Although the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony does not have to face the harsh climate like the Bellica Fortress in the Forest of Mists, the entire Kingdom of Saxony belongs to the extreme north after all, and even the temperature in the royal capital is definitely not warm. ,
With the cold wind blowing, Edward stood on Alphonse's shoulder with a monocular and looked at the road in the distance. The two of them walked for a long time and the sun was already setting, but there was no sign of the carriage at all. . Although they asked some travelers and carriage teams along the way, they also got some information and many people had seen the carriage on the road. After all, female coachmen were still relatively rare on the mainland.
"This is too bad. If the sun sets, forget about looking for the carriage. Maybe we will all get lost." Alphonse looked at the slowly setting sun with a melancholy look on his face.
Edward said anxiously: "What should we do~ Al! We should go back and ask the priests of the temple for help!"
Speaking of asking for help from the priest, who is now the highest person in charge in the Temple of the Ice and Snow Goddess? The beautiful but unsmiling silver-haired chief priest Serena. Although they have only met a few times, Edward found that he was attracted to the chief priest as soon as he saw him. Like a frog seeing a snake, every time he was looked at by her, it was like being looked at by a gorgon. The oppressive feeling was even more terrifying than Miria's.
"It's too late, brother~ Now it will be at least late at night for us to run back. Considering the distance and time, Tia might have been killed." When mentioning that Tia might have been killed, Alphonse suddenly turned into a child. The child's personality becomes chaotic.
"Then~ what should we do~ Al!"
Alphonse ignored his brother for the time being. Both he and his brother were too impatient this time. As soon as they found out that Tia was in danger, they impulsively ran to try to save people, and now they ended up like this. If he had run to tell the temple from the beginning, the temple personnel would have immediately contacted the security team of the royal capital to search together, and then he and his brother would be like now, searching like headless chickens.
Hey~!
After sighing, Edward had to admit that the current situation was indeed very bad. If it gets completely dark, then he and Al will have to return to the capital to contact the priestess of the temple. But in this case, Tiya will be in danger! After wasting so much time, Tia might be killed by those guys and sacrificed to the so-called master.
hateful! Alphonse Elric, you idiot, it would have been better if you had not been so timid and went directly to the temple to explain the situation! Thinking that Tia might die because of his wrong actions, Alphonse began to blame himself with self-pity.
The sky is gradually getting darker, and as night begins to fall, the weather in the world that has lost the sun is getting colder and colder. Edward, who had walked some distance forward, had to make up his mind to let Alphonse return and continue wandering in the wild in the dark night. Even a main road was not very safe. Alphonse begged himself with a depressed look. My brother tried to look for it by walking some distance forward. One asked to go back and the other asked to move forward. The two began to argue. It's a pity that the short Edward couldn't pull the huge Alphonse, and instead was pulled forward by his younger brother.
"Go back Al, I know you are worried about Tiya, but it is already dark now. If you continue walking, not only will you not find Tiya, but we will be in danger."
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"Be obedient, Al, you are not afraid of the cold. I can't spend the night in such cold weather."
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"Al, please go back. We must tell the priest in the temple about the situation immediately. Maybe the chief priest lady will find a way to find Tiya."
In order to persuade Alphonse to go back, Edward even said the 'taboo' thing like going to the temple, but Alphonse seemed determined to find Tia, no matter how his brother pulled him No matter how hard he tries, he won't waver. The two of them walked some distance together, and just when Edward was about to get angry, Alphonse's eyes lit up and he hurriedly put his brother under his arm and ran towards the bushes on the side of the road.
Xiaodouzi Edward was so happy that he thought his brother had finally changed his mind: "Have you finally figured it out?"
"Keep your voice down, brother~" Alphonse, who hid behind a bush, made a silent gesture, and then pointed to the road ahead.
Edward looked at the place pointed by Al attentively. With a little light and shadow and the sound of horse hooves, a carriage slowly drove over. There were two torches in front of the two carriages. This light was particularly prominent in the dark night, and it was this light that not only illuminated the road in front of the carriage, but also illuminated the appearance of the carriage driver, a woman who looked to be in her thirties, for Edward and Alphonse.
Female coachman! There are also mixed-haired horses! In an instant, a common thought came to both of them's minds. This carriage was the carriage that was suspected of taking Tiya away.
Watching the carriage pass by, Alphonse suddenly stood up and seemed ready to rush out and intercept the other party. Edward stopped Al's move immediately: "Idiot, don't expose yourself."
"We must stop her brother. The coachman must know where he has brought Tia." Alphonse was trying to break away from Edward's hand.
"What's the use of stopping the carriage? Have you forgotten the characters of the two women before?" Edward knocked on Al's head: "They are all fanatical believers who would rather die than tell any secrets. What are you going to do after you stop her?"
Alphonse was speechless when Edward said that, judging from the behavior of the two women before. Even if he stopped the carriage now, it would be useless.
After the carriage went far away, Edward looked at the road ahead, broke some branches and used alchemy to make a torch. Then, with the faint light of the fire, Edward squatted on the ground and calculated. Finding the carriage is equivalent to finding hope. Edward, who was already a little depressed, also cheered up. Based on the previous observation of the speed of the passing carriage, as well as the time and forward speed of his and Al's delay, the carriage should be Four or five kilometers ahead of me.
After confirming the approximate location, Alphonse put his brother on his shoulders, ignoring the pain in Edward's waist caused by the hardness of the armor. Alphonse ran quickly, leaving only Edward's screams along the way. Voice.
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I feel so dizzy~
In the darkness, the temple maid Tiya woke up slowly. Because the drug was still taking effect, Tiya only felt that her head was dizzy, as if someone had been beating her with a wooden stick. What followed was a chaos of memory, and there seemed to be some noisy sounds coming from the ears, which sounded like ghosts' wails and women's moans.
After trying her best to open her eyes, Tiya found that her eyes were still dark. After a moment of panic, Tiya realized that she was not blind but that her eyes were covered with black cloth. Subconsciously, she was about to reach out and take away the black cloth. Only then did Tiya realize that she seemed to be fixed, unable to move no matter how hard she struggled.
Tia screamed and shouted for help. However, after shouting for a while and finding no response, Tia quickly calmed down. Although she was only a sixteen-year-old girl, Tia had been following Elena since she was a child. Growing up as a priestess, Elena, as her adoptive mother, taught Tia about the beliefs of the Ice and Snow Goddess, and also taught her adopted daughter how to deal with danger. In this case, you don't know what the other party's purpose is. Screaming and struggling while being imprisoned and getting no response is just a stupid waste of energy. The right way is to calm down, save energy and find all ways to save yourself.
After lying down, Tiya gently fumbled with the shackles on her wrists with her fingers. Judging from the material, it felt like they were made of iron. This was not something that a girl like her could easily break free from without a key. After moving her body, Tiya discovered to her dismay that in addition to her limbs, there were also shackles on her arms and chest. She had been restrained on some kind of arc-shaped torture device in an extremely shameful way. If she could stay in this position for a little longer, If it is longer, your back will be very uncomfortable.
After calming down, Tiya began to work hard to sort out the chaotic memories┉┉At first, she clearly remembered that she went out to buy some things on the order of Priestess Elena, but when she walked to the commercial street, she suddenly met someone asking for help, and then ┉┉I followed a woman into a shop, and then suddenly passed out for no apparent reason.
Who is the other party? Why kidnap yourself!
Tia couldn't figure out this problem. If she wanted to steal information about the temple, but in terms of identity, she was just a maid of Priestess Elena and was only responsible for some ordinary groceries. She was not even a civilian employee of the temple. If the ransom was demanded for money, Tiya didn't think anyone would be bold enough to blackmail the Holy City.
Holy See! ? Thinking of this religious organization that was always hostile to the Holy City, Tiya couldn't help but frown. Both major religious organizations have their own strongholds in the royal capital of Saxony. However, considering the religious affiliation of the people of the Kingdom of Saxony and the face of the royal family, they only secretly slandered each other and remained peaceful on the surface. After thinking about it carefully, Tiya didn’t think so. People from the Holy See would kidnap herself. Even if she was half the adopted daughter of Priestess Elena, her status as a maid was still not worth the trouble. Kidnapping herself would be pointless and would not cause any substantial damage to the temple, and Ti Ya also knows the character of Priestess Elena very well. She is a pure believer who will never compromise with the kidnapper.
Then the last possibility left┉┉
Cultists! ! Tiya couldn't help but tremble when she thought of this! (To be continued...)