Chapter Seventy-Six: Getting Started
Barred woke the other three up just in time, and Morena and Ness clearly hadn't slept enough, their red eyes bloodshot and their hair messy as if they had just fought. Fern sat on the couch and rubbed his face, his years of camping and vigil made it not as difficult as the two girls, but just four hours of sleep was always an unpleasant wake-up call.
"Let's get started, what do we need to do?" Barred poured a glass of water and handed it to Niss.
Ness took the teacup and took a sip. "Just keep an eye on my surroundings and don't let anyone disturb me. ”
"That's easy. Barred leaned against the wall by the door, his hands clasped to his chest. "Have you decided to do this? The end of this path may be even more desperate than staying here. ”
Ness hesitated, and Fern jumped off the couch. "Even if the result is death, we won't be here anymore, I've had enough of it. ”
"Don't be presumptuous, Fern, when I was as young as you, I also thought about escaping the North Mirror with Adeline, but she rejected me, just as she rejected me this time. Barred shook his head and looked at Ness. "And what about you, Ness, are you ready?"
Ness looked up at Fern, and the mercenary responded with a determined look in her eyes. "I ...... I'll always be with Fern, and I don't want to be separated from him again. ”
Barred glanced sympathetically at Jarena, who sat on the edge of the bed and arranged her hair, her lips closed without saying a word. "Well, in that case, let's get started, and Fern and I will keep this place and make sure no one disturbs you. ”
Fern nodded vigorously at Ness, then walked to the side of the window with a slight crack open, and looked out the room alertly.
Ness lay down again, stretched out on her back on the bed, closed her eyes, and felt her surroundings with her heart, her companions even tried to breathe quietly, and the room was surprisingly quiet. The surroundings suddenly became empty, and Ness felt as if she was floating in the air, and she could clearly feel the flow of air around her body, and the faint sound of the air as it crossed her ears. At this moment, a deep voice sounded in Ness's head. "Elemental, are you calling us?"
Ness restrained the excitement in her heart, it had been a long time since she had tried to talk to the elementals, and this long-lost feeling returned. "Yes, elementals, I need your help. ”
The deep voice seems to be in the ear, and it seems to appear directly in the brain. "We will keep our oath, please say what you ask, and we will do what you want. ”
Niss never opened her mouth, and whatever was in her heart would reach the elementals like she spoke. "My companion and I are trapped here, this house is surrounded by enchantments, and if we try to escape, they will be triggered, we can't trigger them, and at the same time we have to escape from here, can you help us?"
"Of course, we'd love to help you, Elemental. The deep voice paused for a few seconds. "I see your horses, two at the front door and two at the back of the house, and we will break the barrier there at the front door and behind to open two gaps, and you can escape through the gaps in two groups, and then meet again. ”
"Thank you very much, my friend, and I will always remember how much you helped us. Ness held back the excitement in her heart, and the communication with the elements was smoother than ever.
"No, elementals, this is our mission, when you call us, we will be there for you, give you all the help you need, you don't need to remember us, you don't need to thank us, because this is our vow, the eternal vow. The deep voice faded away, like consciousness being pulled from Ness's mind.
Ness opened her eyes and sat up on the bed, and Jasmina hurriedly walked over. "How?"
Ness nodded slightly. "Yes, they'll break the barrier in front of the door and behind the house, because there are two horses in each place. ”
"They're really thoughtful. Barred put his ear to the door and listened for a moment. "Let's go, Fern you and Morena go through the front door, your horses are there, Ness you and I climb out of the window, our horses are behind. ”
"Wait. Fern stopped Bared, who was running to the bed, and then looked at Ness. "How do we find where the barrier is broken? We can't see the barrier at all. ”
Ness climbed out of bed and put on her boots, which were replaced by linen light boots in the heat of Threndra. "You just need to look for places where the ground is dented or there are signs of flipping, and from there you walk out slowly, making sure you don't step on the ground that is good on the edges. ”
Barred opened the window slightly, making sure nothing sounded. "After getting out of the barrier, we didn't have to meet first, the gap between the houses here was too small for the horses to get to the front door, so we left Green Bay in groups until we left the town and met on the road to the south. ”
Fern reached out and lifted Ness up from the side of the bed. "Be careful, Ness, and keep up with Bared. ”
Ness looked at Fern reluctantly. "Be careful, Fern, and we'll see you out of town. ”
Barred placed a pannier out of the window, then jumped easily and picked out the window. "Hurry up, it's almost dawn!"
Ness's eyes were full of nostalgia, and Fern nodded at her, and the girl climbed up the window and jumped out, with Barred catching her outside.
"It's time for us to go, Ferne. Jalena walked to the door and tiptoed open, Fern carrying their panniers and tiptoeing behind.
The outhouse was empty, the candles on the table had long since been extinguished, and the faint light shining through the cracks in the window was the only light source available to the two of them. Jasmine walked to the door in a few steps, and Fern swayed towards the door because he was carrying two huge panniers, but he didn't expect the panniers to be too large, and accidentally bumped into the chair closest to the door, and the chair was about to fall, and the sound would definitely wake up the two old mages in the other room.
Fern's scalp tingled, countless beads of sweat suddenly oozed from his back, and to his surprise, the chair miraculously returned to its original position after falling halfway to one side, and he glanced at Jasmine in bewilderment. "You cast a spell?"
"Yes, it's going down so loudly that it will wake them up. Jamina shook her head helplessly.
"But Ness said they could detect it if they cast a spell in the barrier. Fern nervously looked into the room of the two old men, as if they would rush out of it in the next second.
The two stood motionless, time passing by second, ten seconds as long as ten days, and Jarena exhaled. "Maybe they're too tired and too sleepy. ”
"Hell, let's go, my heart is running out. Fern carefully lifted the pannier to his chest, avoiding the chair.
Morena wasted no more time, she opened the front door and walked outside. The light outside the house was slightly brighter than inside, and the sky was full of stars, but in this narrow street, it was difficult for the stars to shine through. Fern quickly fastened their panniers to their horses, and Jarena gently closed the door behind her, then scrutinized the dirt floor in front of the door, trying to find the place where Ness said the barrier had been broken.
Fern led the two horses and followed behind Morena, and the mage leaned down, unwilling to miss any trace on the ground. After searching for twenty yards along the way she came, a small hollow hole in the ground caught Morena's attention. "This is the place where the street is narrowest, and only three people can pass in parallel, and this little pit is just enough for one person to pass. ”
Fern nodded, glanced back at the room again, and handed a rein to Molina. "I head and follow me. ”
Jarena moved out of the way and took the reins. "Stick to the wall on the left. ”
Fern didn't dare to come out, clinging to the wall, stepping out with his right foot, stepping on his right foot again, he stepped over the small pit, and nothing happened. "It worked!"
"Hmm. Jamina smiled at the mercenary. "Don't relax, keep going. ”
It took five minutes for the two to cross the pit, and Fern stood in front of it, wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. "It's harder to walk than the mud in the Black Swamp. ”
Jasmine gave him a relaxed push. "Let's go, it's a success to get out of the city, it's still not safe here. ”
Fern nodded, leading the clouds onwards, all around quiet, the inhabitants of Green Bay still asleep, and even the tavern area in the distance was quiet. In the early hours of the morning, the darkest hour of the day, what is coming, is the light on the horizon.