"What's going on over there?" During the conversation, Margaery suddenly showed a hint of surprise. "What... what's Joan doing?"
Roland also noticed the small commotion on one side of the hall. He saw the female merchant's witch friend leave the corner and slowly walk towards Lightning and the others accompanied by her maid.
Maggie, on the other hand, was walking back and forth between the two as if she was delivering a message.
At first, Joan was very nervous. She almost only stayed behind the maid and would only stick out half of her body when the pigeon approached. But when the two sides met, the situation quickly changed.
Not only did she talk to the witches, but she even stretched out her hands and carefully touched Lorgar's ears and tail.
"I see." Roland could not help laughing. "Lightning lives up to her name."
"This... is incredible." Margaery covered her mouth and said, "Do you know how long it took us to get Joan out of the water? It took a full two months, and with the help of Lady Camilla. "
"How on earth did she do it?" Thunder was also quite surprised.
"She didn't need to do anything. She just needed to take Maggie and Lorgar with her." Roland laughed. "Joan's psychological defense comes from people's rejection of aliens. But when she's surrounded by aliens, she naturally doesn't need to maintain this kind of defense. Whether it's the pigeon or the wolf girl, I'm afraid they're all the same in her eyes."
"The same... kind?" Margaery repeated.
"Well, it's not the first time you've seen Maggie, and Lorgar is more similar to Joan." Roland explained the beastified characteristics of the third princess of the Wildflame clan. "Anyway, you don't have to worry about whether she can blend in with the others in the next few months."
"That witch called Lorgar... Has she never been ostracized by anyone?"
"If she hadn't, she wouldn't have come to Neverwinter. Even in the Southernmost Region, where witches are regarded as the Goddesses of the clans, an obviously different appearance is still considered a bad sign." Roland shook his head. "Of course, this kind of conflict also exists in Neverwinter, but it's not so obvious. As for the Witch Union, there's no rejection at all. We're all survivors who have climbed up from the bottom, so we're the clearest about the nature of our abilities. If there's a new sister, they'll be more than happy to welcome her. "
"The unknown is the greatest fear." Thunder sighed. "At first, I wanted to become an explorer because I wanted to make a lot of money. But now, I just hope that I can take a few more steps in my lifetime. There are too many mysteries in this world that need to be solved. If we don't go out, people can only curl up in a small piece of land and be bound by fear for the rest of their lives."
"That's why I decided to support you," Roland said, raising his glass to him. "There's an old saying where I come from: people will always become as big as their own thoughts. If you can think like this, you are destined to be remembered by history."
"Thank you for your praise." Thunder clinked his glass and smiled. "I'll do my best on this trip and live up to your expectations."
Margaery gazed at Joan for a long time as if she was thinking about something. After a while, she turned to Roland and said, "Your Majesty, I have a presumptuous request."
"Go ahead."
"After this expedition, I originally wanted Joan to go back to the Fjords and settle down in her birthplace," she said softly. "Life on the sea is too lonely, and I don't want her to live alone anymore. But now I've changed my mind... "Margaery paused." Your Majesty, can I entrust her to you? "
"You mean — leave her in Neverwinter?"
"If it were in the Fjords, I'm afraid that Joan would only be able to move around in a small area and talk to very few people. But here, at least, she can make real friends. " The female merchant nodded. "After all, I'm the one who took her away from the familiar sea, so I can't betray her trust. Now, I think there's no better place than here."
"Of course, no problem." Roland smiled. "The Witch Union was established for this purpose."
"I'm relieved to hear that," Margaret said as she lifted her skirt and saluted with relief.
*****
Lily yawned and went back to her bedroom. She hung the wet towel on the hanger and was about to read a biology book before going to bed. Suddenly, she heard Mystery Moon's whisper behind her.
"We lost... we lost... we lost..."
She rolled her eyes and pretended that she had not heard anything. She opened the book indifferently.
As expected, Mystery Moon's voice immediately became much louder.
"The Detective Group lost... the Detective Group lost... the Detective Group lost..."
"Are you done!" Lily suddenly felt the veins on her forehead throbbing. She suddenly turned around and said, "Go to sleep!"
"But we lost," Mystery Moon hugged her pillow, her face full of unwillingness. "Don't you feel heartache? I've thought about how to win her over, but it's all for naught. Looking at the way they communicate, they don't seem to understand each other at all. How did they do it? Did they know each other before? Now the Exploration Group has the same number of people as the Detective Group, and the title of the largest group is also... "
What did it mean by all for naught? It was obvious that she had lost before the other party had done anything. "Why should I feel sad? Who's talking about us! " Lily interrupted. "I'll say it again. The Detective Group only had three people at the beginning. Now that we've lost the challenge and we have fewer people than the other party, it's a complete defeat. You'd better disband as soon as possible!"
After that, she snorted and turned her eyes back to the book. She decided that no matter how Mystery Moon interfered, she would not respond.
But to her surprise, Mystery Moon did not continue to pester her. It was quiet behind her.
Something was wrong.
Lily felt a little uneasy. "Did I go too far?" Although Mystery Moon was a little annoying, she had good intentions. If she had not made such a scene, Joan would not have been able to get together with them. Apart from eavesdropping on His Majesty's conversation, she had not caused any other losses... Was she too harsh?
Suddenly, a more serious thought leaped into her mind.
Mystery Moon was different from her. She used to be very reserved, and because of her lack of ability, she had been scolded by Cara many times. In the Witch Cooperation Association, she was like an invisible person. Now that Mystery Moon had finally become cheerful and lively, would she become depressed again because of her scolding?
Thinking of this, Lily suddenly felt a little regretful.
She swallowed and slowly turned around. Words of apology were already on the tip of her tongue.
However, what she saw was a ten-dollar note.
She didn't know when the man had snuck up behind her, but he had both hands raised, respectfully holding the note in front of her.
"What, what are you doing?" Lily was startled by Mystery Moon's action.
"Please don't leave the Detective Group. I'm willing to give you a bottle of Chaos Drink in exchange!" Mystery Moon said with a sad face, "If even you leave, the Detective Group will never have a chance to rise again!"
"I told you I'm not a witch. Can't you listen to me?" Lily helplessly put her hand on her forehead and felt a little relieved. Fortunately, Mystery Moon was not as weak as she had imagined.
After a long silence, she reached out and took the ten-dollar note from Mystery Moon.
"You agree?" Mystery Moon was overjoyed.
"No." Lily knocked on the table. "I have a lot of things to do. I don't have time to fool around with you. But I can give you a hint, and this note is the reward. In the future, if you don't take up my work time, I can also help you with some ideas for the Detective Group. At least it's much better than recruiting strange witches. "
"What hint?"
"You shouldn't have come to me if you want to expand the group. Not everyone in the Witch Union is as busy as Soroya. You can target those idlers." Lily suppressed the guilt in her heart and apologized to Mystery Moon. "Think about it. Who else accompanied you to the school to look for clues about the arson last time?"
"Well … Do you mean Evelyn? She can't do it. Although she doesn't have much time to use her ability, she still needs to take care of a tavern. "
"Not her."
"Uh … You mean Amy?" Mystery Moon hesitated. "But she's not a member of Graycastle, and she has her own companions …"
"Isn't that even better? Pulling her into the Detective Group is equivalent to pulling all the witches in the Kingdom of Wolfheart over, "Lily said while counting on her fingers." Except for Annie, Hero and Broken Sword aren't too busy, and the latter has a fixed cooperation with you. As for where they come from, does it matter? Joan is a witch from the Fjords. Why don't you worry about it? "
"I, I know!"
"Also, you can consider those combat witches who used to belong to the Bloodfang Association. They're usually very idle. As long as you ask, I think they won't refuse. In this way, the Detective Group will have several more witches than the Exploration Group, at least in terms of scale. But remember two things. First, don't cause trouble for His Majesty. Second, don't challenge the Exploration Group at will. "Lily warned." I don't know why, but I always feel that you can't defeat them. "
"Because you're biased." Mystery Moon pouted.
"Of course not! Anyway, that's all I want to say. Go to bed and don't disturb me anymore. "She waved her hand.
"Oh …" Mystery Moon took a step forward and then turned back.
"What's wrong?" Lily found that after experiencing the ups and downs of her mood, she was much more patient.
"Well, just in case. It's better than regretting when something goes wrong."
"That ten-yuan note is the cost of recruiting you …" Mystery Moon hesitated. "Since you're not joining the Detective Group, can you return it to me?"
Suddenly, Lily heard the sound of glass shattering in her heart.
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