Chapter 22 Charcoal in the Snow

Stan falls to the ground, and the pain in his body strikes again, but at this point it is a good thing for him, as it at least proves that he is still alive. The warmth in his arms and the scent in his nose made him realize that he was still holding Nerfi, and he was relieved.

The silence around him was the same as before, and Stan slowly opened his eyes, the darkness before him causing his heart to contract violently. Don't...... Still didn't escape?

A cold breeze swept across the knight's face, and Stan shivered, but it calmed his heart. There was no wind in the Light Plane, not even a sign of air movement, and the presence of wind meant that they had escaped from the Light Plane.

Stan slowly stood up with the girl in his arms in his hands, stumbling and barely able to hold his body, but fortunately his shoulders were strongly supported against something. Stan hugs Nerfi's waist with one hand, and with the other he carefully rubs the thing that supports him, the rough surface of which occasionally peels off debris, which is a wall of dirt.

The knight shifted his position, picked Nerfi on his back, and walked along the wall, only to feel that his right leg had been sprained. It must have been injured when he was crushed to the ground. Stan Ninja was in pain, and after walking dozens of steps, a glimmer of light appeared in front of his eyes, and the sound of the wind became louder.

It was a street, the cold wind was blowing, raising the dust on the ground, the wooden sign of the inn crunched in the wind, and an oil lamp hung beside the signboard, which was the source of the glimmer.

Stan thinks twice and decides to try his luck. Not to mention escaping from Dorne, it was a question of whether they would survive tonight, especially since Nerfi's situation made him even more worried.

As soon as he opened the old wooden door of the inn, a warm breath came to his face, and Stan suddenly felt that he was back in the world. The tavern on the first floor was filled with the smell of malt, and in the cold second half of the night, most of the tables were empty, except for two tables where people were still sitting, but none of them spoke, but looked curiously at the strange two people at the door.

The innkeeper was a strong, bald man, and his loose muscles showed that he must have been a warrior at one time, which made Stan feel a little fond of him until he walked up to the two and looked at them warily. "If I hadn't recognized you as a knight, I would have called the guards to come and throw you into the dungeon, and say, Lord Knight, what are you doing carrying this lady to my shop? ”

Stan blinked his tired eyes, needless to say he knew they must be bloodshot. "She's hurt, she's running out of strength, I have to carry her here to rest, she needs a room, the most comfortable room, I can find a chair in the tavern, that's enough. ”

"Hurt?" the boss gave Nerfi a noncommittal look, then stared back into the knight's eyes. "How can a girl in Dorne be injured in the middle of the night and be carried to the inn by a man......?

"Wait! I won't touch her again as long as I can find her a room to rest in!" Stan cries out in despair, but the innkeeper ignores him and instead walks towards the kitchen, apparently looking for someone to call the guards.

"John, go back to your counter, there's no one doing evil. A voice comes from a table in the corner, and Stan suddenly feels like a familiar voice, but he can't remember where he's heard it, everything in the past seems to be far away.

The shopkeeper paused for a moment, but did not respond, but his steps towards the kitchen had stopped, and he leaned against the counter, watching what would happen next.

The burly body of the man sitting in the corner walks towards the door, and Stan's tired eyes gradually make out the scar on his face that almost stretches across his face. "You ......"

"That's right, it's me, Stan, long time no see, how did you get yourself like this, and what's the matter with the mage?" the man pouted as he stood in front of the two.

"Magill, why are you here?" Stan was relieved to see the acquaintance. "It's a long story, let's find a room for Nerfi to rest in, and then I'll tell you slowly. ”

Magill nodded, and motioned for the boss to go and prepare immediately, and the latter seemed to obey Magill, and without asking any more questions, he immediately ordered the two maids to help Nerfi upstairs.

As Magill sits down at the table in the corner, the Knight Captain pours Stan a glass of ale, and Stan gulps it down, a strong sense of tiredness coming over him, and warmth and relaxation fill his body.

"We need to get out of here now, Magill, before Tannar finds us out and escaped from the castle. Stan said in a low voice.

Magill looked at Stan unchanged, sipping wine in his mouth. "It seems that you are really in big trouble, not to mention the night in Dorne, you can't even get out of the city in the middle of the day, since Thun was attacked by the Dark Tide, this place has been locked down. ”

"I know, Magill, I know......" Stan poured another glass of wine into his stomach. "But I have to get out of the city, I'm going to Gaiman, to help fight the dark tide. ”

Magill was silent for a moment until he finished his glass. "If I'm not mistaken, you're from Thun, but you're closed here, so you'll have to try your luck at Gaiman again. ”

"Yes, Magill. Stan is exhausted and closes his eyes.

"But I see that you are not going out of the city now, you can't even walk through the city gate, and besides, you have to take Nerfi with you, what are you going to do?" said Magill as he motioned for John to put the food on the table.

Stan waits for John to walk away before he answers. "I don't know, Magill, I can't think of anything right now, Tannar locked us up. Nerfi's magic could have taken us out of the city, but something happened along the way, and we almost couldn't even get here. ”

"I can see the wounds on you, I said magic is a dangerous thing. Magill picks up a loaf of bread and puts it in front of Stan. "Let's see if there's anything we can do to get you out of town. ”

"Would you like to help us? I don't know how to thank you. Even with this fatigue, Stan straightens his upper body and nods to Magill.

Magill smiled. "Don't be so serious, I've just been here long enough and want to get out and about. ”

Without waiting for Stan to ask, Magill called the shopkeeper in a loud voice, and his voice woke up the other customer, who looked up and glared at him resentfully, and fell asleep.

John walked over, and there was no defensiveness in his eyes. "What's the matter, Magill, you've given me enough trouble, but I can't stop you from finding me another one. ”

Magill grinned. "It seems that you have come to your senses, so it will be easy to do, sit down. After pouring the shopkeeper a glass of wine, Magill told him all about his plan.

"What? That's not going to work, Magir, if I find out I'll be thrown into a dungeon, and maybe beheaded. The shopkeeper said in a hoist's voice, and he could see that he was almost surprised that he didn't hold back his voice.

"You want to save Thun, John, our former comrades are there, but it's in ruins, do you want to lose more of your comrades?" said Magill, trying to convince the shopkeeper.

John was silent for a moment, then said slowly, "I don't know, Magill, who is right and who is wrong, if Tanner had gone to the rescue of Thun, we might have been a handful of dirt on the ground, but now we are sitting here drinking this delicious ale, and in that sense, Tanner does not seem to have done anything wrong." ”

"No, John!" Stan pulled himself together to retort, but was pushed down by Magill.

Magill nodded at John. "You're right, John, Tannel may be right, he saved Dorne from the ravages of the Dark Tide for a while, but it sows remorse in your heart, and you can't do anything to save your friend. But the knight sitting in front of you is still working on it, he can do what you want to do but don't, all you have to do is send them out of the city. ”

John stared at the table with a furrowed brow, and finally looked up after several minutes. "Okay, I'll take him and the girl out of town, but I'll have to wait until dawn, when my truck will go outside the city to collect ingredients, this is the only chance this week, since the lockdown, there have been fewer and fewer opportunities to get out of the city, if it weren't for the lack of ingredients, I'm afraid the once a week chance would be gone. ”

"I know, John, I've lived here for so long, I know all of that. Magill nodded in satisfaction. "By the way, if you don't mind, I'm ready to go out of town with this van too. ”

"Are you leaving?" John looked at Magill in surprise. "You've made a lot of trouble for me here, but I'm glad you're here, old friend, and you don't die like those guys, don't do that again......" John muttered to himself, and stood up. "I'll get everything ready, I'll leave at dawn, but don't die Magill, don't die ....... With that, he turned and walked towards the kitchen, muttering as he went.