The sun shines through the not very lush foliage into the forest, and the mottled shadows of the trees dance in the breeze, swaying on Fern and Molina, as if they have stepped into a world of light and shadow. The woods resisted most of the cold wind for the two of them, and Morena no longer wore a scarf, but exposed her small nose and mouth in the air, greedily smelling the refreshing fresh air in the forest, and the chirping of birds in her ears came and went, so that the fatigue of the ** division had disappeared.

Jasmina looked up, trying to find the source of the chirping among the branches, but she couldn't open her eyes from the flickering sunlight, so she lowered her head and continued to look ahead. "Why are there birds here in such a cold weather?"

Fern led the way unhurriedly ahead, the tail of the dark clouds swinging regularly. "There are always some birds that are more hardy, and it's not very cold, maybe because you're from the south, and if you've been to a border country, you know that it's warm. ”

"I'm not really a Southerner. Jalena shifted on the horse's back and shifted to a different position. "I was born north of Dayton, which is very close to the border with Ogden. ”

Fern turned his head and carefully looked at the hair and eyes of the ** master. "Sometimes I can't tell the difference between a Dayton and a Macon. ”

"It's not your fault, Dayton and Macon have been 'friends' for generations, and the commoners of the two countries intermarry each other like a kingdom, so it's normal that it's hard to tell the difference, but it's you, Ferne. Jasmine rode up to the mercenary's side and looked at his face. "You look very different from the average Macon, where were you born?"

"I didn't know, for as long as I can remember, I was already in Deville, which was my hometown. Fern didn't squint and continued to ride.

"People say northerners are taller, and at least one of your parents is northerners. Jamina nodded affirmatively.

"There are also southerners who are taller, but in smaller proportions, you are too sure of that. Fern turned his head to look at the ** division. "I think you'd better focus on the Hallows, how long will it be before we get there?"

"It's not that fast, as I said before, it's almost a day's journey. Morena was pushed back by Fern, and her excitement faded abruptly, and she slowed down her horse, riding behind the mercenary and following without a word.

It seems that you will never get tired of walking in the forest, and the Ximu Forest is not large, so the two of them do not need to rush to travel, and they can cross this place in two days at most. They prefer to ride slowly and carefully observe their surroundings so that they don't miss any possible clues. The sun crossed most of the sky overhead, and in the blink of an eye, it was already evening, the light around them was gradually dimming, and animals were haunting the two of them more and more frequently. Just when Jamina feared that they would encounter the beast, Fern suddenly stopped, the clouds snorting and wagging their tails in place.

"What's wrong?" asked Morena nervously, rushing to Ferne's side.

Fern looked ahead with a glazed look in his eyes. "I remember...... Over here. ”

"...... here" Jasmine looked forward with Fern's gaze, only to see that in front of the two of them was a cemetery, more than a dozen simple wooden tombstones stood crookedly in the cemetery, some of the tombstones were broken, moss eroded their roots, and the handwriting on them was no longer legible. "Why is there a cemetery in the forest?"

"What is buried here are the corpses of the Crow Group mercenaries, these are only a part, and the bodies of some mercenaries are no longer to be found. Fern flipped off the back of the cloud, walked over to one of the tombstones, and slowly crouched down to wipe the stain off it. Bath ....... Fern silently read the name above it, then closed his eyes and lowered his head for a moment, then he walked to another tombstone on his left and plucked the snakeroot grass attached to it. "Will ...... I didn't expect to come back again. ”

The light grew dimer and the owl's call rang out around the two of them, and Jarena, frighteningly, glanced around, reluctantly climbed off her horse, and ran to Ferne. "It's getting dark, let's find a place to rest quickly, but don't ...... here"

Fern was kneeling on one knee in front of a tombstone, his eyes 'confused' looking at the blurred handwriting on it, and his hand wiping the tombstone kept shaking. Morena crouched beside the mercenary, carefully sought-out the handwriting on the tombstone. "Card ...... Ya, Kaya, is the name of a 'girl' child, and is she your former companion?"

"Yes, she died trying to save me......" Fern fell to his knees with his head deep in front of his 'chest', his hands clenched into fists on his knees.

Jasmina stood up and surveyed the bleak landscape around her. "I can imagine how tragic the scene was, how many people were there in the Crows?"

Fern did not answer immediately, but continued to bow his head in silence for his companion, and Morena stood aside and waited until the sky was getting darker and darker, and the teacher's patience was finally about to run out, but at this time Fern suddenly spoke. "I'm sorry, I know you shouldn't have waited so long in the cemetery. ”

Morena looked at Fern who was slowly standing up in surprise, and she began to wonder if there must be some connection between Ferne's timely opening and her patience, which was about to run out, by chance, at the same time, but she still replied casually, "It's okay, I can understand your feelings, but how can they be buried here?"

Fern sighed, looking a little lonely. "I'm the only one who survived, and while the bodies of some mercenaries weren't here, I don't think anyone else would survive. Fern walked over to another tombstone that was skewed to the side and gently straightened it. "Kaya blocked the sword for me, although I was wounded, but it was not fatal, I ran out of the forest like crazy, found the nearest farm, and begged them to come here to save people, I naively thought that there were still people who could be rescued. ”

"They must have been frightened by you. Jasmine followed behind Fern and watched as he lifted one tombstone after another.

"Yes, they tied me up, no matter how much I asked, no one would believe me, and they sent men to the nearest village on the same day to ask the guards there to come and deal with the matter, and of course I can't blame them, at least they gave me food every day for the days they waited for the guards, and bandaged my sword wounds. Fern finished all the tombstones and stood on the edge of the cemetery, staring blankly at the lifeless graveyard.

"What did the guards do? "Morena had been following Fern closely, and she could see that the dim sky and the environment of the cemetery had frightened her, but she remained reserved and tried to restrain herself.

Fern nodded slightly. "Praise the knight of Canrito, the guard is led by a knight, and after I swear to him that I told the truth, he was the only one on the scene who would believe me, so I took them here. At this, Fern's face was filled with pain again. "That was days later, it was summer, and their bodies were ...... It's already starting to rot, some of them have even been bitten by the animals in the forest, and some of them have missing stumps, and I guess they must have been dragged back by the animals......"

Jasmina felt a churn in her stomach, and she immediately held it down and chanted a spell, a soft light enveloping her abdomen, which calmed her down.

Fern exhaled with relief. "Then the guards buried all the bodies and stumps they could find, and under my identification, erected these tombstones for these dead mercenaries, they did everything they could, I couldn't ask for more, I will always 'provoke' them. ”

Jaminena's mood also calmed down in the atmosphere of the time with Fern's narration. "I'm sorry, Fern, and may the light shine on them. ”

"Thank you. Fern looked up at the sky, which was almost completely dark. "I've kept you waiting, let's find a place to spend the night. ”

Hearing that Fern was finally leaving, Morena tried her best to restrain the 'agitation' in her heart, but her face couldn't help but show it, and her eyes widened and she couldn't help but nod. "Since you say so, let's go. With that, she immediately turned and walked towards the horse.

Fern looked at the back of the ** division walking away quickly, and shook his head helplessly, just as he was about to raise his steps to follow, suddenly the mercenary's alertness 'sex' made him notice an unusual sound flashing not far away. Fern's right hand was pressed against the hilt of his sword almost at the same moment, and he focused his attention in the direction of the sound, his eyes fixed on the almost pitch-black woods.