The white roof appeared in Fern's hazy eyes, and a figure swayed in the flickering light of the candles. The mercenary sat up and saw a man sitting upright in a chair writing a letter.

"Where is this? Who are you?" Fern looked at the man quizzically.

The man put down the fountain pen in his hand and turned sideways in his chair. "Are you awake? My servant found you fainting in the garden, so I asked him to bring you here, and I don't know if you were my mother's guest, and if not, she would not be kind to you. ”

"Mother?" Fern looked at the young man in front of him, he looked younger than the mercenary, his dark yellow hair was neatly combed from the middle to the sides, revealing a clean forehead, the man's expression was peaceful, and Fern could sense that his heart was just as calm. "You mean Queen Darsally?"

"Yes, I am Prince of Ogden, Ethan. The man stood up, his plain brown robe, very disproportionate to his countenance, and the prince went over to Fern's side and found a chair to sit down. "Are you your mother's guest?" I heard from the servant that four travelers were brought to the castle by Catherine today. ”

"Yes, Your Highness. Fern nodded in greeting the prince. "Thank you for your kindness. Fern found another chair and sat down, straightening his chest clothes, which reminded him of a letter that had been sitting there. "By the way, Your Highness, maybe this is fate, I was entrusted by someone, and here is something to give to you. ”

"You don't have to call me Your Highness, just call me Ethan, I don't have much interest in these names. The prince looked at the mercenary calmly. "What is it?"

Fern took the letter from his clothes and handed it to Ethan. "I happened to be passing through Durham when Rachel, Princess of Dayton, asked me to give you this letter. ”

Ethan had a rare look of surprise on his face, hurriedly took the letter, walked to the desk and cut the sealing wax with a letter opener, and then realized that he had lost his temper. "I'm sorry, can you allow me to read it first? I've been waiting too long for this letter. ”

Fern smiled and nodded, he could understand the prince's mood at this time.

Ethan read the letter quickly, folded the parchment and put it in the middle of the book, and then placed the book on the shelf, and from the outside there was nothing special about the book. "Thank you, your name is Fern?" Rachel mentioned you in her letter, and I want to thank you for the help you have given them, I really didn't expect the Faceless to make waves in Durham, and of course, I am especially grateful to you for sending me this letter. Ethan walked back to his chair and sat down. "I don't know why Mother is treating you, especially since there are two men and a female mage among you, and it was a surprise that she didn't send you straight to prison. Ethan had a smile on his face.

"Why would Queen Darthari harbor such hatred for mages, and she seems to harbor prejudice against men as well. Fern looked at Ethan with some confusion. But she had a son. ”

Ethan looked at Fern helplessly. "Fern, I shouldn't have told you this if you hadn't done this for Rachel and me, but for now, I can tell you something. The prince subconsciously glanced at the door, and after confirming that the door was closed, he continued, "It turns out that the king of Ogden is my father, but when my mother was pregnant with me, my father became obsessed with a female mage, and I don't know how the mage used to fascinate my father, and finally gave up the throne and eloped with her. ”

Fern's eyes widened in surprise. "It's ...... I really didn't expect it. ”

"Yes, so you can imagine my mother's pain at that time, but she was very strong, and after giving birth to me, she did not remarry, but took over the whole of Ogden herself, and became the only queen of Wallis. Ethan sighed. But from then on, she harbored hatred for both mages and men, especially female mages, but fortunately her mother was sensible and fair to men among soldiers and civilians. ”

"I see, I've traveled almost all of Wallis, and I've never heard of it. Fern nodded, rubbing his beard.

"How could my mother allow this kind of shame to be spread, she declared that her father was missing, but in a sense, my father was indeed missing, and we didn't hear from him anymore, as if he had disappeared from Wallis. Ethan pursed his lips, recognizing that he had tried to find his father.

"Disappeared from Wallis?" Fern suddenly felt very familiar. "More than 20 years ago? What really happened then?"

"Did you think of anything?" Ethan asked, confused, seeing Fern's pensive look.

"Yes, I know from some scattered information that a big incident happened in Wallis more than twenty years ago, some people were secretly summoned together because of this, no one knew where they went, they disappeared like that, and it wasn't until two years later that they reappeared in this world, and now it seems that not all of them have returned. Fern gave Ethan a sympathetic look. "At least your father didn't come back. ”

"Really, if this is true, then maybe I can persuade my mother to abandon her prejudice against men and mages, so that Ogden doesn't have to antagonize Dayton anymore, and I can be with ......," Ethan suddenly closed his mouth and said nothing.

"You can be with Rachel too. Fern smiled and said what the prince had not finished. The two men looked at each other knowingly and laughed.

"Fern, if you have any clues about this, please let me know, and I will do everything I can to help you, as long as it can be proved that my father had to leave us for another reason. Ethan looked at Fern earnestly.

"Don't worry, I'm also curious about this matter, I will definitely try my best to find the truth, in fact, this trip may have something to do with this matter, I will find a way to let you know as soon as I have other news. Fern nodded.

"Yes, I wish I could go with you to Artuna, I always felt that my father was calling me, and although I don't know if he was dead or alive, there was a voice that always lingered in my head. Ethan lowered his head in pain, holding his head in both hands.

"Summon?" Fern looked at Ethan sympathetically. "You can't leave with us, Her Majesty will go crazy if she loses you again. ”

Ethan looked up. "Yes, you're right, I can only stay here, but there will be a chance, I will find a way to meet you, I always feel that we seem to have been comrades who fought side by side in the last life, and this time is no exception, the imminent movement of the dark tide seems to have a slight connection with the voice in my head, if I guess correctly, we will fight side by side again. ”

Fern looked at the prince in front of him in amazement, shocked that he had been in the castle and had an unexpected understanding of the outside world, and was able to make correct inferences based on this information. "Like you, Ethan, I also feel like we hit it off at first sight, and although we have only just met, we seem to have known each other for many years. ”

Ethan stood up, walked over to the bookshelf, and removed the saber that hung aside. "I've been practicing swordsmanship, and I've hired the best swordsmanship master in Ogden myself to train me in swordsmanship with the knight captain of the royal knights, and finally, I can pick up my sword and fight for Rachel. ”

Fern realized that Ethan's body was actually very strong, and even though the brown robe covered most of his muscles, the muscles in his arms could still be seen from the hand in which he raised the sword. "For Rachel's sake, you have to save your life. ”

"Yes, Fern, so do you, for the sake of loving you and the people you love. Ethan hung up his sword again, his face serious.

Love me and the people I love, Ferne's brain was tumbling again.