Chapter 407 (1/2)

Chapter 407: Tilly’s Questioning

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“You mean… she didn’t follow you to Sleeping Island?” The prince soon got what Tilly meant.

“Exactly.” Princess Tilly shook her head helplessly. “Her name is Spear Passi and her ability is magic power channeling. She can channel magic powers of several witches. In other words, a witch at one end of the channel can borrow magic powers from other witches connected, so you may need her help.” Tilly paused for a while and continued. “She lives right in Fallen Dragon Ridge.”

“Since you know so much about her, you must have contacted her,” Roland asked for further explanation, “and what’re the reasons for her to stay there? There’s a risk that she’ll be caught by the church.”

After a moment of silence, Tilly answered, “That’s because she’s a Marquess and Lord of Fallen Dragon Ridge.”

“Lord?” He was startled, “A witch?”

“Yes, her father Marquis Passi, the last Lord, gave the title and the territory to her, instead of to his second and third son. Due to her high rank, Spear can conceal her witch identity pretty well, and thus can lead a far better life than ordinary witches,” Tilly said slowly, “and she contacted me first and offered her help during the migrations. Because of her, I was able to quickly gather the witches from the towns in the southern and middle parts of the Kingdom.”

“‘She contacted me first’…”, Roland sensed something strange thereinto and asked, “Wait… She didn’t intend to give a shelter to her fellow witches?”

“No.” Tilly shook her head. “Not only that, she also wanted those witches to leave her territory as soon as possible and protect themselves from being tortured by the church. Spear apparently values her lord title more.”

Her Lord title would no doubt be in danger if the church found she was protecting witches. Unlike towns in the remote border area, Fallen Dragon Ridge had well-established churches and priests, and their believers greatly outnumbered those in the Western Region. Roland understood her choice but was still astonished. “If a witch in her territory is seized, will she… ”

“I asked her the same question, ” Tilly said with some sadness, “and Spear Passi bluntly told me if a witch was caught by the people, she would try to replace her in the jail with a death-row prisoner and secretly send her out of her territory; but if a witch was caught by the Verdict Army or judged by the church, she would just stand by.”

“…” Roland thought, “It turned out that Spear Passi voluntarily got in touch with Tilly because of the hidden danger of witches in Fallen Dragon Ridge. That was why Tilly chose to leave for the Fjords, which was a new place for her despite the risk of crossing the channel, instead of settling down in Fallen Dragon Ridge.” At this thought, he frowned and asked Tilly, “If I invite her to Border Town, will she come?”

“I won’t bank on that, but you may have a try,” Tilly threw up her hands and said, “I’m just telling you where you can find her but I’m not promising anything.”

Roland made a long sigh and said, “I’ll send a messenger to talk to her first.”

Without doubt, he would choose Nightingale as the messenger, given that she was able to avoid eyes and ears of the people when she got into the castle, and that she could also discern lies. As long as she made Spear believe she held no hostility, Spear would probably not overreact, either.

It generally took five or six days to travel from Border Town to Fallen Dragon Ridge by boat, but that trip would only cost Maggie half a day. They could bring Lightning, who acted faster as a helper. The three witches formed a team of the highest mobility in the Witch Union, and now equipped with guns, they could both attack enemies and defend themselves.