"Hey, you really aren't a good listener." Xing En said to Kaguolet, "I'm telling you a story here with such sorrow, yet you're thinking about something else."
"Ah, sorry." Kaguolet smiled at Xing En. "I was thinking about something else."
"About Belaque?" Xing En asked. "Or about matters between you paladins?"
"Both, I suppose." Kaguolet said helplessly. "I'm considering whether I should go to Winterfort."
"You definitely should. Where else do you plan to go? You could stay in Red Rock City forever, but spending your whole life hiding your identity would be like being locked in a cage. If a person has no freedom, what meaning is there in living?" Xing En said with a smile.
"I've never thought of living for my own freedom. But I have thought of dying for the freedom of the people of the Elzeran Continent," Kaguolet said.
"You paladins..." Xing En shook his head helplessly.
"Winterfort is your best option. Do you still want to return to the Royal City?" Xing En asked, looking at Kaguolet.
"With my current identity, I'm a disaster wherever I go," Kaguolet said. "The City Lord won't let me go. He has other paladins under him as well. I wonder how they're doing now."
"Those people seem to think the same way you do, don't they? Even if you're one of the leaders among the six of them, what are you worried about? Are you afraid they'll turn against you and come after you?" Xing En asked.
"They obey the City Lord's orders absolutely. If I go to Winterfort, I may bring disaster to its peaceful lands," Kaguolet said.
"The Elzeran Continent is so vast. Perhaps there are other places where I can find shelter," Kaguolet said with a bitter smile.
"I could find you plenty of places