Even though Roma made a lot of noise, Uriel was not affected much. He made his way up the river and was finally able to rest. When the two salmons were cooked on the fire, Uriel asked about the battlefield up the river. "Why would the green elf find trouble with her?" Of course, this question was asked of the little human race Sparrow Wine, and the apprentice did not expect the little lion to answer.
"It should be the river." Sparrow Wine said, "I heard from my people that the green elves were cleaning up a huge spruce tree that had fallen into the thin river."
"The river was cut off?"
"If no one cleans up." The little human buried his head in the hot cocoa. Uriel had to ask him to drink less, otherwise he would not be able to sleep at night. "A little doesn't matter," it boasted, "I stayed up all week long."
“What if someone calls you while you’re catching up on your sleep?”
Mahjongjiu was not very happy. "Why do you think I stayed up late before? Huh?" It took a big sip of the drink and ignored the apprentice.
It turns out you asked for it. Uriel stood up and walked over to the other difficult guy. "Eat something." He hesitated for a moment, "I can unlock the magic, but you have to be obedient."
The little lion nodded his head.
"Speak if you agree." Weren't you very capable of shouting just now?
"I definitely won't run."
Uriel glanced at her and knew exactly what the little lion was thinking. He disconnected the magic, then suddenly grabbed Roma's paw and pressed it against the root of the tree behind her. The golden divine inscriptions circled around and tied one of her paws to the tree trunk again. "I know you don't trust me. You'll understand when you get out of the forest. What else should I say?"
"You are a priest!" Roma didn't give up her struggle yet. She twisted her wrist and growled with her teeth bared. "You guys are in the same group. I know!"
"I am indeed a believer in Gaia," Uriel told her, "but not everyone is like Sister Barnsa, and the church is not all bad people."
Roma still looked suspicious. "You know about the monastery. He is obviously a clergyman, but he holds a ring and claims to be the messenger of the tower. There are no clergymen in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, so whose ring does yours belong to?"
"I told you and you didn't believe it." Without the guarantee of the oath scroll, he wouldn't have believed in Roma so much. Uriel handed the food to the little lion.
She snatched it away. "You can't prove it."
"It's poisonous inside," the apprentice teased.
"I'm not afraid!" This sentence is the truth. It seems that she also understands that I don’t have to go through so much trouble to kill her. Uriel thought that her trust would end there, but when he was about to stand up, Miss Lionman suddenly asked: "You said Uncle Ronald and the others are looking for me?"
"And Her Majesty the Witch of Destiny. I think they should be waiting for us at Knight's Bay."
"Why are you in Knight's Bay?"
"We found traces of you near Iron Claw City, and then found the monastery in the countryside." Uriel explained, "Ms. Manai said that you were looking for her son, so I guessed that you might have gone all the way to East, until ordering...the address written on the order."
"Aiken was sent to Knight's Bay?"
"Yes. Don't interrupt yet." This girl didn't even know. "In order to improve efficiency, we will go in three directions. Lord Helen will wait at Knight's Bay. Lord Lion has the means to track you and will stay in Iron Claw City to search for you. I will be responsible for searching along the way. At the Six-Finger Castle in the Garden of Flowing Waters, I inquired about After hearing your news, I turned back and went to Shimmer Town."
"Then how did you find me?" Roma seemed to believe it. "The Glimmer Forest is huge."
"It's the credit of this friend. It's a small oil-rubber human race that can find anyone in the Shimmer Forest." He warned her, "Even if you run away again, I can still find you."
"I won't run away." This sentence was half true and half false, and it seemed that even I had not made up my mind.
Uriel sat down again. "It seems that most of our misunderstandings have been resolved. I am not a knight of the church, you should believe this."
"But a cleric is in the Foreign Office. That's weird," Roma muttered. She glanced at the barbecue on the fire and sucked the grease from the wooden pole. Uriel had no choice but to eat them all for her. "You eat too little." She coughed and looked away.
"I didn't know you had such a big appetite." The apprentice admitted, "And I couldn't find anything with you. You turned out to be doing well in the forest."
"It was Yasukawa who taught me."
"Why did he become your mentor?" Uriel was very surprised. "Based on rumors, he is an excellent solo adventurer. This kind of person is not easy to deal with."
"He saved me. I was very stupid at the time and didn't know anything... He taught me how to use a bow, arrow and dagger, and brought me to Shimmer Forest to take up my job."
Even if he was sure that she was telling the truth, the apprentice found it incredible. "He is a good man." Sauron was right, the rumors were really unbelievable.
"Of course. It was my job to find Aiken, but he agreed to help. He has also helped the vampires and many bullied people. By the way, can you tell me the news about Screaming Castle?"
The subject was not his favorite. Uriel thought for a few seconds and decided to let her calm down. Roma was swallowing the last bite of fish when the apprentice spoke. "The Screaming Castle was captured by the Vampire team." He explained succinctly. "They launched an attack while Baron Posier was leaving the castle and killed the Vampires inside. The leader of the brave was named Rodenworth, and His nephew Mysterok." I had the privilege of traveling with them. If Uriel had brought the Vampires away from the Screaming Keep alive, he would surely be happy to say this. "If you want to do anything for them, remember their names."
Roma was about to speak but stopped. She sniffed, "They are all... dead?"
"The blood descendants are mortals. Despite this, they have accomplished heroic deeds." This is the comfort he can give himself. "As for the dead, we can't do more for them. Let's talk about the living. You said your mentor went to find trouble with the church?"
The little lion suddenly weakened: "I guessed it. But he promised me to help... In fact, I don't know where he is."
"I hope he didn't do this." It was even more impossible for Uriel to infer the plans of a legendary adventurer through a few words of description. Even if Yasukawa left without saying goodbye because he was afraid of the Gaia Church, his choice is beyond reproach. After all, he does not have the support of the Sky Tower, one of the mysterious fulcrums. "Did you separate before encountering the green elf?"
The lion lady blinked. "Yes...no? There seems to be some. Anyway, I never saw him again after I changed my profession."
Uriel just assumed that she was unwilling to reveal the news of her job change. But Yasukawa is a Windrunner, and Roma must have received a similar mysterious profession. His knowledge of the Windrunners came from the archers of the Knox Mercenary Group and the raiders of the Blumnot Church. In any case, this mysterious profession is better than ordinary combat professions or simply life professions. I hope Mr. Larsen will not be so angry that his injuries worsen.
Moreover, Roma has become a mysterious creature, at least he has more ability to protect himself than before. Regardless of the long-term impact, just looking at the immediate events, if the adventurer had not made the decision, the green elf would have peeled off the skin of the scurrying little lion before he could find her.
The bonfire began to shrink, and the little Terran dozed off in its wine glass. Dusk is falling on the forest leaves, and the Grass Seed Fairy is getting brighter. "I don't want to go back, Uriel." At this time, the apprentice heard Roma say.
"It's not a question of whether you want it or not."
"The teacher is worried about my safety, but I am already a mysterious creature."
"This is the decision of the Fateful Assembly." She still couldn't figure out the situation, Uriel thought to himself. "The Lord Saint personally issued an order to take you back to the tower. Now that the ladder between the Floating Cloud City and the ground has been closed, we have to pass through the Star Gap to find you."
"What happened?" Roma asked.
Maybe I should tell her about the Red Prophecy. Joey did not specifically tell Uriel not to leak the news, but this did not mean indulgence. If he really thought he could blame his mentor afterwards, then he was not worthy of being the messenger's apprentice. "I don't know. But you have to go back." Uriel thought it would be better not to cause trouble. Anyway, he had found Roma, and someone would definitely explain to her by then.
"But I have even changed my job!" The little lion seemed to feel that he was very important. "According to the regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I have reached the standard of an envoy."
Just dream. "You haven't passed the test." Uriel pointed out.
"That kind of thing can definitely be made up later."
"Why don't you want to go back?"
"How many more times do you want me to tell you why?"
"With all due respect, Miss Roma." Uriel couldn't help but say, "I don't think you can find Aiken."
The lion-man looked at him defiantly. "At least I've been looking for it, which is better than some irresponsible parents. You insist on me going back to the tower, I'm afraid because you are unwilling to help. You are a coward. Everyone in the Gaia Church is like this! All the while flaunting glory , and dare not take responsibility for their own mistakes. This kind of people are the most hateful, you can't imagine what they will do for the sake of appearance."
Uriel frowned. "I'm sorry to offend you, Miss Roma. But I didn't mean it that way, and the knights of Gaia are by no means timid."
"Whatever you mean. Listen, I won't run away. I will take Aiken back to Sunset Prairie. I will let Manai and all irresponsible people know: they face the painful choice of abandoning their children , means nothing to me; what they thought was a great sacrifice was nothing more than their own cowardice in succumbing to difficulties." She declared, "And I, Roma Penelope, will put an end to it all!"
The boy needed a lesson, the apprentice decided. Roma's oath was so innocent that even the oath book was shaken by it, it truly came from the heart. But in Uriel's view, these are not the most important things at the moment. They can be considered later rather than causing trouble during this tense period. And Manai is not the coward she said... Forget it, he is just a brat, I don't have to take her words seriously.
"Have a good sleep." He stood up, "We can leave the forest tomorrow."
The next day, Uriel discovered that Roma was missing.
