Chapter 258: Foresight
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"Miss Winnie! The broth is cooked, do you need a bowl? ”
In the quiet snow-covered mountains and forests, the mercenaries who are familiar with camping in the wild cleared a clean clearing, lit a bonfire made of pine branches, set up a dark cauldron, poured the snow into boiling water, cut pieces of dried meat and threw them away, sprinkled with fine salt and seasonings, and a simple but warm broth was ready.
Holding a hard black bread in his hand, a mouthful of hot soup, a mouthful of bread and chewing heavily, he slowly walked to the carriage and shouted loudly, but his eyes scanned his surroundings from time to time, this is a habit he has developed as a mercenary, even in the eating room, he will not let down any vigilance.
The little door of the carriage opened, and Winnie rubbed her troubled eyes, yawning long, and looked like she had just woken up.
"Broth? Thank you! Please bring me a bowl. ”
Stepping out of the carriage and wrapped in a thick coat, Winnie shuddered, apparently not getting used to the temperature inside and outside the carriage for a while.
Stepping on the cold ground, Winnie walked quickly to the roaring campfire, and when she felt the scorching breath of the campfire rush towards her, and drank the hot broth, the chill in her body was dispelled in an instant.
"Miss Winnie, would you like some bread?"
Looking at Winnie's delicate appearance of drinking soup, the mercenary on the side shook a piece of black bread at her and smiled.
"Goo...... Still don't use it, I'm afraid my teeth won't be able to bite it. Winnie frowned.
"Haha......"
The surrounding mercenaries burst into laughter when they heard this, and these days they have gotten along, although their relationship with Winnie is still estranged and unfamiliar. But this does not prevent them from understanding that the girl in front of them is actually a simple child. Of course. It's just an external impression, and they have no interest in exploring what it is.
"Captain Oden, how many days are we still from Cantland?"
Taking a small bite to chew on the boiled meat, Winnie asked vaguely as she gestured to Auden, who was standing still not far away.
"If the road hadn't been hampered by snow and wind, we would have been in Cantran in about three days." Auden took a hard bite of the hard black bread in his hand.
"Three days to go......"
Winnie sighed quietly and said no more, it had taken them almost seven days since Ebramrow left. The difficulty of the carriage in the snow and the occasional wind and snow became obstacles to their journey.
I don't know what Pandelia's situation is in Ebranro now, I don't know what Charan's situation is in Cantland, even if I am anxious, I can't change the reality in front of me, so Winnie can only try her best to calm down and wait for the end of the journey to come.
"Miss Winnie, may I excuse me for taking the liberty of asking you a question?"
Perhaps sensing that the atmosphere was a little quiet, Auden drank the broth from the bowl and wiped his mouth, looking back at Winnie.
"What's the problem?" Winnie didn't seem to care.
"Why are you in such a hurry to Cantrandland? Did your important relatives and friends have an accident there? Of course, miss, you have the right not to answer my question. ”
Auden guessed at random, and although his words were unlucky, he was just telling the truth.
"Commander, you're only half right." Put down the wooden bowl that holds the soup. Winnie smiled after a moment of silence.
"Half?" Auden wondered slightly.
"Yes, I do have someone important who has had an accident in Cantland. But he wasn't alone. Winnie said softly.
"You're there?" Auden Road.
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't have hired me to leave Ebramro overnight." Winnie didn't hide it.
"It does seem to be a very tricky accident." Auden said thoughtfully.
"And it's dangerous, I'm sure Captain Oden won't want to know." Winnie said with a smile at Auden.
"I'm just a mercenary, and the mercenary's duty is to fulfill the employer's commission, and other things are not in our care." Auden Road.
"What if I hire you to help again?" Winnie said.
"We will only decide whether to accept it after considering the dangerous process of employment." Auden Road.
"What if the commission is what you think?" Winnie chuckled.
Auden's expression sank, his eyes stared at the seemingly innocent girl in front of him, and after a long time, he said: "Although I am the leader of this dagger mercenary group, I need to consider the opinions of all the members when facing certain commissions. ”
"In the future, you will have the opportunity to learn about the great temptation behind this commission."
With that, Winnie stood up, stretched her stiff body, smiled and thanked the mercenaries around her for the hospitality of the broth, and then walked towards the carriage.
"Captain, why are you so interested in this little girl? Could it be that he has a crush on her? ”
After Winnie disappeared and returned to the carriage, the mercenaries suddenly approached and smiled at Auden.
"Dele, you should know that I'm not that kind of person." Auden crossed his hands and said with a faint thoughtfulness in his expression.
"Auden, what are you worried about?" The mercenary named Deller put away his smile and said.
"I don't know, but my gut tells me that there's always something going to happen after this commission is done, and it's pretty bad." Auden said in a deep voice.
"You're about to touch the threshold of the upper realm?" Dale said with a blank expression.
"It's one thing to touch, it's another thing to step over, at least now I can't really cross that threshold." Auden said expressionlessly. "I have a vague feeling that the opportunity for me to be promoted may be in that little girl."
"That's why you're particularly interested in her?" Dale Road.
"I'm just interested in the people she's looking for in Cantrantland." Auden Road.
"Oh?" Dale bewildered.
"I'm not a prophet, so I can't foresee the future, maybe we'll know the answer when we get to Cantland, and we'll definitely meet her in the future."
……
The blizzard stopped.
At midnight, Xia Lan stood in front of the window and looked at the dark night sky, the howling cold wind was still cold, but there were no snowflakes fluttering outside the window.
"How's your body doing?"
At this time, a majestic and deep voice came from behind him.
"It's basically fine."
Xia Lan reached out and pressed his hand on his chest, which had caused him so much pain.
"I've got the latest tip, and Bukins hasn't been seen in Viscount Farrante's camp for days."
"He's coming?" Xia Lan asked with a tilted head.
"Maybe he's right now with something we don't know." The Earl of Heather sipped a cup of hot tea in a chair near the fireplace.
"In the face of patient and cunning prey, there is always a price to pay and risk luring out." Xia Lan said softly.
"The trap is ready."
"We'll see."
Day 2.
Cantland came with the news of the assassination of the Earl of Heather. (To be continued......)