Chapter 103 Escape

Weiss looked at his thickly bandaged arm, his expression changed from grief and indignation to self-blame.

"It wasn't until that moment that I realized that this meeting was a trap set up by Bassoon and Cottard's uncle and nephew. The hobgoblin diplomat McKinney was probably involved in the conspiracy, and I was so slow until after the tragedy. Only then did he realize that he had been involved in a bloody coup."

"Fortunately, there were many supporters of my father in the venue. Under their desperate protection, I finally escaped from the clutches of Bassoon and Cottard, left the cold-blooded tribe overnight, and left Bassoon and Cottard in the swamp. The chasing soldiers who came, fled alone..."

"I ran aimlessly in the swamp, unknowingly walked to the edge of the swamp, the clear water of the Delin River flowed under my feet, I saw a quiet and peaceful house on the other side of the river, and guessed where the smoke rose It is Delin Town, where humans live together.”

"At that time, I had nowhere to go. I was seriously injured, and there were pursuers behind me. Knowing that I was not welcomed by humans, I had no choice but to bite the bullet and walk towards Delin Town..."

"I saw guards guarding the entrance of the town, so I had to turn back to the river and dive upstream. In this way, I passed through the warning belt without anyone noticing, climbed up the embankment near the waterwheel, and saw the open area beside the river piled up like mountains. I guessed that it was a sawmill, so I sneaked into the pile of logs and hid."

"I was lying in the pile of wood, the wound kept bleeding, my whole body was trembling, my consciousness gradually became blurred, and the footsteps of the god of death seemed to be echoing in my ears..." Weiss turned to Dick and Roger, his eyes were full of gratitude, "In that On the night when I was on the verge of death, at the most painful and desperate moment, thanks to the blessing of my lord Samuel Anya, two kind Mr. Tyndale came to me like angels and dragged me back from the brink of death."

"Actually, it's just a coincidence." Roger replaced Weiss and told what happened next, "Wess' hiding place happened to be my family's lumberyard. Yesterday morning, Dick and I went fishing by the river, and we accidentally saw the grass on the river beach. There are bloodstains, so follow the bloodstains all the way to the depths of the lumberyard, and found an injured lizardman passed out in the wood pile. We took this dying stranger home, applied medicine to stop the bleeding, bandaged the wound, and arrived soon He woke up at noon and told us his name and history, and that's how we got to know Weiss."

"When we learned about the coup that took place in the swamp, we all realized that Weiss was in a very dangerous situation. On the one hand, we had to notify the militia to strengthen patrols as soon as possible to prevent the Bassoon and Cottal rebel groups from sending spies or assassins to sneak into Delin Town to pursue them. Weiss, at the same time, we have to arrange a safe haven for Weiss to recuperate with peace of mind."

"In the beginning, Dick and I thought that we should ask our father to protect Wes. Unfortunately, our mayor is so hard-hearted. When he learned of the changes in the Cold-Blooded Tribe, he told Wes' Delin that he had no obligation or responsibility. Enough ability to provide political asylum for a lizardman prince who has lost power'. In order not to anger the Cottal Party who usurped power, my father also ordered Weiss to leave Derlin before dark, lest the Cottal Party This poor fugitive declared war on this town as an excuse." Roger shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, disapproving of his father's decision.

"Although this is Dad's order, we really can't bear to drive Weiss out of Delin Town. Doesn't that mean pushing him into the fire pit?" Dick's indignant words revealed pure justice and compassion, "I discussed it with Roger, and we both agreed that we couldn't follow Dad's wishes, but we didn't dare to disobey the mayor's order openly, so we pretended to obey his order and escorted Weiss out of town. Not far from the entrance, we circled back and got into the woods behind the mountain. Joan, you probably guessed that, including my father and most of the town councilors, they were not in favor of taking Wes in. We can only manage to hide him in a safe and private place."

"Such as in my woods?" Joan asked.

"Everyone in the town knows that the 'strange old man' Tyre has a bad temper. Even if he is not afraid of blaming the old man, he is also worried that he will be turned into a mouse by the magician's grandson. Usually no one will go to the woods to ask for trouble, so Roger and I decided to send Wes to your woods to hide for a few days." Dick said half-jokingly.

"The three of us came to the hut in the woods at dusk, and there was no one in the hut, so we asked Weiss to wait in the hut. Roger and I went down the mountain to your house to explain the situation to you, but we haven't walked out of the woods yet. I just heard Jamie barking non-stop, and the louder, terrifying, and unprecedented roar of beasts than howling wolves..." Dick couldn't help but glanced at the docile gray marsupial sitting in front of the opposite fireplace , "We had a premonition that the situation was not good, so we hurried back the same way and saw you confronting Weiss, so we hurried out to clarify the misunderstanding. Fortunately, we came in time and avoided an unnecessary conflict."

Roger's thoughts are more meticulous than his brother Dick's. Seeing Joann's silence, he guessed that he was unwilling to meddle in this matter, so he put away his smile and said seriously: "Joann, you may think that Dick and I are helping Wes. This matter is purely asking for trouble, in fact, we did this not only out of sympathy for Weiss' experience, but also far-reaching considerations."

"More far-reaching considerations?" Joan looked at Roger dubiously, expecting him to continue.

"Weiss just talked about the coup d'état that took place in the cold-blooded tribe. In my opinion, this tragedy is not accidental. Its roots lie in the 'conservatives' headed by Elder Mirik and Weiss and the 'radicals' represented by Elder Bassoon. There are irreconcilable contradictions between them." Roger talked eloquently, "Basson's party advocates uniting the goblin clan to expand abroad and plunder the wealth of human cities and towns, while Elder Mirik opposes this aggressive proposition and sticks to the lizard clan. In the end, the dispute between the two sides led to a bloody coup. As a result, Elder Mirik was assassinated by Cottard, and Weiss was wounded and fled. Cottard and Basson usurped the power of the cold-blooded tribe. Clean up the faction that supported Elder Mirik at the beginning, abolish the neutrality principle of the Mirik era, and implement a more radical policy. Then it is conceivable that the cold-blooded tribes who are traitors in power and the same aggressive and ambitious land The elves will form a military alliance and join forces to launch wars against the surrounding villages and towns! Our town of Delin is located near the swamp, no matter whether we take Weiss in or not, we will inevitably become the target of conquest by the cold-blooded tribes in the end. In the end, we still cannot escape This war!"

Thanks to book friends: kstg2024532, reward 3,000 starting coins this week; tce, reward 100 starting coins this week