Luo Di had never had such a fierce quarrel with the opposite sex, because of the emotions in his mind, he couldn't eat anything in the past ten minutes, just poured cold water into his stomach one bite at a time, and his face was very stiff.

"Brother Roddy, what's going on?"

Nefi ate the bread and cheese on her plate, a little strange at Roddy's untouched food.

"There's something to deal with over there, and I'm thinking about what to do. Roddy smiled reluctantly, "By the way, we need to speed up our return, I have those books of yours kept in the temple, let them send them directly after a while." ”

"My mother said in the letter that there would be no problem if the book should be kept. ”

After Naifi finished speaking, she looked at the stairs, wondering why Sally didn't go downstairs to eat, but because of Roddy's ugly face, she pursed her lips and didn't ask more.

Breakfast was spent in a slightly dreary atmosphere, and then Roddy went to the market to buy seven or eight cloaks, leather coats, and food, and packed up his leather armor and longbow, and when he returned, Nephi said that Sally had received a message from a priest and went out, and Roddy opened his mouth, but did not say anything, but said after a moment of silence: "Then let's go." ”

"Aren't you waiting to say goodbye to Sister Sally?"

"Don't wait. ”

"Brother Roddy... You guys had a fight, didn't you?"

“... Well. ”

The silence lasted for a moment, and then Roddy continued to walk forward, carrying the short bow on his back casually, looking at the giant bird hovering in the sky in the distance, and said, "Let's go." ”

As the shadow of the pintail snipe faded away from the temple, a depressed Sally had just pushed open the solid wooden door in front of her.

Early in the morning, when she quarreled with Roddy, she lied that she had gone to see Rubens, but she didn't expect that at noon, the cardinal would actually come and call her to talk--after entering the core of the sect, Rubens's office was closer to the "St. Peter's Basilica" in the center of the city, behind the door, the golden sunlight was pouring down from the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, and the gray-haired old man was writing something with a quill, signing, and affixing the seal of authorization with the ring, and when Rubens turned his gaze, his slightly frowning brow relaxed.

"The remaining troops have largely avoided the enemy's pursuit, and now that the situation has stabilized, there will be no more fighting in the near future. He smiled and motioned for Sally to sit down, "Speaking of... Because of you and Roddy, the sect really avoided a lot of sacrifices. ”

In the past, such a compliment would have made Sally smile, but at this time, her chest was very tight, and she just lowered her head and said "um".

"By the way, the Pope, having studied the scepter, felt that he needed you to take a look at it, and asked you to come today, just to tell you about it - probably tomorrow at noon. ”

"Yes, Master Rubens. ”

"By the way, how is Roddy doing? I'd like to ask him to talk about aiding the territory at some time tonight, so you can talk to him when you get back." ”

Sally took a deep breath and felt inexplicably a little irritated: Roddy can even move out and fool himself with such a reason as "controlling a city", the so-called trust has long been gone, how can he talk to him when he goes back?

"He... He may soon be returning to Ivta, saying that he is in a hurry. ”

Such an answer was the truth, but Rubens did not show a surprised look after hearing it, but nodded and said: "Also, he has too many things to be busy with recently, and that city is basically an empty city, and it is too difficult to build..."

Sally frowned slightly, and asked a little strangely, "What empty city?"

Rubens was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Didn't he tell you?" Roddy found an ancient city on the border of the kingdom, and the royal family has officially recognized his barony and expanded part of the country. ”

He paused and explained: "However, although the city is very large, it is almost uninhabited, and it faces the threat of both undead and orcs, and it needs to be built urgently, and the most he talked to me this time is the issue of supporting construction, the first batch of support teams is already being screened, and it may set off in a few days..."

Sally didn't hear what Rubens was saying at all, she just froze there suddenly, her mind recalling what Roddy had said in front of her - he seemed... And not lying?

But what can be done...

Sally rubbed her eyebrows, but then listened to Rubens, "... But it may take two months for my team to reach his city, unlike him, who can get here from Houllier in three days. ”

"What?"

Thinking she had misheard, Sally raised her gaze, "Three... God?"

Rubens didn't notice her slightly unusual tone, and quickly replied: "Something happened to Evta, and your father held a banquet on April 30th, and together with Roddy, he completely calmed down the hidden dangers in the territory, and that night, he received a warning from Roddy about the battle. ”

This is the "inside story" that Sally didn't know about before - it turned out that it was not Rubens who first noticed the enemy's trap, but Roddy...

"In terms of time, Angmar has no time to inform you by normal means, so she can only turn to Benjamin and me for help—though no one else will believe it... Roddy appeared to me three days later, even before your father's pigeon. ”

"At that time, Mograini was in charge, and I had no right to mobilize the army for support, so Roddy directly asked me to forge the order, he asked you for your approximate location, borrowed a priest's robe, and then led the group of reinforcements to Brill Forest on the Sixth. ”

Hearing this, Sally's mouth grew unabashedly, and the shock in her mind made her not know what to say for a moment - because judging by all the words Rubens uttered, Roddy had been here to save her from beginning to end...

"Y-How did he do it? Hollier City is here -- I've been gone for almost two months..."

"Didn't you see the collapsed pigeon cage? He didn't know where to find a giant bird, and rode him all the way across the country, but I remember - when Roddy came to me, he was almost paralyzed by cold, maybe he didn't stop all the way..."

Rubens' words sent Sally into a clenched fist, her nails almost digging into her palms.

The cardinal doesn't lie, Roddy flew half the country desperately, really just to save her...

"Thanks to that giant bird, on your way back a few days ago, Rodisson dragged a team of more than 2,000 people, and I only judged this thing yesterday from the information that came in one after another..."

Sally bit her lip tightly, in pain, but just to hold back her tears.

You didn't say anything...

You just suffer in silence...

Even if you explain...

However, the sharp pain in the palm of her hand could not turn back time - and by the time she realized this, Sally had understood... No amount of remorse can save the fact that it has been cast.

After the conversation with Rubens, Sally returned to the house in a bit of a daze, the empty mansion was silent, even though she knew the outcome in her heart, but she still rushed into all the rooms like crazy, hoping to see Roddy's familiar figure - but in the end, she could only sit in the empty and silent dining room, looking at the bronze handle that Roddy had pinched and discarded, and looked sad.

The huge confusion and helplessness are more unbearable than the forbidden spell, Sally closed her eyes, she wanted to catch up with Roddy, to explain to him, to apologize to him, but knowing that after Roddy left with a flying mount, the last hope in her heart gradually faded out...

She sat motionless at the table for three hours, as if out of her body, until a priest brought a letter bearing the coat of arms of the Roussiflon family, and she finally moved her frozen body, and her fingers tore open the wax seal with some effort.

Even if she loses everything, her father will eventually bring her the warmth of trust, Sally exhaled softly, and the heartache seemed to be slightly relieved, but after reading this short, ghostwritten letter, she truly realized what it means to be "like falling into an ice cave".

Suddenly getting up, Sally ran out of the room in a frenzy, stumbling all the way back to Rubens' desk...

"Cardinal, I... I want to go home, back to Ivotah, right now. ”

Her gaze almost lost focus, and her voice was hoarse and distressing: "Father, he... It probably won't last long. ”

Sally, who set off on a starry night, began her journey towards the city of Hollier, which was 1,700 kilometers away.

At the same moment, Roddy and Nefi, who jumped off the duck to rest, were already three hundred kilometers away from the "temple".

When summer was quietly approaching, the country still seemed to be in the so-called "stability" - the fierce collision of the two major sects, the seemingly destined result, but because of a sudden "variable", there was a dramatic reversal and ending, so that the search team of nearly 10,000 people of the "Pit Viper Cross" could only stare at the impregnable defense of the temple...

And when you get out of this battlefield and turn your eyes to Ivotah, everything here seems to be gradually getting "on the right track".

The Duke of Angmar knew that his body was weak, and at this time he was trying to squeeze the last energy of his body, making blueprints and plans for the future of his family and territory.

For the first time, the caravans formed by Henry began to infiltrate beyond the area of Ivota in Sodrore's "Parr Territory", while the knights of the cavalry regiment were still on "leave".

In the Silent Forest, the construction of the Wood Elf Village is in full swing, Nata is gritting her teeth to complete the reserved training of 800 arrows, while the village chief Brudi is receiving the people from Zara Village with a serious face... Another village chief.

"I've probably emptied the things from the ruins of Wagra, what are you doing with it?"

"Brudy, my village is in some trouble, maybe the books that used to belong to the high elves will be useful..."

Twenty years younger than Brudy, the village chief of Ted whispered, "I... I hope you can help my village. ”

"You're looking for books? I can't understand those things, so I've given them away. ”

The guy in front of him had made a sarcastic remark about himself a month ago, so Brudy didn't have a good face for him at all, but he stood up after throwing out this sentence stubbornly-

"Do you want me to send you out? This villa was built by humans, and if you can't open the door, I can teach you. ”

[End of Volume 4]