It's raining, it's been raining all day.

In the valley, under the dark canopy of tall pine trees, there seemed to be shadows watching coldly. The sound of raindrops hitting the pine branches and the broad leaves of the plants under the trees upset Anvina.

As a fish person, she doesn't feel cold in such weather, and the rain-soaked clothes cling to her body, which also gives her a new life with fish scales. Walking in the rain, but not affected, Avena didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Turning his head, Mr. Mooch was still fiddling with the dagger that the Syndicate had given him, which seemed to be called the "Dispossessor". Comfort you that there is nothing magical about that dagger that you can't see there, it's worth it that Mr. Mooch has been studying all the way.

Feeling Avena's gaze, Mochi ran to the side by side with Avena and asked, "Is there anything on your mind?" ”

Avena shook her head.

She really didn't know how to describe how she felt at the moment. Anvina's heart was empty, and she always felt that something was going to happen.

"Homesick? Speaking of which, Anvina, you've been away from home for a long time, haven't you? Mochi asked.

Avena noticed that the dagger vanished out of thin air, and after spending time with Mochi, she had begun to get used to these seemingly unthinkable things.

"Maybe." Anvina said with a sigh.

But no matter how miraculous Mr. Mochi is, how can he solve her troubles. Anvina thought.

Silvermoon City, Dishonored, Naga, Cursed, Father, Sad, Conspiracy, Political ...... Just thinking about this gave Anvina a headache. She knew she was running away, but now the trip was the happiest time of her life, and she didn't have to live to please her or have to worry about all kinds of housekeeping lessons.

Not far in front of Akarin and Linda, they play their daily game - "You Run, I Chase". Akarin didn't seem to understand Linda's intentions yet, and Avena thought that Linda was just talking casually at first, but later, Avena would think that Linda had moved her true feelings.

Every night after dark, Linda would pull Anvina and tell her a lot about herself, her brother, and occasionally Akalin.

Linda is a lively girl who has regarded her brother as the most important person in her life since she was a child, and is the whole focus of her life. Away from the person she relied on the most, the poor girl desperately needed someone to become her new dependent. Akalin, who has a dull but steady personality, becomes Linda's target.

Chatting with Linda, Anvina never needs to speak, just listen to each other. No one would ever share so many secrets with her, and no one would have told her that there was a green fruit on the tree that could be used to wash her hair.

After leaving Silvermoon City, Avena became a complete friend.

Anvena also had friends in the palace, but they were completely different from her current friends.

With Mr. Murchi, Linda, and Akalin, Anvina doesn't have to be wary of each other, and she doesn't have to deliberately curry favor. There is a completely equal relationship between people.

Those friends in Silvermoon City are different. Most of those people were the children of the aristocracy, and they might have been able to play carefree together as a child. But when you grow up, relationships become utilitarian. Everyone who came to her birthday ball, and the people who chatted with her, all had a family mission.

Even Avena herself is also influenced by political affiliations. Who can you play with, who you can't play with, whose birthday dance party you need to attend, who you use Osan with, who you have afternoon tea with, who you go for a walk and chat with after dinner...... Everything was arranged. Adults may have good intentions and want their children to develop their own networks early.

In Silvermoon City, everyone is like Captain Karen, wearing masks and desperately trying to play the role they want to be, but sometimes they are so caught up in the scene that they forget what they really are......

Anvena had a strong feeling that she was about to face the last thing she wanted to face—all about Silvermoon City and the curse.

It's like the Naga Siren said before she died—she couldn't escape.

"Anvina! Anvina! ”

Mochi's voice pulls Anvina back to reality.

"What's wrong, Mr. Mochi?" Anvina, who had just come back to her senses, didn't hear what Mochi had just said.

"I just said that we won't be able to reach Lake Valowen today, so let's find a place to stay first." Mochi glanced at Anvena uneasily.

Anvina knew that Mochi was going there to collect a fungus called "purple aquatic mushroom", but she didn't expect to live in the mountains tonight.

Anvina asked, "How far is it from Hinterland?" ”。

"Maybe a day, maybe half a day, I can't say." Mochi said, looking ahead.

Anvina followed Mochi's gaze, and the mountain barriers in front of her were layered on top of each other, and there was no end in sight. The mountain road is also twists and turns, and the ruts on both sides of the road are covered with grass, and it seems that the convoy has been passing here for a long time. Had it not been for the little duke's men who had told them that the road would lead to the valley before they set out, Anvina would not have had the confidence to continue.

In the past, she had only learned the meaning of the word mountain in geography class, but she never imagined that the mountain could be so big, completely different from the hills in the Song Forest.

Still, she couldn't believe Mochi's description of Mount Hyjal, a peak that even griffons couldn't cross, and Anvena couldn't imagine it.

Akalin also walked over: "There is a cave over there, if the conditions are still good, we will spend the night there tonight." ”

"Great! It's finally time to rest! You boys go hunt some prey and come back, we'll clean up the cave! Linda turned to Avena and smiled, "I can't wait for a hot pot meal." ”

Thankfully, I can still take risks with these friends. Anvina put on a smiling face and nodded very cooperatively.

Just as Mooch and his companions decided to spend the night in the mountains, Talenmere, in the foothills south of Alterac, welcomed a special guest.

Much of the Oakland Ranges, along with the entire Brytheheard Hills, was raining, but none were as gloomy as Talenmere.

Entrenched above the town, the cobweb-like smoke never seems to dissipate.

The innkeeper Shane is ready to close the shop, and after becoming an undead, Shane has taken up a new hobby - that is, building bone blocks on his desk.

The sound of hurried horses' hooves tore through the calm of the rainy night.

At first, Shane misheard him, after all, his ears had been eaten by a goddamn corpse worm. But when the skeletal horse with horns stopped at the door of the inn, Shane realized that he had a wonderful guest tonight.

"Prepare a room for me, and a messenger bat." The guest in the black cloak said briefly.

"Yes, ma'am." Shane had long been accustomed to this commanding tone, and the guests from the Undercity always thought that what they were doing was the most important thing in the world, and that no one else's business or life mattered in the slightest.

The guest rolled over and dismounted, and Shane noticed that her elven ears and gray skin turned out to be the Queen's family guard, no wonder......

"What are you doing in a daze? Don't waste my time. The Dark Ranger urged impatiently.

Shane opened the room for the Dark Ranger and said respectfully, "I'll prepare a message bat for you." ”

The Dark Ranger nodded. When the innkeeper had gone, she walked straight to her desk, sat down in her chair, spread out a piece of parchment, and began to write on it—

Sincere greetings to Sylvanas, Queen of the Forsaken, Grand Chief of the Tribe, Ranger Verona.

Your Excellency, do you remember the last time we parted with the fish-people? The guy nicknamed "Nighthat" Mochi, I followed him all the way from the Tirisfal Glades to the Silver Pines Forest, from Ambermere to the South Coast, from Steinbrad to Alterac City, and heard many stories about the fish-man along the way. By all indications, this fish-man is not simple, and there is an organization called "Shagarn" behind him. He has recovered and allied various forces through various means, and through the analysis of existing intelligence, this fish-man seems to have an attempt to subvert the country of the Forsaken, please pay attention to it, Your Excellency General!

After writing the letter, Verona looked out the window, and the mountains in the distance were all shrouded in gloomy rain clouds.

"Wait, Fishman. I'll be able to catch up with you tomorrow! Verona said fiercely.