Calamon disembarked from the boat with his brother in his arms and laid him on the warm sand of the cave with great tenderness. The river wind lit up the fire, and the damp wood crackled for a while, and finally it caught fire.

Light smoke continued to rise, wafting out of a crack. The river breeze shields the entrance to the cave with leaves and broken branches, shielding the fire from the fire and the rain.

He's done a good job, and Robert thinks as he watches the barbarian at work, he can almost be one of us.

Robert sighed and began to turn his attention to Rodlis. He knelt beside the young mage, a look of concern. Rodrith's pale face in the firelight reminded Robert of years ago, when he and Calamon and Hubble rescued him from a mob that was about to burn him alive.

Rodlis had planned to expose a hypocritical priest who had defrauded the village of their savings, but the villagers took their anger out on him. As Robert said to Hubble – people always need some faith.

Calamon hurried in and out beside his brother, covering him with a heavy cloak. Rodlis's body twitched from coughing, blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and his eyes shone with a strange light. At this moment, Scarlet Moon was half-kneeling beside him, holding a glass of wine in her hand.

"Can you drink?" she asked softly.

Rodrith shook his head, trying to speak, but he could only cough and push her hand away. Scarlet Moon looked up at Robert. "Otherwise—try using my crystal staff?" she asked.

"Don't. Rodrith coughed and gestured for Robert to come over. However, even as he sat near him, Robert could barely hear the mage's voice, and his words were interrupted by gasping for breath and coughing. "The crystal wand won't heal me, Robert. He gasped.

"Don't waste it on me. If it is indeed an object blessed by the gods, its power must be limited. I offer my body as a sacrifice...... In exchange for my magic. This kind of damage is forever, and there is no cure......" His voice gradually weakened, and his eyes closed.

A gust of wind blew into the cavern, causing tongues of fire to rise suddenly. Robert happened to look up to see Stone push away the branch at the entrance of the cave and walk in with Hubble, who staggered and was almost half-dragged in.

Stone threw him next to the campfire and walked away on his own, both of them soaking wet. Stone had lost patience with the dwarves, and Robert had noticed that he had lost patience with all of them. Robert cast a concerned look at him, only to see a gloomy expression on his face.

Stone likes everything to be organized and organized. The strange sight—that is, the chaos of the natural order—perplexed him.

Wade put a blanket over the dwarf who was sitting on the ground shivering. The dwarf's teeth chattered, and even his helmet trembled. "Ship...... Boat ......" was the only word he spoke. Wade poured him a glass of wine, and the dwarf drank greedily.

Stone turned his head to look at Hubble with disgust. "I keep the night of the first shift. He said, walking towards the entrance of the cave.

River Breeze also stood up, "I'll keep vigil with you." He said.

Stone paused, slowly turning his head to face the tall plainman. Robert could see the muscles on the knight's face twitching in the firelight, and the corners of his mouth curled more and more obviously. Although he is not as high as the river breeze, the noble temperament and resolute appearance of the knight make their momentum almost comparable.

"I'm a member of the Thundering Knights," Stone said. "My promise is my honor, and my honor is my life. I promised to keep you and the woman safe at the inn, and if you don't believe me, you don't believe in my honor—it's a great insult, and I can't tolerate anyone insulting me like that. ”

"Stone!" Robert stood up.

The knight raised his hand to stop him, his eyes still fixed on the Plainsman. "Robert, don't stop me. Stone said. "What weapons do you barbarians use to fight?sword or sword?"

River Breeze's indifferent expression did not change in the slightest, he looked at the knight with deep, black eyes, and then said cautiously: "I'm not doubting your honor, I don't know what city and knights you're talking about, to be honest - I'm afraid, that's why I'm acting like this."

Ever since I got the blue crystal staff, I've been living in this fear. I'm most worried about Scarlet Moon being implicated for no reason. The Plainsman looked at her, his eyes reflecting the glow of fire.

"Without her, I was left with only one body. How dare I be careless—" He was speechless. The mask of indifference was replaced by pain, and his legs were unsteady and he was about to fall. Stone was quick and hurriedly grabbed him.

"There's no way you can trust us," Stone said, "and I can tell you that you're tired, and you've only been seriously ill." Together with Robert, he had River Wind lie flat at the back of the cave. "Rest, let me keep vigil. The knight pushed away the branch at the entrance of the cave and walked into the rain without saying a word.

Scarlet Moon listened quietly to Fang Cai's conversation, and then she moved the belongings they had brought with them to the back of the cave and knelt beside River Breeze. He hugged her closer, burying his face deep in her cloudy blonde hair.

The two men lay quietly on the floor of the cave, wrapped in a fur cloak of the river breeze, and soon fell into a deep sleep. Scarlet Moon happily rested her head on her warrior's chest.

Robert breathed a sigh of relief and looked back at Rodlis. The young mage had fallen asleep, and sometimes he muttered incantations that no one could understand, and waved his hands as if he wanted to grasp something.

Robert turned his head to look at the others, and Wade was sitting cross-legged in front of the campfire, looking carefully at what he had just "found". Among the things Robert recognized were: several shiny rings, rare coins, vulture feathers, a piece of twine, a string of pearls, a doll made of soap, and a whistle.

One of the rings looked familiar. The ornamentation on the ring was carved by an elven and reminded Robert of a figure in his mind that had almost been forgotten. It is a delicate ring made of pure gold with ivy engraved on the surface.

Robert walked quietly towards the Kande, deliberately taking his light steps so as not to wake up others. "Wade......" He patted the Kander on the shoulder and gestured to something in front of him. "My Ring ......"

"Yours?" Wade asked innocently, his eyes wide open. "It's yours! I'm glad I found it for you. You must have accidentally forgotten it in the hotel. ”

Robert grinned and took the ring back and sat down beside the Kande. "Wade, do you have a map of this area?"

The Kande's eyes lit up suddenly. "Maps, of course!" he swept the ground into a pile and threw it into a bag. Then he took out another hand-carved scroll box from another bag and pulled out a stack of maps from the box.

Robert had seen the collections before, but was surprised each time. The maps are drawn on a variety of different materials, from the finest paper to animal skins, and even some kind of dried leaves.

"Robert, I thought you knew every tree here!" Wade flipped through the map, occasionally pausing to browse his favorite collection.

The half-elf shook his head, "I did live here for many years. "But I don't know every trail and secret trail here." ”

"You won't find many of these paths to Haven either. Wade pulled one out of the stack of maps, "The fastest way is, of course, Haven Avenue through the Valle de Velo. ”

Robert snuggled up to the extinguishing campfire and looked at the map. "You're right," he said. "Not only was that road the fastest—it seemed to be the only way for the miles ahead.

We straddle the Carolites from north to south – there are no other trails. Robert put the map away with a frown and returned it, "The Grand Priest must be well aware of this. ”

Wade yawned. "Well," he said, carefully retracting the map into the box, "it will take someone smarter than me to come up with a solution, and I'll just be in charge of having fun with the adventure." After carefully retracting the box into the bag, he curled up like a small animal and fell asleep peacefully.

Robert looked at him enviously. Although his whole body was aching, the stress made it difficult for him to sleep. The rest seemed to have fallen asleep, leaving only the warrior watching over his brother. Robert walks towards Calamon.

"Get some sleep!" he whispered. "I'll take care of Rodrith for you. ”

"No," replied the strong warrior. At the same time, he reached out and straightened the cloak on his brother's body. "He might need me. ”

"But you'll have to rest for a while. ”

"I will. Calamon smiled. "Rest for yourselves, Nanny. Your children are asleep, and even the dwarves are no longer shivering. ”

"You don't have to look to know it. Robert said, "I don't think even the High Priest of Willow could hear his snoring." Brother, this is more than we could have imagined five years ago!"

"What did we expect?" the warrior asked softly, looking down at his brother.

Robert patted him on the shoulder, then lay on the ground wrapped in his cloak. Finally, he fell asleep.

The night fades by—long for the vigilers, but short for the sleepy. Calamon replaces Stone and Robert replaces Calamon.

The storm continued all night, the wind set off a huge white wave on the surface of the lake, lightning lit up the night sky like a burning branch, and the thunder continued.

It wasn't until dawn that the wind and rain gradually stopped, and the half-elf watched the dawn break in the east, and the rain clouds were still hanging low. There was no trace of the scorching sun in the sky. Robert felt the pressure heavier and heavier, and the harsh weather in the north seemed to be endless.

Autumn storms are very rare, especially when they resemble such violent storms. The wind was also very cold, and the wind usually blew from the Great Plains, and it was an east wind, but now it was blowing from the north. Since he is particularly sensitive to the weather, this bothers him as much as what Rodlis said about the horoscope.

Although it was only early in the morning, he had already realized that he had to evacuate as soon as possible. So without saying a word, he went into the cave and woke up the others.

The cave looks a little foggy in the gray morning. Scarlet Moon and Wade are preparing breakfast. The river breeze shook the fur cloak of the Crimson Moon behind the cave. Robert stared at him: Robert came in and was about to say something to Scarlet Moon, but didn't say it, just looked at her meaningfully.

Scarlet Moon was pale and looked rather troubled. Robert guessed that River Breeze must be remorseful for last night's gaffe.

"I'm afraid there won't be enough food. Scarlet Moon said as she poured the cereal into the boiling water.

"There's not much in Lena's cupboard," Wade added apologetically, "we've got a loaf of bread, some milk, a piece of cheese, and some oatmeal." Lena must have eaten up all her food stockpiles. ”

"River Breeze and I didn't bring any dry food with us," Scarlet Moon said, "and we didn't expect this trip either. ”

Robert was about to ask her about the Crystal Wand and the song, but everyone had already smelled it. Calamon stretched and stood up. He looked at the breakfast in the pot and said in disbelief, "That's all, just oatmeal?"

"Dinner is even worse!" Wade smiled. "You're going to have to tighten your belt. You look a little too fat anyway. ”

Dahan sighed helplessly.

This shabby breakfast didn't bring a hint of pleasure on a cold early morning. Stone ignored the food he had scarce and went to guard the cave alone. Robert could see the knight sitting on a stone looking melancholy at the calm lake.

Calamon quickly finished his share, and unceremoniously ate his brother's share, settling even his share while the knight was out. After that, he looked thoughtfully at the other people's breakfast.

"Do you still want to eat?" he asked, pointing to Hubble's bread. The dwarf glared at him. Wade saw his eyes turn to his plate, and quickly shoved the rest of the bread into his mouth, almost choking on himself.

Robert thought to himself that at least this would keep him shut up for a while, so as not to be disturbed by the shrill voice of the Kander.

Wade had been making fun of Hubble all morning, calling him the Sea Prince, Captain, asking him about the current market price of fish and how much he would charge to take them across the river. Hubble finally couldn't resist throwing a stone at him, and Robert had to tell Wade to go to the lake to wash the pot.

The half-elf then walked to the back of the cavern. "How do you feel now, Rodelis?" he asked, "and we're going to leave soon." ”

"I'm much better. The young mage replied in his soft, faint voice. He was drinking some homemade herbs. Robert saw a few feathery green leaves floating on the steaming liquid surface of the cup.

The smell of the medicine was sour and bitter, and Rodrith couldn't help but frown when he drank it.

Wade hurried back into the cave, the tinned pot clinking. Robert gritted his teeth and tried to warn the Kander to be quiet, but he changed his mind, and it didn't work anyway.

Seeing the look on Robert's face, Hubble snatched the pot from the Kande's hand and placed it in the package. "Be careful!" the dwarf whispered to Wade. "Otherwise, I'll tie your horse's tail to a tree, hang you, and warn all the other Kanders!"

Wade reached out and pulled something out of the dwarf's beard. "Wow—look!" shouted the Kanders happily. "It's seaweed!" Hubble yelled and pounced on him, but Wade was nimble in his way.

Stone made a rustling sound when he pushed open the branches at the entrance of the cave and entered. His face looked very ugly.