Chapter 316 (2/2)

“Let e”

“I got everything you told inal form, opened her backpack and held it in front so that the little girl could confirm its content This time she had reduced the aer and a flint

“Alright, this can be counted as qualified… let's set off,” Lightning said rising into the air, flying together with the pigeon toward the Concealing Forest

…

In herhad already repeated the journeya point where she could find her way there even with her eyes closed The weather was a bit overcast today, but it was still much better than the dark clouds that had been there last time As the color of earth slowly fell away behind thereater beca's nervousness

“Did you say you found an interesting place last night, was it a new eagle nest?” Maggie asked after a while

“No, it'sshook her head “The target ant to explore is an ancient relict, a stone tower that has been left behind for more than four hundred years Since the baseht be able to find some ancient books if we are lucky”

“Ancient books?” Maggie shook her wings, “That doesn't sound as if it’s oo”

“An eagle nest has atwhich you finish up in a flash,” the little girl said “But, if you actually can find such a book and bring it back to His Royal Highness, he will surely reward you with a basket full of eggs Whether you cook or stea time to come”

“Really?” Maggie was full of spirit immediately, “Then let's hurry up and look for ancient books! Googoo!”

Around noon, the two successfully arrived at their destination

The re half of the stone toas still hidden within the woods covered inaround theo, it didn't see still lowered her height and flew a few rounds around the tower to confirently

“Have we arrived, goo?” the pigeon shouted from above her head

“Hush-” Lightning signaled her to be silent, within the silence of the forest their voices seem particularly noisy, “Speak softly There could be Devils nearby”

“The Devil?” Maggie’s tail immediately erected

“You wait forto the upper part of the broken tower “I will go and take a look at the situation first”

When she walked over the gradually withered grass, she could hear a slight rustling sound co the entrance of the tower, she saw that it hadn't been covered by plants and that the ser last ti her breath, shethe for one step after another, she slowly neared the center of the toith its passage to the base into the darkness in front of her, she even heard her heart loudly pounding

Fear comes from the unknown, to overcoirl constantly encouraged herself, then lit a torch and cli down

Reaching the corner of the channel, she quietly shot out a probing glance, only fragments were left from the collapsed wooden door The basement entrance also wasn't blocked by the Devil, the only thing left behind at the door was a thick darkness, like an opento s the people who enter

At thisover fro very familiar -

Irasped by shi+vers and the ale to turn around and flee caled to suppress the boiling fear at the botto her mouth, she bent an ear and listened attentively one more time

This time the call was much clearer, the tone exactly the same as last time

“Help me…”