"Please wait a moment, sir. The boy blurted out.

The kid ran into the guard room, and an older guard non-commissioned officer appeared later. She looked at Filin solemnly, took a breath as if to stabilize herself, and then said calmly, "You are not allowed to leave the castle. ”

"What?" said Film, incredulous of what he heard.

She straightened up and said in a firmer tone, "You are not allowed to leave the castle. ”

A fiery anger rose in Filin's heart, but Filin suppressed it. "Whose order is this?"

She stood steadily in front of Firin. "My order comes from the chief of the castle, my lord. That's all I know. ”

"I'd like to talk to the chief. Filin made his tone sound gentle and polite.

"He's not in the guardhouse, my lord. ”

"I see. "But Filin really didn't get it. Filin could sense the urgency he was facing, but the current situation really confused Filin. However, another question that is clearly to be asked is "why not"?

Despite Crick's weakness, he had Hermes as the film's protector, but the others were not here. Filin could turn to Floya for help, but not unless Filin wanted her to confront His Majesty openly. Film doesn't do that.

And Etro has always been a shadowy force. These thoughts wandered rapidly in Film's mind, and just as he was blocked in front of the city gate, he heard someone call Film's name, so Filmin turned to look.

Ariana ran from the city to the castle, the hem of her blue maid's dress beating her calves as she ran, and she was seen running with a heavy and flurious pace, not at all like her usual graceful gait, and looked exhausted, or almost collapsed. “

Kaz!" she cried again, her tone full of fear.

Fei Lin walked towards her, but the guard non-commissioned officer suddenly stepped forward to block Fei Lin's path, and although her expression was terrified, she was also very resolute. "Filin can't let you take a step out of the city gate, that's what Filin was told. ”

Filin really wanted to punch her flat, but he forced himself to hold back, because fighting her would not save Arianna. "Then you damn fellow go over and look at her! Can't you see that this lady is in trouble?"

She and Filin stood staring at each other, not moving. "Miles!" she cried, and the lad jumped out. "Go see what's wrong with that lady, quick!"

The kid rushed like a bullet, and Filin could only get over her shoulder and watch helplessly over her shoulder, as Filin stopped him.

When he ran to her, he held out one hand to help her, and the other to hold her basket, while Ariana leaned heavily against him, panting and almost crying. Ariana walked towards the city gate, and Fihrin seemed to have waited all her life until she crossed the gate and rushed into Firin's arms.

"Kaz, oh, Kaz. "She's sobbing.

"Come here!" Filmin led her away from the guards and the gates. Filin knew that his demeanor was very sensible and calm, but he also felt ashamed and insignificant because of it.

"What did you just ...... Why don't you come over?" asked Ariana puffingly.

"The guards won't let me pass, and they've been ordered not to let Filin leave Fort Buck. Filmin said calmly, feeling her tremble as she leaned against Film. Filin took her around the corner of the warehouse to keep the stunned guards standing by the gates from seeing the people, and then held her hand until she calmed down.

"What's wrong? what's going on?" Filmin tried to comfort her, brushing back the hair that hung down her face. After a while, she quieted down in Filin's arms, and her breathing was steady, but she was still trembling slightly.

"Filin went into town. Mrs. Constellation told Filmin to go out in the afternoon, and I needed to buy something...... Good for making candles. As I spoke, she gradually stopped shivering, and I lifted her chin to let her look into Firin's eyes.

"And then?"

"I'm ...... On the way back, on the steep slope outside the city, there is a place where alder grows?"

Filmin nodded. Filin knew the place.

"I heard the sound of horses running, so I got out of the way and let them pass. She began to tremble again. "I kept walking, thinking that they should pass by, but all of a sudden, the people were running behind Film, and as soon as I turned around, I saw that they were just coming straight towards Film, not on the road, but towards Film.

Fei Lin quickly jumped into the bushes, but they still rushed straight at Fei Lin, and he turned and ran away, but they didn't stop......" Her voice grew higher and higher.

"Shhhhh Calm down. Think about it, how many people are there? Do you know them?"

She shook her head in a panic. "Two people. Fei Lin couldn't see their faces clearly because he had been running, but they wore helmets that covered their eyes and noses, and they chased after Fei Lin.

You knew it was steep and there were a lot of bushes, and he tried to run away, but they rode through the bushes and rushed straight to Firin, driving him away like a dog driving a sheep.

Filmin kept running and running, but there was no way to get rid of them. Later, Film's foot tripped over a log and fell.

They also jumped off their horses, one pressed Filin to the ground, and the other grabbed Filin's basket and poured out all the contents as if he were looking for something, and they kept laughing. Filmin wanted to ......"

At this moment, Filin's heartbeat was as violent as Ariana's. "Did they hurt you?" asked Filin, angry.

She paused, as if unable to decide what to answer, and shook her head in a panic.

"Not what you think. He just...... Pressed Filmin to the ground and kept laughing. The other one, he said...... He said that Filin was so stupid to allow himself to be used by a little mongrel.

They also said......"

She stopped again. No matter how disrespectful they were to her, they must have been so hard to hear that she couldn't repeat them in front of Film, like a sharp sword piercing Film's heart. They hurt her so much that she didn't want Filmin to share the pain. “

They warned Film. She finally continued.

"They said stay away from that little bastard and don't do anything unseemly for him. They also said...... There were things that Filmin didn't understand, like messages, espionage, betrayal, and the like. They said they would let everyone know that Filin was a little mongrel prostitute. ”

She tried not to say the word, but she said it anyway, and she didn't let Filin back down.

They said...... Filin will be hanged and executed...... If the film is not careful. He also said that running errands for a betrayed thief is equivalent to betraying a thief. Her tone suddenly calmed down strangely. Then they spat on Film, and then left Filmin there.

Filin heard the sound of horses' hooves as they walked away, but he was still scared, and he couldn't get up for a long time, he really had never been so frightened. She looked at Filin with eyes that looked like they had opened a wound.

"Even my father didn't scare me like that. ”

Filin hugged her tighter. "It's all Film's fault. It wasn't until she stepped back and looked up at Filin with a puzzled look that he knew he was talking too loudly.

"What did you do wrong?"

"Nope. Filmin is not a traitor, but Filmin is an illegitimate child, and that affects you because of it. Everything that Constellation warned about Film, and the ...... Everything everyone warned about Filin came true, and I got you caught up in it. ”

"What's going on?" she asked softly, widening her eyes, and suddenly steadied her breath. "You said the guards wouldn't let you out of the city, and you couldn't leave Fort Bucks?"

"I'm not sure what's going on. There are many things that Filmin doesn't understand, but Filmin understands one thing now, and that is that he wants to keep you safe. Film's got to stay away from you for a while, and you're going to have to stay away from Film, you know?"

Her eyes flashed with anger. "Filmin understands that you want to leave Filmin alone in this troubled water!"

"No, it's not. People want to convince them that they scared you, and that you listen to them, so that you are safe and that they don't find a reason to harass you. ”

"They really scared Film, you idiot!" she said dismissively. "All that Filin knows is that once someone knows you're afraid of him, you'll never get rid of him. If Filmin listens to them now, they will harass Filmin again, asking Filmin to do other things, to see how scared Filmin is and how much he will obey them. ”

It was an indelible scar left by her father on her life, making her both strong and vulnerable. "Now is not the time to confront them. Filming whispered as he looked behind her, alerted to the fact that the guards would come at any moment to see where people were hiding.

"Come on!" Filin told her, and led her into the depths of the labyrinth of warehouses and outbuildings. She walked quietly beside Filmin for a moment, and suddenly she shook off Filmin's hand.

"Now is the time to confront them. She declared. "Because if you don't act now, you won't do it at all. So, why not take advantage of it?"

"Because Filin doesn't want to drag you down, and he doesn't want you to get hurt, and he doesn't want to hear people say you're a little mongrel. Filmin could barely utter the word.

Ariana looked up. "Filin didn't do anything unseemly," she said calmly, "what about you?"

"Nope. But—"

"'But'. Your favorite word. She said bitterly, and walked away from Filin.

"Ariana!" Filmin rushed out and grabbed her shoulders from behind. She turned around and slapped Film, not to slap Filmin, but to punch Filmin hard with her fist, causing Filmin to take a few steps backwards, and his mouth was bleeding.

She stood there glaring at Film, seeing if Filmin dared to touch her again, and Filmin didn't dare.