The night at the Watchtower was particularly difficult, and the soldiers on the night watch tried to hide in the leeward area while constantly stomping their toes so as not to freeze them off. The heavy cloak was tightly wrapped around the body, and the hood covered the bridge of the nose, so that even the soldiers who had been stationed here all year round were tortured by the extreme cold. Rui passed by the aisle, and along the way saw several soldiers stamping their feet with their bodies on their feet, she had just taken a hot shower, and while the remaining heat on her body had not completely dissipated, she trotted back to her room.

The firewood in the fireplace burned red, but the cold still crept into the room through every crack in the wall and invaded Rui's body. As a guest here, her house had deliberately increased the supply of firewood, and the average officer would have had to use it sparingly, not to mention the soldiers who slept in huge tents, but the heat of many soldiers sleeping together was not to be underestimated.

Rui got into the bed early, wrapped herself in a thick quilt, and a sense of security filled her body, she leaned back against the head of the bed, thinking about the next journey. Adeline's reaction during the day sends her a message that they will face an extremely dangerous situation when they go to Serendra, but in Rui's opinion, as long as they can meet up with their companions, no danger is a problem. After thinking about it for a while, Rui felt tired, she yawned and slowly slept on the pillow.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door without warning, and Rui sat up alertly, but fortunately the knock was not rushed. "Who is it?"

The knocker outside lowered his voice, and Rui listened very carefully to hear what the other person was saying. "It's me, Brewster. ”

Rui furrowed his eyebrows and walked behind the door. "Is there anything wrong with you? It's late, I'm going to rest, if anything, can you talk about it tomorrow?"

"No!" Brewster was quick to deny. "Rui, I must talk to you, please let me in, I swear it's just talking, and then I'll leave immediately!"

Rui sighed, straightened his pajamas, and opened the door, Brewster quickly flashed into the room, and Rui closed the door behind him. "Tell me, what's the matter?"

Brewster clenched his fists in both hands, as if he had made a lot of determination. "Rui, after you left Wolfsburg, my mind was filled with your shadow every day, believe it or not, I was going crazy, you don't know how excited I was when I saw you today. ”

Rui walked over to the fireplace and threw in a piece of firewood. "Brewster, I appreciate your affection for me, but ......"

"Don't speak, let me finish!" Brewster interrupted. "However, you are about to leave again, I really hate Adeline, why did she take you with her, I am ready to take good care of you in the coming days. I...... My heart is already occupied by you, Rui. ”

Ray didn't speak, but stood quietly, Brewster's face flushed with excitement or the heat of the room. "But I am a knight of Doyle, I must first complete the task given to me by my country, until then, I will bury my feelings for you deep in my heart, I swear I will never forget you, Rui, no matter what happens, you are the most important person in my heart. ”

"Why did you choose to say this to me at this time?" Rui lowered his head, not daring to look at the knight's face.

Brewster raised his hands to take Ray's shoulders, but his hands stopped in mid-air and tangled for a long time before finally letting go. "Rui, wherever you are going, you must take care of yourself, if you want, please give me some time, and when it is all over, I will definitely give you everything I have. ”

Not knowing what to say to the infatuated knight, Rui walked over to the bedside and took out a green bracelet from her purse. "Brewster, I think this should be returned to its rightful owner. ”

Brewster put his hand behind his back. "No, Ray, I beg of you, please take it with you to Serendra, it has my mother's blessings, all her blessings on her deathbed, and it will bless you with all the peace of Serendra. ”

"Don't you need it too, I can't take your mother's blessing. Rui reached out and shoved the bracelet into the knight's eyes.

Brewster shook his head desperately. "Take care, Rui. With that, the knight snatched the door without looking back, leaving Rui alone in the house.

The next day, near noon, in Adeline's room, Byron and Manfred came to bid farewell to the two mages in addition to Rui. Adeline was making the final preparations for casting the spell, and beside her were two horses dragging luggage, and it took a lot of work for the squires to get them into the Great Sage's room.

Manfred looked at Rui kindly and whispered, "It seems that we are going to separate, Rui, I appreciate your care during these days of traveling with you, you can come to me at any time as long as you need it, I promise that I will give you the same care as Morena." ”

Rui looked at the old mage reluctantly, she had learned a lot from her travels with him, and she began to think that he was another mentor of her own. "Take care, Manfred, I promise I'll come back to you in the future, and I'd like to learn more from you. ”

"Hahahaha. Manfred laughed heartily. "Don't worry, I'll be waiting for you, but, first, you have to do everything you can to get back safely from Threndra, I'm really worried about what you're going to face here, and so is Morena, if you see her, be sure to tell her about the situation here, so that she can't be careless. ”

"Don't worry, I will convey it by all means. Rui nodded vigorously, and in front of Manfred, she could finally let go of her usual calm and composure, and turn back into what a girl of her age should be.

Manfred nodded in satisfaction, and Adeline was finally ready, an ivory staff appeared in her hand. "I can't remember how long it's been since I've used this staff, but now it looks like it's finally another chance. ”

"This is ......," Manfred looked suspiciously at the cane, which was almost up to Adeline's chest. "Caraponia?!"

"That's right, the last time I used it was more than twenty years ago, and since that incident, I've sealed it up so that I don't remember some of the events of that time. Adeline looked meaningfully at the gem at the tip of the staff, the turquoise gem wrapped in three intertwined twigs.

"But the events of those years will always haunt you and torment you. Byron also walked over, looking sympathetically at his old friend who had fought side by side.

Adeline sighed, a rare loneliness in her eyes. "Yes, this torture may accompany me until I die. ”

Manfred sensed something in Adeline's words. "You can't die, Adeline, Wallis can't live without you. ”

"Isn't there still you? and Ilsutia. Adeline smiled, though reluctantly. "Rest assured, I understand my responsibility. ”

Manfred nodded. "That's good, that's good......"

"Alright, it's time for us to go, Rui, stay close to me. Adeline raised her staff in both hands and stood it right in front of her. "Goodbye, old friend, please pray with us that we will be able to see each other again. ”

The soft halo slowly enveloped Adeline and Rui, and even the horses were enveloped in it, and the halo became more and more dazzling, as if it was the aurora in the sky of the North Mirror. Byron put his left hand in front of his chest, tilted his head slightly, and looked firmly at Adeline in the halo, Manfred looked at the two in front of him reluctantly with wise eyes, and his silver beard trembled, as if muttering to himself.

The halo flickered, and the room returned to what it had been before the magic had been activated, the two mages and their mounts were gone, leaving only Manfred and Byron standing in place.

"Why do I think Adeline has something to say that she didn't say. Byron put down his hand and turned his head to look at the Great Sage. "We'll see you again, right?"

Manfred turned and walked towards the door, his cane rattling regularly on the floor. "Pray for them, Your Majesty, for all of them. ”