I spent a long night at my father's castle, sleeping soundly, not even dreaming, like a carefree baby, until Winnie woke me softly.

The fatigue was swept away, and I was radiant and recovering from the misery of Bromin's College.

Simply freshen up and have breakfast with my father. The table was a little overserved with herring, cod, lamb chops, beets, onions, potatoes, bread, cheese and wine.

"Eat more, and when we get back to Bromin, we'll have to put up with their terrible food again!"

As if to convince me, my father ate a lot unhurriedly. This is contrary to his usual teachings, and I have the impression that he would only do this before he went on a campaign.

"Would love to stay another day!" The delicious taste of cod spread on the tip of my tongue, and I couldn't help but be coquettish to my father.

"It's not time to relax yet, we have more important things to do." Father took a sip of red wine, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and reached for the charred lamb chops.

"Something must have happened!" I secretly guessed in my heart, and I didn't know what to eat.

After half an hour's rest after the meal, my father got up and sent me outside the castle, where Barth, the captain of the guard, had prepared the carriage and was ready to leave at any time.

I lifted the corners of my skirt and reluctantly boarded the carriage. The carriage was empty, Winnie was not there, and to my surprise, my father then got into the carriage and sat down across from me, with his thumb on his chin and index finger on his lips, looking at me with a smile on his face.

"Where's Winnie?"

"She'll follow, I've got Bart in a one-man carriage."

"You're going to send me out of Port Kethera?"

"Dear Priscilla, I'll accompany you to Bromin Academy."

"You're kidding!"

"No, I'm serious."

"Why? What happened? ”

The father laughed but did not answer.

The wheels rolled over the bluestone slabs, making a crisp sound, and the horses gradually galloped north along the post road.

I opened the curtains, and the prosperity of the port of Kethera came to me, and the merchant ships that were about to sail were anchored in the bay, and the sails were hunting as the waves swayed, and the swarthy sailors sweated like rain, washing the decks, arranging the cables, and busily busy.

Bart led a group of knights in civilian clothes to follow closely in front of the carriage, which was unusual.

"Priscilla, did you sleep well last night?"

"It's good, I slept until dawn, and I didn't even dream."

"The Courier didn't bother you?"

I reacted immediately, "The Courier? No. What is the important letter that was delivered in a hurry in the middle of the night? ”

"There are two." The father finally unraveled the mystery, "One is a letter from Kozmo, saying that Abbot Stone of Audin has learned of his son's mysterious disappearance, and has rushed to Omin Island by sea despite the high winds and waves, accompanied by his wife Lisa Roita and the high magician Jerome Bukalem. ”

"Jerome Bukalem? The uncle of Duke Samanche and Dean Stone, and the royal magic advisor of Xiayang Palace? I gasped.

"Yes, it's him, the only high-level mage in Flynn Country. If they ask for guilt, it will be a very tricky matter, and if it is not handled properly, Auddin/ will really turn against us. I had to get to Bromin College myself, and Kozmo couldn't handle it alone. He's just a magician, after all. ”

It turned out that my father didn't send me on a special trip, and I was a little disappointed.

"And what about the other one?"

"The other letter related to you is a letter from the Marquis Quint, Chancellor of the Exchequer of Oxskin, which went around in circles and wrote a lot of polite words, and only at the end did he vaguely reveal the purpose......"

An ominous premonition rose in my heart and blurted out, "About his son Casper?" ”

The father laughed, "Yes, to put it simply, Casper admires you, and he himself intends to fulfill his son." ”

"It's just whimsical!" I couldn't help but shout.

"Priscilla, I prefer to see this letter as an olive branch extended by Prince Alfred, who is inviting us to be his allies and backs."

"I don't want to have anything to do with that swinger......"

"Dear daughter, I understand your feelings, I never thought of sacrificing your happiness and choosing who to spend your short life with, this is your right." Father said with a smile. He loved to see me lose my ladylike pretense and get angry, and sometimes he did it on purpose.

"But, seriously, what do you think of Casper?"

I thought about it for a moment and said as objectively as I could: "At Bromin College, he has always had a bad reputation. I thought he was a pretender, pretending to be polite in front of me, hoping to make a good impression on me. ”

Apparently his father did not think so, he shook his head and said, "Priscilla, according to my experience, the reason why he suffers from gains and losses is because he has feelings for you. ”

"Forget it!" I flattened my mouth, "My dear father, the journey is still long, can we change the subject and stop talking about that obnoxious Casper?" ”

"Of course—let's talk about Dino then, maybe you have a better impression of him!" There was a sly glint in my father's eyes.

I suddenly felt my heart beat faster, could it be that my father had discovered something that I didn't even notice to myself!