Chapter 5: Unicorns
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Due to the problem of age, and although Rod is usually busy, he has always been very strict with Joanna, and now it is rare to be able to go out to the forest for adventure, Joanna can't help but feel excited.
Looking at the small hillside dotted with flowers and a sea of stars, Joanna made a hugging gesture and took a long breath at the beautiful scenery in front of her.
"Ah, Raphael, it's great to be able to come out and play!"
Joanna happily jumped in front of her, like a bird that had been locked up for a long time and was finally released from its cage and flew freely between heaven and earth.
Raphael was very familiar with Joanna's character, and knew that if she took care of the little girl at this time, she would become even more excited, and if she didn't bother with her and let her bounce there alone, she would soon find it boring.
Sure enough, seeing that Raphael ignored herself and just rushed to the forest south of the village with her head bored, Joanna didn't have to pout, she didn't know what Raphael was thinking, but Raphael ignored her, and she couldn't do anything.
After picking a few wild flowers for a while, Joanna's interest in leaving the village cooled down, and she walked to Raphael's side with a dissatisfied face.
However, Joanna also became quiet, which made Raphael secretly relieved in his heart, afraid that this aunt would spread her temperament in the wild.
The forest outside the village is not far from the village, and from a distance, it is lush and green.
However, although the village is not far from this forest, the villagers rarely come here, naturally not without reason, the forest is rich in resources, not to mention those precious herbs and some fruits and wild vegetables, and the animals scattered everywhere also make the hunters in the village extremely greedy.
But even though humanity is now the hegemon of the continent, with the most fertile central and southern parts of the Faisal continent, it has been the hegemon for thousands of years, and the human race has not fully controlled its territory.
Not to mention that there are elven orcs, undead and dark creatures involved, just those in the wild that are inexhaustible, and after a spring and grow like weeds, kobolds, green-skinned goblins, etc., are enough for human headaches, these wild creatures are too good at life, there is only one litter this year, and you can give birth to a few hundred litters next year.
And this forest traverses Derbyshire, which is also one of the largest forests in the Reiner Kingdom, in which there is naturally no shortage of monsters, and the environment in the forest is complex, and the Reiner Kingdom cannot completely eliminate the wild monsters in it, so it can only kill a batch of wild monsters every year like mowing grass to suppress the number of wild monsters.
Therefore, Joanna and their small village have no choice, usually collecting firewood is usually in the small forest at the edge of the village, even if they come to this forest to hunt, they need the hunters in the village to act together, and there must be a militia team to accompany them.
Because of this, Raphael couldn't rest assured that Joanna would come out alone, and could only accompany her when she couldn't stop the girl.
As soon as she walked into the forest, Joanna's depressed mood immediately rose, and along the way, a pair of big eyes kept looking around, and everything was interesting.
The warm spring sun shines through the layers of leaves, streaks through the beautiful pillars of light in the forest, and the dappled light and shadow in the forest, combined with the constant sound of insects and birds in the ears, add a sense of tranquility to this place.
Smelling the fragrance of flowers around the tip of the nose, the cool breeze does not blow the cheeks, blowing away the dust on the heart, making people forget the troubles in life and feel calm.
The lively little animals shuttled through the forest, and from time to time they had the courage to stop and look curiously at Raphael and Joanna who walked into the forest, without a hint of timidity. 、
There was a clatter, and a flock of birds perched in the forest spread their wings from the trees above Raphael's head, and flew to the branches not far away, looking down at the two humans who were disturbing them under the trees.
Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of her, Joanna couldn't help but hold her breath, carefully not making a sound under her feet, for fear of disturbing the lives of the small animals in the forest.
Although Raphael was also fascinated by the beautiful scenery in front of him and felt the charm of nature, but through the dense leaves above his head, Raphael estimated that the time was not early, and he had not forgotten what he was doing with the little girl.
It would be nice to walk around the neighborhood early and pull Joanna back to the village early, although the forest in front of him is beautiful, Raphael will not forget the dangers hidden under this beautiful scenery.
"Joanna, let's go, let's look around, if we can't find any trace of the unicorn passing, we'll go back early, it's getting late."
Although Raphael kept telling himself in his heart that there was danger hidden under the beautiful scenery in front of him, he still involuntarily suppressed his voice when he spoke, fearing that talking loudly would disturb the lives of these small animals.
Hearing Raphael speak, Joanna glared at Raphael dissatisfiedly, really, she was enjoying this rare beauty, but she was disturbed by Raphael, the bad guy.
But what Raphael said, yes, he came out to find a unicorn, and he can't lose a big one because of a small one. Well, that's what Joanna told herself, and then struggled to withdraw her attention from those cute little creatures.
Raphael walked around Joanna in the forest, of course Raphael would not say that to Joanna, and he was very nervous to keep an eye on the movements, until a girl's exclamation sounded in his ears. 、
"What's wrong!" Raphael nervously turned his head to look at Joanna beside him, his right hand was already secretly holding the long sword at his waist, ready to draw the sword to protect Joanna at any time.
"Raphael, look over there!" The girl desperately suppressed her excitement and couldn't help but exclaim, staring at the faint pool of water among the dense trees not far away.
Raphael looked at the girl suspiciously, and the next second he stared blankly at the place.
A snow-white unicorn with no variegated color is walking comfortably by the clear waterhole, stopping from time to time to casually bow its head and take a sip of sweet water from the pool. The golden sunlight shines through the forest on the unicorn, and the unicorn's natural noble temperament makes it look holy.
This is the spirit of nature, the beloved thing of the moon god Phoebes, Raphael couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart, such a creature is so beautiful that it makes people feel that touching such a creature is a blasphemy.
Of course, this is Raphael's idea, Joanna didn't think so at all, her eyes were full of excitement now, and she shouted frantically in her heart, this is the best mount, isn't it, before such a beautiful creature, the legend says that the dragon is too ugly, and the dragon knight wants to be whomever he wants.
I'm going to want this unicorn to be my mount!