There was no ti to waste.
Ery bid farewell to the fey sisters before casting [Spatial Gate].
At first, he had his doubts and considered solving his problem with Princess Gwen first. Both problems could get complicated, but at least dealing with the princess should be faster. He just needed to confirm what she planned to do with him.
But he realized that, even though the fate of his identity was important, it ca second to the safety of those he cared about.
Therefore, he decided the best course of action was to grab Morgana first and set his mind at ease.
The spell was cast to the stone formation he set up just outside of Calot city. Right as he arrived, he quickly dashed towards the old Gaious estate where they kept Morana before.
Fraught with worry, he decided to cast [Spatial Gate] yet again, expending himself just to reach the place faster.
It was at noon when he arrived at the palace. He saw the mansion standing amidst the now bright forest.
Without thinking much, he cast multiple [Blink] and moves closer to the estate
The closer he got, the more worried he beca because there was no hint of Morgana's presence in the estate. There was no one else aside from the old magician.
He concentrated and focused on the old mage's presence before appearing in front of him inside the mansion's study room. He asked, trying to keep himself as calm as possible.
"Where. Is. She?"
Ery's sudden arrival almost made the old magician drop his tos.
"Damn! Do you want to give this old man a heart attack?!"
"I have no ti for jokes! Where is Morgana?!"
The old man didn't manage to hide his frown and Ery's anger only burned even hotter, threatening to boil over any second.
"Old man, I have warned you to take care of her, if harm cos to her…" It was clear Ery was about to burst into rage.
"Wait, wait! Don't be rash. She is not here. Please be patient and let contact Arthur!"
"No. Tell where Morgana or Arthur is, or I will break down the whole castle if I have to. Tell. !"
"She- She was taken by the king, King Ulther Pendragon."
Hearing the news shock him. Ery's expression beca even more twisted, he gripped his hands until his knuckles turned white.
"The castle it is, then," he said
"Calm down and listen to ! Listen to for a minute! If you go there, you will only make everything worse."
Ery took a deep breath and glared at the old magician.
"Please be patient. Rember, there are things at work here and I sincerely hope you will take the ti to listen to Arthur's words first. Give a few minutes and he will co in no ti… Please, your actions will only create even more havoc, and right now, that will do nothing but endanger her."
Ery took another deep breath and cald himself. The High Priestess' words floated in his mind, about Arthur, about his role in everything… He really wished he could just get away from here and try to find the prince by himself, but no matter how he looked at it, waiting for soone to fetch the prince would be faster than searching for him.
Now that the cloud of anger no longer shrouded his mind, he realized he had no idea where to even begin searching for the prince.
"Fine, I will give you thirty minutes."
The old magician quickly wrote a short letter on a small piece of parchnt, before folding and placing it inside a small, cylindrical case. He fetched a bird from the next room, whispered so instructions to it and let it fly away from the window.
There was always the grim possibility of the old magician warning the kingdom knights to co and attack him. But, if it really ca to that, Ery will ensure the old magician would live to regret his actions.
Ery tried to stay calm, but all the possibilities kept on replaying in his mind, each clamoring for his attention and making him feel a bit constricted here.
A few minutes later, his senses picked up the sounds of a horse galloping closer. He could tell that it was the prince.
The prince ca riding alone, that was a good first sign. Right after the prince tied his horse, Ery dashed outside to face him.
Upon seeing him, Arthur's face looked strangely happy. Before Ery could open his mouth, Arthur said.
"It's good that you have co back. Things have started to get out of control."
Ery quickly interrupted the prince and said "Tell what happened!. What did you do to her?!" Try as he might, Ery couldn't keep the rage from bubbling through his question.
The prince rely shook his head and said. "Our last eting created more ruckus than I thought. I sincerely apologize, my father found out about her and he sent his knights to capture her."
Once more, Ery tried to calm himself. No matter Arthur's role, this was partially his fault. If only he got her out first. Ery then tried to politely ask.
"If you really care about the relationship of the seven kingdoms with the Fey, now is the ti to prove it. Tell where she is and I will get her out."
"No, please don't do that." Arthur shook his head. "We should not get her out by force. I know this is hard for you to believe, but I will get her out myself!"
Ery rely gave him a mocking smile.
"No! I don't believe you! Why should I?"
The prince fell silent, realizing Ery's words rang true no matter how much he tried to deny them. He thought for a mont before replying.
"Because… It is the will of the sword."
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