Ferne's words reveal that he seems to agree to let Morris's men join, much to the surprise of Quiai and Stan.

"Good, you'll be glad for that decision. Morris glanced at Nerfi, then at Stan. "Nerfi will go to Doyle with Stan, and after Sarah's mission is completed, they will go to Artuna to meet you together. Sara is also a long way from Altoona, and has to travel through the Twilight Forest, so Stan can save a lot of trouble by having a mage with him along the way. ”

Stan tries to speak back, but is stopped by Fern. Morris laughed, then walked between the other two. "Enoch and Miruria will join Fern and Queai on their way to Artuna, and they will be indispensable companions on your journey. ”

Quiai glanced at the two opposites, a little unhappy, but he didn't say much, so he leaned into Fern's ear and whispered, "Do you agree to let them join us?

Fern turned his face and replied softly, "Neither of them is a mage, I don't think the two of them have a chance to bypass you to deliver news to Byron or Adeline, and even if they did, we would still need to meet Adeline, and until then, we won't have a chance to do anything unplanned, and ......." Fern turned his head and looked back at the other side. "They can do a lot of help, otherwise I'm afraid we'll be caught by the Mage Tower halfway through. ”

Quiai thought for a moment, nodded, and straightened up. Stan leans in again. "Fern, I don't need a mage, you know, I can't deal with a mage alone. ”

Fern couldn't help but laugh, leaving Morris and his men on the other side baffled. "Stan, think about Rui, you really need a mage, or I'm afraid you'll be kidnapped by a maid at an inn before you even get to Artuna, and don't you think she's beautiful?"

"Hell, why do you still have the heart to say this. As he spoke, Stan subconsciously glanced at the mage opposite, only to see that she was looking at him coldly, and the knight quickly blushed and lowered his head.

Morris was a little anxious when he saw that Fern and the others still hadn't finished the discussion. "You'd better hurry, the sooner you leave the Mage Tower, the less likely it is that someone will catch up with you. ”

Fern looked at his companions one last time, and all three nodded slightly. "That's it, we'll go now. ”

"Very well, I said in Wolfsburg that I like you very much, and now I think so. Morris nodded to his men and motioned for them to go downstairs to get ready, and when the three of them had gone out, Morris did not forget to tell Fern and the others again. "They are all warriors and mages from a hundred, I hope you don't suspect them too much, although I know you will definitely guard against them, but it is best not to affect the safety of your journey. ”

"We'll try our best. Fern nodded and stood up. "We're going to get ready too, thanks again. ”

Morris saluted the crowd. "I can't promise you on behalf of Byron and Adeline, but I swear by my own honor that we have absolutely no intention of harming you in this cooperation. ”

Queai looked at the knight disappreciatively, but Stan solemnly returned the same courtesy. "We accept your oath and give you our trust. ”

A flash of gratitude flashed in Maurice's eyes, and he nodded again, then quickly walked out of the room.

"Stan, why do you believe him so much, I have reservations about whether or not they hurt us. Seeing that Morris is walking away, Queai asks Stan in confusion.

Stan looked at the mage with a serious face. "For a knight, the oath he takes is his life, and he will defend it with his life. So since Morris said so, then he must have thought so in his heart, and we should not doubt him. ”

But there's no guarantee that he doesn't know that Byron or Adeline had other intentions. Fern shrugged.

"Yes, so we still have to be on guard. Stan shook his head helplessly. "How I wish I could fully trust Byron and Adeline, who are my compatriots after all. ”

"Let's try to believe Nellfi first, she's not a character to mess with, pretty, but fierce and very proud. Queai reminded Stan. "She was notoriously ruthless when she was in the Mage Tower, and anyone who saw her had to give her three points, but her ability was unquestionable. ”

Stan groped his chin unnaturally, and Fern patted him. "Let's go, we need to hurry, time is pressing. ”

When the three of them led the horses out of the stable, the others were already on horseback, and Nerfi looked at them with some dissatisfaction. "I really don't know how you got through the trial. ”

Fern was about to reply, but was pulled by Quia. "Don't talk to her, or you'll find yourself in an abyss. The mage whispered.

Fern gives Stan a sympathetic look, doesn't say anything, and steps onto the horse.

The group galloped quickly towards the north gate of Canrito, and since it was early morning, the street was empty, and they could move as fast as they could. When they were still about fifty yards away from the north gate, Fern looked at the gate from a distance, only to be surprised to find that the gate was open, and that the guards had stepped aside. Everyone passed through the gate so quickly, except that Morris, who was in the lead, and a tall guard nodded to each other, and there was no more communication, and they rode out of Canrito in silence.

Fern glanced back at the gate slowly closing behind him, and curiosity drove him to drive the clouds to Maurice's side. "How did you get Canrito's guards on your side, they're famously selfless, and I don't think you can buy them for money. ”

"Not with money, of course. Morris had a smug look on his face. "Do you think it's just a coincidence that the knights of Canrito have exterminated the demons that have surrounded the city and we are here?"

"You helped them, so they helped you secretly?" "But with their strength, they should be able to solve the demon by themselves. ”

"Yes, but there will inevitably be a lot of losses, and our help can minimize this loss. Morris glanced back at his companion behind him. "Aside from Nerfi at the Mage Tower, the other two people who traveled with you participated in that battle and had a good record, so you can trust them now. ”

Fern secretly admired Enoch and Miruria, because he knew that he would not be able to fight properly against the demons. "It seems that you have a very careful plan, and you have already guessed the outcome from the beginning?"

"Not really, I'm prepared for you to reject my offer. Morris burst out laughing.

"What will you do if we refuse?" Fern looked at the knight warily, his left hand unconsciously touching the hilt of the sword.

"Now that you've agreed, I certainly don't need to tell you. Morris continued to laugh, and the laughter was especially loud in the empty night.

Fern slows down, rides up to Quea and Stan, and tells them about the conversation he had with Maurice.

"I don't feel good, Ferne, we seem to be being led by the nose again. Stan glanced at Nerfi riding in front of him, the mage's long, pale flaxen hair scattered across his back, fluttering in the wind.

"Yes, now we have to do this first, but the future is long, in the next journey we must always remember that we must have reservations about them, we must have something in our hands that can contain them, we can't be like last time, desperate for our lives but being used by others. Fern turned his head to the side and whispered to his companions.

Stan nodded, then gave Nellfi a worried look. "I thought I was going to have a bad time on the rest of the journey, and I wanted to say hello to her, but she just looked at me and rode straight to the front. ”

Queai chuckled. "Stan, I think you're worried about Nerfi more than about working with Byron. ”

Stan blushes and immediately denies. "What's the matter, I'm afraid that her appearance will affect our future journey. ”

"I have a way, do I want to listen?" Quiai tilted his head to the other side, pretending to be mysterious.

Stan blushes and finally surrenders. "Well, Quiai, tell me, I don't want anything else unexpected to happen in an already troublesome journey. ”

Quiai looked back and smiled smugly. "The best way to deal with a proud girl like Nellfi is to be stronger than her, and she will naturally obey you. ”

Stan ponders Quiai's words for a moment, then mutters to himself thoughtfully. "It's better than her, then you can't start with magic, you have to find a chance. ”

Queai and Fern looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

At the end of the horizon, a hint of deep blue was already visible, and the crisp birdsong could be heard from time to time in the woods on both sides of the road. At the front end of the road is a fork in the road, and the fork to the north leads to the wet port, from where you can take a boat directly to Doyle. Another fork in the road runs northwest, past Dayton and Ogden, and through the Borderlands, and at the end of the road is the kingdom of Wallis, Altoona, in the far northwest.