"Please don't be impulsive, Your Highness, I have no intention of harming you, I am only here to talk to you. ”

Hell, is there such a thing as a talk?" Roland swallowed and turned slowly. Under the threat of the dagger, he could only do what the other party said first.

In the dim light of the candles, Roland saw the other - she was sitting on the edge of her bed, her whole body buried under her robe, her head covered with a hood, unable to see her true appearance. The candlelight casts her figure on the wall behind her, taking up most of it.

"Who are you?"

"I have no name, and my sisters call me Nightingale," she said, standing up, pulling up the corners of her robe, and half-squatting on her knees, in what was a standard aristocratic salute, "First of all, I would like to thank you, Your Highness Roland Wimbleton. ”

Roland noticed that the lines on the other party's robe shimmered in the firelight, three juxtaposed triangles, resembling the pattern of eyes...... Seems to have seen it somewhere.

- "The pattern on the coin...... It is the seal of the Holy Mountain and the Evil Eye, which is the emblem of the Witch Aid Society. 」

Barov's words flashed through his mind, "You...... It's a witch!?"

"Hehehe," she let out a series of chuckles, "Your Highness is indeed very knowledgeable. ”

Hearing the other party admit his identity, Roland quietly breathed a sigh of relief, it was not the assassins sent by the brothers and sisters, "You came to this remote town for the witch of the North Slope mining area? If I had ever hanged her, she would have died long ago. ”

"I know. And if you do, I won't just talk to you......," Nightingale sat back on the edge of the bed, "and the Commonaid Society doesn't like people to meddle in worldly matters, especially those related to royal power. But I don't really like to listen to them, and it might be too much to kill a prince for the sake of a witch, but I can do it to impress you. ”

Naked threats. Roland was relieved, "She's alive and well." ”

"I know that besides her, there is a little girl named Nanawa," she nodded, "I arrived here a week ago, but I haven't met you. I've seen everything you've done, and though I don't quite understand why you don't have the usual ill will toward witches, but in any case, I thank you on behalf of the Witch Aid Society. ”

"I ...... a week ago," Roland wiped his forehead, and "everything he did was in his eyes?" Could it be that this guy has been following him all the time, and he is completely unaware of it?"

"Aren't you tired of standing and talking to me?" she said, removing her hood, "Please come over here." I don't look terrible, and I won't scare your Highness. ”

Not only is it not ugly, it can be said to be beautiful, the moment the hood falls, the nightingale's golden curls are sprinkled like a waterfall, and the golden spots of light slowly fade under the candlelight, and the bridge of her nose is high, and her eyes are bright, unlike the slightly childish faces of Anna and Nanava, her facial features reveal a mature style. Although it was impossible to look closely in the dim light, the scattered shadows on her face were enough to prove her beauty.

Roland walked over slowly, sitting side by side on the edge of the bed. It's not that he left the danger behind because he was attracted by the other party's face, but he simply felt that the other party had no malicious intent.

"Now you can say it. ”

"Sure enough, you're not afraid of me," the woman's voice sounded a little happy, "you're different from all the people I've met...... They hate us because they are afraid of us. I could see the fear in their eyes, and you ......" she couldn't help but reach out and gently caress Roland's cheek, "only curiosity." ”

Roland coughed twice in embarrassment and looked away. Hey, don't change the atmosphere so quickly, it's okay, it's still Assassin's Creed, why did it suddenly become a domineering president.

Fortunately, the other party quickly restrained his emotions, "I'm here to tell you that I'm going to take Anna and Nanawa away." ”

"No!" Roland was shocked and blurted out directly. Fearing that he would simply annoy the other party by refusing to do so, he added, "They're doing well here, and no one can hurt them." Besides, where do you want to take them? There's no safer place than here. ”

"Take them to the Mutual Aid Society, where they will belong," Nightingale did not turn her face at the refusal, she still said in a calm tone, "The members of the Mutual Aid Society are their companions, there is no discrimination, no persecution...... They don't have to disguise themselves anymore. ”

"Where do you have no fixed place to stay, do you? My guards found your camp in the Hidden Forest a month ago, and their footprints show that you are heading north...... What is in the north, there are only boundless mountains!"

"You're right, the Aid Society is somewhere in the Desperate Mountains right now, and it's perfectly safe for witches. ”

"Spending the winter in the mountains like a wild man, where is it safe? Is there clean drinking water, is there plenty of food, is there a warm dwelling?and the Demon Moon is coming, and the whole northwest will be a dangerous place, what are you thinking-" Roland paused suddenly, wait, what did Baroff say?", "Witches can only find true peace if they go to the Holy Mountain. The purpose of the Aid Society was to bring witches together in search of the Holy Mountain. Hell, could it be ......, "You're going to look for the Holy Mountain in the Desperate Mountains?"

"I beg your pardon," Nightingale smiled wryly, but her look told Roland that she had guessed correctly.

"In that case, I will never agree," Roland vetoed, "In two months, the entire territory will be a world of evil beasts, and even if the mountains can avoid humans, they will not be able to avoid evil beasts." Otherwise, the holy mountain can be found at any time, so you can all come to the border town for the winter, and it's not too late to look for it when the winter is over. ”

This time, it was Nightingale's turn to be stunned, "The Mutual Aid Society moved here......?" What an interesting person," she thought for a moment, but shook her head, "Your Highness, even if you are not afraid of witches, your people are afraid. And once we are exposed to the eyes of the people, the minions of the church will soon come to the door. ”

With the help of witches, my people will realize that they are not evil. But before Roland could speak, the other party stopped him, "In addition, there is another reason why I want to take them away, Anna is about to become an adult." ”

"Adult?"

"That's right," Nightingale explained calmly, as he seemed to see the doubts in Roland's mind, "Adulthood is the first hurdle that all witches need to overcome, and the sooner you become a witch, the harder it is to get through it. Your Highness, do you know why we are considered the embodiment of the devil?"