Ashes looked surprised. "Why do you ask? I've never thought of leaving you."
"I didn't mean that." Tilly knew that she had misunderstood. "It's just that... this isn't a bad place, is it?"
Ashes hesitated for a moment and finally nodded. "There's a reason why the Witch Cooperation Association is willing to stay and work for Roland. But we're different. We have our own home... "
"There are only three endings to this war," Tilly interrupted her. "First, we can't resist the attack of the God's Punishment Army and die in the Northern Region. In that case, neither Sleeping Island nor Neverwinter will have anything to do with us."
"You'll never sleep in that place. I swear on my life." Ashes quickly covered Princess Tilly's mouth with her hand and used honorifics in desperation.
Tilly looked at her with a smile until Princess Tilly let go of her hand and said softly, "It's just a hypothesis. I don't think I'll die in the hands of the church."
"Then don't say it," Ashes said worriedly. "What do you usually say..."
"It's a prophecy." Tilly walked to the small kitchen window and looked at the vibrant castle garden. "So I put it in the front. The second is that Roland fails, but we all survive. In this way, the whole of Graycastle will be unable to resist the church, and Neverwinter will be in a sea of fire. He only has one place left. "
"Sleeping Island?"
"Yes, we'll continue to resist the oppression of the church there until the Battle of Divine Will. The complete destruction is likely to happen hundreds of years later, which is also out of our control. "
"What about the third..."
"The third is that we defeat the church and uproot the Holy City of Hermes," Tilly said with a smile. "All witches will be freed from bullying and persecution and be truly liberated. When that day comes, the mission of Sleeping Island will also come to an end. "
"End... up?"
"It was originally a refuge for witches. After the fall of the Church, we naturally didn't need to bind everyone to the Fjords Island. In terms of living environment, the Fjords is not a good place. It lacks resources and the weather is changeable … Of course, Sleeping Island will not be abandoned, and the Sleeping Spell will continue to operate, but everyone can choose to live in the city they like, right? "
"Even if it's the abyss of hell filled with devils, I'll stay by your side."
"A world full of salted fish and fish soup is also like this?"
"Uh — —" Ashes couldn't help but choke.
Tilly could not help laughing. "Don't worry, I'll get tired of it. Maybe I'll come to Neverwinter often in the future to change my taste."
"What are you guys talking about?" Andrea pushed open the door and asked. She was carrying a wooden tub on her head and had even changed into a bathrobe.
"What are you planning to do?" Ashes frowned.
"Take a bath." She curled her lips. "I've been on the ship for more than ten days. The salty smell on my body is overflowing. Of course, it's not surprising that some people don't notice it. Lady Tilly, do you want to go with me? "
"Okay," Tilly replied. "Wait for me to change."
"Ahem... then I'll go with you," Ashes said, pretending to be casual.
"Please, I didn't invite you." Andrea rolled her eyes.
"I'm going with Tilly, not you. Don't get the wrong idea."
Looking at the two of them staring at each other, Tilly could not help but think that if they could really defeat the church, everyone could live like this.
*****
Roland was in a daze in the office for a while. He did not come to his senses until Nightingale waved the dried fish in front of him.
When Tilly called him brother, she did not admit that they were siblings before they said goodbye last time, which made Roland very happy but also very puzzled. Did she really think he was Prince Roland, or did she see him as a brother in another sense?
"Isn't it just a brother?" Nightingale said disapprovingly. "If you want to hear it, I can call you that too."
You're three years older than me. Where's your moral integrity as a noble? Roland thought helplessly. "Brother and sister sounds pretty good … Stop, I can't go any further. Why did she suddenly change her attitude?"
"Who knows? Maybe she saw that you didn't take advantage of the Bloodfang Witches' dissatisfaction to split Sleeping Island and start a full-scale war with the church so soon. Compared to empty promises, these actions can prove your sincerity. "Nightingale shrugged." But this is all my guess. Maybe she just said it wrong. "
Indeed, the reason was not important. The key was the fact. In any case, the relationship between the two of them would become closer. He had taken another solid step in his efforts to win over all the witches on Sleeping Island.
"Next, we should go to see Heidi Morgan," he said.
…
Roland walked into the dungeon under the castle and saw her sleeping on a bed made of straw. The wound on her leg had healed, leaving only a lot of red and black blood.
"To ensure Nana's safety, I knocked her out before I treated her." Nightingale whispered in his ear. "Otherwise, it would be too dangerous to take off the God's Stone of Retaliation. I heard from another witch of the Bloodfang Association that she tried to take Andrea as a hostage when she was surrounded. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been hit like this."
"Well, you did the right thing."
As a powerful combat witch, Heidi's neck and wrists were locked with iron rings wrapped with God's Stones of Retaliation. Without special tools, it would be very difficult to take off these chains.
According to Tilly, Heidi could cause the objects within ten steps to collapse inwardly and cause fatal damage. This kind of collapse was not affected by other external forces. When it was released on the container, it made no difference whether the container was made of wood or metal. The wood would be smashed due to the violent bending, while the metal would be flattened into a ball.
What was even more frightening was that it was also effective on living bodies. For example, the abdominal cavity, chest cavity, and other parts that had gaps would quickly close under the pressure of the ability, squeezing out the internal organs like soft mud. This made Roland involuntarily think of squeezing toothpaste.
However, for him, Heidi's ability was more suitable for working in the factory than fighting with the enemies.
If she put a mold in the raw material, she could easily act as a stamping machine, and this was only the simplest application. What if, through her studies, she realized that molecules and atoms were also full of gaps?
Unfortunately, it was too late.
"Wake her up," Roland said.
Nightingale nodded and dashed into the dungeon. She lifted Heidi up and pulled her to the railing.
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