Paladin

The paladin was quite embarrassed. If he hadn't suddenly come into contact with magic power after waking up last night, if he hadn't developed a magic addiction, of course nothing would have happened; or the mage came back later, or his own willpower was stronger, You can also rein in the precipice...

But none of these ifs happened.

By the Light, he did...bad.

Evan was very guilty and didn't know how to face the mage lying on the bed, so he just awkwardly carried some snacks and put them on the side of the bed.

His right hand is still wrapped with the bandage that Silver Fire made for him, and now the wound has stopped bleeding, and is even close to healing - paladins are unique in this regard, they can also chant divine spells to heal themselves while wearing plate armor Wound.

At this moment, Evan didn't care much about his wound. He bent down and checked again whether the blood on the ground had been cleaned up.

Perhaps because he was at a loss, Evan didn't have much expression on his face.

Yinhuo felt that he was a little calm for a while, and felt that he seemed nervous at the same time. After observing for a while, he gave up and continued to remain silent, and asked again: "You blood elves, after the onset of the magic addiction, there is no way to solve it? You can only rely on absorbing The energy of an arcane spellcaster?"

"Well, in general, we can only rely on the means of obtaining energy from the outside world..." Evan replied honestly, "or it is also possible to survive. This kind of symptom usually only occurs in an environment with abundant magic power, and it can be tolerated for a short period of time. Time usually runs out, but if not replenished for a long time, the blood elves will become weaker and weaker..."

"Will it lead to death in the end?" Silver Fire asked suddenly.

Evan thought for a while and said, "I don't know. Because the people I know who suffer from magic addiction are usually crazy before they weaken to death..."

--crazy?

Yinhuo's eyelids twitched, and he suddenly remembered Evan's uncharacteristic expression and behavior last night.

...Suddenly, the mage also felt a little embarrassed.

Yinhuo took the hard-won bun, took a bite and stopped, and asked: "Did you... I mean, when your magic addiction broke out... did you get through it with patience... or did you ...there are other mages present?"

While speaking, the mage kept staring at the piece of bread in his hand, while the paladin stood up in even more embarrassment.

Evan's eyes drifted away, and he was so embarrassed that he almost slammed the door, and finally replied after deliberation: "I used to have a mage companion...he would make some enchanted items, not like... like last night. I mean, I haven't had a magic addiction for a long time."

After finishing speaking, the paladin felt uncomfortable, raised his hand to cough, put it down halfway, then raised it again... After thinking about it, he put it down again.

"Mage companion?" Yinhuo's attention seemed to be attracted by another point, "Have you ever traveled with a mage? Are you an arcane spellcaster, not a divine spellcaster?"

After he changed the subject, Evan breathed a sigh of relief and replied, "It's a mage, not a priest. Of course, I also have a priest companion."

Yinhuo couldn't believe it, and looked at him silently for a while.

Evan had to interrupt his long exam aloud: "You seem surprised by this."

"Anyone who hears that a noble paladin and a despicable arcanist are companions will be shocked." Silver Fire said lightly, "Forgive me for not being able to imagine that you and your mage companion came into contact in the ring The Holy See doesn’t allow Ring Mage to go out privately, did you apply for the lifting of the ban or... is he a non-Ring Mage in the wild?”

Evan: "..."

The two looked at each other, and after a while, Evan said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, what is a ring?"

The mage barely caught his breath.

After coughing several times, he took a sip of water from the paladin and managed to calm down: "Cough, you... Are you really an orthodox paladin? You don't know the law of heresy, and you don't know circle Ring ban, then you should know... The Holy See expressly wants all non-circle mages in the wild, and all members of the congregation, no matter paladins, priests, outlying monks or just believers, have the right to judge a person as a mage—— It will be directly wiped out without reporting in advance."

Wanted and obliterated...

The paladin gasped: "You mean, the Holy See is killing all mages?"

"Kill them all?... That's a good word. In order to achieve this goal, there are many laws of the Holy See that are being implemented. The most notorious of them... the most famous are the 'law of heresy' and the 'circle law'." Silver Fire turned his head, his tone Gradually faded, "The so-called 'circle' is a ring-shaped building built by the Holy See in the wilderness, in which all mages who have been 'pardoned' by the Holy See are detained. They must pray every day and parade through the streets every Sunday. , gave a speech on the open-air cloth stage: how they were persecuted by arcane magic, and how they were saved by the Holy See, and denounced and counted the crimes of all non-circle mages. They will wear shackles for life, and branded on their foreheads The words 'this crime' are used to warn everyone to study the fate of arcane arts."

Evan couldn't believe it. This was simply the scariest thing he heard after waking up. It had far exceeded his expectations of the changes that had taken place in the world.

Evan never dreamed that the Holy See would publicly announce that the mage was wanted.

Before his slumber, a mage was as much an envied spellcaster as a cleric.Never once did they set off without a mage in the team. Whether it was a mage with arcane, frost, fire or space-time power in his hand, they were one of the basic strengths of a team. Their profound knowledge and clever minds would often become An important staff member that the head of the regiment relies on.

A team without mages, priests, or druids will be nicknamed a "chopper team", and only a novice leader with little experience will organize such a team.

In the era of Evan and his comrades-in-arms, they were already a perfect team.His mage comrade-in-arms is called "Crimson", and the past about him has flooded into Evan's mind at this moment.

Evan managed to calm himself down, pulled his thoughts back from the ancient memories, and asked in a harsh voice: "Then what is the 'Law of Heresy'?"

"The law of heresy is used to distinguish mages." Silverfire repeated in a cold mechanical voice, "—if a person is withdrawn and inaccessible, and likes to live alone, then there is no doubt that he is a gloomy mage; if a person is enthusiastic Generous, he likes to entertain friends with big banquets, then he must be a mage pretending to be deliberate. Such a person must be arrested and interrogated, tied his hands and thrown into the middle of the river. If he floats, there is no doubt that he used evil magic , he must be burned to death; if he does not float up, it means that this demon has left the human body and possessed other human beings, and everyone he has come into contact with must be interrogated one by one..."

Evan's breathing gradually became heavy, he clenched his fists tightly, and after a long while he sighed: "Because of the law of heresy, you had to remain anonymous and exchanged with that dead demon hunter. identity?"

Yinhuo was silent for a while, then said, "That's right."

"The demon hunter was ordered by the cult, so he came to hunt you down. After you fought in the forest, you killed him... and took his cloak and ring," Evan said slowly. said, "No...and his name. You're not Silver Fire, are you?"

The mage raised his head and looked at Evan for a moment, and said, "Your guess is almost the same as the truth. Paladin, now you know the whole story of this matter. I am not a demon hunter, but a non-ring mage ...a heretic committed to evil, even in the top twenty on the Inquisition list. As a paladin, you have the right to be here directly..."

Evan shook his head, not caring about these fools, but asked gently: "I just want to ask your name."

The mage looked into his eyes and replied lightly: "...I am Hewitt, Hewitt Clayfield."

The paladin walked to the bed, lowered his head as if he was looking at the mage with a frank expression, and seemed to be thinking about something, and finally said: "You exposed the identity of the mage because of me. I can pretend that I don't know about it."

"Isn't this against your creed of honesty and justice?" Hewitt said lightly, "Paladin, can't you see the writing on my forehead? Pope Byron III once announced that he would , carved the words 'this sin' on the foreheads of all evil mages, and anyone who is proficient in magic can see it."

"There is nothing on your forehead." Evan said without the slightest hesitation, "I don't believe that evil can be judged by spells or divine spells. Mage, I don't believe that a person can be judged by his profession and skills." The good and evil of human beings, human nature itself is difficult to see clearly, and it is also difficult to describe... Before I determine whether you, a mage, are guilty, I will observe carefully."

Hewitt leaned against the bed, looked at the ceiling with lavender eyes and seemed to be in a daze for a moment, then smiled faintly and said, "Paladin, you have to look carefully and think clearly. I still have important things to do." You can't be arrested by the church because of the death of a witcher... If you finally judge me as evil, then please be careful, because I will not hesitate to sell your secrets in exchange for my own free--"

Evan straightened up, and said gently and candidly: "This is your right, Mage. I have never done anything for unjust reasons, or had any improper behavior, so I am not afraid of any informers from anyone."

"Really?" The young archmage raised his eyebrows, finished the bread in his hand leisurely, and said while wiping his hands gently, "As far as I know, a paladin must serve the Holy See of the God of Light all his life." Shou chastity, even entering into marriage with an ordinary woman is illegal, let alone have an ambiguous entanglement with an evil mage—a male mage..."

Evan: "..."

The poor paladin instantly fell short in the cold wind, hesitating by his bed for a long time, and said in a wronged voice, "But I just kissed... just kissed, I didn't do anything..."