The knights led the way at the front, with three guards on each side separating the crowded pedestrians, and the group moved quickly down the road, and the girls almost trotted to keep up.

Stan glanced with concern at the four mages trotting behind him, and stopped the knights in front of him. "I'm sorry, but can we slow down, our girls are having a hard time keeping up. ”

The knight slowed slightly, looking around alertly. "The Great Lord has specially instructed you to protect you, there are too many forces in Kanrito during this time, and we dare not be careless. ”

"What do you mean, Force?" Fern inquired.

The knight glanced at Fern, hesitated, and Stan nodded at him before he began to answer. "The Dark Tide's attack on Altuna has spread throughout Wallis, and although the fortress of Magnus was eventually held, the human army suffered heavy losses, and Sara has long since fallen, and Doyle is in danger, and each kingdom is beginning to worry about whether it will be its turn next, and Canrito has the rumored ......" The knight glanced around, and hurried pedestrians passed by, and there were no suspicious people. "The Hallows, every kingdom wants it more than ever, and in this dangerous time, having the Hallows allows allows you to not only keep yourself, but also other kingdoms hostage. ”

"It's stupid, Darktide can't be defeated by one kingdom, all kingdoms must unite to defeat Darktide. Stan's excited voice rang out. "In these turbulent times, we need alliances more than separate ones. ”

The knight hurriedly put his finger to his lips. "Therefore, you must be careful in whatever you do in Canrito, this is not a time of peace, and you guests of the High Lord will surely attract the attention of other forces, and we must ensure that you enter the castle safe and sound. ”

Stan nodded, didn't ask anything more, and subconsciously quickened his pace.

The towering spire of the castle was in front of the group, but after walking through the crowd for a long time, the tower still didn't seem to get much closer, and Stan couldn't help but feel anxious, but Fern leisurely looked at the buildings and pedestrians around, and didn't seem to be in a hurry, but sometimes the mercenary's gaze would inadvertently linger on some people for a short while. Nerfi ran a few steps to catch up with Stan, the speed of the trot already flushing the girl's face and her breathing heavily. "Stan, why can't we slow down?"

Stan looks apologetically at the girl. "I'm sorry, Nerfi, it's not safe here, we're going to get to the castle as fast as we can. ”

"Canrito is not safe?" Nerfi was visibly frightened by Stan's words, and was so tired that she even changed her tone of voice.

"Hold on a little longer, just go to the castle for a hot shower, good food, good wine, soft bed. Fern said lightly, his breathing not disturbed in the slightest because of the rapid movement.

Nerfi stared at the tower in front of him, then pursed his lips and slowed down to return to the three girls.

Stan exclaimed in admiration. "Or do you have a way, Ferne, every time I face them, I don't know what to do to stabilize their emotions. ”

Fern smiled wryly and shook his head. "I'm about to feel like I can't handle them anymore, especially with Morena, she's not a ......" Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, Fern caught a glimpse of a familiar figure flickering through the crowd, and he immediately looked in that direction, but there was no trace of that figure except for the weaving flow of people.

"What's wrong?" Stan senses Fern's anomaly.

"I think I saw ......," Fern twisted his eyebrows hard. "Nothing, maybe it's been a long day's journey, too tired. However, Fern knew in his heart that the slender figure with its brown and yellow hair had left a deep mark on his heart, and he could not be wrong in any case.

"Fern, you've worked so hard, I know you're paying attention to the looks and mannerisms of the people around you again, and I'm not going to be able to learn this trick anyway. Stan pats Fern on the shoulder. "But with the knight protecting us, you better rest and don't make yourself too tired. ”

Fern nodded, but still didn't let his guard down, the vigilance that had become a part of his body and would appear inadvertently.

Finally, the castle gate was close at hand, and several knights in silver armor and dark blue cloaks stood majestically on both sides of the gate. They saw Fern and the others approaching quickly, and without even asking, they opened the gate directly, and made way into the castle, and the group did not stop at the gate, and quickly passed through the gate, and the guards immediately closed the gate behind.

Fern followed the knight through the garden as he looked back at the slowly closing gate. "It's really remarkable, I've only heard of Canrito's knights in carrying out orders with great efficiency before, but after seeing it with my own eyes, I can't help but admire it. ”

The knight did not answer Fern's words, but called out to the servants who were working in the garden, and the servants immediately ran over, bowed to the people, and then took the reins from their hands and led their horses away.

The girls were so uncomfortable with the efficiency of knowing what they needed to do without any verbal communication, and they wanted to say something, but the three men were already far away, and they had to trot to follow. Jarena gasped and said viciously, "No wonder the Mage Tower is so jealous of Kanrito, it turns out that they are all unkind men. ”

Rui is obviously much more relaxed than the other three girls, and her experience of growing up in the border country has made her physical strength much better than that of ordinary girls. "I think it's understandable, given these sensitive times and the special position Canrito is in, they do have something to worry about. ”

Jasmine looked at Rui in surprise, wanting to say something, but in the end she didn't say it.

The winding passages in the castle reminded Fern and Stan of Doyle's castle, and the similar layout and almost the same dimly lit environment were oppressive, except that Canrito's castle was much larger and had more squires and servants.

The knight did not pause, and led the group to a dead end in the depths of the castle, at the end of which was a dark blue metal door, and on either side of the door stood six heavily armed knights, who were divided into two groups, facing each other on both sides of the passage. The knight who led the way did not talk to them, but walked to the gate himself, knocked on the door three times rhythmically, and then respectfully and loudly announced to the door.

Standing in the middle of the motionless six knights, Fern suddenly felt cramped and uneasy, the faces of the knights were covered by helmets, and their expressions could not be seen at all, and Fern even wondered if the six armors were really human. At that moment, the sound of metal rubbing against the ground sounded, and the door was slowly pushed open, and the knight leading the way took a step to the side, making a respectful gesture of please. "Please come in, honored guest, the Great Lord is inside. ”

Stan and Fern glanced at each other, and both nodded slightly, and Stan took a step and was the first to walk through the door.