To have a new partner is first of all something to be happy about. ”

The current Blackstone Fort is different from the past, and Alice is determined to be an enemy of the Duke of Ceylon, and there will always be a day when her face will be torn. Relying on the strength of Blackstone Fort is equivalent to hitting a stone with an egg, and there is no chance of victory. The greatest reliance is on the extraordinary power of the gods, and the more partners you have, the stronger you are.

So, when she got the news of her new partner, Alice was happy from the bottom of her heart. But the point is that Luna's identity is somewhat awkward, and regardless of her character, at least her father violated the authority of the lord, which is an indisputable fact.

Alice didn't make a decision, but looked at Linda and Elena, and smiled: "Such an important matter, of course, the three of us need to discuss it together. ”

Linda was silent, seeming to hesitate. She and Alice had a close friendship and remembered the humiliation she suffered the day she learned of the bandits' camp.

But the instructions of the gods cannot be questioned.

"Linda, tell me your opinion. Alice shook Linda's hand: "I have no doubts about the gods' prophecy, but we need to discuss what exactly we should do in order to get a close companion." ”

"Alice. Linda hesitated and said, "I'm not doubting the gods' prophecy, but I'm worried about your ......."

"It's okay for me. Alice doted on her and winked her eyes: "She's just a little girl, she's not a robber, is she?" besides, I heard that Weima is an exiled nobleman in the royal capital, so to speak, that little girl is still a noble child. Right, Karrick?"

"That's true. Karrick nodded.

"I am truly humiliated by their encroachment on the Blackstone Collar. However, it can't be a little girl's responsibility, can it?" Alice thought clearly and nodded at Linda, "So, Linda, I understand what you mean. ”

Then she took Elena's hand and looked serious: "Elena, you can also express your opinion boldly. We're partners. ”

"I'm ......" Elena pursed her lips and pinched the corners of her clothes, she could be brave in the face of enemies, but in communication, she was a little bad at words.

"Don't be nervous. Alice patted her on the shoulder encouragingly like a big sister: "Whatever comes to mind, Linda and I are listening carefully." ”

"Hmm. Elena hummed softly and organized the language for a long time: "I think it's good." Alice, the gods taught me to discern good from evil. I thought about it every day, and then I understood a little, that is, well, let's say, there were bad people and good people in the aristocracy, and there were bad people and good people in the serfs. So, I think the robbers may not all be bad guys. ”

"And then?" Alice asked, interested.

And then, and then...... Nope. Elena was a little embarrassed: "That's all I thought." ”

"Very good advice!" Ellie did not hesitate to praise: "I think what you said is really good." No wonder the gods want you to be the arbiter of justice. Robbers don't have to be bad guys, Linda, what do you think?"

"I also think it makes a lot of sense. ”

"Really?" Elena raised her head, her words were very simple and simple, but she didn't expect to be praised by her partner, which made her heart a little sweet.

"Of course it's true. Alice nodded firmly, her eyes met with Linda and Elena: "Then, our decision is out! ”

"Hmm!" Linda and Elena nodded in unison.

"Karrick, you write one for me, no. I'll do it myself. Alice thought about it for a moment, but still felt that it seemed more sincere to reply by hand.

Looking at the three girls who got along well, Carrick was sincerely happy and proud of Alice. But the Duke of Ceylon's worries have never been able to let go.

"Alice, the arsonist has told you something. Karrick's expression was slightly solemn: "Those three people nailed to the barrel are all notorious criminals in Waterdeep, and one of them, nicknamed Squirrels, confessed that they were hired by a mysterious employer to set fire to our winter food. The other two also echoed his statement, and as for why, I asked separately, and neither of them knew. ”

"Who's the mysterious employer?" Alice narrowed her eyes, revealing a chill.

"They weren't quite sure, only that it might be the butler of the Duke's Palace, because the guy who brought them the news died in the cave. ”

"The butler of the Duke's Palace?" Alice sneered at the corners of her mouth, "Where's the living mouth in the cave?"

"That guy is very tough, he hasn't confessed so far, and he won't say a word. Karrick shook his head, the tower-like man who refused to confess even after being sentenced to a heavy sentence, and even tried to commit suicide several times: "I suspect that he has been threatened in some way, and would rather die than confess." ”

"Then continue to interrogate him!"

"I understand. ”

......

"Let me out! Let me out! Oh my God, I'm all out of shape. ”

The cold, damp, pest-infested castle dungeons have not seen the light of day for years and exude a disgusting rancid smell. In the wet cell, three bundles of tightly packed wooden barrels were fixed, and there were constant wails of pain coming from them.

For a whole day, like the meat in a can, it was like a can, and the bones were subjected to indescribable soreness all the time, so that the urine and urine were incontinent, and the stench fermented in the barrel.

That sour feeling made the gray rat worse than dead.

In the cell opposite them, the strong man Heta was tied to a stake, his body covered with criss-crossed, bloody whip marks, and his hands became a blur of flesh and blood.

Listening to the screams in the barrel, remembering the tragic death of his companion and the strange murderer, Hertha was distraught and yelled: "You idiots, fools. Shut up!"

"Hertha, you bastard!" The gray squirrel, who had nowhere to vent his evil fire, scolded back: "Aren't you very powerful? Ah? The poisonous snake that roams in the desert? What about that braggart guy? Is it miserable? It's funny, it's a good death, the worse the death, the better." ”

"You sewer rat, you don't know anything at all!" Hertha roared, "Do you know what happened to us? A strong man who can punch you through the chest, a hex that will set your whole body on fire! You waste deserve to be put in a bucket. ”

"Who are you bluffing? The three gray squirrels had already confessed, but they could not extricate themselves, and they always blamed Hertha for it, full of hatred: "Let's say it happily! Even if it is death, I don't want to die in a bucket like this." ”

"Do you think anyone is a coward like you?" Hertha laughed loudly, blood dripping from his mouth: "We sand snakes never betray our fellow workers and employers. Don't worry, I'll let you die before me. Hahaha...... Hahaha...... It's so wonderful to be suffocated in a bucket. ”

"Hold the grass, your old mother!" the gray squirrel pounded the barrel frantically, venting his impotent rage.

Da Da Da ......

The sound of footsteps came from a distance, and the gray squirrel screamed hoarsely as if grasping at a life-saving straw: "Let me out, let me out, I can't stand it! Please, please! I have important things to explain! I have important things to explain!"

The castle guard held up his torches, and Carrick, who was at the front, endured the stench and scolded, "What the hell is called?

"No, don't. Please, my lord," cried out in despair, "you can do whatever you want. ”

Karrick snorted, "Oh, yes? Then shut up for me." ”

"Yes, yes, sir!"

"Tell me, who instructed you? I don't want to hear an uncertain answer!"

"It's Lubos, the butler of the Duke's palace of Ceylon!" the desire to survive makes the gray squirrel completely collapse: "I'm sure it's him, I'm sure it's him." ”

"So, why?"

"I ...... I ......" Squirrel was anxious and panicked: "I have heard many things in the tavern, about the Duke of Ceylon, please, please, I am dead, and you will not know anything." ”