Fjord, Sleepy Island.
As winter approaches, the sea breeze passing over the island is getting colder and colder. Even with the window closed, Tilly can still hear the sharp whistling sound of the cold wind passing through the gap from time to time.
There should not be many people willing to hang out outside the house at this time, but in fact, there are people celebrating at any time in the central square of Sleeping Island. The grand bonfire dance has lasted for several days, and a pot of hot fish soup has been boiled. Another pot, the witches showed their abilities and turned the square into a pleasant paradise.
If it weren't for the fact that there were still a lot of things to deal with, Tilly also wanted to join the carnival and share with everyone the joy of the church being defeated.
Since she brought the news back, the lives of the witches have changed completely, not because of their living conditions, but because they have become completely different in spirit from before. Everyone seems to have lifted the burden from their shoulders, their eyes are more radiant than before, and they can see obvious relaxation and ease in their words and deeds.
From that moment on, they finally didn't have to live under worries and fears. The mountain above their heads collapsed suddenly, the dense haze disappeared, and even the howling cold wind couldn't dispel the enthusiasm in their hearts.
This is probably what Roland calls "liberation", Tilly thought.
At this moment, Camilla Derry, the big housekeeper of Sleeping Island, knocked on the door and walked into the house.
"His Royal Highness, I have made preliminary statistics on the witches who are willing to go to the Western Region." She sat down with her legs crossed opposite Tilly, and put a stack of lists on the low table. "Almost half of them signed up to support the Western Region."
"Really? It's much better than I expected, it's hard work." Tilly nodded with a smile, picked up the list and looked through it carefully.
Regarding the move to the Western Region, the five princesses said to the witches on the island that they supported the construction of Neverwinter City to resist the arrival of a greater disaster, the Battle of Divine Will.
In order to make everyone make a choice that is true to their own wishes, Tilly did not hide the news about the Witch Empire, the Federation and the Devil, but clearly told everyone that the Church is just a part of the Federation, and that the real enemy of people is the devil from another world . They have no mercy, nor the slightest kindness, so helping the West is also helping themselves. Of course, even if you live on the island, it is not a problem to live the rest of your life.
She thought that many of the sisters would be intimidated by new enemies, or that she was tired of dealing with ordinary people and had doubts about the uncertain future, so she decided to stay on Sleeping Island. But judging from the statistics of nearly half of the people, those devils who have never met are far less terrifying than the church, and the witches' yearning for the wider world outside has not been extinguished.
"They are very interested in the fourth prince who defeated the Pope, and they all want to see what the lord who has eradicated the great enemy of witches looks like," Camilla sighed helplessly, "and there is a very important point, your The status of brother also gives him a lot of points, and they have also transferred their trust in you to him."
"You don't seem very relieved."
"Of course, he is an aristocrat and an ordinary person after all, and he is fundamentally different from us... And with all due respect, blood ties are sometimes a hindrance to interests." The big butler frowned slightly, "His Royal Highness, I am not In questioning your decision, I'm not saying that your brother is two-faced, but what if... I mean if what he seeks is contrary to the witch's interests, and then raises the butcher's knife against us like other nobles, what should we do? it is good?"
"I understand your concern, I made this decision after thinking about it again and again." Tilly put down the list and held Camilla's hand, "Witches may be different from ordinary people, but under the threat of the Battle of Divine Will In the future, we have a common goal, which is to live. Instead of completely avoiding the secular world, why not take this opportunity to integrate into it and form an inseparable community of interests with ordinary people? When our abilities go deep into various fields, even if Roland wants to go back on his promise with Sleeping Island, and he can't leave the witch's power."
"But... will he let go of us?"
"Judging from the contacts in the past six months, Roland did not impose any additional restrictions on witches, otherwise the Witch Union in the Western Region would not have been able to support him without reservation." Tilly smiled, "And it is bigger than these. It makes sense, I trust my intuition more.”
"intuition?"
"Well... I don't think he would do something like that," she said slowly, tapping on the table.
Camilla was stunned for a while, and finally laughed as if surrendering, "I think in retrospect, since I met you, your judgment has never been wrong."
"It will be the same this time," Tilly raised the corner of her mouth.
"I understand, Your Highness," the big butler said while rubbing his chest, "I will complete the preparations for the witch migration as soon as possible."
"sorry to bother you."
The fifth princess knew in her heart that Camilla, who was originally from a noble family, had already lost confidence in this class after seeing a lot of rights struggles and filthy acts among the nobles. But she didn't know that Roland was not like a noble in the traditional sense at all. The more in-depth contact with this point, the more obvious Tilly felt. It's not just his attitude towards witches, his attitude towards anyone is completely different from that of nobles. She called him her brother, not because of the relationship with the fourth prince in the past, but because she simply liked this kind of undifferentiated and unbiased one. get along.
When talking to Roland, she always felt the relaxation and comfort she had not seen for a long time, and she believed that other witches felt the same way.
"By the way, I've heard some bad rumors recently," Camilla changed the subject.
"What rumor?"
"It is related to the news you brought back. Some people think that since witches once built a huge empire and brought all ordinary people under their rule, they should also imitate the federation and create an organization with witches as the superior, and renew it. Restore the glory of our ancestors."
"Where's the source?" Tilly raised her eyebrows, "Is it a witch from the Bloodfang Society?"
"No... They believe in allegiance to the strong. The Westland can defeat the seemingly invincible enemy, and there is evidence from Iffy, Yuyu and Higwi. Those battle witches were the first to sign up to support Neverwinter City. ." Camilla shook her head, "I investigated, the source should come from other witch organizations."
The witches of Sleeping Island are a large group. In addition to the Bloodfang Society, there are also some scattered groups, similar to the Mutual Aid Society of Haifeng County. Before her call, these groups were generally established to avoid arrest by the church and to form a group to help each other. It's just that they don't have the strength of the Bloodfang Club, and they rarely make irresponsible remarks about Tilly's policies.
"I see," she nodded.
"Do you need me to talk to their leader?"
"No, let them go," Tilly said disapprovingly. "When those people reach the Western Region, they will naturally understand that the Federation has become history. What awaits us will be a brand new road."