In the plains of Winford, the snow and ice gradually melted to reveal the color of spring.
Morgiana sat on her unicorn, Hillfain, with a group of Grail knights following behind her as they advanced along the muddy path.
Due to the melting snow, the road was a little muddy, and the knights' marching speed was relatively slow. This gave Morgiana more time to think. The Lake Goddess Witch was wearing a brown woolen coat with a gray engraved silk skirt underneath. Her white boots revealed the heels of her shoes from under the skirt.
Just now, she received a magical message.
This was a very strange magic message because the owner of the message was not a human, elf, or vampire. It was a treant from the forest.
A Treant Elder named Teresa sent a message to Morgiana, inviting the Lake Goddess Witch to the Chalon Forest. She wanted to discuss an alliance with the Lake Goddess Witch.
"Your Highness, are you going directly to Bodlius?" A Knight of the Holy Grail asked. The unusual movements of Muxilon's vampires were no longer news in the kingdom. Many serfs and even nobles were panicking. The fear that the Red Duke brought to this country was a semi-public secret.
Morgiana had been waiting for the king to take action. Normally, it was not her turn to mobilize the army and lead the dukes to start a war. The Lake Goddess Witches were more responsible for guiding the faith of the Lake Nymphs, managing the Lake Goddess Prophets of the Order, assigning tasks to the Holy Grail Knights, and looking for prodigies with magical talent.
Most of the time, the Lake Goddess witches didn't clash with the king. They each had their own duties and responsibilities.
But as the Blood Duke continued to gather his vampires, there was no news from the king at all. Morgiana couldn't take it anymore. She emerged from her tower and led the Grail knights to the frontlines.
"No, I'm not going to Bodlius. You guys go to Bordero and help Bodrick coordinate the defense and deal with the Black Grail knights. I'm going to Baron Zeon's dominion. I have something to do," said Morgiana.
"Understood." The Knights of the Holy Grail accepted the order and left. Morgiana rode her horse towards Baron Jean's territory. "Let's go, Hillfain. Hurry up."
After two days, Morgiana arrived at Laing's territory.
"Your Highness Morgiana?" Laing was surprised by the arrival of the Lake Goddess Witch.
At the same time, François, Duke of Winford and his son and daughter, who were guests in Laing's castle, were also very surprised.
Ever since the Lake Fairy personally made the engagement, François immediately agreed. This time, he planned to discuss the engagement with Laing. The engagement ceremony was simpler than the wedding ceremony. Both François and Laing wanted to keep a low profile and wait until the wedding ceremony.
Thus, Morgiana also joined the discussion in the guest hall on the second floor of the castle.
"Your Highness, you didn't even tell me you were coming here. I wasn't even prepared." Laing served a sumptuous meal of refreshments and wine and placed it in front of Morgiana.
Suria was wearing a standard Brittany marquise dress. She sat beside Laing. She was very shy after what happened today and lowered her head no matter what she did.
However, she was a female knight after all. What she learned from her father was never to be shy and evasive. Just like when the Lake Fairy asked if she was willing, Suria immediately gave an affirmative answer. Suria was now holding Laing's hand tightly, declaring her determination to her father, her brother, and Morgiana who came from afar.
Seeing Laing and Suria holding hands, Morgiana frowned slightly. She tidied up her dress and said softly, "Is this the lady's idea?"
"Yes, Your Highness. This is the lady's idea." François's elegant face had a hint of joy. He smiled at the Lake Goddess Witch and said, "I also think that Laing is a very outstanding young man. We plan to hold the engagement ceremony on Lily's Day this year, which is the lady's birthday."
The duke's son, Julius, who had just returned from a campaign, nodded. The royal knight looked at Laing with a dangerous yet gratified gaze.
Morgianna felt a little irritated. As the first Chosen One and the spokesperson of the Lake Fairy in the mortal world, the Lake Goddess witch would not disobey the orders of the Lake Fairy. So she just nodded lightly. "Since it's the Lady's idea, I have no objections."
They sat for a while before Laing asked Morgiana why she was here. "Your Highness? Why are you here? I thought you'd go straight to Bodlius. "
"I'm here because a dryad asked me to meet in the depths of Chalon Forest to discuss a temporary alliance." Morgiana held the Holy Grail in her hand. Apart from Laing, only Duke Winford and his family were in the room. Morgiana wasn't as cold as usual. She raised her golden eyebrows. "So, I came here first. I'll enter Chalon Forest from here."
"An alliance request?" Leon was puzzled. "I remember that most of the Dryads are vicious and isolationist. Why would a Dryad want to ally with a kingdom?"
"Because dryads want to remain isolated. They won't accept the kingdom becoming a nation of vampires, so they want to ally with the kingdom," Morgiana said hesitantly as she told Laing and the rest the whole story.
"If that's really what the dryads want, it's understandable that they want to ally with us." Francois was the first to speak. The Duke tapped his fingers on the table and said, "For hundreds of years, both the wood elves and the dryads have pursued the principle of absolute isolation. But when Brittania was in danger and war, there was no lack of examples in history where the wood elves or dryads helped us."
"Yes. No matter what, the kingdom and Exiloron have an agreement to help each other. Compared to the vampires who spread corruption and death, they obviously hope that we, Brittania, can help them block their enemies so that they can continue to be isolated." Laing nodded. From that point of view, it wasn't strange for a dryad to ask for an alliance.
"Let's talk about it after I meet the elder dryad. We still have to rely on ourselves to fight against the Red Duke and his undead. If the elder dryad's conditions are too excessive, I won't agree." Morgiana nodded. "I'll be leaving soon."
The lake goddess' beautiful face was resolute. She was going to protect the kingdom.
"… Do you want me to go with you? Your Highness Morgiana? It's too dangerous for you to go alone. "Laing felt that something was wrong, so he tried to ask.
"No need, I'll go. The dryads are all strange creatures, especially the elder dryads. Communicating with them is a laborious task. I know what I'm doing." Morgiana flatly refused. "Too many people will make the dryads feel bad."
Laing wanted to say more, but Morgiana waved her hand to stop him.
After sitting for a while, the lake goddess left alone on her unicorn, Hillfain, and moved towards the Chalon Forest.
Laing, François, Julius, and Suria continued to sit in the guest room. For some reason, Laing thought of Morgiana's back and felt a little uneasy. He tried to talk to François. "Duke, I feel that something is wrong. Do you remember the disappearance of the archbishop of the Goddess of Mercy and the series of vampire activities?"
"Yes …"
… …
Morgiana rode her unicorn, Hillfain, into the depths of the Chalon Forest.
The dryads and the lake goddess had agreed to meet in the depths of the Chalon Forest, a place where the trees were sparse. Even though the unicorn could easily pass through all the obstacles and intertwining tree roots in the forest, Morgiana still took nearly a day to arrive.
"Stop, Hillfain, stop." Morgiana could feel that the elder dryad was just ahead.
It was a giant dryad that was close to ten meters tall. It had a large number of tentacles on its body and huge sharp claws. Ancient mysterious magic runes that had existed since the beginning of the world were engraved on its body.
The elder dryad led a group of dryads and monsters. It looked irritable and crazy. When Morgiana approached on her unicorn, the elder dryad also moved its steps. In the forest, the dryads' faces were full of vicious expressions. Their attacks were powerful and deadly.
Morgiana couldn't help but recall the process of the dryads' birth and birth.
The dryads' birth could be traced back to the beginning of the world. At that time, the Asolorin Forest was half the size of the current Brittany. Ever since the oak tree took root here, the essence of the forest began to appear. If these pure energy creatures were attached to the body of a tree, the weak ones would be called Zoya, and the strong ones would be called dryads.
Some of the ancient dryads were as old as the entire world.
When the elves retreated from the continent, some of them were unwilling to leave because they had formed an alliance with the dryads in the Asolorin Forest. The dryads and the elves shared living quarters, and the elves had to protect the dryads during winter when they were dormant and weak. This alliance lasted for thousands of years.
However, not all dryads liked the elves, especially as the corruption of the world deepened. Many of the elder dryads fell into a frenzy. Every year, there would be dryads that went crazy and were destroyed and sealed by the wood elves.
The leader of the dryads spoke to Morgiana who came from afar. Its body was emitting waves of heat, and its eyes were glowing like lava. "Brittany … Fairy … Witch?"
"Yes, I'm Morgiana, the witch of the Lake Goddess. May I ask if you're the dryad elder that came to negotiate?" Morgiana raised her head. She held the holy cup of potion in one hand and a longsword in the other. She was full of vigilance as she spoke.
"No … It's me." The dryad elder suddenly retreated.
Morgiana frowned and looked behind the dryad elder.
A female dryad with a slender figure walked out.
It was strange to say that she had a slender figure because it was not used to describe dryads. However, in the eyes of the Lake Goddess, the dryad in front of her was indeed slender. She was covered in tree bark and had a complete outline of a woman. The thin branches and roots were like her long hair. Her twisted face was full of hatred. That hatred was not directed at Morgiana, but at everything in the world.
In the eyes of dryads, anyone who destroyed the forest deserved to die.
"I'm Teresa. The elves call me the Spirit of the Branches, the Fairy Witch of Brittany," the dryad said. The female treant said, "Elder of the treant council, I've called you here to discuss the alliance."
"I know. That's why I'm here." Morgiana knew who this dryad in front of her was.
'Spirit of the Branches' Teresa, a female dryad with an unbelievably long lifespan. Her existence was even older than the wood elves who came to Azeroth. It was said that she still remembered the days before the elves came to the forest. Even the King of the Forest, Ao Laing, and the Queen of the Forest, Aleil, would show her respect in front of her.
"We can't tolerate the destruction of the forest. We can't tolerate the invasion of other creatures in our territory. That's why I asked for an alliance." The dryad opened her mouth. Her voice was hoarse like wood rubbing against each other. Her eyes were full of sadness and anger.
"Then why do you want to ally with us?" Morgiana flipped off her unicorn to show her respect. She was still vigilant. The Lake Goddess Witch raised her longsword and questioned the dryad.
"Because we have … a common enemy." Spirit of the Branches Teresa spoke in an unpleasant human language. She gestured for Morgiana to look behind her.
The Lake Goddess Witch turned around abruptly. Then, her green eyes widened.
A tall and gloomy vampire appeared from the shadows of the forest. He wore a black cursed armor. There was not a single strand of hair on his bald head. His bare arms held a cursed longsword in one hand and a scythe in the other. His pale skin almost turned into a gust of undead wind under the shade of the trees.
The most treacherous vampire in the Castein family! Man Frey Von Castein.
"Man Frey Von Castein?" The dryads immediately protected Morgiana and Teresa in the middle.
"Hehe. The dryads and the Lake Goddess Witch want to ally under my nose? That's not a good idea. " Man Frey Von Castein laughed as he approached. The vampire raised his hand and a blood-red beam of energy flew towards Morgiana.
Nagash's Gaze!
Powerful magic began to gather in Morgiana's hand. A thin layer of mist appeared around the Lake Goddess Witch. The Holy Grail of Potion turned white. Morgiana immediately cast a protective spell.
Sixth-circle divine spell, Goddess Mist.
The blood-red beam of energy hit the white mist and made a loud noise.
"Die!" Man Frey Von Castein immediately drew his sword. The cursed sword exuded a greyish-white aura of the undead. It was pointed at Morgiana's chest. The Lake Goddess Witch also drew her sword.
The blades clashed. Morgiana, who was not good at close combat, immediately took two steps back. The golden belt on her waist flashed, and a golden circular shield protected her. Man Frey Von Castein was forced back. Morgiana immediately chanted a spell. The energy in the Holy Grail of Potion suddenly turned purple. A purple dragon of magic gathered in the Holy Grail of Potion, ready to pounce on the enemy.
Just as Morgiana chanted the spell, she could hear the Lake Goddess anxiously trying to say something to her. However, the lady's words were like waves crashing on a rock. It was unclear.
During the battle, there was no room for distraction. Morgiana did not care so much. The purple dragon of magic shot out under her chanting and directly hit Man Frey Von Castein. He hit the trunk of a giant tree.
The energy in the Holy Grail of Potion turned blue again. Morgiana planned to summon thunder and lightning to give the vampire a fatal blow.
"Ouch!" Halfway through the spell, the Lake Goddess Witch suddenly felt a sharp pain in her waist.
"Wh … What?" Morgiana turned around with difficulty. She found that the Dryad had pierced a thin branch into her waist. An unknown green liquid was slowly injected into her body.
"Ugh! Wh … What? This is …? " Just as Morgiana was about to ask the dryad what she wanted to do, a strong sense of numbness covered her whole body. She tried to open her cherry lips, but no sound came out. A trace of crystal flowed down the corner of her mouth. "You …"
The Holy Grail of Potion fell to the ground.
"Amazing, the Fairy Witch of Brittany." The Dryad laughed viciously: "This Ancient Tree Sap can even kill the Forest Dragon. If an ordinary human is injected with a little bit of it, they will directly become a puppet, right?"
"You are …" Morgiana's legs turned to jelly. She could barely stand up. Her hands were immediately firmly bound by the Dryad's tentacles.
"It's not good to attract other humans … How about it, Your Excellency Vampire, this is the gift for our alliance. Do you see our sincerity?"
Man Frey Von Castein got up from the ground. He opened his mouth and laughed: "I see, Dryads. I feel your sincerity. I agree to your request. When the vampires rule this country, we will follow the agreement and drive the elves out of the forest. Then, we will destroy them."
"Very good. Then, the Fairy Witch of Brittany is our gift." The Dryad laughed shrilly.
Morgiana's eyes widened. She tried to reach for something on her body. The Lake Goddess tried her best to mobilize the last bit of strength in her body, trying to break free from the bondage.
Man Frey Von Castein reached out and took a gem from the waist of the Lake Goddess witch's dress. He crushed it and whispered in Morgiana's ear: "Oh, it's not good if other Holy Grail Knights are attracted here."
"Traitor … Teresa, you have violated … the agreement." The gem shattered into pieces and fell to the ground. The Lake Goddess witch's hands drooped down. Then, more branches bound her tightly. Her wrists and ankles were completely bound. The Dryad took the golden belt and sword from her body and disarmed her.
Another stream of Ancient Tree Sap was injected into Morgiana's body. The Lake Goddess witch could no longer move. She could only gasp for breath: "Save … My Lady … Save …"
"Your Lady will not come to save you. My dear Lake Goddess witch, come! Take her away! Another sacrifice has been taken care of. "
"Yes!"
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