I weave fate in parallel time and space

Chapter 17 Finding the Wizard
Leaving the palace is still very simple. As the place where the most important leader of the empire lives, there must be some secret passages inside that only members of the royal family know.

Alicia was not blind since she was a child. When she was a child, she would often go outside through the secret passages in the palace to play and play some hide-and-seek games with the maids.

Fortunately, the owner of the pawn shop got up early, so she didn't have to wait in the cold wind. The little old lady couldn't bear such a toss.

Not surprisingly, brooches have been pawned for a lot of money. There are still a lot of pawnshops in the imperial capital. If it is in the countryside, such a large ruby ​​may be easily regarded as a fake.

Although she can't see it, as a royal, she still has a dedicated stylist.

Because this brooch doesn't look good to wear, it has been permanently sealed in a drawer by her stylist for several years. No one has seen it, so there shouldn't be any problems.

After selling the brooch, Alicia bought some bread and water and wrapped them together in a gray package. She was lucky that she didn't meet any rogue robbers on the road, and she can't scare them away with her current appearance.

With money, everything is easy to do, so she chartered a carriage and asked them to take her to Romir Town.

The jurisdiction of the Marquis of Oss is actually not far from the imperial capital, and it can basically be reached in eight hours by carriage, which is about [-] kilometers.

Yes, the dimension of the imperial capital is very high, and it is actually only more than 100 kilometers away from the icy snowfield. It is very cold in winter, but the geographical location of the imperial capital is not a random choice.

It is close to the sea, but not too close. Near the bay area, there is the largest ice-free port in the empire. There are two continuous mountains in the northeast. enemy.

Behind is the plain, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and the sea and land transportation is convenient. The most outstanding thing is that there have been basically no major natural disasters in the past few hundred years. Except for cold spots, it is almost a perfect capital.

In fact, it is not bad to have a place in the south, that is, there is an old enemy of the Britannian Empire in the south, and it is too close to the enemy and too dangerous.

Although the town is not big, it is beautiful. The town of Romil is at the only gap between the two mountains. In other words, if there is an army from the east to attack Britannia, this is the front line. Therefore, the Marquis of Oss Identity is important.

She didn't stay in the town for long. She passed through the market, crossed the small bridge, and came to the country road. During this time, she asked the road about the wizard, and they almost unanimously told Alicia that the People are on the snowfields in the north.

Today's sun is very comfortable. The warm sunshine in spring makes the earth gradually recover. The grass under her feet is lush and growing very well. Alicia found that although she has become a little old woman, her eyesight is not bad, and she can enjoy the hawthorn all the way. The sights and smells of the flowers.

She has not seen the colorful world for more than ten years since she became blind, and everything is new to her.

"That guy did a good thing." Alicia murmured, "Well, but the debt must be settled in the future."

When people get old, they like to talk to themselves.

However, the gradually aching back made her have no time to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

"I'm going to need a cane," Alicia said.

She continued walking, trying to search among the bushes, hoping to find a branch that could be used as a walking stick, but suddenly, there was a sound from the hedge behind her.

First there were some creaking sounds, and then there was a heavy murmur.

Like people, Alicia thought.

She stretched out her bony hands and pushed through the bushes. Behind the bushes was a hilly plain. Many sheep were grazing with their heads down. It seemed that this place should be a pasture.

And not far from her, an old man with gray hair and beard fell to the ground and moaned. The shepherd's staff was thrown aside. It seemed that he should be the owner of these sheep.

She hurriedly stepped forward to help the old man up and let him sit on a small stone on one side.

"Want some water, sir?" Alicia said.

The shepherd touched his aching back and waved his hands, "No, thank you for your kindness, old mother."

"Old mother?" Alicia said a little unhappy, "Aren't you an old guy too?"

The shepherd turned his head and looked Alicia up and down, "Oh, you misunderstood. Although I look very old, I am only in my 60s this year."

Alicia just wanted to refute that she was only in her 20s this year, but suddenly remembered her current appearance.

Well, she looks almost 90 now, and to him, she is really an "old mother".

Alicia snorted twice and said nothing.

After a pause, she asked again, "Why did you fall to the ground?"

"Hey, don't mention it. After hugging the lamb, it was hit by its mother. This beast protects the calf better than humans." The shepherd said.

"What about your son? Why don't you let your son come to graze?" Alicia asked curiously.

The shepherd hammered his sore thigh and sighed, "He's dead. He had a serious illness a year ago. He sold a lot of sheep but he didn't get cured."

Alicia was silent for a while, and then sighed, "I may also die alone."

Hearing the sound, the shepherd raised his head and asked curiously, "Old mother, the sun is about to set, where are you going? Are you planning to go to the mountain before dark?"

"Isn't it interesting to go to the top of the mountain to watch the sunset?" Alicia said half-jokingly.

"You're not serious, are you?" the shepherd said in surprise, but then he said, "There is a shepherd's hut on the mountain. If you don't come down in time, you can live there."

As he spoke, he picked up a cane on the ground on one side and handed it to Alicia.

"You look like you need this more than I do."

The workmanship of the cane is very good, and there is a bird's head carved on it. It feels very comfortable to hold in the hand, especially the height is also very good, as if it was specially made for her.

"Thank you, it was a great help."

The shepherd smiled, picked up the shepherd stick, and walked along the hedge to his flock.

Seeing the back of the shepherd leaving, and looking at the cane in his hand, Alicia laughed at herself.

"The advantage of being old enough is that the old man in his 60s also has to "respect the old" to me."

She began to continue up the mountain, and after a while, the bushes disappeared, revealing a bare ridge, above which was the bristle heather plateau, and then a steep hillside, covered with yellow weeds that swayed and clawed.

Alicia continued to walk forward with a blank expression. After a while, her old legs began to ache, as did her back and knees.

She didn't have the strength to mutter, and just continued to walk panting, but she couldn't see the shepherd's hut that the shepherd said. Knowing that the sun had set below the horizon, she collapsed on a stone, not knowing what to do next. done
(End of this chapter)