"You're looking for another princess."

"How do you know?" Brant looked at the old man in surprise.

"If you call 'Elia' every time I get a copper, I'm as rich as a king by now." The old man replied with a smile. "Child, you've fallen under magic, Ilia's magic. General Coman has helped some of us unspell the spell since he entered the city, but you're still in her magical possession. ”

"No way, Ilia has never used magic on me, you let me go, I'm going to find her." Brant struggled to sit up, the cord on his hand was moderately tight, but he couldn't break free no matter what.

"I'm afraid you're not fit to walk on the ground." The old man reached out and touched Brant's forehead, his hands were covered with scars and calluses, but they were surprisingly gentle. "Your fever is gone," he announced, with a closed accent characteristic of Neverwinter. "Yesterday you felt like you were on fire."

He's right, even now, Brandt is still dizzy, as if floating. What arrows did the damn archers shoot at me? How could I be so weak?

"Princess Vanessa, fearing that we would lose you, stayed by your side for hours."

"Princess Vanessa, the girl on horseback?"

"That's her. She was the one who gave you the bones in your arms, the planks on them, and did a good job like a bachelor. She also tries to treat your wounds, washing them with boiling ale to prevent them from festering. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many things to take care of, she would definitely be here for you all night. ”

"I don't need anyone's company, I want to know Ilia's whereabouts."

"The princess has commanded me not to reveal anything about Ilia to you." The old man looked at Brant apologetically, and turned back to bring bread, cheese, and a bowl of stew from the table. "I'm sorry," he said. "The last bit of milk is sour, and the honey is gone. The Koman army took everything they could to eat like locusts in transit, and the food became scarcer and less, hoping that this would keep you fed. ”

Could it be that Ilia is in the hands of Koman? Brandt tentatively asked, "Why did Coman suddenly withdraw his troops?" He can obviously take Crescent City and unify the country of Midsummer. ”

"I'm afraid it has something to do with his ulterior motives." The old man pursed his lips, "It is said that he has a male pet, and he is a particularly willful kind, and he is in a hurry to withdraw his troops for him." ”

Male pets? Brant pondered, could it be the guy known as "Phoenix"? He had come from the sea, so Coman had not left Crescent City, but had gone to the seaside, and if he hadn't slept for too long, he would have had time to catch up with him. Thinking of this, the prince put on an emotional look, "I want to see Princess Vanessa." As you said, I did fall under the spell, I can't remember Vanessa and my friends, and I hope to get back to my old self through the conversation with the princess. ”

"Of course," said the old man, standing up happily, "the princess will be glad to hear the news." With that, he walked to the door, opened the first door with the key on his body, and then called the guards to tell him to open the second door, and finally to Guò a blue grid door woven of magical light, and then disappeared from the door.

It seems that this Princess Vanessa didn't think of me as a friend at all. Brant snorted inwardly, this place looked very comfortable, but it was actually stronger than the dungeons of the Land of Wine Valley.

By the light of the candles, the furnishings of the prince's room could be seen. It was a warm and cozy secret room, with woolen blankets on the floor, brocade on the walls, and strange and modest furnishings, including a long table, a high-backed bench, a chest, several tall bookcases full of books, and some chairs. They are all made of driftwood, and the oddly shaped strips of wood are cleverly put together, polished and polished, and glowing a dull gold in the candlelight.

It's a pity that there are no windows.

Brandt weighed what might be used as a weapon for a moment, and kept moving his hands and feet to see if it was possible to break away from the rope. The prince had never seen the material of this rope, and he felt nothing when he didn't move, and the more he struggled, the tighter it became, like a trap that changed in size all the time.

At that moment, the first door opened, followed by the second, and the girl on a white horse appeared in the doorway.

"Brandt." She looked a lot haggard, but her eyes were still bright. I really don't know if Ilia will be as energetic as her at this moment. Vanessa walked a few steps to the prince's bedside and rubbed her hands together excitedly and shyly, "You're awake, are you really awake?" ”

Brandt, of course, understood what she meant, and nodded, "I think so." ”

"Praise be to God!" Vanessa gave the prince a big hug with open arms, her breath spraying on Brandt's face, hot, scented of grass in the summer evening breeze. "You don't know how much I miss you."

"Me too." Brant resisted the urge to push her away, and pretended to be concerned, "You've lost weight, are you putting too much pressure on yourself?" I can help you, you know, not everyone has ever been a prince. As he spoke, he subconsciously looked at his hands and feet.

Vanessa's face sank, she stared at Brant's face studyingly, her eyes slowly cooling, "You're not Brant, you're still in magic control." ”

"Then you don't need to tie me up," Brandt was running out of patience, he didn't understand what the woman in front of him had to do with him, why he wanted to tie himself up, "I won't hurt you, I just want to find Ilia!" ”

"Elija is safe now," Vanessa said with no expression on her face, glaring at the prince fixedly, "but if you go to her, you will die instantly!" ”

"Why?" This is too hard to believe, this woman in front of her must be friend or foe with Illya, she must have secretly made a pact with Koeman not to go to Illya herself, and finally trapped her in a dungeon in Neverwinter!

"Coman has found her." Vanessa said sadly, "When we arrived, she had already been under the forbidden spell by Koeman, and she would not leave him an inch. Anyone who dares to rescue Ilia will be forbidden by Koman's magic - who can defeat him without magic. Then the princess held her head high, "Fortunately, we defeated Coman's male pet Phoenix at sea, and he was in a hurry to save Phoenix, which gave me a chance to take advantage of it and retake Crescent City." ”

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