403 Who Are You Insulting? (1/2)

Many people thought that Druids were a special class of the elves… They were not wrong.

Only the elves had real Druids.

But there were Druid organizations among humans too, established by people who believed in the ideals of the elven Druids.

They didn't understand natural spells or shape-shifting… so they created certain spells to make them look like Druids while they practiced the principles of the Druids.

They usually hid themselves in crowds, and it was impossible to distinguish them, but when they believed that someone had broken the balance of nature, they would reveal themselves.

The wood to the north of the city was quite large. Those Druids arrived when half of it was cut down.

There was no telling how they learned that trees were being chopped here.

Did they have special tricks? Could the tricks be learned?

Roland slapped his face, knowing that it was not time to consider that yet. He immediately said to Vincent, ”Go to the lumber camp and ask the workers to evacuate first. If those guys attack, try to stop them, but retreat if you can't.”

”Got it.”

Vincent cast Feather Landing on himself and jumped off from the city wall.

Roland, on the other hand, returned to his manor quickly through consecutive flashes.

He opened the door and found that Andonara was having afternoon tea with the mayor's wife and daughter in the living room.

Earlier, Andonara was invited to the mayor's house, but she turned it down, claiming that she would not visit another male's house in case Roland misunderstood her, and that the mayor's wife could come to Roland's manor if she wanted to have afternoon tea with her.

Then, after a day of consideration, the mayor's wife took her daughter here.

It was the third time that they had afternoon tea together.

Seeing Roland, all three women stood up.

Now, the mayor's wife and daughter were not nervous at all to see Roland.

Roland said to them apologetically, ”I'm sorry, but I have to borrow Andonara for now. I need her help.”

Andonara looked at Roland in confusion.

Roland said to her, ”Put on your armor, grab your sword, and come with me.”

Andonara's eyes glittered. It was the first time that Roland had ever really taken her to battle.

”Okay.”

Andonara rushed upstairs and soon returned with her leather armor and her longsword.

Seeing that Roland had business to attend to, the mayor's wife and daughter bowed and bid farewell.

In the lumber camp, the ten thousand workers began to evacuate.

Most of them were quite upset. It was not easy for them to find a job that could keep them fed in winter. Were they losing it?

They had been doing their job well until those strangers popped up.

At first, Vincent, who seemed mean but was actually quite friendly, rode away quickly, and after he returned from the city, he ordered everyone to stop working and go home.

So, it must because of those strangers.

Many poor workers looked at the vague shadows at the edge of the woods.

However blank they were, there was a hint of hatred in their eyes.