Knight and Wand

Chapter 74: Piryeno's Invitation

Sitting on the tiles of the roof, the blond-haired, golden-eyed boy hugged his legs and looked out quietly at the castle courtyard in the distance, where the foreign servants were celebrating in a sea of ​​jubilation.

The faint sounds of piano, flute and drums seemed to bring Corvis' memories back to the distant past.

The sea breeze blew on his face, his golden hair fluttered in the wind, and the boy raised his face and stared blankly at the white seabirds flying across the sky.

Listening to them chirping freely and flying in the blue distance with their wings spread, the boy couldn't help but stroke their necks gently, rubbing the bright red magic patterns with his fingertips.

Closing his eyes, Corvis enjoyed the rare tranquility without being disturbed during the brief interval when his "master" left for a banquet.

But the moment of relaxation was fleeting, and Corvis knew he still had work to do.

As Piriano's "slave" and half-apprentice, the boy has to help his "master" complete many chores every day that the other party is too lazy to waste time on.

Whether it is patrolling the surroundings to guard against the operation of the spell, or replenishing the magic power for the sealing spell that is preserving the griffin egg.
Now that other imperial mages and apprentices have gone to various places in Kantadar, he is the only one who can handle these affairs in the empty embassy.

It would certainly not be possible to rely on the legionnaires outside the gate who knew nothing about magic.

Leaving the rooftop and walking out of the big house in the courtyard, the boy took a walk along the ritual nodes set up on the courtyard road.

After checking the inner circle and finding everything is normal, check the outer circle.

Soon, along the wall surrounding the courtyard, Corvis saw Elena's figure at the statue in the backyard as usual.

In the past half month, she has been spending a little time alone here almost every day, more frequently than in the first month after she arrived.

But today, although the lady's eyes were still red as if she had been crying, her expression seemed much more relaxed than usual, and her face seemed more radiant.

Even the smile when she greeted him was no longer forced, as if a heavy burden had been lifted from her heart.

As Corvis watched Elena return to the big house, his mood unconsciously improved.

Turn around and continue checking the security techniques.

Just as the boy walked to the place where Elena had just been, he stopped in surprise.

There seemed to be something wrong with the flow of magic on the wall.

He raised his hand and turned his palm towards the hidden and invisible location under the bricks and stones of the city wall.

The young man drew a circular magic light curtain, allowing the magic patterns there to appear in his field of vision.

It's not an illusion! The original complete magic pattern path seemed to have been cut off and interrupted directly at the current position.

In surprise, Corvis dragged the circular curtain of light in front of his palm, and as he walked, he shone the light at the place where the magic pattern disappeared.

It was not until I walked a long way that I saw the magic pattern port at the other end which had also been cut off.

Is it because the spell under the wall has not been maintained for too long that it has naturally damaged?
impossible.

The security spells in the embassy courtyard were jointly arranged by several real "Masters of the Position".

Those high-level magic masters are definitely not fakes like their "master" Pirieno, and it is impossible for them to make such a negligence.

Moreover, Corvis remembered very clearly that until he finished his patrol yesterday, the rituals in the courtyard were still intact, and there were no signs of abnormalities in the magic patterns.

This must be man-made.

But the scene before him also left him puzzled.

The already extremely sensitive warning magic had been interfered with and distorted so severely that even a large part of the outer circle magic pathway that maintained its integrity was missing.

Then why not only did the alarm not get triggered, but the entire procedure continued to function smoothly?
Corvis waved his hand to disperse the light curtain of magic in front of his palm. His delicate brows tightened and he fell into deep thought.

Who did it?
Ms. Elena?
The blond boy shook his head mentally.

If the poor lady had this ability, how could she have ended up as a gift from the Kantadar nobles to her master?

Corvis looked up and gazed at the edge of the city wall which no longer had any magical protection.

The boy's heart, which had been silent for many years, couldn't help but feel a long-lost restlessness.

Who exactly came here?

And why did this torn gap in the ritual appear exactly where Elena vented her pain and spent a long time alone?

Just a coincidence?

Hurrying back to the celebration site outside the castle, Leon passed through the noisy celebrations and finally found Lohak, who was still anxiously searching in the crowd.

He stepped forward and grabbed his friend's arm, and without saying anything, he dragged his friend to a secluded corner: "I found your sister."

When Lohak heard this, his pupils trembled with surprise.

".really!!?"

He almost grabbed Leon’s shoulders and jumped up, and his voice couldn’t be suppressed and raised his throat: “Is she okay? Is she injured? Where is she?
Can I go see her? No, no, no, that's not right, let's find a way to take her away!"

Leon looked at his partner's excited look, and when he took a deep breath to calm down, he continued with a serious face: "She is in the Atias embassy. Judging from her complexion, at least her food, clothing and environment are okay. I don't see any injuries on your sister."

After saying that, he sighed and told the bad news at the same time: "There is a path that can lead to her, but it is only to see her. If you want to save her, you have to find a new way."

"Why? Are the black guys' yards heavily guarded?"

Looking at his companion's solemn expression, Lohak began to feel uneasy.

"The main gate is indeed heavily guarded, but this is not a real problem, otherwise I would have been able to rescue her just now."

Leon pointed to his neck helplessly: "Your sister said that she and several slaves in the embassy were put under a terrible spell by a wizard. No matter where they ran to, the wizard could separate their heads and bodies with just a thought.

Among those who were sent to the embassy with your sister, a slave made a mistake and angered the other party, and was cut in the neck by the curse in front of them. "

"." Lohak opened his mouth in surprise and his eyes widened in panic for his sister's safety.

Concepts related to magic were obviously beyond the boy's cognition. He lowered his head to calm down, then looked at the partner in front of him who had cast spells and dispelled demons.

"Leon, do you have any way to remove this evil spell?"

"Do you really think I'm a magician?"

Leon smiled bitterly and shook his head at him: “At least now, I really can’t do anything.”

After hearing this, Lockhart couldn't help feeling a little depressed. He sat down weakly on the flower bed, with a surge of hatred towards the wizard in his heart.

Leon comforted him, “Don’t worry, your sister is definitely not in danger for the time being, wait for Azerien to come back and discuss the next countermeasures together.

If all else fails, we can find an excuse to spend money to negotiate with those men in black, and maybe we can redeem your sister."

After hearing this, Lohak regained his spirits and nodded.

Although my sister is beautiful, she is not worth a fortune. Azerien is now a Kantadar noble, so he has close contacts with these men in black.

As long as there is a suitable entry point and reason, spending money to buy people is indeed a feasible option with some potential.

"No matter how much it costs, as long as I can rescue my sister, I will repay you double in this life!" Lohak looked up and promised his companions very seriously. Leon patted Lohak on the shoulder: "If you want to pay back, pay back Azerien's share. Forget mine. Have you forgotten that your sister gave me water in the cage? I don't know where I saw this proverb, even a drop of water should be repaid with a fountain."

Although the lady's kind act was futile and ultimately failed to save the original owner's death, Leon still silently took credit for this favor.

After all, he traveled through time and space and used the body of this young man to revive, so he had to bear the consequences to some extent. What's more, Elena was now the closest relative of his best friend, so it was worth it no matter how much money it cost.

The noisy celebration in the castle gradually came to an end.

The time after nightfall will belong exclusively to the bride and groom of this wedding.

It was not until the servants' celebration outside ended that Leon returned to his room and finally remembered the name "Margarina" mentioned by the bard, and why it sounded so familiar to him.

The pronunciation of this name is exactly the same as that of the bride at this wedding banquet. It is mentioned frequently by people around him every day. It would be strange if he was not familiar with it.

Leon sat in a chair, waiting for Azerien to come back, his thoughts drifting during this time.

He still felt that perhaps the two Miss Margarinas were not the same person.

This female name is very common, so it is not surprising if it happens to be a coincidence. Perhaps it is a female companion or family member brought by a nobleman who attended the banquet?
After all, bypassing the groom at the wedding ceremony and having a secret affair with the bride?

No matter how you think about it, it's too outrageous.

Or for a powerful noble like Falcon in Kantardar, did he buy the bard's head wholesale?
It recalled the accusations made by those gangsters in Dragonmaw City, as well as the bad reputation mentioned by the captain of the Dragonmaw City guard.

This audacious bard might actually do such a ridiculous thing.

Eh? It seems that Ms. Elena also knows the poet!
Remembering that Elena had called out the bard's name, and thinking that he on the wall was Goliad, Leon's face froze instantly.

No, no, no, no!

Ms. Elena's personality would definitely not allow her to develop a close friendship with that greasy old pervert. She probably just chatted with that slick man who was climbing over the wall.

Leon guiltily glanced at Lohak, who was silently thinking hard about a solution not far away.

Decided not to tell the other party about this crazy contact for the time being.

So that his companions would not be distracted and annoyed by the evil bard who was entangled with his sister.

Unfortunately, he didn't dare to stay on the parapet for too long during the day. After learning that rescue was temporarily impossible, Leon quickly retreated without even thinking of asking Ms. Elena how she knew the poet.

Next time I have a chance, I will definitely ask for clarification.

Tsk, thinking this way, it always feels like something is not right. He leaned back in his chair, frowning and thinking.

We only met once half a month ago, and now we meet again thousands of miles away.

Coincidentally, he also pointed out the secret passage that could lead to the courtyard.

And he also happened to know the person he had been looking for.

How could such a coincidence happen in the world?

Before Leon could figure out what was going on.

Azerien also returned to the room from the ending banquet.

"I'm sorry, I searched the hall after the banquet started, but I didn't see any servants who looked like Ms. Elena. Did you find any clues?"

Azerien looked a little tired. He sat down and took a long breath, then asked his companions.

It is not an easy task to keep your nerves tense all the time and play a fake identity to deal with the conversations with the nobles around you.

Especially since the young man had been constantly chatted with by an extremely enthusiastic big shot today, just trying to justify his fake life experience was enough to make Azerien rack his brains.

“I found her.”

Leon once again carefully repeated Lady Elena's plight to Azerien.

The noble son was somewhat excited when he heard that the rescue target had finally been found.

After learning about the lady's situation, I suddenly felt overwhelmed.

It was already difficult to rescue people from the heavily guarded Atias Embassy.

But there is a vicious magic blocking everyone's way. What should they do?

Among them, except Leon, no one has any way to deal with the power beyond cognition.

".In that case, I may have good news as well." Azerien thought of the red-haired man who had enthusiastically talked to him today, and told the two of his unintentional gains today.

"At the banquet, I unexpectedly met an Atias noble named Piryeno, who is currently the most senior person in the embassy. I wonder if he is the wizard you mentioned who imprisoned Elena.

However, he seems to be very interested in investing in the identity we made up. He has been talking to me today and has offered to help me, the 'Son of Dosen', recruit troops to retake the territory and revive the family. "

As he spoke, Azerien took out an invitation letter from his arms: “Before leaving, he said that I could go to the embassy to find him at any time to discuss in detail how to support my family.

I originally thought that if Leon couldn't enter the courtyard today, I would take this opportunity to take you to the appointment and sneak in to find someone. Now it seems that we have to go there."

Leon and Lohak were both surprised to hear that Azerien had accidentally connected with the Atias nobles.

This is indeed a rare breakthrough.

It's a pity that I don't know what the customs of the nobles of the Atias Empire are.

After all, in the countries of the Western Continent, if nobles who had no close relationship directly offered to pay to redeem each other's female slaves, in most cases it would be tantamount to a provocation.

But if the other party is interested in investing in the "Son of Dosen" they made up.
With this identity, Azerien might be able to take the opportunity to establish some political friendship with the other party.

If all goes well, perhaps Azerien and Lady Elena could act out a corny scene in which a noble boy falls in love at first sight with a beautiful slave girl.

This was a way to test whether the Atias were willing to let go of Elena.

The three of them used their imagination to the utmost and discussed various theories intensively in the room.

In an emergency, one must take the best approach. Right now, his sister's safety is the most important thing. Lohak did not raise any objections to Leon's alternative plan, which was too offensive to his deceased brother-in-law.

He felt that his brother-in-law, who loved his sister so much, would definitely put the overall situation first at this critical moment, even if he was still alive.

They chatted until late at night, and then Leon and Lohak returned to the servants' room to sleep.

Before closing his eyes, Leon couldn't help but ask Miss Lola in his mind for help again, wondering if he could break the magic on Elena's neck.

He knew it was difficult for the other party to answer right now, but he still couldn't help but pray to this "magic consultant" who was the only one he could rely on at the moment.

Unfortunately, that long silence was the wizard lady's answer.

Leon had no choice but to go to bed in disappointment.

It seems that, apart from being a gun mount for Miss Lola, he has no hope of dealing with more complicated magical problems.

Without delay, as the wedding celebrations were still two days away, Azerien seized the opportunity the next morning and took Leon and Lohak, who were acting as servants, to the Atias embassy to keep the appointment.

(End of this chapter)