Stray

After giving the awakened soldiers a confusion spell that was enough to disrupt their memories. The three of them quickly left the princess’s lounge, and Ann finally had the opportunity to ask her question: “Balthazar Medes, the necromancer of the Tin Soldier? Nemo, don’t tell me you’re bullshitting.”

“I’m not,” Nemo whispered.

Balthazar Medes’ initial positioning in the Tin Soldier Mercenary Regiment wasn’t a necromancer, but a omni-scientist who knew everything— Golems, herbs, and cures for all kind of incurable diseases. He knew it all.

The happy Mr. Medes had a great enthusiasm for the world. Although his combat abilities weren’t worth mentioning, he could be regarded as the soul of the Tin Soldiers. In addition to being the consultant of the mercenary group, he could almost be said to be the third in command of the Tin Soldiers.

In the biographies of the Tin Soldiers, this gentleman had always had an upright, cheerful, and overly enthusiastic image. Medes provided Captain Flint with countless useful information and helped the Tin Soldiers through one difficulty after another.

Unlike Talbott Vance, who politely refused to participate in the expedition, Medes happened to be seriously injured and had a hard time recovering when the Tin Soldiers joined the expedition. Considering the danger of the Abyss, Mr. Medes was explicitly forbidden by Flint from joining the mission and had to obediently stay on the surface to recuperate.

But except for Flint himself, his comrades never returned.

In Telaranea’s records, this person had come to Flint’s city with injuries during Sonia’s illness. Although there was no further evidence, Nemo didn’t think that Mr. Medes happened to be there for sightseeing.

With the limited time they had now, he didn’t tell Oliver all these details.