Time passed, and the night like ink was gone, as if it had been diluted by water, and slowly faded. It's still early for the sun to rise, but the sky does start to get brighter. However, in the Forest of the Dead, under the shroud of the branches and foliage of the dense forest, the light of the campfire is still needed to bring the traveler a sense of peace of mind, at least the peace of mind of the two children.

As for the four people sitting on the other side, three men and a young girl, they didn't seem to be uneasy without a campfire. Maybe add a dehaired dog who doesn't need sleep, but always behaves sleepy.

At the campfire, the four of them didn't talk much, but the atmosphere was quite harmonious.

"Half of the night has passed. Olga said.

"Midnight passed, and it was a little brighter. "But it's still early before the real dawn." ”

Turce looked up at the sky. The sky was obscured by dense foliage, but it didn't prevent him from seeing it, but it was a little fragmented, split by branches and leaves. "It is true that there is still some time before sunrise, and in our position, we cannot see the sunrise, only the sun half up. "It's really no longer dark, it's a little brighter. It's not bright, but it's reassuring - for Tours, it's better to walk when it's dawn, but he can't like the fact that it's going to be bright, and he can't tell why.

"A slight change in the sky makes it seem like the night is over, but it's just an illusion. The night is still long. Lulunaka laughed. Like the three people sitting by the campfire, she didn't look tired at all, and the smile on her face didn't diminish, and she looked brighter in the firelight.

No one offered to rest, no sleepiness on everyone's face, and in the light of the fire, their complexion looked good. But the boy and girl sitting on the other side didn't have such ability. Julius kept snoozing and waking up, his head drooping several times, and then a spirit pulled up, and his whole body reacted.

"If you're sleepy, go to sleep. Romeo said.

Julius, whose head was swinging again, was startled by Romeona's voice, and his head jerked up, "No, I'm not sleepy, I can sit for a while...... You look really sleepy. Julius said to Romeo.

Romeona's words, although equally lacking, at least looked better than Julius, and did not appear to be as ugly as TuJulius's head kept going up and down, like fishing. Like Julius, Romeona's eyelids were getting heavier, but she didn't sit on her knees with her chin on her knees, and squinted when she felt sleepy, although it wasn't very effective, but it was a little refreshed.

As for Julius, he was like a child in the school who had not yet grown up, sleepy from hearing the teacher's words as if he were chanting a scripture, and his head bobbed back and forth, like a pendulum, and like a little grass swaying in the wind. Even if he went straight to sleep, no one would say anything about him, and it was normal for a child like him to need rest and sleep after nightfall, but he persevered.

Curiosity about Lulunaka's situation was one reason, and another reason was that Romeona didn't find a place to sleep. If Romeona didn't rest, Julius felt that he couldn't lie down. Probably because he felt a little lonely if he was lying down, or maybe it was some other reason? Julius himself didn't figure it out, he only knew that he definitely didn't want to go to bed earlier than Romeona. He probably didn't realize it himself, but it looked like it was a competition.

The boys and girls here were looking at Lulunaka in a hazy mood and with all sorts of thoughts. On Lulunaka's side, the four people around the campfire all looked in good spirits, without the fatigue of staying up late, or because it was still early in the morning, no one was sleepy. Olga and Patin's strong physiques are used to being in charge of night sentry. And as warriors with superb martial arts, they naturally won't feel tired because they haven't rested in the middle of the night. After all, they weren't teenagers like Julius and Romeoona, who had just left the age of a child.

As for Lulunaka, no one would consider her a child except Tours. Appearance is very deceptive, and Lulunaka, who looks like a girl, gives the first impression of a girl who is always smiling, but people who know her better will not think so.

Although he didn't know about Lulunaka, Tours was sure of one thing, and that was that Lulunaka was a somewhat strange and special girl. She's friendly, but also has a sense of mystery.

However, Tours probably won't have much chance to get to know Lulunaka any more. Although this rare encounter brought him very important help and a pleasant conversation, it was time for him to leave.

"I'm afraid I've been here a little bit longer. Tours said, moving his left arm, which was in much better condition than before, except for some soreness and slight pain. "Maybe it's time to say goodbye. ”

Turce is not a bad guy, he doesn't plan to stay overnight, if he continues to stay and rest, it means that he needs to spend more time to get back to the King's Castle, and it will also make Lulunaka and others more involved with him - although he has no malicious intentions, but his current identity is a little sensitive after all. A soldier who has fled will not be at ease if these innocent travelers are affected. If there were pursuers hunting down the fleeing soldiers, and they happened to see Lulunaka and the others helping their enemies, then Lulunaka and their fate would not be much better.

Tours learns from casual conversation that Lulunaka had traveled north from King's Castle to the vicinity. It was a little strange why they had left the city at such a time of unrest, but Tours did get their help and learned a little about the city, which was a good thing for him.

Olga put it this way, "The castle is now very stable, there is no riot, no fighting, only the quiet prayers of the inhabitants, and the prayer bell that rang on time. ”

In the King's Castle, every person in the Twin Eagle Empire is a devout believer under the banner of the Church of the Holy Spirit, and the belief in the God of Light has been maintained for thousands of years. For the inhabitants, it was a daily lesson to pray to the crosses of various sizes every day when the prayer bell rang, whether they were nobles or commoners. As long as this prayer is not broken, then the King's Castle is peaceful.

But if one day, the prayers are no longer quiet, or if they disappear, it means that the King's Castle has experienced another disaster. Maybe it's a civilian uprising, maybe it's an invasion from outsiders. Angry cries and screams of pain will replace the worded prayer as the main theme of the King's Castle.

In the King's Castle, the Twin Eagle Empire declines once every time the prayer bell stops, like an old man slowly dying and never regaining its youth.

Tours couldn't pay attention to such a huge matter, he only knew that he should return to the King's Castle as soon as possible to protect his important people. He was just a squad leader in the army, and he didn't have any noble titles, he was just a very ordinary civilian, and he didn't have the vision that those big people had, and he couldn't see much.

Olga's words reassured Tours. As long as the prayer bell of the King's Castle has not been broken, then the King's Castle is safe for the time being. And he hoped that this security would continue until he returned to the King's Castle, until he died of old age, and until his children and grandchildren could hear the bell and live in peace and contentment, without disaster.