0055. That name
The other soldier beside him changed his face when he heard this, and his eyes looked around in a panic to see if there was anyone else. Hodge took two deftly diagonal steps, slumping short into the shadow of the wheels, avoiding the searching gaze of the soldiers.
After making sure that no one else around could hear their conversation, the soldier's face changed slightly, and he grabbed the soldier who spoke first by the collar, and shouted in an angry whisper: "Are you crazy! If you want to die and find a place where no one is around, don't drag us along! If Lord Dunbar hears this, the whole outpost will have to be buried with you!"
The soldier was also obviously calm from his impulsive emotions, and after reflecting how much trouble his words would cause, he was a little frightened for a while, but he still refused to admit it in front of his close colleagues.
"I ...... Isn't this just a casual mention, not to mention that only the two of us hear it, so it should be fine, right?"
The other let go of his collar and reminded him hatefully, "Hell, you fool must be glad that no one else heard you talk like that." Don't you know how much Master Dunbar hates this title? The last person to dare to say that was General Austin, who also thought "it should be fine", but where are the others?
"Do you think you can match General Austin's status in the eyes of the Marquis? Even he has not escaped Lord Dunbar's revenge, we ordinary people are nothing, I don't want to accompany you to have your throat cut in your sleep!"
β......β
The carriage of the Tun Luo merchant group was getting farther and farther away from the outpost, and what the soldiers said next, Hodge could no longer hear and almost couldn't hear it, he shook his head and straightened up from the squatting position.
However, the conversation of the soldiers piqued his interest very well, what was the origin of this feared Dunbar, and the "Lord of my family" in the mouth of the demon hunter who had just been called Thorsi was referring to him?
The checkpoint is still quite a bit from the stone fort's gates, and it will take a lot of time to reach the harbor after entering the gates, and it will be a pity to waste that time.
He crossed the carriages of the caravan, and many of them had already returned to the carriage to rest, but he did not stop in front of the fourth carriage, but chose to continue walking until he reached the front of the procession, Morgan and Marcus did not get into the carriage, they both walked beside the carriage, and from time to time they exchanged heads and discussed something.
"President Morgan. β
He greeted him from afar, and Morgan turned his head and immediately saw Hodge walking over, and responded enthusiastically: "Brother Hodge, why are you here?" β
Morgan remembered what had just happened at the outpost, and looked ashamed: "That happened so suddenly, no one expected those soldiers to act like that, I reacted a little late, I made your sister frightened, I'm really sorry." β
"It's okay, after all, no one can react"
Hodge didn't mean to reproach him, in that case, he wasn't even prepared to react, let alone Morgan, who didn't have a deep relationship with them.
At that time, the soldiers had already drawn their swords, and Morgan dared to risk the danger to relieve them, and this move might even implicate the Tun Luo merchant group, for which he was grateful, where could he blame Morgan for being too slow to react?
"I came to you for another thing. β
Hodge hesitated for a moment and pointed to the carriage next to him, "Why don't we go in and talk?"
"Absolutely. β
Morgan walked into the carriage with Hodge, Marcus didn't follow up, and the people who were often in business were all human spirits, obviously Hodge didn't want more people to know the question he was asking, so he would enter the carriage and say, at this time, if he followed in without a head or a brain, it would really be ignorant of current affairs.
Hodge sat at the back of the car, the carriage of the merchant group belonged to the type of space that was relatively spacious, and when he sat at the back of the car and talked, the groom driving in front of him could not hear the content at all.
"President Morgan. He straightened his collar and asked politely, "Do you know a man named Dunbar in this stone fort?"
"Dunbar?" Morgan was stunned, "You're talking about Master Dunbar?"
"Yes, that's him. Hodge nodded, it seemed that this Dunbar Master was not a hidden presence in Stone Keep.
Morgan smiled and patted his thigh: "Of course I know, there is no one who walks around this trade road who does not know Master Dunbar." β
"I remember...... It should be two years ago, Lord Dunbar came to the Stone Fort and was received by the Marquis, and then he stayed and became the Marquis's staff, and soon became the Marquis's most relied on and trusted person, when the Marquis left the Stone Castle, Lord Dunbar was equal to the owner of this castle and took care of the family territory for him. β
"But it's not just because Master Dunbar is capable, it's also because of who he is. Morgan leaned into Hodge's ear in a mysterious tone, as if what he was about to say was a secret that no one else could know.
"He is the third son of the Duke of the South, the rightful heir of the Claire family, and he represents the entire family in addition to himself, and the Marquis certainly does not mind forming a friendship with the Duke's family who are on the side of the town. β
Really...... Hodge thought to himself, it seems that the witcher named Thorsey is the retinue that followed this Dunbar Claire, although he had not yet thought that a witcher could become a nobleman's retainer, but the black-bottomed rattlesnake family crest on his breastplate confirmed this idea.
It's no wonder that the Claire family emblem can be found in castles in the North.
Hodge recalled the conversation and asked further, "I heard that this Master Dunbar has another nickname, called Xiao Gongβ"
Before he could finish his words, a pair of large hands suddenly covered his mouth, almost making him breathless.
At this time, Morgan's reaction was even stronger than that of the soldiers, and after panicking for a while, he let go of the big hand covering Hodge, and waited for the other party's face to turn pale and gasp for a few moments before looking at Hodge with a serious expression.
"Brother Hodge, I must warn you that, at least in Stone Fort, you must never say this name to anyone's face, not even me, or even your sister...... It's best not to even talk to yourself when you're alone. β
Hodge was somewhat taken aback by Morgan's strong reaction and ugly face.
Morgan took a deep breath, and even his voice seemed to carry a chill: "Completely forget this name, if others hear it and present it to Lord Dunbar's ears, it will bring disaster to everyone around you!"