Tess elbowed Narya, who was frowning at the toothy bread, and whispered to her, "What's wrong with your Ed? Did he really decide to become a follower of Nesses?"

"No god will want him. Naria reluctantly shoved her morning to Akhan, "Besides, he's not 'my Ed'!"

She turned her head to look at Ed in exasperation. The fool was looking sluggish, and he was tormented to crumble his bread, and he didn't know whether he wanted to feed it to the mice or the birds.

Ed Singal had been acting out of his way from early in the morning—he had been staring intently at the young Nesses priest, and even though he occasionally realized his abnormality and tried to withdraw his gaze, he quickly and couldn't help but let his head turn like a sunflower over the blonde hair.

"He's tired of you, Norvi!" Tess gave the elf a sympathetic hug, "The guy who likes the old and the new, he's got another blonde hair!—but that's okay, you know Mo and I will always be by your side!"

Eric coughed violently, and Nalya patted him on the back with genuine sympathy. The young and honest paladin was not quite used to the way Tess spoke.

Philip Zeri shoved the rest of the bread into his mouth, puffed out his cheeks and dragged Ed aside. Novi quickly grabbed Tess who was sneaking towards them.

"Didn't you just say you'd always be by my side?" he asked, smiling.

Tess glared at him angrily and sat back down with a grunt. It wasn't quiet for a while, and he couldn't help but whisper in Novi's ear, "Can you hear what they're saying?"

"No, you can't. The elf replied, "It's too noisy here." Moreover, my ears know what not to hear. ”

Except for the shallow blood marks on the ground, there were almost no traces of the fierce battle of the previous night in the hall. The Anktann people started their day like a new one, talking loudly, laughing loudly, patting each other's shoulders hard, and the people who were still alive seemed to be truly a family.

The priests of Nesses were having a friendly conversation with the priests of Anduhe, and Nigel's bad temper probably only intensified with Filly, and he now seemed calm and polite, almost like a different man. The people around them left plenty of room with respect.

Norway turned his gaze to the other side—Philip Zeri's serious expression made him almost look like someone else.

"How much do you hear?" asked Fili sharply.

"I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. "Ed tried to play dumb.

"Then why are your eyes like they're glued to that priest?"

"Because his eyes are very similar to Is, and the more he looks, the more he looks like them. Ed replied fluently.

"yes, do you know why?" continued Fili.

"Because he's Is's brother. ”

This sentence subconsciously slipped out of its mouth, as if it had a life of its own, completely uncontrolled.

Ed winced his neck at Filly's gloomy gaze.

"Then you should also know why this matter has to be kept secret. Fili bent down and looked Ed in the eye, "You don't want Is's brother to be hunted down, do you?"

"I didn't tell anyone!" Ed argued.

"Who do you think your face can hide?"

"Because you know what I know, they think I know, but for people who don't, they just think...... Well, they're going to think I'm looking up to the pastor, what's wrong with that?" Ed said more and more justified.

Fili was stunned for a moment, and this round-and-forth sentence sounded a little reasonable.

"But that little red-haired girl won't need three words to dig up the truth from you!" he turned to look at Tes, who was staring at them with blazing eyes.

"That's right, so I didn't intend to hide it from ...... They have the right to know this. Ed confessed, "Hiding the truth from someone who can't possibly hide it will only make her know the truth in a worse way, and that will make things more troublesome, which is stupid." And you," he poked Filly in the chest, keeping him away from him, "and you're sneaky enough to drag me aside and grunt, making it easier to make people suspicious." ”

"I agree. A laughing voice said.

Scott didn't know when he walked up behind them.

“...... You didn't walk like an elf before without a sound!" growled the frightened Fili.

"Because I used to have to wear armor all the time. Scott said nonchalantly, smiling at Ed, who was also frightened, "Ed Singhal...... We'll have to find time to talk. But for now, let's figure out what the necromancers are up to. ”.

"You're still alive?......"

It was the first and only thing the boy known as Hoan Shaw said when he saw Ed.

His expression was blank, his eyes were empty, and he was only stunned for the moment he saw Ed. Ed wanted to believe that he saw joy in those sky-blue eyes, but then came resentment that he couldn't understand.

It was as if Ed had deceived and hurt him, not the other way around.

Fili had hoped that Ed would get something out of the boy's mouth. There were too many questions to answer, those horribly powerful skeletons that nearly devoured Eric's corpse, and who had stuffed Ed and Eric into the drain, and why did Hoane stay here if Gloria could leave without a sound?......

But the boy still didn't say a word, just looked down at the ground indifferently.

Ed felt like something was blocked in his mind, leaving him almost breathless, and he quietly walked away as the others continued to ask.

He walked out of the hall and down the square. The bodies had been carefully moved last night to the temple that would continue to be built, where they would bury the dead, their souls and bodies under the protection of Nesses - but they would never be able to reunite with their families again, sharing each other's warmth with hugs and smiles.

- He almost never saw Vala again.

He always shuddered at the thought of this, and the boundless panic flooded up and drowned him throughout. He couldn't imagine what it would be like for his mother, who had been eagerly waiting for his return, to end up waiting only for his death. He was almost everything to her, he had always known, and yet he had left her so willfully, knowing that the end of this journey would probably end at no end at all.

Maybe it's time to go home. Scott is still alive, and he is Is's family. It's not his responsibility......

"Ed!" Naria's voice brought him back to his senses, suddenly flustered.

"Where are you going?" said Naria, looking irritated and uneasy.

"I just...... Take a walk. Ed replied in a smumbled manner, and before he knew it, he was some distance from the square.

"You've come far enough," Naria's tone softened, "go back." I've lost a brother, but I can't lose you. ”

They walked side by side, without saying a word. Ed wanted to ask her if she had hesitated and feared, and if she had ever thought about turning back, but he didn't dare to speak, he was afraid that his cowardice and weakness would be hidden in her brown eyes.

Norway hurried out of the hall, visibly relieved to see them.

"Ed, are you alright?" the elf asked with concern, he had never seen Ed so depressed.

Ed shrugged his shoulders and tried not to smile so forcefully: "It's still alive." They...... It's over?"

"Yes, but I'm afraid it won't be rewarding. The boy wouldn't speak, and they couldn't do anything about him. "It was only a teenager after all, and even if the priests had any way to deal with the situation, they were obviously not willing to use it in front of clergy of other faiths.

They found Gloria, but did not find the body of another man. All that left Ed was a vague symbol, the monstrous corpse completely gone, as if he had never existed, no one could tell what was going on, and no one even knew who he was.

In addition to Bernard, the bodies of the other two missing men have never been found. The priest of Nesses frankly admits that the skeleton that eventually fell in the hall was not their work, but no one knows for sure if it was the work of Ed and Eric - Eric kept his mouth shut about the existence of the crystal ball at Fili's behest, and if it was indeed an artifact belonging to Nior, the less people knew about its existence, the safer it was

Nigel and Filly will return to their respective temples as soon as possible. Fili believes what the necromancer has been plotting all along, starting years ago.

The knights of the water god used to keep a close eye on the necromancers of Stonebuch, but after the appearance of the ice dragon, the shadows in the darkness disappeared, and the paladins turned their attention to the ice dragon, while the temple was busy dealing with the other danger brought about by the ice dragon.

Not only the common believers, but also in the court of Rutgar, there were those who questioned the competence of the clergy of the god of water, and questioned Sean Fletcher, who said that he controlled the Sage Felicity and allowed the powers belonging to the temple to work for his personal benefit. Fletche was silent on all doubts, and Fili couldn't guess what he was thinking.

While people were busy pointing fingers at each other, necromancers were clearly growing stronger, and no one knew what they wanted to do or what they could do.

"They'll exchange news and get to the bottom together -- at least that's good news. Norway said.

He had always feared that the appearance of a new god would bring about a series of open and secret battles, even wars. Human beings have different beliefs from the elves, they are more practical and are always entangled with different interests. And now, in the face of the necromancer's threat, at least Anduch and the Temple of the Water God would acquiesce to the priests of Nesses to continue their missions in the remote mountain villages.

"So we can get out of here?" asked Naria happily, knocking on skeletons was a good game, but she still wanted to find Isis as soon as possible.

Norway looked at Ed, and the young man seemed to lack the excitement of it.

"Yes. "We can leave at any time, and Khaliart said he could send someone to take us to Cantril, where their village is in the Kasdan Forest, and we can go north through the forest to the northern ice fields." He told Haryat that they were going to the ice field to find a missing friend. Haryat shook his head repeatedly, saying that few people who entered the ice field would return alive, but he promised to help. Even if they weren't friends, the elves had at least earned his respect.

"When are we leaving?" asked Ned.

Ed clutched his neck, his eyes flickering, not daring to look her in the eye.

"Perhaps...... A little later? That ...... The pastor said there was something else to look for me, but I don't know when he ......," he explained with a bit of humility.

"Then we'll go to him. Naria grabbed him and walked down the hall.

"Wait!Narya!He's looking busy, maybe we'd better not disturb him......" Ed panicked trying to break free of her grasp.

Naria's footsteps suddenly stopped.

"Ed......" she turned back and looked at him earnestly, "are you going to give up?"