Chapter 17: The Seven-Day Crisis
() Dani catches up with Sophia. For the latest free chapters of this book, please visit wรจn.
"Sister Sophia. Dany tugged at Sophia's priest's robe.
"Don't ask me, don't ask me......" Sophia was ashamed of herself.
"Huh, when did you start?" asked Dani, smirking.
"What, what starts?" said Sophia, who was so unsure that even she didn't know if it was "the beginning".
"Hey...... Dani ran up to Sophia, "that man is too bad." It's all here, and just now he was pretending to be confused in front of me. โ
"Pretending to be confused?" this time Sophia was really confused.
"He actually said just now that he was holding you because of ......"
"Don't talk about it!!!"
Suddenly, a woman's scream rang out on the tranquil beach. Sophia interrupted Dani in a "rough" way like never before. Dani closed her mouth playfully, and she sat down next to Sophia, and she looked at the side of Sophia's face, only to see that the latter covered her face with her hands, but her mouth was exposed, and she snickered from time to time. Dany understood that Sophia's sudden yelling at her just now was not out of anger or anger. In fact, Dani has long heard others say that the feeling of first love is like sweetness in bitterness. From Sophia's snickering, Dani vaguely smelled the smell of "happiness", and that feeling was probably what Sophia was like now. But Dani, who is at the beginning of her love, has never had such an experience, and she can't help but look forward to it and be scared at the same time. "What does it feel like to fall in love with someone?" said Dani, who was fascinated.
"Don't say it!" but Sophia mistook Dany's muttering for a tease of her, and suddenly "exploded" again.
"Okay, don't say, don't say. Dani replied repeatedly.
At this point, Sophia didn't want anyone around her, so she got up and continued walking. But Sophia, who was dejected, did not hear the sound of horses' hooves and wheels becoming more and more distinct, nor did she notice a carriage speeding towards her. If it weren't for Dani's quick reaction, Sophia might have been run over by the carriage.
"Who doesn't have long eyes?" said Dani at the reckless coachman.
Unexpectedly, after hearing Dany's scolding, there was a shout of "huh" from the carriage that had already rushed in front of him, and the carriage was stopped urgently. A slender figure jumped out of the carriage, and then a second figure got out of the carriage. Unlike the former, the second figure is of a woman in a skirt, carefully lifting her skirt to avoid tripping when getting out of the car.
"Stop! what do you want to do?" Dany dodged in front of Sophia. It was impossible to see the faces in the dark, but judging from the actions of the other party, Dani had almost decided that the two were here to find fault, and she quickly pulled the long sword out of the scabbard with a "whoosh". Although Dani came out of her bedroom wearing only her pajamas, she had always followed her teacher's teachings that she should never leave her sword even when she was sleeping.
"Hey, hey, it's only been a few days since we separated, and you're actually swinging your sword at me?" said the other party aloud.
"Joika?" Sophia recognized the familiar voice.
At this time, the other party had already walked up to Dani and Sophia, and by the moonlight, he clearly saw that he was Joyka herself, and behind Joyka, followed by a strange girl in a dress.
"I'm scared to death by you. Who is the third watch in the middle of the night driving the carriage on a rampage!" Dani put away her sword and expressed her displeasure at Joika's reckless behavior just now.
"Time is of the essence, and I am here for you. To Sophia's surprise, Joyka didn't keep teasing like usual, but put on a stern face as soon as she came up.
"Did you provoke anything?" said Sophia, tilting her head slightly, expressing her confusion. It's rare for Joyka to look so nervous in front of her friends, and the only thing Sophia can think of is that he's out there bringing trouble back.
"Well, we're not going to wipe your ass. Angry, Dani curled her lips.
Joyka didn't bother to argue with them, he rushed forward with a lunge, took Sophia's hand, "Follow me!" and dragged her towards the carriage.
"It hurts badly. Sophia thought that Joyka was showing her some rare treasures, but she didn't expect that there was a drowning griffin in the carriage. "My cross is in the room, wait for me later, and then I'll go and get it. Sophia turned away, interpreting Joyka's urgency as healing the badly wounded beast.
However, Joyka pulled her back: "The griffin itself is not the point. I found this in it. Joyka pulled out a note.
Sophia took the note and unfolded it suspiciously. Dani, who was standing under the carriage, didn't know what surprising things were written on the note, which made Sophia's face turn so pale in an instant, and she once again entered a state of disobedience, but unlike the moment when she lost her soul because of shyness, now Sophia seemed to see something terrifying.
"What does the note say?" asked Sophia twice as if she hadn't heard. Dani had to take matters into her own hands and take the note out of Sophia's hand.
"Hey, it's Uncle King's letter!" Dany saw the seal of King Duris on it, and immediately cried out cheerfully, if there were any relatives in this world, except for the sister who had just known but had never met, there were only William and Durris. Dani happily exclaimed the belief out loud:
"Princess Sophia, little Dany, a few brave young men:
Regardless of whether your affairs in the Snowy Federation are completed or not, you will return to Hansar immediately after reading this letter. Vampires want to slaughter the city. Be sure to bring back the fat boy who used magic before April 15th, or the whole city will be wiped out. โ
The signature of Duris is clearly visible.
"What the hell is going on, why do vampires attack Hansha?" Dani was stunned. After William's absence, her dependence and trust in Duris grew day by day, and although it was her own decision to follow her companions on the road, there was also encouragement from Duris, and she always looked forward to a letter from "Uncle King" during the journey, but she did not expect such a thing to happen.
"I think that's probably what Bu Xiang really means. โ
"Owen!" Sophia looked in the direction from which the voice came as if she had seen a life-saving straw, only to see Owen and Ray hurrying towards the carriage.
"I heard a voice from here. Ray and I rushed over immediately. As he spoke, Owen had come to the carriage. As if he already knew what was on the carriage, he turned over and jumped into the carriage, stroked the griffin's head, and said, "Partner, it's you." And only you can find me. โ
In addition to the fact that griffins are fierce enough and fly fast, there is also an important reason why humans have domesticated griffins as aerial mounts, and that griffins are quite loyal and have a strong ability to read their way. Specially trained griffons can even track the whereabouts of their owners from thousands of miles away. The griffon, who had been rigorously trained by the guards of a royal family, was naturally the most beautiful of the bunch. Last winter, the griffon carried Owen all the way north, fighting alongside the barbarians in the Slanthian Plains, and waiting for Owen for a week in the snow and ice outside the ice cave. Owen formed a deep friendship with it. In the end, because the griffin was extremely unaccustomed to the climate of the Snowy Federation, Owen had to let it leave him and return to the lair of the Pole Kingdom. If there was a way to find Owen, it was this griffin who had been in trouble with Owen. And if you can find Owen, you can find someone else - that's why Duris entrusted this important task to this griffon.
"Sue me, Joyka, where did you find it?" Owen asked.
"It's on the beach in the city of Pondelgon. It wasn't Joyka who answered, but the strange girl who followed him. Noticing that the others were focused on herself, the girl did not be timid, but introduced herself generously: "Hello, my name is Asari, and I am a tailor in the city of Pondelgon. โ
The partners all nodded politely at Asari. Although Asari didn't know what they were discussing right now, she understood that the matter was so heavy that it was too late for everyone to introduce themselves. Asali is well aware of things, so naturally she doesn't care.
"The city of Pondergon is not far from here. It almost came to me, but it couldn't hold on to the last bit of the journey. Owen sighed, "This letter was signed on April 8, 1687, and today is April 11, which means that it flew without sleep for three days and three nights in a row, so it finally collapsed and fell from the sky." โ
"It should be April 12th, it's past midnight. Joyka corrected.
"So, from the time Uncle King wrote this letter, he knew that the crisis had to be resolved within seven days," said Dani, "but now half of those seven days have passed." โ
"Why did King Naturis ask his brother to go back?" Of course, Ray knew who the "fat little brother who made magic" mentioned in the letter was, "but my brother is still in the Snowy Federation." โ
"Can't wait! We'll go back right now. If the vampires dare to attack my people, I will destroy them with light magic!Isn't the army of Duris strong?Isn't it enough to fight the vampires?"
"Calm down, Sophia. If you think about it, with the character of this uncle king, he actually asked a griffin to send a letter to us for rescue, indicating that all his methods could not solve the problem, so he came up with this decision. And he named us to take the fat man back, presumably there must be a reason, maybe the fat man is the indispensable key to solving the crisis. Joy Kado.
"But we don't even know which city my brother is in the Snowy Federation right now!" said Ray.
"That's the trickiest thing that came to mind along the way. Joyka's tone was a little helpless.
"What should we do? We only have 4 days, no, 3 days, no matter by land, sea, or even air, we will never be able to bring Cassius back to the kingdom of Pole in 3 days! Only 3 days, how can it be enough......" Sophia wept, she didn't dare to imagine the slaughter of Hansha City, but she couldn't help but pass through her mind the tragic scenes she could imagine.
A warm, strong hand placed on Sophia's shoulder and pulled her over.
"It should be said that we have 3 days left. Owen smiled, his smile always looking reassuring, "Leave Cassius to me." You and Joyka and the others go back to Hansha City first. If this is 'fate', we can't escape it, we can only face it happily. โ