Sarah's villa is in the dark green forest, partly because she prefers quiet places surrounded by trees, but more often because even if her granddaughter is innocent, people are afraid of inheriting the Manfroy bloodline who secretly manipulated the war, so she can only live in such a place. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Tina clung to Altina's back in fear, but cheered at the view from across, and by this time Altina had steered the dragon over the forest and landed in an open field. Red-haired young man in black...... When Saiiram came out of the villa to greet the guests, he found that the dragon knight turned out to be Altina, and his originally slender red eyes couldn't help but widen. He bowed to Altina and then calmly but angrily reprimanded Tina.

"Tina, what the hell is going on. …… Why did you ...... Lord Altina?"

Tina lowered her head.

"Actually...... Originally, it was said that he would bring Ada...... But Ida had already gone back to Dorakia. But isn't there a need for a wyvern? So...... I thought it would not work, so I tried to tell Miss Altina...... Sai Rain. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. ”

Saiiram gently stroked Tina's hair with tears in her eyes. The young man's gaze at Tina was always so gentle.

"Lord Altina, I really don't know how to apologize to you for Tina's unreasonable behavior."

"It's okay, Lansta City is fine. …… And, while Tina didn't give a reason, I knew she meant it. ”

"Yes. …… Please come in first. It's better to talk to the subject than to ask me. ”

Knowing the landing of the Wyvern, Sarah was already waiting in the reception room. Seeing that it was not Dorakia's dragon knight Ida but Princess Altina who came in with Sairam, the princess of Ropto raised her eyebrows slightly, but she couldn't help but smile when she saw Tina hiding behind Seyraam. She stood up and greeted gracefully.

"Princess Altina. It's a great pleasure to be here today. I am very grateful for being able to tolerate my willfulness. ”

"It's not that Sarah is bad. It's ...... me."

Sarah pressed her hand to Tina's shoulder, who was whispering an explanation. Despite being the same age, Sarah clearly shows maturity.

"It doesn't matter. Sarah, what the hell is going on to use my dragon......"

"I can't tell you anything about this...... He should be there right away. ”

The door opened as Sarah watched.

The man who came in made Altina doubt her eyes. The blue-haired Lance Knight, though he looked unusually tired, was certainly Finn. He stood there with the same surprise on his face as Altina.

"Fian!"

Unconsciously raising her hands to shoulder height, she took 2 or 3 steps forward.

"Princess Altina...... What the hell is this ......?"

Seeing the Lancer there motionless, Altina lowered her hand, now was not the time to bask in joy. He should be heard.

Need a reason? Don't need a reason?

"You say... It's going to take you to... Desert going? ”

The Lancer nodded in a kneeling position.

"Don't you want to give a reason?"

The Lancer nodded again.

"I'm so sorry."

Altina's gaze turned to Sarah, who nodded.

"I actually know a lot more about it. … However, he would not explain it to Altina, and I would not be able to say more. … If my transfer technique worked, I wouldn't have come to you... But the spell can only move itself, and it must be where it has been. ”

Altina sensed a hint of depression on the silent Finn, but promised him to take the two of them there.

"Ah, I, I'll go too! If I'm alone, I can use the staff of diversion..."

Sarah smiled.

"The Staff of Diversion is not used to move others, not to oneself but to others... And you always fail..."

Sarah smiled again at Tina, who was pouting.

The three of them soared through the sky on Altina's dragon, Altina led Guy Porugu, Sarah held her staff behind her and hugged her tightly with her eyes closed, and Finn sat at the end as if protecting Sarah. Feeling the spear knight's big hand on her shoulder, Altina had a layer of melancholy on her face.

The most trusted gunrider... I always relied on him. always felt that he knew everything about himself, including the weak side; And I have seen him gentle, serious, and stubborn... A wide variety of expressions. But in the end, I didn't know anything about his past. … I'm afraid to know new things, why Finn serves Joan, why his parents died, and what is the relationship between him and Princess Laxis... He never asked about such important things in his life.

The current Finn is something that Altina doesn't understand.

Hide it from yourself... And it's an important thing. What is the incident that this knight, who is absolutely loyal to the monarch, needs to hide from the daughter of the monarch Joan? … Although she was very concerned, Altina couldn't ask.

Even with the help of the dragon's wings, it is not possible to reach it in a day. Crossing the land of Oasis, they had reached the vicinity of their destination that night, and they camped in a bushy place. Before, everyone basically didn't say anything, and it was understandable not to speak in a noisy place like the wine field, but in such a quiet place, the feeling of silence pierced Altina's chest. After dinner, she left alone and looked straight at the bright moon that exuded a cold atmosphere.

In the past, Finn would always come to him at this time and ask, "Miss Altina, what's wrong with you?" But today he didn't seem to have time to notice himself, just wrinkled his brow and looked at the sand in a daze. At this time, Sarah, who had thought she had fallen asleep, sat down next to Altina.

"I... Gotta speak..."

Altina turned her head and smiled at Sarah.

"In the villa, Saiiram speaks twice as much as I do, and Tina can speak more than 100 times more than Saiiram... But now, neither Altina nor Finn speak, so... I have to speak, Tina said. … We have to talk a lot when we're together. Only by talking can we connect everyone's hearts. … It's not that it's correct, but right now, it's definitely not good that everyone doesn't speak..."

"Sarah... Can you tell me the purpose of this trip? ”

The princess of Lobut shook her head slowly.

"As I've said before, I shouldn't talk about it."

Sarah's eyes widened, but Altina looked away.

“… I hear sad voices. … Hear the voice of grief in his heart. … Princess Altina. You're waiting for him to tell you. … Princess Altina. So I think you have to open your mouth... Something hidden in the heart. All, all must be said ... Then I believe you will be able to ease his grief gradually..."

The princess, much younger than herself, said this, and then said nothing.

Altina stood up. Sarah, she had punctured something she had been unable to think through. So she walked over to Finn and sat down beside him, who was standing guard by the campfire.

"Finn..."

"Princess Altina?"

Altina had a visibly angry look on her face.

"What the hell are you hiding from me!!"

This was an abrupt question for the Gunslinger. Originally, I was convinced that the princess could understand why she didn't deliberately explain.

"It's always been like this... Always hidden in your heart... A person in pain... What Leaf said finally understood. When you fled with the child, you didn't even take care of the child. … But, you know what? I'm no longer a kid. Since you are no longer a child who follows you, the days of discovering your inner weakness in the war and relying on you have been long have passed. … If you don't want to speak, say so. In that case, I won't ask any more. … But why don't you treat me like an adult, and if you don't say anything like that, I'll refuse to ride the Wyvern again. ”