In the middle of the canyon, this magical arch bridge hangs in mid-air.

The wooden bridge on both sides fell, leaving it to glisten in the setting sun.

There were four figures standing on the bridge, looking down at the chaos beneath their feet - and the safety of the place not far from the other side.

For a long time, there was only a complete, absolute silence all around.

Then Evan said proudly to Robert.

"It's a great spell," the mage said proudly. "Is there a rope?"

It was a long time after dark before everyone finally left the golden drawbridge.

They threw the rope to Lena and waited for her and Hubble to tie one end securely to the tree.

Then one by one, Robert, Calamon, Wade, and Evan swung over and asked Berclere to pull them up from the edge of the cliff.

When they all stepped over, they immediately collapsed with weariness.

They were too tired to find shelter from the wind and rain, but only found a blanket under a pine tree and arranged for the night watchman.

There were no people on duty at night, and they soon fell asleep.

The next morning, Robert woke up stiff.

The first thing he saw was the golden arched bridge, still hanging in mid-air, reflecting a dazzling glow in the sun.

"I don't think you can get rid of that stuff, can you?" he asked the old mage who was eating dry food with Wade.

"I'm afraid not," the old man looked thoughtfully at the golden arched bridge.

"He's tried a few spells this morning," Wade said, nodding at a large tree covered in cobwebs and another burned to ashes.

"I judged it best to stop him before he turned us all into crickets. ”

"Good idea," Robert looked melancholy at the arched bridge in front of him.

"Well, even if we put an arrow on the cliff, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so eye-catching. He shook his head and sat down next to Lena and Calamon.

"I bet you, they'll catch up," Calamon absentmindedly chewed on his dry food.

"There are dragons that can carry them across this place. He sighed and stuffed most of the dry food back into the bag.

"Calamon?" asked Lena. "You don't eat enough......"

"I'm not hungry," he muttered to himself, standing up. "I think we should go and explore the way first. ”

He put on his backpack and weapon and began to walk down the path.

Her expression wasn't very attentive, and Lena began to scramble to organize her things to avoid Robert's gaze.

"Is it because of Rodrith?" asked Robert.

Lena paused. Her hands were on her knees.

"Will he always be like this, Robert?" she asked, helplessly, looking at his back worriedly.

"I don't understand!"

"I don't understand either," Robert said quietly, watching the big man disappear into the wilderness.

"But I've never had a sister or a brother. ”

"I can understand," there was a passion in Berclery's voice, attracting Robert's attention.

"What do you mean?"

But, upon hearing his question, the eager, longing look on the face of the Eternal Man vanished.

"Nothing—" he muttered, expressionless on his face.

"Wait!" Robert quickly stood up.

"Why do you understand Calamon's actions?" he said, placing his hand on Belclery's shoulder.

"Don't bother me!" Beclaire shouted in exasperation, pushing Robert back.

"Hey, Berclery," Wade looked up and smiled, as if he hadn't heard anything.

"I was just flipping through my map, and I found a map with a very interesting story—"

Berclery glared at Robert wryly, and walked over to the place where Wade was sitting cross-legged with the map scattered all over the place.

The Eternals crouched down and looked at the map, quickly listening intently to Wade's story.

"Better not to be annoyed, Robert," Hubble advised.

"If you ask me, the reason why he pushes one can understand Calamon is because he's as crazy as Rodrith. ”

"I didn't ask you, it's fine anyway," Robert sat down beside the dwarf, eating his dry food.

"We're leaving soon, and with any luck, Wade can find the map here-"

"Humph!" said Hubble dismissively, "that's so useful to us."

That map of his last time took us to a dry port!"

Robert hid his smile. "Maybe it will be different this time," he said.

"At least it's a little better than running around with Aven. ”

"Well, you have a point," the dwarf reluctantly admitted.

Hubble squinted at Evan and whispered closer to Robert's ear. "Do you doubt how he survived the collapse of New Grande?" he asked, in a low voice.

"I suspect a lot of things," Robert whispered. "How's your body doing?"

The dwarf was startled by the sudden question.

"Good!" he said, blushing.

"It's just that sometimes I've noticed that you massage your left hand," Robert continued.

"Rheumatic pain," the dwarf frowned. "You know, in the spring I'm always bothered by this symptom.

Lying on the ground and sleeping is even worse. I thought you just said we were leaving. The dwarf hurriedly began to pack.

"That's right," Robert sighed and turned around. "Wade, did you find anything?"

"Yes, I think I've found some," said the Kander urgently.

He rolled up the maps and stuffed them into the map box, then stuffed the box into the package, taking a peek to see if his golden dragon was still there.

Although it looks like it's made of metal, the model keeps changing poses.

Now it's cricking in a ring. Robert's ring, which he gave back to Lolana when he told him that he was in love with Ella.

Tysokov stared at the ring and the dragon in a daze. Almost forgot that Robert was still waiting.

"Oh," he heard Robert's impatient dry cough. "Map, okay. No problem.

You know what, when I was a kid.

My parents and I traveled with me in the Kakis Mountains, where we are now, on the way to Karaman.

Usually, as you know, we take the farther road to the north.

Because there is a festival every year in Tamanbshak, all kinds of curiosities are sold.

But one year, I guess they had a misunderstanding with a jeweler. And the year after he was put in prison.

We decided we wanted to go through this mountain. My mother always wanted to see the land of the gods, so we-"

"Map?" Robert interrupted.

"Yes, map," Wade sighed.

"Look, I think this is my dad's map.

This is where we are, and this is the closest I've been to where Evan and I can come up with.

This is the land of the gods. “

"What is that place?"

"An old city. It is a ruin, abandoned at the time of the Cataclysm. ”

"Maybe there's a lot of dragonmen in there," Robert said for him.

"No, that land of the gods is impossible," Wade continued, pointing his little finger to the dot on the map that represented the city.

"This whole area is also called the Land of the Gods. In fact, it was called that before there was the city, that's what Evan said. ”

Robert squinted at the old mage, and he nodded.

"A long time ago, it was believed that there was a god living there," he said solemnly.

"It's a very sacred place. ”

"And it's also very secretive," Wade said, "and it's in a basin surrounded by these mountains."

Did you see that? According to Aven, no one ever went over there.

No one but him knew about the path.

I don't know how to figure out that there is also a road on my map, at least the one that leads into the mountains. ”

"Has anyone ever been there?" Robert asked Aven.

The old mage's eyes narrowed in exasperation. "Nope. ”

"Is there no one else but you?" asked Robert.

"I've been to many places, half-elves!" the mage said disdainfully.

"Do you have a year? I can tell you these places!" he held out a finger to Robert.

"You don't know how to be grateful to me, young man! Always so suspicious, after all I've done for you—"

"Oh, I won't remind him of this!" Wade said hurriedly when he saw Robert's face sank.

"Come on, old fellow. ”

The two of them hurried down the path, and Aven walked down the path angrily, striding down, his beard shaking with anger.

"Is there really a god living over there where we're going?" Wade asked him, hoping he wouldn't disturb Robert.

"How would I know?" said Evan angrily.

"Do I look like a god?"

"But—"

"Did someone tell you you were talking too much?"

"Pretty much everybody says that," Wade said excitedly.

"Did I tell you I found a mammoth?"

Robert heard Evan and let out a helpless voice.

Lena quickly crossed him, trying to catch up with Calamon.

"Are you coming, Hubble?" Robert called out to him.

"Yes," replied the dwarf, and suddenly sat down beside a large rock.

"Give me a minute. I got my package off. You keep going. ”

Robert looked intently at Wade's map as he walked, not noticing that Hubble had fallen.

He didn't hear the difference in the dwarf's voice, nor did he see the occasional look of pain on his face.

——

Next, all he remembered was the dark corners of the bedroom.

He lay motionless and silent for a few moments, regaining consciousness from his state of emptiness and understanding that his illness had flared up again.

When the pain was gone, he was able to regain control of his body and mind, but I didn't want to have it anymore.

The average person's physical fitness reaches its peak at the age of fifteen.

But I no longer believe in my body, which can do the simplest movements, but strongly rejects this worn body.

He had a fierce malice towards the flesh and blood that had imprisoned me, and he wished to express it in some way, and he was disappointed beyond measure.

Why can't I heal, why haven't I recovered?