Chapter 17: The Triumphant Return
Haiter Ryder in Dragonclaw has been busy these days. Since the departure of his father and brother, the day-to-day work has fallen to Haight (nominally).
Mr. Tom kept telling him all sorts of questions. For example, the Green family lost their sows, Jim's bakery has been selling moldy bread lately, and Jaime and Tucker got into a fight over inheritance, etc.
Haight felt a headache with the sheer number of trivial matters, and a flood of public problems came in every day. In Haight's opinion, the most boring thing is to deal with these chores, but Tom Bachelor reflects the opposite, and takes everything seriously to record and analyze.
This also made Haight wonder what kind of fun Master Tom could get out of it. In just over ten days, Haidt understood why his father always looked tired.
And the only thing that makes Haight find interesting is reading books about dragons. Although it can only be seen at night, it largely relieves the worries and loneliness in my heart.
On this day, a sentry brought news of the return of the army. Upon hearing the news, Haidt jumped straight out of his chair and screamed with joy. After a few moments, he realized that Master Tom was looking at him. It's hard to imagine Haight, who is usually reticent, having such a reaction.
Haight smiled awkwardly at Master Tom, "Did you hear that, Bachelor? They're coming back." Can I tell my mother the news?"
"Of course, of course. I don't think these documents are too urgent, just wait for the Duke to come back, and then he will deal with them!" Mr. Tom flipped through the papers in his hand, a smile on his face, and all the wrinkles were clustered together.
With Master Tom's permission, Haidt put down the pen in his hand and ran out quickly.
At this time, Mrs. Red was embroidering clothes in the room. Every year she makes a dress for the children herself. And this year, the three children have grown surprisingly fast, and Mrs. Red has been rushing to make these clothes.
Seeing Haidt come in with a smile on her face, Mrs. Red sensed that something good must be happening. In the past few days, Haight has always had a sad face, and every time he asks what he is thinking, Haight says that he is okay and does not mention his thoughts at all.
Mrs. Rhett knew in her heart that it was a little uncomfortable for children to take on the work of these adults. But there is no other way to solve it, so I don't bother to ask.
"What's the matter, Haidt. So happy today. Mrs. Rhett lowered her clothes and looked at Haight.
By this time, Haidt's face was already covered with sweat, and he jumped up to Mrs. Red and said, "Mother, father, they are coming back." I've gotten the news. ”
"Really? That's great. They have been out for so many days and there is no news. This time I was finally relieved. Mrs. Red said as she placed her clothes in the wooden box in the room.
After looking around, Mrs. Red touched Haight's head and said, "Haight, we're going to give them a good celebration." The room should also be cleaned up. yes, I'm going to talk to the chefs quickly. ”
Seeing the anxiety on his mother's face, Haight understood that his mother was even more concerned about the safety of his father and brother. So he smiled and said, "Then I will go to meet them at the city gate." Then he ran out of the room.
Seeing Haidh go out of the house, Mrs. Red hurriedly sat down in front of the mirror. Mrs. Red's face was visible in the mirror, and a long-lost smile appeared on her face.
The news of the army's victorious return gradually spread through the city, and the already calm market suddenly became lively again. People are buying the food they need to welcome their families back.
Haidt stood as an agent facing the city gate, and someone stood here every time the army handed over and returned. At this time, the people gathered next to him were as engrossed as Haight, looking into the distance. A minute, a minute or two stopped slowly.
Suddenly, a fluttering flag appeared. Haight couldn't believe his eyes, and he rubbed his own. When he saw again, a team had already come into view.
Then came the cheers of the people, and the cacophony made the entire city gate alive again. Haight also yelled in his heart, but his face was still as calm as ever.
"Wow, what's that? Hey, look······" The original cheers of the crowd suddenly disappeared, and the sound of people talking softly could be heard.
The sudden disappearance of the voice made Haight feel strange too. He frowned and stood there watching. In the distance, there seemed to be a huge object at the back of the line. As the army approached, the object grew in size.
After a few minutes, Haidt saw the outline of the object. He shouted, "Oh my God, it's a dragon!" Haight's heart jumped wildly, and his feet began to move forward in disobedience.
Master Tom, who was standing aside, noticed Haight's reaction. He also saw that the thing in the distance was a dragon, but reason forced him to remind Haight: "Haight, pay attention to the image." Hey, stand still. Hey······"
Haidt's ears had long since lost any sound, and his steps began to grow louder and louder, and at last he trotted briskly, and before he knew it, he was out of the city gates.
The inhabitants of the city followed Haidh to the city gate, and although they still had to keep a certain distance, all eyes were on the huge object at this time.
A moment later, the army was already very close to Dragonclaw. People are already able to see the faces of the people in front of them. Haight immediately saw Winter at the forefront. At this time, he rode a handsome white horse with his head held high. A little further back next to him was Jones Knight.
And what was behind them had been clearly seen, that is, the dragon was not wrong. The gigantic creature was tied up with ropes and pushed by dozens of people on huge wooden carts. At this time, everyone did not say a word, just watched and waited quietly.
Winter had already seen the crowd at the city gates. It was the first time he had seen such a scene, after all, many times he was also one of those who welcomed people. At this time, he felt a sense of excitement in his heart, and his body couldn't help but straighten up. Jones Knight, who was on the side, couldn't help but snicker when he saw Winter's reaction.
When he reached the city gate, Winter saw that the person standing at the front was none other than his little brother Haiter Red. At this time, he looked longing, and his eyes looked straight at them.
In the distance, everyone's eyes are similar. It's as if they've been hit by some kind of magic, frozen in the same moment. I didn't blink an eye.
"We're back! we're victorious!" shouted Winter, raising his arms.
But the people in front of the city gate did not react as if they had not heard. This reaction surprised Winter, who glanced at the people in front of him, and the expressions on their faces remained unchanged.
Thinking that maybe his voice wasn't loud enough, Winter took a deep breath and prepared to yell.
"Hey, Winter, did you bring back a dragon?" asked Haidt curiously. But his eyes still look into the distance.
Upon hearing this, Winter was instantly deflated. He said unhappily, "Of course, don't you think about dragons every day? That's the dragon," Winter raised his voice at the end.
"Dragon ······" Everyone in the crowd muttered in their mouths.
This reaction made Winter even more confused, "Yes! Dragon, Red Dragon." We just beat it not long ago. Didn't you see it right there?"
As Winter explained again, it was as if people had regained consciousness. The front of the city gate was like an explosion. People started chatting with each other.
Knight Jones understood the situation, and hurriedly came to Haight's front and said, "Haight, Master Tom." We've just returned, and it's going to be some time before the dukes come back. Now the soldiers are tired, hurry up and arrange a rest!"
"Oh. Right, right. Haidt, let's let them get some rest!" Mr. Tom responded.
Hai nodded and hurriedly began to join the crowd of lobbyists, and soon the people gave way to a way. The soldiers began to enter Dragonclaw.
But as soon as he stepped aside, Jones Knight noticed a problem. The red dragon's body was too large to pass through the city gates. It was certainly impossible to tear down the city gates. All the teams stopped again.
After several people discussed it, they took Mr. Tom's proposal. A temporary storage place for the Red Dragon was set up outside the city gates, and the soldiers took turns to stand guard.
So, a part of the soldiers was left to build the fence. The rest of the men were led back to camp by the Jones Knight and went home to rest. Winter followed suit and put his horse in the camp.
When Winter comes out, he realizes that Haidh is not waiting for him. So Winter returned to the castle alone with his luggage. The castle was cleaned, and the corridors were full of fragrance.
Winter went to several rooms but didn't find Haight, "Strange! Where has that guy gone?" Really. ”
Just as Winter wondered, Lady Red appeared in front of him. When he saw his mother, Winter ran over and hugged Mrs. Red.
Mrs. Red said happily, "Winter, you're finally back." Look you're all black, and you're covered in mud. ”
"Haha, I'm out there. It's nothing?" Winter joked.
"You! go take a shower. I've got something delicious for you. What about your father?" said Mrs. Red, pinching Winter's nose.
"Father, they didn't come back together. It is estimated that it will be a few more days. They still have some things to take care of. We came back first. And with the corpse of the dragon! It was killed by the eldest brother. Winter said eloquently.
"Really? I'm going to listen to you, but you have to go take a shower first. Mrs. Red still smiled.
Seeing his mother's emphasis on bathing, Winter reluctantly went to the bathroom. Seeing that Winter had gone to the bathroom, Mrs. Red went back to her room and brought some clean clothes to Winter.
After Winter changed into clean clothes, he ran straight to the dining room. When the chefs saw this little guy who had not been seen for a long time, they all chatted with him happily. Winter ate the delicious food over and over again, and talked over and over what he had seen and heard when he went out.
And all of Winter's remarks left the chefs dumbfounded. After eating, Winter remembered Haidt. I haven't seen him since I was assigned a task.
"Where is he going? Winter suddenly thought of something. He quickly ran out. On the street, people are chatting with their eyebrows.
Everywhere people greeted each other and sighed. Although Winter didn't understand what these people were trying to say, Winter could sense that these people were still a little worried.
When Winter arrived at the Red Dragon Placement Area designated by Master Tom, he saw Haiter Ryder. At this time, Haight was holding the book in his hand and walking around the red dragon. Sometimes I look at the red dragon, sometimes I look at the book.
"Hey!" Winter jumped out from behind Haight.
And Haight is still unmoved and doing his own thing. This upsets Winter, so he snatches the book from Haight's hand.
Seeing that the book in his hand was taken away, Haight said angrily, "What are you doing here?" Give me back the book. ”
"I won't give it to you. Look at you, I just came back and don't welcome me. Just look at this. Winter grimaced.
"What a thing, it's a dragon. Give it to me, I still have a lot of questions to read. Haight stretched out his hand and still didn't back down.
Seeing that Haight still wanted to read it, Winter threw the book in his hand out. Haidt ignored Winter, hurriedly picked up the book on the ground, and continued to read.
"Look! I'm going back to see something more interesting. I wanted to show you, but now you're begging me to think about it. Winter said deliberately loudly.
"What good things can you have. Haight said casually.
Winter saw Haight answer, walked over to Haight's side and said something in his ear. Haight's eyes widened and he said, "Really! I'm going to take a look." I'm sorry. I beg you to show me. ”
"Hmph! I have a lot of them. Go, follow me. Winter said and ran. Haight hurriedly put the book in his backpack and ran into Dragonclaw City.