Release that Witch - Chapter 671

Chapter 671

Yorko lamented in silence .

"Hell, didn't they agree not to meet each other ever again? It's just a courtesy to say 'please feel free to contact the ambassador if you come across any difficulties'!"

He exchanged a look with Otto . After hesitating for quite a while, Yorko said, "Send her in . "

If it was not because the real buyer was here, Yorko would rather make up some excuses such as "The ambassador was currently not available . Please come again later" and shut her out .

No . 76 soon led the girl to the room . As he had expected, it was the 10th item in the "Black Money" auction, Amy .

The witch grasped Yorko's arm anxiously as soon as she came in . "Sir, please help us . Annie and the others are in danger!"

"Danger?" Yorko feared that it was not a good sign . "Slow down, slow down . Take a seat first . " Yorko patted her on the shoulder . "Tell me what exactly happened?"

"We've . . . been found!" Amy uttered a series of broken words breathlessly . "A large number of . . . patrol team surrounded the orphanage and blocked off the roads in the vicinity . I saw more than one platoons of knights . . . They're searching for witches one block after another . The other witches are still stuck in there . . . Please, help them!"

"Are there other witches apart from you and Annie?"

"Yes, Hero and Broken Sword . Hero lost her legs, so Annie has to carry her on the back . "

Yorko gasped . One was already enough for him to worry about, and there were four! "How did you escape?"

"Our food is running low, so I went out to buy some groceries . By the time I came back . . . by the time I came back, they had been everywhere!" Her voice trailed off into a barely-suppressed sob .

Yorko found himself in a very difficult position . Although titled with Ambassador of Graycastle, he did not have any actual executive power . Therefore, it was impossible for him to stop the patrol team . Further, the operation was commanded by the King of Dawn, whom he had just vexed a great deal during the court meeting . If he now stood out to protect the witches, he would probably face a more severe consequence than being expelled from the palace .

"Don't worry . They'll be OK . " No . 76 consoled Amy while gently stroking her back . "Sir Yorko must know how to bring them back safe and sound . "

"Not at all!" Yorko snapped in silence . If Amy could have sought Roland for protection as he had suggested earlier, nothing of these would have happened .

"What about that Mr . Hill?" Otto questioned .

"I don't know . He never reports to me, and often time I can't find him anywhere . " Yorko frowned . "If you want to see him, I'm afraid it has to be after dinner . "

"I see . . . I'll look for Earl Quinn first . He's the king's prime minister and is in charge of the patrol team . Perhaps he can help them escape . "

"Hang on . Will he listen to you?"

"I've no idea, but it's worth giving it a shot . " Otto gave a look full of mixed feelings . "Do you still remember the witch friend I talked about earlier? Her name is Andrea Quinn . She's the daughter of Earl Quinn . "

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Time slowly slipped away . Yorko could do nothing other than looking out of the window while waiting .

Meanwhile, No . 76 did an amazing job in comforting Amy . The agitated girl finally calmed down and fell asleep in the recliner . Yorko could tell that the long journey had cost the witch a great amount of energy . Having said that, it was still pretty . . . gullible of her to sleep at a place like this .

By evenfall, Hill Fawkes was back to the ambassador mansion .

"Where did you go . . . " No sooner had Yorko finished his sentence than he found three people followed Hill to the room .

Actually, it was two and a half people .

One of them was even half a head taller than Hill, her face stained with blood and her bright eyes observant . It was the same Annie who had taken away Amy from "Black Money" the other day . She was carrying a purple-haired girl on her back . Out of convenience, the girl was closely attached to Annie with two straps clutching her waist and her shoulders .

From the dangling pants, Yorko knew she must be legless Hero .

The person who entered last was about the same height as No . 76 . She had shoulder length silver hair, gaunt and frail, with her hands at the waist, as though she had sustained severe injuries .

Awakened by the patterings of footsteps, Amy was stunned for a second before throwing herself to Annie . "You all escaped . . . Thank God! Did those knights hurt you?"

"I'm fine, but Broken Sword . . . She consumed a lot of magic power . "

"I've been so worried about you . . . " Amy could not hold back her emotions anymore and broke out into tears .

"Annie's here . Nothing to fret about now . " Hero offered her solace .

Yorko gaped . "How did you meet them?"

"It's a long story . They must leave here as soon as possible . " Hill grabbed the ambassador's hand and pulled him aside to the bedroom . "Listen, you guys must leave the city of Glow before the city gate closes . Our wagons are ready, five in total . The first two will carry wheat and fruit, and you'll get on the other three . . . "

"Hold on for a second," Yorko interrupted . "You just said . . . 'you guys'?"

"You and the witches, not including me . " Hill stressed each word with due strength . "In order not to obstruct His Majesty's plan, we have to keep in touch with the Kingdom of Dawn . "

"But I'm the ambassador!"

"That's exactly why you need to leave . " In a critical moment like this, Hill appeared to be even more self-collected than usual . "Look, I didn't save these three witches . "

"What?" Yorko was shocked . "Not you?"

"My birds are always hanging around the Tourney Square . If I can't find the witches, it would be a better idea to see how my rivals locate them . I received the news right after the knights set out . Unfortunately, by the time I got there, the block had been under a siege . Only Rats from the Black Street know how to get in there . "

"So you bribed the Rats?"

"I've been keeping in contact with local Rats since I arrived at the Kingdom of Dawn . Although it has cost a big chunk of money, they do sometimes help me in the event of a crisis . " Hill said in a low tone, "But the three witches had already fled by the time I found their traces with the help of the Rats . "

"Isn't that perfect? I'll ask Denise to get them out of here . Let's pretend nothing has happened . . . "

Hill shook his head . "It isn't that simple . The King of Dawn already knew where the hiding place of these witches exactly is . He has manpower sufficient enough to turn the whole block inside out . How did they escape? There's only one possible explanation: they let the witches go . Perhaps Appen wants to expose more hidden witches in this way . . . or rather—he wants to find out the person who supports them . "

Yorko swallowed hard .

"If that's indeed the case, it would be too risky to linger in the city of Glow . The best option is to leave as soon as you can . " Hill continued, "If you can bring four witches to His Majesty, the payoff of that would be significantly greater than fulfilling your duties as an ambassador . "

"What about you . . . " Yorko asked hesitantly . "If you get caught . . . "

"They can arrest a person with a legit name, but not a nameless man who secretly hides in the darkness . In their eyes, I never exist . " Hill chuckled . "Nobody will ever notice one guard in the delegation is missing, and Lord Otto will also cover for me . Do you remember what I said? I'm just an ordinary acrobat . Next time you and His Majesty visit the Kingdom of Dawn, you'll probably see a brand new acrobatics troupe in this prosperous city of Glow . "

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