Miruria led the group until the horses were almost at their limit, and the scout observed his surroundings, chose a direction, and left the road and rode slowly towards a forest in the distance.

After a long run, Quiai had recovered a lot of consciousness, but he still had lingering feelings about his previous experience and clung to the reins. After the scout slowed down, Fern finally had a chance to let go of Quiai's reins, and the mercenary spread his hand and reached for the mage. Kui Ai gripped his broad palm hard and smiled slightly.

Enoch was far behind, dismounting, letting his mount go ahead, and himself following behind to clear the group's tracks.

The rain was already much lighter than when they first left Icahn, but everyone was already soaking wet, which was very dangerous in this season, and a gust of cold wind was enough to make them soaking wet with a high fever.

When Fern feared that their mounts would be completely unmotile, they reached the woods of Miruria's choice, and the mercenaries had to admire the scout's estimation of the mount's endurance and distance. The woods were the furthest they could go, and much safer than the woods closer to the main road.

Miluria quickly found a clearing, cleaned the ground of fallen leaves, and removed her pannier from her horse. "Hopefully the contents aren't soaked. ”

"Probably not, our panniers can protect against a considerable amount of rain, and we also cover them with three layers of oiled paper. Fern helped Queai remove her pannier, which was too difficult for a mage to remove from her horse.

When the scout opened the pannier, she exhaled with relief. "As you said, it was all dry, and I lit the fire at once, so we could dry all the wet clothes on our bodies. ”

Fern took off his cloak and hung it on a branch. "You guys can change your clothes later, change into spare underwear first, and wait for the outer clothes to dry. ”

"Luckily I bought this. Quiai took out the new coat he had just bought, and seemed to be very happy. "I didn't expect it to come in handy so quickly. As soon as he finished speaking, he shivered. "It was so cold when I stopped. ”

"Yes, we are in a situation where we are getting sick easily and need to get warm as soon as possible. Fern glanced up at the branches overhead. "Luckily, the rain has lightened a lot, and the foliage is still thick here, so the fire will not be extinguished. ”

The scout's movements were very skillful, the fire had been lit and burned vigorously, and the three of them sat around and finally felt a trace of warmth. Enoch walked over slowly. "Now they don't want to find us, I dare say, even wolves, don't try to track us down. ”

"Why?" said Quiai, who had just set the teapot on the fire, looked at the warrior curiously.

"Wolves track their prey by smell, and the rain just drenches our scent. The warrior explained, taking off his cloak and hanging it on another tree. "I've cleared our footprints, so don't even try to find us with your eyes, like the mages. ”

"And what about the demons, how did they track them?" Fern took a bottle from his pannier and tossed it to the warrior.

The warrior held up the bottle to thank Fern. "As far as I know, the eyes and nose of the demons can be used, although neither of the two things on their faces look like they can use. ”

Fern leaned loosely against the trunk behind him. "At least neither of these avenues is working now, and we can rest in peace for a while. ”

"Why are demons following us? We don't have anything worth it. Queai wore a new coat and wore only a pair of woollen tight trousers on the lower half of her body, which showed off the girl's slender legs.

"Did you escape from Canrito? We can't be sure that all the demons besieging there have been wiped out. Enoch thrust the scabbard into the ground, then pulled out the sword and plunged it into the other side, making it a makeshift drying rack. The warrior took off his soaked tunic and hung on it.

"Not necessarily, since they can cross the border country to reach Canrito, it's entirely possible that they'll send some more here. Fern said this, but he had no idea who "they" meant.

Miruria looked at her wet clothes hanging from the branches and took a sip of hot tea. She wore only a shirt and thin cotton trousers, and her legs were longer than Quiai's, and the tight cotton pants were full of just the right leg muscles. "As far as I know, in almost every kingdom lately, people have said that they have seen demons, and it seems that they have infiltrated the borders. ”

"What?" Quiai looked at the scout in surprise. "Why did they do this, although they are very powerful, and no one else can do anything good to them except the border people, but after all, the southern countries have a large number of soldiers and knights, and these demons alone will not be able to make a name for themselves anyway. ”

"They may just be looking for something, or someone, say, one of you. Miluria looked at Fern and Queay. "Why is that demon dealing with us in Icahn Village? I don't think he's here for Enoch or me. ”

Fern turned his head to look at Quiai, and the mage looked back at the mercenary in confusion. "The Holy Seals are all left in the Mage Tower, and we are of little use for ourselves. Queai thought hard. "Are they trying to stop us from meeting with Adeline?"

"It's a possibility, but how did they know you were going to meet with Adeline?" Miruria's expression was solemn, and she thought of a possibility. "Isn't it ......"

"What is it?" asked the scout urgently.

Miruria shook her head. "No, the Doyles won't do that. ”

"Hell, you either have to say it or don't even say the first sentence. Fern grumbled discontentedly, pouring a large gulp of ale into his mouth.

"She suspects that there is a spy among us. Enoch stepped out from behind his hanging cloak and changed into a dry shirt and woolen pants. "Of course it wasn't the four of us, we had been together all the time, and we didn't have a chance to report it, she was suspicious of Morris's team. ”

Miruria leaned like a warrior, stopped talking, and slowly sipped hot tea.

"I don't think there's anything about our meeting with Adeline that would be worth trying so hard to stop, though. Fern shrugged, still puzzled by the demons he would encounter.

"The answer will be revealed, but not now. Enoch sat by the fire and looked at the mercenary. "I think the old man was a problem, we didn't get anyone's attention at all, but we were almost caught by the mages, but in the end he caused chaos and we were able to escape. ”

Fern's eyes widened suddenly. "I remembered, no wonder I thought he was familiar, I had indeed seen him before. The mercenary looked at Quiai. "Do you remember? On the first floor of the brisk whistle on the night we fled, in Lot, the chantrin, whom I greeted when I went to the stable, impressed me with the unusual intelligence of his eyes. It's him, the bard of Icahn, who can't be wrong. ”

"So, he followed us all the way to the village of Icahn?" Queai looked at the mercenary in disbelief. "We didn't stop much at Canrito, we left in the early hours of the next morning, how did he keep up with us?"

"It's hard to say, I don't think he's an ordinary person, you think about it, when facing a demon, he is the only one who can shout and knock down the others, it's like ......" Fern paused, and even he thought the next words were incredible. "It was as if he had not been affected by the demon at all, he had no fear at all. ”

"Indeed, this is something that even the Doyle soldiers who have been fighting the Dark Tide for many years can't do, how can a bard do it. Enoch frowned and took a sip of his drink.

"One more thing, I have to warn you. The scout finished his tea and put down his teacup. "That demon is not like a normal demon, he can do magic. ”

Quiai raised an eyebrow. "Do demons also know magic? Wouldn't that be more difficult to deal with?"

Miruria nodded at the mage. "I didn't know at first, but in Icahn Village, when I was about to break out, I noticed that there was also a demon in front of me, so I immediately grabbed the reins, but after the chantrer made a mess, the demon in front of me suddenly disappeared, so I guess there was only one demon at that time, the one behind us, and the one in front of me was just an illusion created by him. ”

Quiai cupped his chin and nodded approvingly. "That's the only way to explain, we'll have to be careful in the future, in addition to my barrier, there must be one person left to keep vigil, I'm afraid they will break my barrier. ”

The other three agreed, and Fern sighed and sat up straight. "So it seems that the bard helped us, otherwise we wouldn't have escaped from Icahn Village, but who is he?"

"Until I get a definite answer, I'll still think of him as a danger, except for the Mage Tower and the Demon ......" Enoch raised his left hand, then his index finger, then his middle finger, and finally his ring finger. "Now, with one more, the Bard, we are in triple danger, far more troublesome than I expected. ”

"Things always go unexpectedly. Fern shook his head helplessly, deciding not to think about it for now, and the mercenary took the food out of the package and fell to the ground. "Let's talk about it when we're full. ”