/*Chapter 541: I went to the end of volume 3 due to system problems. I have contacted the editor to deal with it*/

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The more you go north, the more limestone mountains there are on both sides of the road

Charles breathed a sigh of relief after seeing this. Limestone mountains mean that there are many caves, and having caves means there is a reliable place to rest.

In the evening, Charles chose a cave halfway up the mountain as a place to spend the night.

It was just that the hillside was a little steep, and Charles had to pull the two horses up hard.

After seeing this, Sophia came to the side of the saddle and helped to pull the horse.

This cave is half a basketball court, four or five meters high, with many stalactites on the top, and there are traces of damage to the stalagmites on the ground. There are fire pits surrounded by stones in the middle. There are charcoal in the fire pit and a few stones used as chairs next to them. It is obvious that someone has come here to rest.

There was dripping in the cave, and a lot of water from the mountains flowed down from the top, but fortunately it was not affected in the middle.

Charles tied the horse and poured some concentrate feed into the barrel from the horse's back of the camel salute to feed the horse.

Then he took off the shovel and dug a hole in the corner, and then tried to put a piece of cloth around to block it.

Sophia looked at Charles' every move curiously, but after Charles had tossed, he said to her: "If you want it, it's convenient. The toilet paper is inside the side bag of my backpack, and I'll cut some firewood outside."

Sophia's face turned red. After Charles left, she ran to Charles' backpack and took toilet paper, then ran to the back of the curtain.

Half an hour later, Charles walked in with a large pile of freshly cut wood in one hand and a living slime in the other.

But as soon as he walked into the cave, he saw Sophia sitting on a stone, burying her face on her knees, sobbing constantly.

Charles first threw the slime into the pit in the toilet, and then asked Sophia, who was sitting opposite him, while making a fire in the fire pit: "What's wrong? I thought I'd left you and ran away?"

Sophia raised her head, her face full of tears. She shook her head first, then nodded with a red face.

Charles shook his head helplessly. This incident must have scared the little girl. It would be strange if she comes back to her senses and is not panicked.

It is impossible for a spoiled girl in her teens to encounter poisoning, death and almost insulting without any preparation.

Perhaps at the beginning, she could still hold on with one breath, and her fragile heart was exposed after passing through her breath.

Just like Linda back then, she was scared by Duke Redkin from the beginning. If Diana hadn't helped her, she would have lived in that shadow.

The firewood that had just been cut back still had a lot of water. After igniting it, thick white smoke came out, not to mention that Charles threw some grass into it, which made the smoke a little choking.

Charles pulled Sophia's sleeve to the entrance of the hole, and whispered to her while using a handkerchief to wipe her face, "Fumigate the insects first, and we'll go in later."

"Don't worry about what's next, I will happen without any accident."

Sophia nodded silently with a red face.

When night fell, Charles nibbled half of the roasted rabbit, and Sophia, who was sitting opposite the bonfire, was eating the rabbit's legs carefully.

This is the first time she has grown up like this that she grabbed the food with her hands. Today she didn't eat anything for a day. She felt that the rabbit with some salt was very delicious when she was hungry.

After eating the rabbit, Charles took the water flowing from the cave and fed the horse, and then began to set up a tent to rest Sophia.

Sophia, who was full, washed her hands with the hot water that Charles burned, then got into the tent, while Charles was vigiling outside.

Sofina, who was lying in the tent, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep. Although Charles put her on the thick and soft cushions she used to use, she also brought her pillows specifically.

Recalling what happened in the past twenty-four hours, Sophia couldn't help but tremble all over.

The maid who has been taking care of himself since he was a child has betrayed him. The Knight Chief, who has always protected him, killed the other four knights in front of him, and wanted to take the opportunity to insult him.

What she couldn't stand the most was that all this was ordered by her uncle who had always loved her.

At that moment, she felt that no one around her could believe that everyone was a thief.

At that time, she had thought whether Pitland, who was as fat as a pig, was one of the thieves.

Only Lord Maria, who was once a saint, was the one she could trust.

However, Lord Maria recommended Charles, who cooked deliciously, and said that he was also an absolute trustworthy person.

She had a curious impression of Charles at the beginning, a strange guy who was wearing a helmet all day in the wild, with a big box on his back and a leather bag tied on his legs.

Then he cooked very well to his taste, and the dishes were different every day. It is said that he also accepted two apprentices.

He stared at his face at first, and then at his neckline, looking very rude.

But now looking back, he was looking at the feather fan in his hand and the necklace hanging around his neck.

Last night, she realized that Charles was very strong and hundreds of bandits were wiped out in an instant.

In the morning, she discovered that Charles had a bad intention and wanted to tie herself to the saddle.

Later, when she rode on the same horse with Charles, she was worried that Charles would take the opportunity to touch her, but the facts proved that her worries were in vain.

I don’t know how long it took, but there were only the sounds of insects outside and the sounds made when the bonfire burned to the tent.

And Charles' shadow was printed on the tent.

Sophia, who couldn't sleep, got out of the tent and came behind Charles. She found that Charles was watching the necklace, and the feather fan was on his knee.

Sophia sat next to Charles and asked, “Do you like this necklace very much?”

Charles nodded and whispered: "This is my mother's necklace."

Then he picked up the feather fan and said, "My mother took it at my eighth birthday party."

Sofia asked in confusion: "How did you recognize this fan?"

"There are many fan elves like this."

Charles pointed to the non-slip engraving patterns on the fan handle and said, "These patterns were designed by my mother and were carved by my father himself."

Then he asked Sofia: "Where did these two come from?"

Sofia replied, "It was all given to me by my uncle."

Charles narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems that it is necessary to have a good talk with your uncle."

It is logical that these two things were burned down in that disaster, especially the feather fan, but they appeared in the south, which made the problem a big deal.

It's okay to say that his mother asked the maid to put it in the dressing room. It would be reasonable if anyone had a bad idea to steal it from that time window.

The necklace was a big problem. The heirloom that only Mrs. McGarden had worn in history. The elf king Charles made it himself and gave it to Queen Ekaterina for her coming-of-age gift. The queen's ancestors left him to her son Joseph.

If nothing happened to Charles's family, his mother would hand the necklace over to Charles' wife on the day Charles' wedding.

The necklace has been locked in the safe in Charles' parents' room, and Charles can be sure that his mother did not wear the necklace on his eighth birthday.

When Elizabeth discovered that the safe and the things inside had been burned, she thought it had been destroyed.

This means that someone had attacked Charles and his family before.

More likely, Allen was just a piece in a conspiracy.

Charles sighed. There were a large number of professional detectives in the Elf Court and the Kingdom of Rurik, and they would investigate the next thing. He felt that this was a flaw of the enemy in the secret.

Then Charles asked Sophia: "Why aren't you sleeping yet? Can't you sleep?"

Sophia nodded, her face full of sorrow.

Charles subconsciously stretched out his claws and stroked Sophia's head, saying, "Don't worry, have a good sleep tonight and you will be home tomorrow."

After he finished speaking, he remembered that the one beside him was Princess Sofia, not Modreid.

As a result, Sophia not only did not get angry, but leaned on Charles gently and whispered: "Thank you. Don't comfort me anymore. I know we have to go a long way and we can't go back tomorrow."

Charles smiled and said to her, "It doesn't matter if the road is far away, let's fly back from the sky."

"Thank you!" Sophia turned around and grabbed Charles' claws.

At this time, Sophia whispered: "If you are..."

Before she could finish her words, she fell asleep next to Charles, and two lines of tears fell on her face.

Perhaps it was because Charles was by her side to relieve her that the tense string in her heart completely relaxed.

Charles smiled bitterly in his heart, what's the matter? Is the "suspension bridge effect"?

Even if Sophia goes back, it will not be of much use. If her father gets the domestic nobles, the throne will be hers sooner or later. If her uncle gets the domestic nobles, it will be useless for her to go back.

Charles shook his head and carried the sleeping little princess into the tent.

At this time, a figure appeared at the entrance of the cave.
Chapter completed!