Chapter 10: The Knight in Darkness (5)
In the basement of the tavern, candles replace oil lamps, and joy masks silence.
Lilwe sipped the wine with grape pomace, and Alvin and the other knights drank with beer kegs.
Bahirug staggered over to Butos with two large glasses of beer.
"Come, let's have a drink. Benefactor Butos ...... Oh no! Oh, no! Old Butos was also a benefactor of Bashirug......" Bahirug was drunk by this time.
Lilwe commanded, "Don't let Butos drink, it's not something he can bear." ”
Bashirug opened his eyes vigorously: "Oh yes! Little Butos is not old Butos...... You can't drink alcohol...... The servant Bashirug drank this big cup on behalf of the benefactor Bhutus the Younger!"
Bashirug brought two large glasses of wine to his lips at the same time and began to drink wildly.
When Bashilug finished drinking, Butos begged: "Please, Knight Bashilug, you can call me Butos, please don't use that name." ”
Bashirug hiccuped loudly: "Oh, yes!"
Butos slapped his hand hard in front of his nose.
Learway sighed, then continued to order, "Alvin, go and help Bahirug back!"
At this time, Alvin was laughing wildly: "Hahahaha! You don't know! Lilwe's horse is in love with my horse!Hahahaha!"
Learway shook his head helplessly, but to his delight, Bashirug was drunk on the table, snoring like thunder.
Butos walked over to the seat next to Learway and sat down: "Lord Knight, my 'Shark Tears' seems to have changed somewhat......"
Learway looked at Butos and motioned with his eyes for Butos to continue.
"It's color...... Something seems to be wrong...... "Butos took out the "Tears of the Shark" from his pocket.
The color of "Mackerel Tears" at this time is slightly purple, but the purple is very light, very light and light......
"In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with him, maybe it's the candlelight, or some other reason, the magic of the Naga treasures is often elusive, just like the elves......" Lilwei smiled, "Put it away, Butos." ”
Butos nodded in a daze, then put the "Tears of the Shark" back in his pocket.
Butos's silence with Lilway seemed out of place in the tavern.
Alvin had already begun to sing, Brandt was dancing wildly, and the other knights were not far behind.
Learway bowed his head and said to Butos, "I know what you're thinking right now. ”
Butos looked up and looked into Lilwi's golden eyes.
"You, like me, are the one you're looking for when you're at your leisure. ”
Actually, Butos knew that Learway would say this before he even spoke.
But Lilwe was right, as long as Butos's mind was not shackled. Then Butos will have old Butos in mind.
Butos had used the "Tears of the Shark", and what he saw was still the bitter cold and deep swamp in the far northwest.
Butos didn't know if he could see the shadow of old Butos if he ran in the southeast direction as old Butos said. Also, Butos didn't want to see only the shadow of old Butos, he also wanted to hug old Butos, the one who was extremely enthusiastic and hard.
"Butos," Lilwi took another sip of wine, "There's a word in Elven language. ”
"What is it?"
“Libutvlisass antile’a Diulibulashey.”
Listening to this elegant and melodious language, Butos felt extremely relieved in his heart.
"What you want the most will be the first to lose. This is the meaning of this sentence......"
When Butos heard Lilwe's explanation, his heart suddenly became very sad.
"The most desired will be the first to lose ......"
"Well," said Lilvae, smiling wryly, "elves are good at restraining and even dissipating their inner desires, and they are always looking forward to what they want. In their hearts, eternity is the final end. All things that cannot be eternal are beautiful to them, but they are full of the stench of lust......"
Butos did not interrupt Lilwe.
"However, only what is lost is what you want most...... I wanted to leave my hometown and go on an adventure, and I got my wish and set out on the journey, but then, there wasn't a night when I didn't miss the place where I grew up. You'll understand how it feels. ”
"I don't want to leave my hometown, and I don't want to leave old Butos, but we don't have a choice...... Old Butos told me that I was going to run in a southeasterly direction......"
"Old Butos...... Benefactor...... Probably you don't know. Learway hesitated, but finally chose to tell little Butos: "He lived in the southeast, and a small town in the southeast gave birth to him...... But when he became a wanderer, he had to get out of there......"
This was the first time Butos had heard this, and old Butos had never told him about it.
"The Wanderers Guild is not a good organization, and the people in it are both good and evil, including missions. When old Butos became a good wanderer, it was only natural that his employer would pay him to complete some tasks. But...... Old Butos is not the kind of person who takes money and will do anything......"
"The employer demanded that the elder Butos kill a farmer and bring back the farmer's adopted daughter. Of course old Butos will not do what the wicked man says......"
"What happened then?" asked Butos.
"When old Butos came to that village, the adopted daughter of the old farmer had already left. This is the result that old Butos hopes for the most...... But...... The employer was not satisfied, and he asked the elder Butos to chase back his adopted daughter......"
"Then old Butos met me. Learway smiled.
Butos' eyes were full of surprise.
"Hahahaha, I took the old farmer's adopted daughter away, it's the beautiful elf, these people were all there at the time!" Lilwei pointed to the drunken companions beside him.
"It stands to reason that old Butos should kill us and take my beloved elf with him, or he will be banished. ”
Butos' brow furrowed.
"But he chose to let us go......"
"Then why did you get separated from the elves?" asked Butos cautiously.
Lilwe smiled and replied, "That was later......"
At this moment, a strange person walked into the basement of the tavern, a man with a black cloak and an incomparably tall figure......