Fenway crouched quietly on the branches like a cat, the dense foliage of the oak trees obscuring his figure perfectly, making him look like a dark shadow falling on the tree. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He didn't like the dark, but it was undeniable that it made him feel safe...... The darkness had become a part of him, and he didn't know how to break free.

The farther away Grivar became, the more he felt as if a part of his life was gone, never to be recovered—even if it was an unworthy part, the loss of which still unsettled him.

It's not that I've never left. But once upon a time, he knew where to go, what to do, and where he could go back. And now......

Now he had a task - it made him feel much more at ease, even if he understood that it might not be important at all.

The gray figure of the old priest was clearly visible in the night. With the dullness characteristic of an old and frail human, he methodically sprinkled water on a clump of colorful lupines, intermittently and paused, as if he had suddenly forgotten what he was doing. Fenvi didn't see anything threatening or suspicious about him...... But since Ed told him to keep an eye on him, he would also faithfully carry out orders without thinking about why.

It's much simpler and easier that way...... But if he could only survive like this, why did he leave Grivar?

It was just a moment of trance, and when he came back to his senses, the old priest was gone.

Finnway controlled his breathing and heartbeat, still crouching there silently, not moving. As a trained shadow dancer, he doesn't panic and jump out on his own in such a situation - even if the person being watched is aware, he is confident that he will not be detected.

His heartbeat was not much louder than a squirrel. He was almost one with the oak tree, only a pair of eyes that moved slightly, and not even a small snake that slipped through the flowers could escape his gaze.

After a few moments, he realized that the old priest had not disappeared...... At least, he didn't leave.

Under the light of the stars, the night air was still crystal clear in the eyes of the elves, and the wind could almost be seen, except that not far from the lupine clump, everything was stagnant.

Fenvi narrowed his eyes, gradually discerning a faint human form in them. That's some kind of stealth...... Although it wasn't the same as the stealth technique he had heard of.

He was a little confused. Until the invisibility began to move slowly, standing under the apple tree in the courtyard.

A very small tree is not enough to cover an adult...... The staccato sound of staccato speech came in the wind, and Fenway suddenly understood—he was eavesdropping.

Ed and his friends were standing by the lake and saying something. They were too far away, and their voices were not loud enough that even the elves could hear them. But if you stand under that apple tree...... He thought he could hear it.

Where did the dark-haired young man see that something was wrong with the old priest?Fenway unconsciously felt respect.

Ed's order to him was simple - "Keep an eye on him." ”

Simple, but too vague.

So, should we continue to stare quietly at the incognito old priest and let him hear some secrets, or should I stop him?

In the midst of hesitation, a trace of uncontrollable desire was ready to stir in the bottom of my heart.

The story was too long, and Ed didn't know where to start. He scratched his ears and cheeks, and before he could squeeze out a few words, Iss suddenly turned his head, and with a wave of his hand, something whistled out and flew under an apple tree in the front yard of the temple.

It was a stone that he had forgotten to throw away in his hand.

Ed turned his head dumbfounded. In the night, he could only vaguely see an agile figure flickering by, avoiding Is's attack.

My heart pounded. Ed instantly realized who it could be...... He pounced on Isla and hugged his arm as he pulled his longbow, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Wait!" he cried, "that's not the enemy!"

- Isn't it?

Doubts flashed through my mind. If it's really not...... Why does that shadow dancer look like he's spying on them?

Is, who was interrupted, was rightly upset. He shook Ed away, glared at him angrily, and put the arrow on the bowstring again.

"Get out!" he yelled, "don't hide, I can see you!"

Ed hesitated, and before he could speak, the Shadow Dancer stood silently under the starlight.

Ed couldn't see his face clearly, but the soft starlight illuminated his eyes. There was a strange look in it. Not panic, not fear...... Before Ed could tell what it was, the elf moved as fast as it could, as if trying to escape.

Long arrows off the string. Ed didn't have time to stop it, and could only watch as the arrow shot into the darkness.

Finway staggered, neither fell to the ground nor fled again—he didn't even want to escape. With extreme ferocity, he jumped high like a hunting leopard and pounced to the left. It looked like it was just a manicured grass, but he stood strangely in mid-air, his legs twisting with his body before falling to the ground.

Ed blinked vigorously. He felt a little dazzled—the grass suddenly twisted and became a blur.

Ise cursed under his breath, and quickly drew another arrow, but it was no longer aimed at the elf.

Long arrows crash into the air. Ed watched in amazement as another figure appeared in the darkness, but Iss had already rushed forward.

White wings cut through the night, and the dragon let out a low roar, its long tail and front paws striking at the two figures who were still rolling and tangling in the grass.

Finway let go of his leg and rolled nimbly to the side. The old priest, who was far less agile than him, had only just propped up half of his body, and the ice dragon's claws had already fallen on his head.

"Wait!"

Ed yelled again, his mind in turmoil.

There was a low thud, the air shook, and the quiet forest suddenly became noisy, and the animals fled in all directions.

Ed stopped, eyes wide in disbelief.

The ice dragon's menacing claws were blocked...... by the other paw.

Ed rubbed his eyes vigorously and widened again.

He was not mistaken...... That's really another dragon. The body was much smaller than the ice dragon, and it looked looming, with no sharp horns on its head, but a mottled crown of heads, and its outstretched wings were equally colorful, and the edges were even broken in large and small sizes, like the remnants of leaves that were about to fall from the branches in autumn.

A spotted leaf dragon.

Ed thought blankly.

There is another dragon in this world...... Alive!

He couldn't tell whether he was surprised or delighted, but he subconsciously waved his hand when the ice dragon bit the spotted leaf dragon's neck fiercely, causing a cloud of invisible energy to crash into the ice dragon's jaw.

. (To be continued.) )