It's been a long time," Tannis interrupted abruptly, but he did feel troubled in his heart.

"Of course. It's just that I feel the need for you to know about it," Iban said, smiling sympathetically. He patted Tannis on the back and went back to stand beside Tika.

It didn't take Tennis to know that Stone and Calamon had heard every word in their ears. But no one spoke, and just as Tannis was looking for an opportunity to talk to them, Gilcenas suddenly burst out of the bushes in front of him.

"Not far off," said the elf. "The trees in front of us are sparse, so it's much easier to walk. ”

"I think we'll go straight through the gate," Iban said.

"I agree," Calamon said. Dahan looked at his younger brother, who was limp under the tree. Jin Yue's face turned pale with exhaustion.

Even Tysokhov's head hung limply.

"We can set up camp tonight and enter through the main entrance early tomorrow morning. Stone suggested.

"We're going as planned," Tannis said suddenly. "We arrived at Slamouri and set up camp again. ”

Flint continued. "You might as well just knock on the door of Fierce Minna, Stone. Breit, I think he'll let you in. Less coming, Tannis, let's go. The dwarf staggered down the path.

"At least," Tannis said to Stone in a low voice, "and that might get rid of our stalkers." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's a person or something," Stone replied. "He clearly knows the nature of the forest, I can be sure of that. Whenever I noticed a shadow behind me and was about to look back, he would suddenly disappear. I thought about setting up an ambush, but time didn't allow it. ”

Thankfully, they walked out of the woods and into a steep rock face. Gilsenas walked a few hundred feet along the rock wall, his hands on the rock wall and feeling around. Suddenly, he stopped.

"We're here," he whispered. Reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a gemstone with a glowing oak glow.

Feeling the rock wall inch by inch, the elf found what he had been looking for: it was a small groove in the granite rock wall.

He set the gem in, chanted ancient incantations, and made strange gestures.

"It's amazing," Fei whispered. "I didn't expect him to be a fellow believer. ”

He said to Reslyn.

"Just an imitator," replied the mage. Although he leaned weakly against the staff of Marzis, he watched intently.

A boulder suddenly moved aside from the rock wall without a sound. Everyone felt a damp, cold air rushing out of it, and they couldn't help but be forced to take a step back.

"What's in there?" asked Calamon suspiciously.

"I don't know what's in there now," replied Giresenas. "I've never been in. I learned about it from the legends of my people. ”

"All right," Callamon frowned. "What was in there before?"

Girsenas was silent for a moment, then said, "This was once the mausoleum of Kies, Kanan. ”

"It's even more eerie now," Flint muttered as he looked inside. "Let the mage in first, so he can warn the people inside that we're coming. ”

"Throw the dwarves in," Reslin replied. "They're used to living in dark, damp caves anyway. ”

"You're talking about the mountain dwarves!" said Flint, so angry that his beard was shaking.

"It's been a long time since the Hill Dwarves have inhabited the Underworld of Sobadin. ”

"That's because you've been kicked out!" said Leslin, in a hoarse voice.

"Shut up, both of you!" Tannis said helplessly. "Leslin, do you feel anything special about this place?"

"Evil, a very powerful evil force," the mage replied.

"But at the same time, I also felt a powerful divine force inside," Fei Capital said unexpectedly. "The elves inside have not been completely forgotten, though a new evil force has invaded their territory. ”

"This is outrageous!" shouted Iban. The noise echoed through the valley, and everyone looked back at him alertly.

"I'm sorry," he said, lowering his voice. "But I can't believe you guys are really trying to go in!

Even if you don't have to be a mage, you can see that there is an unimaginable danger lurking in the cave. I can feel it! I'd better go in through the front door," he demanded.

"Of course, there will still be one or two guards there, but it's nothing more than the evil in the dark!"

"He has a point, Tannis," Calamon said. "We can't fight the necromancy.

We learned this lesson from the time of the Dark Forest. "This is the only way!" said Gireenas angrily. "If you're such cowards—"

"There's a difference between caution and cowardice, Gilsenas," Tannis said, his voice steady and calm.

The half-elf thought for a moment. "We have a chance to take out the guards at the front door first, but they can warn the others in advance. I think we should at least go first, Flint, you lead the way, and Reslyn, we need your lighting. ”

"Schrak!" the mage whispered, the crystal ball on his staff began to glow. He and Flint walked into the cave together, followed by the others. The tunnel they entered was clearly old, but it was impossible to tell whether it had been excavated by hand or by nature.

"Where's our stalker?" Stone asked in a low voice. "Do you want to keep the population open?"

"Set a trap," Tannis agreed in a low voice. "Gilsenas, leave a small crack enough for the person who is following him to keep going, not so obvious that he will see that this is a trap. ”

Gireenas took out the gem, inserted it into the groove on the side of the gate, and said a few words. The boulder quietly moved back into place, and when there were only a few inches left in the opening, he pulled out the gem, and the boulder came to an abrupt halt. Knights, elves, and half-elves entered Slamory with the crowd.

"There's a lot of ash on the ground here," Leslin coughed, "but at least there's no footprints on the cavern floor here." ”

"After about another hundred and twenty feet, there is a fork in the road," Flint followed. "We found some footprints over there, but we couldn't see the footprints of anything. It seems that neither dragonmen nor goblins, nor is it going in this direction. The mage said that there was an evil smell on the road on the right. ”

"We're camping here tonight," Tannis said, "just near the entrance."

We'll send double the number of men to keep vigil. One at the door, the other at the end of the hallway. Stone, you and Calamon stand on the first shift, Gilesenas and I, Iban and Riverwind, Flint and Tysohov. "And me," Tika said with a smirk, she had never been so tired before. "I'm going to keep a vigil too. “

Tannis was glad that the dim light kept the smile on his face. "Good," he said. "You're with Flint and Taysohov. ”

"Good!" replied Tika. She opened her backpack and laid out a blanket, knowing full well that Calamon was looking at her.

She also noticed that Iban was staring at her. She doesn't care. She had long been accustomed to the admiring eyes of men, and Iban was even more handsome than Calamon.

Of course, it is also smarter and more charming than the warrior. But the memory of Caramon holding her still made her shiver involuntarily. She pushed it out of her mind and tried to lie down more comfortably.

The mailmail felt cold, and there was a slight tingling sensation through the shirt. But she noticed that no one had removed their chain mail. Besides, even if she was wearing a full set of chain mail, she could still sleep soundly. The last thing she remembered before she fell asleep was to thank her for not being alone with Calamon at the moment.

Jin Yue noticed the warrior's eyes fixed on Tika. She whispered a few words to River Breeze, who smiled and nodded.

She left the river breeze and walked towards Calamon. Bumping his arm, she pulled him into the dark corner of the hallway.

"Tannis, you say you have a sister. She spoke.

"Yes," Calamon replied unexpectedly. "Chitila, though she's only my half-sister. ”

Jin Yue smiled and gently placed her hand on Karamon's arm. "I'll talk about it later, just talk about me being your sister. ”

Calamon smiled. "No, you can't be hers, lady of the Quesus tribe. Chitila had taught me all the swear words I had ever heard, including a few that I had never heard. She taught me how to fight with a sword in public, but she also taught me how to sneak up on a man's lower body when the referee wasn't looking. No, ma'am, you and my sister are completely different. ”

Jin Yue's eyes widened, surprised that Tannis would like such a woman. "But I thought she and Tannis, I mean they-"

Calamon blinked, "Of course they have wide he said.

Jin Yue took a deep breath. She didn't intend to get into the topic, but luckily she got back to the point.

"In a way, that's why I'm talking to you. It's just about Tika. ”

"Tika?" Calamon's face began to redden. "She's a big girl, I don't see what it has to do with you. ”

"She's a girl, Karamon," Jin Yue said softly. "Don't you understand?"

Calamon had a blank look on his face, he knew that Tika was a girl, but what did Jin Yue mean? "Oh no, would she be—"

"Yes. Jin Yue sighed. "She is. She has never been with any man. She used to tell me she was scared when we were putting on our armor in the woods, Calamon. She's heard a lot of stories. Don't get her too tight. She is desperate to get your affirmation, and may even be desperate to please you. But don't take the opportunity to do something that she will regret for the rest of her life. If you really like her, time will slowly prove and make the moment even sweeter. ”

"I'm guessing you've had a similar experience yourself, huh?" Calamon said, looking at Jin Yue.

"Yes," she said softly, her eyes on the river breeze. "We waited a long time and sometimes it was really hard. But the laws of our people are very harsh. But it doesn't matter," she whispered, not so much telling Calamon as talking to herself. "Because we're the last two left. But, in a way, it also highlights the importance of this. Once we make a promise to each other, we sleep together as husband and wife. But until then, we will never do that. "I understand. Thank you for reminding me of this. Calamon said. He awkwardly patted Jin Yue on the shoulder and returned to his post.

The night slowly passed, and their stalker did not show up. During the change of posts, Tannis and Girsenas discussed what Iban had said, but came to some unsatisfactory conclusions.

Yes, the man was telling the truth. He was not there, and he ran to persuade the Doids to join them. As soon as he heard the killing, he rushed back, and it was then that he received a blow on the head. He told these stories to Tannis in a deep, mournful voice.

The morning light shone into the door, and the group woke up sleepy-eyed. After a hurried breakfast, they packed up their belongings and walked into the dark corridors of Slamory.

Having come to the fork in the road, they checked in two directions, left and right. River Wind crouched down to examine the footprints, then stood up with a confused expression.

"It's human footprints," he said, "but not quite." There are also a lot of animal footprints here, presumably rats. The dwarves were right, I didn't see any footprints of flower people or goblins. Strangely, the animals' tracks only reached this fork in the road, they did not go to the right-hand side of the passage, and the rest of the strange tracks did not go to the left. ”

"So, which direction shall we go?" asked Tannis.

"I said let's not go over there!" said Iban. "The population is still open. It's too late for us to turn back. ”

"The situation does not allow us to turn back," Tannis said coldly. "I might be able to let you go alone, but—"

"But you don't believe me," Ibantitanis said. "I don't blame you, half-elf Tannis.

Well, since I said I would help, I will help to the end. Which way, left or right?"

"Evil is coming from the right," Leslin said hoarsely.

"Girsenas?" asked Tannis. "Do you know where we are?"

"I don't know, Tancellus," replied the elf. "Legend has it that Paktakas has many paths to Slamory, but each one is a secret one. Only elven priests can come down here to pay their respects to the dead, so every path is equally good. ”

"Or just as bad," Tysokov whispered to Tika. Startled, she crept closer to Calamon.

"Let's go to the left," Tannis said, "because Reslyn doesn't think it's on the right." ”

By the light of the staff of Reslynmazis, the group walked a few hundred feet through the dark and damp cavern, and finally came to an ancient stone wall, and there was a large hole in the middle of the wall, and they saw that there was darkness inside the wall. Reslyn's staff could only reflect the general outline of the hall within the walls.

The warriors entered first, protecting the mages who held their staff aloft. This huge hall must have been glorious in the past, but now it is so dilapidated that the glory of the past is all the more ironic in the present. There was a row of seven pillars on either side, but some of them had fallen to the ground.

The distant wall had partially collapsed, the marks of the cataclysm. At the end of the room there are two bronze doors.

As Leslin walked forward, the others drew their swords and scattered. Suddenly, Calamon, who was standing in the front half of the hall, let out a low cry. The mage hurried forward, shining his staff where he was pointing.

What appeared before them was a huge throne, carved out of a single piece of granite. Two large stone statues sat on either side of the throne, staring ahead with dull eyes. The throne was not empty, and on it sat a dry bone that appeared to be a male, but no one could tell what race the dry bone belonged to, and death seemed fair. The dry bones are draped in robes, and although they are dilapidated, they can still see the original dignity. A cloak covers Bai Sensen's shoulders, and the crown is worn on a fleshless skeleton. The bony hand rested elegantly on a sheathed sword.

Gircenas knelt down. "Kes-Kanan," he said in a low voice. "We are standing in his grave. This has not been seen since the Elven Priest disappeared. ”

Tannis looked at the throne in a daze, until he was conquered by inexplicable emotions, and the half-elf involuntarily knelt down.

“Fealanthalos，linrnurquanethi，SaiKiton”

He muttered a prayer in praise of the greatest king of the elves.

"What a beautiful sword," said Tysohov, a sharp voice breaking the silence. Tannis stared at him with a serious expression. "I didn't want to take it!" protested the Khand, as if hurtful, "I'm just talking, just joking."