Dick and his party arrived at the door of Ravenstern City before dark, and everyone got off their horses one after another.
The city guards were about to step forward to stop them, but after seeing their faces clearly, they immediately stood aside respectfully, lowered their heads slightly, and signaled them to enter the city.
One of the patrol captains who had met Dick said respectfully, "Ms. Barbara, Lord Dick, do you need me to lead the way?"
"No need." Dick responded calmly, "I have been here once before and know the location of the palace."
He said with a bit of joking, "This time, I shouldn't have to go meet Prince James again, right?"
Hearing this, the patrol captain lowered his head even lower and hurriedly replied, "Of course there is no need."
"Don't embarrass him, he's just following the rules." West came to the rescue.
Dick turned his head sideways, said nothing, and walked towards the city first.
Vesemir shook his head slightly and looked around, looking at everything around him curiously.
Geralt still looked cold, but when he passed by the patrol leader, he nodded slightly as a greeting.
"Dick, you have to wait for me!" Barbara shouted from behind.
Dick then slowly slowed down his pace. When Barbara came to his side and stood shoulder to shoulder with him, the two of them continued to move forward.
West accompanied the other two demon hunters, walking behind and chatting.
"Dick, you look like you're not in a good mood?" Barbara spoke first to break the silence.
"I can't say, it's just that Ravenstern City, when I first came here, I received a 'warm welcome' from the officers and soldiers, and they..."
Just chatting casually, a few minutes later, several people arrived near the square.
Dick raised his hand and pointed to a blacksmith shop not far away and said, "That's where I bought Ivan's relics. At that time, his head was hanging on the gallows in the square."
At this time, in front of the blacksmith shop, the mixed-blood elf blacksmith was shirtless and sweating profusely while forging weapons.
Hearing the voices coming from the front, he subconsciously raised his head, and when his eyes fell on Dick, he couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Hey, a bunch of demon hunters! Why do you look so familiar to me? Have we met before?"
Dick walked up to him slowly, with a smile on his lips, "I spent a lot of money Kelang to buy back the relics of my fellow demon hunters."
"Oh, it turns out it's you." The blacksmith said while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Queen Meve has returned to Ravenstern City. Now that soldiers are no longer patrolling the streets, my business has improved a lot.
By the way, didn't you buy quartz sunglasses before? Why don't you wear them anymore? Aren't you afraid of exposing your identity?"
Dick chuckled lightly and responded easily, "No need."
After exchanging a few words, everyone continued to move forward, and soon they arrived in front of the palace gate.
The soldiers stationed there made a "please" gesture one after another and respectfully let them in.
Dick frowned slightly and asked, "I remember that when I came here last time, I had to temporarily leave the weapons to you for safekeeping. Why don't you use them this time?"
West on the side had a smile on his face and hurriedly explained, "Master Dick, this moment is the other moment.
"Now you are our extremely important guests, how can it be the same as last time?
Now the relationship between you and us, Northern Kingdoms, is getting closer and closer, so naturally we cannot be the same."
Dick gave a soft "hmm" and nodded slightly to express understanding, but just as he was about to step into the palace, he turned back and looked at Vesemir master and apprentice,
"Vesemir, Geralt, don't you go in with me to meet Queen Meve?"
Vesemir waved his hands with a smile on his face, "No, no, I don't like those royal meeting ceremonies, you'd better go and 'suffer' yourself.
Who made you the leader of Witcher Order now? You must show up on such occasions."
Geralt said softly, "Hmm".
"What about you?" Dick turned his head to West and Barbara and asked.
West bowed slightly and replied, "I still have some chores to deal with, Mr. Dick. I'm really sorry that I can't go in with you."
Barbara explained, "Magic Academy has a warlock who has decided to join forces to fight against the Misty Mountains's barbarians. I have to go pick him up."
"Huh?"
Barbara patiently explained:
"Dick, don't be confused. Although Magic Academy is very close to Northern Kingdoms, it is located in the center of Great Inland Lake.
"To be precise, Great Inland Lake is surrounded by several countries, such as Northern Kingdoms, Sarleon, and the southern countries, so Magic Academy is not only subordinate to Northern Kingdoms.
"There are more than 30 regular magicians in the academy, and there are hundreds of magician apprentices.
"Many of them are not warlocks working for a certain country. Most of them just focus on studying magic and do not want to get involved in the disputes in the world."
"So is there anyone willing to participate now?" Dick asked.
"Yes, this person is very special." Barbara said softly, "You will know when you meet him. Goodbye, Dick, goodbye, everyone."
"Goodbye, Ms. Barbara." Everyone responded one after another.
But I saw West and Barbara turning away side by side, their arms holding each other's arms, looking very intimate.
Dick stared at their leaving figures, some details of what happened in the past few days kept flashing before his eyes.
Through the behavior of West and Barbara just now, combined with various previous observations, he came to a slightly shocking conclusion - these two people turned out to be lovers.
Barbara is more than two hundred years old, while West is just forty years old. Not to mention their average appearance, they are also slightly fat.
This means that in addition to being eloquent and responsive, West must have other [unique features] that are different from ordinary people, so that he will be favored by Barbara.
Recalling the sad tragedy of Vesemir and Lady Kardashian, Dick is really not optimistic about the development of the relationship between West and Barbara.
However, emotional matters are like looking at flowers in the fog, so who can say for sure?
Besides, this has nothing to do with me.
Dick shook his head, throwing these messy thoughts behind, took a deep breath, raised his hand and gently pushed open the palace door.
This time, there was no West to guide him, but the soldiers in the palace corridor were very responsible. Whenever Dick approached, they would give him directions with their arms in a timely manner.
Following their guidance, he turned left and right, and a few minutes later, Dick arrived at the door of a luxurious main hall.
In front of the door, two people were standing quietly waiting.
One of them was tall and dignified, with a gentle smile on his face, looking towards Dick - it was Queen Meve.
Behind her, standing tall and tall, was a guardian knight wearing full blue armor.
At this time, his visor moved up to just above his head, revealing his young face. It was none other than the Falcon Knight who had 'saved' Dick from the Drowner group - Kebi.