Chapter 26: Anxiety and Curiosity

"I can't help with that. If you say you want me to go with you to the Grey Lion or the vicinity of the Grey Lion, then I will not hesitate. But where is this so-called city of ten thousand laws, and how much time does it take to observe the ceremony? You can't tell me these questions clearly. As the head wolf, I can't leave the pack for too long. Jack sat down in his chair and said to the person across the chair.

Cheese nodded, not saying anything more. He had always melted iron this time in order to invite the wolfwalkers to go to the City of Ten Thousand Laws together. However, on the way back, he basically foresaw the current result, the Wolfwalker clan is very close, and it is difficult to imagine what a wolfwalker clan without a wolf will become. "Okay, I see. ”

The head wolf frowned slightly, "Don't be so disappointed. I can't go with you, but if you do need the power of a wolfwalker, there are a few new members who can help you in the last five years. It's just that their transformation time is still shorter, and the battles they have experienced are not as intensive as when I was at the time, so they are not so proficient in the control of wolfing. ”

"No need. I was just... Just ask. Cheese's expression looked calm, and he didn't seem to have any mood swings about it. Still, Jack was keenly aware of something.

"Are you upset? You're upset about this long journey, I smell it. This smell wouldn't have been on you a year ago. The wolfwalker straightened up and said with interest. He had the impression that Cheese was much more determined, if not fearless, than most. Most of the time, the mage's casualness and even cowardice are due to the fact that these issues do not touch his key points, so there is no need to struggle to argue about right and wrong. Inside, Cheese had a clear goal in mind and didn't need to be guided or inspired by anyone. It was this strong belief in himself that earned him a number of allies, including Jack. But now, he has no such goal in mind.

This time, the mage's eyes changed. Like a wounded man who had been poked in a sore spot, he looked angrily at the man who had touched his wound. Fortunately, this gaze only existed for a moment. Jack has no ill intentions, and Cheese is well aware of this. It's just that maybe the first wolf's habit of taking care of his clan has extended to his friend, making him care about the mage, revealing the fact that the mage is unwilling to face. "Jack, it seems to you that I'm a... No, I can't even ask my question properly, ah, that's sad. ”

"What the hell is going on? You look worse than you did when the king was pressed against the wall by ghouls. Cheese's reaction was beyond Jack's expectations, he didn't expect his words to shake his friend so much. And this also lets Wolfwalker know that his friend must have really encountered something very bad.

"Confusion. The mage uttered only these two words, and after a few seconds of silence, he said again, "What I thought was right is crumbling, but I'm beginning to wonder if it was really right in the first place. "Cheese refers to what he had experienced before in the Ash Tower. At one time, he thought that the wizards of the Grey Tower were actively searching for the truth, but with the fall of Clark, Cheese found that his fellow disciples seemed to care more about their own future and the power in their hands than the truth. Even though Ann Lina told him that the reason Clarke's posthumous work was looted was because it could help the Greys out of their research predicament, was that why the Greys would not hesitate to attack each other?

"It doesn't sound like a question that a few people can answer for you. Jack didn't ask for any more details or self-righteous encouragement or advice to Cheese, knowing that his advice wouldn't really help the mage, and that encouragement was nonsense without understanding the source of Cheese's confusion.

The firewood in the "crackling" fireplace rattled, and the wolfwalker looked up, trying to find something else to distract from the dull atmosphere of the conversation. He soon discovered that it was nearly dawn, and that all of the Hammerlord's trials were held before dawn and ended at dawn. Maybe meeting someone else will make cheese feel better.

"The Grand Duke has asked me to testify to a trial, and you can come too. Kolanty and Sander are too, and to be honest, I'm really not good at the kind of trial. ”

The mage looked up at the window, and when he wanted to refuse, he suddenly realized that there might not be anything wrong with it, "Who is being judged, what crime has you committed, and you all need to be present." ”

"I heard it was a vampire, Bakham they caught at the edge of the western forest, and the guy attacked several waves of passing travelers, and it wasn't for the purpose of feeding. What's more troublesome is that he is a member of Shande's family, so he specially called him from the Iron Castle. Jack said as he rubbed his hair, thinking about what he would do as the head wolf if his own people did the same thing. In any case, social creatures have a hard time accepting leaving the members of their community at the disposal of outsiders.

"Bakham, how did the elves catch the vampires?, do they have elders around to help?" Cheese felt a little puzzled, it stands to reason that no matter how skilled the elves are in archery and how skilled they are, it will be difficult for them to fight the vampires with the family title head-on without targeted equipment and tactics. Not to mention capturing the other party.

"I don't know. It is said that they originally wanted to wait for Kolanty to arrive, but by the time our witch-sama arrived, the vampire had already been subdued. The head wolf shrugged, showing the same confusion. It's not for nothing that werewolves and vampires have always existed as rival races, and they know each other second only to themselves.

"Is there such a thing?" the unreasonable news intrigued the mage, "Then I'll have to go with you." ”

"Hey, I'm starting to feel a little sympathy for that hapless vampire, being interrogated by you and the Grand Duke at the same time, he's in big trouble no matter what the outcome is. Jack said and stood up, looking impatient. Cheese stood up, and aside from his knowledge of how the vampires were captured, he was somewhat curious about how the Hammer Grand Duke controlled the dark inhabitants of his domain.