The lake's wound

The next day, Morgan sat on the edge of the bed, holding a small booklet, lecturing Bavan Sheehan in a soft but stern voice.

"In short, we can't do that in New Darlington anymore. We can't treat humans like fairies, and we're not allowed to cut off their feet to make high heels."

Be as considerate as possible, but fight back if you are bullied.

"Fight back? Like you would treat a fairy?"

With a hint of innocent naiveté in her eyes, Bavan Shi asked. Morgan frowned slightly and said sternly, "Didn't I tell you? You can't treat humans like fairies. Why can't you even grasp this basic principle, Bavan Shi?"

When Baobhan Sith saw Morgan's furrowed brows, she immediately lowered her head, almost as if she was about to cry.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, Mother, I was so foolish. I will treat those people well, I..."

"Enough, that's too ugly, Bavan Shi."

"Mother..."

Baobhan Sith's originally snow-white skin now had an almost sickly pallor, and she dug her fingers into her palms, almost piercing her skin.

There was a knock on the door, Bai Mo walked in, interrupting the lesson. Bawan Xi felt a little annoyed that her time with her mother had been interrupted.

Regardless, she knew very well that the person in front of her had saved her from that bastard Beryl, so she wouldn't vent her displeasure on Bai Mo.

Morgan taught her that whoever treats her badly should be severely punished, and whoever treats her well should also be treated well.

Bai Mo first looked at Morgan with disapproval for a while, which made her ask with some confusion:

"What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I'll tell you later. Lancelot just came by, not the one that flies in the sky, but the Lancelot from the Pan-Human History."

"What's he doing here? Has he finally realized Aurora's ugliness and given up on playing that knight and princess game? Maybe he'll bring back Aurora's head."

"No, it's Melusine. Something seems to have happened to her."

Just recently, Lancelot arrived in New Darlington, bringing with him intelligence about Salisbury.

In the main hall of New Darlington, Lancelot leaned anxiously against a stone pillar, his face showing a hint of worry. When he saw Knights of the Round Table Bai Mo emerge, his face lit up with joy, but the joy vanished instantly when he saw Morgan behind him.

"What? You don't want to see me? You can go back, you knight who seduced the princess."

Morgan clearly didn't have a good impression of Lancelot either, and Lancelot, seeing this, retorted just as bluntly:

"I'm here to inform Mr. Bai Mo of important information, as well as some important matters concerning the Fairy Knight. I believe that if the Queen of this kingdom is wise, she will be willing to listen."

Morgan snorted coldly, simultaneously restraining Bavan Shi, who looked hostile and seemed ready to rush out. She said in a cold voice:

"You do have some eloquence, but why don't you use it to advise Arthur?"

"Alright, you two, don't forget we're allies." Bai Mo interrupted the argument sharply, glancing at Morgan with annoyance as he said to her:

Whoever starts the trouble is responsible for ending it.

Morgan turned his head away, his face full of displeasure, but still said, "Well, Lancelot, for his sake, I really shouldn't be arguing with you here."

But I will not apologize to you.

"Thank you so much, Morgan. If I heard you thank me, I'd probably go deaf the next second."

Lancelot ignored Morgan and went directly to Bai Mo, a look of worry on his face.

"Mr. Bai Mo, after the battle in Sheffield, Melusine did not return to Salisbury immediately. She returned there that very evening, dragging her battered body."

Ah, looking back now, that scene was so cruel. Such a beautiful knight, such a beautiful Melusine, how could she have become like that? How heartbreaking! And yet, she refused my help. I could only watch from afar, opening the church doors for her..."

Hearing Lancelot's sorrowful expression at Melusine's plight, Morgan couldn't help but speak up:

"Get to the point, or are you planning to recite a poem out of sympathy for her miserable state?"

Lancelot realized he might have gone a bit too far, so he coughed and cleared his throat. Morgan, seeing this, let out a deep sigh.

No wonder Arthur in Pan-Human History messed things up so badly when he was with such a freak. Luckily Bai Mo had the foresight to put this guy with Aurora.

"After that, Melusine and Aurora talked for a while. I didn't hear anything. After all, as a knight, I couldn't possibly eavesdrop."

But while I was having tea downstairs, I inevitably overheard their conversation. Aurora's voice was soft, like a mountain spring, but she seemed equally at a loss as to how to help Melusine.

Later, Melusine said she wanted to return to the Lake District in northern Britain, to go back to that marshland, and hoped Aurora could come with her, but Aurora refused...

"It's quite impressive that you could hear so much while you were having tea downstairs."

Bai Mo's lips twitched as she spoke, while Bawan Xi put on a thoughtful expression. She looked curiously at Lancelot's ears and said, "Aren't the first and second floors of Salisbury's chapel quite high? And I remember the soundproofing was very good, right?"

"Ahem, anyway, that's what I heard. That night, Melusine flew away crying. Heading north, perhaps to that swamp I don't know about."

Lancelot avoided their gazes and said, "In short, I'm very worried about Melusine's situation, but if I leave, Aurora will be left unprotected."

Morgan rolled his eyes, not wanting to look at the knight who was steadfastly fulfilling his duty.

"Ugh, what a hassle. Why bother with that Melusine? Just let her sink into the swamp. She's not loyal to Mother at all anyway. Why are we doing this kind of thing?"

With a typical mischievous expression, Bavan Shi looked at Lancelot with amusement, clearly blaming him for the interruption of her mother's time with Lancelot.

Morgan shook his head solemnly and said:

"No, we need to prepare for action and head to the swamps in the lake region to check on Melusine's situation."

When her mother rejected her once again, Bawan Shi once again wore a thunderstruck expression, her face as pale as paper.

Bai Mo noticed her expression and said at the same time:

"That guy Beryl should have anticipated that Melusine would intercept that Black Spear, so the material he compiled probably used Melusine's material."

Flying in the sky every day, with enough manpower and resources, it's possible to find a few strands of her hair. Although Black Spear has been restricted by me and Chaldea, Beryl can't decipher it completely, and the analysis won't be incomplete.

But if it reaches a certain level, it can be deadly enough; the difference is whether you die on the spot or survive for a while before dying.

The Black Spear "Tenju" was originally intended to deal with the Greece Machine God of Olympia, so its power was naturally extraordinary. Although a bunch of Runes and other Magecraft were used to hinder it, it's not impossible that Beryl could use a simulated "mirror" to analyze it.

The fact that Melusine didn't die proves that the analysis wasn't very thorough, but it could still be fatal.

After hearing Bai Mo's explanation, Morgan nodded slightly and said, "In that case, we should act even more. Fortunately, the Lake District is located in the north of Britain, and there... there is also a Pilgrimage Bell in Orkney."

The original plan was to reclaim the clocks from Salisbury and Oxford first, but since this has happened, let's adjust the order."

Bai Mo nodded and said to the three of them, "There are only three of us, so we can set off now. Ritsuka and the others are also near the Clan of the King in the north, so we can meet up there."

Bai Mo was about to take action when Morgan spoke up:

"Wait a minute, let me set up the Holy Lance. Barghest has returned to Manchester, right?"

Lancelot was somewhat puzzled as to why Morgan was asking Barghest, but he nodded nonetheless. After sorting out the situation in Sheffield, Barghest returned to Manchester.

Bai Mo looked at Morgan, a subtle look in his eyes.

Upon reaching the top of the tower in New Darlington, Morgan arranged dozens of the Holy Lance [Rhongomyniad]. Bai Mo, standing nearby, asked, "Are these Holy Lance aimed at Manchester?"

"Yes, if anything happens to Melusine, we must deal with Barghest immediately, otherwise something terrible will happen."