The three of them return to Stan's room, where each of them sits in a corner of the room, and no one speaks for a long time, and the atmosphere is very oppressive. From time to time, Quiai looked up in Fern's direction, but when he saw that he was still looking indifferently ahead, he had to remain silent.

Eventually, Stan couldn't help but break the silence. "Fern, I know you don't want to be involved again, but it looks like we can't get away with it this time. Seeing that the mercenary still did not react, the knight stood in front of him and blocked his view. "You don't want to sit here for the night, do you?"

Quiai stood up and walked over to the knight and patted his thick arm gently. "Don't worry, Stan, let Fern think again. ”

Stan shook his head helplessly, and simply lay down on the bed to rest.

Quiai looked at the mercenary with concern. "Fern, if you have any ideas, just say it, we can discuss it together, and we don't have to worry about it in our hearts. ”

Fern's eyes blinked twice, and he sighed heavily. "I didn't expect that if I escaped the Mage Tower, I still couldn't escape Canrito. ”

Before Quiai could answer, Stan suddenly sat up from the bed, and even though he was on the bed, the knight was still sitting upright. "It's still Queai who has a way to finally let you speak. ”

Fern glanced at the two of them. "What do you recommend?"

Quiai was about to stop talking, and Stan was the first to say, "First of all, I've always been in favor of escaping, knights will never run away, and of course, I'm not going to stop you. The knight rubbed the scabbard in his hand. "I think Morris is right when he says that it's useless to run away, and when Wallis falls, we won't have a place to live. ”

"You mean to work with Byron?" Fern asked, nodding slightly, to Stan.

"Yes, although his conversation with Adeline used to discourage me. Stan's gaze wanders away unnaturally. "But instead of convincing me to trust the mages of the Mage Tower, I prefer to trust the knights of Doyle. After saying that, the knight realized that his words included Quiai, and quickly apologized to her, "I'm sorry, Quiai, of course, those mages I refer to don't include you, but also Ray and Nice. ”

Fern looked at Queay. "What do you think?"

Quiai bit his lip as if he had made up his mind. "Fern, I know you're angry at seeing yourself and your companions being used by the Mage Tower, risking death only to become their pawns, so I think you're not interfering in this matter now, more out of anger than a rational decision. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Fern's eyes, and he laughed silently. "You're right, I don't want to be used anymore, and you, we don't even know the truth, but we're gambling with our lives to do things that we don't know if it's right or wrong. ”

"We really need to think about this in the future, and now it seems that it may be a mistake for us to bring back the Holy Seal for the Mage Tower. Stan slammed his sword on the ground in anger.

"And no matter which side we help, the end result is probably the same. Fern bent over and put his hands on his thighs.

"But that's not a reason for us to do nothing, even if it's a glimmer of hope, we're going to do it. Stan said solemnly, his eyes determined. "If working with Byron increases the chance of defeating the Dark Lord, I think it's worth trying. ”

"Yes, I agree with Stan, and, unlike before, we know at least a few things now, and this time, we can take it a little bit. Queai pulled a chair over Fern and sat down. "If possible, we can even do something out of it so that neither of them can release the Dark Lord. ”

Fern and Stan looked at the mage at the same time, and the mercenary asked noncommittally, "With the strength of the three of us, can we stop them?"

"Fern, you're just thinking too much, as soon as we're on the road, the variables will start to happen, no one can say what will happen in the future, maybe someone else will join us?" Stan retorted dismissively to Fern's words. "Kui Ai's suggestion is right in my arms, if you can prevent the release of the Dark Lord, of course it would be the best, I really don't know why they everyone wants to destroy the Dark Lord, wouldn't it be good to seal him like now?"

"Maybe I'm thinking too much. Fern smiled self-deprecatingly, exhaustion creeping up on his countenance. "I wish I didn't have to think so painfully, I really want to...... Go back in time. ”

"Fern, you're tired. Queai took the mercenary's hand. "It's time to rest. ”

Stan raised an eyebrow at the two of them, he was curious about what had happened at the Mage Tower that had made their relationship grow by leaps and bounds, but as a knight, he had to discipline himself and shouldn't ask such a thing about other people's privacy.

Fern nodded and stood up. "Then our conclusion is......" the mercenary glanced at his companion again, and then went on slowly, "cooperate with Byron, and at the same time we will have to act on our own, although I am fairly sure that they will have the means to restrain us." ”

Quiai nodded in agreement. "Yes, they're not going to let us do whatever we want, and we'll have to find a way to get a little more initiative when we negotiate with Morris tomorrow morning. ”

Stan keeps nodding. "I didn't expect that, I think things are still too straight. ”

"You've changed a lot, Stan. Fern thought of what it was like to meet the knight in Wet Harbor and couldn't help but smile, "Think about what you look like on the docks of Wet Harbor." ”

The knight scratched his hair embarrassedly, while Quiai looked at the two with some pity. "I wish I had joined you at the beginning of your journey, I must have missed a lot. ”

"It's never too late to join. Fern suddenly felt a lot better, and he was grateful from the bottom of his heart for the companions who had accompanied him.

"I just hope that no more companions will leave in the future, I miss those days when I traveled with Ray and Ness, but they are now trapped in the Mage Tower. Stan's head bows slightly, looking thoughtfully at the ground.

"It's unpredictable, Stan, I used to think that my companions would always be by my side when I was in the Crows, but ......" Fern hadn't remembered the Crows for a long time, and remembering it again still made him sad. "Try to protect the people around you, we can't ask too much for the rest. ”

"Yes. Stan also remembered Lil. "Protect those who love you and those you love. ”

Quiai looked at the two curiously. "Fern, forget it today, it's too late, you must tell me tomorrow what you have encountered before. ”

Fern had already begun to walk towards the door, smiling back. "If you don't mind I'll say it for a long time, I'll be happy to tell you, but first I'll have to get Maurice's trouble out of the way. ”