After the sweet vampire hunt concluded, Guilliman and Freya parted ways again.
Though unspoken, the Witcher knew that the Dragonborn girl would be busier in the coming period.
After all, the real world isn't like a game; true crises don't wait for you to be fully prepared before they strike.
If one isn't prepared in advance, various tragedies will befall them.
The girl was a very responsible Nord. Although the road ahead was perilous and full of dangers, she would not give up or complain, but silently improve her strength.
It was precisely because he understood Freya's character that Guilliman secretly decided that he, too, must quickly improve his strength and advance to the [Saint] rank. He had to be able to assist Freya in her final decisive battle against Alduin, the World-Eater.
Thinking this, he took his recent gains and returned to the Witcher world.
However, upon arriving back at Black Gull Island, Guilliman received astonishing news from Captain Blackbeard.
About five days ago, when Foltest's army attacked a noble town, an extremely powerful heavy armored army suddenly emerged from within.
Their force, only about a hundred strong, managed to eliminate hundreds of soldiers around Foltest within mere minutes. They also blocked the town's entrance, intercepting subsequent soldiers attempting to rush in, and killed hundreds more.
Not only that, but King Foltest, who was charging on the front lines, was also severely wounded at this critical moment, losing an arm.
If it weren't for the royal advisor Triss seizing an opening and using a teleportation spell to send the King back to Vizima, his cheap father-in-law would likely have been assassinated by this assassin legion.
But even so, Foltest had already fallen into a deep coma.
Now, the Vizima court was in chaos.
Triss had mysteriously disappeared, presumably kidnapped by the mysteriously appearing heavy armored legion, and her whereabouts were unknown.
According to reports from the front line, if Temeria's marshal hadn't stabilized the morale in the military camp, Foltest's army would probably have mutinied and dispersed.
Hearing this news, Guilliman was also shocked; this was something that hadn't happened in the original story.
Although Foltest had also suffered an assassination attempt in the original timeline, it wasn't on the battlefield, and the culprits were only two Witchers.
Princess Adda had sent people to find him for several days straight. The Princess must be quite panicked now.
After hearing the news, Guilliman didn't overthink it. He decided to meet with the Princess first to ascertain the situation.
In fact, he wasn't overly panicked. With his strength, there weren't many things in the mortal world that could trouble him anymore; it was merely a difference between doing and not doing.
With a long-distance teleportation, Guilliman appeared in the Vizima Royal Palace.
There was a suppressed atmosphere in the palace at this time. The servants walking back and forth kept their heads down, treading carefully and not daring to make a sound. Even the palace guards had increased significantly, tightly guarding every part of the palace.
Fortunately, he was a familiar face in the palace; many guards and servants recognized him and knew of his close relationship with the Princess.
Guilliman stopped one of the Princess's personal maids and asked her to take him to Adda.
The maid dared not disobey the Godslayer's command and quickly led him to another palace.
This was Foltest's bedchamber, a place Guilliman had never visited.
Before he even entered the bedchamber, Adda, who had probably already received word, rushed out of the palace, her eyes red, and threw herself into his arms.
"You're finally back."
"I've been looking for you for days."
Princess Adda's voice was full of exhaustion, but fortunately, the Princess's body was unharmed, and her mental state was still quite good. It seemed no irreversible major incident had occurred.
Guilliman breathed a sigh of relief while gently stroking the Princess's back, comforting her, saying:
"It's alright, Adda."
"Now that I'm back, there's nothing to worry about."
"I will solve all the problems."
Hearing the Witcher's confident and calm reassurance, Adda indeed felt much more at ease.
The feat of capturing Prince Maribor alive one night had made Princess Adda deeply convinced of Guilliman's combat prowess.
It was likely that in the Princess's heart, as long as her Witcher Master returned, all crises would be nothing to fear.
After comforting Adda for a while, the two then entered the King's bedchamber, where they saw Foltest, still in a coma, on the luxurious bed.
The old King's face was somewhat gaunt and pale, as if he had aged many years overnight.
After all, he was a man over fifty. Not only was a large section of his right arm severed, but he also had several wounds on his face, and one eye was bandaged, its sight unknown.
However, although the old King's breathing was weak, his chest was still rising and falling, so he should at least not die suddenly.
"Master Guilliman, you've finally returned."
"Before His Majesty the King fell into a coma, he ordered you to protect Her Royal Highness the Princess at all costs and to have the Princess preside over court affairs."
"This was the King's last command before he fell unconscious."
The speaker was a hoarse male voice. Guilliman turned his head and saw that it was not a stranger, but Roche, the commander of the Blue Stripes.
Roche's face was quite grim at this moment, and he had many bandages on his body, clearly having sustained considerable injuries.
Besides him, there were four or five other Blue Stripes warriors guarding the King's bedchamber, their expressions both weary and solemn, having likely been on guard for many days.
Adda sat by the bed, reaching out to grasp her old father's only hand, saying with a touch of sadness:
"That day truly terrified me."
"Father was teleported to the audience hall, covered in wounds, falling to the ground, drenched in blood."
"He barely managed to utter a few words before falling into a coma."
"After treating his wounds, the court physicians believed Father had lost too much blood and was unlikely to recover."
"If it weren't for those two special potions you gave me, perhaps I would have lost my father by now."
So, it was the two bottles of advanced healing potions he had left behind that had worked. No wonder his old father-in-law had survived.
The healing potions from the Elder Scrolls world, being usable by ordinary people, could indeed serve as a life-saving treasure for mortals.
After all, this was the brutal medieval era; mere blood loss and infections after injury could claim over eighty percent of the wounded, leaving them to die in agony.
Guilliman looked around and noticed that the royal advisor Keira was not present, so he asked about her.
"Advisor Keira has been stabilizing Father's condition for the past few days, and also helping to maintain the political situation and deal with various problems. She must have been too tired today, so she went back to rest."
As she spoke, Adda's face also showed a weary expression, indicating that she, too, had been quite exhausted these past few days.
Fortunately, before Foltest left with the army, she had already served as regent princess, handling state affairs for over a month.
If she hadn't had this experience of presiding over court affairs, and suddenly had to take over the kingdom's politics, that would have truly caused panic.
Guilliman once again pulled out ten bottles of advanced healing potions from his storage space and handed them to Roche, who was standing by.
Whatever else could be said about the Blue Stripes commander, his loyalty to Foltest was undoubtedly guaranteed.
"Lord Roche, these are very precious healing potions, which you should have seen before."
"Give His Majesty the King one bottle every day."
"It should greatly accelerate his recovery."
After all, he was his old father-in-law.
Although he also hoped that Princess Adda could inherit the throne sooner, to be honest, Adda's current governing ability was still too poor, and she needed her old father to guide her for a few more years.
Otherwise, let alone the entire Kingdom of Temeria, Adda would probably find it difficult to govern even the entire Vizima region stably.
He had already decided in his heart to strongly support Adda, the future Queen of Temeria, and would help her annex other Northern Kingdoms.
Regardless of whether the throne would be passed to his son in the future, he was very interested in the position of regent.
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