When Heather and Atticus arrive at the Witch's House, Cheese and the others are about to go out, and they meet in an alley with a large number of ghoul stone statues, which looks very strange against the background of night and mist. In particular, the Iron Knight's attention was all focused on looking at the stone statues around him, and he didn't even notice the Wolfwalker approaching him, until Jack touched his shoulder, and Atticus instinctively took a step back, while pressing his hand against the hilt of the iron rule at his waist.

"Hey, hey, it's me. Jack quickly raised his hands to identify himself. However, his actions did not calm down the knight chief, and a fifth of Tie Ze's sword was already unsheathed, and the knight's declaration engraved on the spine of the sword emitted a dangerous red light. "What's going on? What are these things?"

"They were our allies and could rejoin us in the future. Cheese slowly walked out of the darkness with an oil lamp in his hand. At his side, Lothar carried Hearn's hand, dressed as a mercenary. The Earl of Montenegro respectfully took the battle axe off his shoulders when he saw Heather and Atticus, and saluted them respectively. The latter, on the other hand, was not so surprised by his presence, for he had already made it clear that the Count was now under his protection when Cheese came before for the glorious trial.

"Are you serious? you're still planning to let these traitors join us?" asked the Wolfwalker as he frowned and turned around, the first time he'd heard of Cheese's plans. As for the fact that the mage's petrification technique was not deadly, he had already guessed a little. Because in his opinion, Cheese would never kill so many creatures so casually.

"There is nothing inherently wrong with the Edwards. The rebellion was the result of the demagogy of their patriarch, and although they blindly obeyed the leader out of trust, they didn't sin to death, did they?" Cheese said, walking over to Jack's side and coming face to face with Atticus. The werewolf shrugged, "You're the leader, you have the final say." But as he passed by the mage's ear, he whispered, "It's best not to let Miss Kolandy know your intentions, she's still haunting Lightning's sacrifice." You know, I can see the fire in her eyes, the fire of revenge. ”

Cheese nodded, he understood Jack's words, the young witch had changed her feelings after last night's battle, and she was desperate to use her power to avenge Lightning. To the wizard's dismay, Colandy's thoughts had a lot to do with what she said when she persuaded her, and it was very likely that Colante would make some impulsive moves, which was not what Cheese wanted to see, which was why he did not agree to the witch's request.

"Mr. Cheese, I suppose if I'm right, you mean these ugly monsters are alive, right?" The Iron Knight didn't know ghouls, or in his eyes, whether ghouls or the other inhabitants of the shadows, these inhuman and horrible beings were tumors that affected the kingdom and needed to be eradicated. So when he heard that the monsters turned into stone statues were still alive, Atticus did not hesitate to draw his knight's sword, apparently he didn't care about destroying the bodies of these ghouls here.

"I advise you not to do that. The Knights of Atticus, the Edwards, are the largest ghoul family in the city, and their very existence can deter most of the bad guys. Moreover, the Soul Keeper's precepts are so strict that they will not do what you see as evil unless there are exceptional circumstances. You just have to think of them as be, well, ugly monks. Cheese shook his head and said to the Knight. Strange to say, if it was a former mage, he would never explain this to ordinary people who don't know magic, but after realizing that he was worthless in front of the broker, Cheese readjusted his position.

The Iron Knight took the Iron Rule back suspiciously, he didn't believe the mage's words, but since Cheese had interceded for these monsters, Atticus didn't want to ignore it. "It seems that this is the special situation in your mouth, and I think the rumors about dragons in the royal capital are also related to them, right?"

"Yes. Last night my friends and I had a little, minor problem. So, are you here to find the source of the rumors?" Cheese spread his hands, he didn't want to dwell on the subject anymore with the Grand Knight, the Lich might have discovered that its puppet had failed. The mage didn't want to let that guy go again, and the old accounts that had been settled since the Iron Keep had to be understood as soon as possible.

After being reminded by Cheese, Atticus remembered the mission he and Heather had on this trip. He said with some apologies, "No, I'm here for another thing..."

The Iron Knight didn't explain for long, but the King sent him and Heather to find Cheese as soon as possible about what had happened in the Molten Iron City, and if anyone in the royal capital could know the truth before the pigeon and the horse, it would be the Grey-robed Mage. And judging from the solemn expression on the face of Cheese after listening to what he said, Atticus knew that he was not looking for the wrong person, and the other party must know something.

Cheese's heart is very entangled. He didn't know whether to tell the Grand Knight the truth, because if the king knew that the molten iron city had been reduced to rubble, and with the mage's impression of the king, he would definitely send an army to support his old friend. But in that case, the garrison of the royal capital will inevitably weaken, and Cheese is worried that this is also part of the broker's calculations. But if he didn't say it, Siggert would get the truth sooner or later, and what the king did at that time probably wouldn't change in the slightest, so it would be better to let the rescue soldiers set off earlier, and maybe save more people in the Molten Iron City.

While the mage was thinking, Heather had already chatted with Lothar, for the female knight, the Count of Montenegro was like her younger brother, so after briefly asking about Lothar's current situation, the topic of the two naturally turned to the matter at hand. "Where are you going?" the Count hesitated in the face of Heather's question, he looked at Cheese, who was still thinking, and after sighing helplessly, he decided to tell the truth, "Go find a lich to settle accounts." Cheese suspects that the guy was in charge of last night's unrest. ”

"Lich, do you mean the evil undead wizards who only exist in legends? Tell me you're not lying, Lord Montenegro. Lothar's words were heard by Atticus, and the Iron Knight's brow looked as if it were twisted into a ball.

"Yes, Your Excellency Grand Knight, I'm not lying!" If there is anyone among the Grey Lion who can make the Count of Montenegro, who is not afraid of heaven and earth, be as honest and obedient as a new recruit, then Atticus's name must be in the first three on this list. As the Grand Knight Captain of the Kingdom, all the knights of the entire Grey Lion are theoretically out of their own ranks, not to mention that Lothar did receive training from Atticus when he was a child, and his respect for the Iron Knight can even overpower his trust in Cheese.

The chief knight who had received Lothar's answer no longer knew what to make, and he looked at Jack, who was looking at the ghoul statue with great interest, and he had seen the man transform into a giant wolf. Wizards, demons, and legendary beings appeared before his eyes one by one, and Atticus felt that Tetsu had been glowing red more recently than in decades. Whenever such a time comes, the old knight does not know whether to be happy or regretful, as a warrior he has the opportunity to challenge opponents he has never seen before, but as a knight, his country is being attacked by these things in the shadows.

"Well, then I can't leave this old bone alone. Mr. Cheese. The mage was interrupted by a call, and he saw that in front of him, Atticus was very decisively on one knee and pestle his saber in front of him. "In the name of the Grand Knight of the Knights of the Grey Lion Kingdom, I hope to be able to contribute to your actions. Allow me to join the crusade against the evil lich! ”

Cheese was stunned for a moment, but after thinking that the addition of an additional witch hunting knife would definitely increase the success rate of the operation, he reached out and helped the old knight up. "It's a pleasure to have your help. ”