The journey was long, but there was always time to rest. What Maggie didn't know was that after she fell asleep at night, some people were still awake.
And there's more than one.
Besides witnessing love, the moon can also witness the process of plotting.
What do you want with me?
Nesser's expression was somewhat unfriendly. He really couldn't give Harlan a friendly look, but Harlan's unfathomable appearance made him very curious.
The elves are also very curious.
"You sensed it too, didn't you? That woman... something's not right."
Harlan curled the corners of her lips and gestured with her eyes in the direction of Rabai. At this moment, she had already fallen asleep with a group of nuns and naturally did not notice that they were whispering.
"Hmph, so what? What do you know?"
Nesser frowned, sensing that something was amiss, but at the time he only had a vague feeling that there was something inexplicably off about Rabai.
Now, after Harlan's explanation, he also keenly sensed that something was amiss.
"Two days before leaving the border city, I discovered some interesting things."
Harlan crossed his arms, a playful expression on his face.
Do you want to know?
He continued to ask.
Nesser instinctively felt a sense of vigilance because Harun posed a strong threat to him, and he subconsciously thought that Harun was someone who could not be trusted.
What is your purpose?
He countered with a question.
"It's nothing, you just need to tell me one thing and I'll share the information with you."
Harlan smiled and spoke in a lazy tone, making it easy for people to lower their guard.
Nesser looked at him with some skepticism, and her unease eased somewhat because of Harlen's disguise.
"What's up?"
But he still asked very cautiously.
"Holy Maiden... Maggie, before the accident, did she ever think about leaving behind the Green Forest?"
Harun's words surprised Nesser. He had thought Harun would ask something important, but it turned out to be just this.
Could it be because of their previous argument? Is this person actually still bothered by it?
I'm very concerned about whether Maggie didn't want to return to the temple at that time.
Nesser glanced at Harlen's face, and after confirming that he was serious, she answered him in a low voice.
"No, she never intended to stay."
Nesser answered reluctantly, but it wasn't really something he needed to hide. He found the current Elven race disgusting, let alone wanting Maggie to stay.
As for letting Harlan win against him briefly, it's not a particularly big problem, since he'll get his revenge sooner or later anyway.
Nesser thought firmly.
"Okay, I understand."
The lines on Harlan's face seemed to soften the moment he heard the answer, but only for a moment, and he returned to his usual affectionate prince look.
"Can we talk about it now?"
Nesser was a little worried that this person might renege on the debt.
"Of course, two days before I left the border city, I heard some rumors in the city about Labai."
"Whether it's true or not, you'll have to judge for yourself."
Harlan posted the disclaimer first, and Nesser grimaced, but still listened.
"I heard that she is actually not weak at all. She can beat everyone in that area, and no one can bully her."
His words made Nesser frown even more. Rabai was so weak that she was bullied badly, and Maggie couldn't bear it, so she took her back.
But if she's faking it... then what's her purpose?
There needs to be a reason or purpose for gaining Maggie's sympathy.
"Moreover, she wasn't seriously injured that day; she just looked a bit disheveled and miserable."
Harun is a paladin of the temple, so he deals with this type of thing relatively often.
In order to stay in the temple, he had seen all sorts of people play the victim and act pitiful.
Rabai looks very much like her.
We need to tell Maggie right away.
Nesser was very worried that Maggie would be hurt because of this, and he was afraid that the woman would have malicious intentions. After hearing Harlan's words, he turned around and wanted to leave almost immediately.
Harlan stood quietly in place, watching Nesser's departing figure, his smile deepening.
The goal was achieved; the elf was still naive and easily fooled.
Although what he investigated is most likely true, if someone had to say it, it certainly wouldn't be him.
Harlan would not do anything that might offend Maggie, not even the slightest possibility.
If any rumor is not true, he will be seen as someone who makes unfounded accusations in Maggie's eyes.
Then Nesser became the best choice.
Suddenly, Nesser stopped. He turned around hesitantly, his face darkening.
"No, you couldn't possibly be that kind."
After he finished speaking, the air became eerily silent. The two men stared at each other, and the atmosphere grew increasingly strange until Harlan shrugged and casually uttered a single sentence.
"what ever."
After saying that, he turned and left.
This left Nesser stuck in the same spot, feeling incredibly uncomfortable.
Shadows stirred in the darkness, swaying gently with the swaying of the tree shadows, before quickly returning to stillness.
...
In the end, Maggie had a peaceful night, but in the following days while traveling, she felt that Nesser's gaze lingered on Rabai for longer periods of time.
Maggie would occasionally stare at the two of them thoughtfully, her mind wandering to all sorts of random thoughts.
For example, did Nesser take a liking to Rabai?
After all, Rabai is indeed very beautiful, perfectly matching the Elven aesthetic.
If that's the case, it's not impossible that Nesser might fall for Rabai.
As Maggie thought this, her gaze became increasingly strange.
However, this was just a minor incident on the journey, and Maggie spent more time thinking about what to do after returning to the temple.
The mission to aid the border city is both simple and difficult. If she successfully completes it and returns to the temple, it will surely change the priest's opinion of her.
However, based on the timeline of the story, the Pope will soon return to the temple, or perhaps even before she does.
Archbishop Ford then had someone to rely on and to back her up. Even though she had now gained a foothold, the situation was still very complicated and difficult to resolve.
She will be frequently leaving the temple in the future, so there must be a reasonable, compliant, and uncontroversial way for her to go out.
After all, she can't use going on a mission as an excuse every time.
In the time that followed, she not only had to give Ulysses another dose of 'Night Blood', but also help Xiu solve the problem that he would lose his mind and revert to his wild nature without the potion to suppress it.
This was something she had promised.
Following the plot, it shouldn't be difficult, but she will definitely go to the mermaid territory.
The ocean floor is different from land; whether a human can adapt to it is still a question.
Moreover...
Maggie didn't know why, but the outline of an ancient underwater city would always vaguely appear in her mind.
She inexplicably felt an urge to check it out.
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