For the regulars of the inn, the Grand Knight Ed has always been a taciturn person, it seems that every time they step out of the bedroom, they can always see him standing in the two-story corridor, guarding the private space for Anduin, the rest of the time, his presence is almost zero, everyone is making noise, he is not smiling, everyone is amazed by the food, he is still silent, only when everyone lies in bed, remembering that he will stay in the hall all night, and always sleep peacefully with a smile.

Although Jones, Van Cleef and others have a good relationship with Anduin, everyone knows that the Grand Knight Ed is Anduin's best partner.

When the noisy hall was deserted again, Ed sat by the fireplace as usual, quietly flipping through an old book, if there were no outsiders, the whole hall would only sound intermittently flipping books, and the sound of sparks beating, but today there was an extraordinarily loud rumble.

Red Black Hand shrunk in the corner, clutching his stomach without tears, when the satisfied old lord took people upstairs, he felt that he had passed the most tormenting moment, but unfortunately he miscalculated his endurance, obviously he should not be so obviously hungry, but because of the fragrant aftertaste that permeated the space, it swelled rapidly, so that he was in the prime of life but sighed that time was gone.

I wanted to live without food for ten days, but now it's only been a day, and it's become like this.

If I had known this, I wouldn't have been in a hurry to make a long journey, and I wouldn't have to go hungry when I stopped for lunch halfway through......

The chief's son was extremely remorseful, why did the good choose to suffer this sin? It's not a big deal to be a henchman for that human kid.

No way!

You are the most outstanding warrior of the Blackstone tribe, the future chief of Blackstone, how can you succumb to a mere human just because of a small hunger? What about your glory? What about your beliefs? What about your ideals?

A look of determination appeared on Red's face, and he gritted his teeth and vowed to fight the cunning humans to the death, but ...... Ideal to be eaten as a meal?

Should......

Red swallowed his saliva, and said weakly in his heart: "Yes......"

"If you're too hungry to stand it, I've got a supper there for Anduin's vigil."

The Great Knight's gaze was as plain as water, always staring between the lines of the yellowed pages, and Red's stubbornness once again made trouble, gritted his teeth and said, "I will not fall into the trap of humans again!" You want to corrode my fighting spirit with food, and tell you, no way! ”

Regarding the chief's son's tough statement, Ed continued to read the book expressionlessly, as if he had never spoken, which made Red, who was about to continue to accuse him, like a heavy punch to the cotton, and his heart was very uncomfortable, looking at the ancient eyes of the big knight, he opened his mouth and asked, "Why don't you speak?" ”

Ed asked rhetorically, "Why am I talking?" ”

"Of course you continue to seduce me! Let me tell you, although my body is about to give in, my will is always strong! ”

"Well, the spirit is commendable, keep up the good work."

"No, didn't that guy named Anduin convince me to be his henchman?"

Ed shook his head, finally looked at the orc Red in the corner, and said seriously: "From what I know about Anduin, his original intention in making this request is probably just for fun, at least in my opinion, your identity is not special enough for us to pay attention to." ”

"Yes...... I'm the son of Chief Blackstone! ”

"And then?"

"Need then? Isn't that worth your attention? ”

Ed smiled, withdrew his gaze, turned to fiddle with the fireplace, brightened the fire, and said, "Say something that is a little unpleasant, you are not as important as you think. From the perspective of the racial relationship between humans and orcs, your existence cannot influence the negotiation between the old lord and Orgrim, and within the Blackstone tribe, you must face strong competitors and the consequences of losing the competition, as for you yourself, except for reaching the peak of the fourth order, you will not bring much profit to the Hearthstone Inn, so if you still want to persevere, Anduin will be more than happy to starve you for seven days. ”

"This ......"

The big knight's words were a little hurtful, and he directly choked Red couldn't speak, and he lowered his head a little dejectedly: "Sure enough, no matter where I am, I am the object of rejection." I can't compare to Maim intellectually, I can't learn my father's military talents, he has told me more than once that the chief of the Blackstone tribe must not be a brave and reckless man, but he asked me to learn human tactics, I always can't grasp the essentials, but Maim can get my father's praise. ”

The chief's son said to himself, not noticing Ed quietly getting up: "Just yesterday, I was scolded by my father again, he said that I can only be the leader of the wolf cavalry in my life, and only Maim can guard the glory of the Black Stone Tribe, I can't figure it out, so I ran out overnight, and remembered the matter of the Black Fist, so I wanted to find out the cause of his death." ”

Red sighed in a low voice: "Black Fist is a talented young shaman, his control of the power of thunder and lightning has spread throughout the tribe, even my father knows his name, but suddenly, he died here in such an unknown way, no one knows why he acted rashly, and few people want to find out the cause of this incident, if I hadn't heard his brother's complaint by chance, I wouldn't even know about it." ”

"Are you saying that someone is forcibly suppressing this?"

"Yes." Red nodded heavily, and said in a deep voice, "Just in the last few years, I have felt more and more that the tribe is lifeless, originally I thought it was due to my father's aging, but I feel more and more that things are not so simple, especially Lord Orgrim's aging speed, to the point of unbelievable, if it wasn't for something that made him exhausted, this situation would never have happened." ”

"Hmmm......"

Ed let out a deep groan and did not continue to speak, and Rhett, who had spoken his heart, looked better and finally came back to his senses, but suddenly found the Grand Knight sitting at the table, ready to enjoy supper.

Gollum ......

Red swallowed his saliva, noticed Ed looking at him, smiled a little embarrassedly, and then said with a stiff face: "Hmph, you eat quickly, I will never succumb to the temptation of humans!" ”

The big knight shook his head and ignored him, and began to eat on his own, Red hurriedly closed his eyes, intending to have a blind and mindless heart, but when the insulated lunch box was opened, the fragrance sealed inside suddenly came, which immediately caused hunger to breed, and the stomach turned over again.

Red opened his eyes very tiredly, and couldn't help asking, "Is that braised pork?" ”

"Hmm."

"Good...... Is it tasty? ”

"Hmm."

"What's so good about it?"

"At dinner, the old lord introduced them clearly."

"But ......"

Red was about to say something, but was softly interrupted by the Grand Knight: "If you're hungry, come and eat together." ”

"No! I want to preserve the dignity of the orcs! ”

"If the way to maintain dignity is to be angry, it will make you lose face."

Red fell into deep thought, he left angrily because of his father's scolding, it was already a very humiliating thing, an orc warrior with glory in his heart, would never choose to escape in the face of problems, but he not only escaped, but fell into a deeper quagmire, Lord Orgrim asked him to reflect, obviously disappointed by his reckless actions, although the old lord was a human being, but instead persuaded him to eat a trench and grow wise.

At this time, although Jones and the others' actions were a bit excessive, it was because he was angry and refused to accept defeat, and the subsequent hunger strike seemed to attract only mockery.

Originally...... I had already unknowingly thrown my face in.

Red was a little sad to realize the truth of the matter, thought about it, and sat down opposite Ed, he used chopsticks like a great knight, but his overly thick fingers became an obstacle like a moat.

Ed couldn't laugh or cry, and got up to get him a spoon, but when he looked back, he had no choice but to find that the supper that was full was already all gone, and he didn't need to ask who did it.

"Hey...... This one is so delicious...... I couldn't hold back for a while, and I ate it all. ”

Red patted his head and smirked, "That...... Is there anything else? ”

Jingle bells!

The answer was a sudden communication bell on the bar, and Ed picked it up casually, and looked at the chief's son: "Looking for you." ”

"Huh?"

Red took the earpiece for some unknown reasons, and Anduin's voice immediately sounded in his ears: "If you don't want to continue to be hungry, work for me from tomorrow, start with takeout, don't worry, someone will guide you." ”