Three days had passed . Tilly was walking around anxiously until she saw the four witches when her mind was finally put at ease . Judging from their dirty faces and forced smiles, she could easily tell that their trip must have been filled with accidents and risks . Fortunately, they were safe and lucky enough to escape from the demon army after being discovered by them .
Tilly was about to say some words of comfort, but after seeing Ashes' unapologetic face, she became upset and began to reprimand the Extraordinary, albeit slyly .
"I've never expected that a person who boasted of experiencing hundreds of battles in the wilderness would get lost," Princess Tilly satirized . "Tell me how you managed to get from Hermes to kings city and not just wander into the Southernmost Region? This is unlike what you've shown me . "
"Uhh . . . well there were so many church people chasing me at that time . Everytime I was lost, I would catch one of them and have him tell me where the correct direction was," Ashes shrugged . "And we didn't deviate too far away from the planned route this time . At least, we could still see the Taquila ruins . If the demon army hadn't gone into action, I would have been able to see . . . "
"Without adequate Red Mist, they'll never send out all their troops . We sent you to gather information about the enemy since we need to guard against the Devilbeasts' surprise attacks . But when you crushed the Magic Stone, we could only see the demon army from behind and at a very bad angle!"
"Everyone is back safe and sound . It's the ideal outcome . Besides, the angle isn't that bad," Pasha interjected . "His Majesty Roland has sent back the first batch of witches from the north and Sylvie was among them . With her, our scouting ability will be greatly improved . And we've seen the enemy's rear, which will help us to judge the scale of the enemy's main force and reinforcements . You can go back and have had a good rest first . "
"Oh? We got messages from the Northern Region?" Ashes raised her eyebrows and asked .
"Yeah, lucky for you, if these messages didn't come you wouldn't have easily gotten away with this . " Tilly snorted . "Well . . . Excuse me, I have to go now!"
"Wait . " Ashes looked at Pasha with a vague smile and then hurriedly caught up with Tilly .
"Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"No, nothing, let's just head back . " Ashes twitched her mouth and said .
After they returned to the Witch Building, Ashes wrapped her arms around Tilly from behind when the princess closed the door .
"I'm so sorry, I worried you and-"
"Did Pasha tell you to do this?" Tilly asked without turning around .
"Uhh, how'd you know?" Ashes was slightly startled .
"I clearly see it on your face . " She broke away from Ashes' arms . "I'm guessing that Pasha told you that I didn't have any good rest these past few days and that I've stayed around the magic core most of the time . She must have told you to forgive my bad mood and to try your best to comfort me since I'm exhausted . "
"Amazing . . . to think you could guess all of that," Ashes stood astonished .
"So, could you apologize to me first?" Tilly turned around .
"What? No . " The Extraordinary shook her head .
"No?" Tilly glared . "So, you think it's right to worry me?"
"There should be no problem, you're not in any danger . And that's all I need for a decision . "
"Ashes, you don't understand . " Tilly was furious . "Any risk can be calculated, measured and evaded . The person who performs the task is also included in the calculation . If the person isn't good at the task, even a perfect plan will be ruined . Do you understand? If it was me, the situation would never become so dangerous!"
"Calculate, measure, evade . . . You sound more and more like Roland Wimbledon now . " Ash shrugged and said .
"Don't divert the topic . " Princess Tilly remained unmoved . "Isn't it true?"
"But there's always risk . And I want to be the one to take it, even if accidents are likely to happen . After all, I've already had countless accidents in my life . " Ashes, who was much taller than the princess, bent forward and put her hands on Tilly's shoulders so that their eyes were level . "Listen, I have a very good reason to not apologize to you . Now that we've decided to stay here to fight demons, I'll have to take more chances to risk my life and go to dangerous places . One day, I may be unable come back and I don't want to owe you lots of apologies . "
"Hey, don't pull this on me!"
"Listen to me please, Tilly," Ashes said seriously . "I'm not as talented as your brother and it's too difficult for me to think about things like the future of witches . so taking risks is the only thing I'm good at . If you're determined to return to the Sleeping Island now, I'll immediately promise you that I'll never let you worry about me, but I can't guarantee that here . I would never ask you to apologize to me if you make me worried . "
Tilly was speechless . She looked into Ashes' golden eyes and felt that this black-haired witch in front of her seemed to be more reliable than ever before .
No, Ashes is talking nonsense . Tilly denied it in her heart .
"Ahem," she turned her head aside and said . "I guess I can forget about this incident for now, but you have to tell me about the whole thing later . Now go take a shower . You stink . "
"Alright . " Ashes breathed a sigh of relief . "Do you want to take a bath together with me?"
"No, not now!" Tilly grumbled .
Tilly watched the Extraordinary leave and then lifted her right hand to check a tiny wound .
On her right palm, there was a spot which was pricked by a ring . It was already healed, but the pain was still fresh in her memory .
Fortunately, the worst didn't happen .
Perhaps, I'm thinking too much .
. . .
When Lorgar woke up from her long slumber, she felt an incredibly comfortable sensation in her body . It felt as if she was soaking herself in a warm spring and was completely free of dizziness and pain .
Yes, I remember now . It was Nana Pine . The Wolf Girl vaguely recalled something had happened before her sleep . Nana had run into her bedroom while panting . The lovely, little girl had probably got back in a hurry without any rest . The first sentence she heard from Nana was "Have a good sleep now . You'll be alright when you wake up . " She also remembered that she had seen her friends from the exploration group, who had uttered many words besides her bed . However her mind went blank when she tried to remember what they said back then .
The feeling of Nana's magic power flowing through her body was so wonderful that she had forgotten almost everything .
"So I'm fully recovered now? I should express my thanks to Nana," Lorgar thought .
Unexpectedly, after she opened her eyes, the first person she saw was a gray-haired man .
She was stunned . "Great . . . chief?"
"It's me . " Roland nodded . "How do you feel now?"
"I . . . don't know how to describe it . " She tried to move her finger . It was still clumsy, but she managed . "I think I'm fine . How long have I slept? Where's Nana? And . . . what are you doing with your hand . . . "
"Oh, this? I just thought that they looked interesting, I hope you don't mind . " Roland stopped touching Lorgar's wolf ears and took his hand back . "I've been curious about how they feel like . Do you feel . . . well, ticklish when I touched them . "
"No, they're just ears," Lorgar was surprised and said . "You can touch them if you want . I'm fine with it if you don't mind them . "
With these words, the Wolf Girl wiggled her long ears .
"I'm done with it for now . " He coughed twice and continued . "You've slept for about three days . This is a normal duration since you were severely wounded . Of course, you would still recover if you didn't take this long sleep . But in that case, you would feel extremely tired and uncomfortable during the recovery process . "
Lorgar was slightly surprised . "Do you mean I've slept for three days in a row?"
"Yes . If Nightfall didn't stop the Symbiosis, you would've slept for longer . " Roland smiled . "Your body woke you up . After you get up, you'll feel hungry soon . "
"Oh, yes, Miss Nightfall . I have to go to thank her and the other witches . " The Wolf Girl wanted to get up, but Roland gently pressed her down in her bed .
"Don't rush . Take your time to deal with these things," Roland said with a smile . "But before that, on behalf of the City of Neverwinter, I have to thank you . You did a good job, Lorgar Burnflame . Neverwinter will reward you . "
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