Alan saw the simple but obviously old sword at Naria's waist at a glance, and sighed in his heart again, wondering if his "trust" in young people was a little premature.

"If I had such a good sword of unknown origin, I wouldn't be in a hurry to show it off like this. He had to be reminded.

Naria's face flushed, slightly annoyed, "I just wanted to find a place to try my sword, and I didn't plan to take it out and shout 'Hey!

The existence of those treasures, she asked Iss if she wanted to tell Alan, and Iss looked awkwardly noncommittal. And Naria thought about it, and felt that they couldn't hide it from Eren at all, so she could only deceive herself into deciding that she would not tell Eren anyway, and even if Eren obviously knew everything, she just pretended that nothing had happened.

It's harder than she thinks—she's never said anything in her life, and she can't hide it at all. When Eren shook her head helplessly, she couldn't help but lean over and said mysteriously in her father's ear: "Iss said that the magic attached to this sword can give me a speed that no one can match, even an elf may not be able to keep up!"

But her dear old father poured another bucket of cold water on her: "Do you think that as long as you swing your sword fast enough? If your footsteps, the rhythm of your body, cannot keep up, it will only make you die faster." ”

Naria pouted unhappily, but couldn't deny it. She had seen Norway and Sethiana fight more than once, and it wasn't just their sword-swinging movements that were dazzling.

"That's why I want to find a suitable place to practice!" she said to herself. "That guy promised to accompany me in sword practice...... Uh, what's going on here?"

Right in front of them, Ed was dragging Isis in a panic. A ghostly expression.

"Sean?Fletcher is in the hall—— why is he here? Didn't you tell Fili and Eric to help?!"

The little master of Christenburg was terrified like a chick that saw a fox burrow into its nest.

Even Alan was slightly stunned. After determining that the dragon tooth belonged to Is's mother, they guessed that the person hiding behind it was most likely Lydia, and the purpose was apparently to lure Iss or Eren back to the frozen lake at the summit of Estero.

If that's the case, there are bound to be traps there. Vala advises them to stay at the castle and wait to see what happens, but Eren makes it clear to Alan that he won't hide in the castle when his mother's bones are desecrated.

Think twice. Eren decided that he might as well take Isis to Esterrow to see what the enemy had in mind. To be cautious, of course he had to find a few helpers. And deal with necromancers...... What better helper could be than a paladin? The Temple of Collins was half a day's journey, and since they didn't intend to treat Isis as an enemy, it would be a waste not to make good use of it.

He wrote a letter the same day and sent it to Filly in exchange for news of the necromancer and Baie. Hope to get help from the Collins Temple. Sean shouldn't object...... But he didn't expect Sean himself to follow.

"Ed Singh. Don't be so unproductive, this is your home, and Sean is your uncle's uncle...... And don't you still want to be the priest of the god of water? ”

Naria lectured in earnest, grabbed Ed's arm and pulled her down the hall.

?

Ed admits that Naria was right—but he shuddered at the sight of Sean's cold, shiny armor.

This is indeed his uncle's uncle...... But isn't his uncle too scared to go home!

Thinking of this, Ed suddenly shrank behind Allen with peace of mind.

Sean took off his helmet in a rare move. His skin was pale as paper after years of being hidden behind the iron armor, and his face was not what Ed had imagined, with every line like a knife and an axe. Stern almost harsh. The paladin leader's cheeks were slightly thin, and his gray beard and hair were extremely short. Clean and refreshing, meticulous, with sharp and bottomless black eyes, although it looks definitely not a gentle person, it makes people involuntarily respect.

"I was going to go to the temple to thank you and the Holy One. Vala greeted the uninvited guests with a poisy expression, "Thank you for saving my son despite your past suspicions." ”

She turned back and beckoned to Ed, who had to move out of Alan's back and pretend to be calm and walk up to Sean, trying to squeeze out a grateful smile.

He swore that Sean's gaze at Vala was reserved but polite—and when he turned to him, he instantly turned cold as a knife.

Ed's scalp tingled, and the inexplicable murderous aura he had felt in the temple was definitely not his delusion! This Lord Sean Fletcher seemed to dislike him quite, terribly...... But what did he do?!

As if sensing the sudden drop in temperature throughout the hall, Alan stepped forward and said politely, "This is really an unexpected surprise-" He glanced at Fili Zeri, who looked embarrassed, "I don't know what Fili told you, but it doesn't seem necessary to work on your stewardship yet." ”

Sean glanced at him and tossed him a faint word, "I'm not here to help you or that dragon." ”

Alan was speechless for a moment. Dealing with necromancers is indeed the duty of the paladin......

"Let's get this out as soon as possible. The Paladin Master nodded politely to Valla, put back his helmet, turned and strode out.

Fili waved helplessly at everyone and followed.

Ed patted his chest, greatly relieved. He had planned to go to the summit of Esteros with Is...... Now I suddenly hesitated.

“...... So what the hell is he here for?" asked Naria unhappily, "Since it's not for you or the dragon, why didn't he just go to Esteros and get those necromancers in trouble!"

Isis glanced at her and did not speak.

He was here when Sean walked in. He didn't know if anyone else had noticed. The unapproachable, feared Paladin Leader didn't even look at him, like he wasn't some kind of ice dragon in human form or an adopted child of his nephew. Just an ordinary person who has nothing to do with and is insignificant. But when he took off his helmet, his gaze quickly swept over the empty hall, and there was a flash of nostalgia on his face.

What did he remember in that moment?

Scott talks about why he became a paladin - when he was twelve, his parents died unexpectedly, and Scott, who grew up in the care of his parents, was at a loss when the nightmare came. He didn't even have much time to mourn the death of his parents. He was surrounded by a bunch of "relatives" he had never seen before. Even if it is no longer in its former glory, the Chrissians still have many descendants, most of whom bear the name of nobility. but not a territory of his own. Crissus is a ruined castle with a small territory, but it's always better than nothing.

At that time, if it weren't for Sean Fletche walking into the castle wearing the armor that never seemed to take off. Scott didn't know who he and Crithersburg would fall into. He didn't like it too seriously before. An uncle who always has no smile on his face. But by the time Sean settles everything out of his way and walks up to him and tells him that the castle is still his, the territory is his, but that he has to start learning to solve everything on his own, he has become Scott's hero.

So when he was a child, Sean Fetcher was also a hero in Is's mind......

And here. Even if Sean hasn't taken another step in more than twenty years, it is still the place where his only sister once lived. It was also the home he recaptured for his only nephew...... Now, it belongs to someone else.

Once again, landing on the edge of the icy lake at the summit of Esteros, Iss felt mixed feelings in his heart. The near-round surface of the lake looked almost unchanged – the last time it wasn't frozen, this time it's thawing, the blue water of the lake between the ice floes is imprinting the sky with white clouds, the ripples of the breeze crashing against each other, and the surroundings are still as quiet as ever......

"This lake is really round...... Are there any fish in the water?" Ed crouched on the edge of the lake, looking down curiously towards the water.

Naria was looking around, "Where are the two paladins? They weren't going to climb the mountain in that armor, were they? By the time they climbed up, it was going to be dark!"

The near-divine tranquility was shattered, and Isse thought he should be a little angry, but he didn't. He was even a little happy. The tranquility that has accompanied Ancramaras for hundreds of years is just as lonely.

"Sean Fletcher is a bit old-fashioned, but he's not a fool. Alan rubbed the sore spot of his broken leg, "I guess they're already nearby." ”

It didn't take long for the sound of footsteps from near and far to confirm Alan's guess. Sean and Filin appeared on the mountain peak not far from the lake, choosing their way down from the black rocks, large and small stones rolling down to the lake with their steps, and even jumping into the lake.

"There's a fish!" Ed happily watched as a small silver-white fish in the lake jumped out of the water, and even Sean, who was getting closer, could not affect his mood.

Alan turned his face away speechlessly - maybe he was really wrong, it would be better for this kind of guy who had no sense of tension to stay in the castle obediently and be his rich young master......

"Nothing to find around. Phillip, who went down to the lake, told Allen, "This place really doesn't lay eggs......

He glanced at the ice dragon and shut his mouth.

Alan looked up at the occasional flash of light from the armor on the mountain peak, and wondered slightly—it wasn't just Filly and Sean who had arrived, but there were also quite a few paladins scattered around, and they had apparently arrived here early...... Sean paid more attention to this matter than he expected, and it made him wonder if Sean knew something he didn't know.

But trying to pry some secret out of Sean's mouth is an almost impossible task.

You can only take one step at a time.

"The cave is underwater. Alan pointed to the surface of the lake where ice was floating, "The last time I came, Celebrian broke part of the rock, the whole hole collapsed, and the lake water gushed in......"

At that time, the huge corpse of the ice was still lying where it had fallen, and Alan could still feel the excitement and fear of the year as he looked at its head and empty eye sockets for a long time...... But he couldn't remember if its sharp teeth were intact.

Whether Lydia had taken the tooth before or after that, and had someone give it to him, seemed odd.

It was a messenger from the village of Karnak who had found the wooden box on the windowsill of his house, and a note under the box was pressed indicating where it was to be delivered, and a gold coin was attached.

The honest messenger happily completed his errand. It doesn't seem to be much like Lydia's ...... But who else but Lydia?

With countless doubts racing through his mind, he watched as Sean Fletche stepped into the lake.

(To be continued......)