Fern grinned and got up from the ground, groping his way through the darkness to a wall and leaning against it. Miruria's footsteps came from the stairs and moved to the right, where only the sound of flint grinding could be heard, followed by a flash of fire and a candle being lit. The scout tilted the candle, dripped a few drops of wax oil on a table, and fixed the candle to it.

"Where is this? What's going on? Queai and Enoch?" Fern sat down against the wall, not even a chair in the cellar.

Miruria sat directly on the table, her hands covering her face, and she didn't seem to be listening to the mercenary. "Fern, I've finally found you, I thought I wouldn't be able to complete my mission, when they took Quiai and Enoch, I could only hide and watch them get taken away, I was afraid that when you got here, they would take you away too, and I would really despair. ”

Fern looked at the scout sympathetically, stood up and walked over to her, gently placing his hand on her shoulder. "Don't worry, I'm here, we'll be able to rescue them, I promise. Having said that, the mercenary knew in his heart that just now, he himself was almost caught.

Miluria put down her hand, her eyes were red, but there were no tears, she was indeed much stronger than the average girl. "Those people must have been sent by the Mage Tower, and I don't know why we encounter them everywhere we go. But they just showed up, something like you, I escaped, Enoch was behind me, but he turned back to save Quiai, and then he ......"

"I understand, don't worry, we can at least be sure that their lives will not be in danger, and in a short time, they will not be sent away. Fern leaned back on the edge of the table, his heart heavy, the opponent was a mage, and he had already taken the lead, and they seemed to have no chance of winning.

"What are your plans?" said Miruria, looking up at the mercenary. "It's not my strong point, it's always been Enoch who came up with the idea, I just need to be in charge of the execution, you can imagine the torture of the past two days. The scout pursed his lips in some shame.

"I understand, don't worry, there will be a way. Fern began to pace in the cellar. "Did you see where they ended up?"

Miruria nodded. I followed them until their hiding place was in Bainbridge, but it was heavily guarded, with ten men, four mages, and six guards. ”

Fern hummed, lowered his head and continued walking. "There are only two of us, and neither of us can do magic. ”

The scout pursed his lips and watched the mercenary walk back and forth dozens of times, and couldn't help but say. "If we go to Morris for help, how much time will it take?"

"A month, or more, he should be in Sarah by now, and it's almost impossible to find him in that place where the tide is everywhere. Fern shook his head. "Instead of going to Maurice, let's go to Altoona and find Adeline. ”

"yes, we can go to Adeline and come back to save them. Miruria suddenly came to her senses and straightened up.

"It's been too long, and before we come back, those mages will definitely split into two teams and send them back to the mage tower first. Fern sighed, stopped, and sat down on the stairs. "Let me think again. ”

Miruria jumped off the table. "I went to look for something to eat, and they took all our luggage with us, but luckily I still had some silver coins with me. ”

"Take these. Fern removed the purse from his belt and handed it to the scout.

Miruria took the purse, surprised at its weight. "It's too much, you just need to give me a little, one. ”

"Take it, and when you get it back, you can give it back to me. Fern didn't look up, still thinking about what to do.

The scout was moved, but immediately fastened his purse to his belt and exited through another exit in the cellar that led to the room, as usual, without a sound.

When Miruria returned, Fern was still sitting still, not moving a single step. "Let's eat something first, you can't go without eating. The scout put food and water on the table, and she bought a lot of it.

"Yes, one cannot live without eating. Fern stood up, and suddenly an idea flashed through his head. "People can't stop eating, and so do the mages, have you observed their daily lives? For example, do they go to the tavern to eat by themselves, or do a few people go out and buy and eat them?"

"I've watched twice, and they'll leave four guards and all the mages to guard the house, and the other two guards will go to the tavern to buy food, both times to the same tavern. "Miruria eats quickly, and looks very hungry.

"I had an idea, and it was risky, but it seemed like it was the only way to go. Fern grabbed a piece of honey bread and tore off a strip and stuffed it into his mouth. "We can put some medicine in their food and then go in and save people when the drug works, and if they go to the same tavern every time, then we can find an opportunity to get the drug. And I know you scouts always have some ...... on you Oh...... Poison, huh?"

"Yes, I have some paralyzing poisons, and I know the tavern, but how can we get in and get drugged? Miruria took a large sip of water and swallowed the bread that had choked in her throat.

"Miruria, you don't know, if you give them enough gold, they are even willing to risk their lives to rush into the mage's house with us, but don't blame you, Doyle probably won't be in this situation. Fern laughed and tore off another loaf of bread.

"Are you preparing...... Give them gold? How much do you have to give?" the scout frowned, obviously having never experienced such a situation.

"I don't know the exact amount, maybe twenty gold coins, or thirty would be safer, as long as they can agree and we can pay for it. Fern opened the purse and roughly estimated their hole cards.

"Twenty?!That's enough for them to buy the entire tavern!" the scout was surprised that his voice changed.

"Miruria, what we need now is not gold, but Queai and Enoch. Fern poured a glass of water and moistened his throat.

"I'm sorry, I just don't have the experience, I shouldn't doubt your decision. The scout had eaten two loaves of bread in a row, and now his speed had slowed down slightly.

"It's okay, you'll find that this method works surprisingly well and will save you a lot of trouble. Fern smiled and watched the scout gobble. "Are you hungry? You haven't eaten much in the last two days. ”

Miruria's face flushed, she was a girl after all, and it would still be shy for people to see her indecent behavior. "I ...... I only have three silver coins on me, and I'm afraid I'll run out of silver coins before I get to you, so I'll have to save some flowers, and maybe you'll be taken away too, so I'll rely on these three silver coins to get you all out. Thankfully, the scout's short, ear-length hair covered some of her reddened cheeks, so she wasn't too embarrassed.

"Enoch, this guy. Fern shook his head a little angrily. "Is he still going to return the gold to Maurice? ”

"It's not easy for Morris to raise these gold coins, we should save some money, and give the extra back to him later, to those who need them more. Miruria deliberately slowed down her bite of bread, taking only one bite at a time.

Instead of complaining about Enoch or Morris, the mercenary tightened the mouth of the money bag and handed it to the scout. "Put it away, it's yours. ”

Miruria looked up in surprise. "No, I can't ask for it, it's for you and Quiai. ”

"This is my order. Fern lifted the scout's hand and placed the purse in her palm. "You can give them to those who need them more, it's your freedom, but I advise you not to forget to give some of yourself first, to your family, and then to help others. It's stupid to not think about your own dedication at all, and if you can't even protect yourself, how can you protect your loved ones?"

"But you...... Isn't that also a complete lack of self-consideration?" Miruria's hand holding the purse trembled slightly.

"Of course I won't, the commission for the last order is enough to retire now. Fern hesitated at the mention of the previous commission, and a girl with long bright red hair appeared in his mind. Ness, how are you doing?