Onward, ongoing, from the moment he left the source of the knot, Cheese quickened his pace. Of course, this is not a burden for several people in the team, and even Atta, who has Kailas on his shoulder, can calmly keep up with the speed of the gray robe. The group watched as they moved farther and farther away from the extraordinarily large knot, and as it was about to disappear from sight, the mage stopped abruptly, and his reaction made the other three subconsciously think that they were in danger, and they all prepared for battle.

"I'm so stupid. Cheese stopped and scolded himself, then turned to look at Batuu, "Can you summon your eagle now, did it follow us here?"

The boy was stunned for a moment, but then understood what the mage meant, and the first time they came into contact with the secret of this area was through the shaman's eyes that he overlooked the land and found the knot at the water source, which showed that what was in the eagle's eyes could not be completely hidden. Now Cheese was obviously heading to the big tree at the top of the stream, but they had been walking for so long, if there really was a big tree here, it would have been discovered a long time ago. This suggests that the tree is likely to be hidden, as was the knot they had encountered earlier at the water's edge. What Batu doesn't realize is that Cheese can easily reveal the knots at the water's edge, but now, he's asking for the help of the falcon.

The whistle sounded from Batuu's mouth, and after a few seconds, it received a response from the horizon. Naren's body stretched naturally in the air, and when it was high in the air and only in the air, the eagles showed their most amazing appearance. The sound of the whistle became melodious in the boy's mouth, and after a few inhibitions, it was repeated twice, until Naren responded with another chirp, and Batu stopped his movements. "I told Naren to find the tree, and it will show us the way. ”

Cheese nodded, and said nothing, while Kailas, who was crouching on the swordswoman's shoulder, whispered to Atta, "I think that kid is talking nonsense, how could he possibly explain our situation to the big bird in a few tones? and let it show us the way, I'm sure the bird won't be able to do anything but find the rabbit." ”

said that it was a whisper, but the words of the cat fairy still reached the ears of several people with the wind, especially since he also used a language that several people could understand. However, this time Batu did not immediately rush up to fight the cheap-mouthed cat, and when it came to himself, the boy did not have much confidence, especially after the sight of Uvel in the Schalle, who was simply the sum of all the steppe men expected. Powerful, strong and wise, brave enough to fight the Skinned One with stratagem and scimitar, in the face of survival, means and right and wrong are not so important, and those who can survive on the grassland are right. But Batu also has a side that is confident that he is not lost to anyone, that is, the connection between him and Naren, and the tacit understanding between them is unmatched.

"You said that the dog trainer's dog just treats its owner like a different kind of dog, like the head wolf in a pack. This analogy is true, but it's not entirely true. Cheese said in the gap waiting for Naren to give directions, referring to the analogy that Kailas had said yesterday when he questioned Batuu and his falcon tackle, "Man can only judge other creatures with human eyes, elves, dwarves, elves, etc., dogs, eagles, pigs, cows, horses, etc. We, I mean all living beings, are looking at the outside with our own eyes and our own perceptions, especially other beings. Therefore, what I see must not be what you see, and the world is like this for everyone, and there is no possibility of communication. ”

"I used to take it for granted, so we just have to live for ourselves and don't have to worry about other people, because they will never understand you. But in recent years, I don't see it that way anymore. The mage's change came from what he had done during the rat-man plague, and Cheese realized that if he continued to hold that view, the day he hoped would never come when the grey lion would re-embrace the rat-men, "A man is a man, an eagle is an eagle, that's right." But man is a living being, and an eagle is also a living being. In the words of the people of the steppe, we and they are all part of the spirits, breathing the same air under the same starry sky. It may be true that our perceptions are very different, and it is impossible to understand each other through clear language, but this does not mean that each soul is imprisoned in the cage of his own body. I don't have to be a fish to know the joy of swimming in the water, I don't have to be an eagle to know how leisurely they fly in the air. ”

The cat goblin didn't listen any more than halfway through it, and he shrugged as Cheese said this, "This guy should be a poet more than a wizard, the kind who writes lines for those plays." But I'm sure the play he writes will be boring and long-winded. ”

As he spoke, Naren had already discovered something, and after Batu made an affirmative gesture, several people began to follow the falcon in the air. As they ran, they found that the knots around them became denser and denser, and they could trip over them if they didn't pay attention, and as these strange totems became more and more, the uneasiness and negative emotions in their hearts began to spread uncontrollably. The faces of several people became ugly, and the frequency of the cat goblin licking their noses became more and more intensive. Fortunately, after Cheese chanted a few incantations and sprinkled some herbal powder on his companion, this abnormality eased a lot.

Those powders only had a calming effect, and the spell didn't last long. The mage knew this, which was why he didn't want anyone else to come with him in the first place, but it didn't do any good to dwell on it now, he could only hope that the tree would appear in his field of vision sooner, preferably the next second when he blinked his eyelids again and suddenly found a large tree standing in front of him. This wish came true when Naren's figure was obscured by a branch. No one could tell how the tree had appeared, because their eyes had unconsciously focused on the falcon in order to avoid the knots on the ground, but even so, such a huge tree should have been glimpsed by the afterglow on the grassland, but the truth was that they did not see the towering giant tree until Naren had a shading relationship with the tree. It's just that the tree is a little different from what they imagined.

"Is that tree dying?" said Kairas, somewhat uncertainly. In front of them, there was indeed a tree that was so spectacular that it was awe-inspiring, but it was not lush at this time, and there was only a slight green left on the ancient, large branches, and most of the branches were bare and uncomfortable. Of course, the reason for this feeling is more likely to be due to the fact that the tree is densely packed with knots of different sizes from the root close to the surface, like maggots parasitic on the tree that gnaw on its flesh.