"Da! da!" to the sound of horseshoes hitting the ground, Eve and Arthur were riding two horses, strolling on the road to Rudaburg. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"I said, guys, there's nothing in this world that can't be discussed. Behind Arthur's back, the bard from a foreign country said helplessly, his hands tied, and the two horses were his property.

"I think so, but for a reason, we have a route that we have to get there as soon as possible. Arthur explained, but the poet did not accept this reason. "Besides, if you hadn't resisted so fiercely, we wouldn't have tied you up. ”

"Whatever your reason, man, I'm afraid it has nothing to do with me. The poet felt that he was really unlucky, how could he have met these two robbers. "As I have already said, I have just set out from Rudaburg, and I am going to Keirridan, where the lord has given a feast, which means that the waist bag is about to be burst by the dinar!" said the poet indignantly. "I don't want to turn back and run so far in vain. ”

"When we get to our destination, we'll compensate you. Eve said indifferently, that it was not too much for her to hire a bard, and that she did not feel that she had caused a great loss to the poet. "Whoever makes your horse so loyal that they don't take you with them, they won't want to carry us. ”

"I want three hundred dinars, no, I want four hundred!" said the poet Lion, who would normally be generous for 100 dinars for a banquet. "I'll give you five hundred dinars. Eve said without hesitation.

The poet thought that he would be rebuffed, but he didn't expect Eve to agree so happily and add an extra hundred dinars, which was a little unresponsive. "Oh, then I'll be fine......" he swallowed back the spitting sound that had taken his mouth in his mouth, and changed his words.

There was no word until the sun set again, and Eve and the others set up a campfire on the side of the road, preparing to spend the night here.

"How long will it take to get to Rudaburg?" asked Eve, and Arthur looked at the poet. I've never been to Nord territory, in fact, this location is the farthest distance from home that I have left on my own, and Arthur rarely leaves Kyle Redan, for the two of them, Nord is just a marker on a map.

"You two can't be going to Nord for the first time, are you?" the poet was a little surprised, but not surprised, both of them looked young, and although they didn't know why they were in such a hurry to get to Rudaburg, they didn't look like regular tourists. "At the current rate, there are at least four or five days to go. The psalmist explained. "During this time, we also had to pass through many villages, where we could resupply when the time came. The poet thought for a moment, and then asked, "Although it is already a border area, I know that there are several villages where horses are raised, and perhaps you can buy some mounts there, so I think ......" Although he did not finish, the meaning was already obvious.

Eve pursed her lips, then pulled out a delicate brooch and handed it to the poet. The poet took it strangely and looked at it, then looked up at Eve in surprise: "This is the coat of arms of the Falster family, are you?"

"Yes, I'm Rum Falst's only son, Eveluna Falst. Eve took the brooch back, put it away, and continued, "Your horse is much better than the one in the stable, and I need you to stay with us until Rudaburg." ”

The poet stood up and bowed very formally, and then introduced himself: "Forgive my faux pas, dear lady, I am Orlando Dragoch, from the other side of the mountain. ”

"I've never heard of that last name. Eve said, of course, she didn't know anything about foreign aristocrats.

"Even on the other side of the mountain, Tuo Tuqi is just a minor nobleman who has no name left. Orlando smiled, and he wasn't surprised. "To make up for my faux pas, I think I'll lend you my bed tonight, for I don't see either of you carrying the bed on the road. Orlando was courteous, but Eve was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered that she was going camping, and she went on the road without any preparation.

"Didn't you plan to let it out in the first place?" asked Arthur maliciously. "Oh, you're wrong about me, sir, I was going to run away at first. Orlando immediately responded, and Arthur snorted disdainfully, then leaned against the trunk of the tree and fell asleep.

Eve was a little upset, but there was no way, he lay on Orlando's bed, and was about to fall asleep, Orlando shrugged his shoulders when he saw this, and consciously took on the responsibility of the vigil.

"What a young man, how can the Count's daughter travel alone like this?" Orlando looked at the scenery around him with questions, and finally he shook his head and stopped thinking about it. "Forget it, it has nothing to do with me anyway, it's also my honor to serve the lord's daughter, and I can earn five hundred dinars. Orlando felt much better thinking about it.

The next day, they were in the next village, replenished some necessities, and asked about the convoy, and the local residents told them that the convoy did not stop at them, but only passed by them and continued on their way. For the next few days, Eve and the others kept chasing the convoy, but the convoy was always ahead of them, and according to the residents' accounts, they were not moving fast, and they were only half a day's way away, so it stands to reason that they had already caught up.

"Damn, don't they all need to sleep?" Arthur calculated, unless they didn't rest at night and kept hurrying, it couldn't be like that.

"I've seen the Nords on the march, and they can go on without sleep for a week. Orlando said, playing the strings. "Maybe they're using Nord horses. ”

Eve gave him a blank look, everyone knew that there was no place in the entire Nord region where horses could be raised, let alone bred. "No matter how they do it, today we can get to Rudaburg, which is the border, and no matter how fast they are, they have to go through a one-day inspection, and they can't get through it quickly. Eve said that she had some knowledge of the laws on the Nord side, and although the Nord were nominally part of Swadia, in reality, they still enjoyed a certain degree of autonomy.

"Oh, dear lady, you have forgotten that it is a time of war, and the time for the inspection is to be extended to a week. Orlando added.

"That's better, let's get up to speed. When Eve heard this, she was even more victorious, and she flicked the reins and went forward at a faster pace.

It didn't take long for Eve to see the outline of Fort Rudaa - unlike the castle of Svadia, Fort Rudaburg was a fortress made entirely of wood, a wall like a wooden fence, with a height not inferior to that of Fort Ambition, a river flowing in front of him, forming a natural moat, and Eve saw several sewers that were draining sewage into the river and leading downstream with the water. "It would be great if there were so many small waterways in Parabun. Eve will never forget the stench of the first time he entered Parabun, and she almost vomited in the street. Until then, she had always thought that Kelrydan's hygiene was the worst.

"Stop!" they walked up to Rudaburg, and several guards stepped forward and stopped them.

"I am the daughter of Count Kerrydan, the head of the Knights of Eveluna, Eveluna Falster, these two are my squires, and we are chasing a convoy of people who have broken the law in Kerrydan, and we want to arrest them. Eve explained that it was the first time she had taken the name of her Knights, because she suddenly felt that this was the first time they had been fully involved since their establishment, and that it was necessary to take the opportunity to make a name for themselves.

The soldiers looked at each other, a little confused, although they had not heard of the name of the Knights of Eveluna, but the name of Count Kerrydan was so loud that they could not tell whether what this lady said was true or false.

Seeing that they were not reacting, Eve pulled out her brooch and handed it to them. The soldier took it and saw that it was indeed Falst's family crest, so he gave her a military salute and said, "I beg your pardon, dear lady, these are extraordinary times, and we have to be cautious. ”

Eve nodded, not dwelling too much on these little things. She asked, "Has there been a convoy passing through here lately, and if so, he must still be here, being inspected, right?"

The soldier thought for a moment, then said to Eve, "Dear lady, it's a pity that if it's a convoy from Fort Ruda, there are still a lot of things being inspected, but if it's from Kerrydan, unfortunately we haven't seen it. ”

This was not to Eve's surprise, did they not go in the direction of Nord?" "This is impossible, soldiers, don't deceive me! we have chased them all the way here, and they cannot be anywhere else." Eve asked, there was no fork in the road, and they couldn't go anywhere else.

The soldier was frightened, and as Eve, if he blamed himself, he didn't make sense. "We haven't seen any convoys pass by here......," he said, a little unconfident, as another soldier opened his mouth to relieve him, "Hey, you forgot, didn't Lord Hakan come back yesterday?"

"Hakan, who is Hakan?" asked Eve. The soldier stepped forward and explained, "Dear Madam, Mr. Hakan is the Bishop of the Maccann region, and he is not subject to our inspection because of the special approval of the Lord. The soldier said, and then added, "But I don't think they're the ones you're looking for, for Mr. Hakan can't break the law, he's our savior!"