It can be said that she is willing to give up everything else in order to encounter powerful people and expand her kingdom.
However, after a month of investigation, they returned empty-handed.
“I see. No wonder you were able to persuade the Royal Knights to come and search for the thieves. Since we have the same destination, how about... we travel together?”
"That's no problem. Anyway, I was worried about you. You were captured by those people after only a few steps."
Priscilla readily agreed.
"Then, I look forward to your guidance on the journey ahead!"
And so, Alphonse stayed on Viktorel for several days in order to travel with her to the capital.
Fortunately, the Northern Thieves have not been seen again in the past few days, as if they have disappeared from Priscilla's keen sight.
The patrol team of knights, who had received the order, continued to roam the streets.
As for the civilians who were unaware of what had happened, they assumed that monsters had started appearing again recently. While increased vigilance was a good thing, it only made the uninformed townspeople feel uneasy.
If it weren't for today's bright sunshine, Viktorre would probably feel colder and gloomier than any other city.
However, just as Alphonse was thinking this as he prepared to set off, snowflakes began to fall on the road.
Priscilla marveled at the differences between the town and the capital. Having never left the town before, she finally understood the distinction between them.
Not only are there differences in the number of residents, but also in the size of the houses and even the width of the streets.
People are the same. Most of the boys in the capital who are about the same age as Alphonse spend their time in academies learning magic, martial arts, and literature until they graduate and become qualified adventurers.
Therefore, parents will not allow their children to travel to distant places when they are too young.
Priscilla's family was no exception in this regard.
To save time on the journey, she flagged down a carriage and planned to ride it to her next destination.
A calming fragrance wafted through the car.
If one ignored the clattering of the lead horse, the carriage would be quite comfortable. She thought this until the boy sitting opposite her spoke.
"Thank you so much for being willing to accompany a dangerous person who is being targeted by a gang of thieves."
Alphonse felt embarrassed and somewhat guilty about his impolite request to travel together a few days earlier, as his travel companion would undoubtedly be implicated.
"You can rest assured, I will do my best to protect you until we reach the capital. I am inherently at odds with those villains and bandits. However, if you may, could you tell me why you were targeted by them?"
At that moment, the boy turned his gaze to the window, as if it were some unspeakable secret, and he was hesitating whether to reveal it to outsiders.
"If it's inconvenient, then don't say it."
Seeing Alphonse's hesitant expression, Priscilla immediately gave up on asking further questions.
Unexpectedly, Alphonse finally revealed the truth, whispering, "You're so kind... Actually, the thieves' target wasn't me, but this thing—"
As he spoke, he took out the short sword with a leather-wrapped blade from his waist.
"This?" Priscilla asked, puzzled.
Alphonse carefully unbuttoned the leather, revealing a glimmer of golden light.
The full view of a golden short sword was revealed to the two of them.
Its handle is like a normal handle, and the length of the blade is also similar, which is quite strange.
What's even more amazing is that it can shimmer with such dazzling brilliance under the sunlight, and even rival the sunlight.
Priscilla grasped it in her hand and was surprised to find the dagger incredibly light, thus concluding that it was not made of heavy gold.
This dagger-like short sword appears to be for more than just self-defense, and it is not made of precious gold.
Therefore, she simply couldn't understand why the thieves would have such a plundering intent towards this thing.
But no matter what, it is undoubtedly a valuable item.
"Is this the treasure they're after?"
Alphonse nodded in agreement.
"This is no ordinary short sword, but the prototype of a legendary holy sword. That's what my upbringer told me."
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After an hour's drive, their next destination—the City of Time, Vommingale—was in sight.
The City of Time was filled with throngs of pedestrians.
On the main street, where all kinds of goods are displayed, merchants are laughing and joking after making a deal, while misers are still haggling over a difference of a single copper coin. There are also villains like a gang of thieves secretly watching the two people who are entering the city at this moment.
Every time, a mysterious killing intent, no different from that time, is hidden.
The stalker's every move was under Priscilla's watchful eye. Before entering the city, she repeatedly instructed Alphonse not to leave her side and to be vigilant about the surroundings.
Because in the City of Time, not only were there bandits closely following the two, but this time there were also some professional assassins.
Priscilla did not have a clear idea of where the assassins were hiding. They might be disguised as any passerby following them, or they might be monitoring the two of them through binoculars, or they might have already made a plan and were lying in ambush on the roof to carry out the assassination.
The only thing that could be detected was the murderous aura emanating from them.
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