readx;? When Ed returned home in the afternoon, the house was silent, except for the faint sound of conversation coming from Tess's room upstairs. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info He stood dumbfounded for a moment, did not bother the girls, and lightly touched himself into the largest basement.

The place where they live today originally belonged to a smuggler. In addition to secret passages connecting to the sewers that extend underground in Stonebuch, there are several hidden basements for storing goods. The smell of wine still lingers in the basement where the moonshine is hidden, and empty, half-decayed barrels are still stacked on the wall, but a dark wooden coffin is abruptly placed on the ground in the middle.

Ed hesitated for a moment, then glanced into the wooden coffin, and quickly looked away.

He didn't know what to do with the "corpse" in the coffin...... Helena Chrysers lay quietly inside, her face pale, not a sign of decay, but she was not breathing.

The coffin that was hastily found was obviously more suitable for a woman who had been dead for a long time than the pool in the temple...... But she looked like she would open her eyes at any moment, so he never dared to close the lid of the coffin.

It's not a very secret place. But Ed didn't want to bother anyone anymore, and could only bet that Sean didn't think they would take such a risk to hide Helena at his feet.

...... But what is he going to do with her?

He slowly crouched down in confusion, holding his chin in a daze, countless images flashing through his mind in confusion, and in a trance, he realized that Sean was right—they needed Felicity.

They need that little light, bright and firm, like a star that never falls, to guide them in the dark night.

-- but not in this way.

He looked up at Helena's serene, beautiful face, and held his head to warn himself that "the wrong way can never get the right result."

Familiar footsteps sounded behind him, and a large hand rubbed his hair heavily...... It's like soothing a dog with frustrated drooping ears.

Ed looked up with a wry smile and complained half-truthfully, "I'm twenty-two years old. ”

"So what?" Filly glanced at him, scoffing, "little one. ”

Although his face was still not very good-looking, the paladin seemed to be much calmer than when he attended the funeral. He crossed his hands on his hips, looked at the woman lying in the coffin, and suddenly said, "We should burn her...... Give her a decent funeral. ”

"But Scott says she might still be useful......" Ed muttered, undecided.

"Useful?" Filly sneered, "using the body of an innocent dead woman is wrong anyway. That might be a bit ugly...... Think about what would happen to you if it was your dead mother lying here?"

Ed's head buzzed, and he jumped up as if he had been stabbed.

This sentence is too harsh...... But when you think about it, there's nothing wrong with that. If they start to give up what they once held onto, a little bit back...... The result?

All mistakes come at a price.

"I'd like to believe Scott, but he's become too much. Filly's voice sank, "It's because we're blind to so many things that Sean is what he is today...... I'm not going to turn Scott into a second Shaun, doing whatever it takes to end what I think is right. ”

Ed was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, and nodded.

"Good. When he finally made the decision, he said, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed, "We can bury her ashes in the cemetery in Criesburg." ”

Since her family was not willing to accept her, it would be a better place to rest...... Vala might be happy, he thought, after all, she had always missed her unborn sister. And Eric...... There is finally a place to mourn her.

"I'll arrange it. "The sooner it happens, the better." ”

"Hey!"

As he turned to leave, Ed stopped him, "Any good news?"

"Nothing is 'good news'. Filly frowned, "It's not unlike what we expected - Lord Herifo is willing to be content with his son who has regained consciousness and a 'controlled' necromancer, not to mention that the boy from the Boford family has been saved...... But Stobel, the mage, was clearly not going to rest on his laurels. Old Joey had intercepted a letter he had sent to the Archmage's Tower, but it was probably not the only one...... It may not even be true. To tell you the truth, I really hate those mages and their hellish magic. ”

"Yes......" Ed murmured a little disappointed.

“...... What good news do you expect?" Fili flicked his finger on his forehead in confusion, "cheer up, little one, there will be no more miracles...... We're on our own. ”

"Oh...... I know. Ed touched his forehead and muttered, "I just think you're suddenly a lot more energetic, I thought ......"

Fili was stunned, a suspicious flush on her face.

"You can't even be a woman better than ......," he whispered, slapped Ed the shoulder, and suddenly remembered something as he walked to the door.

"One more thing. "He turned around and told Ed," Frederick ...... The little king is coming back. ”

Ed nodded, unable to tell if this was good news or bad news.

Moira sat on her throne, smiling as she listened to the noisy discussion of how to welcome His Majesty's return. Banquets are of course indispensable, and a grand contest to end His Majesty's first tour of the realm seems perfect. Now that the evil ritual that has caused panic in the people of Dumbton Butch has been completely resolved, it is really unreasonable not to celebrate it properly......

Whether it's true or not, everyone is acting happy. No one seemed to think it was too sudden—His Majesty's procession had been only a few days away from Ston Butch, and the Queen had just told them. No matter what is celebrated, there is simply no time to prepare.

Everyone thought that it was her letter to the old Marquis after the chaos of Lockcastle that night that recalled the king, who had not been away from Stabuch for too long, but she knew in her heart that she had indeed written a letter to her father...... But they didn't let them come back.

She carefully analyzes the possible dangers, and begs her father to keep Frederick away from it until the crisis is over, or at least let her figure out what the hell is going on. She knew her father, and even if he feared for her safety, he would not completely ignore her wishes, neither consult her nor give her any news, and just return suddenly with everyone.

In terms of time...... It is possible that he had decided to return before even receiving her letter, but seemed to have "forgotten" to tell her.

She hastily sent the messenger, but it was clearly a foregone conclusion. The bright sun shone on every elated face, but her heart was cold.

All she could do was smile and straighten her shoulders, fully aware that the battle she had naively thought was over might have just begun.

. (To be continued.) )