Abbott brought over two chairs, then served Roy a cup of tea and two pieces of breadfruit.
Only when Roy took the breadfruit did he realize how ravenous he was. He drained the tea mixed with honey and lemon juice in one gulp, then ate a piece of breadfruit. His stomach felt much better afterward.
Roy then began recounting what the two of them had gone through aboard the Sea Wolf.
Starting from when they boarded the Sea Wolf, all the way until the elven army stormed the harbour docks and the Sea Wolf finally sank.
Only then did Jasper learn that the Seventeenth Legion stationed north of Walnut Forest had made it to the docks in time not because a Half-Elf was imprisoned aboard the ship, nor because it was carrying an entire shipload of Naga mermaid slaves, but because Princess Ophelia and the Elven Nobles had become involved.
They would never let those young Elven Nobles come to any harm. After all, if the Seventeenth Legion wanted to remain comfortably stationed in Walnut Forest, it had to secure the support of Castleton City's Elven Nobles.
"Roy, you've got some nerve. You actually went to Seaside Manor for help. Weren't you afraid they'd throw you out?"
After hearing Roy's account, Abbott covered his face with both hands and cried out.
"If they threw me out, at worst I'd take another fall. What did it matter?" Roy said, spreading his hands.
"Besides, the Elven Guards saw how miserable I was. Even if it was only out of pity, they wouldn't make things too difficult for me. Going to the manor for help could only end one of two ways: success or failure! But if I didn't try, how could I ever know the answer?"
After speaking, Roy showed a faint