9 The Condor Falls

The fresh air inhaled into his nose created a cool sensation that penetrated the body and mind, and the touch from the large stone beneath him was slightly cold, and Charles sitting on it looked straight ahead, and a raging river came into view.

A thin morning mist shrouded the rushing water, and a glimmer of light rippled in the flowing river as the morning sun broke through the clouds and reflected in the flowing river.

Because the river is close to the South Elmos Forest, many birds in the vicinity gather on the banks to drink, as well as some forest animals, such as long-horned deer, rabbits, bears, squirrels, and more.

A gentle tributary swelled from the river called the Chiron River, flowing beside the stone where Charles was sitting, and winding its way into the forestβ€”

They are the forests that follow the path of this stream.

At the very edge of the South Elmos Forest was a large poplar tree with yellowish bark, and Charles was sitting in front of the tree on a gray stone dotted with morning dew, while the elf Arantir was crouching on the bank of the creek two meters away to wash.

"After crossing the Chiron River, where the armies of Kellergun and Kurufen are stationed, we will then go to your two cousins, and ask them to help you find your father...... Olomi bless, he must be fine. ”

Washing a white handkerchief in the clear water, Arettir looked back at Charles, a hint of distress flashing in her eyes.

"If I had known that these things would happen, I would not have chosen this time to give birth to you, little Romian, I hope you don't blame us."

Then maybe I'm not me anymore. Charles muttered when he heard this.

He had a very vague impression of everything before he was born, or even none.

I probably only remember that I turned into a red egg, and then it seemed to take a long time to be "hatched".

So if he hadn't met this female elf, what would he have been?

This is a problem.

Charles felt that he should think less about such things, because they were really useless.

But now he was quite bored, and he really didn't bother to think about other problems when he finally got out of the forest.

……

It had been two days since they had left the forest house, and they had been on a long journey, only now that they had left the vast forest.

The night before, Charles had used that magic spell and had not seen any results, he only had a vague feeling that his cheap father seemed to be saved by it, but it was only a gut feeling, or some kind of strange feedback.

In fact, he and the female elf did not see the outcome of the matter in the end.

As for Charles's use of that strange ability, although Arettir was quite shocked and puzzled, she didn't have time to think about it carefully.

And she thinks that even if the current Charles is born with strange abilities, it is unlikely to be explained, or rather, he can't speak at all, what is the possibility of explanation?

So this doubt was temporarily pressed into her heart and left for slow observation in the future.

Charles is glad that he is still "unable to speak", as he cannot explain it.

That's right, can't explain it. Charles didn't know exactly what the butterfly was about!

After he wiped away his tears for Arettir that day, he suddenly felt a special feeling, as if he had realized from those tears Arityr's deep regret and love, as well as his desperate hope that her husband Eore would escape from the hunt.

Charles empathized with this, and the butterfly was inexplicably born from his fingertips.

The source of this situation seems to be his spiritual talent, which was originally regarded as of little use, but the exact extent of this remains to be determined.

Can't explain it, and it's not very easy to explain.

So Charles had to keep pretending to be innocent, intending to get away with it - relying on his appearance, he obviously succeeded.

……

The female elf squatting at the brook muttered for a while, then fell silent, and began to comb her long black hair in the stream.

Charles on the stone looked up at the blue sky where the sun had just risen and the moon had not yet faded, silently hoping that he would grow up as soon as possible, otherwise even if he could walk, such small arms and legs would not be able to run away from the enemy.

Then he caught a glimpse of a black dot wandering high in the sky.

It seemed to be a soaring bird.

Charles didn't pay much attention at first, but after a few glances, he turned his gaze elsewhere.

But after a while, the faint sound of the wind appeared in my ears.

Following this sound, I found that the originally inconspicuous black dots were slowly enlarged at this moment!

Then, under the strange gaze of the Charles, the bird with the appearance of a vulture flapped its wings and swooped towards the rock where the Charr was.

Took me as prey?

Charles blinked, feeling that this guy was really looking for death.

He didn't have much to protect himself, but he felt he could no problem dealing with a single enemy, so when the brown-haired vulture approached, its shadow reflected on the rock face suddenly began to move.

The stretch shadow quickly crawled up the Shire's body along the rock face, and slammed into its rough claws the moment the vulture's talons hooked the surface of the charr's cloak.

Ga β€”β€”!

The screams were close at hand, and the feeling of being tightly strangled by cold ropes in its claws made its body balance in mid-air instantly shattered.

The flapping vultures fluttered in the air, looking like an old hen hanging upside down with her legs caught, and a large number of brown feathers fluttered down, sprinkling Charles to the embarrassment.

However, it didn't have long to pounce before it was stabbed into its body with a sudden dagger, and it was thrown and fell in front of Charles, and finally landed on the surface not far away, convulsing and dying.

"Strangely, scavenger eagles in the Adegaran area are rarely seen in the vicinity...... Coming with Oak? ”

Striding over to pick up the still twitching vulture, Arettir muttered, "What the hell is Morgoth going to do?" Why is it being targeted at us like this? ”

Charles watched her quietly, not knowing what she was talking about, but suddenly, he found himself grabbed by a pair of claws from behind, and flew quickly towards the air!

The wind was whistling in his ears, and the voice of Arettir, who was screaming at the sudden change, was very anxious, and Charles believed that he must have already shot arrows with a bow if he could.

But the thing that grabbed him was very cunning, and even kept Charles' body under the abdomen, apparently if an arrow came at him, there was a high chance that it would be shot at Charles beforehand.

It all happened very quickly, one moment Arettir was distracted by the vulture, and the next second Charles was snatched into the air and moved away in the direction of the sun, farther and farther away.

There was no sign or sound during this time.

Charles couldn't react to this, and by the time he came to his senses, he was already in mid-air.

The rough brown-black claws that came out from above grabbed at the small hooded cloak he was wearing, and directly scratched three large holes in the carefully woven silver-white coat that could be used as both clothing and swaddling clothes.

The wind was very loud around him, and it was a little difficult to look sideways, and the strong wind was scraping his cheeks, and Charles could only see the bird's pointed beak and belly covered with fluffy fluff, and a little reflection in the sunlight hanging over him.

This is also a vulture, but it is bigger than the one just now, and its feathers are black and even a little weird, and it seems that there is a sense of disgust in the bottom of my heart.

It was clear that the vulture was not that simple, but after a few glances, Charles decided that he could still subdue the cunning flat-haired beast who knew how to use bait to achieve his goals in an instant.

But the problem is that if this thing is solved, then he will be thrown in free fall, and it is estimated that he will not be able to escape the fate of being thrown to death.

Charles had a headache for a moment.

Probably noticing his scrutiny, the bald eagle with a sleek neck and head glanced down at him, its small eyes the size of mung beans shining brightly, and the sound of its mouth quacking seemed a little proud.

"Bring this strange little thing to its owner, there must be a reward!"

While the wind was whistling in his ears, Charles faintly "heard" these words full of anticipation.

It's not really hearing with his ears, it's the result of his special talent.

It's kind of similar to mind reading, but it doesn't stop there. At the same time, you can also see some matching pictures when activating.

For example, now, a huge black shadow full of evil aura flashed in his mind in an instant.

Overwhelmed, terrifying and abnormal.

Charles's heart shuddered, and then his hesitant thoughts changed abruptly.

"I must not let it lead me to that shadow!" Charles made up his mind instantly, and his mind began to rac.

By this time, the shouts in the rear had been forgotten, and the river called the Chiron River and the thick green South El Forest had also turned into a hazy and narrow shadow, and the black-haired vulture grabbed the Charr and flew quickly to the north under the early morning light, with a very clear goal.

Despite his decision, Charles did not rush to do so, but silently waited for the right opportunity to come.

……

If anyone can see this scene in the sky at this moment, they will probably be full of surprise.

The big black bird under the white cloud layer had excited eyes, and the frequency of its wings seemed to be a little impatient, while the elf baby it clutched in its claws did not cry or make a fuss, but kept staring down at the ground below with wide eyes.

Green grass, rivers, hills, groves......

All kinds of scenes flashed in front of him, the sound of the wind never stopped, and when the sun crossed overhead, a forest with no edge in sight appeared directly below, and the intently prepared Charles instantly took action!

The slender fingers hidden in the swaddling clothes of the cloak slightly hooked, and the shadow of the vulture that shone obliquely on his back suddenly "spread" from the silver-white delicate fabric to the vulture's legs, then its belly and wings.

When this shadow spreads, a strange cold sensation will emerge, so that the black feather vulture will notice the anomaly at the first time, but it obviously will not do anything about it, and even only think that it is a little cold, so when its left wing is instantly imprisoned and unable to be instigated normally, the vulture does not have any "psychological preparation", and then the terrible quacking sound suddenly resounded through the clouds!

The vulture, gliding high in the air, began to flip and flutter and struggle frantically in the hope of getting its wings back to normal.

However, this aimless tossing could not peel away the rope-like shadow on its left wing, even though the elven baby who controlled the shadow had already fallen gravitationally down to the Endless Forest below, as the other party had no time to care!

This shadow ability actually doesn't have much effect, it can only control a piece of water, and it can't survive in the air out of the surface of the entity, and it can't even be used to strangle enemies, which is equivalent to a special rope that can be carried around and controlled in the air.

However, unlike normal ropes, if the Charr does not have the ability to disarm, then it will not be touched by any entity!

Of course, if the target within the shadow rope could break free, then it would still be possible to break the strange rope, but it was clear that the vulture's wings could not have any strength at the moment, or the way it exerted force did not allow it to do such a thing.

So despite the struggle, it also involuntarily began to free fall!

From a distance, in the bright and clear sky, two small black dots fell rapidly towards the forest sea below.

……

In the foliage of the woods, an elf girl in a blue dress was dancing in a glade, but her pointed ears suddenly moved, and she sensed that something was happening in the sky, so she looked up, and then opened her mouth in astonishment.

Looking up through the gap in the shade of the trees, she could clearly see a short figure falling diagonally towards the forest not far away, but she was more concerned about the figure of another bird.

Because the shadow of the frantically struggling bird is constantly enlarging in her eyes!