In Godrick's mansion, Irina and Nepheli were packing their luggage, with maids helping carry it to the carriage.
Malenia waited outside. She was taking the two sisters to the Haligtree.
After learning about Fia's prophetic dream, Zhao Si and Godrick had begun arranging security and evacuations.
Leyndell, which they had thought was the safest place, had become very unsafe because Black Knife Assassins had infiltrated it.
So besides establishing a defensive perimeter, they also had to move some of the weaker people somewhere safe.
If anywhere in the Lands Between was safer than Leyndell, it could only be the Haligtree.
The Haligtree was closely connected to Miquella's will. In theory, if an enemy invaded, Miquella could sense them through its branches.
After all, the entire city was built on the Haligtree. Anyone walking around on it was bound to touch the tree.
"Don't drag the children into this."
That had also been Zhao Si's original intention. He thought providing Nepheli and Irina with a good living environment was a good thing.
It gave him a sense of psychological satisfaction.
No one else had any objections. Most importantly, Malenia had no objections and was willing to take the two children to the Haligtree.
Especially since she had discovered that Irina had quite a talent for learning the Flowing Sword.
Under Malenia's guidance, Irina's perception had improved by leaps and bounds, and she moved nimbly and reacted quickly.
She had yet to grasp the essence of Waterfowl Dance, and her version had little offensive power, but at least her movements were becoming increasingly precise.
Getting the movements right was an important step. For a blind person like Irina in particular, performing them well was very difficult. She could neither see other people's correct movements nor see her own.
She had to rely