Because Tess complained of back pain and was "weak with fear", she and Naria were allowed to ride on their horses, looking curiously around the way, and by the way, teasing the "good dwarf" who walked not at all slow despite his short legs.

They walked on the leeward side of a hillside that was getting higher and higher, and after two days, as the terrain rose, the trees thinned and black rocks began to peek out from under the snow. After crossing the windswept mountains, another, smaller group of dwarves joined them with a man dressed as a hunter.

Unlike the people who kidnapped Tess and Naria, this man did not have gloomy eyes full of resentment, nor did he scold and complain, but with a clear conscience full of care, eat when he should eat, sleep when he should sleep, and it didn't take long for him to get the same treatment as the girls, no longer needing to tie a rope to the road, but walking easily behind the girls' horses.

The road began to descend again, but it was still bare. They had left the Windwhispering Forest and entered the Silver Tooth Mountains.

"You're far enough away from home. Naria said to the dwarves walking beside their horses. The Black Rock Dwarves would never be more than two days away from their pit unless they were doing business, and would probably prefer to stay in the pit for the rest of their lives if they could.

"Someone has stolen something very important from His Majesty!" said the dwarf indignantly, "despicable thief, we found out and escaped, we followed his trail and almost lost our ......."

"Santino!"

Someone next to him angrily stopped the young dwarf from going any further, and that was nothing to boast about.

The dwarf blushed and closed his mouth.

"Listen to me, it's the men in the back who steal things, look at that little man! He's so small, if he hides, no one can find him, and he will use medicine to make people fall asleep before they know it, just like he did to us. Tess bent down slightly, lowered her voice and said to the dwarf.

She had been thinking about how to get revenge on the little Ston Butch man, but they were tightly guarded and difficult to approach.

The dwarf glanced back and waved his tomahawk angrily, but he didn't rush over and beat the little man up.

"His Majesty will figure it out! If it really is him, he will be punished very severely. He said that there was a lot of trust in their king in his words.

"I have faith in your king. Tess muttered.

Naria looked back at her and smiled, "For our own good, let's hope that's a wise and good king." ”

The dwarf nodded vigorously beside him: "Kogan Brass Flame, the greatest king!"

They set up camp again when night fell, and it was Naria who was in charge of preparing the food.

Narya, who couldn't stand the simple and rough diet of the dwarves during the second camp, snatched the pot and spoon and did it herself, and now, she has surpassed Tess in the eyes of the "good dwarves".

"Men are still the same in some places, regardless of race. Tess muttered to herself, and even the slightest jealousy was quickly defeated by the food.

As they began to approach the pit, they were asked to blindfold. While it is unknown where the humans got into the pits, the dwarves are convinced that at least their gates remain a secret.

"Is Mochi's eyes blindfolded too?" asked Tess with a deliberately innocent look.

She didn't expect the overly serious dwarves to actually put Moch in a small bag and pay the price of blood for it - meek and cute meerkats were not easy to deal with.

"It's stupid. She muttered to herself, soothing Moqi, who was biting the bag in her arms and trying to get out, "Okay, just stay for a while, or the good dwarves will cut off your little head with an axe, they're amazing." ”

The young dwarf on the side let out a grunt that didn't know whether to be annoyed or triumphant.

Tess sighed. She guessed that the elf should be following them, hoping that he would find out what she had left for him, and find a place to wait for a few days before doing anything risky.

She was skeptical about how good the dwarves' "good king" was, but she was sure he wouldn't like an elf in his mines.

The elf crouched down, trying to completely obscure him with a rock, but his eyes were still following the team in the distance.

He and Ed had caught up with the dwarves two days earlier, and they were relieved to see the girls safe and sound. When they found the dwarves' footprints, the elves realized that the situation had become more complicated. He didn't know why the dwarves were bringing the girls back to the mines, he wasn't sure what would happen if an elf suddenly appeared in front of them, and he didn't dare risk Ed dealing with the dwarves - though Ed himself didn't have a problem with that.

The elf had thought that Tess would leave some news. She and Naria didn't look like they were being treated like prisoners like those men. But he looked all the way, but found only a piece of cut bark, without a word on it. If Tess ever wanted to leave something behind, it probably was discovered.

The dwarves were quite alert, and the elves could only follow from a distance, while Ed, had to stay even further. The closer they got to the pit, the more cautious the dwarves became, and the elves had to keep them moving further and again, and the snow began to fall again, and soon the trails ahead were gone.

He feared losing track of the dwarves. The gates of the dwarven mines are quite secretive, and the terrain here is becoming more and more complex, and if you take the dwarves out of sight for a moment, you may never find them again.

But if he wants to keep up with the dwarves, he may have to leave Ed behind.

The elves crouched there, torn between two sides. Once again, he realized that he had underestimated the difficulty of the trip - or overestimated his own strength.

"Keep up, I can take care of myself. ”

As the dwarves stopped to eat, the elves finally had a chance to quickly retreat and let Ed know what was going on. Ed understood that he was dragging the elf down, and that was something he couldn't accept.

"You can leave some markers, and I can follow. He insisted that Norway follow the dwarves and find a chance to rescue the girls: "There's no reason for them to take Tess and Naria, but if they do, they might be in danger." If it's a Black Rock Dwarf, I can talk to them as well...... But we don't know anything about the dwarves on Silverfang's side, they've been away from Black Rock for hundreds of years. ”

Ed's faith in the world did suffer a bit of a setback, and he had to think about more possibilities.

Norway shook his head: "There may be dwarves watching and patrolling near the pit, even if I can pass ......"

"I probably can't. Ed admitted.

"You'll have to find a safe place to hide and wait for me to come back. That was the only way to go, Novi said, "I'll leave you enough dry food." He wondered if he should hunt another roe deer, and if he was lucky, maybe he would have enough time......

"But I still think we should go together. Ed said dejectedly, Naria was right, he really wasn't very useful.

The elf ignored his suggestion, "You can go back and discover that cave before we do." "It was something he had stumbled upon, small and hidden, not occupied by wild beasts, and Ed should be safe hiding there.

The black-haired young man stopped talking, but finally reluctantly agreed.

Not long after the elf set off again, he noticed that someone was following him. The stalker had been very, very careful, and the speed with which his skills had improved was a bit surprising to Norvi, and he hadn't taught him anything, and the young humans must have been paying attention to his every move and studying hard.

But it's not enough to avoid being discovered by an elf.

qidian.

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