Chapter 12: The Curse
"Your Excellency, this is the mercenary Fraser. Tarridge stepped aside.
Mayor Indel, dressed in a leather hunting suit with a short sword tied to his belt, looked like a great battle was coming, and he looked at Fraser from top to bottom. "You should have counted the number of exclamation points, right?"
Fraser clasped his hands. "That's right, sixteen. ”
"Well, well, it seems that you already understand the situation you are in. Ander nodded. "Is there anything else you'd like to ask before we begin?"
"Yes. Fraser glanced at the rest of the room, and it was clear that none of them had any intention of leaving. "The notice just said that there was a mutation in your daughter, which made her so aggressive that she accidentally killed a few servants?"
Ander sneered. "You won't believe it, how can sixteen mercenaries die like that? By the way, I forgot to tell you, there are actually only fourteen mercenaries, and two of them are witchers. Of course, the facts are much more serious than the notices say. ”
"Tell me about it, Witcher, or I won't be able to help you. Fraser moved a chair from the corner of the room and sat down.
It could be seen that Andel was also very panicked about this, and although it was related to her daughter, she still didn't dare to let the bodyguards leave the house, so she had to let them listen to it together. "I was promoted five years ago and was sent from a nearby village to run the town, and the previous mayor was promoted to Duluth. To be honest, he managed this town really well, and I haven't changed much about the previous management methods since I came, everything is still in order, and you have also seen the prosperity of Lianghe Town. ”
Fraser nodded slightly, and Andel continued. "So I get along with the residents here pretty well, there are almost no holidays, of course there will always be some trouble, but I have settled it peacefully, things have been settled since six months ago, my little daughter Erica is a little abnormal, she ......"
"What's wrong with her?" asked Fraser.
Andre's tangled eyebrows were all twisted together. Her mouth had fangs, her nails had become sharp, and several servants had been bitten or scratched by her, but by this time the servants were able to hold her down and tie her to the bed. I asked the doctors, except for the city, the nearby villages, and even the doctors in Duluth, but most of them were either scared away, or they shook their heads and left, only an old doctor who could barely walk told me that this matter was not something that doctors could solve, and he told me to go to the mage, but you know where to go to the mage now? The mage tower in Chavanna has long been destroyed. ”
"Yes, it's in ruins. Fraser said calmly.
Ander nodded helplessly. So he said that witchers could also be used, but that they were more powerful witchers, and that it was very difficult for me, and I didn't know where to find them, so I put up a notice in the central square, hoping that the witchers passing by would see it. ”
Andel licked his lips and stabilized his mood. "Later, there were indeed witchers who came, but they failed, the first witcher was lucky, his body was thrown at the gate, at least intact, and the body of the second witcher was on the fence of the iron gate, and his head was stuck on the other, as if the other party was provoked, as a warning to us. In addition, those mercenaries were also killed without exception, and some of them were in teams of several people, and they could not escape death. ”
"Even the witchers are no match. Fraser's face was gloomy. "Were they killed by your daughter?"
"No way, Erica has been locked on the fifth floor, her room has been surrounded by iron bars, and we went to see her room after the incident, and she is still inside, and the iron bars and doors are intact. Ander said, shaking his head.
Frazier's index finger tapped on his thigh. "It seems that the witcher found the culprit, but he was killed by the other party. ”
"The culprit?" asked Ander, puzzled.
Fraser slapped his thigh and stood up. "Take me to see Erica. ”
Four of Andre's bodyguards wrapped him in the middle and led Fraser up the stairs to the fifth floor. From the third floor, there was no trace of anyone for a long time, the carpet was covered with dust, and the slightest step could be raised. There was a sturdy iron door at the staircase from the fourth to the fifth floor, and Ander trembled and unlocked the lock and continued upward. In front of a gray iron door on the fifth floor, the group stopped, this is an airtight iron door, Andel took out another key to open the door, and then the four bodyguards used all their strength to barely push open half of it, Fraser took a look, this door was half a foot thick.
The four bodyguards drew their swords and took a stance before flashing into the door, and then the sound of hitting the iron cage was heard in the room, accompanied by a sharp scream. It wasn't until the voice grew softer that Andel dared to step in, and Fraser followed closely.
Four oil lamps were lit in the four corners of the room, illuminating the iron cage in the middle of the room, but beyond that, the room was empty and there was nothing else. Fraser slowly approached the cage and looked at the mayor's daughter inside. Although she can still tell that she is a human from her body, her expression and movements are no different from those of monsters, her fangs that can almost touch her chin can easily penetrate the throat of a human, and her sharp and hard claws tear at the iron cage, and her hideous expression seems to eat everyone present.
Fraser stopped in front of the cage, where Erica's claws were only inches away. Fraser raised his left hand and drew a small circle in front of Erica, who had been furious and irritable just now, gradually calmed down, and a long-lost curious look appeared on his face. But this good phenomenon did not last long, and in less than a minute, Erica became irritable again, tearing the iron cage constantly, and saliva kept flowing from her howling mouth. Fraser shook his head and stepped back.
"How's it going? It seems to have gotten a little better just now, but why is it ...... again" Ander's mood that had just become excited fell to the bottom again.
Fraser walked straight out of the room. "Let's go back to your room, I have some questions for you. ”
Andel hurriedly escaped, and staying in that room for an extra second would be a pain for him. The bodyguards pulled the door back shut, and Andel locked the door and put away the key after double-checking, and the group returned to the mayor's room.
This time, without waiting for the mayor to ask, Fraser spoke first. "Your daughter has been cursed, and it must be lifted to save him. ”
"How do you get rid of it? You seem to have lifted it a little bit just now. Ander asked excitedly.
"Yes, but my influence was dispelled immediately, because the person who cast the spell was still nearby, and he was still casting the spell. Fraser said calmly, "The only way to completely lift the curse is to find that person first." ”
Hope lit up in Ander's eyes. "It's nearby, I'll send everyone to find it right away!" he said, and he ordered the bodyguard.
"Wait. Fraser stopped him. "Not only will you not find him, but those people's lives will also be lost, have you forgotten those witchers and mercenaries?"
"Then what am I going to do? tell me, and I'll do it!" Ander stood up excitedly.
Fraser still looked unhurried. "Tell me all the suspicious things that have happened to you and your family in the past five years, including the conflicts and even conflicts between you and the people around you, and the causes of these conflicts, such as...... What happened when you built this house. ”