Chapter 5: Creatures in the Night
I don't know if she was too tired or if she had never slept in such a warm and comfortable bed, but when Riley woke up, it was already dawn, and she had gone outside to pick wild fruits or gather firewood at this time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
She turned over on the bed, feeling the warmth of the bed, thinking about the changes in the past two days, she once wondered in her heart if she was dreaming, if it was a dream, then never wake up, there is no need to be frightened because of her identity here.
When the maid brought a fragrant breakfast, she realized that it was not a dream, but something that had happened.
"Miss Riley, last night was so scary, are you scared?" asked Riley as she cleaned up the room, and she was so frightened by the terrible sound that she hid under the bed, and did not dare to come out until dawn.
"What happened last night?" Riley sipped from the hot milk, completely unaware of what the maid meant.
"Oh my God, Miss Riley, you don't know. His Royal Highness the Prince has ordered the townspeople of the entire town not to walk outside the house. The maid stopped what she was doing and told her what had happened last night, but there were many more of her feelings, such as the earth shaking when the voice came.
In the midst of the maid's exaggerated speech, Riley finished his breakfast in disbelief. Out of courtesy, she should go and meet the prince.
"Your Highness, Miss Riley is here. "The guards came to pass the news, and Leon was concentrating on something.
"Well, let her in. Leon still didn't stop his pen.
"Your Royal Highness. Riley walked in and imitated the movements that the maid had taught her, and though not as standard as the noble lady, she had learned it in at least a little time.
For this sudden visitor, the castle did not have the appropriate clothes for her, so Riley appeared in front of Leon in the maid's costume of a maid.
Obviously it is a very common dress, and the maid wears it back and forth in front of the prince I don't know how many times, but the difference is that Leon feels weird when he sees it today, and there is an indescribable feeling, especially when a thin girl like Riley wears it, it is even more attractive.
Damn otaku thoughts, Leon scolded silently in his heart. Another memory unexpectedly affected his aesthetics and interests.
"Miss Riley, did you sleep well last night?" Leon said with a quick smile as he came back to his senses, it was rude to lose his temper in front of a girl. He could now finally see Riley's face, with a delicate little face and just the right facial features, completely unrelated to the legendary image of a witch.
"Well, slept well. Is it true that I heard that a mysterious creature appeared last night?" Riley slept until dawn, and the events of last night were still the same as he had just heard the maid talk about at breakfast.
"Yes, yes, I'm writing to the school right now, hoping that the bachelors will have an explanation. "Leon has finished writing the letter and is ready to encapsulate it.
"They said it could be a dragon. Riley whispered.
"Do you believe that?" Leon smiled, the letter in his hand just finished.
"I don't know. Riley shook his head, she had heard stories about dragons since she was a child, but she had never seen a dragon in all these years. A creature that only exists in legends suddenly appears and it is hard to believe that it is real unless you see it with your own eyes.
"I don't know, so the letter in my hand might give us an answer before that creature comes back and kills us. Of course, if the creature is too hungry, it might come back in the evening. Leon held up the letter in his hand and said half-seriously and half-jokingly.
"You don't have to worry too much, this castle is a little broken, and the defense is still good. Leon didn't want to scare her and quickly added.
"I'm not afraid. Riley's answer was not as weak and timid as she seemed.
At this time, the knight of York came in: "Your Highness, there is an accident at the lumberyard. ”
Leon shook his head and said helplessly: "York, look, some of you are busy today." ”
The road was muddy after the rainstorm, and the prince and the knight set out from the castle on their own horses.
The person in charge only sent a message that there had been an accident, but the specific circumstances were not explained.
The lumber yard is located ten miles from the town and is built not far from the Doin River for ease of transportation.
There are not many workers in the lumber yard, only twenty people, not that Lyon does not recruit many people, but that the transportation capacity is limited, and twenty people are just enough to meet the demand.
"Your Royal Highness, Knight. When the foreman of the lumberyard saw the two of them, his frown finally relaxed, such a big thing happened not something that a small person could afford, and if the prince started a fire, his own life might be lost. So when there was a problem, he immediately reported the news of the lumberyard.
"What happened?" Leon dismounted sideways and hurriedly asked, this was the only source of income for the town, could something serious happen. It's okay for a while, but it's a hassle if it drags on for a long time.
"Your Highness, last night's torrential rain washed away the hillside. You might as well go and see for yourself. The foreman couldn't explain clearly, so he had to lead the way in front, anyway, the area where the incident happened was not far away.
This mountainous area of Lyon has been personally explored before, and compared to other places, the trees here are of a single species, grow well and have uniform thickness, and have a certain advantage in price.
The terrain is relatively flat and easy for the workers to move around, and more importantly, there is a slope from which it saves time and labor to roll the timber down, otherwise there would not be enough twenty people. The collapse of the hillside means that there is no way up the mountain.
"Your Highness, look. The foreman pointed to the front and said.
The former appearance is completely invisible, the hillside has collapsed for most of it, and the ground is full of mud and stones. It's just that how can there be so many broken stones?
Although everyone calls this place a mountain, in fact, the hills are more in line with its identity, there is more vegetation here, and the slopes are also covered with a layer of weeds, and in contrast to the endless mountains, the surface is bare, and it is all broken stones.
Last night's rainstorm washed the dirt off the surface at most, so where did all this broken stone come from? Could it be that it rolled from the Endless Mountains, that would be an exaggeration.
"I don't think there are many rocks on the mountain, do I?" Leon asked, tilting his head to the foreman.
"Yes, there is a lot of grass on the mountain, and it is difficult to see a few stones. "The foreman goes up and down every day, and the information on each section is very clear.
"Is there a way up the hill nearby?" Leon only knew about this one, and the others were not.
"There is a steep path around the slope ahead. The foreman thought for a while before he said that the path was also discovered by accident, and he didn't go twice in total.
"Let's go, let's go up and have a look. Leon felt that the origin of these stones was strange.
The mountain road after the rain was difficult to walk, and after spending a lot of effort, several people finally came to the slope, but the scene in front of them did not expect any of them.