The sky was still dark, the clouds obscured the stars, and even the light of the aurora only passed through the clouds a little, but at least it kept the whole land from being completely dark. The pedestrians were ready to go and lined up in front of the outpost, it was Morris's order that they were going to start their journey before dawn, they were already many days late, and they couldn't be too late, so the captain of the knights decided to buy all the time and get to the town of Ferrer in two days.

The team of horses marched in a long straight line through the night sky, Stan riding at the rear, looking at Nerfi's swaying back in front of him, unwilling to look away.

The weather was fine for the next two days, except for the snowflakes that fell in the evening of the first day, but it didn't take long for it to stop, and finally didn't let everyone drag it out for another day. That night, Morris did not let them sleep long, and they marched until midnight without stopping to rest, and then set out again five hours later, but no one complained, and the Doyle soldiers were accustomed to a hard march. At dusk the next day, when everyone was already exhausted by the continuous journey, a town finally appeared at the end of the distance.

"Look, it's Ferrell Town!" a soldier pointed excitedly ahead, tired and momentarily gone.

The soldiers suddenly came to their senses and began to think about how to relax in the town of Ferrer. Several soldiers ride together, play dirty jokes on each other, and then laugh so wildly that Stan can guess their plans for the night without asking. The knights were not happy that they had been so brazen in talking about these things in front of Nerfi, but considering that the past few days had been too hard, they had to let them go.

Stan leads hope to Nerfi's side and nods to her slightly. "Forgive their rudeness, you can take a nice hot bath in Ferrer today. ”

Nerfi rode forward with a blank face, not answering him, and Stan was shut up and had to follow in silence. As the group got closer to the town of Ferrer, they could already see the lights coming through the house and the soldiers coming and going around the town. When there was still the last light left in the sky, the people finally reached the entrance to the town, and Maurice gave a few loud orders for everyone to assemble at the Ferrer Barrier the next morning, and then let them go and have their own fun. The soldiers couldn't hold it anymore, and all the smoke disappeared immediately, and Morris nodded to Stan and Nerfi, and walked away, leaving only the knight and the mage in the bustling procession.

"I'll help you find a hotel, I'm at least a little more familiar with it than you. Stan rolls over and dismounts, grabbing the reins.

Rather than agreeing or refusing, Nerfi jumps off the horse, holding the reins and standing to the side, waiting for Stan to lead the way.

Stan shrugged his shoulders and walked forward, the mage following casually, and the two of them walked one after the other down the slightly deserted street. Although it is the largest town in the eastern part of Doyle, Ferrer is a very ordinary town compared to the towns in the south, and most people stay in taverns or homes due to the cold nights, and few people are still in the mood to wander the streets after dark, so the two of them don't even see a vendor along the way.

Stan finds a quieter inn for the mage in a corner of town, and negotiates a price with the hostess. "It's quiet, I'm sure you don't like to be noisy, and it's cheaper, Bernardine is a nice talkative hostess, and you can rest assured that you'll be going through most of the town tomorrow, with Ferrer on the other side. ”

Nerfi nodded, finally slatting two words out of her mouth. "Thank you. ”

Stan admonishes Bernardine a few more words, then glances at the mage. "If you don't need anything else, I'll take my leave, good night, and see you tomorrow. ”

The mage looked at him with some surprise, his eyes a little hesitant, but he didn't say anything after all, just nodded.

The knight saw something, so he grabbed his hair and plucked up the courage to ask, "If you need to, I can also stay in this inn tonight, I can stay in the room next to you, this is very close to Sarah, maybe you will not feel at ease, you need someone to protect you." ”

Nerfi pursed her lips and lowered her head slightly. "So be it. Her soft voice Stan barely heard, and just as he was about to confirm with the mage, Bernardine gave him a look and motioned for the girl to agree.

That night, Stan had dinner alone with Nerfi for the first time, and the two of them ate their share in silence at the table without saying a word, and then Nerfi got up and said goodbye to the knight, "I'm going to take a shower, and then I'm going to rest." Without waiting for Stan to answer, she has already started walking upstairs.

Unable to hide his disappointment, Stan fills his glass and slams it down. Suddenly, the girl's voice came from behind, and the knight turned his head to look at him in confusion. "Thank you for taking care of you all the way. Nerfi said with a blank face, then turned around and slowly disappeared at the end of the stairs.

The knight shrugged his shoulders and filled his glass, the proprietress not knowing when she was already on his side. "Young man, I can see that you are infatuated with her. ”

Stan almost squirts the wine out of his mouth. "What did you say?"

Bernardine looked at the knight triumphantly. "I've been fighting with men for most of my life, and I can guess what's going on in your heart with one look at you. Listen to my advice, you can try to knock on her door tonight, don't worry that she will resist, you can make sure that she is not in danger to prevaricate, if she does not resist, you should know what to do next. ”

"Bernardine, thank you for your kindness, but I won't do that, she's my companion, my friend. Stan's face flushes, and the knight keeps drinking to hide his embarrassment.

"Chances don't always come up, young man, she's really good-looking, what's her name?" Bernardine sighed, looking at the uncompetitive knight.

"Nerfi. Stan didn't dare to say much.

"What a nice name, listen to me, young man, just tonight, don't miss it. The proprietress dropped this sentence and went to take care of the business.

Stan finishes dinner alone and takes a hot shower as well, and no one knows when he will get a chance to take a shower again. The knight then locks himself in his room and lies on the bed thinking about Bernardine's words, and after a few moments, Stan smiles self-deprecatingly and closes his eyes.

The next morning, Stan arrives on the first floor with his luggage in his arms and is immediately targeted by the proprietress . "You still haven't listened to me, young man, that girl left early in the morning, she was really struggling to carry her luggage, and you missed the opportunity again. ”

"I ......" Stan himself regretted a little. "Forget it, thanks for the suggestion. The proprietress kept nagging in the knight's ear while he was eating breakfast, and the annoyed Stan didn't even finish his breakfast, so he fled with his luggage in a hurry.

The Ferrer barrier is so close to the town that Stan doesn't even ride the hope, just leading it there. The barrier had been several times larger than the last time he had passed here, and now it could accommodate more than 2,000 people, and it was quite spacious. Doyle's cavalry lined up in a neat line, practicing around the ramparts. Stan notices that some knights have very bright armor among the common soldiers, and unlike the dark gray armor of the regular soldiers, they wear silver-white armor with a red cloak on their backs and silver spears in their hands. The Imperial Knight!, Stan, almost screamed in surprise. All the knights and soldiers put on armor, wore weapons, and were ready to fight at any time. From time to time, squads of soldiers ran past him in orderly steps, and the cavalrymen rode in a row, spear in hand, riding mightily in front of him, and he was excited by the incessant sound of orders and shouts. At this moment, Stan believes in his heart that even if the Dark Lord breaks free, they will be able to seal him back away

In the largest cabin in the camp, a heavily armed Byron is discussing something with Morris, and when Stan walks in, Byron immediately catches up with him and gives him a hug. "Welcome, Stan, and glad you chose to work with us, and I assure you that you made the right choice. ”

Stan flattered himself until Byron let go of his hand and remembered that he was supposed to carry his luggage to the king, and quickly crouched down, only to be held back by Byron. "Don't waste your time on these meaningless rituals, knight, we are pressed for time, and we will set out for Sarah in the afternoon. ”

"But what is the purpose of our visit to Sarah? Although Stan had already guessed the purpose of Byron's trip, he pretended not to know anything and wanted to get something out of the other person's mouth.

"Don't you really know, Stan?" Byron looked at the knight solemnly, almost breaking out in a cold sweat. "I can understand your concerns, then let me tell you, we need holy water, Adeline told me that you used a lot of holy water to fight her, so we believe you must have discovered the secrets of the Northern Knights of Sarah. ”

Stan raised an eyebrow, they knew a lot. "Why do you need holy water, and ......" The knight glanced around the room and found Nerfi sitting on a chair on the side looking at him quietly, and the knight's heart suddenly throbbed. "And you've brought so many knights and soldiers, even the Imperial Knights. ”

"I can't tolerate any mistakes, we have to get those holy waters on this trip. Byron's fist slammed into the table, and Stan realized a large map on it. "Stan, you may not believe it, but I've been called, and in my dreams, more and more often, the heroes who have died in the past Grim Wars are calling me, the Great War is coming, and this time, Doyle can't fight alone. Byron gasped excitedly, his resolute face revealing a resolute expression.