Chapter 20: Controversy
Link felt a burst of annoyance, and in the face of such a strong man's attention, Link felt that it was impossible for him and Niata to blend into the caravan and successfully escape. Compared with the sick old priest, Link felt more that Zacia's love for him was precious and unrequited, and Link couldn't bear it when he thought of the fate of Zacia who had escaped.
"Let's discuss how to escape with Zasya!" Link said to the silent Niata.
Niata shrugged her shoulders and said lightly, "Even we can't escape by ourselves, let alone take Zacia with us." ”
"We can't give up easily, there will be hope!" Link was unwilling to give up.
Njata bowed her head and said nothing, no longer speaking to Link, and took care of herself as she picked up the spices she had just taken out.
Link was just about to say something, when he suddenly thought of what Zacia had said to himself, let himself be careful of Niata, now Niata shows a negative attitude towards escaping the desert, for Niata, there is no imminent danger for her to escape from the desert, the purpose of Niata's escape from the desert is mainly to pursue the path of magic and boredom with tribal life, if escaping the desert is doomed to a dead end, then Niata will undoubtedly choose to live.
For Link, if he didn't flee the desert, he would become a low-status shepherd slave after Zaya's death, and he would be mistreated by the sick old priest and his new chieftain. Link's escape from the desert is more about survival, and even though it is dangerous to escape the horde under the watchful eye of the old priest right now, Link must give it a go.
After figuring out the situation between the two sides, Link knew that he had no right to ask Njata to face the danger with him, and Link decided to change his perspective and convince Nyata.
"Everyone thinks Zacia is dead, right?" Link asked suddenly.
Niata hesitated for a moment and nodded: "This time the crisis of the unclear intentions of the Santarin Society, as well as the challenge that the thin monkey may challenge at any time, even if Zacia survives it all, but Zacia's body is not as good as before, as long as the old priest is here, Zacia will die sooner or later." ”
"What if the old priest dies in front of Zacia?" Link said hesitantly.
Niata sneered: "The two of us plus Zacia are not the opponents of the old priest, can you still expect him to die of old age and illness suddenly? He has mastered powerful magic and many secret medicines, and he will not necessarily die if we die of old age and sickness." ”
"Then we also have to find a way to leave, the tribe is no longer safe!The purpose of the Santarin Society is unknown, the nearby tribe has been wiped out, can we not wait for the Santarin Society to kill us one day?" Link used Niata's own safety as a breakthrough to try to convince Niata to confront him against the old priest.
Niata's expression was a little strange, and she hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, isn't that better? Isn't the reconnaissance team we met before composed of the desert people who surrendered?
Link was quite surprised by Nyata's remarks and tried to interrupt Nyata, but Nyata became more and more excited the more she spoke: "The Santarin Society does not discriminate against magic apprentices, even if you can't go outside the desert, go to the Santarin Society stronghold in the south, as long as someone teaches magic, it is acceptable!"
Niata glanced at Link and continued, "That way, you won't have to be a shepherd slave and be abused by the old priests, and we can learn magic together!"
"How do you know if Santarin will slaughter the tribe and put your life and future on the line of someone else's thoughts?" Link interrupted Niata's vision of the future.
"Then we'll go to the door! Send information, negotiate conditions, and make internal responses!" Njata was stunned after she finished speaking. After all, he also grew up in the tribe, although he has no feelings for the tribe, and even has some disgust, but if he slaughters the tribe, he is still a little uncomfortable.
"The tribe can't resist the Santarim Society!we may save more people by doing so, we can use the power of the Santarim Society to kill the old priest and the skinny monkey, even if we can't protect the others, we can protect Zaya!" Niata persuaded Link as well as herself.
Link interrupted Nyata loudly, "Zacia won't agree to betray her tribe!"
"He's already going to disobey the chief's duties!He's willing to be punished by the angry old priests and his people for you!How do you know that Zacia isn't willing to do more to survive and protect you!"Niata roared in a louder voice.
The vicious "Atta" still hung high in the sky, and the loud roar of the two echoed in the empty desert, the sound was blocked by the surrounding sand dunes, and the sand and gravel containing a small amount of magnetic sand in the dunes absorbed the sound, and vibrated to release the sound waves, which were transmitted to the nearby gravel, forming a clear echo.
Listening to the echoes in the desert, the two of them all looked around with fear, regretting their actions a little, and only secretly breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no one else around. After this behavior, the emotions of the two also stabilized and they no longer roared loudly.
"You'll have to admit that I have a point. Niata said calmly to Link.
Link was a little speechless when he heard this, thinking that he would convince Njata to help him deal with the old priest, and it was better to take Zacia with him to escape from the desert and start a new life. Unexpectedly, Niata tried to persuade herself to join her in the Santarin Society, and what made Link even more devastating was that Link, who didn't have much sense of belonging to the tribe, had to admit that what Niata said made some sense.
But Zaya, Link thought with some hesitation, and then said to Niata, who was quite expectant, "I still don't think Zacia will choose to betray the tribe. ”
Niata thought for a while, nodded in agreement, and said to Link: "There is a possibility, but in the current situation, there is actually no way for Zasya to survive if he does not surrender to the Santarin Society, even if we find a way to kill the old priest and the thin monkey, but the tribe has no other powerful spellcasters at all, and the surrounding tribes will annex the tribe and kill Zaya." ”
Link was silent, and had to say that what Nyata said did have some truth, but then he shook his head: "I still don't believe that Santarin will! It's stupid to put the hope of survival entirely on someone else, they may indeed absorb us into the organization, but they may also use us as experimental materials after using us!"
Link and Nyata stared at each other in the desert, both feeling unable to convince each other, and after a stalemate, Link took the lead in compromising and said weakly: "Let's go back and ask Zacia's opinion, the old priest has to tell Zacia about us." ”
Niata nodded hesitantly in agreement, and the two of them picked up the spices they had taken out, quickly disposed of all the spices, packed them in bags, and rested a little to prepare for returning to the tribe in advance.