The Release That Witch
Chapters 44's

It was already late when Roland returned to the castle. Snow fell again.

He went straight into his bedroom, took off his coat and shook off the snow stuck in his collar. Then, he hung it on a shelf next to the fireplace.

"Your Majesty, don't you think that you've progressed too fast?"

Nightingale's voice came out of nowhere, and then she was seen by the prince.

"You mean the situation with Nana?" Roland poured a glass of wine for each of them. Although the wine was more bitter than usual, he slowly became accustomed to the taste.

Nightingale took the cup offered by the Prince but did not drink it - she waited for the prince to give a longer answer.

"There will never be a better time than now" Roland said. He drank his cup of wine at once, only to fill it once more after. "I plan to let Nana play a big role with her abilities during the Moon Demon. So, after all, it was impossible to hide his identity as a magician. He could instantly heal a fatal wound! It's not close to what an ordinary herb or bloodshed can do, everyone definitely wants this. "

"The Border Town is in the westernmost part of the kingdom. Here, very far from the center, the influence of the church is very limited - if I were them, I would not be willing to spend so many Golden Kings for a place that could be left behind at any moment. " Roland continued, "We don't even have a small town church. The missionaries went with the nobles to Longsong Fort before. Knowing all this, what do you think Border Town is? It was an island, completely cut off from the outside world. . "

"... This was your plan from the beginning?" Nightingale asked, astonished.

Roland nodded, "The relentless snowfall will close the road to Longsong Fortress, and the entire city will be in my hands. We have at least three months to reverse the point of view" the evil witch ". With just mouth-to-mouth propaganda, the effects would be very limited. So, we have to rely on real-life experiences to immediately dispel the resentment caused by ignorance and misunderstanding. "

That was the reason why he wanted to make everyone think Nana was the cause of Brian's rescue. He wanted to create a different image of Nightingale.

There is a legend about a nurse who tried her hardest to care for the wounded, resulting in a decrease in the death rate of the wounded, from 42% to 2%. Because of this, the warriors gave her the title of "Mistress with Lights" , and the popularity of the entire nursing profession had been raised to the rank of worship.

Nana's ability to heal has more to offer than just healing the wounded, as long as one does not die on the spot, she can recover it completely like she was never injured. It will be more important and morale-boosting than any weapon upgrade he presents.

At the same time, thanks to the decline of his family's rank in the aristocracy, his father had to deal frequently with hunters and farmers during the working day. Because of this, she had a very calm and kind attitude towards normal civilians, and she even allowed Nana to visit Karl's Collage and study with them. This kind of action was completely unthinkable for even the most inferior Baron, they would never agree if their children had anything to do with the peasants - in their eyes, they would never agree, these people are the so-called untouchable people.

"This ... Can we really do this?" Even Nightingale, when facing a huge monster like the Church, felt extremely small and weak.

"If we never try to change, we will never know the answer."

Roland did not expect that he would be able to change the views of all the Border Town residents, but at least he hoped to plant a seed in the hearts of a few people and obtain a small team of supporters. Then, he wanted to spread this seed, allowing it to grow and spread.

In three months, a lot of change could be achieved.

Nightingale thought about it and then whispered, "Why do you want to get out of the crowd and help us witches?"

So he thought carefully about his next words and said slowly, "I haven't told you, but I don't care about the background of every Border Town resident. I hope that someday, in my territory, even witches can live as freely as anyone else. "

This time Nightingale was silent for a long time, and the only sound left was the crackling of burning firewood. His face, highlighted by flickering flames, was like an image of another world.

When he spoke again, Roland had enough time to free himself from the beautiful illusion. "You really don't have to accomplish all this." His voice was small but gentle, "I'm sorry for lying to you before ... My sister in the Witch Cooperation Association has been living a refugee life for far too long. They did not expect much, their only goal was to have a place where they could live in seclusion. Even living in this castle was enough. "

" What's the difference with living your life in a cage ?" Roland shook his head, but then he suddenly understood. His eyes became wide open as he looked extremely shocked at Nightingale, "What do you mean ... Are you saying that you are willing to bring your sister back here?"

Nightingale sighed and avoided looking directly at the prince, "When I do this, you will become an enemy of the Church."

"They're too long and they're too thin." Roland did not take issue with the future path, as the slogan "the power of the King is given by God", the Church and the mortal power of conflict sooner or later. As for Border Town, we only have to live the next life for months, then they won't be able to do much to us. Here we are thousands of miles away from their seat of power. What do you think will happen when the Bishop of Longsong Fortress holds a military test to come to fight me? father would never let this happen, this would be too great an attack on the strength of his kingdom. "

"..." - ".Nightingale did not know how to answer, she gave her respect and left. When Nightingale walked out of the room, Roland let himself fall onto the bed, and took a deep breath to relax. There were some things he didn't tell her. For example, he did not tell her that the powerhouse of the church was thousands of miles away. In keeping with the speed of world news circulation, they might only be able to react in late spring. Besides the distance there was also his identity as a prince, so it was likely that they would only send out envoys to ascertain the circumstances.

As a result, Roland thought they would only arrive after half a year. Back then, he himself already had a solution to destroy their strength.

So, the biggest risk of his plan was not the church, but the witches themselves.

This point is known only to himself.

Even though the witches were currently in an unfavorable position, the current situation would not last forever. The power of a witch did not depend on the inheritance of blood, so there was no pattern of who would wake up, everything was random. This meant that they could not be exterminated, so their numbers could only increase.

The Church relied on their God's Eye of Retaliation, and for now they could still maintain their superiority over the witches with it, but it could only compensate for their magic. However, the resurrection of witches not only gave them various abilities, but also increased their physical strength and mental reaction speed. Even their appearance became more beautiful than ordinary people.

They can essentially be thought of as "New Humans".

The more brutal the suppression, the stronger the resistance. How much damage would it inflict on Graycastle if those witches started and led the riot? Since the Church bore hatred, once they lost control, it was likely that the hatred would turn against all the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Graycastle.

Roland did not want to see that happen.

So, he had to start from Border Town, and lay down the structure to accommodate both sides. Later, he needed to expand the structure to Longsong Fortress, and ultimately to the entire kingdom.

He created a world where ordinary people and witches could coexist.