Tonya sat on the bed, still wearing the same white pajamas she had worn from last night, her unkempt hair and bloodshot eyes making her look particularly haggard. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

She took the teacup from Lyudmila's hand, thanked her softly, and quietly listened to the female ranger's account of the events of last night, and did not say a word from beginning to end, her face was as cold as ice.

When Lyudmila finished speaking, the room fell silent. She couldn't find any other topics to liven up the atmosphere, so she quietly took Roland's hand and asked him with her eyes for what to do next.

Roland didn't make a sound, just patted the back of the giant girl's hand lightly, signaling her not to be too nervous: The parties are not in a hurry, what are you anxious about?

The strange atmosphere lasted until Tonya put down her teacup.

She looked up at everyone, still with that cold expression: "I'm really sorry, I have no memory of what happened last night, thank you for saving that little girl in time, preventing me from making a big mistake and preserving my reputation." ”

"Tonya, you don't have to see each other like this, we all know that it wasn't your intention, can you tell me what you are suffering from now? Why does the strangulation of the Golem make you fall into dreams, control you to kidnap children, and who is behind all this conspiracy? Veronica couldn't contain her curiosity and asked a lot of questions.

Tonya pursed her lips and replied politely and coldly, "I'm sorry, I can't figure out these questions, so I'm too lazy to think about it." By the way, aren't you in a hurry to go north? It's rare that the weather is good, so it's best to go in the morning. ”

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, what did she mean by this?

Bloom couldn't help but lose his temper: "Little girl, you can't be so selfish!" We just saved your life, but you can't wait to get us out, it's too much! ”

Tonya's lips trembled even more, and she buried her head deeply, her fingers crossed and twisted together, showing that her heart was not as cold as it seemed.

It took a long time for her to regain her composure, and she looked up at Bloom and said, "Mr. Dwarf, I really appreciate what you have done for me, but I have the right to protect my privacy, don't I?" Listen to my advice, the situation in the valley village is complicated, and the longer you stay here, the greater the risk, so it is wise to leave as soon as possible. ”

With a sigh of relief, she continued, "I don't have any good stuff here, but I do have some potions, so remember to bring them with you, and be prepared for the journey." Mira, I still have some natural magic scrolls, so if you don't dislike them, you can take them. ”

The more Lyudmila listened, the more she couldn't help but interrupt her: "Tonya, are you making a mistake?" I treat you as a friend, I should help you, I never thought about anything in return, if you really care about our friendship, you better be honest and tell me what exactly you are afraid of! ”

Tonya's shoulders trembled, and it was clear that Lyudmila had poked her in the heart.

Roland had been watching Tonya's expression change.

The Traveler's insight, coupled with his superb skill in "reading words and feelings", makes his eyes almost penetrable, and Tonya is not as good at disguise as she thinks she is, and many inadvertent emotional details have revealed her true thoughts.

Roland didn't say anything because he was hesitating whether he should meddle in this matter or not.

He had not forgotten Lady Valentina's warning, and he could guess what a terrible figure was behind the strangled golem. From a rational point of view, the most important thing he should do now is to accept Tonya's thank you gift and fly away.

But it's not that simple.

First of all, as a member of the group, his greatest luck and greatest misfortune is that he is surrounded by a group of upright, kind, and compassionate companions, and when he coldly calculates the risk-benefit ratio, he has to consider the feelings of his peers.

Second, he has another, more realistic concern.

"Tonya, have you ever considered the question, even if we follow your advice and leave Vale Village now, can it be as if nothing happened last night?"

Tonya was stunned for a moment, and then asked rhetorically, "Mr. Roland, I don't understand what you mean by this, can you say it more clearly?" ”

Roland shrugged and changed the question: "Yesterday we had to destroy a strangled golem in order to save you, do you know how much this monster is worth?" ”

"I don't know, it must be expensive, right?"

"It's worth at least 100,000 gold coins."

Roland's number prompted a gasp, and everyone except Nikita nodded in agreement.

"OMG! That pile of garbage is so expensive? Bloom jumped up excitedly and walked around the room indignantly, "Something must be wrong!" Roland, my dear brother, isn't that a toy a pile of twine more expensive than the same weight of gold and silver?! ”

Nikita sneered: "Welcome to the world of magical creations, it may not be easy for you to recognize the reality, but the golem is really that expensive!" Otherwise, why do you think that a pile of tattered ropes can sneak into the dream realm to control Tonya, force her to kidnap the children, and how can you beat us so misery that we are almost wiped out? There is no free power in the world, and the power of the strangled golem is piled up by the caster with real money! ”

"Think about it, my friend, that's a hundred thousand gold coins, a fortune big enough to drive people crazy!" Roland stared into Tonya's eyes and calmly stated the cold reality: "Now that the strangled golem has been destroyed by us and has become worthless, if you are the owner of the golem and learn that you have lost such a huge amount of assets overnight, will you be mad with anger?" If it were you, would you tolerate the Golem destroyer flying away, or would you catch them as quickly as possible, drain every copper plate from them, squeeze out every drop of blood, and try to recover your own losses while venting your anger? ”

Tonya gritted her teeth and said nothing, cold sweat oozing from her forehead.

"So, you still think we can go away and stay out of it?"

Roland's last rhetorical question completely destroyed Tonya's psychological defense.

She finally took off the disguise of indifference, tears overflowed in her eyes, and she choked up and said, "I'm sorry, it's all my fault for being so stupid......"

Roland glanced at Lyudmila. The giant girl understood, picked up a handkerchief to help her wipe her tears, and comforted her softly: "There's nothing to worry about, we are all by your side, if there are any difficulties, let's find a way to solve them together." ”

Tonya looked up, her eyes full of sadness.

"You've probably noticed that my eyes are different from normal people, and this is a characteristic of 'substitute'."

Realizing that Lyudmila was at a loss, obviously not understanding what a "substitute" was, Tonya turned to look at Nikita.

The Witch in Red spread her hands and smiled bitterly: "Don't look at me, I'm just a little mage who is just a little learned, hmm...... You don't usually see me so humble, but unfortunately compared to our knowledgeable knight lord, I am really embarrassed to show off my little knowledge, and he must know more about the details of the 'replacement' than I do. ”

Roland laughed at Miss Mage's teasing and admittedly admitted that he had indeed heard of the legend of the "substitution".

"It is said that these poor half-breeds are the product of the mad passion of the ghost woman and their lover, but unfortunately the ghost woman is not a competent mother, and they always leave the newborn baby on the side of the road or in front of someone else's house, and then walk away, no longer caring about the child's life or death."

"The replacement has different eyes, which proves that she has two completely different bloodlines, they must be girls, they have been beautiful and cute since they were young, and they are pitied, so they are often adopted by well-wishers, and they grow up as human beings, and the people around them will not notice anything unusual about her."

"But when the replacement child enters puberty, everything starts to change. They can awaken special abilities hidden in their bloodlines, such as excellent magical perceptions, or suddenly gain some strange supernatural powers. ”

"It's not easy to control your own talents, especially if they are so different from their adoptive parents and the human companions they grew up with, and adolescent substitutes inevitably ask: Why do I have such powers? Am I not really human? ”