On his return to Neo City, Ed lay on the back of the ice dragon, staring at the blue sky in a daze.

Some kind of force destroys the life force of Alamit...... Or take it away. It may have only happened in a moment, and now even if they found that little trace, they couldn't tell what Ankeland had done or what purpose.

Even though they had heard many legends and had dealt with them several times, they still knew very little about the elf. As Lydia puts it, they share a common enemy – and it is this that has caused them to lose their due vigilance and deceive themselves into temporarily placing Anclin in the position of "allies...... Even if he took away Norvi's body, he could only turn a blind eye.

Does Ankeland want to make Blazing Wings disappear completely? maybe. After all, Blazing Wings does seem to want to make Ankeland disappear completely. But an elf who once almost destroyed the kingdom and even faith of the elves, and dared to defy the gods, would all he want was to "live"?...... That, of course, is impossible.

Guilt, anxiety, and panic caused Ed to roll on the ice dragon's broad back, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"What do you think he's trying to do?"

"You might as well ask Jay Oylan about this question. The ice dragon replied lazily.

“...... Why?"

"Don't you think they're alike?" said the ice dragon, "and of course only madmen know what madmen think. ”

Sound...... Pretty plausible.

Oylan may not be as strong as Ankland, but they have the same strong will and arrogance to defy the rules...... and perceptive acumen.

For a moment, Ed really couldn't help but want to ask Oylan about it...... If he can find Lydia, he may not find Oylan. But he soon calmed down - he could no longer wander around like this, grabbing a thread and pulling it, and then changing another one if he couldn't figure it out, exhausted and running for nothing.

“...... Ahhh?............h I seem to be really stupid......"

"If you turn it over like this again, why don't you wait for me to set up a fire first?" said the ice dragon coldly, "Someone said that I roasted meat very well. ”

Ed silently flattened.

"Instead of asking Ancrane what he wants to do, ask yourself what he wants to do. "The ice dragon said," Ed ...... What exactly do you want?"

Ed was dazed for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt weaker—he couldn't speak.

Everything he did seemed to be what he had to do, or what others wanted him to do. He understood what Is's meant...... That's not what he asked. But he was pushed and pulled all the way, stumbling, and didn't think about what he really wanted.

Not without ...... It's too much, so much that he can't tell what's most important...... What is what he can really do.

“...... What about you?" he asked.

"I want Scott to no longer be controlled by any power," the ice dragon replied without hesitation, "whatever that power is...... I want him back. ”

Ed nodded—and that was certainly what he wanted.

But the Ice Dragon's next words made his palms gradually lose their temperature.

"I don't care what Blazing Wing wants, it wants to control the world, or destroy it, as long as it doesn't mess with me, doesn't touch what I care about, and I can even endure to fulfill my promise to it - so, I don't care what Ankeland wants, either. ”

"But......," Ed retorted anxiously...... Wanted to stop it from going on.

"I'm a dragon, Ed. The Ice Dragon's voice was calm to cold, "and the Ice Dragon is known for its selfishness...... Don't pretend you've never heard of it. ”

Ed had indeed heard of it—he had read all the accounts and legends he could find about dragons.

"But you're different!"

Ed growled almost angrily.

“...... It's not much different. ”

After a moment of silence, the ice dragon replied in a low voice, "It's just that the 'thing' I care about is different...... So, Ed, you have to figure out what you want. ”

Your desire is stronger and stronger than mine's weariness and apathy...... Otherwise, I may not be there for you when you need my help.

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They didn't say a word for the last stretch. Ed barely waited for the ice dragon to fall back to the ground before he jumped, and Is, who had turned back into his human form, simply nodded to Narya, who had heard the movement and ran away, and walked away on his own.

“...... Are you arguing again?" Narya knew with just one glance, and she almost wanted to sigh.

"Also...... Not count. Ed replied wistfully.

That's really not a dispute...... Perhaps, he should even be grateful to Isis for speaking so frankly. He could actually vaguely notice that Isis was a little different from before...... More gentle, but also more false, at least in the face of most people.

He put on a mask that was more like a human, but in his bones, he was clearly more like a dragon.

How long will he keep that part of the human race?...... Will they one day drift apart or even turn against each other?

Ed didn't even want to think about it.

He could also feel some kind of faint persecution...... Forcing him to make a choice. He knew there was nothing wrong with that, he really needed someone to push him, but he just felt ...... Angry.

Wronged and angry, just like when he broke his mother's favorite crystal cup when he was playing with friends when he was a child, and his little friend who originally said that he would share the responsibility with him threw him down and ran away secretly. What's more, it was Isis who threw him down this time...... He couldn't even say sorry that he used to blurt out without thinking.

There's no reason why he's always taking a step back!

He looked wilted and puffed up, and Nalya was a little distressed and amused. She thoughtfully didn't ask much, and even pushed Alan back, who heard the news, but until the evening, Ed, who was lying on the bed and continued to roll, was still wilted and angry, even though the little man in her heart had already said countless words to him seriously, "Be mature...... There was also another villain next to him, who was angry with a puffed face.

In the end, he simply got up and sat on the edge of the bed in a daze. In the moonlight, at the tip of Celebrian's staff, the grey gem glowed like a pleasantly squinted eye, a dim, almost indistinguishable light.

Ed's heart moved, and he jumped over and grabbed his cane.

He had a guess...... In the "hell" that Ancland showed him, there was. In normal times, how could he have to pull Isis to prove it together, and now ...... He decided to go to Naria.

Just looking for Naria.

Before he could leave the room, he retreated - it was definitely not a good idea to knock on his daughter's window in the middle of the night under Alan's nose.

He decided to come on his own.