After a short break, Butos and Ashley set off again.

The white owl Bitrice takes Butos and Ashley to the city of Tenostia and slowly descends in the courtyard of Ashley's house.

Siel saw Ashley again, and now Ashley was almost distressed, Ashley's ruddy face had now turned a little pale, and the delicate clothes that had been luxurious and beautiful were already in tatters.

Siel was about to take Ashley off Bitrice, but his gaze collided with Butos.

Butos didn't want to say anything to Siel, he just turned his head and whispered to Ashley, "I'm going to the Ancient Frost Palace, Ilamós and Feras have already arrived there. On the way, Butos had already learned the location of Ilamós through the necklace.

Ashley jumped off Bitrice's body and responded, "I'll wait for you." ”

Butos returned a gentle smile to Ashley, and then the huge white owl Bitrice flapped his wings and flew towards the north of the sky with the adventurer Butos......

"Ashley...... "Silly's voice trembled, "where have you been, and why are you the way you are?"

"Go on an adventure, father. Ashley was a little tired, but she decided to tell Siel everything about herself and Butos: "I have to tell you something important. ”

Siel frowned, he seemed to anticipate something: "Is it related to that stinky boy of the Butos family?"

"Please don't call him that, Father. Ashley's brows furrowed slightly: "He's a hero." ”

"Hero?" Siel sneered, "Can a hero kidnap my daughter?"

"I volunteered. Ashley corrected.

Siel's expression became more serious: "What are you talking about?"

Ashley said word for word, "Because I don't want my marriage to be arranged by you." And father, I already have a marriage contract. ”

Siel suddenly became a little angry: "Is it with that stinky boy?"

"That's right," replied Ashley, "he'll marry me on my twentieth birthday." ”

"No! absolutely not!" "Siel roared, "you must not marry him!"

"Why!" Ashley protested loudly, "Do I even have to be at your disposal for my own love! I don't want to marry someone I don't love at all, like my sisters!"

"What kind of love is made with just one promise! You're so naïve! "Siel is also very loud.

Ashley's eyes could not help but shed tears: "Is it only love that is supported by wealth and status?, my sisters are happy at all...... You're not thinking about our happiness at all, Father, you're just selling us as jewelry!

Siel looked at his fourth daughter tremblingly, and his face began to turn pale: "There are many things you don't know, people with the blood of the Siel family are doomed to misfortune. ”

Ashley looked at her father with tears in her eyes.

"The people of House Siel are cursed......" Siel whispered.

"What!" Ashley was shocked, she had never known anything like this.

"The Siel family has been responsible for storing the treasures of the empire for generations, but just two hundred years ago, our ancestor made a mistake......" Siel said slowly, "One day, when the ancestor was inspecting the storage room, he accidentally knocked over the bottle of the black moon and inadvertently released the demon inside......"

Ashley's eyes widened suddenly.

"That's a demon with absolute terrifying power. No one was able to defeat it at the time, and in order to prevent it from bringing disaster, the previous Imperial mage sacrificed his life and asked the gods to take it back. Siel continued: "This is an absolutely terrible event, and if this matter had reached the ears of the king, there would be no Siel family today. However, the last Imperial Mage, Donobshize, was a good friend of our ancestors. He not only calmed the demons for us, but also helped us hide the truth of the matter. In the end, no one knew about it except for the people of the Siel family and Donobshize. Originally, we all thought that this was the end of this matter, but we didn't know that this matter would never end. ”

"Legend has it that life in the dark is protected by the gods. Siel's voice was hoarse: "But we are the ones who have angered the gods. Ever since the Black Moon Vial was overturned, there has been no god to shelter us in the darkness. That's why we of the Siel family are terribly afraid of the darkness, and in the darkness we hear the howls of demons and ghosts, and our hearts will be filled with fear!"

Ashley couldn't help but think of her own experience growing up, every time she was in complete darkness, she would hear some terrible sounds, and it turned out that there was a reason for that...... The reason why she didn't hear these sounds in Gucil's cave was because Butos held the "Tears of the Shark" in her hand, and it was the faint light that prevented the demons and ghosts lurking in the darkness from approaching her.

"So, every year on the night of darkness (the night of the festival, when there can be no light except for the flickering of lights and precious stones, no source of magic, witchcraft, or any source of light using magic as a medium can illuminate any part of the night, and the moon and stars are shrouded in black clouds on that night), the reason why the Siel family holds a feast is to avoid that night when there is no light?" asked Ashley, tearfully, "but what does this have to do with my love?"

"Everyone in the Siel family will suddenly die of cold when he is twenty years old, and that's the real curse. "And there's only one way to prevent this from happening." ”

A little more hope burned in Ashley's heart.

"That is, to marry with an orthodox aristocratic family, and after the wedding night, this death curse will be removed. Siel said with a hollow look in his eyes.

"This can't be! this absolutely can't be!" Excites Ashley in despair.

Siel smiled bitterly, "Only the orthodox noble blood can remove the curse caused by overturning the Black Moon Vial, not even those noble families that are only six or seven hundred years old. It must have been the Seven Crowns (the seven kings of Terran calendar 032, who carved out different human territories on Middle-earth. The Seven Crowned Kings received the blessings of the gods, and they could also bestow them on others. When the Seven Crowns ascended the throne, he bestowed his favor on some nobles and knights. The noble families who received the favor had an absolutely superior bloodline from then on, and the knights who received the favor became paladins. The baptism of light that must be experienced to become a paladin is a form of receiving grace, but now it is no longer the Seven Crowns that bestow blessings on those knights, but the holy weapons left by the Seven Crowns. Only then can the family of grace ......"

Ashley cried, she couldn't accept such a thing.

"Ashley, I'm never going to push my daughter into a fire pit. Tears welled up in Siel's eyes: "You may hate me, you may always think that I married you off for money or status. But you may not understand the state of mind of a father, I would rather lose the treasures that I have collected for many years than lose you, my flesh and blood......"

"Why is this happening......" Ashley cried, hiding her face.

"There's nothing we can do, Ashley. This is the secret of the Siel family for a hundred years, and when you become a mother, you will understand my thoughts. Siel said in a low voice.

"No!" suddenly exclaimed Ashley, "I will marry no one but Butos!

Ashley ran outside like crazy.

Siel had to order his men to capture Ashley.

Ashley, who was held down by her subordinates, cried, she didn't want to marry someone she didn't love in order to survive, she finally gained a love, she wanted to marry love......

While taking out a mirror that can make people sleep, Siel said to Ashley with tears in her eyes, "I will let you marry the fourth prince of the kingdom of Diglo, Sinrog. The royal blood of one of the authentic Seven Crowns is far superior to that of the so-called aristocratic family. From now on, you will have no worries about food and clothing, and enjoy all the wealth. Even as a father, I may never see you, but as long as you're alive, then I don't care. ”

Sleepiness gradually took over Ashley's spirit, and no one could resist the magical magic mirror.

"Hours of torment are spent in your sleep, and when you wake up you will be the princess of Digro. Time and new love will make you forget everything, Ashley. My daughter, I love you. Siel's tears fell onto Ashley's eyes that had just closed.

The tears shattered into countless petals, like Ashley's heart......