21. Snow Trolls!
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After leaving the Dragon Palace, the two met Jane Sara and Lydia, who were waiting for the two outside the temple gate, Jane Sara is a dark elf, and Lydia is a Nord woman, the former is a two-handed swordsman, and the latter is a sword and shield warrior, both of whom are about the same age as Asa, one attack and one defense, but it is also a very interesting combination. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
"The lord orders us both to serve you, my lords." Lydia was the first to speak, and the etiquette and words were quite thoughtful, and at a glance she knew that she was a guard warrior from a lower noble, which made Hamia quite satisfied, and said: "You don't have to call us barons all the time, just call me Hamiya, just call him Asa." ”
"Yes, Mistress Hamia, Mistress Asa." This time, Jane Sara also spoke, but judging by the ceremonial movements she was not used to, it should not be from a noble background like Lydia, which is more in line with Asa's style. It is also agreed with Hamiya that Lydia will be responsible for supporting Hamia, and Jane Sara will be responsible for supporting Asa.
"We're heading to Horsgaard Peak next, unfortunately, neither of us are locals, do you two know how to go?"
"I know that," followed Jane Sarah, who continued, "to go up the mountain you have to go to Ivasted, and from Snowman there are two roads, north and south, and the distance is about the same on both sides. ”
"Will it pass through Helgen to the south?" Asa was reminded of the tourist map she had seen before leaving Winterhold, and blurted out.
"Yes, Lord Asa."
"Let's go north, there's nothing left to enjoy over there."
Hamiya couldn't help but roll her eyes when she heard this, this guy really thought he was here to travel, but he didn't refute it, it had become a ruined landscape, and no one liked it.
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The journey to Ivastead was peaceful, with little danger except for a gang of bandits entrenched in a place called Waltham Tower, and along the way, Asa and Hamia gradually learned the skills of their two guards. Jane Sara was a little taciturn, but she fought in a very different style, with two long swords in her hands like a storm, and the dual-wielding warrior's desperate ability in battle was unmistakable. Lydia, on the other hand, has both offense and defense, and his tactical fundamentals are extremely solid, and the back in steel armor can give his teammates enough confidence as long as he stands upright.
After resting for the night at Waltham Tower, the group of four finally arrived at Ivastead at noon the next day. It's a quiet and peaceful town, and although patrolling Stormcloaked soldiers can occasionally be seen on the streets, there isn't much sign of war-induced commotion. The wheat in the fields is growing well, and the stone mills are constantly turning, but there are a few people, and most of the pedestrians on the street are elderly people over forty or fifty years old. Probably young people go to the nearby big cities to beg for a living, after all, not every young person has the heart to appreciate this kind of idyllic scenery.
But it just so happens that there is a young man here who can appreciate.
"It's a nice place, maybe I should move here and enjoy my retirement in the future."
Even Jane Sara laughed at this, and Hamia cried and laughed, "How old are you to think about retirement?" It's too old-fashioned, right? ”
"Alas, you don't understand this thought~~~" Asa shook his head pretending to be profound, causing the three little girls to hide their mouths and laugh.
"Come on, you'd better find your way up the mountain quickly. Jane Sarah, do you know where to go up the mountain? ”
"I'm sorry Lord Hamia, but I only came here in the past, and I didn't make a pilgrimage to the mountain." Jane Sara couldn't hide her regret on her face, as for whether she couldn't answer it now or whether she hadn't been to the Hosgar Peak before, only she knew~~~
"What about Collinmai? Do you want to challenge [7000 steps] again today? ”
"No, the road has not been very smooth recently, there are more snow wolves, and there is a bit of a problem with this leg recently, and it will be useless to climb 7,000 steps again."
"What? Doesn't Greybeard need supplies? ”
"Who knows, maybe they're saints, but they never let me go inside the monastery anyway."
At this time, the conversation between the two men on the side of the road attracted the attention of the group, and it sounded that one of them was still providing supplies for [Graybeard]. Asa stepped forward and asked, "Hello, we are pilgrims, it sounds like you know the way up the mountain, can you tell us if it is convenient?" In return, we can do you a little favor. ”
"Oh? Do you want to go up the mountain? If you'd like to send me something, that would be a great help...... Can it be? That's great! Come with me. The answer was a bald man, and he led the group across the stone bridge outside the village, turned a corner, pointed to a road paved with stone steps, and said: "This is [7,000 steps], you will never get lost if you follow these steps, and this is the only way up the mountain!" These are the things that I ask you to bring with you, they won't be heavy, just dried fish, cured meat, and other things that can be stored for a long time, and you can just put these things in the supply box in front of the monastery where Graybeard is, and they will pick them up when they need them. ”
Asa took the sack handed by the bald man, weighed it and felt that there was no problem, nodded, and asked curiously, "Did you ask [Graybeard] to do this?" Do they pay you anything for doing this? ”
The bald man scratched his big bald head and said, "This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between us, of course they will give me money, ha, they can't be short of money, right?" I just don't like to come out and meet people very much. Probably also to see that I am honest, I myself think that it is quite good to charge money for sending some spare food, so the things sent are carefully pickled. ”
"Do we need to be careful about what we need to do when we go up the mountain?" This time, it was Hamia who asked the question. Her beauty obviously surprised the bald man, and he looked up and down for a while before replying: "It's been a little rough lately, but it's just some wild wolves or something, although most of you are little girls, but it seems that your skills are definitely better than mine, so it must be fine." Then it's just raining, be careful of slippery feet, there is nothing wrong with a section here, and there are a few places on the mountain that are still relatively steep. ”
"Thank you for the reminder, we'll deliver this for you."
Bidding farewell to the bald man, the group began to go up the mountain, whether there are 7,000 steps in the end [7,000 steps] I'm afraid there are no more people, but the age is indeed old enough, many stone steps have been deformed, some are worn badly, a section of steps has become several sections, and I don't know how many years of wind and sun will become like this.
The first short walk up the mountain is relatively easy, but halfway up the mountain, the typical weather of the sky begins to appear, and it snows. The rest of the road was simply white, but before leaving, everyone was prepared, and they put on cotton clothes and hooded cloaks to protect them from the cold.
The Heights of Khosgar seem to be really famous, even the weather and terrain still did not stop the pilgrimage of the people of the sky, Asa and others saw many pilgrims along the way, or resting on the side of the road, or stopping in front of some small stone monuments along the way. As the bald man said, there are occasional packs of snow wolves on the road, but this does not stop the pilgrims. It can also be regarded as showing Asa from the side that they have the status of the Hosga Peak.
"I can't believe that anyone can live in a place like this!" The strong wind mixed with snowflakes blew Hamia's cheeks ached, and her breath began to thin, it seemed that it was still some distance away from the Hosgar Peak where Graybeard lived, and Hamia could not imagine what would happen to humans living in such a place for a long time.
"Maybe [Greybeard] thinks that this is the only place where they can better integrate themselves into the [Way of the Roar] they believe in."
"[The Way of the Roar]? What do you mean by this, Ledia? ”
"I don't know much about the specifics, but I know that what [Graybeard] is pursuing is the [Way of Roar], a way to achieve some form of coexistence and co-prosperity with nature through roaring."
"By roaring? It's really whimsical. ”
"Roar!!
Just as Hamia remained skeptical, an ominous roar rang out over the heads of the four. When I looked up, I saw a snow troll standing on the cliff!
The scariest mutant creature in Skyrim!