Ash revealed a surprised expression, "Why do you ask this—I have never thought about leaving you."

"I don't mean that," Tilly knew she had misunderstood, "Just purely in terms of preference... this isn't a bad place, is it?"

Ash hesitated for a moment, finally nodding, "The Association is willing to stay and serve Roland, and there is a reason for it. But we are different, we have our own home—"

"This war has only three endings," Tilly interrupted her, "First, we can't stop the God's Punishment Army's offensive and die in the Northern Region. In that case, neither Sleeping Island nor Neverwinter City will have anything to do with us."

"You will definitely not rest in a place like that, I swear on my life," Ash quickly reached out and covered the Fifth Princess's mouth, even using honorifics in her urgency.

Tilly looked at her with a smile until she let go, then softly said, "Just a hypothetical, I don't think I will die at the hands of the Church either."

"Then don't say it," Ash worried, "You always say that something comes true after being spoken..."

"Self-fulfilling prophecy," Tilly walked to the small window of the kitchen, looking out at the vibrant castle garden, "So I put it first. The second scenario is that Roland fails, but we all survive. In that case, the entire Graycastle will be powerless to stop the Church, and Neverwinter City will be engulfed in flames. He will only have one place to go."

"Sleeping Island?"

"Yes, we will continue to resist the oppression of the Church there until the Divine Will Battle arrives. Complete destruction is likely to occur hundreds of years later, which is also beyond our control."

"What about the third one..."

"The third is that we defeat the Church and uproot Hermes Holy City," Tilly smiled, "All witches will be able to escape from humiliation and pohài, and gain true liberation. When that day comes, the mission of Sleeping Island will also end."

"E...nd?"

"It was originally intended as a secluded home for witches. After the Church collapses, we naturally don't need to confine everyone to the Fjords islands. In terms of living environment, the Fjords is not a good place, with a lack of supplies and changeable weather... Of course, Sleeping Island will not be abandoned, and the Sleeping Spell will continue to operate, but everyone can choose to live in their favorite city, right?"

"Even in the hellish abyss full of demons, I will stay by your side."

"Even in a world full of salted fish and fish soup?"

"Uh—" Ash couldn't help but choke.

Tilly couldn't help but laugh, "Don't worry, I'll get tired of it too. Maybe I'll come to Neverwinter City for a while in the future to change my taste."

"What are you two talking about here?" Andrea pushed the door open and poked her head in, seeing that she had a wooden basin on her head and had already changed into her bathrobe.

"What are you planning to do?" Ash frowned.

"Taking a bath," she pouted, "After being on the boat for more than ten days, the salty taste on my body is about to overflow. Of course, it's not surprising that some people don't notice it. Lady Tilly, do you want to go with me?"

"Sure," Tilly replied, "Wait for me to change my clothes."

"Ahem... then I'll go too," Ash said, pretending to be casual.

"Please, I didn't invite you." Andrea rolled her eyes at her.

"I'm going with Tilly, not with you. Don't misunderstand."

Looking at the two rendà glaring at each other, Tilly couldn't help but think easily that if they could really defeat the Church, everyone could live such a life.

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Roland stared blankly in the office for a long time until Nightingale waved a dried fish in front of him, and he came back to his senses.

Tilly's call of "brother" was so unprepared, and before the last farewell, she had never admitted her brother-sister relationship, which made Roland feel quite puzzled in addition to joy—did she really think he was the Fourth Prince, or did she regard him as another meaning of brother?

"It's just a call of 'brother'," Nightingale said disapprovingly, "If you want to hear it, I can call you that too."

You are three years older than me, where is your aristocratic integrity? Roland thought weakly, but having an older sister or younger sister sounds pretty good... Stop, this idea can't go any further, "Why do you think she suddenly changed her attitude?"

"Who knows, maybe it's because you didn't take the opportunity to fenliè Sleeping Island when the Bloodfang Witch was dissatisfied, and that you launched a full-scale war with the Church so quickly. Compared with empty promises, these actions can better prove your sincerity." Nightingale shrugged, "But this is just my guess, maybe she just misspoke."

Indeed, the reason is not important, the key lies in the facts. In any case, this way the relationship between the two can become closer, and he has taken a solid step in his efforts to win over all the witches on Sleeping Island.

"Next, we should go see Hedy Morgan." He said.

……

Roland walked into the dungeon under the castle and saw her lying unconscious on a bed of straw. The wound on her leg had healed, leaving behind large patches of red and black blood.

"In order to ensure Nana's safety, I knocked her unconscious before treating her." Nightingale whispered in his ear, "Otherwise, removing the God's Punishment Stone would be too dangerous. According to another Bloodfang Witch, she even tried to capture Andrea as a hostage when she was surrounded, otherwise she wouldn't have been hit so hard."

"Yes, you did the right thing."

As a powerful combat witch, Hedy's neck and wrists were locked with iron rings wrapped in God's Punishment Stones. Without special tools, it was difficult to remove these clasps.

According to Tilly, she can cause objects within a ten-step range to collapse inward, thereby producing deadly destruction. This collapse is not affected by other external forces. When released on a container, it doesn't matter whether the shell is wood or metal—wood will shatter due to severe bending, and metal will be flattened into a ball.

What's even more terrifying is that it is also effective on living organisms. For example, the abdominal cavity and chest cavity, which have internal gaps, will quickly close under the pressure of the ability, squeezing out the internal organs like soft mud, which made Roland think of squeezing toothpaste.

But for him, Hedy's ability is more suitable for staying in the factory, rather than fighting enemies.

If a mold is stuffed into the raw materials, she can easily act as a punch press, and this is just the simplest application. If she learns to realize that the inside of molecules and atoms is also full of gaps?

Unfortunately, it was all too late.

"Wake her up," Roland said.

Nightingale nodded, flashed into the cage, picked Hedy up and dragged her to the railing.

"I am Roland Wimbledon, King of Graycastle," he looked down at her condescendingly, "Didn't you have something to say only to me? Now you can speak."