In the middle of the night, there is hardly anyone to see on the streets of Sivaran except for the goblin guards on patrol, and the whole city seems to merge with the dark water, giving the illusion of being swallowed by the sea.

This sense of depression like a remote town makes it hard to believe that it was once a large and densely populated city.

Objectively speaking, after the population was greatly reduced, the city's pubs, brothels and other nighttime facilities were closed one after another, and people who had nowhere to go could indeed return home early. But the main factor is subjective, that is, humans and monsters are still wary of each other.

As the largest port in the Principality of Basol, Sivaran has a fairly large dock, which was once always filled with ships from all over the world, full of shouts of carrying goods during the day and the laughter of the crew at night, but now the dock is pitch black, except for the lonely sound of the waves coming and going.

On the only ship docked at the docks, Seren quietly disembarked after making sure that his men were asleep.

In the light of the moon, he carefully examined the walls of the houses near the docks, and finally found what he was looking for in a hidden corner.

It was a mess of lines, and if the average person saw it, they would naturally think it was a child's graffiti, but these lines had a special meaning in Seren's eyes, because it was a unique code, and he happened to be one of the inventors of this code.

During the day, when he was talking to Lanka, he saw a figure standing in the crowd watching him, and although the other party wrapped himself tightly in a cloak, Seren recognized the other party's identity immediately.

There can be no mistake, that person is none other than the captain of the guard, Kaia Landsworth, who escaped with the princess.

You may wonder how Seren was able to confirm that the other party was Kaiya at a glance without seeing his face, and in fact, because the other party was Kaiya, Seren could recognize him at a glance. Because Kaiya was brought up by Selen.

Salen and Kaeya's father, along with the late King Vando, were playmates who grew up together. Kaiya's father was the former prime minister of the Kingdom of Verviera, and both he and Kaia's mother died in an assassination attempt fifteen years ago, and the killer was killed by Zelett, who was still a rank-and-file guard at the time. Now that I think about it, I am afraid that the assassination was also designed by Baronda.

Seren has no children, so for the past fifteen years, he has always loved Kaeya as his own daughter, and the figure of the "daughter" as a "father" Seren can certainly recognize it.

"It's great that you're okay, Kaiya."

Seren stretched out his calloused hand and stroked the messy lines, although the wall was very cold in winter, Seren's heart felt very warm, and his eyes unconsciously shed tears of joy.

Seren wiped tears from his eyes, and after making sure that no one noticed him, he ran in the direction the code pointed.

Shortly after Seren left, as if growing out of the shadows on the ground, a figure suddenly appeared where he had been standing. The figure was dressed in a tight-fitting night suit, and judging by the curvaceous and graceful figure, it should be a woman.

She glanced at the pattern on the wall, and then at the direction of Seren, and her eyes became as sharp as an eagle that saw its prey.

"Knock, knock......"

A knock on the door with a special pattern came to Kaiya's ears, as if waiting for this moment, Kaiya suddenly opened her eyes, and she jumped up from the chair she leaned on and walked quickly to the door.

Opening the observation hole above the wooden door, a faint moonlight shone down, and a familiar gentle face appeared. Intense joy welled up in her heart for a moment, and Kaiya opened the door with the fastest movement, let the visitor in, and then cautiously poked her head out to check the situation outside, there was no one on the street, the jagged houses were like the teeth of a giant beast in the dark, and the cold wind blowing from there made people shiver, and then she quickly closed the door.

"Uncle Seren, it's great that you're safe."

Kaiya lit a candle in the windowless room, and looked at the father-like man in front of her, and couldn't help but cry, and the sadness and fatigue that had accumulated over the past few days burst out of her body.

"Silly boy, I'm not good, when did you become called 'Flame Kaiya' and cry so much."

Seren stepped forward and gently wiped away Kaiya's tears, and then he realized that Kaiya, the captain of the Guard, known by the people of the country as "Flame", was just a 19-year-old child. was supposed to be at the age of a good relationship, but shouldered the dangerous fate of protecting the princess with his life and constantly avoiding pursuit, which made Seren's heart feel very sad.

"What's going on in the kingdom? Are the forces of resistance gaining a foothold? ”

Although she wanted to enjoy the joy of reunion more, for Kaiya, as the captain of the guard, responsibility was far more important than her own emotions, she took a deep breath and asked Seren nervously.

"Baronda's strength is far stronger than we imagined, originally a Zelet was quite difficult to deal with, I don't know where he found a powerful magician and a skilled warrior, all the lords who resisted have been suppressed."

Seren shook his head unwillingly.

"How so! So what do we do? ”

Kaeya's expression looked a little desperate.

"It's a bit disappointing to say, but the only thing we can do now is to keep the princess safe and wait quietly for the right time."

Seren patted Kaeya on the shoulder.

"By the way, what about Princess Dorasha? Is she okay? ”

"Don't worry, Uncle Seren, Dora is sleeping upstairs, with Cheryl with her."

The situation is already very difficult in all respects, but at least the princess is still safe, thinking of this, Kaeya barely squeezed out a smile on her sad face, and pointed to the top of her head.

"That's good, you let the princess get ready, and tomorrow evening we will leave here together and go to the Holy Light Empire, I have a friend there, we may be able to hide there for a while. I'll have to make some preparations tomorrow, so I'll go back to the ship first. Kaiya, you've worked hard all this time! ”

Seren lovingly hugged Kaeya and left the house after carefully observing the situation outside the lower door to make sure that nothing was out of the ordinary.

Although it was only 10 minutes before and after the meeting between Seren and Kaiya, it was still clearly seen by a pair of eyes hidden in the darkness.

"Looks like that's it, I've found you, Your Highness Princess."