If you are an ordinary person, you will easily be frightened and compromise.
But Dick stood up directly. "I'm sorry I can't follow the order."
James stared at Dick for a long time, then looked away, and waved his hand forward as if he was disgusted. "That's it, you can go."
"For the sake of you being given the title by my sister, I forgive you for your rudeness this time. If it happens next time, it won't be so easy."
Dick pursed her lips tightly and turned around to leave without saying a word.
When the door was closed, a gust of wind came in, causing the candle lights in the room to sway.
James's expression fluctuated with the candlelight, and then the prince sat upright and issued an order solemnly:
"Call Brownie back. I have something to ask him."
"Yes!"
Of course, Dick didn't hear Prince James's last words.
At this time, he was already in the courtyard, took over the wooden box containing Ivan's head, and led the horse towards the outside of the city.
When they were at the gate of the city, the soldiers no longer blocked them, and Dick rode away with everything in mind:
[Black Cat Mercenary Company]It seems that the clues about this matter have been broken again.
But...
It just seems.
When I talked about the seal issue with James just now, the other party's eyes visibly dodge.
Although it was only for a moment, my dynamic vision keenly captured this detail.
I had been secretly on guard just now, but I had turned on Witcher Senses from beginning to end just in case something unexpected happened.
Now it seems that he obviously knows something.
But judging from his attitude, if he wanted to kill him, he obviously didn't need to summon him, so it could only be done by his cronies or subordinates.
And the letter said that he blocked his father's way. Could he be James's son?
In addition, what is Prince James's true attitude towards Queen Meve?
The royal family is the most ruthless. Is he really not interested in [that position]?
At this time, Queen Meve has not returned, which is extremely disadvantageous for Witcher Order.
Fortunately, Kaer Morhen is located in a remote place, and no one except a few warlocks from Witcher Order knows its location.
And Ruiwen is the royal warlock of Queen Meve, so this position will not be exposed.
Besides, [Manslayer] is about to lead the barbarians to invade Northern Kingdoms. When the time comes, his [Berserkers] will still need to be dealt with by demon hunters.
So at least for now, Witcher Order is safe.
Thinking like this, Dick felt a little relaxed and continued to move forward on his horse.
Two days later, Dick came to the last stop before Kaer Morhen - the territory of [Firstfall Bay]. The person in charge here is Duke Amara.
This place is backed by mountains, and after passing through a large jungle to the south, there are the southern countries.
It can be said that most of the frictions between Northern Kingdoms and the southern countries over the years have been settled by Duke Amara alone.
Duke Amara is rumored to have very strong military capabilities, so having him stationed here makes Queen Meve extremely reassured, and he can be regarded as a close confidant of the Queen.
Previously, he and Queen Meve led their troops to gather at Ravenstern City, and now they are raiding Jatu Plains together, but they are not here.
Dick also doesn't want to stay here longer and wants to rest for one night before setting off.
It was slightly dark, and the city gate was not closed at this time. Dick entered the city smoothly. Walking on the street, he found that the architectural style on both sides was similar to Ravenstern City, but the temperature was a little warmer.
You are right. Northern Kingdoms is distributed in a long strip shape from east to west. Firstfall Bay is located on the westernmost side of Northern Kingdoms. The last Northern Kingdoms territory in the south is where it meets the borders of the southern countries - Dragon Repelling Castle.
Maybe it's because it's not too far away from the southern countries, so the temperature in Historyfall Bay is not too low in winter.
After asking passers-by for directions, Dick soon followed the instructions and found a relatively large pub.
After placing the horse in the stable, he entered the tavern and came to the bar. The waiter behind the counter just raised his head and said, "Oh, there is another witcher. Stay in the hotel or eat?"
Here we can clearly see the difference between citizens in big cities and villagers in villages.
The villagers would often call Dick the master, and these citizens seemed to have become accustomed to it, and they were not overly respectful.
Dick became interested after hearing this. "Have you met other demon hunters before?"
"Yeah, I saw him about four or five days ago."
"Then what does he look like?"
"It's hard to describe. He's lost weight. It's not ugly anyway, but his smile is a bit scary. But he doesn't have two..., oh, three swords on his back like you.
"You demon hunters don't all carry two swords, so why do you carry three?"
Seeing that Dick just smiled and did not answer, the waiter didn't care and continued, "He has two crescent-shaped weapons on his waist. I don't know what they are."
Crescent weapon?
Dick was startled.
"Is that person's attitude a little arrogant? Is his tone particularly harsh?"
"It's like this. The tone of his voice makes me want to beat him, but he is a demon hunter, who can beat him? And the money he gives is generous, so I don't dare to care about it."
"He came alone?"
"Yes."
Dick heard this and thought:
That demon hunter must be Kayn, I didn't expect him to appear here.
Counting the days, he should have recovered from his injuries by now, and being able to come here means that nothing serious happened to him. Maybe he will be returning to Kaer Morhen at that time, and maybe he will be able to see this cheap senior brother again in a few days.
Knowing the news that Kayn was safe, Dick felt inexplicably relaxed. After happily paying the money, he explained to the waiter that he should put more fine horse ingredients for 'Spotty' and clean the back of the horse with a dry brush before going upstairs to rest.
Historyfall Bay The castle at the end is brightly lit.
In a spacious bedroom on the fifth floor, a young girl and a fat dwarf with thick black eyes were looking at the woman on the bed with worried expressions.
The woman was in her forties and was lying on the bed in her pajamas. She closed her eyes tightly and looked slightly painful.
Near his bed, a thin middle-aged man wearing a plain robe spoke plausibly:
"Gods above, may your holy names be revealed, may your holy majesty come to this world, drive away evil spirits, and protect this person."
At the same time, he held an open iron bottle in his right hand, poured the water in the bottle into his left hand, and kept throwing it towards the woman's body on the bed.
When the water was sprinkled on her body, although the woman still had her eyes closed, her face became more ferocious. At the same time, her body struggled violently, as if she wanted to sit up.
This force caused the bed to shake slightly and squeak.
However, she did not sit up in the end, because there were already several thick and strong chains that tightly tied her to the bed.
After a while, the woman stopped struggling, the pained look on her face disappeared, and she slowly began to snore evenly.
The man in the robe relaxed his expression at this time, screwed the lid on the iron bottle, put it in the pocket on his waist, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then looked at the girl next to him,
"Miss Vanessa, the holy water enchanted by a warlock still has some effect on evil spirits. Lady Amara is fine for the time being;
"But after all, I am just a priest, not a professional demon slayer. I can only treat some common diseases. If you want to eradicate evil spirits, it is best to find a professional demon hunter for help."