Dorian quickly jumped over and hugged me.
"...?"
"I don't know, but there was a signal from the West Tower to take cover."
Before I left the room, I hurriedly shouted.
"Tetti! Tetti!"
Dorian was unaware of Garcia's protective spells.
So, l hesitated for a moment, but finally I went back to bed and picked up Mr. Ce.
After that, I ran frantically down the long corridor.
As I hurriedly descended the stairs in Dorian's arms, the stars outside the window cluttered in front of me.
"Everything, it's just a soak..."
"Why, Baby?"
Dorian gasped for breath but didn't stop, but I patted her on the shoulder.
"Soak it... If it's soaked, it's great."
My eyes wandered frantically through the window at the distant night sky.
"As long as my star is faintly shining over there, baby. The children of Halias will not be hurt."
After wandering for a long time, thinking of Garcia's words, I finally found a dim little star.
"Gardilla..."
I called out her name, and Dorian urged me again.
"Yes, you're worried about Garcia, aren't you? But Baby, he is the guardian of our city. Garcia will be fine. Now we need to go into hiding. Did you know, baby?"
I nodded, and Dorian started running again.
After passing through the banquet hall, we entered the hallway with a low ceiling.
Even then, the stairs continued downward.
'Is this castle so deep underground?'
I didn't know what floor the dungeon was on in my previous life.
***
Garcia stood in the middle of the open West Tower and looked down at the curved walls of Halias.
She could feel the challenge of the Intruders sneaking into the shield.
'Tsk... Have you seen those stupid ants?'
Guardian of the North Wall.
It was the nickname of the Grand Duke, but it was also the nickname of an old shaman in Halias.
Of course, protecting the North Wall is not something you can do alone, so she took care of the close-range defense at the Demon Tower near the North Wall, where Garcia once worked.
Even the shamans of the Tower, who have taken an oath of strict neutrality, help defend the North Wall because the moment they fail to protect the wall, the entire kingdom will collapse.
This was also the reason why the royal family and other families in the kingdom noticed Halias.
Because the north wall is within the territory of Halias, and if Halias falls, no one at the southern end will be safe.
The shaman in charge of such an Important task smiled arrogantly at the mercenary flutters who looked as small as bugs.
Although she usually has a friendly personality, Garcia was confident and bold as far as his abilities were concerned.
There is no guardian on this continent like her, and he dares to invade Halias.
'You'll regret it.'
The small shaman had flashing green eyes.
Clang!
The sound of something cracking rang in her head, and she drew an afterimage of the north wall.
She could see a shaking defensive wall in front of her blurry eyes, and she could see the monsters rampaging beyond it.
'No.'
The arrival of monsters was a different matter from the arrival of a few mercenaries.
'What's going on here?'
Garcia's vivid green eyes hid under her fluttering eyelids a few times, then closed completely.
***
Dorian quickly made her way through the maze of servants' quarters.
Then she went to the end of the hallway and bumped her shoulder.
"Do... Doriyan?"
Panicking, I grabbed Dorian by the shoulder, but the wall turned without a squeak.
'Secret Hideout...'
Even in my previous life, I only heard about it through rumors and couldn't find the entrance.
In other castles, there would be a way out instead of a secret hideout, but the outside of the barren Halias Castle is dangerous from the outside.
Therefore, I heard that there was a hiding place hidden in the depths of the castle.
Dorian calmly groped her way through the dark hallway.
"It's okay, baby. It will arrive in no time."
I was sorry that I couldn't hug Dorian, who was trembling with her fingertips but trying her best to comfort me.
If I hadn't come to Halias, Dorian might not have gone through this.
No, she must have gone through it once when I broke in...
"I'm okay. It's heavier."
I replied in a small way, and Dorian hugged me tighter
"It's heavy, but Liana Baby is an angel in our castle."
Soon, when ee came to a fork in the road, I saw a room with a soft light leaking through the crack in the door.
The escort knight, who was hiding in the darkness and guarding in front of us, recognized our faces and quickly opened the door.
"The butler left me with the master and went to evacuate the people."
In the room where the yellowish light was dispersed, an oil lamp was placed, and a terrified Shion looked up beside the lonely children.
"Doriyan...!"
Shion rushed in, and the nanny patted me once and lowered me to the floor
"I'm sorry, Master Shion. I was late picking up the baby."
"Huh, huh... Dorian."
Then she quickly pulled Shion into her arms, who was crying.
"Shh... Do you remember the last time you practiced stealth?"
Shion nodded, sniffing.
Oh boy...
The Halias also practice stealth.
I looked at the other children who crouched quietly and shook my head at Alseid's meticulousness.
The nanny ran down on Shion.
"Yes, what do you do in the hideout?"
"Whew, don't cry, don't talk, stay still...We need to save food and sit close to each other so that we don't get cold..."
"That's right, master. We will do that from now on."
The veteran nanny spoke in a calm voice as if she were practicing, but she couldn't hide her purring lips.
Dorian sat on the frigid basement floor, legs folded in the shape of butterflies, and patted her knees.
I sat side by side on the nanny's lap with Shion.
Shion stopped talking, following Dorian's advice, but the crying didn't stop, and he continued to sob.
If someone wants to come in and take us away. If Edipa wants to come and take me away. I'll get caught because of my crying.
I couldn't help but whisper
"Brother Thion."
"Hmm, huh?"
"Don't cry."
Then I held out Mr. Ce."
"Garcia cast a spell on it a few days ago, a protective spell."
Shion pushed Mr. Ce back with tears on his face.
"Ugh... Fool, that's a lie... Garcia is telling you not to be afraid at night."
"No, no."
I said quietly and put my palm on Mr. Ce's stomach.
Then I recited the spell as Garcia did.
"..."
Of course, the spell was wrong, but I know how to imitate it plausibly
I often saw Bachel do it in my previous life.
Shion was surprised and stopped crying.
"Really? Did Garcia do that? For what? Did she think this would happen?"
To be precise, I helped him because I was so anxious, but I made up a suitable thing to make up for him.
"If something happens, Mr. Ce will protect you."
"Hey? It's so small?"
Dorian had a ginger face, but she was willing to intervene to appease Shion.
"Just because a doll is small doesn't mean it can't hold spells, master. I heard that master Theo met Garcia before he left. If you or Baby were in danger, Garcia would not have sent him to the capital. You know that."
Shion finally calmed down a little and bit his lower lip.
Then he looked at the two of us alternately in the dim light.
"I'm crying... Can you keep it a secret from my eldest brother?"
Dorian and I nodded at the same time, as if we had made a promise.
Sitting with them in the dark silence, I wanted more than to save my life.
I don't want young Shion to not see his brothers again.
***
Grrrrrrrrr
I suddenly felt the second tremor.
"The protective spell is broken."
Is Garcia unable to hold on?
Shion, who was sitting beside him, whispered, holding back his tears.
"What the hell is going on here...?"
I quickly look back at Shion and Dorian, but they look frightened, and neither of them seems to be aware of the spell.
However, one of the little boys, who had been holding back so well, burst into tears.
"Shh, shhh..."
A slightly older child, who looked like his brother, looked at him and quickly soothed him.
However, people who have experienced it many times can feel the magic power or the defense wall.
I glared at the oil in the corner of the room as if it were going to eat it.
'There's an ember here.'
After thinking for a while, I stepped away from Dorian and moved closer to the oil.
Gripping the handle of the lamp, Dorian stood up in a panic.
"Baby, what are you doing..."
I replied, being careful not to leak my pronunciation and look like a baby.
"I'm Meridy."
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