Burns watched Polly, then slowly shook his head.
He was undoubtedly loyal, willing to give up his own life for the Holy Flame Royal Family.
But Polly...
He couldn't understand Polly's command.
They were now all relying on the protection of the Wizard.
How could such an important matter not be told to His Excellency the Wizard?!
Polly's actions were undeniably putting the few remaining members of the Holy Flame Royal Family in danger!
If the order had come from Delaisi, he might still have carried it out. But now the order was only from Queen Polly... he didn't want to obey.
Having said that, he didn't wait for Polly to reply and turned, shouldering the body and walked away.
Seeing Burns's actions, Polly's pale face suddenly turned crimson with anger, and as she was about to explode,
Burns's voice suddenly came through.
"Her Highness Polly, it's cold and dark outside; it's best to follow me quickly and return."
His tone was calm and natural, no different than usual.
But Polly, watching Burns's figure, holding the torch and walking farther away, felt the darkness and silence around her slowly engulfing her, and her anger was suddenly replaced by fear.
She stamped her feet in rage, then pulled Gallagher along and gritted her teeth as she chased after him.
"Burns, you don't understand my deeper intentions," Polly caught up with Burns and explained, restraining her anger.
Burns's steps paused slightly, and after a moment of contemplation, he still explained,
"Your Highness, whatever your deeper intentions might be, concealing this matter is not a wise choice. It puts all of us... in danger.
Besides, if the Great Wizard finds out what you've done... our fate might not be much better than being caught up to by the Biqian Kingdom."
"What danger, Burns!" Polly refused to listen to him, arguing back, "With that Wizard here, how could we be in any danger?!"
"Didn't you see it when you fled the Kingdom today?"
"Any kind of soldier, Knight or otherwise, is no match for him!"
Polly continued to speak, but Burns could no longer listen.
He pursed his lips and shook his head inwardly.
Even if the Qi'an Kingdom's pursuers posed no threat to Colin, from Colin's behavior—as he was hastening their journey—it was either because he was in a hurry, or he didn't want to attract further trouble.
Regardless of Polly's purpose.
If because of this matter, the only support they had, the Great Wizard, became displeased,
The loss would outweigh the gain for them.
Moreover, Polly really hadn't considered the consequences of this matter being exposed!
If it were to be revealed...
"Burns!" Polly, seeing that Burns was ignoring her, was almost frantic with rage but helpless.
She could only advise continuously from the side.
After walking for a while,
Burns suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Polly paused and instinctively stepped back slightly.
The moment her clamorous voice faded, another faint sound gradually emerged.
The sound of flowing water came softly.
After carefully distinguishing it, Burns headed toward the jungle on the left.
Parting the shielding trees, a river about two or three meters wide appeared in front of them.
Despite the deep winter, there were still spots in the river, the size of a human head or a palm, that were not completely frozen. It was these spots where the water flowed and made a slight gurgling sound.
Burns took down the body he was shouldering, picked up a stone, and after careful observation,
He chose a spot that wasn't frozen and chiseled the icy surface around it until it was big enough to accommodate the body of a Light Armor Soldier.
Then he lifted the body of the Light Armor Knight, tossing it into the river.
Splash.
After the Light Armor Knight's body fell in, it was quickly swept downstream.
The fragment of the hole he had excavated, under his careful effort, now almost showed no signs of being man-made.
Although these actions were many, with the enhanced physique of a Great Knight, it took only a few minutes to complete.
Burns watched the Light Armor Knight's body disappear and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
In this way, it might at least confuse the pursuers from the Qi'an Kingdom following them, making it not so easy for them to catch up.
"Her Highness Polly, let's go."
He turned to look at Queen Polly, who appeared calm, and was somewhat surprised inside.
He had anticipated Polly would try hard to stop him from dealing with the traces of the Knight's body...
'Perhaps seeing that I had already disposed of the body... she has given up on her impractical ideas.'
Burns secretly speculated in his heart, then turned and continued leading the way back to the cave.
By now, it had been a while since they had left, and if they didn't return soon, they might cause Delaisi His Majesty concern.
The night was moonless, the wind gentle, and all around, utterly silent.
Burns led the way, his left shin throbbing with piercing pain... the injury he received earlier that day while saving Polly and her child was quite severe.
Now, the ability to walk with ease was all due to his resolute will and the physique of a Great Knight.
With the harsh winter cold, the feeling in his leg gradually shifted from pain to numbness... he now only wished to quickly return to the warmth of the cave.
After walking for a while, they were about to reach the cave.
But at that moment!
Whoosh!
A figure, dressed in a pitch-black Wizard Robe, leaped out like a phantom from the forest to the left and appeared before them!
"Ah!!"
Gallagher and Polly both screamed in terror simultaneously.
Not only because of the sudden appearance of the figure in the Wizard Robe... but more so because of the dreadful face resembling a dog and a bear, drooling saliva, and with crisscrossing fangs!