The warm sun shone on Ness, she hadn't slept so comfortably in days, Barred sleeping on her side made her feel more reassured, and Hussey's enchantment kept her from worrying about any danger at night.

Nessy sat up sleepily and found that Barred was the only one left beside her, the warrior still asleep, and the other two archmages missing. But Ness was not worried, she stretched and walked to the extinguished fire, her lips slightly open and closed, and a few branches immediately burst into flames, and the girl put a jug of water on the shelf, and began to rummage through Bared's package, hoping to find some fruit.

"Don't look for it, there's nothing you want in it, I'll just bring wine and meat. Bared's voice startled Ness, and with a shake of her hand, she threw the package on the ground.

"Hug ...... Sorry, I thought there would always be some fruit. Ness gave Barred a timid look.

Barred didn't get up, rolled over and went back to dreaming. "When I'm full, I'll help you pick a little, and bear with me now. ”

Ness sat upright on the ground, not daring to rummage over things, so she obediently waited for the water to boil, made a cup of hot tea and drank it slowly.

The two archmages talked from far and near, and when they saw that Ness had woken up, they sat down across the fire and made their own tea. Ness looked at them curiously and mustered up her courage. "Excuse me, what are you here for Serendra?"

Hay Ward was about to speak to Hussey when Ness interrupted him, so he gave Hussey the task of answering the answer, and Hussey coughed and took a sip of water. "Ness, you may not know that the Holy Seal that you and your companions brought back from Dagger Mountain was brought to Grevel by the Etiyesh, and the Twilight Cult brought you here as well, and used you as a hostage to force Fern to find the Hallows and bring it in exchange for you, of course, with the Twilight Cult's way of doing things, they will definitely not return you to Fern and at the same time take the Hallows. ”

"You mean that the Hallows and the Seal will be brought here?" Ness listened intently.

"Hmm......" Hussey thought for a few seconds. "You might think you're just a bargaining chip used by the Twilight Cult to exchange the Hallows, but as I said, they won't give you to Fern. ”

Niss frowned, figuring out what the old mage meant, but she couldn't grasp the point, and Barred finally sat up on the sidelines. "That said, Ness, you're part of the plan. ”

"What?!" Ness looked at Barred in shock. "Why, I'm just a mage, what does it have to do with the Holy Artifact and the Holy Seal?"

Black Ward, who had been silent, finally spoke. "I've been thinking about it for a long time in the Tower, and I've seen some clues from the source of magic, and with Quiay's information, I'm fairly confident that I've deduced a hypothesis. Black Ward's top hat tightly covered his temples, revealing only a trace of silver hair, and he looked at Ness with mixed emotions in his eyes. "The Hallows, the Seals, and you, Ness, are indispensable for the completion of a ritual. ”

"How so?" Ness's body trembled with nervousness, and she was afraid to learn the truth about the ritual. "I ...... I'm just mortal!"

Black Ward lowered his head and stopped talking, and Hussey sighed and glanced reproachfully at the old friend. "Although Hay Ward said it more bluntly, it is indeed the only reasonable inference, as we do not need to delve into what this ritual is, but we are afraid that knowing the answer will disturb our minds. ”

Ness's hand holding the teacup trembled, and with a movement of her hand she dropped the teacup to the ground, and the turquoise tea toppled over to the ground and was absorbed into the dirt. "I don't want ...... I'm getting out of here, I'm going back to Canrito!"

Barred walked over to Ness, slowly crouched down, and put his arms around her. "Don't be afraid, Ness, no one can hurt you with us, and now we think about what we can do to get you out of danger safely. ”

Tears rolled down Ness's face as she leaned on Barrede's shoulder, not saying a word, and Hussey glanced sympathetically at her junior. "The best thing to do now is obviously to wait here for Fern to come and have him get out of here with you right away. ”

"But I want to get out of here now, and I can't stay here anymore when I think of that terrible ritual. Ness stared blankly at the fire, clutching Barrede's clothes.

Barred pulled out a handkerchief out of nowhere and handed it to Niss. "We'd love to escort you out of Serendra now, but if we're gone, and Fern is here without knowing it, he'll be in a very dangerous situation, and we won't know where Fern is, and we won't be able to send him a letter. ”

Niss silently wiped her tears with her handkerchief, sniffed her nose and said nothing, her shoulders trembling slightly. Black Ward still looks like he is ignoring Ness, and Hussey sympathizes with the girl, but there is nothing he can do, only Barred is still trying to comfort the girl. "You don't have to worry too much about Ness, we'll do everything we can to protect you until Fern comes, and then let him take you away from the land of right and wrong, never to come back. ”

"Can this really be the case?" Ness sat up straight and looked at Barred earnestly. "Can I really leave? What if I leave Wallis? And what about you?"

"Yes, Bared, she can't ......" Black Ward looked up at the warrior with a serious look.

Barred looked at Ness with a smile and ignored Black Ward. "Yes, Ness, let Fern take you across the Endless Sea, to the other side of the sea, whatever is there, don't come back, don't worry about this place anymore, there's nothing to worry about here. ”

Black Ward shook his head and drank his tea, and Hussey sighed helplessly, as if his stomach was full of trouble. Ness glanced at the two archmages, then at Bared. "Thank you for your kindness, Barred, but I know it's impossible, I know my responsibility, what I have to do. ”

Barred smiled wryly and lay on his back on the ground. "Why don't you listen to my advice, and why should Fern follow in my footsteps? ”

Ness looked at Barred with a pained look on her face. "Who do you mean you're with?"

"It doesn't matter anymore. Barred looked at Ness's eyes full of pity, and the warrior stood up. "I'll help you pick some fruit. After saying that, the smoke disappeared.

Ness pursed her lips and looked at the handkerchief in her hand, and was surprised to find that it was a silk handkerchief that only women use. Hussey finished his tea and licked his lips. "He's talking about Adeline, who went to Adeline before he found us. ”

"Is he going to be the Great Sage's bodyguard? Elonhan is dead, and Adeline really needs one. Ness nodded, observing the handkerchief in her hand.

"No, he's there to persuade Adeline to leave Wallis. Hussey said slowly, his gaze met Ness's surprised gaze. "Just like persuading you, he wanted to leave Wallis with Adeline, but there was no suspense, Adeline rejected him, in fact, Barred must have known that his persuasion had little hope of success, but he still couldn't let Adeline go. ”

"Why did he do this? He was one of the heroes who prevented the Dark Lord from being released, and he should do his best to save Wallis. Ness fiddled with the corner of her handkerchief and asked Hussey.

Hussey put down his teacup, his long beard shaking. "Everybody has their own ideas, he must have figured something out, but you haven't experienced what he's been through, so you can't understand it. ”

"So, could you please tell me your advice?" Ness stared at Hessey, who trusted the old mage who had cast the Ring of Life on herself.

"I can't say, Ness, I'm in a dilemma, and whatever advice I give is not what I think in my heart. Hussey nodded slightly at Ness, her thick beard covering her mouth. "Besides, even if I gave advice, would you follow it? Barred had given you advice, but you refused, I'm sure Fern must have done something similar, you must have refused, do you really care about other people's advice? Or do you just make decisions based on your own ideas? In any case, you have to find the answer yourself. ”

"I ...... Fern ......" Ness lowered her head, clutching her handkerchief in her hand, and saw Fern's face.