The firewood in the mage's room was red, and Ness kept it brightly lit so as not to arouse the suspicion of the guards watching her outside. The luggage was ready, neatly placed at the head of the bed, and now, just waiting for the dawn of the morning. Ness sat in a chair by the fireplace, nervous and worried, but more of a relief from being about to leave here.

For the past few days, Ness has been practicing her magic every day by pretending to be cooperative, following the instructions of Etiyesh and Fabioso, though she will deliberately resist in case the sudden change becomes too big and makes them suspicious. Etiyesh was also gradually relieved, and did not even come to the laboratory in person for two days, but only entrusted Fabioso to supervise the mage. Ness took the opportunity to learn from Fabioso that royalty from a certain kingdom would visit the Mage Tower tonight, and that Etiyesh would personally greet and host a banquet to welcome the great man. In order to prevent Ness from losing her temper and causing trouble at the banquet, the Great Sage did not let Ness participate in the banquet, which was also in line with the girl's wishes.

The living room on the twentieth floor of the Mage Tower was bustling with activity, and even in the middle of the night, the attendees were still singing and dancing, and it seemed that they would not stop until dawn.

Ness looked at the wand in her hand, which she had given her back to the Archmage of the Mage Tower to re-give her, to replace the one that contained the Holy Seal. Ness regretted that she didn't take a token from Fern when she was separated from him, so much so that now every time the girl misses the mercenary, she has to go to the stables and lean against Vernon to cry. But the mage thought about it, and there was nothing on Fern that could be left for her as a token, poor Fern.

Fern, where are you now?You must not be in Canreto, will you go to Deville? Or will you go to Doyle with Stan? Or, go away with Queai? Thinking of this, Ness unconsciously pursed her lips, the two of them have been together for so long, the relationship must be very good, maybe even if I see Fern this time, he won't pay attention to me anymore, Queai is so charming and cares for him, how can I compare to her?

Ness stood up and walked to the window, the sky was thick with dark clouds, and it was almost dark in the distance, except for the scattered lights of the Mage Tower and Lot. It was a good night to escape, the mage smiled slightly.

The footsteps of the night guard outside the door sounded, and after a short pause at the door of Ness, he walked into the distance, it was early morning, and it was time. Ness took a deep breath and made a prayer gesture with her right hand on her chest, the seven gods protecting me. The mage picked up his luggage, tightened his cloak, and opened the window, and the cold air came in from the pitch black outside. Don't be afraid, Ness, you're going to have to take this step, Ness said the incantation, and her body slowly left the ground and flew out of the window.

The girl found the window of one of the rooms, knocked lightly three times, the window opened, and the mage jumped in.

The room was dark, the fireplace was not lit, and this was next door to Rui's room, so she chose to meet Ness here to be safe. "It's too late to regret now, once we leave this room, there will be no turning back, and the road is difficult and dangerous, we may be caught at any time, and with this abnormal weather, are you sure you have made a decision?" Rui was waiting for her by the window, looking at the girl with dark eyes.

Ness nodded vigorously. "I know, Rui, I've decided, I'm going to find Fern!"

Rui smiled and patted the girl on the shoulder. "I'll guide the Dark Wall Technique later, so I can't fully focus my mental power on the Flying Technique, so I need you to support me as much as possible. ”

Ness nodded vigorously again. "Well, I'll do my best. ”

"No, Ness, you have to help me, I can't get the two of us out of here. Rui's tone became stern.

"I see, I can do it. Ness looked at Rui firmly.

"Good. Rui closed his eyes, his lips open and closed, and raised his wand to draw a circle above their heads. "It's done, hold me. ”

Ness let Rui's right hand go around her neck and lean on her shoulder, her left hand around Rui, hugging her waist tightly, and the two of them slowly flew out of the window and flew towards the stable. The tall tower crossed the two of them, and sporadic firelight streamed through several rooms, most of whom had fallen asleep except for the people in the brightly lit living room on the twentieth floor.

It was dark in the stable, and Ness was glad that the visitors' horses had been brought to a cleaner and brighter stable, otherwise the two of them would not have been able to find their mounts quickly.

"Vernon, we're leaving, take me to Fern, take me to him. Ness hung her luggage on her horse and stroked her mount's neck, and Vernon seemed to understand her words and licked the girl's face excitedly.

"Let's go, we must get out of here long enough before dawn. Rui was already seated on his mount, urging Ness.

The girl climbed onto Vernon's back, calmed his excitement, and followed Rui out of the stable.

Both of them just rode forward slowly, not daring to let the horses make too loud horses' hooves, and when they were still dozens of yards away from the gate of the mage tower, Ness clenched her wand with both hands and recited the incantation, which was very long, but the girl had already memorized it by heart, and cast the magic very smoothly. Then, under the cover of the Dark Wall Technique, the two slowly passed past the eight guards who had fallen at the gate and stepped onto the streets of Lot, the snoring of the guards gradually fading behind them.

The streets were deserted in the early hours of the morning, but even so, Rui didn't dare to stop guiding the Dark Wall Technique, and the two of them sped up, letting their mounts trot all the way to the north exit. Ness used hypnotism again to put the guards at the North Gate to sleep, and the two rode out of Lott quickly.

The girls finally left the Mage's Tower, and as soon as they got out of Lot, Rui led the two mounts out of the way and rode deeper into the plains away from the road. Ness cycled across the vast plains with her eyes closed, feeling the free air, cold but incomparably fresh. She had almost forgotten the last time she had ridden the plains so much, as if she hadn't been since she parted ways with Ferne. The girl glanced back at the Mage's Tower, which was like a monster with its teeth and claws. Ness turned her head in disgust and looked ahead again, leaving the Mage Tower behind.

Rui still kept the two horses trotting at an even pace, and she was afraid that the sound of the horses' hooves running at full strength would be too loud and would attract the attention of nearby patrols, and she did not dare to make any mistakes. The Dark Wall had made her tired, but the mage was still holding on, at least now on horseback and not having to make the effort to walk.

The two rode towards Roanoke non-stop, never resting except for the occasional drink of water. There wasn't much conversation between the two, and they looked nervously ahead. They knew that before they escaped from Chavanna, the patrol could find them at any time and tie them up and take them back. Or soon after dawn, they will be discovered missing, and Etiyesh will surely send a large number of mages and guards to hunt them down. Even after they escaped from Shawnah, Roanoke and Tempe were still surrounded by the eyes and ears of the Mage's Tower, and they were still surrounded by danger.

A glimmer of light appeared in the sky, and Rui finally stopped guiding, and the mage struggled to shake his mount. Ness gave her a worried look. "Do you want to take a break, I also learned a little bit of magic to restore mental power, I can recover it for you, you even used the necklace, it's too weak. ”

"We can't stop, Ness, we must keep riding until we leave Shawna and find our first hiding place in Roanoke. The mage unscrewed the water bladder, took a sip of cold water, and sprinkled some on his face. "I'm fine, from now on, you have to be vigilant, and if you notice a patrol nearby, hypnotize them immediately. ”

Ness nodded, nervously glancing around.

Raymond was on horseback. "Fortunately, you stole hypnotism, and now I'm going to take a break, and I'll leave it to you. ”

Ness was about to say that she couldn't do the job alone, but Rui had already turned her head and leaned her face back on the horse. What I can do, I can't always rely on others, whether it's Ray or Ferne, I have to be strong! I have taken the first step, and there are more difficulties and tests waiting for me in the future, I must be strong! The girl mustered up courage, looked ahead resolutely, and rode forward bravely.