The Devil’s Cage - Chapter 359

Chapter 359

While Mary was packing her things to leave, Kieran pulled over two war horses .

He used the bedding inside the high tower where Galeart was resting and made a simple stretcher, placing the patient on top .

Kieran wished Galeart would recover and wake up soon because the information that he could gather was too little .

Most of it were of his own guesses, and there was almost nothing that he could really confirm, except for one point . That one point that Kieran was extremely certain about was, there was something fishy about that imperial envoy!

Swusters Castle was not far from Tita Town, only a day's journey on horseback .

If it was a secret meeting, there was no need to make a big detour to Tita Town .

A small town with a population of around 200 hundred was very sensitive against strangers . The guards at the town entrance might not be able to fight a real battle, but recognizing strangers was easy for them .

With the secret order on him, the imperial envoy should move in secret, but he picked such a place that might risk exposing himself . The fact was baffling Kieran's thoughts .

Unless…

"There were some matters that forced him to do so! Being chased by assassin so he needed to request help from Swusters Castle owner, or…"

Kieran's heart bloomed a malicious thought . Everything began with the assassination of Swusters Castle's owner . Under the circumstances that she might be assassinated by someone familiar, Kieran couldn't help but think more . However, it was just a guess and couldn't be verified yet .

"What kind of incident could cause multiple parties to strike relentlessly?"

Kieran grinded his brain in a puzzled manner .

He was sure that the Duke Sergourney that he killed before was not the same side as the assassin in the high tower . Apparently, if Duke Sergourney had a qualified assassin in line, he wouldn't have gone to Swusters Castle himself and tried to storm the tower by force .

The assassin who killed the Swusters Castle owner belonged to another faction as well .

This faction should be the most hidden and with the quickest response because they might very well be the faction that was chasing to kill that imperial envoy .

Though there was a possibility that they were independent as well .

"Three to four factions at once? Who do they represent?" Kieran thought of it while rubbing his chin . By the time Mary moved her necessities onto the war horse, Kieran could only figure one question out .

The faction with the fastest response to matters should be the ones closest to the king . Only such a position could observe the king's every move .

"There are others who are hiding beside the king… What is this king doing?"

Kieran shook his head, refusing to comment on the king .

Before completely knowing a person, Kieran would not make further comments . Same went for the natives as well because it would only cause prejudiced perception towards a matter .

If such a comment was wrong to begin with and Kieran had a prejudiced perception towards the matter, it would not be a good news for him . It would only cause him to misjudge things or even create lethal threats to himself .

"Can we depart now?"

Mary asked Kieran after sealing the tower's door shut .

"Sure!"

Kieran nodded and he rode in front, followed by Mary .

Kieran was not at all surprised when Mary displayed an outstanding riding skill . With her mother's abilities and strength, under her instruction and influence, it would be normal for Mary to possess riding skills or sword skills .

Behind Mary was the unconscious Galeart and some of the things Mary wanted to bring with her, which utilized three war horses to carry her load .

Kieran glanced over the load that Mary had brought . Most of them were miscellaneous, but among them was a long rapier, compared to Mary's stature . When the specially made rapier appeared, it verified Kieran's guess about Mary .

Dak Dak Dak .

The war horses moved over the hang bridge with a constant speed . When they reached the end of the bridge, Duke Sergourney and the other dead bodies appeared before them .

Kieran could see the hatred and contempt towards them on Mary's face .

"Need me to take care of the bodies?" Kieran asked .

"I'll do it myself!" Mary said before jumping off the horse .

The little girl's way to deal with the bodies was also quite simple, pushing every one of them down the mountain streams .

Though repeatedly dragging nearly 20 grown men's dead bodies was quite the burden towards a thirteen year old girl . She was already panting heavily after dragging half of them, but when Kieran offered to lend a hand, she still refused .

After spending half an hour pushing the bodies down the mountain streams, Kieran and co . continued their journey .

The moon of the night sky was bright and clear, shedding faint light on the narrow jungle path . Stars could be easily seen with a raise of the head through the seams of the jungle crown on top . The songs of the insects were lingering in their ears; the quiet feeling was quite satisfying as well .

If it was not for the wrong mood, it might be a decent night walk .

Mary lowered her head and kept quiet when they resumed their journey .

Other than the exhaustion from before, there were changes in her mental state as well .

Kieran was quite familiar with such a change .

When he first entered the game, he'd been through the process as well, being familiar with dead bodies and learning to calm his mind . It was not a decent experience, but in order to survive, Kieran clenched his teeth and took the hands-on experience .

Most importantly, no one else could lend their hand while one faced such a process; all that was available was himself .

So Kieran watched her quietly without saying anything . It might seem a little harsh and cruel, but being cruel on herself was kinder than others being cruel on her .

While keeping quiet in their journey forward, all that was left was the horse gallops .

Until the unconscious Galeart moaned .

"Galeart!"

Mary who was quiet and had her head down quickly jumped off the horse happily and went over to the makeshift stretcher .

"Ma . . . Mary?"

Galeart who had just awoken couldn't tell what was going on, but when he saw the little girl, his mind was refreshed . But when he saw Kieran, a vigilant expression appeared on his face . Even after Mary introduced Kieran, the vigilance remained .

"Hello, Galeart . " Kieran greeted him with a smile .

Other than the fact that he could get more information after Galeart awakened, it was also because when Galeart woke up, Kieran's sub-mission, [Rescue!] was tagged as completed .

Though Galeart's greeting presented a cold and estranged feeling .

"Um, Nice to meet you, Sir 2567! Gratitude for saving my life!"

Although Galeart was saying thank you, but Kieran couldn't feel a bit of gratitude .

"Is he taking precautions against me?"

Kieran was not at all mad about the action . Quite the opposite, he was looking at the elderly man with interest in his eyes . Galeart's attitude and manner reminded him that he had neglected some things before, some very important things .