Whispering Verse

"You said I can hold on."

"Miss Louisa was at the desk in the room when she encountered the abnormal state of space. In addition to her, the chair and part of the desk were also moved. Therefore, your cat also went to Michaela Blast Furnace City. Your Highness Lecia urges you to pick up Miss Louisa as soon as possible, that writer can’t control little Mia anymore.”

"oh!"

Shade was almost frightened by Tifa's expression just now. Although little Mia's loss was serious, fortunately Dorothy and it were both safe.

After saying goodbye to Audrey in a hurry, he took the carriage and set off towards the border with Tifa and Miss Sylvia. He was still crossing the border at the military camp near the Crossroads Village. He didn't let Tifa produce the certification documents issued by Miss Carina. He still relied on Captain Rades's relationship to directly cross the border without censorship.

They arrived at Michaela Blast City before lunch and met Dorothy and little Mia at the manor where Margaret was staying. The witches have special contact information. Miss Carina has already informed Miss Benanis, who is still in the City of Glass, about the situation in advance, so she arranged for someone to go to Dorothy, who was unfamiliar with this city, first. Margaret here.

"Meow~"

The door to the study room opened, and Shade hurriedly walked in, followed by Miss Sylvia and Tifa. Little Mia, who was squatting on the coffee table and looking at the snacks on the plate, turned her head, then quickly jumped off the coffee table and ran towards him.

Margaret and Dorothy, who were chatting happily on the sofa in Kasenric, also stood up. Shade bent down and picked up Mia. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Dorothy was safe:

"Good afternoon, Margaret. Oh, Dorothy."

He stepped forward and gave Dorothy a hug. Miss Sylvia reminded behind Shade:

"It is not normal to encounter space anomalies twice in a row, and to transfer space without incident. Shade, this kind of thing needs to be prevented in advance. I can arrange a ritual to stabilize the space in the room of Green Lake Hotel, Reduce the probability of similar situations, but it is impossible to reduce the probability to 0."

"I see."

He hugged the girl in his arms, knowing very well that the matter in Green Lake must end as soon as possible. Danger was coming from all sides, and he really couldn't wait any longer.

"Speaking of which, can little Mia predict danger?"

Dorothy asked suddenly. Shade let go of her and asked unexpectedly:

"Why do you say that?"

The blonde girl looked at the cat standing on Shade's shoulder:

"Before the accident, I was holding it while I was reading at the desk. It suddenly struggled and meowed. I didn't realize what it meant at the time. I didn't realize it until I met Her Royal Highness Margaret and talked about what just happened. Something doesn’t feel right when I think about it.”

"This cat is indeed very smart. We feed it snacks, but it refuses to eat. It seems that it has to see you."

Margaret also said that she and Dorothy were both traditional "blonde beauties", whose looks were most in line with the aesthetic views of this era. It’s just that there are differences between southerners and northerners in cheekbones, nose bridge and eye shape, and Dorothy’s hair is not very curly, while Margaret inherited the curly hair of the Angevin royal family, plus the influence of her growing environment. They are different, so Dorothy prefers intellectual and calm beauty, while Margaret is more enthusiastic and public.

"Little Mia."

Shade touched the cat on his shoulder, and the cat happily accepted his touch.

Now that Dorothy was found and she was safe, the group stayed at Margaret's manor for lunch. Margaret entertained Shade, Tifa and Dorothy very warmly. Although Dorothy and Margaret had only met at Tobesk's banquet, Margaret still respected this person very much. female writer.

After all, now a Carson-like version of "Hamilton's Detective Stories" has been published. Once the detective novel caused a sensation in the North, it once again triggered a trend of reading in the South. The literary and artistic achievements of this detective story may not be as good as those of long-established writers, but in terms of commercial success, Dorothy can already claim to be the best-selling author of this era.

The combined earning power of Shade, Luvia, Dr. Schneider, and Reverend Augustus was probably no more than a fraction of Dorothy's royalties.

After lunch, Siris came to the manor on behalf of Miss Benanis and brought good news:

"Look at this."

A small copper-colored key lay in her hand. The shape and size of the key were consistent with the key she obtained from the boatman in the morning:

"We found the target based on the location of the descendant of the last mayor of Green Lake Town provided by Shade. Benanis and I personally participated in the operation. After rummaging through his home, we found a side behind an old oil painting. A small hidden mirror.”

In the study, Sirius sat on the sofa and told what happened:

"The mirror contains the soul of the mayor from more than a hundred years ago. I used the memory thread and the hair given by Miss Edwards to simulate her appearance, making the soul mistakenly think that a descendant of Edwards has appeared, and then it Told us the recipe for the key.”

Miss Sylvia picked up the key:

"Including the key from the morning, we now have six here. One for the corpse Green, one for the Green siblings, one for the Edwards brothers, and one for the Fulen brothers. According to Shade, all the keys are It’s complete, and the last three are in the hands of the Truth Society, Dragon Feast Order and Tyranny Club.”

She let the key float in her palm and quickly spun it:

"Edward's magic must be related to these keys. Since all the keys have been forged, I think the ancestors on the island should do something, right? No, the key here has been formed, and the other keys say We may still be collecting materials, but it should be done soon.”

"Even if he doesn't take action, the church won't wait any longer. After the divination ceremony of the Prophet Association over the weekend, the church will probably prepare for a decisive battle. No, it may have to suspend negotiations between the two countries first and let important people leave the country first. "

Shade said.

"When are you going to take action?"

Sirius asked him, looking at him with beautiful eyes, full of confidence in Shade.

"The girls under your command, after finding the wandering soul of Maria Edwards in the Green Lake area and asking about the situation on the island, you can start the final plan to land on the island. Of course, if you can contact the ringleader before that, The two Edwards of Warlock, that would be even better. The island we are going to land on is not the island in the fog, but another island. This time I will not go by myself, the Orthodox Church, the Prophets Association, the Parliament, the Academy, Even the [Mirror Association] will help.”

He picked up the cat lying in his arms and put it down heavily to express his plan:

"Since there are so many helpers, there is no need to take risks on your own. Let's go together. I don't believe there are so many thirteen-ring warlocks. Plus Sister Devlin, Iluna, and the guardian of the earth who can be called in if necessary. We’re not going to beat LaPlace Klein Howard.”

Sirius imagined the overwhelming number of ring magicians, stepping on water, sitting on boats, stepping on strange water vehicles like Shade's doctor friends, and even flying into another building through the entrance divined by the Prophet Association. Looking at the picture of the island, I couldn’t help but nod my head:

"It does sound very good. And with the second candidates, Rust Edwards and Dulute Giles, in our hands, we have an advantage. We need to prepare ceremonial items for them in advance. This is a point for the Parliament Come and do it.”

"But if you think about it from the bad side, what if the fortune teller limited the number of people in the final battle?"

Margaret, who has gradually learned about the "Chosen One" and the "Mumbling Cantos" in recent months, couldn't help but ask.

Shade lowered his eyes and said softly under the gaze of the ladies:

"Then I will kill him myself."

By now, Dorothy and Lesia have been completely involved in the dispute between "The Whispering Psalms" and the Chosen Ones. They are also very talented ring magicians, but their personalities are not suitable for getting involved in such a dangerous matter, not to mention that Shade has no intention of getting them involved in the whirlpool of fate. Even so, it is still necessary to fully inform them about the Sixth Age epic of "The Whispering Cantos".

On the way back to Green Lake City that afternoon, Shade told Miss Writer about the rules of the Thirteen Chosen Ones and the candidate mechanism. Tifa, who went back with him, helped fill in the details.

It should be said that Dorothy is indeed a writer with active thinking and easily understood this set of rules. She was quite excited and even thought it was interesting and romantic:

"For the door that can influence an entire era, people who originally lived all over the world, either already famous or unknown, gathered together under the pull of fate and fought for the qualification to represent the ancient gods. This is better than what I read. Any story you tell must be interesting! Shade, it turns out you have been doing such amazing things all this time!"

Telling Dorothy meant that Lecia also knew about it, so this was their common attitude towards this matter.

"Balance, darkness, death, knowledge and wisdom, and the earth have now come to 'space'. We suspect that you and Lesia are candidates for the chosen ones of space. Your ranking may not be very high, and neither do I. You will be involved, but you still need to know about it just in case.”

Shade explained his attitude, and Dorothy understood what he wanted to express:

"We have no interest in being chosen, it's too much trouble."

This is true. Both the writer and the princess have their own clear life trajectories and life plans, and they are not the kind of girls who like to fight and kill, or who encounter incidents or lose control of their relics when they go out:

"Shade, you mentioned just now that almost every candidate for the Chosen One has a special mechanism?"

PS: The picture in this chapter - "Dorothy Louisa".

At this point, out of the six people in the five-person team, Dorothy, Priest Augustus, Dr. Schneider and Luvia, all have impressions.