Ever since I completed the quest to eliminate the Undead Witch King, I haven't been in a good state. Avina was injured because of me, which made me feel guilty and regretful.
In order to forget the past, Avina and I temporarily left the Demon Hunter's Blade and rented a house in Kelandil.
I didn't take any more quests for the time being and spent my previous savings. And recently, I started to learn cooking from a chef. Avina's injuries were much better after this period of recuperation. The blue protective magic in her body, I never figured out what it was. Not only did I not understand it, even the Belgrave Flammarion didn't know what it was.
During this time, I thought about a lot of questions. Although I haven't found the answer, I'm working hard.
Kelandil, the place where Avina and I met, is also the beginning of this story. At that time, the Black Dragon's Wings of Destruction attacked the capital, which led to the turmoil that followed. That day, I thought it was the end of the world, but I was wrong.
Lancelot told me a lot about the Black Dragon Irdele, the Seven Demon Kings, and the Demon God Atholl. During this time, the Belgrave Flammarion often came to guide me and told me a lot about the past.
I was even more determined to become stronger. Only then could I protect the people I loved and the people who loved me. After absorbing the dragon soul of Girón Di Lago, my dragon soul power increased a lot.
Recently, I took time out every day to train myself. I felt that in the previous battles, I couldn't shoulder the responsibility of taking care of the team. Because of this, Lofis sacrificed himself for this mission. Natalia's magic power was destroyed and she returned to Ferelden with her uncle. Flants also lost an arm because of this. He brought the letter I wrote to Hiseside The Elder back to the Demon Hunter's Blade, along with Kelvin and Mayfair.
On this day, as usual, I left my rented room and went to the restaurant where I usually did my apprenticeship. I don't know why, but I always hear some strange voices in my head, as if they want to tell me something.
Just as I arrived at the restaurant, before I had time to change my clothes, I heard that something had happened in town.
In the morning, people saw a large number of troops gathering in the direction of the Hero Palace. I don't know what happened, but I have a bad premonition. Thus, I didn't even have time to change my clothes before I rushed home.
Walking on the streets, there were fully armed soldiers everywhere.
Just as I was about to reach the rental house, someone suddenly ran out from the corner of the street and rushed towards me. Her mouth was full of blood, her eyes were black and blue, and her clothes were torn as if she had just fought with someone.
If it wasn't for the fact that I was a trained mercenary and that the other party was a woman, I might have been injured by her sudden charge.
But because of my vigilance and my body's conditioned reflexes, I was able to subdue her before she could attack me.
She did not stop struggling and tried to attack me with the dagger in her hand. Right at that moment, I didn't have much time to think, as more people like her came from the other corner of the street.
I didn't have any weapons with me, and I didn't want to provoke them. I had to let go of the woman and run in the direction of my house. The woman and the group of people chased after me.
Finally, I arrived at my house. I quickly opened the door and locked it from the inside.
At this moment, Ai Weina saw that I had returned and immediately handed me the weapon she had prepared. Even though her internal injuries had not completely healed and she was still very weak, she was already dressed in battle clothes and prepared for battle.
She told me that a large group of mobs had come out of nowhere and were causing trouble in the town this morning. After the disaster of the undead, Kelandil wasn't as good as it used to be.
Now and then, there would be riots. Moreover, the city was badly damaged, and the number of soldiers was greatly reduced. This city, which used to be incomparably glorious, was now in dire straits.
We didn't have much time to think. The mobs had already used axes to break the door and lock of my house.
It was the same woman and two other strong men. They were holding axes and machetes. This time, they had entered the wrong house and provoked the people they shouldn't have provoked.
I used my shield to block their attacks and used my Sword of Retribution to stab one of the tall men holding an axe to death. Avina used her Ice Arrow to kill the other strong man holding a machete who tried to charge at us.
Seeing the two men next to her fall, the crazy woman wanted to run away. However, I didn't give her the chance. I rushed forward and knocked her unconscious with my shield.
When I woke her up, I had already tied her hands behind her back with a hemp rope.
When she saw the sword in my hand, she shivered in fear. She didn't dare to look at me and Avina. She could only curl up in a corner.
"Please, I beg you, don't kill me. I had no other choice." She begged me in Derman.
"Who sent you to cause trouble in the city? What's your purpose?" I asked her in Derman.
"I don't know anything … I don't know anything …" The woman shivered in fear and started to babble nonsense.
"Don't test my patience. I don't show mercy to women, especially women like you." I pretended to be impatient and prepared to rub my fists.
Actually, I just wanted to scare her. However, she suddenly screamed and stared in front of her as if she had lost her sight.
Avina told me to stop interrogating the woman and hand her over to the soldiers on the street. It would be difficult to get anything out of this woman. It was possible that she was forced and didn't know the truth.
However, from the way she chased after me with a dagger, she didn't look like an ordinary woman.
I had no choice. Although I wanted to know who the mastermind was, I still had my own matters to attend to. Since it was a riot in the city, I decided to hand the woman over to the soldiers on the street.
I escorted the woman to the street. Although she didn't want to, I still handed her over to some of Alonso's soldiers who were patrolling the streets.
When the soldiers saw the woman, they took out a thick list of names in their hands and compared them. Finally, they saw the woman's arrest warrant. The soldiers were very happy. They even gave me five silver coins as a reward.
Alonso's army had suffered heavy losses in the battle against the undead. More importantly, the city didn't have enough food. In short, the sacred city of Kelandil, the heart of the empire, was facing an unprecedented challenge. Kelandil was in a state of chaos.
As for myself, I was in a perplexed predicament. I didn't know where my path was. I recalled the things that Lancelot had told me.
I had to make a choice. I couldn't let this continue!
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