It's been four years since that nightmare, but as soon as Hollins closes his eyes, he still sees the sea of corpses and blood, the burning city, and the terrified crowd everywhere, pushing and screaming, trying to escape this hell, but not knowing that he has no way out.

When I opened my eyes again, it was already the middle of the night, and there was silence in the courtyard outside the window, except for the salsa of wild cats burrowing under the fence.

Today, Hollins' hatred for Angsai has faded, and as the master of the North, Angsai has fulfilled his duty and done what should have been done in that position, although this decision is cruel to the tens of thousands of people in Crow City, even Hollins has to admit that sacrificing Crow City may be the only option under the circumstances. It's just a pity for the Warren City Lord, who fought to the last moment for the North and the Breton family, as well as those soldiers and innocent civilians.

In contrast, Hollins hated the temple and the Wizards Guild even more, especially the former, not only did he not give early warning when he knew that the target of those monsters was the north, but also silently withdrew all the clergy, which can already be called an accomplice.

As for Dinah, Hollins has a bit of mixed feelings.

The Wizards Guild followed the temple to withdraw from the north, but he didn't expect the Raven City branch under the leadership of Dinah to kill again, regardless of the order of the general association, galloped all night to help, and finally rescued seven survivors, including Hollins, at the cost of losing half of the manpower, Hollins This life can be said to be picked up by Dinah, but on the other hand, Hollins doesn't know whether this is lucky or unfortunate for him, maybe dying with others that night is not the worst ending, because only the living have to bear all the pain.

Instead of lying down and continuing to sleep, Hollins put on a cloak and walked out of his room into the courtyard, where he unexpectedly met Dinah.

The sorceress stood in the darkness, looking up at Hollis's room, slightly surprised to see the other person walk out.

"When did you come here?"

"Just now. Dinah said.

After saying these two simple sentences, both of them fell into silence, and after a while, Dinah opened her mouth first, "I'm leaving, and I probably won't be here again for a long time." ”

"Oh. The sheriff nodded indifferently, after that narrow escape, his original round belly was gone, and the whole person had lost a lot of weight, and he looked a little handsome, but he looked a little dull.

"The Wizards' Association has been arguing for years because of my previous unauthorized actions, and it is not until now that the time of the final trial has been determined, on the third day of next month, in New Terte, and I need to be present in person, so I will leave in a few days. ”

The Crow City Magician Branch has lost nearly half of its staff at once, and it is impossible to hide this kind of thing.

The council soon found out what Dinah and the others had done, but they never reached a consensus on it, and after several years of arguing, dozens of hearings were held, but there was still no consensus on what to do. On the other side of the temple, Vannal V has stepped down, but the leader of the opposition, Bishop Wenger, was exposed at a critical time that his daughter was involved in the assassination of Mortiris, and failed to take over the position of pope.

On the one hand, he was indignant and attacked the erroneous position of the former Pope Vannal V on the northern incident, but on the other hand, he picked it up and gently dropped it, not advocating that Vannal V be held responsible, and he was even seen visiting the latter's residence late at night until dawn.

Elwood claims to be dealing with the handover, but those who are interested quickly notice that there is a looming shadow of Vannar V in the series of new policies he will implement next, such as on the one hand, he acknowledges the justice of Angsai to defend the North, and almost agrees to the latter's request for a reward, but on the other hand, he hopes that the Wizards' Guild can hand over Dinah and others who have violated the agreement.

And this time the Magicians Association did not agree, Dina is different from Luo Luo, she is a long-term magician, a fifth-order great magician, and belongs to her own people in the Magicians Association, if even she can't keep it, then there is no need for the Magicians Association to exist anymore, so Da Vinci's meaning is very clear, even if Dinah is really wrong, it should be handled by the Magicians Association itself, at most the temple can send a delegation as an observer to participate in the trial.

Seeing that the Wizards' Guild was resolute, Elwood didn't insist anymore, promising to send a mission at that time.

Just as Dinah was about to leave after saying these words, Hollins, who had been silent before, suddenly spoke, "I'm with you. ”

"Huh?" the sorceress stopped.

"Take me, I'll go with you to New Teat, and I can be a witness to what you did right that night. ”

Dinah shook her head, "I didn't report your existence to the Wizards Association, if it is known that there are survivors in Raven City, it may be dangerous for you, and now the situation in the north is very unstable, and the church will not tolerate the living people telling what happened in Raven City." ”

"But the world has a right to know the truth of that night, doesn't it?" Hollins's already dead eyes burst with life, as if he had found the meaning of life again.

"I thought you wouldn't trust the Mage Guild anymore. ”

"It's true that I don't trust the Wizards' Guild, but I believe that the vast majority of magicians have their own hometowns, so I don't want something like this to happen to them one day, as long as I tell them the truth about what happened in Crow City, they will be on our side. ”

Dinah was silent for a long time, as if thinking about the feasibility of this matter, and finally said, "Maybe you are right, but this will still bring you a lot of risks, have you ever thought about what will happen if you lose the bet?" ”

"I picked up this life in the first place, and the worst possibility is nothing more than to return it. ”

Dinah was finally convinced, "I can take you to New Tert, but there is no guarantee that you will be a witness, and before we get there, we will have to go to my aunt's house, who lives in a small village in the southwest of the Lionheart Empire, and is the only family I have left since my father's death, and I want to say goodbye to her." ”

(End of chapter)