In fact, strictly speaking, Annelotte and Irene were not familiar with each other, and could even be said to be very strange. The two of them had only met a few times, and their conversations were few and far between. Therefore, Annelotte and Irene are really not very familiar with each other.
But Annelotte understood the position of Irene in Regnar's heart. She didn't know what happened that made Regnar put down the dazed Irene and run out. But since Regnar was away, Annelotte felt that it was still necessary to help him take care of Irene.
When Annelotte pushed open the door and entered, Irene was lying on the bed in a daze. When she saw Annelotte, she acted exactly the same as when she saw Christine. She backed away in horror, and then murmured: "No... don't come here... don't hurt me... Miss Anne, I, I... I will not leave brother Regnar... No... I know you hate me... but... "
When Irene said this, a sad expression suddenly appeared on her face: "No... Brother Regnar has left... He no longer wants me... I... Irene..."
When Erin said this, big tears fell down.
Annelotte felt pain when she saw this. She had heard about Irene's past from Regner. So she understands how weak and timid this half-elf girl is. She doesn't understand what happened to make Irene like this, and she can't understand why Regna left Irene at this time. How could he leave Eileen so miserable and uncared for? What on earth was that guy thinking? !
Annelotte sighed helplessly, although she rushed over in a hurry. But in fact, this was entirely because Irene was important to Regnar. Personally speaking, Annelotte didn't have a good impression of Irene.
Why? Why else? Because the Frost Girl felt that Irene was the first person to enter Regnar's heart. Although Regnar repeatedly stated that the three of them were equally important to him. But considering the order of precedence, Annelotte always felt that she was still a little behind Irene. This was a very uncomfortable thing for Annelotte, who was accustomed to being stronger than others.
Oh, of course, these are actually Annelotte's subconscious views. Therefore, she herself did not realize this. She would never admit that she was competing with Erin and Inelise!
And now looking at Irene looking so fragile and pitiful, Annelotte naturally felt heartbroken. Although she is not a person who is overflowing with sympathy like Irene, she also has a gentle and kind heart under her cold appearance.
Therefore, Annelotte also temporarily forgot some of the small gaps between her and Irene. She showed a rare gentle smile, and then said to Irene: "Don't be afraid, Irene, I won't hurt you."
"No... you..." Eileen still didn't believe it. She shrank her body in fear, and then said with a trembling voice: "Miss Anne, you must think that I am a hindrance to Brother Regnar, right? I'm sorry, I won't do this again. .Brother Regnar no longer wants me, so just let me go? Please, let me go, okay?"
"..." Annelotte saw that Eileen's mood was fluctuating greatly at this time. She had no choice but to cast a few concentration spells on Eileen first.
After Irene calmed down a little, Annelotte said: "Okay, Irene, don't be afraid, I won't hurt you... In fact, it was Regnar who asked me to come over to protect you. He didn't abandon you. .”
"Really?" When Irene heard this, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Yes..." Annelotte saw that this method was effective, so she could only continue to tell the lie: "Regna left suddenly because he had some urgent matters to deal with, but it's not like he doesn't want you anymore. . Isn’t that right? Because he couldn’t worry about you, so he asked me to take care of you, you... you can trust me. "
Although the last sentence made Annelotte extremely uncomfortable to say it with such an awkward temperament, for the sake of Irene, Annelotte still reluctantly said it.
"I can... believe you..." Irene tentatively moved forward, acting just like the stray kitten when she first fed it in Costa Fortress - longing, fear, doubt, Test…
Annelotte also moved forward slowly. She was afraid that her movements would be too big and irritate Irene.
Although the distance between the two was only two or three meters, it took a full minute from the time the two started moving to hugging each other.
Eileen finally stretched out her hands and hugged Annelotte's waist. Maybe it was because Annelotte had been in close contact with Regnar recently. Irene felt that she smelled a very familiar smell from Annelotte's body, which was Regnar's smell.
"Wow!!!" Erin finally cried loudly under the stimulation of this smell. Her cries were full of fear, fear, confusion and grievance.
Annelotte was stunned for a moment at first. She didn't expect Irene's reaction to be so violent. But she soon adjusted her thinking. Although she is about the same age as Irene, the Frost Girl is gently stroking Irene's long hair like a big sister, and then comforting Irene softly, just like she comforted Enelise...
"Okay... okay... it's okay, Erin, don't be afraid anymore, I will protect you..." Annelotte couldn't help but be stunned when she said this. How could she have learned Regnar's mantra now? Could it be that I was infected because I stayed with him for a long time
But even though Regnar has said this sentence countless times, Irene still seems to be very useful to it. She seemed to really feel relieved after hearing Annelotte say this.
Under Annelotte's touch, Irene's cries gradually subsided, and in the end she fell into a drowsy sleep.
Annelotte gently laid Irene down, then covered her with the quilt. After that, she originally wanted to go out to the military camp and ask what happened, but she thought that if Irene couldn't see herself when she woke up, she might fall into fear again. So she shook her head and gave up the idea.
Annelotte opened the door and called a guard, then stood at the door and asked him in a low voice the ins and outs of the whole thing.
Coincidentally, the guard happened to be the guy who delivered the package to Irene. So he told what he saw and heard during this period based on his own impressions. These include how Irene escaped to this military camp, Regnar's arrival, Lisanna's departure, and a package that caused her mental breakdown.
"That package, what's in it? Where is it now?" Annelotte asked.
"I don't know." The guard shook his head: "Lord Regnar seemed to have hidden that thing later, and now we don't know where it is. But I heard that two doctors in the military camp seemed to have seen it. s things."
"Then please find those two doctors."
"This is easy to handle. Miss Annelotte, please wait here for a moment." The guard grinned and ran away. He looked like he could run faster than the mission assigned to him by their regiment commander. After all, being able to be commanded by a beauty of Annelotte's level was a blessing in itself.
Finally, Annelotte knew what was inside the package. And she also vaguely guessed what Regner was doing. After coming to the conclusion, Annelotte couldn't help but feel anxious. Although she had never met Saron, she also understood that a person with dual attribute abilities was definitely not that easy to deal with! Regnar's life and death are really unpredictable.
But it was useless no matter how anxious she was, because Erin was still here. This girl needs someone to take care of her so much now, she must have someone by her side!
Therefore, Annelotte had no choice but to write a letter to her father. I hope he can come forward and rush to the Costa Fortress to take a look at the situation. However, although Malolite is a holy warrior, he does not know magic. If he rushes from Merindl, it will probably take a few days.
Annelotte was worried that something would happen to Regnar in the next day or two. But she believed that guy was not an ignorant person, and besides, Regner also had the amulet he gave him! Didn't he promise that he would use the space gem if he was in danger? Since no information about the amulet has been detected so far, there is probably no danger from Regnar's side.
Therefore, although she was extremely anxious, Annelotte could only suppress her impatience and patiently take care of Irene here. At the same time, they are waiting for Regnar's return.
"Don't break the promise, otherwise I will make you look good!" Annelotte thought silently in her heart.
And what is it like on Regner's side
Let's turn the camera to Regnar again.
Because the military camp itself was located on the border of the battlefield, it only took Regnar more than two days to get from the military camp to Costa Fortress. Although he was mentally prepared, Regner still didn't expect that the situation in Fortress Costa would be so miserable.
The smoke of war is still spreading over the fortress. Although Fortress Costa is not a prosperous military fortress, it is far from the devastated scene it is now. There were ruins, broken walls, dilapidated houses, ruins, and even a few corpse fragments that had not been cleaned up. They might be limbs or internal organs, but they were so dirty that they couldn't be seen at this time.
It was the afternoon of that day when Regnar arrived at Fortress Costa. At this time, Fortress Costa has been defined by Stoker as a fully militarized fortress, which means that there are no longer any civilians inside, all are soldiers of the Stoker Empire.
In fact, there are not many civilians left inside. On the day of the siege, the Stoker Empire soldiers not only annihilated the defenders of the Hawke Empire Fortress, but also massacred nearly half of the residents of Costa Fortress during the siege. The remaining half were used as coolies by the Stoker people to clean and command the battlefield, and then they were all exiled. Whether they can survive or not is not their concern.
Regnar can now be regarded as a cold-blooded assassin who kills without blinking an eye, but if he directly slaughters half of the city's residents like the Stoke Empire, Regnar will still feel scared when he thinks about it.
He did not enter the fortress directly, but patiently restored his strength on the outskirts of the fortress and made sure that all his equipment was ready. When it was midnight, Regner finally started his action.
"Salon, I'm here to find you!" Regnar said silently in his heart as he walked into the Costa Fortress filled with Stoke Empire defenders.