They returned to Stonebugch in the early evening. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info for days, and no one noticed that something was wrong between them. Things happened one after another, and everyone was overwhelmed, and unconsciously the nerves that were tempered more and more by all kinds of unbelievable accidents became more and more rough, and they did not notice the subtle alienation that they were invariably and carefully concealed.

Moira was determined to stay away from Lockburg, but moving to the royal city was not an easy task. In the midst of all the troubles that lay before her, the Queen Mother, who had been trying to be cautious and calm for a long time, recklessly and willfully - she decided to drag the family's chamberlains and guards to the palace on the Prolian Plain to "escape the summer", even though the hot summer of Stonebuch had obviously come to an end.

However, there was not much opposition to this decision. The once prosperous and beautiful city of Wanquan was overwhelmed by dark clouds, as if it had been cursed to experience one disaster after another, many nobles and wealthy merchants had already quietly transferred their possessions, and the commoners, who were also full of anxiety and had little to lose, were more stubbornly guarding their homes.

In the midst of the confusion, Jay Oylan calmly resigned himself to the old duke, claiming that he would go further south to the seashore in search of the truth he had sought so hard. Until he disappeared into the crowd outside the south gate of Tonbuch, no one discovered that the gray-haired, elegant old scholar was actually a necromancer with dragon blood - Filly and Frederick had no idea of his existence. In their memories, it was Ed who heroically defeated Ante alone.

Ed was dumbfounded and took it for granted.

"I can always live. Perhaps even if the world were destroyed, the old mage would remain in the shadows as always.

But he didn't dare to hide it any longer.

He confessed to Alan and Fili about the shady "deals" he had with Oylan in exchange for Alan's silent reproach and Fili's scolding.

Unable to refuse Moira's invitation, Fili, who was regained - and even a little over-sane - would be on his way to the palace with the king's procession in a few days, along with several priests and paladins from different temples. The small castle built on the shores of Lake Kusai was not forbidden by magic, and perhaps Ante would have had some apprehension about it...... Although Filly was very skeptical that the former king, who had completely lost his mind, would still have any "concerns".

Once again, the little king, whom he had saved, unexpectedly perked up quickly after a brief moment of depression, and assured him earnestly and solemnly: "I will strive to be a king worthy of your allegiance." ”

The implication is that he still hasn't given up on making Fili his knight.

"Why does that little ghost just refuse to give up?"

Fili complained, but no longer refused as unceremoniously as he had been.

Before leaving, the Paladin used his own unique way to resolve the conflict between him and Scott - they still fought solidly.

Ed didn't know if they had said anything other than beating each other, but in short, the paladin who came out of the basement of the Temple of Nethers had not wiped the blood off his face, and he was still angry, but the frightening irritability and gloom that he wanted to stay away from had almost dissipated.

Ed was so envious of this...... But he couldn't have solved his problem with Iss in the same way.

Vala said, "Apologize in time." After glaring for a moment at the runes he had drawn in his entirety on the paper but were not fully recognizable in dragon language, Ed regretted that he had not used his invincible weapon in the first place, "I'm sorry".

Although that doesn't seem to be his fault...... He didn't mean to hide and eavesdrop on Is's conversation with Saxes, he was just equally aware of Saxes' presence, naively thinking that pretending to leave might make Saxes lose his guard and deal with it a little better......

Too naïve.

It wasn't just a dragon, it was an extremely powerful dragon soul. It probably knew where he was from beginning to end, and finally succeeded in stirring a discord between them.

The Hidden Dragon is as sinister and cunning as the legend goes.

But at the moment of discovery, Ed's chest was indeed filled with a large mass of resentment and grievances that could not be dispersed. As they promised each other, he had no secrets in front of Is, and Iss ...... But there was obviously a lot to hide from him.

He hadn't been so generous as to know that he was still unconcerned, not to mention that Iss not only didn't explain a word, but also angrily seemed that he was the one who was at fault, and he didn't slap him into the mud with a claw, which was already very polite.

- But he's always been like this...... After all, he was a young dragon, and he was suddenly frightened, and it was definitely a self-protective instinct to show his teeth and claws.

After the momentary resentment dissipated, Ed comforted himself in hindsight.

No matter how much "mustard" there is, it's all a fart in the panic of losing a friend. However, after a few days, he failed to find a chance to reconcile, but became more and more timid.

It can't go on like this.

Ed got up abruptly, rushed out the door, and yelled downstairs:

"Is!"

A moment later, Iss jumped in through the window, looking up and glaring at him impatiently.

"I ...... I need your help. Ed stammered, and before he could retract without a hint of courage that had just emerged, he finally uttered the sentence in its entirety—even if the last two words were as light as a blow.

"Did you take the wrong medicine?"

On the other side of the hallway, Tess poked her head out of the room and complained with a disgruntled hair, "What are you yelling about? He won't fail to hear...... It's rare for people to want to take a nap!"

Ed squeezed out a small smile at her.

Tess's amber eyes purred and turned to look at Ed and then at Is, as if sensing something.

"Oops. She said, "Did you quarrel or are you going to do something bad?" Oh, tell me quickly, or I'll tell my sweetheart!"

"Really?" said Is, staggering up the stairs, "I have a lot to tell her, too." ”

He stared at the red-haired girl and repeated meaningfully: "A lot of things. ”

Tess froze for a moment, and replied to him angrily: "Humph!"

She slammed the door shut.

Then she leaned against the door and listened to Is's exasperated whisper with satisfaction, "What the hell are you going to do?"

"That...... I drew the runes from that altar in the Lockburg Chamber of Secrets...... No, it's probably not an altar, but there's a dragon in the rune, and I can't read it......"

The girl shrugged at the little mongoose standing on the table, listening intently—beside it was freshly packed.

"Look. She said, "I told you, they'll be fine." ”

The mongoose squatted down upright, two small paws resting on his chest, and his expression was determined.

"Tsk. It said.

"Hmm. Tess replied softly, "We'll be fine too...... Certain. ”

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