"Hold off for a moment, don't be in such a hurry, we have time. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Loren, who was softly soothing, pushed the bowl full of hot soup in front of the boy: "You must be hungry after running so far, eat something." ”

The frightened hat nodded, and in a panic picked up the spoon and gulped down, apparently not having eaten a full meal for a long time.

Loren took advantage of the time to look at the boy carefully—although he had always been dressed in this tattered garment, he could tell that the mud on the hem of his trousers and the corners of his shirt was recent, there was a very new tear on the hem of his coat, which he was afraid to have been torn by nails or something like when he ran wildly, and there was a faint bruise on his wrist that showed that he had almost been caught.

So the hat must have come all the way to the academy yesterday evening. Considering that there was a long day between the two places, he knew that he might get lost at night and run away, and he was almost caught, proving that something must have happened to Gumu Town, and it was likely to be related to him.

The silent Loren poured himself a glass of water, he needed to be absolutely sane now, so drinking was absolutely unacceptable.

The sweet hot soup entered his throat, which made the shivering boy slowly calm down, and his breathing became much more stable. Then I started to swallow it in small bites.

"Are you comfortable?" Loren looked at the boy with concern, and his voice was very soft: "If it's not enough, it's still there." ”

"No, no, I'm full. The hat replied a little dazed, dodging Loren's gaze, "Thank you, Master Wizard, you are such a good man." ”

"Just call me Loren, this academy is full of wizards. He smiled and patted the old hat on the boy's head: "Something happened to Gumu Town?"

The hat nodded quickly, although he had only met a few times, he knew very well that this "wizard master" who was not much older than himself was the kind of person who really couldn't be fooled easily, otherwise he wouldn't have fled here desperately.

"After you left, I managed to get back to the owner of the barn—no way, I had no other craft than this, and I didn't know what else I could do. The hat shrugged helplessly and swallowed: "It's probably just like this for a while, and then ......"

"Yesterday or the day before yesterday?" asked Loren suddenly.

"Yesterday!" the boy's eyes flashed with horror, "Suddenly a man came to us, and brought a dozen mercenary-like guys, saying that he was going to take over the boss's 'business' and let us all listen to them in the future." A big stupid guy hit them twice, and then they ......"

The hat swallowed hard: "Just hang him up, light him with a bottle of water, and then disembowel him with an axe!"

"I—I knew it for the first time...... The taste of human flesh is actually ...... It smells so good!"

The trembling hat's expression was completely distorted, apparently resisting the urge to spit out. Loren can quite understand the other party's approach - to deal with the scoundrels on the street, only if they are thoroughly frightened will they obediently listen to you, and mere lure is useless.

But even if it can be understood, it is still unacceptable. This was no longer a shock but an outright torture, and he hated it.

"And then, what happened?" Loren immediately skipped the paragraph: "It's all their people around the barn?"

"They only took the sturdy ones as their men, and the rest of the people still had to do whatever they wanted, but they had to obey them. The more he spoke, the more panicked he became: "I thought it was all right, but one of the guys recognized me - it was when you went back to church that day that they saw you throw a copper plate into my bowl." ”

"Those people became like mad dogs when they heard your name, and I tried my best to escape, and I almost got caught!" looked at Loren with a palpitating hat and said, "Now I can't go anywhere but you, and someone will kill me as soon as I go out!"

"Please, I...... I don't want to, I don't want to be ......."

"Absolutely not!" Of course, Loren knew what the hat was going to say next, so he quickly interrupted: "You are absolutely safe here, even the church can't break into the academy and arrest people without evidence, let alone a group of wandering robbers!"

The boy nodded desperately and curled up in his chair like a stray cat.

With a long sigh, Loren knew that this kind of psychological trauma was definitely not something that he could solve with a few words, and he had to be given time. He patted his hat on the shoulder, turned and walked out the door.

The cold-faced black-robed wizard stood outside the door the whole time - this was natural, how could Dalton let go of such important information, not to mention that if he hadn't spoken, Loren wouldn't have been able to let the hat enter the door of the academy.

"Go back and keep asking. The black-robed wizard's tone was categorical: "There are still too few clues, we need more information." ”

"I'm sorry, forgive me for refusing. Loren didn't back down, leaning back against the door and staring at him.

Dalton's eyes narrowed slightly, "Are you questioning me?"

"With his current mental state, if he continues to ask, he will have to use some means. "But if we do, we'll lose his trust and become like those people." ”

"I always thought you were pragmatic, Loren Torino. ”

"Your judgment is still correct. Loren smiled slightly: "But since we still have time, there is no need to use such drastic measures." ”

After pondering for a moment, the black-robed wizard finally bowed slightly, agreeing with Loren's choice. In any case, the other party took the initiative to find the door, and I am afraid that more than one person has already discovered that this little beggar has come to the academy, and if something happens to him, the impact on the academy will not be good.

Of course, this is not worth mentioning for Dalton, all he cares about is the comfort of the house - the situation is still manageable, so he can take care of some face-saving issues, but if there is even a slight surprise......

"He's coming for me, so I'm going to vouch for him. Looking at the distrustful gaze of the black-robed wizard, Loren shrugged his shoulders with a wry smile: "Of course, you can also give it to others, for example...... Ain Rand?"

"Yes. Dalton nodded, although his apprentice was simpler, at least he was very careful. If it's just a little beggar, it's fine.

Just as he turned to leave, Dalton, who suddenly sensed that something was not quite right, suddenly turned his head, making Loren, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, nervous again.

"What's wrong?"

Ain Rand ...... It's the first time in the last two months that you've used your full name. Dalton said, "Did something happen?"

“...... Nothing, just casually saying that. Loren, whose face did not change, replied.

"Really?" After a deep look at him, the black-robed wizard turned around and walked towards his study.

Just a little bit, I was discovered!

When I touched my back lightly, the back of my neck was covered in sweat. Loren, who breathed a long sigh of relief, smiled bitterly and shook his head--if Dalton found out that he had known about it, I am afraid that he would not have let himself go so easily.

But then again...... Loren, who looked back slowly, looked at the door behind him, pressed his right hand lightly on the handle, and pondered motionlessly.

Can he really fully believe in the hat? Of course not, of course he will tell some lies in order to seek refuge in order to gain his sympathy and self-blame, after all, he has to flee because of his own reasons.

He can take refuge in himself for a bag of silver coins, so why can't he betray himself for more silver coins? This kind of street kid should not have any moral pressure in his heart, and with the threat and persecution of the other party, it is not difficult to make him obediently die.

It was a good thing to give him to Ain, the little wizard would not betray him. At the same time, this alchemy genius is thoughtful, maybe he can really detect his feet, and when the time comes, he can use this "chess piece" in turn.

"How should I explain this to Ain? The hesitant Loren couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Why is this happening?"