Heloise secured Gail's right leg with a branch and helped her to her horse.

The three men turned around and began to march south.

This time it didn't go astray.

According to Heloise's estimate, it would be about a day or so before they could enter the territory of Itnell, but the location would be much more eastward than the one they were going to.

If they don't take a detour, they should be at the Borean Fortress in Itnel at this time.

Now it's a detour, but it's a different one—

Frost Keep.

Robin held Flashwhite in his arms, the poor little creature was not badly injured, but fortunately it was not life-threatening, but it was temporarily unable to move.

Flash, with a white hair on top of it, curled up in his arms, licking Robin's hand with her tongue from time to time.

Its owner turned his head and looked behind him—

Heloise's tall body was like a small mountain, her face was expressionless, and her whole person was like a stone sculpture.

Because the pony was too thin to hunch her heavy body, the giantess had to follow them with a great axe.

As if noticing Robin's gaze, Heloise raised her chin at him.

Robin's heart jumped, and he quickly turned around and sat up straight.

This relationship of friend and foe, and the brief period of peace, I don't know how long it will last.

Beside him, the red-haired girl who was on a par with him didn't say a word, and her eyes were complicated.

I don't know why, Gale walked on this way back, and he was not in a relaxed mood.

The Heloise next to her is still the same Heloise, but the position is completely different.

Gail couldn't help but think that this might be the last leg of his journey with Heloise.

……

Halfway through they found a cave that served as a temporary base for staying.

Although Gale is eager to return home, it is not wise to travel at night, as the presence of monsters and the potential lurking enemies add to the danger.

Moreover, after experiencing the big war and continuous travel, Gail's body was already a little unbearable, and his face turned pale for a while.

There was no trace of blood on his lips.

Heloise returned with some branches, lit the campfire, and gave Gale cleans his wounds and medicates.

She mashed the unknown herbs she had dug up from the field in a stone mortar, chewed them into a thin mud, and applied them to Gael's wounds.

The young priest guard frowned slightly.

His eyes were calmly fixed on the cave wall.

Beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

The firelight illuminated the cave, reflecting the shadows of the three men on the wall.

"I remember that I was injured before, and it was always the instructor who came to help me apply the medicine." Gail chuckled softly, "I thought that now that I have grown up, I don't need to bother you anymore, but I didn't expect it to be like this." ”

"The purpose of tempering you is to prevent such a situation." Heloise's voice was low, full of stern and gentle power, "It's better to be injured than to die in battle." ”

Gail nodded, "I know. ”

Heloise finished bandaging Gale and sat back on the floor without saying a word.

"Sleep first, and leave it to me at night." She said lightly.

Gail gasped palely and nodded silently.

She put her arms under her head and stared blankly at the giantess's back.

I don't know why, with Heloise here, my heart is like a lake without a breeze, full of tranquility.

"I can rotate with you."

Robin breaks off a branch and adds it to the campfire.

"I'm in good shape, and you have to defend it." He said calmly, "Compared to you, I don't have any fighting power at all, and that's the only thing I can do." “

Robin smiled slightly, "At least, let me do something." ”

Heloise didn't speak, just nodded.

Flashing white lay on the outside of the cave entrance, a pair of big green eyes looking back and forth curiously.

This little thing was also covered in scars.

Fortunately, it's not serious.

After a while, its eyes slowly became heavy, and it fell into a deep sleep together.

……

The sky is full of stars, and the brightest stars in the sky have never changed their orientation, guiding the way for the lost.

The wolves outside howled one after another.

The night was even more lonely.

With the rustling sound of the trees below, it was as if the whole world was silent.

Gail lay on the ground, covered with Heloise's white cloak, and fell into a deep sleep.

On her face, there was a serene smile.

The firelight crackled and danced, illuminating the faces of Heloise and Robin red.

"As long as you reach the Frost Keep, you'll be safe." Heloise said expressionlessly.

"Frost Fortress?"

"Hmm." Heloise nodded, "The Frost Fortress is the gateway to the northern realm of Itnell, and the place where we are now can actually be regarded as the junction of the three kingdoms.

And the leader of the Frost Fortress is the most powerful warrior in Itnell, known as one of the four knights of the kingdom, the Thunder Knight [Rosalind Clark], who is 40 years old this year and is known as the pride of knights. He was also the first commoner grand duke to be crowned in the kingdom in the past hundred years.

With her, the Sekorids did not dare to come, and the Pelos were contained north of Longwan.

So with the protection of Rosalind, you are safe. “

Rarely, a hint of pride appeared on Heloise's face, as if she had just spoken of her own glory.

Robin listened quietly and did not speak.

Heloise's words conveyed several messages, the knight commander of the Frost Fortress was very strong, and there were three other knights who were comparable to his ability.

The first commoner Grand Duke in a hundred years......

In this way, the Kingdom of Itnell is not much different from other feudal countries, and I am afraid that the Grand Duke before this was hereditary.

However, there must have been some kind of opportunity that led to the mixing of a commoner in the upper class of society-

In other words, in addition to this Rosalinde's extraordinary ability, there must be a very strong power, such as royal power, such as divine power, or the power of the people, to send it to become one of the heretics, thus breaking the centuries-old tradition.

This will have to be learned a little more about the situation that we will face in the future.

For some reason, Robin vaguely felt that when he returned to the Divine Meeting, the environment he was in was not necessarily easier than the current escape.

"So what brilliant contribution did this great knight make to become the first Grand Duke in a hundred years?" Robin asked tentatively.

"Hmm." Heloise's face suddenly became heavy, "She managed to contain the combined attack of Sekorid and Pelos sixteen years ago, and at the same time, two years later, with the new king, she successfully drove the future Stormwing back to the Red Flame Wasteland.

The new king regarded her as the first plebeian duke and appointed him commander of the Frost Fortress to guard the entire northern border of Itnell. ”

"The new king? Joint offense? Robin captured the key message.