Fern rode in front of the two, anxiously riding south for more than ten minutes, until the green bay completely disappeared behind him, and the speed of the dark clouds slowed down, by this time, the sky was already white, and the birds in the woods on both sides of the road began to chirp happily.

Jasmine caught up with Fern, her mount was a good breed horse that Luciuster had chosen for her, otherwise it would be almost impossible to catch up with the mercenary's northern horse, and the archmage smelled the fresh morning air, and his previous nervousness and worry were eased a little. "It's almost okay to wait here, if we run too far, maybe they'll wait for us closer. ”

"No, a clever mercenary will always run to the limit of the horses before stopping, so as to ensure that the trackers can't catch up immediately, because our horses will definitely be better than those two old men. Fern didn't let the clouds stop, but continued to ride at trotting speed. "Of course, considering that Barred and Ness's horses won't be as good as ours, I'll stop early. ”

Jarena didn't say anything more, she knew that her experience was really nothing to these mercenaries who had been operating in the field all year round, and at this time, it was wisest to obey Fern's command, but she still remembered a question. "Fern, why didn't you ask Hussey about Quiai last night?"

Fern's back shuddered. "What if you ask? It's impossible for us to go back to the way we used to be. ”

"Really?" the corners of Morena's mouth crossed the sly curve. "I think you're embarrassed to ask because Ness is there. ”

Fern smiled self-deprecatingly, and turned his head to look at the Archmage behind him. "Nothing escapes your eyes, but I want to thank you for always helping me. ”

"How do you want to thank me?" Jasmine rode to Fern's side, tilting her head to look at him.

"Oh...... I ......" Fern quickly looked ahead, avoiding Morena's gaze. "After Ness and I get on the boat and leave Wallis, you can own all my possessions, of course I know it's nothing to you, but that's all I have. ”

Jasmine turned her head in disappointment. "I don't need anything from you, Fern, and do you really think Ness will go with you to the Sea of Mists?"

"Why not?" said Fern, looking at Morena again, puzzled. "She said she would follow me anywhere. ”

"That's because she's not yet at the point where she has to make a decision, so anything she says is irreversible. Jamina was still facing the road ahead. "When you get to the tip of the storm and there's no room for manoeuvre, that's when the decision is really made. ”

"No......" Fern was worried when Jarena said this. "She's suffered so much, will she still be nostalgic here?"

Morena finally turned her head and stared at the mercenary's eyes faintly. "Everyone's state of mind is different, you can't judge others by what you think, Ness is an extremely responsible person, you must have experienced this for a long time. ”

Fern gripped the reins, and the worry in his heart grew stronger. "Anyway, you'll know when you get to the Cape of the Storm, it's useless to think about it so much now. ”

"Yes. Jamina smiled. "I never thought I'd go to the southernmost point of Wallis, but I was mentally prepared for the far north. ”

"I haven't been there either. Fern said, speeding up the clouds slightly. "Hopefully there are no mages there. ”

After two hours of non-stop riding, Fern finally stopped the clouds, and then the two left the main road to rest by a rock on the side of the road. The sun had risen, the weather was hot again, and the motorcade and pedestrians on the road passed by in front of the two of them.

Jasmina sat on a stone and ate a raw pear gracefully, the dense woods shielding them from the scorching sun, and although it was not yet noon, the sun on Serendra was already sweating. Fern leaned against the trunk of a tree to the side, pretending to be careless at everyone who passed by, he couldn't miss his companions, and he needed to spot danger before it caught up with them.

Half an hour passed that seemed to relax the actual tension, and in the direction of the way from which he came, two figures on horseback slowly met Fern's eyes, and the figure of one big and one small made the mercenary spirits lifted, and he hurriedly greeted him.

Barred wiped the sweat from his forehead and sat directly under the tree. "This damn weather is really draining all the water from my body, why should I come here to suffer this sin!"

"Because Adeline rejected you. Fern said, tossing a jug of wine over.

"Fern, it's great that we're finally together again. Ness almost flew off her horse and flew straight into Fern's arms.

Fern grabbed Ness, placed her on the other side of the stone, and shoved a pear into her hand. "Rest quickly, we must be on our way as soon as possible, those two old men must have already noticed that we had escaped, and perhaps were already on the way to chase us. ”

"Relax, Fern. Barred took a few sips of his wine and breathed his breath. "With their bodies, it is absolutely impossible for them to ride horses for so long, and they are here, at least at noon, and besides, they are more likely to think that we are going north, and that we are going forward to Cape Storm. ”

"I don't dare relax, Bared, I can't let them get Ness back again. Fern still looked uneasily at the way he came.

After eating the raw pear, Morena washed her white hands with water. "Even if they can catch us, our chances of winning are more than 50%. ”

"Not only Hessey and Black Ward, but also the Twilight Cult and the Mage Tower. Fern shook his head, he remembered his fellow travelers. "I don't know what happened to Stan and Nerfi over there, if they've caught up with the people in the Mage Tower, if they've recaptured the Holy Seal. ”

Niss took as small a bite of fruit as she could, and said worriedly, "Stan, where have they been? Are there any other mages besides Nerfi to help him?"

"They're also in Serendra, the people from the Mage Tower have brought the Holy Seal here, and as far as I know, only one mage is Nerfi in the ranks, and the others are all knights from Canrito. Fern unscrewed the lid of the bottle.

"Aren't they dangerous, then? How can the knight fight against the mage, let alone take back the holy seal from the mage. Ness's chewing on the pear meat slows down, and her concern for Stan upsets her.

Fern sighed and drank to himself. "Since Manfred didn't have any objections when he proposed this arrangement, he must have been sure, I don't know much about the Knight Canrito, maybe they have something special. ”

Ness pouted, frowning. "Maybe the Great Sage was wrong in his prediction? The Great Sage is also a human being, and he makes mistakes. ”

Morena stood up and walked over to her mount and set up the water bladder. "Although the great sage will make mistakes, it will never be in such simple things. ”

Ness realized something and quickly apologized to the archmage, "I'm sorry, Morena, I almost forgot that Manfred was your mentor. ”

Morena looked at Ness faintly. "I'm not angry, I'm just stating the facts. ”

Fern was just about to round the field when Barreid's voice interjected. "Okay, okay, this strange atmosphere is really unbearable, save some strength, it takes two days to ride a horse from here to Cape Storm, such a big sun, save some saliva." ”

Both Morena and Ness shut their mouths in amusement, and Fern cast a grateful glance at Bared, who walked over to Fern and leaned against the other side of the trunk. "You're going to be exhausted by them sooner or later, first Ness, then Queai, and now there's another Jaminena, but luckily Kaya is dead, otherwise I'd be dizzy just thinking about it. ”

"I don't want that. Fern pouted. "I felt like I hadn't done anything, why would they have a crush on me. ”

"Because you're not decisive enough when it comes to emotional matters. Barred drank the last drop of the bottle. "You resemble me everywhere else, but not like me at all, which is why I didn't get caught up in the whirlpool of women. ”

"But that also makes you alone until now, isn't it?" Fern also sipped, the heat draining water faster than he could have imagined.

"It's much better to be alone than to be in the middle of a maelstrom. Barred put away the bottle, patted Fern on the shoulder, and walked over to his mount. "You'll understand, but that's after paying the price. ”

After resting, the group embarked on the journey south again, the hot sun was shining overhead, and the two girls used tulle to cover their naked bodies from tanning. Barred rode at the front to lead the way, Fern rode last, keeping an eye on what was behind him, and Barrede's words echoed in his head.