In the end, Yorko listened to Hill's advice and left the City of Glow in a carriage under the setting sun.
The coachmen were all Hill's subordinates. Yorko heard that they used to be part of the acrobatic troupe. After following the caravan to transport slaves for several times, they were very confident about the evacuation route. The carriages did not slow down until the sun had completely set. However, even though the land was shrouded in darkness, they persisted in carrying oil lamps for more than two hours before pitching a camp in a desolate field.
The carriages formed a circle around the bonfire. The young man who called himself Clown was skillfully fetching water to cook porridge, while the tall and muscular Rock Mountain was feeding the horses. There was also Magician, who was in charge of security and patrolling, and the Chom Brothers, who were setting up simple traps … Rather than calling them an acrobatic troupe, they were more like an army.
Yorko found that he did not need to do anything, and the fragrant oatmeal had already been handed to him.
In addition, there was also a plate of bacon and an apple.
He finally knew why Hill chose to transport these things.
These so-called "goods for sale" were enough to meet the needs of all the witches even if they had to spend one or two months on the road.
However, since he could load the food so quickly, could he have been ready to escape the Kingdom of Dawn at any time? And according to the guard, he still kept in touch with the Black Street Rat. "My God... is this guy really just an acrobat?"
Yorko decided to ask his old friend when he returned to Graycastle.
The coachmen consciously carried the oatmeal to the periphery of the carriage, leaving only Yorko, No. 76, and the four witches around the bonfire.
"I'm sorry for what I said and did last time," Annie said generously. "You didn't hand us over to the King of Dawn, but I still can't completely trust you."
"Why?" Amy was puzzled. "He doesn't look like a bad guy."
Yorko blushed a little when he heard that Annie was not a bad guy. He had never thought of himself as a good guy. Fortunately, the light of the bonfire could cover it up for him. "Ahem, I think it's probably because Miss Annie still doubts the purity of the witch organization in Graycastle."
"Purity?"
"For example, some powerful nobles often secretly raise a few witches for their own amusement —"
"That's just one aspect," Annie interrupted. "As long as there's a one-sided deception and exploitation, no matter in the Kingdom of Wolfheart or in Graycastle, it's still a cage for witches. There's no essential difference. Of course, if I can prove that the witch organization in Graycastle is really as you said, I will formally apologize to you. "
"It doesn't matter." Yorko shrugged. "My task is to send you to His Majesty. After that, it has nothing to do with me. Even if you want to apologize, you might not be able to see me. "
The atmosphere at the scene was a little stiff, and only the crackling of the bonfire could be heard.
Normally, he would never allow the conversation to descend into an impasse. However, when it came to this group of witches, he really couldn't get excited. Not only had they disrupted his peaceful life as an ambassador, but they had also brought a lot of risks to the emissary mission. It was not wrong to be cautious, but when the person being suspected was himself, this kind of feeling was not so easy to get over.
The last one to break the silence was No. 76.
"Are you all from the Kingdom of Wolfheart?" she asked. "I heard from Amy that you've known each other for a long time."
Annie nodded. "Although we weren't born in the same city, but... you're right."
"The Kingdom of Wolfheart has been annexed by the church. You must have experienced a lot of hardships on your way to the Kingdom of Dawn." No. 76 leaned over and touched the empty trouser leg of Hero. She lowered her voice and asked, "Was her leg also injured by the people of the church during the escape?"
Hero bit his lips, revealed a sad expression, and lowered his head.
"It was cut off by the person she was guarding." Annie's answer was unexpected. "At the most critical moment of the Kingdom of Wolfheart, she stood up, but in the end, she was hated by the people."
"Injured... by the person she was guarding?"
Annie nodded. "If you want to know, I can tell you, but it's not a relaxing story."
No. 76 looked at Hero for a moment and replied seriously, "I want to know."
Although Yorko pretended to be focused on eating the bacon, his curiosity was aroused.
"A year ago, when the army of the church attacked the Kingdom of Wolfheart, they threw a large number of corpses with demonic plague into the city, trying to weaken the resistance of the king's city, just like what they did in the Broken Tooth Castle." Annie threw two branches into the bonfire, which splashed some sparks. "But this time, the demonic plague didn't spread, and it was because of Hero's ability. She could transfer the disease to other living creatures, and thus prevented the spread of the plague. "
"What kind of living creatures?"
"Mice, cats, dogs, cows, sheep... and of course, humans." She said slowly, "The citizens dug a big pit in the slums, and the infected people would gather there. Hero transferred the disease to the animals, and then threw the animals into the pit and burned them. Gradually, people regarded her as the savior of the Kingdom of Wolfheart and began to call her Hero. Amy and I also received treatment from her. "
"But the good times didn't last long. A large animal could help five or six infected people recover before it died, while cats and dogs could only accept the transfer of one or two people. In addition, the demonic plague was repeatedly spread by the church. Even if the citizens of the Kingdom of Wolfheart caught all the living creatures that could run and burned them in front of the big pit in the slums, they still couldn't meet the needs of every patient."
"As the war continued, they turned their attention to the living."
This sentence made Yorko shudder with fear.
No. 76 moved to Hero's side and gently held her in her arms. "It's not your fault."
Annie's expression was particularly solemn in the flickering light of the fire. "Of course it's not her fault. From the beginning, those people didn't give her the right to choose. The first people to be thrown into the pit were criminals, prisoners, and volunteers, and then the elderly, injured soldiers, and captives of the Judgement Army. "
"But Hero didn't agree to the demands of those madmen, especially the soldiers who didn't want to die and the underage people who surrendered. She was unwilling to do anything. So people's attitude towards her changed, and there were even rumors that she colluded with the church. She was obviously the enemy, but she wanted to save their lives. The savior became a traitor, and Hero was also imprisoned. If it wasn't for the need to use her ability, she would have been sent to the gallows. "
"After that, the church made a comeback, and it only took them one day to break through the city wall of the king's city. When the city was breached, the watchman who had been treated by her chopped off her legs with an axe, and then set the prison on fire. He also said that it was because of Hero's collusion with the church that the Kingdom of Wolfheart was destroyed. She couldn't go anywhere. The traitor should be destroyed together with the city in this fire cage. "
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