The country tavern was reduced to ruins, the flames had been extinguished, but black smoke still lingered in the sky.
The perpetrator did not escape, but stayed in the open space in front of the pub.
"Are you still unwilling to say anything?"
Charimir was sitting on a chair brought out from the tavern, with his legs crossed and a dagger in his hand.
In front of him, the tavern owner was pinned to the ground by two heavily armored soldiers, unable to move.
But Charimir could still see unwillingness and anger in the other party's eyes.
But Charimir didn't take it to heart.
Who cares about an ant's mood?
"Look, why are we making such a fuss? It's as if we are a group of robbers and bandits. Originally, you only need to honestly tell us the information you know, and then we will leave."
"Not only will I pay you for the wine, but I will also pay you a reward. The duchess of Duchy of the Curved Coast always distinguishes between public and private affairs, and so do the knights who serve her."
"But it's not because we were too cruel that you ended up in this situation. We can only blame you for bringing it upon yourself."
"So, let me ask you again:"
"Where did the demon hunter known as Gerd, the disobedient man who insulted the duchess, conspired with the usurper, and other harmful crimes, go?"
"If you tell him, you can still live. Otherwise, anyone who gives him protection will be punished as an accomplice."
Before he finished speaking, Charimir suddenly tilted his head.
Avoid the bloody spit spitting out from below.
The tavern owner, who was being held down, stared at Charimir with hateful eyes and roared angrily.
"This is Skellige Isles, not Duchy of the Curved Coast! You are a bastard working for a bitch. If you have the guts, kill me as soon as possible. Don't expect the Islanders to betray their friends!"
Charimir made a gesture with cold eyes. "I gave you a chance."
Two heavily armored soldiers grabbed the tavern owner, like dragging a dog, and dragged the tavern owner to the back of the country tavern that had been burned to rubble.
Then a scream came.
Not long after, the two soldiers returned with more blood stains on their bodies.
But one of the soldiers reached out and held two pieces of parchment.
"Your Excellency Knight, this was found on the person of the Islander."
"Huh?"
Charimir took the parchment.
One of them is a blueprint of a steel sword.
Charimir is not a blacksmith.
Although it can be seen that this design drawing is exquisite, this is not the reason why they came all the way to Skellige Isles.
Therefore, he just glanced at it casually and put it down without paying much attention.
He immediately looked at another piece of parchment.
Immediately his eyes widened with ecstasy on his face.
"Your Majesty the Knight?"
Two heavily armored soldiers were confused.
Could it be that the whereabouts of the mutant was written on that other piece of parchment?
Otherwise, why would Charimir show such an expression?
"See for yourself."
Charimir didn't explain, but handed the parchment over again.
When the two heavily armored soldiers searched him earlier, he did not look at it, but handed it over directly to Charimir.
At this time, they took the parchment back, and the two of them came together and found that it was an IOU:
--"I, Gerd, School of the Bear demon hunter, hereby make a note. On the evening of April 25th, Gwent owed the tavern owner one hundred ducats from the gambling game (note: the kind owner specially wiped off the change for me)
Since I don't have that much money on me for the time being, I will use School of the Bear's steel sword design as a mortgage. After I return from Castle Etnir, I will exchange the bounty for the mortgaged blueprint."
"Go and call the guide."
After a while, a rat-headed and rat-brained Skellige man was pushed in front of Charimir.
"Sir, you called me?"
"Do you know where Castle Etnir is?"
"That was the castle of the Tuirseach Clan's branch on Great Skellige Island. I heard that it was abandoned because of the appearance of monsters."
When he said this, the guide seemed to have thought of something and suddenly became frightened.
"Sir, are you planning to go to that castle? This is not possible. Even Tuirseach Clan can't deal with the monsters in the castle. We are going to die."
Charimir frowned and scolded fiercely, "Quiet! Who told you that we are going to work for the families of the Islands?"
Immediately, he seemed to be talking to himself or to the guide.
"Since the parchment mentioned that the place where the traitor is going is Castle Etnir, this means that it is the lord of the Tuirseach Branch Family who hired the mutant to clean up the monsters in his family."
"This also means that as long as we arrive at Castle Etnir in advance, we can block that mutant monster and prevent him from escaping."
the other side.
Lynn and Gerd had just arrived at Great Skellige Island's Kaer Trolde Harbor by boat. They were drinking and eating in a tavern in the port.
"Isn't Tuirseach Clan the ruler of Little Skellige Island? How come there is a castle on Great Skellige Island?"
Lynn has wanted to ask this question for a long time.
It's just that I didn't have time before, so now I have time to say it.
Gerd was holding a big piece of bone and meat with both hands, eating it until his mouth was full of oil.
"Because Tuirseach Clan is divided into the main family and the branch family. Little Skellige Island was originally the territory of the main family, and the branch family's territory has always been in Great Skellige Island."
"But later, due to the attack of the human-faced demon bird, the branch family was forced to abandon the castle and territory, and had to go to Great Skellige Island to join the main family."
"The reason why Earl Torgil hired me to clean up Castle Etnir is probably because he wanted to return to his hometown."
So that's it.
Lynn nodded suddenly.
He took another sip of beer.
Understandable.
They have all separated.
Going back to my hometown is actually equivalent to living under someone else's roof.
Even if my family doesn't mind, it will be difficult for me to survive on other people's territory.
Therefore, if you want your family to grow further, you must regain your territory.
If you don't do anything, maybe in a few years, your family will become vassals of this family.
It's no wonder that Earl Torgil gave the task of cleaning up the monsters in the family castle to Gerd.
Thinking of this, Lynn made a little joke casually.
"Since that Earl is so dependent on you, after we clear up Castle Etnir and his territory, maybe he will give you one or two villages and make you a vassal. From now on, you will no longer have to live a life of poverty and hardship."
"When you become rich in the future, don't forget your old brother."
However, what Gerd said next made Lynn stunned.