Ed stood dumbfounded in the snow.

The narrow mountain roads, the rolling mountains and forests are completely covered with snow, and there is silence and no sound.

Snowflakes fell on his eyelashes. It's not impossible for spring to suddenly start snowing again, and if it's a blizzard, the whole world can be turned white like this in the blink of an eye, but ...... What about people?

He looked back and forth blankly, and he could tell that this was where they had bumped into Baie and his mercenaries, but ......

What about people?!

There were only his own footprints in the snow, and there was not even a trace of a fight.

He remembered that he was cowering in that crevice, and he remembered that Naria seemed to be injured......

Then, in the blink of an eye, I saw the overwhelming snow, shining coldly in the moonlight.

Dreaming?—dreaming again?

No matter what god it is, no matter what it is for, that's enough......

Ed crouched down and poked a hole in the snow with his finger.

He could feel the cold—he could feel the unique touch of the snow, he could feel the slight tingling of his fingertips from the cold......

Not a dream.

Ed absentmindedly took his aching fingers into his mouth, and his brain seemed to be frozen, unable to think of anything at all.

Or maybe he just didn't dare to think about it...... I didn't dare to wonder if he was left here alone

Isse and Narya won't throw him off, Norway won't, Tess won't. Akan won't, and neither will Alan......

Then or worse. Everyone was dead, and he didn't know how. One survived.

He must have forgotten something...... When does a person choose to forget completely? No matter what happens, it must be completely unacceptable to him.

Ed sat down on the snow, staring blankly at the hole he had poked out in the snow.

The snowflakes drifted unhurriedly, and soon the little hole was completely covered up without a trace.

Ed jumped to his feet and shouted, "Is, Naria, Allen......"

He called everyone by name, almost frantically. I listened to them echo over and over again in the mountains, but there was no response.

"Is!—"

Finally he cried out in shame, clutching Isis and declaring "it's mine". But the cane, which he never got back, began to run lifeless in the snow.

He sobbed, tears freezing on his face, and he looked absolutely stupid. But...... No one will see it.

No one looked at him.

Endless panic finally swept over with a devastating force. It caught up with him and drowned him...... Maybe he'll drown him in it eventually.

As soon as his feet slipped, Ed fell to the snow, still holding the cane tightly, lying face down for a long time, and then struggling to get up.

He didn't know where he was going, he didn't know what to do, he might as well be dead...... But he can't just stay here like this......

Ed Singel. See how far you can go alone—that's what the elves once said to the silvertooth dwarves in the mines......

But if he was really the only one left. He didn't even want to go.

But he gritted his teeth and got up.

He should at least figure out what was going on. Even if everyone really died...... Who killed them, Baie, Lydia, some god?...... Whoever it is, he will take revenge, he will......

He sniffled, swearing to himself, to keep his head forward—or backwards? Without Allen, he had no idea what the road ahead would be.

It wasn't long before he fell again, and he lay on the snow for a long time, until he heard the sound of broken footsteps on the snow, and then he raised his head in surprise.

"Naria?......

But the one who came was not what he expected...... He should have heard it wasn't hers......

He met the other man's eyes inadvertently.

The bright blue eyes, like the surface of Starnestle's lake, were still a little childish in the silence, staring at him curiously.

Ed's dull gaze moved upward—the pretty girl who had come out of nowhere, crouching in front of him, with rosy cheeks, a straight nose, and a slightly raised eye, but the most striking thing was the long snow-white hair, tied in a high ponytail on top of her head.

“...... I've seen you. He spoke in a daze, vaguely remembering that he had said the same thing to the elf.

It sounded like some kind of lame pick-up, but he had seen her.

More than once, he had seen her in his dreams, with white hair and blue eyes...... But it is smaller than the girl in front of her, with smoother skin and gentler eyes......

"Do you talk to the girls you met for the first time?" the girl sneered and held out a hand to him.

Ed grabbed the hand and crawled up.

The girl's fingers were slender and powerful, but the palms were unexpectedly rough, feeling a bit like Naria's hand holding a sword.

"I've seen you!" he repeated affirmatively.

"Perhaps. The girl shrugged her shoulders as if she didn't care, "Where are you going? Why did you come here? Look like a noble young master, you shouldn't go into such a deep mountain alone." If you fall like this, you won't be able to get out of the forest until next spring. It's not that I'm trying to scare you, there are goblins in the woods around here, and if you're lucky, you might even run into trolls, have you ever seen trolls? They look ugly......"

The girl spoke quickly, but her words were clear, and it sounded like a bell ringing non-stop.

"I ...... too I don't know. Ed didn't know how to answer, and it didn't sound like he needed to answer at all.

The girl looked at him with sympathy in her eyes, as if she were looking at a complete fool.

"You have ...... See my companions?" asked Ed, with a faint hint of hope, "a blonde elf, a little red-haired girl, a young blond man, a big man, a girl with curly black hair, a lame old man......"

His voice lowered as the girl looked more and more sympathetically.

She probably thinks he's a madman or a fool......?

"Or have you never seen a dragon? an ice dragon, white, with such a big head. He gestured with his hand.

The girl giggled.

"You're so funny!" she said.

That's probably what it means...... Haven't seen it.

Ed lowered his hand in frustration.

"No matter where you're going, who you're looking for, it's so dark and so cold, you'd better come home with me first, or you'll freeze to death on the road or be eaten by some wild beast...... Hey, you're still holding a cane, are you a mage?"

The girl seemed to notice the oak cane he had been clutching.

Ed shook his head. He's not even a pastor......

"Come on, come on. The girl beckoned to him without further questions, and without waiting for him to answer, she turned and walked forward, and Ed had to follow.

"My name is Ed. "It took him a few steps before he remembered that he hadn't introduced himself yet," said Ed Singh. What about you?"

"Didn't you see me?" the girl teased casually without looking back.

That's probably what I didn't want to tell him.

Ed closed his mouth in amusement, and it wasn't long before he couldn't help but speak, "Is your house nearby, and why did you come here?"

The girl glanced back at him, as if thoughtful.

"I heard a voice. "I heard someone tell me to come here...... She said someone needed my help. Well, she always seems right. ”

This was definitely an answer that Ed didn't expect.

"She?" he repeated dumbfoundedly.

"Could it be 'him'?" the girl tilted her head, "I don't know, but I think it's a woman." ”

Ed reached out and grabbed the small box hanging from his chest—even if it was shattered into powder, he still carried it, the hapless crystal ball that "chose him...... Nio's choice.

The girl continued to walk forward, her high ponytail flicking behind her, her rare white hair smooth and bright, like silver threads in the moonlight.

- "She was born with gray hair. ”

"Felicity ......" the name slipped from between Ed's lips, "your name is Felicity?"

"Ah...... Maybe we've seen it. The girl chuckled softly, a little surprised, but did not deny it.

Ed closed his mouth and followed her blankly, his mind in confusion.

If the girl who walked in front of him was really Felicity, the sage of the god of water...... How could she be so young!!

What the hell is he ...... Where did you go?

"Excuse me......" he cautiously asked, asking a silly question, "where the hell is this?"

Even if Felicity told him, "It's in your dream." He wouldn't be surprised...... No, that would explain the inexplicability of the mess he was facing!

The girl gave him a too normal answer: "The people in the village call this North Mountain, or Avel Mountain, and not far from that is the Valley of Broken Sound." This is already the territory of Rutgarh, and you have a more southern accent than here, Visa or Karnak, and if you don't even know where this is, how did you get here?, yes, I forgot, you still have companions......

It sounded like even if Ed didn't say a word, she could keep saying it herself. Was the Sage of the Water God such a mouthful girl like Tess when he was younger, or was it just another girl named Felicity with white hair? Or maybe even Felicity's descendants, who also had the ability to communicate with Nyor?

Ed couldn't tell if he wanted the truth to be the former or the latter...... Either way, it seems to mean more trouble.

He also knew what he really had to ask - "What year is it?"

But he silently followed Felicity, staring blankly at her flicking ponytail, hesitating and hesitating, but never plucking up the courage to ask the question.

(To be continued......)