"Toben ......"

The dwarf took the amulet, his rough fingers rubbing the silver pendant over the symbol of the god of the mountains. As he left the mine to follow the necromancer's trail, he took Andukh's priest Toben and warrior Nadal with him, thinking that would be enough......

He's been careless, and he's been in the pit for so long that he's almost forgotten how dangerous the world is.

Ed, sensing the dwarf's low mood, quieted down, realizing that it was probably not what the dwarf was really looking for.

"I'm sorry......" he said subconsciously.

The dwarf shook his head, his expression resolute.

"It's my fault. He said, "I will always get it back." ”

"Oh, yes, there's a cane......" Ed looked back at Is, who twisted his face to the side with a blank expression.

"If that's what you're looking for, well, can you trade something else?......" Ed had to say.

"I don't want anything!!!Ed, what the hell are you doing?" Mock roared in a low voice.

"Oh, we slipped into Toom's room...... The real room took away a few of his collectibles. Ed said lightly.

“...... Nobody found you?"

"There was no one there, just a golem, and Isis killed it. But Toom will find out sooner or later, so we have to leave as soon as possible. Ed gestured his sword at the chains on the dwarf's body.

The dwarf grabbed his wrist.

"Not right now. "He still held on.

"Mork, I don't know what important things you've lost, but can't you find a way to get it back later? Don't force me to knock you out!" Ed brandished his sword, stubborn and frustrated at the dwarf.

Mock shook his head: "It's not because of that. Believe me, I really have a way to get out of here, and those necromancers won't kill me easily. All you have to do is leave on your own, as soon as possible. ”

"What's the solution?" said Ed, who was skeptical that it was just a lie from the dwarves to trick them out, "can't you tell us? ”

Mock did not answer.

"He may not believe in you as much as you think. Iss said coldly, "...... Or maybe it's me he doesn't believe. ”

The dwarf glanced up at him, but did not deny it.

"Mock......" Ed looked back and forth at his two friends in embarrassment. "You can trust his ......"

Suddenly Isse turned and left.

"Is!" Ed jumped up and grabbed his black robe, "where are you going?"

His eyes widened, and he had an expression like an abandoned puppy.

“...... I'm right around the corner. "If there's any secret you don't want me to hear." It's best to be quiet. ”

He broke free of Ed and strode away without looking back.

Ed's gaze followed his back until he stopped, then crouched back beside the dwarf, staring at him without saying a word.

“...... You know, it's not like I don't believe you. Mock said a little embarrassed, feeling as if he had really done something unforgivable, "But I really can't trust your friend, it's a dragon anyway, and he did sneak into our mines." If he hadn't been bumped into the lake by those adventurers, who knows what he would have done?"

"Why should everyone doubt him because of what he might have done, and not because he has a little more faith in him for what he has done? Is it because he is a dragon? He has saved me more than once! Norway has always praised you as a good dwarf who does not judge others only by appearance and race, and is wise and fair...... But even you won't give him a chance to be trusted!" Ed felt sorry for Is.

Mock scratched his beard and was silent for a moment before speaking, "If this matter is only about me." I'm willing to take the risk of believing in an ice dragon, but it's about more people, and I don't have the authority to make decisions for them. ”

"More people...... "Ed understood, "you mean the barbarians? I thought they had given up resisting...... They look like they're dead. ”

"That's the barbarians, Ed, and they don't give up on resistance so easily. ”

"You have a plan to get out together?"

"Yes. ”

"Then let us help. I don't understand what the hell you're waiting for!" Ed grabbed his hair in frustration, "Now is the best chance......! I don't know what friends are entertaining, and even if something happens, they don't react so quickly. But if Tim found out that his room had been made like that...... Oh, he's going to go crazy! He might drag you over and cut you again, even though that's none of your business!"

"It's not none of my business. Mock said rather calmly. "If I had told you earlier, you wouldn't have speculated about doing such a dangerous thing to save me...... Sorry, little one. Barbarians don't believe in humans, let alone dragons - think about what happened to them. That's not surprising. Getting you involved won't help. ”

"Then don't let them know! I don't want to be a hero, but I won't leave my friends alone!unless you don't believe me either!" Ed simply sat on the ground, looking like he was going to fight to the end.

Mock looked at him helplessly. It's just a human ...... But a guy who would travel thousands of miles from the safety and comfort of his home to the frozen ice fields in search of his friend who had become a dragon, he didn't even know if he would find his friend when he set out on his journey—and he did.

Such a guy doesn't know how to give up, and he is not so easily persuaded.

"I'm afraid you won't be able to help. Mork sighed, his tone softening, "These barbarians won't leave unless they can find their children, but the children are locked up in another place, and we can't even get close." ”

"Those little kids?" said Ed, "I know where they're held!"

“...... Where?" asked the dwarf eagerly, sitting up sharply.

Edby told the dwarves exactly where they were, the number of guards, and the fact that only one necromancer was guarding the place, and that it wasn't always there.

"Then you've done us a great favor, kid. The dwarf patted Ed gratefully on the shoulder.

"It's not easy to get rid of them, the passage between the two caves is very narrow, and it only takes a few people to defend the ......," Ed recalls the terrain in the other cave, "unless someone over there answers." ”

Mork shook his head: "All living adults...... Even the pickaxe-wielding boy is already here. Only the children were kept over there. We have a way to get rid of the guards here, but no matter how fast we are, the necromancer in the other cave has enough time for the undead to block the passage. The children are in their hands, and once they use this as a threat, no matter how close they are to freedom, all the barbarians can only give up their resistance. They had tried before I came, and they had lost almost half of their people - you wouldn't wonder what they were forced to witness. ”

Ed lowered his head from the pained look on the dwarf's face.

"But the necromancers have let their guard down, and like you, they think the barbarians have given up on resisting. Every once in a while they would pick a group of people to make offerings, and the altar was in another cave - that was the opportunity we were waiting for. Mock leaned back against the wall, still weak.

"A lot of people will die......," Ed muttered, who already had a rough idea of the plans of Mork and the Barbarians.

"Death is no worse than it is now. The dwarf said calmly.

“...... You can also die. Kogan will be very sad. ”

"If I do die, I hope you will return to Morin Hall and tell the dwarves why I died. If the dwarves could join forces with the barbarians, it would be easier to destroy these necromancers. "Mock had clearly figured everything out.

Ed fell silent, he didn't know what else to say. If Isis hadn't been injured, he might have been able to pick up the barbarians in another cave, a dragon with a massive body that could keep most of the undead at the fork in the road...... But now, he didn't have the face to ask Is, who was injured because of him, to take another risk.

"I thought you had some perfect plan. A cold voice broke the silence, and Iss somehow returned to Ed.

“...... Did you hear that?" asked Ed.

"The dwarves were so loud that I had to wax my ears to hear them. Isis said with a straight face. He wouldn't admit that he was eavesdropping.

"Do you have a better idea?" asked Mork calmly, since Ed believed in his Ice Dragon friend so much, maybe he should try to trust him too.

"Of course. Isis replied proudly, "I'm a dragon." ”

“...... Is, you're injured, and you can't turn back into a dragon. Ed reminded him.

"I don't need to change back!" Isis said angrily, "I just need to let Tum know who I am." Everyone thinks I'm a friend of the necromancer, why don't I just make a deal with them, they'll need a dragon as an ally, and I'll need ......" He rolled his eyes unhappily and spat out the word with a look of disgust, "Food." ”

"Are you really willing to do that?" Ed jumped for joy, the idea had struck him in the air, but he was quite sure that Iss couldn't have agreed, so he quickly put it out of his mind.

"I don't want to. Isse glared at him angrily, "But I've had enough of hearing 'Leave me alone, you need to leave as soon as possible,' 'No, I won't leave you' - are you the tragic protagonist of some kind of love story? I thought only Narya loved to listen to that kind of stupid!"

"Would you really do that?" Mock couldn't help but ask the same question.

“...... I'll do that, but I might actually swallow the crying imps in one gulp, after all, I'm an evil dragon, and you'd better not believe me. Ise bared a mouthful of white teeth menacingly.