Tess rode on the high branches, squinting half-asleep and lazily rubbing against the rough bark behind her. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This is a big-leaved magnolia. Not far away, a white flower that bloomed to the extreme, even if it was half hidden by the huge leaves, looked bigger than her head, and a thick petal the size of a palm fell down, almost smashing a hole in the wet ground.

The tree wasn't supposed to grow to such an astonishing height, but ...... This is Grivar.

As one of the oldest forests on the continent, the trees here can always grow at unimaginable heights under the careful care of the elves.

"Forest of Miracles" – as humans call this forest that is difficult for them to enter, is half compliment, half awe. Even some of them have completely violated the laws of nature...... That's why it's called a "miracle", isn't it?

Tess didn't like Grival. It is too "natural" to be so deliberately that it seems to be forever alive, without a trace of decay and decadence, and its overly dense foliage obscures the sky and the sun, and the full green of the eyes is almost suffocating from all sides...... But now, with the wind swaying through the treetops overhead, the wisps of sunlight streaming through, golden spots jumping on the grass, and the rich scent of magnolia flowers becoming less pungent, Xiao Mo curled up in a round and fluffy mass on her legs......

This is really unexpectedly laid-back and comfortable.

When she left Ed and Naria at Tonbutch and quietly crossed the Vinez River with Norvi, she was secretly ready to say goodbye to herself, but regretted that she didn't get a chance to say "goodbye" to her friends...... Nalya must be furious.

But things weren't as serious as they thought. Not to mention working hard, she didn't even "work hard to the point of dead skin", and everything seemed to be over.

She yawned and looked down at the tree. Norway still stood there, talking to his dear sister.

Despite being much more gentle in front of her lost brother, Viorita still hates Tess as much as Tess hates her, and spends most of her time trying to act as if she didn't exist. Tess didn't care about it - they would be leaving soon anyway.

But just look at it...... She had to admit that the two blonde-haired elves stood opposite each other, and in this sunlit forest, they looked so pleasing to the eye, so harmonious that she wanted to sing a song about it.

Perhaps sensing her gaze, Norway looked up and smiled at her. The sun fell on his eyes, bright and gentle.

Tess blinked, her heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly wanted to jump down and cover those eyes, showing no one but her.

Viorita glanced up as well—Tess was sure she rolled her eyes ungracefully, and turned away.

Tess slid down from the tree like a red-haired monkey and hung on Norway.

"We're going to the empty court tonight. Norway told her, in a relaxed tone, "Lance will take us to the Silver Leaf King." ”

Tess pursed her lips and nodded nonchalantly. She didn't feel the need to apologize to the glittering Elven King...... She did stab him, but didn't she miss it? And who let him deceive him?

But if Norway wanted that, she wouldn't mind whispering a little. Saying "I'm sorry" won't give her a hair missing...... Besides, at least the Elven King worked very hard to solve his own troubles without bothering others to send him to his death, and Tess felt that she was willing to send a few sweet words of encouragement...... Or sing him a song?

She was enthusiastic about her own ideas, hugged Norvi's arm, stepped on the soft grass, and hummed unconsciously:

"Stepping across the small stone bridge, the way home is ...... to the south"

Norway looked down at her dazzling red hair, smiled softly and helplessly, and when he looked ahead again, his eyes were in a trance for a moment.

Grivar, his nostalgic hometown...... Is it such a quiet place?

He could clearly hear the wind, the chirping of birds, and even the sound of elves talking not far away, and in the distance, who was playing the flute......

Everything was the best he could remember—but somewhere in his soul, all he could feel was a dead silence.

However, the uneasiness is fleeting. Tess hung on his arm, the familiar temperature was real, and he might ...... Maybe I just can't believe I'm so lucky.

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"She's ...... Singing?"

Naria straightened up, stunned, crying and laughing. Even the worries that were about to overflow in my heart turned into unspeakable anger for a while.

Tess's lips quirmed, and the two faint, out-of-tune songs turned into a muffled grunt, a satisfied smile still hanging on her lips.

She slept so sweetly, at first glance it would make people's hearts soften, and they couldn't help but want to smile with it, after watching it for a long time...... But there was a chill in my heart.

Brooke Xiu'an withdrew his right hand that had been lightly pressed on her forehead and remained silent.

The two young men stared at him, but neither dared to speak.

"Her soul was not harmed...... If that's what you're worried about. ”

After a few moments, the old man whispered to Ed, "She's stuck in some kind of hallucination. This type of spell is not uncommon and can be done by many priests or mages, but it usually doesn't last long and is easy to wake up ......"

"I know that spell," Ed said, looking frustrated, "I've tried every way I can think of it...... She just couldn't wake up. ”

He himself had been captured by dreams, in the wilderness outside of the City of Light of the North, in the Temple of Nesses in the Sydney Basin...... One combines the art of atonement and the sleep emblem, under the guidance of Oylan...... and spells that are manipulated, cast by himself, but involve himself in them.

Without the unexpected help, he could barely break free. But even if a spell is so powerful, it obviously has a time limit. Tess had slept for two whole days—not counting the time she had slept in Mansini's hideout.

He didn't even know when Tess started sleeping...... Strangely, her body was supposed to be gradually weakening, but she was still extremely healthy, and her face was much more ruddy than that of him and Naria.

"Sorry...... I can do no more than you do. With apologies in his eyes, Brooke hesitated for a moment before speaking again: "I've heard of some kind of otherworldly creature that can trap people in an almost eternal illusion......"

Ed subconsciously avoided Naria's terrified gaze and looked down at his toes.

He also knew this, but he didn't dare to say it, and he didn't want to believe it.

That's only the caster...... Or the nightmare that the trapped person would die to end, and he did not believe that such a doom would befall Tess.

And, he always had an inexplicable, strange feeling that the mysterious and powerful spellcaster didn't want to hurt Tess.

. (To be continued.) )