The trio crossed a large fountain at the city's center and entered the Merchants' Borough, where the guild was.
A few minutes later, they arrived in front of the 44 Adventurers guild in Merchants' street and walked inside. It was a three-storied building with sword and shield symbols placed at the entrance and had many warriors moving in and out constantly.
Once the trio entered, Roysia quickly moved towards the receptionist's desk and presented the letter cover to the receptionist girl. The receptionist looked younger and had natural black hair, blue eyes, and average height with a beautiful oval face. After noticing the letter's outer cover, the receptionist told them to stay in the waiting room and ran towards the second floor.
With a nod, the trio moved to the waiting room near the reception hall and waited quietly.
After a few minutes, the receptionist returned with a gold coins pouch to the waiting room and said a few words.
"Chief said thanks for bringing this letter to him. Also, he told you guys not to go out of this city."
Nodding her head, Fennelis took out another letter from her spatial ring and gave it to the black-haired receptionist girl.
"What is this, ma'am?" The black-haired girl was surprised by her action and asked curiously.
"Can you please send this letter to the Peral kingdom?" Fennelis asked with a low tone. The receptionist quickly took the letter from Fennelis's hand while giving a curious look and nodded rapidly.
"Yes, Ma'am. But it will take at least two to three weeks to deliver this letter to the recipient." She said solemnly.
"That's okay." After thanking her, Fennelis walked out of the adventurer's guild and started walking towards the Commoners' Borough.
"Where are you sending this letter to?" Roysia asked while knitting her brows.
"To Bare Keep town," Fennelis said while walking towards the Commoners' Borough and then asked.
"Ma'am, what do you think about those adventurers?"
"There is nothing special about them. The adventurers' group looks like normal adventurers and appears to be working harder." Roysia said while showing no emotions. No one knows what she was thinking. But suddenly, Umi, who had been quiet all this time, surprisingly joined their conversation.
"I felt something from that big uncle, Hooper."
"What is it?"
Fennelis and Roysia opened their eyes wide in surprise and asked her in unison.
"Mama, it's the same thing I saw when fighting against the big lizard monster near the black lake with leaf-ear brother." Her words caused Fennelis to become more puzzled. Fennelis didn't know what Umi was talking about and started to ask for more details, leaving Roysia confused.
"What is that thing, Umi?" Fennelis asked with a frown.
"Red crystal. I sensed the same red crystal energy from the uncle's heart." Her words made Fennelis stiffen up.
'Red crystal? Is she talking about the red crystal attached to the undead Wyvern in the undead plane?' She muttered to herself in shock.
"It is creepy and is in a sleepy state." Umi continued as she noticed her mother's expression. In the last few months, Umi didn't just follow her mother. She had been asking many questions about those skeletons and even started to understand a few things. Although Umi would end up sleeping when listening to her mother's explanation, she still began to guess which was good and evil.
At the same time, Fennelis's expression froze.
'Miasmas! That skeleton lord said it is pure evil and came from the outside world. Did someone put that evil miasma into Hooper? Then who?'
"Good. Umi, keep an eye on him and tell me if something unusual happens, okay?" Soon Fennelis returned to her calm state and said with a soft smile. After that, she patted Umi's head and continued to walk.
With a nod, Umi followed after Fennelis, leaving Roysia more confused.
A second later, a look of realization appeared on her face.
"Wait!" She shouted and chased after them. After a few minutes, the trio crossed the main road and entered the Commoners' Borough. At the same time, Fennelis took out the communication ring and activated it.
A second later, Hooper answered the call and replied hurriedly.
"Ma'am, we are staying in the Red meat Inn at 58 Elm Street."
"Okay. We are on our way." Fennelis replied and quickly cut off the connection. After walking for a while, the trio reached Elm Street and finally found the Red meat Inn at the street's other corner.
The trio greeted the adventurers' team members and began booking rooms.
After booking rooms for the next two months, Roysia asked everyone to gather in a large room. It was a guest room used mainly for important functions and party meetings. The room was arranged with a round table and chairs and looked elegant. One by one, all of them sat on the seat and glanced at each other. Before others could start the conversation, Roysia stood up and quietly moved near Hooper and Fennelis.
At that moment, others couldn't understand Roysia's intention and gave her a curious look. Upon noticing their gazes, Roysia appeared behind Hooper's chair and asked with a sad smile on her face.
"Hooper, have you ever heard of 'Red Python'?" Her tone was low, but her words were like sharp daggers containing immeasurable killing intent.
Upon hearing Roysia's words, Hooper's whole body trembled, and he almost unsheathed his sword. But Roysia was a bit faster, and her sword instantly arrived at Hooper's neck, startling everyone inside the room.
"What are you doing, Lady Roysia?" Fennelis also got confused by her action and asked in puzzlement.
"Well, I thought it was a coincidence to meet these guys at the Roguedale, Fennelis. But I felt suspicious when they didn't split up to go to the Peral kingdom. Instead, they changed their plan and followed after us like loyal teammates. No adventurer would be willing to follow a random person for nothing." She paused as she moved her blade closer to Hooper's neck.
"Are they after you?" Fennelis asked with a surprised expression.
"I don't know for sure. But from others' facial expressions, I can tell these guys are also clueless about the current situation." Roysia said as she glanced at Selma and others and shook her head. Then, she let out a sigh and continued.
"However, Hooper didn't attack us when facing the shape-shifter enemy and even helped us in the battle, which gave me another clue. He has no hidden ties with the shape-shifter or that creature's owner. But he has some ties with the Red python."
"Possibly, Hooper brought his team members to Roguedale while making a reason like going to the Peral kingdom due to the civil war and thought of assassinating me during the journey. But he hadn't expected to meet an unknown, dangerous enemy inside the Roguedale, which caused his plan to ruin completely." Once her words ended, the whole hall filled with dead silence. Roysia's explanation dumbfounded everyone, including Fennelis.
"But how did you find out that he is a member of Red python, My Lady?" Fennelis asked with a curious tone while gripping her sword hilt with her right hand.
Upon hearing her question, Roysia curled her lips upward and continued to explain.
"Well, when Umi mentioned the dark evil that is sleeping inside his heart, I suddenly felt everything linked together. That might be why he didn't dare to become a Light Follower and used Nadine's faith as an excuse to fool others. After all, if he is a follower of an evil god, the light priests would easily discover his true identity." She finished her words and turned her gaze towards Nadine.
Nadine also turned her head in Roysia's direction and asked with a gloomy expression.
"What does it have to do with the Red python?"
Roysia chuckled and asked. "Do you know why King Sewallus of Peral kingdom suddenly died last month?"
"I-Isn't it because he became ill due to a curse?" Selma asked with a complicated emotion on her face. This change was too sudden, which caused her feelings to lose control.
"No. King Sewallus was assassinated. And the organization that planned the assassination was Red python. During King Sewallus's assassination, a demon appeared inside the royal garden to steal something for the first time. Although with Lady Tabitha's help, we managed to avoid a big catastrophe, still, that incident caused great humiliation to the royal family and academic mages." Her words caused all of them to widen their eyes in shock.
"How did you know about those secrets, My Lady?" Smith asked while straightening his back.
"Well, I was the Royal knight captain of Peral kingdom a month ago. But after that incident, my title, position, and everything got stripped, and I was demoted to a normal knight. But I don't want to live as a normal knight. So, I came here to seek help from a certain organization. Unfortunately, the Red Python members didn't like my method." She muttered coldly.
"So, what are you planning to do with me, ma'am?" Hooper asked with a stiff tone. He didn't expect that this lady wholly exposed his secrets. Moreover, he was shocked by the news about a demon being the one who controls the organization. All this time, he thought it was an ancient god who woke up from his long slumber.
"Nothing. A demon had already written your Future, Hooper. The only way you could avoid that catastrophe is by helping me." She said with a wide grin on her face. But Hooper suddenly felt a venomous snake was staring at him.