"Hi, hello, traveler, are you satisfied with the hospitality at the Hunter's Tavern?" Ron's daughter approached with a lute in her arms. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

"Well, very satisfied!" Rex smiled slightly, "You sang awesome yesterday!"

"Thank you!" she smiled coquettishly as she stood at the wooden table, "My name is Caterina, the full-time singer of the Hunter's Tavern. As she spoke, she patted the lute in her arms. "Do you want to listen to it again, it's free for you. ”

"Ron told me your name. My name is Rex, and it's a pleasure to meet you. Rex stood up from the stool he was sitting on and held out his right hand. "It's an honor to hear such a beautiful song. ”

Caterina was a little flattered, then smiled and said, "Me too, welcome to the Hunter's Tavern!" she gently shook his hand, feeling his fingers slender and soft. Not at all like a warrior with thick, heavy palms. After looking at him carefully, he said in a tone of disbelief, "You are not a resident of this neighborhood, and I have not seen you before. ”

Rex didn't answer her question right away. He took out a wine glass and put it on the table, poured it full of Longxi wine, and then handed it to her, before he slowly said, "You guessed right, I'm not from this neighborhood." He gestured to his body, "I'm going to complete a very important task, I'm tired of walking, I'll come to the tavern to rest, and I'll be leaving in the afternoon." ”

Hearing him say the word "leave", Katarina's smile suddenly disappeared. She placed the lute on the table and sat down on the stool across from Rex dejectedly. Caterina looked hesitant and ambivalent, as if she had something to say, but didn't know whether to express it or not.

"You're alright, your face isn't very good. Rex asked with concern.

"I... Her expression was gloomy, completely devoid of the high-spirited look she had when she sang yesterday. "I want to plead with you for one thing. There was a hint of unease in her voice.

Rex looked at her intently, trying to find out her intentions in her expression. But he soon gave up, for the feelings that Caterina showed were genuine, without the slightest hint of deception or pity. "Tell me if I can help you. He said to her.

Hearing Rex's words, she seemed to see hope, and her mood suddenly brightened. Widening his already beautiful eyes, he leaned his face closer to Rex's and said happily, "I heard from Ron, you're going to Mount Hrosga?"

A faint scent of jasmine emanated from the girl's body, and the fragrance rushed into Rex's nasal cavity, stimulating his olfactory nerves and making him feel inexplicably excited. The attraction from the opposite sex made him feel the urge to kiss the delicate faces leaning towards him and the watery eyes. He looked at them, unwilling to let them go, but a rational voice inside him kept stopping his impulses, warning him not to make mistakes. His heart began to struggle, wandering beyond the horizon in a contradictory trance.

"Hey, hey, don't you hear me? Caterina shook her hand in front of his eyes, trying to wake up the wooden Rex.

After a brief fugue, he returned to reality. Katerina is found trying to wake herself up. Looking at her serious and anxious look, Rex felt a lot of ripples of emotion in his heart. Ashamed of his thoughts, he immediately lowered his head, avoiding the seductive eyes and mouth. He pressed Caterina by the shoulders with both hands and slowly pushed her back onto the stool, opening up the overly intimate distance between the two. He breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and said, "That's right, I'm going to go to Mount Hrosga. Any questions?"

"Then please take me with you!" said Caterina.

Rex's face was full of consternation, "Uh! that's what you want me to help you?"

"Well, it's as simple as that. ”

Rex looked at her with a puzzled look and said, "I don't feel as simple as you say, there must be other reasons, be honest." ”

A look of embarrassment flashed across Katerina's face, "Actually, my ultimate goal is to ask you to help me save someone." She said.

Rex watched her for a moment, convinced that she wasn't joking, and said, "Save people!" You're going to..."

"Don't worry, I won't let you work in vain, and when we come back from Mount Hrosga, I'll pay you a large bounty, I promise. Caterina categorically interrupted him without waiting for him to finish.

Rex obediently said, "Okay, I'll help you for the sake of money, but you have to pay half of the deposit first, you can't... ，！”

"Deal. Caterina didn't wait for him to finish, then held out her hand.

Rex also reached out and gave his hands a high-five. He said, "Happy working together!"

Caterina smiled, seemingly pleased with her decision.

Rex asked, "Who are we going to save? Is it your family or your friend?"

Caterina put away her smile and said solemnly, "Save my sister!"

"Your sister?"

"Yes, my sister. She's been captured by the robbers of the Harggs Tower!"

"Caught by robbers?" Rex repeated, "It's incredible, and I want to know what happened." ”

Caterina looked into Rex's eyes and sighed before she opened her lips slightly and said, "Here's the thing. I have a sister who is five years older than me, and her name is Cassiopeia. From the day she was born, she loved to look at the sun as if it were her mother. She has an incredible attachment and love for the sun, and can often look at it all day. By the time she was seven years old, she had become a devotion to the sun goddess Azura. She worships her and prays incessantly for her. Azula, you know, the famous sun goddess. ”

"Know that she, one of the Nine Great Demon Gods of Skyrim, once fought against Alduin with other Demon Gods. Rex said.

"That's right, it's her. Cassiopeia sees her as a role model for her life. I dream that one day she can become an amazing person like Azula. Therefore, whenever she saw the altar of the goddess, her sister would pray the most devout prayer for Azula in front of the altar, which she said had never stopped for twenty years, and she said it was her faith. ”

"It's not bad to be a believer in the Sun Goddess. Then something happened, she was caught by the robbers. Rex asked.

"Two years ago, in the fall, Azura's devotees planned to hold a grand blessing event for the goddess at the Temple of the Night, the birthplace of the goddess, and as soon as the news spread, devotees from all over the empire ran to the temple to prepare for the event. My sister was very happy when she got the news, and she felt that this was the best opportunity to communicate with God up close. So, just before the event ceremony began, she secretly left the house alone and set off for the Temple of the Phantom Night. ”

"The Temple of the Phantom Night is in the western part of the skyrim, very far away, and it would take three days to get there even on horseback, not to mention that the forests of the skyrim are full of dangers, which is not an easy thing to achieve, especially for a lady. Rex said.

"You're right, the Temple of the Phantom Night is far away, but my sister is a very persistent person, and her decision can't be changed by anyone, not even Ron, but only by consolation!" said Caterina.

"Well, what about then?" asked Rex.

Later, one day, as she passed by the Harggs Tower, she was caught by robbers who were entrenched in the tower. They took her into the robbers' lair and forced her sister to serve them. At first, my sister tried to resist and escape, so Satya, the leader of the bandits, chained her hands and feet, and he kept beating and torturing her in an attempt to make her submit with violence. Caterina said, her eyes welling up with tears, and she lowered her head and rubbed her eyes with her index finger to wipe away the tears that had come out of her eyes.

"Sorry for making you feel bad. Rex could see that Caterina cared about her sister, and guessed that their sisterhood was extraordinary, and that Cassiopeia's abuse had hurt her heavily.

"No, no, I'm the one who wants to say I'm sorry. Caterina adjusted her emotions for a moment, then looked up and forced a smile, "The two of us grew up together, and she has always protected me. When I was a child, if I was fighting outside, my sister was always the first to take the blame on herself, so she was innocently punished many times by her father Ron, and instead of being sad, she was stupidly happy for protecting her sister. My sister has become an important part of my life, and I can't afford to lose her. Now she is being imprisoned and suffering by robbers, but I can't save her. ”

Caterina couldn't hold back the sadness in her heart any longer, crawling on her arm and whimpering quietly. Looking at Caterina's sad appearance, Rex had mixed feelings in his heart. Although he can't say that he can empathize, his compassion still ripples in the bottom of his heart.

The girl's poor story reminded him of his own background and his teacher Wallock. After the loss of Wallock, he was so sad and hopeless for a while, thinking that he had lost his spiritual support in life, and almost lost the courage to survive. Caterina may be a little luckier than herself, because she still has Ron and Hartha, who love her.

Rex pulled out a white cotton handkerchief from his waist pocket, handed it to Katarina, and said, "Here, wipe your tears." After your sister was captured, did you go and save her?"

"Thank you!" Caterina took the handkerchief and squeezed it in her hand, wiping her eyes. He continued, "When Cassiopeia was captured, Kelder, the captain of the fortress, who had learned the news, took the soldiers to the Haggs Tower, and they planned to exterminate the robbers and rescue their sister, but after three days of driving, they were ambushed by the robbers as soon as they reached the vicinity of the Haggs Tower. The captain was defeated, the soldiers he brought with him were killed, and when he fled, he encountered another fire dragon in the forest and was almost burned to death. Fortunately, his father arrived in time with the hunters of the fortress and repelled the fire dragon before he was able to save him. ”

"How could such a thing happen, I can't figure it out at all. Rex had a confused look on his face.