Chapter 564: Ambush (1) (1/2)
Chapter 564: Ambush (1)
Translator: _Leo_Editor: Kurisu
*Knock Knock*
Angele walked through the garden and knocked on the brown wooden door. The surface of the door was rough and cold.
*Crank*
The door opened. Vivian, who was wearing a white silk dress, checked the surroundings and asked Angele to enter the house.
Angele followed Vivian to the living room. He could hear the fire burning in the fireplace. The flames were dancing and brought warmth to the room.
He took off the black coat and hung it on the hanger.
He loosened the collar and spoke in a low voice, ”Did you notice that?”
Vivian nodded and poured some flower tea into the cups on the table. The orange liquid in the cups was nice and warm.
”The church finally came… I wanted to spend the rest of my life here if I could…” She looked a bit depressed as she grabbed the wooden cup. The steam from the tea surrounded her face.
Angele put his hand on the back of Vivian's hand.
”Mother, don't worry, I'm sure you can still live a couple hundred years.” He stopped for a second and continued, ”I'll take care of the church. The life has been too peaceful for me and I need some exercise. We can still stay in this town if I can get rid of them.”
He grabbed Vivian's hand and kissed her forehead. ”Trust me…”
A gentle smile appeared on Vivian's face.
”I know you'll do anything for me but I don't want to bother you too much. You're still young, you should go out and explore the colorful world.”
The conversation paused here, they were both enjoying the family moment.
They suddenly heard some noises made by the metal, it seemed like some armored knights were passing by.
Angele stood up and walked to the window. He moved the dark curtain to the side and looked out of the window.
A team of knights in silver armors was moving slowly on the plated road. Their horses were also equipped with silver armors and were carrying long silver lances on their backs. The bright sunlight reflected on the sharp tips of the lances.
There were people looking at the armored knights on both sides of the street and the children were no longer running around. The knights were feared and respected by the residents.
The noise made by the hooves slowly faded away as the knights disappeared by the end of the street.
Angele moved the curtain back, turned around, and looked at Vivian.
”The loyal knights… The church has the right to order the knights, we both know they're here for just one obvious reason…”
”We should leave.” Vivian stood up and her brow furrowed. ”Our power is weakened on this land. I can't even restore my energy particles by absorbing the energy particles in the air. Also, the energy particles in my body are disappearing slowly. If we kill them with our wizard power, the church will send more knights here. They are like bees who are looking for honey.”
”I don't have to use my true power.” Angele smiled. ”Just leave it to me, I'll take care of it by tomorrow. Alright, let's talk about something else. How are the elders doing? And how's Fir?”
”I haven't heard from First Elder and Second Elder for a while… Fir and the other wizards are traveling in different regions. They said that it would take two years for the letters to be delivered in the last letter I received.” Vivian took a sip from the cup and sighed.
”First Elder probably expected this when he decided to leave the central continent. The future of the Elemental Hand is in the hands of the wizards who decided not to leave the central continent.”
Angele already prepared the chessboard when they were talking. There were black dots and white circles on the chessboard.
”It's still early, why don't we play some chess?” He picked up a white pawn that looked like a horse.
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In the center of the town, a large grass ground was surrounded by some white fences. The grass reflected the sunlight and looked like a large emerald.
In the center of the grass ground, there was a gray house with yellow walls. The paint on the walls was old and some of the white bricks under the paint were revealed.
On top of the house, there was a bronze cross; a girl in a leather skirt was lying on the red roof beside the cross.
The golden sunlight shined upon the girl's body and was reflected off her clean skin. Without the birthmark on her forehead, the girl would be even more attractive.
The girl was Fra Loria, she was the one who visited Angele's shop. The girl had her hands on the back of her head and she looked like a lazy cat that was enjoying the sunlight on top of the roof.
”How long do I have to wait?” She yawned.
”I thought the loyal knights and the church's holy knights will be here but I've already waited here for so long…”
The sunlight was getting intense, Fra closed her eyes and had a nap. She suddenly heard some intense noise made by hooves below and quickly woke up. She turned around and slowly moved to the window of the attic.
After the noise, she heard metal objects hitting each other and some intense footsteps from inside the house.
”Alice, the food and the tea are prepared. The rooms and hot water are also ready. Do you want to…?” A high-pitched male voice appeared. It was Fra's father, the Mayor of the town.
The knights jumped off the horses and quickly entered the house. There were more than one knights here as the footsteps were loud and intense.