I won't run around!" Tess snorted. Tears fell, "Tell me......"

She looked almost like a teenage, heartbroken little girl. Not an experienced and scheming thief who was two years older than Naria.

It drew sympathetic glances from almost everyone, except for Rosa and Cesyana, and Akhan's arm not moving—they were probably immune to this.

"Let her go. Alan sighed, "Your elf is fine, as for where he is...... I'll tell you when the time is right. ”

Tess pouted. The eyebrows were twisted, but the fear in his eyes finally dissipated a little, and the whole person suddenly fell silent. Relaxed his body and half-paralyzed in Akan's arms in a daze.

As Nalya untied one rope after another for her in distress, Iss pushed the door in the cold of a rainy night.

"Didn't catch the elf chasing you. He shook the drops of water on his head in frustration.

"He might come back. Sesyana's voice was both tired and irritated, but also a hint of admiration and pride. "Failed to complete the task. The Shadow Dancer won't give up—even if there's an ice dragon here. ”

"That's the Shadow Dancer?...... What's wrong with you elves?" Iss frowned impatiently, "just kill a little girl for a secret killer who has been rotten for thousands of years?"

"Killer?!" Naria jumped,

“...... Hey, I'm older than you!" Tess, who had recovered a little, jumped up.

Iss glanced at her disdainfully, ignoring it.

"Maybe there's something we don't know. Alan began, "There's something strange about this...... Even elves don't send someone to escort Norway back to Grivar while sending killers to hunt down Tess ......"

Although he was reluctant to pry Philip Zeri to protect Novi, according to the information he received, the elves who escorted Novi did not seem to want his life.

"Oh. I'm sure there's a lot we don't know. Naria folded her arms unhappily and said meaningfully.

Alan pretended not to hear. Isis tried, but was unsuccessful.

“...... As I said, that's a Novi secret. In Naria's accusatory gaze, he could only prevaricate.

"It's because you keep those so-called 'secrets' that you have so much trouble!" Naria snorted, "According to me, whatever the hell it is, just tell everyone!, can the elves of Grivar kill everyone?!"

“...... That's a good idea. Allen said.

Naria froze for a moment—she just said it in passing......

"So, are you going to tell us?" she asked, with some surprise.

Alan shook his head categorically.

Nariara longed her face and listened as he continued.

"This is no longer the time when elves rule...... They really can't kill for an unspeakable reason, and if this is a secret they want to keep anyway, maybe there's a way to get Norway out...... At the very least, it can make them dare not hurt Novi easily. ”

"You're going to threaten the elves?" Rosa immediately guessed his plan, "IMHO, I probably know the elves better than you do, and that might well anger them." It's true that the elves are not as powerful as before, but they want to deal with a few adventurers...... Their revenge will be more powerful than you think. ”

She looked around the ancient rock-cut halls of Kriesburg and added, "Even if you add a wealthy merchant or a declining aristocracy...... I'm afraid it's not enough. ”

Sethyana nodded silently. Anyway, he's still an elf. He didn't want Norway to be buried by an ancient secret, but he also didn't want the secret that might actually hurt the elves to be known.

Alan hung his head in contemplation.

"But we still have a dragon!" Naria pointed at Is, unconvinced, "He knows the secret, doesn't he?

Alan looked thoughtfully at Is. The Ice Dragon is indeed powerful...... But even human adventurers dare to hunt down a dragon, and the elves certainly can't let it go just because they are afraid of its power.

Something doesn't seem right with the whole thing...... He needs more news to make the right judgment. (To be continued......)

PS: Three hundred chapters have been achieved! The author is on a business trip in the freezing imperial capital at the moment...... I hope there won't be any problems with regular updates