Asharivana led the group, carefully following the eastern path, avoiding the snowy path and walking only on the rocks.

As a last resort, they carefully walked in the footsteps of their predecessors, so that the pursuers had no way to judge how many people there were.

It's just that they were too careful, which made Lolana start to worry.

"Remember, we want them to catch up with us," she said to Ahsharivana as the group climbed over a pile of rocks.

"Don't worry. It won't be too difficult for them to find us," replied Asharivana.

'How can you be so sure?' Lorana was about to ask, but accidentally fell and ate.

Gilsenas helped her to her feet, and she looked at Asharivana with a grin.

No one, including Telos, was willing to accept the change in Asharivana since the knights left, but they had no choice but to continue to follow Asharivana.

"Because they know where we're going. Ahsharivana replied. "You think I left a message for them, you're smart.

I did and you were unlucky not to find it.

Under the branches that you kindly kicked off, I drew a rough map, and when they found it, they thought I had drawn it to show you the way.

You've made my trap more realistic, Lorana!" mocking her voice until her gaze met Girsenas.

The elven man turned his back to her, his expression heavy. Ah, Sharivana gave in. Her voice began to take on a hint of pleading. "I have a hard time—you will understand.

When I saw those footprints, I knew we had to go two ways. You have to trust me!"

"What was Dragon Ball, what did you do to it at that time?"

Ask.

"No—nothing," Sharivana stammered. "You have to trust me!"

"I don't see any reason. Lolana replied coldly.

"I didn't hurt you—" Ahsharivana began.

"What if you trap the knights into a trap?!" shouted Lorana.

"No!" Ah, Sharivana grabbed her hand. "I didn't! They will be safe. I had planned it a long time ago.

Dragon Ball must not go wrong. What's more, it must never fall into the hands of elves. That's why I'm sending it away.

That's why I'll help you escape!" She looked around, sniffing the air like a beast.

"Hurry up, we've wasted too much time. ”

"What if I don't want to go with you?" said Gireenas hoarsely. "How much do you know about Dragon Ball?"

"Don't ask me!" Sharivana's voice suddenly became low and full of sorrow. Her aqua blue eyes were looking at him with a burning love that Gilcenas could not bear.

He shook his head, avoiding her gaze. Ahsharivana grabbed his hand. "Please, love, trust me!

The words by the pond? You say you have to do something, betray your fellow man, get hunted down because you believe you are doing the right thing.

I said I could understand because I had the same problem. Don't you believe me?"

Gilcenas lowered his head for a moment. "I trust you," he said softly. He reached out and hugged her closer, kissing her long silver hair.

"We follow you. Come on! The two hugged each other tightly and stepped into the snow.

Lolana looked at the others in disdain. Everyone avoided looking at her in the eye. Then Telos stepped forward.

"I've been living in this world for almost fifty years, young man," he said thoughtfully.

"I know it's not been long for you elves. But we humans really live this time, and we don't spend our days in vain.

I can tell you that that girl is the brother who truly loves you.

He reciprocated her with the same love. There can be no evil thoughts in this kind of love. For the steadfast love of the two of them, I am willing to follow them to the ends of the earth. ”

The blacksmith followed the two away.

"Just because my feet are about to turn into popsicles, I'm willing to go with them to the ends of the earth, as long as they can keep me warm!" Hubble kept pacing on his feet.

"Hurry up, we're leaving. He grabbed Wade and followed the blacksmith on his way.

Lolana stood alone. She had to keep up, after all, she had no other choice.

She wanted to believe what Telos said. In the past, she might have been willing to believe that this is how the world works. But now her faith has been challenged too much. Why not believe in true love?

Now there's only one thing in her mind, and that's the swirling colors of Dragon Ball.

The group marched towards the east in the gradually falling night. They have left the mountains, and the air has become less thin.

The frozen rocks began to be replaced by snow-covered pine trees, and the forest surrounded everyone again.

Asharivana confidently led them into a misty valley.

The wild elves no longer seemed to be thinking about covering their tracks, she only thought about the speed of her progress now.

She desperately led the group forward, as if racing against the sun in the sky. When night fell, everyone rested in the clearing in the forest, so tired that they couldn't even eat.

But Asharivana only let them sleep for a few hours, and immediately drove the group on their way again.

Whenever someone tiredly asked why she was in such a hurry, she would only answer. "They came closer, very close. ”

Everyone thought she was referring to the elves, but Lolana didn't sense any pursuers behind her.

It was just dawn, but the fog was so thick that Wade felt like he could grab a handful and put it in his pocket. Everyone moved forward close to each other, even holding hands to avoid separation.

The air is getting warmer. They shed their damp, heavy cloaks and made their way along the path that suddenly broke through the fog and appeared beneath their feet.

Asharivana was at the front, the glimmer of her silver hair as their only guide.

The ground finally began to flatten, the trees thinned, and everyone walked on the dead grass that had turned yellow in winter.

While no one could see through the thick fog, everyone could feel a vast clearing all around.

"This is Misty Valley. Sharivana pursed her lips and answered the doubts in their hearts.

"Many years ago, before the Cataclysm, according to the legend of our people...... This is the most beautiful place on Candela. ”

"It's still beautiful. Hubble muttered, "If only we could see through the damn fog." ”

"Not anymore," said Sharivana sadly. "It's like the rest of Candela, beauty is a thing of the past.

At one point, the fortress of the Misty Valley, floating above the fog, seemed to float in the clouds.

The rising sun stained the fog pink, and the fierce sun dissipated the fog at noon, and in the evening the fog surrounded the fort again.

At night, the silver and red moon shone on this dense fog. Pilgrims from all over Candela—" She stopped suddenly. "We're going to camp here tonight. ”

"What pilgrims?" asked Lolana as she unloaded her backpack. Ahsarivana shrugged.

"I don't know," she dodged her gaze. "It's just a legend of my people, maybe it's not true. Probably no one wants to come now. ”

She's lying, Lolana thought, but she didn't debunk. She didn't have the strength to do that.

Even Asharivana's low, gentle voice sounded unnatural and deafening in the dead silence.

Everyone quietly laid out their sleeping bags, ate their dinner without saying a word, and bit the dry food in their backpacks without appetite.

Even the Kander didn't want to speak, the fog oppressed everyone like a thousand burdens, and the only thing they could hear in their ears was the sound of tick, tick, tick, water dripping on the fallen leaves.

"Sleep. Asharivana spread her sleeping bag beside Gilsenas, "When the silver moon rises to the zenith, we must set off at once." ”

"What's the difference?" said the Khand. "We can't see it anyway. ”

"No matter what, we have to move forward. I'll wake you up. ”

"When we come back from St. Quest after the meeting of the Council of St. Whitestone, we can be married. Gilsenas said as he lay down with her.

The girl twitched in his arms. He felt her hair scratch his cheek. But she didn't answer.

"Don't worry about my father," Gilesenas smiled and stroked her hair that glistened in the dark.

She may be stubborn and persistent for a while, but I'm his youngest son and no one cares how I am. Bo Xiutu will nag non-stop, and he won't die anyway.

We can leave him alone. We don't need to live with our people, and I'm not sure if I'll fit into your life, but I'll learn.

I want my children to grow up happily in the wilderness...... What's wrong...... Ah, Sharivana—why are you crying?"

Gilcenas hugged her tight, and she buried her face in his shoulder, sobbing sadly. "Good, good—" He chuckled as he comforted her.

Women are such funny creatures, I wonder what I said?" "Shhhh

"Everything is fine. ”

Then Gilsenas fell into a deep sleep, and in his dream a group of silver-haired children ran across the field.

"It's time. We have to go. ”

Lolana felt a hand shake her shoulder. She was taken aback, the nightmare she had just had made it impossible for her to tell who was next to her.

"I'll wake up the others," Sharivana's figure vanished into the darkness.

Lolana felt even more tired than before she had gone to sleep, and she slowly packed up and stood shivering in the dark.

She could hear the dwarves around her complaining again, the humid air making his joints ache again. It dawned on Lolana that the journey was going to be difficult for Hubble. He's at least one hundred and fifty years old after all, right?

It's a lot of age for a dwarf. Due to a serious illness during the journey, his face was less bloody.

Most of his lips, which were covered by his beard, began to turn a little blue, and he often held his heart in silence.

But he always insisted that he was okay and stubbornly followed them.

"It's all right!" Wade shouted, his shrill voice piercing through the fog, not sure if it would wake something up. "I'm sorry!" he said.

"Wow!" he whispered to Hubble, "like inside a temple." ”

"Shut up and move on!" said the dwarf grum.

Asharivana lit a torch, and the crowd looked at the new light source in amazement.

"We've got to light the torches," she said before anyone had time to protest.

"Don't worry. This valley was closed a long time ago. There are only two paths here: one leads to the territory of the humans, where the knights set up their outposts, and one leads to the territory of the ogres.

Both paths were lost in the cataclysm. Don't be afraid, only I know the path I'm taking you on. ”

"And your people," Rolana reminded her.

"Yes—my people......" said Sharivana, and Lolana was surprised to see that her face suddenly turned pale.

"Where are you taking us?" asked Lorana.

"You'll find out soon. It will be there in an hour. ”

Everyone looked at each other, and everyone looked at Lorana.

Damn!she thought. "Don't try to find answers from me!" she said angrily.

"What do you want to do? stay here, get lost in the fog—"

"I won't betray you!" Ahsarivana whispered helplessly. "Please, trust me one more time. ”

"Let's go!" said Lolana wearily. "We'll follow. ”

The fog seemed to envelop them more closely, leaving only the torch in Asharivana's hand to illuminate the surroundings.

No one knows where they are going. The terrain hasn't changed at all.

They kept moving forward in the knee-high grass. There were no trees around, the occasional boulder appeared, and nothing else changed.

There was no sound of wild animals or birds. Everyone felt a strong sense of oppression, and stepped up to walk in the area where the torch was lit.

Suddenly, without warning, Asharivana stopped.

"Here we are," she said, holding the torch high. The light of the torches pierced through the thick fog. They could see that something was hanging over the fog on the other side.

At first, there was no way for everyone to see what it was.

Asharivana took a few more steps closer, and the group followed her uneasily, holding back their curiosity, and then the quiet night seemed to be broken by the sound of boiling water.

The fog is getting denser, and the air is getting warmer and wetter.

Ah, Sharivana's actions have left Lorana puzzled, what exactly does she want from us?

It seems that her purpose is not only the fragments of the dragon slaying spear, but the place where they are going next is not a place of light.

Sharivana could not have imagined that the end of her trip was not as calm as she thought.

Shiloh once said that the one who broke his oath was not waiting for him on the other side of the light, but the long night where shadows breed, the endless darkness.

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