Chapter 407:
Arthur's Point of View
Dwardew
"Tor was more of a threat than the entire Demon army that showed up at your doorstep." I comnted, and many looked surprised at that.
Lady Turiel finally spoke up. "You know of that Demon?" She questioned, and at my look, quickly gave a small bow. "Forgive , but that appeared to be the sa Demon responsible for driving us out and commanded that Wraith you defeated."
My lips curled into a frown. "Yes. One of Thana's most trusted elites. No doubt he ca here for a purpose, but I don't know what it is. Likely to test how effective the poison was on ." Tapping my chest where he skewered , I continued. "He definitely got the jump on ."
"Was he the one in the Hollow Forest back when you first beca our Knight?" Elincia inquired.
I nodded. "He was. Tor's been busy, and no doubt because of Thana's orders. Which once again brings to his objective. Was I truly the target or..."
The Priestess was quiet for a mont before she replied. "He referred to as a Princess and acted as though he knew ."
"Ignore it." I imdiately said.
"Arthur-"
"Ignore it." I repeated.
"But-" She tried again.
"Ignore it!" My firmness grew as I stared at her.
No good would co from here going down that rabbit hole. Not until I know whatever it was Rudnurth did to her and Arceana. That was another problem altogether, but her having a ntal breakdown would just be extra work. Rubbing my head in frustration, I turned back to Lady Turiel.
"Do you have anything to help soone relax? A magical redy or sothing?"
Typhon imdiately cut in. "No. Magic adversely affects you most of the ti. With poison in your body, you shouldn't be trying to mix magic with it."
My eyes stared at him for a mont before I turned to Ventari. "What about so ale? Sothing I can just use to blackout-" Then I looked down to my arms and rembered they were only still attached because I was conscious. "Fucking perfect." I groaned as I brought a finger to my brow in thought. "Never mind."
Without saying anything, I eyed the recently made abyss before I tried to open a portal. Horrible idea. My eye that had been compromised imdiately started bleeding while I clutched at it. Many in the group looked alard that I hissed in pain.
"Bad idea." I whispered more to myself than anyone else. "You can use your magic now, right?" My attention turned to Elincia.
"I can, but most of my magic that had returned, I used to attack Tor." The blonde Priestess explained. "Obviously, I still have a bit of magic. Just not really for teleporting right now. I am sorry, Arthur, but I would rather be safe than sorry."
"Fuck it!" Creating a Gravity Pillar, which was easy, I started flying towards the castle.
Kheri imdiately flew up to my side. "You're in a mood." She comnted from beside .
Snorting, I responded. "You can talk to about my mood once you get all your limbs chopped off and your skull caved in."
"You were deeply penetrated by a shadow Demon. Had to be pretty traumatizing."
I couldn't hold back the chuckle that escaped my lips from the unexpected comnt. "Hilarious."
She shrugged. "You seem to think so."
Rolling my eyes, I focused on the approaching castle. "It wasn't sothing I predicted would ever co from your mouth."
"You think about my mouth often?"
"Every now and then." That got her. "You done?"
This ti, she frowned as she gave an annoyed look. "Seriously though, are you gonna be okay?"
"There's a lot that's happened that I'm not okay with, Kheri." I told her honestly. "The attack here, Tor's appearance, and so much more. Tor wouldn't show up here just to launch a surprise attack. If that was the point, Thana would've co herself."
"Maybe his target was the prisoners?" She offered. "Dwar was the only one the Priestess pulled out of that house alive. The guards and those in the cells were already dead."
That got to pause. "Maybe..." What could a few prisoners of no real renown know that Thana would want to keep them quiet about? "There's also that male High Elf. His appearance and ability were quite alarming. I think he's probably as strong as Tor, if not more powerful."
Kheri was quiet for a mont. "If that's the case, how is he still alive? Why would the Demon Queen let him go? A High Elf running around in secret that purposefully revealed itself to the Demons doesn't make sense."
"No," I confird. "It doesn't."
"It's also concerning he seed to know the Priestess."
This was news. "What?" Coming to a sudden stop got Kheri to also slow down before she looked back at . "He knew Elincia? As in rumors, or personally?"
The Zugal seed surprised at my sudden alertness. "Priestess Elincia said it seed oddly personal, but she had no idea who it could be."
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