In the evening, the friends finally returned to the comfortable city of Hansha with the Ishnova siblings, who had survived the catastrophe

After not sleeping all night last night, and after a day of exhaustion, Cassius went straight back to his bedroom and slept - it was extremely important for a magician to be in good spirits at all times, and Ishnova and Lyle, who had just returned from a nightmare that lasted for a month, were also in dire need of recuperation, and they fell asleep in the two newly sorted out rooms

However, Joyka, Ray and Sophia were completely sleepy, and there were too many facts that had happened these days, first the attack that Joeyka had encountered the night before, then the assassination of Sophia last night, and then the incident that happened by the woods and lakes during the day today, their minds were in chaos at this time, the matter of the night before and today's day was basically resolved, but what about the assassination incident last night, who wanted to assassinate Sophia, why Owen was unknown, the prophet switched rooms with Sophia in advance, and what caused Owen to deliberately let those assassins go, everyone was puzzled, so they could only ask Owen for the answer again

I've looked everywhere for Brother Owen, who doesn't seem to be in the garden, and Ray came back and said

Where did the guy run alone again, Joika nagged

Sophia, on the other hand, had a worried expression: I'm more worried about Owen's heart now, and he seems to have been injured in last night's battle, if he has a heart problem at this time and I'm not there......

Don't worry too much about that guy, Joyka said, since he can go out on his own, it means that he doesn't have much of a problem, okay, let's go

Where to go Sophia and Ray asked at the same time

Finding Durris, he must have known about what had happened last night, and we have a right to know what Owen told him yesterday during the day

The two companions agreed, and the three of them walked towards the gate of the annex together, but as soon as the door was opened, Duris was already standing at the door, unlike before, it was not the captain of the personal guard who followed Duris, but the other guards, and Queen Catherine was alone

We were just about to talk to you Joika

Duris nodded slightly

You didn't pretend to be crazy and stupid after making such a big fuss last night, Joy Kado, there are a few walls in the hall that have fallen down, hurry up and find someone to fix them, and Uncle King, you probably won't mind telling us what happened last night and what you said to Owen

Joyka's rudeness didn't make Duris angry, but instead of answering Joyka's question directly, he calmly took out a white hedron from his clothes that was flashing rapidly

That's Owen's 'Key to the Stars,' Sophia exclaimed, hurriedly snatching the white hedron from Duris's hand, how could it be with you

It was the silver-haired boy who gave you Sophia, Princess Duris, and he said you need it

At this time, a glimmer of foreboding flashed through Sophia's mind: where is Owen, why didn't he hand it over to me personally

The night breeze caressed the quiet time in the garden, and the passage of time did not change because of this, but at this moment, Sophia felt that every second was so long

Gone, the king finally spoke ruthlessly about Sophia's concerns

Sophia involuntarily tugged at the key to the stars that belonged to Owen in her hand

Where did he go, Owen, he said when he would come back, and Ray didn't seem to react yet

The king did not answer Ray's question

Bullshit, Ray, don't you understand, Joeyka yelled angrily, Owen, that guy left us alone again, and slipped away on his own, that damn bastard, the next time I let me see him, I'm going to beat him up

Joika said don't say it, Sophia said weakly

I'm just going to say, oh goddamn Owen is a goddamn bastard, does he still think we're friends, every time it's on his own and he doesn't say goodbye...... Hey, Uncle King, in which direction did that guy go, how long did he go, let's go after him now, and if we don't screw that guy back, I'll spell my name upside down

No, the king said that Owen had left this morning, and that he had borrowed one of the strongest griffons from me, and you should know that the griffin was known for its speed of flight, and now it is estimated that he has long since left the deadlock of the kingdom, and you will not be able to catch up

So what are you waiting for, hurry up and arrange some griffons for us

Please don't do this, Sophia reached out and put her hand on the back of Joika's hand, and said calmly, Sophia knew that now Joika's screaming at Durisdee was completely out of inner anxiety, and although Joika was extremely abusive about Owen in her language, anyone could feel it, in fact, this was the expression of his eagerness for his friend

What, Sophia, don't you want to get Owen's kid back, and Joika was surprised by Sophia's calmness at this time

Since Owen is determined to dodge, we will definitely not let us find Sophia, and he can't help but cast his eyes on the half handkerchief tied to his right wrist

Although Joyka is usually very aggressive, but in fact, he is as careful as dust, he immediately noticed Sophia's slight movements, and immediately understood her thoughts at this time, and a trace of sourness suddenly flowed through his heart, Okay, what I do is superfluous, okay, Joyka deliberately said bad words, I don't need to worry in vain, I want to sleep, I said with my hands crossed behind my head and walked in the direction of the bedroom

Just after walking a few steps, Joyka found Ray staying where he was, and immediately pulled one of Ray's arms: What are you doing there like a stupid hat, hurry up and go to sleep

Hey...... Wait...... Ray, who was not mentally prepared, was dragged away by Joika

When Joyka and Ray were gone, the garden of the annex was restored to the peculiar tranquility of the night

Your bounty hunter friend was thoughtful, and at a glance he could see that I had something to say to you alone, and Duris looked in the direction where Joyka and Ray had gone

What are you saying Joika dragged Ray away because ...... Sophia's thoughts were obviously a little dull, and she didn't react until Duriss said this

It was I who had come to you, and besides being entrusted by Owen to give you that thing, I had important things to talk to you about, well--King Duris turned to look at Queen Catherine, who was standing beside him, and had not spoken, to be precise, it was Catherine who had something to talk to you

Queen Catherine swung her dress and smiled gracefully and nobly at Sophia: Princess Sophia, please come with me......

Where to go Sophia Fox wondered

A place that will interest you

The north wind in the yellow grasslands at night is particularly biting

Owen did not leave the kingdom of Pole as Duris said, but rested on a grassland in the north of the kingdom, the griffin was not by his side at this time, this fierce monster was fostered by him in the manor of a small nobleman nearby, although the lord of this nobility did not know Owen, but because this silver-haired young man carried the seal of the king's majesty, the lord thought that he was the king's secret envoy, and did not dare to slack off at all

Please, take care of it, I'll pick it up tomorrow, and after the order, Owen turned and left the manor

My lord, don't you rest in the manor, and the lord hurries after him

No, I'll just go camping in the wilderness

Don't, the lord persuaded, now there are bandits everywhere in this vicinity, there is a gang of murderous and murderous robbers, even if it is a caravan of more than 50 people, they dare not sleep in the wilderness, I see......

In the face of the lord's kindness, Owen reciprocated with a faint smile and continued to go his own way

Although the location of the kingdom of Pole is southerly, even in winter, it rarely snows, but in the unobstructed wilderness, the strong wind blowing in late autumn and early winter is particularly cold, Owen leans against a tree that has lost all its leaves, shrinks his body tiredly, pulls his thin clothes tighter, the wind in the wilderness is huge, and the newly lit fire is immediately extinguished by the strong wind, and the only thing Owen can do is to reduce the contact surface between his body and the air to reduce the rate of heat loss in his body

In the faint moonlight, Owen looked at the half handkerchief tied to his left wrist, and a tear drifted in the wind

I'm sorry Sophia, please forgive me for saying goodbye, I love you, but we can't be together, I have no choice but to avoid you, if I continue to stay with you, it will only end up bringing terrible disasters to those I hold dear

No one understood Owen's pathos at this time, this pain of having to keep a distance from the people he loved, and the pain of having to go his separate ways with his childhood friends, he could only bear in silence in what was afraid of a lifetime of loneliness

Gradually, Owen's body trembled more and more, not because of the coldness of the temperature, but because of something in his body that could not be controlled

The limit had been reached, and the worst possible scenario was in Owen's mind

Although he knew that this was going to happen sooner or later, he could hold out for at least a few more years according to the original prediction, but fate always likes to joke, and the Tower of Seven Sins incident that happened more than a month ago was one of them, and in the battle with Julian, Owen was forced to use the Swordless Heart Mirror in advance, which made him probably lose the next few years, and the worst case scenario might come early tonight

At this moment, there was a sudden unusual sound in the whistling wind, which was the sound of countless horses' hooves trampling on the grassland

The chief saw a man lying under the tree over there.