However, the impossible soon became a reality.
As the giant bird circled around the concrete square, it lowered its altitude. Horn could clearly see the pilot who was peeking out from above. The man-made object was larger than a carriage. He could not understand how such a heavy thing could float in the air like a bird.
The others probably had the same idea.
When the iron bird roared across the square, many workers even knelt down and prayed.
Even a miracle would not be able to do this.
"Your sister Andrea is on it," Horford Quinn added, "and the departure date mentioned in her letter was yesterday."
It took Horn a long time to understand the meaning of the word "yesterday".
The moment he came to his senses, he felt the hair on his back stand on end.
Thousands of miles away, in one day?
"Now, this critical point no longer exists." His father's words echoed in his ears. It was not until now that he realized how ridiculous his previous thoughts were.
The man-made iron birds glided to the ground one by one. When Andrea stepped out of the cockpit, Horford could not wait to greet her.
…
A welcome banquet specially prepared for the witches of Graycastle was held in the castle palace. Although no nobles were informed to attend, the news of the guests descending from the sky quickly spread throughout the City of Glow.
There were too many people who noticed this extraordinary scene.
After lunch, Horford finally found a chance to be alone with his daughter.
To his relief, at least this time, she was willing to call him father.
"Are you leaving in the afternoon?" Horford asked with a hint of reluctance.
"Before sunset, we must reach the border of the Cage Mountain and meet with the First Army." Andrea nodded. "If it weren't for the fact that this is our first cross-border flight, the 'Seagull' would have arrived in one day. In that case, we wouldn't even have time to have a meal."
Crossing two kingdoms in one day! Even though he had already learned about this incredible means of transportation from his daughter's previous letters, these words still shocked him. Although he had previously scolded Horn for not recognizing the changes in Graycastle, in fact, he was not much better off. After sighing inwardly, Horford touched his chin and said, "You actually made such a big noise on purpose, didn't you?"
Andrea finally revealed a trace of a smile. "You can tell?"
"I don't think the plane needs to hover for so long to land," Horford said helplessly. "I'm afraid the people in South City will hear its roar. Of course, this is a good reminder for those nobles who have been restless recently. "
"This is only one of the considerations. The other is to appease the people." She shrugged. "I heard that traces of Devilbeasts have also been found in the Kingdom of Dawn. If we can let the residents know that Graycastle's army also has the ability to fly, the panic won't spread so easily."
"It's indeed a way to kill two birds with one stone. Did the Pearl of the Northern Region come up with this?"
"No, it's Princess Tilly."
When Horford mentioned the name of the princess of the Wimbledon family, he noticed that there was a look of pride in his daughter's eyes, as if she felt honored. It seemed that she had made some good friends in Neverwinter, Horford thought. He nodded and changed the topic. "By the way, have you really never thought about inheriting my position?"
"Why are you talking about this again?" Andrea raised her eyebrows. "Didn't I say that I'm not interested in the throne of the Kingdom of Dawn? Aren't you satisfied with Horn? "
"He's a qualified noble and talented in business. If it's just the title of Earl, I don't think it's a problem." Horford shook his head. "But the problem is that Horn, like the other nobles, values profits too much. Many people in the family can't understand what I'm doing. They don't understand that I'm doing this to better consolidate the family's position. "
Ever since he became the King of Dawn, the mentality of the Quinn family had more or less changed, and his adopted son was no exception. In the past, Horn would never have dared to say in front of him, "You're not like the King of Dawn, but more like a subject of His Majesty Roland Wimbledon." Either someone was encouraging him behind the scenes, or he already saw himself as the next king.
The word "His Majesty" was indeed charming, but there were risks behind power. He did not want Horn to follow in Appen's footsteps.
Moreover, there was one thing that he did not mention, which was that it would be difficult for Horn to convince the other two families with his identity.
In fact, the Luoxi family and the Tokat family were willing to support him largely because the two heirs were willing to serve Andrea.
"That's something you need to solve," Andrea said firmly.
"If you're not willing to succeed me, then I'll have to split the throne and share it with the other two families," Horford said, pretending to be regretful.
"Are you willing to do that?"
"Of course," he said half-jokingly. "It'll save me a lot of trouble. After the war, maybe I can move to Neverwinter to accompany you and enjoy my old age. "
He was not joking. If Roland Wimbledon could win the Battle of Divine Will, would he still maintain the Four Kingdoms? Horford did not think so. The Quinn family had come this far only because of the coincidences of the war. If it were Andrea on the throne, Roland might not have done anything, but it was hard to say if it were someone else.
As he had said before, the "distance" that was used to maintain the balance had been broken.
Andrea stared at him for a long time and did not respond, but Horford could feel that his daughter's eyes were a little softer than before. After a while, she said, "Time's up. I should go."
"Remember to take care of yourself." Horford resisted the urge to reach out and touch his daughter's head. "I'll go to the front line to see you when I have time."
"… You too." Andrea turned and left the study.
Horford took a deep breath, leaned back in his chair, and closed his eyes.
He did not forget the decision he had made a year ago.
In order to make up for his past mistakes, he was willing to spend the rest of his life.
…
Four hours later, the flying team safely landed in Thorn Town at the foot of the Cage Mountain.
In less than two days, they had traveled to four cities and crossed more than 1,000 kilometers. This unprecedented frontline support operation was destined to go down in history.
Iron Axe, Brian, Edith, and the others were already waiting for them at the airport. After a simple handover, the witches were invited to the Battle Command at the top of the mountain. From the solemn look of the General Staff, it could be seen that the current situation of the First Army was not optimistic.
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