Theo climbed up a small hill, from where he could already vaguely see the outline of the Lord's castle in Border Town.
I'm finally back, he thought. It took him nearly a month and a half to leave, but it only took him seven days to return. Most of the time was spent on the road from Silver City to Redwater City. Although Ashes herself didn't care, he still chose a less traveled path to reduce the possibility of being watched by the Church.
Ashes was the witch who was called the guide, but Theo wasn't sure whether this name was real or not. She always wore a black robe and carried a large sword wrapped in cloth on her back. Her long black hair was simply tied into a ponytail, hanging down to her waist. Whether it was riding or taking a boat, she rarely paid attention to herself. Instead, she walked alone in front, looking around at the scenery. Probably for her, this trip to Border Town was nothing more than a relaxing sightseeing trip.
Sometimes Theo also doubted his own judgment, was she really a warrior? Her robe wasn't tight, it was easy to trip her hands and feet, and her long hair was equal to many flaws. Moreover, Ashes didn't seem to be afraid that he would attack her from behind. These days, he mostly looked at her back. He didn't think that witches were born to trust others easily, he could only guess that she had enough ability to protect herself, even a God's Stone of Retaliation wouldn't be able to pose a threat to her.
Theo circled around the hillside and soon found his target – a flagpole with a red strip of cloth. He dug out a bundle from the mud next to the flagpole and replaced the previous red flag with the folded blue cloth, then clapped his hands and sat down on the ground.
"Is that it?" Ashes asked.
"That's what they said," Theo wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Go to the foot of the mountain northeast of the town, go up a stone path, find the flagpole at the top of the mountain, and replace the blue flag, then our people will notice it." "The Witch Cooperation Association will only act at night, we will wait here."
Ashes nodded, found a clean place to sit down, and held out her hand, "Food."
"Uh … wait," he opened his backpack, took out a piece of jerky, tore off half of it and stuffed it into his mouth, then threw the rest to the witch.
Seeing the witch chewing the jerky in small bites, Theo couldn't help but sigh. In addition to a big sword on his body, he didn't even have a single copper eagle. Even though he was penniless, he still dared to swagger to Border Town with me. Along the way, he paid for the accommodation and meals. The room had to be a superior single bedroom, and the food had to be meat. Furthermore, he had to taste half of the food that was portable like dry rations.
She was probably quite cautious in a field where she didn't have time to care about her abilities. However, wasn't the most prudent way to prepare the food himself?
"The place we're going is across the channel." Ashes swallowed the jerky and suddenly said, "I don't know if you've heard the rumors about the Fjords. There are countless islands there, and some of them have very harsh environments and are uninhabited. We will build a home for the witches there. "
"…" Theo stared blankly. Previously, no matter how much he inquired, the other side had remained silent, so why did he suddenly take the initiative to mention this matter?
"Don't you think it's strange that I didn't reveal any information to you before?" She earnestly explained, "Because if you were a liar, you would have taken advantage of me sleeping at night to inform the Church, and those girls would most likely have been intercepted halfway and killed. But now, they should be on a merchant ship heading to the Fjords, and even the Church would be powerless to stop them. In addition, I came here to take away the witches of the Witch Cooperation Association. Sooner or later, they will know about this information, so continuing to hide it won't make much sense. "
"But even if I brought you here, you can't rule out the possibility that I'm a liar."
"That's right, it's true." Ashes said one word at a time, "If in the end it's not the witches, then you will die here, together with those who tried to harm the witches."
"Well," Theo breathed a sigh of relief, "Can I ask any other questions?"
She thought for a moment, "If I can answer."
"Are you a person from Graycastle? I've never seen such eyes. " Theo decided to first ask about the other's origin, this kind of information was not sensitive, but it could also reduce the resistance in the other's heart.
"I was born in the Kingdom of Endless Winter, but this has nothing to do with the color of my eyes. Since I became a witch, my eyes have become like this."
"Endless Winter? That place is very far from Graycastle, there are two kingdoms in between, how did you come to Silver City? "
"I was sold into the Church, and then …" She paused, "I wandered from the monastery in the old Holy City all the way to the King of Graycastle, until I met her, only then did my wandering life end."
"Her?" Theo asked curiously.
"Tilly Wimbledon," Ashes said with a warm look in her eyes, "She took me in."
The guard's heart suddenly shook, when he first heard the name, he thought it was just a coincidence, but with the addition of Wimbledon's surname, the meaning was completely different. The person who led the witches to the Fjords, is it Roland Wimbledon's sister, the 5th Princess of the Kingdom? His voice was somewhat stuttering, "She, she is your leader?"
"Leader? You can think of it that way, "she nodded," But for me, she is the most important person … the kind that no one can replace. "
As the night fell, the two people lit a bonfire on the hillside.
Ashes took off the great sword, little by little unwrapping the cloth – this terrible weapon's blade was nearly as wide as her waist, and it was covered with marks left behind by previous collisions. The gray-black edge of the sword didn't have a sharp edge, it was obvious that it only relied on the weight of its slash to take a person's life. For the average person, just lifting this weapon would be very difficult, but in her hands, it was as light as a one-handed sword.
How many blacksmiths would she have to rob in order to gather the materials needed to forge such a great sword, Theo thought, if His Royal Highness's witches didn't arrive soon, maybe I will become a victim of the sword.
"I heard that the Lord of Border Town is also … Wimbledon," he decided to find something to say, otherwise the waiting time would be particularly difficult.
"Roland Wimbledon, the 4th Prince of Graycastle," she said calmly, "I have seen him before."
"What?" Theo opened his mouth wide.
"After I was taken in by Tilly, I served as her guard in the palace, so naturally I had the opportunity to meet her siblings." Ashes seemed to have a very good understanding of the 4th Prince, "Incompetent, arrogant, ignorant and incompetent. It is hard to believe that he is actually Tilly's brother. And … in some ways, his courage is not small. "
As she finished speaking, her tone gradually became cold.
Theo couldn't help but shiver, when he had served in the palace, he had heard a lot of rumors about His Royal Highness, such as that he had a big mouth, a cunning mind, and liked to molest other people's maids. Although he didn't use force or violence to threaten the other side, it was inevitable that he would take advantage of them. It shouldn't be …
At this moment, Ashes suddenly stood up, staring in the direction of the path, "Someone is coming, more than one."
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