Chapter 15: Life and Death?
[Please watch patiently, there will be twists and turns in my book, there are waves, don't make a decision on the content of a chapter, there is no dull life, just like ourselves, we will encounter all kinds of problems and troubles, we have to find a way to face it, rather than choosing to escape, for those readers who say that it is off the shelf, sadistic and the like, I can only tell you that the story has just unfolded, please be more patient, and the wonderful content will slowly unfold. All products are retainedγ
On a summer afternoon, the sun shines on the earth, and in a gorge near the sea, tall vegetation is lush and a cave is located under the cover of dense vegetation.
It had been three days since the events of that night, and Russ, who had turned his horse's head that night, sent Olaf and Evan directly to this place, where the boatman "Albert" was hiding.
For the past three days, Olaf and Evan have been unconscious, they have a high fever, and from time to time they shout and talk in their dreams, and Russ and little Mary look after their relatives almost without leaving an inch.
Every once in a while, Albert had to feed them medicine and smear their wounds, and he wondered if the father and son could be saved. But he wanted to try, all these years of wandering had made anyone cheat, only the unconscious young man in front of him was sincere to him, and he didn't want to lose this only friend.
"Don't! No! β
Evan was once again in a coma, shouting and screaming, he didn't know how many nightmares Lu Dao had, each time in the dream, he was caught in an endless sea of fire, the scorching flames scorched every inch of his skin, he wanted to run! He wants to scream! But he couldn't run out and couldn't make a sound.
Seeing his brother babbling gibberish in a coma again, Russ and Mary pressed his limbs hard, not wanting to overdo it so as not to cause the pain to recur.
However, this time Evan did not calm down as quickly as before, he kept trying to break free, but his strength grew stronger and stronger.
Seeing that the two children were about to be unable to hold it down, Evan suddenly opened his eyes that had been closed for many days, looked at the roof of the cave in horror, and his body was instantly wet with sweat.
"Evan! Evan!
Brother! Brother! β
The shouts in his ears slowly brought his soul back to his body, and he turned his head blankly to look at the place where the sound had come from.
I saw a haggard and sad Russ, little Mary, and beside them there was a tall, emaciated figure, Albert!
Evan didn't linger on their faces too much, he looked around, he wanted to find the shadow in his heart.
Lying on the animal skin not far away was Olaf, and from his direction, he could see that Olaf's pale and dry face did not have a trace of blood, did not linger too much, and continued to look around, except for a small number of household items, there was nothing, no people, and no familiar shadow.
"What about Mother?"
Although he already had the answer in his heart, Evan tried his best to suppress the sadness in his heart and asked in an almost indifferent tone.
As he asked, the child and Albert in front of him fell silent, and Russ and Mary instantly had tears on their faces, and seeing this scene, Evan understood everything in his heart, and the last illusion in his heart was shattered.
"Mother? Is she dead? β
A low, indifferent voice came, and Evan mustered up the courage to ask the question.
"I don't know what to do!
Then! Mother to save us!
She chose to stay.
We don't know if she's still alive. β
Russ lowered her head and wept silently, whispering in a crying voice, and Mary beside him threw herself on Evan with a "wow" and cried loudly.
These days have been like a nightmare for Mary, she never imagined that one day, she would lose the protection of her mother, and she would see her father and brother who did not know whether they were alive or dead!
She has been acting very strong in the past few days, as if she has grown up overnight, she is like a little adult, wiping her face for her father and brother, feeding water, and doing everything she can.
But at this moment, her brother, who had always loved her, finally woke up, and for the young Mary, she couldn't control her emotions and hugged her relatives and cried bitterly.
"Good! Don't cry!
I'm sorry for you!
From this day forward, I will protect you with my life. β
Evan had no expression on his face, he quietly patted Mary's young back, and with one free hand, he touched Rath's lowered head and said his promise.
"Then you haven't seen your mother return to the arms of the gods?"
Evan asked softly as he patted Mary on the back.
He was extremely nervous and expectant at the moment, maybe Nala was not dead? Maybe the family can be reunited.
"Nope! At that time, my mother was just urging us to leave!
I rushed out on horseback with my sister.
For the sake of safety, my mother specially explained to me that I would remember to change the route halfway.
I don't know where I can go?
I had to come to Albert. β
Russ looked up, tears on her face, and said expectantly.
In fact, he also wished that his mother would live, but he never dared to say it, so he only prayed silently to the gods in his heart, hoping that they could hear his prayers.
In the ensuing slow narration, Evan realized how long he had been in a coma, and what happened after he was knocked unconscious that day?
"Albert! Thank you for helping our family! β
After listening to Russ and Mary! Evan thanked Albert.
Albert didn't speak, just cracked his mouth and smiled at him.
"Ole they haven't been here?"
Evan knew Albert as a person, and it was not necessary to say too much, so he immediately changed the subject and asked.
Hearing Evan's words, both Russ and Mary shook their heads and said they hadn't seen each other.
"That's it! We need to be strong.
Remember that we are Nora's children!
We need to be as brave as our mothers!
Go get me something to eat and drink!
My biggest wish now is to get better as soon as possible. β
Evan spoke, still plain words, low tone, no joy or sorrow, no emotional mixture could be heard in it.
This calmness of his makes people feel that Evan is different from before, and feels his change, whether this change is good or bad, no one can say, anyway, I feel his calmness now, he is too cold now, it seems that it is difficult to get close, and he feels cold all over.
In the midst of such sorrow, time passes slowly!
On the fourth day, Olaf finally woke up, and Olaf, who had just woken up, couldn't even stand on his feet despite his body, and when he heard that Nala chose to stay in order to save everyone, a big man immediately burst into tears!
It is said that women are made of water, that is when they have not seen a man really sad, at this moment Olaf cried like a child, his sadness and crying, as if even the gods were moved, a pouring thunderstorm followed.
After crying, a raging flame ignited in his chest, and he wanted to get up and go to Rolf immediately to save Nala, if Nala was really dead, he would eat Rolf alive and go with her.
But his injuries are really serious, and they have been repeated, and he now has trouble even sitting up, let alone fighting with people? If he went now, it wasn't to fight at all, but to die.
At Evan's request, Albert took Russ and Mary to avoid it for a while, and what did Olaf and Evan say in the cave?
Anyway, when everyone comes in! Olaf was not noisy, and although his anger was evident from his heavy gasps, he lay down honestly on the hides, munching on meat, and recuperating quietly.
In this case, the cave is calm again, and under this calm, a volcano is brewing that will erupt at any moment, waiting for the moment to erupt, swallowing everything, and time flies.
It's been almost ten days since I've been here! On the day Evan woke up, he told Albert to leave a secret message by the pond where he was training at the top of the mountain, telling Ole that they had come to him.
But after so long, there has been no trace of them, and Evan is a little worried about his brother, is something wrong with them?
Lately all the food was the prey and fish that Albert had hunted, and Russ and Mary still took care of them, and Evan was less injured than Olaf, but fortunately no one had used weapons that day, only skin wounds, and now he was basically swollen and could move properly.
He is going to secretly take advantage of the midnight to sneak in the ** in the middle of the night in the past few days to inquire about Nala's news.
At night, the canyon, which was originally silent, suddenly had a "click" sound when walking, and Albert and others in the cave immediately blew out the oil lamp, held their breath and listened carefully to the movement outside.
The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and they slowly walked to the entrance of the cave without moving, and everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, because everyone heard it, and the other party was alone, and the footsteps were only one person.
Albert leaned against the side of the cave with a hatchet in his hand, hiding it so that if he saw a stranger, he would immediately kill him.