"In what capacity are you going to meet this Pollit mayor?" asked Daphne suddenly.

"As the owner of the Everything, of course. Hodge looked at him suspiciously, "Otherwise, how could this big fish bite the bait on its own." ”

"You're going alone?"

"Oh, you're worried about that. He understood, "Of course I won't be alone, Herbert will take some of the lads with me." ”

"Herbert, is that one of the former leaders of the criminals you mentioned?"

Devany shook her head in disappointment: "Even if he can be called the best among criminals, he may not be able to get advantage in front of a real knight, let alone other criminals who can't even speak of combat power." Once the mayor changes his mind, all it takes is a knight and a few soldiers to keep you. ”

"What did you do then? Do you expect you to be incompetent then? I don't know what you want to do, but first you have to at least think about your own safety, why do you always ignore that?"

Hodge was stunned for a moment, echoing the past, it was true that he had been ill-conceived and reckless several times when his life was at stake, and he didn't even care too much.

What's going on, it's a far cry from his previous style.

There seems to be something ...... is influencing itself.

He thumped his head and calmed down for a moment before looking at Daphne, "It's me who didn't think it through, but for now, it doesn't seem like there's any other choice." ”

"No, you always have a better choice, it's just that you habitually ignore her. ”

Devany sighed casually: "Take Hera with you, she is now able to control her abilities very well, and even if she meets a knight, she can take you out." ”

Hodge was a little unresponsive, Hera was still seen as the familiar little girl in his eyes, and after some misfortune, it was even more pitiful.

But he overlooked, consciously or undoubtedly, that Hera had grown into a qualified and powerful witch, far more powerful than anyone else around him except Devonne.

It must be intentional, he can't see Hera as a ...... A sharp weapon.

As he once said, this shouldn't be the end of Hera.

"She's young. Hodge organized the language and subconsciously gestured with his hands: "And you should also know that she has only seen the two of us during this time, and we have no idea how she will react when she suddenly sees a stranger, maybe she ...... will get out of hand. ”

"But she's not going to be any smaller. ”

Devany's tone became stern: "She won't always be with just the two of us, for the sake of her future, you have to let her try to reach out to other people, if it really gets out of control as you say, then this should be on her side, you should be the one to solve." ”

"If you don't face reality, you can never grow. ”

......

"This ......," Rhodes pondered what to call Hodge, he didn't even know Hodge's name, and even if he knew what suffix to use, this was his first time dealing with a witch and her accomplices, and the titles "sir," "sir," and "sir" were clearly inappropriate.

But if you call him by his first name, it is a bit rude, hell, his rich greeting words are useless at this time.

"Hodge Gryffin, just call me Hodge. He bowed slightly, smiling politely.

To be honest, he didn't like to call himself by that name, the Gryffind's last name was abrupt and redundant, but after Daphne strongly suggested that he have an official name when he met with the mayor, and after a bit of persecution, he half-arbitrarily put his last name on Hodge's name.

"Then I'll call you Boss Hodge. Rhodes simply forced this awkward title, and he moved his gaze to Hera, who was silent, with some panic and dodging in his eyes.

"It's not the same as what we discussed. He leaned into Hodge's ear, "I promised you to bring your retinue, but I didn't...... Such a dangerous presence came together. ”

Thinking of the identity of Hodge's witch agent, he couldn't guess who Hera was.

I was standing in front of a real witch!

He really didn't know whether to compose it into a song and sing it down forever, or not to tell anyone anything.

"Your Excellency, Steward. You have to understand that if the mayor really wants help, he has to meet the people who can actually help him. "Hodge bites the word real very hard.

"But the mayor's safety ...... like this"

"Your Excellency, Steward. If you're worried, I can take her and leave as if she had never been there. ”

Rhodes was like a fish in his throat, and if he dared to talk to him, the second-in-command of Blackstone Town, in such a slightly threatening tone, he would be thrown into the river by him.

It's just that he has a request for others now, so he has to be patient.

"Hey. He sighed, "You have to make sure that you don't make any mistakes with this young lady." ”

"I promise. Hodge replied without hesitation.

"Then come with me. ”

Rhodes led Hodge to the council chamber, where they ran into a crooked man in the hallway.

"Captain Harlow, how did you get here?" Rhodes stretched out his hand to dispel the smell of alcohol from Harlow's face.

"Just passing by. Harlow took another sip from the bottle in his hand, staggered on, and as he passed Hodge, said in a voice that only he could hear, "Be careful, witch's lackey, I've been watching you." ”

Hodge looked at Harlow, who had already walked away, and asked Rhodes, "Who is that?" ”

"He is the "Valian" Harlow, a legend among the Knights of the North and the captain of the town's patrol guard. ”

Rhodes looked at his back and whispered, "But now it seems that the legend has fallen." ”

......

Pushing open the door of the council, there was a fat man sitting in the middle, with open arms and a smile: "Welcome here." ”

On either side stood a platoon of guards, fully armed and fully armoured. At Hodge's first step, he invariably drew his saber halfway through.

This is a warning.

He sneered, warning him not to mess around.

"Uhh

Is it the armor and swords that remind you of those rangers in Kordo Bay?

"Relax, Hera. He lowered his voice and said to her, "See, they are not the people you are looking for, they are gone, don't worry anymore." ”

Feeling the little hand in his palm gradually soften, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Hera gets out of control here.

That's a problem.