Chapter 35: Deliberation
Claire was right, and shortly thereafter, Malthus's men surrounded the area, but he missed the trick and allowed Claire to escape before the siege was formed.
Hiding at the foot of the iceberg to the west of the Ice Fountain, Leonard silently felt the negative energy gathered in that area, and his frustration was palpable.
Claire patted him on the shoulder, unlike Charlotte, Claire was usually quiet and preferred to do rather than talk. For him, a pat on Leonard's shoulder was more powerful than any verbal comfort.
Leonard looked back at the teacher and saw Claire's pale face and blue lips, and he couldn't help but blame himself.
"Don't think too much, boy. Instead, it was Villette who comforted him, "If it weren't for the fish you brought back, Claire wouldn't have been able to hold on a long time ago." At the end of the day, it was my carelessness in the end. ”
Claire suppressed a few coughs and said weakly, "Don't fight for responsibility, we are a team, and we should tolerate and complement each other, do you want me, a patient, to take the initiative to say that the responsibility lies with me?"
"Ahh
Leonard was thrilled, and Welllight gave Claire a blank look. But soon, she looked worried again, "You are not in a good state now, don't be in a hurry to deny it, you know that we are sailors on the same wrecked ship, and if you don't tell your companions the true situation, it is likely that the wrong judgment will lead to serious consequences." ”
Villette did not want Gloria's tragedy to happen again, and she thought angrily that one or two of these chosen ones were so willful and reckless that they were simply stupid. If Claire also falls, then what is she Welllet? Killer of the Chosen One, or the greatest scourge of the Constellation of Souls?
Claire opened her mouth, in fact, although he and Villelet began to work closely in the past two years, he still trusted Nesta, who was also a mentor and friend, from the bottom of his heart, and I believe that Villelet also felt this. But this time he was knocked into the dust by carelessness, which made him change his inherent concept of Villeret, from the beginning of his precautions to his current trust.
He'd heard of Villeret's morbid feelings for Gloria, and now that he thought about it, whether Villette was determined to take revenge, or whether she genuinely recognized Claire's talent as the chosen one. As a companion, Claire really shouldn't hide her illness.
Claire thought about it for a moment, and his silence made Villette raise her eyebrows unhappily, but fortunately, the final result was not bad.
"To be honest, I'm in a really bad state right now. I barely managed to defend against Malthus's attack that day, but I was hit by Simon Carter's life-eating move. If Iger's Scepter was still there, or if I had been treated immediately, I would have been fine, but then I had to fight again and again, and now I could barely breathe. ”
Because there was no need to hide it, after Claire finished speaking, she could no longer bear the discomfort in her throat, coughed heavily, and then spat out a puddle of green pus and blood. In the battle just now, he forced himself to cast a spell, which made his injuries worsen a few points.
Leonard was so frightened that he thoughtfully patted Claire on the back.
Willet's face was ugly, and she gritted her teeth and scolded, "Damn Malthus, I really don't know what the two guys Simon Carter and Jacob Quake took the wrong medicine, whether it is from the current strength or from the level of insidiousness and cunning, it is obvious that Malthus is more dangerous, what crazy drugs have they taken? How can they be willing to join forces with that poisonous snake of Malthus!?"
Speaking of which, we have to mention Simon and Jacob, who, like Claire, belong to the same Soul Seat as the Chosen One. Some people will ask, the Supreme Council of the Soul Seat has seven seats, and it stands to reason that there should be seven king-electors, but with the addition of Gloria who died in battle, there are only five people now. So what's going on?
In fact, the reason is very simple, one of the Chosen Ones was trampled to death by a sudden mad death knight when he was still a minor (the cause of death is simply ridiculous and terrible), and the other Chosen One was the oldest and most powerful, but he was strangled by Gloria, Simon, and Malthus at that time. Today, the only remaining living Chosen Ones are Claire, Malthus, Simon, and Jacob.
Among them, Simon is the oldest, Malthus is second, Jacob is about 34 years old, and Claire is the youngest. The first two are legends (Malthus made the cut a year ago), while the latter two are the masters of the Nine Rings on the verge of legend.
Among the remaining four, Claire does not have an advantage in terms of power or strength. It's only in the last two years that the addition of Willett and her bloodline can make up for the disadvantage, and it seems that they shouldn't join forces to kill the youngest Claire.
Claire did not respond to Villeret's complaints. Wellett herself knew this, and she sighed quickly after scolding, "Okay! Eagle's Scepter is really a hot potato. You should be proud that they all see you as the most dangerous competitor. ”
Speaking of this, Willett couldn't help but think of Gloria again. At that time, Gloria commented on many of the Chosen Ones, but her words clearly only regarded Claire as a real rival, and threatened that if she and Claire both fell, then none of the Chosen Ones of this generation would have the talent to hold the throne high. So when it fell, she used her unique pride to support Claire, and asked Claire and Charlotte to promise that she would not embarrass Welllet after her death.
Later, Willett joined Claire's camp with the mentality of revenge against Malthus, but the contact in the past two years has completely changed her impression of this silent man. Beneath his cold exterior lies a fiery and gentle heart, and although Claire is cold, she is not unkind, and she acts sensibly and tactfully. Sometimes Willett had to admit that he might be a better leader than Gloria, who was clearly flawed.
The three of them fell silent for a while, inevitably feeling pessimistic about the future prospects.
Welllit thought for a long time, and suddenly said, "Claire's condition can't be delayed any longer, so I'll find a way to lure away the pursuers, so you can take the opportunity to get out!"
Leonard looked at the two of them strangely, Villeret's expression was resolutely not like a disguise, while Claire was stunned, there was emotion in that expression, and there was a hint of suspicion, but more like looking at a fool.
"Hey, what's that expression!"
Claire sighed, "You know it's pointless, right? Their target is me, not you." ”
"But what else can I do! I don't want to throw in the towel, and I don't want to watch you die!" Welllet, who had always seemed very calm, suddenly played like a little girl, she picked up a handful of snow and threw it out, and before the snowball flew away, it slammed into snowflakes because of her strong force, "I'm fed up with this kind of life and death!!"
Leonard held his breath and subconsciously looked at Claire, who didn't seem to be aware of Villette's amiss, and in addition to emotion, there was a suffocating composure in his eyes.
"We won't lose!" Claire grabbed Willett's wrist, who subconsciously wanted to withdraw his hand, but stopped halfway, "The Courier has broken through, as long as one Courier reaches Icewind Keep, we won't lose!"