Inside the house, Anne sat in front of the fireplace holding her teddy bear, staring at the crackling fire in a daze.
Li Lin and Amorin sat at the table, both silent.
Through "data-based thinking", he has seen through that the fire demon is attached to Annie's teddy bear "Tibers", and its name is Tiberk.
Just a while ago, Anne and her father fell seriously ill and were so hot that even Amorine could not touch them.
However, even so, she still woke up early the next day safely, holding her teddy bear and sitting in front of the fire that was burned out but still warm.
When Amorine and herself were naming the teddy bear, Amorine and her husband, who was a little shaky and had not fully recovered from his illness, were surprised that she had recovered as before in just one night and even gave her toy bear such a strange name.
Now it seems that this is no coincidence.
The wind outside the window was blowing faster, and each snowflake falling from the sky was much bigger than when Li Lin first arrived.
The drone he sent out has found Gregory, who was hunting outside and on his way home. He will be back in about half an hour.
Amorin anxiously picked up the herbal tea on the table in front of her and took a sip. Her dazed eyes quickly regained their melancholy glow and looked at Li Lin.
"To be honest, I've seen it more than once...if it's what you call a demon."
She paused for a moment, looked at her daughter who was still in a daze, and took a deep breath.
“I don’t know what it’s called, but I saw its true form in the flames—it was a gigantic monster, with countless thick arms growing all over its body, each one spewing flames.
"It guided me to escape from Ravenblum College, far away from the Immortal Fortress, and led me to meet Gregory..."
It seemed that Amorin was recalling unpleasant past events and did not want to get too involved in this matter.
"Before I became pregnant with Anne, I was lured into the fire by that creature in the flames more than once. But at that time, the flames could not harm me, and even Gregory was amazed.
"It wasn't until Annie was born that I realized my affinity with fire had suddenly vanished, and even my own magical powers had diminished considerably."
As she spoke, Amorine shifted her gaze back to Anne. The depths of her childish eyes radiated a doting light of maternal love, but it was soon covered by worry.
"I beg you, you must help Annie, no matter what the cost..."
The more she spoke, the less confident she became. In the end, her voice was as thin as a mosquito. Even though Li Lin had very good hearing, he couldn't understand what she was saying.
However, based on the previous context, he could make a rough guess.
"I don't need anything in return. To be exact, I'm actually looking for your help."
Amorin: “……?”
Noticing the flash of doubt on her face, Li Lin did not explain much.
If they were not disturbed by demons, their family of three would be just an ordinary family, and the world crisis should not be a problem for them to consider.
But this fire demon is very likely the product of the black rose, and may even be related to Ramo and Modkaiser. This is something Li Lin must figure out.
"Let's talk about your past first," said Li Lin.
Amorin's eyes were a little evasive, as if she was reluctant to recall the past. "You wouldn't be interested, but if it can save my daughter..."
She took a breath, drank the cooled tea in one gulp, and remained silent for a long time, reconstructing her past memories in her mind.
She was once just a child in a remote village, living with her elderly grandmother.
A few years ago, her elderly and frail grandmother did not survive the last winter. After her death, the villagers in her village chose to exile her simply because she was a "witch" who could perform magic.
Noxus generally recognizes the value of mages, but most remote villages or towns still cling to old-fashioned suspicions and dare not agree with mages.
A few weeks later, a man named Finn Litrick, who claimed to be the chief scout of Ravenblum Academy, came to Amorin's cabin and brought her hope.
He was committed to finding talented individuals like her to join Noxus and give them a home.
At that time, Amorine had already had enough of loneliness and exclusion, and followed Finn to the college without any hesitation. It was a choice she regretted for the rest of her life.
One day, the academy's principal, Tels, stood at the door of her dormitory, accompanied by an arbitrator covered in thorns.
They dropped a drop of flaming liquid onto Amorin's forehead, muttering "You are the chosen one", "The empire needs weapons like you", "You will be crowned queen", etc.
The burning pain almost consumed her in an instant. It was the memory she least wanted to recall.
After that, the training at the academy became even more rigorous, to the point where Amorin could no longer endure it.
Coupled with the temptation of the voice that sounded in her mind from time to time, it didn't take long for her to steal enough food from the kitchen to escape from the danger range. She hid in the dark and took advantage of the instructors and guards not paying attention to escape through a gap she found in a corner of the campus.
One day later, before meeting Gregory who happened to pass by and was about to settle in the north of the Ironthorn Mountains, Amorin avoided many dangers under the guidance of the voice in his mind, and finally saw its true form for the first time in a bonfire - the fire demon Tiberk.
The flame flickered, and it showed her pictures of past history.
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