Chapter 57: Suspicion
It wasn't a single person approaching the cell, and with the sound of armor clashing, Leon was escorted by two knights to Cheese's cell. It can be seen that although the two knights are escorting the blood lion, the expressions on their faces are very embarrassed, and it is obvious that these two people are completely confused by what has happened in the past two days. If there was still an element to observe whether Leon and the others were infected with the plague before, but now that the Knight Chief not only escaped from the quarantine area without authorization, but also appeared near the burned apothecary station, this is not a simple coincidence that can be prevaricated.
In fact, compared to Cheese and Elsa, who can wake up naturally in the cell, Leon is woken up by a bucket of cold water. Originally, being in a coma due to lack of oxygen would not have any long-term impact on the physical fitness of the knight chief, and he could basically go to the ground after a sleep. However, because he was rudely interrupted from rest, and was deliberately interrogated by Gregory for two or three hours while he was extremely weak, although the other party did not inflict any physical punishment due to his status, the mere fact that he remained awake was already a great burden on Leon. Because of this, the two knights were basically supporting Leon as they carried him into the cell, and when he was locked in the room, the chief knight lay silent on the straw pile.
Originally, Cheese saw this scene and wanted to talk to the two knights and try to get some information, after all, the blood lion is obviously in a weak state now, and it may take a long time to know the process and conclusion of the interrogation from him, but the two knights did not respond to the mage at all after putting down Leon, they did not have the slightest sense of identity with this person who suddenly appeared next to the chief knight and claimed to be a mage, and it was even rumored that this mage used evil magic to bewitch the chief knight and drove him to burn down the apothecary's station.
In short, after the other party avoided himself like a plague god, cheese could only be regarded as self-deprecating. But fortunately, perhaps for ease of management, perhaps because of the tight space in the cell, or perhaps because Leon had instructed him before he fainted, the Knight Chief was now lying not far from Cheese. It's at least a lot better than three people being locked up in three separate rooms. The cell wasn't a pleasant place to look at, so the two knights strode out of the place after completing their mission. Judging by the loud sound of the door being locked after they closed it, even if Cheese could open the door to his room, the door to the entire dungeon would probably not be opened so easily. This can be regarded as breaking the mage's plan to escape from prison.
"Let's go and see how Mr. Leon is doing!"
There was no need for the proprietress to remind him that when the two knights locked the door, Cheese had already moved to the knight's side with a sense of weakness in his body. Although the close-fitting armor was stripped away, it also made it easier for the mage to view the blood lion's body. Although the knight chief was very weak at this time, fortunately there were no external injuries on his body, and he only needed enough sleep and proper rest, and he would soon recover his energy.
However, just as the mage breathed a sigh of relief, trying to tell Elsa that she should not worry, Leon grabbed Cheese's right hand violently, and the mage, who was startled by the sudden movement of the other party, was stunned at first, and then he soon noticed that the knight's lips were moving, as if he was saying something in a small voice. Cheese quickly pressed his ear to it, and as he expected, although his consciousness was almost blurred by exhaustion, Leon recounted in simple words the useful information he had heard during the interrogation with firm willpower.
After three difficult repetitions, the Knight Captain was eventually defeated by his body's protective mechanism and fell into a coma. Cheese, who had listened to his babbling, frowned again.
"What's going on?" Elsa in the next cell couldn't help but ask after a long silence.
"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that Gregory wants to judge us by this matter. The mage said.
"Trial, we didn't do anything, if it was really we who set the fire, how could we faint next to that building stupidly?" said the proprietress angrily.
"That being said, we did stun the soldiers patrolling nearby. And we escaped from the quarantine area without permission and appeared near the fire, which already made it impossible for us to get rid of this suspicion. Besides, that Gregory had been looking for an opportunity to get rid of Leon, and before he could only say that we were suspected of being infected with the plague, but now, disobeying military orders, trespassing on important places, attacking soldiers, and burning the apothecary's station, I don't have to go to the dock for several crimes, and I know what punishment he will sentence us. Now I'm just curious whether to be hanged or burned at the stake or beheaded. Cheese replied.
"So you say, we weren't killed by the rat people and the plague, but we were going to be put to death by the knights of the kingdom?" said Elsa.
"Not really, although they will definitely sentence us to death, but if they want to kill a serious mage in such a high-sounding manner, they can't. I'm worried about Mona and them, even though they didn't act with us, they would inevitably be seen as accomplices or something. Leon and the people he brought to the county of Ssalon were undoubtedly his cronies, and if he had a chance to catch them all, I am afraid that the Gregorian knight would not be ambiguous. But the good thing is ......"
"What's so good?"
At this point, Cheese chuckled and continued to answer.
"Fortunately, the Blood Lion is a Blood Lion after all, even if it is mutined by his subordinates, it will not be difficult to find someone to bring the news of our arrest to the people in the quarantine area. Even if it goes well, it's not impossible to find a chance to let them go. After all, Leon is the chief knight of the Order. ”
"Whew...... Didn't you say no? It scared me, I thought Mona and the others had been arrested. Hearing that Leon had arranged for someone to rescue her companions in the quarantine area, Elsa was also relieved.
"But...... It's not that that really cares about me. The mage continued.
"Since you can guarantee that we won't die even if we go to the execution ground, what else do you have to worry about?" said the proprietress .
"I don't care about that Gregory, there was nothing wrong with his actions and intentions from the start. What really worries me is that Leon didn't seem to murder Baron Gray in the charges he told me just now. But we did find the baron's body in the station. Even if the body was burned beyond recognition, as the leader of the pharmacists, there was no reason why no one would find out about his disappearance. Thinking of the charred corpse in the fire, although I can't say that it must be the Baron himself, I think that the guy who wanted to cut Leon directly must not mind adding another murder to our charge. It doesn't make sense. Cheese sighed and said.
"What does that mean, could it be that Gregory knew who killed the baron?" asked Elsa.
The mage just shook his head at this question and said.
"I don't know, there's so little information that is known. There's no way to tell what's going on. But I think we'll know the outcome when the trial begins. ”