CHAPTER XXII
Adeline continued her wandering the whole day the next day, and on this day two men were following her, so she bought more than she had on the first day, and Barred feared that they would not be able to carry their horses any more. It was the first time that Elonhan had gone out with these two new companions, so he was still very reserved, unlike Lucius or Bared, he did not have the boldness of the two of them, but rather seemed to be a thoughtful man.
On the third day of their arrival in San Sean, the four of them left the city, known as the pearl of eastern Wallis, and almost every one of them had half of their horses loaded with clothes or jewelry that Adeline had just bought, and Barred and Lucius even threw away a lot of food and water to store the extras.
Saint-Sean was so close to Chavanna that the group set out early in the morning and arrived at the border of Chavanna in the afternoon, where Adeline parted ways with the three men and hurried to the Mage's Tower by herself. When you arrive in the territory of Shavana, there will be guards patrolling the avenue of the Mage Tower, so there is no need to worry about the safety of the mage, and there is no need for Adeline to say that Bared also knows the reason why she wants to go alone, just to let the colleagues of the Mage Tower know that she relied on these men to solve the problem of werewolves and demons.
Elonhan, like Bared, looked disappointed, and the three men had to ride slowly towards the Mage Tower. It is quite difficult to get from San Sean to the Mage Tower in one day, first you need very good horses, and then you need to combine fast running and canning, so that the horses can march continuously without rest as much as possible, but not too tired, and even then, it is generally necessary to reach the Mage Tower at least in the middle of the night, and if one of them cannot be satisfied, then you can only reach it in the second half of the night.
Barred suggested that the three of them should not have to hurry, but find a place to rest in the woods by the avenue before dark, and set off the next day, and they would almost reach the Mage Tower at noon, and the other two had no objection, so they relaxed and rode leisurely while chatting.
Patrolling guards passed past the trio from time to time, and there were often swordsmen like them who went to the Mage Tower to look for work, so these guards were not surprised. After communicating along the way, Barred discovers that Elonhan is actually not as annoying as he thought at first, and in fact he would be a good companion, because his personality is diametrically opposed to Lucius, and he is also very different from Barred himself, and the three can complement each other well. And what touched Barred even more was that Elonhan was very sincere to people, although they had only known each other for two days and had met through a fight, Elonhan had nothing to hide from them, and he spoke with sincerity, and Barred decided that he was not lying based on his experience of knowing people.
However, Barred is still wary of Elonhan, because his goal is the same as his own, which is Adeline. However, Barred thought about it again, he wanted to be her bodyguard because he was obsessed with Adeline, and Elonhan seemed to be the opposite, he approached the mage for the purpose of being Adeline's bodyguard, so from this point of view, whether Elonhan was his rival in love or not, Barred himself couldn't figure it out. However, for men, nothing can prevent two like-minded men from becoming partners, and in addition to being different from the two, Elon Han is very similar in terms of ideals and concepts, so the three of them chatted and chatted like old friends who had known each other for a long time.
Before dark, the three of them plunged into the woods by the side of the road, found a clearing and prepared to rest. Without Adeline's concern, the three men suddenly felt a lot easier, and it was not difficult for them to set up camp in the wilderness. At this time, Chavanna was already a little hot, and there was no wind on this day, and the night was very stuffy, so the three of them simply wore their upper bodies, wearing only a pair of pants underneath, lying on the cloak and drinking wine and nibbling on sausages.
The moon had risen overhead, Lucius and Barred were asleep, and in Chavanna, they didn't have to worry about the vigil, where the guards would patrol all night even at night, and Elonhan, who had not yet fallen asleep, was staring back at the semicircular moon. Just then, a voice came from outside the woods, and Elonhan crouched up alertly, and at the same time gave Barred a quick push, which then woke Lucius awake.
Lucius had just fallen asleep and his mind was foggy. "Chavanna shouldn't be in danger, maybe a traveler like us. ”
"Not every traveler is law-abiding. Elonhan picked up his sword in his left hand and stared in the direction the voice came from. "Many warriors who go to the Mage Tower may have done illegal things, such as robbery or even murder. ”
Barred raised an eyebrow. "You know a lot, these people can get a job in the Mage Tower?"
"Then it's up to the mages to see what they're hiding, if these robbers hide their good words, as long as they don't say it, who knows?" said Elonhan, shaking his head. "I really hope that those young female mages who are not deeply involved in the world will not look away. ”
"You really think about them. Barreid's opinion of Elonhan has changed a bit.
The trio stood guard in a triangular shape, and the firewood in the fire could still burn for a while to provide light for them. The voice grew clearer and clearer, sounding both male and female, and not like a very experienced traveler, as the girl's voice was clearly complaining about the difficult terrain in the woods.
Hearing this, Lucius straightened up. "It doesn't seem dangerous, maybe they'll see us more nervous than we are. ”
After a while, Lucius's guess was verified, and someone on the other side noticed the fire in the clearing and shouted in a panic, "Look, there is a fire ahead, someone must be there, I think we should get out quickly." ”
"What's the hell, Coleman, are you scared? Isn't it just the fire, I'll go see who it is. Another man's voice said.
"Don't argue, maybe it's a monster, the rumors of the demon appearing in Wallis have appeared again recently, could it be ......" A girl's voice trembled a little.
A mature and steady voice said slowly, "Okay, okay, don't guess here, the girls are in the second row, and the others who think they are still men follow me, this is Shawna, what are we afraid of?"
As two balls of light burst out of the woods, a group of people emerged from the darkness, both looking at each other in amazement, before the girls covered their eyes screaming.
Seeing that the comer didn't look like a bad guy, Barred was a little more relaxed. "Who are you, what are you doing here so late?"
The middle-aged man who took the lead seemed to be the head of the group, and he was quite wary of the three ** men with upper bodies in front of him. "We're the mages of the Mage Tower, and we're passing through here...... Wait, I should ask you guess right, who are you and what are you doing here?"
Barred could also guess from the other party's outfit that it was a mage, and immediately felt that he was at a loss, and Elonhan picked up on the other side. "I used to be Doyle's soldiers, and the two were Deville's mercenaries over there, and we planned to look for work at the Mage's Tower, but it was already dark when we got here, so we had to rest here for the night and continue our journey tomorrow. ”
The middle-aged mage looked at the three of them and nodded. "The reason here is quite reasonable, can you please put on your clothes first, our girls are too shy to look at it. ”
"How can you sleep in such a stuffy shirt. Lucius grumbled, his gaze sweeping over the girls across from him. "And you see that they are all peeking at us through their fingers, so it's better to let them see enough. ”
The girls immediately put their fingers together to prove that they weren't peeking, but after a few seconds, they secretly cut a small gap, and the strong bodies of the three warriors in front of them made them reluctant to look away.
Elonhan had already put his shirt on his body, and Barred picked it up as well, throwing Lucius's clothes on him. "Okay, put it on, don't forget that as soon as your identity is revealed when you arrive at the Mage Tower, your current words and deeds will be widely spread by people. ”
Lucius scolded softly, and put on his clothes very reluctantly, the girls had already put down their hands covering their eyes, and couldn't wait to occupy the sleeping space for themselves in the clearing, and the middle-aged mage walked towards the three. "I am the guardian of these apprentices, and my name is Hessey. ”
All three gave their names, and Barred led his horses behind and tied them to another tree, making way for the mages. "There are a lot of you, I'm going to squeeze in tonight. ”
"It's really disturbing, we're all mages, but we don't look for a place to camp like you do, and it's late, so we have to rest here. Hussey nodded apologetically.
"It's okay, let's rest, it's almost midnight. Elonhan also dragged his cloak to the edge of the clearing, lay down on it, and continued to sleep.
Lucius hadn't spoken since he put on his clothes, Barred looked at him, it turned out that he was already asleep, and the mercenary smiled, nodded to Hussey, and then lay down himself. But the young mage apprentices on the other side were not very peaceful, they were probably camping in the wild for the first time, and they were too excited to fall asleep, the boys were quiet, just tossing and turning on their cloaks, and the girls were chatting all the time, and they were planning to talk until dawn.
Barred was so caught up in the chats that he couldn't fall asleep, and on the other side was Lucius's snoring, both of which nearly broke him. The mercenary looked at Elonhan, the new companion who also seemed to be overwhelmed, wrapping a coat around his head in an attempt to block out some noise. I don't know how long it took, but fatigue gradually set in, and with the noise on both sides, Barred finally fell asleep.