Chapter 13: Caravans and Refugees
Escaping from the encirclement, Ron glanced back at the forest and turned back the way he came.
Now that the time is almost up, it is estimated that Avrilan will have to wait in a hurry, these members of the Crow Club have increased their vigilance at this time, and they have all gathered together to eye, it is difficult to find a chance to start, if they continue to stay, I am afraid that the danger is themselves.
Ron will accept it when he sees it, anyway, there will be opportunities in the future.
Quietly leaving the forest, he scooped up two rabbits and climbed up the cliff again.
By the time she reached the hiding place, Avrilan was already waiting anxiously, and when she saw Ron come back, there was a hint of surprise in her eyes: "How is it?" ”
"It's okay! Let's get out of here first! Ron didn't have time to say more, quickly picked up something on the ground, took her hand, and walked towards the other side of the forest.
"Okay!" Seeing that he was not injured and that there was no smell on his body, Avrilla was quite relieved, curious about what Ron had just done.
But she didn't dare to ask more, at this time there may be countless pairs of ears in the forest, it is better not to make a sound, Avrilan has had enough of those monsters these days.
The two of them quietly breathed a sigh of relief when they followed Ron and never escaped from the jungle and returned to the avenue leading to Winterfell.
Although it is not completely safe here, it is at least free from the threat of jackals and bear goblins, and there are occasional horses or caravans passing by on the main road, and ordinary monsters dare not appear blatantly.
The two walked on the main road for a while without meeting anyone, and the road seemed very quiet.
After walking for a while, he felt a little hungry for two days, so he flashed to the nearby rocks and peeled the two rabbits and roasted them.
Biting on the fragrant rabbit leg, Avrilla glanced at Ron, and when she saw that he didn't seem to want to speak, she slowly raised her head.
"Ron......
"We're going to find a horse, it'll be faster!" As soon as Avrilan spoke, Ron raised his head at the same time and said with a calm expression.
"Huh?" Avrilan looked at him strangely and didn't continue, her big clear eyes blinking, full of innocence.
Ron glanced at her calmly, flipped over the rabbit leg in his hand, picked it up and took a bite, chewed it vigorously and swallowed it before he said slowly, "What do you want to say?" ”
"No, it's nothing!" She suddenly felt a little scared of him.
"Nothing is good! It may not be peaceful on this road, so we need to pay more attention! Ron bit down on a piece of meat and swallowed it, continuing.
"Okay, okay, oh, yes!" At this time, Avrilan suddenly remembered something, hurriedly searched for herself, found a white letter and handed it to him, and said in surprise: "Grandpa Bell asked us to go to Neverwinter City to find a Baron named Reska, I forgot to tell you, I still have his letter of introduction, Ron, take a look!" ”
Ron took the letter in surprise and glanced at it, narrowing his eyes.
"How? Shall we go find him? Baron Resca, our Orlando celebrity! Avrilan said with a happy face.
This person still has some impressions in his mind, it is said that he is a powerful paladin, who used to live in Orlando for a period of time, very famous, it is said that he once served in the church, killed many monsters, and made many achievements, after quitting the church, he was canonized as a baron by the Empire, and now has a large estate in Neverwinter, and is a very prestigious nobleman.
Ron looked up at her, pondered for a long time, and then handed the envelope back and said, "Well, let's go find him!" ”
"Good! Hehe, Ron, come on, come on, you eat this first! Avrilan hurriedly put the letter away, and when she saw that a piece of rabbit leg was ripe, she hurriedly picked it up and handed it to him, squinting her eyes and smiling.
"Okay, you eat too!" Ron took it and took a bite.
"Hehe, it's delicious, isn't it?" Avrilan smiled, and took a small bite of a piece of rabbit meat, because the rabbit meat had just been roasted and was still very hot, she swollen her lips for a while before swallowing it, and asked intentionally or unintentionally, "Ron, you ...... just now"
She paused slightly, looked up without blinking, and didn't ask any further questions, she had just noticed that there was scarlet blood on Ron's longsword, and although he had wiped it clean, Averlane was still able to detect some signs.
Ron glanced up at her, knowing what she wanted to ask, smiled and didn't speak, and quickly packed up his things and stood up after eating a few pieces of rabbit meat in a row to fill his stomach: "Let's get out of here safely first, well, look, someone is coming!" ”
As he spoke, he looked up warily at the back of the road.
At this moment, a noise suddenly sounded on the wide avenue, and many figures appeared at the corner of the avenue.
Avrilan hurriedly looked up, only to see a caravan passing by, about twenty or thirty people, a few horses carrying the carriage and goods vigorously, slowly walked over, there were many guards around the horse team responsible for guarding, most of them were tall and burly, with a sharp sword on their backs, sharp and fierce eyes, and a unicorn pennant was inserted at the top of the carriage.
However, when they walked in, Ron and the others realized that things didn't seem to be the same.
There were not only twenty or thirty people in this group, but there were also many people who followed closely behind the caravan, most of them on foot, carrying large bags and small bags as if they were moving.
Most of them were still in rags, numb, and tired, and many of them were still undressed and looked embarrassed, like beggars.
They walked slowly down the road, and when they saw Ron and Avillane next to them, they didn't look at it, although the whole team was a lot of people, but it was quiet and a little weird.
"They are residents of the small town of Modaro!" Avrilla seemed to understand something, and turned her head to look at Ron sharply, a hint of consternation in her eyes.
To be precise, these should all be refugees from the small town of Modoro.
The town of Mordanro is the same town as Orlando in the vicinity of Neverwinter, but the town of Mordanro is a little further away than Orlando, and they are located between the other mountain peaks and manage many villages and farmland.
When Avrilla and Ron were younger, they could often encounter the merchants of Mordanro passing through the town of Orlando, and now that they are fleeing to Winterfell, something terrible must have happened.
Ron immediately understood, and a solemn look appeared on his face.
To be precise, the outbreak of the first Dark Arts War affected not only the town of Orlando, but also the destruction of all five towns near Neverwinter by the Dark Arts at the same time, and more than a dozen evil wizards who came out of nowhere carried out inhumane massacres in these towns, killing countless people.
This was just the beginning, and soon people began to discover the horrors of these dark magic, and after the destruction of the five towns, it didn't take long for a large number of plagues and diseases to spread rampantly, infecting many people, and many people who went to investigate were quickly infected with the plague, and finally the corpses outside the city, and even the famous Winterfell City were seriously affected.
Ron still vividly remembers that shortly after the outbreak of the First Dark Arts War, there was a very serious riot in Neverwinter, and the Black Death quickly spread through the city, and thousands of people were infected and died in the outbreak.