"I saw her!" Sparrow Wine shouted. The sound has a rustling, fuzzy texture as it travels through the rapids.
Uriel emerged from the water, shook the water drops on his head, and gasped for air. Although Joey had arranged training for him on such skills that could be acquired without mystery, this was his first experience diving in such a fast forest river. Fortunately, compared to the bone-chilling ice water in the training room, the temperature of this river is comforting.
"Where?" He brushed away the hair stuck in front of his eyes.
"Behind you!"
"I just swam over there." The apprentice questioned.
"She's floating back again. Hey, it looks like she's not drowning, but swimming. Maybe she's in some trouble."
Uriel turned his head and saw a gray shadow swimming upstream. He took a sharp breath and plunged into the water. When he touched the man's coat, the man clung to him like a shellfish. Only then did Uriel discover the real problem in rescuing the drowning man. The other party's fear was revealed in the strength of holding his arms and shoulders regardless of the situation. The apprentice spit out a string of foam, loosened his hand and drew out his sword.
A large piece of ice was squeezed by the current and suddenly floated to the surface of the river. Uriel lay on the ice with the man who fell into the water. He pushed her away, trying to catch his breath. Sparrow wine jumped down from the treetops and landed on his shoulders.
"It was the water fairies who did it." The little humans announced, "They always like to catch people who fall into the water and watch them struggle. She seems to have choked on the water."
Uriel didn't care about reaching the shore and quickly turned the unfortunate child over. A wet lion cub has completely transformed back into its original shape. The apprentice pressed her chest, but it didn't work very well. "Help." He had no choice but to turn to sparrow wine. "Is she dead?"
"Just choked," the little human said. "Give her a taste of this." It puffed up its cheeks and blew a handful of powder into her nostrils. "Okay, don't worry."
"What's that?" Magical plant?
"It's my treasure. It can make people breathe in water, but they will keep sneezing three hours after taking it." Sparrow said without raising his head, "A relative of mine gave it to me, and there is only one left. It’s a vial.”
The effect of this thing seemed familiar, but Uriel could only hope that it worked. Soon Miss Lion Man jumped up and landed on all fours, shaking her fur. She sneezed and transformed back into her human form. The apprentice immediately looked at the little human with gratitude. "You can hide." He said softly, "This way you can prevent more people from knowing your name."
"It doesn't matter. To mortals, I don't exist." Sparrow Wine said.
The ice floe traveled down the river and was washed into an arc-shaped bay. As long as the ring exists, Uriel has no reason to find the wrong person. But when he asked Roma to explain the situation, he was met with a vague refusal. The moment they docked, this crazy girl was about to run away.
"Where are you going?" Uriel pressed her shoulder angrily.
"I'm looking for someone, don't you know?"
"Mr. Larsen wants us to take you back." He told her with the last of his patience, "Someone will handle the affairs of the monastery and the Gaia Church. It's best for a kid like you not to get involved."
"Why do you all say that?" Roma yelled angrily, "I am an envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, don't come and preach to me!"
"What a bad-tempered little girl." Sparrow Wine whispered in Uriel's ear.
"Who is speaking?"
"No one." Uriel was startled. what happened? Could it be that that guy's magic is unreliable again? He restrained his eyes from darting around.
"This is impossible!" said the little human race. "It is impossible for mortals to sense us." It emphasized again and again.
In the end, the only effect of these words was that Roma found the source of the sound. "There is a little thing on your shoulder!" the little lion screamed in surprise, "Is that a tree elf? A brown fairy?" She could actually see it.
It’s not a big deal, right? "Have you lit the fire?" Sauron clearly said that Roma was only an apprentice. He had thought that Roma was boasting by claiming to be a messenger. But if she could see Sparrow Wine... "Are you a devil?" Thinking of this possibility, the apprentice felt his stomach churn, and then felt uncomfortable all over.
"Devil? No, my mentor lit the fire for me." Roma said shockingly, "He promised to help me find Aiken, and in return, I will work with him to provide help to the blood descendants of the Garden of Flowing Waters."
"Damn it! Do you still know about vampires?" Uriel was stunned by the "surprises" she threw out one after another. But there is also good news. For example, he is now sure that the transmission of information between adventurers is not as fast as mailboxes. "Your news is out of date. Screaming Castle has been burned down, and the vampires don't need you to worry about it." When this topic was mentioned, his mood suddenly became gloomy. No, now is not the time to think about that. "I'll take you to Iron Claw City. The Lion seems to be still staying there."
"Burned?" She held on to it, her disappointment seemed serious. "Who did it?"
"Maybe it's an adventurer, maybe it's a paladin. Well, when you get back to Brumnot, you have to go to Mr. Larson."
"What about the vampires? How are they doing?"
"Apologise." Uriel pretended not to hear her interruption. "Tell him about your fire and Mr. Yasukawa. Croita is in a relatively nervous state now. The sooner you go back, the better."
"What can happen to the tower? I stayed there for more than ten years." She dismissed it, "What happened to the Garden of Flowing Water?"
"It has nothing to do with you." Uriel didn't believe that Roma could empathize with the pain of the blood descendants. Most of what she did was out of curiosity...and so-called honor and a shallow sense of justice. She wants to be praised, it's that simple. There was no need for him to tell her everything.
"But I promised Anchuan." She urged, "I want to go with him to find those blood descendants. You can't."
"Shut your mouth, Miss Roma. Do you know what you are doing?" The apprentice couldn't bear it and interrupted. "The tower has closed the rectangular ladder to the ground, and one-third of the entire Destiny Assembly is looking for you. The Lord Saint led the astronomy room to try to analyze the dream prophecies, and even the White Envoy was forced to return to the headquarters to take charge of the situation ...Tell me, what else do you want to hear now? What vampires and Aiken are you looking for? Haven't you had enough?"
Thank God, Roma finally realized the seriousness of the matter. "What happened to the tower?"
"As long as you go back, it won't be a big deal." He almost told the red prophecy. Joey told him the truth about the meeting in private, not for him to spread it everywhere. "Your mentor is injured." The apprentice still couldn't hide the news.
The little lion was stunned for a moment. But just when Uriel thought she would be obedient, she suddenly screamed and struggled: "I want to find Eberly!" She recognized the night whispering ring on the apprentice's finger at a glance, "The one on your hand Who is it? Landro? Mann? Why doesn't it speak?"
Eberly is Mr. Larson's ring and is easier to talk to. And Mann is the Night Whispering Ring of Lion Ronald Zachary, which looks as big as a ring finger. As for Landro, Uriel had never heard of this name. "None of them." He told her, "The laws in Shimmer Forest are disordered, and it cannot respond to you."
The little lion narrowed his eyes. "You're lying to me, aren't you? Don't you dare contact Eberly because it never lies. I know it. The teacher always gets hurt, no matter how many times he has used this trick!"
Just spare me. Uriel had no idea that Mr. Larsen had fooled her with such a thing. He was simply... speechless. "It's true this time." The other party didn't have the scroll of oath in hand, and the apprentice didn't know how to make the lion lady believe it.
"You want to trick me into going back, no way!"
"Whatever you think." Uriel suddenly reached out and held her down. "Sorry, Miss Roma, I hope you can forgive my offense." Anyway, I don't need your consent, so I'd better go back and give the Lion a headache. Golden divine words emerged and tied her up with a hiss.
"What are you doing!" She was furious. Not only was her limbs scratching, but Uriel was almost bitten when he tried to pull her up. The apprentice quickly let go of his hand. "Let go! You guy. You are from the church!"
"Are you really okay with this?" Sparrow Wine asked on his shoulder.
"It doesn't matter. I have experience dealing with this kind of kittens and puppies." A certain little wolf must have confidence in me. Uriel missed Memie a little bit. At least he was stupider and easier to fool.
"You liar! Are you a cross knight of the Church of Gaia? A priest? How did you find me? It's Manet, right? Did she ask you to come to me, or did you kill her?" Miss Lionman didn't know what to expect. Somewhere, the expression turned to horror.
"No, I don't want to kill people and silence them...I have never done that!" Uriel could tell what this guy was thinking at a glance. "This is indeed my ring, and that one belongs to my mentor." He tried to pull the divine chain, and the little lion Roma immediately rolled around on the ground. "I'm sorry," the apprentice said apologetically before she screamed. But judging from her expression, she didn't seem to intend to do that. She doesn't trust me.
"You are a priest." Sparrow Wine pointed out. "Has she had any conflicts with the clergy?"
"They are just some scum, and she just happened to meet them. But they are lucky to be able to make the place of faith cleaner." Uriel said calmly. In fact, he could understand the reason for Roma's misunderstanding, but he might not be able to explain it clearly before leaving the Shimmer Forest. "The Green Elf's station is nearby, we'd better get out of here first."
Roma perked up an ear.
"It's not us." The little human corrected, "You found Miss Roma, that means it's time to leave."
I should have left long ago. I shouldn't have been here. "It's a little early to say goodbye." Uriel had no intention of letting it go. As soon as he pulled the chain, the lion lady flew over and was carried by the apprentice in his hand. "I still have to get out of the Twilight Forest. Guys, do you have a good idea?" Although its magic is not so reliable, the apprentice does not want to dive into the Seven Lights House again.
"Where are you going?"
"Iron Claw City... no, Knight's Bay." To be on the safe side, it's better to go to the agreed upon location. "Her Excellency Helen Dorothea is waiting for us there." This sentence was said to Roma.
