Looking at the opened ruins before her, Maggie didn't go in directly. Instead, she turned her back to the four people and slowly spoke.
"This is the tomb of a mage, and a very powerful alchemist at that. Be careful once you go in, and don't touch any switches."
As Maggie spoke, her gaze shifted to Ficklin, her expression suddenly turning sinister, and her voice carrying a threat.
"Especially you, you absolutely cannot afford to be rude."
The people here all knew her true nature, so Maggie didn't pretend and fully revealed her true self.
Hearing this, Ficklin was actually indignant and wanted to retort, but after seeing Maggie's expression, he only dared to pout and lower his head, muttering under his breath. Although he was dissatisfied, he didn't dare to resist at all.
"Can't I just not touch it...? Why are you being so fierce?"
Maggie nodded in satisfaction. That's how you have to treat Ficklin, otherwise he'll start causing trouble.
Refer to the incident where he was almost killed as an attacker in the Forest of Green Fields.
Even though Nesser repeatedly emphasized it before he went in, he still did his own thing and didn't learn his lesson at all.
It seems that for Maggie, both those with brains and those without brains are extremely difficult to deal with.
Even worse is being brainless.
What Maggie didn't know was that after learning that she had left the Forest of Green, Huiya also gave up the opportunity to stay in the Forest of Green.
She secretly followed her out and followed Maggie all the way to the border city, and then followed her to the ruins.
She followed at a great distance, and since she had no malicious intent or murderous intent, no one actually noticed that she had been secretly tailing her.
Huiya wanted to be Maggie's servant and follow her; he couldn't sleep at night thinking about it.
As for why Huiya didn't dare to go up and talk to Maggie, it was mainly because the things the elves did were just too outrageous, and even she couldn't stand it.
They felt that neither the clan leader nor the parents were reasonable, and that their apologies were not sincere. They were always trying to morally blackmail Her Highness.
Now that she's a genuine elf, and one who grew up in the Green Forest, who knows if Maggie will hate her to death?
It's quite normal to hate someone because of their possessions.
In addition, the people around her all looked terrifying, so she didn't dare to get close.
Yes, that's right.
In Huiya's eyes, although Harun seemed easy to talk to, he exuded an indescribable terrifying aura, and she always felt that offending him would lead to terrible things.
Ficklin is a dragon, and dragons are a symbol of power. For Huiya, who has just come of age, the mere pressure from her made her uncomfortable.
Perkin was so sinister that he seemed ready to kill at any moment, and even Huiya would tremble at the mere sight of him.
Needless to say, Nesser had previously threatened Huiya with his eyes.
So while she longed to follow Maggie, she didn't dare to actually ask her.
Only when she saw that Maggie was about to enter the ruins did she cautiously peek out from behind the tree, her voice so soft it was almost inaudible, like a mosquito's buzz.
"Your Highness...may I come with you?"
Huiya mustered up 100% of her courage, enduring the pressure from several servants who were no different from monsters, because she really wanted to stay by the side of the Holy Maiden.
This was the bravest thing she had ever done in her life.
She hadn't even considered what would happen if Maggie rejected her and she couldn't return to the Green Forest.
Maggie was startled by the sound and looked in the direction of the sound. She saw a fluffy head behind the tree. It was a little dark, so she could only see the round shape of the head and the uneven strands of hair.
A similar scene, but this time it was completely different from the last.
What are you doing here?
Maggie frowned subconsciously. Huiya, as a newly adult elf, had even secured the third seat. How could he be here instead of in the Green Forest?
“I…I…I want to follow Your Highness.”
Seeing Maggie frown, Huiya unconsciously shuddered, thinking that Maggie disliked her, and even her speech became a little incoherent.
Upon hearing this, Maggie remembered that Huiya had said something similar to her before, but at that time she was so shocked by Nesser being the god of the forest that her brain went blank, and with all the messy things that happened afterward, she simply ignored it.
Unexpectedly, Huiya was so persistent that he even ran away from home with her.
Maggie was both amused and exasperated. If her parents found out, they would be furious.
"You coming with me is not a good choice; you'll encounter many dangers..."
She wasn't angry, just a little helpless. Although they had only spent a short time together during the competition, she could tell that Huiya was a very kind and well-behaved child.
But she was abducted by herself in the blink of an eye; what's the difference between her and a human trafficker?
Moreover, her situation was quite bad. She only appeared glamorous because her status as a distinguished guest had caused some misunderstanding for Huiya.
"No...it's alright, Your Highness, I know everything."
Huiya clenched her hands tightly around her chest. She had followed Maggie all the way and had chatted with the legion commander after Maggie left the border city.
She just wanted to inquire about Maggie, but the legion commander seemed to have read her mind and talked to her a bit more.
This also made the clueless Huiya realize that Maggie was actually completely different from what she looked like.
However, in Huiya's mind, Maggie's image did not collapse and shatter, but instead became more three-dimensional and more real.
On the contrary, these things made Huiya even more determined to stay with Maggie, to be by her side, and to do even the smallest things for her to help her protect herself from danger.
"You knew all of this?"
Maggie was surprised.
"Um...yes...that legion commander told me. I'm sorry for inquiring about you without permission, but I meant no harm. I just wanted to know more about you."
"That legion commander was just worried that I would cause you trouble and wanted me to back down, which is why he said so much."
Huiya spoke slowly, observing Maggie's reaction as he did so, seemingly worried that Maggie might develop a dislike for the legion commander.
“Charles? He wouldn’t care about something like this.”
Maggie thought about Charles's personality carefully and suddenly felt that it wasn't impossible, since Charles usually gave her the feeling of being a mother hen.
I want to control everything.
"Um...so...is that okay?"
Huiya's eyes were filled with anticipation and worry; she was afraid Maggie would refuse.
"Forget it, you're safer with me than outside. If you want to, then come with me."
After a little consideration, Maggie felt that the ruins were not very dangerous, and with their protection, she temporarily agreed to Huiya's request.
This is a monster forest; leaving an elf like her here would easily lead to her death.
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