"Tell me the details," Silan said, frowning.
The Unicorn struggled in the sand for a moment, its hoof pawing out, "Could you let me out? This is so uncomfortable!"
"If you stop attacking us."
"Rest assured, great wizard." The Unicorn knelt and bowed its head. "I apologize again for my actions just now; I was truly terrified."
Silan waved her wand and freed the Unicorn.
It first carefully washed its body in the stream before slowly walking up to Silan.
After the pain subsided, the Unicorn regained its elegant and composed demeanor, no longer as wary as before.
"You said before that the dark wizard hurt you?" Silan asked tentatively.
"That's right!"
Mentioning this, the Unicorn became angry again and snorted twice.
"My people say they've also discovered traces of the dark wizard. I'm certain he's targeting us."
"Has he been to the Forbidden Forest many times?"
"Yes." The Unicorn flicked its tail. "And it's been happening more and more frequently lately. But he hasn't succeeded."
Hearing this, Silan was fairly certain that Quirrell was now impatient.
They'll probably come after me soon.
It's still necessary to prepare in advance.
"I will come again. If any of your people are injured, they can come to me."
The Unicorn sincerely thanked them and bowed its head and knees in an elegant gesture.
"Great wizard, I pay you my highest respects."
[Animal Bloodline: Proficiency +20]
With this unexpected bonus, Silan's smile became genuine.
After the Unicorn left, Silan returned to Hagrid's side and found Hagrid sitting on a large tree root, blaming himself like a two-hundred-ton child.
"I'm so sorry, it's all my fault."
Hagrid covered his face with his hands and wept, large tears seeping into his beard and dripping onto the ground.
"You almost lost your lives! I don't deserve to be Keeper of the Keys and Grounds. I should be kicked out and live the rest of my life as Muggle!"
"Alright, Hagrid." Harry patted Hagrid's broad, rock-like back. "Please, we're all alright. Have a Chocolate Frog, maybe you'll get the rarest card."
Seeing Silan approach, Ron hurriedly said, "Silan, you need to talk to Hagrid. I'm afraid he'll cry himself to death."
"Hagrid, this is not your fault."
"I just asked, Unicorn didn't actually mean to hurt us. It was just scared and tried to run away. Don't blame yourself."
Somewhat helpless, Silan made up a half-truth to appease Hagrid.
"Really?" Hagrid peeked at Silan through his fingers.
"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied to you?"
[Silver Tongue: Proficiency +2]
Hagrid then cheered up, wiped away his tears, and jumped happily off the tree root. Upon landing, the four young wizards clearly felt the ground tremble.
The size of the Half-blood Giant is indeed authoritative.
Ron patted Hagrid on the shoulder. "Can we come see Dragon again later?"
"No way!" Hagrid shook his head firmly. "You guys are really bold, coming to the Forbidden Forest after something like this just happened."
"We're used to it," Ron shrugged. "You wouldn't say that if you'd ever been chased like a whack—a -Troll by a troll."
"That won't do either!" Hagrid insisted.
Seeing Ron's defeat, Harry took a roundabout approach.
He winked at Hermione. "Please, Hagrid, we can come with Silan later."
Hermione knew exactly what Harry was thinking, but she also wanted to see the Dragon with Silan, so she reluctantly agreed, "Yes, Hagrid, we'll be careful."
"Let's talk about it later..." Hagrid hesitated for a moment, then changed the subject.
Ron and Harry exchanged a smile; they both knew Hagrid would agree.
Sure enough, two days later, they arrived at the Forbidden Forest together again.
Besides the little Dragon, several Unicorn also came here this time.
The Unicorn that Silan had healed last time carried Silan and Hermione around the woods, while Harry and Ron sat on tree roots watching them enviously.
"I've heard that Unicorn generally only approach witches, and don't like witches, let alone let witches ride them..."
Harry ignored Silan and Hermione on the Unicorn's back, only gazing enviously at the snow-white, agile Unicorn.
"It's incredible that it would let Silan ride on its back," Harry exclaimed, then asked Ron beside him, "What does that mean?"
Ron was looking at the other Unicorn, imagining himself riding Unicorn to Hogwarts Castle, with everyone watching him with envy.
George and Fred shouted at their classmates around them.
"That's our brother! Our own brother!"
Percy Weasley replied, "I wouldn't trade a Prefect Badge for riding Unicorn."
Lost in his pleasant fantasy, Ron suddenly heard Harry's question and casually replied, "What does that mean? Uh... it means Silan is actually a girl?"
Harry nudged Ron with his shoulder, somewhat exasperated, and said with a smirk, "That just shows Silan is an incredibly kind and innocent wizard."
"That's why the Unicorn was willing to approach him."
What are you talking about?
Hermione, who had just dismounted from the Unicorn, walked toward them with a smile.
That's amazing!
He was even able to ride on the back of Unicorn and play with Silan.
It was truly a unique and unforgettable experience.
Because the Unicorn had no saddle, the two of them had to sit close together, holding onto the Unicorn's mane.
This pleasant and heartwarming experience made Hermione's head spin, and a smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.
"Hey, Hermione!" Ron called out, "You'd better go see the Hospital Wing."
Hermione touched her face and asked curiously, "What's wrong? I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere."
"Your face is practically melting from smiling!" Harry laughed.
Hermione was both embarrassed and angry. After stomping her foot, she ignored them and went to Hagrid's side to look at the little Dragon.
"Uh... Mr. Clop?"
Silan was strolling through the forest with the Unicorn he had first encountered; he was still somewhat unaccustomed to calling a Unicorn "sir."
"Call me Clop, the great wizard."
"Then you can just call me Silan."
After a moment's consideration, Silan said, "The dark wizard who attacked you is a dangerous individual, and I'm certain he won't give up easily."
"That damned wizard!" Clop snorted angrily. "Oh, sorry, Silan, I wasn't talking about you. I meant, isn't there any other way to stop him?"
"It's difficult," Silan sighed. "He's a powerful dark wizard, but..."
He hesitated, deliberately pausing at a crucial moment to whet the Unicorn's appetite.
"What's wrong? Please, tell me!" Clop asked urgently.
"That's how it is." Silan's expression was grave. "I already know who the dark wizard who attacked you is."
"Who?!"
"He's a professor at our school. And he knows I'm close to you guys, so he's been keeping an eye on me." Silan feigned concern, her voice extremely low.
Clop fell silent, but his tail kept wagging.
"I estimate that he'll soon bring me to the Forbidden Forest to use me as bait to capture you."
"Then why don't we just hide?"
Silan shook his head. "He won't give up until he achieves his goal. And if he can't find you, he'll probably take his anger out on me."
Clop asked anxiously, "Then what should we do?"
"Don't worry, I have a way."
Silan smiled at it and delivered the speech he had prepared long ago.