After I died, my personal maid rebelled.

"You have the energy to cry and fuss again now, don't you? You prefer being with your bear mom, don't you?"

When Leia awoke, she frantically searched the burrow and found the mother bear nursing her baby. The story of the wolf child had come true; it seems that humans and nature can sometimes coexist in harmony.

With the bear helping to care for the children, Leia could do more on her own. She first went outside to scout out the surroundings, and after confirming there was no danger, she immediately found herself a sword, and then packed food in the warehouse.

As darkness fell, the two humans and two bears began their escape.

The baby in her arms kept crying, but fortunately, Leia had successfully reached the entrance to the tunnel. The battle outside was still going on. Leia looked back at the royal city one last time, and the magical light in the air was incredibly dazzling.

The mother bear silently followed behind Leia with her cubs. Perhaps it also sensed the danger in its surroundings. As a bear raised in human society, it seemed to be more human-like than its kind.

Leia didn't know why things had turned out this way, nor did she know if the archbishop was safe.

The foul-smelling wind ruffled her hair. From the daughter of a duke to a princess, Leia finally bid farewell to these seemingly noble, yet hypocritical and fickle identities.

Ultimately, people must return to the essence of survival...

Having memorized the outline of the royal city, Leia resolutely turned around, but after taking that step, she appeared directly at the exit of the passage.

The abnormal passage of time went unnoticed by Leia; she only heard the battle behind her growing more intense and hurriedly quickened her pace to escape.

However, in the chaos of tonight, Rhea was not the only one who managed to escape the royal city.

Annie took down the pursuing monster soldier with a single arrow, unsure whether she should feel sad or relieved.

Having lost an arm and no longer able to use a spear, Nicole also used a short sword to fight her way out of the encirclement.

The two worked together to reach the outskirts of the city. The road to freedom lay before them. Without turning back, they stopped, unsure of what to say.

It probably couldn't have ended any worse. This was both their choice and not their choice.

Nicole looked up and sighed, asking wistfully, "Where are you going next?"

"I don't know, I don't know where to go." Annie chuckled to herself. In this life, she kept repeating the same process: escaping from one prison to another.

She had mentally prepared herself; she was used to waiting, waiting to become the embodiment of the curse, waiting to die by someone's knife.

Nicole sheathed her sword and lowered her gaze to straighten her skirt. "Will you come with me? I want to go home, back to the Southern Territory."

For them, if there's anything they can't let go of, it's their family.

"Going home..."

As Annie coughed twice, a scene from Ice City suddenly flashed into her mind. According to the course of her previous life, her parents should still be alive and well.

Noticing the disappointment on her face, Nicole, who had gone through thick and thin with her, realized they had become true friends. Nicole affectionately nuzzled her cheek; even in hell, they were each other's only companions.

"Actually, you can go back. You're just locked up. I reckon that once Duke Oswald learns of the curse, he won't draw his sword on you the moment he sees you."

Annie thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true. She just didn't know how she should feel about returning to the Northern Territory.

And for some reason, Oswald gradually became a persistent nightmare in her heart.

"I've been thinking a lot lately. I doubt Oswald got the information about the past from Elene. He gives me the feeling that he has access to everyone's memories."

Nicole gave a wry smile. "Why think about all this? Look at me, I know nothing, yet I'm still going to end up in the same situation."

"Yes..." Annie nodded slowly, closing her eyes slightly to feel the flow of the wind.

What good does it do to understand the past, or to foresee the future? Fate is like a torrent, and they are all drowning.

"Let Diana do whatever she wants. If we get involved, the curse will probably erupt all at once. When that happens, Oswald will really come after us with his sword."

After telling a lame joke that nobody wanted to laugh at, Annie decided to accompany Nicole back to the Southern Territory first.

She wasn't the type to indulge herself recklessly after learning her days were numbered. But waiting for fate to bring her to her knees was also a long and tedious process.

The kingdom's collapse was now a foregone conclusion. Nicole, missing an arm, had limited ability to protect herself; her priority was ensuring Nicole's safe return home.

After that... I went back to the Northern Territory...

Having confirmed their target, the two walked south side by side. Due to the lack of information during their imprisonment, they were completely unaware of the terrible disaster that was unfolding in the south.

Inside the dungeon of Earl Eileen, which is near the southern territory.

Dane and the others ran frantically down the stairs to the bottom of the dungeon, hoping to catch up with Medivh, who had deliberately entered the magic circle and was now teleported to the bottom.

Not long ago, Medivh seemed to suddenly sense something, and his usual composure vanished as he became flustered, constantly releasing complex magic circles.

In the dark dungeon, accompanied by the sound of dripping water in the empty cavern, Medivh's staff flashed, casting alternating red and blue reflections on everyone's faces.

Finally, having confirmed the information, Medivh looked at them with a brooding expression and uttered that incomprehensible statement.

"Time is trembling..."

Dane's head was about to explode. He ran downhill, panting heavily. He didn't know if time was trembling or not, but his lungs were definitely trembling wildly.

"Silver wolf pack, engage!"

The scout ahead let out a roar, and Dane, ignoring everything, let out a howl, leaping into the air and smashing his axe into the pack of wolf-like monsters, taller than a man and with silver fur, creating a deafening explosion that filled the entire passage with dust.

Noticing the fierce battle emanating from above, Medivh, strolling along the lowest level, failed to spot any enemy.

It is certain that something significant must have happened in the kingdom above the surface, otherwise time would not be so unstable.

The worst-case scenario is that the curse of time reversal has already manifested...

Hopefully, Archbishop John can hold on; if all else fails, he can escape with His Majesty Frank.

Platinum-gold magical light rippled across the empty BOSS room, and Medivh, now calm, began searching for the enemy or Thorne's whereabouts.

What was he really worried about? He would die someday. Could the kingdom not function without him?

No one is indispensable to anyone else; everyone endures pain in silence and grows through trials.

Although this generation is indeed a bit special, with the curse erupting and such...

Buzz!

Platinum light gathered on an ancient wall. Medivh immediately became alert, holding his staff in one hand and drawing his longsword in the other, and steadily walked towards the wall.