After just a day's rest in Nashville, the group headed west the next day, 'heading' closer to Griville. Stan and Tillin both propose to rest for one more day, but the Knight Captain doesn't want to waste any more time, they are already several days behind on the journey to track the Seal, and if it weren't for the fact that everyone is in such a bad state after leaving the Sweet Rainforest, he will definitely lead the group to Grivel that day. But even Magill knew that in that state, if they encountered any danger in Grivel, they would be wiped out.

It's not a long way from Nashville to Greville, it takes less than a day to reach it at the speed of a normal journey, and the path leading to Greville is lined with endless woods that rise above everyone's heads, completely obscuring the group. The sky was still covered with dark clouds, and there was no scorching sun shining directly on the people, and the breeze that crossed the trees on both sides was refreshing.

Traveling through such passages, Stan feels a sense of inner peace, and the hardships of the previous days in the rainforest have been left behind. The riders rode leisurely in their respective positions, but their attention remained in the surrounding woods, and no wind or grass could escape their eyes. Except for Ulf, who had not fully recovered, and the lump on his buttocks had not yet subsided, at this point he had to lie half-on the horse's back to try to minimize the bumps. But Ulf had no opinion on Magill's decision to leave today, and in the face of the High Lord's mission, this illness was really nothing.

Nashville disappears into the woods behind him, Stan remembers the laid-back life in the village, Lola comes to talk to him after dinner the day before, but Nylfi has gone back to his room to rest, Tirin smirks and pushes Magill away from the table, leaving the whole table to Stan and Lola. Lola tells Stan that before the destruction of Greville, there were many travelers traveling between the two places, and that the docks in Nashville were so busy that almost all travelers or merchants who had to travel north and south of Salendra would choose to take a boat here, then rest for the night in Mangrove Village before arriving in Knoxville to the north. But since the disaster in Grivelle two years ago, the place has suddenly become deserted and the docks have gradually become deserted. At this point, the 'girl' looks very lonely, and she finally tells Stan that she may have to leave her hometown and go north to find a job, even though she doesn't want to leave at all.

Lola's words go back to Stan's mind, he thought that such a peaceful village was a real place to live, but the people there wanted to get out of it. Immediately afterward, Nerfi's conversation with himself entered his brain again, and Stan smiled wryly and placed his left hand on his chest, feeling his own heartbeat flat. "Listen to your heart, Stan, and follow your heart. A voice rings in his ears, and it's Stan's inner voice.

Nerfi follows Stan's side, not intending to talk to him, and Stan suddenly feels that it would be more relaxing for him to maintain the relationship between the protector and the protected person in this way. Leaving behind the feelings between men and women in order to return to his original self, these days, he has changed so much that Stan finds that he almost doesn't know himself, the original self who has no distractions in his heart and is only bent on becoming a knight, after becoming a real knight, is 'lost'. But he knew that Nellfi had planted fruit in his heart, that it had sprouted and was thriving, and that Stan had no idea how to handle the relationship. As he thought of this, he thought about the days when he traveled with Fern and Ray, and why we always had to go our separate ways, and I couldn't handle them myself.

Sensing Stan's silence, Tillin led his horse to his side, then glanced at Nerfi cautiously, and the mage had no intention of listening to their conversation, so he pinched his mount's hind legs a little and rushed to the front, before Tillin patted Stan on the shoulder. "What's your relationship with that chick? Why do you keep whispering to her? It's not the same Stan I met in Sarah. ”

Stan looks at Nerfi's slender back, his long linen 'colored' hair bouncing along the horse. "Maurice entrusted her to me before she died, and I had to protect her. ”

"Maurice......" Tilling nodded. "I've heard of your battles in Sarah, and Maurice is a hero, but if you're going to protect her for the rest of your life, you can't do it unless you live with her. ”

"I understand, Tirin, I confess that her place in my heart is not just protected by me, I am ...... to her There are other feelings. Stan said calmly, for some reason, thinking he could talk to Tyrin about it.

Tillin smiled helplessly, snorting. "You know, Stan, there was a 'girl' child that I dreamed of, her name was Zora, her smile was like the dawn of dawn, her voice was like a flowing spring, everything about her was so perfect, as long as I didn't see her for a day, I would be lost, I was completely 'shook' by her, Stan, I was willing to give everything for her, including my own life. ”

"She's always the wife you're looking for?" Stan tilted his head, drawn to Tilling's words.

"Nona, it's my wife's name, she's a farmer's 'girl', ordinary can't be more ordinary, but she is the most beautiful 'woman' in my eyes. Tillin looked ahead, his mind sinking into his wife's thoughts. "Zora is like a dream, maybe you could have dreamed of it when you were younger, you would miss her every night, but at some point she will fade in your mind, everything about her will fade away, and you will find that she is not what you need. ”

Stan looks at Tilling thoughtfully. "So what do you really need? How do you know what you need?"

"It's simple. Tillin looks at Stan with a smile. "When you see her, her appearance may not be outstanding, but you feel that looking at her face can make you forget all your troubles, and with her, you will only sigh that time flies too quickly, as if it is already dark before you say a few words, in fact you have said a lot, at this time, you will know that she is the person you have been looking for. ”

Stan looks back at the front of him, and Nerfi sits gracefully on horseback, even if he just looks at his back, Stan can feel the mage's 'fascination'. "I don't know, Tirin, maybe it's too early to say this. ”

"It's okay, you have time, my friend. Tirin smiled lightly and rode forward again.

Nalfi sees Tilling riding back, and goes back to Stan's side, tilting his head to look at him. "What did you talk about?"

"Oh, nothing, just talking about his missing wife. Stan replied in a panic, even though he was telling the truth.

"You're different from them, Stan, you're going to be a hero, destined to have a different life trajectory than them. Nerfi stares at the side of Stan's face, her long hair hanging down to the side of her cheeks, and a faint fragrance wafts into Stan's nose.

Stan 'rubs' his nose, not daring to look at Nerfi's 'fan' face. "Whether or not I will become a hero is a matter for the future, and now, I am a knight. ”

"Yes, Stan, you will. Nerfi turned her head, her expression flat.

The forest path continued to the west, and the woods on both sides continued far away, and in the evening there was a sudden emptiness around the people, and there was no sign of life except for the endless weeds, and the birds and small animals that had been chirping among the trees disappeared at once.

Wright raised his hand toward the end of the distant horizon. "That's it, Grivel. ”

Everyone looked ahead, only to see that in the distant sky, a large messy ruins appeared there, covering half of the horizon from left to right, and exuding a strange aura under the 'gloomy' sky.