The girl's cloak was like wings when it was spread in the wind, and her long red hair fluttered all over the sky...... But she can't fly!

“...... Tess!" the stunned elf cried out, barely recovering his voice.

"I told you to catch her!!" he yelled at Akhan, but had to drag the big man who was trying to rush out and get Tess back, "stay here! take care of Naria, and I'll go find her." ”

Naria, whose brain was about to freeze, looked like she had just reacted to what was happening, but she could only open her eyes wide in anxiety and worry, and the hands that were clenching her body couldn't let go.

"You can't go!" Hal grabbed Norvi, "it's only going to cost you." ”

"I'll find her. Norway said firmly, "Fix the chest strap and take them on...... I'll catch up with you. ”

"Norvi......" Naria's worried voice was barely audible.

"Trust me. Norway could only comfort her with a smile, "I'm an elf. ”.

When she fell dizzily on the snow, Tess felt like her internal organs had been thrown out.

She was completely stunned the moment she was swept away by the wind, she didn't know that there was really wind that could blow people away!

I can only be glad that she handed over Moqi to Akan, who has a higher body temperature, otherwise that little thing would have been blown into the sky by this time.

She lay on her stomach on the snow for a while, unable to move, and did not dare to move, but after the gust had passed, the wind seemed to be a little lighter now.

She got up, still carefully bent over, moving slowly through the snow in an almost crawling position.

Norvi would come for her, and she was convinced of it, and until then, she had to make sure she didn't freeze to death.

The temperature of her body was being quickly taken away, and it didn't take long for her body to feel stiff and numb, like it was made of wood. The sound of the wind seemed to have become smaller, and the flying snowflakes were blurry and almost invisible.

Tess knew she was losing consciousness.

"Walk across the little stone bridge, south is the way home......" she sang aloud, trying to stay awake.

She thought the voice was still quite loud, and she had a headache when she listened to it, but in fact, it was as weak as a whisper, completely swallowed up by the wind.

Tess stopped, she couldn't crawl, and she couldn't figure out her direction, maybe the farther she crawled away from Norvi.

She was a little dazed. Seriously, she never thought she'd die like this, being blown away by the wind in a blizzard and freezing to death? The Stonebugch guys would laugh for decades because of this!

I knew I should have eaten more, I should have made myself fatter!—but if I got fatter, standing next to Norvi, she would be like a ball.

"Norvi ......," she called softly, and got up again.

If she really died, the silly elf who could only smile and had too much curiosity would be so poor that she would have to sell herself again in less than half a year.

But she began to hallucinate that there seemed to be a large dog wagging its tail at her in the snowstorm.

She rubbed her eyes and frowned as she watched the big snow-white dog scurrying around her, the snow passing directly through its body, so it was certainly not true.

She ignored it and continued to push away the snow with difficulty, one step at a time, but the dog ran in the other direction and back, over and over again, until Tess stopped in confusion.

She remembered a legend she didn't take seriously.

With her hand on her waist, she couldn't even feel if the knife that Mock had given her was still there.

"North?" she cried tentatively, feeling stupid to death.

But the big dog jumped up merrily, circled her several times, and wagged its tail desperately.

"North!" she cried out happily, "take me to Norvi!"

It doesn't matter if it's true or not, she can't figure out the direction now.

The big dog seemed to bark, but she heard nothing, just struggled to keep up with it, moving its steps in the wind and snow until it crashed into a familiar embrace.

"Tess!" Noway hugged her in ecstasy, almost falling to her knees in gratitude. He thought he was going to lose her.

But Tess's reaction worried him.

"Good dog!" she barked, giggling, "you found it!"

"Tess ......" he picked her up worriedly, the girl might have hit her head, or was frozen stupid.

"Are you alright? We need to find the sled...... Or camp. "Or might as well just dig a pit in the snow and hide?" Norway thought as he hugged the girl tighter.

"Follow the North. Tess struggled to lift her finger in a certain direction.

Norway looked over in confusion, and there was nothing there.

"Follow the dog. Tess insisted, her voice weak, but she couldn't contain a laugh, "Mock lied! He said it was a winter wolf...... , that's a dog!"

Now that Norway had figured out, Tess had told him the legend of the knife.

"Okay...... Where's that dog?" he asked, choosing to believe in miracles.

Tess turned her head to his right.

"Very well, let's follow your dog, what's its name? North? Tess, I can't see it, so you need to stay awake, okay?"

Tess nodded, she wanted to sleep, but she could still hold on, after all, it was rare for elves to see something that she could see without her.

When the elf could hear the faint chimes of a deer in the snow, Tess closed her eyes in a daze, but in her dream, the big white dog was still beside her, clearer and more real...... It lay with her on the endless grassland, its warm body clinging to her, licking her face with pleasure.

"Is she okay?" asked Hal exclaimed, "you guys are some lucky guys!"

"I think it's going to be fine. Norway replied, he could feel Tess's body warming up, and the dog he couldn't see seemed to be able to do more than just lead the way.

Akan gestured in frustration, and Naria clenched into his arms, looking as if she had lost consciousness.

Norway placed Tess beside her and asked Akan to hug them both tightly, hoping that Tess' good fortune would get them both through the blizzard.

It's not your fault.

He jumped on the sleigh and gestured to Akhan, feeling a sudden feeling of guilt in his heart, he knew that it was probably her fault that Tess had been blown away by the wind, but he blamed Akan without thinking. Akan was not smart, but he had always done his best to help them, and he carried out his every command carefully...... It was only then that Norway realized that in his heart, he didn't see the big man as a friend—he was almost treating him like Mochi, maybe even worse.

Perhaps the arrogance of belonging to the elven race was too ingrained and incorrigible, and even the elf, who was least like an elf, could not escape.

It's not your fault, my friend.

He repeats solemnly and sincerely.

"My deer is changing direction on its own!" cried Hal in surprise.

"Then trust them!" Norway said. He didn't know if they were relying on their instincts to survive or if they could see the dog that Tess spoke of, but he was willing to believe in the forces of nature that were closer to them than they were in the face of this irresistible, powerful and terrifying force of nature.

Hal didn't say anything more until a field of camp appeared in front of him in a blur, and he couldn't help but cheer out loud.

Now he's sure these guys aren't just lucky—they're just a god.

Naria had a sweet dream that she barely wanted to wake up.

She dreamed of the sea of flowers on the plains of Collins, as intoxicating as she had seen her in a horse-drawn carriage a few years earlier, and Alan and her mother walked side by side in front of her, their backs embracing each other so affectionately that she was a little embarrassed. She could hear Ed's chatter, but she couldn't see where he was, and Ise walked beside her, and he turned his head and smiled at her, but the quiet smile turned to a worried frown, and the slender outline of the boy's face suddenly became angular - he even grew a beard!

The frightened girl came to her senses and stared blankly at the face in front of her.

It wasn't Is, though it had almost the same eyes.

"Scott?" she said, confused and disappointed.

Scott was visibly relieved, but before he could say anything, he was pushed aside.

"Sweetheart!" Tess's radiant face appeared in front of her, "You've slept longer than I have!"

Naria smiled and reached out to hold her face, "I knew Novi could find you." ”

"Oh, no, my dog found him!" said Tess triumphantly, "and led us to camp!"

"Dog?" asked Naria, puzzled.

"The big white dog, named North, I must say, though it is all white, it is much better than your Is, remember this knife......?

As Tess climbed into bed and excitedly introduced Naria to the new friend she could only see, Norway thanked Scott again for smiling and standing aside, although they found the camp as quickly as they could, and were rescued without any trouble, but if Scott hadn't happened to be in the camp, they wouldn't have recovered so quickly, and probably wouldn't have been able to do so completely. Frostbitten limbs can only be removed if they die, and even priests can't get them back.

"I guess it's fate?" Scott said with a laugh.

Ed often said that, but he didn't actually believe in fate. Norway remembered his friend who didn't know where he was.

Speaking of Ed...... You should have stopped his crazy plan. "Scott had heard about Ed's feat of asking Akan to throw him on the ice dragon.

"I tried, but he was sure that Iss wouldn't hurt him. "The opportunity is fleeting, and I can only choose to believe in him." It is true that he often puts himself in danger, but every time he miraculously escapes death...... That's a rare skill. I just hope he can leave some clues so that we can find them as soon as possible. He wasn't too comfortable letting Ed alone with Is--it was a dragon anyway, and rolling over while sleeping could accidentally crush Ed to death.

"You'd better rest here for a day before you set off. "The people here are nice, and if you need anything, they'll help you." ”

"Sounds like you're still not going to come with us?" asked Norwe, "even if there is...... The arrangement of fate. ”

"Yes...... I'm sorry. Besides, I have promised the chief of the Benlu tribe to take a few barbarians to find the necromancer's hideout. ”

"Need help?" Novi blurted out, the necromancers having been bothering him.

"I can't ask for it. Scott replied, "A genie can see so much that we can't see...... But I guess you still have your own responsibilities. ”

Norway looked back at Tess and Naria—he did.

"Then we can only wish each other the best of luck. He said.

"Good luck like Ed Singh. Scott added with a smile, not disturbing the girls who were chatting happily, and turned to leave.

He hoped that Ed would indeed have enough good fortune - his friends seemed convinced that Iss could not hurt him, but he could not have the same determination.

"You raised him, shouldn't you know him better?" Ed had questioned him.

He understood how terrible a little boy could be with a dragon...... And he didn't know what the combination of the two would be.