Going to Lockburg to inquire about Grivar was not a whim for Ed. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Stonebuch is across the river from the only elven kingdom on the continent, and although the two races have always maintained peace for hundreds of years, no matter how the human dynasty changes, it does not mean that there is much trust between them. Ever since Tonbuch was a small town, there have been many pairs of eyes spying on each other.

Elves are good at keeping their own secrets, but cunning humans never get nothing.

He had overheard of this a few years ago when he was still wandering around Rockburg carefree...... A suspicious king like Ante Bofford would send no fewer spies.

"It's not just Ante. ”

After learning of Ed's intentions, Fili told him that "the Temple of Water has been keeping an eye on the forest......

He hesitated for a moment, and his expression became a little subtle: "But I don't know if they still have this leisure." ”

"They" - Ed silently chewed on the apparently unfamiliar pronoun, his mouth a little bitter.

"I'll try to inquire. Filly raised his hand and rubbed his hair, "I know how important Norway is to you, but...... You'd better stop riding a dragon and go straight into Grival's court. The last time you were so foolish, do you know how many people are following behind to clean up the mess?"

He pointed to his nose and glared at him.

“...... Feel relieved. Ed smiled reluctantly, "I won't be so impulsive anymore." ”

Fili looked at him and shook his head thoughtfully.

"Sometimes...... Maybe impulsiveness isn't a bad thing either. He said.

Ed blinked, a little confused as to what that meant.

The paladin's steps as he left were as careless as ever, but Ed could see a hint of heaviness and exhaustion in them.

He could no longer add to his burden.

After seeing Filly leave, Ed became worried, and after all the chaos that followed, Lockburg had no "leisure" to keep an eye on his neighbors in the forest.

Luckily, despite the reduction in the number of people dispatched, Moira did not ignore Grival's attention, nor did she refuse Ed's less plausible request.

"I met Wendell once before he left. He told me that some things may not seem so glamorous, but they are necessary. Moira seemed embarrassed as she pulled out the small stack of letters, "I know what he's done, and it's unforgivable...... But he wasn't for nothing. ”

Ante's trust in Tarber Wendell is not built solely on their former dark complicity.

"My father also kept reminding me never to lose my guard against another race...... Not to mention that they are so powerful. Moira handed all the letters to Ed, "It's not all here, it's just something that Balk sent and what he thinks is important enough...... It looks like the elves do have their own problems. Many people thought this was good news for Ruttger. ”

It's normal to think that the new king's rule has only stabilized a little, and Stunbuch is fragile and vulnerable, and whether or not the elves have bad intentions for the human kingdom, it will always be much safer for Rutgar if they are trapped in infighting.

Ed hesitated for a moment before taking the letter. He could hear the uneasiness in Moira's tactfulness—she believed him, and more importantly, she probably always felt ashamed of him...... She gave him something so important without asking anything, but she had to worry about what he would do to get in the way of the country.

He embarrassed her...... But in such a short period of time, it was the only way he could think of to gather more information quickly.

But beyond Moira's guilt-ridden apprehension, he also heard something else.

“...... You don't seem to think so?" he said softly.

Moe tugged at the corners of her mouth, not so confident in her own unique perspective: "I always feel that a stable neighbor is more reassuring...... It seems safe to watch the fire from the other side, but who can be sure that the fire will not burn?"

Ed was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Again, the woman who was forced to stumble over the whole country made him feel surprised and admired.

She hadn't learned so much calculation, and she trembled at every step, walking on thin ice...... But no matter how difficult it is, the kindness and simplicity that she was once secretly ridiculed by others can make her see through the fog of power and see the truth that many people turn a blind eye to.

The world is one, and no one is immune to it.

Of course, Ed couldn't take the letters out of Lockburg, so he could only calm down, open them one by one, and read them quickly at a glance.

The Silver Leaf King hadn't been seen in a long time - but he had rarely seen it in the first place. In the empty court, there seemed to be a brief commotion one night, and the next day the sun rose, but the elves' lives were as usual. It's hard to find out what's going on in the well-guarded court, and the elves certainly aren't as keen on gossip as the people of Stunbuch...... They don't talk about that at all. It's just that, unconsciously, under the thick shade, the surrounding atmosphere gradually became tense to the point that even humans who are not as sensitive as elves can easily detect it. Sir Ryan, who lived in the forest as Lutgar's emissary, very tactfully expressed his "longing for his homeland" and hoped to leave as soon as possible...... And an elven elder who had probably not left the forest for hundreds of years, the uncle of the Silver Leaf King, Fei Rui Silver Leaf, secretly met with an unidentified mage twice in a human village outside the forest - the person who reported the news couldn't even be sure if it was a mage or not, but felt that the way the man disappeared was not something that ordinary people could do.

Other than that...... A hunter claimed to have seen a beast in the forest beyond Grivar, with beautiful markings on its body, like spots of light falling on the ground from the sunlight that leaked through the dense foliage.

A leopard.

Ed's heart sank as he remembered the silence of the Antler Forest. He was willing to be more optimistic, but he instinctively felt that the elves of the Antlers Forest had left their homes and quietly come south, perhaps not to return to their own people.

His face had probably turned a little ugly, and Moira had become more concerned in the gaze he cast at him.

"If you need it......" she whispered, "Balk should be able to give you more news." ”

Ed took a deep breath and nodded cheekily. He had heard of Balk, which was one of the reasons he had come to Lockburg to confess everything to Moira and ask for help.

Without the King's permission, not even Scott, or Allen's all-powerful friends, would have been able to dig a word out of Orin Balk's mouth.

. (To be continued.) )