CHAPTER XX: Saint-Sean

The three of them returned to the inn and ate a bite to eat, and Barred fell into a deep sleep almost as soon as his head touched the pillow, and the recurring appearance of Adeline's slender figure and beautiful face made him toss and turn again and again. It was at dusk that Barred woke up with great difficulty, sat up from his bed, and pushed open the window. The dim light outside the window made it impossible for him to tell the time accurately, and the light penetrated through the leaves that covered the sky, leaving only a gloomy afterglow.

Barred walked over to the bed, wrung out the towel and wiped his face, barely sobering up, but still dizzy, and nearly fell three times in the few steps he took to the door.

Adeline was already sitting in the tavern, and the two guards were not with her, and Barred walked over without hesitation, asking the waitress for beer and food.

Adeline watched the mercenary stagger, a smile on her radiant face. "What, haven't you slept enough?"

"No, it's dizziness, probably because I consumed too much last night. Barred looked around, it wasn't dinner time yet, and there weren't many people in the tavern.

"Eat something and get some more sleep at night, it's almost fine. Adeline sipped her tea elegantly. "We'll leave early tomorrow morning, and I'd like to make a stop at Saint-Sean. ”

"There are only merchants and thieves there, and you should not go there, beautiful lady. "Barred has a very bad image of the capital of Roanoke.

"But there are also beautiful clothes and jewelry that I like. Adeline said lightly, completely ignoring Barrede's advice.

Barred touched his still dazed head. "Then allow me to protect your companions, Adeline, and I'll keep those thieves away from you. ”

"Is that really possible?" said this, but Adeline looked very proud. "That's great, I'm worried that it's a bit of a hassle to go alone, and the female mage is too noticeable there. ”

"Where's your guard?" Barred looked up.

"I told them to go back to the Mage Tower in the morning, and they obeyed the Mage Tower, not me. Adeline put down her teacup and pursed her lips.

Barred seemed to get it. "You're afraid they'll not let you go to St. Sean. ”

Adeline was told that it was painful, and pretended to pull the shredded hair from her ear. "It doesn't matter if you don't want to go, I'll do it alone. ”

As soon as Barred opened his mouth, another voice came from behind him. "Go, of course, as long as you open your mouth, Barred will definitely give it his all. Lucius walked over to the table and sat down, as the waitress came over with Bared's wine and food.

Adeline glanced at Lucius. "It's enough for Barred to go alone, you can go straight to Shawanneh. ”

"That's not going to work, I don't go, who knows what stupid thing Barred will do. Lucius patted Barred boldly. "But don't worry, I won't bother you when you two want to be alone, and if you want to share a room for the night, I'll treat it as if you don't see it. With that, he burst out laughing.

"Don't talk nonsense, Lucius. Barred blushed.

Lucius was still laughing, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a red flame appear in Adeline's palm, and quickly closed his mouth and buried his head in eating food.

That night, the three of them had been listening to the bard's singing in the tavern until late at night before going upstairs to sleep, because Barred and Lucius couldn't sleep after sleeping all day during the day, but Adeline only slept for a while during the day, so that her sleep at night would not be affected too much.

Early the next morning, the trio mounted their mounts and left Paradais. Lauge also wanted the three of them to stay for a few more days, saying that he wanted to thank them, but everyone understood that he was worried that there was still danger that would not be solved, but Adeline insisted on leaving, and no one could stop her.

It took almost four days to get from Paradeis to St. Sean, but it took almost ten days for the three of them to arrive, and along the way the three of them talked and laughed and talked about many of their own experiences, which made them know each other better. Sometimes they would deliberately take long detours to hidden places that one of them had only known, some of them had magnificent scenery, some of them were secluded and eerie, and the three of them had traveled and explored these places as if they had known each other for a long time, all the way to Saint-Sean.

Barred looked very reluctant, the past ten days may have been the most memorable ten days of his life, but Adeline looked even more excited in San Sean than before, in a city where almost everything could be bought, with countless beautiful clothes and jewelry, every girl would go crazy for it.

Lucius found one of the best hotels in the city to live in, in this chaotic city, the better the hotel, the safer, and then he stayed in the tavern in the hotel, while enjoying the performance of the bard, while drinking a small drink, so comfortable, and Barred, of course, did not let Adeline play the role of Adeline's bodyguard to go out shopping.

Faced with a dazzling array of goods, Adeline was dazzled, completely losing her calm appearance in the past, trying on jewelry and clothes one by one, and kept asking Barred to evaluate, although the results of the evaluation had no impact on whether to buy it in the end. Seeing Adeline lost among various commodities like a little girl, Barrede's feeling of wanting to protect her was even stronger, and Adeline at this time was no different from an ordinary girl, which could arouse a man's desire to protect.

It took the two of them a whole day to visit half of the market, Barrede's hands were already full of various cloth bags, Adeline herself had taken a lot, and there was no way to take more, and the sun was already falling, so the girl had to be disappointed and decided to go back to the hotel first, and fight again tomorrow. Barred had thought that he would be able to leave St. Sean for Chavanna the next day, but when he heard Adeline say this, a flash of joy flashed in his heart, so that the two of them could be alone for a day again.

The streets are still crowded with people, and there is also a night market, so even after dark, the whole city is still busy and noisy. But neither of them had any intention of going shopping at night, and the security of St. Sean was known throughout Wallis, and they did not want to risk being stolen anything of value, and besides, they had a whole day to go, and they did not need to hurry.

When they returned to the tavern, Lucius had finished his dinner and was chatting merrily with a waitress. Adeline shoved her things into Barrede's hand and walked straight to Lucius and sat down. "How can you talk to the hostess wherever you go. ”

Lucius laughed. "I'm so talkative, and these clever girls spend their days in the tavern mingling with the drunks, and I'm their best comfort. With that, Lucius raised his glass to the waitress, who looked at him as if she had become completely fascinated by him.

Barred came downstairs, sat down at the table, and ordered dinner for himself and Adeline, and the waitress saw that Lucius's companions had returned, and went to the kitchen with interest, and Barred looked at the backs of the waitress leaving. "She's such a well-rounded girl. ”

Lucius laughed, turned a knife on the table, and pointed at another table not far from them. Knowing this, Barred pretended to be looking for the boss and looked around the tavern, his gaze quickly scanning over the table Lucius was pointing to. "Boss, two more jugs of wine!"

Adeline understood that this was a secret message between them, and stared at the table silently, and Barred put the dinner knife back in front of Lucius. "He looks like he's a swordsman, but he doesn't seem to be a mercenary or a knight. ”

The hostess brought the dinner, and Lucius poured a glass of wine for all three. "He came in shortly after you came back, and he sat there all the time, and he didn't ask for anything to eat, but sat there. ”

"I don't remember any enemies we have, could it be that they're looking for you?" Barred looked at Adeline.

The mage shook his head and picked up a piece of melon. "I don't remember anyone I've provoked, and most of the people who have been subdued by mages will take their anger out on the head of the mage tower, and rarely against a mage, because everyone knows that it is not a mage who will deal with them, but the mage tower. ”

Barred frowned and drank. "Is it just passing through? But in my experience, it's not that simple, and that feeling must be targeting one of us. ”

"It's useless to sit here and think. Lucius put down his glass. "Just ask for it. And when he had said that, he got up and walked towards the man.

Adeline didn't expect Lucius to do what he said, and sat there staring dryly, but Barred knew his friend very well, so he immediately stood up and followed Lucius.