- You're right, but I still feel like I could fight better and not bring her to this state. - Keirin said softly, lowering her head.
Slowly getting up from the floor and slightly turning my neck in different directions, I sat next to Keirin with my fingers lifting her head towards me and looking into her eyes, I saw how she blamed herself.
- No need to think about what you could or could not do in this situation. Think about how to become the one who in a different situation will be stronger than the opponent Keirin. - I tried to make my voice sound more soothing.
Watching as her gaze began to change, sadness still remained, but somewhere in the depths of her eyes. Removing my hand, I thought about how to do what the darkness suggested to me.
- Did yo take the quests from the caravan leader? - Keirin asked in her voice sadness was felt but less.
Trying to figure out how much time has passed since I returned and started create the spell.
But inside the carriage it was difficult to tell the time. But no matter how hard I tried, I did not see how you can determine what time it is.
- How long have I been in myself? - I asked Keirin cautiously.
I was afraid that more than a day had passed and we were already near the city and we would not have time to leave the caravan before arriving in the city.
- You were in yourself all day, now it's night, but what? - Keirin asked as she glanced at the girl on the bed.
From her look, I saw that she was worried about Fael and probably did not want to leave her until the girl came to her senses. After telling her what we agreed with Oteu and when we were to leave the caravan.
- So us will be accompanied by a robber who will show us the camp. - Summing up said Keirin.
I also told her about what I managed to do in my mind and the idea that the darkness offered me at the end. I saw Keirin's face change from surprise to incomprehension.
- Are you saying that the darkness itself offered yo to implant it in your armor of the harbinger? - Asked confirmation from me asked Keirin.
I could see from the way she looked at me that she didn't fully believe me. Having confirmed to her my words said earlier, I noticed how she thought and whispered something to herself.
- But if yo decide to do so, it will be safer not in the caravan, so when we leave it you can do it without fear of harming the caravan. - Keirin said thoughtfully, looking into the distance.
I agreed with her, not knowing how the crystals might behave and my armor was the best idea to wait until we left the caravan. Watching me nod to her, she smiled slightly.
- I have news for yo too. - Keirin said with a slight joy, then extended her hand forward and a crystal appeared on her palm.
Xamining the crystal, I did not find anything new in it, except for its color, which was slightly red and there was air inside.
Watching my uncomprehending look, Keirin decided to tell directly what is special about this spell and this crystal.
From her words, the crystal was like my dome that absorbed the magic and life force of those who were next to it.
But her crystal only absorbed life force within the crystal. I was surprised by such a spell, but most of all I was surprised by her words, which meant that there was also chaos magic in her water magic.
Whether this chaos magic was the influence of a servant and master, she and I did not know
Having discussed our further plans, having examined Fel, who still has not regained her senses.
After examining her hands, which began to gradually heal, we began to prepare to leave the caravan.
We had a few things to take out of our storage making sure we packed all our things I contacted the head of security to confirm that we would be leaving before arriving in town.
In his voice, he was not happy to lose two guards of the caravan, even if it was a stufon with a servant.
After the attack, many guards were still unconscious, but due to the fact that they were less than a day away from the city, Oteu was not afraid that someone would risk attacking the caravan near the city.
After a couple of hours, the caravan stopped on the orders of the head of the caravan, after exchanging glances.
Keirin and I got up from our chairs and headed for the exit, casting a last glance at the girl lying on the bed, we got out of the carriage.
Many merchants cast annoyed glances at us, they were told that we were leaving the caravan.
They wanted to oppose such a decision, but the words of the head of the caravan guard had power. And so they could only look at us with displeasure.
Passing by one of the carriages, the door suddenly opened and a familiar dwarf came out of it, whom we saw when we first came to accompany the caravan. It felt like more time had passed than it actually was.
- That a half-elf decided to leave our company? - Bleife asked in a cheerful voice.
I was glad that everything was fine with him, although we did not communicate for a long time, but he did not make a bad impression on me.
He was also wearing the same clothes he met us in when he showed us the way to Duhain. Remembering him, I never saw or heard his voice. I wondered if the robbers could have killed him during the attack?
- Yes, as you probably know, I accepted the task of destroying the bandit camp. - I said while listening to the sounds coming from the forest.
Watching how he examines us and shakes his beard from side to side, then grunting, taking something out of his pocket and holding out a piece of paper to us.
- This is my address in Mijin, if you survive and want to forge something, contact me.- Blaif said.
Having accepted the sheet, looking at it, the address and names were indicated there, as I understood the blacksmiths where Bleife worked.
- Thanks, we'll keep it in mind. - After thanking him, Keirin and I bowed slightly to him.
Watching how a half-elf and a light elf bowed to him, he, embarrassed, said that it was not worth bowing to a simple piece of paper and quickly returned to his carriage.
- And you know how to make friends Trey. - Keirin said in a cheerful voice as she watched the dwarf quickly disappear into his carriage.
I wanted to tell her that the gnome was embarrassed not by me, but by her more. Everyone knew that the dwarves who remained after the departure of the five races were treated with prejudice, they were valued for their talent in blacksmithing but always feared that they would be deceived.
Continuing our journey, we approached the carriage of the head of the caravan guard, Oteu was standing near it waiting for us.
He was also wearing armor that covered only one part of the chest and simple pants, weapons, as I understand it, he left in the carriage. Next to him stood a dark elf who did not take his eyes off me.
- Have you decided to go yet? - Asked Oteu.
He hoped that the light elf would influence the half-elf, but to his regret, from their looks, he understood that she supported his aspirations.
- Quite right, Oteu. - I confirmed our decision to leave the caravan.
Sighing, the security chief waved his hand and led us to the cage in which the robber was sitting, who will show us where the robbers' camp is.
- I will send Naur to your carriage so that he can monitor the girl's well-being. - Said Oteu heading towards the cage.
After exchanging glances with Keirin, we understood that this was the right decision and it would be better for her if she saw a familiar face when she came to her senses.
- Unfortunately, her other friends got it, they also lie unconscious, so there are only five of us from the guards left. - Oteu said as he glanced at us over his shoulder.
Perhaps he wanted to make us want to help them escort the caravan, but Keirin and I didn't see the point.
We took this quest to get here just like the rogue quest was nothing more than a reason for the academy. Seeing that we did not react further, we walked in silence, daylight gradually began to give way to dusk.
Approaching the cage which was controlled by Poire, seeing us, he went down, introducing himself as Keirin, he led us to the door leading to the cage, passing by the cage, I noticed that there were fewer robbers. Seeing my look Poire grinned.
- Some have tried their luck with escaping, now they are feeding monsters and animals in the forest. - said Poire grinning showing his yellow teeth.
The lock clicked and the door to the cage opened. The man who was supposed to accompany us was sitting in the same corner in which I last saw him.
- Crawl out, you dirty piece, otherwise you'll stay here until the city. - growled Oteu watching that the robber did not move.
Listening to the words of Oteu, the robber slowly began to rise and hunched over towards the exit from the cage.
Coming out of it, he looked around realizing that he could not escape, he stretched out his hands forward, Poire said something disappointedly and clicked the chains on his hands.
From the runes on the chains, I understood that they blocked the use of magic by whom they were dressed.
Stretching out the end of the chains to me, taking them in my hands, I felt the cold coming from them. Saying goodbye to Oteu and Poir, we headed into the forest.