According to Steanna's observation, there was a strange fire reaction nearby. It seems that there are enemies waiting here, probably the witch has provided the killers with a location. Parsur nocked the arrow and cocked it. As soon as he got into range, he released his finger, and the storm would blow the coast into a swamp. But deep down, she prayed that no one was there.
A few days ago, the boat was attacked at the junction where the tributaries join the Black Moon River. The assassin with gills on his face swam across the river, hissing in an unintelligible language, and tried to drag Stefana under the water. Sadly wrong. In an instant, he withstood several electric currents that could melt steel. His skin was carbonized and his flesh and blood were cooked. Hunter Brown Ear cut open his belly and stuffed it with strange-smelling hay. Silversong Knight then kicked the body into the water. Within a minute, strings of bubbles rose from the bottom of the water, and Parsur smelled a strong stench.
"Big fish running in the sea." Brown Ear explained, "Can't stand stimulants. Black Moon River is the miracle of Broken Moon, so these godless guys can only rely on the sweat secreted by the skin to exchange information, otherwise, they We can’t even find out whether our companions are dead or alive.”
The eastern part of Alanwo is adjacent to the sea, and is often harassed by the Naga fishmen. She watched as the body fell into the river, attracting its kind. If Brown Ear's method works, they will be attacked one after another and die from the poison. Saint Valoran also has a similar poison, which is specially designed to punish members of the race that reproduce excessively and cause disasters. Parsul also personally gave the order for the massacre, but now she got goosebumps just thinking about it.
Sure enough, no killer approached the sailboat again.
The enemy learned a lesson. There are druids hiding in the woods on the shore. Their appearance is very different from their counterparts in the north, and they may not believe in Heather. While Stiana concentrated on hoisting the sail, the insidious natives hurled wooden arrows at the boat. Parsur caused vines to grow on the side of the ship to resist the falling arrows. Even so, the sailboat was still swaying in the waves, and Brown Ear was almost thrown into the river, with half of his body hanging outside.
The Silver Song Knight quickly stretched out his hand and firmly grasped the elf hunter's arm, as easily as lifting a bag of grain. He dropped Brown Ear next to Stefana and immediately launched a counterattack. Parsul saw the sharp ice spikes forming dozens of long snow-white ribbons, roaring and launched in the wind, spanning a distance of hundreds of yards. In an instant, the other bank seemed to have been hit by a meteorite, and a corner of the pine forest collapsed.
Since then, there have been no arrows capable of disturbing the boat. Even Stefana admitted that she was no match for Joey here. However, even if the environment strengthened the team's combat effectiveness, Parsur could hardly stand it anymore. To be honest, I would rather the sky be clear and the sun rise twenty-four hours a day.
Deeper into the shimmering forest, the enemy's traces become difficult to detect. The sailboat was driven by the strong wind, and the jungle quickly broke into view, and then disappeared silently backward. A small delta appeared on the left, ending in a low, dilapidated wooden suspension bridge that was submerged in the river at the other end. The pebble beach stood straight in the middle of the river, as if they were unwelcome guests.
"The sailboat can't get through." Hunter Brown Ear pointed out uneasily.
"We're almost there," said Stiana. "It's time to go ashore next."
Parsur hoped to sail as far as Kamaria. Heather's children will not be afraid of crossing mountains and ridges, but it is one thing to walk through a large, warm and humid forest full of life, and it is another thing to trudge through wind and snow, shivering. Brown Ear told her that the Black Moon River would never stop flowing, indicating that there was indeed the possibility of a reverse flow to Kamaria. The problem was that the boat could not sustain such a long journey.
Her sailboat was made of cedar and was much larger than the werewolf's boat tied to the dock. It was large enough for four people to rest in the cabin. The layout of the cabin is finally no longer in the natural style of the beast. Tables, chairs, beds and blankets are all available. Stefana also plans to build a stove specifically for her. It's just easier said than done. The nearest stonemason also had to be found in the werewolf village. This job finally fell to Joey and Brown Ear. They first took down half the wall of the summer cabin and then stuffed it into the cabin. When they were completely finished, Stiana reminded them that there was no firewood to collect while rafting on the Black Moon River.
"What's there to worry about?" the knight replied without thinking. "She can burn herself to keep warm." Parsul forced himself to smile.
Because the river bank was extremely shallow, they had to abandon the sailboat forty yards from the bridge. When she came ashore, her toes were submerged in the water. At first, every step was full of pain, with pinprick pain from the frostbite, but then it gradually became numb. Although the Black Moon River will not freeze, the temperature is still horribly low. After trudging to the hard mud, Parsur leaned on a branch to rest exhausted, and frost began to form on his dripping fur visibly. After closing her eyes for a few seconds, she seemed to have had a dry and warm dream. The dream was a reflection of longing. She knew she wanted heat and dryness, but what she wanted most was Heather's encouragement.
The master of the forest satisfied her.
We're almost there, move forward, the voice whispered in her ear, the end is just ahead.
ahead. means colder. Parsul couldn't tell whether this was his hallucination or real divine guidance. But from Mortus's escape to this day, she has never lost her direction. The unfamiliar forest is no obstacle. The blustery wind and snow can confuse the knight and the two origins, but they cannot interfere with Parsur's discrimination. She was convinced they had been heading south. Only Heather could help me so much. Who else could it be?
"Let's light a fire here." Steanna suggested. When they reached the upper reaches of the Black Moon River, even she was so cold that she started to sneeze.
Brown Ear agreed. "Except for corpses, there is nothing here. I see that when many important people move their families, the team will consider the lady. Just in time, I have reached the destination, and the journey out of the forest is not my business. I can rest as long as I want." He Looking around, "What are you eating?"
Looking for prey in an unfamiliar forest, even Parsul wouldn't dare to guarantee it. She lied to the knight that her eyes and ears were forest vegetation, but they were essentially grass-seed goblins and little humans. The further south you go, the fewer "eyes and ears" you have to wake up. The brown-eared god can help him make decisions, but cannot provide material things. His new home still needs time to get used to.
Fortunately, Stefana thought the magically grown fruit was delicious, and Persul didn't mind eating field mice and black badgers, or even squirrels leftover by foxes. Parsur These things are more common in the snow forest than wild boars and foxes. After all, they don't have to choose what they eat right now.
"You can rest, but you can't light a fire. If you must have some light, go to the boat and move the damn stove yourself," Joey said.
"He's right." Although Parsul wanted to light all the reeds by the river to keep warm. "The enemy is too close to us. To light a fire is to seek death."
"Ha. Who will die?"
"I can't tell, Anna." Parsul put a piece of leopard skin on her shoulders, and the girl from the origin smiled in confusion, not knowing how to wear it at all. "The witches assigned tasks, and the locals got wind of it, but they are not my real enemies. Only the actions of the empire will bring threats. The battlefield between us and the local Nightingales no longer resembles the conflict after an accidental encounter. The Silver Song Knights will undoubtedly find out These people exist.”
"And these people always find exactly why we are," Joey added.
"Will they unite? The Silver Song Knights and the Assassins?" The Chuyuan girl raised her head and asked Persul to help her tie her scarf. "Have the Imperial Knights completely lost their sense of honor?"
"What does an empire look like in your eyes?"
"You know who I mean, Joey. Your comrades are not like those officers. I have met Lord Victor, and he is a true hero. There is no one in this cabinet who can equal him."
"A heroic fool, played around by those unworthy of him."
Stefana glared at him fiercely. She glanced at Parsur and said nothing. Maybe she was wondering how I got together with him. "At least the wizards of the Mercury Temple don't dare to do anything in front of him."
"There's a difference between the Templar wizards and your coven, Sainsbury's. They don't have time to have fun."
Parsul changed the subject: "Unfortunately, we don't have time either. Let's talk about serious matters first. Cooperation is often two-way. After all, Alanwo is not the home of the Silver Song Knights, and the people we deal with the most are the locals. What will happen to the moon elves? How about our counterparts in neighboring countries?”
"The Knight of Silver Song is not..."
"...Assassins? That's their name when they use assassination to maintain loyalty. Don't worry about the details, Anna, the winner doesn't do it himself." Otherwise we'll just wait here to die. But I must wear a pair of dry socks before I die, thought Parsour.
"The emperor will mobilize the Silver Song Knights without the prince's consent. After marrying the princess, he can't even figure out whether he lacks a company or a box of wine bottles." The knight mocked.
"It's better not to mention the Aurenia Empire again." Brown Ear sighed, "You are now in a foreign country."
"That's right. The local people's advice is the most reliable. Will the Nightingale of Alanwo welcome the Knights of Silver Song?" She only cared about this.
"If you ask me, it's impossible." They all returned to silence and listened to Brown Ear's explanation under the date tree where Parsur was leaning. "Alanwo and Aurenia have no friendship at all. Most moon elves do not welcome humans. Only water elves treat them equally."
"You can see that," Joey replied.
His participation in the conversation is a good sign that the previous altercation is over. But looking at Stefana's frown, Parsul always felt that the knight meant something. The first source, Anais, is a water fairy. I wonder what her people think of her.
"Peace is the most ideal means, but unfortunately it can only be achieved after war." Parsur sighed, "Two neighboring tribes can fight, let alone a country? But when they have a strong same purpose, even enemies can fight. We can join hands.”
"Like you and Joey?" Brown Ear interrupted.
"The examples are before us." She shrugged, "It can be seen that this situation does not exist."
Joey doesn't think so. "Then we have to hope that the winner will use his heroism to conquer the Kamaria Water Fairy."
"Perhaps in a more brutal way." Stefana said coldly. "If the Silver Song Knights choose to attack Alanwo and put the witches and their daggers in their pockets, there is no need to care about the opinions of the locals."
"No way. Then we would have crossed Kamaria before the war was over."
When the topic of war came up, Parsul didn't know whether he should be grateful or troubled. In the final analysis, Alanvor will become another target of the empire after Saint Valoran. This fact will not bring joy to her, the Blue Saint. But the situation is different now. If Alanwo's war distracts the Silver Song Knight, it means that her situation will be greatly improved. When the empire annexed the forest races, Parsul asked for help from every mysterious race she knew, and of course Alanvor was not left out. However, the moon elf didn't make any reaction. Now, it was their turn to be unlucky.
Steanna harbors naive hopes that the Knights of Silversong have a more important mission and won't care about Joey's small act of treason. But Parsul knew that the real situation was probably as the knight speculated. The witch's nightingale and the imperial agent attacked separately, and then discovered each other's existence. Heather! We can't clean up the bodies completely... More likely, I'll be the next one?
The hunter moved his knees near the root of the tree and accidentally bumped into a low branch. With a click, large chunks of snow fell down on their heads and faces. They were all hit one after another, and no one escaped in time. Parsul was forced to withdraw his thoughts, his teeth chattering due to the cold, but the knight just swept his shoulders casually. "Storm" was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly a strong wind was summoned, blowing away all the snowflakes around it. Brown Er lowered her head and coughed, but she still stared at him unhappily.
The hunter didn't see it. "I say, no matter what the purpose, the Alanvor will never join forces with Imperial agents. We have nothing in common with humans. Their behavior is weird, some can be distinguished, but most of them are incomprehensible. The most critical of them It is faith in the Broken Moon that is the only god in my heart, because only He will favor Alanwo. But in Orenia, anyone who has not been baptized by the Church of the Three Gods is a savage who does not respect the true God and can be oppressed, enslaved and traded. object. How can humans deny the existence of gods?"
"The reason is obvious. There are three, six or nine levels of gods. Only the sons of emperors and nobles can legitimately ride on our heads."
Parsur looked at the knight in surprise, not expecting that he had such unique insights into the gods.
But Joey didn't return her gaze. "Where did you get the information about Aurenia, Brown Ear? This mindless woman must not have told you."
"Hey!"
"That's what Uriel said." The hunter showed a depressed expression as if he didn't dare to offend Stefana. He was probably trying to liven up the atmosphere. "He was a missionary to Gaia, but I got along very well with him. I think the key is that he never tried to persuade me to convert to Gaia."
While in Mortus, Uriel was also ordered to preach to Parsur to dispel her wariness of the Empire, but Parsur felt respected from his words and deeds. It seems that I really didn't have any illusions.
"So he's pretty incompetent," Joey scoffed.
"No. Silence conveys more than what is meant to be said."
"Really? But I would rather listen to his long speech in silence." The knight stood up, "No fire is allowed unless you have a way to hide the fire." He dropped these words and went into the snow forest to find food. chaptere
