Therefore, rather than saying the Round Table selected the King’s clan, it would be more accurate to say that apart from the King’s clan, they had no other choice.
And the territory of the King’s clan is in Edinburgh.
"I rember... Edinburgh and Orkney are both in the north of Britain, right?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka said uncertainly.
"It’s in the north, Master." Matthew quickly added, "Although not as close to the coast as Orkney, aside from Orkney, Edinburgh is also one of the northernmost cities in all of Britain."
"You could even say, Edinburgh is right before Orkney," Habettelot said with great familiarity, "Didn’t you pass through Edinburgh on your last trip to Orkney?"
If you want to reach Orkney in northernmost Britain, you have to pass through many cities by road.
Take Salisbury as an example, to go from this most liberal city to northern Orkney, you need to pass through Gloucester, Manchester, and Edinburgh successively.
Last ti, after Altoria and the others left Norwich, they first went by road to Oxford, rang the Pilgrimage Bell there, returned to Salisbury, and then started from Salisbury to Gloucester and Manchester.
Among them, Gloucester is the territory of the Winged clan, where Altoria rang the fourth Pilgrimage Bell. Manchester is the territory given to Bagster by Morgan, and it was there that Altoria and the others began to be chased by Bagster, causing a bit of a stir in Manchester, before successfully escaping and officially entering northern Britain.
Along the way, Altoria and the others experienced the hardships of wilderness travel, entered the already extinct Mirror clan’s territory, and went through many adventures, finally reaching Orkney.
Edinburgh is right before Orkney, so if Altoria and the others succeeded in reaching Orkney, they likely passed through there.
In response, Altoria appeared a bit hesitant.
"We just passed by, we didn’t enter Edinburgh."
Seeing her suspicious behavior, not only the others, but even Reiger looked at Altoria doubtfully.
"Could it be you’re afraid to go to Edinburgh?" Reiger suddenly recalled sothing, saying knowingly, "I rember, don’t you know the current queen of the King’s clan?"
Hearing this, everyone was startled.
"Why, why do you know this?!"
Altoria was also surprised.
"I know more than you think," Reiger narrowed his eyes, implying sothing as he spoke to Altoria, "Of course, I was still surprised once I got to know you."
"Although you’ve always been lonely, it turns out you actually know quite a few people in Britain."
"That one from the King’s clan, and even Bagster, you knew her before, right?"
During the period when Reiger traveled with Altoria, Altoria showed familiarity with Bagster, who was Gawain at the ti, not looking like it was their first eting.
If Reiger didn’t know Altoria’s backstory, knowing she t these people purely by coincidence, he would doubt whether Altoria was truly imprisoned and abused in Tintagel.
Now, as Reiger brought the matter up, Altoria, though embarrassed, still stamred out an explanation.
"Bagspur ca to Tintagel once, that’s why I know her."
The reason she knows Bagster is because of Ecter.
While Altoria was still in Tintagel, once, Bagster sohow heard there was a skilled blacksmith on the coast of Tintagel, so she ca here, found Ecter’s workshop, and commissioned Ecter to make her a set of armor.
At that ti, Altoria coincidentally also went to see Ecter, and that’s how the two t.
Coincidentally, Altoria saw the na Bagster used for the armor, which was her real na.
Therefore, Altoria knew Bagster’s real na from the beginning, which is why she kept calling her "Bagster."
As for the King’s clan...
"I t her in Gloucester," Altoria murmured, "That was five years ago; I was only 11 then, wasn’t even close to being familiar with her."
"If you’re hoping I can use this connection to form an alliance with her, forget about it."
"That guy... how do I put it? Very self-centered?"
"Anyway, I don’t think she’s the type to warmly welco a familiar face; considering her ultimate goal, I might even beco a thorn in her side..."
As she spoke, Altoria’s voice grew weaker, clearly lacking confidence.
As for why she t the King’s clan in Gloucester, and how they got acquainted, she clearly had no intention of telling anyone.
Reiger, however, knew how it happened.
But since Altoria didn’t want to talk about it, he wouldn’t expose her secret.
...Mainly because he feared she’d lash out in desperation and suddenly attack him.
After all, her reason for going to Gloucester at that ti was truly sowhat embarrassing.
"Let’s not talk about this anymore, let’s set off quickly!" Altoria awkwardly changed the subject, "The road from Londinium to Edinburgh isn’t short, and we don’t have much ti, right? So let’s hurry up and leave!"
Hearing this, although everyone was curious, seeing Altoria’s determination not to be questioned further, they gave up.
Besides, the journey from Londinium to Edinburgh is indeed not short.
To be clear, Londinium is very close to the southernmost part of Britain, while Edinburgh is the northernmost city after Orkney.
The trip from Londinium to Edinburgh is almost like traveling from the southernmost to the northernmost part of Britain.
This already spans almost the entire length of Britain.
If they don’t hurry, there could really be trouble with less than a week left.
"Following the shortest route, from here, we still need to pass through Oxford, Salisbury, Gloucester, and Manchester before entering the north and heading to Edinburgh."
Alberon, with one hand on his hip, stood there speaking.
"If we go via Calot, the route can be shorter, but that’s the enemy’s base; there’s no reason to go there and court death."
Calot is located in central Britain, with a road directly eastward to Londinium.
Though it also goes through Oxford, if you go via Calot, you can directly reach Gloucester and Manchester, entering the north, without going through Salisbury, which is to the west.
Of course, this is for taking the road.
If you take the shortest path, it’s flying there directly.
Unfortunately, that would also an passing by Calot, and you’d be completely exposed to Calot’s view; besides the daring Reiger, no one else would dare do it.
Considering safety, the best option is to detour through Salisbury.
"No, no need to make it that complicated."
Reiger patted his eight-legged horse on the head, turned, and said.
"I can use teleportation magic to cross a great distance directly."
"Though I haven’t been to Gloucester, nor Manchester, I’ve been to Calot."
"As long as I open the [Teleportation Gate] north of Calot, we can go through the mountains and directly enter the north."
As for how to cross the mountains, it’s still the sa old thod.
"I’ll fly you over."
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