A storm was brewing in the sea east of the Fjords Islands.
The gray clouds were very low, and lightning flashed through them from time to time. The dull thunder seemed to come from far away, like the angry roar of the gods.
Heidi Morgan's mood was as bad as the weather.
It had been more than two months since she sent Iffy and Softfeathers out, but there was still no news from them, which made no sense.
It might be difficult to send messages because of the long distance between the two places, but as far as she knew, Honey was also in the Western Region of Graycastle. All she needed to do was threaten the little guy and snatch an animal messenger.
Could it be that something had happened to the territory of that lord?
Heidi closed the window irritably to shut out the roaring sea wind.
Recently, the situation on Sleeping Island had become more and more unfavorable for her. Since Tilly opened the "Sleeping Spell", the non-combat witches had been on her side, and it had been proved that the Fjords people really needed assistant witches more than combat witches. After all, there were not many enemies on this island, and the Chamber of Commerce mainly hired witches for business or to open up waterways.
As a result, the status of this group of weak witches rose steadily, and they had a tendency to compete with the combat witches.
There were also common people.
"Damn it, why didn't I think of this at the beginning?" Heidi thought bitterly. There were only two factions on the island, and as long as she always spoke on behalf of the combat witches, she would not be much weaker than Tilly. But now, more and more ordinary islanders moved here, and the forces gradually became three factions. Influenced by the Chamber of Commerce, the latter almost only recognized Tilly, which could be seen from the fact that she had to leave the island every few days. Especially after gaining the support of Thunder, she had become a VIP on other islands.
Thinking of this, she would feel an inexplicable anger in her heart. "Building a good relationship with the common people and promoting integration? This is simply a trick to strengthen my own power!"
"Tilly has deceived everyone!"
"She is selling the home of witches to the common people!"
"If this goes on, I will never be able to replace Tilly Wimbledon."
It was the first time that Heidi had no idea what to do with a young girl in her twenties. Her desire to entice the combat witch to leave Sleeping Island grew stronger. Just when she was about to go to Camilla, the butler of Sleeping Island, to ask when she could let the Charming Beauty go to the Western Region again, the door was suddenly pushed open.
"My Lord, it's bad!" Skyflame rushed in and said anxiously.
"What happened?"
As her right-hand man who had been with her for the longest time, Skyflare rarely showed such a flustered expression, which made Heidi feel a little strange.
"There's a new witch on Sleeping Island. I heard that her name is Annie!"
"So what?" Heidi was confused. Ever since the merchants spread the news of Sleeping Island, it was not uncommon for wild witches to come to them from time to time.
"She's from the Kingdom of Wolfheart!" Skyflare said in a low voice. "I've seen her before!"
A clap of thunder suddenly resounded in the sky!
Heidi's heart could not help but tremble. She soon realized what Zhang Heng meant by 'bad news'. "You mean... she's a failed candidate rejected by the Bloodfang Association? That's impossible! Could it be just the same name? "
"I thought so at first, so I hid in the crowd and peeked at her. Although she was carried into the summer palace, she did look very similar to Annie from a few years ago!"
"Are you sure?"
"My Lord, I'm not sure about other witches, but Annie is different... She had a partner, who is now Iffy, with her." Skyflare gritted her teeth and said, "Iffy cried all the way and asked to go back because of this, so I remembered her appearance."
"How could this happen? Shouldn't they all be..." Heidi grabbed Skyflare's collar and asked, "Did you let her go?"
"No, my Lord, I did what you asked me to do!" Skyflare defended herself. "Please believe me, I'll never betray you!"
Heidi stared into her eyes for a while and then slowly let go of her. "You just said that she was carried into the summer palace. What happened?"
"She seems to have contracted the cold plague, and it's quite serious." Skyflare took a breath and said, "Someone has already sent for Della."
Della's ability could cut off the pain and restore peace, but it could not cure the cold plague. Heidi walked back and forth in the room for a while and asked, "Tilly isn't on the island, is she?"
"Yes, she went to Twin Dragon Island two days ago. It seems that she's busy with the sea exploration."
Heidi stopped and said, "Summon Nightfall and ask Sha Ji to inquire about the situation. She hasn't seen Annie before, so she's not afraid of being recognized."
"Yes."
...
It was raining heavily, and the heavy rain hit the window with a pitter patter. Heidi sat at the table without saying a word, while Skyflare and Nightfall stood quietly beside her, waiting for her next order. The atmosphere in the room was quite gloomy for a while.
Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the room.
The door was opened and closed. Sha Ji, who had just returned, leaned against the door, took off her wet raincoat and straw hat, and let out a long sigh. "The witch called Annie has fallen asleep, but Della said that her condition is not ideal. The cold plague has already damaged her lungs, and it should be more than one or two days before the outbreak."
"Really?" Heidi's voice was terrifyingly gloomy. "What's Camilla going to do?"
"She said that there's a witch in the Western Region of Graycastle who can cure any disease. She'll send Annie to the Western Region when the rain stops."
Heidi was so angry that she wanted to laugh. Hiring One-Eyed Jack to go back and forth to the Fjords cost nearly 100 Golden Dragon coins, and Camilla always refused when she asked to go to Graycastle or other islands. Now, Camilla sent the Charming Beauty for a useless, strange witch?
Moreover, if she let Annie go to the Western Region and meet up with Iffy, what she had done would be exposed, which was absolutely intolerable.
No matter what, she had to keep Annie on the island.
Heidi suppressed her anger and looked at Nightfall. "You should be able to make her fall asleep completely, right?"
"You mean... with the Seed of Peaceful Rest?" Nightfall was startled. "Yes, I can, but why do you..."
"Because she's a traitor of the Bloodfang Association!" Heidi interrupted impatiently. "You don't need to know the details. You just need to know that she's unforgivable."
"Is she also a combat witch?" Nightfall was a little confused. "Why don't we wait for Tilly to come back before we make a decision? If someone finds out, we'll be in trouble. "
"The traitor of the Bloodfang Association should be dealt with by the Bloodfang Association." Heidi squinted her eyes. "And if we hand her over to Tilly, will that naive little girl punish her? Why, do you want to go against my decision? "
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