The hallway was unusually dim, and the torches were not bright enough to illuminate the dark passageway. Morena walked slowly in front of her, her gait swaying, her figure changing in the flickering firelight, leaving a faint scent of flowers behind her.

The archmage walked out of the castle with the group, and it was already dark outside, and the cold evening breeze was blowing, and Fern couldn't help but shiver.

"Why, a mercenary who has been to a cold place can't help this cold wind?" Jamina uttered a complete sentence for the first time, which gave Fern a chance to hear her voice clearly, and it sounded like she was definitely no older than herself.

"How do you know I've been...... Cold?" Fern decided not to name the places he had been before.

"I know a lot, beyond your expectations. There was smugness in Jaminena's tone. "Here we are. The mage stopped outside a spired house alone outside the castle, his lips open and closed, the door of the room slowly opened, and the mage entered.

When everyone followed the house, the door closed on its own. Everyone looked at the furnishings in the room in amazement, there were bookshelves in almost every corner, and books were neatly stacked on each shelf, and even Quiai's eyes widened in surprise.

Of course, I didn't have time to read every page of each book, but I managed to get the most important information about each book. Jasmine walked over to a chair and sat down, motioning for the others to find their own chairs to sit down.

"How is it possible, even an old mage of considerable age can't fully understand the important content of so many books, but you ...... You look only two ...... older than I am. Three years old. Quiai shook his head in disbelief.

"Otherwise, how do you think the Mage Tower would have promoted me to Archmage?" Morena's slender fingers traced the patterns around the edge of the wide collar that indicated the identity of the person wearing the mage robe.

Quiai bit her lip in shame and looked crampedly at the bookshelves around her.

Morena smiled and relieved her, "But you don't have to feel embarrassed, you have already gone through a lot of journeys that mages have dreamed of going through, and this is far more important than becoming an archmage, archmage, just a title, it can't bring you anything." ”

"I'm sorry, Archmage, but we can't afford to delay it any longer, we need to get to Artuna as soon as possible, especially after hearing what King Lucius just said, I feel even more urgent. Please tell us why you're bringing us here, and what do you need us to do?" Enoch couldn't hold back and interrupted the conversation between the two mages.

Jasmina gave the warrior a cold look and shrank him back. "Durham, as the capital of Dayton, has the eyes and ears of many mage towers, and the mages here have been waiting for you at the gates of the city since you left the village of Icahn. As soon as you step into Durham, they will tie you up without mercy. ”

"Will the guards here let them go, let them arrest anyone here?" Fern raised an eyebrow. "I thought those mages here wouldn't dare mess around. ”

"This is not Canrito, Dayton has a long history with the Mage Tower, and I can explain this as Lucius's advisor, those mages can capture you first and then explain it to Lucius. With a wave of her right hand to the fireplace on the side, the firewood was lit and the room warmed up. "It looks like this terrible winter is going to last a long time. ”

The Archmage's words reminded Quiai. "Why is this year's season so unusual, now should be the season of spring flowers. ”

Morena stood up and gracefully walked to the desk, placing her hands on either side of the teapot. "I don't dare to guess, Quiai, I don't even dare to think about it. ”

Quiai pursed her lips, she had already guessed the answer, but she didn't dare to say it.

"So, you suggested to the King that Elders take us into the castle so that we could escape the mages?" Fern summed up the answers that could be deduced so far.

"That's right, so you should thank me, Fern Woodrow. Still standing at her desk, Jalena glanced sideways at the mercenary.

"How do you know our names, and you know the route and time we're traveling?" Fern was surprised that the archmage knew his full name.

"I can't say this yet, it's about a person, a very important person. Jalena turned her head, exhaled, took a thick handkerchief from a drawer and folded it into several layers, then grasped the handle of the teapot through the handkerchief, and slowly poured hot water into the five teacups.

"Well, it's starting again, and I feel like I'm stuck in a puzzle again. Fern leaned back in his chair in frustration.

"Fern, sometimes it's a good thing to know less, what do you say?" Jalena slowly raised her hand, and the five teacups left the table, slowly flying towards the other four, the warrior and the scout widened their eyes as they watched the teacups fly towards them, and quickly reached out to catch them. Fern was already surprised, and Quiai didn't react at all.

"Why are you helping us, since you're also a member of the Mage Tower, why are you stopping the other mages from capturing us?" Enoch took the teacup and didn't drink it right away, but continued to ask questions.

The archmage picked up his teacup and slowly walked back to his chair and sat down. "Or because of that person, or rather, because of Wallis's safety, because in my opinion, that person is the key to saving Wallis, and that person, I don't want you to be taken back to the Mage Tower. ”

"Isn't it Adeline?" said Fern couldn't think of anyone else but Adeline.

"No, but I don't know if they're working together, maybe they'll join forces. Jalena elegantly sipped the tea in her cup.

"Then why don't you tell us who that mysterious man is, don't you trust us, we're going to meet with Adeline, I think you can trust us. Enoch heard Adeline's name come out of Jaminena's mouth, and the purpose of her trip. Fern covered his face helplessly and shook his head.

Jarena's sharp gaze swept over the four people in front of her one by one, and at this time she seemed to be no longer a young girl, but an experienced mage. "Because, I'm not sure yet, all of you are worthy of my trust. ”

As soon as these words came out, the other four looked at each other at a loss. "You mean, there are spies among us?" Fern looked back at the archmage.

"No, if we hadn't supported each other along the way, we wouldn't have been able to get here. Quiai was quick to deny it. "I can't imagine any of us having a spy among us. ”

"Don't jump to conclusions, Quiai. The only reason why a spy hasn't shown his true face is that he, or she, ......" Morena paid special attention to the words used at this point. "I haven't achieved my goal yet, and until then, the spy won't expose himself easily, because it's not worth it. ”

"Hell, I'd rather not know about it, now I can't sleep at night at all. Enoch said in chagrin, pouring the hot tea from his teacup into his stomach in one gulp.

"I didn't say there must be a spy among you, I just can't be sure, so I'm not going to tell you more about that person. Jasmine smiled slightly.

"It doesn't make any difference, it's like you tell a guy he's going to die but you don't tell him when he's going to die. Fern pursed his lips and spread his hands.

Jasmine's smile grew even sweeter, and Fern realized that the archmage was actually very beautiful, but her high title had allowed her to ignore her beauty before. "I wish I could have traveled with you, I envy you very much, but I have to obey the mission given to me by the Mage Tower, and maybe I will die here of old age. ”

Fern didn't expect the archmage to complain like a young girl, and then remembered that Morena was a young girl in the first place. "Since you have already betrayed the Mage Tower, wouldn't it be better to simply betray it to the end and pursue the life you want?"

"Everyone has something to do, and Ness has already told you that, Fern, you are not the same, although you want to escape, but in the end you are involved. Jarena narrowed her eyes and looked at the mercenary meaningfully. "Don't think that you are forced to be helpless, in fact, you and I have long been woven into the wheel of fate, and so is Ness, all of us are, no one can escape from the wheel of fate, only face it and push it to continue to turn. ”