Fern, who had finished his early bathing and was strolling through the garden alone, was surprised to find that the male servants had been working, and the women were just watching, giving orders from time to time. This made him even more scornful of Queen Darsari's rule, and he was eager to leave the place immediately.

The peaceful atmosphere in the garden calmed the mercenary's heart, and although a few dark clouds drifted in the sky from time to time, most of the time the light of the moon and stars still sprinkled on the castle and garden, and in the moonlight, the white castle seemed to glow slightly. According to the attendants, the baths in the castle have large and comfortable baths, and each lady can choose a variety of flower petals to sprinkle on the water before bathing, in addition to the best soaps and sea salt from Wallis, which can wash the ladies' bodies spotlessly and even make their horns softer, of course, all of this is only for women, men have absolutely no right to do so. Of course, the two girls didn't miss a chance, so as soon as they finished dinner, they excitedly ran to the bathroom, leaving Fern and Enoch in the room, but this also gave the mercenary a chance to be alone, which he had rarely had since he left the mage tower with Queai, and the mage had been sticking to him.

Fern remembered the strange burning sensation he suddenly felt on the night he fled from Bainbridge, and what worried him even more was the image of Ness being consumed in flames in his mind. Ness...... May that not be true, O Seven, and please bless Ness through this. Fern found a stone bench and sat down, and the more he thought about it, the more worried Ness became, and he looked at the ground with a worried face.

"So you're here, I've been looking for you for a long time, and I thought you went to a tavern to have fun. Enoch's voice came from behind.

Fern didn't look back. "Is there something wrong? I didn't see you just now, so I went out for a walk by myself. ”

"I have something to confirm. The warrior sat down on the mercenary's side and thought about it for a moment. "There's something I don't know if I should tell you, Fern. ”

Fern looked at the warrior with some surprise. "When did you stop spitting like this?"

Enoch made a silent gesture to him, then looked around and stood up motioning for the mercenary to follow. Fern looked at him inexplicably, but the warrior's eyes were firm, and Fern sighed and followed the warrior to a clearing away from the garden path.

"Just say something, it's so mysterious. Fern, who had been annoyed that Enoch had interrupted his thoughts about Ness, was now even more upset by the mysterious actions of the warrior.

"Ferne, I know if I say it and maybe we'll have another fight, but I have to say it anyway. The warrior frowned, ignoring the mercenary's expression that was already about to explode. "I'm afraid there are spies among us. ”

"What did you say? Say it again?" Fern turned to Enoch. "What did you just say?"

Enoch rubbed his hands together. "I said there were spies among us, and I think I made it clear. ”

"No, I don't understand, you say there are spies among us, who are you referring to?" Fern took a step forward, only half a step away from the warrior.

"You know who I'm referring to. The warrior took a step back, keeping a certain distance from the mercenary.

"No, Enoch, I don't know, you can't talk nonsense, you have to say it explicitly, or you'll have to retract what you said. Fern looked at the warrior sternly.

A servant passed by the path beside the chair where the two had been sitting, and Enoch stopped talking, waiting for the servant to walk away a few dozen paces before the warrior continued. "Quiai, I mean Quiai, is that clear enough?"

Fern stepped forward and grabbed the warrior by the collar. "Say that again!?"

"You can say it as many times as you want, Quiai, and the spy I'm talking about is her. The warrior let Fern hold him, but his tone was firm.

"Enoch, you've helped us a lot, but if you can't come up with proof, either you get out of here now and don't let me see you again, or I'll kill you here. Fern glared fiercely at the warrior.

"Have you ever wondered why the mages of the Mage Tower can follow us wherever we go, and in Bainbridge they arrived there even before us, waiting for us to fall into the net. The warrior said calmly, not panicking at all.

"But you also said that there are mages in various places in Wallis, so it is not surprising that there are mages in the places we pass by. Fern was still clutching the warrior's collar.

"No matter how powerful you are, you can't even have six mages in a small village like Icahn, and even when the Mage Tower doesn't know where you're going, they sent six mages to try their luck in a small village?" Enoch said lightly, "And since we escaped from Durham, Miluria and I have been keeping an eye on what is happening behind us, and we have not seen any signs of anyone following us, but those mages know that we are going to Bainbridge, and they have set up an ambush there. ”

"Bainbridge ......" Fern's mind began to mess up.

"Yes, Bainbridge, we only made the impromptu decision to go there when Durham was in chaos, why would the mage know? No one would know about it at all except the four of us and Jarena, but if it was Jarena, it wouldn't explain the village of Icahn, so it would only be one of the four of us. Enoch paid attention to his surroundings again, and after making sure that no one was around, he continued, "You have been in Durham at the time, and you have not even had a chance to leave the castle, and Miluria and I have worked together for many years, and we all have enough reason to believe that the other party is not a spy, then, only Quiai, and as a mage, of course, she knows better how to communicate with other mages, and has more ways to make us not notice." ”

"These are just your guesses, and while they may sound plausible, they're just guesses. Fern's tone was no longer as aggressive as before, but his hand still didn't relax.

"Proof?" Enoch chuckled softly. "In Bainbridge, although we were ambushed, Miruria was aware of it, we could have escaped, in fact, Miluria and I escaped from their attack, but Quiai lagged behind. ”

"How can she compare to you, you are all soldiers of the border country, you yourself said, the southerners can't compare with you. Fern thought of every excuse to deny the warrior's words.

"But she's a mage, and we're dealing with a mage, and she's going to have a better way than we do, she can fly away from there, even faster than we do, but she doesn't, she just stands there, waiting for a net to cover her. Enoch sighed. "If you hadn't asked me to protect her, I wouldn't have gone back to save her, and we were arrested together. ”

Fern finally let go of his hand and looked to the side, speechless.

"Fern, have you thought about it, why would she want to escape from the Mage Tower with you? just because you had traveled together for a while before? she's so charming, I bet her suitors can line up from here to Canrito, why would she take a fancy to you?" Enoch scratched at the back of his head. "I'm sorry, Fern, I'm not saying you don't have this strength, it's just that Quiai is following you so desperately, is it really because she is in love with you?"

Fern remembered that when he first met Quiai, the mage had made no secret of his desire to get close to him. The mercenary didn't think he had such a charisma, but he didn't think much of it at the time, and Quiai didn't travel with him for long afterward, and even left the group alone when he arrived at Dagger Mountain. Fern remembered the letters Queai had written to him, and the words he had said to him, all of which went straight to the depths of his heart, as if he had long since seen through the weakness of his heart, and the accurate concentration of the bull's-eye was as accurate as the archery of a mage.

Enoch straightened out the collar that had been scratched by Fern. "I'm sorry, Fern, I know this is hard for you to accept, but I have to say it, or we're all going to be in big trouble sooner or later. ”

Fern glanced in the direction of the castle. "If your guess is correct, I also beg you not to debunk Quiai, and we will just watch out for ourselves. ”

"I can understand your feelings, Fern, I can not demolish her for a while, and if you wish to do it yourself, I'm fine, but you know, it will put us at the risk of being caught. Enoch looked at the servant who was approaching in the distance, ready to end the conversation.

"I understand, Enoch, I promise you, if the time comes, I'll speak up, and I won't let the men of the Mage Tower catch us. Fern looked at the warrior with a serious expression.

Enoch nodded, patted the mercenary on the shoulder, and walked past him.

Fern continued to stand alone, aware of Quiai's anomaly, but he still didn't want to believe that the girl was the one who betrayed them. It was she who stayed by his side when he needed attention the most, never gave up, and touched him with the most tender side of a woman.

Quiai, how I wish none of this was true, and even if it were, as long as you could change your mind, I would keep it in my heart forever and not say it.

The figures of the two girls kept intertwining in Fern's mind, a flash of light, Nice's slender body cast a spell with all her might, another burst of light, Quiai smiled and held her arm, a brighter light flashed, Ness cried sadly as she said goodbye to herself in front of the Mage's Tower, Fern with white light was almost unsteady on her feet, Queai's soft, wet hand clutched her palm tightly in the night. For a while, the mercenary felt dizzy, unable to support his body, and fell backwards.