Chapter 21: Accidents
Seeing that the three of them looked nervous and hurried back, Enoch didn't care to accuse them of taking too much time, so he quickly closed the door and looked at them eagerly. "What's going on? Are you being targeted by those mages?"
"Worse!" Miruria quickly picked up the teapot on the table, poured a little into her palm, and sprinkled it in the mercenary's face. "Fern saw the demon!"
"Demon?" Enoch clutched at his hair, pacing back and forth in the room.
Fern was sprinkled with cold water, regained consciousness, and wiped his face. "Yes, it can't be wrong, it's the third time, it's still like that. ”
"First the mage, then the demon, it's not an easy road. Quiai sat down at the table, not knowing what to do for a moment.
"We have to get out of here, as soon as possible. Enoch paused and looked at Fern.
"I think you're right, let's go now. Fern glanced at Quiai. "Go pack your things, you're going to have to sleep in the wild again today. ”
"But our clothes ......," Quiai did not forget her blue coat even now.
"I don't care about the clothes, at least we have paid the boss, and he won't have anything to lose. Fern said as he walked over to the closet and began to tidy up.
At that moment, there was a noise from the first floor of the inn, and before Fern could speak, Miruria had unknowingly opened the door and rushed out. The scout was so agile that Fern didn't hear any footsteps. After a while, the scout returned to the room with an ugly face and closed the door gently. "Trouble, the group of mages is downstairs, there are six of them, it seems that they can't find an inn with extra rooms, so they are going to stay downstairs for the night. ”
"Holy!" Enoch glanced at the window, as if he would open it at any moment and jump in.
"Wait!" Fern suddenly thought of something, stopped what he was doing, and turned around slowly. "If those mages stay here tonight, then the demon will definitely not come near here, and even if it is, it will not be easy to face the six mages, unless he can be sure that the person he is looking for is here, but apparently he doesn't know that we live in this inn at all. ”
"You mean we're just going to wait here until dawn?" Enoch dismissed his plan to jump out of the window, looking at the mercenary thoughtfully.
"That's right, maybe that's the safest, tomorrow when the day dawns those mages will naturally leave, and during the day, it's just a demon, I don't think he'll act in a place where there are so many people. Fern nodded and sat down in the chair beside Queai.
"I agree with Fern that it's not safe to rush out right now. Quiai poured a glass of water and drank it slowly, in fact, she cared more about the beautiful clothes in the tailor's shop.
Miluria was also on Fern's side. "I agree with Fern's suggestion, I'm sure the demon will be watching the exit from the village all night, and it won't be easy to get rid of him. ”
"Maybe you're right. Enoch paced restlessly again. "But I always feel uncomfortable knowing that danger is close to me and not being able to leave. ”
"Take your time and try to get used to it, warrior. Fern smiled helplessly.
"So be it, Miruria and I will keep vigil tonight, and inform the other room as soon as there is a situation. Enoch couldn't say anything, and the task of keeping the vigil on his shoulders. ”
"Don't bother. Queai smiled. "My enchantment magic can let me know if any danger is approaching, so rest in this comfortable bed tonight. ”
"That's not going to work, Maurice said we had to come to the vigil. Enoch stubbornly insisted on his opinion.
"Are you afraid we'll run away?" Fern snorted. "Don't worry, since we promised him, we will do what we say. And you don't rest all night, aren't you afraid that tomorrow you won't have the strength to deal with greater danger?"
The warrior bowed his head in shame. "Okay, then please. ”
Enoch tossed and turned all night, and the noise downstairs did not subside until the second half of the night, and then the dense sound of raindrops continued to penetrate his ears. Tired though, the warrior still couldn't sleep peacefully, fearing that Quiai's enchantment wouldn't work at all, and he still trusted his own vigilance.
Fern was also tossing and turning at first, thinking of Ness, who was still trapped in the Mage's Tower, and wondering what Etishish was forcing her to do now, and then of Queay, who had followed him to her death. In the midst of all sorts of entanglements, the mercenaries fell asleep.
Not long after the first faint light came through the window, Enoch rolled over and began to pack his belongings. The sound of rain falling on the ground outside the house was clearly discernible and audible that it was a heavy rain, and it had been raining from midnight to now, and it showed no sign of stopping for a while.
Enoch finished packing his belongings, and Fern was still asleep, and the warrior couldn't help but wake him up. The mercenary turned his head sleepily to look at the bloodshot eyes of the warrior. "You still didn't sleep last night?"
The warrior squeezed his brow with his fingers. "I'm sorry, it's not that I don't believe you, I just don't believe that...... Magic. ”
Fern sat up and rubbed his face. "It's not your fault, you'll naturally believe it later. The mercenary noticed the luggage piled on the floor, as well as the dense sound of rain outside. "Are you leaving? It's raining a lot outside, so if you go on the road, you'll have to make a soup chicken. ”
"Wait for news from Miruria, she must have gone out to find out. Enoch sat down in his chair with confidence, his eyes fixed on the door.
"You've already met?" Fern walked over to the basin, scooped up a little water with his hand, and began to wash his face.
"Not at all, that's the way we've always done things. Enoch's tone was full of pride, but there was no expression on his face. "She's the first to get up every morning and look around, and all I have to do is get everything ready for the trip before she comes back. ”
Fern lifted his water-soaked face and looked at the warrior appreciatively. "You're really cooperative. ”
The warrior laughed dryly. "I advise you to put on your shirt first, she should be here soon. ”
"Who?Miruria?" Fern was wiping his face with a wrung out towel when suddenly the door was slammed open, and the scout appeared in front of it, and the mercenary hurriedly threw away the towel and pulled up his coat to cover his chest. "Hell, it's coming right away. ”
Miruria gasped and looked nervously at the two of them. "Something happened, just yesterday after Fern saw the demon we fled into the tavern, where two people were killed last night in the inn on the second floor, a man and a woman, the death was horrible, and those mages have passed. ”
Fern's eyes widened. "Is it a demon? He thinks we live there, but how does he know it's a man and a woman?"
Faced with Fern's barrage of questions, Enoch chose to ignore him, and the warrior looked at the scout in a hurried tone. "Go and wake up Quiai, we must leave at once, while the mages are there. ”
The scout nodded, and immediately went out quietly. Fern hurriedly put on his clothes, straightened his outfit, and gripped the scabbard in his left hand. "It seems that we are being pursued by both mages and demons, and this journey has been more troublesome than I thought. ”
"I have some way to deal with the demon Miruria and me, and it's up to you and Quiai to deal with the mage. Enochmo swiped his sword and looked thoughtfully out the window. "May Botarus be with us, and may Aydra be with us. ”