On a rare sunny day, Evenson and his friend Lyragson rowed a small boat out to sea to fish. They carved out the ice-floed bay near Icetalk Harbor, then rounded the northern headland of Frosttrail Island and stopped at a relatively calm offshore location.

"It's much lighter today than it was yesterday." After placing the bait on the rod, Lerageson threw a rod and then turned to Evenson.

"In another month, the cold north wind should stop. When that time comes, no matter what kind of wind it blows, it will only be warm, and then it will be comfortable. Evenson said, hooking the bait onto the hook.

"yes, I'm looking forward to spring," said Lylagson, holding out his hand to hug the sun, "I love that time, when you can eat fresh leaves." ”

"Hey, birdie, how's the new ship you've built?" Evenson asked, tossing the bait away and looking at the water.

"It's almost finished, maybe next month for the maiden flight." Lerageson looked at the fish drift, then looked away from the sea, turned to Evenson and said a little mysteriously, "Hey, Freckles, I don't think you can guess what the bow image I carved for the new ship is." ”

"Ship's bow? So what's so hard to guess. Warriors, of course, I guess warriors with fishing rods in hand. Evenson joked.

"Seriously, guess what."

"If it's not the Ancestral Warriors, then I guess it's the Goddess of the Sea, like the Starlight." Evenson thought for a moment and said.

"No, no, neither." "I'll just say you can't guess." ”

"Since you're so sure I can't guess, you can just tell me." Evenson said as he looked at the fish drift.

"The bow of the new ship looks like a little girl." Leila Gerson looked at Evenson, waiting for his surprised expression.

Sure enough, Evenson was very surprised, and he widened his mouth in surprise and glared at Lyragson.

Lelagson smiled and continued, "I think you can guess what the little girl looks like. ”

"Oh my God, is it really Sibelis?" Evenson asked, stunned, "Tharu ordered you to carve Sibeliss when you carved the ship's bow?" ”

Lelagson shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands, indicating that he was as surprised as he was when he heard the order.

"What is Taru doing? That Siberys is a Garlander, my God, did she charm our great Taru. Evenson said emotionally, "Is it possible that this summer, the soldiers and I are going to sail on a boat with the bow of a little girl like Garland?" Oh my God, I can't imagine that. ”

"It's not quite as you think, the bow of the ship, though it's Siberis, is carved with her in our Phyton's bearskin jacket and holding a sword." "You know, since she stabbed a giant snow bear last time, a lot of people on the island have heard about it. She's a celebrity now. ”

"So what, in short, it's a Garlan person, a little girl from Garland, a little demon girl." Evenson said dismissively, "Although people are saying that she bravely stabbed the snow bear and saved Taru. But anyway, I still don't like her very much. Not to mention the image of her as a sacred ship's bow. That's really disrespectful to the ancestors. ”

"Do you remember that glow crystal you bought from Dragon Heart City before?"

When Evenson heard this, he couldn't help but sigh in surprise: "My God, don't tell me that glowstone is going to be used on this little witch's bow statue." ”

"Oh, I'm sorry, Freckles, I have to tell you that that glow crystal was used on her." Lelagerson couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Evenson's surprised look.

"Tharu didn't even carve his own image into the bow of the ship, I really can't figure it out." Evenson lamented, "Why, exactly. How could that little demon girl have such a great charm that even made Taru violate the king's rules. ”

"Freckles, in fact, I think this is not bad, at least this is a new beginning." "We used to carve warriors and goddesses, and they were all according to the king's rules. Now we finally dare to carve as we wish, even though Taru made the carving a child. But it's better than what we've been carving step by step. ”

"Little bird, when you say that, you remind me." Evenson said, "The mighty Isle of Eternal Night, their Taruricli, has long since carved the bow of their own ship in defiance of the king's rules. ”

"Well, the carpenters of Eternal Night Island always carve some mighty beasts and sea monsters to make their ship's bows. I'm also looking forward to carving a snow bear with a frost trail. Lera Gerson said.

"I think the bow that Taru ordered to carve this time is like a little girl Garland, and there should be a deeper purpose." Evenson pondered.

Lyragson nodded, looking at the fish drift.

"Hey, Freckles, what do you think that's that?" After a moment of silence, Lyragson suddenly pointed to the sea and said.

His words also interrupted Evenson, who was thinking. Evenson followed what Lerageson was looking for, and saw what appeared to be a white pontoon bridge between the sky and the sea.

"It seems to be.... Iceberg? Evenson narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked hard into the distance.

"How is it possible, how can the iceberg be so long." Lera Gerson said.

"Maybe it's a chunk of ice floe?" Evenson was puzzled, and suddenly the fishing rod in his hand tightened, and a fish took the bait. He excitedly tugged at the rod and said to Lera Gerson, "Hey, Lera Gerson, I think I caught a big cod." ”

The port outside Longxin Island has experienced a long ice period, and the sea ice has begun to melt gradually.

The first to sail through the fragmented ice floes into Dragonheart Harbor was a Feiton warship. The ship had turquoise sails, a sea monster flag on its mast, and a statue of the goddess of the sea carved on its bow and a glowstone in its hand. That's Frosttrail Island's flagship Starlight.

The Starlight was slowly paddled by sailors and slowly docked at the solid docks of Longxin Harbor. Before the ship could be fully anchored, Friedlier jumped off the side of the ship.

A group of King Pheaton guards stationed at the docks had already seen the ship approaching. They walked up to the dock, and one of the captains in the lead walked a few quick steps, laughing and shouting, "Friedley Taru, how is the winter going?" You're the first Taru to meet the king since the ice broke this year. ”

Friedlier smiled back at the captain of the guard, and said, "All is well. Go and inform the king, I have brought him a gift. ”

As he spoke, the Starlight had been tied to the dock pier by the sailors. After the ship was anchored, Tare Galil writhed his slightly fat body and jumped off the ship, but when he landed, he almost fell to the ground because he did not stand still. He stumbled, then took two steps, and then he complained, "Damn the rising tide." ”

Friedlier took Tarregalil's unintentional words to heart, and he turned to look at the shore where the sea was lapping, and then asked him, "Did the waters start to rise as we left the Ice-Whispering Harbor?" ”

Tarregalil scratched his head and said, "Seems to be, Taru. By the time we left the Ice-Whispering Harbor, the waters were unusually rising. Now, it seems, the rising tide continues. ”

Friedlier looked at the waves and said, "It's really unusual, this year's ice period in Ice Whispering Harbor and Longxin Harbor ended a little earlier than usual. ”

Tarregalil looked at the water, then at Friedreel, and then whispered, "Ha, Taru, I think this big tide must be the goddess of the sea urging us to start attacking as soon as possible this year. With the rising sea rushing there. ”

Friedlier smiled slightly, and then said, "Give me those two snow bears, and I'll give them to King Doverly myself." Hopefully he will support us when he learns about our plans for this year. ”

Friedlier carried a wooden box containing frost-stained snow bears, dressed in a smart Feyton cotton robe, and then strode towards the royal court of Dragonheart City with a team carrying tribute. After passing through the gates of Dragon's Heart, which were carved with nineteen terrifying black dragons, Friedrell went up the ramp in the middle of the city, and looked up to see in the distance that the king's guard of honor was lined up on both sides of the main gate of the royal court, waiting for his arrival.

Stepping into the dark and towering spire gate of the royal court, a row of glowstone lamps illuminates the originally dark royal court as if it were day. Friedlier looked ahead, and under the black dragon stone carving at the far end of the royal court, the aged King of Dover was leaning on his throne. He was also seated by the beautiful young queen, and several ministers and servants stood under them.

"Taru, Frosttrail Island, I'm glad you're the first to come to me this year to pay tribute." In his old, cold voice, King Doverly said to Friedlier as he approached, "If I am not mistaken, you used to be the last to arrive, and like your father, you procrastinate. ”

Friedlier smiled slightly, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my past mistakes. This time I bring you rich cow and sheep leather, cotton and linen fabrics, and these two rare snow bear forepaws. We hope you enjoy it. As he spoke, Friedlier raised the wooden box in his hand and stepped forward to hand it to King Doverly.

Dover frowned slightly, raised his hand, and motioned for the servant to take the gift from Friedlier. Seeing this, Friedlier had no choice but to restrain himself and instead handed the wooden box containing the bear's paw to the servant.

"Your Majesty, this is the Frost Trail Snow Bear that I killed with my own hands when I was hunting on Frosttrail Island this winter. You know, snow bears are rarely seen these days, and it's a big, furious snow bear. ”

"I heard about you hunting and killing snow bears. You're a brave warrior, but it might be better if you were smarter, and hunt with more men so you won't be bitten by a bear. Dover said to Friedlier with a hint of contempt.

Friedlier saw that several of the ministers standing under the king's throne even snickered at him because of this.

"Tell me, Taru of Frosttrail Island, you have contributed supplies to me, what do you want in return?" Doverly asked, glancing over Friedley.

"Your Majesty, Frosttrail Island is safe and sound this year, and there is nothing to worry about Your Majesty." Friedlier said, looking at him.

"Safe?" Doverly looked at the minister beside him, and then continued to Friedlier, "I heard that you attacked the Gold Coast in the summer, and you were killed by the peasants of the Gold Coast, and more than half of the Fetton warriors were killed. In this case, you would even say that your Frost Trail Island is safe and sound? ”

"Your Majesty, this kind of record is a shame for us in Feiton." A minister echoed King Dofly.

Friedlier looked at the king and his ministers, then smiled lightly and said, "I can't think of anything that I can't hide from His Majesty." Yes, last summer, because of my miscommand, many of the warriors of Frosttrail Island were killed. However, they did not die in vain, and the leather fabrics we paid you were plundered from the Azores. ”

"Swapping the precious lives of our Pheton warriors for all that bit of rags, I think you're really bad enough for this Taru." Dover sat up straight and said.

"Your Majesty, it's my fault." Friedreel got down on one knee and said to King Dofly.

"Forget it." After seeing Friedrell kneeling on the ground, Dover couldn't help but change his tone and said, "I think it's good, in order to let the people of Frosttrail Island feel the care from the king, and for you to have more helpers in your hunting in the future, I will give you a precious Dragonheart Hound back." ”

Hearing the king's return, except for a few ministers, even the queen couldn't help but snicker. Friedlier glanced at them, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he snorted, "Thank you, Your Majesty and the Queen, for your interest in our Frosttrail Island. ”

Dover smiled and nodded in satisfaction, "Friedlier, I feel that you are more sensible than before. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment."

"Tell me about your plans for Frosttrail Island this year, do you still want to go to the Gold Coast to find the stubble of those Yasol farmers?" Dover said.

"Your Majesty, this is exactly what I want to tell you. This year we plan to change the route and head to Garland. ”

"What?" Doverly asked, looking forward in surprise.

"I heard that Azor has captured most of Garland's territory, and even captured the Emerald City. I would like to take this opportunity to attack there. Of course, attacking Garland would be too thin on my own. I hope that this move will be supported by you, and that it would be better if you would call on the other Taru to join me in my journey there. Friedreel said firmly.

"Attack Garland?" Dover asked again in surprise. This time he sat up straight, pressed his hands the chair and asked seriously, "You want me to support you to go to Jialan?" ”

"Yes." Friedreer nodded.

"Don't you know that Garland and Randy are allies, and that we and Randy have been trying to keep peace and not disturb each other for a long time?"

"I know, Your Majesty. But now Garland no longer exists, and now Garland is the Garland of Athore. We attack there, and the enemy, of course, is still the Athorians. I don't think this will lead to hostility with Randy. ”

"You're!" Dover said angrily, "Although Azor has captured most of Garland's territory, it must be temporary. Garland has the powerful Randy behind her, and they will definitely help Garland recover soon. If we invade Garland now, it will only make Randy think that we are in league with the Athorians. ”

"Your Majesty, I don't think the Randys will question our actions. After all, we are attacking the Athorians. Friedlier said.

"No!" Dover said firmly, "I will not summon the Tarus to Garan to fight the Atholls unless Randy asks us. ”

"Your Majesty, if you are unwilling to call on the rest of Taru to join you in attacking Garan, which is occupied by Azor, I think I will at least allow me to lead my warriors there this summer to spy on information."

King Dover laughed, and then said, "Friedlier, you can't even beat the peasants of the Gold Coast, and you still want to go there to find the Azor people to die?" ”

The king's words provoked ridicule from his courtiers at Friedlier.

"No, I won't allow you to go. That's not because I'm afraid you'll die there, but I'm afraid you're going to ruin our friendship with Randy, you idiot. King Dover said fiercely.

"Your Majesty, the peace agreement between us and Randy was the one that would have guaranteed us a worry-free assault on the Golden Coast of Asol. But now, because of the fall of Garland, Randy and Yasol have bordered, and they also need to face up to Yasol. I think we might be able to..."

"That's enough, I don't want to hear you say any more." Dover angrily interrupted Friedley, and said in disgust, "If you have nothing else to do, take the dog back to your island." Remember! Friedlier, I will not allow anyone to ruin the friendship between Featon and Randy, and if you dare to do so, I will make your death ugly. ”