Chapter 216: Cascading Intent
When Lothar lifted the sack, Nuisa lay on his horse's back like a dead thing. The Count took a breath and reached out to pick the latter off his horse, while facing her face up. Although her eyes were closed, the wolf lord's daughter's breathing was steady, which somewhat relieved the knight. Wrapped like that for a long time, if he was suffocated due to the problem of the cloth bag, then he and everyone here would be put before the horse. And now that it's confirmed that Nuisa is still alive, it's time to think about what's next. First of all, what about the one they should take back?
"You can't just take her back. Uvel stood beside Lothar with his hands folded, his gaze sweeping over Nuisa, and although he had heard of it, it was indeed the first time he had seen this man. In all fairness, Nuisa's appearance and figure are much better than those girls who have been involved in labor since they were young, and Uvir is a man of the right age, and he doesn't care too much about others after a few more glances, "It's too difficult for you to come out of the bazaar on a horse like this, and not to attract attention." If you bring someone back now, those who didn't know she was coming back will also know. ”
Lothar was right when he rode Harold IV out of the streets, but he was too anxious to save people at that time. Now the same problem was on the table again, but this time he couldn't take another step and think about it, and the more time he spent here, the more likely he was exposed. The problem was that he didn't know what Nuisa was thinking, the woman had deliberately concealed information about her return to the clan, and the Count didn't know if she was still going to carry out the plan. If not, then it might be a good time for her to return to her clan in the open. But if the enemy who sent an ambush to intercept her doesn't stop there, then the exposure at this time will make the previous low-key action undone.
"Why, you can save people, but you can't do this lord?" Uvel sensed the count's hesitation, and quickly understood his situation. He looked at Atta again, the female swordsman had completely lost her thoughts after seeing that Nuisa was safe, and it could be seen that although there was a connection between the daughter of the wolf lord and the two people, the connection may not be so close, and they would take her life to save her, but they knew very little about the woman's real thoughts. It can only be said that Nuisa was lucky to meet such a group of people. But then again, if it weren't for that, he Uvel wouldn't be standing here.
After a few minutes, Lothar sighed, this lord, he really can't do it. But in the current situation, he and Atta had to go back to the White Wolf's side, first, he promised the old shaman to protect his safety, and secondly, he didn't know the situation on Cheese's side. After much thought, the Count could only make an expedient move, and he raised his head and looked at Uvel with a look of seriousness that made the latter think that he had seen through some of his secrets. Just when the leader was considering whether to strike first, Lothar spoke, "What do you think of putting her with you first?"
"It's... If you don't worry, it's not impossible. Anyway, we also received Xuelan's flag, so it's no problem to say hello to the master who will serve in the future first. Uvir shrugged, he naturally agreed to the bearded man's request that he and his men help Nuisa fight for the inheritance, otherwise the Selangoran team would not hand over the wolf lord's daughter so easily. It's just that this way of meeting is a little uncomfortable, if it can, the head person is more inclined to suddenly appear when Nuisa herself is in danger, so that he can gain the favor of her and Xuelan at the same time, and it will be much easier to meet the source left and right.
"So be it, we'll have to hurry back too. If there's anything Kailath will tell you again, thank you this time. Lothar finished and patted the headman on the shoulder. Uvel nodded away after reaching out and putting it on the back of his hand. On Harold IV's side, the black cat was already lying on the shoulder of the female swordsman looking bored, and when Lothar got on the horse, he began to urge him to go back.
The former leader of the wild horses did not slow down in the slightest when he was carrying the two of them, and as they had been when they came, they returned to the market with a frightening speed. When Lothar and the others were far away, Uvel refocused on Nuisa's face, and he tilted his head to stare at the face for a few seconds, as if he was a little distracted, "They're far away, you can open your eyes." ”
Nuisa, who still looked unconscious, stood up at the sound and stood up as if she had woken up from a coma, her hands flapping up and down, arranging her clothes, and the expression on her face was calm. Only after the lady had finished grooming her face did she glance up at Uvel, "You have good eyes, and you have good brains." ”
"Really?" the leader raised his eyebrows, his tone a little frivolous, and he turned his eyes in the direction of the market, no longer having any visual attachment to Nuisa's body, "I think that if I could see that you were pretending, then the two outsiders from the steppe must also be able to see it." If you've ever been with them, you know that these two are the kind that only appear in stories. ”
"They were passers-by, and we didn't know until they came to the grassland, and we won't know when they leave the grassland. So only here, only at this time, they are naturally the people in the story to the grassland, and they only need one sentence to come, and the same is true for going. They weren't real enough, they were too unreal for us. Nuisa looked in that direction as well, and answered.
"They saved you, more than once. In this respect, your evaluation of them is a little indifferent. Uwell's tone was strange, and it was impossible to tell whether he was saying this as a joke or an accusation.
"Personally, of course I'm grateful to them, without them I would have died. But as the daughter of the wolf lord, who is about to throw herself into the strife that is about to occur, they cannot be used as a force that can be co-opted or used. It has nothing to do with my personal feelings for them. The wolf lord's daughter moved for a moment, not hearing any apologies.
"I'm just curious, they know you're just pretending to be faint. What would they think if they knew that you hadn't been kidnapped by Shelan's men at all, and that it was a game from start to finish?" a cruel smile appeared on Uvel's lips, and he finally saw the look he wanted to see on Nuisa's face, surprise, and fear that came with it.
"How did you know about this? Your presence must have been unexpected. Nuisa's voice trembled slightly, not because she was afraid that she would be exposed for deceiving Lothar, but simply because someone had broken a plan that no one should have known about.
"Probably because, if I were in your place, I would do the same. Xuelan wants you to be their puppet, you don't want to. But you can't convince them that you have a way to get more, so you make a bet with them that someone will save you if you can find the pack team. You keep saying you don't trust those passers-by, but they are your biggest bargaining chip. In this way, you have won Xuelan's support and have the right to be independent, and you can't be better, can you?"
"It's not good enough. Nuisa said in a deep voice, she didn't speak well enough, naturally because her calculations were easily pointed out by the leader. This forced her to re-examine the man.
"No, it's good enough. It's really good that I figured out your intentions only after the fact, so that I can rest assured and put my chips on you. And you, you ought to be happy," Uvel's smile darkened, "for you don't know what powerful men the passers-by and the people of Shellam have found for you." I, Uvel of Tiere, will serve you, my mistress. ”