In the 728th year of the Dylan calendar, May 20th.
In the lord's study of Eagle Fort, Kane received three pieces of good news today.
First of all, Marcus, who had been lying in a hospital bed for a month, finally recovered and came out of the medical room.
Followed by Catherine, the group of recruits she trained has begun to look a little bit, and she plans to take them out to see the blood these days.
The last one is Sitz. He has been learning very fast recently. Although he does not have a mentor to guide him, he has successfully engraved a fire magic imprint into his magic core.
Even today, he excitedly told Kane that he had successfully engraved a healing spell into it again.
Kane is very satisfied with these signs of prosperity in the territory.
Even he himself, in a few days of repeated practice, has mastered the new partial werewolf ability.
Taking out the Kingdom Times that was just delivered yesterday, Kane took a sip of coffee and read it.
[Shock! The Silver Moon Army, which arrived in the capital a month ago, set off again yesterday, heading west.]
[amazing! All the dukes who came to the capital unexpectedly left at the same time.]
Kane frowned. Is this the kingdom ready to declare war
If this is the case, why didn't I receive the notification from the capital
It is worth mentioning that the barony Kane now belongs to is not governed by a duke or earl, but is bestowed and governed by the king himself.
Unable to come up with any results, Kane sighed and gave up guessing. No matter what, he and others have to step up training.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," Kane said.
Who will come to him during this time period? Sitz, who comes here most frequently, came as early as in the morning.
It was Catherine who came. She was wearing leather armor and opened the door of the study and walked in.
She looked at Kane and said, "My lord, I am going to take the recruits to the southern forest this afternoon to hunt Timberwolves."
Kane suddenly became interested, and he asked, "Oh, have you found your target yet?"
Catherine nodded: "Yes, my lord, it is currently in the inner part of the southern forest, where there is a forest wolf den."
"Will the Timberwolves be too difficult for these recruits?" Kane asked.
Catherine thought for a while, and said, "Not at all. Rather, it's just right. Timberwolves, as extraordinary beasts between apprentices and first-orders, thirty or so recruits are just right to deal with them."
Only then did Kane agree: "Yes, I have approved your action this time, provided that you still need to bring someone with you."
Catherine said confidently: "My lord, don't worry, it doesn't matter if there are more people, I will protect their safety."
"Sitz, my subordinate, the only mage in our territory." Kane said.
Catherine was a little surprised, she said, "It turned out to be him."
Kane asked with a smile: "What's the matter? Don't you want to?"
Catherine shook her head and said, "Nothing, it's just that I didn't expect it. Isn't he still learning the magic mark?"
"It looks like, Catherine, your information is a little outdated. Sitz has successfully engraved the magic imprint and has become an official first-order mage."
Catherine praised: "The speed is so fast, it is indeed the genius that Marcus Knight said."
Kane continued: "You should have heard that the kingdom is going to declare war recently, right?"
"Yes, my lord," Catherine replied.
Kane sighed, and said, "That's why I had to ask you to take him to hunt together, so that at least we can accumulate some experience and not hold us back on the battlefield."
Catherine nodded again and said, "I understand, my lord."
The time came in the afternoon.
In the meditation room, Sitz, who was studying a new spell imprint, was inexplicably called into the study by Kane.
Kane looked at his bewildered look and said with a smile: "In the afternoon, Sergeant Catherine will organize a hunting event. I think you will go to participate. After all, the war is approaching. You don't need to have any combat experience."
Sitz also immediately understood Kane's intentions, and said seriously: "I see, Lord Kane."
After speaking, he bid farewell to Kane, and went to the gate of the castle to wait for Catherine's arrival.
Without keeping Sitz waiting for too long, Catherine led a group of neatly paced infantry to the door.
She looked at Sitz and said, "Are you Sitz?"
"Yes, meeting for the first time, Captain Catherine." Sitz said.
Catherine said blankly: "Very well, then you can follow our team. It has been agreed in advance that this journey is a bit far away. I hope you can persevere."
"I'll try to keep up with you," Sitz said.
"That's naturally the best." As she said, Catherine led her infantry towards the forest.
Under the scorching sun, Sitz accompanied him all the way, instead of crossing the village of Mai Ke, walked through the river outside the village, and finally came to the intersection of the forest.
"Stop, everyone rest in place."
Following Catherine's order, the infantry behind her loosened their neat formation and relaxed a little, which was to prepare for entering the forest.
Sitz also squatted down tiredly, panting non-stop. Although he has the blessing of the core of magic, his physical fitness is only limited compared to ordinary people.
Catherine first glanced at the situation in the forest, and after confirming that it hadn't changed from when she came to reconnaissance a few days ago, she walked to Sitz's side.
Sure enough, a mage is a very ordinary profession in terms of physical strength and strength, she thought.
Picking up the water jug on her waist, she opened the spout, and handed it to Sitz.
"Haha. Thank you very much." Sitz gratefully took the kettle and drank it in a big gulp.
After he recovered, he realized that it was Catherine's own kettle.
Sitz looked at the other party with some embarrassment, not knowing what to say.
On the contrary, Catherine, with an indifferent attitude on her face, handed out her hand after seeing Sitz finished drinking.
She said: "Give it to me after drinking, why are you pretending to be stunned?"
Sitz hurriedly returned the kettle to Catherine to calm down his mind.
"Everyone, gather and go to the forest."
Catherine gave an order again, and all the soldiers stood up and lined up in front of her.
Then they walked into the forest together, and Sitz on the side also got up and followed the team.
The dense woods blocked the scorching sun in the sky, but there was no sense of refreshment at all, and it became even hotter.
Everyone walked in this forest, carefully exploring the surrounding environment.
The same is true for Sitz. Now he only knows two fire spells and healing spells, and his combat power is not too high, so he closely follows the team.
Catherine opened the map, confirmed that she was going in the correct direction, and then led the team to move on.
When the crowd reached a stream, Catherine suddenly raised her hand and issued an order.
The infantry behind her immediately stopped and leaned forward, and Sitz also followed suit.
"Ahead is the forest wolf's lair," Catherine said.
(end of this chapter)