Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for Avi, as there were less than eight hours left before the official departure of the Duchy of Deramain. Tomorrow morning at seven o'clock, the convoy escorting the "Frost Queen" will leave Mallot, and Bradley has personally selected a new army of nearly 2,000 men to protect along the way, and the poorly trained soldiers can make the Duchy of Dramain less vigilant.

It was on this night that Avi was told in his last meeting before leaving that he was not the first person in charge of escorting Kes.

"General Guillermo is more familiar with the situation in the north of the kingdom, so you Guillermo have full command of the convoy, and Avi is responsible for protecting Queen Christine. Bradley's order relieved Avi, who had been very anxious about such an important responsibility in some previous days, and now that Guillermo, an experienced bald general, was there, he would not be worried even if there was an accident.

In addition to Guillermo, the stone axe, which had dodged a gust of wind, was also placed by Avi's side. The purpose of this proposal, advocated by Eggsy, was to make the stone axe guilty of meritorious service - although Avi had the same effect on Walter as the stone axe, the stone axe was obviously not treated as well as Avi. The stone axe was protected by Bradley, but some of Walter's old men remembered the warrior with the big axe and thought he had a part in attacking Walter.

"If you need to evacuate Winter City urgently, the stone axe will protect you and the Queen, he can be trusted, you know?" Eggsy whispered in Avi's ear.

In addition to these people appearing in the convoy, Bradley had allowed Avi to pick some of the Kestrel Academy cadets to accompany him a few days ago. Bradley said privately that this is an opportunity, an opportunity for other students, as long as these students who are still studying can successfully complete this task, then they can get faster promotions and get more attention in the future.

Knowing that this was an opportunity to build his team and power, Avi recommended the names of Joan and Felistie, to which Bradley quickly agreed.

Avi didn't feel sleepy at all when he returned home late at night, as did Avi's big-nosed fan, Stitch, and Coral waiting at home. Stitch claims that he also wants to join the escort team, after all, life at the Kestrel Academy is a bit boring, and as a nobleman of the Oguna Empire, he will definitely be treated with the courtesy of a small country like Drageman. Fan said that he wanted Avi to protect the queen well, and he, like the other two, did not know that Avi's mission this time was only the first step in a series of plans, and there were definitely more dangers hiding behind it than in front of him.

Coral pulled Avil to her room, and she said in sign language, "I noticed that you don't have any appetite and have dark circles under your eyes, is this mission too stressful?"

"No... Actually..."

Before Avi could finish speaking, Coral took out a small packet of things from behind his back. The things in the cloth bag looked like wild fruits, the small dried fruits were brownish-red, and at the signal of the coral, Avi picked one up and tasted it, and the sour taste made Avi's eyes squeeze.

"This is a hawthorn fruit, it can refresh the stomach, if you can't get used to eating there in the Duchy of Deramain, then eat more of this..."Coral walked up and began to put the rest of the luggage that had already been packed in front of Avi, it was all something Avi hadn't expected before, but Coral was ready.

Avi didn't know what to say for a while, he looked at the mediocre-looking girl in front of him, the other party's contribution to himself was unknown, as small as an ordinary breakfast. Avi put the hawthorn fruit away and quietly packed up some needed supplies with Sango, now he just wanted to complete the task and return to them safely.

Ioann came to Avi's door at almost dawn, and Avi, who was resting on the first floor, saw Ioann still yawning, and the two looked at each other and smiled and set off for the barracks with their bags.

"This mission is destined to be extraordinary... I'm so blessed to be able to protect the Queen... Queen Christine is really beautiful... But I'm a little too thin—" Ioann was muttering to himself, Avi hadn't told the other party the true purpose of the trip, but he would soon tell the other party on the way, hoping that Ioann wouldn't lose his courage because of the truth.

Avi pointed to the north, "Joan, do you think the Kingdom of Sarins can accomplish something greater?"

"Of course, it is my dream to enter the Kestrel Academy to contribute to this country! Although I am poor, I still have ambition!"

"Do you agree with Lord Regent Bradley?"

"Why do you ask this? Although I didn't vote for the regent in the mock ballot, the... But Lord Regent's exploits are obvious to all, revitalizing the kingdom of Sarins... No, it should be said that the only way to change the continent is by the Lord Regent Bradley and us!" said Joan as he secretly observed Avi's expression, of course Avi knew that Yoan was not right at this time, but he had to let his companions agree and have a common goal in order to go further.

Seeing that Avi was no longer talking, Joan immediately changed the subject: "By the way, something strange happened last night. ”

"What's the matter?"

"I didn't fall asleep in the middle of the night, so I walked out of the city and walked around, but suddenly there was a loud roar in the forest to the northeast of the city, and I could hear things stirring together... It's like a giant manual meat grinder churning around gravel and wood..."

Ioann's analogy was incomprehensible to Avi, but Avi believed that this strange thing had nothing to do with the escort mission. As Joan continued to describe the strange situation, Felisty stepped around the corner, followed by two servants who had packed her bags.

"Morning, Felisty-san. Joan greeted the red-haired girl, and Avi noticed that Felisty also had two large dark circles under her eyes, and it seemed that the magician girl had not slept well.

Felisty snatched the servant's bag and greeted her, "Avi, I have something to say to you alone. She didn't even give Joan a look, and Joan who was standing on the side looked very embarrassed, but Avi could only walk to the front with Felisty, leaving Joan alone ten meters away to follow.

"Michelle and Adie sent a reply," said Phylistie, though she was a girl, but her arm strength did not seem to be worse than that of men of her age, "and they were now living in the western part of the Duchy de la Main, a small town near the sea. I've written back to them, and maybe we'll be able to meet them when this mission to escort the queen is over. ”

"That's great! They must have had a hard time, right? Two girls at such a young age..."

Felisti gave Avi a blank look, "Don't look down on us women! I believe that Xiaomi is strong enough, and so is Adie." They mentioned Cynthia, the artificial life weapon, in the letter, and I need to get her. ”

"That sword... I've almost forgotten that it's something that belongs to Adie, if they want to..."

Felisty shook her head, "That kind of thing will only bring disaster to them, it is a tangible burden, and they need a real stable life, so I have prepared some funds to allow them to live in peace." Avi, your future path will have more responsibilities and dangers, if you want the people you care about to be safe, then try to stay away from them so they don't get implicated by you... It doesn't matter if what happens is good or bad. ”

Avi's heart tightened, Felisty's words were not just talking, perhaps this is why the big-nosed fan consciously or unintentionally distanced himself from himself and stopped asking about his work.

It didn't take long for the three of them to arrive at a makeshift barracks outside the city, where in addition to the newly established army escorting Korth, there were a few other soldiers who Avi knew would be heading to Winter City from the other way to complete another part of Bradley's plan.