As night fell on the meadows, Lothar and Cheese stared at the flames by the fire, their even breathing and slight snoring proving that the rest of the group had fallen asleep. The fire shone on the mage's face, and even though the hood covered the upper half of his face, Cheese's expression was still serious. To paraphrase his own words, he couldn't help but be serious when he thought about serious questions, and those who could put on a different face with a question in their heads also had a kind of magic in their hands.

"Are you sure we're going to this girl's tribe?" Lothar slowly swirled over the fire with a dagger and a small piece of jerky, as if doing so would make the food that had long dried less strenuous.

The Grey Robe took a breath and glanced slightly over Nuisa, who was curled up in a ball and hiding on the edge of the firelight, like a wounded animal, "At least she can bring us supplies." Your wounds, as well as Kairas's wounds, need to be taken care of. And I'd love to have Batu checked, because most of the people who have been possessed by the gods don't live long. ”

"But this will get us into trouble, those who want to kill her are not bandits, if that wolf lord is really as capable as this girl said, we will face an unprecedented court struggle. I mean, normal court battles are fought between a few people, and now we have to deal with dozens of them. The Count said with some exaggeration. The bloody struggle for the inheritance and the title and the history associated with it were compulsory for every nobleman, although Lothar was the only son of the previous Count of Montenegro and was not involved in the struggle under the patronage of the previous king, but what he saw and heard during his years as an earl was also shocking.

"There won't be so many. The wolf lord is not alone, there are not so many assets that can be taken care of by multiple heirs, and his offspring will consciously stand by the side of several brothers and sisters with the greatest strength. But it was still going to be a palace struggle on a massive scale, though I doubted it would be a palace battle. Cheese's lips smiled slightly, and it was much better to be able to say what was on his mind when communicating with his companion than to be alone, "And we don't necessarily have to get involved, just send her back and get supplies, and we'll leave right away." ”

"Poof!" Lothar spurted out the jerky he had just eaten in his mouth with a smile, but luckily he deliberately controlled his strength and didn't wake up his companions around him. The Earl looked at the mage with a bit of reproach, and then wiped the scraps from his mouth, "Do you believe this yourself? Since the past, when have we been able to get out of trouble in time? and left after taking supplies, the killer who ambushed this girl was cut down so much by us, if you want to leave, that is the base camp of the people, and when the time comes, we will not be healed, and I am afraid that our lives will have to be compensated." ”

Cheese raised an eyebrow, then pondered the Earl's words carefully, and nodded in agreement, "Then you mean, we don't care? Leave her here to fend for herself?"

Lothar smacked his lips, he knew that this was not the mage's true thoughts, obviously neither the gray robe nor the knight could let Nuisa wait here for his own death, so Cheese threw the question back and actually asked him what he meant, "According to my thoughts, people, let's take it first." The way, also go in the direction she pointed out. But no one has a rule that the road must come to an end, does it? The wolf lord is dead, and there must be a lot of people who want to mourn like the Shale tribe, and the closer we get to the wolf lord's clan, the more likely those mourning teams will meet us, we just need to hand her over to the team that is going to the tribe, and then ask those people for some supplies. It's a bit unfair to Batu, but I think he's okay with that. ”

"I don't think there's any difference between pushing people directly into a fire pit and pushing them blindfolded. Perhaps awakened by the sound of conversation, or perhaps not asleep at all, Batu's voice suddenly interjected into the conversation between the Count and the mage, "According to you, Nuisa will inevitably be retaliated against when she returns, and you hand her over to a group of unidentified fellows, in case those people take refuge in the heir of the wolf master who is opposed to Nuisa, won't she become a lamb on the fire, a ready-made target?"

"Yo, I can't see it, our falconers can say such a thing. Cheese laughed, and Lothar laughed too. As for Batu, he didn't think what he had just said was funny, and even because of the indifference of his two companions, he was now quite angry, and put the lamb that had no ability to survive into the field, that is, to sacrifice it to the jackal.

The more Batu thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he wanted to say something more, but a lazy voice interrupted him, "Save your energy, they are teasing you." Just these two guys, you ask how many of their injuries are for themselves, and how many are for others? They just keep denying what they think in their hearts, and then pretend to be helpless to choose the only and stupidest idea from the beginning. In this way, I can comfort myself when I am killed, I am helpless. Cut, hypocrisy. ”

There was only one person in the team who could degrade the two cheeses in such a weird way, and Kairas's eyes opened one, and his narrow vertical pupils were full of disappointment, he thought that Batu had grown up, but as soon as this kid mentioned something, he turned back into the reckless boy. As a result, as soon as the cat fairy's words fell, Atta, who was supposed to be asleep beside him, also let out a small burst of silver bell-like laughter, and she was amused.

"So, who of us are really asleep?" Lothar looked at his companions who "woke up" with a smile, and he found that these people really had a hand in pretending to be asleep.

"Who knows? But I guess I know who's the one who's been in the sleepsuit the longest. The cat fairy simply opened his eyes, stretched his waist, and his gaze drifted to the figure curled up in the corner, "I just experienced the killing of my companion, and I can sleep next to a group of strangers so comfortably, if you really are like this, you can't grow so big." ”

Nuisa, who was exposed, slowly got up, there was no embarrassment on her face, she leaned towards the fire, straightened her clothes, and then said, "It is the will of all spirits to meet you. And what you do with me is also the will of the spirits. I do not trust you, nor do I distrust you, but I believe wholeheartedly in the spirits who guide the way. ”

"Then you are destined to be disappointed, girl. The gray robe said unceremoniously, "The time when God and man walked together is long gone, and now, the spirits of your mouth are in heaven, beyond the reach of immensity." And here we are, warming up around a pitiful fire. Perhaps, the things of heaven have not completely abandoned us, but they can entrust themselves to them? No, this is not the way of life in this age, and life has to find its own way. ”

"My way out is you. Without you, I would now be food for crows and jackals. ”

Looking at Nuisa's determined eyes, Cheese frowned, of course it was not his original intention to deny other people's beliefs, but he could see that the beliefs of the girl in front of him were negative, she had almost completely abandoned her own ideas, and let the omnipresent torrent carry her forward. "You can't say that. Perhaps it seems to you that it was the spirits or the so-called fate that made you find us. But in my opinion, they are all just crappy storytellers who only cram twists and turns and bizarre coincidences into your life. And how to face these is the most critical thing. ”