Upon arriving at the guest room, Kyle waved the maids away, helped his lord onto the bed, washed him up, tucked him in, then left the room to rest next door.
The next morning, Velin woke slowly, clutching his head.
Recalling what had happened the previous night, he opened his mouth, but in the end, he still did not voice the promise he had already broken many times.
He climbed out of bed and opened the door. Facing the blinding sunlight, he saw Kyle already sitting on the railing, waiting.
Kyle stood and said, "My lord, Count Alvia just sent someone to invite you to visit the outskirts of Bastion City this afternoon."
"I understand."
Over the next few days, under the hospitality of Alvia and his wife, Velin lingered there happily and was even somewhat reluctant to leave Bastion City.
But the evacuation deadline was drawing ever closer. He had no choice but to leave.
Outside Campter Manor, Alvia opened an exquisite box, revealing the Cold Wind Fruit arranged inside. He introduced it, saying, "Lord Velin, this is Cold Wind Fruit, a specialty of Cold Wind Territory. It can increase the cultivation speed of ice-element warriors and knights."
"Cold Wind Territory is poor. This is the only present worthy of being offered. I hope you will not find it lacking."
Seeing this, Velin smiled and replied, "Brother Alvia, what are you saying? Whether a gift is valuable is far less important than the sincerity of the giver."
"In my eyes, Cold Wind Fruit is an excellent gift."
After speaking, Velin took out thirty Wind Sweet Fruit and twelve bottles of Glowing Wine from his Spatial Ring.
"This is Wind Sweet Fruit. It can improve a mage's understanding of nature."
"This wine is called Glowing Wine. It is brewed from